Kenya’s CJ tells newly hired magistrates to uphold integrity, professionalism as primary courts revel in 104 per cent case clearance
The swearing-in ceremony is part of an induction programme organised by the Kenya Judiciary Academy and the office of the registrar of magistrates, which will equip the newly appointed judicial officers with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to effectively discharge their duties.
Your obligation as judges is solemn duty of ensuring every refugee and migrant finds justice, Ruto tells Kenyan judges
Speaking at the conference that brings together judges, jurists, development partners and international organisations from across the globe, Chief Justice Martha Koome underscored the centrality of fair, credible, transparent and humane refugee and migration systems, which she argued, millions of people rely on for their safety and dignity.
US Supreme Court conservatives prepared to water down key Voting Rights Act provision
Black voters appealed a lower court’s finding that a voting map that added a second Black-majority congressional district in Louisiana was guided too much by racial considerations in violation of the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law. That map was approved by the Republican-led state legislature after a judge ruled that an earlier map that had just one Black-majority district likely harmed Black voters in violation of Section 2.
