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Normalization of menstruation needs to start from the top

September 20, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

Aisha Hinds of the Shots Fired series once said, “It goes against natural order for a parent to bury their child.” Jackeline Chepng’eno’s parents were …

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Rise above political entitlement and focus on making an impact

September 16, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

“It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer. But you’re making it ‘a den of robbers’,” said Jesus as he drove …

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Strengthening the National Values in Our Civic Space

September 6, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

‘I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees,’ states Spencer Sankale a senior accountant in Maasai Mara University in an expose dubbed …

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The success or failure of the census all lies in the planning

August 28, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

Unto whom much is given, much is expected. This aptly applies to Dr Fred Matiang’i, a man on whose shoulders many responsibilities have been placed. …

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Stalemate on Revenue Bill will only hurt Kenyans

August 26, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

The current show of might between the National Assembly and the Senate is escalating to unpleasant heights and the casualty of this is not only …

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Law to effect public participation is a timely proposal.

August 16, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

The timing of the Public Participation Bill sponsored by Senator Amos Wako couldn’t have been better with the rising interest by Kenyans to take part …

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On the matter of citizens’ perception on MPs’ roles

August 8, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

“If I don’t promise my people roads, bridges, hospitals and schools, I won’t be elected as an MP,” said nominated Senator Abshiro Halake during Civic …

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Cancer has reached crisis point

July 30, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

As at September 2018 Kenya registered the highest number of cancer deaths in East Africa compared to neighbors, Uganda and Tanzania. This is according to …

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Will a change of law translate to actual change?

July 25, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya could potentially be in a historical moment with talks of a referendum dominating airwaves every waking day.

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Impasse on the Revenue Bill needs a prompt solution

July 16, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

The Council of Governors' march to the Supreme Court on Monday, July 15th 2019 portrayed a frustrated lot with activities in their respective counties threatening …

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Of legacies and lessons in death

July 12, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

Death like change is inevitable, no one is immune to it. It leaves those close to the deceased with a never-ending feeling of emptiness that …

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Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

July 4, 2019 Loise Mwakamba

Article 75 (1) (c) of the Constitution states, “A State officer shall behave, whether in public and official life, in private life, or in association …