tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86368743486503138832024-03-13T21:40:55.922-07:00Free Thinking I Fear Nothing But Fear Itself
Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-48365871360133428132024-03-13T10:22:00.000-07:002024-03-13T10:22:21.380-07:00Waraka wangu kwa Joni Kanywaji Mugful<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRgOZA3Ae4m47ChXhM6dKmVeZXn8Og7bPZCik0GRlJ1OBc_a3tZd-p9ZqluT_rCUQJy53pcAMIb_0r4T5WP7hp0bzes0TuY3q5haQ7M3hT2jNaQtmFFoGOQifTJbRSLPegog65Pu3I6rpK5XqSCeF5CKAly4aCV1QeOrzYCCQRUsl9Ix6gxogM2NSoDFHP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1200" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRgOZA3Ae4m47ChXhM6dKmVeZXn8Og7bPZCik0GRlJ1OBc_a3tZd-p9ZqluT_rCUQJy53pcAMIb_0r4T5WP7hp0bzes0TuY3q5haQ7M3hT2jNaQtmFFoGOQifTJbRSLPegog65Pu3I6rpK5XqSCeF5CKAly4aCV1QeOrzYCCQRUsl9Ix6gxogM2NSoDFHP=w605-h327" width="605" /></a></div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt;">Nakusalimia na kukuandikia waraka wa kumbukizi baada ya kuanza kusahaulika kirejareja na kirahisi. Kwa niaba ya mafyatu wote akiwamo bi Mkubwa wako nachukua fursa hii kuzoza nawe hata kama hutajibu. Niande kwenye inshu. Zimebaki siku mbili kuadhimisha miaka mitatu ya kuondoka kwakao. Ulipofyatuka, walitufyatua changa la macho kuwa pengo uliloacha lisingezibika. Urongo mtupu. Sijui nani ataziba lao. Mbona lilizibika zamani hata kabla ya mwili wako kuoza? Si hilo tu, hata ile miradi uliyozoea kuiita yako si yako tena. Wanapewa ujiko wengine ambao hawakuwa wala hawana maono, usongo, na uzalendo kama wako. Kumbe asiyekuwepo na lake halipo? Pamoja na ukali wake, hata mzoga wa simba hugugunwa na panya na kunyonywa na machawa.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;">Madege<span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>uliyozoea kununua kwa cash kama vitumbua hayaongezeki ila matanuzi. tunashangaa kuona dude linaopaswa kukatiza dunia likitumika kwenda kununua vitafunwa mikoani na matanuzi mengine uliyochukia. Hata majipu uliyozoea kutumbuatumbua sasa hayatumbuliwi. Yapo mengi tu. Yanazidi kuumka na kunuka. Hakuna daktari kuyatumbua. Kwa sasa, tuna madoktari feki wasioweza kutumbua hata chunusi. Siku hizi, kuna machawa. Twangojea kunguni. Taarifa ya Mkaguzi Mkuu wa njuluku za mafyatu kila mwaka inaripoti upigaji wa kutisha. Hakuna anayetumbuliwa. Sijui kama wanagawana wote kuanzia chini hadi juu vinginevyo maza angekasirika angalau akatumbua japo wachache lakini wapi. Kabla sijasahau, siku hizi wenzi, wenza, sijui wake wenza wa wanene nao wanapiga mshiko na kuzidi kuwasikinisha mafyatu. Hata juzi, kuku wangu naye alitaka apewe mshiko kwa sababu mimi ni mnene wa mafyatu wanaofyatuliwa kirahisi wakaufyata badala ya kuufyatua na kufyatua wanaowafyatua.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"><span> </span>Kabla sijasahau, ile <span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>SgR yako ipoipo. Juzi ilianza kufyatukafyatuka na kufanya majaribio ambayo hatujui lengo wala mwisho wake.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"><span> </span>Bandari ya Bongo ishakwenda kwa deep weed ya Do buy inayonunua kila kitu kuanzia mafyatu, hewa, hata maji. Mambo yanazidi kunoga na kubadilika japo si kwa kufurahisha. Kile kikaragosi chako ulichochonga na kukiita bashiti baadae ukamiteketeza kilipoanza kukutishia nacho kimefufuliwa na kinatanua kuliko hata yule uliyempa ulaji. Kinafyatukafyatuka kikiwatapeli mafyatu kuwa kinawajali na kuweza kutataua mataizo yao. Kinazoza kama rahis na kinawapata kinawapata kwa sababu wamekata tamaa, kufyata au kuunga juhudi kwa pambio na nyimbo badala ya kufyatuka na kufyatua.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"><span> </span>Wale vihiyo au waloghushi uliowatumbua sasa wanatesa bila wasiwasi. Siku hizi kila fyatu anataka aitwe ima daktari au profesa hata kama hakufika darasa la saba. Mie hupenda kuwaita madoktari na maprofedheha kama yule aliyekuita Mungu. Hata hivyo, alishawekwa pembeni. Yule Mnyalukolo Bill za Ruku Ukuvi, ashawekwa pembeni. Kwanini hukumtumbua pamoja na kujua alituhumiwa kughushi vyeti vyake vya kitaaluma kama kibashiti?<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;">Siku hizi kuna mgao wa kila kitu kuanzia hewa, umeme, maji mpaka sukari hata uroda. Hata ile</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;">Chato yako uliyoiacha siku hizi inakufa taratibu. Ule uwanja wako wa ndege na Chato vinaanza kugeuka Gbadolite kama ile ya jambazi wa Kongo Mombuto. Mbuga ya Burigi-Chato ndo usiseme. Biashara zimedoda kiasi cha kuzidiwa hata Kizimkazi.</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;">Bwawa la mMzee Mchonga nalo linasusuasua kiasi cha mgao wa umeme kugeuka fasheni. Mambo yamebadilika na kuharibika sana. Maswahaba zako kama yule doktari nshomile Bushir Ka Kulwa uliyekuwa ukimteua kila mara ashawekwa kando sambamba na homeboy wako doktari Keleman. Harmfully Slowslow alishashushwa na kupandishwa wengine hasa wale uliowahi kuwanasa wakikunanga kwenye simu. Bi mkubwa wako kapotea na anaanza kusahaulika. Hata mie ninayekukumbuka simkumbuki Hayo tuyaache.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"><span> </span>Ukiachia hayo, Mzee ruxa ameaga juzi siku chache baada ya Eddie Luwasha. Nadhani mshaonana. Cha mno, mafyatu wasiojulikana waliiokuwa wanapoteza mafyatu pingaji nao ima wamepotea au kuacha kale kamchezo.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"><span> </span>Ukiachia hayo, siku hizi mazeri ni doktari na kila fyatu anataka aitwe ima doktari au profesa. Hakuna anayeweza kutaja jina lake bila kuanza na doktari na sifa nyengine kibao huku akishukuru, kutukukuza, na kuunga juhudi ambazo matunda yake ni haba kuyaona au kuyaelezea kiukweli. Siku hizi wewe wa hutajwi. Hata kwenye tule tumiradi wanatajwa wao sio wewe uliyeanzisha. Hata mvua ikinyesha wanamshukuru mazeri. Yule profedheha aliyekuita Mungu ashawekwa kando zamani gani. Unamkumbuka Mr. Sipika Jobless? Alibwabwaja wakamfyatua. Sasa yupo yule sister asiyetulia. Ana nyodo na anajua kila kitu hata kama hajui. Sijui kama hana mpango wa kuchukua ulaji kama kibashiti.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"> Akina Tunda Lishe na wenzake nao wanafyatukafyatuka. Dkt Silaha uliyempa ulaji ughaibuni, ashabwagwa. Amererejea ulikomtoa. Hakika, hapo utakakumbuka kamsemo ka mafyatu kuwa kunguru hafugiki.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;"><span> </span>Nisikuchoshe na kukatisha usingizi wako wa milele. Kifupi, mambo si mambo. Siku hizi tuna dhana mpya kama vile kikokotoo, tozo, na kila aina ya visingizio vya kupigia njuluku za mafyatu bila kuwarejeshea chochote zaidi ya mateso na umaskini. Hata hivyo, tunajikongoja tukishuhudia vimbwanga na vibweka kwa wanaobweka. Ili kuukata, lazima uunge mkono juhudi kama legacy uliyotuachia ambapo unene na umungu havina mpaka.<br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;">Kwa leo ni hayo. RIP Joni Kanywaji Mugful.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none !important;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></div><p class="yiv8627376867ydpa8051e27MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 16pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></b></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-45600831529687112642024-03-06T13:51:00.000-08:002024-03-06T19:54:19.189-08:00 Hamba Kahle/Vyedi Ali Hassan Mwnyichande Mangandi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMBSRIvegcvDVQXocEov6eyvBONDFjEJJjupLK7nK6oO8-gnzMzbgWBjHsmYPtSK6MOpnloNzg8lT8m1gjOd20tHlF77wBWQndGNSFHODU-EOf4Pr1gpd7NyswFnqKU682m1A1wf6ZSxpyIbk8l304Mnwb3woZZi_PiI9R5Iw5vlFY0fyITvWNJ8bTVwdq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMBSRIvegcvDVQXocEov6eyvBONDFjEJJjupLK7nK6oO8-gnzMzbgWBjHsmYPtSK6MOpnloNzg8lT8m1gjOd20tHlF77wBWQndGNSFHODU-EOf4Pr1gpd7NyswFnqKU682m1A1wf6ZSxpyIbk8l304Mnwb3woZZi_PiI9R5Iw5vlFY0fyITvWNJ8bTVwdq=w512-h385" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Kwa niaba ya mafyatu wote duniani bila kumsahau Bi Mkubwa wangu na yule wa kaya, kwa huzuni, majonzi, na simanzi, kubwa, nakupa sala na salamu za mwisho za mfayatu wenzio. Natoa rambirambi kwa familia hasa Bi Sitti na Khadija, Dk Hussein, marafiki, na taifa kwa kuondokewa na kiungo muhimu katika uongozi, utumishi, na historia vya taifa letu.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Shehe Ali, hukuwa ila mja safi mnyenyekevu, mwenye heshima hata kwa waliokuwa chini yako. Ulipewa mikoba mwaka 1985 wakati taifa likiwa kwenye hali mbaya kiuchumi si kutokana na uongozi mbaya bali ubazazi na ukatili wa mabepari walioichukia na kuihujumu kwa vile haikukubali kulala nao kitanda kimoja. Iliyotaka moyo wa chuma kuibadili. Ulitumia mbinu na weledi wako kama mwanadiplomasia mbobezi kusema “sasa na itoshe tubadilike na kukubali dunia inavyokwenda hata kama hatutaki.” Pamoja na uzuri wake, hukuona aibu wala woga kukiri na kutambua kuwa siasa za Ujamaa zilikuwa zimefikishwa ukingoni na kuanzisha mageuzi ya kisiasa na kiuchumi.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Shehe Mwinyi, nenda. Kazi umeifanya, vita umepigana na kushinda. Umeondoka msafi na hazina kwa taifa. Mafyatu tunakumbuka bashasha na utani, busara, uchangamfu, ucheshi, utani, na upendo wa kweli kwetu. Japo hukujitangaza, ulikuwa fyatu. Kwani, ulifyatua kitu kiitwacho rukhsa kilichogeuka mhuri na kitambulisho chako. Cha mno, ulifyatua daktari Hussein mnene wa Visiwani. Tunakukumbuka kama kiongozi bora na mahiri aliyeangushwa na wale aliowaamini akidhani walikuwa na imani na udhu kama wake.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Maalim Nzasa, hukuwa mjivuni, mchoyo, wala mpenda sifa. Hukupenda kutukuzwa wala kusifiwa. Hukujitutumua hata ulipofanya makubwa kwa sababu ulikuwa mcha Mungu aliyeamini kuwa Mungu pekee mtukufu asitahikiye sifa zote nzuri na kubwa. Hakika, Mwinyi, umeondoka na kutuachia tunu nyingi ikiwemo amani, mshikamano, nahau, na maridhiano ambavyo, hata hivyo, machawa, mafisadi, waroho, na wenye roho mbaya, matapeli wa kisiasa na watenda jinai wengine ambao hawajui wala kukubali kuwa kila lenye mwanzo lina mwisho wameanza kuvihujumu.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Nisomapo historia yako na vimbwanga kama kununuliwa pea ya kwanza ya viatu ukaacha kuvivaa ukaibeba ukitembea pekupeku ili visichafuke nafarijika. Nakumbuka falsafa yako adhimu kuwa binadamu anapaswa kutahadhari asiwe kichwa cha mwendawazimu walevi kujifunzia kunyoa. Sijui kama wengi walikuelewa ulichomaanisha kuwa umma ukikupa dhamana, kazi yako ni kuutumikia siyo kuutumia. Hukupenda ubwana wala ushaufu na utukufu feki na uchwara zaidi ya unyenyekevu na utumishi kwa wanyonge. Pamoja na kutunikiwa udaktari wa heshima na vyuo mbalimbali, kama Ben na JK, hukuwahi kukubali wala kupenda kuitwa daktari. Ulijua athari zake yaani, ujivuni, ukihiyo, na ulimbukeni.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Pamoja na madaraka makubwa, hukuyalewa wala kuyatumia vibaya kibinafsi ila kujitoa kuutumikia umma kindakindaki na kiungwana. Cha mno, hukuogopa kukosolewa japo wakati mwingine ulichukia ilipotokea kudhalilishwa au kuonekana dhaifu kama kiongozi.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Nakumbuka sana ulivyoitikia mwito kwa unyenyekevu baba wa taifa Mwalimu JK. Nyerere alipokufyatua kuwa ikulu siyo pango la wezi mbali au ulipowatimua wanachuo walipoonyesha dharau. Bila kupayuka wala kufyatuka, ulivunja baraza la mawaziri tena bila kutoa hata notisi, ukajipanga upya na mambo yakaenda <i style="outline: none !important;">vyedi</i> na mafyatu wakafurahi kunufaika. Haimanishi utawala wako haukuwa na kasoro. Tokana na kutokuwa na uzoefu na sera hasidi za kinyonyaji na kinyanyasaji za kibepari, wapo waliotumia madaraka na upole wako kupiga njuluku na baadaye ilibainika, binafsi, kuwa hukuwa fisadi au roho ya fisi ya kuuibia umma. Umeishi maisha ya faida na heshima kiasi cha kuacha urathi uliotukuka kama baba, kaka, binadamu, na yote katika yote, kama rais aliyependwa na kuheshimika “si haba.”</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Alhaj Mwinyi, hukuwa mdini wala mhafidhina. Ilipotokea kasheshe ya mabucha ya nguruwe mwaka 1993, japo kwako ni haramu, ulisema wazi, atakayetaka kula nyoka au nguruwe ruksa, atakayepiga ulabu ruksa. Hukujifanya msafi na mhafidhina kutumia dini yako inayopingana na mambo haya kuwapendelea waliojiona ni wenzako wakati hawakuwa. Ulijua mipaka ya dhamana ya urais. Kwa mawazo, maneno, na vitendo ulithibitisha kuwa ulikuwa rais wa wote waumini na wasioamini. Hukuyumba wala kuyumbishwa hasa ulipoweka historia ya kuwa kiongozi muislamu ambaye hakupendelea msikiti wala kuchukia kanisa. Ulikuwa mtanzania kwanza na muislam mwisho jambo ambalo ni gumu wengi kulifanya. Na hii ni mojawapo sababu za mafyatu kukupenda. Nani mara hii kasahau kipindi kigumu na mtihani kwako Zanzibar ilipotaka kujiunga na jumuia ya kimatiafa ya kiislamu (OIC) mwaka 1992 bila kusahau kuibuka kwa kundi la G55 lililotishia muungano? Baada ya kusoma katiba na sheria, ulisimama kidete na kushughulikia kadhia hii kwa busara na haki na kuiondoa nchi kwenye mtatange, mtanziko, na mtihani vilivotishia kutugawanya na kuutikisa hata kuuvunja muungano wetu. Wewe ulikuwa muungano maana ulizaliwa bara na kukulia na kutawala visiwani bila upendeleo wala uonevu.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Ndugu Mwinyi, makala au kitabu kimoja haviwezi kueleza mema nengi uliyolifanyia taifa kuanzia darasani, madarasat, ubalozini, hata ikulu uliyoifanya kuwa sehemu na nyumba ya watanzania bila kujali nafasi zao kijamii. Kukukariri, wewe ni hadithi nzuri.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Tunaaswa kuwa كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْت <i style="outline: none !important;">kullu nafsin zaikatul maut</i> bimaana kila nafsi itaonja mauti. Pumzika baada ya kazi nzito na tukufu. Lala salama Ndugu yetu alhaj Ali Nzasa Hassan Mwinyichande Mangandi. Tusalimie wapendwa Julius Nyerere, Abeid Karume, Aboud Jumbe Mwinyi, Benjamin Mkapa, John Kanywaji Magufuli, Edward Sokoine, Idris Wakil, shehe Thabit Kombo na wengine waliotangulia. Waambe. Tunawamiss na kuwakumbuka sana.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i style="outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;">Hamba kahle mfowethu</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;">.</span></span></p><p class="yiv3788783550ydp39f64cfMsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></span></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-85207425381417262752024-03-06T13:46:00.000-08:002024-03-06T13:46:52.386-08:00Mgao wa Umeme ni Uhujumu Uchumi, Haki<div style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLRAgpXu52XWkK3VahVdjVlORr6t6oybeaNIjzLlSx69ixz5mwv9lHlPYl6p64L-CNlzXdbMo73DqK3ZdDa7miQbGgBHVA-7GTfwDtMsBEMMh3KoqHdMw2Li3l2BCqeuw2385pUtZ8dVv-w2kQ83UDc21PaJezWFTy7xabqcRPZXIOGtEcQBRy7OGGD5hE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLRAgpXu52XWkK3VahVdjVlORr6t6oybeaNIjzLlSx69ixz5mwv9lHlPYl6p64L-CNlzXdbMo73DqK3ZdDa7miQbGgBHVA-7GTfwDtMsBEMMh3KoqHdMw2Li3l2BCqeuw2385pUtZ8dVv-w2kQ83UDc21PaJezWFTy7xabqcRPZXIOGtEcQBRy7OGGD5hE=w538-h363" width="538" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Doktari Okot, sorry, N’Dotto Meshaka Bitek’o salama fyatu wangu? Kwanza, nikushukuru kupenda kusoma vitu vyangu. Nilifurahi nilipojua kuwa nawe ni fyatu wangu. Tuyaache. Juzi nilikusikia ukitoa kali. Uliahidi kuwa mgao donda ndugu wa umeme utaisha baada ya siku 18 kuanzia Jumamosi 24 Februari. Hivyo, kama unamaanisha na si kuwafyatua mafyatu, ifikapo tarehe 13 Machi uitangazie dunia miujiza ambayo liiyotenda kaya tena bila kuombewa na wachunaji.<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Tokana na uzoefu wa siasa za ahadi, utapeli, rongorongo, na kupeana matumaini yasiyokuwepo, kwanza, ngoja nikufyatue maswali. Je ulimaanisha kweli au ni ngonjera za kibashiti, kisanii, na kisiasa za kuwafyatua na kuwapumbaza mafyatu mkiwemo nyinyi? Je ifikapo tarehe hiyo na mgao ukaendelea kung’ata kama kawa, mafyatu wakufanyeje wewe hata lisrikal lenu? Je unajua maana ya jambo kuwa historia? Au ulimaanisha kuwa ukweli utakuwa historia lakini si migao kama ilivyozoeleka kayani? Ngoja nichomekee, mbona umeshindwa upigaji wa akina Riz One kule Mirirani? Utatenda miujiza gani kutatua dude kubwa lenye wapigaji wengi na akina Riz One wengi au ni yale kama ya Kawe na Gwaijimmy na kuigeuza majuu wasijue walifyatuliwa?<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Nakupa ushauri bure. Ukitaka kuondoa mgao uwe historia, kwanza, mwajibishe waziri anayehusika hata kama ni kujiwajibisha mwenyewe maana amechemsha. Waziri wa nishati anapaswa kuwajibishwa hata mgao ukiisha, maana ulipaswa uishe wakati wa Adamu na Eva. Mgao ni uhujumu wa uchumi na haki za binadamu kwa mafyatu. Ni shughuli ngapi zinakwama na kwa muda gani na kusababisha hasara, mateso, na usumbufu? Japo hamkubali ukweli, hatupaswi kuwa na migao na kuzidiwa na vijikaya visivyo na vyanzo wala raslimali. Yote ni matokeo na ushahidi kuwa tuna uhaba wa wanene wabunifu, wenye common sense, wazalendo, na wanaofaa. Tatizo si vyanzo vya umeme. Nakumbuka. Mwaka 2012, Njaa Kaya yule ambaye lisrikal lake lilitupiga kutumia Richmonduli alitufunga kamba kuwa mgao ungekuwa historia wakati wa ubazazi wake. Hadi anatokomee, ndiyo ulikuwa unauma zaidi.<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Njaakaya alitufyatua kwa kudaganya kuwa tungejitosheleza kwa kutumia umeme wa gesi asilia utadhani gesi hiyo yetu. Hamjui kuwa gesi, sawa na madini, viko kwetu lakini siyo vyetu bali vya wachukuaji waitwao wawekezaji wanaokula na wanene? Kama siyo hivyo, gesi yetu inakwenda wapi na inamnufaisha nani?<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Pili, muweni wakweli au <i style="outline: none !important;">realistic</i> kwa kinyasa mtoapo ahadi. Mnapochemsha, mjifyatue siyo kungoja mafyatu wawafyatue au maza ambaye sijui kama ana udhu wa kumfyatua yeyote katika hili. Wako wapi akina Janu’wali Makambale waliopiga wakazawadiwa ulaji zaidi wapige zaidi?<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Tatu, mgao utaondoka kama mafyatu watagoma kulipa kodi, kuandamana, na kuhakikisha wanene mizigo na magamba wanapigwa chini ili kuwaamsha nyinyi mliolala mchape kazi badala ya kuchapa siasa kama akina Bashite. Lazima mafyatu washike usukani na kuonyesha hii kaya ni mali yao na si mali ya wanene uchwara/wachukuaji wanaowafyatua tena kitoto.<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Nne, piga marufuku biashara ya majenereta. Yanasababisha mafyatu waridhike badili ya makali ya migao kuwatafuna na kuwafyatua nao wakafyatuka na kuwafyatua nyinyi mnaowafyatua kwa maigizo, ngojera, na ahadi za urongo. Pia, majenereta yanasababisha uchafuzi wa mazingira kwa njia ya kelele na moshi ukiachia mbali usumbufu magonjwa ya akili na moyo yatokanayo na mikelele. Mmefanya kaya iwe ya machizi kwa mikelele kila sehemu. Ajabu hamstuki. Mnaendelea kusifiana na kupongezana!<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Tano, tafuteni chanzo cha matatizo ya umeme. Je nyinyi kama sirkal, huwa mnalipa ankara zenu kila mwezi au mnatumia bure na kuendelea kuinyonga Tanesko inayobebeshwa lawama mnapofyatua? Kama Tanesko inafanya biashara isiyo kichaa, kwanini ishindwe kujipanua na kupanua huduma na shughuli zake? Hamlijui hili hata madoktari kama kweli ni madoktari wa kweli? Hamjui kaya yetu inawalangua mafyatu umeme na litanesko linazidi kufa?<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Sita, tunzeni mazingira hasa vyanzo vya maji, panda miti, punguza/ondoa matumizi ya mkaa, kuweni wabunifu muendeleze nishati mbadala mfano umeme wa upepo, themo, gesi, na madude mengine.<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Saba, pambana na ufisi na ufisadi vinavyosababisha kuingiza wapigaji mnaowaita wawekezaji. Ukiangalia historia ya miradi ya uwekezaji kwenye nishati na madini, ni upigaji mtupu. Tunaonekana kama vile mataahira tusiojua faida wala thamani ya mali tunazochezea kwa ukumbaff wa wanene wachache waroho. Hivi yule singasinga Habinger Singa Setii wa IpTiL aliishia wapi au mmeishamtema na kumrudisha kwao atanue au yumo mitaani kama Shavda aliyetupiga akishirikiana na wanene waliomrudisha na kumficha Masaki kwa miaka?<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Nane, kwa vile wewe hupenda kujionyesha kama fyatu <i style="outline: none !important;">serious</i>, nashauri bila kupepesa macho. Kama umeme hautageuka historia, jiandae wewe na lisrikal lako kufyatuliwa na kugeuka historia. Kama mafyatu wataufyata wakashindwa kuwafyatua, namuomba Mungu awafyatue lau mtieni akili na mjue kusema uongo ni dhambi na kosa.<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Mwisho, nawashauri mafyatu wasikubali kuwa wasikilizaji na wapumbazwaji. Kwa vile mnene kajiingiza mwenyewe kwa kutoa ahadi ya kugeuza mgao historia, hakikisha mnamfyatua ageuke historia hata lisrikal lake kama watashindwa kugeuza mgao historia kama walivyozoea. Ifikie mahali mafyatu tuwe <i style="outline: none !important;">serious</i> ili watuchukulie <i style="outline: none !important;">seriously</i>.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Amini nawambieni mgao ukigeuka historia lazima tutafute maana halisi ya neno historia.<br /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Hivi umeme utarudishwa saa ngapi leo?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi wiki jana.</span></span></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-11926473536107427082024-03-06T13:42:00.000-08:002024-03-06T13:42:26.305-08:00PRESIDENT HUSSEIN ALI MWINYI’s PRACTICAL LESSON ON POLITICAL ‘VICARIOUS LIABILITY’.<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMTIPaS0wlFgUWZWV5hhasrdzkwh3PG-koNcT_f1vSiO-f4wQR0bc-Cf1hrBL_AcqFILw9zqWKjrhX0lkTGNeVS0v4CYLFJcKSNxgoVc9OU3etGQRpotpYHerFnfhMhHZ9HUcQCn1ahqw04VpAPj4MYW7E3VZrwi4fIRrqVKbzC3x6P_wPEQjStj6mXWqm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="224" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMTIPaS0wlFgUWZWV5hhasrdzkwh3PG-koNcT_f1vSiO-f4wQR0bc-Cf1hrBL_AcqFILw9zqWKjrhX0lkTGNeVS0v4CYLFJcKSNxgoVc9OU3etGQRpotpYHerFnfhMhHZ9HUcQCn1ahqw04VpAPj4MYW7E3VZrwi4fIRrqVKbzC3x6P_wPEQjStj6mXWqm=w517-h381" width="517" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">On February 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2024; the print
media carried some news, regarding Zanzibar President Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi’s
powerful statement, or ‘lecture’, on what in law is known as “vicarious
liability”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In legal parlance, the word
“liability” means “a legal obligation, or duty’. And the phrase “vicarious
liability” is defined as “the liability which arises because of one person’s
relationship to another”. Thus, for
example, an employer is generally liable for the tort of his employee which is
committed in the course of his employment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in criminal law, a master may sometimes be held ‘vicariously liable’
for an offence committed by his servant.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span>In terms of political leadership, this means
that a political leader, particularly a Minister, may be required to resign
from his position, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>even <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on account of wrongs committed not by himself, but by officials operating
under his docket. President Mwinyi was speaking in relation to the resignation
by the Minister responsible for the tourism docket in the Zanzibar government,
Mr. Simai Mohamed Said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span>Following his sudden and unexpected
resignation, Minister Simai had issued a lengthy statement detailing the
reasons for his resignation; without stating that reason very clearly, and
unambiguously. Instead, he had resorted to generalizations about “circumstances
which had made it difficult for him continuing to serve in that capacity”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was, undoubtedly, telling the truth; but, obviously, not the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">whole</i> truth. And, if this may be put in slangy
style, he was being “economical with the truth”. Presumably, this is what
prompted President Hussein Mwinyi to ‘caution’ that “people should<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be truthful,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>by detailing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the actual reasons
behind their action”, as shown in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>paragraph below. <br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>For those who might have missed
President Mwinyi’s statement, here is what he is reported to have said: - “In
terms of accountability, resignation decisions are taken by political leaders
after differing with the government on a policy issue”. He also cautioned that
“people should be truthful by detailing the actual reasons behind their
decisions”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He further said that “problems arising in the
docket that is supervised by a Minister, could lead to his or her resignation”;
and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>went on to cite several examples to
illustrate and amplify this important point. </span><span lang="EN-US">That ‘caution’, is precisely what I have
described above as “a practical lesson on political vicarious liability”. And
it relates, in special particular, to Ministers, and Regional Commissioners. And it is for that specific reason, that I
have chosen this topic as the subject for today’s presentation; as I have personally
witnessed many similar occurrences during President Julius Nyerere’s Presidency.
