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Like or hate him, Ruto matters

Tanzania, May 8 -- The prestigious Financial Times just sprinkled some confetti on President William Ruto's head. In an article entitled "Kenya president set for landmark US state visit as Russia buil... Read More


If Karuma Bridge could speak, it would thrill us

Uganda, May 7 -- The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) closed the Karuma Bridge from May 6 to lorries, trailers and buses to allow for emergency repairs after parts of its structure were found to... Read More


Why don't we be like Costa Rica, Estonia or Denmark? Why Singapore or South Korea?

Nairobi, May 4 -- It's that time of the year when we bring you a conversation with an East African who has subversive ideas and is happy to talk to us on condition of anonymity for fear he could lose ... Read More


East Africa lurching from disaster to disaster

Tanzania, May 2 -- After weeks of heavy rainfall and flooding, East Africa has just had horror disaster days as rivers overflowed and dams burst. Hundreds were swept away to their deaths and thousands... Read More


What counting the mouths Uganda has to feed means

Uganda, April 30 -- On May 10, Uganda will have a population census. Sometimes it stumbles, but counting people is something Uganda does quite well when it gets down to it. The Uganda census is also ... Read More


Bangladesh, Taiwan have done it and saved lives; so, too, should East Africa

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


Here's where the invisible citizens hide

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


These are the times and seasons of Bobi Wine

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


Israel-Iran war has Kenya in the spotlight, may be good for the Horn

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


How to Steal a Marathon 101

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