Human rights and democratic governance in Kenya: A post-2007 appraisal

• Author: Attiya Waris; Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi; Tom Kabau; Evelyne Owiye Asaala
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 electronic resource (431 p.)

Table of Contents

A new era in human rights promotion and protection in Kenya? : an analysis of the salient features of the 2010 Constitution's Bill of Rights / John Osogo Ambani, Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi -- Socio-economic rights and the potential for structural reforms : a comparative perspective on the interpretation of the socio-economic rights in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 / Nicholas Wasonga Orago -- Towards a coherent legal regime for the protection of indigenous peoples' land rights in Kenya / Tom Kabau -- The quest for a more perfect democracy : is mixed member proportional representation the answer? / Ochieng Walter Khobe -- Political parties and 'free and fair' nominations in Kenya / Paul Ogendi -- Women's representation in elective and appointive offices in Kenya : towards realisation of the two-thirds gender principle / Winifred Kamau -- The constitutional and legal framework of devolved government and its relevance to development in Kenya / Conrad Bosire -- Towards a corruption free Kenya : demystifying the concept of corruption for the post-2010 anti-corruption agenda / Ken Obura -- The leadership and integrity chapter of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya : the elusive threshold / Juliet Okoth -- Kenya's fiscal accountability revisited : a review of the historical erosion of the country's fiscal Constitution from 1962 to 2010 / Attiya Waris -- Unclogging the wheels of justice : a review of judicial transformation in the post-2007 period / Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi -- Prosecuting the 2007 post election violence-related international crimes in Kenyan courts : exposing the real challenges / Evelyne Owiye Asaala -- Judicial responses to women's rights violations in Kenya in the post-2007 context / Ruth Aura-Odhiambo.