My purpose here, is to illustrate three
points.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span>One,
is that such resignations are normally <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">forced
resignations</i>, caused by directive from the appointing authority, namely the
President. That is to say, they are not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">voluntary</i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">decisions, </i>that are<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made by the person who tenders his or her
resignation in such circumstances. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span>The second, is to show that President Mwinyi’s
action in that respect, was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> an
isolated incident. He was only building on past practice and experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>The third, and perhaps more important, is to draw attention to this
little known doctrine of “vicarious liability”, which is also provided for in
our legal regime. </span><span lang="EN-US">I wish, in particular, to highlight and
emphasize the point, that these are not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">voluntary
decisions.</i> This could be useful, and helpful knowledge, to the current holders
of such positions, and enable them to be psychologically prepared, in the
unlikely event that it is applied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to any
of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have used the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unlikely,</i> but the possibility always exists;
as will be shown in the examples below.<br /></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">President
Nyerere’s actions in that respect.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">The following incident will help to illustrate
that there are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>some other reasons as
well, that could be the cause for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">forced
resignations.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have in mind, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the resignation of Minister Austin Kapere Shaba,
in 1963; which was not a case of “vicarious liability”, but was, instead, a
case of ‘violation of the constitution’; caused by his failure, or negligence, to
disclose the fact of his being a non-citizen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also helps to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>illustrate President Hussein Mwinyi’s point,
that “persons (who are required to resign in such circumstances) should be
truthful in detailing their reasons for resignation”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Austin Shaba was, at the material time,
Minister for Health in President Nyerere’s government, and a Member of
Parliament for the Mtwara Urban constituency. He had, most probably unwittingly,
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>committed this offence when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he failed to disclose the fact of his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> being a citizen of Tanganyika (now
Tanzania Mainland); because he was born in neighbouring Nyasaland (now Malawi).
</span><span lang="EN-US">When President Nyerere discovered this,
he directed him to write a letter of resignation; which</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Minister
Shaba immediately did, in which he falsely attributed his resignation </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">to “health reasons”. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">President Nyerere refused to accept his
letter, insisting that he must disclose the true reason for his resignation. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Minister Austin Shaba had, obviously, not been
truthful in stating the reason for his resignation. He went back and wrote
another letter, disclosing the truth, and promising to correct that mistake.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The
incidents directly relating to ‘vicarious liability’.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">The most prominent of these incidents,
is the resignation of Minister Ali Hassan Mwinyi, and three other high ranking
government leaders in 1977. Ali Hassan
Mwinyi was, at that time, Minister for Home Affairs, in President Nyerere’s
government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This incident was, in political terms, a very
serious occurrence; for it involved the forced resignation of four leaders: one
other Minister, and two Regional Commissioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two Ministers were Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Minister for Home Affairs, and
Peter Saidi Siyovelwa, Minister responsible for the Security Department. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the two Regional Commissioners were
Peter Kisumo, RC Mwanza, and Marco Mabawa, RC Shinyanga; who were separately
asked (read directed) by President Julius Nyerere to submit to him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their
letters of resignation immediately. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>As will be shown below, they themselves had done
nothing wrong. But it was the government officials working in their respective Ministries,
and Regions, who had committed the crimes for which these leaders were punished
under the said doctrine of “vicarious liability”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
may perhaps sound ‘unfair’ to the ordinary mind, for a person to be punished
for wrongs he had not committed; but that is, precisely, the meaning of the
legal phrase “vicarious liability”.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The
circumstances leading to President Nyerere’s decision.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">The circumstances were that at the
material time, there had emerged what amounted to a ‘security crisis’ in the
Regions of Shinyanga and Mwanza, as a result of numbers of people being
murdered, reportedly on suspicion that the victims were causing other peoples’
deaths through the dreaded witchcraft practices. These deaths became such a big
concern to the people living in these Regions, that it became imperative, and
necessary, for the government to intervene, in order to restore peace and
tranquility among the people there. Thus, the government security organs were
ordered to investigate, and take the necessary remedial measures to restore
peace. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>The government’s intention was clearly
good, and in line with the established principles and conventions of good
governance. However, what went terribly wrong, was the cruel,
unconventional<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>methods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that were used <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the course of these<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>investigations. This cruelty became known only
after one person had died in the hands of the said investigators<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>The news of this person’s death somehow reached
the ears of President Nyerere, who promptly appointed an ‘inquiry team’ to go
and find out what exactly had happened. The team was led by the Chairman of the
then ‘Permanent Commission of Enqury (PCE).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Its report, which was submitted to the President, contained horrifying
narratives of the extraordinary cruelty that was being inflicted by the
security agents on the suspected victims.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>That Report is what ruffled President
Nyerere’s feelings, and drove him into taking the actions of not only ordering
the arrest and prosecution of the security agents involved in this torture
exercise, but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ordered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the political leaders mentioned above, to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resign immediately. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>This
‘inside’ information was revealed at a meeting of the combined National
Executive Committees of TANU and the ASP, at which President Nyerere himself literally
“spilt the beans” in anger caused by the injustices that had been committed by
state agents against innocent individuals. (These combined NEC meetings were
being held frequently, in order to receive reports on progress being made
regarding the preparations for the imminent establishment of Chama cha
Mapinduzi).<br /></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Subsequent,
related occurrences.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">What could be regarded, perhaps, as a ‘consoling’
aspect to the leaders concern, is that in practice, this “vicarious liability”
punishment has been applied very sparingly. This is evidenced by the fact that after
President Nyerere’s application of this doctrine, there is no record of any other
President of the United Republic who has taken similar action. And it only happened
again recently, when <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zanzibar President <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Mwinyi, entered the stage, as already
narrated above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Indeed, during his time in office, President
Jakaya Kikwete did order Prime Minister Edward Lowassa in February 2008, to
resign immediately from that position. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But,
this was caused by Lowassa’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>own
misdemeanours,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and certainly not for any
offences committed by his subordinates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only helps
to illustrate the other point, that resignations in such circumstances have never
been <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">voluntary decisions.</i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>However, records exist, of some other
actions which were also taken by President Nyerere, that are closely related to
“vicarious liability”. These are the cases of Mr. Mahami<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rajabu Kundya, then Regional Commissioner Tanga
Region; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Abdinuru Suleiman, then
Regional Commissioner Mwanza; who lost their jobs also through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">forced</i>
resignations, resulting from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>offences
committed by their subordinates in their respective jurisdictions, and not
directly by themselves. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Theirs is an identical story, relating
to their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">misguided </i>enthusiasm, in
implementing the ruling party’s cherished socio-economic policy of re-settling
the rural population into “Ujamaa villages”, during the early post-Arusha
Declaration decades.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Because the main economic activity in the
rural areas is peasant farming, this was interpreted by the leaders on the
ground, as a requirement to establish <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>large communal ‘village farms’’ for every
village within their respective areas of jurisdiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Thus, during President Nyerere’s regular
tours to the different Regions; the host Regional Commissioner was eager to
impress the President, that his Region was actively implementing the said
requirement of establishing ‘communal farms’ in their villages. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was on one such scheduled tour of Mwanza
Region in January 1981, when President Nyerere was taken to see a ‘village
communal farm’ of cabbages, alleged to belong to one of their villages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>But
in reality, it was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fake </i>project, which
had hurriedly been put in place in order to impress the President (the planting of cabbages having been done
only the day before the President’s visit)!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Whether by intuition, or otherwise,
President Nyerere was suspicious that this was probably what had actually happened.
So during his tour of the project, he stopped at one particular point,
seemingly to “admire” one of the cabbages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He bent to touch the selected plant. But then, the still unstable, newly
planted cabbage came out of the soil. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
secret had been exposed. And, consequently, the Regional Commissioner was
sacked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Similar fate had earlier befallen
the Tanga Regional Commissioner, Mahami Rajab Kundya, for the same mischief,
which may be described as ‘conspiracy to
dupe the President’. The offences were probably committed by their District
subordinates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br />
</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:pomsekwa@gmai.com">pomsekwa@gmai.com</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/0754767576. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Source: Daily News.</span></span></span></div>
Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-14249279150676024882024-02-27T17:43:00.000-08:002024-02-27T17:43:37.138-08:00Tribute to Legend Manu Dibango RIP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S50-naTOA3M" width="320" youtube-src-id="S50-naTOA3M"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-31330653373580097542024-02-23T17:38:00.000-08:002024-02-23T20:07:17.841-08:00A TRIBUTE TO EDWARD LOWASSA, OUR FALLEN ‘POLITICAL GURU’.<div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; font-size: xx-large;">Last Saturday, 17th February, 2024, Hon. Edward Lowassa, our fallen political guru son of the soil was laid to rest in his grave in his Monduli home District, after five days of official national mourning, with the national flags flying at half-mast, in honour of the fallen former Prime Minister, which culminated with a befitting ‘state funeral’ ceremony at Karimjee Hall grounds, presided over by the Vice President, Dr. Phillip Mpango on behalf of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is temporarily away from the country on a historic visit to Norway.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> A statement attributed to Hubert Lister Parker, Lord Chief Justice of England(!900–1972), which appeared in ‘The Observer’ British newspaper on 12th March, 1961; reads as follows:-“A judge is not supposed to know anything about the facts of life, until they have been presented in evidence, and explained to him at least three times”.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Many good things have already been said by many different people, about our fallen political guru the late Edward Lowassa, ‘in evidence’ of his outstanding contributions to the political management of our young nation’s affairs during his 35 years of dedicated service to this nation. “The country has lost an iconic leader, who offered himself for the nation”, said President Samia Suluhu Hassan; in her condolence message to his widow, Regina Lowassa. Many other leaders, both current and retired, have proffered their personal views and opinions, reflecting on Lowassa’s leadership legacy, through which he would always be remembered. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> But I still felt I should also add my own little voice in order, if I may borrow the language of Lord Chief Justice Hubert Parker quoted above, to add up to the minimum “three times” (the number of explanations needed), to enable the public to “know more of the facts” about Edward Lowassa’s life in the service of our nation. As the Holy Bible says in the Old Testament, “Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might, for there is no work, no wisdom, in the grave whither thou goest”. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Edward Lowassa has now gone to his grave, but during his lifetime, he did, indeed, comply fully with this Bible teaching, by doing all that he was assigned to do diligently, and “with all his might”; as evidenced by the numerous statements made about him by people from all walks of life, and generously published in the mass or social media.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> My exposure to Edward Lowassa’s political life. My brief exposure to the late Edward Lowassa’s life, commenced in the early 1970s, when I was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam, and he was a student thereof. That is when his political leadership potential became evident, and noticeable; because of the very active role he played in the activities of the University TANU Youth League Branch and became one of its leaders. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Thereafter, we met again at the end of the year 1990, after the general election of October that year; in which I had participated, and been elected Member of Parliament for Ukerewe and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; and he had also participated and been elected Member of Parliament for Monduli, plus being appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, responsible for Parliamentary affairs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> The Prime Minister is designated by the constitution, as ‘Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly’. It was during that period That is when he demonstrated his leadership skills, or prowess; when he excelled in assisting Prime Minister John Samuel Malecela, in carrying out these responsibilities. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> It is also during that period, when he and I developed very close working relations, and actually became personal friends. This is because the Speaker of the National Assembly at that time was Chief Adam Sapi Mkwawa, whose health was fast deteriorating, mainly due to old age. For that reason, I was often called upon to take over the Speaker’s Chair, to preside over the House proceedings. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Hon. Lowassa was completely new to Parliament, while I had the rich parliamentary experience of having previously been the Clerk of the National Assembly immediately after the country’s independence. Hence, he developed the habit of consulting me on many procedural issues. In that particular respect, what quickly comes to mind, is his call one day to me, to ask for guidance on the delicate and sensitive issue of the ‘three-government’ structure of our Union with Zanzibar. This story is told in greater detail in my book titled “A concise political history of Tanzania”; which was published to celebrate 50 years of Tanganyika’s independence, by Nyambari Nyangwine Publishers, Da es Salaam. But I will summarize it very briefly in the paragraphs below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> On 24th August, 1993, the National Assembly passed a resolution, directing the government “to undertake a process, which will enable it to introduce in the National Assembly, not later than April 1995, proposals for a more acceptable structure, which will include a government of Tanganyika in the Union structure”. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> If implemented, this resolution would transform the Union into a‘three-government’ structure. It was, in essence, a rebellion, against the ruling party’s established policy of a “two-government structure. Thus, CCM reacted strongly in defense of its cherished policy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> But eventually, through a series of meetings, plus the intervention of the retired President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere; the matter was resolved by way of a referendum, which involved voting on the issue by the entire CCM membership at the party Branch level. The results of this voting showed clear preference for the maintenance of ‘two-government’ structure. Thereafter, President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, in his capacity as the national party Chairman, went to a meeting of the CCM caucus, to announce these results; and the party caucus accepted defeat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>But the difficulty then arose, as what to do with the National Assembly Resolution. Bunge Resolutions are actually directives to the government, which must be implemented. That is what caused Minister Edward Lowassa’s call to me, to seek advice. My advice was that a new National Assembly resolution was necessary, which would rescind the previous resolution. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Thus, he made arrangements for a “Private Members’ Motion” to be introduced in the National Assembly for that purpose, The said motion was passed in August 1994. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Lowassa’s subsequent great political misfortunes</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;">There is a saying that “misfortunes never come singly”. This, indeed, also happened to be the case, Edward Lowassa. I vividly remember two particular misfortunes, which utterly frustrated him, in the course of his political career. One was his forced resignation from the Premiership, in February 2008; and the other was his three successive failed attempts to win the Presidency. The details of the first misfortune, are as follows: -Edward Lowassa was appointed Prime Minister by President Jakaya Kikwete, immediately following the 2005 general election. But he was unable even to complete the normal five-year term in that office, simply because of a serious alleged “corruption scandal”, which was raised against him; relating to a government contract for the procurement of an electricity generating plant. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> At that material time, the country was experiencing a prolonged drought, which led to the drying up of the major rivers which are used for hydro power electricity supply. Thus, threatening to put the country into darkness. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> The only viable solution was to engage a company or group of companies, which would supply sufficient fuel-generated electricity for the country’s needs. Hence, the procurement procedures were duly undertaken, and, eventually, three companies were shortlisted, among them a fake Canadian company known as ‘Richmond’, which was duly awarded the lucrative contract, but the said company’ failed to deliver the goods in the agreed time frame; and rumours started circulating, alleging that such company did not, in fact, exist! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> This became known as the “Richmond scandal”; which turned out to be a huge political scandal of crisis proportions. It raised very serious allegations of corruption on the part of the government, and led to the matter being discussed in Parliament, which decided to appoint a parliamentary Select committee to investigate the matter. The committee’s Report was presented to Parliament at its February session in 2008. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> The National Assembly hot debate on this report, resulted in the emergence of two antagonistic groups, the “Mafiadi” group on one side: and the “Anti-mafisadi” group on the other. The matter had reached crisis proportions, and that is what led to the forced resignation of Prime Minister Edward Lowassa, plus two other Ministers, Nazir Karamagi, and Ibrahim Msabaha.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;">Lowassa’s second misfortune.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> His second, and even greater misfortune, was his failure to achieve the ultimate political ambition of his life, namely, the Presidency of the United Republic of Tanzania. He made three such attempt, in 1995, in 2005, and in 2015; but all of them ended in failure, and consequent frustration. The first two attempts did not appear to affect him to such great extent, unlike the 2015 attempt; probably because of the huge personal energy, plus financial resources, which he had invested in the 2015 presidential election project. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> He had been confidently preparing for his success in that election; as a result of a “Gentleman’s Agreement” between him and President Kikwete, who had, reportedly, promised to support Lowassa to be his successor at the end of his term in 2015. Thus, when election time came, he made heavy financial investments in preparation thereof. For example, the CCM process normally starts with the candidate ‘declaring’ his intention to contest the election, by simply collecting his nomination forms. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> But Edward Lowassa decided to make it a major public event, held at Arusha’s Sheikh Amri Abedi football stadium, and invited as many of his supporters as would be able to make it. He sent hired planes to Dodoma and Zanzibar to fetch them; plus arranging transport by road from other areas; which filled that spacious stadium “to the brim”. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> The CCM nomination process is what gave him the mega frustration, which led to his migrating to the coalition of Opposition political parties, called UKAWA. This process takes place at three different party levels, namely </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> (i) the Central Committee, which carefully examines all the applicants and recommends five names. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> (ii) the National Executive Committee, which votes on the five candidates to select three names; and </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> (iii) the National Party Congress, which votes on the three names to choose one person, who becomes the CCM official candidate at the relevant Presidential election. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> Lowassa’s name was not recommended by the Central Committee. His ardent supporters then decided to challenge that decision at the National Executive committee meeting, which they surely did, but still, luck was not on his side. After a lengthy discussion, the majority decided to support the Central Committee decision, a factor which eliminated him from that competition as a CCM candidate. This was the ‘mega frustration’, which is what pushed him into temporarily abandoning CCM, to go and try his luck in the Opposition camp; where he got the satisfaction of being nominated as the UKAWA candidate for the 2015 Presidential election. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;"> However, presumably in accordance with the saying that “misfortunes do not come singly”, Edward Lowassa lost that election, which he had confidently predicted that he was going to win “before the second mass”. It must have hurt his feelings a very great deal. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;">piomsekwa@gmail.com /0754767576.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-large;">Source: Comrade Pius C. Msekwa.</span></div><div><br /></div></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-78636286920439028352024-02-21T10:09:00.000-08:002024-02-21T10:09:27.540-08:00 Niamini SGR Itaanza Majaribio Yesu Akirudi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhndgJvyhlPsKzK-3pmeaKAhj_7hZR6NaJxYUmix2FQeWi3L8GCNaYlgbga_IsdtJfvssQsakaOXRav8oLgNwheQwC91ilZedIkqjdwuLM6x-wYmCY3ob5EHrBXEha5LWc0gDrY_383KVtmm4X6QMU6ujgRe07549wdi_uFioJlwgjgxbaZzfHDnJit-NvK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhndgJvyhlPsKzK-3pmeaKAhj_7hZR6NaJxYUmix2FQeWi3L8GCNaYlgbga_IsdtJfvssQsakaOXRav8oLgNwheQwC91ilZedIkqjdwuLM6x-wYmCY3ob5EHrBXEha5LWc0gDrY_383KVtmm4X6QMU6ujgRe07549wdi_uFioJlwgjgxbaZzfHDnJit-NvK=w592-h322" width="592" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px;">Tangu kaya ianze kujimwambafy na kujaribu kujenga reli ya mwendo kasi usio kasi ila ukakasi, nini kimefinyika? Kwa tuliojua kila kitu, tulifyatua kuwa mngonje baadhi ya mafyatu wafyatue njuluku na ngonjera tamu tamu katika hii kaya ya majaribio. Hamjakisikia Kibashiti kikishitshit kila mahali kinatatua matatizo wakati chenyewe tatizo nambari wani kama Riz One? Tangu lini kaya ikiwa maabara ya kufanyia majaribio ya kila usanii. Heri maabara hufanyiwa majaribio ya kisayansi na siyo jinai na ubangaizaji. Japo kaya yetu inapaswa kuitwa Tanzamajario, leo nitagusia jaribio moja tu hapo juu na kuacha mengine mengi kama vile na Dip Weed na waishiwa wa Covid-19 ambayo naamini mafyatu wengi bado wanayakumbuka hata kama wameufyata ili wafyatuliwe hadi wafyatuke. Mfano, hawa Covid-19 wa njengoni wanapokea marupurupu kwa stahiki vipi zaidi ya kubebwa na CcM ambayo nayo inategemea mafyatu kuishi?</span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"> Ifuatayo ni historia fupi siyo ya ujenzi ambao umegeuka ujembuz na rongorongo za kuwafyatua mafyatu kuwa sasa Shrewd Goof Railroad (SGR) itaanza kuwasafirisha wao na mizigo yao wasijue kumbe SGR ni mzigo wao. Alianza doktari Ashantu Kijudge ambaye alifungua dimba akisema kuwa majaribio ya safari, siyo safari, ya SGR yataanza 12/11/2019.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Baaada ya Doktari Kijudge kuchemsha alikuja doktari Doktari Hasani Abasi akadai kuwa safari za rongorongo zingeanza mwaka 2021 iwe mwanzoni au mwisho, siyo muhimu. Jiulize. Zilianza? Nope. Kwanini? Kamuulize huyo fyatu aliyefyatua haya yote au waliomtuma kutufyatua akaishia kuwajifyatua na kuwafyatua tulipostukia hii janja uchwara. Baada ya hapo alikuja doktari Leonadi Chamuliro akidai majaribio, siyo safari, yangeanza Agosti 2021. Yalianza au la? Wote mnajua. Je ni aibu kwa sirkal au aibu? Mtajibu wenyewe.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Baada ya Chamuliro, alikuja kubwa lao waziri </span><i style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">kuba sana dugu yangu</i><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Katelefoni Maja</span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Liwa aliyetufyatua kamba kuwa safari za madanganyio na mafyatulio zingeanza Julai au Agosti 2021. Guess what. Hapakuwa na cha safari wala zali bali kafiri, sufuri, rongorongo, na aibu kwa sirkal ya siri kali. Hivi hawa mafyatu wana kumbukumbu au ni mataayira yaliojificha kwenye unene feki? Baada ya kuona mambo yameiva tokana na mafyatu kuamini kila urongo na upuuzi, si alikuja Mkuugenzi Ma-son-ja Kadogo Sir aliyesema, kama mabosi wake Chamu na Katelefoni kuwa mambo yote yangekuwa mswano kuanzia Agosti 2021. Mwe! Nini kilijiri? Utopolo mtupu. Sijui kama hawa jamaa zimo au la.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Kuona hayawi, Katelefoni Majiliwa alirejea na kujipiga mtama akisema kuwa majaribio, siyo usafiri, yataanza kati ya Januari au Desemba, 2022. Kama vile hawa mafyatu wanene wababaishaji wanashindana ushahidi au ni vipofu kama nondo, Kadogo Sir alirejea akasema majaribio yangeanza Aprili 2022. Yalianza? Jibu na sema wewe fyatu uliyekuwa ukingojea huu usafiri. Mwenzenu situmii garimoshi kwa kuogopa moshi. Huwa natumia pipa ili kuwakoga mafyatu ambao hawajawahi wala hawatawahi kutumia pipa kupaa bali kutengenezea gongo.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Baada ya bana kuba Katelesimu, si naye Atupile mwakibwete alitia guu asijue anajichafua kabla hajafyatuliwa na kubwagwa na maza. Alisema </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">safari za majaribio zingeanza Februari 2023. Zilianza au la? Jibu mwenyewe. Baada ya hapo alikuja </span><i style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Gereson or son of gere</i><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Msigwer alikazia kauli ya Mwakibwete kuwa majaribio yangeanza Februari 2023. Je yalianza? </span><i style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Iko uliza veve dugu yangu ile kuba nafanya kama taira nadanganya kama toto na hapana fatua na fanya kweli kama ile fatu fatukaji fatuzi nafatua gazetini fatu yote some japo iko jinga na shukua hatua komesa hii fatu na fatuma nafatua vote fat. Sisi kule Bombei fatua kila fatu hadi vote nafatuka na kukimbia kuja fatua nyinyi jinga hapa. Hapana ona namna natajirika nyinyi nakufa sikini tokana na jinga yenu dugu yangu? Sasa nadanganywa safari ya SGR iko fanyika na najua haiku. Kwanini ruhusu hii jinga kuba fatua ninyi kama kweli iko fatu?</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Tuendelee baada ya kufanya lecture ya Kanji</span><i style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">. </i><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Kadogo Sir alijua urongo huu akaukanusha kwa</span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">kufyatua mwingine kuwa mambo yangeanza</span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Mei 2023. </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Baada ya kufika Juni,</span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Msigwer alijibu kwa rongorongo nyingine kuwa safari za majaribio, siyo safari, zingeanza Julai 2023.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Funga kazi ni Mahame Mbawala waziri wa Uchukuaji alipona mwaka unayoyoma akasema majaribio yangeanza Januari mwaka huu. Ninapofyatuka ni Februari. Sasa niaminini mie. Safari za majaribio ya SGR zitaanza siku Yesu atakaporudi kuja kuzoza nami ili nimpe inshu</span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> zote. U</span><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">kiangalia ubangaizaji wote huu unajifunza kitu kimoja kikubwa na muhimu. Hakuna cha SGR wala nini bali rongorongo na upigaji. Nikiangalia yanayongoja kaya hasa uchakachuaji ujao ambao maza amekamia. Mafyatu watapigwa na kufyatuliwa hadi wakome wasipofyatuka wakafyua badala ya kuufyata na kuamini kila upuuzi. Naweza kusema kuwa SGR haitajfanya majaribio ya safari achia mbali safari zenyewe hadi Yesu arudi. Hapa sijagusia migao ya maji na mameme.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"> Hivi Yesu anarudi lini?</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></div><div><span style="outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><br /></span></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-42237321892412453232024-02-17T11:16:00.000-08:002024-02-17T11:16:15.871-08:00 BUNGE PASSES PRESISENT SAMIA’s “RECONCILIATON” LEGISLATIVE BILLS.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6d0_zAQUvf0lxGYylSwx0yBgz-frB63UbEccyRKlTe8Wi8mmeA_6XUqaSu24Hp2bMb15uq1973Tp6dsZu0e_O4JjSrg4YQZLg-2sa06yAy2Q-seq0gjQ8lFsvtEjha9o9lzhMZAFYYFqopheu3_Zf3EdK-5b6JiCwH9SMEVP2sh5WYQ2NXWkwQa3oP04O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="507" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6d0_zAQUvf0lxGYylSwx0yBgz-frB63UbEccyRKlTe8Wi8mmeA_6XUqaSu24Hp2bMb15uq1973Tp6dsZu0e_O4JjSrg4YQZLg-2sa06yAy2Q-seq0gjQ8lFsvtEjha9o9lzhMZAFYYFqopheu3_Zf3EdK-5b6JiCwH9SMEVP2sh5WYQ2NXWkwQa3oP04O" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As I was preparing to write this article, I received
the sad news of the death of veteran politician Edward Ngoyai Lowassa. I wish therefore, before proceeding with
today’s topic, which is indicated in the heading above, to pay tribute to our
fallen leader. I first got to know Edward Lowassa when I was
elected to Parliament as Member for Ukerewe, and Deputy Speaker of the National
Assembly; as a result of the 1990 general election. That is when I came into
close contact with Hon. Edward Lowassa, who had been appointed ‘Minister of
State’ in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), and whose docket included
responsibility for Parliamentary Affairs. He was a trustworthy leader, with
many leadership endowments.<br /><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>His most notable impact on the politics of Tanzania,
emerged during the 2015 Presidential election; when he failed to secure
nomination by his political party CCM, and defected to the CHADEMA led
coalition of Opposition political parties (UKAWA); where he was duly nominated.
