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Telkom Kenya Sued in Sh1.5bn Land Sale Row Daily Nation, Pg 10
Thursday, 06 Oct 2011

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

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Listing of Wealth will Curb Graft, Panel Told Daily Nation, Pg 8
Thursday, 06 Oct 2011

Mr. Ibrahim Ibrahim who appeared before the Administrative Justice Select Panel recommended that an annual delcaration of wealth by public officers should be enforced to reduce corruption. Also interviewed was lawyer Mathew Kimanzi who said lack of national values in the former constitution allow

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Ruto, San want Ocampo to Make all His Evidence Public The People, Pg 5
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011

Ruto and Sang have asked the Pre-Trial chamber to reclassify evidence initially submitted as confidential and make it public. They want this request honoured to enable them conclude their post-confirmation hearings written submissions to the judges. They say they no longer see the need for certai

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Church Blames Tribalism for Violence The Standard, Pg 24
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011

The Catholic Church is calling for a national peace policy that will advocate for co-existence among all communities. Bishop Cornelius Korir of Eldoret told a TJRC sitting in the area that tribal politics was to blame for recurrent election-related violence. He therefore calls for the policy to a

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IEBC Interviews ContINUE TO Draw Interest as Polls Near The Standard, Pg 30 & 32
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011

Politicians are keeping a keen eye on the on-going interviews of those to fill the IEBC posts. Delay to have the IEBC is partly to blame for non-operationalisation of the Political Parties Act and the Elections Act according to Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo. The country will therefore have to w

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Lack of Land Said to Breed Conflict The Standard, Pg 29
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011

Unresolved land tenure issues and lack of mining rights among others remain major thorny issues standing in the way of development. Local leaders want the issues resolved before the next general elections to avoid conflicts in the area.

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Election Act Case to Go Before Constitutional Court The Star, Pg 4
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011

The High Court has directed a petition challenging the implementation of the Elections Act 2011 be placed before a constitutional court. High Court judge Mohammed Warsame ordered the file be placed before Justice Isaack Lenaola who heads the constitutional court and that it be heard on Monday nex

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Clerics Oppose CJ over Women in Kadhi Courts The Star, Pg 14
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011

The Majlis Istaai group, an Islamic organization, has dismissed the CJ as seeking fame by saying the judiciary should employ women as magistrates in Kadhi courts. The group said Mutunga needs to seek the opinion of Islamic groups over the issue before implementing it. The clerics from the group s

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