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?
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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.
CHRISMAS TREE!!! The History of the tree.
Yes, chrismas is around the corner, we are ready to decorate our houses with chrismas trees and santa claus, but do we really know the history of the tree?
Please visit,
http://www.christmas-tree.com/where.html
Friday, December 4, 2009
Dar Es Salaam gets hotter.
Dar Es Salaam is getting hotter; for my friends and relatives from diaspora with plans to visit dar, think about this before coming.
Dar temperature is 32c
London temperature is 7c
New York is 9c
Mates come with bikini/ kaptura and tell your uncle/parents/ brother/spouse/hotel reservations to make sure air conditioner is properly working. Otherwise stay away from Dar.
besides dar needs 'usafiri' bwana, do not rely on overcrowded daladala, you'wont enjoy a xmas season with this out of date commuting system, plse make sure you own a decent car with air conditioner.
Dar temperature is 32c
London temperature is 7c
New York is 9c
Mates come with bikini/ kaptura and tell your uncle/parents/ brother/spouse/hotel reservations to make sure air conditioner is properly working. Otherwise stay away from Dar.
besides dar needs 'usafiri' bwana, do not rely on overcrowded daladala, you'wont enjoy a xmas season with this out of date commuting system, plse make sure you own a decent car with air conditioner.
A weird idea
A GUY goes over to his friend’s house, ring the bell, and the wife answers.
‘Hi, is Tony home?”
‘No, he went to the store.’
‘Well, you mind if I wait?
Yes, come in.’
They sit down and the friend says ‘‘you know Nora; you have the greatest breast I have ever seen. I’d give you a $100 if I could just see one’
Nora thinks about this for a second and figures what the hell. A $100, she opens her robe and shows one. He promptly thanks her and throws a $100 on the table.
They sit there a while longer and Chris says ‘They are beautiful I have got to see both of them. I will give you another $100 if I could just see both of them together.’ Nora thinks about this and thinks what the hell, opens her robe, and give Chris a nice long look. Chris thanks her, throws another $100 on the table, and then says he can’t wait any longer and leaves.
A while later Tony arrives home and his wife says, ‘you know, your weird friend Chris came over’.
Tony thinks about this for a second and says, ‘WELL DID HE DROP OFF THE $200 HE OWES ME?’
Source: Daily News ( A Tanzanian daily)
‘Hi, is Tony home?”
‘No, he went to the store.’
‘Well, you mind if I wait?
Yes, come in.’
They sit down and the friend says ‘‘you know Nora; you have the greatest breast I have ever seen. I’d give you a $100 if I could just see one’
Nora thinks about this for a second and figures what the hell. A $100, she opens her robe and shows one. He promptly thanks her and throws a $100 on the table.
They sit there a while longer and Chris says ‘They are beautiful I have got to see both of them. I will give you another $100 if I could just see both of them together.’ Nora thinks about this and thinks what the hell, opens her robe, and give Chris a nice long look. Chris thanks her, throws another $100 on the table, and then says he can’t wait any longer and leaves.
A while later Tony arrives home and his wife says, ‘you know, your weird friend Chris came over’.
Tony thinks about this for a second and says, ‘WELL DID HE DROP OFF THE $200 HE OWES ME?’
Source: Daily News ( A Tanzanian daily)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
IS OUR LIFESTYLE SUSTAINABLE?
I am tempted to pose this question after reading with wide interest a story of an Irish-born economics graduate who lived for a year without spending any money.
Mark Boyle, 30, has lived for the past 12 months as a true 'free-economist' leading a self-sufficient lifestyle in a caravan in Timsbury, near Bath, England glowing his own food and reusing junk that people have thrown away.
Obviously Mark had gone to the extreme, but his lifestyle sheds light and should make us guilt of our own destruction. We've literally abandoned what nature had provided us for free and embrace human influences without realizing the mishaps.
In Africa, 500 years of western domination has had adverse effect not only to environment but also to our well-being. We have been pulling down trees in order to facilitate 'modern' housing, tilling land for damned cash crops not for our consumption and poaching valuable elephants for ivory . Interestingly all of the above depletion of natural resources satisfies our immediate needs, i.e gaining damned money; ignoring livelihood and survival of next generations.
