Why donors fear Kagame's war on graft
The Botswana Gazette
13.04.2005
http://www.gazette.bw/tbg_buhead2.htm by Andrew M.
Last week I was in Kigali , this time at the heels of a cabinet decision to impound all luxurious four wheel drive vehicles bought at government expense and driven by ministers, security and military chiefs, foreign experts and their local handlers. In a morning crackdown, all the big men and women of this republic woke up to find that police constables along the main roads were stopping and taking away their vehicles and leaving them to walk to office.
The international donor community, known all over Africa for its corrupt
and profligate life styles which they indulge in the name of fighting
poverty, was this time caught with their pants down. They claim to fight
poverty while riding in luxurious four-wheel drive vehicles, sitting in
opulently furnished offices, earning obscene salaries and living in
executive mansions. In a bold act of defiance, Rwanda impounded even those
vehicles belonging to donor projects. After cleaning his own government of
corruption, he has now taken on the profligacy of the international aid
industry and its experts are now scared.
In a discussion with President Paul Kagame, he told me that he had looked
at some of the "poverty reduction" projects and they smelt bad. "There are
projects here worth only $5m and when I looked at their expenses, I found
that $1m was going into buying these cars, each one of them at $70,000.
Another $1m goes to buy office furniture, more $1m for meetings and
entertainment, and yet another $1m as salaries for technical experts,
leaving only $1m for the actual expenditure on a poverty reducing activity.
Is this the way to fight poverty?" he asked as I shifted with glee in my
chair.
Already, the government is auctioning these vehicles and so far has gotten
over $3m from the sales. Mr Kagame has now issued a new directive, saying
government should not purchase cars for its officials with more than 2,500
cc. But there is more: the government has placed a ceiling on mobile
telephone expenses for all its ministers, military and security chiefs to
50,000 Rwanda Francs (Shs150, 000), and also ordered MTN Rwanda to cut off
their international roaming access.
The directive also stops the holding of workshops, seminars and conferences
on poverty reduction in posh hotels like the Intercontinental, Mille
Collins etc, insisting they should be in government owned buildings at no
cost. The order also requires all government ministries; departments and
agencies to move from privately owned buildings where they pay high rents
to government owned buildings.
I told Kagame that whereas some of the most highly skilled Africans are
going to Europe and North America to clean streets and toilets, our
development partners send us Œtechnical experts on these projects at
individual monthly salaries of between $10,000 and $20,000, a salary that
could pay 12 Africans of better training and experience and save this
continent from severe brain drain. In fact, most of these so-called experts
are a miserable, career-stranded lot in their own countries, but are dumped
in Africa and other poor countries through foreign aid protocols.
Donors never shy from lecturing our governments on fiscal frugality, yet
their aid driven projects are the most profligate. Of total project aid to
Uganda 's ministry of Health, 93 percent of it goes into technical
assistance (i.e. salaries and allowances for the experts) and overheads
(i.e. four wheel drive vehicles, opulent office furniture, computers,
stationary, tea and cakes).
Only a miserable 7 percent of this aid goes into purchase of drugs. Now you
understand why, in spite of a huge health budget, our people cannot find
drugs in hospitals. We in the media have been shouting ourselves hoarse
against government corruption. It is time to expose the worse forms of
profligacy, which forces our governments to pile up huge sums in debt.
In fact, of the total money from the Uganda government budget to the
ministry of Health, 98 percent reaches its intended beneficiaries, clearly
showing that in spite of its corrupt ways, the government of Uganda is a
better evil than donors. Of total project aid to Uganda , 68 percent goes
into overheads and technical assistance. Only 32 percent to its intended
beneficiaries.
A few weeks ago I presented the above facts to President Yoweri Museveni
and asked him to act. My heart bleeds to say he is so deeply discredited by
his inability to tackle corruption in his government, and his own
profligate public administration expenditure that he lacks moral authority
to take on donors.
The other reason is that his regime lives off this coalition of mutual
deceit with donors that both are fighting to eradicate poverty in Uganda .
Kagame, however, is able to act boldly because he occupies a moral high
ground in fighting corruption, has ensured fiscal frugality and also
because his government pursues strategies of survival - not necessarily
dependant on donor approval.
In Rwanda , ministers and other high ranking public officials resign and or
are fired by the week because of allegations of corruption. From the lowest
clerk in a government office to the most powerful minister or military or
security chief, no one is immune to jail when they steal; none close to the
president, none distant from him. You steal, you get jailed.
If there is some prima facie case that you stole, but there isn't not
enough evidence to convict you in a court of law, then you are asked to
resign or get fired. What a tough guy this Kagame man is!!
Love, Peace and Harmony!!!! "I want to believe that I am gold and diamond. In order to be refined I have to go through this period of fire. Tomorrow, I want to believe, Mzwakhe will become the source of inspiration to those who have despaired, those who were discouraged, those who are in extreme physical problems and pangs" - Mzwakhe Mbuli 'People's Poet', 2005
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Sneaking is dangerous
Please read this carefully,
Lesson to All Women/Men
A couple was invited to a masked costume Halloween party. The wife got a terrible headache and told her husband to go to the party alone. He,being a devoted husband, protested, but she argued and said she was going to take some aspirin and go to bed, and there was no need for his good time to be spoiled by not going. So he took his Batman costume (mask) and away he went.
The wife, after sleeping soundly for about an hour, awakened without pain, and, as it was still early, decided to go to the party. In as much as her husband did not know what her costume was, she thought she would have some fun by watching her husband to see how he acted when she was not with him. She put on a Goldilocks costume (mask). So she joined the party and soon spotted her husband enjoying himself on the dance floor, dancing with every nice woman he cuddled and occasionally giving a little kiss here and there.
His wife went up to him and being a rather seductive woman herself, his husband left his new partner devoted his time to her. She let him go as far as he wished, naturally, since he was her husband. After some more drinking he finally whispered a little proposition in her ear and she agreed, so off they went to one of the cars and had quick sex in the back seat.
She slipped away before unmasking herself or her husband and went home and put her costume (mask) away and got into bed, wondering what kind of explanation he would make up for his outrageous behavior. She was sitting up reading when he came in, so she asked what kind of time he had.
"Oh, the same old thing. You know I never have a good time when you're not there."Then she asked, "Did you dance much?"
He replied, "I tell you, I never even danced one dance. When I got there, I met Pete, Bill Brown and some other guys, so we went into the spare room and played darts all evening."
"You must have looked really silly wearing that Batman costume playing darts all night!" She said with unashamed sarcasm.
To which the husband replied, "Actually, I gave my Batman costume to your Dad who seemed to have had a jolly good time on the dance floor. I am told that he was seen by Frank taking a prostitute in a Goldilocks outfit out for a few minutes. Don't ask me what they did; you know your dad still wants to behave like a kid."
Moral of the story: Don't try to sneak up on your husband/wife
take care n enjoy ur wk-en
Lesson to All Women/Men
A couple was invited to a masked costume Halloween party. The wife got a terrible headache and told her husband to go to the party alone. He,being a devoted husband, protested, but she argued and said she was going to take some aspirin and go to bed, and there was no need for his good time to be spoiled by not going. So he took his Batman costume (mask) and away he went.
The wife, after sleeping soundly for about an hour, awakened without pain, and, as it was still early, decided to go to the party. In as much as her husband did not know what her costume was, she thought she would have some fun by watching her husband to see how he acted when she was not with him. She put on a Goldilocks costume (mask). So she joined the party and soon spotted her husband enjoying himself on the dance floor, dancing with every nice woman he cuddled and occasionally giving a little kiss here and there.
His wife went up to him and being a rather seductive woman herself, his husband left his new partner devoted his time to her. She let him go as far as he wished, naturally, since he was her husband. After some more drinking he finally whispered a little proposition in her ear and she agreed, so off they went to one of the cars and had quick sex in the back seat.
She slipped away before unmasking herself or her husband and went home and put her costume (mask) away and got into bed, wondering what kind of explanation he would make up for his outrageous behavior. She was sitting up reading when he came in, so she asked what kind of time he had.
"Oh, the same old thing. You know I never have a good time when you're not there."Then she asked, "Did you dance much?"
He replied, "I tell you, I never even danced one dance. When I got there, I met Pete, Bill Brown and some other guys, so we went into the spare room and played darts all evening."
"You must have looked really silly wearing that Batman costume playing darts all night!" She said with unashamed sarcasm.
To which the husband replied, "Actually, I gave my Batman costume to your Dad who seemed to have had a jolly good time on the dance floor. I am told that he was seen by Frank taking a prostitute in a Goldilocks outfit out for a few minutes. Don't ask me what they did; you know your dad still wants to behave like a kid."
Moral of the story: Don't try to sneak up on your husband/wife
take care n enjoy ur wk-en
Ailing Library: A source of human resource failure!
Library is the source of information: that one researcher/author transfers his/her knowledge to the community. Western world thrives on deliverance of knowledge from one person to the other.
A century ago, not a very long time, our natural way of transferring knowledge was totally disrupted by the coming of a white man.A craftsman would let a young man to learn his trade through apprenticeship and hence therefore the learner eventually by using the knowledge plus forces of environment could manage to sharpen the item into the next better level. To date though witch doctors are ubiquitous they do not have an official way of transferring their knowledge to the next generation. Contrary the western world spend enormous amount of capital on researches and development ( R& D) and thereafter results of their researches are published and displayed in libraries and universities. I may argue that the first world still transfers knowledge to the next generation while our way of knowledge is sadly muted.
Dar Es Salaam has one existing Library located at the Central Business District constructed several decades ago when the City had a population of less than 500,000 residents. Now with the population close to 5 million the ill-equipped library looks like a joke stalking old books. As residents move as far as 30km from CBD we expect library services to follow the ever moving population but this is not happening leaving only market force to demand consumption patterns of Dar Es Salaam dwellers. We are enclosed with noisy bars, convenient shops,hotels, restaurants etc that facilitate consumption of foreign stuff at the expense of our innovation and creativity.
Prof. Ali Mazrui once wrote that capitalism implanted into our being consumption culture but intentionally did not activate technological know how. We moved from communal way of life into capitalism embedded with modernity, excessive consumption of material goods without learning on how to manufacture them. Yet existence of libraries ensures that knowledge is shared among humanities not only of these generation but many many more from today. After all if Edison ignored to document his findings that led to the discovery of bulb we could not be enjoying electricity as we consume today. One discovery leads to another, and one way the next generation accrues the knowledge of the last scientist is by visiting local, national and university libraries; the idea we're desperately missing.
The reason why we fail to develop libraries is that our leaders' mindset is engraved in the idea that development will be determined by drilling natural resources to the exception of human resources. Now and then leaders trot around the world looking for investors to harness gold, uranium, oil, tanzanite, etc with no clue that the real development will be gained by developing human resources.Canada( a leading nation in mineral extraction) has a higher valued human resource compared to none in southern Africa that enabled her to exploit our fragile economies by extracting minerals massively.Take Switzerland as a case in point. The country is landlocked, with no natural resources but yet harnessing talents of her own men and women guarantees a place among to the club of the mighty.Switzerland is good in producing very tiny but highly valued items that needs greater input of human brain as compared to muscle power.
A century ago, not a very long time, our natural way of transferring knowledge was totally disrupted by the coming of a white man.A craftsman would let a young man to learn his trade through apprenticeship and hence therefore the learner eventually by using the knowledge plus forces of environment could manage to sharpen the item into the next better level. To date though witch doctors are ubiquitous they do not have an official way of transferring their knowledge to the next generation. Contrary the western world spend enormous amount of capital on researches and development ( R& D) and thereafter results of their researches are published and displayed in libraries and universities. I may argue that the first world still transfers knowledge to the next generation while our way of knowledge is sadly muted.
Dar Es Salaam has one existing Library located at the Central Business District constructed several decades ago when the City had a population of less than 500,000 residents. Now with the population close to 5 million the ill-equipped library looks like a joke stalking old books. As residents move as far as 30km from CBD we expect library services to follow the ever moving population but this is not happening leaving only market force to demand consumption patterns of Dar Es Salaam dwellers. We are enclosed with noisy bars, convenient shops,hotels, restaurants etc that facilitate consumption of foreign stuff at the expense of our innovation and creativity.
Prof. Ali Mazrui once wrote that capitalism implanted into our being consumption culture but intentionally did not activate technological know how. We moved from communal way of life into capitalism embedded with modernity, excessive consumption of material goods without learning on how to manufacture them. Yet existence of libraries ensures that knowledge is shared among humanities not only of these generation but many many more from today. After all if Edison ignored to document his findings that led to the discovery of bulb we could not be enjoying electricity as we consume today. One discovery leads to another, and one way the next generation accrues the knowledge of the last scientist is by visiting local, national and university libraries; the idea we're desperately missing.
The reason why we fail to develop libraries is that our leaders' mindset is engraved in the idea that development will be determined by drilling natural resources to the exception of human resources. Now and then leaders trot around the world looking for investors to harness gold, uranium, oil, tanzanite, etc with no clue that the real development will be gained by developing human resources.Canada( a leading nation in mineral extraction) has a higher valued human resource compared to none in southern Africa that enabled her to exploit our fragile economies by extracting minerals massively.Take Switzerland as a case in point. The country is landlocked, with no natural resources but yet harnessing talents of her own men and women guarantees a place among to the club of the mighty.Switzerland is good in producing very tiny but highly valued items that needs greater input of human brain as compared to muscle power.
Monday, March 29, 2010
AT 40, I am a very lucky African to be alive!!!
Today 29/march/2010, as I turn 40, count me as one of the luckiest africans to see the light of the day. Why? perhaps some would say i am exeggerating, or just a numb person, but looking at the figures and official statistics then you'll appreciate my line of argument.
Couple of years ago, my all time Tanzanian favourite columnist, the late Robert Rweyemamu once wrote on East African, "Why Birthdays are rare in Tanzania?" He was sharing a birthday sing along song with other Tanzanians as the Father of the Nation, The late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere was turning 75. Rweyemamu highlighted a number of diseases inflicting and scaling down lives of Tanzanians including malaria, TB,cholera,and above all, AIDS.
As I celebrate 40th birthdays my mind turns to millions of babies whose lives are wasted on this minute across Africa due to poor maternial care, malaria,manutrition etc etc. In Tanzania by 2007 child mortality rate stood by 116 death per 1000 children under age of five.
One of the basic pre-requisite for development but greatly ignored by african states is the access to clean and reliable water for human consumption. After all 75% of our being is comprised of water. By far this means purifying, reserving sources of water and providing this important resource to all especially the most vulnerable, women and children should be a top priority for any sensible goverment.Animals and plants shares this sacrosanct resource that if one is deprived ecosystem is not balanced.
In african villages women and children spend a big portion of a day searching for water though they are not sure on the safety of the same.As a result looking for water is part of economic undertakings ignoring other important activities with a far liberating results such as education. An african child born in the village is an economic asset for the family and one of the activity is looking for water.This turns out to be a vicious cyle of poverty. A child ( preferaby a girl) mothered by a poor mum does not go to school and ends up doing family undertaking including searching for water. She grows to be a mother material with no education and hence no knowledge of controlling her environment. She gives birth to a child who ends up dying at a tender age simply because her mother do not have enough resources to care for her.
In the year 2000, World nations agreed on Millenium Development Goals ( MDG)and one of the goals was to reduce a number of african people without access to basic sanitation and hygiene by half come to the year 2015.To date no country in Eastern and Southern Africa is on track to meet MDG target on sanitation. In some parts of Dar Es Salaam such as Ukonga suburb pit latrines are dug closer to shallow wells resulting into water contamination.As a result currently one in eight East & Southern african child dies before fifth birthday due to diseases related to poor sanitation and lack of access to safe drinking water. According to The Guardian, ( A Tanzanian daily)Dar Es Salaam has 300 unsafe wells causing an increasing incidences of water borne diseases.
Malaria is the other killer disease claiming lives of africans in magnitude. Malaria is a fatal protozoan disease transmitted by a specific kind of mosquito, the genus anopheles. Malaria is utterly treatable, yet, incredibly claims up to three million lives per year, mostly young children, about 90 percent of whom live in Africa.The fact that virtually everybody in tropical africa contracts malaria at least once a year makes me delighted to see this 40th birthdays. The fate of our children born on this minute as I celebrate across Africa is literally unknown.
Yes children are dying in sheer massive number not seeing their 5th birthday.But another calamity is rampant across Sub-Sahara Africa this time around living behind fortunate survived kids as orphans. This is AIDS, ( Acquired Immune Defficiency Syndrome)
In most African countries, by contrast, only tycoons and cabinet ministers can afford AIDS drugs. By 2002,about 17 million africans had died of AIDS, and 29 millions were HIV positive. Pause for a moment to ponder it: 46 million africans either dead or doomed. Its more than seven times the number of jews, Gypsies and homesexuals murdered by Hitler. Its one and half times the 30 million chinese who died of starvation under Mao Zedong. It is three quarters of the death toll during the whole of the second World War, and by the time AIDS has claimed its last African victim, it may outnumber even that.
