Questions over Uhuru’s next move after Rotich charged

By Rachel Ombaka,

A substantive appointment is in the offing at Treasury with President Uhuru Kenyatta forced to play the hand he is dealt with following the arraignmen...

eCHESA , Rotich , Treasury

Esther Arunga reunited with her daughters five years later

By Agencies,

Former Kenyan news anchor Esther Arunga has been reunited with her daughters, five years after they were placed under foster care. During her trial...

Esther Arunga

No jail time for Esther Arunga over son’s death

By Agencies,

Former Kenyan TV presenter Esther Arunga will not serve jail time despite being convicted of being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter in her ...

arunga , Quincy Timberlake

Tribunal probing Judge Jackton Ojwang to conclude hearing on Friday

By Dzuya Walter,

A seven-member tribunal appointed to investigate the conduct of embattled Supreme Court Judge Jackton Ojwang is set to conclude its hearing on Friday ...

governor okoth obado , Judge Jackton Ojwang , supreme court , Tribunal

Governors move to Supreme Court as county cash standoff escalates

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Council of Governors on Monday moved to the Supreme Court to seek a judicial intervention into the ongoing  division of revenue row, marking an e...

Division of Revenue Bill , Wycliffe Oparanya

Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment to seek amnesty

By Reuters,

An Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for reporting her employer for sexual harassment said on Monday she will ask President Joko Widodo for an amne...

Indonesia , President Joko Widodo

Car loans, mortgages, house allowances: Inside MPs new demands to SRC

By Citizen Reporter,

A leaked memorandum by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) has now revealed a list of demands made by Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Salari...

Mps , parliament , PSC , SRC

U.S. takes up Ksh.440B case over Kenya, Tanzania embassy bombings

By Reuters,

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid to reinstate $4.3 billion (Ksh.440billion) in punitive damages against Sudan in a lawsuit accusing it ...

AL QAEDA , Al Shabaab , American embassy bombing

Parking lot millions, unsecured loans, tax evasion: Haji lifts lid on Mwilu ‘private interests’

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has filed a petition for the removal of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mbete Mwilu. In the 1...

haji , imperial bannk , mwilu

Failed coup sees Ethiopia army chief shot dead by bodyguard

By Reuters,

A failed coup in Ethiopia's northern Amhara regional state government led to four people being killed, including Ethiopia's Army Chief of Staff and...

Ambachew Mekonnen , Amhara state , coup , Ethiopia , Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Mauritanian President: Blogger remains jailed for his safety

By VOA,

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has defended the continued detention of a blogger who has served jail time for allegedly insulting the P...

Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir , President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz , reporters without borders

Hindu monks push government to help build temple on disputed Indian site

By Reuters,

Hundreds of Hindu monks gathered under the banner of a group linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party on Thursday urged the ...

Ayodhya , Hindu monks , Muslims , temple

7-member tribunal set to begin Judge Jackton Ojwang probe

By Dzuya Walter,

A seven-member tribunal appointed to investigate the conduct of embattled Supreme Court Judge Jackton Ojwang is set to begin their probe on July 15, 2...

governor okoth obado , Judge Jackton Ojwang , supreme court , Tribunal

Algeria’s ex finance minister questioned in corruption case – state TV

By Reuters,

Algeria’s former finance minister Karim Djoudi appeared before the Supreme Court on Sunday to face questions about corruption accusations, state tel...

Algeria , corruption

Magistrate in Waititu case resigns after suspension

By Nigel Wafula,

Kiambu Principal Magistrate Bryan Khaemba has resigned. Khaemba tendered in his resignation on Friday hours after Chief Justice David Maraga suspen...

Chief Justice David Maraga , Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu , Principal Magistrate Bryan Khaemba

Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime

By Reuters,

The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that homophobia should be criminalized under existing legislation until Congress creates a specific law ...

Algerian ex-PM Sellal in custody over graft allegation, state TV says

By Reuters,

Algeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday remanded former prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal in custody over allegations of corruption, state television rep...

Algerian , corruption , graft , PM Sellal

Ecuador approves same-sex marriage as LGBT+ groups hail landmark week

By Reuters,

Ecuador’s decision to allow same-sex marriage has topped a landmark week for LGBT+ rights after Botswana decriminalized gay sex and Bhutan took the ...

Ecuador , gay marriage , LGBT , same sex , transgender

Two petitions filed for removal of DCJ Philomena Mwilu

By Dzuya Walter,

Two petitions were on Wednesday filed before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking the removal of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. The...

Judicial Service Commission , Philomena Mwilu

Madonna loses appeal over auction of Tupac Shakur breakup letter, other items

By Reuters,

Madonna lost a court battle to keep a trove of intimate belongings including a pair of satin panties, a brush containing her hair and a breakup letter...

GottaHaveRockandRoll.com , madonna , Tupac Shakur