By Evans Exaud Tanzania stands at a critical crossroads. Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs reassured the nation that the European Parliament’s decision to cut funding for strategic investment projects will not leave Tanzanians starving. Yet reassurance alone is insufficient.
By: Muoki Musila Not much beyond Yesterday’s “Manifestos” At the launch of Manifesto Yetu, a political statement and a social contract between the Kenyan youth and those that seek to lead them, one would have been optimistic that the age
A speech by Peter Gakunu , former Executive Director of the IMF, Economic Secretary & Director of Planning, Senior Advisor Office of the President Kenya Government and Director ACP Group at the 4th Annual KESA National Economics debate at
Abstract Taxation represents a fundamental component of fiscal policy. Its design aims to fund public goods, redistribute income, and shape social behavior. Nonetheless, tax policies frequently produce outcomes that diverge from policymakers’ intentions. These unintended consequences—ranging from tax avoidance and
In this second edition of Sauti, Liberty Sparks dives deep into the evolving intersections of economic freedom, digital innovation, trade policy, and regional integration shaping East Africa’s future. From the challenges of internet restrictions in Tanzania that limit digital and
A Nobel Prize winner in economics, Amartya Sen, gave a good concept of development. In his book Development as Freedom, he writes, “We live in a world of unprecedented opulence, of a kind that would have been hard even to
By Francis Nyonzo. The modern microfinance model, which uses group lending, was once considered a panacea for poverty alleviation. The originator of the idea, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, received the Nobel Prize for it. He was once quoted saying, “The only
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