When African strongmen talk about unity, I get confused
African unity are the words many African rulers like to say whenever they appear before the masses or in front of cameras. I recently heard some African rulers who attended national committal rite for...
View ArticleLugha za Kihuni Zisitumiwe na Wabunge
Katika mifumo mingi ya elimu duniani, vijana wengi hubarehe au kuvunja ungo wakiwa kwenye ngazi ya sekondari. Kisaikolojia hii kipindi hiki huitwa foolish age na mambo mengi yanayofanyika hapa yanaweza...
View ArticleMama Samia, Kitabu cha Magufuli ni Kitabu Chako
Mama nakusalimia na kukutakia ramadhani njema. Kwanza, naomba nitumie fursa hii ya mfungo kuongea nawe japo kidogo kuhusiana na masuala muhimu kwa taifa letu nawe ukiwa mkuu wa nchi. Hivyo, mlengwa na...
View ArticleWhat Made Magufuli a Hero-cum-icon
Although he passed on last March, former Tanzanian president the late Dr John Magufuli left an ineffaceable mark on the office of the president in Africa. He, too, left many important lessons for...
View ArticlePRESDIDENT SAMIA’s HISTORIC ELECTION AS CCM NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
In accordance with the established CCM’s tradition of “kofia mbili” for all the Presidents who are elected to that high office on its ticket, President Samia Suluhu Hassan...
View ArticleJafo Jitathmini kwa Hili la Takataka
Waziri Seleman Said Jafo (Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais Muungano na Mazingira) aliiacha dunia hoi na maswali mengi yasiyo na majibu pale alipokaririwa na vyombo vya habari akitoa siku kumi kwa wanaohusika na...
View Article‘Wazee wa Dar’ ‘Uwakilishi Maalum’ Ni Ujima na Ukoloni Mamboleo
Hivi karibuni rais Samia Suluhu Hassan (SSH) alikuwa na mkutano na wazee wa Dar es Salaam. Waandaaji wa mkutano huo na mheshimiwa rais ndiyo wanaojua mantiki na sababu ya kuchagua wazee wa Dar na si...
View ArticleBBI Must Create ‘Super Nation’ To Replace Existing ‘Tribal Nations’
The Building Bridge Initiatives (BBI), if anything, is likely to define and redefine Kenya as the country aiming at ushering in a new and positive approach to conflict resolution shall it succeed and...
View ArticleCCM UNDER PRESIDENT SAMIA’ STEWARDSHIP : WHAT CHANGES SHOULD WE REASONABLY...
There was a historic ‘change of guard’ in CCM, when President Samia Suluhu Hassan was elected CCM national Chairperson on 30th April, 2021. At the time of her election, CCM...
View ArticleMurder in the name of love
By Makau MutuaProfessor at SUNY Buffalo Law School and Chair of the KHRC. you need to know:Marriage, though it’s the basic unit of society, is often a very cruel institution to women. Senior public...
View ArticleUganda Needs a ‘Plover’ To Help Tt Move Forward
Though it isn’t well known even credited not only for its bravery and shrewdness but also services, a plover–––the only creature that can make croc’s mouth its palaver–––has a big lesson to teach to...
View ArticleKama Samia Ni Mama Yetu, Maria Nyerere na Bi Titi Ni Nani?
Si nadra siku hizi kusikia watu–––hasa wateule wake au wale aliowabakiza kwenye ulaji–––wakimwita rais Samia Suluhu Hassan ‘mama yetu’ ili kumfurahisha na kulinda ulaji wao. Kama tutakuwa wakweli kwa...
View ArticleSeeing the Good in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Almost everything under the Sun has two fasciae either good or bad. Put it this way. There’s nuanced dichotomy almost in everything, principally the way humans traditionally do and interpret things....
View ArticleCCM UNDER PRESIDENT SAMIA’s STEWARDSHIP; WHAT CHANGES SHOULD WE REASONABLY...
In our article of last week, we went ‘down memory lane’ by recalling the relevant important events in CCM’s history since its establishment on February 1977; but, because...
View ArticleWanaomlaumu Wampe Muda Rais Samia
Baada ya kifo cha ghafla cha rais Dkt John Pombe Magufuli na makamu wake Samia Suluhu Hassan kuapishwa kuchukua nafasi yake, wengi tulidhani lau watu watamwacha Magufuli apumzike kwa amani. Pia...
View ArticleNdii, an advocate of impunity
Kenyan economist Dr. David Ndii speaking during the Linda Katiba campaign launch at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on February 2, 2021.By Makau Mutuaat SUNY Buffalo Law School and Chair of the KHRC.What...
View ArticleUnion of Africa and EAC: Lesson from Canada
Many people in East Africa have never actualised the profits of the East African Community individually and collectively. Today, I’ll use Canada’s confederacy to show what Africa can learn from Canada....
View ArticleREVISITING THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF “MWONGOZO WA CCM WA 1981”.
In last week’s article, we made a brief reference to the CCM’s major policy guidelines document titled “Mwongozo wa CCM wa 1981”, when we were tracing the origins of CCM’s...
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