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Originally published by Kenyanstop
November 29, 2025
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BBC Wins Temporary Relief in Fight With Speaker Wetang'ula
The case stems from a documentary entitled “Panorama: The Secret Bribes of Big Tobacco,” aired by the BBC on November 30 and December 4, 2015, which Wetangula claims defamed him...
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The BBC has secured a temporary stay in Kenya's High Court regarding Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's defamation case against them. This allows the broadcaster to halt proceedings while its appeal against the High Court's refusal to issue a Letter of Request for evidence from England is heard.
- The Court of Appeal, led by Justices Wanjiru Karanja, Kathurima M'Inoti, and Lydia Achode, granted the stay on November 28, 2025.
- The defamation case stems from the BBC Panorama documentary "The Secret Bribes of Big Tobacco" aired on November 30 and December 4, 2015.
- The High Court had previously dismissed the BBC's request for a Letter of Request on October 5, 2023, and November 27, 2024.
- The ruling emphasizes that continuing the trial without the requested evidence could violate the BBC's constitutional right to a fair hearing.
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