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Topic: Sentence

Letter from Mogadishu: Morocco hosts talk on piracy as India sentences Somali pirates

By David Okwembah   2026-07-24 13:35:00

A major conference on African Maritime Forces has been taking place in Rabat, Morocco at a time when piracy in the Horn of Africa seems to be making a comeback.

Why Ex-KDF Major Mugure was sentenced to life in prison

By Nancy Gitonga and Jacinta Mutura   2026-07-16 14:18:22

The judge held that the killings were deliberate and premeditated, finding that the prosecution had established its case through circumstantial and forensic evidence.

China sentences ex-official to death for receiving over Sh41.8bn bribes

By Jael Wakesho   2026-07-08 13:01:23

A Chinese court has sentenced former Nanjing official Yang Youlin to death after convicting him of taking Sh41.8 billion in bribes and multiple corruption offences over 30 years.

Two former IEBC officials sentenced over forged academic certificates

By Nancy Gitonga   2026-07-07 22:07:45

Two former IEBC employees have been sentenced for using forged academic certificates to unlawfully secure employment and career advancement.

Ex-Guinea PM's prison sentence reduced on appeal

By AFP   2026-07-02 21:55:17

An appeals court handed former Guinea prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana a reduced prison sentence Thursday for a conviction that included illicit enrichment and money laundering.

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee jailed seven years, husband serving life sentence

By Joan Oyiela   2026-06-27 12:12:16

South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee has been sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption, joining her husband, ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, who is already serving a life sentence.