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ICT Practitioners Bill is Vague, Kill it!

8 Jul 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

27 Jun 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

24 Jun 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

18 Jun 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

10 Jun 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

20 May 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 …

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How Did Your MP Vote on the Gender Rule?

18 May 2016 Loise Mwakamba

For a second time running, the National Assembly failed to raise the threshold required to pass the 2/3 Gender principle even though it is a …

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11th Parliament on track with the passing of Access to Information Bill

9 May 2016 Loise Mwakamba

C.S Lewis once said, “If you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one.” …

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Failure to Pass the Duale Bill Reeks of Chauvinism

29 Apr 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Ever wondered why the goat would never dance to tune no matter how beautifully you play? Indeed Kenyans wonder with the same intensity why MPs …

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Apr-16

27 Apr 2016 Loise Mwakamba

IEBC Credibility in Question:

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Hostility among government officials only hurts the country

22 Apr 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Not so long ago Kenyans were ranked second happiest people in the region after Somali. For a happy people, it’s rather disturbing how quarrelsome and …

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Banks Collapse Point to MPs not Conducting their Watchdog Role Properly

14 Apr 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Someone did say Kenyans were born on the eighth day. To prove the unique-ness that is our country, trouble is brewing in the banking industry …