A Gabonese court has sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin, son of deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba, to 20 years in prison for embezzlement and corruption following a fast-tracked two-day trial. The verdict, delivered late Tuesday, found the pair guilty of misappropriating public funds…
A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI infringed German copyright law by using song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence models. The court determined that both the memorization of lyrics within the language models and their reproduction in the AI chatbot’s outputs constitute copyright violations. The case was brought…
Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been acquitted after the High Court overturned his previous conviction and eight-year prison sentence, ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence of corruption and conflict-of-interest. The High Court criticized the prosecution’s case, noting that there was no credible evidence linking Lenolkulal to…
The wife and son of former Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and Noureddin Bongo Valentin, are being tried in absentia on corruption-related charges. The high-profile trial opened on Monday before Gabon’s Special Criminal Court and is expected to continue throughout the week. The pair are among 13…
Mombasa police have arrested two individuals in connection with the alleged robbery of a British national in Nyali, involving a loss of Ksh.800,000, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) confirmed. According to the DCI, Samira Mumbi Kiarie had reportedly been communicating with the victim online for months, professing love and…
A Malian woman known for her TikTok videos supporting the army was abducted and publicly executed by armed assailants, state media and local sources confirmed. Mariam Cisse, who had nearly 100,000 followers, was taken from the northern town of Tonka on Thursday and later shot by her captors, according to…
The Milimani Magistrate’s Court has scheduled a full hearing for the hate speech case involving Mumias East MP Peter Salasya, following the breakdown of reconciliation efforts before the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC). Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mutai set the hearing for January 17, 2026, after being informed that…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu continues to grapple with legal woes as the hearing of his 2024 criminal case has been postponed to next week. Waititu, who is currently serving a corruption-related sentence at Kamiti Maximum Prison, faces charges stemming from remarks he allegedly made on September 29, 2024,…
A High Court judge has voiced frustration over increasing disorder during virtual court proceedings, criticizing participants who log in only to engage in unrelated activities while hearings are in progress. “Someone logs in and does his own things, not minding that we are in court,” the judge lamented, expressing concern…
The Vihiga Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Bishop John Mweresi, leader of the African Israel Nineveh Church, to nine months in prison after finding him guilty of land fraud and forgery. The ruling, delivered on Monday afternoon, saw Bishop Mweresi convicted on four counts, including forging documents and illegally acquiring land.…