IT is again time for LETTER FROM A FRIEND. My weekly column in Daily Nation titled “How Uhuru Can Make Or Spoil The Lunch Of East Africa’s Border People”, noted that in the mornings at the Kenya-Uganda border crossings, one would witness the curious phenomenon of thousands of Ugandan school kids in Kenyan schools uniforms […]
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A Farewell: Kenya’s Kibaki, And The Making Of An African ‘Minimalist Presidency’
Whether or not a clear winner emerges from Monday’s March 4 Kenya election, thus avoiding a second-round run-off in April, one thing is for sure: In State House, President Mwai Kibaki will be packing his last suitcases, preparing to clear out. A lot has been said about what Kibaki’s legacy will be; how the disputed […]
ANC Celebrates 100 Years…And The Tyranny Of ‘Acknowledgement Politics’ In South Africa (A Nation Still Uncomfortable In Its African Skin)
JAN. 8, 212: Tens of thousands of South Africans today attended a rally in Bloemfontein to mark the 100th anniversary of the country’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC). Unfortunately, the iconic and charismatic 93-year-old Nelson Mandela didn’t attend the rally because of poor health. The gods love Mandela. Unlike the Biblical Moses, they […]
