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Category : Land
Retired Chief, PC in War of Words over Land Sale The Standard, Pg 20
Thursday, 20 Oct 2011

A former chief and a clergyman are being investigated for allegedly collecting millions of shillings from the public under the guise of assisting them acquire land in Nakuru. Rift Valley PC Osman Warfa said several complaints have been received against retired chief Josephat Kariuki. The provinci

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Mt Elgon Residents o Get Title Deeds The Standard, Pg 7
Friday, 21 Oct 2011

The government is set to issue land title deeds to families that were displaced by the disbanded Saboat Land Defence Force (SLDF). Western PC Samuel Kilele said surveying the land has been completed and the government will now embark on issuance of the titles to qualified families. He was optimis

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Githongo: Repossess Forestlands Sunday Standard, Pg 8
Sunday, 16 Oct 2011

Former anti-graft boss John Githongo has challenged the government to reposses grabbed forestland from influential Kenyans. He said the grabbed lands are a stumbling block to the rehabilitation of forests. Githongo cited Marmanet, Lariak and Mau as some of the forest lands that have been grabbed.

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Women Say No to Mutula Bill The People, Pg 11
Friday, 14 Oct 2011

FIDA and CREAW have opposed the proposed change off the election date from August to December. They want Mutula to withdraw the Bill and also to separate the Bill into one dealing with elections and another on the two thirds principle. They said ,merging the Bills is a move to scuttle the realiza

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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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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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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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Nyachae Says Cabinet Allowing Shoddy Bills Daily Nation, Pg 1, 4 & 5
Monday, 10 Oct 2011

CIC has said in its third report that the cabinet and MPs are among the biggest obstacles to the full implementation of the constitution. CIC is accusing parliament of ignoring expert advice on Bills and the president for assenting to half-baked Bills. The report affirms that devolution is one of

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