Ironically there's no check and balance of our own actions. For many years human being has been uprooting trees without planting thus endangering the ecosystem. For example, Dar Es Salaam is the third fastest growing city in Africa after Bamako and Lagos. 40 years ago, the area stretching from sinza suburban to University Hill was a dense forest inhabiting indigenous trees that had environmental role of holding the soil in its place. In those forests, a not insignificant amount of water used to be retained on leaves, bark, and in the soil. Of course retained water used to evaporate and then feed other ecological system and thus maintained rainfall cycle. Money has greatly disturbed this environmentally friendly city that the whole area notably Sinza, Mwenge, Mlalakua, and University of Dar Es Salaam is full of residential houses, hotels, shopping mall ( Mlimani City), petrol stations, roads, and other 'modern' facilities. When it rains, much of the water rushes down the slope and is lost for good. We're not only using water but our own life too.
The World will be saved when we imitate, just a little bit of Boyle's lifestyle.
Mark Boyle, 30, has lived for the past 12 months as a true 'free-economist' leading a self-sufficient lifestyle in a caravan in Timsbury, near Bath, England glowing his own food and reusing junk that people have thrown away.
Obviously Mark had gone to the extreme, but his lifestyle sheds light and should make us guilt of our own destruction. We've literally abandoned what nature had provided us for free and embrace human influences without realizing the mishaps.
In Africa, 500 years of western domination has had adverse effect not only to environment but also to our well-being. We have been pulling down trees in order to facilitate 'modern' housing, tilling land for damned cash crops not for our consumption and poaching valuable elephants for ivory . Interestingly all of the above depletion of natural resources satisfies our immediate needs, i.e gaining damned money; ignoring livelihood and survival of next generations.
Ironically there's no check and balance of our own actions. For many years human being has been uprooting trees without planting thus endangering the ecosystem. For example, Dar Es Salaam is the third fastest growing city in Africa after Bamako and Lagos. 40 years ago, the area stretching from sinza suburban to University Hill was a dense forest inhabiting indigenous trees that had environmental role of holding the soil in its place. In those forests, a not insignificant amount of water used to be retained on leaves, bark, and in the soil. Of course retained water used to evaporate and then feed other ecological system and thus maintained rainfall cycle. Money has greatly disturbed this environmentally friendly city that the whole area notably Sinza, Mwenge, Mlalakua, and University of Dar Es Salaam is full of residential houses, hotels, shopping mall ( Mlimani City), petrol stations, roads, and other 'modern' facilities. When it rains, much of the water rushes down the slope and is lost for good. We're not only using water but our own life too.
The World will be saved when we imitate, just a little bit of Boyle's lifestyle.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
unsang heroes in medical science
Nachopenda kuhusu waganga wa kienyeji ni kwamba wanatumia uoto wa asili kama vile wanasayansi wa magharibi wanavyotegemea mimea hiyo hiyo katika kutengeneza dawa. Tulichokosea sisi waafrika ni kwamba mara baada ya kuja kwa wageni miaka 500 iliyopita tulipumbazwa na kusahau ustaarabu wetu wa kuwa karibu na ardhi na mimea yetu. Leo hii waafrika tunategemea tafiti za kizungu katika kutatua matatizo ya kimatibabu. Ingekuwa vyema tungekubali kurudi enzi za zama na kuwafadhiri akina Dr. Manyuki na wao wapige hatua za kitibabu. Tukubali kuwa kuendelea kutegemea dawa za kigeni na muundo mzima wa kimatibabu wa kimagharibu kunatugharimu sana na hatutafika mbali kimaendeleo. Leo hii Tanzania inatumia 10% ya bajeti yake katika nyanja ya kitabibu lakini wagonjwa na magonjwa mengi yanaibuka hata yale yaliyokuwa hayapo miaka 100. Huko vijijini huduma za kitibabu ni nadra kupatikana na huko ndiko akina Dr Manyuki wanapata heshima na wateja wengi.
sayansi ya kiafrika ;jamani tujivunie
Tukifanya tafiti za kutosha katika nyanja kama hizi, tatizo la kuvunjika kwa familia laweza kutatuliwa.
Serikali za kiafrika zikiwekeza katika 'wataalam' hawa wa asili tunaweza kuondokana na vyombo vya kipolisi vyenye mwelekeo wa kimagharibi vinavyoshindwa kuwarudishia watu mali zao mara tu wanapoibiwa.
Serikali za kiafrika zikiwekeza katika 'wataalam' hawa wa asili tunaweza kuondokana na vyombo vya kipolisi vyenye mwelekeo wa kimagharibi vinavyoshindwa kuwarudishia watu mali zao mara tu wanapoibiwa.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Got this image when I visited T-MARC yesterday.
