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Parliamentary Committees Should Step up and Deliver Their Mandate

September 1, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

During his 11th and most recent public address regarding the status of Covid-19 in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered that the investigations into the alleged …

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A Decade Later, The Constitution Still Has a Long Way to Go

August 25, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

27th August 2020 will mark exactly 10 years since a jubilant crowd of Kenyans filling up Nairobi’s Uhuru Park witnessed the then President Mwai Kibaki …

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The Independence of Parliament is Paramount and Must Be Safeguarded

August 17, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

For the last couple of weeks, the Senate of the Republic of Kenya has been engaged in an unprecedentedly protracted debate on the revenue sharing …

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The High Cost of Politics in Kenya

August 11, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

On August 5th, Westminster Foundation for Democracy in partnership with Mzalendo Trust and the Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy, launched a report on the ‘Cost …

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A surge in ‘Ills’ in the Time of Covid

August 9, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

By the time the country is declared Coronavirus-free, we might be dealing with another big scandal. This is according to media specialist Macharia Gaitho who …

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It’s All Coming Back to Bite Us

July 29, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

The month of July has seen the highest number of confirmed positive Covid-19 cases and fatalities, painting a grim picture of the weeks to come …

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MPs' Poor Attendance in Committees is a Disservice to the Taxpayer

July 22, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

A new report compiled by various committee clerks on members’ attendance in National Assembly Committee meetings paints a worrying picture of the casual nature of …

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Why it’s Important to Understand MPs’ Roles.

July 14, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Upon gaining the new Constitution in 2010 one key area that was overlooked was the civic education of Kenyans who are now guided by it. …

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Phased re-opening: Civic Responsibility Alone is not Enough to Keep Virus at Bay

July 8, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya on Monday, passed the 8,000-mark after confirming 181 new Covid-19 cases even as President Uhuru Kenyatta relaxed the containment measures in what he termed …

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Finance Bill 2020: It is Not Just About The President’s Agenda but The Welfare of Wanjiku

June 25, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Creation of a spending plan and revenue-raising measures for a country is a highly emotive issue and needs to be looked at with the precision …

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The Fight Against Covid Cannot Be Won Without Youth Involvement

June 10, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

On 29th May 2020, Mzalendo Trust and Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association (KYPA) jointly held a Virtual Mock Parliament. Centring on their shared mandate on legislative …

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Quick and Practical Interventions Needed to Protect the Future of Our Children

May 15, 2020 Loise Mwakamba

Coronavirus is slowly proving to be the factory reset button that systems have needed for a while. There are two sides of this crisis’ coin; …