Wakili, A Quick One

Authored by Francis B. Joseph ABSTRACT Like some other African countries, Kenya has the legal age of consent at 18 years. The legal age of consent is a crucial facet of legal and social frameworks concerning sexual relationships. This has had the effect of restricting adolescent consensual sexual conduct. Legislation does not explicitly criminalize consensual adolescent sexual conduct. However, punitive approaches have been put in place to curb such conduct. Adolescents have therefore been subjected to violation of their rights. The laws put in place are not necessarily benevolent to the adolescents who it is designed to protect from harm. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal age of consent in Kenya, examining the statutory frameworks on it and its effect on sexual relations among adolescents. Through a comparative lens, the article briefly looks into the legal age of consent in other African jurisdictions. By synthesizing these different aspects, thi...

Authored by: Grace Gakii Mutwiri ABSTRACT  Our motto ‘harambee’ was conceived in the realization of the challenges of nation building, the Government and People of Kenya had to pull together in order to meet this challenge. It was more than a motto for it symbolized Kenyan Unity and patriotism. From the Late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta to the Late Former President Daniel Arap Moi, they frequently evoked Harambee during their regimes which enabled them to push many ambitious government-wide initiatives which we still benefit up to date. In the current era, Harambee can be demonstrated in fundraising events to cater for medical bills, to pay for a child’s school fees so as to have access to education. In the recent past weeks, I have seen the dynamic change in what we regard as Harambee. The ‘Gen Z’ have set a revolution that has actualized Harambee in promoting Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. From creating civic education both in online platforms as well as physical...