By Mark Oloo – Kenya will host a forum on China-Africa co-operation on legal affairs next year. The conference is expected to brainstorm on how China and African countries can work together on mutual legal assistance, arbitration and mediation. The meeting will be a follow-up on resolutions reached at another forum in China last week attended by 250 delegates from 37 African countries, including Attorneys General, Chief Justices and lawyers. Many African countries are increasing looking to China for trade and aid, as their ties with Europe and the United States wane. Kenya’s Attorney General Amos Wako says China hold... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 11th 2010 |
By Caasi Sagalai – He towered high, he had quite a sense of humour and he was surrounded by many women who called him husband. Ancentus Akuku, or ‘Danger’ as he was commonly known, had dozens of wives and hundreds of children. He also came to own four villages, a church and two primary schools, exclusively meant for his family and offspring. Akuku passed away last Saturday. Newspapers refer to the man from Ndhiwa, in Kenya’s Nyanza district as ‘the country’s most prominent polygamist’. At the age of 22 he is said to have already had 5 wives. In the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 5th 2010 |
By Novell Zwange – KAMPALA – Ugandan authorities should either release a Kenyan human rights activist who is being held on terrorism charges or provide details of the charges, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today in a joint letter to the Ugandan government. Al-Amin Kimathi was arrested, along with Kenyan lawyer Mbugua Mureithi, on September 15 after the two travelled from Kenya to Uganda to observe a hearing of six Kenyans charged with terrorism in connection with the July bomb attacks in Kampala, which killed over 76 people who were watching the World Cup final. Mureithi was released... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 28th 2010 |
By Mark Oloo in Nairobi – Kenyan authorities have today announced plans to go nuclear by 2017. Energy Permanent Secretary Patrick Nyoike said provisions have been made to secure an initial US$25 million for the country’s first nuclear project. The official told reporters in the capital Nairobi that nuclear would be a cheaper option towards meeting the East African country’s electricity deficit, estimated at 3000 mega watts. He said the Government had picked a team, headed by former Energy Minister Ochillo Ayacko, to steer the project. The move has, however, drawn as much interest as fury amid global debate on... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 28th 2010 |
By Mark Oloo in Nairobi – Police in Kenya have unearthed a syndicate in which human body organs are reportedly sold across borders in Eastern Africa. Authorities said the illegal ring involved mortuary attendants and workers of funeral homes in big cities, including the capital Nairobi. Yesterday, police arrested two suspects transporting male genitals to a neighbouring country, after they laid an ambush following a tip-off. The suspects included an employee of a local funeral home. They two suspects were locked up for questioning in Nairobi and are expected to be arraigned in court today. “From our probe, the trade... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 14th 2010 |
