Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries

State and county staff scramble for offices and homes

Daily Nation pg 18
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013

Officers from National Government and those from County Government in various counties have clashed over offices meant to accommodate the governor. Following the difference the Nandi County commissioner Mrs Mathirita Shakwa and Na

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Release poll gadget data, IEBC ordered

Daily Nation pg 5
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013

The electoral commission has been ordered to release the serial numbers of hand-held devices used to transmit poll results to the Cord Coalition. The High Court on Tuesday ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissio

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Uhuru’s Jubilee to control both Houses

Daily Nation pg 5
Wednesday, 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

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Ministers ordered to resign before taking up new jobs

Daily Nation pg 4
Wednesday, 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 schedule

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Fresh tension stalls IDPs move to farm

Daily Nation pg 16
Tuesday, 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 alloca

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Top court set to publish petitions

Daily Nation pg 5
Tuesday, 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 copie

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Three Narok poll losers lodge petition

Standard Pg 10
Tuesday, 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 Mus

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IEBC repeats poll in Samburu, Kuria

Standard Pg 7
Tuesday, 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, wi

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