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Great paradox that paints a portrait of soul at war with itself
All great nations in world history have expressed their collective soul in their art. They have usually done this in some distinctive and defining form of art that has set them apart from other nations.
Raila is a master alliance builder but cuts image of a fickle political operative
Raila is something else in alliance formation. He has formed and got out of alliances virtually at will. In 1991, he was in the original Ford Party with his late father Jaramogi, the late Masinde Muliro, Martin Shikuku, Kenneth Matiba and a whale of others. The same year Ford split. After some initial hesitation, he joined his father in Ford-Kenya.
The tragedy of African leadership
50 years after independence -- We clearly made a false start with rudderless leadership, devoid of the slightest makings of pride and dignity. Certainly there was no such sense in the national consciousness that Macmillan spoke of in 1960. For, how do you sit at table with a dozen or so men who have 'gone to the toilet' in their trousers and continue eating as if nothing has happened?
Homosexual Perversion is a Threat To The Survival of Humankind
If the homosexual must have his space, let the rapist have his space, too. The lowest common factor between the rapist, the paedophiliac and the dog-man is that they have evolved perverted carnal appetites that run counter to the law of nature.
America can go and sing to the birds about good governance
When slavery became uneconomic in the nineteenth century, it gave way to colonialism. It now made more sense to keep the African in Africa, make him work to produce raw material for Western industries and consume finished products from the West. He was thus promoted from being an item of trade to a consumer of, until only recently, fellow-items-of-trade.
Omar Bongo despised democracy and trappings of good governance
While I cannot celebrate his death, from a purely universal human principle of solidarity against death, it is equally difficult for me to waste my tears on this African dinosaur, and others like him. If we were honest people, we would say God has his own ways of getting rid of bad rubbish.
We don't need Obama to show us how to make Kenya a great country
Americans thrive on contradictions and double speak, from Guatemala and Honduras and from Chile and Nicaragua, all the way to Zaire. They have been associated with some of the worst regimes in history and will remain so for a long time to come. Obama is only the latest custodian of American doublespeak.
Malawi's re-elected leader starts the final lap to history or oblivion
Malawi edged closer to political maturity and stability with the re-election of President Bingu wa Mutharika this week. Mutharika is a case study in how difficult it can be to institutionalise good governance in Africa, and especially fighting corruption in high places.
Since bullets won’t move Museveni to let Migingo go, deny him oxygen
You don’t negotiate with a person like Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. He does not understand that kind of language. But you don’t go to war with him either, for that would be worse than foolish. You simply deny him oxygen for a few days.
Obama owes us nothing and Kenyans shouldn't expect manna from America
No, President Obama, you owe us nothing. You must not worry yourself over our cargo cult mentality. Prof Achebe taught us how to say ‘Yes we can’ even before you were born. And he was only 22. But we love free things. We therefore do nothing for ourselves. Don’t let us bother you. It is up to Africans to liberate themselves from greed and laziness and from the thieves and dictators they call leaders. It is up to them to fix their countries. Meanwhile here is wishing you well. God bless you.
So what if Obama is Muslim? The US should not demonise Islam
Islam is a true religion of God. The American war against terrorism is likely to gain meaningful mileage if the West quits mixing it up with terrorism.
Bashir set fire on Darfur, Africa thought it normal
After snatching power by military force in 1989, Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was sworn into office in Khartoum clasping the Koran in one hand and a Russian Kalashnikov rifle in the other. Addressing a charged rally in the Sudanese capital, Bashir went on to “vow here before you to purge from our ranks the renegades, hirelings, enemies of the people and enemies of the armed forces.” Africa thought this was normal. .....
South Africa has failed the dream of Africans
Ultimately, present day South Africa risks going down in history as the country that lost the opportunity to lead. Xenophobic South Africa stands where racist South Africa once stood. The politics pulsate with curious court cases in high places. An explosive election lies in wait, next year.
True African leaders must speak out
What is the interplay between leadership, the law and the triumph of human dignity over tyranny? Tyranny has often found perfect companionship with what has been mistaken for law. For that which we call law, seldom goes beyond tyrannical 'customs' and 'conventions' within given communities. Dominant groups – usually a powerful and super-rich minority, have put them in place.
Kenya - Land inquiry must delve back into settler history
Out of Africa is a capsule of the origins of what Kenyans will be addressing in the coming weeks, as they come to terms with what are being called 'historical injustices'. When they arrived in Africa, European explorers, settlers and allied adventurers did not recognise the humanity of the people they found here. They did not therefore recognise their right to the things and instruments that support life. They pretended to 'discover' rivers, mountains, lakes and other relief features that ......
Kenya - We must be honest about origins of current situation
Some kinds of petitions to God are easily exercises in futility. This is particularly so when the petitioner merits so little from Divinity. Sometimes both the style and substance of our devout pleas can be truly confounding. In point of biblical fact, some prayers, God is simply not interested in. They are not worth placing before Him.
Africa should not be the graveyard of lost dreams
Africans must believe that a better and brighter future is possible. Afro-pessimism must surrender to Afro-optimism. But Afro-pessimism will not grow on nothing. It will grow on an acute and questioning

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