GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Mengistu arrested, killed his opponents and those suspected of treason for example he killed Emperor Hilessellassie and buried him secretly in a pit latrine, he also killed Alnafu Bante his rival and a number of other people on firing squad. This aroused resentment and a number of people supported the struggle to overthrow him. NB. In Adis ababa stands a museum displaying Mengistu’s inhuman attrosties. The ambitious character of men like Melesi Zenawi, who organized fellow Ethiopians under one umbrella with the sole aim of governing Ethiopia. He was eloquent, and with super organizational abilities. He challenged Mengistus government and called for his overthrow. All these combined Mengistu was over run. The failure of the Dergue led by Mengistu to end the Eritrean Question made the army loose loyalty and turned to support Zenawi’s cause. The army was tired of fighting useless wars. This explains why Zenawi quickened the road to independence of Eritrea. The continued famine and s...

  The following are Challenges facing multi-party democracy in Kenya. Since many politicians and senior government officials were not ready for Multipartism, they often incited their supporters to kick out opposition supporters from certain regions . This has been common in the Rift Valley region.  The executive arm and the ruling party have many times misused the members of the civil service to frustrate the opposition. In case of flawed elections, the provincial administration has always been used in rigging. Many of the parties formed failed to attain a national outlook. They mainly were tribal-based. The multi-party democracy has been hampered by the defection of greedy politicians who become prey to bribes. This has weakened some parties. The former KANU for a long time retained control of the government machinery,,(the police force, the radio and television.) these were utilized for the advantage of KANU for a long time. There has been a problem of lack of funding fro...

  The following are political challenges that Tanzania has faced since independence. There was an Army mutiny in Tanzania 1964, which threatened her political stability. The socialism policy (The Arusha Declaration) received stiff opposition from many both internally and externally. People favoured capitalism. The assassination of Abeid Karume in 1972 and the resignation of Aboud Jumbe in 1984 appeared to threaten the unity of the two members of the Union Declaration. The invasion of Tanzania by Uganda in 1978.and the consequent war with Uganda was costly to the country. It also threatened her cooperation with neighbours. There was an escalation of corruption among leading members of Tanzania’s political elite, including claims that President Hassan Mwinyi and his family capitalized on liberalization to amass a lot of wealth. the re-introduction of multiparty democracy tended to awaken tribalism and regionalism although this problem was contained. RELATED POSTS IMPORTANCE OF SOIL S...