At the End of Day. Happy birthday to me!!! & happy birthday to all africans who have seen this day against all odds.
Monday, March 22, 2010
wiki ya maji
In Sub-sahara Africa water as an important resource has been left to the forces of the market where the powerful affords clean water like this at the cost of around $1( 1.5litres)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
PAT, MEN CHEATERS HAVE LOWER IQ
Pat I support fully heartedly the evolutionary argument presented by Dr Satoshi Kanazawa that men who cheat have lower IQ.
I define IQ, as the ability to control ones enviroment. As indicated earlier it doesnt ring into my mind that at all times Phd holders can control his enviroment well than the rest of us. I tell you solemnly,due to the fact that this Professor can not enjoy special intimacy with his wife, his intelligence level is lower than ,( excuse my language)an average man who enjoys full time and fulfilling relationship with his other half.
You have pinpointed some universal reasons as to why men cheat, such as women not being good in bed. May I add some other unwise reasons though some are too african. .African Men may say, oh when I married this woman she was spottlessly clean, or other would say now your belly is too big that you're no longer sexy. Yet others will not stand 'mtindi'( you know what I mean). Some men will say this woman nags.
Let me paraphrase all of the above as push factors. As we ( men) move outside our houses( boma) we are confronted by pull factors. These chicks know how to pull our legs. Twentysomething ladies will put on tight jeans, they will avoid fatty foods to lower bellies, and mind you some of them ( hawanyonyeshi) that makes their tits to look like, oh My God!!!, whoops.
Now back to our argument, how man resist these push & pull factors will determine his level of intelligence. If the lady is not good in bed, then it is the responsibility of our intelligence( men) to arouse her sexual intellingensia, after all we're the first to be created by God.It is our duty to demostrate sexual techniques. If she is dirty, then its a man to bear the blame, we dont use our spare time to take care of the kids that a woman spends most of her time raising kids and she's burned out. Man with highest level of IQ will drive/board a daladala straight from work. But because we are less smart most of us succumb to traditional utopian, ( amewekewa limbwata huyo). A family that stay to together, live together. It is precisely this smartness of a man staying home that creates healthy homestead.
Now to the pull factors. Most men are pulled by mistresses after being stressed up by the modern life. Say one is really pressed up by work, or studies that on the way home he's accidentally confronted by a beautiful chic. This lousy man is helpless, it is that stress that pushes him into the impossible angle not a girl. Or some men get attracted to women after being drunk. Let me say only less clever men drink irresponsibly before getting to their families.
Am I harsh!!!! SORRY GUYS.
I define IQ, as the ability to control ones enviroment. As indicated earlier it doesnt ring into my mind that at all times Phd holders can control his enviroment well than the rest of us. I tell you solemnly,due to the fact that this Professor can not enjoy special intimacy with his wife, his intelligence level is lower than ,( excuse my language)an average man who enjoys full time and fulfilling relationship with his other half.
You have pinpointed some universal reasons as to why men cheat, such as women not being good in bed. May I add some other unwise reasons though some are too african. .African Men may say, oh when I married this woman she was spottlessly clean, or other would say now your belly is too big that you're no longer sexy. Yet others will not stand 'mtindi'( you know what I mean). Some men will say this woman nags.
Let me paraphrase all of the above as push factors. As we ( men) move outside our houses( boma) we are confronted by pull factors. These chicks know how to pull our legs. Twentysomething ladies will put on tight jeans, they will avoid fatty foods to lower bellies, and mind you some of them ( hawanyonyeshi) that makes their tits to look like, oh My God!!!, whoops.
Now back to our argument, how man resist these push & pull factors will determine his level of intelligence. If the lady is not good in bed, then it is the responsibility of our intelligence( men) to arouse her sexual intellingensia, after all we're the first to be created by God.It is our duty to demostrate sexual techniques. If she is dirty, then its a man to bear the blame, we dont use our spare time to take care of the kids that a woman spends most of her time raising kids and she's burned out. Man with highest level of IQ will drive/board a daladala straight from work. But because we are less smart most of us succumb to traditional utopian, ( amewekewa limbwata huyo). A family that stay to together, live together. It is precisely this smartness of a man staying home that creates healthy homestead.
Now to the pull factors. Most men are pulled by mistresses after being stressed up by the modern life. Say one is really pressed up by work, or studies that on the way home he's accidentally confronted by a beautiful chic. This lousy man is helpless, it is that stress that pushes him into the impossible angle not a girl. Or some men get attracted to women after being drunk. Let me say only less clever men drink irresponsibly before getting to their families.
Am I harsh!!!! SORRY GUYS.
SILENCES IN WOMEN DISCOURSE
Pat, thanks for mindblowing ideas and they enrich my brain greatly.
African culture stereotype a woman at a larger extent compared to western world.This is our culture. When two men greet each other one would say, 'watoto hawajambo'? meaning including a wife.In Europe & America a man would inquire, how is your other half? this is a big damned different.
In Africa handful women see the limelight of higher education compared to men .
What an african woman seek as she climbs education ladder is to step in the world controlled by men. Men controls the universe. According to latest Forbes magazine, out of 1011 global billionares, only 89 are women and among those 89 only 14 obtained wealth out of their own, while the rest inherited.
Women that ascend to elite class are transformed into a world controlled by men, and in fact they become men minus biological nature. These tiny number drive big and fancy cars,build gated mansions,designate their offices in high street, shoulder to shoulder with biological men seat in the executive boardrooms, and sleep in five star hotels. Yet as you indicated their problem differs extensively with their mates in Kashozi, Kishimundu or Tandahimba. Do they walk miles to fetch water? No, Do they struggle to send their kids to school? No, Are they beaten by men, categorically Nope. In fact we call these women sugar mammies, we live with them and they offer us 'heineken' in exchange for romance.
Then what follows is that a struggle for women self-empowerment becomes top-to-down exercise. Women belonging to elite group such as Mama Salma Kikwete, Mama Ananilea Nkya and Mama Anna Mkapa simply starts petty pressure groups ( NGOs) cosmettically suggesting to create 'fursa sawa kwa wote'.As described by Issa Shivji in his fine book, Silences in NGO discourse, The role and future of NGOs in Africa; you can not fight injustices and inequality by becoming a stakeholder.Powerful women sit down with the devil and discuss the pright of vulnerable folks in the village, this is unrealistic and demeaning.
Shivji argues that these elite group should be a watchdog and not part of the hegemony. Their cause( shuga mammies) should be that of pressure groups not mates in coktail parties at Movenpick. They should not be part of policymakers but criticizers, radicals. We ( wanaharakati) are expecting these tiny number of powerful women to go to the length of walking naked in protest of the injustices and inequality issues such as right to education, right to maternial health, killing of albino etc etc.These women occupying mostly special seat( God knows how they got those seats in the first place, perhaps after being mistress) in our parliament should stand up and say NO to big rise of their salaries and instead fight for the good pay of teachers.
One example to illustrate numbness and laziness of these elite group. I was expecting the likes of Mama Mkapa, Getrude Mongela, or Ananilea Nkya to protest outside American Embassy when Washington performed airstrikes to Baghdad. Does this mean they believed deep in their heart that America was right? What about the fate of the poor kids and mothers in Iraq? We know that these women oppose unjust war. Why SILENCE? This is simply because most of these women NGO's are funded by international organisations such as USAID, ( the very American dog).
Frantz Fanon in The Wretched of The Earth strongly and categorically throws punches to the elite class writing that this group is unprepared,lacks practical link between them and mass of the people, they are lazy and cowardice at the decisive moment of the struggle. Few years as America was clearing a mess created by a war in Iraq , elite women were rejoicing as Mr Bush was giving some 'makombo' ($750m) to fight malaria in Tanzania. Prof. Mwesiga Balegu, A university don from University of Dar Es Salaam while interviwed by BBC said that this amount is only a drop in the sea as compared to the cost of maintaining war in Iraq.
Once officiating the World' Women day in Tabora last week, President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete urged women to seek higher political posts saying 'wanaweza kuwa viongozi wa juu wakitaka'. He went on to say that very soon he will increase a number of women in high court department. As indicated earlier on, these fewer women are awaiting to turn into a world controlled by men and sustain the status quo.
Until the struggle ascends from the bottom; everthing will turn into tragic mishap.
I am out.(florian)
African culture stereotype a woman at a larger extent compared to western world.This is our culture. When two men greet each other one would say, 'watoto hawajambo'? meaning including a wife.In Europe & America a man would inquire, how is your other half? this is a big damned different.
In Africa handful women see the limelight of higher education compared to men .
What an african woman seek as she climbs education ladder is to step in the world controlled by men. Men controls the universe. According to latest Forbes magazine, out of 1011 global billionares, only 89 are women and among those 89 only 14 obtained wealth out of their own, while the rest inherited.
Women that ascend to elite class are transformed into a world controlled by men, and in fact they become men minus biological nature. These tiny number drive big and fancy cars,build gated mansions,designate their offices in high street, shoulder to shoulder with biological men seat in the executive boardrooms, and sleep in five star hotels. Yet as you indicated their problem differs extensively with their mates in Kashozi, Kishimundu or Tandahimba. Do they walk miles to fetch water? No, Do they struggle to send their kids to school? No, Are they beaten by men, categorically Nope. In fact we call these women sugar mammies, we live with them and they offer us 'heineken' in exchange for romance.
Then what follows is that a struggle for women self-empowerment becomes top-to-down exercise. Women belonging to elite group such as Mama Salma Kikwete, Mama Ananilea Nkya and Mama Anna Mkapa simply starts petty pressure groups ( NGOs) cosmettically suggesting to create 'fursa sawa kwa wote'.As described by Issa Shivji in his fine book, Silences in NGO discourse, The role and future of NGOs in Africa; you can not fight injustices and inequality by becoming a stakeholder.Powerful women sit down with the devil and discuss the pright of vulnerable folks in the village, this is unrealistic and demeaning.
Shivji argues that these elite group should be a watchdog and not part of the hegemony. Their cause( shuga mammies) should be that of pressure groups not mates in coktail parties at Movenpick. They should not be part of policymakers but criticizers, radicals. We ( wanaharakati) are expecting these tiny number of powerful women to go to the length of walking naked in protest of the injustices and inequality issues such as right to education, right to maternial health, killing of albino etc etc.These women occupying mostly special seat( God knows how they got those seats in the first place, perhaps after being mistress) in our parliament should stand up and say NO to big rise of their salaries and instead fight for the good pay of teachers.
One example to illustrate numbness and laziness of these elite group. I was expecting the likes of Mama Mkapa, Getrude Mongela, or Ananilea Nkya to protest outside American Embassy when Washington performed airstrikes to Baghdad. Does this mean they believed deep in their heart that America was right? What about the fate of the poor kids and mothers in Iraq? We know that these women oppose unjust war. Why SILENCE? This is simply because most of these women NGO's are funded by international organisations such as USAID, ( the very American dog).
Frantz Fanon in The Wretched of The Earth strongly and categorically throws punches to the elite class writing that this group is unprepared,lacks practical link between them and mass of the people, they are lazy and cowardice at the decisive moment of the struggle. Few years as America was clearing a mess created by a war in Iraq , elite women were rejoicing as Mr Bush was giving some 'makombo' ($750m) to fight malaria in Tanzania. Prof. Mwesiga Balegu, A university don from University of Dar Es Salaam while interviwed by BBC said that this amount is only a drop in the sea as compared to the cost of maintaining war in Iraq.
Once officiating the World' Women day in Tabora last week, President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete urged women to seek higher political posts saying 'wanaweza kuwa viongozi wa juu wakitaka'. He went on to say that very soon he will increase a number of women in high court department. As indicated earlier on, these fewer women are awaiting to turn into a world controlled by men and sustain the status quo.
Until the struggle ascends from the bottom; everthing will turn into tragic mishap.
I am out.(florian)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Bullet Proof Leaders aren't afraid to delegate
By Julius Bosire
Many companies are training their employees to become bullet proof managers.
The training is designed to enhance the management and leadership skills of executives, managers and supervisors.
One of the strong points of bullet proof manager is effective delegation of duties. This involves a manager entrusting responsibility, authority, and accountability to her juniors and remaining optimistic that the task will be performed well.
Delegating duties often creates an enviroment for accountability among junior and senior employees. The result attained are jointly owned by those whose responsibility it was to pursue the company's goals.
There are various issues that may inhibit successful delagation of duties. The three main factors are the manager herself, her subordinates, and the environment or organisational structure. Some managers would rather hold on to all assignments as they fear losing authority. Such managers want to be recognised as the source of wisdom in the running of the organisations. They do not mentor their juniors. Yet other managers do not delegate duties because of fear that their subordinates will not do the job well.
Other think that by delegating authority, they may be perceived as weak.
Managers who are insecure in their jobs or believe that certain activities are important to their personal success, are unlikely to delegate. In some cases, subordinates decline to take extra responsibility for fear of failure. Some decline to to take up new responsibilities due to to lack of self-confidence, or a feeling that their managers have no confidence in them.
When this happens, and they are forced to take up the assignments, they become resentful, hence producing poor results.
Some employees are not willing to take up new assignments because their managers do not give them the required power and authority. They feel that their managers want to make them fail.
Managers who do not delegate duties are likely to burn out, leading to lack of creativity, and innovation. Also, they lack groomed successors when they eventually leave office. It is such organisations that ''poach'' managers from other companies.
On the other hand, staff who fear failure usually remain in the same position for long periods, grumbling that the company does not promote its own.
An organisation with a condensed structure, with few jobs and little authority delegated, may end up frustrating ambitious employees. However, employees are initially reluctant to take up delegated roles.
Proper delegation involves assigning specific duties to people and clearly explaining to them what is required. A manager must then relinguish some authority to the selected person.
Some managers understand very well that certain duties cannot be performed without authority but go ahead to merely delegate. This is wrong.
Kenya Wildlife Service director Julius Kipng'etich says the manager concerned should give the employee certain power to deliver results. "The manager should give a very strong strategy and environment,'' Mr Kipng'etich says.
He should explain the organisation's goal, empower his subordinates and make them understand that they will be held responsible individually for their performance. The overall responsibility, however, lies with the manager.
Mr Kipng'etich adds that a manager should build an enviroment conducive to performance of new tasks,since learning is a process. He discounts fears felt by some managers that some subordinates cannot perform certain tasks.
Managers need to cultivate a culture of trust, They should empower their employees and let them learn new tasks on the job. Subordinates, on the other hand, should accomplish the assignments delegated to them.
Patricia King'ori, the general manager of Global System for Mobile Communications, East and Central Africa division, says a manager should think strategically and have the global picture of the business in mind.
Getting involved in small jobs will deprive the manager of the time and space to guide his or her team.
''One is likely to overwhelm herself or himself and develop medical complications if one doesn't delegate some roles.
"As long as a manager is able to guide others and monitor the progress, she or he should succeed in achieving the desired results,'' she says.
Mr Kipng'etich and Ms King'ori agree that fear of being outshone by juniors is the main reason some managers fail to delegate duties.
Both say that delegation without supervision likely to yield low returins. Bullet proof management emphasises involvement, participation and team work.
With these, managers should be able to insulate themselves from potential bullets at the workplace.
Source: The EastAfrican
Many companies are training their employees to become bullet proof managers.
The training is designed to enhance the management and leadership skills of executives, managers and supervisors.
One of the strong points of bullet proof manager is effective delegation of duties. This involves a manager entrusting responsibility, authority, and accountability to her juniors and remaining optimistic that the task will be performed well.
Delegating duties often creates an enviroment for accountability among junior and senior employees. The result attained are jointly owned by those whose responsibility it was to pursue the company's goals.
There are various issues that may inhibit successful delagation of duties. The three main factors are the manager herself, her subordinates, and the environment or organisational structure. Some managers would rather hold on to all assignments as they fear losing authority. Such managers want to be recognised as the source of wisdom in the running of the organisations. They do not mentor their juniors. Yet other managers do not delegate duties because of fear that their subordinates will not do the job well.
Other think that by delegating authority, they may be perceived as weak.
Managers who are insecure in their jobs or believe that certain activities are important to their personal success, are unlikely to delegate. In some cases, subordinates decline to take extra responsibility for fear of failure. Some decline to to take up new responsibilities due to to lack of self-confidence, or a feeling that their managers have no confidence in them.
When this happens, and they are forced to take up the assignments, they become resentful, hence producing poor results.
Some employees are not willing to take up new assignments because their managers do not give them the required power and authority. They feel that their managers want to make them fail.
Managers who do not delegate duties are likely to burn out, leading to lack of creativity, and innovation. Also, they lack groomed successors when they eventually leave office. It is such organisations that ''poach'' managers from other companies.
On the other hand, staff who fear failure usually remain in the same position for long periods, grumbling that the company does not promote its own.
An organisation with a condensed structure, with few jobs and little authority delegated, may end up frustrating ambitious employees. However, employees are initially reluctant to take up delegated roles.
