A provision in the Sexual Offenses (Amendment) Bill which proposes stiff penalties for men who ogle at women saying that the proposition is not fair, local media reports caused an uproar from a section of male MPs in Kenya’s parliament. The MPs said there was no need to properly define the intentional indecent act in … Read more
Politics in Kenya’s parliament is known for being highly animated and partisan A parliament session in Kenya has descended into chaos, with rival MPs trading punches. Opposition lawmakers tried to block discussions on the introduction of manual vote-counting for next year’s presidential election. The government wants a back-up to the electronic system but the opposition … Read more
South Africa and Burundi’s decision to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an attack by Gambia against its supposed ‘Caucasian’ justice are likely to embolden other African states to leave the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal. Although criticising the Hague-based institution for perceived anti-African bias has long been a favourite pastime for many … Read more
South Africa’s main opposition party has filed papers with the Constitutional Court to challenge the government’s decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it said on Monday. South Africa will become the first country to quit the Hague-based court next year, after formally declaring its departure last week, saying ICC membership conflicted … Read more