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We Must Never Tolerate Theft Of Public Resources
OFF THE GROUND: Metropolitan minister Njeru Githae during the launch of Kazi Kwa Vijana in Kirinyaga. Photo/Jane Mugambi
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, Raila Amolo Odinga, admitted in Parliament last week that more than Sh308 million of public money was lost - indeed squandered - by his office and related implementing ministries between 2008 and 2010. This only related to Phase One of the KKV. He also admitted that more than Sh20 million was misappropriated by his office in the year 2011 on Phase Two of the project.Phase One of the KKV project was ... 87 Comments and 8 Reactions
Diaspora Will Determine President In 2012 Polls
The next president of the Republic of Kenya will be decided – not by 24 of the 47 counties as the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 provides - but by about three million voters residing outside its borders. This is a very significant point that those aspiring for the presidency of the republic ought to take note of. It’s significant because unlike in Kenya, getting a solid support of this major county won’t be easy for all the aspi... 19 Comments and 0 Reactions
Parliament Didn’t Approve Incursion Into Somalia
DREADED: The Kenyan Military Forces have launched Operation Linda Nchi against al Shabaab militia after two foreigners were recently abducted at the Coast. Photo/Xinhua
When we ratified the new Constitution on August 4, 2010, we collectively buried the old one and everything it represented. In its place, we entrenched and enshrined our rights and fundamental freedoms as the cornerstone of the newly acquired democratic dispensation, a dispensation based on and undergirded by the principles of constitutionalism, the rule of law, respect for human rights and equality.In the new dispensation, nobody is above the ... 18 Comments and 2 Reactions
Raila, Choose The Future Or Remain In The Past
GREEN CARPET: Kiptagich Tea Factory that belongs to the Moi family and is in Mau forest. Photo/File
For one month now, we have been subjected to scenes of wanton desecration of Prof. Wangari Maathai’s legacy. While many Kenyans and world leaders have genuinely expressed grief at the untimely passing of our only Nobel laureate, a significant number of our politicians – including at the highest level of the state - have been grovelling in hypocritical supplication. They have waxed lyrical over the second liberation struggle and env... 73 Comments and 22 Reactions
I Propose Morris A. Anyah For The ICC Prosecutor
Morris A. Anyah, Attorney-at-Law, is an exemplary courtroom lawyer. His stand-up performance during The Prosecutor v. Francis Karimi Muthaura, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Mohammed Hussein Ali was refreshing. He is meticulous, detailed, focused and unmoved.Whenever Anyah took to the lectern, I knew that the submissions and cross-examinations will cut close to the borne. And they did; each and every time. Anyah made me proud of being an African an... 77 Comments and 3 Reactions
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