In September 2012, the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), organised a public lecture in the run-up to the election that year. The public lecture was on the theme, “Managing political and administrative transitions: The British Experience.” The speaker, Lord Gus O’Donnel, who had retired from a long career in the civil service after becoming its…
Governments around the world are increasingly shutting down internet access in an apparent attempt to silence discontent and dissent, activists say. In 2017, internet access was cut off more than 80 times around the world, up from 56 times the year before, drawing concerns from digital rights activists. “We do see this as evidence for…
In a country of 28 million multi-cultural and ethnic groupings, it is very ironic that without exception, almost to a man, we all complain daily about the negative effects of corruption and yet, we are non-committal when it comes to punishing those we know to be corrupt to root it out of society. Ordinarily, it…
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that hunger is on the rise across the world with Africa registering the highest rates. He was speaking during an event organised on the margins of the African Union Summit under the theme: “Renewed Partnership to End Hunger in Africa by 2025 – Five Years Later: Taking Stock…
Kenya’s main opposition coalition the National Super Alliance (NASA) says it will press on with a planned inauguration banned by the authorities. There is tension in the capital Nairobi where the event is scheduled to take place. Police have declared the venue – Uhuru Park – as “out-of-bounds” but have asked citizens to go about…
Police officers have been killed while performing their duties since 1821 when professional policing was introduced by the British to the then Gold Coast, now the Republic of Ghana and formalized in 1894 with the passage of Police Ordinance which gave legal authority for the formation of a Civil Police Force now the Ghana Police…