Kenya's courts have delivered a significant victory for civil liberties by quashing several outdated and repressive colonial-era laws that were used to suppress dissent and restrict rights.

• Over the past two years, courts have struck down laws criminalizing "creating disturbance," attempted suicide, traditional seed saving, and requiring widowers to prove dependency for inheritance.
• The High Court has been instrumental in these decisions, ruling them unconstitutional and inconsistent with the 2010 Constitution.
• These rulings affirm that compliance with the Constitution is paramount and provide protection against arbitrary legal enforcement.