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Parliament 2018; the Year in Review
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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?
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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The President and MPs all claim to care for Wanjiku, but how sincere is the Executive and Legislature?
President Uhuru Kenyatta had termed the decision by MPs to suspend the implementation of the 16% VAT on petroleum products as “good politics, but bad …
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If two wise men always agree, one is redundant; if Legislature always agrees with Executive, perhaps we don’t need it.
Montesquieu, the French Political Philosopher is credited for having introduced the principle of separation of powers in one of his popular works, “The Spirit of …