The High Court has temporarily halted the plea-taking of Dr. Jane Njeri Kamau, who faces charges of improper diagnosis and administering medication without due care. Last week, Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Theresa Nyangena issued a warrant of arrest after Dr. Njeri failed to appear in court to answer allegations of…
A foreign national has been arrested in Nairobi in connection with suspected drug trafficking following a targeted police operation in the Sana Sana area of South B. According to the National Police Service (NPS), officers acted on a tip-off and apprehended the suspect inside an apartment believed to have been…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday adjourned the trial of former Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, to 4 May. Both were granted bail of approximately $147,000 each. The pair face terrorism and illegal firearms charges filed by the Department of…
Senegal’s parliament on Friday referred former Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Moussa Bocar Thiam to the High Court of Justice over allegations of embezzling millions in public funds, marking the latest legal action against members of ex-president Macky Sall’s administration. Since unseating Sall in March 2024, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
Former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has had his jail term reduced to 24 years for allegedly facilitating the travel of Tunisian jihadists to Syria, in what has become known as the “Tasfir” case. The Appeals Court of Tunis confirmed the sentence late Thursday, lowering the initial 34-year term previously…
The High Court in Mombasa has sentenced Murad Awadh Mbaraka, 40, to 30 years in prison for the brutal murder of his wife, Nuru Ibrahim, in Majengo Kanamai, Kilifi County. Court Ruling Delivering judgment, Justice Wendy Kagendo Micheni found Mbaraka guilty of killing his wife following persistent domestic disputes, including…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has successfully recovered a parcel of public land valued at Ksh. 12 million in Karatina, Nyeri County, following a protracted legal battle spanning 13 years. Details of the Recovery The property, measuring 0.074 acres and registered as Karatina Municipality/Block II/383, had originally been reserved…
The Court of Appeal of Kenya has temporarily suspended a key part of a judgment that had vested exclusive powers to promote and dismiss police officers in the Inspector-General, pending the hearing of a constitutional appeal. In a ruling delivered on Friday afternoon, a three-judge bench led by President Daniel…
A federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, has added terrorism-related charges against former attorney general and justice minister Abubakar Malami, intensifying legal proceedings already ongoing over allegations of financial misconduct. Malami, who served as Nigeria’s attorney general and justice minister from 2015 to 2023, was previously accused of laundering approximately…
A Bomet County court has handed down a 50-year jail sentence to Bernard Miyeiende Kerongo for possession and trafficking of bhang, alongside a Ksh. 50 million fine, highlighting the State’s ongoing crackdown on narcotics trafficking. According to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Kerongo was intercepted on March 22, 2024,…