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Godwin R. MURUNGA

@GodwinMurunga

Executive Secretary, CODESRIA, Dakar SENEGAL. @CODESRIA. A retweet does not necessarily mean an endorsement.

Nairobi, Kenya Katılım Ocak 2013
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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
@cobbo3 @Sophie_Mokoena Correct; but more specifically, the person speaking of AU Reforms only needs a mirror to identify one specific that represents the overall reason why AU is not fit for purpose. But they can’t look in the mirror. Instead they opt for reforms without end.
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Charles Onyango-Obbo@cobbo3·
@Sophie_Mokoena You have to appreciate that talking about “AU reforms” has become code for “we don’t know what else to do”, the equivalent of the farmers’ “we are waiting for the rains”.
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Sophie Mokoena@Sophie_Mokoena·
The AU introduced reforms few years ago when president Paul Kagame was the chairperson and the AU later asked him to continue with that work. How many times must the continental body introduce reforms? It’s not about reforms the AU has challenges of leadership. The continental body is as strong as its leadership.
Kennedy Wandera@KennedyWandera_

Kenya's President, William Ruto, warns that the African Union #AU is "not fit for purpose" and cannot steer the "continent into the future". “I can tell you without an iota of doubt that the African Union, as it is today, is not fit to provide the leadership that this continent needs going into the future. Therefore, there's need for the reforms of the African Union”.

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Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Deux voix majeures pour un dialogue essentiel à l’UCAD !🎓📚 L’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, à travers sa Direction de l’Animation Culturelle et Scientifique #DACS, en partenariat avec le @CODESRIA, vous donne rendez-vous pour une rencontre intellectuelle d’exception. 02 figures incontournables des sciences humaines croiseront leurs regards : Souleymane Bachir Diagne, philosophe sénégalais de renommée internationale, et Markus Messling, spécialiste des études culturelles. 🗓️ jeudi 9 avril 2026 ⏰ 15H 📍 Auditorium Khaly Amar Fall, UCAD Dans un monde traversé par les tensions, où les bruits des armes tentent d’étouffer les voix de la pensée, l’UCAD réaffirme son rôle de carrefour du savoir, du dialogue et de la diversité. Une rencontre ouverte à toutes et à tous, pour penser ensemble, au croisement des disciplines et des continents. drive.google.com/file/d/1jsOMIg… #ucad #kebetu #senegal #compublique #comdigitale #SciencesHumaines #DialogueDesCultures #PenséeCritique #Savoirs #Conférence #Intellectuels #Philosophie #FLSH_UCAD @hadyba_
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Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre (JNLC)
"We gather today to commemorate the enduring legacy of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. This annual lecture is not merely a look back at history; it is a vital reflection on the future of our continent. …His life serves as a blueprint for the young leaders in this room in an era of rapid global change; his values of Pan-African unity remain our most reliable compass. ”—Major General Paul Kisesa Simuli, High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to Uganda #NyerereAt104 #HappeningNow #NyererePublicLecture @Makerere #YouthLeadership #JuliusNyerereAt104 @CODESRIA @UbaloziUganda
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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
@cobbo3 Before referencing the ‘giants’, let’s first acknowledge African academics who conducted the debate around centralised and acephalous communities. Could have named them individually but for ease of reference, the set of chapters in UNESCO General History of Africa volumes 5&6.
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Charles Onyango-Obbo@cobbo3·
Precolonial African societies without central states weren't "primitive" failures. Instead, new research suggests avoiding centralised power was a deliberate choice to ensure liberty and equality, challenging old views on statehood #History #Africa economist.com/middle-east-an…
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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
What the UNECA did, under the leadership of the late Adedeji Adebayo, was to conduct a series of African reflections that culminated in the Lagos Plan of Action. I can’t imagine anyone characterising the LPA a single African pathway. It was African, but not single.
Mark Pennington@Kaleidicworld

Perhaps- but one of the things brought out in this book is the diversity of experience and institutional practice across the African continent. So I think this analysis, similar to Bill Easterly, would question whether it would ever be sensible to propose a single 'African pathway.'

