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...

U.S DENIES AID TO ZAMBIA TIED TO ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERALS. (PHOTO).


 U.S denies aid to Zambia tied to access to critical minerals


The outgoing US ambassador to Zambia, Michael Gonzales, denied claims his country's support to Africa's second top copper producer was tied to critical minerals.


Gonzales said his nation continued with interventions such as paying salaries for some 23,000 healthcare workers, adding that the US would keep providing critical lifesaving healthcare in the southern African nation.


"Further, the US has resumed almost all health assistance after last year's review, providing over $400 million, including $75 million in medication," the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation quoted Gonzales.


He added that a new chapter in US-Zambia ties had been opened based on mutual benefit and transparency.

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