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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tundu Antipas Lissu wakati anatukana kwa bahati nzuri alishangiliwa na Wengi akageuka kama mandela wa kizazi hiki sadly Mandela alikaa 27 years Tundu Lissu amekaa mwaka mmoja milio imeshaanza kusikika hapo bado hajafungwa na hadi rufaa yake isikilizwe. Moja ya visababu anavyotoa ni clinic zake...

Proceedings in the case involving opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his co-accused were disrupted after the prosecution failed to be present in court at the time the accused were produced. The accused, including Obeid Lutale and Denis Oola, were brought before court from Luzira Prison, but...

Opposition politician Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale and Denis Oola, were brought before the High Court of Uganda in Kampala, but proceedings were overshadowed by the absence of the prosecution team. The case had been adjourned earlier for further case management, and the...

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...