Dumisha mila ile wengine kwishashindwa!!! ( lyrics by a Tanzanian singer, Ebbo)
By the way should we copy everything from a white man? The gentleman is a receptionist at a big organisation in Dar Es Salaam. He is fluent in english and above all drives a good car.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, non but ourselves can free our minds ( lyrics by Bob Marley)
Every society copies something from other societies. Not everything in Europe is entirely eurocentric. But for us, we copy and paste from aeroplane to a bulb.
Hang on! we're not coping! but we're literally using other people's technologies. Chinese copies from the west, imitate and then manufacture for our consumption.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
TASWIRA ZA FIESTA 2009
wadau pateni taswira za tamasha la fiesta 2009 lililofanyika pale viwanja vya iliyokuwa chuo cha posta na simu eneo la sayansi, Kijitonyama, Dar Es Salaam.
Fiesta ni tamasha la muziki linalokutanisha wasanii kutoka Tanzania, na hapo tuliburudika vya kutosha. Tamasha hili linaloandaliwa na primetime promotion kampuni dada ya radio clouds fm hufanyika karibu kila mkoa wa Tanzania. Mwisho wa juma lilopita ilikuwa ni zamu ya Dar Es Saalaam. Katika kutia kachumbari pilipili , gwiji la muziki Busta Rymes kutoka Marekani alikamua mpaka majogoo.
Fiesta ni tamasha la muziki linalokutanisha wasanii kutoka Tanzania, na hapo tuliburudika vya kutosha. Tamasha hili linaloandaliwa na primetime promotion kampuni dada ya radio clouds fm hufanyika karibu kila mkoa wa Tanzania. Mwisho wa juma lilopita ilikuwa ni zamu ya Dar Es Saalaam. Katika kutia kachumbari pilipili , gwiji la muziki Busta Rymes kutoka Marekani alikamua mpaka majogoo.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE
This outdoor shop is found outside Steers joint in the Central Business Disrict of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. 
Just opposite Tanesco headquaters.
Just opposite Tanesco headquaters.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Africa needs USD93bn per year for Infrastructure- Report
Johannesburg
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to double its infrastructure spending to $93 billion a year, 15 per cent of regional output, to drag its road, water, and power networks into the 21st century, a report said yesterday.
The research compiled by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa ( ICA) identified the continent's woeful electricity grids as its most pressing challenge, with 30 countries facing regular blackout and high premiums for emergency power.
Despite the gulf between its target figure and the $45 billion spent now, the report said goverments could narrow the funding gap to $31 billion by making $17 billion in relatively simple efficiency gains, such as making electricity users pay their bills.
The report said that infrastructure improvements to date, mainly in telecoms, had accounted for more than half of the pacy growth rates of recent years on the poorest continent. Analysts and policymakers have tended to regard high commodity prices, debt relief and improved governance as drivers of the 5 per cent average annual growth experienced from 2003 to 2008.
But frequently blackouts and poor roads still cause headaches and unnecessary costs for business and trade, the report said.
If all sub-Saharan Africa's 48 countries caught up with Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island that leads the region in infrastructure terms, overall growth would rise by 2.2 percentage points, it added.
'In most African countries, particularly the lower-income countries, infrastructure emerges as a major constraint on doing business, depressing firm productivity by about 40 percent.''
In the power sector, Sub-Saharan Africa needs to build 7,000 megawatts of capacity a year to meet the demand of the region's 800 million people, who currently have access to the same amount of power as Spain, with a population of just 45 million.
'Power consumption, at 124 kilowatt-hours per capita annually and falling, is only 10 percent of that found elsewhere in the developing world, barely enough to power one 100-watt lightbulb per person for 3 hours a day', the report said.
In other comparisons highlighting the extent of the problems, the report said the region had less than a quarter of the paved roads found in other parts of the developing world- but three-quarters of the numbers of mobile phones.
Poor economies of scale, or lack of competition in many countries meant Africa's services costs were 'exceptionally high by global standards'.
'Whether for power, water, road, freight, mobile telephones, or internet services, the tarrifs paid in Africa are several multiples of those paid in other parts of the developed world'.
For instance, moving a tonne of goods one kilometre in Africa costs between 4 and 14 U.S cents compared to between 1 and 4 cents in other developing regions, the report said.
