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Vet Industrial Court Judges Too, Says FKE The Standard, Pg 5
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

The Federation of Kenya Employers CEO Jacqueline Mugo has said Instrial Court Judges should be vetted like other judges. She said there was no reason why vetting should not be extended to them yet the court has a status of High Court in the new law. Mugo also called for the establishment of an Al

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Secret Interviews Raise Eyebrows The Standard, Pg 11
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

The secrecy in which interviews for members of the yet to be formed Administrative Justice Commission are being conducted is raising concerns. This is because other processes under the new constitution have lived to transparency as enshrined in the constitution. Public participation has also been

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Judge Faults Charges, Prays for Acquittal The Standard, Pg 12
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

Judge Juma Said Chitembwe who is facing a Sh 1.2 billion corruption case has urged to be acquitted without being put on defence. He said the prosecution had failed to prove a case of conspiracy to defraud NSSF and he should be acquitted. Chitembwe is charged alongside former NSSF managing trustee

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Athi River Brewing Land Recipe for Chaos The Standard, Pg 15
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

Pravin Bowry asserts that the trend in which individuals and groups are taking the law into their hands and unilaterally allocating and alienating registered parcels of lands to third parties is alarming. Landowners in Athi River area are witnessing these scenarios yet the constitution guarantees

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Military Land Grabbed by Private Developers The Standard, Pg 21
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

Lands minister James Orengo has revealed that huge chunks of land belonging to the military have either been provately acquired or encroached. He told the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations that arge portions of land owned by the army in Embakasi, Kren, Eldoret and Archers p

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Tearful Victims Recall Fire Deaths Daily Nation, Pg 5
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

Tears flowed freely as survivors of PEV narrated their ordeals to the TJRC sitting in Eldoret. The events of Kiambaa church blaze that killed more than 40 people was the hallmark of the hearings. The victims accused the police of failing to protect them against attacks albeit they had reported th

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List of Applicants for Polls Team Trimmed Daily Nation, Pg 8
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

The number of people seeking to be IEBC commissioners has reduced after one person withdrew. Mr. Chris Kisire wrote to the Select Panel informing them that he decided not to continue with the process as he had taken up another job elsewhere. 28 candidates have so far been interviewed. The Panel i

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Hiring of Appellate Judges On Daily Nation, Pg 9
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

JSC has advertised for positions in the Court of Appeal hence expanding the members to sit on the chamber. According to the constitution, the chamber must have no less than 12 judges. The seven successful candidates will join the existing nine appellate judges to complete the re-establishment of

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