In his weekly column in the Standard on Sunday, renowned legal scholar Makau Mutua on January 7 wrote a relatively positive article arguing for a less tribal Kenyan nation
I salute you from across the ridges. I am not in the habit of rebuttals but your piece in the Sunday Standard of November 26 left me agape. Sir, as the saying goes; Fill your beer tumbler slowly else you will spill half of it by froth.
As his term in office comes to an end, questions abound over who the straight talking Fazul was acting for, even as it remains to be seen whether his tenure will be renewed.
The Kenyan political landscape is a snake pit of betrayal. That’s largely because our elites suffer from a poverty of philosophy. To the extent most of them have a theory of politics, it’s the full belly thesis.
Kenyans should stop going gaga over David Ndii’s tease of secession. The idea isn’t radical, or even new. Secession is perfectly legal under certain conditions in international law.
Kenya Human Rights Commission Chairman Prof Makau Mutua has dismissed the move by NGO Coordination Board to de-register the equal rights lobby.
KHRC was registered in Kenya as an NGO in 1994 and has been on the frontline of fighting for the enhancement of human rights.
The people in power don't have any authority of their own. Their power is donated – delegated to them – by the people. That's why the people have the inherent power to withdraw their delegated authority to the state.
