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href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/how-museveni-apologized-to-kenyans-for-sons-tweet-gaffe\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/H.E-Yoweri-Kaguta-Museveni.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Museveni apologized to Kenyans for son&#8217;s tweet gaffe\" style=\"height:160px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/H.E-Yoweri-Kaguta-Museveni.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/H.E-Yoweri-Kaguta-Museveni-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/H.E-Yoweri-Kaguta-Museveni-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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tag-wycliffe-musalia-mudavadi\">\n<figure style=\"height:160px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/profiles-get-to-know-president-dr-william-rutos-cabinet\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Ruto-Rigathi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Profiles: Get to Know President Dr. William Ruto&#8217;s Cabinet\" style=\"height:160px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Ruto-Rigathi.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Ruto-Rigathi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Ruto-Rigathi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mn-about-strip\">\n  Mulembe Politics covers governance across East Africa and the Great Lakes \u2014 moving beyond headlines to measure what actually matters. <a href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/politics\/about\">About Mulembe Politics<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/submit-a-tip\">Submit data<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mn-faq\">\n  <h2>About Mulembe Politics<\/h2>\n  <details>\n    <summary>What is the Mulembe Sentinel Index?<\/summary>\n    <p>The Sentinel Index measures governance quality across the Great Lakes region. It tracks electoral integrity at ward and constituency level, institutional independence of courts and regulatory agencies, budget execution efficiency from treasury to frontline delivery, and legal predictability based on adherence to statutory timelines. It updates several times a week.<\/p>\n  <\/details>\n  <details>\n    <summary>What countries does Mulembe Politics cover?<\/summary>\n    <p>We cover governance across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Somalia. Our most detailed coverage is Kenya, with ward-level data across all 47 counties.<\/p>\n  <\/details>\n  <details>\n    <summary>How do I submit governance data?<\/summary>\n    <p>Submit court filings, audit reports, budget documents, electoral data, or legislative records to <a href=\"mailto:lab@mulembenation.co.ke\">lab@mulembenation.co.ke<\/a>. All submissions go through verification before entering any index calculation. 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