Human rights are "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled". The doctrine of human rights aims to identify the necessary positive and negative prerequisites for a "universal" minimal standard of justice, tolerance and human dignity that can be considered the public moral norms owed by and to individuals by the mere virtue of their humanity. Such prerequisites can exist as shared norms of actual human moralities, as justified moral norms or moral rights supported by strong reasons, as legal rights at a national level, or as a legal right within international law.
When it comes to claiming "haki yetu" i must admit Kenyans are very aware of their rights. Unlike the 60s to the 90s,today's Kenyan is fully aware of his rights and privileges as a citizen and can not hesitate to air their opinions when such is trampled upon. Now,that aside,my quarrel today has to do with our so called leaders. Yes,they have struck a fair deal,or so Kenyans want to believe,but for who? While the draft settled upon by the parliamentary committee is laudable, the agreements were mainly tailored for our leaders needs. To have 349 elected representatives with an economy that's barely out of the woods is ridiculous to say the least. Kenyans need economic,political and social developments that can steer her to greater heights,not so many leaders who turn greedy upon taking oath of office.If 222 has been tough on us,how about 349???
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