In Kenya as in many parts of Africa, elections are a messy and bloody affair, often geared to promote the interests of “big political men” rather than the public good. According to media reports, so far more than 300 people have been killed and 100,000 people displaced because of widespread violence following the election results […]
New Year resolution: Let us make the System accountable
One can find a bottle of cold soft drink in the rural market or a packet of potato chips, but vaccines do not reach healthcare centres. It is accountability that is missing – accountability of those who are supposed to deliver. New year New Year resolution
CIA and Justice Department to Investigate Torture Tape Destruction
The head of the CIA, General Hayden, has announced that the CIA and the Justice Department will conduct a preliminary investigation into the destruction of CIA videotapes. The tapes are reported to contain images of torture performed on individuals during interrogation. The means of torture are said to include Water Boarding, a hotly contested […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Drugs Safely
Drugs are chemicals, each one composed of molecules. For the most part, molecules composing drugs are not the kinds that occur naturally in the body. They intrude into the body’s community of molecules and have a chemical influence on the way the body functions. According to medical records, many drugs influence the brain. They alter […]
What is Democracy? : Searching for our Mothers and Fathers.
I think 1987 was a great year. I was in love with Teresa Wells. On Jan. 8th the dow closed above 2000 for the first time(the exclamation point that will follow this statement is supposed to be funny and I hope you can see how significant the current market flux really is)! The Twinkies were […]
Women in Leadership : Are they any Different ?
Newsweek has in recent weeks been dealing with the subject of women in leadership roles and asking the question in various ways – what does it mean for a woman to be a leader? In what way, do they do things differently than men for instance?The coverage has been through feature stories as well […]
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