Africa taxpayers are funding two-thirds of the current spending, with the rest coming from outside sources, such as private investors or overseas aid. Private investment was highest in technology and telecoms, the report said.
The ICA was launched at a G8 summit in Scotland in 2005 and its members include, among others, the G8, World Bank, African Development Bank and European Commission.
The full report, 'Africa's Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation'. can be found at
www.icafrica.org.
Source: The Guardian( Tanzanian Daily)
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to double its infrastructure spending to $93 billion a year, 15 per cent of regional output, to drag its road, water, and power networks into the 21st century, a report said yesterday.
The research compiled by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa ( ICA) identified the continent's woeful electricity grids as its most pressing challenge, with 30 countries facing regular blackout and high premiums for emergency power.
Despite the gulf between its target figure and the $45 billion spent now, the report said goverments could narrow the funding gap to $31 billion by making $17 billion in relatively simple efficiency gains, such as making electricity users pay their bills.
The report said that infrastructure improvements to date, mainly in telecoms, had accounted for more than half of the pacy growth rates of recent years on the poorest continent. Analysts and policymakers have tended to regard high commodity prices, debt relief and improved governance as drivers of the 5 per cent average annual growth experienced from 2003 to 2008.
But frequently blackouts and poor roads still cause headaches and unnecessary costs for business and trade, the report said.
If all sub-Saharan Africa's 48 countries caught up with Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island that leads the region in infrastructure terms, overall growth would rise by 2.2 percentage points, it added.
'In most African countries, particularly the lower-income countries, infrastructure emerges as a major constraint on doing business, depressing firm productivity by about 40 percent.''
In the power sector, Sub-Saharan Africa needs to build 7,000 megawatts of capacity a year to meet the demand of the region's 800 million people, who currently have access to the same amount of power as Spain, with a population of just 45 million.
'Power consumption, at 124 kilowatt-hours per capita annually and falling, is only 10 percent of that found elsewhere in the developing world, barely enough to power one 100-watt lightbulb per person for 3 hours a day', the report said.
In other comparisons highlighting the extent of the problems, the report said the region had less than a quarter of the paved roads found in other parts of the developing world- but three-quarters of the numbers of mobile phones.
Poor economies of scale, or lack of competition in many countries meant Africa's services costs were 'exceptionally high by global standards'.
'Whether for power, water, road, freight, mobile telephones, or internet services, the tarrifs paid in Africa are several multiples of those paid in other parts of the developed world'.
For instance, moving a tonne of goods one kilometre in Africa costs between 4 and 14 U.S cents compared to between 1 and 4 cents in other developing regions, the report said.
Africa taxpayers are funding two-thirds of the current spending, with the rest coming from outside sources, such as private investors or overseas aid. Private investment was highest in technology and telecoms, the report said.
The ICA was launched at a G8 summit in Scotland in 2005 and its members include, among others, the G8, World Bank, African Development Bank and European Commission.
The full report, 'Africa's Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation'. can be found at
www.icafrica.org.
Source: The Guardian( Tanzanian Daily)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
ACCIDENTS IN TANZANIA
I narrowly escaped this accident yesterday afternoon. Fuso truck emerging from Wazo Hill on the outskirt of Dar Es Salaam,nicknamed 'Wazee wa kifusi' with failed brakes missed a daladala I was boarded and ended up hitting this shop. Luckly no one was injured, as a poor soul selling building materials on this shop ran on time and saved his life. As for me, and other passengers we cruised towards town centre, as if nothing had happened.
This morning I took these photographs only to find that a reckless driver went away with no charges. Eye witnesse confided to me that as long as no one was killed there was no point of taking the 'stupid' driver to the eyes of the law. ( Typical african justice)
But hang on, the witness said that had the driver claimed lives, angry folks would have killed him on the spot. ( typical african justice)
Why should authorities at our midst accept trucks to be driven with failed brakes? Does this mean SUMATRA( Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority) has no teeth? Is the police force incapacitated? Of course courts awaits for the plaintiff to place charges, but those guys did not see a point of taking the driver to the police. And again a traffic warden was at the site, he was cheaply bribed and driver went away.
