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DRASPAC was among over 500 delegates including former Presidents, high level government officials and youth from East Africa congregated at Melia Hotel, Zanzibar for a 3 day leadership conference organnized by the Global Peace Foundation. The conference, whose theme was “ Promoting Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in East Africa – A call to Moral and Innovative Leadership” sought to bring together diverse stakeholders with an aim to advancing peace, security and sustainable development across Africa. It took place between 21st -24th July,2015. Speakers at the conference included Rt Hon Raila Odinga – former Prime Minister of Kenya, H.E Amani Karume – former President Zanzibar, H. E Rupiah Banda- former president of Zambia, H.E Ali Hassan Mwinyi – former President of Tanzania, H.E Gima Wolde Giorgis – former President of Ethiopia and H.E Olusegun Obasanjo – former President of Nigeria among other dignitaries. In his remarks, Mr Odinga noted that it was the responsibil...

In the words of Christine our host: “ Getting invited to Goodbye parties is good but very few people remember to throw welcome parties’’ We had so much fun and are thankful to the outgoing FK fellows for the thoughtful gesture.

1. Uganda truly is the Pearl of Africa - Such a beautiful country, very green, lots of fresh air in the capital city (Yes Nairobi, it is possible to have fresh air in a capital city). I stay in a very nice neighbourhood with a pleasant view and lots of friendly neighbors. 2. I have the best of friends in my FK colleagues based in Uganda. - It's been only a week but we've made an effort to visit each other and find out where each of us lives. We also have a very active whatsapp group and whenever they  don't hear from you they will make an effort to call you and find out if you're okay. Ps- The outgoing FK fellows In Uganda are throwing us a "Welcome to Uganda" party ...and no, you're not invited coz you're not cool like us 😉 3. Luganda (Language of Uganda) is very easy to learn - Thanks to my awesome tutor, I already know how to greet people, call for a taxi and even shop for basics at the local market. Webale nyoo mukwano &#12...

Unless you live under a rock, you by now have heard about the fire at the #BigBrotherAfrica house. When I saw the first update, I thought it was some nasty joke. (BBA has some crazy fans capable of anything and one has to always be careful). Scrolling through more updates, I realised it was all true...and addicts like yours truly were reacting in all sorts of ways. Below are some of their reactions: Those who the fire may have burned their brain too: Lol urgh RT @Khutz100 : Because it's on fire. Ah " @lee_pweddy : Why is the #BigBrotherAfrica house on fire?" — #Popshizzles♡ (@suiker_bumz) September 2, 2014 Humor in the midst of adversity... The roof, the roof, the roof is on faya! #BigBrotherAfrica — Ernest Bazanye (@bazanye) September 3, 2014 LOL you're funny. RT @SirLV : Kwani it's in Soweto? Fire at the #BigBrotherAfrica house pic.twitter.com/w4KpOwP10C "" — Comrade Mbasu (@ItsBuddhaBlaze) September 2, 2014 The u...

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym". In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: "Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!". One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepes...

1. They don't create back-up plans. Back-up plans can help you sleep easier at night. Back-up plans can also create an easy out when times get tough. You'll work a lot harder and a lot longer if your primary plan simply has to work because there is no other option. Total commitment--without a safety net--will spur you to work harder than you ever imagined possible. If somehow the worst does happen (and the "worst" is never as bad as you think) trust that you will find a way to rebound. As long as you keep working hard and keep learning from your mistakes, you always will. 2. They do the work... You can be good with a little effort. You can be really good with a little more effort. But you can't be great--at anything--unless you put in an incredible amount of focused effort. Scratch the surface of any person with rare skills and you'll find a person who has put thousands of hours of effort into developing those skills. There are no shortcuts. ...

You may have seen this before, but it is still awesome - I did not know this. The letters 'a', 'b', 'c' & 'd' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of numbers 1 to 99 (Letter 'd' comes for the first time in Hundred) Letters 'a', 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999 (Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand) Letters 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999 (Letter 'b' comes for the first time in Billion) and Letter 'c' does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English Counting!