THE Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts (or the Principle of Judicial Hierarchy) provides that when here, courts have concurrent or shared jurisdiction over the subject matter of a case, a litigant is not ...

Nairobi — Kadhis Courts existed in the Eastern African coast long before colonialism. In Kenya, they existed at the Coast, then under the Sultan of Zanzibar. In 1895, the Sultan gave the British ...

Before this, the law gave Kenya’s presidents considerable influence over courts’ actions. Historically, the judiciary was not an independent branch. It was categorised as a governmental ...

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a leading member of Somalia's Islamic Courts Union, has reportedly surrendered to authorities in Kenya. He's seen as a moderate who could possibly play a role in Somalia's future.