Monthly Archives: November 2011

 From Muthumbi Nyawira in Nairobi Two months ago, Government Spokesman, Dr. Alfred Mutua made a rather annoying remark on the State’s response to the famine in Kenya, said to have been the worst in over two decades. The youthful professor went on to say that as far as he was concerned, there was no death due to famine and if anyone had any proof to the contrary to expose the same to Kenyans. Kenyans immediately went on to express their anger through many avenues on social network sites such as Twitter, Facebook and numerous other blogs. Way back in June 22, 2004, the new National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) government created … Continue reading →

By Godffrey Olali The recent scathing attack on African Union (AU) by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has poked more holes on the continental body which has been accused of ineptness and the inability to deal with real problems facing the continent. It also emerged that due to its weaknesses the West has actually taken advantage and intervened in some crises facing the continent instead of African nations taking charge. “The AU must be proactive. It must stand up for Africa’s people, and it must prove that it is not the same old Organization of African Unity (OAU) that was so well-known for its inaction and its solidarity with African … Continue reading →