Digital Africa: We need a collective approach to harness the benefits

There is more demand for broad based approaches to the application of technology including AI and measuring its impact on communities than just what the technology providers are doing and providing.

OPINION: BWIRE – We are doing what we do best, politicking

Evidently, extreme political speeches, insulting language and misuse of state power, and more importantly threats to freedom of expression especially focusing on threats to social media will be big marks of the general election.

OPINION: BWIRE- We need to escalate the temperatures in the county

Other than the President, some leaders ought to slow than in public engagements with citizens on governance issues and altercations amongst themselves on simple matters.

BWIRE: There is urgent need to put the interest of fish farmers on national agenda

While efforts are being touted to properly invest in the fish industry along Lake Victoria, the sector still seems neglected- there is very little focused investment in improving the industry.

BWIRE: Open letter to Douglas Kanja; Inspector General of Police

A professional service must be allowed to plan and execute their operations based on intelligence gathered, collaborated by the other arms in the security sector, and even if under the orders of politicians, appear independent in their...

OPINION: Bwire - Development can be enhanced with the transformation of Nile Basin

Even without Kenya, which has signed the CFA but the ratify, and Egypt, DRC and Sudan who have said no so far to the process, the Nile Basin Commission is finally here with us.

OPINION: BWIRE - Tolerance, measured actions required to deal with the situation

While it’s true that democracy is expensive, and reforms have high political and economic costs, tolerance and spirit of give and take are critical in these processes.

OPINION: BWIRE - Attacks on journalists unacceptable and criminal

Dealing with such protests and issues requires intelligence-based and democratic policing, where officers use modern ways of crowd dispersal, management and containment, away from the wait and shoot / injure approach that we are using.  

OPINION: BWIRE - Cleaning up the media, there is need to balance information integrity and freedom of expression

OPINION: BWIRE - Media regulation must embrace changing environment

Media regulators must quickly move away with the pre-occupation with media practitioners who play with a code of conduct and understand self-regulation as it were to regulate the larger media space, and aid in responsible media content production and consumption. The current media regulators cannot...