Colonial laws that keep Kenyans dancing to anarchy's tune today

The late Former President Mwai Kibaki displays the new Kenyan constitution to the nation after he promulgated and signed it into law at a public function at Uhuru Park, Nairobi.[FILE]

Oh, Kenya, land of stunning savannahs, vibrant jua kali spirit, and… a legal system that seems to have missed the memo on independence. Sixty-two years after waving goodbye to the British, we’re still waltzing to colonial-era laws like it is 1925, and the governor is sipping tea at Muthaiga Country Club.

Add to that the shiny bills assented on October 15, 2025, and it’s clear our lawmakers have a PhD in recycling the past. Grab your pith helmet, folks; we are time-traveling through Kenya’s legal jungle, where the ghosts of Empire meet the hustle of 2025.