It was Ali Mazrui ( The Africans) who wrote that Africa has abundant lives and speedy death. Perhaps we're too many to appreciate the value of life. And probably we die too many that death is now very much appreciated. We have a say in swahili , 'siku yako ikifika, imefika', This is an improper sentence in 21st century where the mighty will be soon inhabiting the space.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
MEET A SWAHILI TEACHER
Swahili is the fastest growing language in the World spoken by 100 million people in East and Central Africa. The language is undoutedly the most african spoken dialectic in the whole continent.
As a visitor/ tourist/ academician/ or a would be resident, you'll certainly need an expert on this flamboyant language. Here is the tip:
Geraidine Robert is a well placed teacher not only of the swahili language but also of the east african culture.
Her contact is:
Geraidine Robert
P.oBox 4795
Dar Es Salaam
Tel no. +255 713717944
email ginaswahili@gmail.com
KARIBU AFRIKA.
As a visitor/ tourist/ academician/ or a would be resident, you'll certainly need an expert on this flamboyant language. Here is the tip:
Geraidine Robert is a well placed teacher not only of the swahili language but also of the east african culture.
Her contact is:
Geraidine Robert
P.oBox 4795
Dar Es Salaam
Tel no. +255 713717944
email ginaswahili@gmail.com
KARIBU AFRIKA.
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NABAKI AFRIKA, is a company that deals with selling professional building materials of highest quality next to none. The company is based at mikocheni area, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Have a look on the swimming pools designed and delivered by these guys.
With NABAKI you will definitely forget the Ubiquitous chinese counterfakes as most of their products originates from NewZealand.
For up to the minute info please call
+255 784622254
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Tambaza Sekondari
Moja wapo ya darasa la shule kongwe iliyotamba sana miaka ya 1970 80' na mwanzoni ya 90'. Ni kielelezo wazi cha jinsi ambavyo serikali imekubaliana na sera za kigaidi za magharibi, structural adjustment programmes. Baada ya nchi za kiafrika kuzidiwa na madeni ya nchi za magharibi, na baada ya wapambe wetu, wa mashariki ( USSR) kuishiwa nguvu ya kifedha, sasa tulilazimishwa kuachana na uwekezaji katika sekta muhimu za maendeleo, elimu ikiwemo.
Nani anajali? Tambaza ya leo imekuwa ya walalahoi, siye twapeleka watoto wetu shule za binafsi. Iko wapi sera ya elimu ya kitaifa?
Miaka hiyo sie tulipokuwa tunamaliza shule ya msingi, Tambaza sekondari ilikuwa ni ndoto ya kila mtoto aliyekuwa LY ( last year). Tambaza, Azania, Forodhani, jangwani, na Zanaki zilikuwa ni shule zilizokuwa ni uchaguzi wa wanafunzi wengi. Hatukuwa na utitiri wa shule za 'academies' kama tulizonazo sasa. Kwa siye tuliyefeli ( hatukuchaguliwa) ilituuma sana kwa kutochaguliwa kwenda Tambaza au Azania. Miaka hii mwanangu anapochaguliwa kwenda Tambaza nakataa kumpeleka huko, na kumtafutia shule za binafsi kama vile Alfa High School, St Mary's, nk. Kinachasikitisha hata wale 'vigogo' hawawapeleki watoto wao Tambaza.
Inapofikia mahala hatuna sera iliyonyooka ya elimu, kila mtu anachukua chake mapema. Tunapiga kelele kila kuhusu vita ya ufisadi, tunasahau kwamba tunajaribu kutibia ugonjwa badala ya kutibia chanzo cha ugonjwa. Hakuna mwafrika hasiyependa maisha mazuri kwa watoto wake, tunapenda watoto wasome pazuri, wale chakula kizuri, waishi nyumba nzuri, na wawe na uhakika wa maisha ya baadaye. Ni pale serikali inaposhindwa kutoa maisha bora ndipo hapo rushwa ndogo ndogo ( kwa wale walio chini) na kubwa kubwa ( kwa wale viongozi) inaposhamiri.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
MIAKA 40 YA MTANDAO;HAPA AFRIKA NGOMA YA KIZUNGU YACHEZEKA KWA TAABU!
Afrika ina makabila mengi yenye tofauti kubwa ya kimtazamo, kimila na desturi. Hata tunapocheza ngoma wandebere wa Afrika kusini uchezaji wake ni tofauti na wagogo wa Dodoma, Tanzania.Kila kabila ina mila na desturi zake zilizotokana na historia na mapokeo ya kabila husika. Ni vigumu sana kwa mpemba kucheza ngoma ya kimasai na hii inatokana na sababu nyingi za kihistoria, kistaarabu na mapokeo ya makabila hayo mawili ambayo yanatofautiana sana. Wamasai hucheza kwa kurukaruka juu huku mashuka yao yakiachia wazi sehemu zao za utupu. Wapemba ambao wanamapokeo ya ustaarabu wa kiislamu kuonyesha utupu wao ni kinyume cha dini yao.