When the election results were announced, he had secured such a huge number of
votes (the kind that had never before been garnered by the opposition parties
combined); which nearly “chilled CCM to the bones”. But his defection was only an exercise in
domestic ‘political tourism’; for he subsequently returned to his home base in
CCM. May his departed soul rest in eternal peace. Amen.<br /></span><i><span lang="EN-US">The passage of the
‘reconciliation’ legislative Bills.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">On Friday, 2nd February
2024; the National Assembly (Bunge) unanimously passed three crucial ‘political
Reform’ Bills. This is the first leg in the process of enacting statutes, which
will be completed when they receive the President’s Assent. That is when they
will become law. These new laws will,
indeed significantly, re-shape our political landscape; for they will have
addressed some of the long-standing grievances that have been voiced repeatedly
by the opposition political parties, regarding what they consider having been
an “uneven political playing field” It is for that reason that “all eyes were
focused on Bunge, when the House was debating these Bills.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>For the benefit of
those of our readers who may not be sufficiently familiar with the law-making
process, I should explain that the function of enacting statutes is what brings
the two ‘arms’ of Parliament together. Parliament’s two arms are the National
Assembly (Bunge), and the President of the United Republic. What this means, is
that the legislative Bills which are passed by the National Assembly, must be
assented to by the President, for them to become part of the law of the land. <br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>To satisfy the
President that a given Bill has indeed been passed by the National Assembly,
the Clerk of the National Assembly personally must sign a certificate to that
effect, which is printed at the bottom of every such Bill, before it is
submitted to the President for his action. In that connection, I cherish my
memory of the days when I was the holder of that position (for nearly a decade)
from 9<sup>th</sup> December, 1962; during which, all<i> </i>of the Acts of Parliament that were enacted, invariably carried my
signature on the relevant certificates. <br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>Thus, as soon as
the process of reprinting these Bills to include all the amendments which were
introduced during the National Assembly debates, they will be submitted to
President Samia for her constitutional Assent; which, of course, will be
promptly given; considering the fact that they are a major step forward in the
implementation of her innovative “4Rs” philosophy.<br /> </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The relevant
Bills.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">The three Bills
being referred to are: (i) the National Electoral Commission Bill; (ii) The
Presidential, Parliamentary, Parliamentary, and Local Elections Bill; and (iii)
The Political Parties Affairs (Amendment) Bill. They had been introduced in the
National Assembly for the ‘First Reading’ stage, in November 2023. The process,
which was completed on Friday 2nd February 2024, included the ‘Second Reading’,
the ‘Committee of the whole House’, and the final ‘Third Reading’ stages. When
the President’s Assent has been obtained, they will be published in the
official <i>Gazette</i> of the Union
government, for the information of the general public.<br /> </span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>The passage of
‘National Electoral Commission Bill. Is of particular significance, especially
for the welcome political reliefs that will be gained from its implementation.
This is because the complaints that the National Electoral Commission “lacks
independence” has been raised constantly by the Opposition parties, whenever
they lost the elections, starting from their loss of the first multiparty
general election of 1995. The passage of this Bill has, at last, provided this
long awaited “independent Electoral Commission”. <br /> </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The complete parliamentary
legislative process.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">What is stated above regarding the National Assembly stages
in the process of passing a legislative Bill, is only a part of the elaborate
legislative process that is always undertaken by the National Assembly in this
particular regard. Thus, in the presumptive belief that there are many
individuals among our readers, who are not so well informed about the
Parliamentary processes, but some of whom are desirous of (or have the positive
ambition) of becoming Parliamentarians, I will take this opportunity to enhance
their knowledge and understanding of this important Bunge process, which is as follows:
- <br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>All proposals for ‘new’
or ‘amendment’ legislation, are submitted to the National Assembly in the form
of <i>Bills.</i> A ‘Bill’ in this context,
simply means ‘a draft for a new law’. It may be an entirely new law, or a
proposal to amend an existing law. Such
Bills are submitted to the National Assembly either by a member of the
government (a Minister, or the Attorney General), in which case it is called a
“Government Bill”; or it may be submitted by an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP),
in which case it is called a “Private Member’s Bill”. </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The preliminary
process.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">The Rules provide that all such Bills must be
published<i> </i>in the official Government <i>Gazette, </i>not less than twenty-one days before
they can be introduced in the National Assembly for the ‘First Reading” stage.
The published document must show the full text of the Bill, plus a statement of
its objectives and reasons. There is
also a requirement for a second publication of such Bills which must be done
not later than seven days after the first publication. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;">These rules were
made for the purpose of giving the Members of Parliament sufficient time to
read, and digest, the proposed Bills, in order to enable them to make adequate
preparations for debating them in the House, when the time comes. An essential
step in these preparations, is the Bills’ consideration in the appropriate Standing
committees of the National Assembly. It is the Speaker’s function to allocate
such Bills to the relevant committees, which are required to conduct “public
hearing” sessions, in order to collect the views and opinions of the general public,
on these proposals. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;">The underlying
principle of this exercise is that of involving “people’s participation” in the
law-making process. This is important, and indeed </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;">necessary,</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"> based on the concept that most, if not all ‘legislative
Bills’ have, in reality, two specific aspects; the obvious one is the </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;">legal</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"> aspect, but the other is the </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;">political</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"> aspect. The legal aspects are
normally taken care of by the Parliamentary draftsman; but the political
aspects are not his responsibility. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"><span> </span>This
is where the “public hearing” process plays a very crucial role, because the
participants will hopefully be looking at the merits, and demerits of the
relevant Bill, from the point of view of the general community.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-US">The process within
the National Assembly.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">We briefly referred above to the ‘three readings’
stages of this process. The “First Reading’ is purely a formal stage, intended to put on record
the fact the relevant Bill has been formally received by the National Assembly.
This is simply done by the Clerk of the National Assembly. only reading the
‘long title’ of the Bill. No discussion takes place at this stage. And if the
Speaker has not yet referred the said Bill to the appropriate Standing
committee of the Assembly, he will do that immediately thereafter. The
committee has no power to make any amendments to it, but can recommend, in its
Report to the House, that such amendments to be made.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>The ‘Second
Reading’ takes place at a time decided by the Speaker, which is usually the
next meeting of the House. The proceedings take place on a motion formally
moved by the Minister responsible for that Bill, in the words “that the Bill be
now read a Second time” and proceeds to provide an elaboration on its contents.
The Minister is followed by the Chairperson of the relevant committee, who will
present the committee’s Report, outlining the considered views and opinions of
the committee, and detailing all its recommendations. Thereafter, where the
House has an ‘Official Opposition’, the “shadow Minister” then takes the floor,
to present the views of their side of the House.<br /> </span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span>When all these
formal presentations are completed, that is when the motion is ready for
general debate by the House. Upon
completion of this general debate, the Bill is referred to the “Committee of
the whole House, which actually consists of all the MPs present, sitting as one
committee.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US"> Its function is to give detailed consideration
of the Bill, clause by clause, giving approval to each of the clauses, when
fully satisfied. This gives an opportunity to any Member wishing to make
comments on any of the clauses to do so.<br /> </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The ‘Third
Reading’ stage.<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">This is the final stage
in that elaborate process. It takes place immediately after the ‘Committee of
the whole House’ has completed its consideration of all the Bill’s clauses. The House then resumes its business; and the
Minister responsible for that Bill, reports on the proceedings of the
committee; and moves another motion, requesting the House to give final
approval to that Bill. A voice vote is then taken. If the majority of the MPs
present say “YES” (which is normally the case), the Bill is deemed to have been
duly passed by the National Assembly; and the Clerk again reads its ‘long
title’. <br /></span><i><span lang="EN-US">Assent to Bills by
the President<br /></span></i><span lang="EN-US">There is a theoretical possibility of the President <i>refusing</i> to give his/her Assent to a Bill,
which is provided for in article 97 (2) of the Constitution, which also provides
for the procedure to be followed in the event of this happening; namely
that, if that happens, and the National
Assembly again passes the same Bill, with not less than two-thirds majority of
all its Members, and is re-submitted to the President for his Assent; then he is <i> obliged</i> to give that Assent, within twenty
on days. Failing which, he <i>must</i>
dissolve Parliament, in order to allow for new elections to take place. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span>However, in our case (where practically all
the Bills that are submitted to the National Assembly, are ‘Government Bills)’,
this is absolutely inconceivable, and it cannot possibly happen. I
cannot recall the ‘crazy’ reason why this provision found its way into our
constitution, and I have purposely described it as a ‘crazy” provision, simply
because, it actually provides for a very serious, and politically unhealthy
confrontation, between the President and the National Assembly. It will
probably never happen. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="mailto:piomsekwa@gmail.com"><b>piomsekwa@gmail.com</b></a>
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Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-81120509514706491932024-02-14T09:45:00.000-08:002024-02-14T14:49:05.477-08:00Mafyatu Wamlichekea Eddie Luwasha Kinamna<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEQupQU9LdWl632vrjL7iInaDiMMjOlZmcX5ZdoOhqRRdi1H2lhuAzT21EllaJIbe7QHVz5uXiEKu8tWcXHY2RiBBhhioP31_9ceC1IO63LuD1UmNr2NdX4MOv1ZmTKmHbFSbiyS_wBIr6dYuAXD_l3N0PXrvCn-O-Eb1cBYBUJwL738srRwiDtt7X2kdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEQupQU9LdWl632vrjL7iInaDiMMjOlZmcX5ZdoOhqRRdi1H2lhuAzT21EllaJIbe7QHVz5uXiEKu8tWcXHY2RiBBhhioP31_9ceC1IO63LuD1UmNr2NdX4MOv1ZmTKmHbFSbiyS_wBIr6dYuAXD_l3N0PXrvCn-O-Eb1cBYBUJwL738srRwiDtt7X2kdg=w595-h406" width="595" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">“Kifo, kifo, kifo hakina huruma”, alijiibia fyatu Remi Ongaka asikje bila kuwepo kifo haki isingetendeka. Juzi mafyatu walipopokea msiba wa Eddie Luwasha aka Richmonduli <i style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">yero </i>ambaye hakutumia ole kuonyesha kuna kitu siyo, walikuwa na mawazo mchanganyiko. Wapo waliochekea na kufurahia utadhani wao hawafyatuliwa siku moja tena wakiwa makapuku waliosikinishwa. Wapo waliochanganyikiwa kwa unafiki wa waliomtimua uwaziri mkubwa akificha siri zake na pacha wake kuwa alikuwa kiongozi bora. Kweli? Kwanini baadhi ya mafyatu ni wanafiki waliojipachika uwezo wa kuhukumu na kusamehe dhambi wakati wote ni walewale japo si wote? Luwash9a alikuwa fyatu kama wengine </span><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">alikuwa mazuri na mapungufu yake</span><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">. Isitoshe, mafyatu wanapata wanene wanaofanana nao. Usitegemee mafyatu mtoe malaika japo wapo wachache wenye matendo na sifa japo wapo kinyume. Luwasha amefyatuka </span><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">tuachane na kumchunguza kuku</span><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">! Hii ajabu! Mnaomsifia na kumtukuza ni walewale mlimnyanyanyasa baada ya siri zake kufichuka akikimbia chata na kujiunga na upingaji hadi mlipoingia makubaliano ya kukipa kitegemezi chake ulaji.</span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Tuuombee aende salama na kuutambua mchango wake kama kiongozi wa juu wa kaya ambaye bila shaka yapo mema na mabaya aliyotenda kama fyatu yoyote wewe na mimi.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Mimi kama rahis wa mafyatu, nitachukua hatua kali dhidi ya wanaoshangilia kufyatuliwa kwa Luwasha na wanaomsifia. Sisi tunashukuru kwa muda aliopewa kufyatua maana miaka 70 si haba wala nchezo. Kweli Luwasha kapigana vita na kuikamlisha safari huku akilinda imani ya chata lake la walaji. Hajaacha vitegemezi vyenye kuvaa nepi wala vinavyolala njaa. Hajaacha mjane kapuku bali anayenuka ukwasi hata kama umepatikana kinamna. Kwa upande wa pili, niliuza mafyatu kwanini walikuwa wanachelekea na kushangilia kufyatuliwa kwa mwenzao. Bila aibu walisema kuwa wanalilia njuluku zao zilizozamishwa na Richmonduli bila kuwasahau akina Kagoda ambao siku hizi wameshika kani wakitesa na kutanua wasijue kuna mwisho. Hata wale habithi wa IPTel kuna siku watafyatuliwa tu kwa kuwafyua mafyatu na kuwadhulumu kimasomaso mbali na kuwaletea adha zisizokwisha. Hivi yule karasinga Habith Setii aliishia wapi au ashachomolewa kwa mlango wa nyuma?</span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Mafyatu walisema wanakumbuka mateso wanayoendelea kuyapata kwa migao ya umeme iliyosababishwa na madudu kama IPTel na Richmonduli, na mengine manene ya wanene kama haya ya juzi ya akina Riz One. Mmoja alisema bila hata aibu na woga kuwa wanakumbuka namna walivyopigwa changa la machoni kwa kufanyiwa usanii wakati kama alivyosema Luwasha, aliachia ngazi kulinda maslahi yake, chata lake, pacha wake na lisirkal lao. Hivyo, wa ufisi na ufisadi, alikuwa Yeshu wao.</span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Mafyatu si vichaa wala katili kiasi hicho ikizingatiwa kila jambo huwa mantiki na sababu zake viwe sahihi au vya hovyo kama kushangilia kufyatuliwa kwa mwenzetu. Nilipofoka na kuwatuhumu ukatili, unyama, na ukosefu wa utu, mmoja alijibu hadi nikaishiwa kalaji. Bila aibu na kujali kuwa mimi ni rahis wao alijibu ‘ni wapi Yeshu alimsamehe Yuda?” Swali hili, licha ya kunichanganya, liliniacha hoi. Pamoja na udoktari na uprofesa emeritus wangu, niliona niliweke hapa ugani japo tuliangalia kwa undani na kujifunza kitu kama njia ya kufundishana na kuonyana tusipende njuluku hadi mafyatu wanashangilia kufyatuliwa kwetu. Wiki mbili zilizopita, nilipowafyatua akina Riz One kuhusiana na upigaji wao wa Mirirani nilionya kuwa ngurumbili hana haja ya kuhangaishwa na njuluku hadi anadhulumu au kuwauza wenzake au kulewa madaraka hadi anawatapeli na kuwatesa wenzake kama kile kibashiti na waliokifufua. Siku moja ulikuja siku moja utaondoka. Ni kanuni ya kimaumbile. Ndiyo maana namlilia Luwasha kwa vile alikuwa mwanasiasa mahiri aliyewafia wenzake. Aliweza kuhama chata lililomtengeneza japo baadaye aliramba matapishi yake akarejea kwa sababu zilezile za ulaji.</span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Kupenda ulaji kupita kiasi ni sawa na uchangu wa aina fulani. Kwani, akili huacha kufikiri na tamaa huchukua nafasi yake. Wakumbuke magwiji waliotesa sana kayani lakini wakafukiwa kwenye pembe nne ambayo haweza kuingia hata ng’ombe tokana na udogo wake. Wako wapi zaidi ya kuwekwa kwenye kaburi la sahau? Wako wapi wapigaji kama David Balalii, Muhdun Ndongala, Guramaali, Bazil Moneymbili, Beno Ndururu, Jose Munguy, Stansie Ben Makuliko na wengi wengi? Je kwa falsafa hii, fyatu ni nani hadi ajivune na kuwahujumu au kuwatesa wenzake? Huwa napenda kutembelea kisa cha fyatu mmoja aitwaye Tunda Lishe. Jamaa alishindiliwa shaba mia kidogo akapona na waliotumika au kuamrisha afanyiwe kitu mbaya wakafyatuliwa na virusi viduchu visivyo na umbo lionekanalo kwa macho wakaacha mamlaka yote waliyotumia kutesa wenzao. Je mafyatu manjifunza nini? Tusamehe na kusahau au tusamehe na kukumbuka? Tusilishane pepo na kudanganyana wakati nyoyo zikinyatuka au tupewa ukweli japo utuweke huru? Je kweli Luwasha alikuwa shujaa au kinyonga kwa waliomjua vizuri? Je alikuwa msafi kama anavyopambwa na waliomchafua au msafi anayeoshwa kwenye umauti na walewale aliotenda nao waliyoyatenda? Je tunapompamba fyatu ambaye yuko uchi na aliyekwishafyatuka, tunamdanganya nani zaidi ya sisi wenyewe?</span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"> Mafyatu wataomboleza kwa siku tano kikaya. Je anafanyiwa hivyo kwa kustahiki au kuna nguvu nyuma ya pazia inayosababisha haya kujikosha au nafsi na roho zao kuwasuta? Kwanini mlinghasi hasi akakimbia chata na mkaendelea kumghasi hadi akarudi? Je hiki hakiwezi kuwa chanzo cha mauti yake ikizingatiwa kuwa mlimfanya awe na presha kwa kutishia ulaji wake. Je wanaopenda kuishi maisha ya amani wanajifunza nini katika mashindano haya ya ukwasi mauti na maisha ya usafi hekima na heshima?</span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Nenda kapumzike Eddie Luwasha mie nimekusamehe. Na nitakuenzi. Kweli kifo hakihongeki!</span></span></p><p class="yiv5967178834ydp6552ed83MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></span></p></div></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-42035379944103870452024-02-07T07:06:00.000-08:002024-02-07T07:06:44.374-08:00Ununuzi Dhahabu Barua ya Wazi kwa Lamek Mkumbo Madilu Mwehujuu Michembe<br /><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFdlgTYB9h1xwnYR12KYF_-o9EDc2mOvw0JcDXZCLy9ft0IVNe5InP9WsaMeclqyQEMGNuH_SicjPVoO3t3xHl2BqaY11nyE3b-u8L9mLbvIic06dQn5NUngbXXYvIjdFBmLpcA5rqwNxa2OVysLCYOOBTkowCmsFD_WXIOepsEyQY7cYkb_KWB6puBmwM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFdlgTYB9h1xwnYR12KYF_-o9EDc2mOvw0JcDXZCLy9ft0IVNe5InP9WsaMeclqyQEMGNuH_SicjPVoO3t3xHl2BqaY11nyE3b-u8L9mLbvIic06dQn5NUngbXXYvIjdFBmLpcA5rqwNxa2OVysLCYOOBTkowCmsFD_WXIOepsEyQY7cYkb_KWB6puBmwM=w624-h398" width="624" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Doktari Lameki Mkumbo Madilu Mwehujuu Nchembuz Nchembuz,</span><p></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Kwa vile unapenda kuitwa doktari hata kama udoktari wakenyewe ngwengwe, acha nikuite ili tuelewene. Naomba usome hii kitu kimyakimya. Usimuonyeshe fyatu yoyote. Pia, kama kweli maza anamaanisha <i style="outline: none !important;">serious business</i>, omba asiisome akakutumbua japo najua hawezi kwa vile mnahitajiana hasa usawa huu wa kuelekea uchakachuaji ujao. Hayo tuyaache nitayadurusu siku zijazo.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Juzi nilikusikia mwenyewe ukisema eti siri kali ianze kununua gold ili kupata njuluku za uhakika. Kwani, shida yetu ni kukosa njuluku za uhakika au kukosa uaminifu na uwajibikaji kwa mafyatu? Hivi unataka kumfyatua nani au unadhani mafyatu ni maskini wa kumbukumbu. Unakumbuka siri kali ikifanya hiyo biashara kichaa na kuishia kuuziwa kakumba baada ya mafyatu fulani siri kalini kushirikiana na wauza dhahabu na kufyatua ulaji? Ulikuwa wapi au ndo ulikuwa unanyonya?</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Kihiyo wewe, <i style="outline: none !important;">sorry</i>, doktari unadhani hakuna njia nyingine ya siri kali kufyatua njuluku? Basi nitakuonyesha njia rahisi ya siri kali kufyatua njuluku tena kihalali.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Mosi, kusanyeni kodi kikamilifu badala ya kuacha mafyatu mafisi na mafisadi kukusanya kodi na kujilimbikizia. Mnakumbuka visa vya mafyatu kuua mashine za kieletroniki na kupiga njuluku huko wilayani vilivyofichuliwa hivi karibuni? Je hili li siri kali limefanya nini zaidi ya kueneza ubangaizaji na sanaa? Mnajali nini wakati nyie ndiyo wanufaika nambari wani? Anayebisha aniambie mbona hatusikii kwenye mahekalu yenu wakija mafyatu na kujiibia wakati mkianngalia na wasifanya lolote au kutoa ngonjera, rongorongo, na sanaa kama mfanyavyo tukifyatuliwa? Hii misiri kali ya kisanii taabu tupu. <i style="outline: none !important;">Anyways, </i>hayo tuyaache.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Pili, kupata njuluku za heri na uhakika, jenga uaminifu, ubunifu, uwajibikaji, na mazingira ya uzalishaji badala ya kukazania mitozo na usanii huu wa siri kali kutaka kujiingiza kwenye biashara ili kupiga. Mmeshindwa hata ubinafsishaji mdogo tu, mtaweza biashara ya madini yenye kila aina ya utapeli kama dhahabu na madini mengine? Mnashindwa hata kukusanya kodi, mtaweza hii biashara? Badala ya kutaka kuwaongezea mafyatu hasara, maumivu, presha, na umaskini, jenga mazingira mazuri ya uzalishaji. Mkifanya hivyo, mafyatu watatengeneza njuluku na kulipa kodi.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Tatu, ziba mianya ya utoroshaji njuluku zetu na madini. Hapa maana yake ni kuweka uchumi mikononi mwa mafyatu wa kaya hii badala ya kuacha kwenye mikono ya kunguru toka nonihino kwa akina dugu yangu.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Nne, acha na pambana ufisadi, ubabaishaji, uvivu, usanii, na matumizi mabaya ya raslimali na njuluku za mafyatu kiukweli bila ya usanii. Jiulize. Je CAG anapotoa ripoti ya mwaka ambazo siku zote ni msiba kwa mafyatu na sherehe kwenu, pamoja na madudu yote hayo, huwa li siri kali linafanya nini zaidi ya kutoa matamko na kufyatua mafyatu ambao huishia kuufyata na kuliwa kiulani? Huwezi kutegemea upate njuluku wakati kila jambo linafanyika kibabaishaji, kifisadi, kisanii, mbali, na uvivu na uzembe vinavyovumiliwa kutokana na kujuana. Hebu mfano, jikumbushe kashfa ya hivi karibuni ya Mkurugenzi wa mkoa wa Mwendazake aliyepatikana kashfa akahamishiwa Moro. Je wapo wangapi na washapiga njuluku ngapi za mafyatu?</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Tano, tueleze hii dhahabu itakavyonusurika iwapo mmeshindwa hata kuilinda hiyo iliyoko ardhini? Yako wapi makinikia mliyotufyatua changa la macho nayo? Kama mnashindwa hata kulinda tanzanite Mirirani mtaweza dhahabu safi au mtakusanya kakumba na kuiweka na kuondoka na dhahabu safi kama ilivyotokea wakati ule wa wizi wa ruxa? Mmetupotezea njuluku kujenga na kuzungushia ukuta Mirirani wakati akina Riz One bado wanapiga njuluku na makampuni yao mizimu. Kwani, Mirirani tanzanite hazivushiwi kupitia hayo mageti? Kaulize akina Rizi One. Nani kasahau namna wakati ndingi yao akiwa rahisi hata twiga walipitishwa uwanja wa ndege.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Sita, je hiyo dhahabu mtanunua toka kwa makampuni haya ambayo yamekuwa yakitupiga tangu yaingie? Jikumbushe bilioni 30 zilizozamishwa na kampuni ya kuchimba dhahabu ya Buhembe wakati wa Ben Makapi? Je wajanja waliozifyatua mliwafanya nini zaidi ya Muumbaji kuwafyatua baada ya kugundua mafyatu hamuwezi kufanya lolote japo mnaliwa kila uchao? <span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span></span>Jikumbushe akina Gray Mgonjwa na Endrew Chwenge mbali na akina Niziro Kadamage. Ibra Msa7ha, Kagoda ambaye siku hizi amezaliwa upya, Meremetuka, Richmonduli, Absa, Kuunguzwa kwa banki kubwa, juzijuzi Mirirani na akina Riz One, na wengine wengi walioifyatua kaya hii. Jikumbushe kashfa kama Mwanakaya gold na nyingine nyingi zilizamisha njuluku kibao za mafyatu kama mna kumbukumbu au utaratibu wa kutunza kumbukumbu.