Proper delegation involves assigning specific duties to people and clearly explaining to them what is required. A manager must then relinguish some authority to the selected person.
Some managers understand very well that certain duties cannot be performed without authority but go ahead to merely delegate. This is wrong.
Kenya Wildlife Service director Julius Kipng'etich says the manager concerned should give the employee certain power to deliver results. "The manager should give a very strong strategy and environment,'' Mr Kipng'etich says.
He should explain the organisation's goal, empower his subordinates and make them understand that they will be held responsible individually for their performance. The overall responsibility, however, lies with the manager.
Mr Kipng'etich adds that a manager should build an enviroment conducive to performance of new tasks,since learning is a process. He discounts fears felt by some managers that some subordinates cannot perform certain tasks.
Managers need to cultivate a culture of trust, They should empower their employees and let them learn new tasks on the job. Subordinates, on the other hand, should accomplish the assignments delegated to them.
Patricia King'ori, the general manager of Global System for Mobile Communications, East and Central Africa division, says a manager should think strategically and have the global picture of the business in mind.
Getting involved in small jobs will deprive the manager of the time and space to guide his or her team.
''One is likely to overwhelm herself or himself and develop medical complications if one doesn't delegate some roles.
"As long as a manager is able to guide others and monitor the progress, she or he should succeed in achieving the desired results,'' she says.
Mr Kipng'etich and Ms King'ori agree that fear of being outshone by juniors is the main reason some managers fail to delegate duties.
Both say that delegation without supervision likely to yield low returins. Bullet proof management emphasises involvement, participation and team work.
With these, managers should be able to insulate themselves from potential bullets at the workplace.
Source: The EastAfrican
You wanna play in South Africa?? Play Safely; Condoms to save fans from AIDS
Britain, a football fanatic nation will 'donate' to South Africa 42 million condoms as fans are getting prepared to descend to the country ready for World Cup.
Meanwhile, the Britain Department for International Development is set to announce 1 million pound funding at an emergency funding summit in London on HIV prevention and treatment to be held soon. Earlier on while on official visit to Buckingham Palace, Mr Jacob Zuma a President of South had requested the Queen for the extra 1 billion condom to cater for the expected thousand of tourists who are going to watch world cup on june this year.
South Africa, has 5 million people with HIV infection, the highest number in the whole continent, and the goverment has warned that 40,000 prostitutes might enter the country to watch the world cup, hence PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.
Logically this is not a donation but a necessity especially coming from ever cautious nation like Britain. Brits wear crash helmets when they cycle, they expect their goverment to ensure that every last molecule of any chemical that even sounds scary is removed from tap water, and they buy bags of nuts with the words 'warning: contain nuts' on the packet.
Consider this, In South Africa one in every five adults live with HIV and a nation has an estimate of 5.7 million victims, the highest rate in Africa. This is the country that even her own President admitted of taking shower after sex to lower the risk of infection. Earlier this year President Zuma did not use a condom when having sex with a daughter of a family friend who subsequently gave birth to his 20th child.
On the whole Africa state of disease is worrying to say the least, by 2002, about 17 million africans had died of AIDS, and 29 million were HIV positive. Pause for a moment to ponder it: 46 million africans either dead or doomed. Its more than seven times the number of jews, Gypsies and homesexuals murdered by Hitler. It's one and a half times the 30 million chinese who died of starvation under Mao Zedong. Its three quarters of the death toll during the whole of the Second World War, and by the time AIDS has claimed its last African victim, it may outnumber even that. ( extracted from The Shackled Continent, by Robert Guest).
Obviously in Britain Aids is no longer a death sentence. Costly drug cocktails can keep HIV-positive patients alive and healthy for a long time. But still a prudent and cautious goverment would rather spend now and prevent huge bills in future.
Of late FIFA ( The World football governing body) has already sold 630,021 ticket to 188 countries ready to enjoy the world's most glamouring event taking place from june 9th, 2010.
Meanwhile, the Britain Department for International Development is set to announce 1 million pound funding at an emergency funding summit in London on HIV prevention and treatment to be held soon. Earlier on while on official visit to Buckingham Palace, Mr Jacob Zuma a President of South had requested the Queen for the extra 1 billion condom to cater for the expected thousand of tourists who are going to watch world cup on june this year.
South Africa, has 5 million people with HIV infection, the highest number in the whole continent, and the goverment has warned that 40,000 prostitutes might enter the country to watch the world cup, hence PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.
Logically this is not a donation but a necessity especially coming from ever cautious nation like Britain. Brits wear crash helmets when they cycle, they expect their goverment to ensure that every last molecule of any chemical that even sounds scary is removed from tap water, and they buy bags of nuts with the words 'warning: contain nuts' on the packet.
Consider this, In South Africa one in every five adults live with HIV and a nation has an estimate of 5.7 million victims, the highest rate in Africa. This is the country that even her own President admitted of taking shower after sex to lower the risk of infection. Earlier this year President Zuma did not use a condom when having sex with a daughter of a family friend who subsequently gave birth to his 20th child.
On the whole Africa state of disease is worrying to say the least, by 2002, about 17 million africans had died of AIDS, and 29 million were HIV positive. Pause for a moment to ponder it: 46 million africans either dead or doomed. Its more than seven times the number of jews, Gypsies and homesexuals murdered by Hitler. It's one and a half times the 30 million chinese who died of starvation under Mao Zedong. Its three quarters of the death toll during the whole of the Second World War, and by the time AIDS has claimed its last African victim, it may outnumber even that. ( extracted from The Shackled Continent, by Robert Guest).
Obviously in Britain Aids is no longer a death sentence. Costly drug cocktails can keep HIV-positive patients alive and healthy for a long time. But still a prudent and cautious goverment would rather spend now and prevent huge bills in future.
Of late FIFA ( The World football governing body) has already sold 630,021 ticket to 188 countries ready to enjoy the world's most glamouring event taking place from june 9th, 2010.
Monday, March 8, 2010
SIKU YA WANAWAKE DUNIANI
The struggle for gender equality still lingers on, though I am pessimistic of the progress!!!
Here are my worries:
Here are my worries:
- In Tanzania,for every 4 among children below the age of 18, one is having a baby.
- In urban families especially Dar Es Salaam, girls constitutes the majority number of housemaids most of them imported from the rural areas. There wages is disgrace, averaging 30,000/= ( $25 a month). Of late, the goverment has failed to enforce her own approved minimum wages for housemaids, i.e 85,000/= a month, ( $70)
- 75% of women resides in rural areas where electricity supply is negligible. By average, only 11% of Tanzanian households enjoy this vital utility. This means a good number of these women including girls spend many hours fetching firewoods instead of studying.
- Most of the enlightened section of women resides in urban settings, though they're busy running NGO's advocating gender equality, they fail to cover rural areas where majority of the vulnerable section of the population ( women) resides.
ciao.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
RESPONSE TO THE PREVIOUS LOVE CHEATERS POST
Cheating only brings pain.There is no happiness in cheating, Looking at the kind of style that many young and old people live 2day. People have ignored the value of truth fullness and openness in a relationship.Cheating brings nothing other than pain and suffering in the long run.There is nothing that makes man/a woman happier than the fact of knowing that they are not being cheated on, It promotes a sense of confidence between a man & a woman. Its really bad to find out that the person you love is the very person who is cheating on you.People should open their eyes wide and realize that cheating brings pain nothing other than suffering, destruction and pain to the concerned individuals and the families with increase in AIDS cases. I think people should stop dreaming and start living . Anyone who cheats should know that they only have one life to live and once you mess it up, its gone for good. One will be Kissing his/her future goodbye because there is nothing as horrible, as one dying of AIDS at a very tender age.To those who are being true to their partners, keep it up because there is reward for you at end.
Says Grace
Says Grace
Friday, March 5, 2010
WALOKOLE MNASEMAJE????
Are atheists and liberals smarter?
4. March 2010 by Leanne Larmondin, Religion News Service
Are people with high IQs more likely to be liberal, atheist and monogamous? They are, according to a recently published paper by Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
In a controversial article in the March issue of the journal Social Psychology Quarterly, Kanazawa suggested that young adults with higher intelligence scores are more likely to say they do not attend religious services; they also identify themselves as liberal. His research is based on U.S. data that showed young adults who self-identify as “not at all religious” had an average IQ of 103, while those with an average IQ of 97 identified as “very religious.” Kanazawa, who called himself a libertarian and atheist, said there are evolutionary reasons for his findings. Smarter people, he argued, are more willing to adopt “evolutionarily novel” thinking and values.
Humans, he said, are naturally designed to be conservative and put a high value on family and friends. So, Kanazawa wrote, “What is conservative in the U.S. — caring about your family and your friends and your kin — is sort of evolutionarily familiar.”
By contrast, caring about unrelated strangers (what Kanazawa calls liberalism) is “evolutionarily novel,” as is thinking rationally about natural phenomena, like drought and pestilence, rather than seeking supernatural intentions behind such disasters. Belief in God comes out of paranoia, he said. Hunter/gatherers needed a supernatural explanation for natural phenomena, like lightning, drought and pestilence. “Humans are evolutionarily designed to be paranoid, and they believe in God because they are paranoid,” said Kanazawa. “So, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to go against their natural evolutionary tendency to believe in God, and they become atheists.” The study also found that men with higher IQs tended to be monogamous. Since it was released, Kanazawa’s research has been criticized for his use of IQ scores as a measure of intellect and for his limited sample of American young adults who self identified as liberal or conservative and “very religious” or “not at all religious.”
4. March 2010 by Leanne Larmondin, Religion News Service
Are people with high IQs more likely to be liberal, atheist and monogamous? They are, according to a recently published paper by Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
In a controversial article in the March issue of the journal Social Psychology Quarterly, Kanazawa suggested that young adults with higher intelligence scores are more likely to say they do not attend religious services; they also identify themselves as liberal. His research is based on U.S. data that showed young adults who self-identify as “not at all religious” had an average IQ of 103, while those with an average IQ of 97 identified as “very religious.” Kanazawa, who called himself a libertarian and atheist, said there are evolutionary reasons for his findings. Smarter people, he argued, are more willing to adopt “evolutionarily novel” thinking and values.
Humans, he said, are naturally designed to be conservative and put a high value on family and friends. So, Kanazawa wrote, “What is conservative in the U.S. — caring about your family and your friends and your kin — is sort of evolutionarily familiar.”
By contrast, caring about unrelated strangers (what Kanazawa calls liberalism) is “evolutionarily novel,” as is thinking rationally about natural phenomena, like drought and pestilence, rather than seeking supernatural intentions behind such disasters. Belief in God comes out of paranoia, he said. Hunter/gatherers needed a supernatural explanation for natural phenomena, like lightning, drought and pestilence. “Humans are evolutionarily designed to be paranoid, and they believe in God because they are paranoid,” said Kanazawa. “So, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to go against their natural evolutionary tendency to believe in God, and they become atheists.” The study also found that men with higher IQs tended to be monogamous. Since it was released, Kanazawa’s research has been criticized for his use of IQ scores as a measure of intellect and for his limited sample of American young adults who self identified as liberal or conservative and “very religious” or “not at all religious.”
Pengo kati ya walionacho na wasionacho ukizidi ni kama vile petroli kumwagia ndani ya nyumba,mlipuko ni lazima, ( julius Nyerere)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
LEO NI SIKU YA MAZINGIRA AFRIKA
kata mti panda miti. Wanasayansi wanatabiri kwamba ukataji wa miti ( deforestation) utapunguza uzalishaji wa chakula kwa asilimia 50% ifikapo 2020.
unyevenyevu( moisture) unaotoka kwenye miti na kuelekea angani ( atmosphere) utusababishia mvua, ambayo unyeshea mazao yetu ya chakula na biashara.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
LOVE CHEAT MEN HAVE LOWER IQs
Deceitful and despicable is one description that wronged wives could apply to their cheating husbands. Plain stupid is another. For scientists have concluded that men who sleep around are likely to have lower IQs. It is a finding likely to prove of interest to Cheryl Cole as she contemplates her errant partner Ashley's unfaithful ways.
Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist from the London School of Economics and Political Science, said the smarter a man is, the less likely he is to cheat on his partner. His theory is based on the assertion that through evolutionary history, men have always been 'mildly polygamous'. That has changed today, however, and Dr Kanazawa explained that entering a sexually exclusive relationship is an 'evolutionarily novel' development for them.
According to his theory, intelligent people are more likely to adopt what in evolutionary terms are new practices - to become 'more evolved'. Therefore, in the case of fidelity, men who cannot adapt and end up succumbing to temptation and cheating are likely to be more stupid. 'The theory predicts that more intelligent men are more likely to value sexual exclusivity than less intelligent men,' he explained.
According to his theory, the link between fidelity and intelligence does not apply to women because they have always been expected to be faithful to one mate - even in polygamous societies.
Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist from the London School of Economics and Political Science, said the smarter a man is, the less likely he is to cheat on his partner. His theory is based on the assertion that through evolutionary history, men have always been 'mildly polygamous'. That has changed today, however, and Dr Kanazawa explained that entering a sexually exclusive relationship is an 'evolutionarily novel' development for them.
According to his theory, intelligent people are more likely to adopt what in evolutionary terms are new practices - to become 'more evolved'. Therefore, in the case of fidelity, men who cannot adapt and end up succumbing to temptation and cheating are likely to be more stupid. 'The theory predicts that more intelligent men are more likely to value sexual exclusivity than less intelligent men,' he explained.
According to his theory, the link between fidelity and intelligence does not apply to women because they have always been expected to be faithful to one mate - even in polygamous societies.
8.4 Million Tanzanians Skip Meals daily
Some 8.4 million Tanzanians skip meals daily to cope with biting economic hardships, according to findings of a new survey.The social, political and Economic Barometer ( SPEC) indicates that 17.2 million people have also drastically reduced expenditure on essential
households items in response to spiralling prices of basic commodities.
The findings were released yesterday at news conference in Dar Es Salaam by media group named Synovate Tanzania ( formerly Steadman Group) to determine the levels and standards of living among Tanzanians.
As 'elite' comes up with this alarming statistics, the reality reveals a different picture and only if our world could be a little bit flatter the situation could be colorful. The recent reports show that at Rukwa region peasants are desperate seeking a permission from the goverment to be allowed to offload extra tons of maize produce to neighbouring Zambia. Apparantely, folks at Musoma district survives on bushy mangoes.
The findings were released yesterday at news conference in Dar Es Salaam by media group named Synovate Tanzania ( formerly Steadman Group) to determine the levels and standards of living among Tanzanians.
As 'elite' comes up with this alarming statistics, the reality reveals a different picture and only if our world could be a little bit flatter the situation could be colorful. The recent reports show that at Rukwa region peasants are desperate seeking a permission from the goverment to be allowed to offload extra tons of maize produce to neighbouring Zambia. Apparantely, folks at Musoma district survives on bushy mangoes.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
SWALI LA KIZUSHI???????
leo nilikuwa natengeneza mkanda wa saa pale mtaa wa Maktaba ( kati kati ya jiji la Dar Es Salaam), baada ya matengenezo nikadaiwa 'Buku Jelo'
Nikatoa macho na kushangaa, wadau nilikuwa nadaiwa bei gani?
Nikatoa macho na kushangaa, wadau nilikuwa nadaiwa bei gani?
Thursday, February 25, 2010
MBONA HATUTUMII RASLIMALI ZETU?
Dola nyingi za kiafrika zinawaangalia wapiga kura wake kwa jicho la dharau, kutowajali na kufanya kazi kwa mazoea bila kujua kuwa wao ndiyo 'engine' ya maendeleo. Matokeo yake dola hizi zinashawishika mara kwa mara kukimbilia nchi za nje kuomba misaada.
Siye wananchi kwa makundi yetu twaweza, wala hatuhitaji $$$ kuendesha maisha yetu.Tunapozongwa na matatizo mengi twatafuta njia mbadala ya kutatua matatizo yetu na twaiweka kando serikali kuu, twazipiga kisogo serikali za mitaa, na kujihimu wenyewe.
Sasa hii ina maana gani? wakati dola inapokosa kuwajibika kwa wapiga kura wake, kinachotokea ni kwamba wapiga kura nao hawaoni umuhimu wa kuwajibika kwa dola. Wengi hatulipi kodi, na wala hatuoni umuhimu wa kufanya hivyo. Lakini kodi tunayolipa ni kwa njia tofauti na labda hatuoni kuwa ni kodi halali. Tunapotoa michango ya harusi hiyo ni kodi ya aina yake kwani tunategemea huyo tunayemchangia naye atusaidie wakati wa shida; tunapotembelea wagonjwa hospitali tunawekeza kwa ajili ya matatizo ya usoni; tunapohudhuria misiba hatupotezi muda ila ni amana tunayorudishiwa pale na siye majanga yatakapotugusa. Waingereza wanasema, 'scratch my back and I will scratch yours'.
