Land was at the centre of reform when Kenya adopted the 2010 Constitution. Title deeds, long elusive and contested, were meant to symbolise dignity, justice, and economic empowerment. For many families, finally holding that small piece of paper felt like closing the door on decades of uncertainty. Unfortunately, the land situation remains a split decision 15 years later, oscillating between hope and heartbreak. For organisations like FIDA-Kenya, which represent indigent women and children in land and inheritance cases, the Constitution was very promising on the land question. It outlawed discrimination in property ownership, created the National Land Commission, and recognised…
Author: By Brenda Yambo
Woman raising her hand for dissuade. [Courtesy/GettyImages] In dusty playgrounds, quiet villages, city estates, classrooms, and even places of worship, children across Kenya are facing a silent but devastating epidemic—defilement a form of sexual violence robbing both girls and boys of their innocence, dignity, and dreams. The perpetrators are not just strangers lurking in the dark; they are often the very people entrusted with these children’s safety—relatives, caregivers, family friends, teachers, religious leaders, and heartbreakingly even peers and parents. Despite a comprehensive legal framework that includes the Sexual Offences Act, the Children Act, and Article 53 of the Constitution, justice…