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THE ,KENYIVGAZETTE.- Published,By Authority of **Republic of Kenya (Registered As A•Newspaper at the G.P.O.) THE ,KENYIVGAZETTE.- Published,by Authority of **Republic of Kenya (Registered as a•Newspaper at the G.P.O.) Vol. CX—No. 53 NAIROBI, llth July, 2008 Price Sh. 50 CONTENTS GAZETTE NOTICES GAZETTE NancEs—(Contd.) • PAGE PAGE tricliYe Trude 'Bodices, Mott polies and Price The Standards Act—Declaration Kenya Standards 1712-1714 Control Act—Take4ser 1668 The Energy Act—Approval of Schedule of Tariffs for ylte InealAudiatitAttaltsitiltiuspuitRules—Appoinuncit 1668 Supply of Electricity 1714-1720 the Cotton Act-41red*Sighlalections,eir 1668 The Kenya, Power and Lighting Company Limited— Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment, etc 1721 ie Esehequerand nt 1668 The Civil Aviation Act—Corrigenda. 1722 )1110 Medial Tariff Otediusions—Common Market for Slam and Southern Africa (COMESA) 1668-1669 The Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act— Environmental Impact Assessment Study Reports 1722-1726 ^Lae, of Succession Act—Appointments 1669 Xenon Petition 1726 04 Children Act—Appointments 1669 The Companies Act—Intended-Dissolution 1726 The Registration of Tides Act—Issue of Provisional Certificates, etc, 1670 Local Government Notices 1726-1727 The Registered Land Act—Issue of New Land Title Deeds, Business Transfer 1727 etc. 1670-1676 Disposal of Uncollected Goods 1727 etc. 1677-1684 The Land Acquisition ActIntention to Acquire Land, LAMS of Policies 1727-1729 . hobos and Administration 1684-1712 Change of Names - 1729 [1667 1668 THE KENYA GAZETTE 11th July, 2008 CORRIGENDA 1Z El I b NOTICE No. 5972 IN Gazette Notice No. 3308 of 2008 amend the expression printed THE COTTON ACT read as "petition for grant of letters of administration intestate" to (Cap. 335) "petition for a grant of probate of will". THE COTTON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT IN Gazette Notice 4636 of 2008, amend the date of death of deceased printed as "29th October, 2004 and 1st November, 2004" to IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 5 (a) of the read as "1980 and 1997", respectively. Cotton Act, the Minister for Agriculture revokes the appointment Of -JACOB KABUTU MWIRIGI* the expression printed as IN Gazette Notice 5500 of 2008, amend as a Board member of Cotton Development Authority, with effect Kagaari/Kigaa/2443" to read "Kagaari/Kigaa/2343". from 7th May, 2008. Dated the 2nd July, 2008. IN Gazette Notice 12379 of 2007, amend the deceased's name WILLIAM ARAP RUTO, printed as ROBASON KARUMA MUCHUGU ALIAS KARUMBA Minister for Agriculture. S/O MUCHUGU" to read "ROBANSON KARUMBA MUCHUGU *G.N. 8717/2007. ALIAS KARUMBA S/O MUCHUGU" and the petitioner's name printed as "Jane Nyawira" to read "Jane Wanjira". rEi 1 b NOTICE NO. 5973 /eZEI 1E NOTICE NO. 5969 THE EXCHEQUER AND AUDIT ACT THE RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES, MONOPOLIES AND (Cap. 412) PRICE CONTROL ACT (Cap. 504) THE EXCHEQUER AND AUDIT (AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTRE REVOLVING FUND) (AMENDMENT) TAKE-OVER REGULATIONS, 2000 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 31 of the (L.N. 19 of 2000) Restrictive Trade Practices, Monopolies and Price Control Act, the Minister for Finance authorizes the take-over of Trunking Systems APPOINTMENT Limited by Wilife Network Limited and Richard William Bell. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 8 (1) (a) of Dated the 7th July, 2608. Exchequer and Audit (Agricultural Information Centre Revolving AMOS KIMUNYA, Fund) Regulations, 2000, the Minister for Agriculture appoints — Minister for Finance. JOSEPH ICARIUKI GICHUGU (DR.) G NOTICE No. 5970 jo be Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Information Centre Revolving Fund, for a period of three (3) years, THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION TRUST RULES with effect from 18th June, 2008. (L.N. No. 50 of 2007) Dated the 30th June, 2008. APPOINTMENT WILLIAM ARAP RUTO, Minister for Agriculture. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by rule 6 of the Local Authorities Pension Trust Rules, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government appoints.— GAZETTE NOTICE No. 5974 SAMMY KIRUI THE MUTUAL TARIFF CONCESSIONS—COMMON MARKET as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Local Authorities Pension FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) Trust and revokes the appointment of Solomon Boit. PURSUANT to Legal Notice No. 16 of 2008, the Minister for Dated the 8th July, 2008. Agriculture has formulated the Rules set out in the schedule hereto, MUSALIA MUDAVADI, which shall apply in relation to the importation of the quantities of Deputy Prime Minister and wheat flour specified under the mutual tariff concessions for the Minister for Local Government. