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For How Long will Parliamentarians be deemed ‘Untouchable’?

February 13, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Parliamentarians as the indirect people representatives are not above the law. However, their recent actions seem to assert they are! The National Assembly Speaker’s decision …

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CDF and Uwezo Fund Allocations: What Every Kenyan Must Know

February 6, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

It is no doubt that since the establishment of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), tangible projects have been undertaken in most constituencies across the country. …

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State Officers Must be Called to Order

January 30, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Of late Parliamentarians have been acting in an undignified manner. Relevant Constitutional offices and institutions need to check Parliamentarians behavior to remind them the offices …

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Allocations to Constituencies and Counties call for your Participation

January 23, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

In his book ‘Episodes; From an MP’s Diary’, Sen. Eng. Muriuki Karue shares his journey on how development projects initiated through harambees did not see …

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Feedback from Uganda on the behavior of MPs during the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill debate

January 13, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

I am living in Uganda and like many others from around the World, I have been always watching and enjoying the Kenya Parliament debates held …

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The conservatory orders on the Security Laws Amendment Act

January 5, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Please find the conservatory order suspending eight clauses of the Security (Amendment) Act 2014 here Conservatory Order (Security Act) Petition No. 628 and 630 of …

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Parliamentarians need to maintain House’ decorum

December 19, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

The Security Laws (Amendments) 2014 Act provided an opportunity to deliberate very serious provisions about Kenya but also brought out an ugly side of our …

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Special Sitting Amendments to Security Laws

December 18, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

The amendments that were passed today related to the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 can be accessed here

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The Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014

December 10, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

The Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 seeks to amend the laws relating to security.

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Private Security Regulation Bill 2014

December 9, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

This Bill seeks to provide for the regulation of the private security industry, to provide for a framework for cooperation with National Security Organs.

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What do the People’s Shujaaz Awards represent?

December 3, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

The word honorable is a title indicating eminence or distinction. A person holding the title is therefore supposed to be revered especially through actions. This …

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Leadership is critical in making Kenya Safer

November 27, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Napoleon Bonaparte famously defined a leader as a dealer in hope. Dealing in hope is no mean achievement to any who surmounts but which dictates …