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Kwa ushauri wangu, hii unayopendekeza ni biashara kichaa tena ifanywayo na vichaaa. Kama tulivyopigwa wakati wa ruxa, mtatupiga halafu mnakuja na rongorongo bila kujali mnakuwa mmeishafyatu mafyatu. Hapa ni usiamini. Mnataka kuwaliza mafyatu. Kwanini sasa au ni kwa vile kuna uchakachuaji ujao twenty twenty-five? Kwanini miaka yote mmekuwa mnapokea madafu wakati wenzenu wanahomola na kwenda kuuza kwa njuluku kali badala ya kupokea kodi na mirahaba kwa dhahabu badala ya madafu yenu? Halafu eti mnajidai ni madoktari. Anza kutoza kodi na mirahaba kwa dhahabu muache uvivu wa kufikiri.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Hivi leo nimekunywa bia ngapi? Hata kama nimelewa, mafyatu msikubali kuwa kichwa cha mwendawazimu akina Madilu kujifunzia kunyoa.</span></p><p class="yiv9428464564ydp59bdb0cbMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo</span></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-81834974291333283652024-02-01T10:02:00.000-08:002024-02-01T10:02:46.781-08:00The genesis of ‘Law Day’ in Tanzania<p> </p><header class="entry-header-outer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><div class="entry-header" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 45px; line-height: 1.2; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="post-title entry-title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 41px; line-height: 1.4; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><img alt="" class="attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="199" is_main_img="1" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px" src="https://dailynews.co.tz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/msekwa.jpg" srcset="https://dailynews.co.tz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/msekwa.jpg 375w, https://dailynews.co.tz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/msekwa-300x159.jpg 300w" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13px; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 750px;" width="375" /></h1></div></header><div class="entry-content entry clearfix" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 30px;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">TODAY, 1<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">st</span> February, 2024; is recognised as “Law Day’ in the United Republic of Tanzania. The practice of marking this day had its humble beginnings in the year 1996, and the idea itself was conceived by the then Chief Justice of Tanzania, the late Hon. Mr Justice Francis Nyalali. May his soul rest in eternal peace. I was, at that time, the Speaker of the Tanzania National Assembly. On one blessed morning of an ordinary working day in January of that year, I received a telephone call from Chief Justice Francis Nyalali, who invited me to his office for a “little discussion” the next day. I accepted the invitation. And when we met, that is when he explained his plan of introducing “Law Day” in the Judiciary calendar.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>He told me that what he had in mind, was to set aside one agreed day in every year, which would be dedicated to making serious reflections on the general performance of the Judiciary in carrying out its constitutional mandate of dispensing justice. But, he said, since Parliament is the sole fountain of all the country’s laws, whenever it exercises its crucial, major role of legislation; he had considered it important, and actually necessary, to involve that Institution’s participation in this annual function; and that, he said, was the reason for his invitation to me to come to this discussion.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>I readily agreed to cooperate, and that is how this “Law Day” was born, as a cooperative venture between the Judiciary, and the Legislature. Initially, it started as a ‘single-day’ event, to be held on 1<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">st</span> February of every year; and was being observed only at the national level, the venue being one of the court rooms of the Tanzania High Court headquarters building in Dar es Salaam.<br />Those were the ‘humble’ beginnings of “Law Day”, and what was stated by Chief Justice Nyalali was the principal purpose of celebrating ‘Law Day’. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span> But these celebrations were subsequently expanded, both in their scope to cover a whole week of activities, carried out in all of the Regions and Districts of Tanzania; as well as in their purpose, which now includes “educating the public” on various matters relating to the dispensation of justice.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>And at the National level, this expansion also involved the attendance of the Head of State, the President of the United Republic; which explains why President Samia is gracing them today with her personal presence in Dodoma, the new seat of the Union government.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>The theme for this year’s celebrations is- “the importance of the concept of justice for the welfare of our nation, and the role of the Judiciary, and stake holders, in improving the integrated criminal justice system”. The relevant stake holders are, presumably, aware that the “justice system” involves a number of important steps which are normally taken in the criminal justice process; which include: investigation, arrest, prosecution, court hearings, and imprisonment (in cases where offenders are duly convicted).<br /><span> </span><span> </span>At one time in the course of my varied public service responsibilities, I also had the privilege of being appointed Chairman of a commission which was tasked to undertake a ‘comprehensive review’ of the entire range of the criminal justice system, and make recommendations for their improvement.<br />This was “<em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Judicial System Review Commission</em>”, which was established in on 14<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> November,1975; and became known as “The Msekwa Commission”. I was then the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>It was a ‘small-size’ commission of only seven members, including the Chairman; assisted by a secretariat of only two officials. its ‘Terms of Reference” were to investigate the following matters, and submit appropriate recommendations: – <span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>(i) Whether the present structure, and system of operation of the courts of Tanzania is satisfactory. And if not, what changes should be made, or what steps should be taken, to enable our courts to render better service.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>(ii) Whether the present structure and the system of operation of the departments concerned with prosecution are satisfactory; and if not, to recommend changes, which should be made, or steps which should be taken, to enable these departments to render better service.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>(iii) Whether the structure, and system of operation of the defence advocates is satisfactory; and if not, what changes should be made to ensure that they provide better service. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>(iv) To consider the various procedural laws which regulate the manner of hearing cases (specifically, the law of evidence, the criminal procedure code, and the civil procedure code); and to recommend changes for their improvement, which will result in the general improvement in the administration of justice, as well as well as the advancement of the war against crime.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span> (v) To consider any other matter, which will improve the administration of justice in our country.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>We worked hard and diligently, and produced our final Report and recommendations to the appointing authority, in early 1977. Glad to say, all our recommendations were accepted. They included a recommendation to establish a permanent “Law Reform Commission; “which shall keep the law constantly attuned to the changing needs or requirements of our Society in the economic, social, and political fields”.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>Our basic argument for that recommendation was stated as follows:– “no law which is constantly nourished with new ideas can be an effective instrument in bringing the desired changes in any society. We feel that in order to ensure constant mobilisation of the law in the heavy tasks of development, there is need to establish an independent organ, which will constantly monitor the administration and general operation of the law; with a view to maintaining its relevance, in the constantly changing times and conditions.<br />We therefore recommend the establishment of a permanent, statutory ‘Law Reform Commission’, which shall be charged with responsibility for the constant reform of the law”.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>The recommended permanent ‘Law Reform Commission’ was promptly established in 1983, and, to my surprise, with me as one of its part-time commissioners. And, an even greater surprise was that my service ‘contract’ on that commission was repeatedly renewed, until the time of my final retirement from the public service, in 2012.<br /><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The role of stakeholders<br /></em></span>As we have already seen above, the theme for this year’s ‘Law Day’ celebrations, includes taking a look at “the role of stakeholders” in improving the justice delivery system. This will be the main focus of today’s presentation.<br /><span> </span><span> </span>In my own personal experience gained from working on these issues, my settled view is that the primary role of stake holders in the delivery of criminal justice processes (and the fight against crime in our society), is that of serving as prosecution “witnesses” in criminal case hearings, when required to do so. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2c2f34;"> </span><span style="color: #2c2f34;"> </span><span style="color: #2c2f34;"> But I have also noticed the unfortunate reluctance, or unwillingness, or even fear, of going to court to undertake this civic duty, which appears to afflict some of our people. It is my humble opinion that this behavioural ‘defect’ is what has made the fight against corruption in our society exceedingly difficult; despite the stringent laws which have been enacted for that specific purpose.</span><br /><span style="color: #2c2f34;"> </span><span style="color: #2c2f34;"> </span><span style="color: #2c2f34;">During the time when I was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ukerewe, I encountered one particular incident, which readily attests to the existence of this unwillingness; which is the following:-There was one medical doctor at our District Hospital, who was widely accused of taking bribes from his patients; and I had publicly promised to take this doctor to court, if anyone would bring to my attention a reliable evidence of his alleged evil actions. </span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span> I was working in my constituency office one day, when two excited persons walked in, with the news that the said doctor had demanded a bribe from the husband of a woman who was waiting at that moment, at the hospital to deliver. She could not deliver normally, and needed a medical operation.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span> Because the husband had no cash, he had offered a cow instead, which the doctor accepted, and the cow has already been delivered, and is standing there in the hospital grounds. Then they asked me: Mhe. Mbunge, is this not the kind of reliable evidence you have been looking for?<br /><span> </span><span> </span>Indeed, it was, if it was true. So, I immediately went off with them to the hospital grounds to verify their story. Yes, the husband was there, who confirmed the story I had been told about his wife, but avoided mentioning the doctor’s demand for a bribe.<br />When I asked him about this, and about the cow which he had brought to the doctor for that purpose; and whether he was ready to be a witness to this fact in the District Magistrate’s court in order to help in the fight against corruption?<br /><span> </span><span> </span>There was manifest hesitation before he answered. And when the answer came out, it was totally negative. Because he said: “ No, it is not true that I brought this cow here to bribe the doctor. I am actually selling this cow, and this being Christmas time, I thought I would find a ready market here at the hospital. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Hence, if you are interested, Mhe. Mbunge, just take it”. I was totally disappointed. And this was not an isolated case of people here in Ukerewe, being unwilling to go to court as witnesses, for the generally adduced reason that “it entails a lot of inconvenience (usumbufu), because of the court habit of frequent adjournments of cases, thus necessitating the witness’s frequent attendance, to the detriment of his other responsibilities”.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">This reluctance, or unwillingness, is what mainly encumbers the fight against corruption through court proceedings. However, there are also other factors; including the law itself, in its provision that ‘the giver of a bribe, as well as its recipient, are both guilty of the offence of corruption’. This provision tends to scare the bribe givers away from going to court to give evidence, for the obvious fear that they too will be caught in that corruption net.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">This reminds me of a (presumably) imaginary story, which is told in an old book titled “Oliver Twist”; in which Mr Brounlow tells Mr. Bumble, that “the law supposes that your wife acts under you direction”. To which Mr Bumble replies: “if the law says that, the law is an ass – an idiot”.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">But, surely, our anti-corruption law is definitely </span><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: x-large; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">not</em><span style="font-size: large;"> an ass. It is seriously intended to fight the corruption virus in our society, most effectively. As President Nyerere himself put it in his speech relating thereto: –</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Hatukufanya mzaha, tulipotunga sheria kali ya kupambana na rushwa, ambayo iliweka masharti kwamba ikithibitika Mahakamani kwamba mtu amekula rushwa, basi yule aliyetoa rushwa hiyo, na yule aliyeiokokea, kila mmoja wao atakiona cha mtema kuni. Kwani tuliweka adhabu ake kuwa n kifungo kisichopungua miaka miwili jela; pamoja na kupigwa viboko ishirini na nne, kumi na mbili siku anapoingia jela, na kumi na mbili siku anapoondoka, ili akamuoneshe mke wake.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">But, in practice, it does not always work that way, as was demonstrated in the 1963 corruption case against Minister Abdallah Fundikira, in which the giver of the bribe was convicted on his own plea of guilty; but the accused Minister, Chief Fundikira, was acquitted!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">However, when it comes to </span><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: x-large; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">electoral</em><span style="font-size: large;"> corruption, other factors emerge, which belong to the category of “accomplices”.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">piomsekwa@gmail.com /0754767576.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Source: Daily News today.</span></span></div></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-30013014503044171242024-01-31T11:50:00.000-08:002024-01-31T11:50:44.644-08:00 Kumbe Mirirani Imefamilishwa kwa akina Riz One! na Nduguze Sasa<p><br /><b style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; outline: none !important;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikB62Zy4GSVjdrZdsdrMUKI1gvaH4xc4Cbm38YItF6XjTEqDMuA6Fhukzpl0IcQ6zhJ1ZTA3vhk5pvAVmTb4tQaXGyvb_eQXDt36SUkXRsA8Mu7cbQCw_4h8z9OIdwDyHbUiFAU6vknlCU69wwbiz1CdsuyaRsmwmF4rqWFEmQal7jrxDQQz_JasQVXKtO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikB62Zy4GSVjdrZdsdrMUKI1gvaH4xc4Cbm38YItF6XjTEqDMuA6Fhukzpl0IcQ6zhJ1ZTA3vhk5pvAVmTb4tQaXGyvb_eQXDt36SUkXRsA8Mu7cbQCw_4h8z9OIdwDyHbUiFAU6vknlCU69wwbiz1CdsuyaRsmwmF4rqWFEmQal7jrxDQQz_JasQVXKtO=w565-h313" width="565" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Katika kujimwambafy, kuwatapeli na kuwafyatua mafyatu, si chawa wa maza aitwaye David Albat Bashiti alitinga Mirerani ili kuwafyatua mafyatu waufyate na kuamini wana viongozi wanaowafaa wasijue sanaa. Kama kawaida ya mbwembwe na sanaa zake, alijifanya kuwa na uchungu na mafyatu kusikiliza matatizo ya mafyatu wakati naye ni tatizo tena jipu kubwa linalonuka tu. Huu uchungu kweli au uchangu wa kisiasa na uchuro? Huyu chawa mwenye cheo cha Katibua propaganda, uchawa, na urongo bila itikadi anaongea utadhani maza mwenyewe. Nashangaa si chata wala maza anayeona madhara wanayatengeneza kwa kutaka kutumia utapeli na kamera kujitia wanatatua matatizo ya mafyatu wakati si kweli. Chawa anajijenga kwa kuwabomoa wao japo anapoteza muda asijue wanaweza kumpoteza.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Akiwa anatazama kamera na kutabasamu apigwe picha na kuwafyatua mafyatu kuwa ana uchungu nao, si njemba moja ikamfyatua swali tata na gumu. Njemba ilieleza mgogoro kati ya kampuni moja aliyosema ni ya akina Riz One iliyowatimua wafanyakazi kinamna. Alitaja wazi kuwa kampuni hii yenye ubia na siri kali, ni mzuka kama si mzimu japo inamilikiwa na akina Riz One. Kuona hana la kujibu, alisema “wewe ungekuwa mimi ungefanyaje?” Kanywe poizoni au jinyongwe.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Kama huna la kufanya, kwanini kuwatapeli mafyatu kwa kujimwambafy kuwa unalenga kutatua matatizo yao? Hujui kuwa matatizo ya mafyatu ni nyinyi mnaowala na kupeana ulaji kwa kujuana kifamilia, kiukoo, na kichama kama wewe?</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; outline: none !important;"> Nadhani wote tunamjua Riz One ni nani. Ni kitegemezi cha Njaa Kaya. We! Koma. Hii si mara ya kwanza kutajwa kwenye ulafi na uoza ambapo kaya imefishwa na kuoza na kuwa mzoga kama wa tembo ambapo mainzi na mipanya na mipanyabuku tena michafu bila kunawa </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;">ikiurarua na kuutafuna kwa mikono na miguu wakivimbiwa kutapika, na kujisaidia humo. Wakati haya yote yakifanyika, wanatokea mafyatu wanaosema eti <i style="outline: none !important;">home </i>kunogile wakati kunugulu (tafsiri muulize<i style="outline: none !important;"> njomba</i>). Kuna kunoga au kurogwa? Huyu kidhabu bingwa wa kula na kukufuru bado ana jeuri ya kuwatia mafyatu vidole machoni. Kama akina Kinjekitile Bokero Ngwale, Mtwa Mkwawa wa Mwinyigumba Mwamuyinga, Mtyera Kasanda Milambo, Nyungu ya Mawe, Isike hata mzee Mchonga Kambarage wa Burito wangefufuka, kama siyo kuchapa mafyatu bakora, huenda wangejinyonga kwa makufuru, ulafi, na uoza vinavyoendelea.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Ufamilia, uchawa, ukoo, upanya, na ufisadi wa kimfumo vilivyohalalishwa vinavyoendelea vingefanya mafyatu hawa wakongwe wajinyotoe roho. Hivi kama hakuna ukweli, inakuwaje majina ya vigogo yatajwe kwenye kila ufyatuaji na kaya iache kuitwa kaya ya famila au koo fulani? Inakuwaje wengi wa wanafyatua vyeo vya ulaji mnene ima wana majina manene au ni marafiki, ndugu, au jamaa za wanene au wenye majina manene? Je tukifyatuka na kudai kuwa hii kaya iitwe Wanene country ni matusi au uchokozi?</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Mafyatu nasi ni wa kulaumiwa. Hivi unaposikia kuwa mfano Riz One na wenzake wana kampuni mzimu kama ilivyofyatuliwa huko Mirirani, unafyatua hatua gani? Je yapo makampuni mengi mengine kama haya hayajulikani au hayajavuliwa nguo? Je yana mitandao yake Mirirani tu au kaya nzima kila palipo na ulaji? Je kaya imeishatiwa na itatiwa hasara kiasi gani tangu mchezo huu mchafu uanze na itapata hasara kiasi gani kama mafyatu wanaendelea kufyata na kuwa watazamaji utadhani hayawahusu? </span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Niwaase akina Riz One na walafi wengine kama wao. Hata mngeuza kaya nzima</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">kapata njuluku kuliko akina Elon na Bill mnadhani mtaishi milele wajalaana nyie?</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">awaulize vitegemezi wa akina nonihino waliofilisi NBC na kuibuka matajiri wa kunuka.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Si wamekufa na kucha kila kitu kikianza kusambaratika? Fyatu ni nani na ana nini</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">duniani kama siyo ukumbaff na tamaa za kikumbaff?</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Katika kudurusu na kufanyia uchambuzi wa kina shutuma dhidi ya akina Riz One kuwa na kampuni mzuka na kufanya biashara na siri kali ambayo nayo ni chafu, nimegundua yafuatayo:</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Kwanza, kuna ukweli usiopingika. Kama sIvyo, wahusika wangejitokeza na kukanusha. Wanavyopenda sifa na kuonekana wema, naamini wasingeufyata bali kufyatuka lau ngonjera. Hata huyu chiwawa wao angejitahidi kufanya utetezi. Hapa naona, kuna mitandao ya ulaji inayochukiana na kutaka kumalizana. Chiwawa, inavyoonekana, hayumo kwenye mtandao wa akina Riz One. Kutokana na jibu la kukata tamaa alilotoa, ingawa hata hayo mengine anayotoa ni changa la macho na rongorongo, linasema kila kitu kuwa hali katika wizii huu si shwari baina ya majiziii.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Pili, wenye hilo kampuni ni wanene pamoja na wanufaika wao. Maana, msemaji amesema wazi kuwa waziri Bitek siyo yule Okot wa Song of Lawino, alishindwa. Maza naye inasemekana ameshindwa. Je kweli maza kashindwa pamoja na mamlaka hayo yote, au naye anaogopa wanene wake asiwaguse pabaya kabla hata ya kufika twenty twenty-five au naye yumo? Je kama ameshindwa na jikampuni mzuka, ataiweza kaya kweli? Anaifaa kaya kweli au ni yale yale kuwa mnatoa mbovu moja mnaweka nyengine? Je nanyi mafyatu mmeshindwa wakati mtama ushamwagwa kwa kuku? Basi hapa bila mafyatu kuamua kutia guu, mtaliwa hadi mkome. Mie simo. Nani aliwe?</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Du! Nimesahau? Nimeandika eti kaya imefamilishwa kwa akina Riz One?</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Soma taratibu wasisikie na usimwambie fyatu yoyote hata mshirika wako wa bedroom.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0101451025ydpbb39557bMsoNormalIndent" style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></span></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-14124458310723875492024-01-24T10:57:00.000-08:002024-01-24T10:58:41.466-08:00Mjue Katibua Mkuu Mpya wa Chama cha Mafyatu (CcM)<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-sNOpO5J3EEwLQghdSdq45ZXLxu08zPOT_pFp36Qun_idu3oqMJpm7JRhJY6vD2nIC3TptPbEjlbY-v4X_5-D1TfGOh2vXEueNjFcMXFShGJ2rrc_ndabMBe8ucWVrZs87a0xpaiPNqyM76Dlhb8byXoSMiVhz-AvCD7IHF-vG-QD6e3VIbNDx_IvwgLi" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-sNOpO5J3EEwLQghdSdq45ZXLxu08zPOT_pFp36Qun_idu3oqMJpm7JRhJY6vD2nIC3TptPbEjlbY-v4X_5-D1TfGOh2vXEueNjFcMXFShGJ2rrc_ndabMBe8ucWVrZs87a0xpaiPNqyM76Dlhb8byXoSMiVhz-AvCD7IHF-vG-QD6e3VIbNDx_IvwgLi=w623-h374" width="623" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"></p><div style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; text-indent: 36pt;">Baada ya aliyekuwa katibua mkuu wa Chata cha Mafyatu
(CcM) kufyatuliwa na kashfa ya ukwaree, juzi tulipata mrithi wake. Tulikutana
kisiwani Mafia kuteua katibu mkuu mpya kuchukua nafasi iliyoachwa wazi na
kufyatuliwa kwa Mchongo. Loh! Sasa nataka kufyatuka! Namaanisha Chongo loh, </span><i style="color: #1d2228; text-indent: 36pt;">sorry</i><span style="color: #1d2228; text-indent: 36pt;">,
katibua muwajibika alitibua wakamtibua akatibuka na kutokomea. Tokana na chata
letu kuwa la koo maarufu nene zenye historia ya ulaji Kayani, tulifyatua sifa
za wale waliopaswa kujipima kugombea nafasi hii yenye ulaji na ushawishi mnene
kwa mafyatu. Zifuatazo ni baadhi ya sifa walizokuwa nazo wagombea:<br /></span><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mosi, walipaswa kuwa mafyatu wa vigogo wa chata. Kama
maza au dingi wako hakuwa/kuwahi kuwa kigogo, hukuona ndani. Tulishauri wasio
vitegemezi wa vigogo kutotupotezea muda kuleta maombi wala kuwa na mawazo ya
kupitishwa. Siku zote, tumekuwa wazi katika hili. Kauli mbiu ya chata letu
inafahamika. “Chata lina wenyewe na wenyewe ni vigogo na tugogo na vitegemezi
vyetu.” Hivyo, msishangae kukiona kitegemezi chetu Daktari wa Falsafa na
propaganda dogo Imma Mchimvi Nkwazi wa Ngwenyama ambaye ni kitegemezi changu na
Bi Mkubwa wangu Nesaa kupitishwa na kupeta kuwa katibua mkuu wa chata la shoga
yake mama yake. </span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Pili, mbali na kuwa kitegemezi cha kigogo, muombaji
alipaswa awe na PhDii ya kweli ni si ya kuungaunga au ya kughushi au ya heshima
zilizogeuka za dharau. Kayani kwetu, bila PhDii halisi na siyo hizi za heshima
na zile zinazotolewa na kupelekwa kwa wanunua kama pizza huna chako. Tulitaka
wasomi waliopiga shule kwelikweli na siyo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>wa kughushi au kujipachika kama matapeli wachunaji wengi wajipachikao
vyeo vitukufu vya kiroho kuficha uroho wao na ufisadi wa kuuza neno la Mungu.
