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

October 25, 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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On the ‘Gender Penalty’ that Could Cost Taxpayers Kshs. 4 Billion Annually

October 20, 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

October 18, 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

October 12, 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

October 11, 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 …

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The Judiciary on Leadership and Integrity

October 5, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

I doubt anyone would argue that there is need to reform the leadership of the country. However the question of how high to set the …

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On Hate Speech, Conciliation vs. Criminal Prosecution, Is Conciliation Enough?

September 21, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

If the prosecution of the Environment Minister for hate speech had gone ahead, it would have been the first in country case of high profile …

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On Bribery of Parliamentarians

September 19, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

A few weeks Parliament ago rejected the report of Public Accounts Committee that revealed a 1.8 billion shilling loss of taxpayer money as a result …

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On the Doctors, Teachers, and Lecturers Strikes

September 17, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Has the government so poorly managed public services that the only way that public servants (doctors, teachers, lecturers, police) feel they can influence the government …

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On the Government’s Responsibility to Protect its Citizens

September 14, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The primary of role the state is to protect its citizens. Our constitution guarantees both the right to life (Article 26.1) and the right to …

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Media Roundtable: The Media & Hate Speech

September 3, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Last month’s media roundtable centred around whether the media is better to prepared to deal with issues of hate speech and inflammatory language than it …

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Constitutional Deadlines & Fast Tracking Bills Again

August 21, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Earlier in the month Transport Minister, Amos Kimunya, moved a motion for the reduction of the publication period of four bills constitutional bills from 14 …