Can state officers elected as independents join parties?
Party hopping by governors is not an impeachable offence.
JILL COTTRELL GHAI
Director, Katiba InstituteGHAI: The rule of law, and unconstitutional laws
Various actors are getting used to the Constitution, and the process is perhaps improving.
GHAI: Declaring law unconstitutional critical for courts
A lot of our statute law needs amendment, to take account of the constitution and of changing norms and practices.
GHAI: What judges do in sentencing someone to death
No execution since 1987, so a death sentence can mean life, limbo or eventual pardon.
GHAI: Parliament is supposed to represent us
It is time for MPs to be conscientiously involved in governing for the benefit of people.
GHAI: Rights for prisoners and prison staff
Parliament must pass law to provide for humane treatment
GHAI: Lessons from a saga of law making and unmaking
Hurriedly made laws are likely to be ill-thought through; language in Acts must be clear.
GHAI: Human rights and democracy: The issues at stake
Constitutional human rights protections are arguably a restriction on democracy.
GHAI: Understanding High Court’s Haiti decision
The NPS Act includes a procedure for Kenyan police to be used overseas.
GHAI: 'Living within our means' –What does Constitution say?
Political class gets away with high salaries and needless extravagances.