HIGHLIGHTS DDDDD JAN 23 Lands Minister Charity Ngilu names Asian tycoons as being behind the Lang’ata road primary school land grab. ……………………………………. Jubilee coalition MPs to begin a two-day retreat in Naivasha to discuss among other issues the formation of a single party. ………………………….. Digital Broadcasting Association joins the ongoing tussle between the Communication Authority and the three mainstream media houses keen to distribute their own content. …………………..INTERS…………… Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is dead. ……………….. The president of Yemen resigns along with his prime minister in protest at the takeover of the capital Sanaa by Shia Houthi rebels. …………….IN SPORT………….. Ushuru FC coach Ken Kenyatta is bitter with AFC Leopards for poaching his Uganda player Emmanuel Ngama. RUTTO/DESK NGILU/LAND GRABBERS DDDDD JAN 23, 2014 STANDBY INSERT-------------- The enormous public expectation to know the identity of local players who are alleged top government officials involved in land grabbing in the country was unfulfilled after Lands Minister Charity Ngilu only named the directors of Airport View Building Limited. On Wednesday Ngilu had threatened to unmask the persons behind companies involved in the saga, even if it meant her quiting office. In naming the Directors of Airport View Building Limited as being behind the Langata Road Primary School land dispute, most feel the minister fell short of public expectation that had greeted the controversy. Ngilu named Manjit Singh Amrit, Kamal Prakash, Harbans Singh and Mandip Singh as the directors of the company involved in the school land grab saga. Fielding questions from journalists , Ngilu said her only task was to reveal the directors of the company that had grabbed the school playground. She said the title deed issued to the company will be revoked. CUE IN--------- CUE OUT------- A look across social media indicates disappointment as many believe that mega land scandals are being perpetrated by top politicians. DAR/SLY/DESK UHURU/TITLE DEEDS DDDDD 23/01/2015 STD BY INSERT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Lands and the Nairobi County Government to immediately issue title deeds to all public schools in Nairobi for safe keeping by their respective school committees and board of Governors. Speaking while launching the construction of the Nairobi Eastern Link roads in Eastleighs Muratina road, the President urged public officials and County governments to ensure all the grabbed public land is recovered and secured. CUE IN,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CUE OUT,,,,,,,,,,,, The President’s directive came barely a day after he faulted the Lands ministry and the National Land Commission for delays in resolving the Lang’ata Road Primary School land dispute leading to the tear gasing of pupils by police during protests on Monday. COLLO/DESK UHURU OUTER RING DDDDD 23/01/2015 STD BY INSERT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, President Uhuru Kenyatta on thursday launched the construction of the Outering Road in Nairobi’s Eastlands area. The 8.5 billion shillings 13 kilometer road which connects Thika road and Mombasa road will have a total of six lanes. While expressing satisfaction that the road project had commenced in the Eastlands where majority of Nairobi residents live, the President Emphasized his Government’s determination to take development projects to all parts of the country. He further said the construction of roads in Eastlands will accelerate development. The President asked road contractors to employ youth from the area. He also asked young people to help in safeguarding security, saying no development will be achieved without peace and stability. CUE IN,,,,,,,,,,,,, CUE OUT,,,,,,,,,, The new road is expected to greatly reduce traffic jams experienced by residents of the nearby estates on their way to the city centre and Jomo Kenyatta Internatinal Airport. President Kenyatta also launched a 4.5 billion shillings link roads construction project at Easteleighs Mlango Kubwa area along Juja road. The project to connect various estates in Eastlands is being funded by the European Union. COLLO/RUTTO JUBILEE RETREAT DDDDD 23-01-15 STD BY INSERT,,,,,,,,,,,, Jubilee coalition MPs will begin a two-day retreat in Naivasha today to discuss among other issues the formation of a single party.The propasal to form a party christened the Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) has elicited mixed reactions among the ruling coalition affiliate parties. Speaking to KBC ahead of Fridays’ meeting, Meru MP Florence Kajuju said the meeting will also deliberate on two bills touching on Kenya’s relationship with the International Criminal Court. Kajuju said the bills by Bumula MP Boniface Otsiula are seeking to repeal the International Crimes Act allowing