Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries
CIC asks Iteere to Clarify Vetting
The Standard, Pg 7Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011
The Commission of Implementation of the Constitution chairman Charles Nyachae has written to the police authorities over the just concluded test on senior officers. They are demanding an explanation to know what the exercise was all about. Nyachae says is the exercise
Full StorySecrets of Okemo, Gichuru Accounts from Jersey Court
The Standard, Pg 1& 5Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011
Two prominent Kenyans fighting extradition request by a Jersey Court misrepresented themselves, concealing the fact one was then a Cabinet minister and the other head of a key parastatal. A stunning claim is made that one of the recipients of the kickbacks funneled th
Full StoryEvidence Battle Awaits Ocampo 3
The People, Pg 1 & 4Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has dug in for a fight over special incriminating and possible exonerating evidence in his possession, setting the stage for a bruising battle with three of the six Kenyan PEV suspects. The prosecutor accused William Ruto, Henry Kosgey and Joshua Sang of attempti
Full StoryExpensive Land soils Kenya regional investment profile
Smart Company, Pg 3Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
The high cost of Land in Kenya is discouraging investors from setting up subsidiaries locally, hence threatening to apply breaks to Kenya’s quest of being industrialized by 2030. The minister for Lands James Orengo has said that this is costing the country huge
Full StoryTorture victims set to get justice
The Daily Nation, Pg 16Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
Victims of security forces atrocities in Mt Elgon between 2006 and 2008 are set to get justice; this is after five East African Court of Justice Judges sitting in Arusha, criticized the Kenyan Government for failing to take legal action against the perpetrators of inj
Full StoryGithae Blasts NGOs for Sabotaging Constitution
The Standard, Pg 22Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
Njeru Githae, the Nairobi Metropolitan Development Minister has accused the civil society of sabotaging the implementation of the Constitution by misusing the courts. He cited the scenario where the court granted last minute injunctions to stop the swearing in of the
Full StoryMinistry inventory of Military Land
The Standard, Pg 13Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
The Lands minister James Orengo has told a parliamentary Committee that he is making inventory of land claimed by the military to ascertain how much has been grabbed. The land has not been demarcated and it has attracted people who are laying claim of it. The committe
Full StorySecond Injunction Stops Youth Elections
The Standard, Pg 12Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
The High Court in Nakuru has stopped the National Youth Council (NYC) elections. This is the second time injunction stopping the NYC elections after a different group got similar orders from a Nairobi court in May. Giving the ruling Justice Roselyn Wendo said th
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