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Meriden human rights board expands, boards on aging, disability combined Meriden human rights board expands, boards on aging, disability combined Meriden City Hall, Fri., Sept. 25, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal February 17, 2021 07:22PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — The City Council, voting unanimously on two separate motions, approved the combination of two existing city boards that oversee issues related to aging and persons with disabilities as well as...

Why public interest litigation is rising Monday February 15 2021 Summary While the transformative Constitution is rightly credited for the quality of public interest litigation in the country, the catalytic role played by the Judiciary equally deserves recognition. As a young lawyer I attended a training for public interest lawyers in environmental law in Uganda over 20 years ago. At that time, I marvelled at the robustness of the Ugandan cases and the innovative way the court decisions were co...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | February 11th 2021 at 11:08:09 GMT +0300 EACC officers train students who are Integrity Club members. [Courtesy]   The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has trained one hundred teachers in select schools across the country on best management practices for their respective integrity clubs. The clubs, which mainly target the youth, are instrumental in uniting young learners in the promotion of ethics, integrity and good governance through debates, a...

Kenya Police Makes Changes in Ongoing Mass Recruitment Police at a pass-out parade in November 2019. Twitter In an advertisement carried out in the local dailies on Tuesday, February 9, the service indicated that the changes, mostly in recruitment centers, were necessitated by logistical concerns. The notice showed that the most affected cadre was that of Police Constables with 12 counties suffering the changes in recruitment centers. "This is to bring to the attention of the public that inf...

City looks to revive dormant committee to advance racial equity in Meriden City looks to revive dormant committee to advance racial equity in Meriden Meriden City Hall, Fri., Sept. 25, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal February 05, 2021 07:36PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — The City Council is looking to revive a previously vital city board, which decades ago had been active on issues related to civil rights and discrimination, but has been inactive in recent...

Kenya Police Announces Mass Recruitment, How to Apply Police officers at a pass-out parade in November 2019. Twitter The National Police Service Commission has announced a massive recruitment exercise where it seeks to employ 4,700 Kenyans to be trained as Police Constables. The exercise will be carried out countrywide and will commence on Monday, February 22, at listed constituency-based recruitment centres. Entry Requirements for applicants for Police Constable (4,700)  A past KDF recruitme...

THE STANDARD Acting CJ Philomena Mwilu during the election of Council of Governors Chair. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The Judiciary has been thrown into a crisis after a judge temporarily stopped Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu from holding office. In an unprecedented move, Meru High Court Judge Patrick Otieno ordered Justice Mwilu to step aside pending determination of a suit filed by Mwongela Isaiah Mbiti. “A conservatory order be and is hereby issued restraining Justice Mwilu’s conti...

Search for new Chief Justice starts after office declared vacant Tuesday January 19 2021 Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu at the Supreme Court of Kenya building on January 11, 2021. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG By SAM KIPLAGAT Summary Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has declared the office vacant, setting the stage for interested jurists to apply for the job. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has commenced the recruitment of the country’s next Chief Justice to succeed David Maraga w...

  The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has promised to be impartial as far as his new role is concerned. There are fears that as a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alban Bagbin and the NDC caucus can team up to frustrate the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). However, during sitting on Friday, 15th January, 2020, the Speaker said:  “Much has been said of the fact that I come to this position from a long career as a politician and member of the National Democratic Congress...

Bagbin Sets The Record Straight...I Won By 138 Votes