Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Aug 30th, 2010
WHO IS THIS MAN, OMAR AL BASHIR, THAT SOME KENYAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE SO DESPERATELY DEFENDING?
On November 5th 2009, Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga issued a statement which officially committed themselves and the Government of Kenya to cooperate with the International Criminal Court domestically and internationally. They categorically stated: “the Government [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Mar 31st, 2010
ICC judges grant the Prosecutor’s request to launch an investigation on crimes against humanity with regard to the situation in Kenya covering the period between 1st June 2005 and 26th November 2009
PRESS RELEASE
On 31 March 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber II, by majority, granted the Prosecutor’s request to commence an investigation on crimes against humanity allegedly committed [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, constituencies, elections on Dec 2nd, 2009
The Special Tribunal Bill: Kenyans Experiencing the Bitter Taste of Impunity.
‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’. Meaning that for Kenyans to fully test something they need to experience it themselves. We have seen Parliament boycott the debating chamber whenever the Special Tribunal Bill came up for debate. Now Kenyans are [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Nov 14th, 2009
Extracts of Powerful Contributions By Members Of Parliament on Wednesday 11th November 2009, when Mr. Gitobu Imanyara MP rose to move that the Special Tribunal Bill be read a Second time. The Bill was seconded by Mr. Danson Mungatana MP.
On the morning of Wednesday, 11th November, 2009 Hon. Gitobu Imanyara MP rose to move that [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Uncategorized, Youth, constituencies, elections on Feb 18th, 2009
Colleagues eventually traced the three Kenyan civil society activists arrested and beaten outside Parliament buildings yesterday after a nighttime search. Philo Ikonya was released from Gigiri Police Station last night at about 11 pm. Fwamba N.C Fwamba spent the night in custody at Gigiri Police Station, while Patrick Kamotho was held overnight at [...]
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Kenya’s Security Apparatus Severely Indicted by Post Election Violence Report (Changes seem inevitable as the Police Commissioner draws Commission’s Ire):
As regards the conduct of state security agencies, they failed institutionally to anticipate, prepare for, and contain the violence. Often individual members of the state security agencies were also guilty of acts of violence and [...]
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