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Kethi D Kilonzo

Third world States should use laws for commercial value

The phrase “Hakuna Matata” is today the intellectual property of an American company, Disney World.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
Third world States should use laws for commercial value
Building blocks of the Constitution need more time before amendment
Building blocks of the Constitution need more time before amendment
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
Nairobi County's looming constitutional crisis calls for Uhuru's intervention
Nairobi County's looming constitutional crisis calls for Uhuru's intervention
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
The underlying problem in Budget is lack of sound public finance policy
The underlying problem in Budget is lack of sound public finance policy
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
Any law that causes more harm than good to citizens is not law
Every government has the power to regulate how owners utilise and manage their private land.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
Any law that causes more harm than good to citizens is not law
White House could save Kenya from meeting her Waterloo over China
How will the world look after the Chinese is done conquering it? After witnessing the unfolding events in Sri Lanka and Djibouti,
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
White House could save Kenya from meeting her Waterloo over China
No government should levy ‘Robbing’ Hood tax to finance programmes
The decision by government to levy it and, at the same time to give it the legend of “Robin Hood,” is as perplexing as it is disturbing.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 5 years ago
No government should levy ‘Robbing’ Hood tax to finance programmes
Slashing of Judiciary’s funds not retaliatory but an austerity measure
The announcement of the slashing of Judiciary funds was made soon after the President’s decree that government will no longer invest in new projects.
By KETHI D KILONZO 5 years ago
Slashing of Judiciary’s funds not retaliatory but an austerity measure
Let's embrace amnesty in war against graft
Fight against corruption cannot be fought and won by the President alone. Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one else is around.
By KETHI D KILONZO 5 years ago
Let's embrace amnesty in war against graft
Did the Opposition ever intend to win the 2017 presidential poll?
Between August 2016 and July 2017, NASA’s legal team mounted one of the most effective litigation strategy this country has ever witnessed.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Did the Opposition ever intend to win the 2017 presidential poll?
Why State’s housing agenda should be pegged on 2019 census data
For the second time, I got it wrong. Statistics in Kenya are not collected, compiled and released by IEBC as reported two...
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Why State’s housing agenda should be pegged on 2019 census data
Failure to specify funding for Uhuru’s Big Four plan a fundamental omission
Jubilee’s 2018 Budget Policy makes for interesting reading. The underlying theme of the policy is the “Big Four Plan.”
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Failure to specify funding for Uhuru’s Big Four plan a fundamental omission
It will be a misstep for Senate, counties to skip planning for census
Five months from now, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will conduct the 2019 population census.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
It will be a misstep for Senate, counties to skip planning for census
Miscarriage of justice brings little consolation to acquitted suspects
On June 4, 2010 Evans Mawere left his mobile phone business in Dandora for town in a matatu. That ride in the matatu would change his life forever.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Miscarriage of justice brings little consolation to acquitted suspects
NASA must reflect on whether an illegality will usher in electoral justice
The course proposed by NASA, to swear in Raila and Kalonzo as president and deputy on January 30, is unconstitutional.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
NASA must reflect on whether an illegality will usher in electoral justice
Judgement on petition shows laws and courts don’t operate in vacuum
Any person, including a corporate entity can file a presidential petition
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Judgement on petition shows laws and courts don’t operate in vacuum
Look in the mirror, there you will see why our nation is falling
Why is Kenya failing? Go look into a mirror. The only way to fix Kenya is for you to reset the values of the man or woman in that mirror to reflect the values of the Kenya you would want to live in.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Look in the mirror, there you will see why our nation is falling
Jubilee Party’s bid to change electoral laws before polls is futile
The electronic transmission of presidential results is the main target of the proposed changes to the laws governing elections.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Jubilee Party’s bid to change electoral laws before polls is futile
Why Njoki's report on IEBC forms supports the majority judges decision
Some 48 hours after the presidential election petition was filed, the IEBC deposited in the Supreme Court, 1 Form 34C, 291 Forms 34B and 41,451 Forms 34A
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Why Njoki's report on IEBC forms supports the majority judges decision
Let's shift focus from IEBC team, streamline all our electoral systems
Far too many times has the nation been on the edge because of a presidential election. For too many elections have Kenyans stood in line for hours to vote for their president of choice only to be disappointed.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 6 years ago
Let's shift focus from IEBC team, streamline all our electoral systems
Kethi: Parliament remiss in scrutinising accounts
The last audited accounts approved by Parliament was in 2009/2010. Since 2010, the audited accounts of National Government have never been debated, approved or any action taken on them
By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
Kethi: Parliament remiss in scrutinising accounts
Kethi: Anglo Leasing payments violated the law
The Government of Kenya voluntarily agreed and promised to make the payment to Universal Satspace (North America) LLC that was authorised by the President on May 16, 2014.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
Kethi: Anglo Leasing payments violated the law
New law unites the 47 tribes of Kenya
Once upon a time, in a country called Kenya, when the President said jump..”
