Author: Alex

For the judiciary, the start of the year 2024 has been anything but fanciful. What started as a covertly and thinly unveiled threat from President William Ruto in his New Year address quickly morphed into raw, unhinged, and unfiltered threats. The President has since been consistent and persistent in his desire to defy the Judiciary, ostensibly due to what he terms the latter’s intention to sabotage his development agenda. Although he claims not to target the institution of the judiciary ‘corrupt elements’ within the judiciary, the full import has not been lost to various stakeholders, some of whom have called…

For so long, Kenya’s foreign policy largely assumed a dovish posture, one devoid of confrontations and partisanship least overtly. It was a policy posture that saw Kenya regarded favourably by its regional neighbours as an impartial broker. Our largely non-interference-in-the-domestic-affairs-of-our-neighbours approach boosted confidence and won us admiration and respect. It is no wonder that the country played an undeniably critical role in mediating some regional conflicts, such as the Sudan peace process. There are certain exceptions, some readily understandable, such as the acrimonious fallout that culminated in the break-up of the original EAC in 1977 and the territorial dispute with…