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Forget EACC what we need is a serious debate on Chapter Six of the Constitution

17 Dec 2018 Loise Mwakamba

If an anti-corruption commission has a problem interviewing or vetting their next CEO in public, there’s cause to worry. Late last month, journalists were shocked …

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Parliament 2018; the Year in Review

11 Dec 2018 Loise Mwakamba

Slightly over a year ago when MPs and Senators took their oath of office; nobody could’ve imagined a Jubilee and NASA lawmaker agreeing on anything. …

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It’s time Kenyans pushed their Elected Leaders to ask Hard Questions on the Borrowing Appetite

4 Dec 2018 Loise Mwakamba

Treasury is looking for a syndicated loan to pay off the Sh77.25 billion (another previously syndicated) loan taken in 2015 that’s due next year (2019). …

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The Gender Bill Debacle and How to Make Women Electable

29 Nov 2018 Loise Mwakamba

The country is likely to go into another electioneering period only this time it will be MPs and Senators crisscrossing the country seeking our votes. …

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Of Building Bridges and the Slow Death of Opposition in Parliament

21 Nov 2018 Loise Mwakamba

In a country like Kenya where those who form the government don’t get a convincing lead in terms of votes or it remains controversial; the …

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Until the government begins planning beyond elections; public transport won’t be the only sector on its deathbed.

14 Nov 2018 Loise Mwakamba

We have become a walking nation, literally! The country has been hit by a transport crisis following the crackdown on unroadworthy vehicles by the Police. …

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Parliament should be quick in debating people’s welfare than approving privatization of public institutions

7 Nov 2018 Loise Mwakamba

Economics and all clever arguments aside, privatization in simple language is interpreted to mean incompetence! When a government opts to privatize institutions and their services; …

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Too much focus on CDF has made citizens less keen on lawmaking thus unable to contribute meaningfully and benefit from t

30 Oct 2018 Loise Mwakamba

It’s about time Kenyans took their fair share of responsibility for the problems bedeviling the country. If the past few General Elections in this country …

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Someone please advise the ministry of education to quit with the threats and deal squarely with education woes

24 Oct 2018 Loise Mwakamba

If productivity could be measured in terms of threats then the Ministry of Education is possibly the most productive ministry ever! Around this time every …

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Until we realize the role inequality plays and challenge it; buses won’t be the only thing killing us

17 Oct 2018 Loise Mwakamba

This country treats its poor with an unrivaled disdain. To be poor is not only a crime; it is also punishable by death. Worse still, …

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Affirmative action; balanced representation or advancing interest of the marginalized?

5 Oct 2018 Loise Mwakamba

Politics and politicians in Kenya are the unwanted gifts that keep on giving. We hadn’t even mulled over that chaotic impeachment of the Nairobi County …

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After eight years of promulgating the 2010 Constitution it’s time we looked at what worked and what didn’t; Senate’s a g

17 Sep 2018 Loise Mwakamba

By Gitungo Wamere