Kenya marked the 16th anniversary of its 2010 Constitution on the 27th August 2026, with a familiar ritual, now laced with unease.
Sixteen years after Kenyans voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new constitutional order, the country split, once again, into
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US District Judge Deborah Boardman on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the enforcement of President Trump’s dual executive orders (EOs) targeting birthright citizenship, largely on the grounds that the orders violate a prior Supreme Court ruling on the issue.…
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