Mbugua Ng’ang’a

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

The relationship between “committed” authors and State actors has never been rosy; not in Russia during the days of Maxim Gorky, not in South Africa during the apartheid era that produced Alex La Guma, and certainly not in post-independence Kenya, which produced the radical Ngugi wa Thiong’o. “Committed” authors are by definition creatives who use the power of their pens to defend or assert an ethical, ideological, political, social and sometimes religious worldview.

2 weeks ago | nairobilawmonthly.com | Mbugua Ng’ang’a

The detention and subsequent deportation of both People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua and Chief Justice Emeritus Willy Mutunga by the Tanzanian government will surely go down as one of the lowest moments in the recent history of the East African Community. The two, besides being senior counsel of repute, have built their credentials over time as human rights defenders.

1 month 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.

2 months 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at the weekend announced plans to “bring back” alcoblow, the correct position is that the tests have never been withdrawn and are administered on drivers in Nairobi every end of week.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.

2 months 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.