Fiat Lux
March 24 2016 – The utterly senseless devastation that terror visits on its victims is horrendous to behold. Scenes of women, children and babies dead or dying, some screaming and wailing, covered by others’ body parts, are bound to remain etched in the memories of those who behold them for the rest of their lives. These are blind and indiscriminate acts that target no one and everybody at the same…
January 21 2016 At last this newspaper is once again circulating in Tanzania a government-imposed ban that kept it out of the country’s market for a good twelvemonth. The official reason given for the ban in January last year was that the paper had been circulating in Tanzania without proper registration. Which, of course, was an exercise in extreme officious silliness, seeing as the East African had been on sale…...
March 9 2017 The debate around the need to have a serious constitutional review in Tanzania is simply refusing to go away. Every week we learn of new legal action taken by members of civil society that seek to challenge this or that act undertaken by government officials that people find unjust, unfair or illegal. Increasingly, this is becoming a litigating society in which more and more people are willing…...
March 2 2017 Chirau Ali Mwakwere “Zipapa” is a former Kenyan minister and ambassador who is so funny he could make the Sphinx laugh. He can also belt out a song at a moment’s notice, in Kiswahili, English or Lingala. He speaks impeccable Kiswahili, and claims the language originated from Kwale, his home county where he is contesting the gubernatorial seat in the upcoming elections. All the foregoing, however, is…...