Amos Wako
Politician
International Prosecutor to Seek Inquiry Into Kenya Violence...sanctions against any Kenyan politician who blocked reforms. On Wednesday, Kenya's attorney general, Amos Wako, revealed that he was the first whose American visa had been revoked. On Thursday, Mr. Moreno-Ocampo told Mr. Kibaki and... In this article: Kenya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga, Amos Wako, Africa, United States, and Culprit |
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 05, 2009
Kenyan attorney mulls legal action against US
...repeat of political violence in Kenya in 2007 that saw more than 1,000 people killed. The State Department said Wako's ban was permanent. Wako defended himself Wednesday, saying he has been active in pursuing reforms. As an example, he cited...
In this article: Attorney General, Rihanna, United States, Legal advice, U.S. State Department, Chris Brown, Kenya, and Associated Press Writer
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BBC News | November 05, 2009
Ocampo presses Kenya for justice
...he wants to make Kenya a "world example on managing violence". On Thursday, Attorney General Amos Wako said he would sue the US after it banned him from travelling there, accusing him of blocking reforms following the violence.
In this article: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Kenya, The Hague, Raila Odinga, Nairobi, Mwai Kibaki, US, and BBC
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Amos Wako
Hon. S. Amos Wako (born 31 July 1945) has been the Attorney General of Kenya since May 1991. Wako was born in Kenya. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics at the University of London, a Bachelor of Laws at the University College of...
In this article: S. Amos Wako, University of London, University College, University of Nairobi, Daniel arap Moi, Mwai Kibaki, and Kenya
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Reuters | November 01, 2009
U.S. banned Kenya's attorney general: envoy
...has been banned from the U.S. for obstructing reforms? The answer is:" The front page of the Standard read: "U.S. ban: It's Wako." Wako has been criticized for failing to prosecute the perpetrators of the post-election violence that...
In this article: Kenya, U.S., Attorney General, Washington, The Standard, and Luis Moreno-Ocampo
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Daily Express | August 03, 2009
Kenya death-row inmates get life
...debate on the issue, suggesting the government may be preparing the ground for a repeal of the death penalty. Attorney General Amos Wako has in the past advocated repealing the death penalty. That would require a vote in parliament, where...
In this article: Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, Psychological trauma, and Anxiety
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www.washingtonpost.com | August 15, 2007
Kenyan Journalists Protest Media Law
...protesters seeking multiparty democracy used to gather in the early 1990s _ to Attorney General Amos Wako's office. Protesters asked Wako, as the government's chief legal adviser, to advise President Mwai Kibaki not to sign the law. The...
In this article: Democracy, Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, The Standard, The Nation, Robert Menard, and Reporters Without Borders
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Hon. S. Amos Wako (born 31 July 1945) has been the Attorney General of Kenya since May 1991.
Wako was born in Kenya. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics at the University of London, a Bachelor of Laws at the University College of Dar-es-Salaam, and a Master of Laws at the University of London. He served in several professional organizations, including holding the position of Secretary General of the African Bar Association from 1978 to 1980, and as the first secretary general of the Inter-African Union of Lawyers. He is a member of the Faculty Board of Law at the University of Nairobi.
He kept his position as Attorney General through the transition from Daniel arap Moi to Mwai Kibaki. He is dealing with the Goldenberg scandal, a long-running corruption scandal that has lasted his entire time as Attorney General.
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