On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called on “Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.”[1] They called for a moratorium on GM foods, long-term independent studies, and labeling. AAEM’s [...]

By Miriam Agatha Chinwe Nwoye
Lecturer
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya

Background
Research and writings on the place of womanhood in African traditional societies figure prominently in African literary and social science literature. Blazing the trail and dominating the field in this direction, are African female novelists such as Nwapa (1966, 1970, 1980, 1981), Ba [...]

What is the true wealth of nations? Do GDP statistics provide an accurate pointer to economic progress? Why are resource-rich countries, particularly in Africa, poor, while resource-poor countries in the North are prosperous? How does one assess the value of the ecology? Khadija Sharife analyses a startling report from the World Bank that sets out [...]

Kenya: Impunity and the politicisation of ethnicity
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/wa-j/2340001264/in/set-72157604138872367/In the wake of a UN report on extrajudicial killings, the prospect of intervention by the International Criminal Court on post-election violence and the formation of a Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Maina Kiai, former chairperson of the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights, speaks to Pambazuka News’ [...]

Kenya: The politics of violence and accountability
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwactionpixsmarukocom/2402763171/in/photostream/Lydiah Kemunto Bosire shares with Pambazuka News commentary on Kofi Annan’s handing in of the ‘Waki envelope’ to the International Criminal Court two weeks ago, made by contributors to the African Arguments – http://africanarguments.org/category/debate/ forum. Bosire discusses the possible implications of the story for Kenya, with reference to [...]

Retrieving Kenya from the power vampires
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/66252255@N00/1409070607/‘The Kibaki and Raila-led regime set up in February 2008 has conned and let down Kenyans by short-changing us of our democratic aspirations and derailing our efforts at implementing good governance, sustainable economic strategies, deepening a human rights culture and rooting out corruption, crime and insecurity,‘ Onyango Oloo tells [...]

Namibia’s forgotten political prisoners
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenfernandez/2069638117/Namibia may perform well in rankings on human rights and democracy, Henning Melber tells Pambazuka News, but its response to the secession attempt in the Caprivi region ten years ago remains a black spot on the country’s record. Setting the case against its historical backdrop and presenting a range of viewpoints, [...]