Kenya has held general elections almost every five years without fail since independence. Presidential, parliamentary and civic authority election campaigns are characterized by loads of enticing promises but once the leaders are elected, the entire nation goes into five years of disillusionment and self castigation as almost all the campaign promises are traded off with issues of leaders' self interest and self preservation. Majority of the leaders spend the five year term aligning and realigning to parties and personalities expected to influence success at the next general elections. In the ensuing power plays, the sole loser is the electorate because the scheming and counter scheming goes on at the expense of service delivery to the electorate. It is no wonder that after 45 years of independence from the British, Kenyans are still blaming colonialism as the cause of their underdevelopment. It is lost on the citizens that in the early 1970s, Kenya was ahead of countries like South Korea in development but at present, South Korea is a development assistant partner to Kenya.....Read More...

A SYNOPISIS OF THE ROLE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN NATIONAL LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA

Many Kenyans do not seem to have a clear understanding about the precise role of their members of Parliament within and without Parliament.   Kenyan voters at the grassroots have over the years always elected or re-elected an MP based on certain expectations including support and attendance to fundraisings, burials of their deceased, payment of hospital bills of their loved ones and school fees for their children and solving of any other personal as opposed to community or national problems.  Whether the MP attends and represents them well in parliament is beside the point. Therefore, there is need to enhance civic education and awareness amongst the citizen on what the actual role of an MP is. ...Read More...