A candid admission by Prime Minister Raila Odinga that retiring teachers are subjected to suffering when they follow up their dues because of inefficiency at the pensions department deserves praise.
TODAY, 56 newspapers in 44 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.
Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.
Thousands of revellers were left yelling for more as Italian musician Tullio de Piscopo and Kenyan stars Achieng' Abura and Nyota Ndogo sang their hearts out.
While the draft constitution is spot-on over the right to education, it's disappointing for failing to address the issue of high university fees, "which, if not regulated could make this the preserve of the rich", notes George Arende. "The majority of Kenyans can't afford the exorbitant fees. The government should be more candid as this affects many young people."
Woeful. That's what describes Harambee Stars campaign in the 33rd Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge which ended yesterday with defeat to Uganda.
Criticisms about excessive concentration of power on the Executive helped to place constitutional and institutional reforms on the national agenda.
Green energy should be viewed as an economic necessity for Kenya, not an effort to appease Copenhagen.
Within any given country or region, forces of wealth extraction, production, absorption, and politics are closely connected.
In November 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern and his committee published a report on the Economics of Climate Change which painted an alarming picture of the impact of global warming on our planet.
Traffic Commandant Joseph ole Tito has ideas about containing the mess on our roads.
IF WE are not saved by God, we will all die of a plague of 'doctors' and healthcare clinics that have mushroomed all over the place.
Today, Rwanda National Olympic Committee (RNOC) elects its new Executive Committee. The elections which have been postponed three times this year will be held at the national football federation headquarters in Remera.
A lucky Standard Chartered Bank customer, Gadifele Shashane, became an instant millionaire after winning the bank's Millionaire Maker final draw held in Gaborone last Friday.
Former Gaborone United (GU) coach, Mike Sithole sat on the BMC bench for the first time on Saturday, but could not do anything as he watched his basement side go down 2-1 to Boteti Young Fighters in an exciting be MOBILE Premier League encounter in Lobatse.
As has been the tradition in the last couple of decades, December 1 marks World AIDS Day. But after so many decades of this pandemic living with us and after so many scientific trials, the question is: Are we winning the fight? Depending on where you stand and how affected you have been the answer may differ. Needless to say, this year's World AIDS Day came with much fanfare and renewed commitment ...
CHRIS Nwabueze Ngige, Onwa, is somebody who has often been misunderstood. If ever there was a master propagandist, here is one. He knows and understands politics as played by Nigerians. Perhaps, he knows it like the riotous, strange looking rings on his right hand.
PENULTIMATE Saturday, the nation's capital city of Abuja was agog with activities as residents of the city witnessed another round of the five year old Abuja Carnival. That day the carnival routes which started from Moshood Abiola way in Garki area through Eagle Square.
MUCH has been spoken and written of late about what is commonly referred to as the, "outstanding issues" of the GPA.
it was when they were players in 1963, that was all that mattered.
THE outcome in Namibia's Presidential and Parliamentary elections has not yet been finalised, but there are some very obvious trends already evident: first, that Swapo is the undisputed victor, perhaps even with an increased majority; second, that the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) will now be the official opposition; thirdly, apart from the handful of parties that will gain seats in the ...
I HAVE been at Unam for three years now and I have been very close to student affairs. I have attended all the GSAs and go to student Parliament as an observer.
The Montserrado County Senatorial By-Election, which many political commentators contended was a diagnostic referendum on the failure of your administration, has ended. There is no telling what happened except to say that the well-prepared, well-funded, and well-articulated legislative platform of the Unity Party candidate lost miserably to a less articulate campaign of the opposition Congress for ...
In 1956 Lisbon, Portugal a meeting took place between seven delegates. The result was the formation of the Confederation of African Football abbreviated as CAF. As the name suggests this soccer body comprises all African National soccer teams. This was the equivalent to the European Championship in Europe, which is held every four years.
December 1 saw the people of Arusha celebrate World Aids Day by marching through the town centre. Music by the Pallotti Brass Band kept individuals walking from the Municipal Council to Sokoine Road through to the Shekh Amri Abeid Stadium. Most individuals were clad in the colour red, the international colour of World Aids Day. Children from the School of St. Jude's held a banner that epitomized ...
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