In today’s fast-paced world of fast food and quick snacks, many people overlook the importance of eating a balanced diet. The good news is that healthy eating does not have to be complicated – it all begins with creating a balanced plate. What is a balanced plate?A balanced plate simply means including the right proportions…

Standing few meters from the water edge we watched a river flows across carrying trees debris and everything on its path. It is just few meters wide nor is it as deep or fast flowing but beneath its water the hungry massive crocs were waiting patiently. This is Grumeti River, overflowing in few weeks as…

East Africa is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. A recent report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows that the region is leading the continent in procurement fraud in donor-funded projects. Out of 59 complaints that were filed last year, East Africa alone had nearly a third. This may look like…

The rotational nature of top positions in the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat as well as the Organs and Institutions of the Community is now a well-known affair. With an almost religious zeal, countries have come to respect the right of participation of all partner states, big and small. While that is to be commended,…

The other week, I had a chance meeting with a group of agricultural experts from Australia at the sprawling and magnificently manicured gardens of the Hillside Hotel, overlooking the panoramic Ruhuji waterfalls in Njombe town. The Aussies – as people from that part of the world, or Down Under, as it is fondly called, are…

We were at the station waiting for a train. It was sunny and pleasant and quiet, except for her loud voice on the phone. “Is she fighting someone?” One of the mothers with kids asked sarcastically. The lady was loud and what she was saying seemed significant. She was not speaking English. Between 200 to…