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On the Possible Extension for the Formation of Pre-Election Political Party Alliances

19 Nov 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Kenyans are no strangers to politicians shifting to and from one political party to another in the pre-election period. In the previous the elections it …

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On Killings of Police Officers in Baragoi

16 Nov 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The attack on a patrol of police officers by cattle rustlers in Baragoi points starkly to the institutional weaknesses that exist within the police force. …

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Elections 2013: What Has Changed since 2007

12 Nov 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Not so long ago Kenya was seen as a bastion of peace and stability in the region, with working institutions and a more or less …

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On the Delayed Arrival of the BVR Kits

6 Nov 2012 Loise Mwakamba

So the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) Kits have arrived in the country, and not a moment to soon, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was …

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On the flip-flop on Multi-State Agency Vetting of Election Aspirants

1 Nov 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The Kenyan public is no stranger to political u-turns on implementation of constitution, particularly when the provisions of the constitution are politically inconvenient for the …

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CIC responds to MPs Query on Commissioners Salaries

30 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The constitution requires, implicitly if not explicitly, that parliament and the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) work together to implement it. Particularly …

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2012 Voter Registration – Can the IEBC Avoid the Pitfalls of the 2010 Referendum?

25 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The voter registration exercise starts and runs right through the month of November. As we speak, the long awaited Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits necessary …

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Who’s to blame for the decadence we see in Parliament: MPs or voters?

22 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

There seems to be a lot of the absurdity emerging from parliament recently. From MPs defending a 2 billion shilling take home package to be …

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On the ‘Gender Penalty’ that Could Cost Taxpayers Kshs. 4 Billion Annually

20 Oct 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Given our context that the implementation of the two third gender principle would run into problems was inevitable. Anything involving a massive change of the …

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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 …