Qui sont nos hommes politiques ? Zoom sur Mzalendo.com

Qui sont ces hommes et femmes qui gouvernent l'Afrique? Quelles lois ont-ils vote recemment? Quels projets soutiennent-ils? Que se disent-ils quand le parlement siege? Autant d'information qui nous font defaut bien souvent quand il s'agit d'evaluer les leaders africains.

Loin des commentaires partisans, le site Mzalendo.com est un site qui a pour mission de “keep an eye on the Kenyan Parliament.” L'idee de depart est de pouvoir juger les parlementaires sur leur performance. Au dela du programme prepare a la hate pour cause d'elections, que reste-t'il des promesses faites par les constituants a leurs administres?

Mzalendo qui signifie "Patriote" en swahili tente de repondre au "droit de savoir" qu'ont les Kenyans. Que trouve t'on sur le site ? Un bref curriculum des membres du parlement kenyan, les diffentes lois votees et amendees, une copie electronique du Hansard qui detaille les minutes des sessions parlementaires (questions, reponses et debats). Le site est encore en version beta, mais nul doute qu'a l'heure du choix pour les kenyans lors des prochaines elections de 2007, il sera une minee d'informations precieuses.


Derriere l'initiative on retrouve 2 kenyans, Ory Okolloh, diplomee d'Harvard et auteure du blog Kenyan Pundit, et "M" auteur du satirique Thinker's Room.

Et ailleurs en Afrique, que font nos parlementaires? Du Gabon au Congo, en passant par le Senegal, vous n'en saurez pas beaucoup. Le site du parlement Camerounais m'apprend que la derniere loi votee remonte a 2000. De deux choses l'une, ou j'ai la berlue, ou les Honorables n'en rament pas une. La verite doit etre a mi-chemin. Par notre manque d'initiative et par l'opacite de nos leaders, cette verite reste bien cachee.

"La liberte d'expression ne s'use que si l'on ne s'en sert pas" et notre independance s'amenuise si l'on n'agit pas. Kudos to Mzalendo.com!

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