Governance

Of all the delusions we entertain in our lives, both individually and collectively, that we are the “masters of our own destiny” has got to be one of the grandest.

Waging war without any declaration is now facilitated by drones. But there are limits that drones can never cross, as machines can never handle sociopolitical contradictions. Initiating counter-moves against political maneuvers is beyond the capacity of machines.

Following the death in police custody of camp resident, Civil Meris on April 15, 2013, Jean-Louis Elijah [Elie"> Joseph and Esther Pierre of Camp Acra and Adoquin in Delmas 33, along with the camps lawyer, Patrice Florvilus of

The much that has been said before and since Achebe’s passage confirms his ranking, despite the needless controversy generated by his last literary work, as a tree that made a forest; indeed, one man who gave the black race its much-needed voice aside placing his fatherland on the world stage.

Dear Friends,

Kenya loses over Kshs 100 billion (about US$ 1.1 billion) every year to tax incentives, avoidance and exemptions, [1] more than the annual national budget for health and sanitation.

For a leader best known for taking controversial decisions, Nigerians are right in commending their president, Goodluck Jonathan, for rising to the occasion to declare states of emergency in parts of the country.

On 14 May 2013, ‘Occupy Parliament: an uprising against collective greed of Kenyan members of parliament’ took place.

In their current shuttle diplomacy in the Great Lakes region, Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, and Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, have spoken on the need for Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to commit to peace in exchange for $ 1 billion in aid.

Some terms in our vocabulary are all powerful. When used they have a numbing effect and can overpower any argument. ‘Win-Win’ is one of them. Make any scenario a win-win and what is there not to like about it?