Miaka 40 iliyopita, (1969) saa tatu usiku ya tarehe 29th October, wahandisi wa kimarekani waliochanishwa kwa umbali wa miles 400 kati ya Chuo Kikuu cha Los Angeles ( UCLA) na Taasisi ya Utafiti ya Stanford ( SRI) walijiandaa kutumiana data kati yao. Lilikuwa ni jambo ambalo leo hii tunaliona la kawaida sana, lakini 1969 lilishangaza wengi. Mhandisi mmoja wa Stanford alichapa herufi 'L' na kumpigia simu mwenzake wa Los Angeles kama alipokea herufi hiyo, mwenzake alisema kuwa herufi hiyo ilimfikia. Baada ya hapo, kilichofuata ni historia, mtandao ulipokolewa rasmi na wanadamu.
Marekani ya 1969 ilikuwa ni nchi iliyokwisha tandaza mawasiliano ya simu nchi nzima na hivyo kuwa rahisi kwa mtandao wa internet kusambaa kuanzia pwani ya mashariki( Chicago) mpaka pwani ya magharibi ( california). Tofauti na Marekani, nchi nyingi za Bara la Afrika kusini mwa jangwa la Sahara zimeingia karne ya 21 zikiwa hazina mawasiliano ya uhakika ya simu za mezani( Landline). Katika ile hali ya kupigana na ukweli halisia, baadhi ya nchi za kiafrika zinajikongoja na kuchukua hatua za kurekebisha mambo. Nchini Uganda, serikali ilichukua hatua ya kusambaza teknologia ya mawasiliano ya mtandao nchi nzima hasa vijijini ambapo kampuni za za binafsi zilishindwa kuwekeza huko kutokana na kushindwa kung'amua faida. East African ( gazeti la kila wiki la ukanda wa Afrika mashariki) linaripoti kwamba Uganda Communication Council ( UCC) ilichukua jukumu la kufikisha teknologia ya mawasiliano ya mtandao kwenye wilaya na vijiji katika juhudi za kujaza uwazi wa 'digital divide' kati ya mijini na vijijini. Bado mkakati huo umeshindwa kwani council iliyaachia uongozi wa wilaya hizo gharama za kuendesha miradi hiyo bila serikali kuwekeza kwa kina. Vile vile viongozi wa wilaya wamekuwa wakilalamika kwamba tatizo la umeme vijijini limekuwa kikwazo cha utekelezaji wa zoezi hilo.
Ili internet iweze kufanya kazi umeme ni suala lingine linalotatiza nchi nyingi za kiafrika. Tuchukulie mfano, Tanzania, ambayo hivi karibuni imekuwa katika tatizo la mgao wa umeme. Hii ina maana kwamba computer zetu haziwezi kufanya kazi panapokosekana umeme. Ingawa wadau wamekuwa wakitandaza generators kama suluhisho mbadala, bado umeme ni tatizo linatuweka waafrika nje ya ngoma ya kizungu ya mtandao. Hata hapo Tanzania inapokuwa haina mgao wa umeme, bado usambazaji wa ugavi huu haujafika nchi nzima, ni asilimia 11% tu familia za Tanzania zina umeme ikilinganishwa na 100% ya Marekani.
Elimu je,? bado rasilimali watu yahitaji kupigwa msasa wa uhakika kama kweli tunataka kukumbatiwa na dunia ya mtandao. Elimu nzuri na ya kisasa ni chachu ya maendeleo ya teknologia na maendeleo ya nchi kwa ujumla. Nina mdogo wangu aliyepo kidato cha tano ambaye hajawahi kuwasha computer. Vyombo vya habari vya Tanzania hivi karibuni vili ripoti kuwepo kwa mwanafunzi wa kidato cha tatu mkoani Arusha hasiyejua kusoma na kuandika. Ikumbukwe kwamba matumizi ya komputa hayawezekani bila kujua kusoma na kuandika!!