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) arrangement, as more particularly set out in the schedule to Legal GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5971 Notice aforesaid. SCHEDULE THE COTTON ACT (Cap. 335) 1. The auction on rights to import wheat flour under the mutual tariff concessions for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern THE COTTON (ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS) Africa (COMESA) arrangement shall be open to all interested persons REGULATIONS, 2007 for the expression of interest. NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION 2. Participation at the auction shall be by catalogue only. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Cotton 3. To be issued with a catalogue, a person shall pay, at the Act and Regulations 3 of the Cotton (Elections and Nominations) Ministry of Agriculture's cash office, and by a banker's cheque clearly Regulations, 2007, the Minister for Agriculture gives twenty-one (21) marked "The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box days notice with effect from 4th July, 2008 of zone meeting to be 30028, Nairobi" a deposit amount of two hundred thousand shillings convened in Eastern Chapter Zone of the Kenya Cotton Ginners (KSh. 200,000), upon payment of which a receipt shall be issued, Association specified in the schedule for the purpose of electing and before the date of the auction. nominating a Ginner member to the Board of Cotton Development Authority. 4. The rights to import shall be sold in lots of one thousand tonnes each. The meeting referred to shall be held on 31st July, July, 2008. 5. The bid price of each shall be determined by the difference Dated the 2nd July, 2008., between ex-warehouse price of a given quality of domestic wheat flour WILLIAM ARAP RUTO, and the cost of insurance and freight plus port handling charges for an Minister for Agriculture. even quantity of imported wheat flour. 11th July, 2008 THE KENYA GAZETTE 1669 6. The highest bidder shall be she person offering the largest BEATRICE N. MOSIRIA margin. Resident Magistrate- at hen Law Courts, to represent the High Court 7. A successful bidder shall be required to pay the full amount of for the purposes of that section with effect from IstJuly, 2008. the bid price, less the deposit paid, within fourteen days of winning the bid, failure to which the bidder- shall forfeit both the bid and the Dated the 30th June. 2008. deposit paid. J. E GICHERU, Chief:Justice. 8. The Ministry riAsigenhure shall reserve the right to- , LEITE NOTICE. No. 5978 (a) accept de rajegtiqty hirk and y THE CHILDREN ACT (b) fix the tnininunst. ' bid amount. (No. 8 of 2001) 9. Importation of wheat flour shall pnly be undertaken by a APPOINTMENT person-who qualifies at the. auction to do so, and the right to import shalt be granted only afterdri full bid amount Has been paid. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 73 (d) (ii) of the Children Act, 2001, the Chief Justice-appoints- 10. A person who qualifies to import wheat flour under mutual tariff concessions arrangement shall make- returns on a pseitiolbed form LUCAS 0. ONYINA to— , Senior Resident Magistrate, to preside over cases involving children in (a) the Ministry of Agricidture; respect of Othaya and the whole of Central Province with effect from 1st July, 2008. (b) the Ministry of Trade; Dated the 30th June, 2008. (c) The Ministry of Finance; aril J. E. GICHERU, Chief Justice. (d)The Kenya Revenue AttlitositY• for purposes of monitoring to •emus Oat only the allowed quantity of NOTICE. NO. 59'79 imported wheat flour enters the country duty free. THE CHILDREN ACT Dnitel the 30th June 2008. (No. 8 of 2001) WILLIAM ARAP RUTO, Minister for Agriculture, APPOINTMENT IN EXERCISE of the powers, conferred by section 73 (d) (ii) of the Children Act, 2001, the Chief Justice appoints- loileETTE NCYTICE.4-.N0. 5975 ALEx K. ITiluiCu 3"f LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT • Senior Resident Magistrate, to preside over cases involving children in (Cap. 160) respect of Kerugoya and the whole of Central Province with effect APPOINTMENT from 1st July, 2008. Dated the 2nd July, 2008. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 47 of the Law J GICHERU, of Succession Act, the Chief Justice appoints — Chief Justice. LUCAS 0. ONYINA ecutrETTE NOTICE. NO. 5980 Senior. Resident Magistrate at Othaya Law Courts, to represent the Wet Court for the purposes of that section, with effect from 1st July, THE CHILDREN ACT 2008. (No. 8 of 2001) Dated the 30th June, 2008. APPOINTMENT J. E. GICHERU, Chief Justice. IN EXERCISE of-the powers conferred by section 73 (d) (ii) of the Children Act, 2001, the Chief Justice appoints— dee'XZEITE NOTICE. No. 5976 BERNARD J. NDEDA THE LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT Senior ResideritMagistrate, to preside over cases involving children in respect of Gichugu and the whole of Central Province with effect from - (Cap. 160) - 1st July, 2008. APPOINTMENT Dated the 2nd July, 2008. J. E. GICHERU, IN EXERCISE of the Rovverscoafeired by section 47 of the Law Chief Justice. of Succession Act, the. Mtii1Clippoints7 JAMES 6.-thtthiRlAtt #9isZETTE NOTICE. No. 5981, Senior Resident Magistrate at Kitui Law. Courti, to represent the High THE CHILDREN ACT Court for the purposes of that section with effiCarom 1st July,, 2008.
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