Wala hatuhitaji kwenda nchi za magharibi kuomba misaada!!!!! Baba wa Taifa aliwahi kusema hivi, ' Ili tuendelee twahitaji watu, ardhi, siasa safi na uongozi bora. Watu tunao wengi tu na kwa kweli uwiano wa wanaozaliwa huku juu kuliko wanaokufa; ardhi tunayakutosha, ila kinachokosekana ni siasa safi na uongozi bora wa kutumia vizuri raslimali watu na ardhi nchi iliyojawaliwa na Mwenyezi Mungu. Majuzi tulishuhudia janga la mafuriko kule kilosa, Morogoro. Nguvu tulizonazo kama watanzania zilijidhihirisha pale ambapo Radio binafsi na Kampuni ya simu vilivyoendesha kwa ufanisi mkubwa zoezi la kuchangisha pesa zilizowasaidia waanga wa yale mafuriko. Hii yaonyesha nguvu za ndani ya nchi zinavyoweza kufanya maajabu.
Serikali hamuoni nguvu za wananchi????????
Siye wananchi kwa makundi yetu twaweza, wala hatuhitaji $$$ kuendesha maisha yetu.Tunapozongwa na matatizo mengi twatafuta njia mbadala ya kutatua matatizo yetu na twaiweka kando serikali kuu, twazipiga kisogo serikali za mitaa, na kujihimu wenyewe.
Sasa hii ina maana gani? wakati dola inapokosa kuwajibika kwa wapiga kura wake, kinachotokea ni kwamba wapiga kura nao hawaoni umuhimu wa kuwajibika kwa dola. Wengi hatulipi kodi, na wala hatuoni umuhimu wa kufanya hivyo. Lakini kodi tunayolipa ni kwa njia tofauti na labda hatuoni kuwa ni kodi halali. Tunapotoa michango ya harusi hiyo ni kodi ya aina yake kwani tunategemea huyo tunayemchangia naye atusaidie wakati wa shida; tunapotembelea wagonjwa hospitali tunawekeza kwa ajili ya matatizo ya usoni; tunapohudhuria misiba hatupotezi muda ila ni amana tunayorudishiwa pale na siye majanga yatakapotugusa. Waingereza wanasema, 'scratch my back and I will scratch yours'.
Wala hatuhitaji kwenda nchi za magharibi kuomba misaada!!!!! Baba wa Taifa aliwahi kusema hivi, ' Ili tuendelee twahitaji watu, ardhi, siasa safi na uongozi bora. Watu tunao wengi tu na kwa kweli uwiano wa wanaozaliwa huku juu kuliko wanaokufa; ardhi tunayakutosha, ila kinachokosekana ni siasa safi na uongozi bora wa kutumia vizuri raslimali watu na ardhi nchi iliyojawaliwa na Mwenyezi Mungu. Majuzi tulishuhudia janga la mafuriko kule kilosa, Morogoro. Nguvu tulizonazo kama watanzania zilijidhihirisha pale ambapo Radio binafsi na Kampuni ya simu vilivyoendesha kwa ufanisi mkubwa zoezi la kuchangisha pesa zilizowasaidia waanga wa yale mafuriko. Hii yaonyesha nguvu za ndani ya nchi zinavyoweza kufanya maajabu.
Serikali hamuoni nguvu za wananchi????????
Friday, February 19, 2010
MIGONGANO YA USTAARABU NAMBA 2
VITUKO simanzi vimetawala nyumbani kwa Mzee Naftal Chacha (60), mkazi wa Ukonga ambaye ni mstaafu wa Jeshi la Wananchi Tanzania (JWTZ), baada ya hausigeli wake, Odillia Mikka (15), kukutwa chumbani kwake akiwanga huku akiwa amekaa ndani ya ungo.
Ilikuwa kama mchezo wa kuigiza katika nyumba hiyo baada ya mtoto wa mwenye nyumba hiyo aliyejitambulisha kwa jina la Miriam Naftal kumkuta msichana huyo akiwa amechuchumaa ndani ya ungo uliosheheni ndumba kibao pamoja na nguo za ndani za mtoto mkubwa wa kike wa familia hiyo.Miriam baada ya kuingia katika chumba hicho ghafla alianza kupiga mayowe kumshtua msichana huyo ambapo familia nzima iliyokuwamo ndani ya nyumba hiyo iliingia chumbani huko ili kujionea kinachoendelea.
Baada ya kufika umati wa watu walimshuhudia hausigeli huyo akiwa ameshikwa na butwaa na walipomhoji alidai kuwa amechukua nguo za ndani za msichana wa mwenye nyumba huyo, Bhoke Naftal, ili azipeleke kwa bibi yake anataka kumuua kwa kumuweka msukule.Kutokana na kauli hiyo mwenye nyumba hiyo ambao ni Wasabato walianza maombi ndipo hausigeli huyo aliyefikia nyumba hiyo Desemba 24, 2009, alipoanza kujieleza mambo mbalimbali anayoifanyia familia hiyo kwa kushirikiana na bibi yake anayeishi kijiji cha Kitete mtaa wa Yangeyange Morogoro.
Hausigeli huyo alidai kuwa tangu afike katika nyumba hiyo bibi yake amekuwa akija usiku na hutembelea vyumba vyote vya nyumba hiyo na kuichezea familia nzima.Amesema kazi hiyo aliinza tangu akiwa na umri wa miaka minne ambapo mafunzo hayo aliyapata kwa bibi yake ambapo tangu aanze amefanikiwa kumuua mtoto mdogo wa miaka miwili wa tajiri yake mmoja anayeishi Morogoro ambaye hadi sasa wamemuweka msukule.Ameongeza kuwa alimuua mtoto huyo aliyekuwa na umri wa miezi mitatu ndani ya nyumba hiyo.
Baada ya kukiri kufanya kitendo hicho, wanafamilia ya mtoto huyo walimpiga na kumtimua kazi bila ya kumpa hata senti tano.Akizungumza na gazeti hili, hausigeli huyo amesema mara baada ya kufika katika nyumba hiyo bibi yake alikuja usiku na kumuomba damu ya Miriam Naftari (25), mtoto wa mwenye nyumba hiyo ambaye alikwenda kumchukua Morogoro bila kumuaga.Amesema kuwa usiku huo alijitahidi kumnyonya damu dada huyo aliyekwenda kumchukua lakini jitihada zilikwama kwa kuwa dada huyo alikuwa ameokoka.Kutokana na hali hiyo, bibi akaamua achukue nguo za dada mkubwa wa familia ya Mzee Naftal ili wamtoe kafara ambapo ilitakiwa afe jana ndipo aliamua kuchukua nguo ili amkabidhi bibi yake huyo.Msichana huyo amedai kuwa akiwa kwenye maandalizi hayo ndipo Miriam alipogundua kisha kupiga kelele kabla ya yeye kutimiza azima yake.
Kwa hiyo familia iliamua kuchukua uamuzi wa kumfikisha kituo cha Polisi Stakishari kwa ajili ya hatua zaidi ambapo kulifunguliwa kesi namba STK/RB/ 2520/2010 iliyoripotiwa jana.Akizungumza na gazeti hili, baba wa familia hiyo, Mzee Naftal, amesema anamshukuru Mungu kwa kuwa familia hiyo ni ya watu wenye kumcha Mungu kwani tangu hausigeli huyo afike katika nyumba hiyo kulikuwa na mabadiliko ndani ya nyumba hiyo ikiwa ni pamoja na homa za watoto zisizokwisha.Amesema kuwa wakati mwingine walikuwa wakilazimika kukesha kwa ajili ya maombi kutokana na kuchoka na vituko vinavyotokea mara kwa mara usiku. “Kwa kweli ilikuwa ni hali ya kutisha kwani kila baada ya siku mbili mtoto anaumwa mara huyu kesho huyu lakini hatukuacha maombi ambayo ndiyo yametoa majibu,” amesema.Habari hii itaendelea kesho ambapo tutawaelezea zaidi kuhusiana na namna ambavyo hausigeli huyo alikuwa akiifanyia familia hiyo na pia jinsi alivyokuwa akitumia ndumba na utaalam wake wa kurusha ndege hewani usiku.
Ilikuwa kama mchezo wa kuigiza katika nyumba hiyo baada ya mtoto wa mwenye nyumba hiyo aliyejitambulisha kwa jina la Miriam Naftal kumkuta msichana huyo akiwa amechuchumaa ndani ya ungo uliosheheni ndumba kibao pamoja na nguo za ndani za mtoto mkubwa wa kike wa familia hiyo.Miriam baada ya kuingia katika chumba hicho ghafla alianza kupiga mayowe kumshtua msichana huyo ambapo familia nzima iliyokuwamo ndani ya nyumba hiyo iliingia chumbani huko ili kujionea kinachoendelea.
Baada ya kufika umati wa watu walimshuhudia hausigeli huyo akiwa ameshikwa na butwaa na walipomhoji alidai kuwa amechukua nguo za ndani za msichana wa mwenye nyumba huyo, Bhoke Naftal, ili azipeleke kwa bibi yake anataka kumuua kwa kumuweka msukule.Kutokana na kauli hiyo mwenye nyumba hiyo ambao ni Wasabato walianza maombi ndipo hausigeli huyo aliyefikia nyumba hiyo Desemba 24, 2009, alipoanza kujieleza mambo mbalimbali anayoifanyia familia hiyo kwa kushirikiana na bibi yake anayeishi kijiji cha Kitete mtaa wa Yangeyange Morogoro.
Hausigeli huyo alidai kuwa tangu afike katika nyumba hiyo bibi yake amekuwa akija usiku na hutembelea vyumba vyote vya nyumba hiyo na kuichezea familia nzima.Amesema kazi hiyo aliinza tangu akiwa na umri wa miaka minne ambapo mafunzo hayo aliyapata kwa bibi yake ambapo tangu aanze amefanikiwa kumuua mtoto mdogo wa miaka miwili wa tajiri yake mmoja anayeishi Morogoro ambaye hadi sasa wamemuweka msukule.Ameongeza kuwa alimuua mtoto huyo aliyekuwa na umri wa miezi mitatu ndani ya nyumba hiyo.
Baada ya kukiri kufanya kitendo hicho, wanafamilia ya mtoto huyo walimpiga na kumtimua kazi bila ya kumpa hata senti tano.Akizungumza na gazeti hili, hausigeli huyo amesema mara baada ya kufika katika nyumba hiyo bibi yake alikuja usiku na kumuomba damu ya Miriam Naftari (25), mtoto wa mwenye nyumba hiyo ambaye alikwenda kumchukua Morogoro bila kumuaga.Amesema kuwa usiku huo alijitahidi kumnyonya damu dada huyo aliyekwenda kumchukua lakini jitihada zilikwama kwa kuwa dada huyo alikuwa ameokoka.Kutokana na hali hiyo, bibi akaamua achukue nguo za dada mkubwa wa familia ya Mzee Naftal ili wamtoe kafara ambapo ilitakiwa afe jana ndipo aliamua kuchukua nguo ili amkabidhi bibi yake huyo.Msichana huyo amedai kuwa akiwa kwenye maandalizi hayo ndipo Miriam alipogundua kisha kupiga kelele kabla ya yeye kutimiza azima yake.
Kwa hiyo familia iliamua kuchukua uamuzi wa kumfikisha kituo cha Polisi Stakishari kwa ajili ya hatua zaidi ambapo kulifunguliwa kesi namba STK/RB/ 2520/2010 iliyoripotiwa jana.Akizungumza na gazeti hili, baba wa familia hiyo, Mzee Naftal, amesema anamshukuru Mungu kwa kuwa familia hiyo ni ya watu wenye kumcha Mungu kwani tangu hausigeli huyo afike katika nyumba hiyo kulikuwa na mabadiliko ndani ya nyumba hiyo ikiwa ni pamoja na homa za watoto zisizokwisha.Amesema kuwa wakati mwingine walikuwa wakilazimika kukesha kwa ajili ya maombi kutokana na kuchoka na vituko vinavyotokea mara kwa mara usiku. “Kwa kweli ilikuwa ni hali ya kutisha kwani kila baada ya siku mbili mtoto anaumwa mara huyu kesho huyu lakini hatukuacha maombi ambayo ndiyo yametoa majibu,” amesema.Habari hii itaendelea kesho ambapo tutawaelezea zaidi kuhusiana na namna ambavyo hausigeli huyo alikuwa akiifanyia familia hiyo na pia jinsi alivyokuwa akitumia ndumba na utaalam wake wa kurusha ndege hewani usiku.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
MIGONGANO YA USTAARABU
Kinachojiri hapa Dar Es Salaam ni stori ambazo mie ninayeishi katika nguvu za mwanga 'enlightment' ninapata taabu sana kuziamini. Lakini kwa kuwa jamii inayonizunguka inazipigia upatu napaswa niendane na jamii hii.
jana kwa majibu ya radio clouds ( dar es salaam fm station) ni kwamba pale katika daraja maarufu la salender kumeonekana mambo ya ajabu. Mtoa taarifa ameshindwa kusema tukio hili lilitokea lini jambo ambalo linazidi kutuchanganya wanajamii. Eti mwanamke mmoja alikuwa kwenye gari akisubiria foleni kwenye mataa. Akatokea ombaomba akiomba msaada. Mwanamama huyo akashusha kioo na kutoa msaada wa pesa. Alaaaaah! ghafla mkono wake ukaanza kutoa manyoya ya paka na huku ukawa unavimba. Mwanamke huyo akamuuliza yule ombaomba nimekukosea nini? mbona mkono wangu unabadilika? Yule ombaomba hakujibu. Kwa kuwa traffic warden alisharuhusu magari na yule mama akawa anachelewesha foleni alichokifanya yule warden ni kumfuata yule mama na kumuuliza kulikoni?? mbona haundeshi gari? Yule mama akamuonyesha mkono ulivyovimba na kumueleza umeanza kuvimba na kubadilika alipotoa msaaada wa pesa. Traffic warden akamuuliza ombaomba imekuwaje??? Ombaomba akasema mkono utapona pale ambapo mwanamke yule atambusu. Toba!!! mwanamke akatoka ndani ya gari na kumbusu yule ombaomba. Alipombusu tu, wote wakayeyuka!!!!!!!!!!! salala.
Tena, siku tatu zilizopita, Radio Clouds ikatupa nyingine kali; katika kipindi chake cha jioni maarufu kama JAHAZI, kikiendeshwa na watangazaji wawili mahiri, Gadner Jihabeshi na Efrahim Kibonde wakisoma magazeti ya jioni walisoma habari moja kutoka gazeti la Dar Leo nalo likitoa mauzauza. Eti, mfanyakazi wa ndani ( Maid) alikutwa na mwajiri wake usiku wa manane akiwa uchi wa mnyama chumbani kwake huku amekalia ndoo na kuongea lugha hisiolewekwa. ( Alikuwa anawanga).Mwajiri ikabidi aiamshe familia nzima na walipomdadisi akakiri kuwa bibi yake huwa anatembelea familia hiyo usiku akitokea Tanga na huwa anatumia ungo na kuja kuwachezea familia nzima( Haikuelezwa anawachezea kivipi!!!). Mdada huyo vile vile akakiri kuwa alishawahi kuua mtoto mmoja huko alipokuwa anafanya kazi kabla hajaja kwenye familia hiyo. Zaidi Baba mwenye nyumba alikiri kuwa huwa anajisikia uchovu kila aamkapo asubuhi. jamani jamii ya kitanzania inakwenda wapi??
Siyo zamani sana takribani miaka 100 iliyopita, waafrika tulivamiwa na wazungu ( hasa wamissionari) ambao kwa sababu walizozijua wao wakauita ustaarabu ( culture) wetu kuwa ni wa kishenzi na kishetani. Tulilazimishwa kuachana na ustaarabu wetu na kukumbatia ustaarabu wa kizungu. Dini ya kigeni ( kikristu na kiislamu), muundo wa kiuchumi, lugha ya kigeni ( ingawa watanzania tunapigana sana kukienzi kiswahili) nk nk. Miaka 100 baadaye bado mababu wanalia huko waliko. Bado hizo ambazo siye wa kileo tunaziita nguvu za giza zinaonyesha na kupiga kelele ya ukunga ' NA SIYE TUPO'.
Mwanazuoni Ali Mazrui katika kazi yake 'The Africans' ( Page, 11) anaandika na ninamnukuu
The ancestors of Africa are angry. For those who believe in the power of the ancestors, the proof of their anger is all around us. For those who do not believe in ancestors, the proof of their anger is given another name. In the words of Edmund Burke, 'People will not look forward to posterity who never look back to their ancestors. But what is the proof of the curse of the ancestors? Things are not working in Africa. From Dakar to Dar Es Salaam, from Marrakesh to Maputo, institutions are decaying, structures are rusting away. It is as if the ancestors had pronounced the curse of cultural sabotage.
Cha ajabu serikali yetu ya Tanzania yadai kwamba haiamini uchawi!!! ingawa wananchi wake na hata viongozi wake wanashabikia uchawi na ushirikina. Kwanini wanashabikia?? jibu ni kwamba uchawi na ushirikina ni sehemu ya mapokeo yetu, ni ustaarabu wetu. Hatuwezi kuachana nao. Tulishuhuudia mwaka jana ambapo watunga sheria wetu tena ndani ya BUNGE letu tukufu walipowekeana upupu( powder ambazo mkemia mkuu alishindwa kutambua ni nini) kwenye viti!!!!!!!!! mmhhhh
Kama serikali inakaa kimya na kutofuatilia kwa karibu ustaarabu wa wananchi wake, sehemu nyingine yenye nguvu sana na yenye ushawishi mkubwa kwa jamii haikai kimya. HII NI DINI. Miezi kadhaa iliyopita maaskofu wa kikatoliki walikutana Vatican na katika 'resolution' yao waliamua kwamba kila askofu achague padre atakayekuwa 'mtaalam' wa kushughulikia uchawi na ushirikina. Wakotoliki wanajua wazi kwamba ili waweze kuwa 'on top of the game' ni lazima wawashughulikie wachawi kwani wenzao walokole wanatoa mapepo; karama ambayo inawapatia waumini wengi.
Ajabu ni kwamba viongozi wetu mmoja mmoja wanatabia ya kwenda kuaguliwa lakini hawako tayari kuuweka uchawi na ushirikina katika sera na mipango ya kitaifa. Viongozi wetu wanataka kuunda sera na mipango yenye 'support' na pesa ya misaada kutoka kwa wafadhiri tabia ambao inaonyesha ni ubinafsi uliotukuka na ukosefu wa ubunifu.
TUSIDANGANYANE WATANZANIA
WENGI TUNAAMINI UCHAWI NA USHIRIKINA.
jana kwa majibu ya radio clouds ( dar es salaam fm station) ni kwamba pale katika daraja maarufu la salender kumeonekana mambo ya ajabu. Mtoa taarifa ameshindwa kusema tukio hili lilitokea lini jambo ambalo linazidi kutuchanganya wanajamii. Eti mwanamke mmoja alikuwa kwenye gari akisubiria foleni kwenye mataa. Akatokea ombaomba akiomba msaada. Mwanamama huyo akashusha kioo na kutoa msaada wa pesa. Alaaaaah! ghafla mkono wake ukaanza kutoa manyoya ya paka na huku ukawa unavimba. Mwanamke huyo akamuuliza yule ombaomba nimekukosea nini? mbona mkono wangu unabadilika? Yule ombaomba hakujibu. Kwa kuwa traffic warden alisharuhusu magari na yule mama akawa anachelewesha foleni alichokifanya yule warden ni kumfuata yule mama na kumuuliza kulikoni?? mbona haundeshi gari? Yule mama akamuonyesha mkono ulivyovimba na kumueleza umeanza kuvimba na kubadilika alipotoa msaaada wa pesa. Traffic warden akamuuliza ombaomba imekuwaje??? Ombaomba akasema mkono utapona pale ambapo mwanamke yule atambusu. Toba!!! mwanamke akatoka ndani ya gari na kumbusu yule ombaomba. Alipombusu tu, wote wakayeyuka!!!!!!!!!!! salala.
Tena, siku tatu zilizopita, Radio Clouds ikatupa nyingine kali; katika kipindi chake cha jioni maarufu kama JAHAZI, kikiendeshwa na watangazaji wawili mahiri, Gadner Jihabeshi na Efrahim Kibonde wakisoma magazeti ya jioni walisoma habari moja kutoka gazeti la Dar Leo nalo likitoa mauzauza. Eti, mfanyakazi wa ndani ( Maid) alikutwa na mwajiri wake usiku wa manane akiwa uchi wa mnyama chumbani kwake huku amekalia ndoo na kuongea lugha hisiolewekwa. ( Alikuwa anawanga).Mwajiri ikabidi aiamshe familia nzima na walipomdadisi akakiri kuwa bibi yake huwa anatembelea familia hiyo usiku akitokea Tanga na huwa anatumia ungo na kuja kuwachezea familia nzima( Haikuelezwa anawachezea kivipi!!!). Mdada huyo vile vile akakiri kuwa alishawahi kuua mtoto mmoja huko alipokuwa anafanya kazi kabla hajaja kwenye familia hiyo. Zaidi Baba mwenye nyumba alikiri kuwa huwa anajisikia uchovu kila aamkapo asubuhi. jamani jamii ya kitanzania inakwenda wapi??
Siyo zamani sana takribani miaka 100 iliyopita, waafrika tulivamiwa na wazungu ( hasa wamissionari) ambao kwa sababu walizozijua wao wakauita ustaarabu ( culture) wetu kuwa ni wa kishenzi na kishetani. Tulilazimishwa kuachana na ustaarabu wetu na kukumbatia ustaarabu wa kizungu. Dini ya kigeni ( kikristu na kiislamu), muundo wa kiuchumi, lugha ya kigeni ( ingawa watanzania tunapigana sana kukienzi kiswahili) nk nk. Miaka 100 baadaye bado mababu wanalia huko waliko. Bado hizo ambazo siye wa kileo tunaziita nguvu za giza zinaonyesha na kupiga kelele ya ukunga ' NA SIYE TUPO'.
Mwanazuoni Ali Mazrui katika kazi yake 'The Africans' ( Page, 11) anaandika na ninamnukuu
The ancestors of Africa are angry. For those who believe in the power of the ancestors, the proof of their anger is all around us. For those who do not believe in ancestors, the proof of their anger is given another name. In the words of Edmund Burke, 'People will not look forward to posterity who never look back to their ancestors. But what is the proof of the curse of the ancestors? Things are not working in Africa. From Dakar to Dar Es Salaam, from Marrakesh to Maputo, institutions are decaying, structures are rusting away. It is as if the ancestors had pronounced the curse of cultural sabotage.
Cha ajabu serikali yetu ya Tanzania yadai kwamba haiamini uchawi!!! ingawa wananchi wake na hata viongozi wake wanashabikia uchawi na ushirikina. Kwanini wanashabikia?? jibu ni kwamba uchawi na ushirikina ni sehemu ya mapokeo yetu, ni ustaarabu wetu. Hatuwezi kuachana nao. Tulishuhuudia mwaka jana ambapo watunga sheria wetu tena ndani ya BUNGE letu tukufu walipowekeana upupu( powder ambazo mkemia mkuu alishindwa kutambua ni nini) kwenye viti!!!!!!!!! mmhhhh
Kama serikali inakaa kimya na kutofuatilia kwa karibu ustaarabu wa wananchi wake, sehemu nyingine yenye nguvu sana na yenye ushawishi mkubwa kwa jamii haikai kimya. HII NI DINI. Miezi kadhaa iliyopita maaskofu wa kikatoliki walikutana Vatican na katika 'resolution' yao waliamua kwamba kila askofu achague padre atakayekuwa 'mtaalam' wa kushughulikia uchawi na ushirikina. Wakotoliki wanajua wazi kwamba ili waweze kuwa 'on top of the game' ni lazima wawashughulikie wachawi kwani wenzao walokole wanatoa mapepo; karama ambayo inawapatia waumini wengi.
Ajabu ni kwamba viongozi wetu mmoja mmoja wanatabia ya kwenda kuaguliwa lakini hawako tayari kuuweka uchawi na ushirikina katika sera na mipango ya kitaifa. Viongozi wetu wanataka kuunda sera na mipango yenye 'support' na pesa ya misaada kutoka kwa wafadhiri tabia ambao inaonyesha ni ubinafsi uliotukuka na ukosefu wa ubunifu.
TUSIDANGANYANE WATANZANIA
WENGI TUNAAMINI UCHAWI NA USHIRIKINA.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
MFUMO UMEMUUA SWETU FUNDIKIRA
Wiki hii vyombo vya habari vya Tanzania vimegubikwa na taarifa ya mauaji ya kusikitisha ambapo kijana mmoja aitwaye Swetu Fundikira alipigwa na hatimaye kupata majeraha yaliyomsababishia kifo mara pale alipokimbizwa katika hospitali ya Rufaa ya Muhimbili jijini Dar Es Salaam. Taarifa zinafafanua kwamba wanajeshi watatu waliokuwa wanatoka katika kumbi ya starehe walighazibishwa baada ya gari lao kuchunwa na gari la Sweti. Kilichofuata ni kipigo cha uhakika.
Vifo kama hivi vimekuwa ni kawaida sana ingawa misiba mingine inakuwa siyo rahisi kumngamua muuaji kutokana na mazoea ya mfumo wetu tuliozoea. Kwa waafrika 'kifo' ni suala nyeti sana ( sacred) na jamii yetu haitoi nafasi ya kuzungumzia chanzo cha kifo. Kwa kuwa kifo ni majariwa ya mwenyezi Mungu na wala hatuna upeo wa kuzungumzia ni nini chanzo cha kifo fulani, basi tunakaribisha vifo vingine kirahisi sana. Hata kama tutatoa lawama kwa wale wanajeshi, je tunajua umakini wa wahudumu na waganga wa pale Muhimbili katika zile harakati za kuyaokoa maisha ya marehemu? Je, Marehemu Swetu alitolewa pale eneo la tukio na usafiri wa aina gani? Sijafuatialia hili lakini nina wasiwasi kama gari lililokamilika la wagonjwa ( fully equipped ambulance) lilitumika katika kumsafirisha kuelekea Muhimbili. Tuwarudie wale maaskari; Nikisema kwamba hawakuwa na 'reference point' ya adhabu nyingine kali iliyotolewa na wauaji/ watesaji kama wao nitakuwa nimekosea?
Siku tatu kabla ya kifo cha Swetu, rafiki yangu alipata ajali ya pikipiki ambapo alilivaa 'truck' barabara ya morogoro majira ya saa mbili za jioni. Rafiki yangu hakuwa na 'helmet' na inasadikika kuwa alikuwa amekunywa pombe. Barabara ya moro kipande kile haina taa za barabarani, na wala lile lori halikuwa limewasha taa. Haya ndiyo mazingira yaliyomuua rafiki yangu, ni mfumo mzima na wala siyo majariwa ya mwenyezi Mungu. Nilipohudhuria msiba wa rafiki yangu, hakuna hata mtu mmoja kati ya watu waliopewa nafasi ya kutoa hotuba pale mazikoni aliyewaasa watu hasa vijana kutoendesha vyombo vya moto wakiwa wamelewa. Pale msibani walikuwepo viongozi wa serikali za mitaa, lakini tulishindwa kuwaambia kuhusu umuhimu wa taa za barabarani. Waingereza wanasema, 'we should take the bull by its horns'.
Mwezi huu nilizika mke wa rafiki yangu ya mpenzi, kilichomuua? operesheni ya uzazi!!!!, cha kushangaza pamoja na majonzi makubwa tuliokuwa nayo, hatukuwa na muda wa kufuatilia kwa kina 'ni nini hasa kilichojiri kwenye chumba cha upasuaji'. Kufanya hivi siyo kumtafuta mchawi ila ni katika jitihada ya kujua chanzo kamili ili kuzuia misiba mingine ya ndugu zetu wapendwa.
Lakini kwa waafrika, hata ninapoandika hili naogopa kuonekana nakufuru kwani 'kifo' hakizungumziwi; KAZI YA MUNGU HAINA MAKOSA. We should call a spade a spade. Nakumbuka Nelson Mandela alipokuwa anamzika mtoto wake alisema wazi wazi, kuwa mwanae amekufa kwa ukimwi. Ila huku kwetu marehemu hasemwi vibaya.
TUNAJIUA WENYEWE NA KWA UHAKIKA TWAZIDI KUFA.
Vifo kama hivi vimekuwa ni kawaida sana ingawa misiba mingine inakuwa siyo rahisi kumngamua muuaji kutokana na mazoea ya mfumo wetu tuliozoea. Kwa waafrika 'kifo' ni suala nyeti sana ( sacred) na jamii yetu haitoi nafasi ya kuzungumzia chanzo cha kifo. Kwa kuwa kifo ni majariwa ya mwenyezi Mungu na wala hatuna upeo wa kuzungumzia ni nini chanzo cha kifo fulani, basi tunakaribisha vifo vingine kirahisi sana. Hata kama tutatoa lawama kwa wale wanajeshi, je tunajua umakini wa wahudumu na waganga wa pale Muhimbili katika zile harakati za kuyaokoa maisha ya marehemu? Je, Marehemu Swetu alitolewa pale eneo la tukio na usafiri wa aina gani? Sijafuatialia hili lakini nina wasiwasi kama gari lililokamilika la wagonjwa ( fully equipped ambulance) lilitumika katika kumsafirisha kuelekea Muhimbili. Tuwarudie wale maaskari; Nikisema kwamba hawakuwa na 'reference point' ya adhabu nyingine kali iliyotolewa na wauaji/ watesaji kama wao nitakuwa nimekosea?
Siku tatu kabla ya kifo cha Swetu, rafiki yangu alipata ajali ya pikipiki ambapo alilivaa 'truck' barabara ya morogoro majira ya saa mbili za jioni. Rafiki yangu hakuwa na 'helmet' na inasadikika kuwa alikuwa amekunywa pombe. Barabara ya moro kipande kile haina taa za barabarani, na wala lile lori halikuwa limewasha taa. Haya ndiyo mazingira yaliyomuua rafiki yangu, ni mfumo mzima na wala siyo majariwa ya mwenyezi Mungu. Nilipohudhuria msiba wa rafiki yangu, hakuna hata mtu mmoja kati ya watu waliopewa nafasi ya kutoa hotuba pale mazikoni aliyewaasa watu hasa vijana kutoendesha vyombo vya moto wakiwa wamelewa. Pale msibani walikuwepo viongozi wa serikali za mitaa, lakini tulishindwa kuwaambia kuhusu umuhimu wa taa za barabarani. Waingereza wanasema, 'we should take the bull by its horns'.
Mwezi huu nilizika mke wa rafiki yangu ya mpenzi, kilichomuua? operesheni ya uzazi!!!!, cha kushangaza pamoja na majonzi makubwa tuliokuwa nayo, hatukuwa na muda wa kufuatilia kwa kina 'ni nini hasa kilichojiri kwenye chumba cha upasuaji'. Kufanya hivi siyo kumtafuta mchawi ila ni katika jitihada ya kujua chanzo kamili ili kuzuia misiba mingine ya ndugu zetu wapendwa.
Lakini kwa waafrika, hata ninapoandika hili naogopa kuonekana nakufuru kwani 'kifo' hakizungumziwi; KAZI YA MUNGU HAINA MAKOSA. We should call a spade a spade. Nakumbuka Nelson Mandela alipokuwa anamzika mtoto wake alisema wazi wazi, kuwa mwanae amekufa kwa ukimwi. Ila huku kwetu marehemu hasemwi vibaya.
TUNAJIUA WENYEWE NA KWA UHAKIKA TWAZIDI KUFA.
Monday, January 25, 2010
This is how it should be done!!!!
“Those who receive leadership privilege, have a duty to repay the sacrifice which others have made. They are like the man who has been given all the food available in a starving village in order that he might have the strength to bring supplies from a distant place’’
Friday, January 22, 2010
KUPANDA CHEO
Dear all sio mbaya tuka share hii kitu hapa, najua kwa wengine itawasaidia na wengine wataona mada ndefu sana wataipotezea,but pls take a time read this,who knows it might touch you and change the way you are working.
wengi tunapenda vyeo.Ndio hulka ya binadamu. Kuna kuridhika fulani kunakotokana na kuwa na cheo kikubwa.Wakati mwingine haijalishi hata kama cheo alichonacho mtu hakiendani na kipato anachopata.Anachojali yeye ni kwamba yeye ndio Rais,Mkurugenzi Mkuu,Mkuu wa Mkoa,Mwenyekiti,Meneja nk. Kila mahali pana vyeo…hata jela kuna mfungwa mkuu nk.
Kwa wengi,cheo humaanisha kuongezeka kwa kipato.Cheo humaanisha mazingira mazuri zaidi ya kazi.Kama alikuwa kwenye kajiofisi kadogo basi anajua akipata cheo ina maanisha kuwa na ofisi kubwa na pengine hata kitanda cha kupumzika akichoka achilia mbali kuwa na luninga ofisini na mambo mengine kede.
Sasa ufanyeje ili upandishwe cheo.Leo tutaangalia mambo 7 ambayo mtu anaweza kufanya ili kupandishwa cheo.Lakini kabla sijaenda mbali sana,naomba nikutahadharishe kwamba mbinu ninazokupa zisiwe ndio muongozo wako.Lazima ujivike uhalisia(naturality) kwanza. Mbinu hizi ni kukusaidia tu.Ukizifuata kwa kanuni mpaka ukajisahau kwamba wewe ni nani na unatoka wapi,utatumbukia shimoni.
Fanya Kazi Yako Vizuri: Najua kwa wengi hili linaonekana kuwa wazi.Kama hufanyi kazi vizuri basi huwezi kupandishwa cheo.Au sio? Jibu ni kwamba ingawa huo ndio ukweli wapo watu wengi ambao hawafanyi kazi “vizuri” na badala yake wanafanya tu kazi ili mradi siku iishe aondoke zake akasubiri mwisho wa mwezi apate mshahara.
