It is time for Kenya to rethink the number of judges at the Supreme Court

A legal commentary argues that recurring quorum challenges at the Supreme Court of Kenya highlight the need to reconsider the number of judges through constitutional reform.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Greetings to Judiciary Registry officials!

Kenya’s judicial registry highlights systemic delays, inefficiency and informal “facilitation” shaping access to justice.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Judiciary is most efficient when handling government cases

There is a worrying trend where the Judiciary is glaringly effective only in cases where the government is the appellant, but that rarely will a matter filed under urgency be dealt with as such.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Judicial officers must pull up their socks on decision writing

Kenya’s judicial officers must improve the quality of their decision writing, as poorly reasoned or one-line rulings, especially in the magistracy, undermine justice and public confidence.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Constitutional and fiscal lessons from 2024 Finance Bill protests

In recent months, Kenya has witnessed a renewed contest over fiscal governance, public participation, and the limits of executive authority.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

Court of Appeal and the mystery of presidential advisers' ruling

A judiciary that is defensive rather than proactive in terms of communication strategy will always be caught off guard and trail back in ‘managing the situation.’

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

JSC should set up a threshold for incompetence of judges

Sometimes courts in Kenya produce decisions so startling that the law itself seems to recoil.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

Judge's order that could help end electoral violence in Kilifi

The court required the responsible institutions to engage each other and design lawful mechanisms for preventing violence in future elections.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

CSs must refuse to dance to the beats of political party drums

In every constitutional democracy, there comes a quiet test of character, a moment when power must decide whether it serves the crowd or the country.

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

Sexual harassment in the legal profession, which way?

Judicial Tribunal report in South Africa concerning Judge President Mbenenge offers Kenya an opportunity to reflect on how sexual harassment complaints are handled

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

Public, not judiciary, is the ultimate judge of journalism

Contemporary scholarship converges on a central insight: journalism stands at a crossroads shaped by commercialisation, political hostility, digital disruption, and an empowered public sphere.

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

JSC must now break the silent bias against legal academics

The standard by which a judiciary is judged is the quality of its thinking. Courts go beyond resolving disputes.

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

Of Isaac Ruto, Judicial Service Commission and party colours

The Constitution was designed with a deep awareness of history. It emerged from a past in which political power routinely reached into institutions meant to restrain it.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

JSC's transparency during job interviews is commendable

The quality, rigour and diversity of the questions and areas tested for the Court of Appeal interviews would make SC Nzamba Kitonga to smile in his grave.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

It'd be counterproductive for State to ditch private advocates

The recent Nakuru High Court orders barring public entities from engaging private advocates have stirred intense debate across the legal and governance landscape.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

Why KMPDC must exercise caution in the miracle debate

KMPDC should concern itself with whether doctors adhered to professional standards, not whether divine intervention occurred and whether that is believable or not.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

Why it's wrong to turn police officers into debt collectors

This troubling pattern of turning police into debt collectors not only betrays the principles of justice but also exposes the dangerous erosion of human dignity enshrined in our Constitution.

By Ndong Evance 5 months ago

It is time for Kenya to rethink the number of judges at the Supreme Court

A legal commentary argues that recurring quorum challenges at the Supreme Court of Kenya highlight the need to reconsider the number of judges through constitutional reform.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Greetings to Judiciary Registry officials!

Kenya’s judicial registry highlights systemic delays, inefficiency and informal “facilitation” shaping access to justice.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Judiciary is most efficient when handling government cases

There is a worrying trend where the Judiciary is glaringly effective only in cases where the government is the appellant, but that rarely will a matter filed under urgency be dealt with as such.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Judicial officers must pull up their socks on decision writing

Kenya’s judicial officers must improve the quality of their decision writing, as poorly reasoned or one-line rulings, especially in the magistracy, undermine justice and public confidence.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Constitutional and fiscal lessons from 2024 Finance Bill protests

In recent months, Kenya has witnessed a renewed contest over fiscal governance, public participation, and the limits of executive authority.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

Court of Appeal and the mystery of presidential advisers' ruling

A judiciary that is defensive rather than proactive in terms of communication strategy will always be caught off guard and trail back in ‘managing the situation.’

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

JSC should set up a threshold for incompetence of judges

Sometimes courts in Kenya produce decisions so startling that the law itself seems to recoil.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

Judge's order that could help end electoral violence in Kilifi

The court required the responsible institutions to engage each other and design lawful mechanisms for preventing violence in future elections.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

CSs must refuse to dance to the beats of political party drums

In every constitutional democracy, there comes a quiet test of character, a moment when power must decide whether it serves the crowd or the country.

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

Sexual harassment in the legal profession, which way?

Judicial Tribunal report in South Africa concerning Judge President Mbenenge offers Kenya an opportunity to reflect on how sexual harassment complaints are handled

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

Public, not judiciary, is the ultimate judge of journalism

Contemporary scholarship converges on a central insight: journalism stands at a crossroads shaped by commercialisation, political hostility, digital disruption, and an empowered public sphere.

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

JSC must now break the silent bias against legal academics

The standard by which a judiciary is judged is the quality of its thinking. Courts go beyond resolving disputes.

By Ndong Evance 3 months ago

Of Isaac Ruto, Judicial Service Commission and party colours

The Constitution was designed with a deep awareness of history. It emerged from a past in which political power routinely reached into institutions meant to restrain it.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

JSC's transparency during job interviews is commendable

The quality, rigour and diversity of the questions and areas tested for the Court of Appeal interviews would make SC Nzamba Kitonga to smile in his grave.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

It'd be counterproductive for State to ditch private advocates

The recent Nakuru High Court orders barring public entities from engaging private advocates have stirred intense debate across the legal and governance landscape.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

Why KMPDC must exercise caution in the miracle debate

KMPDC should concern itself with whether doctors adhered to professional standards, not whether divine intervention occurred and whether that is believable or not.

By Ndong Evance 4 months ago

Why it's wrong to turn police officers into debt collectors

This troubling pattern of turning police into debt collectors not only betrays the principles of justice but also exposes the dangerous erosion of human dignity enshrined in our Constitution.

By Ndong Evance 5 months ago

It is time for Kenya to rethink the number of judges at the Supreme Court

A legal commentary argues that recurring quorum challenges at the Supreme Court of Kenya highlight the need to reconsider the number of judges through constitutional reform.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Greetings to Judiciary Registry officials!

Kenya’s judicial registry highlights systemic delays, inefficiency and informal “facilitation” shaping access to justice.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Judiciary is most efficient when handling government cases

There is a worrying trend where the Judiciary is glaringly effective only in cases where the government is the appellant, but that rarely will a matter filed under urgency be dealt with as such.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Judicial officers must pull up their socks on decision writing

Kenya’s judicial officers must improve the quality of their decision writing, as poorly reasoned or one-line rulings, especially in the magistracy, undermine justice and public confidence.

By Ndong Evance 1 month ago

Constitutional and fiscal lessons from 2024 Finance Bill protests

In recent months, Kenya has witnessed a renewed contest over fiscal governance, public participation, and the limits of executive authority.

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago

Court of Appeal and the mystery of presidential advisers' ruling

A judiciary that is defensive rather than proactive in terms of communication strategy will always be caught off guard and trail back in ‘managing the situation.’

By Ndong Evance 2 months ago