KajyibwamiNotes

The principle goes like this; “ignorance of the law is no excuse” means that people can't defend their actions by claiming they didn't know the law. I was having a chat with a friend who is a layperson in law, sadly he isn’t interested in law-related subjects. I understand on one side, he can’t be invested in law like me as a lawyer, but when the law is published, it is for everyone. On the other side when the law is about to punish you can’t say you didn’t know what it provides. Thomas Jefferson who was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Plus, he was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. [1] He said “Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.” [2] The achievements of the Judiciary over the year 2022/2023 in terms of timely and quality justice are com...

It is common these days to hear a lot about the fight for women’s rights and we tend to forget that even men’s rights are violated. On social media, we witness a lot of accusations that men violate women’s rights a lot. Which is true. My question is, are men’s rights not violated also? Don’t they have to be heard? There are some scenarios where women are the ones violating men’s rights, the victims range from; husbands, sons, employers, or colleagues. One day I was having a drink with a colleague, and as we were having a conversation, we reached on the issues of men’s struggles. He told me that as I’m still young and not married yet I have to be cautious when it comes to women and especially planning the marriage. He told me that things are changing a lot when a woman accuses you, your chance to explain yourself and your facts to be valued it has a low chance. This is a repeated scenario with different men, in different circumstances. The law on prevention and punishment of g...