Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries
Uhuru’s Jubilee to control both Houses
Daily Nation pg 5Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013
President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Coalition is likely to control the next Parliament because it has the majority in the National Assembly, a list published by the electoral commission shows. ODM is, however, the party with the most members in the National Assembly. The party headed b
Full StoryMinisters ordered to resign before taking up new jobs
Daily Nation pg 4Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013
Twenty two ministers are set to lose their Cabinet positions before they are sworn in as senators, governors or MPs. Also to quit their posts are 19 assistant ministers who will be sworn in for various seats in ceremonies scheduled for next week. On Tuesday, President Kibaki directed ministers an
Full StoryFresh tension stalls IDPs move to farm
Daily Nation pg 16Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
Grumbling by newly-elected leaders has compelled the government to suspend the resettlement of 900 landless people at a farm on the Nakuru/Narok counties boundary. The provincial administration on Monday said it had stopped allocating the more than 2,400-acre Rose Farm to internally displaced per
Full StoryTop court set to publish petitions
Daily Nation pg 5Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
The Supreme Court is scheduled to gazette three petitions challenging the March 4 presidential poll results by the end of Tuesday. This comes as Attorney-General Githu Muigai wrote to the court requesting to be supplied with copies of appendices attached to the petitions. Sources at State Law Off
Full StoryThree Narok poll losers lodge petition
Standard Pg 10Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
Three Narok County poll losers have moved to court to challenge the election of Samuel Tunai and Stephen ole Ntutu as Governor and Senator-elect. Ledama Olekina, who was vying for Narok Governor seat, Andrew Sunkuli and Joseph Musuni (Senate) have filed an election petition seeking court orders t
Full StoryIEBC repeats poll in Samburu, Kuria
Standard Pg 7Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
Voters in wards in Kuria East and Samburu North constituencies went to the polls on Monday after the exercise failed to take place on March 4 due to technical hitches. The areas held polls to choose county ward representatives, with Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials
Full StoryIEBC tallying system attacked twice on poll day
Standard Pg 5Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
The Sh9.6 billion electronic voting and results transmission system could have been attacked at least twice before it finally crashed at 8pm on March 4. Several layers of companies and individuals involved in the supply, installation and implementation phases exposed the system to interference, l
Full StoryWitness against Ruto in ICC case steps down
Standard Pg 3Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
International Criminal Court (ICC) witness who was supposed to testify against Deputy President-elect William Ruto has stepped down. The witness through lawyer Paul Gicheru, wrote to the ICC prosecutor withdrawing each and every piece of evidence attributed to him and asked to have his name
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