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Rule Of Law

A statue of Lady Justice holding scales and a sword against a bright sky

The Purple Ribbon March: Kenya's Lawyers Down Tools for Two Advocates Found Dead

After advocates Esther Keige and Edward Kariuki were found dead within a fortnight, the Law Society of Kenya has called a nationwide march for Friday — and a wary diaspora is watching.

15 days ago4 min

Aircraft on the apron at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, the gateway where Martha Karua was denied entry and deported.

Politics

Turned Back at Entebbe: What Martha Karua's Deportation Says to Every Kenyan Who Crosses an East African Border

Uganda barred Kenya's best-known lawyer-politician at the airport gate. For Kenyans who live, work and travel across the region, the message landed close to home.

about 1 month ago5 min

Health workers in protective suits inside an Ebola treatment unit, illustrating the kind of biosafety facility disputed at Laikipia

Politics

The Facility They Never Asked For: How a US-Backed Ebola Centre Put a Kenyan Minister in the Dock

about 1 month ago5 min