Gladys Shollei is pushing a dangerous amendment, and Kenyans should pay attention.
Yesterday, during a debate on the Public Participation Bill, she proposed removing a key safeguard: the requirement to publish public participation outcomes.
Right now, Section 12(2) requires that once public participation is done, the results be made public, for example, on a website, so citizens can see what Kenyans actually said.
Her proposal? Remove it completely or
Keep that information private.
If you want it, you must apply to the same authority that collected it.
Let me be honest, we already know how this ends.
We have been requesting NHIF, Housing levy, and capitation data for over 6 months. Letters sent to MOH and MOE. No response. Total silence. We are now heading to court soon.
Now imagine this:
A bad bill is rejected by Kenyans during public participation.
The authority then claims: “Kenyans supported it.”
How do you verify?
You write to them, and they ignore you.
That’s the trap.
This amendment would legalize secrecy and make it impossible to hold the government accountable.
Public participation without transparency is just a rubber stamp.
MPs must reject this amendment.
Kenyans deserve a public portal where participation outcomes are visible, verifiable, and permanent.
Enough hiding.
Article 35 on access to information is becoming ceremonial, and soon, we will prove that in court.
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HIGH COURT allows deployment of KDF to assist police in controlling anti-tax protests; gives govt two days to state scope, duration and areas of intervention.
https://t.co/jSVQYhjZ4r
Go home. While it’s still safe. The government will send goons to destroy, loot, and blame peaceful protestors. They must listen to us. Spread the word for people to start walking home in groups. We shall be back.
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Consider this: Kenya is home to roughly 30,000 bars and pubs. East African Breweries Limited (EABL) manages to seamlessly deliver crates of beer to each establishment every week.
In contrast, our country has about 500 hospitals and dispensaries, yet despite extensive planning, the government struggles to consistently supply them with necessary drugs and medical equipment.
This isn't a matter of inadequate skills; it's a profound management crisis. Imagine, hypothetically, if we replaced the entire cabinet with the adept management team of EABL. The efficiency in beer distribution could potentially be mirrored in healthcare logistics.
Conversely, if the Ministry of Health took over beer deliveries, we might see a decline in alcoholism. And if EABL were tasked with handling drugs and medical equipment, perhaps the health sector's efficiency would soar.
It's a quirky thought, but it underscores a critical point: management matters in Kenya.
There is an ongoing scam when booking airline tickets online, i know few victims who paid their cash on wrong websites cloned as the real ones. Beware of the difference in this letters:
1. a
2. ɑ
The first double-storey lower case letter “a” is the legit one all airlines websites will use, for example https://t.co/HasTF7Y75P will always use the double-storey lower case “a” as you can see on the website link above, however, if you see a single-storey lower case “ɑ” on the KQ website as https://www.kenyɑ-airwɑhttps://t.co/tRxgg5q1YS, then this is a fake website cloned by scammers to syphon you. It’s always good to counter check those websites before making any payments or purchases online.