Nairobi-Mwanza road-trip through an MP’s eyes Being keen on the workings of the East African Common Market
How EAC school system is failing In a particularly memorable recent episode of Machachari, a popular television
Kiswahili’s future lies in borrowing from English When Kenya’s Minister of Education Sam Ongeri recently lamented the poor performance
Kikuyu pop music, reaction to colonialism A recently launched multimedia production, Retracing Kikuyu Popular Music, comprising a book
The sound of EA: From soukous to benga to hip hop Flashback to 1975. Idi Amin’s reign of terror in Uganda is at its peak. The crackdowns
You can now register your firm in 3 days Investors will now register their businesses in Tanzania in three days instead of 90 days.
Burundi: Portrait of a ‘mandazi’ economy Charles Onyango-Obbo recently visited Bujumbura and was pleasantly surprised by the serenity and cleanliness but also taken aback by the general slow pace of life
Will Sudan lead the way to the next big carve-up of Africa? Finally, the January referendum wheels seem to be turning irreversibly in Southern Sudan
How EA inspired 2010 Caine Prize winner Terry Nairobi, definitely provided inspiration for the glue-sniffing element of the story, writes Kingwa Kamencu
