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Category : ICC
Tough Call for Election Chaos Suspects after ICC Gag Order Sunday Standard, Pg 28
Sunday, 16 Oct 2011

The ICC judges instructed the six suspects to restrain from making inflammatory statements. This will significantly alter their politics to ensure they are not reprimanded by the court and face tough sanctions. Presidential aspirants Uhuru and Ruto will be most affected as they campaign for

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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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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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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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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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Regardless of Hoe ICC Rules on Ocampo Six... The Standard, Pg 15
Monday, 10 Oct 2011

Dominic Odipo says regardless of the verdict of the ICC judges regarding the Ocampo six suspects, the next elections will be affected by these cases. PEV is likely never to occur again in Kenya, the verdict will dominate the presidential elections to the benefit or loss of certain candidates. The

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An Open Letter to the ICC Chief Prosecutor Sunday Nation, Pg 19
Sunday, 02 Oct 2011

Makau Mutua says Ocampo will have a hand in choosing the next leader in the manner in which the ICC cases sway. Kenyans are very enthsiastic about the ICC and its faith it will end impunity. Kenyans will also change their views on how they perceive their tribe depending on the verdict of the benc

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Impunity: The Media Erred in Depicting Ocampo as an Invincible Silver Bullet Sunday Nation, Pg 12
Sunday, 02 Oct 2011

Murithi Mutiga says the ICC process is a laborious one that grants defendats the same rights as their accusers and aims to achieve justice through a transparent and credible process. The media should have done a better jon of explaining this to manage public expectations regarding the cases at th

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