By Nangayi Guyson – Juba – South Sudan’s information minister Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin has welcomed reassurances by the Sudanese president that he will respect Sunday’s referendum on southern independence. He told BBC that , he was pleased with President Omar al-Bashir acceptance of the referendum. He said the vote will allow the people of South Sudan to decide their own future for the first time since 1898. On his final visit to the south before the referendum, Mr Bashir said that he would be sad to see Sudan split in two. But he added he would be happy if... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – Svien Age Sandaker, a Norwagian tourist, was recently remanded in custody by the Bundung Magistrates’ Court, presided over by senior Magistrate Mbacke. Sandaker was arraigned on charges of sexual abuse of a child, child pornography and sexual exploitation, charges he has vehemently denied. The charge sheet on count one stated that the accused, Svien Age Sandaker, between 2009 and 2010, at Brufut village in West Coast Region, being a tourist, sexually abused children under the age of 18 years. Count two read that, in the same year and place, the accused indecently pornographed children under the... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The lower court in Banjul yesterday granted bail of D500 to Moses B. Johnson Richards, a former High Court judge, with one Gambian surety who must have two landed properties within the Greater Banjul Area. The bail condition further stipulated that the accused person should deposit all his travel documents with the assistant registrar of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. Moses Richards was arraigned on 31st December 2010 and charged with two counts of giving false information and sedition. He vehemently denied the charges, and was subsequently remanded in custody until yesterday, when he was granted bail.... Continue Reading
By Katongole Kiwanuka – Court in Kampala has ordered a news paper the ‘Rolling stone’ to compensate individuals whose names and faces were labelled as gays in one of its editions. This followed the aggrieved individuals through their lawyers Henry Onoria, John Francis Onyango and Ankankwasa Edward to drag the paper to court over violating their right to privacy, the right to human dignity and protection from inhuman treatment. On the 2nd/October/2010, the paper carried a story that was labelled as “Scandal” and under the headline “Hang them; they are after our kids!!!!! Pictures of Uganda’s 100 homos leak.” Some... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – A Kenyan Industrialization Minister Henry Kosgey named as one of six suspects accused of organizing 2007-08 post-election violence by the International Criminal Court has resigned from active duty over corruption allegations. In his statement, He says he is stepping down to allow for the charges to be “fully investigated”. He was questioned by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission in November over the import of second-hand vehicles. Mr Kosgey’s resignation comes a day after the attorney general gave the anti-corruption body permission to prosecute him for abuse of office. Mr Kosgey, who is the chairman of Prime Minister... Continue Reading
