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WHY do we send our children to school? Do we do so to be able to say ‘my child is in school’? Or do we do so to enable our children to learn?
WHILE current president John Magufuli made some headlines in the previous general election in Kenya, it is his opponent in his own election as president in2015 who has made even bigger headlines...
IN the midst of all the doom and foreboding news we read every day around the overwhelming violence we as women face, it can be quite hard to see a parting in the clouds revealing optimism.
DO citizens trust the Ethiopian government? Ask a rational person this question, and their answer would probably be something like 'yes and no' or 'well, it depends'.
I don't need to be radical or militant to understand our history of oppression. Black hair is as politically charged as any other aspect of black existence.
THE fundamental difference between capitalism and communism is the economy. This fact seems to be lost on a lot of people, partly because governance deals with so many other issues, and partly...
ON August 8, two political heavyweights will compete for power in a tightly fought presidential election in Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who came to power in 2013, is seeking a second and...
The hierarchy of the judicial system in Ghana makes a distinction between the lower and the higher courts-- the District and the Circuit Courts being the lower courts and the High, Appeal and the...

The much-awaited election – which will have a profound influence on peace and stability not only in Kenya but also the whole East African Community – is finally here. Unfortunately, with days...
Attitude is everything. Attitude is one of very important keys of life that you have to handle with great care as it is very delicate and literally shapes your outcome in life. Your attitude...
Life has a way of teaching one lessons that you cannot learn in class. For instance, the other day I happened to have had a chance to spend a whole day with some potential retirees who have been...
SUCCESSFUL tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles by the hermit state of North Korea, meant to hinder any plans for regime change in the communist monarchy by the United States and its...
HUMAN beings, including Europeans, have migrated throughout history and continue doing so.
