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...

TAIWAN PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN ESWATINI AFTER TRIP INITIALLY CANCELLED. (PHOTO).


 Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after trip initially cancelled


Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday arrived in Eswatini, Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after an earlier trip was cancelled as several countries revoked overflight permits.


The Eswatini government the arrival in a Facebook post. “Welcome home, Your Excellency,” it said, TRT Afrika reported.


Lai on Saturday said only that his initial visit had been "suspended due to unexpected external forces".


But "after days of secret arrangements by the diplomatic and national security teams, we arrived successfully today (Saturday)," he said in a Facebook post.


"I hope this trip will contribute to even deeper friendship between Taiwan and Eswatini, thanks to closer economic, agricultural, cultural and educational links, as well as promote Taiwan's international cooperation," he added.


Overflight permissions


Lai was originally scheduled to visit the southern Africa country from April 22 to 26, but he had to cancel the trip after various African countries revoked their overflight permissions.


China subsequently expressed its "high appreciation" to African countries that had revoked overflight permits to the Taiwanese leader.


"Relevant countries maintained support for the one-China principle, completely in line with... the basic norms of international relations, China expresses high appreciation," the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson had said in a statement.


China maintains that Taiwan is part of its territory and opposes the self-governed island's participation in international organisations and its exchanges with other countries.


Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is among Taiwan's 12 remaining allies that still recognise its claim to statehood, after Beijing convinced others to sever diplomatic relations with Taipei.

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