- Kenya's Attorney General has warned that weakness the country's entire justice system is causing a negative impact on justice delivery.
Amos Wako, who was testifying before a commission probing the fatal post-election violence in January and February this this year, said the East African country's judiciary lacked independence and should therefore be de-linked from the executive powers.
Mr. Wako told the Justice Philip Waki commission that for a long time Kenya has been without an autonomous and independent judicial system devoid of any outside interference.
The Attorney General is also concerned about the interference and influence political leaders have over police commissioners. He said the best way to avoid political interference is to give office of tenure to police commissioners.
Last week, a stormy debate erupted over the signing of performance contracts by Kenyan judges and magistrates. Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Martha Karua insisted that judges and magistrates should sign performance contracts.
However, senior members of the bench joined the Chief Justice Evans Gicheru to challenge the move, warning that it would undermine the country's judicial independence.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
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