All articles in 'Commentary'


Kenya ICC Tussle: Old Order Vs New Order?

A section of the "Ocampo Six" (second row) at The Hague Photo courtesyVice President K...

11th April 2011
NACADA Should Involve Stakeholders

The National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse Authority (NACADA) has its job cut out to en...

7th December 2010
'KKK Alliance' Threat to Kenya Cohesion

KKK has nothing else binding other than bringing the three big tribes in Kenya to win Executive powe...

29th January 2011
EITI Pays Dividends in Tanzania

EITI is aligned with Tanzania's policy of promoting transparency and accountability in the manageme...

4th March 2011
9th IREN EA Media Training: A Participant's Voice

Media houses must contribute a certain percentage of space/airtime to accommodate development agenda

15th March 2011
Democracy Must be Nurtured

Even in Europe, more political participation is required. In many western countries as well, people...

22nd March 2011
Employment: Kenya Youth Grow Impatient

The trend in the Arab world should give our political leadership an urgency to improve the younger g...

28th March 2011
Urbanisation: The Detour

Nairobi’s social and spatial inequalities make me wonder. Why are some people so rich while others s...

12th April 2011
Media Ought to Drive Development

Government control and propaganda, have done a disservice to the role of the media in nation buildin...

25th April 2011
Samuel Wanjiru: Disturbing Questions

In the Western world, when a tragedy occurs; thorough investigations are swiftly conducted and preve...

20th June 2011
One Africa - One Voice Against Hunger

On 25 August, we expect that dignitaries from Africa and far beyond the continent will give focused...

16th August 2011
Miguna: Why the PM Must Protect Him

Miguna Miguna is treading on dangerous grounds and has fallen into a well-choreographed plan to stop...

16th July 2012
Zimbabwe: My Vision of a True ‘Civolution’

Morgan Tsvangirayi, Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara claim to represent our interests yet they ar...

8th November 2008
Taxation: MPs, Judges Have Got It All Wrong

MPs and Judges are sending a message that they cannot be trusted vanguards of our political sovereig...

14th November 2008
Is Justice Closing for Kagame?

The recent arrest of Kagame’s aide, Major Rose Kabuye by Germany authorities is a breakthrough-cum-r...

24th November 2008
Obama - A Journey Rooted in Family and God

Obama will succeed as we lend him support, pray for God's guidance and hold together our situation k...

8th November 2008
The Congo Genocide Must Stop

It is therefore ethically, politically and morally wrong for the international community to keep sil...

10th November 2008
Kenya: Corruption Needs Change of Attitude and Cr...

it is unrealistic to expect those in power today to get to the bottom of the endemic, debilitating e...

15th February 2010
Forgery: Is Tanzania Going the Sassou-Ngweso Way ?

Is Tanzania’s cabinet of fakers a replica of what’s going in upper echelons of power in Africa? Isn’...

27th October 2009
Give Thanks for Energy

Thanksgiving is reported as the busiest travel season—whether by auto or air. But even before the tr...

24th November 2009
Going to Italy? Think Twice if you are Black!

During the altercation, the attackers shouted "dirty black," lawyers for both sides said.

11th December 2009
Abdul Muttallab:Good News to Nigeria?

Western countries are now paying attention to incessant and unwanton deaths spurred by Nigeria’s nor...

11th January 2010
Dead Aid or Wrong Approach?

Aid has neither solved Africa's problems nor spurred expected development. Recipients have become c...

1st November 2009
Conflict Minerals: A Cover For US Allies and Weste...

Efforts emanating from the United States and Europe are no exception to this symptomatic approach wh...

7th December 2009
What is Wrong with Blacks?

There are more blacks holding college education than Jewish Americans. Why then does the Jew 'run' t...

23rd November 2009
EAC: Facing the Challenges of the New Year, 2010

Our challenges during 2010 are clear cut: to achieve the broad objectives of a full fledged EAC Cust...

15th December 2009
Chiluba’s ‘Acquittal’ is Theft within Theft

Zambia spent $ 13.000,000 on trying former president Fredrick Chiluba who is accused of embezzling $...

7th December 2009
Somalis: A Threat to Kenya?

Somalis are literally buying the Maasais out of Kenya's Rift Valley region and turning Nairobi into...

18th January 2010
Nigeria: Losing Global Relevance ?

How influential is Nigeria? What about its influence and contributions to the continent? There is a...

8th January 2010
Gay Rights in Africa: What is the Donor Community...

The donor community has clearly shown that it is not driven by Africa’s best interests.

19th January 2010
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African Perceptions of the Eur...