Sub-Saharan Africa in global lead with cases of child marriages
Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Chad has some of the highest rates of child marriage globally, a new research from child rights group “Save the Children” has found. In these countries alone, 1.7 million child marriages are taking place below the national minimum age every year, one of the highest proportions globally. In all, about 7.5 million girls are married illegally every year and close to 100 million girls are not protected against child marriage under the la
Kenya court rules IEBC must allow another candidate in poll re-run
A Kenyan High Court has ruled that the election board should include another candidate in presidential poll re-run ordered by the Supreme Court. Ekuru Aukot, polled less than 1 percent in presidential elections held in August but Justice John Mativo said, “I find nothing to bar the petitioner from contesting the fresh election.” The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had planned the October 26 repeat poll to be between the top two candidates – incumbent Uh
