Tom Mboya writes that there will be more challenges as the election nears in implementing the constitution. Already, concerns are being raised as to the quality of the Bills passed so far. With the focus on elections next year and new deadlines to meet, parliament must rise to the occassion and g

The government has said the constitution must be amended so that the planned 80 new constituencies are not time barred during the next general election. Although the constitution shields the term of the current parliament, the boundaries must be in place 12 months before the elections. Justice as

CIC is insisting that elections can be held in August next year. Commissioner Peter Wanyande said failure to comply with this constitutional requirement will be a violation of the law. He therefore urged MPs and all Kenyans not to support the constitutional amendment to alter the date to December

Paul Muite has said that Kenya risks having a repeat of the 2007/8 PEV if the current ethnic mobilisationof politicians is left uncheked. He added that ethnic dimensions in Kenyan politics should not be ignored.

The Parliamentary Accounts Committee has said it will summon the prime minister and grill him over the Kazi kwa Vijana project that has stalled due to misuse of funds. The World Bank will also be called upon to appear before it. The Controller and Auditor General will also be requested to make a

Campaigners are calling on the ICC to assit PEV victims but legal practitioners argue that this could be prejudicial to the suspects facing trial. Also, they argue that the ICC is not obliged to support the victims although the government of Kenya needs to help in the cases. The IDPs have been la

US envoy Scott Gration wants the government to determine the actual date for the next general elections. He said the inability to set this date is causing unnecessay anxiety among Kenyans and development partners. Gration added that it is important for the polls to be conducted peacefully for gro

Marginalisation and insecurity issues dominated TJRC sittings in Baringo County. The residents said the central government had ignored them. Members of the Njemps community also lamented of the governments refusal to accord them their rights.