Malawi’s high court judge Zione Jane Veronica Ntaba is no stranger to controversy. Among her decisions she found her country’s Chief Justice, Andrew Nyirenda and the whole of the Malawi Judicial Service Commission had acted irregularly, illegally and...
A specialised network of organisations responding to the issues of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Kenya has come in for some unwelcome publicity. This after it used a photograph of one of its own staff on its website, with a caption …Share this:Click to share on...
As women’s month comes to a close, take a look at these two decisions illustrating how very differently courts deal with matters of domestic violence. In both cases a woman killed her husband; in both cases the husband had a …Share this:Click to share on...
The case of Evans Mukolwe will not give much encouragement to anyone considering a job with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). For a start, would you want to beg for your promised salary? And, like Mukolwe, I certainly would not appreciate …Share this:Click to share...
While two rival meetings were being held in Africa this week on the disputed future of Western Sahara, the territory – often referred to as Africa’s last colony – won an unexpected victory in court. Read judgment At opposite ends …Share this:Click to share on...
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...
