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Auctioned Futures: The Children of Corruption

4 Mar 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

27 Feb 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

26 Feb 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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MPs ought to study and do research

15 Feb 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

5 Feb 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

1 Feb 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 …

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Jan-16

27 Jan 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Twenty months before the 2017 General elections, politicians have started evoking political temperatures and subjecting the country to unnecessary tension. (Read More)

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Unresolved Integrity Questions Will Haunt IEBC

19 Jan 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Last week IEBC launched the “2017 elections operational timelines”. But what is more worrying is that the Electoral commission is preparing us for another seemingly …

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Early Campaigns, Not Good For The Country.

11 Jan 2016 Loise Mwakamba

Twenty months away from the 2017 General elections, politicians have started evoking political temperatures and subjecting the country to unnecessary tension. Just last week a …

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President’s quest for more powers is Suspicious

6 Jan 2016 Loise Mwakamba

The Miscellaneous Amendment Act that alters section 30 of The Judicial Service Commission Act is suspicious. These changes by the Executive comes at a time …

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Loopholes in the New National Government Constituencies Development Fund

28 Dec 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The president recently signed into law the Bill that regularizes the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). The new CDF act known as National Government Constituencies Development …

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Lessons from the People’s Shujaaz Awards

22 Dec 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The just concluded People’s Shujaaz Awards offered Kenyans a fresh lens through which to look at Parliamentarians. Despite the despondency that Kenyans show when a …