Rise above petty politics

Politicking, especially now that the General Election is in sight, is eclipsing issues that have a critical bearing on the welfare of wananchi. 

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Aug

EDITORIAL: Rise above party politics

>Claims by a Constituent Assembly (CA) member that the CA has become a rubber stamp that is likely to endorse a proposed constitution aimed at propping up one political party and its ideals made interesting reading.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Nov

Petty staffroom squabbles

Finally, Nzomo, our beautiful colleague from Nunguni, arrived in school last Monday morning after travelling over the weekend. We were all happy to see her as her presence would relieve teachers that had stepped in to fill her spot in the classroom.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Jan

A CHAT FROM LONDON: The rise and rise of bowel problems, bad wind and gluten

>When I was a kid there was a funny, dirty popular jingle.  A naughty song about bad wind, or in impolite, raw English, farting. Allegedly composed on the East African coast where Swahili lullabies developed and creativity blossomed. Swahili of Taarab, fun, mischief, music and fish.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Mar

EDITORIAL: End these petty squabbles

>The recent public spats between the Tanzania Electric Supply Company  (Tanesco) and the Tanzania Roads Agency (Tanroads) are not acceptable in government agencies with a common development agenda for the country

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Aug

Vacate BRT lanes, petty traders told

Petty traders and others who misuse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trunk lanes here have been ordered to vacate the areas as the date for the project kick-off nears.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Oct

POLITICS : Nyerere took us from one party to multiparty politics

A little more than 16 years have passed like so much water under the bridge since the founder of Tanzanian nationalism and iconic Satte President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-99), perforce went to his maker on Octobeer 14, 1999 – leaving Tanzanians distressed, forlorn and near-distraught.

 

11 years ago

Inclined Teachers

11 Aug

Sack politics

Sack politics-inclined teachers - Call
Daily News
LEADER of the Uhuru Torch race team, Ms Rachel Kassanda, has urged council directors to sack teachers who act as agents of political parties instead of adhering to their professional ethics so that Tanzania's education should not be politically-oriented.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Dec

How will our politics be 25 yrs later?

My students in the ‘Politics of Governance and Public Policy’ course unit of the Master’s in Research and Public Policy Programme, wanted me to predict Uganda’s political landscape 25 years from now,

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Feb

Katiba: Going beyond ‘politics’

The period when constitution building is started is often loaded with promises of ‘new beginnings’. It is also a relatively rare period, when people have a historic opportunity to affirm the fundamentals and basic principles of government, going beyond ‘normal politics’.

 

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