THE STANDARD
OPINION
The High Court declared the BBI process null and void. [Samson Wire, Standard].
The dismissal of the Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI) in totality has the potential, through the judges interpretation of the law, of injuring the persona of the Kenyan voter. The judges failed to interrogate the constitutional amendment with a view to safeguard Kenyans against perennial electoral violence which the BBI attempted to cure.
Lord Alfred Denning’s would have cited their limitation as having compromised our justice system and their action as a rule of public policy which could be justified through convenience. The question is whether the ruling was made out of convenience other than progressive realisation of our common aspirations as Kenyans; protection of our primary and secondary rights.
IVA TORA
20 April, 2021, 9:42 pm
Mr Ramrakha was among the last remaining stalwarts of the National Federation Party from Fiji’s early post-independence era. Picture: SUPPLIED
Kamram Chand Ramrakha, prominent lawyer and a contemporary of leading political lights, Siddiq Koya and Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, died at Sydney’s Mater hospital on April 17, following a long illness.
Mr Ramrakha was among the last remaining stalwarts of the National Federation Party from Fiji’s early post-independence era.
Erudite and eccentric, he was an engaging raconteur whom I affectionately knew, by turns, as Uncle or KC. He was 88 when he passed on, mind still as sharp, like cut glass, a firm twinkle in his eye and spirits as buoyant as ever, right to the very end. KC was born March 18 1933 in Nabouwalu in Bua to Odin Ramrakha, a senior public servant in the colonial judiciary and his wife Mohandai.
The plan was to build nine new houses at The Lawn in Whitchurch Whitchurch Town Council has objected to a controversial application to build nine houses in the conservation area once owned by one of the famous judges of all time, Lord Denning. The council development committee voted against the plan on the grounds that it is on a conservation area, it doesn’t support the neighbourhood plan, it is not in the housing allocation etc. Nine houses were proposed for land adjacent to Church Street at The Lawn, the former home of noted judge Lord Denning. Concerns were raised over the impact the development would have on the conservation area, as well as on the environment and traffic through the town.
Plans to build nine houses in the heart of Whitchurch have raised controversy amongst residents of the town. The houses are proposed on a patch of land at The Lawn, adjacent to Church Street and the River Test. The Lawn is the former home of Lord Denning, one of the most notable judges of the 20th century and one of Whitchurch’s most famous sons. The plans have proved controversial to residents of the town, who have raised concerns over traffic, the impact on the conservation area and impacts on the environment. The Advertiser has broken down the ongoing situation here: