Nairobi, April 27 -- It is turning out to be the year from hell, in terms of climate disasters for East Africa. As it closes the first quarter alone, nearly 200 people have so far been killed and thou... Read More
Tanzania, April 24 -- By the end of last month, there were 58,330 uncollected passports at various Immigration offices across Kenya, and the government was begging fellows to pick them up. That was o... Read More
Uganda, April 23 -- Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi (more popularly Bobi Wine by his musician name) just came off a sold-out concert in London where he soaked in the ... Read More
Nairobi, April 20 -- The sharp escalation of the hostilities between Iran and Israel could have major geopolitical consequences for Eastern Africa, which is already feeling the economic heat from disr... Read More
Tanzania, April 17 -- Writing about the controversy-and scandal-surrounding the Beijing Half Marathon on Sunday, TIME magazine said: "It was a dramatic, film-worthy display of sportsmanship-or cheatin... Read More
Uganda, April 16 -- In the two weeks between March 29 and April 13, three seemingly unrelated events happened in Uganda; but they were. As in other parts of the Christian world, on March 29 there wer... Read More
Nairobi, April 13 -- South Africa's wobbly unit, the rand, notched its highest level against currencies like the US dollar in the middle of the week but then fell sharply to the bottom of the well aft... Read More
Tanzania, April 11 -- It is not every day that you come across a judge with a delightfully wicked sense of justice and humour like Justice Anne Ong'iinjo of the Kenya High Court, in Mombasa. Confirmi... Read More
Uganda, April 9 -- I receive several requests from good folks in Kampala to go buy, and send to them stuff from some Nairobi store or other; from rare books, computer and camera components, to medicin... Read More
Nairobi, April 6 -- In February I attended a speaking event at Tanzania's largest bank, CRDB. Banks are staid, mostly boring, places so you never expect big surprises. But I got one at CRDB. Turns ou... Read More