Mwilu’s lawyer Nelson Havi accuses Kenya’s Chief Justice Maraga of betraying his deputy
Chief Justice David Maraga has been accused of betraying DCJ Philomena Mwilu when he agreed to her arrest for corruption claims. Deputy Chief justice Mwilu`s lawyer Nelson Havi said that is double standards. He cited an investigation in the CJ’s office in 2017 in which Supreme Court Registrar Esther Nyaiyaki was shielded. Nyaiyaki was on […]
Cambodia Must Free Opposition Leader Kem Sokha
Cambodian authorities should drop all charges and immediately release the opposition leader Kem Sokha, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 22, 2018, Cambodia’s Supreme Court will consider the latest bail request from Sokha, head of the since-dissolved main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). He has been held on fabricated charges for […]
Thokozani Khupe to sue Nelson Chamisa over campaign money
MDC-T breakaway faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, has threatened to approach the courts on an urgent basis seeking to bar her rival Nelson Chamisa from using the money he recently received under the Political Parties (Finance) Act until their wrangle over party leadership has been resolved. Khupe has refused to recognise the elevation of Chamisa as […]
A Journey Through Raila Odinga’s Politics
Once characterised as a battle-hardened street protester, a tribal kingpin and an aggressive government bully, Raila Amolo Odinga has over the years metamorphosed into a widely accepted national leader and respected pan-Africanist. At some point described by political nemesis as “unelectable”, Mr Odinga has not only a good fighting chance at the ballot in August, […]
Brazil sees protests as President Michel Temer faces accusations of corruption and obstruction of justice
Brazil’s political crisis headed into a weekend dominated by protests and President Michel Temer’s attempt to secure enough allies to save himself after being accused of obstructing justice. Temer needs to maintain sufficient backing in Congress to ward off calls for his impeachment barely a year after he took over in the wake of his […]
Justice for Women Who Kill in Sierra Leone
Aminata* was only 17 years old when she was arrested for killing her former boyfriend eight years ago. She was sentenced to death for murder in November 2010 and feared each day she would be executed before her sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the government on Sierra Leone’s 50th Independence Day on 27 […]
Liberia’s Electoral Body to Uphold Supreme Court’s Ruling Barring Politicians
The Chairman of the National Election Commission (NEC) says the commission will uphold the ruling of the Supreme Court of Liberia, and as such, he will not bend the court’s decision. Cllr. Jerome Korkoya said the Constitution of Liberia supports three branches of government; the legislature makes the laws, the Executive enforces the law and […]
President Yahya Jammeh’s Party Seeks Injunction to Block Adama Barrow’s Inauguration
The political party of Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh filed a request yesterday with the Supreme Court for an injunction blocking the swearing in of his rival and president-elect, Adama Barrow, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Barrow’s party has said the President would be honoured as a former head of state if he […]
Regional Leaders Arrive in the Gambia to Persuade President Jahya Jammeh to Quit
Shuttle diplomacy moves into top gear in The Gambia on Friday as visiting ECOWAS leaders seek to convince President Jahya Jammeh to step down. Gambians DW spoke to said he should make way for his successor. The leaders of Nigiera, Liberia and Sierra Leone have arrived in The Gambia in a bid to try and […]
Kenya Ordered To Give Teachers 50% Pay Rise
Kenya’s Supreme Court has said that the government should abide by a lower court’s decision to give teachers a pay rise of at least 50%. The teachers’ pay body had argued that it cannot afford the increase awarded by the industrial court. The dispute over teachers’ pay goes back 18 years, with a pay deal […]
