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Kenya:
Nkaissery Demands Names of Officers Who Lobbed Tear Gas At Lang'ata Pupils
The Star, 20 January 2015
Lang'ata OCPD Elijah Mwangi must name the officers who lobbed tear gas at protesting Lang'ata primary pupils, Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
Five Pupils Injured, Two Activists Arrested in Lang'ata Playground Protest
The Star, 19 January 2015
Five pupils were injured and two activists arrested in the protest against the grabbing of the Lang'ata primary school playground on Monday morning. Read more »
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Kenya:
Police Use Teargas to Disperse Langata Pupils Fighting for Grabbed Playground
The Star, 19 January 2015
Anti riot police on Monday lobbed tear gas canisters at Lang'ata primary school pupils and activists protesting against the grabbing of their playground. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kidero Orders Police Out of Langata School Grounds, Says Dispute Should Be Resolved Peacefully
The Star, 19 January 2015
Governor Evans Kidero has ordered the police presence at the Langata Primary School to be withdrawn stating that their no injunction or court order to the effect that they should… Read more »
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Kenya:
Officer Who Led Teargas Assault On Pupils Suspended
Capital FM, 19 January 2015
Acting Inspector General of Police Samuel Arachi has suspended the officer in charge of Monday's operation at Lang'ata Road Primary School, where police officers used tear gas to… Read more »
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Kenya:
IPOA, Lawyers' Society to Act On Pupils Teargas Attack
Capital FM, 19 January 2015
The Law Society of Kenya and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) on Monday announced that they were carrying out investigations into the use of teargas against… Read more »
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Kenya:
This Playground Must Stay With This Primary School
The Star, 14 January 2015
Indeed, for well-rounded child development, kids need to run around and play. Read more »
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Kenya:
Senior Jubilee Politician Told NLC to Keep Off School Land
The Star, 14 January 2015
A top Jubilee politician has strong-armed the National Land Commission into shelving investigations into the Lang'ata Road Primary School land grab, the Star can report. Read more »
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Kenya:
NLC to Return Grabbed Land to Lang'ata Road Primary School
The Star, 12 January 2015
The National Land Commission has stepped in in the ongoing Langa'ta Primary School land-grab saga in a move that could provide reprieve for the school. Read more »
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Kenya:
Lang'ata Primary Files Complaint Against Grabbing of Playground
The Star, 9 January 2015
A Nairobi school has lodged a formal complaint over the alleged grabbing of its playground by a hotel associated with a top government official. Read more »
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Kenya:
Airport Hotel Takes School Playground
The Star, 8 January 2015
A hotel associated with a top leader in the Jubilee Government has grabbed an acre of land belonging to Lang'ata Road Primary School. Read more »