NATIONAL vs PUBLIC INTEREST
“National Interest vs Public Interest” Which takes precedence over drafting of governance policies? “Moving forward, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to develop jurisprudence on national interest and the nexus in realization of the constitutionally guaranteed rights on personal and public interest.” These are the words of the 4 day old Deputy President of the Republic; Prof Abraham Kithure Kindiki at the celebration of 12 year anniversary of the Supreme Court. The statement begs prompt understanding of critical constitutional matters which if not well addressed, stand the risk of clawing back on key basic human rights and freedoms that have been enshrined in the laws of our land. Professor Kindiki presupposes that there are two interests in policy making; Public interest and National interest, and goes forth to suggest that the latter is the apex consideration on all matters of government policymaking. What is public interest? Guided by the doctrine of interpretation, &qu