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Why war on corruption inspires very little hope
Kenyan scholar Isaac Tarus traces the loss of public funds to the colonial period.
By Gilbert Muyumbu 7 years ago
Why war on corruption inspires very little hope
Africa doesn't need democracy, it requires something else, urgent
Democracy became the dominant system of governance across the globe in the early 1990s at the height of the 'Third Wave' of democracy.
By Gilbert Muyumbu 7 years ago
Africa doesn't need democracy, it requires something else, urgent
Delivery portal; politics of transparency and accountability
Nambale–Ganjala–Nakhasiko–Nangina, the earth road I divert onto from the Kisumu-Busia highway whenever I drive home, is ‘under procurement’, declares the President’s Delivery Unit, using a well-publicised online portal. But what does ‘under procurement’ mean?
By Gilbert Muyumbu 8 years ago
Delivery portal; politics of transparency and accountability
Of Ababu and 'development' politics
Mr Namwamba has for long projected himself as a suave and urbane, post-2010 politician who debates issues as opposed to spewing demagoguery, typical of the unpolished politician.
By Gilbert Muyumbu 10 years ago
Of Ababu and 'development' politics