Kwa bahati mbaya,waajiri na watu walio na mamlaka ya kukupandisha cheo huwa wanaona hili kwa urahisi sana.Ipende kazi yako,ipende kampuni unayofanyia kazi. Weka uadilifu na maarifa ya ziada katika kazi zako.Cheo kitakuja.
Onekana: Kisichopo machoni ni vigumu kuwepo moyoni pia.Huo ni msemo mzuri na unaoweza kukumbusha umuhimu wa kuonekana.Unapokuwa kazini hakikisha kwamba watu(hususani wakuu wako wa kazi) wanakuona na wanaona kazi unayoifanya.
Usidanganywe na mtu anayekuambia kwamba ukionekana onekana unakuwa kama unajipendekeza.Hapana.Kama wewe ni mtu wa kujifichaficha,inaonyesha wazi kwamba hujiamini na hivyo hata ukipandishwa cheo kuna ulakini kama utayaweza madaraka yako mapya.Kwa maneno mengine,ondoa soni.Onekana.
Jitolee: Upo mtazamo fulani kwamba kila unachokifanya kazini(hususani cha ziada au nje ya mkataba wa kazi yako) basi ni lazima kiambatane na ujira fulani.Huo ni mtazamo usiofaa sio tu kwa sababu hautokusaidia kupanda cheo bali hata kwenye maisha ya kawaida nje ya kazi.
Kama kuna mtu anahitajika kwenye idara yako kwenye kutoa maelezo fulani,mahali fulani bila hata malipo ya ziada,kuwa wa kwanza kujitolea kufanya.Mwenzako ana tatizo fulani la kikazi,msaidie.Wakati mwingine usingoje kuulizwa au kuombwa.Kuwa wa kwanza kuomba kusaidia.
Zungumzia Ndoto Zako na Wakuu Wako wa Kazi:Kuna nyakati ambazo ni muhimu kuzungumzia ndoto zako.Kama unataka kupandishwa cheo basi unaweza kabisa kuzungumzia ndoto hizo na wakuu wako wa kazi.Lakini kuwa makini usifanye hivyo kwa vitisho wala majibizano.Kwa weledi kabisa jadili ndoto hizi na wakuu wako.Unaweza kufanya hivyo kwa kuweka swali mezani kwamba nifanyeje ili niweze kupandishwa cheo?
Wakuu wengi wa kazi wanaelewa kuhusu ndoto za namna hii kwani hata wao walishapitia huko.Mara nyingi watakusaidia kutimiza ndoto zako.Ila kuwa makini usiongelee kuhusu kuchukua cheo cha mtu ambaye unamwambia ndoto zako.Anaweza akakuhujumu.
Husiana/Shirikiana Vizuri na Watu: Kushirikiana vizuri na watu kunakwenda sambamba na kuepuka migogoro.Kimsingi kuepuka migogoro ni matokeo ya mahusiano mema miongoni mwa watu(wafanyakazi).
Watu wengi wamepitwa na vyeo sio kwa ukosefu wa ujuzi au ufahamu katika kazi zao bali kwa sababu hawaonekani kuwa na uhusiano mzuri na watu au wafanyakazi wenzao.Kumbuka kwamba ninapozungumzia mahusiano mema kazini simaanishi umaarufu.Unaweza kuwa maarufu kazini kwa sababu labda baba yako ni mtu anayefahamika.Lakini kama hauna mawasiliano mema na watu,huaminiki na wala wenzako hawawezi kukutegemea katika kitu fulani,basi cheo nacho kitakupiga chenga.Epuka kujenga maadui,kuwa tegemezi,jenga mbinu nzuri za kuwasilisha kwa wenzako mawazo yako.
Changia Mawazo: Kila unapopata nafasi,changia mawazo chanya katika vikao au mazungumzo ya kawaida kazini. Jadili kwa uwazi na umakini jinsi ambavyo unadhani mnaweza kufanya ili kuboresha utendaji wenu wa kazi na hivyo kuleta faida zaidi. Wakuu wengi wa kazi(sio wote) hupenda kuona mtu ambaye ana mawazo chanya na ambayo anawaza kwa mapana na marefu. Hiyo sio tu sifa ya uongozi bali pia ishara muhimu kwamba ukipandishwa cheo,itakuwa kwa faida ya kampuni na pia wewe binafsi.
Jiwekee Malengo: Kama ilivyo katika maeneo mengine ya kimaisha,ni muhimu kuwa na mipango na malengo madhubuti. Kama unataka cheo zaidi au malipo zaidi basi usisite kujiwekea malengo.
Unaweza kusema kwamba nitafanya kazi katika kampuni hii kwa miaka mitano ijayo.Ukiona miaka mitano imefika na hakuna hata dalili za mambo kubadilika,kubaliana na matokeo na nenda aidha kutafuta ujuzi zaidi au kubadilisha muajiri.Usijisikie vibaya kushindwa kufikia malengo yako.Kumbuka haijalishi umeshindwa namna gani bali unachokifanya baada ya kushindwa.
Mwisho kumbuka cheo ni dhamana.Unapofikia malengo yako na kupata cheo unachokitaka,kumbuka kutotumia vibaya madaraka uliyopewa.Bila shaka umeshaona jinsi ambavyo watu mbalimbali maarufu duniani wameporomoka kutoka katika ngazi ya vyeo waliyokuwa wameipanda kwa taabu na muda mwingi kutokana na kashfa za matumizi mabaya ya madaraka.
thanks wadau,ni elimu tu tunapeana bure kabisaa.
wengi tunapenda vyeo.Ndio hulka ya binadamu. Kuna kuridhika fulani kunakotokana na kuwa na cheo kikubwa.Wakati mwingine haijalishi hata kama cheo alichonacho mtu hakiendani na kipato anachopata.Anachojali yeye ni kwamba yeye ndio Rais,Mkurugenzi Mkuu,Mkuu wa Mkoa,Mwenyekiti,Meneja nk. Kila mahali pana vyeo…hata jela kuna mfungwa mkuu nk.
Kwa wengi,cheo humaanisha kuongezeka kwa kipato.Cheo humaanisha mazingira mazuri zaidi ya kazi.Kama alikuwa kwenye kajiofisi kadogo basi anajua akipata cheo ina maanisha kuwa na ofisi kubwa na pengine hata kitanda cha kupumzika akichoka achilia mbali kuwa na luninga ofisini na mambo mengine kede.
Sasa ufanyeje ili upandishwe cheo.Leo tutaangalia mambo 7 ambayo mtu anaweza kufanya ili kupandishwa cheo.Lakini kabla sijaenda mbali sana,naomba nikutahadharishe kwamba mbinu ninazokupa zisiwe ndio muongozo wako.Lazima ujivike uhalisia(naturality) kwanza. Mbinu hizi ni kukusaidia tu.Ukizifuata kwa kanuni mpaka ukajisahau kwamba wewe ni nani na unatoka wapi,utatumbukia shimoni.
Fanya Kazi Yako Vizuri: Najua kwa wengi hili linaonekana kuwa wazi.Kama hufanyi kazi vizuri basi huwezi kupandishwa cheo.Au sio? Jibu ni kwamba ingawa huo ndio ukweli wapo watu wengi ambao hawafanyi kazi “vizuri” na badala yake wanafanya tu kazi ili mradi siku iishe aondoke zake akasubiri mwisho wa mwezi apate mshahara.
Kwa bahati mbaya,waajiri na watu walio na mamlaka ya kukupandisha cheo huwa wanaona hili kwa urahisi sana.Ipende kazi yako,ipende kampuni unayofanyia kazi. Weka uadilifu na maarifa ya ziada katika kazi zako.Cheo kitakuja.
Onekana: Kisichopo machoni ni vigumu kuwepo moyoni pia.Huo ni msemo mzuri na unaoweza kukumbusha umuhimu wa kuonekana.Unapokuwa kazini hakikisha kwamba watu(hususani wakuu wako wa kazi) wanakuona na wanaona kazi unayoifanya.
Usidanganywe na mtu anayekuambia kwamba ukionekana onekana unakuwa kama unajipendekeza.Hapana.Kama wewe ni mtu wa kujifichaficha,inaonyesha wazi kwamba hujiamini na hivyo hata ukipandishwa cheo kuna ulakini kama utayaweza madaraka yako mapya.Kwa maneno mengine,ondoa soni.Onekana.
Jitolee: Upo mtazamo fulani kwamba kila unachokifanya kazini(hususani cha ziada au nje ya mkataba wa kazi yako) basi ni lazima kiambatane na ujira fulani.Huo ni mtazamo usiofaa sio tu kwa sababu hautokusaidia kupanda cheo bali hata kwenye maisha ya kawaida nje ya kazi.
Kama kuna mtu anahitajika kwenye idara yako kwenye kutoa maelezo fulani,mahali fulani bila hata malipo ya ziada,kuwa wa kwanza kujitolea kufanya.Mwenzako ana tatizo fulani la kikazi,msaidie.Wakati mwingine usingoje kuulizwa au kuombwa.Kuwa wa kwanza kuomba kusaidia.
Zungumzia Ndoto Zako na Wakuu Wako wa Kazi:Kuna nyakati ambazo ni muhimu kuzungumzia ndoto zako.Kama unataka kupandishwa cheo basi unaweza kabisa kuzungumzia ndoto hizo na wakuu wako wa kazi.Lakini kuwa makini usifanye hivyo kwa vitisho wala majibizano.Kwa weledi kabisa jadili ndoto hizi na wakuu wako.Unaweza kufanya hivyo kwa kuweka swali mezani kwamba nifanyeje ili niweze kupandishwa cheo?
Wakuu wengi wa kazi wanaelewa kuhusu ndoto za namna hii kwani hata wao walishapitia huko.Mara nyingi watakusaidia kutimiza ndoto zako.Ila kuwa makini usiongelee kuhusu kuchukua cheo cha mtu ambaye unamwambia ndoto zako.Anaweza akakuhujumu.
Husiana/Shirikiana Vizuri na Watu: Kushirikiana vizuri na watu kunakwenda sambamba na kuepuka migogoro.Kimsingi kuepuka migogoro ni matokeo ya mahusiano mema miongoni mwa watu(wafanyakazi).
Watu wengi wamepitwa na vyeo sio kwa ukosefu wa ujuzi au ufahamu katika kazi zao bali kwa sababu hawaonekani kuwa na uhusiano mzuri na watu au wafanyakazi wenzao.Kumbuka kwamba ninapozungumzia mahusiano mema kazini simaanishi umaarufu.Unaweza kuwa maarufu kazini kwa sababu labda baba yako ni mtu anayefahamika.Lakini kama hauna mawasiliano mema na watu,huaminiki na wala wenzako hawawezi kukutegemea katika kitu fulani,basi cheo nacho kitakupiga chenga.Epuka kujenga maadui,kuwa tegemezi,jenga mbinu nzuri za kuwasilisha kwa wenzako mawazo yako.
Changia Mawazo: Kila unapopata nafasi,changia mawazo chanya katika vikao au mazungumzo ya kawaida kazini. Jadili kwa uwazi na umakini jinsi ambavyo unadhani mnaweza kufanya ili kuboresha utendaji wenu wa kazi na hivyo kuleta faida zaidi. Wakuu wengi wa kazi(sio wote) hupenda kuona mtu ambaye ana mawazo chanya na ambayo anawaza kwa mapana na marefu. Hiyo sio tu sifa ya uongozi bali pia ishara muhimu kwamba ukipandishwa cheo,itakuwa kwa faida ya kampuni na pia wewe binafsi.
Jiwekee Malengo: Kama ilivyo katika maeneo mengine ya kimaisha,ni muhimu kuwa na mipango na malengo madhubuti. Kama unataka cheo zaidi au malipo zaidi basi usisite kujiwekea malengo.
Unaweza kusema kwamba nitafanya kazi katika kampuni hii kwa miaka mitano ijayo.Ukiona miaka mitano imefika na hakuna hata dalili za mambo kubadilika,kubaliana na matokeo na nenda aidha kutafuta ujuzi zaidi au kubadilisha muajiri.Usijisikie vibaya kushindwa kufikia malengo yako.Kumbuka haijalishi umeshindwa namna gani bali unachokifanya baada ya kushindwa.
Mwisho kumbuka cheo ni dhamana.Unapofikia malengo yako na kupata cheo unachokitaka,kumbuka kutotumia vibaya madaraka uliyopewa.Bila shaka umeshaona jinsi ambavyo watu mbalimbali maarufu duniani wameporomoka kutoka katika ngazi ya vyeo waliyokuwa wameipanda kwa taabu na muda mwingi kutokana na kashfa za matumizi mabaya ya madaraka.
thanks wadau,ni elimu tu tunapeana bure kabisaa.
Friday, January 15, 2010
USHAURI KWA MAKAPERA KUTOKA KWA MDAU GRACE
Hi! Mtukwao!1)
Hakuna umri wa kuoa, ingawa unatakiwa uoe ungali kijana (nguvu) ili kama Mungu atawajalia watoto uwe na wakati mzuri wa kuwajengea msingi wa maisha.
2)Kuoa ni ili kusaidiana kimwili, kimawazo, (kuwa kitu kimoja) na kujenga familia, (kupata watoto) hapo simaanishi kuwa mkioana ni kila mtu anabahatika kupata mtoto au watoto ila ndio tegemeo la wanandoa wengi.
3) Kumuoa nani ni chaguo la mtu mwenyewei.Unamuoa unayempenda au mnayependana ii.mwenye mtavumiliana kwenye shida na raha, *(lako langu, langu lako.)iii. Mtakayeheshimiana (respect matters).
4) Majuto yapo hasa pale utakapogundua kuwa mwenzako mnatofautiana kitabia au hali yoyote ile ambayo inawezafanya mtu akakwazika. i) Kuna mtu unamuoa hujui alikupenda kwa ajili gani pengine kama ni wakati mlikuwa vizuri, akaona umamfaa bila kujua maisha ni kupanda na kushuka leo unacho kesho huna, ninamaana kwamba, kuna wengine hawavumilii shida. Hapo basi ndio hasira zinaanza, kiburi na kutosikilizana. ii) Tabia zako ambazo sio nzuri ulijaribu sana kuzificha na sasa unaziweka azarani yaani hujifichi tena, pia inaleta majuto. Nafikiri nikisema tabia mnanielewa maana hata zingine zimepelekea ndoa nyingi kuvunjika.iii) Kutopata mtoto/watoto inaleta shida pia kama nilivyoekezea kwenye namba mbili mategemeo ya wengi ni kupata familia.iv) Kweli kuna watu wanaoa au kuolewa just a record hajui wajibu wake.
5) Furaha huwepo kutegemeana na nyie wenyewe mnavyoendesha maisha yenu. Hilo nawaachia wanandoa.
Flory nimejaribu kuelezea kwa kifupi au kujibu maswali yako ingawa yako mengi yakuelezea kwa hii topic.Napenda kujua Mother material na mke material yukoje? Je?!! kuna mume material na baba material? lol........
!Grace
2 2gether are always better than he wu is alone
Hakuna umri wa kuoa, ingawa unatakiwa uoe ungali kijana (nguvu) ili kama Mungu atawajalia watoto uwe na wakati mzuri wa kuwajengea msingi wa maisha.
2)Kuoa ni ili kusaidiana kimwili, kimawazo, (kuwa kitu kimoja) na kujenga familia, (kupata watoto) hapo simaanishi kuwa mkioana ni kila mtu anabahatika kupata mtoto au watoto ila ndio tegemeo la wanandoa wengi.
3) Kumuoa nani ni chaguo la mtu mwenyewei.Unamuoa unayempenda au mnayependana ii.mwenye mtavumiliana kwenye shida na raha, *(lako langu, langu lako.)iii. Mtakayeheshimiana (respect matters).
4) Majuto yapo hasa pale utakapogundua kuwa mwenzako mnatofautiana kitabia au hali yoyote ile ambayo inawezafanya mtu akakwazika. i) Kuna mtu unamuoa hujui alikupenda kwa ajili gani pengine kama ni wakati mlikuwa vizuri, akaona umamfaa bila kujua maisha ni kupanda na kushuka leo unacho kesho huna, ninamaana kwamba, kuna wengine hawavumilii shida. Hapo basi ndio hasira zinaanza, kiburi na kutosikilizana. ii) Tabia zako ambazo sio nzuri ulijaribu sana kuzificha na sasa unaziweka azarani yaani hujifichi tena, pia inaleta majuto. Nafikiri nikisema tabia mnanielewa maana hata zingine zimepelekea ndoa nyingi kuvunjika.iii) Kutopata mtoto/watoto inaleta shida pia kama nilivyoekezea kwenye namba mbili mategemeo ya wengi ni kupata familia.iv) Kweli kuna watu wanaoa au kuolewa just a record hajui wajibu wake.
5) Furaha huwepo kutegemeana na nyie wenyewe mnavyoendesha maisha yenu. Hilo nawaachia wanandoa.
