OBBO: Dedication to those who’ll be here in 2045

EAC member states flags. PHOTO | URUGWIRO

The EastAfrican (TEA) is celebrating its 25th birthday this month. Question is, what kind of story will it be telling at the end of the next 25 years?

Think of a handful of changes. The political, economic, and intellectual elite who have until now dominated and shaped the region over the past 50 years were bred at the old “Big Three” of Makerere University, the University of Dar es Salaam, and the University of Nairobi.