Tanzanian lower primary kids not learning at all A new study paints a grim picture of literacy and numeracy skills in Tanzanian schools.
‘A literary critic is the author’s best friend’ According to Prof Ken Walibora, though the region is home to eminent critics, the material conditions of scholars here are pitiable, writes Caroline Kaminju
EAC leaders in a fix as Khartoum applies to join ahead of Juba There is no way the EAC can admit South Sudan while dismissing Khartoum’s request without looking Islamophobic, anti-Arab and small-minded
MUTHONI DQ (KENYA) experiences. Using her fluency in three languages (English, Kikuyu and Kiswahili), Muthoni creates ‘Fusion Soul’ an African inspired sound that reflects the experiences of urban youth in a...
ORY OKOLLOH ORY OKOLLOH (KENYA) A prominent Kenyan activist, lawyer, and blogger (www.kenyanpundit.com), Ory Okolloh is a revolutionary figure on Africa’s technological scene. Okolloh redefined the way in...
Aga Khan: How East Africans can build one common destiny PETER MWAURA spoke to the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, who is also the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, on a wide range of issues — from media ownership...
Beer and jogging keep Bujumbura fun, healthy ‘Batu banapenda maisha,’ a Burundian acquaintance remarks on how people here like to enjoy life when he sees the shock on my face at seeing the roadside bars.
Oh, the exquisite joy of seeing Big Bad Murdoch eating humble pie... Schadenfreude: A whole army of media owners and practitioners must be rolling the word inside their cheeks. ”
Why being Kenyan makes you smarter, more literate It’s a long history of a relatively free market, not innate higher intelligence than other East Africans.”
If you must go to school in East Africa, do it in Kenya In the three tests — English, Kiswahili, numeracy — the country’s pupils were tops, indicating that its schools impart the most knowledge
