Kolade Chris Blog

Respect is not just a courteous expression of regard to an elder or some behaviour intended to please parents. In many African cultures, total [or partial] disregard of respect towards the young [especially children in this sense] is exhibited by the people. In actual sense, and subjectively, that is not the true nature of respect. This same respect they say, is reciprocal; of course it is a cliche from western culture but it is a valid statement. If respect is reciprocal then the young [especially children] being brought up to respect elders must also be respected. In fact, a one year old kid has the particular respect he/she deserves, and when this is not rendered, then it could be necessary to subject the situation to an investigation about possible abuse of the child. Showing respect to the young builds up their self-esteem and the bitter truth is that one of the necessary qualities needed to achieve some set goals in life and make dreams "come true" is self-esteem. In...

Between 7th April 1994 and 15th July 1994, the combined murder of Rwanda’s president, Juvenal Habyarimana and The Hutu president of the neighboring Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira sparked the reprisal killing of an estimated eight hundred thousand (800,000) people of the minority Tutsi, Twa and moderate Hutu clans – an equivalence of the country’s 70% total population. This evil act was perpetrated by government-backed forces in the army, police, militias and other armed civilians of the Hutu clan.  According to History, It is not a subject of debate anymore that the genocide had being planned at least a year prior to the time.  Twenty five years on, Rwanda has moved on from the nightmare and is gradually becoming a model of economic development for all other African countries. The strife for development is being chaired by Paul Kagame, a member of the Tutsi clan who became the country’s president in year 2000. Though making considerable progress, Kagame has been widely criticiz...