KENYA: High voter turnout possible, says poll
 Kenyans will heed calls by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and turn out in large numbers to register as voters, a new poll suggests.
The poll by research firm Ipsos Synovate, an overwhelming majority of Kenyans – 91 per cent – have indicated that they will participate in the exercise and ultimately vote on March 4, 2013.
This is expected to come as a boost to the electoral commission which intends to register at least 18 million voters within a 30 day period using the Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) kits.
RWANDA: Rwanda: Mugesera Requests for Postponement Again
Genocide suspect Leon Mugesera yesterday reappeared at the High Court and requested for 48 more days before the trial against him starts in substance.
This is the second time he is requesting for a postponement after initially asking for two months to prepare. Yesterday, he told court that he did not use the two months given to him by court because the running system of his laptop was installed on November 6.
 
UGANDA: Uganda: Police Stop Visits to Inmates Over Ebola
 
The Police have halted visitation of inmates in all prisons across the city and neighbouring districts:
 
The move is aimed at curbing the spread of the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever among inmates and other people.
 
Addressing the media at a weekly Police briefing yesterday, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Ibin Ssenkumbi yesterday said the visitors will only be given access to the suspects if the reason is serious enough.
 
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