https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/549.html East Africa Criminal Law news 15 Criminal Law news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/549.html en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:58:49 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-zambian-minister-the-mysterious-businesswoman-and-illegal-mining-621341a Illegal mining is rife at Sensele Mine in Zambia. Many lives have been claimed. For example, over 30 people died in a mudslide in December 2023. Sensele Enterprises and Zambia’s government appear to lay the blame for the continuation of illegal mining at each other’s doors. Questions have been raised about the relationship between Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industries Chipoka Mulenga and a businessperson who is known as “Laila”, and the latter’s role in the mine. 1-261341 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-mauritius-central-bank-governor-charged-with-fraud-released-on-bail-369528a Harvesh Seegolam, the former central bank governor of Mauritius, was charged with fraud on Thursday and released on bail, his lawyer said, a day after he was arrested alongside the former finance minister over alleged theft from a state company. 1-256873 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mauritius-former-central-bank-governor-released-on-bail-697521a The former governor of Mauritius' central bank has been released on bail after he was detained and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. 1-254461 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/549/243829.html President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that South Africa has formally submitted a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. 1-243829 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/148/239155.html The HIV/Aids treatment centre in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. 1-239155 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/717/238844.html Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors. 1-238844 Tue, 30 May 2023 11:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/549/238060.html A Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death appeared in court on Tuesday, 2 May 2023, as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest in eastern Kenya where 101 corpses have already been unearthed. 1-238060 Tue, 02 May 2023 16:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/549/237446.html In a watershed moment for the US criminal system, former US president Donald Trump turned himself in to New York authorities. 1-237446 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/549/233427.html A Kenyan court on Thursday allowed a request by public prosecutors to withdraw a 7.4bn shillings ($60m) corruption case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing insufficient evidence. 1-233427 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/751/229494.html A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40m in accounts belonging to Africa-focused payments giant, Flutterwave under the country's anti-money laundering laws, court documents showed. 1-229494 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law East Africa