KPDA Media Weekly

Review Report as at 26th April

2019

CEO DE-BRIEF

KPDA MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE SELECTION PANEL FOR THE SELECTION OF

NOMINEES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE

NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday 23rd April 2019 under the National Land Commission Act (No. 5 of 2012), gazetted the appointment of members of the selection panel for the selection of nominees for the appointment as chairperson and members of the National Land Commission the selection. KPDA members Esther Omulele - MMC Africa Law and Mairura Omwenga –Town and County Planners Association of Kenya (TCPAK) are among the appointees.

Esther Omulele Mairura Omwenga

REMINDER INVIATION TO THE KPDA KOROGA EVENT, FRIDAY 3RD MAY 2019 AT THE MINT

SHACK RESTAURANT

26th April 2019 Daily Nation| Patrick Alushula| Friday 26th April 2019 1,621KM OF ROADS PAVED IN 2018 The government added only 1,621 kilometres of paved roads last year, with most expenditure on roads going towards improving conditions of existing ones. Read More.

Daily Nation| George Munene| Friday 26th April 2019 KERUGOYA TRADERS COUNT LOSSES AS ROADSIDE STALLS DEMOLISHED Roadside traders in Kerugoya town are counting losses after their stalls were demolished by the Kirinyaga County government. Read More.

The Standard| Julius Chepkwony| Friday 26th April 2019 PUBLIC WARNED FROM BUYING 500 ACRES OF FIRM'S LAND A caveat emptor has been placed on the more than 500-acre land in Solai that is being claimed by Endao Company Limited. Read More.

25th April 2019 Business Daily | Sam Kiplagat| Thursday 25th April 2019 SWAZURI FACES 7 MORE DAYS IN CELLS AWAITING BAIL VERDICT Former National Land Commission chairman Muhammad Swazuri will have to wait for another seven days to know whether a judge will review his bail terms downwards. Read More. Business Daily | Julie Ambani |Thursday 25th April 2019 COST PLANNING FOR YOUR BUILDING PROJECT In the construction industry, a cost plan is considered one of the most important factors to be taken into consideration before any development is embarked on. Read More. The Standard | Dominic Omondi| Thursday 25th April 2019 KENYA’S ECONOMY GREW 6.3 PER CENT LAST YEAR FROM 4.9 PER CENT IN 2017 Kenya registered a 6.3 per cent growth in the economy last year from 4.9 per cent in 2017. Read More.

24th April 2019

Daily Nation| Ruth Mbula| Wednesday 24th April 2019 GOVT TASK FORCE DEMOLISHES HOUSES ON RIPARIAN LAND IN KISII Dozens of houses built on riparian land in Kisii town were on Wednesday demolished by a multi-agency task force. Read More. Daily Nation | Waikwa Maina| Wednesday 24th April 2019 SQUATTERS ON JM KARIUKI LAND IN NYANDARUA NOW FACE EVICTION Over three thousand squatters living on a land belonging to former Nyandarua politician JM Kariuki in are in dilemma following an eviction threat by the family. Read More. Daily Nation|Jaindi Kisero| Wednesday 24th April 2019 WE MUST NOT BACKSLIDE TO THE DAYS OF OPPRESSIVE TAXATION Mr Charles Hinga, the Principal Secretary for Housing, is the public face of the plan by the government to introduce the controversial housing levy. Read More. Daily Nation| Kalume Kazungu| Wednesday 24th April 2019 LAMU’S BONI COMMUNITY GETS TITLE DEEDS AFTER 56 YEARS WAIT After 56 years of waiting, members of the Boni minority group who live in Lamu County have finally received title deeds for their land. Read More.

Daily Nation| George Munene| Wednesday 24th April 2019 RELEASE MWEA LAND REPORT TO END UNREST – KIRINYAGA LEADERS Kirinyaga County leaders want the findings of the Chesoni commission on the controversial 54,000-acre Mwea Trust land made public. Read More.

23rd April 2019 Business Daily | Doreen Wainainah| Tuesday 23rd April 2019 FRENCH HOTEL CHAIN TO OPEN WESTLANDS OUTLET IN Q4 Global hospitality group Accor, the largest hotel chain outside the US, has slated the opening of its Pullman Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi for the last quarter of 2019. Read more.

22nd April 2019

Daily Nation | Nyabega Gisesa| Monday 22nd April 2019 EACC MOVES TO REPOSSESS LAND GRABBED BY MOI-LINKED FIRM Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Sunday moved to repossess prime land located within the Eldoret central business district, which was grabbed by a firm that was untouchable during the Daniel arap Moi presidency. Read more.

Business Daily | Vincent Achuka and Mohamed Ahmed | Monday 22nd April 2019 SH40BN KIPEVU TENDER GIVEN TO OUTLAWED FIRM A Chinese firm awarded a Sh40 billion tender to construct the Kipevu Oil Terminal in Mombasa that is now under investigation had been blacklisted by the World Bank at the time Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) invited bids for the project. Read more.

Business Daily | James Kariuki | Monday 22nd April 2019 KANGUNDO ROAD DEVELOPER OFFERS CHOICE OF DESIGNS Realtor Daykio Plantations has started a model where buyers of its residential plots at Koma View Estate on Kangundo Road, Machakos, will choose bungalow designs. Read more. Business Daily | James Kariuki| Monday 22nd April 2019 NSE-INCUBATED MYSPACE SEEKS TO SCALE UP WITH NEW PRODUCTS After a decade building houses and managing properties in Mombasa, realtor Mwenda Thuranira approached the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) seeking funds to scale up his business with some new products being in the pipeline. Read more. Business Daily | Galgallo Fayo| Monday 22nd April 2019 CHINESE FIRMS IN COURT BATTLE OVER LAVINGTON APARTMENTS Two Chinese firms, State-owned China Jiangsu and Ahcof, are locked in a bitter court row over the delayed completion of a billion-shilling high-end apartment complex in Nairobi’s Lavington area. Read more. Business Daily | Editorial| Monday 22nd April 2019 EDITORIAL: LAND JUDGES RIGHT STEP Sending at least half of the newly-hired judges to the Land Court will no doubt significantly boost its quest to unlock thousands of stalled property disputes. Read more.

21st April 2019 Daily Nation | Stanley Ngotho | Sunday 21st April 2019 HOMEOWNERS RISK EVICTION IN KAJIADO OVER FAKE LAND DEALS If your plan is to own a piece of land in Kajiado County or you already have one, be on the lookout following revelations that cartels are targeting unsuspecting clients wishing to settle in the vast region. Read more.

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