A Human Rights Defender's Perspective

20/07/17 - Well Al Ghurair's printers can now be switched on to Presidential Ballot Paper printing mode (if they weren't already printing). The CoA has pronounced itself and as is consistent in a society that values the rule of law, it must be respected ... or appealed. But no not an appeal again NASA ..... Let the elections proceed!  For a fact, it throws the Article 10 principle on public participation into a spin. Yes political expediency Court of Appeal ...  but my lords, what does public participation mean to you!? At least give us some direction...  Well the cases might have been filed to address interests of candidates but the issues raises certainly raise matters of public interest, we are all stakeholders in Kenya's electoral processes.  I have come to appreciate public interest litigation to mean litigation where there is no winner looser distinction. At the end of exercise, persons have been given an opportunity to ventilate, matters which would have be