nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/b02f7a818190147a DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240312s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/b02f7a818190147a doi eng 342 23 Malidzo Nyawa, Joshua Author aut How Populist Politicians Are Weakening the Kenyan Judiciary Malidzo Nyawa, Joshua Verfassungsblog 2024-03-12 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Kenyan President and his parliamentary allies are guilty of constitutional vandalism. In what has become an increasingly popular political move, they conveniently blame the judiciary for their unfulfilled promises, making the courts an easy target in a democracy backsliding. Lacking public outreach – judges neither organise rallies nor post on social media –, the judiciary has become a scapegoat to rally political support. While courts aren't beyond criticism, some attacks are self-serving, often from those with pending or impending court cases. CC BY-SA 4.0 Judiciary Kenia Ruto rule of law backsliding (DE-588)4030236-2 gnd Kenia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/how-populist-politicians-are-weakening-the-kenyan-judiciary/ raw object