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The Place of Digital Tools in Enabling Kenya's Democracy

September 26, 2025 Loise Mwakamba

Over the last couple of years, the digital space has been a consistent topic of discussion. Most of those discussions have analysed the importance of …

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Rebuilding Public Trust in Kenya through Meaningful Participation

July 22, 2025 Loise Mwakamba

“When the people are not part of the decisions that affect their lives, democracy is only skin deep.”

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Of Endings and Beginnings: Kenya’s Moment to Re-imagine Its Political Future

July 14, 2025 Loise Mwakamba

In 1963, Kenya broke free from colonial rule and gained independence. What followed was the tyranny of a one-party state; a period marked by repression …

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Silencing Expression: Growing Trends of Getting Slapped

June 26, 2025 Loise Mwakamba

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Preparing for “Uchaguzi” 2027

March 21, 2025 Loise Mwakamba

As Kenya transitions into the pre-election phase of the 2027 electoral cycle, significant developments are underway. The process of reconstructing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries …

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Extension of term Limits: A distraction or a strategic power grab?

October 25, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

As debate swirls around the proposal to extend term limits, many wonder if this move is merely a distraction from pressing national issues or a …

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Will the shift from NHIF to SHIF result in a significant change, or will it be a case of "same monkeys, different forest

October 4, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

The debate surrounding Kenya's transition from National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) centres on the question of whether a mere …

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Inclusivity in Kenya: Reviewing efforts of the Gendered Lens approach

August 27, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

Today marks fourteen years since promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya (2010) within which a two-thirds gender principle was adopted. Unfortunately, legal experts, civil society organizations, media …

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Public Participation: The Tax Collector's Nightmare

August 9, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

On 23rd February 2024, Mzalendo Trust published a blog titled, “Is Null & Void the new budget line for Mwananchi’s taxes.?” In the blog, Mzalendo highlighted among other …

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Our low standards of leadership are breeding a disdainful crop of leaders

May 31, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

Truth be told, when it comes to electing good leaders, Kenyans have always performed dismally. The August house has never missed a good number of …

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More and More, MPs need to Engage with Citizens for Representative Leadership to be a Reality

May 24, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya is currently abuzz with the Finance Bill 2024 (National Assembly Bill No. 30 of 2024) that formulates proposals relating to revenue-raising measures including the …

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A Reactive Government in the Face of Proactive Adversities

May 6, 2024 Loise Mwakamba

From an almost two-month-old doctor’s strike, a leaking airport, a flooded nation, and a midnight memo-sending cabinet, Kenyans are seeing a leadership fabric that always …