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The Right to Run for Political Office vs. The Leadership & Integrity Requirement

18 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The constitution enshrines both the right to run for political office and the standards for leadership and integrity.

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On MPs Decision to Fight for their Right to Sh2 Billion Take Home Package

12 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Just yesterday to the collective relief of the nation the President refused to assent to a Finance Bill that would have allowed the Parliamentarians to …

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On MPs 2 Billion Shilling Exit Package

11 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The President has refused to assent to the MPs proposed 2 billion shilling exit package, on grounds of its unconstitutionality, its economic implications, and probably …

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The Judiciary on Leadership and Integrity

5 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

I doubt anyone would argue that there is need to reform the leadership of the country. However the question of how high to set the …

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On the DPM’s Statement on Post Election Violence and the ICC

4 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Five years ago we had what many termed the worst post election violence in Kenya’s history. It is estimated that 1,500 people were killed and …

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On Impunity and Hate-speech

28 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

There are clear legal prohibitions and penalties for the use of hate speech and for incitement to violence in sections 13 and 62 of the …

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On The 2/3 Gender Principle and the Potential Constitutional Crisis

24 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The government has flip-flopped several times on the issue of the gender parity principle contained in the constitution. Yet the constitution’s position on the gender …

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On Hate Speech, Conciliation vs. Criminal Prosecution, Is Conciliation Enough?

21 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

If the prosecution of the Environment Minister for hate speech had gone ahead, it would have been the first in country case of high profile …

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On Bribery of Parliamentarians

19 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

A few weeks Parliament ago rejected the report of Public Accounts Committee that revealed a 1.8 billion shilling loss of taxpayer money as a result …

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On the Doctors, Teachers, and Lecturers Strikes

17 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Has the government so poorly managed public services that the only way that public servants (doctors, teachers, lecturers, police) feel they can influence the government …

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On the Government’s Responsibility to Protect its Citizens

14 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The primary of role the state is to protect its citizens. Our constitution guarantees both the right to life (Article 26.1) and the right to …

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MPs Salaries? What about Teachers and Doctors?

5 Sep 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Considering that our MPs are some of the highest paid in the world it’s ludicrous that anyone, let alone the Speaker of House, would suggest …