Anxieties and impatience over the deliverance of justice lie beneath the surface in Kenya amidst the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki. Wanyeki insists that witnesses and victims must be protected during ICC proceedings, and that this responsibility lies with the very government that failed the country.

Contrary to the expectation of voter apathy in Kenya’s constitutional referendum in August 2010, province-wide voter registration surpassed target numbers. Yet the unexpected participation could have a dark side, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki. The apparent truism that those in opposition are easier moved into action could help to explain the high number of registered voters. This is troubling because misinformation abounds about the proposed constitutional clauses.

As part of his investigation into the country's post-election violence in 2008, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's visit to Kenya this week 'will be important symbolically – particularly in terms of how it is received and responded to by the relevant state agencies, departments and ministries', writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki. But will it secure the accountability needed to ensure that this never happens again?

Concerned by the resurgence of hate speech in Kenya, L. Muthoni Wanyeki decries the negativity directed at the Muslim community in the debate around the Kadhi's courts.

Following the African Commission's ruling in favour of Endorois claims on ancestral land lost during the Kenyatta regime, L. Muthoni Wanyeki argues that this success represents an important precedent and 'lays the ground for the slow process of renegotiating our very country'.

While debate on Kenya's constitution could theoretically be open, L. Muthoni Wanyeki laments the lack of honest discussion around taking it forward.

As questions abound over a crisis at the heart of Kenya's grand coalition government, L. Muthoni Wanyeki argues that the coalition will hold, if only because of the absence of political alternatives.

Impunity in Kenya is ‘so deeply entrenched that it has become a sort of public office entitlement or perk’, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki. But as yet another corruption scandal rears its head, Wanyeki calls for a more ethical response from the government, which demonstrates concern for how the public’s money is used.

If the African Peer Review Mechanism is not to degenerate into meaninglessness, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki, Africa's governments, regional councils and citizens will need to revitalise its progress.