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Curriculum reform should tackle integration as a challenge for our time

January 4, 2018 Loise Mwakamba

Some clever person once said a country that mistreats its children will reap their wrath in future. Considering we stood on the edge of the …

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Let Us Embrace Christ’s Values to Change Kenya

December 25, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

In a country where 80% of the population proclaims Christianity we can be sure that for the next one week it’s the message of Christmas …

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Twelfth Parliament: To hope or to despair?

December 16, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010, Kenya has never found herself on the crossroads like in 2017. The 2017 election was one of …

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Anything to smile about after 54 years of self-rule?

December 11, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Our country Kenya turns 54 on the 12th of this month and like every birthday we have plans to throw a party on the Jamhuri …

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What Kenyans do MPs really represent? Certainly not the poor

December 1, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

This country has a lot of money. We spent Sh. 42billion in a sham election that the Supreme Court nullified and found another Sh.13billion to …

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How to heal our nation; lessons from Zimbabwe!

November 27, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

The world’s most quoted (unfairly mostly) and oldest president resigned this week-under duress. Robert Mugabe who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years finally called it quits.

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The people’s assembly is a town hall writ large

November 19, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

By Gitungo Wamere

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Devolution makes secession talks superfluous!

November 13, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya is at crossroads. At the very core is the decision to move on - whatever that means or to take a step back and …

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You want to play your part? Take public participation seriously!

November 7, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Since August 8th the country is being treated to a showdown between opposition NASA and the Jubilee government, it’s easy to imagine the country is …

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Our Government is as Good as Its Institutions – This One has Failed

October 31, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced the winner of the October 26th repeat elections that was boycotted by the opposition NASA today. …

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Constitution and laws were made for Kenyans not the other way round

October 20, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Lately it seems as though we are operating on auto-pilot. And the last few days have been something akin to the Biblical Armageddon. There appears …

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Kenya is an unpleasant marriage, let’s make it work!

October 14, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Renowned Economist David Ndii opined a widely read article on the Daily Nation with the title: Kenya is a cruel marriage is time we talked …