Nearly three years later and with election season about to commence, the indications are that this president has scant regard for any of these things. The Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy are in the second chapter of the constitution. The constitution guarantees the right to own immovable property (such as land), but the government seems unwilling to defend these rights when they are violently violated by pastoralists. While the constitution guarantees the independence, impartiality and integrity of the courts of law, the executive branch of government is extremely selective about when it permits the judiciary’s independence. The president cannot claim ignorance of either the provisions of the constitution or the pattern of his appointments, so the irresistible conclusion is that he does not care.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2018 04:07 UTC