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FGM: Woman guilty of taking child to Kenya for mutilation

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman has been found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 39, is the first person to be convicted of assisting a non-UK person to […]

Kenya names dozens of wanted terror suspects

October 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Kenyan government has released the names and photos of 35 terror suspects believed to be behind recent militant attacks in the coastal Lamu county. Among them are Tanzanians, Somalis, a German, a British national, […]

Brian Mwenda: Kenya’s ‘fake lawyer’ thanks his supporters

October 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man accused of practising law without qualifications has said he is innocent – and thanked people who have come out in support of him. On Thursday, legal officials in Kenya urged police to arrest […]

Kenyan athletes held after ‘love triangle’ death of Rwandan runner Siragi Rubayita

August 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two Kenyan athletes have been arrested after a Rwandan runner was found dead at a renowned training centre in western Kenya following an alleged involvement in what local media have dubbed a “love triangle”. Siragi […]

Facebook’s parent firm Meta can be sued by ex-moderator, judge rules

February 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A worker who alleges reviewing graphic social media posts harmed his mental health can sue Facebook owner Meta, a Kenyan labour court says. Daniel Motaung claims he was paid about $2.20 (£1.80) per hour to […]

Willie Kimani: Kenyan policemen guilty of murdering human rights lawyer

July 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has found three policemen and a civilian guilty of the murder of a human rights lawyer and two other people in June 2016. The bodies of Willie Kimani, his client and a […]

Kenyan ‘fake policewoman’ arrested after TV appearance

June 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan woman, who is reportedly an aspiring politician, has been arrested after allegedly pretending to be policewoman while appearing as a panellist on a television show. The suspect, identified by police as Monica Wamaitha […]

Kenyan policemen jailed over UK aristocrat’s death

November 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has jailed four police officers for the manslaughter of British aristocrat Alexander Monson, who died in custody after being arrested near Mombasa in 2012. Judge Eric Ogola ruled that Monson was brutally […]

Mob beats Kenyan child serial killer to death

October 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

A mob in western Kenya has killed a self-confessed serial killer who escaped from custody two days ago, police say. Masten Wanjala, 20, was traced by villagers to a house in Bungoma town and beaten […]

Kenya judge accused of coaching murder suspect

February 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan judge has been arrested and accused of coaching the main suspect in a murder trial – a widow whose husband was found in a septic tank. Appeal Court Judge Sankale ole Kantai did […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]