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Why lawyer wants colonial treason law scrapped

Petition concept illustrated with legal text on a sticker and a judge’s gavel. [File Courtesy]

Treason could be struck from Kenya’s statute books if the High Court agrees with lawyer John Obwogi that the colonial era offence is inconsistent with the 2010 Constitution.

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