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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. …

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Why its Important for the IEBC to get the voter registration process right

August 3, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The way we register voters is inefficient. Our last election proved that. The inquiries that took place after the election estimated, “that there were 1.2 …

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On the Suggestion of an August 2013 Election Date

July 28, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Before the issue of the election date became thoroughly confused, I would hazard a guess that most Kenyans had expected that the elections would be …

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How Accessible is Parliament, Really?

July 26, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Parliamentary accessibility is necessary for effective public participation in governance and is explicitly provided for the constitution. Article 118 that deals with public access and …

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Of Vote Buying and Vote Selling

July 23, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Were it that the only polls that counted were those that take place on election day, and that those polls were the only determinant of …

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Give Your Views on Leadership & Integrity Bill

July 20, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

It has been a busy news week, so it’s easy to have been distracted from the fact that the Commission for the Implementation of the …

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Parliamentary Committees Effective or Not?

July 16, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that Kenyans are sceptical of the ability of parliamentary committees or commissions of inquiry to …

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Are some MPs blocking CDF audits?

July 12, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) may not be the only devolved fund however it is probably the most well known. The CDF is intended to …

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On Executive Appointments

July 7, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

This week the High Court ruled the recent appointment of 47 county commissioners, by President Kibaki, illegal and nullified said appointments. The court not only …

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MPs, What Happened to Representing the People?

July 5, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Why do we have members of parliament? We have a country of 40 million plus people and not all of us can go to parliament …

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On Educational Requirements for MPs

June 29, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

Front and centre in the news and the public consciousness, this and last week, has been the issue of educational requirements for members of parliament. …

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On the Finance Minister’s 4.7 Billion Grant to Clear Tax Arrears of State Officers

June 26, 2012 Loise Mwakamba

The issue of MPs taxes has been a bone of contention ever since the constitution implementation process began. The constitution is clear all state officers, …