Felix Kilonzo

The International criminal court has hit back to the unanimous decision by the African Union Heads of States of having the cases facing three Kenyans be transferred back home.   The Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on May 29 issued statement in light of reports on discussions concerning the ICC at the recent Summit of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The presidency echoed that that it recognizes the effort by the African Union and said the ICC judicial process is in the interest of impartial judicial process. “The International Criminal Court acknowledges and respects the African Union’s important role as the continent’s main regional organization. As an impartial international judicial institution, the ICC, including its independent Office of the Prosecutor, strives to maintain good working relationships with all relevant international and regional bodies, including the African Union.” The court farther reminded Kenya that the cases...

The democratic  space that come along with the parliamentary system within the common wealth countries provide for checks and balances for the executive and that includes Kenya as a member state that roots for proper laws. The recent development in the way the committee of the houses of parliament in Kenya is the latest test of the system that Kenyans endorsed close to 2 and half years ago. For the record, I opposed the current constitution due to various legal platforms that the makers of the constitution put forward.  The manner at which the so-called separations of powers were articulated in the new supreme law left a weakened legislature that held the executive diety. For me I argued that for Kenya to have a working system we were deemed to have a lean government but that lean government did not only mean the number of Ministers or did not mean the hefty number of legislators that has increased the wage bill and the burden now lies with the mama mbogas and the hust...

When I took up the challenge, I was prepared for the dire consequence. The pain of being a journalist in Uganda haunted me since I actively joined the journalism network in East Africa. Strict house rules embraced me and I agree I loved them. That was the Felix Kilonzo you knew. Felix was so versatile and spoke his mind just to articulate the point in the many possible ways. I rewind you back to 2007, back in Machakos School when I led the Broadcast Journalism Club under the patronage of Ms Wavinya Kakui. In 2008, I led several people into the online blogging and in 2010, where I joined hands with fellow comrades to champion for the rejection of the new constitution. I remember the likes of Larry Madowo were so new in the industry and gave me maiden advice in the field of journalism. I didn’t have a future. I hanged in the balance and  envied the few journalists in the field and therefore I ended up enrolling for the same course in Mount Kenya University. I remember the lik...