IN THEIR OWN WORDS International Development Consultants v Jimmy Muyanja High Court, Uganda Judge Ssekaana Musa The applicants in this judicial review had asked for special and general damages. Judge Musa commented: The applicant prayed for special and general...
IN THEIR OWN WORDS S v Nyamayevhu High Court, Masvingo, Zimbabwe Judge Garainesu Mawadze In this case of wife-murder, the accused had been in custody for six months as he was refused bail, the judge said. He added: While in …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
It made a great splash in the media when Ugandan civil servant Stephen Kisembo was arrested and charged with spying for Sudan. But when the high court of Uganda acquitted Kisembo there was little interest. In my view, however, given …Share this:Click to share...
The child in this case claimed she had been raped by a relative of her father’s, starting from when she was nine years old. The case against the accused seemed strong, and the regional (senior) magistrate convicted him and sentenced …Share this:Click to share...
For two senior African judges, this has been a particularly momentous month. Justice Joseph Wowo of Nigeria, former Chief Justice of Gambia, has been effectively exonerated by a regional court after his humiliating treatment at the hands of the courts …Share...
