KENYAN LAWYERS BOYCOTT COURTS OVER ALLEGED JUDICIAL CORRUPTION. (PHOTO).

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 Kenyan lawyers boycott courts over alleged judicial corruption Kenyan lawyers staged a nationwide boycott of court proceedings on Wednesday to protest alleged judicial corruption and chronic delays. Cases in the East African nation take an average of two years to conclude, according to official records, with lawyers blaming graft and systemic inefficiencies. "The court boycott is going on in courts across the country, with many lawyers heeding the call," Charles Kanjama, the president of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), told reporters. However, the judiciary said that accountability mechanisms already exist through the Judicial Service Commission and the Office of the Judiciary Ombudsman, where complaints against judges and judicial officers can be lodged and investigated, according to a statement released prior to the boycott. It also defended its recent performance, saying it achieved a case clearance rate of 104 per cent for the first time in several years. After the natio...

CANCER TREATMENT: FG LAUNCHES POLICY DOCUMENTS; UNVEILS ONCOLOGY CENTRES. (PHOTO).


 CANCER TREATMENT: FG LAUNCHES POLICY DOCUMENTS; UNVEILS ONCOLOGY CENTRES 


As part of renewed efforts to strengthen cancer prevention and treatment in the country, the federal government has launched key policy documents to guide national response to the disease.


The minister of state for health and social welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, unveiled the documents aimed at accelerating access to quality cancer care in Nigeria.

  

The newly launched documents include the nigeria nuclear medicine strategic plan and the national cancer control plan (2026–2030), which are expected to serve as roadmaps for improving early detection, diagnosis, treatment and research.


The director general of national institute for cancer research and treatment said the new  centres and policy frameworks aside representing a major step toward lowering the disease burden will improve survival outcomes for patients nationwide


Bassey Ita Ikpang reports that, the minister also formally declared eight oncology and preventive clinics operational across major federal tertiary health institutions in the country.

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