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Diplomacy, International Law & The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s): A Guide towards achieving the SDG’s.

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  Image by Fauxels from Pexels ABSTRACT The Sustainable Development Goals have been of key importance to Africa and the entire globe. This is following the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 which together advocate for the attainment of the SDGs. However, the achievement of the said goals has been hampered by a multiplicity of challenges that include but are not limited to political instability and rampant corruption, which lay the basis of my research. Political stability at the national level backed by a significant decline in the levels of corruption are the hallmarks of a conducive environment in which the SDGs may be achieved.   This paper therefore seeks to draw a nexus between healthy and effective diplomatic relations coupled with collaboration in the implementation of International Law as tools necessary for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. It argues that such attainment is dependent on t...
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PUBLIC PARTCIPATION IN KENYA; A MERE FORMALITY

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  Image from Pexels by Connor McMannus INTRODUCTION. On October 22 2024, the Housing levy was declared constitutional by a three -judge bench consisting of Justices Olga Sewe, John Chigiti and Josephine Mong’are. This rejection was in response to a petition led by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, who challenged the legality of the Housing levy [1] , alleging that there was inadequate input from those who would bear the financial implications .His argument and contention was that the Senate and National Assembly had failed to involve all counties in public consultations, having visited only 27 out of 47 counties. However, the three -judge rule found that there was adequate public participation. Nonetheless, the Finance Bill 2023/2024 was also declared constitutional by the Supreme Court despite the cries of the larger populace and the   life threatening protests led by the audacious youth all over the country in bid to reject the same. With these recent happenings, it begs the qu...
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