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OBBO: Why Kenya should fear Uganda’s economic gamble

Umeme technicians at work in Kampala, Uganda.

Uganda launched the first of a series of economic liberalisations in the 1990s that were deemed impossible in Africa.

EYAKUZE: Lissu is back as are opposition rallies; let the (fair) games begin

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu

Much more impressive is Tundu Lissu's unwavering mental and emotional fortitude.

ULIMWENGU: New dawn for political vibrancy but what about ills of the past?
NGUGI: The shame that’s Kenya’s social ill: Wealth inequality
BUWEMBO: All teens want to be pilots; what of sadistic adults at the airport?
BUWEMBO: The seven secrets that have kept Museveni president for 37 years
OBBO: If states continue to neglect their armed forces they risk giving room to jihadists

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EDITORIAL: Pontifical visit is a moment of truth for DRC, South Sudan

Pope Francis

The pontiff’s choice of hosts is not random.

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esident William Ruto and Wafula Chebukati

Chebukati is right when he says that "the gravity” of attempts to “subvert the will of the people cannot be wished away".

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