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Decriminalisation of petty offences
May 5, 2017 By NLM Reporter Criminalisation of petty offences in Kenya has, over time,...
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Read moreExperts call for decriminalisation and reclassification of petty offences
by ODHIAMBO ORLALE · April 13, 2017 A new study on petty offences shows a...
Read moreChief Justice David Maraga Reveals the Day Police Arrested Him in Nakuru Town
By Benjamin Muriuki. Maraga revealed that at the time he was a student and...
Read moreRemove criminal sanctions for petty offenders – ICJ
By JOSEPH NDUNDA, The International Commission of Jurists on Thursday called for a review of...
Read moreNational Conference on Decriminalization and Re-Classification of Petty Offences in Africa 30.03.2017
Following the conclusion of the policy research on petty offences and practices affecting populations at...
Read more“Rogues” and “Vagabonds” No More: Ending Africa’s Imperial Legacy of Absurd Petty Offenses
By Louise Ehlers At 3 a.m. one March morning, Mayeso Gwanda, an informal trader, left...
Read moreMalawi: Challenging Constitutionality of Rogue and Vagabond Offence
In March 2015, the applicant was arrested by police whilst on his way to the...
Read moreGwanda: Vendor who changed the law
Lawmakers have moved at a snail's pace to change some draconian laws and history will...
Read moreNo more ‘Vakabu’ offence, Malawi court rules Rogue and vagabond law ‘unconstitutional’
The High Court in Blantyre has ruled that rogue and vagabond offence is unconstitutional. The...
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