Hii ililenga kuwafyatua maadui zetu wapingaji watuogope na kuufyata. Juzi
nilisikitika sana kwenye inshu ya mageshi kugeuzwa wazoa taka.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mnakumbuka namna yule Chiwawa wa maza alivyojibu upupu na
upuuzi badala ya kujibu hoja? Sie siyo kama wale wawalao mafyatu tena kwa
kubabaisha na kutumia chawa na viwawa. Sisi, tunatumia wasomi waliova na
kuivika wawafyatue wanaotaka kuufyatua ulaji wetu mnene na mtukufu.
Alhamdullillahi hukutuletea Chiwawa japo umetupa madoamadoa kama Katibua wa
chata lako mpyaaa.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Hapa lazima nikazie. Hatukutaka mafyatu waliowahi kujipa
udaktari hata kabla ya kuusomea. Namkumbuka mmoja kwenye chata la wale
aliyekuwa akijiita doktari hadi janja yake ilipofichuka akaamua kuregea shule
na kupewa. Sina hakika kama aliisomea na kuifyatua kihalali au alipewa kama
wale wengine wenzake kwenye chata lao niwajuao vilaza wanaojiita madoktari kama
mimi wasijue yangu nimeihenyekea ughaibuni tena kwa miaka.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Tatu, ili uteuliwe katibua wa CcM, lazima alipaswa kuwa
tayari kuacha ndoto ya kugombea urahisi kunipinga mimi. Hii nafasi, nilishasema
wazi, ni yangu. Hapa hapakuwa na cha domokrasia ya ndani ya chata wala nini.
Lazima nipite. Na atakayejitia kiherehere kunipinga ajue nitamfyatua tu.
Akijitokeza, nitamnyamazia, ila ajue, baada ya mafyatu kunipa kijiti,
nitakitumia kumfyatua. Nitamkong’ota kulhali ajue mie siyo wa kuchezea.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Nne, alipaswa kuwa mkatili ili kuendesha operesheni ya
tokomeza uchawa (otu) katika kaya na chata. Hatukutaka machawa wanaoeneza
magonjwana kunyonya damu za mafyatu. Tulitaka fyatu safi na katili ambaye
akisikia neno chawa anapata kichaa na kufyatua vitu vyake.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Tano, hakupaswa awe au aliwahi kuwa msaliti. Kwa fyatu
yoyote ambaye ima amewahi kulazimika kujiuzulu wadhifa wowote, kutangazwa
msaliti na kupewa adhabu ya kutogombea nafasi yoyote kwa miaka minne, hii
nafasi haikumfaa wala hakutufaa. Nani anataka msaliti? Chata letu siyo karai la
kufuliwa makapi na uchafu au kokoro la kuvua kila aina ya taka zipatikanazo
ziwani na nchi kavu. Chata letu ni chata safi na tukufu lisilotaka mabaka,
magamba, au kuwa chaka la mabaki, wasaliti, chawa, na wachumia tumbo wenye uchu
wa Madaraka, wala si madhabahu ya kusafishia wenye dhambi za usaliti.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span> </span><span> </span>Leo sisemi mengi. Nadhani nimeeleweka vilivyo.
Tusijelaumiana kuwa sikuwaonya. Narudia, bila jina <i>kuba</i> au kuwa <i>toto
ya gogo</i> hapana <i>laji yako dugu</i> yangu. Nendauza nyanya dugu yangu au
cheza bahati nasibu naweza <i>pata laji</i> huko.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color: #1d2228;">Hivi katibua wa CcM ni nani eti na sifa zake ni zipi <i>nunc
pro tunc</i>? Hilo bomba nawaachia muwaulize wanasharia.</span></span></span></div><div style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt;">Kama wewe dingi au maza wako hakuwa kigogo na haukuwa na PhDii
ya ukweli, usingeona ndani. Wote waliojitia kufyatuka, walinoa. Tulihakikisha
tunapitisha vitegemezi vyetu kulinda na kuepuka kuhatarisha maslahi yetu. Si
inapendekeza? Naona yule anatikisa kichwa kwa hasira. Huna haja ya kujitia
presha. Utake, usitake, ndivyo ilivyo, chata letu lina wenyewe na wenyewe ni
sisi vigogo na koo zetu, watoto, vijukuu, vitukuu, vilembewe, vilembwekeza na
vinyinginyika, kuku, mbwa, chawa, na hata panya wetu. Kwani nani alikuzuia au
madingi wako kuwa vigogo? Ukitaka ulaji, basi kafyatue au kafyatuliwe na
kitegemezi cha kigogo kama braza Moody Mchengeta.</span></div><div style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt;"> Geshi ni kama
gesi. Likiripuka, wote tunalipuka. Chondechonde msiliingize kwenye siasa zenu
za majitaka/uchiwawa/uchawa. Kazi yake si kuzoa taka wala kusafisha vyoo. Hizo
kazi zina wenyewe kwenye mamlaka za mawilaya na siyo geshi letu tukufu.</span></div><div style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt;">Chanzo: Mwananchi, leo.</span></div><p></p>
Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-61771443761538240612024-01-17T12:35:00.000-08:002024-01-17T12:35:17.511-08:00Sasa Maza Aitwe Prof Emeritus na Wenzake Madoktari<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 36pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmRZy55VYyMspHf6PEHMggpJ0InDTGg-KhhaoGfnVFUJbfh2XnyFn_qvhGSN6JSYaOMv-SDY6IM8ZHzQednHDQ_VjvDqfU33XtI_2mIv6g-DzgHviIbYzC57f89B1dSe8eFo7x3bIZvTtx30Gag1zTQro6Ib_1OR0fgTuEbMrYjpyncCxbN6w0cm_aCpCR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmRZy55VYyMspHf6PEHMggpJ0InDTGg-KhhaoGfnVFUJbfh2XnyFn_qvhGSN6JSYaOMv-SDY6IM8ZHzQednHDQ_VjvDqfU33XtI_2mIv6g-DzgHviIbYzC57f89B1dSe8eFo7x3bIZvTtx30Gag1zTQro6Ib_1OR0fgTuEbMrYjpyncCxbN6w0cm_aCpCR=w609-h371" width="609" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;">Kwa vile sifa zinatoka kila kona kuwa amefanya makuu
na makubwa mengi hata kama hajawahi kushika chaki wala kufundisha hata
chekechea, maza sasa ni prof emeritus. Huu ndiyo urathi wa jiwe. Isitoshe, si
vibaya kumtia moyo kipenzi maza yetu. Naona yule anasonya cheo gani hiki
ambacho siyo udoktari wa heshima.</span><span style="color: #1d1e1f; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"> Wajua
maana yake? Ni prof mstaafu. Alifundisha na kustaafu Chuo gani? tafadhalli
sana. Usiniulize. Mimi ni kama fyatu Paulo. Fuata nikwambiacho siyo nifanyacho
fyatu wangu. Mafyatu wameniomba nimuombe maza akubali kupewa hadhi hii.
Usiniulize toka Chuo gani? Kwani, lazima kiwe chuo? Nani anashindwa kufyatua
Chuo feki na kufyatua vitu kama hivi? Wanaotaka kunifyatua kwa kuja na ubunifu
huu, wajiulize. Mbona mafyatu wengine wanapomtunuku hamuohoji bali kuimba kwaya
doktari doktari utadhani vyura na chawa? Sasa, mtake msitake, mtaanza kuimba
prof emeritus hata kama wengine hamuwezi kuitamka.</span></span></div><div style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1d1e1f;"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Wala sisi hatutakuwa wa kwanza. Mbona M7 na nke wake walipewa udoktari wa
heshima kwa pamoja ukiacha mbali Grace Jongwe wa kule Zimba za Mabwe alijitia
kuusomea kwa miezi sita akaishia kuumbuka alipobanduliwa Jongwe? Amin aliwahi
kusema kuwa watawaliwa wanapaswa kuwapenda watawala wao. Nami nasema lazima
waliwa wawapende na kuwasifia wanaowala, <i>sorry</i>, wanaowatawala. Kama
wengine wamewapa shahada hizi na vyeo vitukufu, kama wachunaji wamejipachika
utume, unabii, uaskofu, na upuuzi, sorry, utapeli, sorry, utukufu mwingine,
kwanini iwe kosa kwetu au kwa maza kusifiana na kutunukiana?<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Raha jipe mwenyewe au mpeane. Kuna kosa gani, mfano, kumpa dingi kipenzi cha
maza uprofesa ili afanane ni waivu wake? Isingekuwa katiba yetu kutoliona hili,
ningependa bwana nkubwa aitwe rahish kwa vile bi nkubwa ni rahis. Wakwe na
watoto wao ningependa waitwe marahishi ili kuweka ulali katika ulaji wa
kifamilia.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Ikiwapendeza, chata lake, familia, mawazi-ri, marafiki, na hata mafyatu wapewe
udoktari wa heshima. Kwani, lazima kuunga mkono juhudi bila kuwa chawa wala
kunguni. Si inapendeza kwa kila mnene kuwa na cheo na shahada nene? Mbali na
‘kuunga mkono jihitihada’, tunataka kuwakomesha mawazi-ri wanaotunyanyasa na
kutokoga kwa udoktari tena uchwara na siyo kama huu mtukufu wa kupewa na
kusifiwa kama njia ya kuunga mkoni jitihada. Kama wengine waliitwa Mungu bila
kuchukia wala kuwaonya waliofanya hivyo, hamuoni kuwa hii inapendeza na
kuvutia?<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Kwa sababu kufisia nayo ni sera, kwanini mafyatu wasiiunge mkono? Kama hata
chawa wanaongea na kuimba sifa, sisi ni nani? Ni mwanakwaya gani aliwahi
kuuliza mantiki ya wimbo auimbao? Fuata nyuki ule asali. Kama alivyovunga fyatu
mgoshi Yusif Makambale kuwa mama amewapa asali warambe, nani hataki kuramba
asali hata kama asali yenyewe mafyatu hatuioni? Sie tunakula ima kwa imani au
macho wakati akina mgoshi Makambale wakiramba asali kupitia vitegemezi vyao
vilivyopewa ulaji mnene na mnono katika mfumo wa kifamilia zenye majina manene.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Mafyatu tunaanza na prof emeritus. Kama haitatosha, kama yule profedheha
Kabundi wa magamba allivyomuita mwendaze aliiyemuumba maza Mungu, tutamuita
muungu mwenyepenzi na mwenzi kipenzi cha mafyatu hata kama hatupendwi. Katika
nchezo wa karata tatu, lazima ufyatuke na kufyatua ili kufyatua ufyatue ulaji.
Japo wengi watashangaa kwanini mafyatu wazima tena wasomi tunafyatua kitu siyo
kituko kama hiki. Kwani hao waliomwita mwendazake ni watoto au maamuma?<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Kwa taarifa yenu, kuna aina mbili za uumbaji. Upo ule wa mwenyewe Subhana na
ule wa ngurumbili ambao kwa kisambaa huitwa <i>political creation or
cloning</i>. Hapa, mafyatu tegemezi wasioweza kujisimamia, hujikomba ili
kuumbwa au kuibuliwa na wenye maulaji ili wapate tonge na kujaza mifuko yao
isiyoshiba wala kushukuru. Hii haijalishi mhusika ni msomi, mtu mzima, mwanaume
au mwanamke. Ni tabia binafsi ya fyatu kutojiamini au kuishia mbinu na ubunifu
wa kula bata. Huu ni uchangudoa wa kisiasa unaoonekana kuanza kukubalika hata
kushabikiwa. Je nini madhara yake? Kupata wanene wasio na sifa na wanaotumikia
matumbo yao badala ya mafyatu. Pia, inawezekana wahusika wakajikuta uso kwa uso
na popobawa au poposhungi.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Sisi tumeamua kumpa uprof emeritus si kwa sababu ya kujikomba au kutafuta
ulaji. La hasha. Tunafanya hivyo ili kutimiza mila. Naona yule anacheka. Sisi
siyo wachumia tumbo. Ni wanafalsafa ambao ukiwaelewa, utajua nini tunamaanisha.
Utakubali kuwa tunachomaanisha ni tofauti kabisa kwa sababu hatuwezi kuumbwa
wala kupewa ulaji. Nani awape fyatu ulaji wamfyatue? <i>You know what I
mean</i>. Lengo letu ni kumsuta, sorry, kumvuta ili aende chuo akajikunje na
kupewa hii kitu ambacho tunamzawadia kama motisha. Unanifahamu?<br /></span><span style="color: #1d1e1f;"> Turejee kwa wanaojikomba aka machawa, tokana na uchangu wa kisiasa,
wahusika wanaweza kutumiwa hata na maadui toka ughaibuni kutufanyia kitu kibaya
kama vile kutununua, kutugeuza watu, mbali na kutubinafsisha sisi na mali zetu
kuanzia bandari hadi washirika wetu wa bedroom. Are you there? Patamu hapo.
Kabla ya kubinafsisha mshirika wangu wa bedroom, nitahanikiza waanze na wao.
