Reflections from the Zambezi

On 12th September 2019, it was my rare honor and privilege to visit the Grey House which houses the Banner of Truth Trust offices in Edinburgh, Scotland. How did I find myself there? Well, I had been attending the Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning at the BT Murrayfield Stadium that took place from 9th to 12th September 2019. One of my plans was that I find time to look for the Banner of Truth offices before I left Edinburgh. I was able to find the place using Google maps. The offices are located at Grey House. The offices are about 10 minutes’ walk from the famous BT Murrayfield Rugby Stadium.  Sam Cunnington with Gabriel Konayuma at the Banner of Truth offices Guided tour of the offices  Sam took me round the offices. I was able to see the section where hard cover copies are and also the room where paperbacks are stored. I also met Johnson who took me through the process of editing that manuscripts have to undergo before being published as books. I just rea...

Getting to Senegal It is rare to visit a country more than once especially if that country is very far such as Senegal which is about 6000km away from Zambia my homeland. I was travelling to Senegal for the second time after having been there in May 2009. The purpose of my visit was to attend an European Union and African Union Workshop on the Sharing of Experiences on Decent Work in the Informal Economy in Africa. On 29th June at 18 00 hours I landed in Dakar using Kenya Airways after having left Lusaka in Zambia at 00 05 hours. The journey was long. We went to Harare and then headed to Nairobi where we landed at 06 00. We left for Senegal via Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) after a 3 hour delay in Nairobi. The flight from Nairobi to Abidjan took 5 hours while that from Abidjan to Dakar took 31/2 hours. On the flight I sat next to a colleague from Kenya (whom we attended the same Conference in Senegal) and a lady from Cote d’Ivoire. I was able to have a meaningful conversation ...