Miaka 40 iliyopita, miundombinu ya Marekani ilikuwa tofauti sana na miundombinu ya Tanzania. Amerika ina ukubwa wa 9,161,923 sq km, ambayo ni karibu ya mara kumi ya Tanzania yenye ukubwa wa 945087 sq km, lakini Amerika ya 1969 ilikuwa imeunganishwa na miundombinu yenye uhakika, yaani barabara, miundombinu hii ni muhimu sana katika ufanisi wa uchezaji wa ngoma ya mtandao.
Hii ina maana kwamba Amerika ya 1969 ilikuwa imejiandaa kupokea teknologia ya mtandao kwa mapana kabisa. Leo hii hapa Tanzania msafiri anayetoka Dar es Salaam kwa usafiri wa basi kuelekea mkoani Kagera anapoteza masaa 30, wakati usafiri wa ndege kutoka hapa kuelekea London ni masaa 9. Inachukua masaa matatu kutoka Tegeta ( nje kidogo ya Dar Es Salaam) kuelekea kati kati ya mji, umbali wa kilomita 28, wakati ni masaa 4 kuendesha gari kutoka Reading town ( Uingereza) kuelekea Leeds, umbali wa kilomita 265!!
Mwalimu Nyerere aliwahi kusema, ' wakati wenzetu wanakwenda mwezini, siye bado hatujafika kijijini'.
Faida mojawapo ya internet ni kuwezesha manunuzi ya bidhaa kutoka sehemu moja kwenda nyingine. E-commerce ni mbinu ya kibiashara inayotamba katika karne hii ya 21 na huko Ulaya na Amerika vitu vinanunuliwa kupitia tovuti maarufu kama vile ebay, amazon, Japanesevehicles, n.k.Matumizi ya e-commerce kwa wakazi wengi wa Afrika itaendelea kuwa ndoto kwani barabara zetu ni mbovu sana hivyo uharaka wa internet unaonekana hauna maana.E-commerce imeharakisha biashara ya wenzetu waliondelea kwa kiwango kikubwa hivyo kuwaongezea faida. Barabara za Afrika, ni mbovu zilizo na muonekano wa maandaki na hivyo kuchelewesha usafirishaji wa bidhaa. Nchini Uganda kuna utani kwamba ukimuona dereva anaendesha katika mstari ulionyooka basi huyo ni mlevi.
Hata hivyo baadhi ya nchi za kiafrika zinajitaidi kuwafikishia wananchi wake walioko vijijini teknologia ya mawasiliano kwa kutumia njia nyingine mbadala katika ile hali ya kuyashinda mapungufu ya miundombinu finyu. Hivi karibuni Rwanda imeanzisha utaratatibu wa e-bus ambapo mabasi mawili yenye vifaa vya kisasa vya mtandao yamekuwa yakizunguka sehemu za vijijini. Mabasi hayo yana laptops zilizounganishwa na mtandao, printers, na scanners, na vile vile yana generators hivyo kufanikiwa kufanya kazi hata katika yale maeneo yasiyo na nishati ya umeme. Watunga sera wa kinywarwanda wanaamini kwamba e-bus itawezesha wakulima wadogo wadogo kujua bei za mazao, kujifunza kilimo cha kisasa, kutambua hali ya hewa katika muda muafaka, na hivyo kuunganishwa kiukweli na soko la Dunia. Inaaminika vile vile kwamba wanafunzi waliopo vijijini wataweza kujifunza kwa vitendo teknologia hii muhimu ya mawasiliano hivyo kufanikiwa kuziba pengo la 'digital divide' kati ya wakazi wa vijijini na mijini.
Kwa ujumla, ingawa nchi za kiafrika zimekuwa zikipanga mipango ya zima moto! na kujaribu kukimbia na kasi ya mawasiliano, bado inatubidi tuwekeze kwa mapana katika miundombinu ya msingi, yaani barabara, simu, umeme, na elimu ya kisasa. Serikali za kiafrika haziwezi kuwaachia wawekezaji binafsi jukumu lake muhimu la kuendesha nchi zao, hasa katika suala la uwezekaji kwa wananchi wake. Mwalimu nyerere aliwahi kusema kwamba hana matatizo na sera za kibepari, bali akasema anataka manahodha wa kibepari, siyo mabepari uchwara. Hivi karibuni kumekuwa na kelele nyingi za mitandao inayokwenda kwa kasi sana, mitandao ambayo zimefaidisha wakazi wachache wateule ( elites) wa mijini badala ya kusambaa nchi nzima.
