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THE STANDARD NATIONAL Former Chief Justice David Maraga [Courtesy] Under the 2010 constitution, Kenya had five years to enact laws ensuring no more than two-thirds of members of elective public bodies are of the same gender. And on Wednesday, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) argued the August House cannot escape the wrath of the law for its failure. LSK president Nelson Havi, in his submissions before a five-judge bench, was of the view that Covid-19 cannot stop the country from conducting by-elections once the President sends the MPs home. “Failure by Parliament to enact two-third gender rule invited a Constitutional penal consequence of dissolution. The significance of this penal consequence was underscored by the Court of Appeal. Covid-19 cannot be a reason why we should not dissolve parliament,” said Havi. ....
THE STANDARD POLITICS Former Chief Justice David Maraga. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The clamor for gender parity in Parliament ought to have ended in 2015, Parliament told the High Court on Monday. The two Houses argued that the law on two-third gender rule ought to have lapsed in 2016 as Parliament gave itself one more year. On the first day of the hearing of cases challenging former Chief Justice David Maraga advice to President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve Parliament, the court heard that that the advice is not binding. Parliament’s lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi asserted that Justice Maraga was wrong for apportioning blame to the current Parliament instead its predecessor, the 11th Parliament. ....
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THE STANDARD By Kamau Muthoni | December 31st 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Justice Luka Kimaru. [File, Standard] Murder trials should start at the magistrates’ court and divorce formalities don’t have to tie you down. This year also saw a 67-years jail term handed to Sirisia MP John Waluke over graft. And then there was the Sh1.3 billion award by a Mombasa Court to Uhuru Owino slum residents over lead poisoning that set a benchmark that government is liable for failing to protect its citizens from harm caused by industries. Read More High Court Judges Jessie Lesiit, Luka Kimaru and Kanyi Kimondo are among those who delivered landmark judgments. ....