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Africa and The Third World Do Not Need Aid
(Opinions)
31-05-2004
by Tony
Much to the chagrin of Western countries, many poor African and third world countries would rather go to the World Bank, IMF and other Western funding institutions so as to off set their self-created ‘budgetary deficits’. The fact noted by the...
African American Positive Backup Needed in Africa
(Opinions)
31-05-2004
by Tony
As descendants of Africans, it is a great wonder that African Americans have done little or nothing at all to help fight the various socioeconomic ills afflicting the African continent. Though many may argue that they are no longer African...
Blind Adoption of Foreign Languages in Africa Could Kill Traditional Dialects
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
Aboriginal parlance and lingo in Africa and the Third World is faced with extinction. In a crass willing-buyer-aggressive-seller basis, the Third World is trading its local languages and dialects for French, English and the like in a...
Citizenship in the Cyber Planet of E-Junkies: Anarchy or Pretext?
(Opinions)
20-09-2006
by Tony
That the contribution of the cyber revolution to the global social, political, economic and cultural advancement is immense cannot be disputed. However, this advancement is mirrored against a background of cyber green card holders, that is, those...
Drug Abuse: The Deteriorating Scenario Among Youth
(Short Story)
1-06-2004
by Tony
The current trend of substance abuse among youth and especially school age children is troubling. Many fingers have been pointed at the youth themselves while at the same time ignoring the very people who abet the youth’s drug habits, and wantonly...
Genetically Modified Foods in Africa: The Chain Termination Sequence
(Opinions)
9-06-2005
by Tony
The era of genetically manipulated foods is here with us. Africa and the Third World must wake up to this realization. Within the decade, there has been an avalanche of agro biotechnology companies spreading their wings to the developing world,...
HIV/AIDS, Rape, and Sexual Violence Threatens the Lives of the Disabled in Kenya
(Opinions)
20-03-2006
by Tony
HIV/AIDS, rape and several other forms of sexual violence face today’s African woman, man and child. This happens at the height of a litany of campaigns and pseudo-campaigns orchestrated to fight against the same socioeconomic ignominies. In a...
How a Group of Women is Making a Difference in Maseno Division, Western Kenya
(Short Story)
17-03-2006
by Tony
In Africa, Kenya and indeed, the developing world, women form about 70% of family heads and breadwinners, providing for their communities and families alike. Nowhere is this ideal more exemplified than in the work of the Green Hill Women...
How the Post Soviet Collapse Influenced the Political Systems and Parties In Africa
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
The Soviet Union finally collapsed in 1992, leaving in its wake countries that had been, in more than one way, over-reliant on it for the so-called alternative Balance of Power (BOP) phenomenon; an allegory of socio-economic and political...
Kenyan Businessman Wins Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal
(Short Story)
17-03-2006
by Tony
Mr. Wilfred Saroni, a Kenyan living in the US State of Massachusetts, has been honoured with the Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal. The award is to be conferred upon him by senior members of the US Congress. Mr. Saroni’s recognition arose from...
Kenyan Media Sacrificing the Common Man at the Altar of Political Sensations
(Opinions)
29-05-2005
by Tony
The magnetic speed with which much of the Kenyan media moves in to record politically sensational statements would have won an Olympics Medal or any other international athletics speed-gauging race. In a country where more than half of the...
Kenyan Media Sacrificing The Common Man At The Altar of Political Sensations
(Opinions)
29-05-2005
by Tony
The magnetic speed with which much of the Kenyan media moves in to record politically sensational statements would have won an Olympics Medal or any other international athletics speed gauging race. In a country where more than half of the...
Kenyan University Students and Their Lost Visions
(Opinions)
19-08-2003
by Tony
The youth in every society form a vital crux for the overall continuation and enhancement of any generation. Other than being symbols of revolution, freshness and revival, the youth contribute towards issues of national development through their...
Millenium Development Goals Should be a Perpetuity in Africa and the Rest of the Third World
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
That the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals are a noble initiative for the propulsion of economic growth and the raising of living standards in the developing world is indisputable. The real setback comes in the wake of the relaxant...
Mugabe and The Operation Murambatsvina: The Irony Of Poverty and Dilapidated Leadership Qualities
(Opinions)
5-12-2005
by Tony
The African brotherly-inflicted masochism is back so goes the global grapevine. President Mugabe, in an apparent effort to drive out slum dwellers from their houses, has once again defied local and international pressure and rendered thousands of...
Nyalenda and Manyatta Slums in Kisumu City Western Kenya - the Epitomes of Poverty and Neglect
(Short Story)
17-03-2006
by Tony
A walk through the narrow, filthy gangways, crawling with criminals, hunger, disease, and seedy housing, in the Nyalenda and Manyatta slums leaves one asking whether there are proper policy frameworks in the Kenyan nation to take care of people...
