Mbugua Ng’ang’a

1 week ago | nairobilawmonthly.com | Mbugua Ng’ang’a

One of the responsibilities of the media is to ensure that audiences are actively engaged emotionally and culturally and robustly challenged intellectually through content that highlights important issues that affect citizens. In this way, the media plays a critical role in national construction and in the moral development of the people.

1 month ago | nairobilawmonthly.com | Mbugua Ng’ang’a

Whereas Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir at the weekend announced plans to “bring back” alcoblow, the correct position is that the tests have never been withdrawn and are administered on drivers in Nairobi every end of week. Despite this, the number of people dying in road traffic crashes continues to grow, with the latest data from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) indicating that 1,139 people have died in crashes since January.

1 month ago | nairobilawmonthly.com | Mbugua Ng’ang’a

By Harun M. Hassan EBSThe country has been recently engaged in conversations touching on gender-based violence (GBV) including femicide due to a spat of reported incidences. This resulted in President William Ruto appointing a taskforce led by former Deputy Chief Justice Dr. Nancy Baraza to among others recommend measures to strengthen the nation’s response to gender-based violence including femicide in the country.

1 month ago | nairobilawmonthly.com | Mbugua Ng’ang’a

The Ministry of Health should be challenged to reconsider its recent directive that the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) can only foot bed charges for patients seeking health services in faith-based hospitals. For families with terminally ill patients, this intervention is too little too late considering that they are required to pay one-year premiums before seeking admission in such hospitals.

1 month ago | nairobilawmonthly.com | Mbugua Ng’ang’a

A day after The Nairobi Law Monthly published a commentary challenging Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to address the challenges facing the sport, new allegations have emerged linking national team goalkeeper Patrick Matasi to a match fixing. In a leaked video released on Thursday, March 27, a man’s voice is heard instructing Matasi to ensure that he concedes a goal within the first half of a game.