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IBA funding programme supports lawyers on the frontline As the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, a new £180,000 funding programme offers a much-needed financial lifeline to frontline legal aid providers worldwide. The burden of Covid-19 has weighed heavy on legal systems already grappling with decades of spending cuts and the demise of legal aid. Like other essential workers - from medics to drivers, cleaners and teachers that have all emerged as frontline heroes - legal practitioners have played a vital role in ensuring those most in need continue to have access to justice. When the pandemic hit, those working in the non-profit sector were caught in the perfect storm , remarks Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association (IBA). The reality was that the number of people that would need this type of assistance would increase dramatically , says Ellis. These frontline providers who are dealing with individuals walking into ....
THE STANDARD NAIROBI Justice Patrick Otieno had issued temporary orders barring Mwilu from office. [Wainaina Ndung’u, Standard] A civil society group has come to the defence of acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu in a suit seeking to bar her from holding office. Kituo Cha Sheria yesterday filed an urgent application at the High Court in Nairobi arguing that the case by Isaiah Mwongela that led to Justice Mwilu being temporarily barred from office has far-reaching consequences that would affect operations at the Judiciary. Through lawyer John Mwariri, the group wants Mwongela’s case transferred from Meru and placed before a three-judge bench in Nairobi that is hearing a similar case challenging Mwilu’s integrity and suitability to be the Deputy Chief Justice and acting CJ. ....