Democracy
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Kenya: At the Brink of Socio-Politico Revolution? |
| Independence celebrations only make sense to the political elite. To ordinary Kenyans, the dream of independence from poverty, ignorance and disease remains just that- a dream!... |
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What is Crucial for Leadership? |
| Tolerance for differing ideas, an attribute that I feel is fostered by intellectual exchanges, is a necessity, especially in Nigeria and other African countries struggling to gain their democratic footing.... |
The Zimbabwe Debate
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Ironies and paradoxes of Zimbabwe crisis |
| Bush’s requested Christmas present is the ultimate insult to Africans who loathe the West’s condescending attitude.... |
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Mugabe and Western Hypocrisy! |
| It is this attitude of "whenever the shoe fits" hypocrisy of the west that is the bane of Africa and many other places in the world.... |
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Zimbabwe: Why Military Option is Vital |
| The most basic of food stuffs and medicines which the majority of the Zimbabwean population rely on are at crises levels. Indeed during the recent cholera outbreak, local hospitals did not have the medicines... |
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Ten Reasons why Mugabe Must Go! |
| Mugabe has overseen suicidal and ruinous economic policies, resulting in economic collapse, the highest inflation rate in the world and unimaginable suffering by the people of Zimbabwe... |
Development
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North Africa: Proper Land Policies Crucial to Development |
| Easing barriers to land transactions can give way to many other social and economic benefits... |
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East Africa Integration: Why Tanzania is Cautious |
| If we sincerely mean business, Kenya should harmonize her notorious and nasty land policies whilst Uganda and Rwanda should embrace true democracy.... |
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Transformative Leadership Deficiency: Africa’s Major Obstacle |
| Africa needs transformative leaders as opposed to transactional leaders, if the continent is to experience rapid development... |
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Is Kenya Headed for a Class War? |
| “We will never have peace unless we address the problems of the underclass,” says Dr. Mulindi... |
Regions
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Real Self Determination is More Than a Vote for Secession |
| Southern Sudan has serious strategic objectives that it must attain if it really wants to determine its fate... |
Environment
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European Visa Obstacles Bar Africans from UN Climate Talks |
| Representatives from nations most vulnerable to climate change have had their arrival in Poland delayed by several days or have been unable to attend at all.... |
Commentary
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President George Bush’s Legacy: A Hollow Shoe? |
| several online games have been built around the incidence where players assume the role of President Bush and earn points based on how they dodge the shoes flying rapidly towards their direction... |
Finance and Banking
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Credit Reference Bureau not a Guarantee for Cheaper Loans |
| It is still difficult to see how banks will lower their interest rates. Many bank managers price their interest rates based on the cost of doing business and foreign exchange.... |
News Round Up
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Angola Chairs Opec At Market's Crucial Moment |
| Angola will formally assumed as from December 17, the presidency of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), at a very troubled moment of the world market, due to the sharp drop in crude prices... |
Events
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The 7th Africa Resource Bank Meeting - 2009 |
| The economic and governance crisis in Africa has been blamed on "forgive and forget policy" that many African founding fathers adopted... |
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Invitation to IREN Youth Business Workshop |
| No society can achieve change and prosperity without involving its youth. For this reason, the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), through its Business Units initiative, will host a ‘Youth Business Workshop’... |
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The 4th Bukura Cultural Day: Celebrating Youth Energy |
| The Rural Youth Empowerment League is an initiative of the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) to enable young people have higher ambitions, get exposed to global trends, celebrate their youthful energies, nurture talent and assist in tackling problems of insecurity.... |
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The 7th IREN Eastern Africa Media Training |
| What role has the media played in the precolonial scramble for Africa;cold war coups; drive to control the 'national cake' to oil and mineral conflicts?... |
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The 3rd IREN Eastern Africa High School Essay writing and Debate competition |
| This year’s theme is ‘Save to invest and grow the economy’. From 2006, over 65 schools and 400 essay entries have been submitted for competition from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.... |
Feature
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Falling Fortunes, Rising Hopes and the Price of Oil |
| The real impact on Nigeria will be that the government will have drastically less money available to grease the political wheels... |
Agriculture
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Starbucks Invests in Burundian Coffee |
| Starbucks’ promotion is expected to help raise Burundi’s profile in global specialty coffee markets.... |
Announcement
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The SIFE Kenya and POSTBANK Essay Competition |
| The top three students will receive Kshs. 15,000, Kshs.10,000, Kshs. 5,000 respectively. In addition participating students will receive gifts from Postbank.... |
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FREE Downloads on Agricultural Product |
| Click below and download information on agricultural product stewardship.... |
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IREN Intra- East Africa Farmer Exchange Programme |
| Can farmers exchange ideas on how to make their products profitable and ensure food security without depending on government handouts?... |
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The SIFE Kenya and POSTBANK Essay Competition |
| Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Kenya in partnership with POSTBANK have launched an essay writing competition and debate to promote the culture of saving especially among the youth.... |
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Taxation: I Million Signatures Required |
| I filed a petition at the High Court seeking to compel Kenya Revenue authority to collect taxes from our Members of Parliament and other constitutional office holders in Kenya.... |
Human Rights
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Media Gag: Media Partly to Blame |
| For now, reduce the level of political content and ignore MPs for one full month. This will put them in their right senses and plunge their arrogance.... |
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Media Bill - Legalising Impunity- Have Our MPs Run Amock? |
| What these legislators are doing in effect is legalising impunity. If this bill is passed, we will plunge into the anarchy of the 80s where one party rule was the order of the day. We will lose our civil rights.... |
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Thorny Media Bill: New Constitution Will Save Kenya |
| I may not like how the media behaves (as happened in the 2007 general elections and constitutional review referendum when they became partisan) but I will support their right to speak freely.... |
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Yes We Can End Gender Violence |
| Violence against women carries with it economic costs such as absenteeism from duty and diverting funds to healthcare, amongst others.... |
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Zimbabwe's Abductees: What Should You Do? |
| Missing persons adverts should be posted in the local dailies, at every police station and broadcast over the radio FREE OF CHARGE.... |
