Greeting from Kigali, Rwanda. Listening to the locals, this clean African city is pronounced Chigali, and the country, Gwanda. The nationals are called Abanyagwanda. There are a lot of nuances in the way people speak. For example, I have come to learn that the word “omubyeyi” means a parent (“mzazi” in Swahili). But it is pronounced something like “umubgyeei”.
Tanzania is going ahead with the uranium extraction project. Great, you think. Tanzania could soon be floating in cash. But wait. How much will the country get out of the project? It will be some $650 million over a 15-year period. Is $30 million per year enough for prime real estate in the world-famous Selous Game reserve, a UNESCO world heritage site?
DEAR Readers. This column, today, looks at the most common aspects of poisoning in children, especially crawling babies and toddlers. Poisoning in this case means ingesting toxic substances an occurrence that is common in childhood. The column also looks at common causes of tooth decay.
This is the second year running; our legislatures have been voicing their concerns on the whooping allowances slated in every ministry’s annual budget. Last year, Members of Parliament were angered by the exodus of government officials flocking to Dodoma for the budget session.
WAR is raging again in the Congo – the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Those following international news on global television networks in the last fortnight must have seen heart-rending pictures of elderly men, women and children sauntering in the wilderness in eastern Congo crossing the border into Uganda and elsewhere.
JUST rewind your life-cycle and think of a day when you had a feeling that no more money is needed henceforth. I am sure, howsoever hard one may try probably there was never a day when such kind of feeling ever touched our heart. Why so? Is man’s need for money endless or is there some other intriguing reason due to which we never say no to money?
A supplier of medical equipment supplied our hospital with a CT scan machine which is very costly. It was reconditioned and the supplier gave us many assurances that it would work very well. It took about two weeks to install and we complied with all the conditions in which it was supposed to be installed.
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."
POLITICAL frolicking has of late assumed unhealthy tones. We have witnessed a relapse from the comical to the downright diabolical. Since we apparently still have many years ahead of us to democratic maturity, one can only imagine what is in store for us the innocent bystanders.
