AFRICA

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  The Supreme Court has consolidated all seven presidential petitions into one. Two other petitions were struck out. Chief Justice Martha Koome said on Tuesday during the pre-trial conference that all the remaining seven petitions have raised the same issues highlighted in the …

  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  By the end of this week, Kenyans and others interested in the 2022 General Elections could have a clear picture of the truths about the results of the polls. The Supreme Court of Kenya will give its verdict either annulling or upholding the results …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & THE STAR KENYA | Kenya’s Chief Registrar of Judiciary Anne Amadi has said the Supreme Court is ready for the task of hearing the presidential election petition. The presidential petition is filed by Azimio leader Raila Odinga, disputing the declaration of William Ruto as president-elect by IEBC …

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Religious leaders want Supreme Court judges to firmly stand on the side of justice as they handle the presidential petition. They said the judges should undertake their duties “with utmost good faith, fairness, impartiality and public trust” because the stability of the country …

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Ann Amadi says only four lawyers from each party will be allowed to access the courtroom. “Not everybody will be allowed to come in. The parties have large teams but the numbers will have to be restricted because …

Lady Justice Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza of the Supreme Court of Uganda to attend proceedings Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  A High-Level Panel of notable African Jurists has arrived in Kenya to observe the proceedings of the 2022 presidential election petition. The 2022 Trial Observation Mission will be headed by …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | IEBC has accused Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance Presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua of producing doctored forms 34A which they are relying on as evidence to nullify the declaration of William Ruto as President-elect. IEBC and Wafula Chebukati …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | At least 86.4 percent of Tanzanians had been counted by Saturday in the ongoing National Population and Housing Census that started Aug. 23, an official said Sunday. Seif Kuchengo, the coordinator of the National Population and Housing Census from the National Bureau of …

2nd African conference held on debt accountability mechanism Kampala, Uganda  | IAN KATUSIIME | Fears about growing debt in African countries led to the hosting of the second African conference on Debt and Development that happened simultaneously in five African countries. Uganda Debt Network (UDN), a national advocacy organisation on …

  Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | The funeral ceremony of Angola’s former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos was held Sunday in Luanda, the country’s capital. The Territory Minister Marcy Lopes, the spokesman for the commission, said Saturday at least 21 foreign delegations, represented at the highest level, were expected to …