the withdrawal of Kenya from the Rome statute .The bill seeks to have the deputy President granted immunity from prosecution while in office. CUE IN,,,,,,,,,,,,, CUE OUT,,,,,,,,, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are scheduled to join the retreat tommorow. COLLO/KEVO DIGITAL DEBATE DDDD 2015, 01, 23 Digital Broadcasting Association a consortium of over 30 local digital content distributors have joined the ongoing tussle between the communication authority and the three mainstream media houses keen to distribute their own content. The association says the three media houses are arm-twisting the government into allowing them to have an unfair advantage over other players in the sector. The association also refuted claims by the three media houses to the effect that the government has handed the foreigners licenses to distribute local content. The association at the same time supported the Communication Authority’s move to investigate the three media houses cartel like anti competitive conduct. They urged the government to roll out the platform that has been hailed to have the potential of increasing job opportunities in the sector. The world has set the close of June 2015 as the deadline of full digital migration. Kenya had set June 2014 as the commencement date but this was later pushed to December.The switchoff has been effected partly in Nairobi and its environs. Njuguna/ACHOLA/TV ICC UPDATE DDDD 23/01/2015 Former radio journalist Joshua Arap Sang’s lawyer Katwa Kigen yesterday hit out at the 29th prosecution witness for linking his client to violence that marred the country in 2008. Speaking during his cross examination of the witness, Kigen charged that Sang did not use his radio program to incite communities against each other as alleged by the witness, instead saying that his client was preaching messages of peace at the time prior, during and after the elections. Kigen produced audio recordings before the court to justify his claims even as the witness maintained that Sang allegedly rallied Kalenjin to protect their land.29th witness was declared hostile on Tuesday by the International Criminal Court sitting in The Hague after the prosecution led by Senior Trial Attorney Anton Steynberg made an application after the witness recanted his original evidence to the prosecution. A special status conference over deputy president William Ruto and Sang’s case to decide the fate of the witness ended Thursday. NJUGUNA/ BIEGON NJENGA/SUMMONED DDDD JAN 23RD 15 Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga has denied allegations of being behind the spate of insecurity and extortion in Kitengela, Kajiado County. Accompanied by hundreds of his supporters, Njenga told Kajiado County Security officers who had summoned him for questioning that he was a saved man and has stopped engaging in criminal activities. Cases of extortion and killings have been rampant in the recent past in Kitengela town. Authorities have linked The criminal acts to Mungiki adherents in the area. Maina said criminal gangs were terrorizing residents disguised as Mungiki and it was the duty of the security apparatus in the county to investigate and bring those culpable to book. According to Kajiado Deputy County Commissioner, David Kipkemei, youths claiming to be members of the outlawed sect, have been extorting money from the business community using threats. The group has also been linked to land grabbing and mysterious disappearance of persons, the latest being two bodaboda riders. Rutto/tv SAUDIA DDDD JAN 23 Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital, royal officials have announced. A statement said his brother, Salman, had become king. King Abdullah, aged 90 years, had been in hospital for several weeks suffering from a lung infection. Abdullah came to the throne in 2005 but had suffered frequent bouts of ill health in recent years. US President Barack Obama expressed his personal sympathies and those of the American people, on the death of King Abdullah. Rutto/bbc YEMEN DDDD JAN 23 The president of Yemen has resigned along with his prime minister in protest at the takeover of the capital Sanaa by Shia Houthi rebels, creating a dangerous political vacuum. President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi said he could not continue after the Houthis failed to honour a peace deal. Parliament has reportedly refused to accept the resignations. Houthi rebel figures publicly welcomed the resignation of the president with one proposing the creation of a ruling council. The council would include Houthi-led groups, Abu al-Malek Yousef al-Fishi. The US, which is helping fight al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, said it was still assessing the implications of President Hadis move.
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