/OpEd/letters/-/434756/434756/-/joi56p/-/index.html http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/-/434756/1409450/-/bwcyoaz/-/index.html THE COST of fuel in Kenya has once again gone up by Ksh2 in Nairobi and about similar margins across the country. This is happening at a time when Kenya seems to be at a cross roads; do we go Vision 2030, Konza City Way, the Thika Highway or what? 2012-05-19T16:22:12Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Obama+support+for+same+sex+marriage++a++new+immoral+era/-/434756/1404616/-/xo84fi/-/index.html THE DARING affirmation by US President Barack Obama that people must respect the rights of homosexual has become the developing world’s worst enemy currently. This affirmation has been termed Obama’s political and moral suicide by his challengers. 2012-05-12T13:32:30Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Prof+William+Kasuja+death+marks+the+passing+of+an+era/-/434756/1400172/-/10pckrhz/-/index.html THE SUDDEN death of Prof William Senteza Kajubi, 86, on May 2, came as a shock to the Makerere University community. The world and Makerere University in particular has lost a distinguished alumnus, a renowned scholar, mentor, great grandfather of education in Uganda and two-time vice chancellor of this great institution. Prof Kajubi’s love for Makerere was unquestionable as demonstrated through his dedicated and exemplary service, even amidst turbulent times and the ever-present threat of death. 2012-05-05T14:14:10Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Peace+in+the+Sudans+and+rest+of+Africa+is+possible++/-/434756/1395562/-/qp77pez/-/index.html It took the courage and charisma of one old cleric, Cardinal Jules de Mazarin of France, to end the longest war in modern history, the 40-year war in Europe, which some even call the 100-years war, depending on the different “wars” referred to. 2012-04-28T10:08:51Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/This+is+no+way+for+Namibia+police+to+treat+innocent+guests+++/-/434756/1390832/-/ekol9cz/-/index.html On a recent overland trip from Uganda through Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia, my partner and I were stopped at a roadblock for a minor traffic offence at Okongwati in Northern Namibia. 2012-04-21T09:07:19Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Gacaca+courts+have+lessons+for+region+/-/434756/1386316/-/cb12urz/-/index.html I had an engaging discussion with a white South African researcher on a Kigali-Entebbe flight about a year ago. 2012-04-14T10:49:37Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/For+Kenyas+next+polls+the+ball+is+in+the+medias+court+/-/434756/1381760/-/64dew8z/-/index.html As Kenya approaches elections, it is reassuring to read of the new rules released last week by the Media Council of Kenya, which will guide media practitioners as they go about covering the polls. 2012-04-07T11:06:39Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Lets+put+more+into+encouraging+private+university+investment+/-/434756/1377122/-/ug1e98z/-/index.html The fact that in the past 30 years the number of private universities in Kenya has grown from only two in 1980 to 27 currently, speaks volumes about the entrepreneurship spirit of Kenyans. 2012-03-31T09:23:39Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Give+us+more+Ombijas+and+the+Judiciary+will+never+be+the+same+/-/434756/1372570/-/yn9bii/-/index.html Were the Kenya Judiciary comprised of such formidable judges as Justice Nicholas Ombija, then corruption and impunity would not be endemic. 2012-03-24T08:42:16Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Somalia+deserves+to+be+in+the+EAC+for+regional+stability+/-/434756/1368074/-/a96vk1/-/index.html News of wartorn Somalia expressing interest in joining the East African Community should be greeted with enthusiasm. 2012-03-17T09:08:32Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Stop+this+destruction+of+our+national+building+heritage+/-/434756/1363354/-/nmgtukz/-/index.html JOACHIM BUWEMBO’S contempt for Ugandan officials in cahoots with so-called developers whose aim (and financial gain) is to build Kampala anew is a welcome rebuke to those involved in the shameless destruction of our national building heritage that continues unabated in East Africa’s three capital cities. But is it too little too late? 2012-03-10T09:16:00Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Lamu+project+the+beginning+of+development+politics+/-/434756/1358388/-/4q50w0z/-/index.html The ground-breaking ceremony for the ambitious Lamu port is a welcome move at this electioneering period in Kenya. 