Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Aug 30th, 2010
WHO IS THIS MAN, OMAR AL BASHIR, THAT SOME KENYAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE SO DESPERATELY DEFENDING?
On November 5th 2009, Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga issued a statement which officially committed themselves and the Government of Kenya to cooperate with the International Criminal Court domestically and internationally. They categorically stated: “the Government [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Mar 31st, 2010
ICC judges grant the Prosecutor’s request to launch an investigation on crimes against humanity with regard to the situation in Kenya covering the period between 1st June 2005 and 26th November 2009
PRESS RELEASE
On 31 March 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber II, by majority, granted the Prosecutor’s request to commence an investigation on crimes against humanity allegedly committed [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Mar 5th, 2010
Does the treasury know how many cars the Government of Kenya owns?
How many cars does the Government own? No one knows but it is possible to deduce that there may be a serious problem.
According to the Approved budget for the financial year 2007/2008 the total number of vehicles owned by the Government of Kenya was [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Uncategorized, Youth on Feb 25th, 2010
DESMOND TUTU AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE FIGURES CALL ON AMBASSADOR BETHUEL KIPLAGAT KENYAN TJRC CHAIR TO STEP DOWN
24.02.2010
We, former chairpersons and commissioners of truth commissions from around the world, respectfully call upon Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat, Chairperson of the Truth Justice & Reconciliation Commission’s (TJRC) to step down from his positions as Chairperson and [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Feb 23rd, 2010
OPEN LETTER TO THE NATION MEDIA GROUP: The Daily Nation’s casual editorial of 23rd February 2010 is entrenching fiscal impunity.
We strongly disagree with the editorial of the Daily Nation of 23rd February 2010 entitled “ Pass supplementary budget speedily’. It is a very strange editorial and forgive us but our reading is that the [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Feb 15th, 2010
TO END CORRUPTION IN KENYA IT IS TIME TO AUDIT KENYA’S MINISTRY OF FINANCE AS DIRECTED BY PARLIAMENT: NO AUDIT, NO MORE MONEY FROM KENYAN TAXPAYERS
Corruption and impunity are king in government of Kenya circles. Maize, Oil, Guns, Grand Regency Hotel, Goldenberg, the phantom Ken Ren Fertiliser Factory, Anglo Leasing, Free Primary Education, the [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Feb 4th, 2010
Unfortunately, just as it is beginning its important work it is obvious that the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission is suffering a real crisis of public confidence because of some of its Commissioners’ antecedents, and because we are arguing Parliament dropped the ball in the vetting and confirmation process. This crisis will affect [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Dec 7th, 2009
Kenyans are allowing politicians to play a deadly game of Russian roulette with their lives.
Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger. A single round is placed in a six-shot revolver [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, constituencies, elections on Dec 2nd, 2009
The Special Tribunal Bill: Kenyans Experiencing the Bitter Taste of Impunity.
‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’. Meaning that for Kenyans to fully test something they need to experience it themselves. We have seen Parliament boycott the debating chamber whenever the Special Tribunal Bill came up for debate. Now Kenyans are [...]
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Posted in Civic Education, Civil Society, Corruption, Crisis, Debt, Forum, Governance, Government, Judiciary, Kids, Laws, Mars Group, Multimedia, Parliament, Petitions, Publications, Youth, constituencies, elections on Nov 14th, 2009
Extracts of Powerful Contributions By Members Of Parliament on Wednesday 11th November 2009, when Mr. Gitobu Imanyara MP rose to move that the Special Tribunal Bill be read a Second time. The Bill was seconded by Mr. Danson Mungatana MP.
On the morning of Wednesday, 11th November, 2009 Hon. Gitobu Imanyara MP rose to move that [...]
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