School of Law: Recent submissions
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Stay of Legal Proceedings Pending Arbitration in Kenya: Judicial Interpretation and a Call for Legislative Change
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The deviation from the prescribed procedure in Section 10 of the Arbitration Act, 1995 has caused unnecessary intervention by Courts in matters within the purview of arbitration. Legal elucidation of Section 6 (1) seems ... -
Post Conflict Constitutions and Settlement of Conflicts an Analysis of Public Particpation Process and the Federal System of Provisional Constitution of Somalia 2012.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Since the fall of Siad Barre Somalia has had a difficult time establishing and preserving a functional state. The challenge has been ongoing for more than two decades. The approval of the provisional constitution in 2012 ... -
Access to Information in Kenya: a Critical Analysis of the Access to Information Act 2016.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study analyzes the challenges encountered by Kenyan citizens in accessing information despite there being a comprehensive legislative framework on Access to Information. The study makes three main arguments. The first ... -
Gender Equality and Education in Kenya: a Case Study of Women in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines the effectiveness of legislation and policies towards enhancing gender equality in access to education in Kenya. It uses the example of women in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ... -
Embracing Transparency and Accountability in Kenya’s Extractives Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Good governance of the extractive industry (EI)1 is critical in global governance of the natural resources.2 The Extractive Industry has been defined as the process where the earth’s raw materials are removed, processed ... -
Taxation of Aid Funded Projects in Kenya: Law, Policy, Problems and Proposals for Reform
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Foreign aid contributes largely to the development expenditure of developing countries. Tax treatment of foreign aid has been a subject of discussion in the global and regional arena. The United Nations Committee of ... -
An Analysis of Section 41 of the Income Tax Act, Cap 470, Laws of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze section 41 of the Income Tax Act (ITA), Chapter 470, Laws of Kenya with a special focus on the available reliefs’ i.e., exemption, exclusion, reduction and any other methods ... -
Data Protection as a Human Right: Balancing the Right to Privacy and National Security in Kenya
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Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards: Public Policy Limitation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The lack of a concise definition for public policy as a ground for setting aside an arbitral award has complicated the inherent nature and perception of the arbitral process as an expeditious and effective mode of ... -
Legal Technicalities and the Determination of Electoral Disputes in Kenya: a Review of the Legal Framework and the Emerging Jurisprudence
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Alexander Hamilton famously stated that the judiciary is the least dangerous of the three branches of the government. I How wrong he was! The Kenyan judiciary, in particular the Supreme Court, has upset the constitutional ...