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Category : Land
Sisters Cry Foul over Plot to Sell Family Land to Minister The People, Pg 14 Saturday, 27 Aug 2011
Four sisters have rejected the sale of their ancestral land at Kochia, Homa Bay District by their brother to a Cabinet minister from Nyanza. They say their oung brother was bured by the minister to pretend he is the only surviving child od the late Aneya and disregard them. They therefore have pe Full Story Squatters told to vacate railways land The Star, Pg 5 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011
Nairobi metropolitan and development minister Njeru Githae has ordered families residing along railways land reserve to vacate to pave way for development of a new commuter train services for Nairobi. Over 10,000 families residing along the rail reserve, especially at the Mukuru slums, will be af Full Story City council waives interest on land rates The People, Pg 5 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011
The city council has waived interests on land rates. The council is waiting the official gazetting of the move by the office of the Deputy Prime minister and minister for local government. This move was made during a special council meeting which also adopted the new list of committee chairperson Full Story Traders fighting spoils in land deal Daily Nation, Pg 5 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011
The department of defence may pay 1.5 billion in a court case which involves questionable land dealings during the Moi- era. The case reveals how influential groups made millions from selling land to government departments and parastatals. The case involves Tony Kegode, a businessman and Patrick Full Story Move to Bar Athi Land Deals Challenged Daily Nation, Pg 9 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011
Investors in Athi River have gone to court challenging a decision by the government to stop land transactions in the municipality. They are seeking an order overturning a decision by Francis Kimemia to form a taskforce to investigate questionable land allocations in the area. They say the decisio Full Story That Title Deed could be Just a Piece of Paper The Standard, Pg 18 & 19 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011
Multiple allocatopms, evictions and grabbings are some of the complaints about land at Ardhi House. These expose the rot that land deals in the country have turned out to be translating to lack of confidence in title deeds. The lands ministry is chaotic and does not even assit in rectifying the m Full Story Farm has not been Grabbed, Board Assures The Standard, Pg 25 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011
The Pyrethrum Board of Kenya has refuted claims that a private developer has grabbed a part of its 900- acre land in Nyandarua. The managing director Isaac Mulagoli termed the allegations as false and insisted that the land belongs to the board. He however said a section of it will be allocated t Full Story Mbo-I-Kamiti Owners to Stage Demo The Star, Pg 14 Friday, 26 Aug 2011
The Shareholders of the disputed Mboi-i-Kamiti farmers campany have said they will hold a demonstration to protest over refusal of squatters to vacate their farm in Ruiru. They said they have not benefited from the land they bought in 1970s. The squatters claim they are genuine members with the r Full Story |
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