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Security is Paramount for Fair and Free Elections Saturday Standard, Pg 17
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

Koki Muli writes that electoral security is paramount in an election especially for Electoral Management Bodies. A security strategy can be worked out between political parties and electoral body. The electoral body must be able to protect and secure all the data especially votes. Other important

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House Passed Weak Laws, Says Mutula Saturday Standard, Pg 6
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo has criticised the EACC Act terming it weak and flawed. He said MPs watered down the Bill presented in parliament for their selfish interests. Meanwhile, a report released by Infotrack shows that 86% of Kenyans want the elections to be held in August next year. Thi

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Okemo, Gichuru Extradition Hearing Postponed Saturday Standard, Pg 6
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

Chief magistrate Teresiah Ngugi postponed the hearing of the extradition case involving Okemo and Gichuru stating she could not her it since it had been allocated two days. The case will therefore be mentioned on October 17 for direction before a trial court.

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Setback in Vetting of Judges Saturday Standard, Pg 1 & 7
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

The Judges and Vetting process suffered a setback after two international judges declined their appointment. The government is therefore considering amending the Act to remove the requirement for inclusion of international personalities. Judges Stephen Sedley of UK and Louise Otis declined the ap

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21st Century Land Grabbing Still in Vogue Saturday Nation, Pg 13
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

Gabriel Dolan writes that there are more than 200, 000 grabbed plots in Kenya which translates to over four million acres of public land. It is vital that Kenyans advocate for a moratorium on land transfers and nillify land leases that exceed 40 years. This is the best way of safeguarding our lan

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MP Pushes to Have Legal Team Revived Saturday Nation, Pg 5
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

MP Danson Mungatan has filed a motion in parliament seeking a date for the election of the chair of the Legal and Administration of Justice Committee. Mungatana wants MPs to compel the chair of the Liason committee Mr. Farah Maalim to give a date for the election in order to revive the committee.

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Judiciary not Happy with Vetting Plan Saturday Nation, Pg 5
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

Judges and Magistrates have said the proposed vetting of judicial officers was punitive, degrading and discriminatory. The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association told the High Court that laws governing the vetting discriminate between Judges and Magistrates. They said the impending vetting proc

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Ocampo Links Raila to Poll Violence Saturday Standard, Pg 5
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

Ocampo has told the ICC Judges in his final submission of Case one that one of the Prosecution witnesses accused Raila of financing PEV. Ocampo however argued that though the witness said Raila was informed of the planning and also financed it, there was no proof that he was the head of the netwo

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