A CHAT FROM LONDON: The business of keeping teeth clean isn’t easy

>Whenever our political leaders fly overseas there are people who are  very keen to meet and hear them.  Earnestly.  A second group prefers keeping grievances secret and carry on “boxing” as the Kiswahili slang goes.

A good day becomes evident in the morning...so the Swahili proverb goes. It was ice cold but the sun was shining.

>May I share a few clips from last week? First the video.  A mass of frenzied people are chasing a man somewhere in West Africa.   Right on the knees of Ebola.  Someone sent it via WhatsApp.  Don’t frown if you don’t use WhatsApp.

A sink full of dirty dishes, overflowing trash cans and mystery carpet stains can kill your post-party buzz real fast. Make a few smart tweaks to your party plan, so you’re not up all night dealing with the aftermath.

>Wednesday, October 15, 2014...A tiny delegation of well educated women; modest and intelligent, will be welcomed into one of the most powerful rooms in the northern hemisphere. First is Mrs Rhobi Samwelly (pictured), mother of four children, hailing from Butiama, Mara Region.

It is a cold wet winter afternoon, a few days after the Paris and Bamako terrorist attacks. As I stroll down a major street in East London, a man is melodically hollering:“Evening Standard! Evening Standard!”

Keeping the District Bagamoyo Hospital clean and tidy was the main activity conducted by the Minister for Education & Vocational Training Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa, CCM Party cadres and students from higher training institutes in Bagamoyo District.
CCM Cadres and Minister Dr. Kawambwa joined in by students and Bagamoyo Civilians keeping the hospital compound clean.
A new CCM Member Mariyam Hamadi, a student from Fisheries Research Institute, receives her membership card from Minister Dr. Shukuru...

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>May we begin by asking a question? Is it true that there is a huge difference between the thinking of Africans living on the continent and those outside it? Over 50 years ago, we used to call overseas-based ones the “African Wazungus” not because of race but attitude and manners. It was insulting being called Mzungu Mweusi. Nevertheless, behind closed doors it was privileged.