Kenya Election 2007, a Reflection

 My Cadanian friend sent me this reflection.

Kenya Election 2007 – III: The Cost

It is 1994. Tanzania. I stand upon the hill on which the Anglican church stands. I look around me, and let my eyes rest on the river Ngara below. The view is stunning

Oh No! Why her, why now?

Benazir Bhutto is Dead…

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been  assassinated today, Thursday 27, 2007 in the a suicide bombing that killed about 14 other peopleBhutto is said to have suffered bullet wounds in the aftermath of the bomb attack according

This man, Samura, has Mama-Afrika’s story

  

I begin with a confession. That I am, without an apology, a news junk person. When deprived of news, from the newspapers, the radio, Tv or the internet, my system goes somewhat broke. It’s like a student

Wanted: Mama-Afrika Saviour!

The Tanzanian Teacher has a point. True, true, true; the historical records are in Africa’s favour – we were and still are at the receiving end. Injustices to Africa are evident. We have cried for a long time, and as the teacher observes, crying will no longer help. We should act and act now. May the leaders of contemporary Africa be the objects of reason in saving the continent. When will they stop dancing to the tunes of the West (and some of oil-thirsty Asian countries) and rethink their future? May our history be a scale opon which

The Koreas willing to ‘drink green-tea’ together

       

As smoke from tear gas canisters got thicker and darker in the streets of Myanmar, former Burma, South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun, was taking a cup of green tea with his northern counterpart, Kim Jung Il at Pyongyang. But not quite. They were making peace.

Africa: What if she ages before she becomes rich?

“In a nutshell and I ask you to pay attention to this… this is the key message for my presentation: The developed world became rich before it became old. Developing Countries are becoming old before they become rich.”