Quality Education in Africa and the World is Gradually Becoming a Preserve of the Rich
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
Kenya has been commended for being one of the few developing nations to offer free primary education to its citizens. Considering the high levels of illiteracy, poverty and the low standards of living in the country, this is certainly a step in...
Racism and Tribalism in the World
(Opinions)
10-09-2003
by Tony
Reading newspapers and magazines recently in Kenya it has not been hard to notice the hue and cry elicited by the survivors of torture, corruption, tribalism and other shortcomings of the former Kanu regime. Their call for a Truth and...
Reuters Africa Journal Setting the Standards for Reporting on Africa
(Short Story)
8-08-2006
by Tony
Displeased with the continuous unenthusiastic reporting on Africa, Salim Amin son of the late veteran photojournalist Mohamed Amin, recently founded Africa TV under the tutelage of his media firm Camerapix Productions. The aim as told to a...
Scientific Research and Implementations Key to Africa and the Third World’s Development
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
The contribution of scientific discoveries to human socio-economic growth and development over the last few centuries is enormous. It is because of scientific findings that human beings can, for example, now live in well-built structures and eat...
Senator Barrack Obama's Success a Good Example to Africans
(Opinions)
17-03-2006
by Tony
The celebrations and ululations that greeted Barrack Obama throughout Africa, and more so Kenya, upon his election as a United States Senator for the state of Illinois were many. At a time when US foreign policy was perceived by many on the...
The 2005 G8 Summit Echoed the Need for Participatory Development Approaches in Africa
(Opinions)
20-03-2006
by Tony
The 2005 G8 Summit took place in Gleneagles, Scotland with the main agenda to lower the debt Africa owes the developed world as well as double ‘aid’ to the African nations. However, the main arguments which are really the source of the...
The African Woman In A Transition Era: Hail the Cornerstones of Africa!
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
African women, traditionally an epitome of forced aloofness in decision-making and community development, are gregariously riding the emancipation yacht of openness, recognition and freedom of speech. Nowhere is this point more illustrated than by...
The African Woman: Hail The Cornerstones of Africa!
(Short Story)
5-12-2005
by Tony
African women, traditionally an epitome of forced aloofness in decision-making and community development, are today gregariously riding the emancipation hatch of openness, freedom of speech and recognition. Nowhere is this point more illustrated...
The Kenyan Coastal Scuffle Could Be the Tip of a Disillusionment Iceberg
(Opinions)
29-05-2005
by Tony
The recently contained skirmishes at the Kenyan Coastal forest of Mulungunipa in Kwale District came at a time when Kenya's tourist sector was going through a difficult time, just months from the issuance of travel advisories by the American...
The Life and Times of a Neglected British Goodwill Ambassador in Kenya and Abroad
(Short Story)
17-03-2006
by Tony
Born 79 years ago in Kisumu Kadongo of Kisumu Rural Constituency, Kenya, Mr. Boniface Achieng’ Nyambega is a widely traveled man. Today, on a street, being guided by his young son or friend due to his blindness, he would pass for an ordinary old...
The Prevalent Negative Portrayal of Africa in the International Media Smirks of Economic Malice
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Tony
The ever sarcastic and turncoat portrayal of Africa in international media is eliciting protests and cries of foul play from many socially conscious global citizens across the two hemispheres. Many are questioning whether there is a miscreant...
The West and Terrorism: A New Approach Needed
(Opinions)
31-05-2004
by Tony
Sometime back, Spaniards voted overwhelmingly for a major socialist led government coalition after negatively inspired terrorists spearheaded a blood curdling bombing, which rocked Madrid, the Spanish capital. The ‘brave’ bombers (terrorists)...
Ugandan Rebels Maim as the International Community Stares
(Opinions)
23-10-2003
by Tony
The sullen silence and uncaring attitude that pervades the atrocious insurgency being committed by the so-called Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda can no longer be left alone. As the malevolent rebels preside over blood curdling...
What kenya needs to spur growth and development: a youthful perspective
(Opinions)
9-06-2005
by Tony
Kenya is currently going through a constitutional brouhaha, as everybody seems to have a different say on what parts of the constitution they want altered and for what reasons. The wrangling, unfortunately for the common man, is taking its toll on...
Youth Friendly and Inspriational: Kenya's Finance Minister Dares to be Different
(Opinions)
8-08-2006
by Tony
Hon. Amos Kimunya, Kenya’s current Minister for Finance can best be described as a fiscal master spinner. Hardly one year since his swearing in, the Minister has done what many skeptics had initially thought was an audacious task for him...
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