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Parliament vs. the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, Again
Following the Salaries and Remuneration Commission’s downward review of the MPs salaries last year (a welcome move given how much MPs are paid, as well …
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Of County Budgets, Priorities and Public Participation
Devolution is intended to bring services closer to the people. The county budget process is a big part of doing this as it is how …
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Jubilee’s Govt’s first 100 days in Office a Statement from MP Aden Duale (Leader of the Majority)
During its campaigns the Jubilee coalition made several promises, the most famous being the one-laptop per child project. However the Jubilee government also made promises …
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On the Teachers Strike: Of threats and mixed messages
For the last week teachers have been striking over pay and work conditions. More specifically an agreement between the government and teachers over pay; an …
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Shouldn’t the Same Logic be applied to MP’s Salaries?
Last week one of the points of order raised on the floor of the National Assembly was on the ‘Establishment/Composition/Operation of the Commissions’. MP John …
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What is the Government’s Position on the ICC cases?
It is difficult to know exactly what the government’s position is with regards to the ongoing International Criminal Court’s cases against the President and Deputy …
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Should MPs Run the Constituency Development Fund?
Last week MPs vowed to amend the CDF to give themselves more control over the funds. However on wonders at the effectiveness of the fund …
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On the Cabinet Secretary Nominees
It is not really surprising that the process of nominating Cabinet Secretaries took as long as it did or that there were continued delays during …
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We Will See Final Party Lists Any Time Soon?
Saying that the political party primaries were marred by irregularities would be an understatement. We have seen some political parties completely ignore the results of …
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On High Stakes Political Party Nominations
When one reads the definition of political party nominations, political party nominations seem pretty innocuous: it’s the process that political parties use to select a …
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On the Treasury’s Release of Sh10 billion for CDF 2 months to the Election
By now we are probably all aware of the fact that the Treasury released 10.1 billion shillings to CDF boards for the completion of pending …