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Auditor General needs to communicate better in his reports

August 8, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

The Auditor General’s recently published audits of national government ministries, state institutions and county governments need to be improved to better communicate to the public. …

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Parliament must strengthen public spending checks

August 3, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Shocking revelations in the recent Auditor General’s reports on the use of public finances by the national and county government over the 2013/14 financial year, …

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Let us engage Parliament more in 2015

January 15, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

Recent misbehavior by Parliamentarians within the precincts of Parliament and in public have brought to the fore questions about their actual roles and responsibilities. As …

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Why Eight Clauses of the Security Laws (Amendment) Act were Suspended

January 7, 2015 Loise Mwakamba

On January 2nd 2015, the High Court ruled regarding a petition tabled by the CORD Coalition and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) questioning the …

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Parliament has the Capacity to make Kenya Cohesive

December 11, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) recent report is troubling. It revealed that two out of ten Kenyans distrust each other. Trust, which was …

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Mzalendo Launches the People’s Shujaaz Awards

November 28, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Press Release – Mzalendo Launches the People’s Shujaaz awards

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Integrity must Inform the fight against corruption in Government

October 17, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Two related issues have re-ignited the anti-corruption debate. One is the order from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) that State officers should not engage …

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Power to the People: Hold Your Parliamentarians Accountable - #InTheirWords

June 3, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Fifty-one years ago, on 1st June Kenya attained “Self-Government / Self-Independence,” but do Kenyans individually own and occupy that political space beyond Election Days?

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On the Anglo-Leasing Payment

May 22, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Anglo Leasing seems to be one of Kenya’s most convoluted and drawn out scandals to date. The scandal has been going on for over ten …

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State of the Nation Address (Part 2): Let’s Take a Look at Those Statistics

April 22, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Kenya’s First Lady’s historic London Marathon run after barely six months training is a great shot in the arm for the child and maternal health …

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On Security, Corruption and Terror Attacks

April 4, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Shortly after the Westgate Attack, making the link between corruption and the increase in terrorism in the Guardian article ‘Kenya: behind the terror is rampant …

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On the President’s State of the Nation Address (Part 1)

April 1, 2014 Loise Mwakamba

Last week the President gave his second State of the Nation speech. A speech he is constitutionally required to give every year for the term …