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Of The State of Nation Address and Rowdy MPs

April 4, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

After two years of scandalous headlines. Kenyans should be forgiven for being a little cynical. Additionally, what equally breeds apathy and hopelessness in the country …

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Mar-16

March 27, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Accusations discrediting the electoral body by a number of disgruntled political parties increased.

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MPs lack enthusiasm in scrutinizing the Division of Revenue Bill

March 24, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Our law makers are always attentive and enthusiastic when scrutinizing anything relating to their heavy perks. This excitement and attention is hardly reciprocated when important …

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The IEBC Fails Litmus Test

March 18, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Nothing irks than watching someone engage in a pointless activity; even worse when such an activity indirectly affects your life. Despite having been a King …

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Let’s Be Real Education Matters in Policy Making

March 11, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Most of us have only guessed at it but it turns out educated legislators actually perform better than less educated ones. While compiling Parliament’s annual …

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Auctioned Futures: The Children of Corruption

March 4, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Over 5000 students had their KCSE certificates cancelled over cheating cases in the just released 2015 KSCE examination results. And while the Education CS says, …

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Feb-16

February 27, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) begun a month long voter registration exercise set to end on 15th March. Over the period, the Commission hoped …

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MPs Greed: What Ksh. 8.35 billion can do

February 26, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The relationship between Kenyans and their elected members of Parliament borders that of an abusive relationship. It’s a typical prime time soap opera TV program …

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Should we have a public debate on the relevance of EACC?

February 18, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was supposed to be the savior we turn to when all else fails. As the anti-graft body, it’s the institution …

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MPs ought to study and do research

February 15, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Law and policy are closely intertwined, therefore the process of making each must be informed by the other. Legislation is an exclusive Parliamentary task, consequently …

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2016 May Shape or break 11th Parliament’s Legacy

February 5, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The 11th Parliament may not be Kenya’s favorite House despite its inclusivity. Since its inception in 2013, the National Assembly has been defined by gaffes …

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Parties: Broken Engine of Progressive Politics

February 1, 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The centrality of political parties in the growth of progressive politics cannot be gainsaid. In democracies political parties are expected to set the standards of …