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MPs' Poor Attendance in Committees is a Disservice to the Taxpayer

22 Jul 2020 Loise Mwakamba

A new report compiled by various committee clerks on members’ attendance in National Assembly Committee meetings paints a worrying picture of the casual nature of …

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Why it’s Important to Understand MPs’ Roles.

14 Jul 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Upon gaining the new Constitution in 2010 one key area that was overlooked was the civic education of Kenyans who are now guided by it. …

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Phased re-opening: Civic Responsibility Alone is not Enough to Keep Virus at Bay

8 Jul 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya on Monday, passed the 8,000-mark after confirming 181 new Covid-19 cases even as President Uhuru Kenyatta relaxed the containment measures in what he termed …

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Finance Bill 2020: It is Not Just About The President’s Agenda but The Welfare of Wanjiku

25 Jun 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Creation of a spending plan and revenue-raising measures for a country is a highly emotive issue and needs to be looked at with the precision …

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The Fight Against Covid Cannot Be Won Without Youth Involvement

10 Jun 2020 Loise Mwakamba

On 29th May 2020, Mzalendo Trust and Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association (KYPA) jointly held a Virtual Mock Parliament. Centring on their shared mandate on legislative …

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Quick and Practical Interventions Needed to Protect the Future of Our Children

15 May 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Coronavirus is slowly proving to be the factory reset button that systems have needed for a while. There are two sides of this crisis’ coin; …

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Create Room for Soundness in The Fight Against Covid-19 to Avoid Flip Side Effects

5 May 2020 Loise Mwakamba

As the government seeks to mash up efforts to flatten the curve on the spread of the coronavirus, it is becoming unclear whether these efforts …

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Kenya’s Youth Most Vulnerable to Covid-19 Shocks

27 Apr 2020 Loise Mwakamba

(Guest Blog) By Benjamin Sulle - Programs Officer, KYPA As the global shocks of Covid-19 become apparent for nations, the most vulnerable sections of populations …

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Intolerance to Bad Governance: Our Only Way Out of this Pandemic

20 Apr 2020 Loise Mwakamba

The Government of Kenya is gradually moving away from imposing new containment measures to implementing those already in place. These measures have been serving as …

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Chasing Clout in This Crisis is Morally Wrong

15 Apr 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Tenda wema nenda zako. A popular Swahili phrase that loosely translates to Do good and go your way, is one that is proving to be …

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It is COVID-19, Not Democracy, that is the Enemy

6 Apr 2020 Loise Mwakamba

The world is currently going through what is being described as the worst and most crippling crisis since the Second World War. The COVID 19 …

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Can Parliament Make Up for Lost Time As They Reconvene?

31 Mar 2020 Loise Mwakamba

It is exactly 14 days since Parliament adjourned sittings in the wake of Coronavirus in Kenya. In those 14 days, the number of positive cases …