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Kenya needs to be vigilant in building her democracy

19 Sep 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Every year on September 15th the world marks the International Day of Democracy as a special day to strengthen national programmes devoted to the promotion …

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Affirmative Action Social Development Fund against the spirit of the Constitution

12 Sep 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The recently launched Affirmative Action Social Development Fund (AASDF) is against the spirit of the Constitution. Women County Representatives (WCR) lobbied for the fund arguing …

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National Assembly has powers to end the Teachers Strike

7 Sep 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Kenyan teachers have been agitating for their pay increase for close to 18 years and Parliament has been right at the centre. In the current …

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Let us live up to the demands of the Constitution

28 Aug 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Kenyans went through a grueling past to birth the Constitution in 2010, yet the last five years has seen them leave its implementation to political …

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Extending time to pass key Constitutional Bills must be done prudently

24 Aug 2015 Loise Mwakamba

MPs will have an informal Kamukunji to change the dates for the passage of key Constitutional Bills as August 27th nears without them discussing them …

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The KDF Amendment Bill needs revision

17 Aug 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The Kenya Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill 2015 that seeks to amend the Kenya Defence Forces Act 2012 has wanting provisions. A study of the recently …

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Auditor General needs to communicate better in his reports

8 Aug 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The Auditor General’s recently published audits of national government ministries, state institutions and county governments need to be improved to better communicate to the public. …

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Parliament must strengthen public spending checks

3 Aug 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Shocking revelations in the recent Auditor General’s reports on the use of public finances by the national and county government over the 2013/14 financial year, …

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Senators need to check corruption in Counties

27 Jul 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Auditor General’s most recent report reveals some glaring inconsistencies in counties’ financial probity that call for the Senate to check their lack of prudent expenditure …

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Rule of law must be upheld by all to fight corruption

20 Jul 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Rule of law means that citizens and those who govern them should obey the law. On the 9th of July, the National Assembly proposed two …

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Parliamentary committee sittings should be conducted honorably

11 Jul 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The most important conversations in Parliament happen in committees hence when such a meeting becomes chaotic, the prudence of continuing to hold it is washed …

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Political Parties must invest in internal strengthening

3 Jul 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Political parties are foundational to politics and democracy. Under constitutionalism, political parties are the essential vehicle for establishing governments as without them hardly any meaningful …