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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Martha Karua Denied Entry into Uganda Ahead of Besigye Court Ruling

    Kenyan lawyer and opposition leader Martha Karua was reportedly denied entry into Uganda ahead of a key court ruling involving veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye, sparking fresh concerns over access to legal representation and political freedoms in the region. The Ugandan Law Society...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania, JamiiForums Uganda Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda ahead of Besigye, Lutale court appearance

    Senior Counsel Martha Karua was earlier today denied entry into Uganda upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport and ordered to return to Kenya without being given any reason. Ms Karua had travelled to Uganda to join the defence team representing Dr Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale alongside...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania, JamiiForums Uganda Hajj Bakaluba Sues TikTok Personality 'Professor Senga Acid' for Shs2.7 Billion in Canadian Court

    Ugandan businessman and real estate developer, Yasin Bakaluba Sekiwamanyi, has filed a defamation lawsuit worth approximately Shs2.7 billion (CAD $1 million) in Canada against controversial TikTok personality Sharon Mutesi, popularly known as "Professor Senga Acid," and TikTok Technology Canada...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania High Court Rules Married Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inheritance

    The High Court has delivered a landmark ruling affirming that daughters are entitled to inherit their father's property equally with sons, regardless of whether they are married or unmarried. The court dismissed arguments that married daughters should receive a smaller share, or none at all...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Court Rules Marriage Certificate Si Lazima Ili Upate Share ya Mali

    High Court ya Narok imetoa ruling muhimu ikisema kuwa marriage certificate sio njia pekee ya kuthibitisha haki ya mtu kupata sehemu ya mali iliyopatikana wakati wa relationship. Mahakama ilisema kuwa kuishi pamoja kwa muda mrefu, kulea watoto pamoja, na mchango wa nyumbani vinaweza pia kutumika...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania July 6, August 6, September 6, October 6, November 6, December 6...then Court Vacation 2026, till January 6, 2027!

    Mganga toka Sumbawanga amenitonya kuwa Huo ndio mtiririko wa kuhairishwa....😅😃😃😂😭🙄🥱🤔🤫😳😁
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Court Rules on Rigathi Gachagua Impeachment Case

    The High Court of Kenya delivered its judgment today in petitions challenging the October 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. A three-judge bench - Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Freda Mugambi - presided over the ruling at Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi. The...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Reports Confirm U.S. Ebola Specialists En Route to Kenya Despite Court Order

    The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps has announced that it is deploying a specialised Ebola response team to Kenya to support the care, monitoring and quarantine of American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid a court suspension. In a...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania LHRC Calls for Implementation of High Court Decision Declaring Regulation 8 of the Online Content Regulations Unconstitutional

    The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has called upon the government of Tanzania and responsible authorities to fully implement the decision of the High Court of Tanzania declaring Regulation 8 of the Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations, 2020 unconstitutional for...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania, JamiiForums Uganda Court Sentences Wakiso Land Dealer to 8 years for Fraud

    A 55-year-old Wakiso land dealer, Charles Kyagaba, has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the High Court in Entebbe after being convicted of fraudulent land sales involving property in Zziru Village, Wakiso District. 📸: Charles Kyagaba in Court, Image Courtesy of Daily Monitor...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania, JamiiForums Uganda Court Dismisses Petition Against NRM Endorsement of Among, Tayebwa

    The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition challenging the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee’s endorsement of Speaker Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa for the top parliamentary positions in the upcoming 12th Parliament. 📸: Annette Anita Among...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania South Africa’s Ramaphosa Under Pressure to Resign After Court Ruling

    South African opposition leader Julius Malema has called for the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally when it blocked impeachment proceedings against him in 2022. 📸: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Image Courtesy of BBC...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Former Lands Minister, Amos Kimunya, Cleared in KSh60M Land Case After Years in Court

    Former Lands Minister Amos Kimunya has been acquitted in the long-running KSh60 million Nyandarua land case, bringing an end to a legal battle that had followed him for years. In a ruling that has drawn mixed reactions, the court found that the prosecution had failed to provide sufficient...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania Court Fines Son of Former Zimbabwean President R600,000 and Orders Immediate Deportation; Co-Accused Tobias Gets 3-Year Jail Term in South Africa Case

    A court in South Africa has fined Chatunga R600,000 (approximately USD equivalent) and ordered his immediate deportation, while his co-accused, Tobias, has been sentenced to three years in prison and will be deported after serving his sentence. The ruling was delivered following their court...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania, JamiiForums Uganda Convict Okello, Court Assessors Tell Judge in Ggaba Daycare Killings Trial

    Photo credit: Newvision, Okello Chriatopher Smiling during court session Three court assessors on Monday night advised the High Court to convict Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre, saying the prosecution proved its case beyond...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules Abortion Illegal in Kenya, Reigniting National Debate After Landmark Reversal

    Kenya’s abortion debate has been thrown back into the national spotlight after the Court of Appeal of Kenya overturned a 2022 High Court decision that had recognized abortion as a constitutional right in certain circumstances. In a ruling delivered on April 24, a three-judge bench held that...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania High Court halts Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor appointment amid legal challenge

    The High Court has temporarily halted the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor at Kenyatta University following a legal challenge over the recruitment process. The decision was issued by Justice Njoki Mwangi after an urgent application filed by Professor Waceke Wanjohi, the institution’s Deputy...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Court yawachilia Gen Z 50 protesters wa 2024, maandamano case yatupiliwa mbali!

    Wadau, hii ni big win kwa vijana! Baada ya karibu miaka mbili ya kusota kortini, vijana 50 waliokamatwa wakati wa maandamano ya 2024 Ongata Rongai finally wameachiwa huru. Court ya Ngong imesema case ya serikali haikuwa na msingi boom. Hawa vijana walikamatwa wakati wa zile maandamano kali...
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    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Siaya Gold Dispute Turns Explosive as Eviction Fears, Resettlement Plan and Court Battle Collide

    What began as a fight over land, gold and relocation in Ramula, Siaya County, has now erupted into one of the most volatile mining disputes in the country. At the heart of the crisis is Shanta Gold Kenya’s planned open-pit mining project in Ramula-Mwibona, part of its wider West Kenya Project...
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    JamiiForums Tanzania A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE COURT OF APPEAL’S DECISION IN ‘Mlimani Holdings Limited Versus Commissioner General (TRA)’

    Introduction In the global race for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the United Republic of Tanzania has deliberately positioned itself as an attractive and predictable investment destination. This commitment has been operationalised through the institutional framework of the Tanzania Investment...
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