Mwalimu

In Japanese, the term Sensei loosely means “teacher”, however its literal meaning, “person born before another”, is even more appropriate in encapsulating…

Shit Out Of Luck

Like Peter Msigwa’s June 20th, 2012 passionate comments during the discussion of last year’s budget, I too think the opposition’s purpose is to criticize government’s implementation of policy. Our democracy can only become increasingly vibrant and resilient if the opposition is strong in this regard.

The OAU 50 Years On: Ambitious Dreams, Painful Realities

From May 24-27, 2013 the Organization of African Unity and African Union celebrated its golden jubilee during a special summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In an attempt to get candid views and sentiments on the state of the AU and what the future holds Ahmed Salim, who was in Addis during the summit and attended some of the proceedings, spoke to various diplomats, current and former officials of the OAU and AU, members of civil society and other stakeholders. This is what he observed.