All articles in 'Commentary'
In the Western world, when a tragedy occurs; thorough investigations are swiftly conducted and preve...
20th June 2011The McKinsey report indicates that by 2015, 13 percent of global oil production will take place in A...
5th November 2010By disconnecting themselves from the people, African leaders and AU have handed over the radar to fo...
21st March 2011Why should Zimbabwe look West and lower its people’s living standards on the back of high interest l...
12th December 2010Ethanol can be blended with petrol or diesel, effectively allowing Zimbabwe to ''grow" some of its o...
5th November 2010If the tribe was to be moved from the language and traditions level to a national level, what a beau...
17th January 2011Direct democracy urgently needs to be operationalised in Kenya so that the voters do not merely get...
17th September 2011Nigeria not only pursues wrong sectors, but sees politics as the only tool to develop
21st September 2010Rotimi C. Amaechi, Governor of Rivers State Photo courtesyMudsling and propaganda seem...
15th December 2011With corruption, wastage and unnecessary administrative costs, 20-30% of the allocated funds get to...
7th February 2011COMESA will champion the race to economic transformation through food security, value addition, dive...
7th February 2011The US is ready to work with African State institutions to curb corruption and money laundering.
15th November 2010Media houses must contribute a certain percentage of space/airtime to accommodate development agenda
15th March 2011KKK has nothing else binding other than bringing the three big tribes in Kenya to win Executive powe...
29th January 2011A section of the "Ocampo Six" (second row) at The Hague Photo courtesyVice President K...
11th April 2011Effective usage of Africa's natural resources will generate income for other investment
24th January 2011Even in Europe, more political participation is required. In many western countries as well, people...
22nd March 2011Government control and propaganda, have done a disservice to the role of the media in nation buildin...
25th April 2011Africa: Bidding bye to 'third world' status?The recent gridlock in Nairobi helped expose...
5th October 2010The economic sphere is neither ethically neutral, nor inherently inhuman and opposed to society.
8th November 2010My friend Angela has been an ardent supporter of Uganda’s opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FD...
8th December 2011Nairobi’s social and spatial inequalities make me wonder. Why are some people so rich while others s...
12th April 2011Independence celebrations are meant to be joyful occasions. And for a country like Nigeria that face...
5th October 2010The National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse Authority (NACADA) has its job cut out to en...
7th December 2010Belief in witchcraft is a real danger to the survival of the African civilization. Mixed with povert...
29th November 2010EITI is aligned with Tanzania's policy of promoting transparency and accountability in the manageme...
4th March 2011In SA, for every three existing jobs, one more will have to be added if today’s unemployed are to be...
29th January 2011On 25 August, we expect that dignitaries from Africa and far beyond the continent will give focused...
16th August 2011All over the world, oligarchies are being challenged; dictators are being disgraced and universal or...
8th December 2011Brigada Eskwela is the true essence of the spirit of ‘Harambee’ at play in the Philippines
30th May 2011