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Drought in Turkana: A Failure of Policy, Priorities & Planning
Last week the story below the impending drought/famine crisis in Turkana appeared in the press:
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On the Parliamentary Committee Report on the Westgate Attack
Since 2010, there have been at least 30 terrorist attacks in the country, with a majority of the attacks occurring post Kenya’s Somalia intervention. While …
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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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Three Laws to Watch Out for in 2014
Just before Christmas 2013 the President assented to 8 bills, it will be interesting to watch the implementation of the three laws below given their …
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Will the Real 'Mzalendo' Stand Up
Our Constitution states “All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya …” and never has this been more evident than in the aftermath of …
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On the National Assembly's Attempt to Redefine 'State Officer' to Exclude MPs
Since the promulgation of the constitution three issues have been particularly contentious, and more for Parliamentarians than for the public. These are the issues of …
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On Violence Against Women in Public Office
Last week an article appeared in the Standard Newspaper in which the author Pravin Bowry wrote, “Gender equality amongst the emancipated women in Kenya and …
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On the VAT Act 2013
Last month the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, Henry Rotich, stated that there was no cause for alarm over the new Value Added Tax …
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On the National Assembly’s Motion to Withdraw from the ICC
Earlier in the year while attending his pretrial hearing the Deputy President, William Ruto, stated, “the new Kenyan administration ... will cooperate with the court, …
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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 …