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MPs pick 11 members to vet judicial nominees
BY LABAN WANAMBISI NAIROBI, Kenya May 30 - The House Business Committee on Monday agreed to establish an eleven member ad hoc committee to vet nominees to the post of the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and Director of Public Prosecutions.
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:39A
Analysis Sex abuse in Kenyan schools
"Some parents also benefit from gifts or money a child gets from a teacher... It is important to discourage parents from such arrangements." In 2008, Childline Kenya and the government set up a toll-free call centre where children can report abuse or
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:39A
Murder probe after Brit is 'beaten to death and dumped in 12 inches of water'
Further doubt was cast on the suicide verdict when it emerged that the man-made lake in which his body was found was fewer than 30 centimetres deep - and that the lake was only yards from the Gulf of Thailand, which would have been a more effective
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:34A
Uganda: 'Peaceful' Nation is Now a Police Besieged State
Further down is Kampala's busiest section of the CBD: Trade activity, matatus, human traffic, mobile salesmen, vendors perched on shop fronts, pickpockets, are all here. It is frightening to imagine what would happen if security were to let protestors
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:34A
Closure Of NW Ga. Mental Hospital Pushed Back
As part of an agreement with the US Justice Department, Georgia must move more of its mentally ill and developmentally disabled into community settings. But advocates are worried about the readiness of those programs accepting patients.
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:33A
Zimbabwe: Polls Spark Zanu PF Intra-Party Violence
The 11 activists identified in court papers as supporters of MP Washington Musvaire on Thursday briefly appeared before a Mutawatawa magistrate who postponed the case to June 7 for trial. Court papers at hand say that the Zanu PF activists went on a
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:32A
Samsung demands to see next iPhone, iPad as it claims Apple lawsuit won't be
Samsung may have suffered its first setback in its legal tussle with Apple over the design of its handsets and tablets, but the firm's response has been twofold. Last week, a San Joe Federal Court judge ordered Samsung to provide
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:32A
Apex court declines plea on semester system in Delhi varsity
The apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice CK Prasad said: 'We are not inclined to stay the notification.' Justice Singhvi told senior counsel Jayant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner lecturers, that if there was anything improper with the
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:32A
Gayus to Face Court on Tuesday Over Forgery
Graft convict Gayus Tambunan is scheduled to go on trial today for passport forgery, at the very court where he controversially bribed his way out of an embezzlement charge last year. The latest trial at the Tangerang District Court centers on the
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:31A
Shivraj Puri's monther to be questioned in Citibank scam
On an application moved by Citibank Gurgaon, the bench headed by justice Rajan Gu pta also allowed it to assist the public prosecutor in the case. During the resumed hearing of the case on Monday, counsel appearing for the Haryana government asserted
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:31A
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