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Among other things, the Rules —particularly Rule 12(4)—seemed to provide that a child is entitled to have a case against it dismissed where the trial is not concluded within twelve months. Because there was no provision in the substantive Act referring to a time-limit within which juvenile trials should be conducted, section 186 of the Act merely stating that a child was entitled to have the case against it ?determined without delay,” it was only a matter of time before the question of the constitutionality of these rules was raised in the Courts. Among children interviewed by Human Rights Watch, the few who were able to stay in school after a parent became ill with AIDS were sometimes subject to abuse there. First we tried to stay in, but when we were irregular in attendance, we were caned [beaten by a teacher] for that," said Rose B., age eighteen, whose mother died in 1999.

law,laws

Lawyers can object to the appointments of specific assessors. LawsofKenya.com is a pay-per-use web site that contains all the laws of Kenya (both Acts of Parliament and Subsidiary Legislation). Access to the site is charged at approx.

information

Information can be browsed by country or searched using a sophisticated search engine which enables searching within the databases, the Web catalogue and on Google for all Commonwealth countries. There is also a category which covers the Commonwealth as a whole. Informal repression is also a common vice in penal institutions in Kenya. In September 2005, 9 inmates were killed by fellow convicts at the overcrowded Meru GK Prison.

women

Women are taught sewing, knitting, dressmaking, rug making, basket weaving, jewelry making, and other crafts. Outdated laws mandate prisoners' earnings at $0.35 to $0.70 per year. Women are at particularly high risk, comprising 68 percent of those infected. And like many of its neighbors, pregnancy and childbirth remain high risk for women in Kenya: for every 100,000 children that are born, 1,000 women die as a result, and approximately one out of every 19 women in Kenya dies from maternity-related causes. Women continue to suffer in the face of discriminatory customary laws and practices that undermine their social and economic autonomy. It is recommended that governments should resolve the contradictions between customary laws and statutory laws, and between laws and policies.

parliament

Parliament only has one chamber. The main function of the legislature is to make laws. Parliament approved a draft in July 2005, paving the way for a popular referendum. But changes to the draft document, which critics said left too much power in the hands of the president, sparked unrest.

police

Police sources in Karatina, 130 km north of Nairobi, said Mr Chomba was arrested on Monday and asked to file a statement about his relationship with the complainant. He did so willingly only to be told that he had committed a felony, they said. Policewomen should handle the security affairs of the internally displaced women, girls and small children while the policemen should handle the affairs of men in the IDP camps. The law on protection of Kenyans and their property should also apply to all the IDPs.

crs

Criminals and chisellers have been known to impersonate hotel employees, police officers, or government officials. Visitors should ask for identification. CRS is also working with an umbrella organization called PeaceNet to ensure Kenyans have access to reliable information about security, affected locations and available social and legal services.

reform,reforms

Reformatting activities such as photocopying, microfilming and digitization are also recommended as possible ways of preserving patent records. Finally, training of records staff on good management practices and information communication technology skills is encouraged through in–house and external training. Reforms in the legal and judicial system are part and parcel of the broader public sector reform programme. The success of this programme therefore largely depends on GoK?s continued political and financial commitment to the public sector reform programme.