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In 2001, the East Africa council of Ministers prepared the East Africa Double Tax Agreement, which Kenya was very fast in ratifying and passing into law.
It's a bit strange that company leaders who wake up each morning to compete desperately against one another also sometimes sit and plan together.
Can a mentally ill person have the intention to kill and be held responsible for his actions? A High Court judge wants the prosecution to explain how a man charged with murder 12 years ago and whose medical reports indicate he is insane should be held accountable for his actions.
Which is this creature called rising cost of living that only seems to target Cabinet ministers and other top officials, leaving other Kenyans untouched? asks Joe M. Mbuthia. The latest talk about increased allowances for the bigwigs amounts to giving with one hand and taking with the other, as far as cost-cutting in government is concerned. "What was the point of having the VW Passats if the same ...
The need to integrate persons with disability into the larger fabric of society has never been greater. Such integration is not only a human rights issue, it is also a socio-economic necessity since these people can be as productive as anyone else, given the opportunity.
SOME governors insist on being called executive governors though the Constitution just assigned titled of governor to them. The misappropriation of our resources starts with governors assuming unconstitutional titles.
As the Constitutional Council considers the results of the 28 October general elections, and the appeal against them by the former rebel movement Renamo, one of the issues it will have to consider is the curious case of polling stations that declared a turnout of 95 per cent, 100 percent or more.
It takes sacrifice and real hard work to get where one desires to be in this world . There should be no quick fixes and quick returns; in essence we say forward ever backward never in our quest as a nation, to implement our sharp and innovative ideals towards industrialisation.
We have been focusing on politics in this column with the objective to document the contemporary history of the Gambia and to help our readers appraise themselves with the happenings of the past. We are now covering issues that culminated during the coup period of 1994. This we hope will go a long way in helping us have a better understanding of the evolution of politics in the Gambia as well as ...
WHICH CHILD IS A CITIZEN OF THE GAMBIA?
We understand that President Ian Khama has instructed the Minister of Local Government, Lebonaamang Mokalake, that he should ensure that Home Based Care volunteers and Ipelegeng workers in Kweneng District should be paid their dues on time.
On October 9, 2009, Uganda celebrated her 47th Independence Anniversary. Most opposition politicians did not attend because national celebrations have turned into NRM functions, where the party functionaries dress in yellow colours and dry banana leaves to signify support for the nth term for President Museveni. In addition, the content of President Museveni's message has not changed for several ...
The death of Maj. Gen. James Kazini reveals the major institutional weakness in Uganda. Kazini died like a petty thief allegedly bludgeoned to death by a "malaya." This is not an isolated incident. As President Yoweri Museveni said at the funeral, the best of NRA/UPDF commanders have died - not at the hands of enemy bullets - but as a result of irresponsible personal conduct; in brothels, due to ...
Past their sell-by-date, African dictators are getting a chance at respectability and creature comforts, thanks to former government officials, and ex-diplomats, turned savvy PR mercenaries.
There is an economic component to the debate over the Anti-Homosexuality Bill sponsored by MP David Bahati which has so far gone untested. Opposition to the Bill is couched mostly in terms of rights, responsibilities, and laws. But what about the financial impact to the country when the Bill becomes law?
On September 23, I wrote on these pages suggesting a way out of the stalemate that had gripped Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, over the appointment of its vice-chancellor since the departure of the last substantive V-C, Professor Shehu Usman Abdullahi, in May. Nine candidates had applied, but one had dropped out before screening by a selection committee of five appointed by the university and ...
Is Coach Shuaibu Amodu going to be sacked for qualifying Nigeria for the World Cup despite all odds? More so this is the second time he has done that in the history of Nigeria's qualification for the world cup.
Albert Einstein said several years ago that the hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. Ronald Reagan, one time President of the United States of America also underscored the importance of tax when he asserted succinctly "We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American Dream that wealth is denied to no one, that each ...
About one and half years to the next general election, fear and apprehension have continued to grip both stakeholders and political enthusiasts on the possible output of the election.
At a recent dinner in Abuja the host, a senator, introduced me to the Speaker from one of the State Assemblies. He said: This is the Right Honourable , Speaker of the House of Assembly of We shook hands.
Our African societies' leadership vacuum is more than just lack of effective leaders. Most of our leaders lack the ability to move people from poverty, deprivation, low esteem and emptiness to empowering them.
THE state's near inertia in the face of national crises -- from the impact of the runaway job losses this past year to the electricity shortfall almost two years ago -- is a continual source of surprise.
TELKOM is becoming the latest parastatal to set the alarm bells ringing.
IT WILL not be easy for Telkom to enter the market as SA's fourth cellular operator. It will be hugely expensive for a start, as it needs to have a mobile network that will outclass those of its rivals to have any hope of luring customers. And the R6bn price tag is enormous.
IT IS Norway's view that the increase in global mean temperature must be limited to a maximum of 2°C compared with the pre-industrial level. In order to avoid serious damage, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced by 50%-85% by 2050. This is a complex challenge, because the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that global energy demand will almost double by 2030.
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