On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the Avid Readers’ Forum hosted a momentous webinar for its fifth-anniversary celebrations. In partnership with Ms Wanjiru Gikonyo, the webinar focused on the accountability of debt contracts in Kenya and was part of a series of discussions on public finance accountability. The discussion centred on the increasing national debt and a constitutional petition by the Kenya Human Rights Commission and The Institute of Social Accountability (TISA) cited as Kenya Human Rights Commission & Wanjiru Gikonyo-V-CS National Treasury and Planning & Attorney General (Constitutional Petition/E179/2022), challenging the government's failure to disclose public debt information and emphasizing the importance of accountability in debt procurement and management.

The Late retired Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the American Supreme Court once said that, ‘reading is the key that opens doors to many things. Reading shaped my dreams, and more readings made me make my dreams come true.

Uncommon of an Avid Reader, this writing has five distinct and unrelated sections. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if you identify some correlation among all or any of them! It is a recollection of the pieces that formed the foundation for the Avid Readers’ Forum across different timelines.

Raising the bar for dispute resolution in Africa, Kabarak University School of Law students have emerged victorious at the recent INADR (The InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution) All Africa Mediation Tournament.

Building on the incredible success of the 11th Edition of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition (focusing on international trade law) hosted by Kabarak University in 2024, we are thrilled to announce that our very own team secured a coveted spot among the top four advancing to the global rounds in Geneva.

Kabarak Law School successfully hosted the 11th Edition of the Africa Regional Rounds of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition. The prestigious event, held in 2024, kicked off with an opening ceremony at the Katiba Auditorium. Following a series of preliminary rounds, the competition culminated in highly contested semi-final and final stages.