Land and Conflict Sensitive Journalism sumaries
TJRC Told Children Yet to Heal from 2008 Violence
The Standard, Pg 25Monday, 26 Sep 2011
The TJRC was told that children in IDP camps are still traumatised by the PEV as they are yet to come to terms with the terms of the violence. IDP coordinator Daniel Njanga said teenagers who dropped out of school due to the viole
Full StoryTruth Team Takes Views from Rape Victims, IDPs
Daily Nation, Pg 6Monday, 26 Sep 2011
The TJRC took views from victims who were sexually molested during the PEV. They told the TJRC sittings in Nakuru of how they were assaulted in front their close relatives. The victims included those who were attacked in previous
Full StoryGSU Officers Raped Us, Women Tell TJRC
The Standard, Pg 23Friday, 23 Sep 2011
Women who were subjected to rape ordeals by security personnel during the PEV of 2007/8 narrated their agony during the TJRC hearings. The commission was told that GSU officers raped and infected women with sexually transmitted di
Full StoryBorder Row Surfaces at Kericho TJRC Hearings
The People, Pg 13Thursday, 22 Sep 2011
The perennial boundary dispute between the Kipsigis and Kisii communities featured during the TJRC sittings in Kericho town. Members of the Kipsigis community claimed the land belonging to the community at the border of Kericho, B
Full StoryPolice Killed Unarmaed Youth, TJRC Told
The Standard, Pg 25Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011
TJRC commissioners were moved by chilling accounts of police brutality that left many youths dead in South Rift during the 2007/8 PEV. Residents narrated how the police fired at unarmed citizens and want the arrest and prosecution
Full StoryTJRC Rift Valley Hearings Schedule
Daily Nation, Pg 17Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011
The TJRC has published the calender of its public hearings in the Rift Valley. The hearings start on 23rd September in Nakuru and will end on 26th October in Baringo. The venues where the hearings will be conducted and the commiss
Full StoryTJRC Begins Hearings in Kericho
The People, Pg 12Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011
TJRC has started public hearings in Kericho town to collect views on historical injustices. The hearings are taking place at the Kericho Teachers Training College.
Full StoryEx-PC Blames Wars in Elgon on Politics
Daily Nation, Pg 6Friday, 16 Sep 2011
Former provincial administration officer Francis Lekolool has blamed incesssant land conflicts in Mt. Elgon on politics. He told a TJRC meeting that the residents of the area were peaceful until politicians started inciting them.
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