You risk either being slapped with a Sh10,000 fine or a six-month jail term if you are caught blowing your nose, spitting or going for a short call in public place in Nairobi. This is according to a new law by Nairobi County Assembly which was introduced on Friday, August...
Eleven people who are homeless go to court to challenge Cape Town’s discriminatory by-laws
Last week eleven people experiencing homlessness launched applications in both the Western Cape High Court and the Equality Court (South Africa) challenging the constitutionality and discriminatory impact of two of the City of Cape Town’s municipal by-laws, namely the By-law relating to Streets, Public Places and the Prevention of Noise...
KENYA:Poverty is Not a Crime: Kisumu Residents Lament Harassment on Petty Offences
International Commission of Jurists Kenyan Chapter (ICJ Kenya) extended their decriminalization and re-classification of petty offences campaign to Kisumu’s Ofafa Hall on March 17th 2018. The campaign compliments ICJ Kenya’s concerted efforts to push for the decriminalization and re-classification of petty offences. The campaign was executed as a forum discussion...