Kissing mzungu chicks was a crime

It was a capital offence for a black man to rape a white woman

Kenyans have been treated to courtroom dramas for the last few months, starring suspects in high-profile murder cases. The judges have been the focus of attention, owing to endless postponement of bail applications.

Judges and the Judiciary in Kenya have come a long way. When odieros decided to make Kenya part of the British Empire, they didn’t find any structured legal system. They thus imported English laws and those they had codified in India, and made blanket applications, mostly, to their benefit.