February 16th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Women’s parliamentary special seats debate divides MPs A suggestion that term limits should be imposed on women MPs occupying special seats polarizes parliament. PAC does it again: Tsh25bn/- disappears from the Ministry of Tourism The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) accuses officials at the Ministry [...]
The Daily Media Tracker
February 16, 2012
February 16th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day It’s the economy, stupid: Inflation falls, but is it enough to re-instill confidence? Tanzania’s inflation rate fell slightly in January but there is a question mark as to how much that will improve the country’s economic outlook. The Prime Ministers’ office cited for mismanagement of [...]
The Daily Media Tracker
February 15, 2012
Wednesday: February 15th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Transparency: Public figures’ wealth under spotlight The Ethics Secretariat announces plans to carry out nationwide verification of leaders’ declared assets. Streamlining bureaucracy: Government to create a single agency for work permits In a bid to stem the abuse of the country’s immigration system, the [...]
The Daily Tracker
February 14, 2012
Tuesday: February 14th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day CCM Politics: The fall-out from the party’s announced new constitution The ruling party’s attempt at reforms viewed with skepticism from supporters and opponents alike. Arumeru by-election: Charges of nepotism hit CCM’s primary process After the son of the former MP announced his intention to [...]
Keeping It Real
February 15, 2010
John Githongo, the former Kenyan Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics, ‘burst[s] the myth of Kenyan exceptionalism’ in today’s East African. To wit: What we had in truth was a rapacious state dominated by a small elite that was prone to mobilise ethnically; had no real concept of national interest nor was even bothered to [...]