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On the Delayed Arrival of the BVR Kits
So the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) Kits have arrived in the country, and not a moment to soon, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was …
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On the flip-flop on Multi-State Agency Vetting of Election Aspirants
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
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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2012 Voter Registration – Can the IEBC Avoid the Pitfalls of the 2010 Referendum?
The voter registration exercise starts and runs right through the month of November. As we speak, the long awaited Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits necessary …
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Who’s to blame for the decadence we see in Parliament: MPs or voters?
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 ‘Gender Penalty’ that Could Cost Taxpayers Kshs. 4 Billion Annually
Given our context that the implementation of the two third gender principle would run into problems was inevitable. Anything involving a massive change of the …
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The Right to Run for Political Office vs. The Leadership & Integrity Requirement
The constitution enshrines both the right to run for political office and the standards for leadership and integrity.
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On MPs Decision to Fight for their Right to Sh2 Billion Take Home Package
Just yesterday to the collective relief of the nation the President refused to assent to a Finance Bill that would have allowed the Parliamentarians to …
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On MPs 2 Billion Shilling Exit Package
The President has refused to assent to the MPs proposed 2 billion shilling exit package, on grounds of its unconstitutionality, its economic implications, and probably …
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The Judiciary on Leadership and Integrity
I doubt anyone would argue that there is need to reform the leadership of the country. However the question of how high to set the …
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On the DPM’s Statement on Post Election Violence and the ICC
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
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 …