Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries
MPs give Truth team Another nine months
Daily Nation, pg 6Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012
Kenyans will not know the findings of the truth team before the next General Election. The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission’s term has been extended by a further nine months to enable it to complete its report. Parliament passed the extension at the resumption of its sittings on
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Daily Nation pg 20Sunday, 11 Nov 2012
The term of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) might be extended by a further nine months although it is yet to hand in its findings four years down the line. Another new lease on life for the commission, whose public support waned almost immediately after it assumed office d
Full StoryTJRC seeks more time to finish Writing Report
Standard Pg 13Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012
Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) chairman Bethwel Kipkagat has appealed to parliament to grant the commission a nine month extension to complete its mandate. KIplagat said close to 50,000 people have been named and it is very tedious in ensuring that everyone gets a fair hearing
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Daily Nation pg 5Thursday, 04 Oct 2012
Parliament has refused to give the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission nine more months to conclude its job. MPs on Wednesday said the team was notorious in seeking extensions. The chairman of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee, Mr Abdikadir Mohammed and the chai
Full StoryTruth Team Defends Calls for more Time
Standard Pg 21Sunday, 09 Sep 2012
The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) is appealing for more time to complete its work, saying it has made significant progress in the execution of its mandate. “We have collected 42,000 statements from the public assisted by 304 statement takers, the highest number by any
Full StoryTJRC awaits extension Approval by Parliament
The Star, Pg 5Friday, 31 Aug 2012
The Truth team whose legal time for writing its final report expired on August 3rd and it is still waiting for parliament to approve its extension. The cabinet had approved a nine month extension for the commission. The commission says its working on its final report to take care of th
Full StoryParliament Extends TJRC term
Daily Nation, Pg 12Wednesday, 08 Aug 2012
The Parliament has approved the extension of the term of the TJRC for a period of three months. The Justice Minister Eugene Wamalwa tabled a report on the work the commission has done since it inception and asked the team be allowed more time to finish the report. However some MPs were oppo
Full StoryTJRC Final Report out Next Month
The Star, Pg 8Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012
The TJRC is working to complete its report next month. Commissioners and technical staff are in Mombasa working on the report which is supposed to be handed to the President On August 3rd. TJRC chair Bethwel Kiplagat has skipped several sessions in keeping with an agreement he made with commissio
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