In the annals of legal history, the year 1824 marked a pivotal moment. It was the year that the oldest legal Scottish distillery was founded in Moray, Scotland and it has operated continuously save for a stint during World War II. The distillery remains open to date. 1824 was also the year when Lord Borrough […]
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On 7th July 2023, the Court of Appeal at Malindi in Criminal Application No.12 of 2021 – Julius Kitsao Manyeso vs. Republic, determined as follows:- “….. the reasoning in Francis Karioko Muruatetu & Another v Republic [2017]eKLR equally applies to the imposition of a mandatory indeterminate life sentence, namely that such a sentence denies a
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IntroductionThe new Constitution 2010 ushered with it a paradigm shift towards the concept of access to justice. Article 159 (2) (c) provides that in exercising judicial authority, the Courts and tribunals shall be guided by a set of principles, among them, promoting the use of alternative dispute resolution, including; arbitration, reconciliation, mediation and traditional dispute
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by Gabriel Mwangi In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Bassanio found himself in a spot of bother, as my colleague Guto Mogere habitually says. He urgently needed money to woo Portia, which Guto doesn’t habitually lack (i.e., neither money nor Portias to woo). Bassanio enlisted the help of his friend, Antonio – a good man