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THE STANDARD KENYA I will not bring in any new agenda to the Judiciary, High Court Judge Said Chitembwe and candidate for Chief Justice position has told the Judicial Service Commission. Justice Chitembwe ( pictured above) was responding to Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu who wanted to know what transformation he would bring to the Judiciary as the incoming Chief Justice. Chitembwe replied he would seek to build on what his predecessors David Maraga and Willy Mutunga did when they held the position. He further noted that he knew where the weaknesses were and what areas needed to be enh...

THE STANDARD KENYA Senior Counsel Fredrick Ngatia ( pictured) is a seasoned lawyer synonymous with some of the biggest and landmark cases in the country. He has achieved top honours, accolades and almost everything a lawyer would wish to fulfill in a lifetime except being a judge. He is now seeking to be the country’s next Chief Justice and Judge of the Supreme Court. On paper, Ngatia looks like the most qualified candidate for the CJ’s position given his seniority in terms of age, legal experience, academic qualifications, managerial skills, network and connection with the other arms of...

Universities churning scavengers for food and woolly materialism Photo: Courtesy We were only at the end of our second week as freshmen at the University of Nairobi in October 1979 when they sent us home. The previous week had been spent on registration amidst the excitement of orientation. We had immensely enjoyed listening to Prof Joseph Donders who walked us through the motions of a rewarding life at the university. The Christian Union organized a week of coffee activities called ‘Nyam Nyams.’ Freedom was in the air. Prof Donders taught us how to read a 600 page book in one hour and ho...

COVID restrictions chipping away at Africa's civil liberties The COVID-19 pandemic has provided African autocrats with the perfect set of circumstances to restrict civil liberties, rights activists say. China's growing influence on the continent may play a role, a report warns. The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a massive reordering efforts in almost every country's governing structures. From planning vaccine roll-outs to coordinating lockdown measures, each nation's social, political and fiscal systems have been exposed to nearly unprecedented stress tests. However, in many Afri...

THE STANDARD President Uhuru Kenyatta (C) during a joint media address with political party leaders at State House, Nairobi. Present are Gideon Moi (Kanu), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Raila Odinga (ODM), Charity Ngilu (Narc) and Mosses Wetang'ula (Ford Kenya). As the country’s top leaders, dubbed ‘Super Seven’ hit the ground running this week to drum up support for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, it is a race against time for public literacy. The leaders, led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, will be rallying Kenyans to back the...