By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
New law unites the 47 tribes of Kenya
Kethi: Impeachment firmly grounded in law
Did you know that Members of Parliament can impeach the President or his deputy? They have the same powers to check the Executive at the national level as the Members of the County Assembly do at the county level.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
Kethi: Impeachment firmly grounded in law
Going back to the Westgate promise
One woman suffered such severe damage to her hippocampus that she could not recognise her doctor, even though she saw him everyday. Everyday they shook hands and introduced themselves as if for the first time.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
Going back to the Westgate promise
What’s the exact date of next General Election?
Once upon a time, not very long ago, only the President could set the date of the General Election and decide when to dissolve Parliament. Before the 2010 Constitution, this power was one of the political tools at the disposal of the incumbent President.
By By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
What’s the exact date of next General Election?
We must hold the government to account
If all men are made by nature to be equals then no one has a natural right to govern others. So what then is the origin and necessity for government?
By Kethi D Kilonzo 9 years ago
We must hold the government to account
Illegal killings not the answer in terror war
Those who take lives outside the law are as much terrorists as those terrorists they hunt. Where life is concerned, dawa ya moto si moto morally or legally
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Illegal killings not the answer in terror war
Land management is the province of National Land Commission
All land in Kenya belongs to the people of Kenya collectively as a nation, as communities and as individuals.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Land management is the province of National Land Commission
Of football, leadership and ethnicity in Kenya
Kenyans are enchanted, better still bewitched, by England’s Barclays Premiership League. Unlike the AFC Leopards vs Gor Mahia local football rivalry, the almost fanatical support and following of the top teams in the English Premiership is one of the very few things in Kenya that is not coloured by ethnic lenses.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Of football, leadership and ethnicity in Kenya
Is devolution roll out akin to rewriting our history?
“The first casualty of the Kanu Government was devolution. It was effectively destroyed in little more than a year after independence,” —Yash Pal Ghai & McAulsan, 1970.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Is devolution roll out akin to rewriting our history?
Should counties flop, devolution won’t fail
Is devolution a slug melting away as it moves along? The financial management of County Governments has taken centre stage for the past weeks.
By KETHI D KILONZO 10 years ago
Should counties flop, devolution won’t fail
Of protesting youth, a lost generation
“The crisis of capitalism has created a global Lost Generation, cut off from many of the opportunities and material possibilities of the previous generation,” — Zach Zill, in International Socialist Review.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Of protesting youth, a lost generation
Save Turkana shame of food caravans
Turkana County, now steeped in drought, boasts both oil and water reserves. There are companies that have been issued licences by the National Government to explore the commercial viability of the oil reserves.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Save Turkana shame of food caravans
Leave me alone and just let me be
The metadata from each person’s phone reflects a wealth of detail about their familial, political, professional, religious and sexual associations. It reveals an entire mosaic about a person.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Leave me alone and just let me be
A lesson in humility from Uruguay
Uruguay was named by The Economist as the Country of the Year in 2013. Uruguay was not picked by The Economist because it had the best economic performance.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
A lesson in humility from Uruguay
Review land registration to spur growth
Land is an integral part of the social system in Kenya. Individual ownership of land, more so by title deed, is considered a symbol of wealth, and a rung up the ladder of social status, regardless of the size and the use to which the land is put.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Review land registration to spur growth
Struggle for freedom is far from over
“We want our cattle to get fat on our land so that our children grow up in prosperity; we do not want that fat removed to feed others. It has never been known in history that a country prospers without equality.” H.E., the late First President of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, 1952
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Struggle for freedom is far from over
Fighting for the ‘little guy’ made easier
“The court bows to the lessons of experience and the force of better reasoning, recognising that the process of trial and error so fruitful in the physical sciences is appropriate also in the judicial function.” ­— Justice Brandeis, US Supreme Court.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Fighting for the ‘little guy’ made easier
Yes, JSC is accountable to Parliament
A healthy nation requires an independent Judiciary. One whose members can make decisions without fear or favour. Only an independent Judiciary can enforce and guarantee individual rights and liberties.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Yes, JSC is accountable to Parliament
Barasa case to test Kenya co-operation with ICC
The benefits of co-operation with the ICC are now manifesting. The Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Walter Osapiri Barasa on suspicion of committing offences against the administration of justice including corruptly influencing or attempting to corruptly influence ICC witnesses.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Barasa case to test Kenya co-operation with ICC
War on terror in Somalia: Is KDF disciplined?
Is KDF committing atrocities in Somalia? There are many unanswered questions about the Westgate attack.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
War on terror in Somalia: Is KDF disciplined?
ICC trials call world attention to our shame
“It is not what the Germans did to the Jews. It is what the rest of the world failed to do”. Simon Schama.
By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
ICC trials call world attention to our shame
Devolution rollout: Is the new order half full or half empty?
Devolution is about equitable sharing of power and resources. It is about self governance and giving people the power to determine their priorities in applying their finances.
By By Kethi D Kilonzo 10 years ago
Devolution rollout: Is the new order half full or half empty?
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