Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries

Sub-Category : Electoral and Boundaries Reforms

Joy and tears among relatives

Daily Nation pg 3
Friday, 08 Mar 2013

The just concluded election has ushered in the highest number of siblings to the National Assembly in the country’s history. In what was seen as an avenue to entrench dynasties, influential families had herded two or three m

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Cherengany MP-elect to compete in Marathon

Standard Pg 3
Thursday, 07 Mar 2013

The 2012 Boston Marathon winner Wesley Korir was among a host of athletes who successfully made headway into politics. Korir, eased to victory in the Cherangany Constituency parliamentary race. Korir, 28, dethroned Joshua Kuttuny,

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Late changes in poll plans ‘led to the delay in results

Daily Nation pg 48
Thursday, 07 Mar 2013

Last minute changes to what should have been a smooth transition of results from the polling stations could have been the cause of delay in releasing results, an electoral commission official has revealed.The Independent Electoral

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First Maasai woman MP beats ‘curse’ to win seat

Daily Nation pg 10
Thursday, 07 Mar 2013

Ms Peris Pesi Tobiko has become the first Maasai woman to be elected MP after she won the Kajiado East constituency on Wednesday. Ms Tobiko triumphed despite being “cursed” at one time by Maasai elders after she beat s

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Row rages over spoilt votes in final poll tally

Daily Nation pg 8
Thursday, 07 Mar 2013

Controversy over whether spoilt votes would influence the final presidential result raged on Wednesday with the Jubilee coalition accusing the British Government of meddling in Kenya’s elections.British High Commissioner to

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IEBC Ditches tally system after Hitch

Daily Nation pg 6
Thursday, 07 Mar 2013

The electoral commission last night announced it had abandoned electronic transmission of provisional results and would henceforth use final tallies from its returning officers. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

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Big names win top seats amid bitter party rivalry

Daily Nation pg 1 & 4
Thursday, 07 Mar 2013

Upsets and party rivalries dominated the political contests in Central, Eastern and Nairobi provinces as perennial rivals renewed their contests at the ballot. In Nairobi, former councillors dominated the list of winners of the pa

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Accept results, plead observers

Daily Nation pg 11
Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013

Election observers from three regional organisations have asked candidates who contested various seats in the Monday poll to accept results being released by the electoral agency. The monitors from East African Community (EAC), In

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