FOURTH ESTATE VIEW : Transition and consolidation are critical stages of democratisation

Why do they choose to throng the streets just to be part of the crowd escorting a Presidential candidate? Why do they flock the political rallies in their thousands just to listen to a presidential candidate? Probably the most agreeable response to these questions would be that these folks throng the political rallies because they feel angry, hungry and thirsty.

Last week this column attempted to link what has been happening in Tanzania’s political landscape to what scholars have come to define the roadmap for the democratization process.

>Entering into real estate transactions in today’s litigious society without taking advantage of an arbitration clause is like driving a car without a seat belt: it is a dangerous and unnecessary risk. However, most people just cruise through this “Arbitration Clause” part of the contract without really understanding what is happening “there”.

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>Well, may be you are one of those people, who have thought of investing in a real estate business, but you do not know how or you are a person, who thinks real estate is for the people whose wealth is almost Sh20 billion. Such ideas come only when we lack knowledge about real estate. Have you ever asked yourself the following questions: what exactly is real estate?

>In spite of a police ban on demonstrations to oppose the ongoing constitution-making process, the main opposition, Chadema, in the region on Saturday staged a demonstration in style.

Young Africans and Uganda Cranes striker Hamis Kiiza is confident that Uganda Cranes will make it to the group stages of the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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Folks, there is no doubt most people here, including me, the sworn Uswahilinite, were once dirty villagers. Even on the first day I set my foot in Bongo,