The ongoing debate and discussion in relation to the approach of the coalition to the incoming parliament is skewed towards depicting the coalition as a single entity with uniform intention of contesting the elections separately. Thus, many holes are left unfilled in the debate as many legitimate questions are not […]
Author: Kairo News
Who Wants Gambia Ungovernable?
There are still some Gambians who have got an axe to grind with the Coalition government to a point of vowing to make the Gambia ungovernable. The questions that we ask are whether these people wine and dine with Yahya Jammeh’s dictatorship surrogates or they are sheep in wolf’s clothing. […]
Gambians Don’t Fall In Love, They Jump In love
By Suntou Touray As politics is a matter of fluid changes and difference of opinion. Some segments of Gambians get entangled with situations that requure dynamic observations and situation analysis. Since we jump in love, it becomes difficult to decipher the different kinds of situations. So is the hotly apportions of blame […]
Islam, Democracy And Good Governance
Initially, I would like to make it clear that Islam cannot and shall not be reduced to politics nor does it provide its followers with a blue-print of politics. Nonetheless, Islam has provided us with principles and broad guidelines that will guarantee us a prosperous life in this life and […]
Frederick Awaits Fanta’s Homecoming
Gambian mother who flew home from the United States in April 2016 found herself embroiled in a politically-motivated brawl. Fanta Darboe-Jawara, a resident of Frederick city in Maryland, could not fly home to reunite with her children and husband. She was slapped with a three year jail term along with […]
Journalism In Transition In The Gambia: The Threat is their Conscience?
Journalists must never be an” Impotent Observer” but” Potent Observer” “It’s impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singing somebody’s beard.” Georg C. Lichtenberg Alagi Yorro Jallow Ethics (the term comes from the Greek word ethos: custom or practice) is that branch of philosophy whose purpose is […]
The Gambia Walking The Walk
There is an old saying that says “if you are going to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk.” What if you talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. That means inability to back up rhetorics with action. That’s not the Gambia we deserve. Right! After 22 […]
Which Coup Do We Celebrate?
Seriously speaking, there is something we need to be clear about the 2014 December 30th State House attack. This is necessary because trumpet has been blown for so long glorifying this coup attempt. But do we ask ourselves whether this particular illegal attempt to take over the government is different […]
‘Our Very Legitimate Concerns’
The Government of the Republic of The Gambia Statehouse Banjul, The Gambia West AfricaTue 28th Feb 2017 President Adama Barrow, Our very legitimate concerns: Respect for the rule of Law and democratic virtues May it please you to know that we are a newly constituted civil society organisation whose primary […]
Fired Prison Director Enters Police Net
The Gambia’s dismissed longest serving director of prisons has also tasted the bitterness of arrest. David Colley’s Monday arrest and detention followed his firing. He is replaced by Ansumana Manneh, director of Old Jeshwang prison. Also in police custody is one of the assassins of ousted President Yahya Jammeh. Malick […]
BARBADOS GREETS GAMBIA
THINGS THAT MATTER: THE GAMBIANS – OUR CLOSEST AFRICAN BROTHERS BY SIR HENRY FRASER For my special tribute to Black History month, I want to take a look at The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, and a country close to my heart. I first heard about The Gambia […]
Halake’s London Letter: PURA v AFRICELL And The President’s Office
Like everyone else I have read the story in Pa Nderry M’bai’s Freedom Newspaper. It is an important public-interest story and deserves to be out there and we thank Pa M’bai for it. Nevertheless, as the known facts stand, the charge of “corruption” is rather premature and muddies the waters. […]