Tanzanian Court of Appeal clarifies issue of land inheritance by non-citizens James Pius Rushomesa and MohammedZameen Nazarali of Bowmans take a closer look at a significant new ruling by the Court of Appeal in relation to a longstanding question of whether non-citizens could inherit land in Tanzania
Ugandan lawyers protest Court of Appeal’s ‘procedural sabotage’ that imperils the rule of law The East Africa Law Society has come out in strong support of Ugandan lawyers protesting today against the Court of Appeal’s unlawful actions, and is willing to pursue international remedies
Win for widows in Kenya For generations, Kenyan culture has dictated that the clan of a dead man gets to determine his burial place, not the man’s widow. This practice has, however, now been overruled, writes Paul Ogemba.