Comments for African citizens, not Mo Ibrahim, will deliver change in their leaders at http://www.independent.co.ug , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.independent.co.ug Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.independent.co.ug/column/guest-column/2057-african-citizens-not-mo-ibrahim-will-deliver-change-in-their-leaders#comment-21349 In London this weekend, a cross section of Africans held a symposium at the University of East London. They wre advancing the work of Col. Gaddafi. Great insight in new thinking about Multi-Levek governance to give power to monarchies, clan leaders and individuals. Then African Nation; with states such as Uganda, Kenya each led by a president, but with an All Africa president elected annually. Maybe Mo should give his money to develop this thinking so all Africa unifies, gets of boarders which cut thru our tribes e.g Luhya between Kenya and Uganda, Kakwa divided between Congo,Sudan and Uganda etc. - aghiambo Janet Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:58:10 +0100 http://www.independent.co.ug/column/guest-column/2057-african-citizens-not-mo-ibrahim-will-deliver-change-in-their-leaders#comment-21013 KAGAME will get this prize without a doubt come 2018. He will have served well his country, challenged his people to take ownership of their development, given his people hope where it seems insurmountably impossible to have hope and left power in peace, thereby creating a legacy of change of leadership in peace for the first time in RWANDA. I hope this prize will still be standing then. - Liberal Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:01:42 +0100 http://www.independent.co.ug/column/guest-column/2057-african-citizens-not-mo-ibrahim-will-deliver-change-in-their-leaders#comment-20988 The best way Mo Ibrahim could spend his money and time is by rewarding Africa through finding and cultivating imaginative ways of rewarding and developing indegenous entreprenuers. He should leave the invariably corrupt establishment elite, ruling class, that has failed Africa. He is an enterprenuer who made good;he should be investing in the future African wealth creators, and not cynical, corrupt rulers who with their cohorts are plundering Africa with impunity and without compuction. Here are some of the suggestions: build enterprenuership knowledge centers, institutes, or think tanks; set up funds for those creat businesses and jobs in Africa. In short he shoul give the prize(s) to those who invest, and creat and keep jobs in Africa. - Ocheto Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:14:46 +0100 http://www.independent.co.ug/column/guest-column/2057-african-citizens-not-mo-ibrahim-will-deliver-change-in-their-leaders#comment-20986 I acknowledge the good intention of the writer of this article in trying to highlight on the issue of African leadership. However some of the references are no longer applicable. For instance, the presidential elections in Botswana and Mozambique have already taken place and the incumbents have won. Maybe the elections in Togo and Ivory Coast can be counted. But I'm not very sure whether the leaders of those countries are the types who can be appreciated. Meanwhile Mr Mo and his group were right to withhold their gift. The so-called front runners (Kufuor, Obasanjo and Mbeki) were from outside great and admirable but inside their respective countries, the clandestine deals and their handling of important issues were catastrophic. I think for the next two or even three years we shall not see any award given to any leader. Just as the above author says it is the African citizens who should effect changes in their countries. - OJA Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:05:36 +0100 http://www.independent.co.ug/column/guest-column/2057-african-citizens-not-mo-ibrahim-will-deliver-change-in-their-leaders#comment-20985 This is a very good surgical analysis of the problems of this prize. Especially for Uganda the supporters of this Presidency are talking of taking their leader to courts of law if he does not stand again this coming election. They seem determined to change the constitutional age of a presidential candidate in due time. This sort of African democracy has become 101 percent more than the partiotic democracy of Nazi Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. One wonders who are those well prepared to die for it as it was in that Germany and recently in Ruanda? - kabayekka Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:56:18 +0100