Tag: politics-editorial
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Peace At Last. May It Last…
For the second time since Raila Odinga chose to lead his supporters in street protests primarily challenging William Ruto’s ascendancy to the presidency, Odinga’s Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza have opted to give the infamous bipartisan talks a chance. Much as the scope of the talks may be limited to only…
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The Observers’ Verdict Is Out
About 18,000 local and international observers were accredited by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to monitor polling stations in the 290 constituencies around the country, ahead of the 9 August polls. 1300 of them were international observers, from a cross-section of regional and occidental election observer missions. The most notable were the East…
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John Pombe Magufuli: Bright and Dark Sides of the Bulldozer
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli’s political story — especially to non-Tanzanians memorializing him — starts in June 2015.
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Je, Suluhu Atafuata Nyayo Za Pombe?
A stark contrast to her predecessor, Samia has Tanzania and the world eager for how she will handle issues that Magufuli once dealt with in an unorthodox way.