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Kenyans burn coffins to protest at MP move to triple bonuses

January 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators torched 221 coffins outside Kenya’s parliament on Wednesday in protest at legislators who voted last week to triple their end-of-term bonuses and award themselves state funerals. President Mwai Kibaki, aware of popular resentment over … read more »

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Lawmakers Threaten to Impeach Nigerian President

July 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The crisis between President Goodluck Jonathan and the House of Representatives deepens on Thursday, as the lawmakers vowed to impeach the President if the 2012 budget is not well implemented. The Premium Times reports that some lawmakers served Mr. Jonathan … read more »

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Anti-gay bill: Uganda to drop death penalty

February 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kampala – A Ugandan lawmaker behind a proposed draconian anti-gay bill that sparked an international outcry said Friday he wanted to drop clauses that would see the death penalty introduced for certain homosexual acts. “There will be no death penalty … read more »

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