Kwa warume, mtajijuu. Kwa manzi, haina shobo. Muulize bi nkubwa anavyoshare na
wenzake. Sorry, don’t think I’m a party pooper. Nalonga kisambaa japo mjue
fyatu ni doktari tena mwenye PhD ya ukweli si ya kughushi wala kuzawadiwa.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1e1f; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kwanini nami nisipe
uprofesa emeritus? </span></span></div><div style="background: white; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: #1d1e1f; font-size: large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></div>
Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-52324135716016521892024-01-11T18:55:00.000-08:002024-01-11T18:58:45.536-08:00REVISITING THE CAUSATIVE FACTORS IN THE ZANZIBAR GLORIOUS REVOLUTION OF 1964.<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ksnUcAIwFN6aHI2yil3Ddw_PDGI3Hvmyw6TbvETM4Z9fR5vHwbPeRbuN30uJBZQbUlPhUwSkcKtXX7E0P5uu39Ze3_FPZ7Pzge66JVDbkIUiAQj2joiK6ZAnV8uMdFnhtkJOj19WLeh2XeSph_zi7JkLD9_VGPsAbrQbn0kP_eEPlvRI-fkXStTIPH9l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="512" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ksnUcAIwFN6aHI2yil3Ddw_PDGI3Hvmyw6TbvETM4Z9fR5vHwbPeRbuN30uJBZQbUlPhUwSkcKtXX7E0P5uu39Ze3_FPZ7Pzge66JVDbkIUiAQj2joiK6ZAnV8uMdFnhtkJOj19WLeh2XeSph_zi7JkLD9_VGPsAbrQbn0kP_eEPlvRI-fkXStTIPH9l=w614-h385" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span>Tomorrow, 12th January, 2024, will be the 60th</span><span> anniversary of the Zanzibar glorious Revolution, which removed the Arab Sultan’s Government from power. The said government had been in office for just over a month; and installed a new Revolutionary Government, led by President Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume. As will be revealed in this presentation, the British Government, under extremely controversial circumstances, had granted the ‘Instruments of independence’ to Sultan Jamshid Abdullah of Zanzibar on December 9th, 1963, as a result of a seriously disputed general election which was held earlier that year. And that was, undoubtedly, the </span><i>raison d’etre</i><span>, or root cause, of the successful revolution which took place during the night of 11th January, 1964. <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The relevant background : Zanzibar under Arab rule.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The History books show that Zanzibar was, for quite a long time, an Arab colony, initially ruled from Oman by the Sultan of the then vast Arab-dominated Oman commercial Empire in East Africa. But around the beginning of the nineteenth century, as a result of the “wars of succession” which had erupted in Muscat when Sultan Sayyid Said died in 1856; strong factions emerged, which refused to recognize his successor in Zanzibar, then Sultan Seyyid Bargash bin Said as their Sultan; and, instead, made it known that they wanted to secede from the Zanzibar Sultanate.<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>They were successful in that demand, with the intervention and help from the British Government, through what became known as “the Lord Canning Award of 1861”. Thus Zanzibar and Oman became separate Sultanates. It is further recorded that “the Sultan of Zanzibar, apprehensive of the encroachments by the European powers, agreed to British Protection on February 17th, 1890”. That is when Zanzibar became a “British Protectorate”, under the Administration of an official called “the British Resident”. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>And this is the same British Administration which, after a series of seriously disputed elections which they had administered and unfairly managed in favour of the Arab political parties, they eventually decided, against wise advice, to hand over the Instruments of Independence to the Arab Sultan Jamshid Abdullah in December 1963; thus precipitating the resolve by the Afro-Shirazi Party, to throw that Government out of power. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>As we shall see below, this revolution took place primarily because the Afro-Shirazi Party had been continuously cheated, through the British Administration’s gerrymandering of constituency boundaries and through other uncouth election malpractices, aimed at ensuring the success of the Arab political parties the Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP), and the Pemba Peoples’ Party (ZPPP), at the relevant elections. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The ugly face of elections in Zanzibar. <br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zanzibar has an unfortunate long history of controversial, closely fought, and violent elections. Consequently, it has always been haunted by its troubled past, based on politics of hatred and animosity, that had divided that country into two warring parties, which appeared to be unable, or unwilling, to cooperate and work together. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span> Except for the praise worthy reconciliation pact which was successfully worked out by President Amani Abeid Karume, who boldly crafted an innovative reconciliation pact with Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, which enabled the two sides to form a ‘Government of national Unity (GNU) after the 2010 general elections, with Dr. Shein (CCM) as President of Zanzibar, and Maalim Seif (CUF) as First Vice President. Initially, it all went smoothly, with no indications of conflicts within. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>But, indeed sadly, the old politics of animosity soon reappeared as the 2015 general elections approached. It would appear that there were certain extremist politicians there in Zanzibar, whose vested personal interests were seemingly being served by the continuation of the political stalemate therein. This appears to be so because the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), was very short lived; as the next following general elections of 2015 sent Zanzibar right back to its old politics of hatred and animosity. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>The 2015 elections in Zanzibar actually amounted to what may be described as ‘organized chaos’, which led to the annulment of the election results, and the holding of a fresh general election. But this action itself made the situation even worse; for these repeat elections were boycotted by the Civic United Front (CUF), which, refused to recognize the legitimacy of the CCM Zanzibar Government of Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein that was formed after that disputed election. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Thus, in view of the violence, and other nasty conflicts which continuously erupted after every general election in Zanzibar since 1957, one could justifiably even describe those previous elections as a “curse”; that is to say, ‘something that magically causes harm or evil’. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>No wonder therefore, that soon after assuming power following the successful revolution of 1964, President Abed Amani Karume declared that “there will be no elections in Zanzibar for the next fifty years”. He must have been utterly frustrated, and hugely disappointed, by the negative experience of those pre-independence elections. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>What follows below, is a historical narrative of the British administered pre-independence elections in Zanzibar.<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The first general election, July 1957.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The process started, as was also the case in Tanzania Mainland during the same decade, with the formation of political parties which would compete in the proposed elections. The first to be formed was the Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP), which was established in December 1955, consisting mainly of the Arab subjects of the Sultan, also known as ‘Hizbu’. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span><span> </span> On the African side, a Union was formed between the ‘African Association’ and the ‘Shirazi Association’, which gave birth to the ‘Afro-Shirazi Union’, which was later renamed the ‘Afro-Shirazi Party’. </span><span>For the purpose of that first election, Zanzibar was divided into six constituencies, which were: Zanzibar North and South; Pemba North and South; Ng’ambo, and Stone Town. <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>The newly formed Afro-Shirazi Party won in five of those constituents, and lost only in Stone Town, which was won by a candidate fielded by ‘The Muslim Association’, one of the two Indian Associations. The Arab Zanzibar Nationalist Party did not get any seat. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span> It is reported that “this resounding defeat of the ZNP (with the resultant disappointment to its supporters), greatly contributed to the rise in the political temperature, which, from there onwards, continued to gain momentum”. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>The Report of the Provincial Administration for the year 1958, recorded that “the year was notable to the extent to which politics infested almost every side of life in Zanzibar. Traders, cultivators, laborers, fishermen, and even house wives, were all affected. Villagers in the rural areas argued among themselves. Funerals and religious functions were boycotted by rival political parties. Women even pawned their clothes in order to raise funds for the bus fare to political meetings. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Such were the immediate results of the first common roll elections for these formerly peaceful islands”. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The second general election, January 1961.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">For the second Zanzibar general election, the number of constituencies was increased to twenty two, and that is when the first gerrymandering activity in favour of the Arabs took place; when the tiny Stone Town constituency, a predominantly Arab and Indian residential area with only 1,622 registered voters, was split into two constituencies; instead of Ng’ambo constituency, a predominantly Africa residential area with 4,853 registered voters.<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>By then, some positive constitutional changes had been introduced, including the enfranchisement of women, and the lowering of the voting age from 25 years to 21 years. Those two measures considerably increased the voting population, from a total of 39,833 in July1957; to 94,310 in January 1961. In the meantime, a new Arab party had been formed, known as the ‘Zanzibar and Pemba Peoples Party’ (ZPPP). <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>This second general election was held in January, 1961. Its results were that the Afro-Shirazi Party obtained a total of ten Legislative Council seats, eight in Zanzibar, and two in Pemba. The Zanzibar Nationalist Party obtained nine seats, all in Pemba; while the newly formed ZPPP won three seats, all in Pemba. Two of the elected ZPPP members formed a coalition with the ZNP, while the remaining ZPPP member joined the ASP. Thus, producing a stalemate, because each side now had eleven seats.<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The third general election, June, 1961.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">In those circumstances, a fresh election was quickly organized, which took place on 1st June, 1961, after an extra constituency was created in Pemba, in order to make an odd total of twenty three constituencies. This was explained as an effort to avoid a repeat of the stalemate which had been caused by the even number of twenty two constituencies. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span> But again, the additional constituency was deliberately created in Pemba in favour of the Arab parties, which had their greatest strength in Pemba. The results of this third general election were that the ASP, and the ZNP, tied with ten seats each; while the ZPPP retained its three seats, whose members again divided themselves as they had done previously. This therefore gave the ZNP twelve seats, while theASP got eleven seats. The British Government granted Self- government to the majority ZNP/ZPPP coalition. But there quickly ensured bloody riots that reportedly left sixty eight people dead, and more than 350 injured. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The fourth general election, July 1963.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thereafter, a Constitutional conference was held in Lancaster House, London, in 1962; in order to determine the constitutional way forward. The Afro-Shirazi Party insisted on two conditions: one that another general election be held before the granting of independence; and two, that independence be granted in 1962. The second demand was rejected by the British Government. But it was agreed that fresh elections be held in 1963. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>For that general election, which was held on 8th July, 1963; eight new constituencies were added, making a total of thirty one. The results of this election were that: the ASP secured thirteen seats; the ZNP got twelve seats, and the ZPPP got six seats. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>This election is what demonstrated very clearly, the effects of the gerrymandering of constituency boundaries in favour of the ZNP; for ASP polled a majority 54% of all the valid votes cast (it had obtained 13,000 votes more than the total of the votes obtained by the ZNP and the ZPPP combined). And yet it obtained only 13 seats, while the other two, with a combined lesser number of votes, won a total of eighteen seats. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>It is on record the Sir George Mooring, the last British Resident in Zanzibar; as well as Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, the President of Tanganyika, both warned the British Government against granting independence in such controversial circumstances, but their warning was ignored. The British went ahead and granted the Insruments of independence to Sultan Jamshid Abdullah, on 9th December, 1963; who thus became the Head of State of independent Zanzibar. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Talking about “fee elections”? This presentation gives an illustration of elections which were far from being “free and fair”, a situation which should always be avoided by our election managers. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>The final straw<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">As far as the Afro-Shirazi party was concerned, this British action of granting independence to Sultan Jamshid must have been the “straw that broke the camel’s back”. Preparations for the overthrow of the Sultan’s Government must have started very soon thereafter, which culminated in the successful revolution which is being proudly celebrated tomorrow. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span> By God’s grace, tomorrow’s celebrations are being held in very peaceful circumstances, that have been created by the current Government of National Unity, under the able leadership of Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi. piomsekwa@gmail.com /0754767576.<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Source: Cde Pius Msekwa.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-43778850985733173792024-01-10T08:08:00.000-08:002024-01-10T08:08:58.611-08:00Hatuhitaji siasa majitaka, uviwawa, na uchumiatumbo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIcSXyxFQFauGg_BK_watVGZyPfHBXemp_pDYWVjv6GYEy5Ut_TpC7Hz-9C5RzaySWGd6Tpv0ob9MtgaQgHLTkEemhE0bqjF4ZYbk7WxCeIxcAI7k_slYIPWQuyRK3iCy2LUb069zgMqDvhuchh7bVR_gk62nnuwqREVWXB6UlbwqEzyGiUS8r8NCpgHuo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIcSXyxFQFauGg_BK_watVGZyPfHBXemp_pDYWVjv6GYEy5Ut_TpC7Hz-9C5RzaySWGd6Tpv0ob9MtgaQgHLTkEemhE0bqjF4ZYbk7WxCeIxcAI7k_slYIPWQuyRK3iCy2LUb069zgMqDvhuchh7bVR_gk62nnuwqREVWXB6UlbwqEzyGiUS8r8NCpgHuo=w620-h393" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;">Tangu Bi Mkubwa, almaarufu maza, afyatue kijibwa kiitwacho Chihuahua au Chiwawa kwa Waswahili aka pet, kayani hakukaliki. Nimefyatuliwa. Kijibwa chenyewe kinabwekabweka sina mfano! Kinabwekea hata jua. Ila kwa woga, sina hamu. Akiruka inzi, kinatoka mkuku! Kakipa majina mengi. Mara kiitwe Mwamba, Tamba, Gilo, Jerome, Stanley, Ray, Kiemenaa, mara Miki. Taabu tupu. Ameigiza utasha kuipa mimbwa majina ya mafyatu kuonyesha walivyo <i style="outline: none !important;">smart</i> na wa maana kuliko hata mafyatu weusi wanaowabagua. Chiwawa kanibandua. Akirejea kazini, ni chiwawa, chiwawa naye. Tuyaache. Ila amejua kututenda na kututenza!<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Leo nafyatua siasa za majitaka, uchiwawa, na <i style="outline: none !important;">uchumiastomach</i>. Juzi nilimsikia fyatu wa upingaji ulogeuka upigaji, Mzito (mvivu kifikra) Zobahili Kabwela akifyatuka kama chiwawa eti vyata vya siasa na visasi vipewe ruzuku 10% ya njuluku za ruzuku! Akili au matope? Thubutu! Tunawaruzukia nini? <i style="outline: none !important;">Are you serious or seriously mentally sick? </i>Huu nao ni upigaji wa kisiasa<i style="outline: none !important;">.</i> Ulisomea nini na wapi <i style="outline: none !important;">veve dugu</i> yangu kumbaff sana? Eti mzawadiwe na kufyatua 10% kwa kupiga domo na fitina mfyatue nyumba ndogo na kupanua matumbo siyo! Kama zipo za kumwaga, wapeni wakulima, wafugaji, au wastaafu tuliowatufyatua na kuwafyatulia huu utamu mnaofyatua sasa tuliofyatuliwa na kuzeeka na kufa kabla ya wakati. Au wapeni mafyatu wote basi mnaowatoza kodi na tozo bila kuwaonyesha mtumiavyo mbali na kutanua.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>Zikiwazidieni, nipeni nianzishe runinga nifyatue ukweli bila woga, au wapeni matabibu na wazoa taka wanaotuepusha na magonjwa, au wajawazito wanaojifungulia barabarani, au wagonjwa wasioweza kulipia matibabu. Zikizidi, wagawieni mafyatu mliowafyatua kwa miaka nenda rudi badala ya kujenga vyama visivyo na faida ala!<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Acha nifundishe uchumi. Kaya yetu haiendelei siyo kwa sababu tu wavivu. La. Inakosa waongozaji wabunifu na wachapikazi kama mimi au Jiwe aliyeibadili kwa muda mfupi japo alikuwa na mauzauza yake, mfano Chatolite. Waijua? Kaulize Gbadolite kule DRC kwa jambazi Mobuti Seseseka aliyefilisi kaya naye akafilisika na kuzikwa kama dog. Wajua? Siri-kali ya kaya kapuku inayobomubomu inakuwa kubwa na wanene wanaofyatua njuluku wasifanye lolote la maana wakiwa chanzo cha ukapuku wetu kwa sababu:<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span>Mosi, wana longolongo. Hawafyatui kazi bali ngonjera, kusifiana, usanii, na maigizo kibao kama kutaka 10% ya bajeti iwe ruzuku. Hamtosheki!!!? Mikataba feki na hovyo 10%, kupata huduma kwa mafyatu yanayofyatua rushua 10%.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>Pili, zaidi, wanene wanasifika kwa matanuzi ya hovyo na ulimbakeni. Mfano, maza na wenzake wanakwea Dreamliner kwenda Mbea au Ng’waanza. Hasara kiasi gani <i style="outline: none !important;">drimulaina</i> kugeuzwa nkokoteni au taxii? Bado utitiri wa pangu-pakavu-fyatua mchuzi wajazanao kwenye haya matanuzi mbali na usiri wa misafara ya wanene wakati wanatumia njuluku zetu. Badilikeni vinginevvyo tutafia kwenye umaskini wa kujifyatulia. Sanasana, mnaongeza deni la kaya na kushindwa kufyatua maelezo ya kina mkidai linahimilika. Inshu inayotufyatua ni kuhimilika au kuumka? Mzito Kabwela kaniudhi kama yule Mwegulu Mwehuu Nchembi aka Madilu wa kughushi anayejitiatia mchumi kumbe mchumiatumbo. Natamami PhDii na tasnifu yake aifichue tumsasambue madoktari origijinali wa economia. Akijitia kujibu, ajue, shahada zangu 13 nimesomea zote ughaibuni mbali na kuandika vitabu zaidi ya 100 vya ufyatuaji.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>Tatu, akina Mzito wafungwe kwa kutaka kuhujumu uchumi. China hawa hula shaba. Hatuli politiki bali chakula. Hiyo 10% wapewe wakulima wafyatuao chakula au walimu wafyatuao elimu. Simpo, bila mitobozano wala utata. Ikizidi wapewe wazazi wafyatuao vitegemezi vya kesho.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>Nne, kwa vile natoa suluhu sio Sami.. we..koma! Nashauri yafuatayo kwa Mzito na wafilisika wenzake:<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mosi, wasipewe njuluku. Wakauze nyanya. Tufyatuliwe tozo, wapewe wauza maneno wasitotupa suluhu ya matatizo yetu?<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Pili, tufutilie mbali vyama vyao vya mifukoni vinavyotamani vikiondoe chata twawala wale <span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>wao na siyo kufanya lolote la maana kwa mafyatu. Chata gani cha maana kina mkiti mmoja kwa miaka zaidi ya mia? Kwani wanachata wake wote ni mataahira?<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Tatu, wapimwe akili au kuhojiwa na Takokuru kwa uhujumu.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Nne, vyata vitozwe kodi hata kwa mapato ya kuuza kadi au misaada watoayo washitiri wake sawa na matapeli wa kiroho waliojaa roho mtakakitu wanaowaibia mazwazwa wakiwaahidi miujiza wakati ni kuwaibia tu. Mafyatu hatuli siasa wala neno. Tunakula msosi wafyatuao wakulima.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Tano, tumechoka na vyata vya kisanii. Amerikani, pamoja na ukwasi, wana vyata viwili. Sijui<span style="outline: none !important;"> </span>tunavyo gizilioni ngapi?<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;">Sita, 10% itumike kwenye maendeleo siyo politiki. Mahospitali na zahanati hazina dawa japo hawa mavuvuzela hawayaoni bali mitumbo yao! Shame on you!<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mwisho, sie si vyura! Kila fyatu anautaka urahisi au ukiti wa chata ili kuchumia tumbo kwenye siasa za uchumiatumbo au chiwawa kama siyo majitaka. Mkitaka kufanya kweli, unganeni mtengeze chata nene likibandue chata twawala kilichochoka na kuchakaa kulihali hadi kinategemea vichiwawa, wasanii, na chawa wanaotushambulia, kutupotezea muda kufua, kujikuna, na kutujaza magonjwa tusiwafyatue wawafugao.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span> </span><span> </span>Hivi nami nina Chata cha Mafyatu (CcM)? Napendekeza nipewa 50% ya pato la Tanzatozo ya Sa100. Nikipewa, nitampongeza kama sina akili nzuri.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></span></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-40527034682155451062024-01-04T17:20:00.000-08:002024-01-04T17:20:15.550-08:00The song of the week from a friend on the plight of Africa<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rif9NQsFlQc" width="320" youtube-src-id="Rif9NQsFlQc"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-56607605609886773492024-01-04T11:42:00.000-08:002024-01-04T11:42:02.039-08:00KWA HERI 2023; KARIBU 2024. LET US PRAISE THE LORD<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqPz-8YUlkNABektzQ6LP61iSv6s-x0lkY95qvDRrV903gpsk40vDoMsH22iPjiCn43NqqciJBw_PpnHIc56-wgXpimwFpMfkBYlgNx3G3KCq6cbupQkQFhUqtZL1BPSksOuTdojv2kSWtRN_XDzyLyyGnTVesi_XC2qCMG7SBFkeUTfptlQ726U0ysJSV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="1024" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqPz-8YUlkNABektzQ6LP61iSv6s-x0lkY95qvDRrV903gpsk40vDoMsH22iPjiCn43NqqciJBw_PpnHIc56-wgXpimwFpMfkBYlgNx3G3KCq6cbupQkQFhUqtZL1BPSksOuTdojv2kSWtRN_XDzyLyyGnTVesi_XC2qCMG7SBFkeUTfptlQ726U0ysJSV=w635-h434" width="635" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">We have already said goodbye to the year 2023 in last
week’s article; so, in this presentation, we will only wish our readers a happy
and prosperous new year to all our readers.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">The year 2023, was the second year of Mama
Samia Suluhu Hassan’s Presidency of the United Republic of Tanzania; which can
also rightly be called “the year of political reconciliation”, because of the fine
achievements scored by the President during that year, in search of political
reconciliation. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">At the end of that year, by the grace of God, our
family celebrated the two traditional Christmas holidays (25</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"> and
26</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"> December) in abundant health, and in peace and tranquility. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>In his sermon, the Parish priest heaped<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>praise on our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>umuiya,“</i>for showing the
way”; and revealed that many other <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumuiyas,
</i>either just forget, or perhaps deliberately avoid, celebrating<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>similar anniversaries of their name sake saints.
Hence, he took that opportunity to a remind them to always remember to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br />
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>And, talking about ‘death anniversaries of saints’
quickly reminds me of the death of Padre Celestine Kipanda Kasisi, a native of of Ukerewe, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who died<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>on 24<sup>th</sup> December, 1953.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Padre Celestine Kipanda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was among
the four first-ever<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Catholic priests to
be ordained in this country now known as Tanzania. They were ordained on 15<sup>th</sup>
August, 1917, at Rubya Seminary in Bukoba. The other three were: Angelo
Mwilabure fror Kome; Oscar Kyakaraba and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wilbard Mupapi, both<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from
Kashozi, Bukoba. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Padre Celestine has such an amazing record of ‘miracles’
which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he reportedly performed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at different times and places during his evangelization
career; which clearly place him in the category of “undeclared saints”. His exciting
story is told in a little book<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>titled<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Historia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ya Maisha ya Padre
Celesitine Kipanda Kasisi</i>”;with a Foreword written<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Archbishop Renatus Leonard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nkwande,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the Archdiocese of Mwanza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Karibu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2024: the year of the ‘glorious Zanzibar revolution’.<br /></span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>It is therefore important, especially for the present
generation, to be made aware of that unique voluntary leadership resignation event,
which actually delivers two important lessons, for others to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are: One, the quality of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">selflessness</i>, i.e. that of thinking more
about the needs of other people than about your own; and two, that of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">humility; </i>i.e.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the quality of not thinking that you
are better than other people<i>.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first lesson is fully articulated in
Nyerere’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>book titled “TUJISAHIHISHE”;
which he wrote soon after his resignation from the Premiership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>It is further recorded therein,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that upon hearing this surprise announcement,
the meeting decided to postpone discussion on all other matters which were
listed on its agenda, in order to enable the members to concentrate on this
issue. And further that the deliberations regarding this issue alone, continued
for a period of six full days;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>during
which every member who got the opportunity to express his views, strongly
opposed Mwalimu Nyerere’s intention to resign from the Premiership.<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>He explained further as follows:-“I have taken this
action after winning the support of my colleagues, but after a long debate that
has taken several days. It is my firm belief that this is the best option for
achieving our new objective, namely the creation of a country in which all the
people will have the opportunity to take full and active part in the fight
against poverty, ignorance and disease”<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;">Mwalimu Nyerere also correctly predicted how his
resignation would be received by different people, when he said the following:
“I know that this will come to many of you as a shock, but this will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mainly be a product of habit. <br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>The second lesson to be learnt from Nyerere’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>voluntary resignation, is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">humility; </i>or the quality of not thinking <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that you are better than other people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Biblical language, this concept is
expressed as:-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Ajikwezaye hushuhwa; na
ajishushaye hukwezwa”. </i>His action of
voluntary resignation clearly demonstrates that Mwalimu Nyerere possessed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>divine
quality<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>great<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abundance. He was a modest man in his personal life,
and hated pomposity in his official life, even when he was the country’s top
leader. <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"> But
the 26</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th of</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"> December 2023 deserves special mention, for it was a
very special day for us. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"><i>The Catholic church calendar</i> recognizes that
date of 26</span><sup style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"> December of every year, as the ‘death anniversary’ of
St. Stephano; and the formal structure of this church, provides for the
establishment of </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“</i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">J</span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">umuiya ndogo ndogo” (</i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">neighbourhood
communities) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">at its lowest level. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">Our
family belongs to a ‘</span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumuiya’</i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"> known
as</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">“</span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumuiya
ya Mt. Stephano, Bomani”</i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">, in the Parish of Nansio, Ukerewe. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Because of that name, we</span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">normally commemorate</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">that </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">“St Stephano death anniversary” by celebrating
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">Holy Mass at a selected location within
the </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumuiya’s </i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">demarcated area. For this year, we it was
again</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">our turn to host these </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">celebrations.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">We decided to make it big. In consultation and agreement with the
leadership, we designed a programme, which has</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">the usual Holy Mass celebration; but this time we added two</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">important functions.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">One was the wedding of a couple
belonging to our </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumuiya; </i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">and</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">the
other was the baptism of 15 children, born of parents who</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">are also members of our </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumuiya. </i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">And the final event
was a luncheon, for every one present.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">For our
family. it was, indeed, a “day to remember”.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">Because of the wedding and baptism events which were included, the attendance
this time was much larger than is customary for such small functions. This
auspicious event was presided over by the parish priest himself, Rev. Fr.
Renovatus Twin’omkama, accompanied by the St. Joseph</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">choir of our Parish.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">This choir is the proud</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">winner of the latest Diocesan choir
competition.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>We shall revisit the Zanzibar ‘glorious revolution’ in our presentation next week. In today’s presentation, we will revisit the historic
event of Prime Minister Julius Nyerere’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>voluntary resignation from office on 22<sup>nd</sup> January 1962;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>hardly one month after Tanganyika’s independence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;">I have told this story in this column before, but due
to the great historical significance of that action; and especially for the
benefit of our new readers, I have included it in today’s presentation; for the
primary reason that this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>action alone,
clearly distinguishes Mwalimu Nyerere’s unique leadership style, from that of
many of his African peers, both past and present;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who, as we all know, have cultivated an
insatiable greed for power, such that once they have acquired that power, they
will resort to all sorts of tricks, even including foul ones, in order to
remain in power.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span>In that book, he listed a number of ‘makosa’,
(mistakes); which he said must be avoided by all TANU leaders and followers. He
called the first of such mistake as “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ubinafsi”,</i>
or self-centeredness, which he described in the following words (translated
from Kiswahili):- </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;">“With the
exception of a few catastrophic events, whose occurrence is beyond the power of
human beings to prevent such as floods and droughts; many of the other problems
are caused largely by peoples’ self-centeredness; and this usually takes a
variety of forms and appearances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For example, sometimes we hear people asking this question: ‘what does
the future hold for us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
many cases, such questions are motivated primarily by personal self-interests,
for there are those who think that TANU was formed for their personal benefits.
