Saving Perch through the court of law

>Alarmed by the dwindling of Nile Perch population in Lake Victoria, caused mainly, by the use of illegal fishing gear, authorities in the Lake Zone regions are turning to the corridors of justice–the court—to curb the massive fishing of juvenile Perch.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Apr

Cyber law for court battle

>Human rights activists have declared they would go to court to file a petition challenging the newly-passed Statistics and Cybercrime bills in case they are signed into law.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

19 Oct

Electoral Commission Dragged to Law Court

IPPmedia
Electoral Commission Dragged to Law Court
AllAfrica.com
A citizen, Amy Pascience Kibatala, has petitioned before the High Court to challenge the decision announced by the Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), requiring voters not to stay at polling stations countrywide even beyond 200 metres.
Abide by Election Act, NEC tells political partiesDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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9 years ago

Minister Masha's Bail

28 Aug

Law society faults Dar court on ex

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Law society faults Dar court on ex-minister Masha's bail
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The Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) has condemned what it termed as the “shameful” manner in which application for bail by one of its members, Lawrence Masha, was handled at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
Court refusal to grant bail to Masha angers TLSDaily News
Masha Freed On Bail After Night in CustodyAllAfrica.com

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10 years ago

BBC

Kenya court blocks security law

Kenya's High Court suspends some sections of the controversial new security law which was enacted last month despite fierce opposition.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

19 Jul

Paralegals to become court officers in new law format

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Paralegals to become court officers in new law format
IPPmedia
The government has plans to recruit and set up legal standards that will allow paralegal personnel to practice legitimately within the country's judicial systems, it has been learnt. The plan was made public by the deputy minister for Justice and Constitutional ...
Public agencies urged to seek paralegal servicesDaily News

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11 years ago

BBC

Uganda court annuls anti-gay law

Uganda's Constitutional Court annuls a tough anti-gay law that had drawn widespread criticism by Western governments and human rights activists.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

03 Mar

Disqualified advocate wins law court bid

Disqualified advocate wins law court bid
Daily News
THE Court of Appeal has nullified the cancellation of Mr Christian Laurent Rutagatina from the roll of advocates in Tanzania, as decided by the Advocates Committee nine years ago and later confirmed by the High Court, for alleged professional misconduct.

 

10 years ago

Undercurrent News

12 Nov

EU supports efforts to stop Nile perch depletion

EU supports efforts to stop Nile perch depletion
Undercurrent News
The EU is focused on addressing the problem of illegal fishing in East Africa's Lake Victoria, which has seriously depleted Nile perch stocks, reported In2EastAfrica. Through the SmartFish program, the EU has provided financial and management efforts for ...
EU Keen to Stop Nile Perch DepletionAllAfrica.com

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

6-month fishing bans plan to save Nile perch

After years of foot dragging, the three countries sharing Lake Victoria are all set to impose six-month annual fishing shut-downs in a bid to save the dwindling Nile perch and other fish species effective next month, The Citizen can reveal today.

 

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