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Meaningful Public Participation is Key to Effective Legislation

April 8, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

The constitution of Kenya 2010 in Article 1 gives the Institution of Parliament the powers to exercise the sovereignty of the people as the people’s …

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2017/18 Budget was pro-Mwananchi, therefore tracking its implementation is essential

March 31, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

The KSh. 2.6 trillion budgets read this week was fashioned around the majority poor, women and youth. The President was being smart considering the State …

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The Upcoming Primaries are a Testament We Suffer Integrity Deficit

March 24, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Every election year Kenyans are treated to a circus in the name of party primaries where party owners prop up their favorites for nomination and …

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State of the Nation Address Tells Voters to Scrutinize Manifestos

March 18, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

This year’s State of the Nation address, was the last as President Kenyatta first term winds up. The President was very calculative highlighting Jubilee’s successes …

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Devolution’s Promise Checked by Unresponsive Leaders

March 10, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

It appears 2017 will be the year of alternative facts in Kenya. For instance, President Uhuru Kenyatta this week said that our doctors are better …

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Research shows Youth Political Apathy is linked to Leaders' Aloofness

March 3, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Mzalendo’s recent research on the civic attitudes and political opinions of Kenyans on Facebook revealed some very interesting facts. While assessing voter apathy was one …

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Harambee Spirit Not An Excuse to Abdicate Roles

February 24, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya is possibly one of the few if not the only country that has attained middle income status but still heavily relies on donations to …

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Politics aside Doctors CBA 7 Have Shown Us What Leadership is About

February 18, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

The last time Kenyans rallied together for a national political cause was in 2002. We were all excited at the thought of doing away with …

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MPs Behaving Badly, Will Kenyans Say - Enough!

February 10, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Kenyans thought they had seen it all, arrogance, selfishness, dishonorable behavior until nominated Senator Paul Njoroge decided to shoot in the air twice, threatening Vivo …

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Post truth politics will be the end of Kenyans

February 3, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Our Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary failed to clinch the much publicized African Union (AU) chair position and naturally focus shifted to the millions used by …

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The Mass Voter Registration Campaigns Reveal What’s More Important to Our Leaders

January 27, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

Drought is ravaging the country. Thousands are going for days without proper food and animals are dying. Yet, our leaders are worried about tyranny of …

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The Electorate Needs to Read the Times Correctly

January 20, 2017 Loise Mwakamba

A Swahili adage goes that the ear destined to die does not take its medicine. The electorate is the ear in this case. It’s quite …