Ndung’u Wainaina

cc. Following the creation of two commissions by the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation (KNDR) to address both post-election atrocities and historical human rights violations, Ndung’u Wainaina considers the limitations and weaknesses of an amnesty process likely to disadvantage victims in multiple ways. Signed into law with minimal public consultation, the Truth ...read more

Ndung’u Wainaina argues that there has to be an unwavering commitment by African societies to human rights - and that part of that vigilance also means protecting human rights advocates who might be under threat from the state or other actors.

Building the rule of law and respect of human rights in a post-conflict situation is challenging. The problems which are borne out of conflict are, notably, the loss of human lives, displacement of the population, destruction of property, trauma,...read more

Karl Marx said of Louis Bonarparte (September 2, 1778 – July 25, 1846) that “men are makers of their own history but they do not make it as they please, they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves but under circumstances directly found, given and transmitted from the past”. This statement represents the political and socio-cultural reality of the Middle East and its long but protracted violent conflict. The fact that the social groups involved tend to define themselves by the...read more

Ndungu Wainaina reflects on the succession politics presently waging in Kenya. He argues that the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) rose to power owing to the public desire for broad constitutional reforms in the sphere of governance to guarantee among others, human rights. Sadly, the coalition is now disintegrated and concludes that the task of completing the constitutional review and democratic transition in the country remains with all Kenyans.

The Kenyan state is in transition. The...read more

Exploring genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=29835) and an examination of security and resource issues fuelling conflict in the Great Lakes region (http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=30071) have been the subjects of two recent articles in Pambazuka News. In the third contribution to the discussion of the region, Ndung'u W...read more