Wetang'ula's defiance of court decision and the Kenyan curse

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula during Special Parliamentary Sitting, in Nairobi, on January 16, 2025 [File, St

It is beyond question that Kenya boasts one of the most rights-centric constitutions globally-a transformative legal charter that seeks to correct historical injustices while shaping a dignified future. It's a document that is not merely ink on paper but an active force that wrestles power from the self-declared lords of the earth, reminding them that authority, unless justified by the Constitution, is no authority at all.

Three pillars define such a transformative Constitution. First, it must be a fortress of human rights, spanning social, political, and economic realms, and provide an avenue for legal redress for those aggrieved. Secondly, it requires a judiciary of valiant custodians, bound only to the Constitution, unyielding to pressure, and unswayed by convenience. Lastly, and perhaps most crucially, it demands an unwavering culture of the rule of law. It is this last pillar that remains Kenya's Achilles' heel. A foundational national value enshrined in Article 10, yet consistently trampled under the boots of political expediency.