Kenya

Kenyan Rape Victims Seek Compensation

Group of women who suffered sexual attacks during mass violence five years ago to sue officials.

14 Aug 13

New initiative seen as way to win greater cooperation in crime-solving, but that will be hard since people have little faith in the police.

13 Aug 13

Greater accountability, tighter discipline and better pay seen as ways of dampening police officers’ enthusiasm for bribes.

6 Aug 13

Rights groups and victims’ families allege officers carried out extrajudicial killings.

5 Aug 13

National legislators unhappy with power shift to county governors.

29 Jul 13

Computerisation should prevent long delays to trials caused when documents go missing.

23 Jul 13

Kenyan deputy president’s lawyer asks judges for opportunity to expose what he says is “concerted process”.

22 Jul 13

Security fears mean they do not want to testify in trial at the International Criminal Court.

19 Jul 13

ICC judges rule out holding sections of the proceedings in Kenya or Tanzania.

16 Jul 13

Observers say government body tasked with prosecuting offenders is not doing enough.

11 Jul 13

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