Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries
72-year-old dies in voting queue
Daily Nation pg 9Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
A 72-year-old woman collapsed and died while queuing to vote at a polling station in Murang’a County on Monday. Mrs Wanjiku Maina fell at the Kaganda Primary School polling centre in Kiharu constituency and died on the way t
Full StoryTraders close shop over violence fears
Daily Nation pg 8Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Kenyans have taken precautions to cushion themselves against any outbreaks of election violence. Businesses and individuals put in place measures to guard against the looting and torching of their premises and homes as was witness
Full StoryPoll kit hitches delay voting for hours
Daily Nation pg 5Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Technical hitches involving voter identification kits on Monday delayed voting in various polling stations across the country, forcing the electoral commission to use manual registers. In several cases, the machines failed to reco
Full StoryMilitary sent to bolster security in volatile Coast
Daily Nation pg 4Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Contingents of Kenya Defence Forces were posted to the Coast on Monday to bolster security after nine policemen were hacked to death on Sunday night. The simultaneous raids in parts of Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale counties also left
Full StoryProvisional results point to a tight Uhuru-Raila finish in historic race
Daily Nation pg 2Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Jubilee coalition presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta took an early lead as provisional results began trickling in moments after voting closed in several polling centres around the country. As at 8.30pm, Mr Kenyatta was keeping
Full StoryPolice Warn of Fake cops
The Star Pg 1 & 6Monday, 04 Mar 2013
Police have warned of bogus officers on the prowl to disrupt elections in various parts of the country. Police spokesperson Charles Owino yesterday told a media briefing at the IEBC national election centre in the Bomas of Kenya t
Full StoryExpert Teams ready to Monitor Elections
Daily Nation pg 21Monday, 04 Mar 2013
Local and international observers will be keenly watching Kenya as it holds its first election under a new Constitution on Monday. Election observer groups from the United States, European Union, African Union, the East African Co
Full StoryIDPs hire vehicles for transport to polling stations
Daily Nation pg 17Monday, 04 Mar 2013
Victims of post-election violence, who were recently resettled, will hire vehicles to transport them to polling stations where they had registered as voters. At Kisima Farm in Njoro District where a group of internally displaced p
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