Flory nimejaribu kuelezea kwa kifupi au kujibu maswali yako ingawa yako mengi yakuelezea kwa hii topic.Napenda kujua Mother material na mke material yukoje? Je?!! kuna mume material na baba material? lol........
!Grace
2 2gether are always better than he wu is alone
Monday, January 11, 2010
THE WORDS OF A WISE MAN
"The Way You See The Problem Is The Problem"
"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974)
"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974)
MAELEKEZO JINSI YA KUANGALIA PESA HALALI
jana nilikuwa na wadau mahali na nikapata shule jinsi ya kuhakiki uhalali wa noti ya sh.(Tz) 10000/=
1)ULE UPANDE WA TEMBO KWA PEMBENI YAANI KUSHOTO KUNA TARAKIMU 10000. TARAKIMU HIZI UNAWEZA KUZIONA TU UKINYANYUA HIYO NOTI KWA JUU
2) UPANDE WA KULIA MWA PICHA YA TEMBO JUU KIDOGO YA TARAKIMU 10000 KUNA MAANDISHI MADOGO SAAAAAAAAANA AMBAYO NIMESHINDWA KUNG'AMUA NI MAANDISHI YA NINI LAKINI HAKIKISHA YAMEONEKANA.
ANGALIZO
nilipochunguza dondoo hizo hapo juu kwenye zile noti feki sikuweza kuziona. Inaonekana kile 'kiwanda uchwara' hakiwezi kuchomeka hizo chachandu.
siku njema.
1)ULE UPANDE WA TEMBO KWA PEMBENI YAANI KUSHOTO KUNA TARAKIMU 10000. TARAKIMU HIZI UNAWEZA KUZIONA TU UKINYANYUA HIYO NOTI KWA JUU
2) UPANDE WA KULIA MWA PICHA YA TEMBO JUU KIDOGO YA TARAKIMU 10000 KUNA MAANDISHI MADOGO SAAAAAAAAANA AMBAYO NIMESHINDWA KUNG'AMUA NI MAANDISHI YA NINI LAKINI HAKIKISHA YAMEONEKANA.
ANGALIZO
nilipochunguza dondoo hizo hapo juu kwenye zile noti feki sikuweza kuziona. Inaonekana kile 'kiwanda uchwara' hakiwezi kuchomeka hizo chachandu.
siku njema.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
NI NCHI YA WATU WADOGO
Hiyo ni jina la wimbo wa mwanamuziki Erick Wainaina kutoka Kenya aliyotoa kibao hicho akisanifu hali ya kiuchumi, kisiasa na kijamii ya nchi ya Kenya.
Siyo Kenya, tu bali sehemu kubwa ya Afrika kusini mwa jangwa la Sahara, hali ni ile ile. Hapa Tanzania tunaitwa wananchi; na hapo ndipo ninapoanza kutia mashaka ya mwenendo wetu waafrika. 'wananchi' inatokana na neno, 'wana' yaani watoto. Na 'mtoto' sharti apewe mahitaji yake na 'Baba' mpaka afike ule umri wa
Siyo Kenya, tu bali sehemu kubwa ya Afrika kusini mwa jangwa la Sahara, hali ni ile ile. Hapa Tanzania tunaitwa wananchi; na hapo ndipo ninapoanza kutia mashaka ya mwenendo wetu waafrika. 'wananchi' inatokana na neno, 'wana' yaani watoto. Na 'mtoto' sharti apewe mahitaji yake na 'Baba' mpaka afike ule umri wa
kujitegemea.
Kwa bahati mbaya sana, dola za kiafrika kwa manufaa yao binafsi wangependa wataliwa waendelee kuwa wananchi mpaka Yesu atakaporudi. Hii inapelekea uundwaji wa mataifa ya ombaomba na hata ubunifu kidogo alionao mwanadamu unaondolewa kutokana na dhana ya utegemezi unaopaliliwa na viongozi wetu.
Iko wapi Siasa ya ujamaa na kujitegemea? Ingawa wengi watahoji na kujiuliza kwani siasa ya ujamaa na kujitegemea mbona ilidumu kwa miongo takribani mitatu na hatukuendelea? Ninachoweza kujibu ni kwamba aghalabu siasa hiyo iliweka msingi wa kuendelea na ilikuwa ni kazi ya dola kujenga nyumba imara. Abraham Lincoln aliyekuwa Rais wa Marekani aliwahi kuwauliza wamerekani. 'Jiulize utaifanyia nini Marekani, na siyo Marekani itakufanyia nini'. Enzi ya Mwalimu watanzania tulipelekwa katika mwelekeo wa kujitegemea zaidi ya kutegemea. Mtoto wa shule ya msingi bila ya kuwa na tabaka lolote alitegemewa kwenda shule na ufagio wa chelewa kwa wale tuliosoma mjini na kwenda na jembe kwa wale waliosoma vijijini. Shule ya sekondari ilimjenga mwanafunzi kuwajibika mashambani na hata pale alipomaliza kidato cha sita tulitegemewa kujiunga na jeshi la kujenga Taifa. Hii yote ilikuwa ni katika hali ya kujenga misingi ya kujiamini na kuamsha chachu za kukomaa, ubunifu na kudumisha mapenzi kwa nchi. Mtanzania alijengwa na kuandaliwa kuwa mkulima au mfanyakazi na siyo ombaomba.
OMBA OMBA sasa inaanaanza kuwa ni sehemu ya maisha, yaani ustaarabu wetu, jambo linalonikera kweli kweli. Hata ubunifu na uvumilivu kidogo kama binadamu unatushinda. Hainiingii akilini pale ambapo mtu ananijia na mali mathalani nguo inayochuuzwa na ndugu yake na kuniomba ninunue eti ili nimuunge mkono huyo ndugu yake. Wenyewe tunasema 'muungishe' ndugu yangu. Sasa najiuliza, je nanunua shati kwa sababu ninalihitaji ( need) au kwa sababu ili nikusaidie kuyamudu maisha ya mjini? Hainingii akilini pale ninapoegesha gari langu likiwa safi kabisa na anatoka kijana akiwa na ndoo ya maji akiomba alioshe gari na mwisho wake nimpatie pesa. Ninamwambia kuwa liache hili gari langu ni safi, huyo kijana mwenye nguvu zake za kuendeleza sera ya kilimo kwanza mashambani ananijibu, basi naomba nilioshe unisaidie maji ya kunywa, yaani pesa kidogo. Sasa kijana huyu anauza huduma yake ya kuosha gari au anaomba msaada wa pesa? Heshima ya mtanzania inashuka sana pale mfanyakazi mwenzako ambaye kwa bahati mbaya sana ana mshahara mdogo kukupita wewe anapokuomba, 'Bosi nifanyie 500/= sijala ndugu yako'. Nani atakataa nikisema kuwa nitakapompatia hiyo 500/= ninamdumaza na kudumuza 'utoto wake, i.e mwananchi. Na miye ninayetoa hiyo pesa ninakuwa 'mwenyenchi'.
JE TUTAFIKA?
Saturday, January 9, 2010
MABADILIKO YA HALI YA HEWA
Joto! joto! joto! Tanzania ndani ya nyumba hakukaliki, joto ni kali kweli kweli. Wenzetu walioko Uingereza na Marekani wanasema hata kazini hawaendi kwani theruji imekubali kweli kweli.
Leo Dar Es Salaam temperature ni 32 degrees wakati New York ni -8 degrees.
NOTI FEKI DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
Noti mbili za Tanzanian shillings 10000/=
Hiyo ya kushoto ni feki, ina msitari katikati na inaonyesha kupauka pauka. Nawahatadharisha ndugu na wadau tuwe waangalifu tunapochukua pesa.
Mdogo wangu alichukua 1000,000/= kutoka 'Western Union' na baadaye akakuta 70000/= ni feki.
Ni pale alipoenda kutumia pesa takribani sh. 90000/= ndipo mchuuzi alipomrudishia 40000/= ni kumuelewesha kuwa hizo ni feki. Alipochunguza kale kamilioni kake akagundua 70000/= kati ya hizo ni feki.
Swali kwenu wadau, mbona hizi pesa zilipitishwa kwenye machine? Hiyo machine kazi ya ni nini? mie nilidhani ni kutambua pesa feki.
Friday, January 8, 2010
sauti kutoka kwa kapera
"unatakiwa mwaka 2010 uowe you are grown up"
hii ni kauli ambayo nimeipata humuhumu siku ya leo.Na si leo tu bali kila siku ambayo ndio imenisukuma kuandika hiki ninachokiandika.Naomba kuuliza maswali yafuatayo:
1.Umri gani unafaa kwa mwanaume kuoa na umri wa mwisho mwanaume kuoa ni miaka mingapi?
2.Unaoa ili nini?
3.Unamuoa nani?
4.No regrets/hakuna majuto?
5.Unafuraha?
Ndugu zangu kuoa si kwenda kusafisha nyota ili na wewe uonekane mjini umeoa,mimi naliheshimu sana tukio la ndoa maana ni muunganiko kati ya mwanamke na mwanaume na kuwa kitu kimoja mpaka kifo kitakapowatenganisha kama imani ya dini yangu isemavyo.Mume na mke kufikiri na kutenda kama team moja,kufurahishana,kukasirishana,shida na raha mzipitie pamoja n.k....kuishi na mwenzako miaka nenda rudi ndani ya nyumba moja,chumba kimoja,kitanda kimoja si mchezo kila siku, kuanzisha familia pamoja namengine mengi.Sihitaji kukurupuka kukufurahisha wewe.
Mimi sipo desparate kutaka kuoa am happy na maisha yangu so far,sihitaji mwanamke ndio aje kukamilisha au kuleta furaha katika maisha yangu,am happy with me.
Si kila mwanamke unaekuwa nae kama mpenzi basi lazima umuoe na kuwa mumeo,kuna wakati unakutana na mwanamke mnapendana kabisa lakini kuna vitu ambavyo vinafanya wewe na yeye msiweze kuoana.Kuna ambao si wife material wala mother material.Mwingine hayupo tayari kuolewa muda wake haujafika, mwingine tabia sio zenyewe kabisa.
Am 45 yrs old wala sijihisi kupungukiwa kitu katika maisha yangu...nitaoa muda utakapofika wa kufanya hivyo na mwanamke ambae mimi mtoto p nimeona ananifaa kuwa mke wangu na mama wa watoto wangu.Kwasababu nitapenda kuwa mwanamme mwenye furaha japo najua ndoa ina mapito mengi lakini kama nitakuwa nimeoa mwanamke anaenipenda na mimi kumpenda tutayapita pamoja.
SITAOA ILI KUUDANGANYA ULIMWENGU KUWA NA MIMI NIMEOA...No one is in charge of my happiness except me....my head is my government.
hii ni kauli ambayo nimeipata humuhumu siku ya leo.Na si leo tu bali kila siku ambayo ndio imenisukuma kuandika hiki ninachokiandika.Naomba kuuliza maswali yafuatayo:
1.Umri gani unafaa kwa mwanaume kuoa na umri wa mwisho mwanaume kuoa ni miaka mingapi?
2.Unaoa ili nini?
3.Unamuoa nani?
4.No regrets/hakuna majuto?
5.Unafuraha?
Ndugu zangu kuoa si kwenda kusafisha nyota ili na wewe uonekane mjini umeoa,mimi naliheshimu sana tukio la ndoa maana ni muunganiko kati ya mwanamke na mwanaume na kuwa kitu kimoja mpaka kifo kitakapowatenganisha kama imani ya dini yangu isemavyo.Mume na mke kufikiri na kutenda kama team moja,kufurahishana,kukasirishana,shida na raha mzipitie pamoja n.k....kuishi na mwenzako miaka nenda rudi ndani ya nyumba moja,chumba kimoja,kitanda kimoja si mchezo kila siku, kuanzisha familia pamoja namengine mengi.Sihitaji kukurupuka kukufurahisha wewe.
Mimi sipo desparate kutaka kuoa am happy na maisha yangu so far,sihitaji mwanamke ndio aje kukamilisha au kuleta furaha katika maisha yangu,am happy with me.
Si kila mwanamke unaekuwa nae kama mpenzi basi lazima umuoe na kuwa mumeo,kuna wakati unakutana na mwanamke mnapendana kabisa lakini kuna vitu ambavyo vinafanya wewe na yeye msiweze kuoana.Kuna ambao si wife material wala mother material.Mwingine hayupo tayari kuolewa muda wake haujafika, mwingine tabia sio zenyewe kabisa.
Am 45 yrs old wala sijihisi kupungukiwa kitu katika maisha yangu...nitaoa muda utakapofika wa kufanya hivyo na mwanamke ambae mimi mtoto p nimeona ananifaa kuwa mke wangu na mama wa watoto wangu.Kwasababu nitapenda kuwa mwanamme mwenye furaha japo najua ndoa ina mapito mengi lakini kama nitakuwa nimeoa mwanamke anaenipenda na mimi kumpenda tutayapita pamoja.
SITAOA ILI KUUDANGANYA ULIMWENGU KUWA NA MIMI NIMEOA...No one is in charge of my happiness except me....my head is my government.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
African professionalism, mostly an illusion phenomena
Practically professionalism is sacred; it entails moving extra mile in delivering goods and services. It does not only consist of greedy way of making money, nor does it exist on wearing expensive suits, or driving flush car, or applying exotic perfumes. One is not called a professional simply because of his fluency on foreign language, as some idiots seem to suggest.
A truly professional person think outside the box when delivering goods and services.He/she is a servant not a master. If this person is a teacher, his sole goal is to ensure that students passes exams, if this person is a driver, his ultimate goal is to ensure that passengers reaches their destination safely and comfortably. Likewise politicians too are professionals at their own right. We expect them to lead the way and not cheat the electorates.
In most of African countries ( well africa south of sahara), modern professionalism is alien; only recently imported from western world. A century ago, in Africa, teachers existed but not in a formal way but informal circumustances. By then teachers were referred to as appretinces delivering practical lessons to ever eager students that molded them to value driven adults.
Africa had its own indegenious leaders who were greatly envied by sons and daughters. Naturally these leaders were professional in totality, serving their subjects honestly, diligently and immaculately. Leaders delivered social decisions by consensus not by dictation. Even 'judges' were highly respected and not giving verdict while bending on materialistic considerations. Oh, yes, our ancestors had medicine men who were not delivering their service depending on monetary terms, but purely as a social responsibility.
The emergence of money economy has distorted the all meaning of professionalism. Now especially in Africa, cash determines ones access to basic good and services. A patient can not receive basic medical care without money, rule of law can not be applied without money, at worse even church leaders bend their sacred rules in favourwealthy sons of God. It seems every one is chasing money thus erasing professionalism. A 'daladala' driver as he speeds to take a next passenger passes a red light only to bribe a policeman on the next stop; a nurse ignores a patient with no cash, and a policeman poses on our roads waiting for cash from drivers who may commit shoddy traffic offence. Ironically in Dar Police officers are called 'wazee wa fedha' and no one finds this as an insult to a noble profession.
VERDICT
WE ALL LOOK SILLY!
A truly professional person think outside the box when delivering goods and services.He/she is a servant not a master. If this person is a teacher, his sole goal is to ensure that students passes exams, if this person is a driver, his ultimate goal is to ensure that passengers reaches their destination safely and comfortably. Likewise politicians too are professionals at their own right. We expect them to lead the way and not cheat the electorates.
In most of African countries ( well africa south of sahara), modern professionalism is alien; only recently imported from western world. A century ago, in Africa, teachers existed but not in a formal way but informal circumustances. By then teachers were referred to as appretinces delivering practical lessons to ever eager students that molded them to value driven adults.
Africa had its own indegenious leaders who were greatly envied by sons and daughters. Naturally these leaders were professional in totality, serving their subjects honestly, diligently and immaculately. Leaders delivered social decisions by consensus not by dictation. Even 'judges' were highly respected and not giving verdict while bending on materialistic considerations. Oh, yes, our ancestors had medicine men who were not delivering their service depending on monetary terms, but purely as a social responsibility.
The emergence of money economy has distorted the all meaning of professionalism. Now especially in Africa, cash determines ones access to basic good and services. A patient can not receive basic medical care without money, rule of law can not be applied without money, at worse even church leaders bend their sacred rules in favourwealthy sons of God. It seems every one is chasing money thus erasing professionalism. A 'daladala' driver as he speeds to take a next passenger passes a red light only to bribe a policeman on the next stop; a nurse ignores a patient with no cash, and a policeman poses on our roads waiting for cash from drivers who may commit shoddy traffic offence. Ironically in Dar Police officers are called 'wazee wa fedha' and no one finds this as an insult to a noble profession.
VERDICT
WE ALL LOOK SILLY!
Monday, January 4, 2010
BURIANI SIMBA WA VITA
KAMBARAGE: Ah! Ngoja nipunge upepo hapa nje, mh! Nani yulee anakuja,kama ninamfahamu! Ah! siamini RASHIDI!
Waoooo!! SIMBA WA VITA!!! jamani vipi za huko!