They seem to believe that TANU has a contractual obligation to reward them; by
seeming to forget (or, maybe, to deliberately ignore),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the fact that TANU was formed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in order to benefit the whole community. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>This
social trend is dangerous, for if our members, especially those who hold
leadership positions, fail to judge our party’s usefulness on the basis of
services rendered to the community; and instead, decide to judge it on the
basis of how it satisfies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their personal
ambitions and desires;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then the party
will not last very long”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>From these words, it can be correctly inferred that
when Mwalimu Nyerere resigned from the Premiership, he was actually giving a
practical lesson to TANU leaders and followers, regarding the importance of not
using the party for personal benefits.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>His unprecedented action of voluntarily resigning from
the Premiership of newly independent Tanganyika, just about a month after that country had
achieved its independence under his leadership;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was, indeed, a historical event
of great significance; and it generated many unsolicited comments from a
variety of people, who expressed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shock,
surprise,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and disbelief, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from across<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the ‘wild’ comments,
included<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unfounded speculations, alleging
that Nyerere had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been ‘kicked out of power’ by some power-hungry
elements within his own party, TANU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span>However,
such allegations were baseless; and totally misguided. For, being the
charismatic leader he truly was, Julius Nyerere was in such a strong position
that no one person, or group of persons, could possibly succeed in ousting him
from power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;">The true reasons for his resignation are clearly
stated in the minutes of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting of
TANU’s National Executive Committee, which was held from16<sup>th</sup> to 21<sup>st</sup>
January, 1962, as follows:-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Mara
baada ya ufunguzi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wa mkutano huo,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rais wa Chama alikiarifu kikao kuhusu mpango
wake wa kujiuzulu Uwaziri Mkuu, ili aweze kutumia muda wake wote, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>katika kukijenga upya Chama cha TANU, na
kukiweka katika mazingira mapya ya kuwa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ni Chama Tawala; baada ya kuwa kimekamilisha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kazi za kuwa ni Chama cha kupigania Uhuru. Alieleza zaidi kwamba hiyo hasa ndiyo ilikuwa
sababu yake kubwa ya kuitisha mkutano huo wa Halmashauri Kuu ya Taifa, ili
aweze kuwataarifu na kuwashirikisha wajumbe, juu ya azma yake hiyo”.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>But
eventually, upon realizing Mwalimu Nyerere’s firm resolve and determination to
resign, and presumably having been convinced by his reasons for that resolve,
the meeting unanimously agreed to his proposal. Thereafter, the meeting was in
no mood to continue with the rest of the agenda, and so,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was decided to close the meeting at that
stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>In a press statement issued on 22<sup>nd</sup>
January, 1962; Mwalimu Nyerere himself said the following: “Today, I
relinquished my position as Prime Minister of Tanganyika. But before doing
that, I selected a new team of Ministers, with Mr. Rashidi Kawawa at its head
as the new Prime Minister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will not
myself be a member of this new Government, but I will give it full support, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from my position as a Member of Parliament,
and as President of TANU.”<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>And it is the
same habit which might cause some of the people to misunderstand the significance
of this bold step; for the reason only that it is most unusual for a Prime to
step down from his position as leader of the Government, and confine himself
only to the leadership of the ruling party. But we do not believe that it is necessary
for us to copy, or maintain,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
practices of other countries; instead,
we believe that we must work out our own pattern of democracy; and the step I
have announced today is the best way for us to proceed in that direction at the
moment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . It is therefore with the
fullest confidence in the new Government, and in the people of Tanganyika, that
I will now undertake my new task, that of leading the important task of
building a new TANU, which must be reformed and reshaped in order to meet the
changed circumstances of independent Tanganyika”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:piomsekwa@gmail.com" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">piomsekwa@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">/0754767576.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;">Source: Cde Pius Msekwa. </b><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large;"><b> </b> </i></div>
Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-13831193502827257462024-01-03T06:43:00.000-08:002024-01-03T06:43:54.202-08:00Sitasahau tulivyofyatuliwa 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji4rRCgTfAtOh-KbAoUyUCKmJP6AQbXEYQ5aw5ICreWbPqioGyY00akCywRHPS2p1eb2Cm96vHrFS1yBKRJG0t5YIaykDmBxafzjrSVQRr2xS5I3K7unuV-1A2CBsAJYxzZh9LtntDYt1ZVcZcOCHebYhfIDv66laM3gKgPICkqH1hZXNX308r7POfOT2Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji4rRCgTfAtOh-KbAoUyUCKmJP6AQbXEYQ5aw5ICreWbPqioGyY00akCywRHPS2p1eb2Cm96vHrFS1yBKRJG0t5YIaykDmBxafzjrSVQRr2xS5I3K7unuV-1A2CBsAJYxzZh9LtntDYt1ZVcZcOCHebYhfIDv66laM3gKgPICkqH1hZXNX308r7POfOT2Z=w741-h429" width="741" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">Japo nilisherehekea kutokomea kwa mwaka 2023, machugu yake sitayasahau. Mwaka ulinifyatua sina hamu. Kuna mambo yalifanya niilaani na kuichukia 2023. Nilifyatuliwa kwelikweli. Naamini hata mafyatu wasio wanene walifyatuliwa. Wakati sisi tukifyatuliwa, wanene wanalizidi kunenepa, kunenepeshana, kwa kupeana ulaji tena kwenye mgongo wetu punda wao wafyatuliwa.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Hakuna kitu kilinifyatua nikatamani mafyatu wote tuwafyatue wanaotufyatua kama tozo. Tozo kwa kila kitu hadi ukienda choo. Haya maisha gani jamani? Ukinunua au kuuza kitu, tozo. Ukifa, tozo. Nilitamani kaya yetu iitwe tozo tujue moja. Heri iwe Tanzatozo. Si inapendeza? Wakati tukiuguza machungu ya tozo, si ukaja mgao wa umeme. Hilo Tanesko si mnalijua lilivyo shi…pa? Mara alikuja Janwar wa Makambale akatufunga kamba na makamba kuwa mgao wa umeme ungekuwa historia asijue utaweka historia chafu mwaka mzima. Sijui hawa mafyatu walisomea nini na wapi. Hawajui kuwa ukiwageuza mafyatu kizani kama panyabuku wanafyatuana na kufyatua vitegemezi vingi na kuongeza umaskini kwa kaya isiyojali mafyatu wake wachovu?<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> </span><span> </span>Kabla ya mafyatu kutulia, si kukaja kukatikatika na kufyatuka kwa maji. Wakati dunia ikijivunia kiwango kikubwa cha maendeleo, kaya ya mafyatu inajivunia ujima! Mmejua kututenda na kututenza. Kila siku, utasikia fyatu fulani mnene akijipiga kifua kuchimba visima. Kuna visima au vyoo hasa kwa maeneo ya mjini? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mwenzenu nimesoma hydrology kule kwenye chuo cha Fyatuology and Technology and advanced sciences. Kaya kilipo siwambii msinichimbe kama nilipewa shahada ya heshima, kughushi, au ya kununua. Kwa ufupi, maji huko chini yamechanganyikana kwenye kitu kinaitwa water table. Hivyo, mnapofyatua visima, mnakuwanywa na kuogea maji ya chooni kupitia visimani. Simpo.<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Hata maji ya mizega mnayoogopa tu kuyaita maji ya mizoga. Mnajua hao wauza maji wanakoyachota? Kwa mafyatu wasivyo na huruma na ila uchu wa njuluku, unadhani watayakuta Msimbazi yaliyojaa mizega na vinyesi wayaache wakati kuna uhaba kila wakati? Hapa, magonjwa yatokanayo na uchafu mtayaepuka? Kwanini hawa wanaojifisifia ujinga kufanya migawo historia wakati siyo hawafyatuliwi, au kuna namna?<span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Kero nyingine iliyonifyatua ilikuwa ukosefu na upatikanaji ajira. Kwa wenye madingi wenye majina manene, ajira ilikuwa bwerere. Kwetu sie? We, acha tu. Wapo waliopoteza njuluku wakakopa na kusomea shahada wakati wangeweza kupata za heshima ya kutokuwa na ajira au kufanya kazi mbaya kama wale wanaopewa. Walipomaliza vyuo, ajira hakuna. Mikopo inadai. Inauma, asikwambie fyatu. 2023, niliona wengi wakitusumbua mitaani. Wakati wakiteseka, vichipukizi vya vigogo vlichuania ulaji. Kaya hii, we acha tu. Isipofyatuka ikafyatua wanaoifyatua tutafyatuliwa wote tokana na ujinga na woga wetu.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mwaka jana nilichukia sana kuona vigogo wakiandaa vitegemezi wao kuwarithi. Dingi akiwa kigogo anafyatua kagogo, akiwa jibaka anafyatua kibaka, akiwa mnene chata anafyatua chipukizi, akiwa rahisi, anafyatua wazri, na akiwa mwizi mnene anafyatua kijizi.<br /></span><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Japo sitataja majina, 2023 ilivunja rekodi kwa kupeana ulaji kuanzia mashoga, washirika, wakwe, vitegemezi, hata wapambe kijiweni kwetu. Wakati tukipeana ulaji, mafyatu walikuwa wanafyatuliwa na matatizo usipime. Kwetu mafyatu, kama dingi akiwa rais, maza anakuwa raisa, bi mkubwa anakuwa rais dingi unakuwa raish. Hii ni tofauti na nchi yetu isiyofuata sayansi hii.<br /></span></span><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ukiachia hayo maumivu hapo juu, mw2023 ilijaa longolongo kipolitiki. Kila aliyevuruga, alihamishiwa kwengeni akavuruge zaidi. Taarifa ya ukaguzi na uthibiti wa njuluku ilifichua madudu bila hatua kufyatuliwa. Huu huitwa ulaji wa kujuana, kulindana, na kupeana. Hii hizi ndizo siasa za longolongo za songombwingo wa michongo michongo. Tena kabla sijasahau, mna habari wale fyatu wasiojulikana waliofyatua na kutesa mafyatu kama vile Tunduni Lishe wamerejea? Si maneno yangu wala uzushi. Hamkuwaona wakirejeshwa kisiasa na kinamna tena kwa mbwembwe? Haya kalagabo.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kimataifa, 2023 ilikuwa noma. Kule Sudan kwa mafyatu weusi tii wajiitao wamanga kiliumana. Maimla wawili waliwanyang’anya ulaji mafyatu walio wengi waliombandua Umar Bushir. Baada ya kufyatua madaraka si walifyatuana hadi kaya ikawaka moto hadi sasa. Mbali na huko unajua kwa wale mafyatu wanaojiona bora kuliko sote wakidai eti walichaguliwa na Maulana wakati hana ujinga huo. Yeye hata wezi na mibaka anawapa riziki wala hapendelei ingawa matapeli wengi wa kiroho wenye uroho hufundisha upuuzi huu wa mafyatu wateule. Sitaji jina ili wanaowaunga uzwazwa huu mkono wasinifyatue. Si unajua mafyatu wa kaya yetu wanaopenda mambo ya hovyo na kuchukia mambo ya maana? Wakifyatuliwa Wakongomani jirani hawaandamani. Lakini hawa jamaa kikiumana, wanaandamana wakidhani wanatumikia dini zao kumbe ujuha mtupu. <br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mwaka jana kule nako nao walifyatuliwa na wale waliowapora kaya yao na kuwakalia. Acha wakinukishe. Hadi sasa wafyatuliwa wameishafyatuliwa kwa maelfu na jamaa hawa waliowahi kufyatuliwa kule Uropa na jamaa mmoja ambaye naye simtaji kwa sababu za kiusalama.<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hivi nilishawatakia heri ya mwaka mpya?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></div><div><br /></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-90802510798587364512023-12-28T17:38:00.000-08:002023-12-28T17:50:42.448-08:00“IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF MAGUFULI BECOMING PREISIDENT”: JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI’s ‘ACCIDENTAL’ ACCESSION TO THE PRESIDENCY IN 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi00zSv7l_5shW3xjxsIsKH9ld4EstCNAubxRXIxNNhjDSn0pQlM57hAUhFr2XACx70Qhdc_mnIBqEirNIFHHixKxUCYATsUKGmvdDXzDwTfBaWdgLV0rGCHxz-Mw-lNB26nEiTzsay5BJPdIoyncxQmfCVvvwmeB-kyiReAYvhKrNvuy4g2HIqtlYszbIP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="1024" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi00zSv7l_5shW3xjxsIsKH9ld4EstCNAubxRXIxNNhjDSn0pQlM57hAUhFr2XACx70Qhdc_mnIBqEirNIFHHixKxUCYATsUKGmvdDXzDwTfBaWdgLV0rGCHxz-Mw-lNB26nEiTzsay5BJPdIoyncxQmfCVvvwmeB-kyiReAYvhKrNvuy4g2HIqtlYszbIP=w540-h335" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span>T</span><span>he whole world is now waiting to say ‘goodbye’ to the year 2023 which will come to its end next Sunday, 31st December, 2023. In the ordinary Nature of things, every country will have had its most significant ‘events of the year’ which should never be forgotten, solely for the reason that they constitute its future history. In the case of Tanzania, such history-making events include the opening of the “windows of fresh air” by President Samia Suluhu Hassan; by her bold actions which she took to reshape the country’s political space and establishing a more equitable political landscape. It was on January 3rd, 2023; when President Samia formally announced the lifting the more-than-six years ban on the holding of political rallies; which had been imposed by her predecessor, John Pombe Magufuli. However, this ban had excluded the elected representatives of the people, who remained free to conduct such rallies in their respective constituencies or local council wards. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>This was part of her political philosophy of the “4Rs”, namely, Reconciliation; Resilience; Reform; and Rebuilding. It was also during this year that political players from the ruling party CCM and the opposition parties convened a meeting under the coordination of the Tanzania Center for Democracy (TCD), aimed at improving the functioning of the multi-party system. And during this year’s commemoration of International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2023; President Samia made a practical demonstration of her genuine intent to achieve political reconciliation, by attending an opposition party’s rally organized by the Opposition CHADEMA’s Women’s Wing BAWACHA, thus further redefining the the country’s politics.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"> Furthermore, as part of the President’s efforts to reshape the political space by reforming the electoral laws; her government tabled several Bills in Parliament, aimed at introducing changes in the current electoral system, in response to relevant demands frequently voiced by the opposition parties. Kudos to President Samia, for taking these bold measures in implementation of her 4Rs philosophy. We have discussed this before, philosophy on a previous occasion in this column. But because we have referred above to her specific action of ‘lifting the ban on political rallies’; which was, obviously, a negative element in her predecessor’s management of our nation’s political affairs; it is only fair and appropriate, particularly for the benefit of the younger generation, that we should tell the story of how the late John Pombe Magufuli became President against all expectations by keen political observers, even within the ruling party itself. It is for that reason, that today’s presentation is focused on that story, which is implied in the heading of this article; to which we will now turn our attention; which is actually implied in the heading of today’s article. It is an inside story, told by an insider eyewitness. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><i>John Magufuli’s unexpected ascension to the Presidency.</i><br /><span> </span>The statement that “in the unlikely event of John Magufuli becoming President” is borrowed from the familiar announcements made by cabin crew at the commencement of each and every flight. I have borrowed those words for use in my presentation today, simply because they are entirely appropriate for my story. That statement may today sound like ‘imaginary fiction’, but it actually represents the truth as will presently be revealed in the paragraphs that follow below. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>During the hectic process of nominating the CCM official “candidate” for the Presidential election of 2015; no one seriously expected that John Pombe Magufuli would be the successful candidate. The likelihood of his being finally selected to be the CCM candidate for the 2015 was, in reality, very remote; for such possibility was greatly diminished, not only by the unusually large number of CCM contestants who were finally registered (there were 43 applicants); but also by the fact that among these contestants, were some of those who held the highest positions in the government hierarchy than himself; including the Vice President and the Prime Minister; and a number of more senior Ministers, that is to say, those who had served in the capacity of Minister for a much longer period; including veteran Edward Lowassa; who appeared, to many observers, to be the most obvious choice. This large number of aspirants caused by CCM’s “mid-term established convention, which presumably is known, or should be known, to all CCM members, (or, if there are any of them who are ignorant of it, they should know it from reading this article). The said convention provides that the incumbent CCM President is, under normal circumstances, entitled to serve for the second and final term of the constitutional two-year terms. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span><span> </span><span> </span>Consequently, thereof, he/she is guaranteed to be nominated by the party during the mid-term elections. For that reason, no other applicant from among CCM members is expected to apply to be considered for nomination as a candidate for the relevant mid-term Presidential election. Incidentally, this convention will automatically apply to the incumbent President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, for the forthcoming 2025 Presidential election. That is to say that her nomination is fully guaranteed. Thus, any other CCM aspirant will have to wait for the 2030 Presidential election, when President Samia completes her second term. Hence for that election, electoral competition, if any, will only come from the opposition political parties. <br /><i>CCM’s standard nomination process.</i><br />The party’s current ‘nomination process’ for its Presidential candidate, was formulated at the time of the country’s entry into multi-party politics. It starts at the ‘Central Committee” of the party, whose task is to produce a short list of five suitable applicants, whom it recommends to the “National Executive Committee” of the party. The National Executive Committee then votes to select three candidates among those five, for submission to the ‘National Electoral Conference’ of the party, which in turn votes to select one applicant among the recommended three. </span>The winner of this vote then becomes the official CCM candidate for the relevant Presidential election. In the case of voting at the mid-term elections, the voting function takes the form of a ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ vote since, according to the established convention, there will be only one applicant, namely the incumbent President.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The 2015 nomination process.</i><br />2015 was the end of the second term for President Jakaya Kikwete; which accounts for the unusually large number of applicants. The nomination process was duly undertaken, as described above. But when the five names recommended by the Central Committee were made public, many of the stakeholders were totally surprised to see that all the big names mentioned above, namely Vice President Gharib Bilal, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, and the senior Ministers, had all been dropped, including that of Edward Lowasa. But John Magufuli’s name was there, and so was that of Bernard Membe who was deemed to be a better candidate than John Magufuli. The absence of Edward Lowassa name from that short list caused considerable commotion at the National Executive Committee meeting. It seemed that the whole meeting had been mobilized to campaign for him; for, upon Chairman Jakaya Kikwete’s entry into the meeting chamber, the entire gathering of NEC members started singing “Tuna imani na Lowasa, Oyaa, oyaa, oyaa”. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">And during the meeting itself, some members expressed very strong objections to the omission of Edward Lowasa name from that short list. These were signs of trouble brewing up. This incidence provides testimony of CCM’s inherent strength to withstand such temporary internal tremors; for, despite the commotion, after much discussion and patient explanations from Chairman Jakaya Kikwete, supplemented by the former retired Chair persons Ali Hassan Mwinyi, and Benjami Mkapa; voting was eventually carried out in relative calm, and the three applicants who emerged successful, included John Pombe Magufuli, who, again unexpectedly, beat Bernard Membe, who had been rated as a better candidate. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>The votes results by the National Electoral Conference gave overwhelming victory to John Pombe Magufuli; who thus became the official CCM candidate for the 2015 Presidential election. The issue of him being the “unlikely person to become President” had been determined. For, he now had his way cleared for ascendancy to the Presidency, only waiting for confirmation at the general election. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span> And in view of his being a CCM candidate, he was assured of the massive support of millions of CCM members and its supporters countrywide. He collected 58% of all the valid votes cast, a handsome victory over Edward Lowasa, who had defected to the Opposition CHADEMA party in search of their nomination, which he had secured, but at a price. Thus, because of the frustration arising out of his failure to achieve his objective of becoming President on a CHADEMA ticket, he soon abandoned that opposition party, and returned to his base in the ruling party CCM. He had joined CHADEMA only as a political tourist. He had to ‘return home’ at the end of his tour there.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>The nomination process includes the choice of a ‘running mate’; which is actually a constitutional requirement. Hence, that was the next task to be undertaken by candidate John Pombe Magufuli, in order to complete that process. He had, apparently, revealed his intention of selecting Samia Suluhu Hassan as his running mate, to outgoing President Kikwete, who had warmly supported that idea.But Kikwete thought it wise, that they should together consult the CCM Council (Baraza) of former apex party leaders, (the former CCM Chairpersons and the Vice Chairpersons), who included myself. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>I was the Secretary of this Baraza. Hence, I was asked to convene a Baraza meeting, “for consultations with the Presidential candidate”. The matter to be considered at that consultative meeting, was the ‘choice of the running mate’; and we were asked only this question: “Wazee, do you think that the country is ready to be governed by a female Vice President? We were told that there were two candidates under consideration, namely Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Dr. Hussein Mwinyi. A female Vice President? There was divided opinion on that question. <br /> <span> </span><span> </span>Some (the traditionalist ultra-conservatives among us) preferred a male candidate, but at the end, the decision maker himself quietly went away to make his own decision; and, indeed very wisely, he decided to appoint Samia Suluhu Hassan. This was a wise decision because it gave a needed boost to CCM’s election campaign, which was effectively conducted by the ‘Umoja wa Wanawake wa Tanzania’, the powerful Women Wing of the ruling party CCM. And, as already stated above, Magufuli secured a handsome victory of 58% of all the valid votes cast. The misconceived “unlikely event” had been overtaken by the realty of the events which actually happened. He was now the democratically elected President of the United Republic of Tanzania.<br /> <i>President Magufuli’s performance in office.</i><br />Immediately after taking the solemn Presidential ‘Oath of Office’; President Magufuli literally “hit the ground running”. His chosen slogan of “Hapa kazi tu”; and its active implementation, says it all.<br />But we referred above to his unfortunate action of prohibiting the holding of political rallies by political parties. He must have had his own good reasons for taking that action, but it certainly was in very bad taste politically; for which he was roundly criticized. And this story cannot exonerate him from such blames.<br />piomsekwa@gmail.com /0754767576.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;">Source: Cde Pius Msekwa.</span></div><p> </p><div><br /></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-39548103787957959252023-12-27T12:13:00.000-08:002023-12-27T12:13:49.349-08:00 Mara Hii Mafyatu Wamesahaulishwa Dip Weed!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsrakJLrTLlRvuySzEkKzAzUk_rh-WZB4qBZvQBBjttN9RYMgkcbPr9PNbtt_JW51p9AX6HDpN9osFcUQvVSQ7VlqVDvTrHVV5az1TIyVaMPG7w4GAn2qbhrVHkOC23cxOIHJNTu3eA5YdYgFpsPayodvHBw9cyoV_xCzejSQWuvWLbu_yH-_7DNExjRok" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsrakJLrTLlRvuySzEkKzAzUk_rh-WZB4qBZvQBBjttN9RYMgkcbPr9PNbtt_JW51p9AX6HDpN9osFcUQvVSQ7VlqVDvTrHVV5az1TIyVaMPG7w4GAn2qbhrVHkOC23cxOIHJNTu3eA5YdYgFpsPayodvHBw9cyoV_xCzejSQWuvWLbu_yH-_7DNExjRok=w523-h293" width="523" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kuna mbinu chafu za kuwafyatua mafyatu waufyate ili waendelee kufyatuliwa. Kilipofyatuka na kutaka kuumana kwenye sakata na sekeseke la Dip Weed, mafyatu twawala walichanganyika wakichelea kufyatuliwa. Ili wasifyatuliwe, ilibidi wafyatue sanaa. Katika kuwafyatua mafyatu wasiwafyatue, mafyatu wanene si wakafyatua pusi toka kwenye kapu. Ghafla bin vu, ukafanyika uteuzi wa kile kijamaa kinachoghushi vyeti kilichowahi kuwika na kuzimika baada ya tamaa za ulaji kukithiri. Mwakijua ni kibashiti. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Kikiwa kimenenepeshwa na kushetasheta, si kilianza maigizo huku mafyatu wa nyuzi wakikiengaenga na kushiriki usanii wake wasijue wanafyatuliwa na kuwafyatulisha walio wengi. <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mara kitembelee huku. Mara kipande bajaj, mara farasi, mkokoteni hadi punda ilmradi usanii uchwara. Mara kibwekee kule ilmradi sanaa. Kwanini sauti ya wasio na sauti aka <i style="outline: none !important;">the voice of voiceless</i> inageuzwa <i style="outline: none !important;">the voice of</i> kipusi na chata lake? Hapa kanusheni kuwa hamjafyatuliwa. Je mtafyatua mafyatu wanene lini? Juzi nilikisikia kikifyatuka tena baada ya kuzimika kidogo na kuwasahaulisha mafyatu kuwa kitakwenda kutatua matatizo ya mafyatu mikoa fulani.