What sentence when brother kills brother?

Republic v Alfred Kipkemoi Yator [2019] eKLR Muriithi, J Kenya’s Judge Edward Muriithi presided in a trial where one brother was charged with killing another brother by shooting him with a bow and arrow during a fight. He pleaded guilty …Share this:Click...

The law that refused to die

S v Mafudza (CR 63/2019) [2019] NAHCMD 323 (05 September 2019) Judge President Damaseb and Acting Judge Sibeya The two judges were considering a magistrate’s conviction and sentence and were astonished to find that the accused had been charged and …Share...

Appeal blocks far-reaching environmental ruling

Intrigues, illegalities and pollution involved in a sugar milling operation whose poisonous effluent eventually flows in Lake Victoria have been highlighted by Kenya’s environment and land court. In a far-reaching judgment, the court gave the company 120 days to sort...

Environmental law in action: Jifa training course

When prominent global warming scientists hail a legal decision as a ‘watershed’ for climate change action, you know that judgment must, at the very least, make for good reading. But the judges attending last week’s environmental law training offered by …Share...