Going local on street food Food vendors have a certain subtlety in how they conduct their operations. No matter the town or city, you will find them by the roadside with their foodstuffs attractively spread out in a manner...
Why Tanzania drags its feet in the EAC It all began as a big puzzle for East African political analysts and ordinary citizens alike.
Image of a peaceful, polite country is a con: Tanzania is a complicated place There is much to enjoy about Tanzania’s image outside of its borders.
What is embarrassing about Tanzanians protesting an American president’s visit? While addressing journalists about two weeks ago, Commander Kova flashed his charmingly snaggle-toothed smile as he proudly announced one of the greatest achievements of our local government and...
Where do you get the idea that Uganda needs a national language? At Simba bus station in Kampala, there is this very pretty girl who runs a mobile money kiosk who speaks correct Kiswahili with such a pleasant accent you get surprised when she confesses...
Tanzania is a diverse society; if you want uniformity, join the army or put on a collar Our brand-spanking new draft constitution is finally out for public debate.
‘They will be beaten!’ PM spoke in Swahili, but I’m happy to translate The criticism that Tanzania’s Prime Minister Mizengo Peter Pinda has been receiving is something that he brought onto himself.
Why Burundi needs a sex scandal to be noticed If you were in Nairobi, Kampala, Dar-es-Salaam and I suspect Kigali by the afternoon of Friday, June 14, you would have read the details of the budgets of all the East African Community countries...
If not for the white man, mine would be bigger... Burundi’s Alphonse Rugambarara is a good East African: a medical doctor, former politician, sports promoter, and more lately, civil society activist and leading Bujumbura public intellectual
Kenya’s Chinese takeaway in Venice Kenya, you will be delighted to learn, is making a brave showing at the prestigious Venice Biennale.
