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Search for New Anti-Graft Body Team Kicks Off The People, Pg 2
Friday, 14 Oct 2011

The nine member panel to interview those to be in the EACC is set to release the names of shortlisted candidates and kick start interviews. This comes after the Advisory Board  of the EACC met the AG to inform him that the operations of the operations of the anti-graft body had come to a hal

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10 Subukia Women Get Reprieve in IDP Land Row The Star, Pg 18
Friday, 14 Oct 2011

Tem women have obtained interim orders stopping the government from resettling IDPs on their parecl of land in Subukia Constituency. Justice William Ouko granted their request for temporary injusction restraining the government from taking possession of the land, subdividing it and allocating it

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Telkom may Settle Land Dispute out of Court The Star, Pg 4
Friday, 14 Oct 2011

A dispute between Telkom Kenya and a private company involving a property worth Sh1.5 billion might be settled out of court. Parties to the case told the court that they intend to settle the matter out of court. Meanwhile the court extended order barring Telkon from selling the land.

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Supreme Court Seeks to End Poll Date Row The Star, Pg 4
Friday, 14 Oct 2011

CIC has been invited by the Supreme Court to appear before it today to discuss when their case seeking intepretation of the election date should be heard. Also invited to appear before the court registrar is the IIEC seeking its advisory opinion on the same issue. The two cases were first heard b

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Land Reforms Face Another Dilemma Business Daily, Pg 14
Monday, 10 Oct 2011

Ibrahim Mwathane avers that the recent resignation of the chairman of the Legal Technical Working Group which is charged with providing leadership to develop enabling legislation. This was followed by the withdrawal of the Land Sector Non State Actors, alobby group that brings on-board land relat

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Kinuthia, Iteere Out of Police Boss Race The Star, Pg 1 & 6
Monday, 10 Oct 2011

Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere and Administration Police Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua will not seek the positions of Inspector General or the Deputy. The two have opted out of the process leaving Grace Kaindi, an assistant police commissioner who is best qualified to hold the Inspector General O

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Ticking Land Time Bomb The People, Pg 1 & 4
Monday, 10 Oct 2011

Vested interested have teamed up to frustrate the formation of the National Land Commission and this could lead to more chaos in land management in the country. It follows that Lands Commissioner Zablon Mabea is in office illegally and transactions he is overseeing could face legal challenges in

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MP Defends PSC over Graft Claims The People, Pg 11
Monday, 10 Oct 2011

Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau has said calls to disband the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) are politically motivated. Kamau who is a member of the commission said claims of nepotism and corruption are unfounded since the commission is not directly involved in awarding tenders.

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