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Student Unrest: Stop the Roadside Decrees, Deal With the Key Issues!

2 Jul 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Students in Kisii County took matters into their own hands and burnt down their school after they were reportedly, denied a chance to watch the …

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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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Restore Trust in our Institutions

4 Jun 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Trust was the key theme in this year's National Prayer Breakfast. It's a timely topic to discuss in the country right now considering the fact …

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Will Ole Kaparo's Commission Bite as Temperatures Rise?

27 May 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Rick Warren, an American Evangelical Christian author couldn't have captured the mood in Kenya better when he made this statement, even though it was not …

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May-16

27 May 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Demos by the opposition Cord were at their peak. In the street protests, three people were shot dead in Kisumu and Siaya. Opposition was adamant …

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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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Give Two Thirds Gender Principle a Chance When it is Re-introduced

12 May 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Kenyans celebrated Mother's Day a few days ago and the social media was awash with praises for our loving mothers. The hypocrisy of mother's day …

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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.” …