Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries
Evictees get 742 acres of land in Trans Nzoia
Standard Pg 22Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
Dreams of a home for about 235 families displaced in Mt Elgon District, Bungoma County have become a reality. Area District Commissioner Omar Salat yesterday said the affected families would be resettled in Trans Nzoia County. &ld;
Full StoryLeaders link multinationals eyeing land in region to bloodletting
Daily Nation pg 8 & 9Monday, 14 Jan 2013
Local leaders and residents in Tana Delta now blame the sporadic violence on external forces out to drive the communities out of the area and take their land. Former Ambassador Hussein Dado said the attacks were the work of outsid
Full StorySquatters want minister to probe land dispute
Standard Pg 22Tuesday, 08 Jan 2013
Hundreds of residents claiming to be squatters in a 1,200-acre farm in Matungulu District want Lands minister James Orengo to investigate an alleged land grabbing by a Kiambu-based tycoon. The charged demonstrators claimed they ha
Full StoryCouncil staff in land grabbing racket
Standard Pg 21Monday, 07 Jan 2013
Municipal council officials and civic leaders have been accused of allegedly grabbing and selling huge chunks of land in Lodwar, Turkana Central District. Local civil society organisations and residents have raised eyebrows over i
Full StoryEvictees, IDPs get 1,400 acres in Uasin Gishu
The Star Pg 16Monday, 17 Dec 2012
Forest evictees and IDPs who have not been given new homes will be resettled on 1,400 acres of land in Uasin Gishu. The 1,400 acre farm is located in Moiben division and the government is the process of finalising the purcha
Full StoryChurches battle for control of property
Daily Nation pg 11Thursday, 20 Dec 2012
Three churches are locked in a court battle for control of a two-acre piece of land in Lavington, Nairobi. The Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), the Anglican and Methodist churches jointly acquired the land for interdenom
Full StoryChaos looms over oil revenue in Kenya
Standard Pg 10Sunday, 16 Dec 2012
Trouble is simmering in Kenya’s northern frontier following the discovery of substantial oil deposits in several drilling sites in Turkana County, as communities dig in for fair share of the resource, it has emerged. While t
Full StoryThree quarters of land is not registered – Swazuri
The Star Pg 10Friday, 14 Dec 2012
More than 75 per cent of land in Kenya is not registered, National Land Commission chairman designate Mohamed Swazuri has said. He said land in many parts of the country has not been marked or measured. This makes it easier for pe
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