<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span> <span> </span>Matatizo hayatatuliwi kwa usanii wala majukwaani bali maofisi na yalipo. T<span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;">angu lini tatizo likatatua tatizo?</span></span>Kipusi chenyewe ni bomu na tatizo kubwa tu. Kinawachonganisha, na kuwadhalilisha hadi Abdi Kinamna kung’aka. Hamkusikia? Baada ya kutuliza mzuka wa Dip Weed kitakuwa wapi? Kipusi kinafyatuka kwa mamlaka hata mume wa bi Mkubwa hana. Ni kama kimetaifisha mamlaka ya Maza. Nashangaa kwanini mwenyewe haoni hili wala hasikii. Kitakapomchafua akachafuka na kufyatuliwa atajua.<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Kwa vile mafyatu ni rahisi kufyatuliwa wakafyatuka, si waliufyata na kusahaulishwa Dip Weed hadi ikazamishwa kinamna! Nani anaifyatua tena? Nani anahanikiza? Hata akina Tunda Lishu sijui Lishe, Mwabukuzi wa Mwakabuku hawasikiki na Mdude wake. Je wamefyatuliwa wakaufyata? Kunani? Kwanini wasifufue kesi za kipusi kama kweli msemayo kuwa alitaka kuwafyatua na kuwarejeshesha namba ni ya kweli? Kusanyeni Ushahidi mkakishitaki mahakama ya Afrika Mashariki muone kama hiki kifyatu kitaendelea kufyatua sanaa zake za sumu. Tena kwa Joji Kichaka walishakifyatua. Mkilonga nao ili mkifyatue, itakuwa rahisi.<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span> </span><span> </span>Je hii geresha na hiki kifyatu uchwara vikiisha mashiko, watafyatuani? Mafyatu, jiandea kufyatuliwa tena kwa mara nyingine msipofyatuka na kukifyatua hiki kipusi walichotoa kwenye kapu na waliokituma. Kimepewa ujiko na uwanja wa kufyatukafyatuka ili kuwafyatisha mafyatu wasifyatuke na kuwafyatua wanene na madudu yao kama Dip Weed.<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sasa wamanga wanachekelea baada ya kuwafyatua mafyatu kirahisi. Nangoja siku watakapoanza kuwafyatua mafyatu wetu, sijui walioingia na kuingiza hujuma hii watafyatukia wapi? Nani ajuaye? Huenda wameahidiwa pepo kule Dubei japo ni jehanam na zahama ya mafyatu fyatu wetu waliogoma kufyatuka na kufyatua. <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span>Mie nafyatua kutimiza wajibu wangu. Kitakapoumana, nitasema nilisema lakini mafyatu hawakuelewa hadi wakafyatishwa wakaufyata. Mnauza hata banda…we koma! Heri msiniuze mie, bi mkubwa, na vitegemezi vyetu. Kweli akili ni nywele. Mnafyatuliwa na kila zoba na zwazwa nanyi msiwe mazwazwa! Mwenzenu simo na damu yenu sidaiwi.<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Kuna maswali muhimu ya kujiuliza na kuyafyatulia majibu sahihi haraka kabla hamjaendelea kuingizwa mkenge. Kwanini huyu fyatu uchwara amefyatuliwa wakati wa Dip Weed ikichachamaa? Kwanini juhudi zake zimeelekezwa kwenye kanda ya Mwendaze ambaye anayeonekana kufyatuliwa kinamna na mafyatu waliochukua ulaji baada yake kuanza kumfanya asahaulike kwa njia ya kusifiana hata pale wasipostahili? Nangoja kuona kama ataenda Zenj na kufyatukafyatuka kabla hajafyatuliwa na mafyatu wa kule wenye historia ya kufyatuka na kuwafyatua wanene. <br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Je kwanini amepewa ujiko mkubwa wakati kacheo alikotupiwa ni kadogo? Jiulize. Yule aliyekuwapo kabla ya aliyerithiwa na haka kafyatu yuko wapi? Si alipewe unene wa wilaya? Ina maana hawa mafyatu wa chata twawala hawalijui wala kuliona hili? W<i style="outline: none !important;">ho is fooling whom?</i> Hata hivyo, wanajua wanachofanya. Jiulize tena. Inakuwaje kifyatu chenye ulaji mdogo kama huu kiwafyatukie hata madingi wake huku kikijionyesha kila maulaji kuliko hata maza mwenyewe aliyekifyatua ili baadaye kimfyatulishe? Je kimewazidi au watakizidi kete na kukiteketeza kama alivyofanya aliyekifyatua baada ya kumaliza kazi chafu kilichotumwa?<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Kweli, mafyatu wanene wamejua kutufyatua. Yaani wanafyatua hata Mwitongo kwa Nchonga! Hamkuona kile kifimbo kikinajisiwa na hichi kifyatu uchwara? Hata hivyo, nilizoza na fyatu Mada wa Mchonga akanambia kuwa kumbe kilichotolewa ni vile vya kuchonga tu siyo kile chenyewe ambacho nimetunziwa mie kama mrithi wa kufyatuka kama alivyokuwa Mchonga. Hata hivyo, kama mliona, mlifanya nini zaidi ya kuufyata msijue ipo siku mtafyatuliwa zaidi na zaidi muishie kunikumbuka nisiwasaidie? Kipusi aka kibashiti na mchonga wapi na wapi jamanini au ni yale ya fyatu kumng’ata mbwa badala ya mbwa kumng’ata fyatu?<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span> Je hizi siyo siasa chafu zaidi ya za majitaka za mwendaze Sam Sixx aliyekiumba hiki kipusi? Je tumekuwa kaya ya hovyo kiasi hiki hata siri kali nzima, na ukubwa wake, kutegemea sanaa na maigizo ya kifyatu kichafu na uchwara? Heri wangenipa huo ujiko nikafyatue kila kitu bila kujali kwani mbwai mbwai. Hata hivyo, nani atampa ujiko fyatu mfyatuzi awafyatulie mbali?<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Hivi sijajifyatua?<br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></span></div><p></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-31140130033255914932023-12-21T21:53:00.000-08:002023-12-21T21:53:34.129-08:00Mahotela Queens minus Nobesuthu Mbadi and Simon Mahlathini Nkabide the groaner<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FjWAbtcSMic" width="320" youtube-src-id="FjWAbtcSMic"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>badly miss this group, especially those who have passed on.<br /></b><b>Q<span> ueen Nobesuthu Mbadi<br /></span></b><b>Simon Mahlathini<br /></b><b>You will forever be missed dearly<br /></b><b>You made us proud and happy<br /></b><b>RIP King umbhuli and Indlovukazi</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You were great</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You were an asset</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rest</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>In</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Peace</b></span></div><p></p><p> </p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-5633953920876485572023-12-21T11:57:00.000-08:002023-12-21T11:57:37.715-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS.<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbPrvJlJ6uoLRG1bnG7DIFG0wkZmNgp6EuMHZfc532pCR1v9N2irmaqoWvCq7ph3YT0zVPk2otna25OJ94d2Jb6z9FDqnXtAv08mnNxBZWz5I38-QQDB_t3oY1hpd9gG6RnekGmp0JJevgF1Ics7-hIHprAxNBRS4nVBcJP2lmm4KinMGt0LQVHP8rVVBz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="507" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbPrvJlJ6uoLRG1bnG7DIFG0wkZmNgp6EuMHZfc532pCR1v9N2irmaqoWvCq7ph3YT0zVPk2otna25OJ94d2Jb6z9FDqnXtAv08mnNxBZWz5I38-QQDB_t3oY1hpd9gG6RnekGmp0JJevgF1Ics7-hIHprAxNBRS4nVBcJP2lmm4KinMGt0LQVHP8rVVBz=w566-h309" width="566" /></a></b></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
annual ‘end-of-the year’ festive season has arrived, when Christians all over
the world, and all other believers in God, will celebrate Christmas on Monday
next week. I therefore take this opportunity to wish all our esteemed reads, a merry
Christmas 2023; and a happy and prosperous new year, 2024.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>President
Samia has directed that in order to bring this historic national event closer
to the people, this year’s UHURU day celebrations will be held at Regional
level, with activities which will involve the people’s participation. She also directed that the UHURU anniversary
event should be marked by the launching of the process of collecting views from
citizens regarding the next 25-year Development Vision, 2025 – 2050; a glittering
function which was held in the capital city, Dodoma, marking the 62nd UHURU Day
anniversary, and presided over by President Samia herself.<br /></span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome
back home, Dr. Phillip Mpango.<br /></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome
back home Mr. Vice President and thank you very much for giving a severe tongue
lashing to the social media rumour mongers. It was indeed great, to hear you saying “I am fit, I am safe, and in
good health”. Because, as the wise saying
goes:”<span> </span>Speak the truth and shame the devil”; you have effectively “shamed”
those social media devils, who treasonably invented the false news of your
premature death, but which was a dirty falsehood. I therefore hope and pray that the culprits
will be apprehended, exposed, and punished appropriately, in accordance with
the laws of the land.<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Some
of us did not believe the malicious falsehoods that were circulating in the
social media, particularly myself; just because during the period of the Vice President’s
absence, I managed to contact his personal staff, who had accompanied him on
his assignment outside the country. This
was in connection with our arrangement that he was going to be the ‘Guest of
Honour’ at a fund raising function arranged by Bishop Simon Masondole of Bunda
Diocese, which includes Ukerewe, on 11th
November, 2023. That is when I
was informed that the Vice President had travelled out of the country. I then suggested that he be requested to
appoint another leader to represent him at the agreed function, which the Vice
President immediately did. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>But even the idea of the Vice President
dying, and the government deliberately withholding that information from the
public, was so absurd, that no sensible person would believe such fiction. However, there were some who did, and were
greatly perturbed. </span><i style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Back
to today’s topic.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
Christmas festive season appears to be an appropriate time for telling local
stories related to Christmas. And I
happen to have two short stories connected therewith, that I consider worth
telling. One is in relation to Mwalimu Nyerere’s ‘encumbered’ journey to Christianity;
while the other is on ‘how the Christmas festival season finally determined the
date of Tanganyika’s independence day’. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span> I
believe they will form a logical follow up on the ‘UHURU day’ stories that I
narrated in this column last week. These new stories will be the main focus of
today’s presentation. I know for a fact, that Mwalimu Nyerere, was an ardent catholic
throughout his life. But, surprisingly, his journey to becoming a Catholic, was
‘encumbered’ by the circumstances of the times in which he lived. These were that
he was born and brought up in a pagan family and was surrounded by a pagan
community. In these circumstances, according to the records, he was baptized
rather late in his life, on 23rd December, 1943, after he had reached the age
of more than 21 years.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>However,
the most notable ‘encumbering’ aspect of his journey to becoming a catholic,
was that it was accompanied by words or
actions which could be considered as ‘bordering on heresy’; because during his
earlier days before he was baptized, he strongly challenged some of the
catholic church aspects. Most of this information is to be
found in Nyerere’s Biography, compiled by Issa Shivji; Saida Yahya Othman; and
Ng’wanza Kamata. (Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, Dar es Salaam); wherein it is stated
(Vol I, page 52), that:- “His later piety belies the resistance he showed in
his teenage years, when he sought explanations and justifications for the
Christian God. He lamented the regimentation of the church, and its
rigid hierarchical system, its siding with the rich and powerful, and its
objectification of man by not treating him as a member of society capable of
taking action and ‘rebelling’ in order to achieve his development”. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>But he bowed down to it, going to church
every morning, never travelling without his Bible, and observing all the
religious rituals built on this same hierarchy”. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">It is
also stated on that page, that “The Maryknoll Sisters, with whom he had
developed a very close, even intimate relationship, were ‘startled’ by the fact
that he was a daily ‘communicant’; which was not a common practice among lay
believers”. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span> But there were other startling things that Nyerere did later after he
was baptized; such as his undertaking of the astonishing feat, and very onerous
task, of translating the entire ‘New Testament’ section of the Holy Bible into Kiswahili. His translations were subsequently published
by Benedictine Publications, Ndanda-Peramiho; titled “Utenzi wa Enjili”. <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> “His later piety” mentioned above, refers to
his exemplary religious life which he lived throughout all his years, until he died,
which is what must have encouraged the catholic church in Tanzania to embark on
the process for his beatification. And, in that particular connection, I was only recently extremely delighted, when I received the news that I have been
selected and included on the list of three ‘key persons who knew him closely”,
to be interviewed by the Vatican committee that has been set up “to make inquiries regarding his
religious life here on earth”, in search
of evidence that could qualify him for advancement elevated from his present status of “Mtumishi
wa Mungu”, to the next higher
status of “Mwenye Heri”; in the long process to the sainthood.
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">How
the Christmas festive season determined Tanganyika’s date of independence,<br /></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Celebrating
Christmas as a family event, is a very old Christian tradition. And for
England, which, by English common law, and convention, is a Christian country,
whose King or Queen must be a follower of the Anglican church. A sixteenth century English Judge, Mathew
Hale (1609 – 76); is on record as having said that “Christianity is part of the
Common Law of England”. <br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> It is this strong British tradition that
led to Tanganyika’s independence being celebrated on an earlier date than was
originally agreed. Here is the juicy gossip: -<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>The
date of Tanganyika’s independence was initially decided at a “Tanganyika Independence
Constitutional Conference”, which was
held at Karimjee Hall, Dar es Salaam; from 27th to 29th March, 1961. The
holding of such “constitutional conferences” was standard British government
practice, and an essential part of the process of negotiations for the granting
independence to the relevant country. But they were always held at Lancaster
House in London. <br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> Thus, the fact that the British government
agreed to hold the Tanganyika constitutional conference outside London, was a
notable exception to that general rule. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
uniform purpose of holding these conferences was to determine two important
issues. One was the constitution of the new independent country. The other was
the date on which that country was to be granted independence; and they were
always chaired by a representative of the British government, i.e. the
governing authority. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span> I had the good fortune of being appointed one of a handful of officials
who were assigned to serve in the administration of that conference, and I still
have some vivid memories of that event.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
first item of the agenda, namely the constitution of independent Tanganyika,
was disposed of fairly quickly. This was
because the leader of the Tanganyika delegation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, was of
the view that the British representatives had no right to make decisions on the
contents of an independent country’ constitution, and that Tanganyika would
design its own constitution after it becomes independent. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span> His
greatest interest was regarding the date of independence. He had promised his political party TANU,
that he would do all he can to ensure that Tanganyika becomes independent
BEFORE the end of the year 1961 (hence the placard “complete independence 1961,
which he proudly displayed during the joyful procession from Karimjee Hall
through the streets of Dares Salaam, immediately after the closing of that
conference). The date which was agreed
at that Conference and later announced by the Conference Chairman, the British government’s
‘Secretary of State for the colonies’ Ian MacLeod, was 28th December, 1961.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>Nonetheless,
as everybody knows, Tanganyika’s independence was granted on 9th December,
1961. The reason why the agreed date of
28th December was changed to 9th December, is the core of this story; The only
reason for that change, was that the 28th of December falls right in the middle
of the Christmas and New year festival season. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>The British delegation at the Karimjee conference, had apparently
overlooked this fact, or it probably seemed to them to be irrelevant to
Tanganyika’s independence. Plus, the
fact that at that early stage, no one knew exactly who would be selected by Her
Majesty the Queen, to represent her at the Independence celebration
functions. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>Thus, when Queen Elizabeth II selected her own husband, Prince Phillip,
the Duke of Edinburgh, to represent her at the celebrations, the date of 28th
December became inconvenient for the Royal family, in the sense that the Royal family would be separated during that all-important Christmas/New year festival season, with the Queen being in London,
while her husband was far away in Tanganyika. This was
unacceptable. The date had to be changed. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span>Mwalimu
Nyerere was consulted. His reaction was that provided independence was granted
before the end of December 1961, it did not matter which other convenient date
was selected, but for him, ‘the earlier the better’. The first proposal was the 20th of December,
1961, but, apparently, this was also found to be unsuitable, for some reason.
That is when 9th December was proposed, and accepted, by both sides. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;"><span> </span><span> </span> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;">However, Nyerere, himself being a very devout catholic, he personally
attached significant importance to the Christmas festive season, as evidenced
by his later actions. For soon after winning the struggle for the country’s
freedom from colonialism, and assuming the country’s Presidency, he quickly
developed the habit of “going home” to his Butiama village, every year, to
enjoy the Christmas festive season with his people there.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span> </span><span> </span>And I
have my own little gossip in connection with President Nyerere’s annual
‘Christmas pilgrimages’ to Butiama. It
was during the Christmas season of December, 1974; when, just before his
departure to Butiama, I was summoned to his Msasani residence in Dar es
Salaam; to be told that he was planning to shift me from the Vice Chancellorship of the
University of Dares Salaam, to the Ministry of
Defence as Permanent Secretary. He therefore wanted me to recommend a
suitable person who will replace me at the University. I had to travel to Butiama to give him my
recommendation; but then, his response was he had changed his mind, and that I
would remain at the University. <br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">piomsekwa@gmail.com
/0754767576.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Source: Cde Msekwa<b>. </b></span></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-19044823284781469672023-12-20T12:12:00.000-08:002023-12-20T12:12:59.345-08:00Hakuna RIP kwa Fyatu Mfyatuzi Hata Nisipoonekana au Kusomeka<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn4Of2d-tsMGTN5bRSRcq-QakfDN7h1f1A23RWR8kAYeGei3pxihuw2pujYGOMHxRqp3j5pJo9bpwG9VPjMytl8J_DJc-b_AgrM23UpO9dSVuKOgw5TFPKNyID96oB8IR4Pw_yQH0UkzruEoBy_dWoWapOg1jN27hTZUd1Kc38anyNls4PJkk_7USnbtLu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="640" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn4Of2d-tsMGTN5bRSRcq-QakfDN7h1f1A23RWR8kAYeGei3pxihuw2pujYGOMHxRqp3j5pJo9bpwG9VPjMytl8J_DJc-b_AgrM23UpO9dSVuKOgw5TFPKNyID96oB8IR4Pw_yQH0UkzruEoBy_dWoWapOg1jN27hTZUd1Kc38anyNls4PJkk_7USnbtLu=w519-h310" width="519" /></a></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;">Mwenzenu, juzi nilipata taabu. We acha tu. Si baada ya kupotea kwa mwezi mmoja kijiweni. Mwenzenu nilienda kwa sangoma wangu kujitibia. Wacha mafyatu wafyatuke. Walinifyatua sina hamu. Wapo waliofurahi nimefyatuliwa na kurejesha namba. Kwani wataishi milele? Wapo walioiniombea. Hawa nawashukuru. Sijui kama walifyatua hizo dua kwa upendo au kusherehekea kufyatuliwa kwangu na kuufyata hapa duniani. Maana, mafyatu wanaweza kuja msibani kujiliwaza wakisingizia wanawaliwaza wafiliwa. Wengine walinipa maagizo na salamu nimsalimie fyatu jiwe tukionana. Mradi kila mmoja na lake. Hata hivyo, msishangae. Ndiyo mafyatu wanaofyatuliwa kwenye mambo ya muhimu na makubwa wasifyatuke na kufyatua lakini wakafyatukia mambo ya hovyo kama kunitakia mie kifo. Kwani nilikuwa peke yangu kwenye kujitazamia? Kamuulize braza Phil Mipango au Abdi Kinamna na wengine ambao huenda kujitazamia tena kwa njuluku za mafyatu hawa hawa wasenzi na wavivu wa kufikiri kabisa.</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Nikiwa natafakari, namlaumu sana bi mkubwa wangu na yule mkubwa zaidi. Sijainyaka kwanini walificha ugonjwa wangu kwa mafyatu? Fyatu yoyote. Mnene au kapuku anaweza kuugua hata “kukata moto.” Kwani, mie ni nani? Kama majogoo walitetemesha dunia walifyatuliwa na kukata moto, mie nani yarabi?</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Hakuna kitu kilinifyatua kama kuona baadhi ya mafyatu wakiweka picha yangu na kamshumaa na RIP utadhani nilishakata moto! Jamani, sijakata moto. Kuweni na subira. Siku moja nitakata moto. Hata nyinyi na wanene wenu nikiwemo mimi na bosi wangu tutaka moto kama jiwe alivyofanya. Hakuna haja ya kuharakishiana mauti.</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Baada ya kufyatuka kwa stone, wapo wanaodai kuwa lazima aliyeko juu aangalie wa kuteua ima kwa kuzingatia afya yake au ukubalikaji au kiherehere chake ili asijemfunika bosi wake au akawa mzima kuliko yeye. Mafyatu hawa laanifu wazushi kweli. Eti wanadai kuwa kama namba wahedi si mgonjwa, basi nambari bee anaweza kuwa mgonjwa kama mimi. Hatutaki kurudia kilichotokea kwa stone ambapo alikuwa ameishafyatuliwa na ndwele na kumfyatua maza ili akifyatuka afyatue ulaji kama ilivyotokea. Wapo wanaosema kuwa nami ni mgonjwa utadhani wao ni madaktari wangu. Kumbaffuni sana.</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;">Hata hivyo, siyo kosa wala ufyatu vyenu. Ni usiri uliotawala kukosekana kwangu kijiweni. Basi ngoja niwafyatulieni bure. Mwenzenu nilichegama kwa Sangoma kujiangalizia na kujitibia baada ya kujisikia vibaya. Hata hivyo, sikuweza kufyatua taarifa za ugonjwa wangu. Badala yake niliamini wenzangu wangezifyatua kama wasingekuwa waoga wanaojidanganya kuwa unene unamfanya fyatu awe malaika ajiwe asiyeugua wala kukata moto. Kama mashine zinakata moto, mafyatu ni nani?</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Baada ya kugundua kuwa kumbe baada ya kufyatuliwa na ndwele, wenzangu walifyatua rongorongo ili kuwawafyatua na kuwazuga mafyatu wasianze rongorongo japo haikuzuia, inabidi niwafyatue kuwa, baada ya kugundua kuwa kulikuwa na rongorongo, nilikuwa sionekani mwezi mzima kwa sababu nilikuwa ‘nafatyua kazi maalum’ aka kutibiwa. Sijui kwanini mafyatu hawajui kuwa kujiangalizia au kutibiwa ni kazi maalumu ambayo inatumia njuluku zao kibao! Huna haja ya kucheka na kudhani nakufyatua. Kwani, kutibiwa siyo kazi maalumu? Kama siyo mbona mafyatu wananilipia utadhani sipati mshiko mkubwa mwisho wa mwezi?</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Hakuna kilichonistua na kunisikitisha kama kusikia wenzangu eti wanataka kuwafyatua wale mafyatu wa umbea waliofyatua cover yangu. Kwani kazi ya mafyatu wa ‘umbea’ aka bahari sorry khabar kwa kimanga, ni nini kama siyo kufyatua ‘umbea’ bila kujali nani wanamfyatua? Nimemsika bwana Nipe Mapepe Ninaye akiwakamia wale waliovujisha na kufyatua cover yangu kwa sangoma kule majuu. Ni ajabu kidogo. Kwanini fyatu huyu aliyepewa ulaji tokana na jina kubwa la dingi wake asiwafyatue wale wanaochafua maadili, kufyatua njuluku za mafyatu, au wanaowanyima mafyatu wa ‘umbea kwa umbea’ wa kufyatua kwenye vyombo vyao vya ufyatuzi wa khabar ambao ni haki yao na ya mafyatu kikatiba.</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Kama wanataka kuficha, basi hawana haja ya kuwafyatua mafyatu wa ‘umbea’ wanapowafyatua. Waende mjengoni kwa yule bi Kidude asiye na subira wafyatue sharia ya kuzuia mafyatu kuwafyatua mafyatu wanene wanopokumbwa na zali kama mie. Sheria iseme wazi kuwa kufichua cover ya MAwaRA aka Makamu wa Rai..we koma usifyatuke ukafyatuliwa kwa ufyatu wako.</span></p><p class="yiv4763708254ydp9c6b5dbdMsoNormalIndent" style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Hata hivyo, mtusamehe sisi mafyatu wanene. Tuna katabia ka kujihadaa kama mbuni amuonaye adui akaficha bichwa mbawani akidhani na adui ni bwege kama yeye hatamfyatua. Huwa tunataka mjue kuwa hatuugui hadi kifo kituumbuwe. Tunataka muamini tumeumbika kwa mawe tusijue hata mawe yanafyatuliwa na kupotea. Kwa kutaka kulinda ulaji wetu, sisi mafyatu wanene huwa hatutaki kujulikana kama tuna ugogoro iwe kwenye afya zetu hata ndoa. Tunapenda kujidanganya tukidhani na mafyatu ni kama sisi nao watadanganyika kama Wadanganyika kumbe siyo! Nisingependa kilichotokea jiwe alipofyatuka kijirudie kwangu au mwingine.</span></p><div style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;"> Kumbe sijakata moto!</span></div><div style="color: #1d1e1f; font-family: "American Typewriter", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; outline: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; outline: none;">Chanzo: Mwananchi leo.</span></div></div>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636874348650313883.post-24107737674222105152023-12-12T19:17:00.000-08:002023-12-12T19:17:56.934-08:00RIP ZAHARA SISIE WAMI<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx2hi0_RCSblQuZlGONAfe7hL3onM1dqyIghpS0PhPq2CKeVThSKu921cE2wieZtvbdMSatTRH-PSZkVsiu3HUv3GjnNY4EE30f5GVA2S3wUhMv3qTy3HHhllwWNwF9pH_WdipBpsyxyH2p4lECPdANBREdS-97jMZcEonlrDD3ekODkhhyqU23auz1-3A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="584" height="707" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx2hi0_RCSblQuZlGONAfe7hL3onM1dqyIghpS0PhPq2CKeVThSKu921cE2wieZtvbdMSatTRH-PSZkVsiu3HUv3GjnNY4EE30f5GVA2S3wUhMv3qTy3HHhllwWNwF9pH_WdipBpsyxyH2p4lECPdANBREdS-97jMZcEonlrDD3ekODkhhyqU23auz1-3A=w872-h707" width="872" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Zahara au Bulelwa Mkukutana Mwanamuzik maarufu toka Afrika Kusini naliyesifika kwa uimbaji na upigaji gitaa hatunaye tena. Alifariki juzi tokana na kilichosemekana kuwa ni kupiga mma kupita kiasi. RIP Bule.</span></b></p>Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640087613265490788noreply@blogger.com0