It's 2006... Namelessmusic™ is serenading the country with his fresh banger "Nasinzia"🎶🥰 Concerns arise around media freedom when the Standard Media offices are raided. Zidane has head-butted Materazzi at the 2006 FIFA World Cup🏆⚽️when Italy upset France at the finals

In Kenya's Parliament 🏤, Njoki Ndungu (L.J) is putting up a spirited fight to have the Sexual Offences Act of 2006 enacted, a law that addresses and curbs sexual violence and related crimes in Kenya. Mzalendo is present at this significant moment with a bird eye's view at

Proof that Finance Bills go way back? 💡 We were there in October 2007 blogging the experience. mzalendo.com/posts/finance-… Amos Kimunya is Treasury Minister then, nostalgic times when Ministers (now called Cabinet Secretaries) would be debating in Parliament. A few weeks

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2008, Kenya 🇰🇪 rises from the ashes… ✍️The National Accord and Reconciliation Act is enacted, giving legal effect to a power-sharing agreement between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga after the 2007–2008 post-election crisis. Here’s the text of the Act

2014... 🚨Security tops the concerns for Kenya and Nigeria. Almost 50 Kenyans die in a terrorist attack in Mpeketoni, Lamu and in Nigeria, the widely reported kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok happens. 🏢 Kenya’s Parliament puts the impeachment provisions to

Our story cannot be told without the wazalendo who have walked this journey with us over the past 20 years...The bold dreamers and doers who have helped keep an eye on Parliament since 2005. The reflections begin... #TheShadowHansard #MzalendoAt20 #EyeOnParliamentKE

Tafakari za wazalendo.... 20 years of innovating, collaborating, learning and championing values of openness, inclusion and accountability. #MzalendoAt20 #TheShadowHansard #EyeOnParliamentKE

Caroline Gaita The Youth Agenda Siasa Place TI-Kenya Sheila Masinde Jeff Kethi Gitungo Natasha Kimani Regina Loise Mwakamba Together, we have marked many firsts through different seasons in our governance... In 2005, two young Kenyans boldly dreamed of an open legislature that works for the people. 20 years later, young wazalendo are driving this vision... #MzalendoAt20 #TheShadowHansard

Caroline Gaita The Youth Agenda Siasa Place TI-Kenya Sheila Masinde Jeff Kethi Gitungo Natasha Kimani Regina Loise Mwakamba Mwamburi.B.O Ivar The Boneless KEWOPA Bunge La Mayut- Kenya FEMNET Akina Mama wa Afrika What does uzalendo mean to you? Reflect with us as we take stock of the last two decades of keeping an eye on Parliament… #MzalendoAt20 #TheShadowHansard #EyeOnParliamentKE

Let's look at three laws from 2012.... 🧵 The Land Act of 2012. The Land Act 2012 was enacted to give effect to Articles 60–68 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, which called for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s land laws to promote equitable access, security of

The County Governments Act 2012 The Act was enacted to operationalise the 2010 Constitution’s vision of devolution after decades of centralised governance that excluded many communities from decision-making, equitable resource allocation, and meaningful representation.

Kenya Young Members of County Assemblies (KYMCA) County Assemblies Forum Caroline Gaita @TisaKenya Bajeti Hub ARMS. IEA Kenya Kwame Owino Council of Governors Omore C. Osendo The Public Finance Management Act 2012... 🌟 ~ Context ~ When Mzalendo was founded in 2005, Kenya’s public finance system was still governed by older laws, the Government Financial Management Act, 2004, the Exchequer and Audit Act, and fragmented Treasury circulars. These

It's a new week and just one day to our 20th Anniversary! More reflections with wazalendo who have walked the journey since 2005. Stories of boldness, courage and passion for a Kenya that works for all. #MzalendoAt20 #TheShadowHansard #EyeOnParliamentKE

Of stories of dedication and resilience. Of stories of serving a higher call. This is what defines Mzalendo! This is Uzalendo in action. #MzalendoAt20 #TheShadowHansard #EyeOnParliamentKE

Makhandia Katua Why Nations Fail Caroline Gaita Gitungo Loise Mwakamba Abiud Uraia Trust Regina Jessica Musila KEWOPA YoungMPsKenya Kenya Young Members of County Assemblies (KYMCA) TI-Kenya @TisaKenya Sylvia Mueni kasanga KEWOSA Partnerships deepened over years. Milestones celebrated together, we are deeply grateful for all the years of growth. #TheShadowHansard #MzalendoAt20 #EyeOnParliamentKE

The year is 2019… Political discussions are dominated by constitutional amendment attempts. One stems from the 2018 Uhuru-Raila handshake (BBI Bill) and another from former Presidential Candidate, Ekuru Dr. Ekuru Aukot (Punguza Mzigo Initiative). 📜The BBI Bill proposed an

2020, the year the world stopped! 🦠 The Covid-19 pandemic brings the world to a screeching halt. A nationwide curfew is imposed in Kenya. Parliament shuts down indefinitely and resumes proceedings shortly after with restrictions. An ad-hoc committee on Covid-19 is

2021… As the year begins, the world is shocked to learn of the 🇺🇸 US Capitol Riot. Several arrests and shootings of Donald Trump’s supporters are reported. After much hype and a nationwide campaign, the BBI initiative collapses after the Supreme Court declared the

2022…. As the 12th Parliament adjourns ‘sine die’ and we release the first institutional scorecard, assessing its legislative output. In a bid to uphold ethics and integrity in our politics and in the lead up to the election, a second red-carded list of aspirants is released