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Of lawyers and a dishonourable past

Kenya: The President and the Chief Justice recently made a significant and magnanimous national gesture and acknowledged historical injustices, political detentions, assassinations and political violations.

The Chief Justice's apology was made to Kenyans on behalf of the Kenyan judicial system, but deeper examination of the realities of yesteryears is called-for to highlight the underlying transgressions that led to complete erosion of the rule of law, justice and human rights.

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