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Parliament Resumes with A Great Task Ahead
As Parliament resumes sittings this week a big task lies ahead to get as much legislative work done as possible before the end of the …
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Parliament Remains Crucial in Protecting and Defending Democracy
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 marked the International Day of Democracy when people globally reflected and celebrated the milestones of democratic governance in different jurisdictions. Mzalendo …
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Parliamentary Committees Should Step up and Deliver Their Mandate
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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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No Room to Point Fingers in the Fight to Protect Democracy
“Are we fighting Coronavirus or Democracy?” “Police have killed more people that Covid-19 has” “Where’s Parliament in all this? Why aren’t the MPs addressing police …