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IRINnews.org
July 25, 2008
KAPSOKWONY, 24 July 2008 (IRIN) - Erratic rainfall, soaring farming costs, and a shortage of materials in the western district of Mt Elgon could compromise ...
New Vision
July 25, 2008
By Rashid Muzungyo THE Government is allocating land to the Sabiny who were evicted from the Mt. Elgon Forest Park and those who never benefited from the ...
AllAfrica.com
July 23, 2008
But the IDPs from the Eastern Province such as the Ichamus, in Mt. Elgon and those in urban areas like
Nairobi have been forgotten. ...
IRINnews.org
July 23, 2008
MT. ELGON, 23 July 2008 (IRIN) - Florence Chepkemoi lives in the western district of Mt Elgon. She lost her husband in the land clashes that erupted in ...
Standard
July 22, 2008
Wanyeki clashed with a military lawyer, Captain Catherine Gichugi, over claims that the
army tortured
Mt Elgon residents. Gichugi dismissed the torture ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
July 22, 2008
He added that other areas that need attention are the Chyulu Hills, Mt. Marsabit, Mt. Elgon and other vital water catchments in
Kenya. ...
Xinhua
July 21, 2008
"This attack shows, once again, how the civilian population in Mount Elgon is the first victim of this conflict and are in desperate need of assistance," ...
afrol News
July 21, 2008
Chairman of Mt Elgon county council Benson Chesikak, confirmed that MSF operations in the region had been halted by government on suspicion that the charity ...
Reuters
July 21, 2008
David Michalski, a coordinator with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), said staff members were being stopped at roadblocks in the Mount Elgon area and ...
Standard
July 18, 2008
The Parliamentary Committee on Administration and National Security chaired by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi grilled the top ministry officials over claims work ...
Standard
July 18, 2008
The six were handed over to
Mt Elgon DC, Mr Mohammed Birik, at the common
Kenya-
Uganda border at Lwakhakha on Wednesday evening. "Kanai's hand-over will ...
The Citizen Daily
July 18, 2008
The committee is chaired by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi, who confirmed on Wednesday that his team had indeed summoned the minister and other key officials. ...
Standard
July 18, 2008
By Mutwiri Mutuota Born and raised in bowels of conflict-riddled
Mount Elgon District, the Masai trilogy of running talent is out to dominate a
sport they ...
Daily Nation
July 16, 2008
The committee is chaired by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi, who confirmed on Wednesday that his team had indeed summoned the minister and other key officials. ...
Standard
July 15, 2008
By Robert Wanyonyi A humanitarian crisis has hit Mount Elgon District following a decision by the Provincial Administration to evict members of the Ogiek ...
Voice of America
July 14, 2008
"When the police were confronted with cases of police torturing people in Mt. Elgon area, they denied it, yet evidence existed, from both the human rights ...
ReliefWeb (press release)
July 14, 2008
At least five camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been established in Mt. Elgon District to host hundreds of people returning home after an ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
July 13, 2008
Teachers in Mt. Elgon district are expressing support for the ongoing military operation against the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) in the area. ...
Daily Nation
July 11, 2008
The crucial committee of Administration, National Security and Local Authorities is headed by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi. The ODM MP has brushed shoulders ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
July 11, 2008
Mt Elgon District Commissioner Mohamed Birik directed Cheptais DO Timothy Tirop and OCPD Clement Icathongo to ensure the order is enforced and warned that ...
Doctors Without Borders
July 9, 2008
Since August 2006, the civilian population of
Mount Elgon has been trapped in the violent conflict between the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF)
militia, ...
Standard
July 9, 2008
Kwalia has put up an educational facility in his Mt Elgon District with a primary and a secondary schools. But the land clashes that have rocked the ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
July 5, 2008
Committee Chairman Fred Kapondi who is also Mt.Elgon Member of Parliament said prison warders live in poor conditions and yet there are many housing ...
Daily Nation
July 5, 2008
It is cited as one of the reasons several raids on SLDF hideouts in Mt Elgon district were unsuccessful though they had been well planned and organised ...
Daily Nation
July 2, 2008
This is contained in a report that shows military operations in
Mt Elgon District as having entered another phase - that of tracking down SLDF
financiers. ...
Daily Nation
July 2, 2008
The Government Tuesday defended the military against claims that they tortured suspects during the ongoing security operation in Mt Elgon District. ...
New Vision
July 2, 2008
TORORO-Over 190 Benet families evicted from the Mt. Elgon
National Park will be relocated this month, the deputy Kapchorwa deputy resident district ...
Daily Nation
July 1, 2008
Two ministers are expected to visit Mt Elgon District today to assess the security situation following the four-month military operation meant to root out ...
Daily Nation
July 1, 2008
The Mt Elgon parliamentary and civic election results for the 2007 General Election should be cancelled and repeat polls allowed immediately. ...
Standard
June 30, 2008
The Mount Elgon case in which the Sabaot Lands Defence Force unleashed a reign of terror also consumed some more resources and security effort as the State ...
Daily Nation
June 29, 2008
... including Matakwei's successor, Stephen Juma Kirui. He urged
militia spokesman John Kanai to leave his
Mt Elgon forest hideout and surrender.
Daily Nation
June 28, 2008
Kaptikou, from Kapsang'ar in Mount Elgon, clocked 2:21.39 to win the 42km race. Running under a scorching sun, the 26-year-old, who had been trailing Joseph ...
AllAfrica.com
June 26, 2008
The food security situation in some of the more remote exit camps, especially in the troubled Mt. Elgon district, has become dire. ...
Guardian Weekly
June 26, 2008
For the past two years the inhabitants of
Kenya's
Mount Elgon district have been terrorised by escalating violence. Attacked and blackmailed by a local ...
International Herald Tribune
June 26, 2008
Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said there should be a thorough investigation into the allegations in Mount Elgon, a western region where 166000 people live ...
Standard
June 26, 2008
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Louise Arbour, said the officers behind the
torture claims in
Mt Elgon should be excluded from any participation in ...
Daily Nation
June 26, 2008
A UN organisation has asked for more information on the human rights violations allegedly committed by the
Kenya army in
Mt Elgon District. ...
