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New laws will test the strength of our democracy

September 16, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The 2017 general elections is already taking shape with politicians taking advantage of every opportunity where Kenyans gather to popularize themselves. It doesn’t matter if …

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Guest Blog: Capping Banking Interest Rates in Kenya: The Twists and Turns

September 9, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

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Let’s Tame Rogue Political Parties and their leaders

August 26, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The Swahili people have a saying that if you don’t seal a crack you will end up building a wall. True to that saying, if …

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Register as A Voter, Don’t Give Up on Kenya

August 5, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

It’s something strange that most people who complain the most about the government and poor policies are the same ones who see no point in …

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Debate on Non- Kenyan IEBC Commissioners a Testament to an ailing Democracy

July 29, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Political drama is fodder for many Kenyans and that explains the heavy political content offered by our media houses. Unfortunately, our political players get carried …

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We must get it right with electoral reforms

July 22, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

It is something of a paradox that general elections can create a better or a worse future for a country. This is especially in transitional …

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ICT Practitioners Bill is Vague, Kill it!

July 8, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Practitioners were in an uproar on Wednesday 6 th July 2016 over a bill that attempts to regulate the nascent …

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Jun-16

June 27, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

After intense lobbying by members of the clergy and diplomats, opposition leaders softened their hard stance and called off their weekly demonstrations in favour of …

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A budget is as Good as the Implementation and Oversight Mechanism in place

June 24, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Cabinet Secretary National Treasury Henry Rotich was quite upbeat about the 2016/17 budget that he presented in Parliament, terming it pro-poor. He further admitted that …

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Crackdown on Hate speech Welcome but Implementation of TJRC is the key

June 18, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

This week has been interesting. For starters, Nairobi politicians, Senator Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko and Governor Evans Kidero decided insulting each other wasn’t enough and …

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Youth and Women must Ensure their Votes Count in 2017

June 10, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The budget read this week by government’s admission was supposed to be pro-poor. This is no coincidence considering it comes a few months to elections. …

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Police Brutality is a No! But so is Reckless Demonstration

May 20, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

This week the country was treated to horrific pictures of police brutality reminiscent of the “Nyayo days”. When the police appeared to be a law …