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Category : Land
Ruto’s Fraud Case to Close by End of March Daily Nation, Pg 6
Friday, 11 Feb 2011

The state will have closed its case on the Sh96 million fraud case against Ruto by end of March. According to new hearing dates, all evidence will be in by March 29. The case will take a one month break to give time to prosecution to prepare its remaining witnesses.

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Orengo Linked to Sale of Land Owned by Kari Daily Nation, Pg 35
Wednesday, 30 Nov -0001

Lands minister James Orengo was challenged in parliament to declare his interest in a controversial sale of government land said to have been illegally acquired by powerful politicians and well connected businessmen. Orengo was said to have to have acted as a lawyer for former MP Kuria Kanyingi w

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Court Orders Eviction of Koinange’s Daughter The Standard, Pg 22
Wednesday, 30 Nov -0001

The land dispute involving former cabinet minister, the late Mbiyu Koinange’s family, turned ugly after a group of youth raided his daughter’s home. The group dismantled the perimeter fence before driving away Ms. Lennah Catherine Koinange’s livestock. The group was accompanied

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Orengo Revokes Sale of Health Facility Land The Standard, Pg 22
Thursday, 10 Feb 2011

Lands minister James Orengo has revoked the sale of land belonging to City Council allegedly allocated irregularly to a private developer. He said no one has powers to lease out, sub-let or even sell the land since the law protected it. He therefore said the demolition of Highridge Health Center

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Cemetery Land ‘Seller’ Says Signature Fake Daily Nation, Pg 8
Thursday, 10 Feb 2011

A man purported to have sold cemetery land to the City Council says his signature was forged. He affirmed that he even never negotiated with the then Mayor Majiwa and town clerk Gakuo for them to purchase the piece of land. Mr. Frederick Musyoki Kilonzi made these revelations in court.

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Key Papers in Ruto Fraud Case ‘are Missing Vital Information’ Daily Nation, Pg 2
Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011

Two documents containing land reference numbers that were relied upon in investigations into the land fraud case in which Ruto and others are charged have gone missing. Also, another witness told the court that the accused are still holding the land title deeds on behalf of Kenya Times Media Trus

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Titles ‘Surrendered to Save KICC’ Daily Nation, Pg 6
Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011

More than 30 forest land title deeds were deposited with Trans National Bank as security to prevent the sale of KICC. 32 titles were deposited with the bank to replace a title deed for KICC that had been deposited by Kenya Times Media House. These were revelations of a senior bank manager to the

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Police Move in as Rival Groups Clash over Land Daily Nation, Pg 31
Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011

Heavy armed police officers were deployed to help quell tension between two rival groups of a land buying company in Chaka town, Nyeri County. The two groups, who all claim to be bonafide members of the Ndathi Mugunda land buying company, had called parallel meetings of its members. Police were c

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