Kenya remains at a crossroads in addressing human rights abuses, Chief Justice Martha Koome has said, despite transformative judicial rulings from the High Court and superior courts. Speaking at the High Court Human Rights Summit, CJ highlighted enduring issues including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, rising femicide, gender-based violence and the suppression of peaceful assemblies. “These…
Kenyan Members of Parliament (MPs) have embraced cost-saving measures by opting to travel via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Mombasa, where they will host the annual East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) parliamentary games. The event, set to take place in Kenya’s coastal city, brings together legislators from the East African Community (EAC) member states,…
What Is Women’s Equality Day and Why Is It Celebrated? Every year on August 26, Women’s Equality Day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made toward gender equality and the work that still lies ahead. It commemorates a pivotal moment in history: the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in…
