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Category : Land
Residents want Disputed Miller Land Reverted Back to Public Ownership The Standard, Pg 28
Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011

Busia residents have petitioned the government to intervene and resolve the land dispute surrounding ownership of 841 acres of land in Nasewa, Busia County. They said peace will only prevail among the warring groups if the government ensures the land is revetted back to public ownership. The land

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Villagers Resist Eviction from Dsiputed Land The Standard, Pg 10
Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011

Hundreds of villagers of Lekji in Laikipia North District have resisted eviction. The villagers lit tyres and barricaded the gate with logs to block police and hired youths who wanted to evict them. This comes three months after another scuffle at the said piece of land that led to one person dyi

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300 Mt Elgon Families to Get Sh180M Land The Star, Pg 16
Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011

The lands ministry has bought land in Trans-nzoia to resettle over 300 families from Mr. Elgon displaced from the controversial Chepyuk phase two settlement scheme. Speaking in Bungoma during a workshop on conflict resolution, Cheptais DC Omar Salat said the move will end land related conflicts t

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15, 000 Embobut Forest Squatters to Get New Homes The Star, Pg 14
Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011

More than 15, 000 people evicted from Embobut Forest in Marakwet will be settled after the government sanctioned the purchase of land. Area MP Jebii Kilimo confirmed that the government was searching for a piece of land that would accomodate them. The evictees have been living in camps for three

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Orengo Issues 6, 585 Title Deeds to Squatters in Move to End Land Rows Daily Nation, Pg 32
Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011

Lands minister James Orengo has issued 6, 585 title deeds to squatters in various parts of coast region. Many of the squatters were happy that the government allocated them parcels of land. Orengo visited Lamu, Kilifi and Mombasa counties. He gave hope that others will considered in another phase

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Foreigners with Fake Titles Put on Notice Daily Nation, Pg 11
Monday, 19 Sep 2011

Lands minister James Orengo has said land titles to foreigners which were not approved by former president Moi will be nullified. He gave the foreigners two weeks to submit their land ownership documents with his ministry or face legal action. He added that foreiners can only own land in Kenya af

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Support the Good News Emerging from Ardhi House Sunday Nation, Pg 24
Sunday, 18 Sep 2011

Ibrahim Mwathane affirms that there are many good things that are being done by the ministry of lands. The manner in which reforms are being undertaken like listening and advising on land problems in encouraging. The ministry is more open than before and anyone regardless of class is assisted acc

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DC Expels Councillors from Land Meeting The Standard, Pg 29
Friday, 16 Sep 2011

Two councillors were ejected from a meeting convened to resolve a dispute surrounding the sale of land in Nasewa, Busia County. Busia DC Mwiandi Gitonga ordered their explusion from the meeting after they demanded to address the gathering which they had not been invited to attend. The dispute in

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