Counties set to take over land matters

East African Legislative Assembly
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Members are set for a ten-day extensive tour of the Republic of Kenya beginning tomorrow. The tour which is being held with the support of the Kenya Government through the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, shall see theregional legislators’ tour projects and interface with various stakeholders in five counties.  The visit takes the EALA to Mombasa, Kilifi and Nairobi counties in the first...

>A long term solution to land conflicts and consequent clashes between farmers and livestock keepers in Kiteto District, Manyara Region, could be found through the on-going demarcation of land for proper use.

It is illegal for ward land tribunals to either impose fees on suspects or ask for their contributions to run cases, the government has said.

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Women in Tanzania set for equal land rights – let's make sure it happens
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Tanzanian women have until now had to rely on tenuous rights to land to feed themselves and their families. Photograph: Tom Gilks/Alamy. Sponsored by: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Jennifer Duncan and Scholastica Haule. Wednesday 15 October ...

Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said the government will soon begin ranking counties based on service delivery at hospitals.

>All the 47 counties will soon be connected to the fibre optic cable to enhance service delivery to Kenyans.

County governments are using archaic ways of collecting taxes from locals, leading to tax loopholes that have resulted in unmet revenue targets, says a report by the Controller of Budget.

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Cambridge & Counties Bank collect gifts for autistic Tanzania children
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Children with autism in Tanzania will be receiving a delivery with a difference – thanks to a bank, its staff and its contacts. Iestyn Evans, chief operating officer at Cambridge & Counties Bank, has jetted off on a charity trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. While in ...

>For years now, the decision by the government to invite and accommodate investors in land has divided the nation into two main groups—those who views this move as legalizing land grabbing and the other group that sees this move as a modern way of introducing commercial farming in Tanzania.