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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
Shouldn’t the starting point be that before SAPs, there was a serious and well-documented attempt led by the UNECA to put together an African pathway to dealing with the continent’s development challenge and this was dismissed and replaced by austerity measures under SAPs.
Mark Pennington@Kaleidicworld

@ryancbriggs Its a fantastic book - not well enough known. He shows in painstaking detail that most of those countries did not in fact implement 'austerity' policies. That detail is what is needed before you can even start the debate about the rights and wrongs of structural adjustment

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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
Prof. @AnyangNyongo has written a paper titled "Planning and Laying the Foundations for Economic Growth and Development during Kibaki's Presidency (December 2002 - April 2013" that is forthcoming in @CODESRIA journal Africa Development.
Willis Evans Otieno@otienowill

Mr Chapiti David Ndii, listen carefully because the country deserves the truth, not the fairy tales you spin. You did not write Chapter 12 of the Constitution on Public Finance. That is a fact anyone can check in the official records, and yet you parade your name as if proximity to power equals authorship. Newsflash: it doesn’t. The ERS? Written by @AnyangNyongo, not you. Yet here you are, standing on borrowed achievements, inflating your CV as though repetition and bluster can turn lies into history. You’ve built an entire public persona on rewriting reality, claiming credit for work you did not do, confusing access and influence with intellect. Kenya deserves better than a man who mistakes loud opinions for scholarship, whose arrogance makes him believe that shouting “I wrote it” replaces evidence. Your time at @KeEquityBank didn’t end with accolades either, but you seem to prefer erasing inconvenient facts rather than confronting them. Stop lying. Stop inflating your importance. The country is not a stage for your self-aggrandizement. You are not a genius, you are not an author of history, and you are certainly not untouchable. Facts are stubborn, and sooner or later, they will expose every exaggeration, every false claim, and every inflated ego. The truth is coming for you, David, whether you like it or not.

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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
@waikwawanyoike “To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police. Carrying on in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloguy to this administration and everyone who works in it." DJ Young.
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waikwa@waikwawanyoike·
"Ngari ītarī namba nī ya mūici" - Justice Mūgūre Thande to police officers who mask themselves while 'policing' demonstrations and move in vehicles without registration. I concur!
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Protect Kamala Harris ✊
Protect Kamala Harris ✊@DisavowTrump20·
This is journalist Karen Attiah, the only Black opinion columnist at the Washington Post. She was just fired for sharing a statement made by Charlie Kirk insulting Black women. RETWEET if you stand with @KarenAttiah!
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sarah
sarah@sahouraxo·
“I truly hope that people understand what’s happening.” “I’m a UN pro bono official — I’m not even paid. Yet suddenly I’m a threat to the global economy. Why? Because I asked big tech to comply with international law and stop profiteering from genocide.” — Francesca Albanese
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CODESRIA@CODESRIA·
📢 @CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 6, May 2025 📝 “Indigenous African Knowledge and the Challenge of Epistemic Translation” By @ZubaWai (@UofT) 🔥 A powerful keynote on how Indigenous knowledge can be misappropriated—even by decolonial efforts. 📖 Read: journals.codesria.org/index.php/code…
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CODESRIA@CODESRIA·
🚀Announcing the Release!🎥 "Issa Shivji: A Life of Radical Commitment." A brief documentary celebrating the extraordinary journey of Prof. Issa Shivji as a scholar, activist, and revolutionary thinker is OUT NOW! Watch his inspiring story🔗youtu.be/97ytFfcA5Qo #AFCODESRIACONF
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Dr. Caroline Asiimwe
Dr. Caroline Asiimwe@ncasiimwe·
@CODESRIA @AsiimweCarolina Thank you very much @CODESRIA family for celebrating me. It was a memorable moment. Cheers to the CODESRIA management, leadership and all the participants of the conference on "Academic Freedom in Africa; Revisiting the Kampala Declaration " @UdsmOfficial. Long live CODESRIA!
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CODESRIA@CODESRIA·
Never a dull moment at a @CODESRIA meeting. The conference takes a moment to celebrate the birthday of @AsiimweCarolina of the East African Kiswahili Commision. Happy Birthday Caroline Here the video: youtu.be/Ax4QPih4m1Q?si…
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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
I followed the link on 27th and 28th & described my problem. Each day, I got the same response asking me to describe my problem. Then I was promised that I'd get assistance in 6-12hrs. It's now more than 25hrs. Tell me what else to do that will get me assistance
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Uber Support@Uber_Support

@GodwinMurunga We totally understand your concern, Godwin. In order for us to assist you further, please get in touch through this link 👉 spr.ly/6006FHQUG.

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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
This is the only honest thing I've heard from @Uber_Support since I forgot my Samsung S21+ in your Suzuki Silver Reg. No. MC 31 RB GP driven by Melusi seen in this picture. Put simply, even with verifiable details, @Uber_Support deliberately refused to help. What a bunch of BS?
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Uber Support@Uber_Support

@GodwinMurunga As there are no further actions that can be taken here, we won’t be able to respond to further messages on this issue. (2/2)

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Godwin R. MURUNGA@GodwinMurunga·
Absolutely no worries @Uber_Support I feel very assured receiving the same automated message this morning that I also received yesterday. Fortunately, I just retrieved the picture of the driver and will help use it effectively.
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Uber Support@Uber_Support

@GodwinMurunga Rest assured that our specialist team will take a closer look into your concern and follow back with you as soon as possible.

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