NASA applying ‘lawfare’ tactics in long drawn fight for power

NASA principals Moses Wetang’ula, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka

Forget the use of arms and ammunition in modern warfare. With war crimes now prosecutable as crimes against humanity, antagonists are seeking ingenious ways and all manner of tomfoolery to settle scores. Consequently, battlegrounds are gradually shifting from the dusty and bloody killing fields to antics tied to the world of intelligentsia.

What better method to use than manipulate set systems and use kite-flying lingo to delegitimise them? One of the most effective ways is the use of law and the legal system to harass opponents, a strategy defined as ‘lawfare.’ According to the Western Journal of International Law, “lawfare is a form of asymmetric warfare, consisting of using the legal system against an enemy, such as by damaging or delegitimising them, tying up their time or winning a public relations victory.”