COP29: An AFRICAN POV.

Blog Posts, News & Updates / The Green Brief

“As Africa continues to bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to its causes, COP29 presented both opportunities and challenges for the continent. From the prohibitive costs of participation to ongoing exclusionary practices, the conference underscored the need for a more inclusive approach. In this blog, we explore how COP29’s outcomes—such as climate finance and carbon market mechanisms—impact Africa, and whether they offer realistic solutions to the continent’s climate challenges or merely reinforce old patterns of neglect.

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Tales of Toothless Laws

Blog Posts, Uncategorized / Wynnete Naliaka

Can We Really Trust Our Legal Frameworks? In any functioning democracy, laws are meant to guide, regulate, and protect. They provide a sense of order and justice, ensuring that all players—big or small—are held accountable. But what happens when these laws, though written in ink, lose their power to enact real change? In Kenya, the

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The Power of Public Participation in Kenya: Lessons from the Amboseli Debate and Beyond.

Blog Posts, Insights, News & Updates / Wynnete Naliaka

Public participation is more than just a democratic ideal; it’s a crucial component of governance that ensures the voices of citizens are heard and considered in decision-making processes. In Kenya, public participation has increasingly become a focal point in governance, shaping policies and legislation in significant ways. However, the effectiveness of public participation can be

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Climate Change Litigation : Trends, Challenges and Legal Practice.

Blog Posts, Insights, News & Updates / Mitchelle Kobia

Climate change lawsuits have emerged as an effective instrument in the global fight against climate change. This article identifies the trends, problems, and implications for legal practice, focusing on Kenya and a pertinent case study from the region. Consider this: there has been a global spike in litigation concerning climate change. According to the UNEP

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THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN KENYA

Insights, Blog Posts, News & Updates / Okoth Brian Ogombo

The term ‘corruption’ is related to poverty, ineffective legislation, and uncertainty. In reality, its negative implications go well beyond this and have a huge negative impact on environmental sustainability and conservation management. Corruption in the environmental sector which can occur at any step of the resource exploitation process may have disastrous consequences. Such corrupt practices may include embezzlement

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THE PROPOSED FINANCE BILL 2024 AND IT’S IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Blog Posts / Okoth Brian Ogombo

The Finance Bill, 2024 (“the Bill”) was presented before the National Assembly on 9th May 2024. The Bill proposes for various amendments to various tax related laws including the Income Tax Act (Chapter 470, Laws of Kenya) (ITA), the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (VATA), the Excise Duty Act, 2015 (EDA), the Tax Procedures Act,

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Kenya’s Green Revolution: Uniting Communities for Sustainable Energy Success.

Blog Posts, Insights, News & Updates / The Green Brief

Introduction Like many other developing countries, Kenya faces the dual challenge of mitigating the effects of climate change, while guaranteeing the availability of clean and reliable energy to its ever-growing population. Green energy projects offer a promising solution, but their success lies in a crucial factor: community participation. Community participation can be described as an

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THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITIES IN GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS IN KENYA

Blog Posts / The Green Brief

Introduction Kenya’s bold and ambitious embrace of green and renewable energy poses an unprecedented problem of balancing clean energy goals while taking into consideration the rights of the communities affected by green energy projects. Contemporarily, the development of these projects is underpinned in an interconnected web of legal frameworks and principles that intend to promote

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