The East African Opinion Opinion Comment see all ULIMWENGU: Political sycophancy is old, let’s cut it out We are today going through pretty much what we experienced in the early days after Independence. OBBO: President AI could be what the doctor ordered for Africa AI president would be the perfect solution to some of the difficulties that plague some African governments. EYAKUZE: How did EA get booted off the face of the digital sphere?BUWEMBO: Why obsess more about a toy car in church than graft?NGUGI: Tragically, we are internalising the art of ‘Newspeak’ULIMWENGU: Tanzanians must not shy away from dissecting hard Union issuesOBBO: If in charge of $15m African kitty, I’d first deworm children Editorial see all EDITORIAL: Floods: Governments might need to be more coercive Climatologists predict that, as climate change intensifies, the tragedies we saw this week will become more frequent. EDITORIAL: Doomsday cults and paradox of the nation-state in East Africa The riddle of Mackenzie brought alive memories of Ugandan Joseph Kibwetere. EDITORIAL: Hard choices face Sudan peace sponsors; Egypt model an optionEDITORIAL: To eliminate graft East Africa must break and buildEDITORIAL: This Easter govts should feel pain of EA’s massesEDITORIAL: EA region must talk over its now endless trade tiffs then act on themEDITORIAL: Kenyans, talk it out; please don’t burn the country Comment OBBO: President AI could be what the doctor ordered for Africa Comment EYAKUZE: How did EA get booted off the face of the digital sphere? Comment ULIMWENGU: Political sycophancy is old, let’s cut it out Comment BUWEMBO: Why obsess more about a toy car in church than graft? Comment ULIMWENGU: Tanzanians must not shy away from dissecting hard Union issues