Blogs and Opinions

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Are we getting a good return on investment from these Parliamentary Committees?

19 Aug 2018 Loise Mwakamba

Kenyans are being told to brace themselves for tough times ahead as government plans to implement the 16 per cent value added tax on petroleum …

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President Kenyatta, make the manufacturing agenda a gift to the youth

10 Aug 2018 Loise Mwakamba

By Gitungo Wamere

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When greed appears to be our national ethos then we the people will always be at the bottom of the food chain

29 Jul 2018 Loise Mwakamba

This week people have been making jokes about the government stealing from the government then investigating the government as a way of mocking the whole …

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The real opportunity cost of corruption is a peaceful country and stable economy

4 Jul 2018 Loise Mwakamba

While speaking to Reuters two years ago, the Auditor General, Edward Ouko said the country was losing a third of its budget to corruption annually. …

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The 2018 budget leaves much to be desired but we need honest conversations on health care

21 Jun 2018 Loise Mwakamba

The ongoing war on corruption or lack thereof has drawn mixed reactions from all over Kenya. Strong supporters of the President believe he wants to …

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When politics is the sure way to wealth then we must contend with the un-ending campaign mood in the country

13 Jun 2018 Loise Mwakamba

We’re barely 8months into the ‘new’ administration and the politics of 2022 has taken over-completely eclipsing the administration’s much touted big four agenda or the …

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The only way to fight corruption is to audit lifestyle; anything else is a bad joke!

7 Jun 2018 Loise Mwakamba

This was the looting week. We hadn’t even digested how NYS Season II had somewhat surpassed season I or what’s really going on at the …

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We Can’t fight Corruption With Cosmetic Rage; a Trip Down Memory Lane Confirms Our Folly

30 May 2018 Loise Mwakamba

John Githongo once remarked that the Moi administration handed President Kibaki a skunk and he took it home as a pet. He was referring to …

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A Three Tier System of Government Won’t Strengthen Devolution

23 May 2018 Loise Mwakamba

By Gitungo Wamere

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Notice to the Press and the Public

21 May 2018 Loise Mwakamba

RE: Headline story on People Daily

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The devil is in the details: Why We Need to Review Omnibus Bills Thoroughly

16 May 2018 Loise Mwakamba

By Derrick Makhandia

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Ward Bill Upsets Separation of Powers by Side-lining County Assemblies

20 Apr 2018 Loise Mwakamba

By Gitungo Wamere