2012-03-03T08:57:54Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/-/434756/1334648/-/ceoiroz/-/index.html I DISAGREE with the headline you used for last week’s article about problems Uganda has had in signing oil agreements. 2012-02-25T08:20:31Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Growing+numbers+of+idle+youth+are+a+ticking+time+bomb/-/434756/1329998/-/5e9ro6/-/index.html I HAVE GONE through a report by one of the UN organisations which was recently published by the media on the challenges posed in the future by the rising number of youthful population. 2012-02-18T10:07:29Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Reports+of+Gabon+being+in+ICU+greatly+exaggerated/-/434756/1324630/-/ehn8my/-/index.html I READ WITH great interest your special report on the 2011 Africa Leadership Scorecard and would like to congratulate NMG for this innovative initiative. 2012-02-11T11:30:33Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Integration++Kagame+way+is+the+best+for++EAC+development/-/434756/1319978/-/s4p7osz/-/index.html AS EAC PRESIDENTS met in Kampala the last week of January, The EastAfrican reported that Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Mwai Kibaki differed on the future of the region’s integration, while the Daily Monitor reported that President Paul Kagame visited Quality Chemicals, where he said Rwanda will invest in the drug complex. 2012-02-04T07:45:56Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Where+was+Kenyan+media+when+Orinda+Ndege+vanished/-/434756/1315962/-/g1pxrt/-/index.html BENARD ORINDA Ndege is the Kenyan man whose entire family was burnt alive in their home in Naivasha during the post-election violence of 2007/08. 2012-01-29T12:21:07Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Does+Africa+need+another+Obama+term++Yes+for+freedom/-/434756/1311928/-/4pmx8f/-/index.html January 20 was the third inauguration anniversary of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the US. President Obama was inaugurated on the January 20, 2009. He is seeking re- election this November. 2012-01-22T12:25:13Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Western+nations+cannot+escape+blame+for+climate+change/-/434756/1306124/-/7io5d1/-/index.html A study published last December in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics indicated that climate changes since 1850 are linked to cyclical, predictable, naturally occurring events in Earth’s solar system with little or no help from human society. 2012-01-15T15:46:12Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/What+is+Miguna+s+game+plan/-/434756/1301884/-/12s1grr/-/index.html The former adviser to the prime minister, Miguna Miguna, is writing a book in which he says he will reveal all what happened when he worked at Raila Odinga’s office. 2012-01-08T10:32:30Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/In+2012+as+in+the+past++economic+saboteurs+will+be+at+work/-/434756/1298470/-/ovkuavz/-/index.html In the year 2012, Kenya will be facing its first general election under a new Constitution that is bringing forth fundamental changes to the country’s governance structures. 2012-01-01T10:51:20Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/The+most+important+event+in+2012/-/434756/1295026/-/eixngpz/-/index.html Next year Kenyans will go to elections to choose their president who will succeed President Mwai Kibaki. The election will be very important, coming at a time when key reforms are being implemented. 2011-12-24T10:55:05Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Committees++Citizen+participation+is+not+working+for+Uganda/-/434756/1291100/-/jcrf6sz/-/index.html The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is the latest to join Uganda’s NGO-nisation of virtually every social service. The body is now inviting applications for Community-Base Volunteers to assist streamline the supply of electricity. Whereas this could be well intentioned, lessons from other key sectors that have taken a similar route indicate the whole approach yields nothing. 2011-12-17T14:07:27Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/EADB+saga++Why+was+the+substance+of+the+case+never+examined/-/434756/1287118/-/6b6x2b/-/index.html Thirty years ago, the three East African presidents appointed me director general of the East African Development Bank. 2011-12-10T13:31:24Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/letters/Tax+evaders+must+pay+up+for+Kenya+economy+to+begin+looking+up/-/434756/1283978/-/14m03o0/-/index.html Despite all efforts by government to fix the economy, fuel-driven inflation has stubbornly continued to ravage it. 2011-12-04T12:48:15Z