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On the Low Voter Registration Turnout

December 3, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The voter registration turnout has been low, in fact worryingly so, are eligible voters indifferent, disinterested, apathetic or is there is deeper reason for the …

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On the flip-flop on Multi-State Agency Vetting of Election Aspirants

November 1, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The Kenyan public is no stranger to political u-turns on implementation of constitution, particularly when the provisions of the constitution are politically inconvenient for the …

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CIC responds to MPs Query on Commissioners Salaries

October 30, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The constitution requires, implicitly if not explicitly, that parliament and the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) work together to implement it. Particularly …

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Who’s to blame for the decadence we see in Parliament: MPs or voters?

October 22, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

There seems to be a lot of the absurdity emerging from parliament recently. From MPs defending a 2 billion shilling take home package to be …

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On the DPM’s Statement on Post Election Violence and the ICC

October 4, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Five years ago we had what many termed the worst post election violence in Kenya’s history. It is estimated that 1,500 people were killed and …

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On Impunity and Hate-speech

September 28, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

There are clear legal prohibitions and penalties for the use of hate speech and for incitement to violence in sections 13 and 62 of the …

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On The 2/3 Gender Principle and the Potential Constitutional Crisis

September 24, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The government has flip-flopped several times on the issue of the gender parity principle contained in the constitution. Yet the constitution’s position on the gender …

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MPs Salaries? What about Teachers and Doctors?

September 5, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Considering that our MPs are some of the highest paid in the world it’s ludicrous that anyone, let alone the Speaker of House, would suggest …

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On Parliament’s Passing of the Mutilated Leadership and Integrity Bill

August 31, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

It has been two years since the constitution was promulgated; and it seems that every step of the implementation process has been fraught with controversy, …

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On the Nairobi Southern By-Pass

August 17, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Earlier this year the government commissioned the building of the Nairobi Southern By-Pass. The 30km road, which is scheduled for completion in 2015, will run …

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On the Cabinet’s Mutilation of the Leadership & Integrity Bill

August 10, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Whether our leaders should abide by principles of leadership and integrity as outlined in the constitution should not really be a topic of contention. It …

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Biometric Voter Registration vs. Manual Registration

August 6, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) estimates that there will be up to 18 million Kenyans registered to vote in the country’s next election. …