Eddah Wanjiru, a widow of Mbiyu Koinange has been charged with two counts of murder. She was charged togethe with others not in court for the murder of Moses ole Mpoe on December 23 2010. She is said to have also murdered Parsaaiyia ole Kitu. The two were land activists in the Rift Valley.

Lands minister James Orengo says owners of large tracts of land are working to sabotage new laws meant to streamline land ownership. He accused the landowners of misinforming the public on the National Land Commission and provisions in the constitution. Orengo said the ministry is ahead of schedu

Former President Moi is seeking an out-of-court settlement with businessman Sajjid Mohammed Ali over a land dispute. Assistant Director of Public Prosecution in charge of Coast region Jacob Ondari told the court that he had spoken to the lawyers of the two who said they were negotiating a settlem

Gichugu MP Martha Karua has urged women to seek elective posts to attain the one third gender rule stipulated in the constitution. She argued that the thinking that they can only contest for women county representatives is not sufficient. Karua added that the next parliament required 70 elected w

Mrs Eddah Wanjiru Mbiyu, the widow of former powerful minister Mbiyu Koinange has been released on Sh1 million bond. She was however ordered to be appearing in court once a month over the period of the trial. Justice William Ouko told her that she is charged with murder of land activist Moses Ole

Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai and Waikwa Wanyoike writes that the constitution amendment Bill is insufficient. If the constitution is to be amended it is important to consider the 80 new seats and not create additional seats. The participative process that is enshrined in the constitution has not be c

Retired AG Amos Wako has assured residents of Busia County that the 840 acres belonging to the defunct Busia Sugar Comapny would not be sold to private investors. He told the residents that any investor interested in putting up a sugar factory on the land would only do so through leasehold agreem

Aftraco Limited has taken Telkom Kenya to court for allegedly trying to cancel a Sh1.5 billion land transaction. The company when to court seeking to stop Telkom from cancelling the transaction saying that Telkom cannot withdraw from its obligations and sell the land to a third party. The 79-acre