The court’s main rationale hinged on the “basic structure doctrine”, which it stated applies in Kenya’s constitutional framework, thus preventing an alteration of the constitution’s basic structure.

In its analysis, the appellate court affirmed the applicability of the Basic Structure Doctrine in the realm of Kenya’s constitutional law. The court expressed that the said doctrine limits the ...

Nairobi — Kadhis Courts existed in the Eastern African coast long before colonialism. In Kenya, they existed at the Coast, then under the Sultan of Zanzibar. In 1895, the Sultan gave the British ...

Before this, the law gave Kenya’s presidents considerable influence over courts’ actions. Historically, the judiciary was not an independent branch. It was categorised as a governmental ...

But since independence in 1963 Kadhis' courts have been legal, constitutional and an integrative element of Kenya's heritage, according to voices in both the Muslim and non-Muslim community.

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a leading member of Somalia's Islamic Courts Union, has reportedly surrendered to authorities in Kenya. He's seen as a moderate who could possibly play a role in Somalia's future.

In a scathing ruling, five High Court judges in Kenya have blocked a government ... constitutional changes will end the winner-take-all structure of Kenyan politics, which is often followed ...