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Maji
Maji: Yesterday's criminals, today's heroes |
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MICHAEL
OKEMA: On February 27, Tanzanians marked
the 100th anniversary of the Maji Maji uprising.
It
was on February 27, 1906 that the German
colonial authorities executed the leaders
of the uprising.
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Women's
day prized in Rwanda |
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KIMANUKA: The
International Women’s Day marked every March
8, honours the contributions and achievements
of women in the various fields. |
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EDITORIALS
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KenGen
issue: Demand pent up
The
flotation of the Kenya governmet's stake in
KenGen, the region's biggest electricity company,
begins next week amid great public interest
underlined by a 5 per cent fall in the benchmark
Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) index as traders
offloaded their stakes in other counters to
take advantage of the KenGen sale.
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Democracy
and its discontents
The
greatest challenge to business in East Africa
is bad politics. Countries in the region will
have to get their politics right if they hope
to experience market-led growth.
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LETTERS
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Health
services should be free
A recent study on people getting tested for
HIV at a clinic in Moshi shows incredible
findings. That when the test was provided
free of charge, nearly four times more people
turned out to be tested. |
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