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The right to use customary law systems for water governance: a case of the Marakwet of Kenya
In many common law jurisdictions, legal systems for water resource governance are conceived primarily in the context of statutory law. However, in many cases water resource development and management, particularly at the ...
Gender dimensions of customary water resource governance : Marakwet case study
(Weaver Press, 2015)
This book approaches water and sanitation as an African gender and human rights issue. Empirical case studies from Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe show how coexisting international, national and local regulations ...
Assessing realization of gender rule in parliament: in light of the political history of Kenya and the advisory opinion no. 2 of the supreme court of Kenya [2012].
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)
Women in Kenya have struggled historically to be included in politics. For a long time, women’s rights have been sidelined because the male population have been the majority players in politics. Furthermore, the society ...
Substantive justice over procedural Law in Kenya; gains under the 2010 constitutional dispensation
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)
Disputes are inevitable in any society. This calls for the establishment of disputes mechanisms that resolve disputes expeditiously and at affordable rates. The citizens should not be left to despair in the pursuit of ...
Unearthing the underlying factors that limit the enforcement of the legal framework relating to the protection of wildlife resources in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)
Wildlife resources in Kenya contribute a large percentage of the country's economy and are considered a sense of pride for many African countries, including Kenya. However, our wildlife resources are under threat following ...
The Case for structural interdicts in the protection and fulfillment of socio-economic rights in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)
In 2010, Kenya promulgated a new constitution that bore all the hallmarks of progress and which is widely considered transformative. One stark example of this was the unprecedented inclusion of Socio - Economic Rights under ...
The Rights to land of indigenous peoples’ in Kenya: a case study of the Ogiek community and the conflict of articles portrayed in the constitution of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)
The Ogiek are believed to be the first people to have settled in Eastern Africa and were found inhabiting all Kenyan forests before 1800AD. Due to domination and assimilation, the community is slowly becoming extinct with ...
Embracing online dispute resolution as an avenue to Justice in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)
Online Dispute Resolution (hereinafter ‘ODR’) is a branch of dispute resolution that incorporates aspects of information and communication technology (hereinafter ‘ICT’). However, this does not limit the scope of ODR to ...
The Unlawful impact of counter - terrorism operations on freedom from torture
(Strathmore University, 2018)
Terrorism has greatly affected Kenya for over a decade, with recent attacks occurring as a result of the deployment of the Kenyan military to neighboring country Somalia. Terrorism is a matter that affects national security ...
A Comparative study on the admissibility of digital evidence in criminal courts in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)
Section 106B of the Evidence Act of Kenya regulates the admissibility of digital evidence in
Kenya. With the evolution of technology, questions can be raised as to whether the standards for
admissibility outlined in ...