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State of the nation and dress

The biggest event this week was the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

This is an event where Members of Parliament (MPs) and very eminent executives make their way to Parliament to hear the President speak about how well or how sick the nation is in terms of the economy, health and how to deal with disorderly neighbours.

All the who’s whos, the who’s nots and the who’s been converge at the August House to listen to the President break down the issues. For some of us, the SONA is like watching a foreign movie without subtitles.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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