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After years of legal battles and public scrutiny, a Kenyan court has acquitted former National Land Commission (NLC) chairman Mohammed Abdalla Swazuri alongside 16 co-accused in the KSh 221 million land compensation case linked to Kenya Railways. The case, which began in 2018, alleged that the...

March 25, 2026 DODOMA, TANZANIA – In a major victory for digital freedom advocates across Africa, the High Court of Tanzania has dismissed a series of government attempts to block a constitutional challenge against the 90-day suspension of JamiiForums. The ruling, delivered on March 16, 2026...

The High Court of Uganda in Kampala has denied former senior police officer Nickson Agasiirwe bail, citing the seriousness of the charges against him and the existence of multiple ongoing capital investigations. Justice Isaac Muwata noted that the defence had failed to present any exceptional...

Intern Student Gloria Grace Laker from Gulu University has today been granted bail by the Grade one Magistrate court in Gulu today March 17th 2026 . She was granted Cash bail of shs. 500,000 and each of her Surities was bonded at non cash shs 2million. They include her mother Daisy Lanyero...

Katiba Institute imeenda kwa Milimani High Court kujaribu kusimamisha utekelezaji wa National Infrastructure Fund Act, 2026, ikisema sheria hiyo ni unconstitutional. Petitioners wanataka court itoe conservatory orders kuzuia serikali kuimplement Act na pia kusitisha kupeleka pesa za...

Mahakama Kuu imetoa amri ya muda kuizuia Halmashauri ya Jiji la Jinja kuwafukuza wafanyabiashara wadogo wanaouza barabarani na waendesha vibanda, baada ya wafanyabiashara hao kufungua kesi wakidai hatua hiyo inahatarisha maisha yao ya kiuchumi na haikutoa maeneo mbadala ya kufanyia biashara...

The new National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) instant traffic fines system, which was intended to deploy AI cameras to instantly impose fines for speeding and other offenses, has been stopped by the Kenyan High Court as of March 12, 2026. Due to legal objections about fairness and...

Madereva nchini Kenya wamekumbana na mpango mpya wa NTSA wa digital fines unaotoza faini instant kupitia mfumo wa Traffic Management Solution (TMS). Mfumo huu ulilenga kupunguza face-to-face interaction na polisi barabarani ili kupambana na corruption. Kwa sheria hizi mpya, makosa madogo kama...

Veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his associate Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya are expected to appear before court today, 12 March, as legal proceedings in their case continue. According to a post shared by the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), the two are scheduled to be produced...

The Nakuru High Court has received a petition requesting that contestants in an election receive more than half of the total votes cast in order to be proclaimed winners. Laban Omusundi, a Nakuru-based activist, alongside Basele Galgesa, and Benson Olwande filed a petition requesting that...

Efforts to bring Indian billionaire Gautam Adani back into the redevelopment of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) are reportedly underway, months after President William Ruto cancelled the controversial deal in 2024. According to a report by The Standard, recent proceedings at the High...

The son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court today (23 February 2026) alongside a co-accused. Bellarmine “Chatunga” Mugabe and another suspect were arrested after a 23-year-old gardener was shot at Mugabe’s Hyde Park home, north...

Gavana wa Illinois, JB Pritzker, anamtaka Rais wa Marekani, Donald Trump, kuirejeshea jimbo la Illinois zaidi ya dola bilioni 8 baada ya Mahakama Kuu ya Marekani kubatilisha Ijumaa ushuru mpana wa kulipizana aliouweka. Mahakama hiyo iliamua kwa kura 6–3 kwamba Sheria ya Mamlaka ya Kiuchumi ya...

ON Tuesday, Court dismissed a vote recount petition that was filled by NRM’s Diana Ampaire who was challenging Mercy Kanyesigye’s Victory. Hoima Chief Magistrate George Kunihira halted the recount after finding out clear signs of Tampering making it impossible to proceed with recount.

On February 4, members of the Rastafarian Society of Kenya appeared before Justice Bahati Mwamuye at Milimani High Court in Nairobi as part of their ongoing constitutional case seeking the legalization of bhang for religious, spiritual, and cultural use under the Kenyan Constitution...

Muwanga Kivumbi is appearing today before the Chief Magistrate’s court in Butambala for his second court appearance. His was arrested on January 22nd and his arrest was in connection with the incidents of political violence in Butambala and charged with terrorism days after his supporters were...

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If the AG nominates me, I will form a team to defend our lovely madam President. In any court of justice should she face any charges I solemnly affirm and states as follows I’m well acquainted with the matters/current events happening in the United Republic of Tanzania.” 🇹🇿 That I exhibit...

With the immediate effect the international Criminal Court ICC has issued the Summons for the president of united republic of Tanzania to appear before the court to explain the matters which she is aquatinted with regarding the catastrophic events occurred post 2025 Election. Tanzania...