November 2011 Blog Posts (9)

This link informs you all http://www.awoko.org/2011/11/29/mayor-9-others-indicted-on-corruption/ The first gentle man in the Capital City (Freetown) was yesterday arrested for corruption related activities.

GYAC Sierra Leone support the Anti Corruption Commission on their moves to curb corruption, at the same time caution that sound judgement are made.

GYAC Sierra Leone

I am having a cold and honestly it is the worst ever this time round. After a having a looong day, I was only hoping I would get home, have a bath, eat (too much work nowadays), edit some clips, take my medication and finally sleep.

I pass by my friend's office, (let's call him charlie) pick him up and head home. My drowsiness is really annoying me given the work waiting at home. I pullover and tell charlie to take over. As soon as we join the road, my friend decides to overlap. As…

The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) started yesterday (28 November) in Durban, South Africa. I find it quite providential that a few days ago, I was just speaking about climate governance, of which I am no expert, but as an anti-corruption advocate, I felt that I had the responsibility and obligation to share the urgency of bringing transparency,…

Recently, I was accepted to present a panel at the 2nd World Summit for Youth Volunteering in Barranquilla, Colombia. The topic was "Mobilizing Student Volunteers To Fight Against Corruption." I presented with my friend Felix Weth from Germany, who joined us at the Nairobi Forum last April.

This was the summit stage and the audience/participants — a total of around…

Dear Colleagues,this link http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201111/77095.php  or http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/africainvestigates/2011/11/20111123134340348960.html for the documentary has implicated the Second gentle man in Sierra Leone on timber corruption case. The implication was done by Jounalists…

 Technology is changing the relationship  between young people and their  governments . The gist of the A better Kenya in Your Hands Initiative is for young people in Kenya , to explore ways in which they can harness technology to better these relationships . The open data cafe explore the open data portal and Huduma platform.  http://www.global-changemakers.net/projects/bora-mkononi-mwako/.…

I left a message to my president via The Citizen, a daily in Tanzania, to learn and borrow bravery from President Jacob Zuma of South Africa to tackle corruption in the Country.

He should follow the footsteps of the late Mwalimu Nyerere, the founder of our nation who entertained no corruption and corrupt men, and if he thinks that is too old direction, then he should emulate President Jacob Zuma of South Africa who recently fired two of his cabinet ministers found on corruption. You…

Dear Friends,

An exciting time has passed us, to witness the world population reaches seven billion. exciting things has happened 13 years down the line when the world population was six billion. some of these exciting happening are:-

The Reformation of United Nations

The War On Iraq and The Death of Sadam

The War On Terrorism

The 9/11 Tragedy

The supporting of Rebels by NATO

The electoral trend in Africa where opposition unseated the…