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Fifty-one years ago, on 1st June Kenya attained “Self-Government / Self-Independence,” but do Kenyans individually own and occupy that political space beyond Election Days?
Article 1 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 re-emphasises the same idea as it states, “All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution.” Kenyans exercise this power indirectly through the democratically elected representatives including their Parliamentarians (MPs, Women Representatives & Senators).
Politicians are known to easily sway crowds through by their words in the public sphere. But do you know what contributions your Parliamentarians have made to plenary discussions in the National Assembly or the Senate since you elected them?
Www.mzalendo.com has now made each Parliamentarian’s Hansard contribution record easily accessible at a glance on their profile.
To access an MP's or Senator’s Hansard record, click on the appearances tab of their profile, the most recent records will show, with a 'view all' option below it. Click on the 'view all' option to scrutinise each entry on your Parliamentarian’s record e.g. http://info.mzalendo.com/hansard/person/aden-duale/appearances/
This feature allows you a greater possibility to explore your MP, Women Representative and Senators record on issues of interest to you.
Over the next two weeks, starting from this Madaraka weekend Mzalendo is running a campaign titled, ‘In Their Words’
We invite you to explore your Parliamentarians records on our site and send us:
i) A list of their most hilarious statements;
ii) Their most valuable/worthwhile contributions; and
iii) A list of issues they have discussed and what you wish they would discuss.
Our twitter handle is @mzalendowatch and the hashtag for this initiative is #InTheirWords
You can also post on our FB Fanpage: www.facebook.com/mzalendowatch
Mzalendo will compile the most hilarious and valuable contributions and highlight them on our homepage and Facebook Fanpage. Parliamentarians are paid from your tax shillings so hold them accountable by their own words.
Over to you!!
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