- SCP Nixon Agasirwe, one of the senior police officers charged before the General Court martial with kidnapping a Rwandan national has asked Court Martial Chairman Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti to be tried separately from his co-accused.
- Agasirwe, through his lawyer Frank Kanduho told court that trying him with the others may prejudice this case since he intends to call some of them as his witnesses. In reply to this, lead prosecutor Raphael Mugisha termed the request as an “ambush” and said he was not ready to respond to it. Mugisha later requested the applicants to file a formal application so that they can reply them.
- Meanwhile, Agasirwe and all the co-accused told court today that they were ready to take their pleas on the accusations, having refused last time on grounds that they had some concerns they needed to raise before the court first.
Tuesday 8, august 2017 was a big day in Kenya and indeed East Africa, as voters exercised their electoral democracy. Indeed, the whole of East Africa had its sights on Kenya, because the classical French saying, that:'when France sneezes, Europe catches a cold' does appeal to East Africa, for the latter is arguably East Africa's best Economy. But let us interest ourselves on a few bitter and better glimpses of this election and what we can learn from as a country. To begin with, I must accept that the Kenyatta government needs thumbs up for keeping the opposition alive. Kenyatta never even at one time did he interfere and trounce on the activities of the opposition, not withstanding their campaigns. It would sound ideal that that is what every government anywhere is ought to do, but ask yourself how many governments, especially in Africa observe such 'political hygiene'. Therefore, there he deserves a credit. It is also common place in African politics, that s...
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