DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 16 -- WELL, my dear readers, let us begin by meeting that most common creature of modern society The armchair critic. You know the type. They sit comfortably at home or in a radio studio, brimming with opinions about everything under the sun yet rarely lifting a finger to actually do something.

They analyse, dissect and condemn from afar, whether it is politics, football, art, or national affairs, armed with the confidence of hindsight and the comfort of distance.

The term paints a perfect picture: Someone reclining in a chair, effortlessly declaring what others should have done better.

While real players in any field grapple with complexity and consequence, our armchair critics faces none.

Their world is one of ea...