Against the backdrop of the growing problem of examination malpractices in the country, the decision by some states to tackle this malaise frontally and decisively, is commendable and worthy of emulation.
Parliament is considering a private members bill that will impose penalties on people who litter the environment. This is a positive step - if you believe in the power of laws to shape behaviour.
This year's Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) crowned yet another successful year for Kenya.
Central provincial commissioner Jasper Rugutt was spot-on when he urged provincial administrators, especially chiefs and their assistants, to step up patrols especially in rural areas and help curb crime and general insecurity.
It is a remarkable moment for anti-Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) campaigners and we have our lawmakers to thank for it. On Thursday, Parliament passed a new law that outlaws and criminalises the gruesome practice.
The 15th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit with the theme "Scorecard of Nigeria's Economic Progress: Bridging the Implementation Gaps" begins in Abuja today.
The pictures as published on the internet suggested scenes from the World War II Jewish holocaust. Twisted bodies were entangled in a macabre death embrace. Their shrunken heads lolled at disjointed angles. The blackened hands and feet stretched out in pliant, never-answered, supplication. They had been stacked four or five bodies deep on the floor of the ante room; others on the tables of the ...
Copenhagen 2009 is a watershed in efforts to address the threat posed by climate change. In a country like Uganda in which over 80 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture, unpredictable weather is a threat to farmers' livelihoods, since they depend on natural cycles to determine their planting and harvesting seasons. Climate change has precipitated weather extremes, with extensive ...
THE Supreme Court three years ago annulled some sections of the Monitoring of Revenue Allocation To Local Governments Act 2005 that awarded the Auditor-General of the Federation powers to monitor the use of funds allocated to the local governments.
The just concluded National Dialogue, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) congress, and the ongoing Diaspora Global Convention, have one thing in common: they all highlighted the successes and challenges in nation building.
Before I decided to put pen to paper for this article, I first went to check the website of the Nigeria Football Federation to get my facts straight.
It's time politicians walked the talk, remarks Peter Karani, pointing a finger at Lands minister James Orengo. Says he: "He has always been a reformer since when we were at university, but things seem to be getting a bit heavy in his portfolio. I sent someone to pay land rent, and they demanded old receipts. I thought in this IT age they would just hit a button and an invoice pops up. We should ...
As leader of the leader of the largest Christian denomination, whenever Pope Benedict XVI makes a declaration touching on other denominations, controversy inevitably erupts.
Coming from a community that circumcises its men, I found a recent article in this paper quite comical. It was about some technology from Asia that assures a painless cut -- from the moment the contraption, dubbed Tara Klamp, is clipped onto the foreskin to when it falls off some seven days later.
What is happening at New-KCC and recently at KEBS, Tarda, Stadia and several other state corporations where sackings and appointments of CEOs have generated debates should be permanently corrected through a constitutional provision.
The Committee of Experts (CoE) chaired by Nzamba Kitonga has released its draft constitution, which elicited numerous comments from experts, politicians, foreigners, analysts, religious and union leaders.
Botswana's sprinter Fanuel Kenosi is enjoying that rare privilege of being mentored by one of world's sports icons, the legendary long distance superstar, Haile Gebrselassie.
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) Botswana held its third annual dinner in honour of students it has sponsored to study outside the country on Friday. At the dinner, Allay Gray representatives reiterated the asset management firm's commitment to its long-term agenda to reduce unemployment among Batswana through facilitating skills development among young entrepreneurs.
I would have liked to participate but I had been assigned to provide the music. One of the themes of the seminar was 'the role of the poster in resistance'. Wally Serote, with whom I would have liked to sit a lot longer and discuss the 'Freedom Park' at Tshwane, spoke about the wider theme of culture and resistance.
They are popularly known as T.I.A, initials for This Iz Africa. Their debut album is titled This Iz Africa-We Here.
In few democracies would you see ministers and mayors grilled and held to account by citizens on national television and radio by citizens for two full days.
So Kenyans have until Friday to make their views on the Harmonised Draft Constitution known to the Committee of Experts. And views there are aplenty.
Two Decembers hence, Tanganyika -- the part of Tanzania that is now called "Mainland" -- will celebrate 50 years of Independence.
STUDENTS in higher learning institutions here were over the weekend treated to a classic show they will live to remember when top artistes performed during the music concert dubbed Str8Muzik Festival Inter-College.
A number of water projects implemented through substantial expenditure in different parts of the country by the government are playing important role in alleviating potable water shortage problems, according to Mr. Mebrahtu Eyasu, Director General of water resource department in the Ministry of Land, Water and Environment.
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