My Articles

I was in a meeting with some company executives in Msasani, listening to one Managing Director complain bitterly about his staff. "These people don't feel connected to the company," he…

There is a kind of pain that does not come from losing. It comes from losing a fight you did not know you were in. That is Tanzania's pain this…

An agency man not taught by his clients is taught by the algorithm I sat once with a young account manager, the kind who still believes a press release faxed…

A Beautiful App That Nobody Ever Saw There was a young man I once knew around Sinza. His mind was frightening. He sat in his small rented room, between a…

In this country we have become experts at speaking. The microphone has reached every corner. The launch event has its own calendar. The report has its own season. We have…

A young man tracked down my phone number a few weeks ago. He had finished university only recently, a good degree in hand, a head full of dreams, and one…

There is a small shop near my home where I buy almost everything. The owner is not the cheapest on the street. His shelves are not the fullest. Yet every…

There are two women selling food at Kariakoo. They have set their stalls side by side, shoulder to shoulder. This one’s pilau and that one’s pilau come from the same…

A few years ago I found myself at a business breakfast, one of those long tables where the coffee is good, the pastries are better, and everyone is quietly waiting…

Governments Don’t Struggle to Speak Governments don’t struggle to speak. Statements are issued, press conferences are held, and policies are explained with confidence and authority. From the outside, it looks…