Fiat Lux
April 7 2016 It was a foregone conclusion; it was not going to succeed, and it sure as hell failed. The move by a section of the South African parliament to impeach President Jacob Zuma over the so-called Nkandla scandal was always going to flop, because of the lopsidedness of the House, which still has a huge majority of African National Congress (ANC) members. The political organization which spearheaded the…
May 21 2015 – From time to time we get to hear African rulers and their henchmen take swipes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for what they call “targeting Africans.” This usually happens every time an African ruler has been indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. Our rulers get excited, froth at the corners of their mouths, and bang tables, all…...
1995 KIPINDI kilichokuwa kinaelekea Uchaguzi Mkuu kilikuwa kipindi cha kusisimua kwa wote wanaohusika kutokana na ari isiyo ya kawaida iliyodhihirishwa na washiriki wa aina mbalimbali, wakiwamo mashabiki wao, wakiwamo wagombea, wasimamizi wa shughuli za uchaguzi, wachambuzi wa masuala ya kisiasa, waandishi wa habari, wachumia-tumbo katika msako wa mradi mpya, na kadhalika. Hii ni hali ya kawaida katika vipindi kama hivi, na wala haishangazi. Nchi zote duniani ambazo zimewahi kuandaa uchaguzi…...
1995 TAYARI zile siasa ninazoziongelea kila siku zimekwisha kujitokeza katika kampeni zinazofanywa kuhusu uchaguzi wa Oktoba mwaka 1995. Tayari baadhi ya washindani na mashabiki wao wamekwisha kufika mahali wakaona kwamba kampeni safi zisizo za kashfa hazitawawezesha kushinda katika uchaguzi. Tayari wameanza kutumia vigezo ambavyo havina uhusiano na uwezo wa mtu katika uongozi. Tayari dini imeingizwa katika mashindano ambayo tumesema yaamuliwe kwa misingi ya nani anaweza kuongoza Watanzania vyema zaidi kuliko…...