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May 14, 2021 Share Kenya’s High Court ruled Thursday that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to check his deputy, whom he has fallen out with publicly. Parliament has already passed the proposed amendments, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative, which mark the biggest change to the East African nation’s government structure since a new constitution was adopted in 201...

Kenya’s High Court ruled a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping a move critics say was designed to check his deputy, whom he has fallen out with publicly. Parliament already passed the proposed amendments – popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative – which mark the biggest change to the East African nation’s government structure since a new constitution was adopted in 2010. However, issuing a ruling on several challenges lodged by v...

Kenya leader’s constitutional reform bid illegal: High Court Al Jazeera English © President Kenyatta says reform bill promotes the sharing of power among competing ethnic groups [Fil... President Kenyatta says reform bill promotes the sharing of power among competing ethnic groups [File: Reuters] Kenya’s High Court ruled a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping a move critics say was designed to check his deputy, whom he has fal...

Kenyan court slams brakes on Uhuru Kenyattas constitutional changes 14 May 2021 - 10:15 By Duncan Miriri Kenyatta says the bill promotes the sharing of power among competing ethnic groups to reduce cyclical election violence and is not targeting anyone. Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Kenyas High Court ruled on Thursday that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to chec...

AfricaFocus Bulletins with Material on Politics and Human Rights April 19, 2021  Confronting Global Apartheid Demands Global Solidarity http://www.africafocus.org/docs21/ga2104.php     "The COVID-19 pandemic has both revealed and deepened structural inequalities around the world. Nearly every country has been hit by economic downturn, but the impacts are unevenly felt. Within and across countries, the people who have suffered most are those already disadvantaged by race, class, gender, o...

FILE PHOTO: Kenyas President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during a joint statement with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the State House, in Nairobi, Kenya, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyas High Court ruled on Thursday that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to check his deputy, whom he has fallen out with publicly. Parliament has already passed th...

By Duncan Miriri Parliament has already passed the proposed amendments, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative, which mark the biggest change to the East African nation’s government structure since a new constitution was adopted in 2010. But issuing a ruling on several challenges lodged by various parties, a five-judge bench of the court said Kenyatta had used a constitutional provision reserved for citizens to initiate the changes, making the process illegal. “The president can...

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Dark Ops Undercovered: Episode I – Eliminalia 12 April, 2021 Since November 2020, Qurium has received several mails from fake lawyers asking us to remove articles related to corruption in Angola involving Isabel dos Santos or Vincent Miclet. Two of the investigative websites that Qurium hosts, Maka Angola and The Elephant have been targeted by such content take-down campaigns. In all cases, the mails have came from legal firms claiming copyright (DMCA) or data protection legislation (GDPR), ...

Uganda election petition filed at EACJ Thursday April 01 2021 Summary Applicants want the regional court to declare that the conduct and outcome of the presidential election were unlawful due to the “massive violence and criminality” that marred it. Advertisement Six citizens from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have file a petition at the East African Court of Justice challenging the conduct of the January 2021 presidential election in Uganda. The petition filed earlier this month, also asks t...