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ACCOMODATION STRATEGIES IN KENYAN COURTROOM COMMUNICATION;EVIDENCE FROM SUBORDINATE COURTS IN NYANZA PROVINCE
(Kabarak university, 2015-10)Courtroom interaction is a verbal exchange which differs from talk on ordinary conversation becauseit is not a true conversation between speakers as what is said is meant for a third party (judge/ magistrate). It violates ... -
African Customary Law, Customs, and Women ' s Rights
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THE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENAL TY IN KENYA: A CASE OF TORTUROUS DE F ACTO ABSTINENCE.
(British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), 2000)his paper sets out to examine the application of the death penalty in Kenya .1 . It examines the Kenyan national legal framework against the backdrop of international and regional instrument < , dealing with the death ... -
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT
(2005-11)The striking out of parliamentary Acts in Ken y a on grounds of being unconstitutional has become a norm only second in rank to the apparent lethargy on the part of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya to enact any ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM ON CIVIL SERVANTS JOB PERFOMANCE AND MOTIVATION IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
(jkuat, 2014)Performance Appraisal System (PAS) which can be defined as the process of determining and communicating to an employee how he or she is performing on the job. In Kenya, PAS within the Civil Service was introduced around ... -
EVALUATING THE COMPETENCE OF INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL AGENCIES FOR CAPITAL OFFENCES IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY
(Amicus Journal, 2005)The above sentiment was a defence lawyer ' s response to a press interview upon winning a sensational murder case in which a Permanent Secretary had been found brutally killed in a fire inferno. His wife was charged ... -
FROM David Onyango Oloo Vs Attorney General TO Charles Kanyingi Karina Vs The Transport Licensing Board: A STEP IN THE REVERSE?
(2000)The doctrine of natural justice is · p r esently hackneyed in the realms of administrative law and justice, arguably . the world over. The Rules of natural justice are minlmu rn standards of fair decision-making imposed ... -
Furthering constitutions, birthing peace
(Strathmore University Press, 2021)It is a singular pleasure for me to write this Foreword for this liber amicorum, this book of friends, in honour of Professor Yash Pal Ghai. I have known Professor Ghai for almost six decades. I joined Dar es salaam ... -
Human Rights Implications from the Perspective of Marine Cultural Heritage: Framework and Guidelines for Training and Free, Prior and Informed Consent
(2021)The Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Kenya. It is being carried out as one of the flagship projects under Kenya’s Vision 2030. 1 The project ... -
IMPORTATION" OF VOTERS IN KENYA'S ELECTORAL PROCESS: A CASE OF LAWS THAT CAN DEFY AN ANGEL'S ATTEMPT TO ENFORCE IN THE ABSENCE OF A VIGILANT ELECTORATE.
(2000)The recently concluded voter registration exercise in Kenya, in tandem with what has become the norm in every electoral process in the country, was not without complaint. Complaints ranged from delay in issuance of ... -
International Law and World Order Problems
(The East African Law Journal, 2004)We have received the news of the re vival of the East African Law Journal with a lot of excitement. This is a wel come development in the legal and academic circles in the East African region. This journal traces ... -
LAW INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;FORMULATION OF A PROCUREMENT POLICY ON THE EAST
(Kabarak university, 2013-10)Procurement is an integrative process which offers a platform form for the government to venture into the market to acquire services and commodities for its citizens. A policy is a governing set of principles which ... -
THE LAW OF POLITICS OR THE POLITICS OF THE LAW?: An Evaluation of the "Mwai Vs Moi" Rule as to Personal Service of election petition in kenya
(2005-05)For quite some time, the decision of the five-judge bench/ of the Court of Appeal of Kenya sitting at Nairobi, delivered on the 10th day of December 1999 3 has been a ghost that has haunted petitioners, practitioners ... -
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM': SOME HUMANITARIAN REFLECTIONS
(University of Nairobi Law journal, 2004)"War in Iraq", "War in the Gulf', "It's all Bombardment", "Civilian Death Toll in Iraq Increases ", " Baghdad F i nal l y Falls", etc , were some of the showy press headlines during the second Gulf War in 2003. Not even ... -
THE PEOPLES’ LAW: TOWARD A NEW COMMON LAW FOR AFRICANS
(Journal of the Commonwealth Magistrates, 2021-04)Law on the African continent draws from both indigenous, customary sources and from the legal norms and conventions brought to the continent by outsiders, principally colonial settlers. Historically however, customary ... -
The sexual minority rights conundrum in Africa: Contextualising the debate following the Coalition of African Lesbians’ application for observer status before the African Commission
(STRATHMORE LAW JOURNAL, 2016-08)Although the African human rights legal system boasts of many treaties,1 the most relevant in the context of sexual minority rights2 is the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter),3 which agreement ...