Hajambo MKAPA?, KIKWETE amekua siku hizi? Eh! vipi chama changu?
RASHIDI; Ah! Niache nipumzike! nina mengi, huko hakuna Chama ni ufisadi TU! Hivi nimeacha skendo, Chama kimekwapua MABILIONI, Duh!! nikaona niishie zangu maanake ni kashfa!! nitakupa STORY zaidi, yaani JULIUS utalia!!!
Waoooo!! SIMBA WA VITA!!! jamani vipi za huko!
Hajambo MKAPA?, KIKWETE amekua siku hizi? Eh! vipi chama changu?
RASHIDI; Ah! Niache nipumzike! nina mengi, huko hakuna Chama ni ufisadi TU! Hivi nimeacha skendo, Chama kimekwapua MABILIONI, Duh!! nikaona niishie zangu maanake ni kashfa!! nitakupa STORY zaidi, yaani JULIUS utalia!!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
MAAZIMIO YA 2010
NAWATAKIA MWAKA MPYA MWEMA TUNAPOFUNGA MWAKA HUU 2009 NA KUINGIA 2010. Naomba tujadili ili na mwisho wake tuwape ushauri vijana wanaoanza maisha. Je, kama maazimio ( resolution) ya mwaka unaokuja, 2010 lipi ni jambo la busara kwa kijana aliyemaliza shule, ( mfano chuo kikuu) na kuyaanza maisha; aanze kwa kununua gari, au anunue kiwanja? naomba tujadiliane.
Samahani, mjadala huu ni wa ushauri kwa vijana waliopo Afrika kusini mwa jangwa la Sahara.
Samahani, mjadala huu ni wa ushauri kwa vijana waliopo Afrika kusini mwa jangwa la Sahara.
Monday, December 28, 2009
DAR ES SALAAM SHWARI KIPINDI HIKI CHA XMAS
natamani dar es salaam iwe hivi hivi kipindi chote cha mwaka. Naishi Tegeta, takribani kilomita 30 kutoka katikati ya mji. Kwa kawaida huwa natumia lisaa limoja na nusu kwenda kazini asubuhi. Katika kipindi hiki cha sikukuhuu ya noeli kuanzia tarehe 26th december nimekuwa nikitumia dakika 40 kufika kazini. Nafanya kazi Bandarini, Dsm.
Kweli, wageni wameondoka kwenda shamba na kutuachia wenye mji.
Kweli, wageni wameondoka kwenda shamba na kutuachia wenye mji.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Two Dumb persons
Q. How do men get exercise at the beach?
A. By sucking in their stomachs every time they see a bikini
Q. What's a man's idea of helping with the housework?
A. Lifting his legs so you can vacuum
Q. How do women define 50/50 relationship?
A. We cook/they eat; we clean/they dirty; we iron/they wrinkle.
Q. What is the difference between goverment bonds and men?
A. Goverment bonds mature
Q. How are men like noodles?
A. They are always in hot water, they lack taste, and they need daugh.
Q. What's the best way to force a man to do sit ups?
A. Put the remote control between his toes.
Source. Daily News ( Tanzanian daily)
A. By sucking in their stomachs every time they see a bikini
Q. What's a man's idea of helping with the housework?
A. Lifting his legs so you can vacuum
Q. How do women define 50/50 relationship?
A. We cook/they eat; we clean/they dirty; we iron/they wrinkle.
Q. What is the difference between goverment bonds and men?
A. Goverment bonds mature
Q. How are men like noodles?
A. They are always in hot water, they lack taste, and they need daugh.
Q. What's the best way to force a man to do sit ups?
A. Put the remote control between his toes.
Source. Daily News ( Tanzanian daily)
HOW TO AVERT NEGATIVE CONFLICT AT THE OFFICE
THE EARLIER, THE BETTER: Address issues as early as possible, whether you are the employer or employee
Prevent conflict from happening
1) ‘’You can predict straight away what conflict areas are going to be, ‘’ Peter Samuel, an Industrial relations specialist at Nottingham University Business School, says. Budget squeezes and redundancies are a dangerous breeding ground for employee discontent. Communicating clearly; setting an open door policy, being consistent and developing teams’ interpersonal skills can help to prevent conflict from arising.
Acknowledge it
2) Ben Willmott, a senior public policy advisor at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, says that most managers are not prepared for conflict: There are usually clear signs from individual behaviour. Managers need to be ready to intervene.’’
Dr Samuel says that passive forms of conflict such as ABSENTEEISM OR LATENESS often point a deeper, hidden problem. ‘’Even joking can be a form of conflict.’’
Tackle issues early on
3) ‘’It is important to address issues as early as possible, whether you are the employer or employee, ‘’Jane Bird, of Acas, the conciliation service, says; ‘’Internal workplace conflict is kept very much underground- everyone knows it is going on, but organizationally is not talked about.’’
CIPD research found that resolving a grievance case takes an average of nine days, disciplinary case 13 and preparing for an employment tribunal 15 days.
Take the emotion out
4) As a traffic warden for Vinci park, a car park design and management company, Craig Adamson is used to dealing with irate customers who sometimes can become violent when presented with fines. In his experience, the worst thing to do when a blow-up occurs is to ask someone to calm down: ‘’they find it patronizing’’. Using open language, not talking with hands and speaking gentle, tone send out calming signals
‘’If people are frustrated or angry, then don’t try to resolve it while they are still emotional,’’ Bill Fox, the Chairman of Maybo, a conflict specialist, says.
People instinctively avoid uncomfortable conversations.
5) Ms Bird says. ‘’Talking can be cathartic- when people feel that someone is listening to them, they calm down.’’
Grievances or formal disciplinary procedures are an important stage, but are often overused by managers, who shy away from dealing with conflict, Mr Wilmott says. ‘’Speak to people individually to find the root of the issue, then bring people together. Retain your integrity-don’t take sides.’’
Look for the root causes
6) Conflict is the symptom, not the problem- the real cause is not always obvious. Conflict is often caused by breakdown in communication. Mr. Fox suggests asking ‘’why’’ five time- the number of questions usually needed before people can pinpoint the reason for something happening.
Move away from ‘win-lose’
7) ‘’People think of conflict as ‘’WIN LOSE’’, but there are many different outcomes- a compromise or a solution that meets everyone’s need.’’ Gareth English of OPP, a business psychology firm, says.
Avoid referring to entrenched positions. When you start sharing information, you often find that they are closer than they think.’’
Involve people in the solution
8) ‘’Managers do not have a monopoly on good ideas. People can often be encouraged to be quite creative in coming up with a solution and are more likely to ‘own’ it’’ Ms Bird says.
Mr. Willmott advises managers to take mediation training to develop their skills at brokering a deal.
MAKE PHYSICAL CHANGES
9) TO BREAK A DREADLOCK, PHYSICALLY MOVE PEOPLE OR CHANGE THEIR WORKING PATTERNS TO HELP TO RE-START SITUATION
10) Conflict is not always negative
Some of the greatest victories in employment history would not have been won without bitter conflict- equal pay legislation or maternity rights for example, Dr Samuel says.
‘’Just because conflict is uncomfortable doesn’t mean that it’s bad,’’ Mr. English says. ‘’If people agree all the time, then you get ‘group think,’ which leads to risky behaviour.’’
Source The EastAfrican
Prevent conflict from happening
1) ‘’You can predict straight away what conflict areas are going to be, ‘’ Peter Samuel, an Industrial relations specialist at Nottingham University Business School, says. Budget squeezes and redundancies are a dangerous breeding ground for employee discontent. Communicating clearly; setting an open door policy, being consistent and developing teams’ interpersonal skills can help to prevent conflict from arising.
Acknowledge it
2) Ben Willmott, a senior public policy advisor at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, says that most managers are not prepared for conflict: There are usually clear signs from individual behaviour. Managers need to be ready to intervene.’’
Dr Samuel says that passive forms of conflict such as ABSENTEEISM OR LATENESS often point a deeper, hidden problem. ‘’Even joking can be a form of conflict.’’
Tackle issues early on
3) ‘’It is important to address issues as early as possible, whether you are the employer or employee, ‘’Jane Bird, of Acas, the conciliation service, says; ‘’Internal workplace conflict is kept very much underground- everyone knows it is going on, but organizationally is not talked about.’’
CIPD research found that resolving a grievance case takes an average of nine days, disciplinary case 13 and preparing for an employment tribunal 15 days.
Take the emotion out
4) As a traffic warden for Vinci park, a car park design and management company, Craig Adamson is used to dealing with irate customers who sometimes can become violent when presented with fines. In his experience, the worst thing to do when a blow-up occurs is to ask someone to calm down: ‘’they find it patronizing’’. Using open language, not talking with hands and speaking gentle, tone send out calming signals
‘’If people are frustrated or angry, then don’t try to resolve it while they are still emotional,’’ Bill Fox, the Chairman of Maybo, a conflict specialist, says.
People instinctively avoid uncomfortable conversations.
5) Ms Bird says. ‘’Talking can be cathartic- when people feel that someone is listening to them, they calm down.’’
Grievances or formal disciplinary procedures are an important stage, but are often overused by managers, who shy away from dealing with conflict, Mr Wilmott says. ‘’Speak to people individually to find the root of the issue, then bring people together. Retain your integrity-don’t take sides.’’
Look for the root causes
6) Conflict is the symptom, not the problem- the real cause is not always obvious. Conflict is often caused by breakdown in communication. Mr. Fox suggests asking ‘’why’’ five time- the number of questions usually needed before people can pinpoint the reason for something happening.
Move away from ‘win-lose’
7) ‘’People think of conflict as ‘’WIN LOSE’’, but there are many different outcomes- a compromise or a solution that meets everyone’s need.’’ Gareth English of OPP, a business psychology firm, says.
Avoid referring to entrenched positions. When you start sharing information, you often find that they are closer than they think.’’
Involve people in the solution
8) ‘’Managers do not have a monopoly on good ideas. People can often be encouraged to be quite creative in coming up with a solution and are more likely to ‘own’ it’’ Ms Bird says.
Mr. Willmott advises managers to take mediation training to develop their skills at brokering a deal.
MAKE PHYSICAL CHANGES
9) TO BREAK A DREADLOCK, PHYSICALLY MOVE PEOPLE OR CHANGE THEIR WORKING PATTERNS TO HELP TO RE-START SITUATION
10) Conflict is not always negative
Some of the greatest victories in employment history would not have been won without bitter conflict- equal pay legislation or maternity rights for example, Dr Samuel says.
‘’Just because conflict is uncomfortable doesn’t mean that it’s bad,’’ Mr. English says. ‘’If people agree all the time, then you get ‘group think,’ which leads to risky behaviour.’’
Source The EastAfrican
Sunday, December 13, 2009
MATUMIZI MABAYA YA NJIA ZA WAPITA KWA MIGUU
Hapa ni kijitonyama, Dar Es Salaam, barabara ya Ali Hassan Mwinyi, karibu na mgahawa maarufu wa break point. 
CATHOLIC CHURCH LAUNCHES A COMMERCIAL BANK
The building that was once accomodating catholic bookshop behind St.Joseph church in Dar Es Salaam is now a premise for Mkombozi Commercial Bank Ltd, wholly owned and managed by catholic church.
TANZANIAN 48TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
what is the difference?
We got independence 48 years ago. Poverty is increasing day by day, and the value of the shilling is going down and down.
Shilling exchange rate now stands at 1324/- against one US Dollar; when we got independence, a dollar exchange was Shs 7/- for 1$; now is this progressing or backwardness?
On 9th December, 1961, we're so hopeful and 10th December 2009, we are less hopeful, on 11th December 2010, we may completely lose hope if H.E Kikwete does not put agriculture first.
I am now a grand father but my grand father used to export cereals and cashewnuts to India in thousands of tonnes per year.
Our export were thousands of tonnes approximately 300,000 tonnes of cashewnuts and cereals ( ufuta, groundnuts, peagon peas and dengu) per year in 1960's in Southern Regions only, leave aside cotton, coffee, tea, tobacco, and maize, in other regions like Mwanza and Kilimanjaro.
I am very happy that H.E President has come up with the policy of Kilimo Kwanza.
mwalimu was very keen on agriculture and therefore he tried Ujamaa villages although his best policies were spoiled by pseudo implemontors. Now H.E Kikwete, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania is number ONE in agriculture and even Hon. Pinda and Hon. Wassira.
I will salute them if they put agriculture first priority.
M.R.J SABODO
The Retired Specialist in Hedge Funds, Equity Funds and International Commercial Debts.
Source. Daily News; A Tanzanian daily
We got independence 48 years ago. Poverty is increasing day by day, and the value of the shilling is going down and down.
Shilling exchange rate now stands at 1324/- against one US Dollar; when we got independence, a dollar exchange was Shs 7/- for 1$; now is this progressing or backwardness?
On 9th December, 1961, we're so hopeful and 10th December 2009, we are less hopeful, on 11th December 2010, we may completely lose hope if H.E Kikwete does not put agriculture first.
I am now a grand father but my grand father used to export cereals and cashewnuts to India in thousands of tonnes per year.
Our export were thousands of tonnes approximately 300,000 tonnes of cashewnuts and cereals ( ufuta, groundnuts, peagon peas and dengu) per year in 1960's in Southern Regions only, leave aside cotton, coffee, tea, tobacco, and maize, in other regions like Mwanza and Kilimanjaro.
I am very happy that H.E President has come up with the policy of Kilimo Kwanza.
mwalimu was very keen on agriculture and therefore he tried Ujamaa villages although his best policies were spoiled by pseudo implemontors. Now H.E Kikwete, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania is number ONE in agriculture and even Hon. Pinda and Hon. Wassira.
I will salute them if they put agriculture first priority.
M.R.J SABODO
The Retired Specialist in Hedge Funds, Equity Funds and International Commercial Debts.
Source. Daily News; A Tanzanian daily
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
DO THEY KNOW ITS TANZANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY?
9/12/1961 Tanganyikans celebrated the independence from colonizers, old guards had reasons just to do that; 'mkoloni ondoka, mtanganyika atawale' liberation from whitemen.
Statistically the life expectancy of a child born in the year of Uhuru was 41 years, so the majority of the uhuru children are now dead. I've talked to a large group of Tanzanians who are all more than 50 years old and several are over 80. But, statistically, these people are not representative, for the average first-generation Tanzanian is dead.
The leaders of the uhuru generation are mostly gone. A second generation has taken over and a third generation is waiting on the sidelines. Tanzania is a second- generation nation but some of the first generation Tanzanians are still alive.
So, second-generation is on the driving seat, the likes of Hon. Laurent Masha ( Home Affair Minister), was born in 1969 and Emmanuel Nchimbi ( Deputy, Defence Minister), was born 1974. How are these leaders view foreigners?
On my opinion they see 'wazungu' not as exploiters but partners/friends, to put it in a more fashionable term, 'development partners'.
When these second-generation leaders with their fashionable suits convene at top most hotel, e.g Movenpick, are they really reprensenting Tanzanians? Are these leaders really know or have any idea that their grandfathers ( Mwalimu Nyerere and others) fought for independence?
There are more questions than answers.
Happy independence day.
Statistically the life expectancy of a child born in the year of Uhuru was 41 years, so the majority of the uhuru children are now dead. I've talked to a large group of Tanzanians who are all more than 50 years old and several are over 80. But, statistically, these people are not representative, for the average first-generation Tanzanian is dead.
The leaders of the uhuru generation are mostly gone. A second generation has taken over and a third generation is waiting on the sidelines. Tanzania is a second- generation nation but some of the first generation Tanzanians are still alive.
So, second-generation is on the driving seat, the likes of Hon. Laurent Masha ( Home Affair Minister), was born in 1969 and Emmanuel Nchimbi ( Deputy, Defence Minister), was born 1974. How are these leaders view foreigners?
On my opinion they see 'wazungu' not as exploiters but partners/friends, to put it in a more fashionable term, 'development partners'.
When these second-generation leaders with their fashionable suits convene at top most hotel, e.g Movenpick, are they really reprensenting Tanzanians? Are these leaders really know or have any idea that their grandfathers ( Mwalimu Nyerere and others) fought for independence?
There are more questions than answers.
Happy independence day.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Its a mall with western flavour, this is where elite shop, dine, go to a movie, conduct financial transactions ( a number of banks are housed in this mall), etc etc etc
For us, 'walalahoi' this is a place to wonder about, spending considerable time moving around without spending a penny.
Mlimani City, its a wonder of Dar Es Salaam, partly owned by South africans, the mall has changed the way we shop to a greater length. Gone are days when dar es salaamites had no alternatives; the ujamaa days when sembe was bought by 'duka la kaya'. These days it is the thickness of the wallet that counts.
But I'm not impressed by 100% with this 'modern' way of shopping. The Mall is located on the area that was at one time reserved for University of Dar Es Salaam. Ironically, the University students are squatting and commute from distant location due to the absence of hostel accomodation. Students are residing as far as Mabibo and we should not expect academic excellence from our sisters and brothers.
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