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'A shortage of judges and near

Publish date: 08 June 2020
Issue Number: 876
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: General

'A shortage of judges and near paralysis of court operations has been caused by the President's refusal to swear-in the judges. The President's disregard of court orders does not bode well for our constitutional democracy and is, potentially, a recipe for anarchy.'

– Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga who has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to respect the rule of law and swear-in 41 judges proposed to him by a commission without further delay.

 

'Black Zambians did not originate coronavirus … it originated in China.'

– Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa who accused Chinese bosses in the capital of ‘slavery reloaded'.

 

‘If it is confirmed that it was as a result of torture that he died, an independent commission of inquiry has to be created and those responsible for these heinous crimes brought to justice.'

 – Anglophone human rights lawyer Felix Agbor Balla on the death of Samuel Wazizi in custody Cameroon.

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