The Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday heard a constitutional petition seeking to overturn provisions of the Sexual Offences Act that criminalize consensual sexual relationships between adolescents. The petitioners argue that the current law fails to distinguish between exploitative abuse and consensual relationships involving teenagers of similar age, resulting in severe…
Nairobi, Kenya – The High Court has dismissed fresh applications seeking to stay an earlier decision on the appointment of presidential advisors, with Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruling that the matters raised had already been determined. In his ruling, Justice Mwamuye said the respondents and interested parties had advanced the same…
Nairobi, Kenya – The Katiba Institute has urged the High Court to reject an application by President William Ruto’s 21 advisors seeking a stay of the ruling that recently declared their appointments null and void. Katiba’s Position In its response, the constitutional watchdog argued that the advisors have no legal…