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An analysis of penal law objectives in child abuse cases: a comparison of the Kenyan and Canadian experiences
(Strathmore University, 2016)
The main objective of this paper is to assess the veracity of penal law objectives in child abuse
cases in Kenya. The Children's Act under Section 2 looks at child abuse as consisting physical,
sexual, psychological and ...
Fragmentation in a bid to defragment : decentralisation as a solution to the challenge of inclusion in the Kenyan context
(Strathmore University Press, 2016-01)
Fragmentation is a practical tool suggested in this paper to bring about
societal inclusion. Indeed, this is not a novel idea. Kenya has joined the league
of practitioners of decentralisation, a system of governance that ...
Public pressure, temptation of power and unconstitutional actions in the war against terrorism in Kenya: suggesting a link
(Strathmore University Press, 2016-01)
The reaction of the government in Kenya, like many other governments around
the world, to terrorist attacks has generally been to strengthen existing laws and
enact novel laws, especially those that aid the state’s ...
The wretched African traditionalists in Kenya : the challenges and prospects of customary law in the new constitutional era
(Strathmore University Press, 2016-01)
The modern African judge will be the first to acknowledge that, in many senses,
the problems faced by British judges in colonial Africa have not vanished. Almost
one hundred percent of the African judiciary is now African. ...
Transitional justice as a path to distributive justice: a jurisprudential and legal case for land restitution in Kenya
(Strathmore University Press, 2016-01)
Rawls’ theory of distributive justice may serve as a useful model in conceptualizing
a model of the ideal political economy – one that seeks to keep inequalities
that have come about as a result of natural accident to a ...