Supreme Court

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General Election Process From the Ballot to the Portal

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General Election Process From the Ballot to the Portal

The 2022 general elections were the third general election and the fourth presidential election since the promulgation of the Constitution 2010. They were also the 7th periodic general elections since the re-introduction of multi-party democracy in Kenya in 1991. They were transitional elections for Kenya as they marked the end of the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta’s two terms in office. Similarly, there were 22 transitions at the county governors’ level due to the expiry of respective 2 term limits. Since the re-introduction of multi-party politics in 1991, Kenyan elections have remained very high-stakes affairs that are characterized by heightened socio-economic, political and ethnic tensions.

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Nigerian Magistrate Umar Faruk Kabir Works To Administer A Criminal Justice System Without Fear Or Favor

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Nigerian Magistrate Umar Faruk Kabir Works To Administer A Criminal Justice System Without Fear Or Favor

Umar strongly believes that alternative conflict resolution in the Nigerian judicial system is a beneficial practice for decreasing future crime. He describes the Nigerian legal system as primarily punitive; therefore, he employs alternative dispute resolution in certain situations where a person needs to be reformed but not necessarily sentenced. “When you need to reform somebody, you don’t need to always have somebody to be sentenced. You need to have settlement or forgiveness, a kind of forgiveness,” says Umar. “We can offer the option for settlement between the parties. And they’re not necessarily to be punished for the offense when the complainant is looking for what he has been cheated on.”