Mungu ibariki Afrika.
Miaka 40 iliyopita, (1969) saa tatu usiku ya tarehe 29th October, wahandisi wa kimarekani waliochanishwa kwa umbali wa miles 400 kati ya Chuo Kikuu cha Los Angeles ( UCLA) na Taasisi ya Utafiti ya Stanford ( SRI) walijiandaa kutumiana data kati yao. Lilikuwa ni jambo ambalo leo hii tunaliona la kawaida sana, lakini 1969 lilishangaza wengi. Mhandisi mmoja wa Stanford alichapa herufi 'L' na kumpigia simu mwenzake wa Los Angeles kama alipokea herufi hiyo, mwenzake alisema kuwa herufi hiyo ilimfikia. Baada ya hapo, kilichofuata ni historia, mtandao ulipokolewa rasmi na wanadamu.
Marekani ya 1969 ilikuwa ni nchi iliyokwisha tandaza mawasiliano ya simu nchi nzima na hivyo kuwa rahisi kwa mtandao wa internet kusambaa kuanzia pwani ya mashariki( Chicago) mpaka pwani ya magharibi ( california). Tofauti na Marekani, nchi nyingi za Bara la Afrika kusini mwa jangwa la Sahara zimeingia karne ya 21 zikiwa hazina mawasiliano ya uhakika ya simu za mezani( Landline). Katika ile hali ya kupigana na ukweli halisia, baadhi ya nchi za kiafrika zinajikongoja na kuchukua hatua za kurekebisha mambo. Nchini Uganda, serikali ilichukua hatua ya kusambaza teknologia ya mawasiliano ya mtandao nchi nzima hasa vijijini ambapo kampuni za za binafsi zilishindwa kuwekeza huko kutokana na kushindwa kung'amua faida. East African ( gazeti la kila wiki la ukanda wa Afrika mashariki) linaripoti kwamba Uganda Communication Council ( UCC) ilichukua jukumu la kufikisha teknologia ya mawasiliano ya mtandao kwenye wilaya na vijiji katika juhudi za kujaza uwazi wa 'digital divide' kati ya mijini na vijijini. Bado mkakati huo umeshindwa kwani council iliyaachia uongozi wa wilaya hizo gharama za kuendesha miradi hiyo bila serikali kuwekeza kwa kina. Vile vile viongozi wa wilaya wamekuwa wakilalamika kwamba tatizo la umeme vijijini limekuwa kikwazo cha utekelezaji wa zoezi hilo.
Ili internet iweze kufanya kazi umeme ni suala lingine linalotatiza nchi nyingi za kiafrika. Tuchukulie mfano, Tanzania, ambayo hivi karibuni imekuwa katika tatizo la mgao wa umeme. Hii ina maana kwamba computer zetu haziwezi kufanya kazi panapokosekana umeme. Ingawa wadau wamekuwa wakitandaza generators kama suluhisho mbadala, bado umeme ni tatizo linatuweka waafrika nje ya ngoma ya kizungu ya mtandao. Hata hapo Tanzania inapokuwa haina mgao wa umeme, bado usambazaji wa ugavi huu haujafika nchi nzima, ni asilimia 11% tu familia za Tanzania zina umeme ikilinganishwa na 100% ya Marekani.
Elimu je,? bado rasilimali watu yahitaji kupigwa msasa wa uhakika kama kweli tunataka kukumbatiwa na dunia ya mtandao. Elimu nzuri na ya kisasa ni chachu ya maendeleo ya teknologia na maendeleo ya nchi kwa ujumla. Nina mdogo wangu aliyepo kidato cha tano ambaye hajawahi kuwasha computer. Vyombo vya habari vya Tanzania hivi karibuni vili ripoti kuwepo kwa mwanafunzi wa kidato cha tatu mkoani Arusha hasiyejua kusoma na kuandika. Ikumbukwe kwamba matumizi ya komputa hayawezekani bila kujua kusoma na kuandika!!
Miaka 40 iliyopita, miundombinu ya Marekani ilikuwa tofauti sana na miundombinu ya Tanzania. Amerika ina ukubwa wa 9,161,923 sq km, ambayo ni karibu ya mara kumi ya Tanzania yenye ukubwa wa 945087 sq km, lakini Amerika ya 1969 ilikuwa imeunganishwa na miundombinu yenye uhakika, yaani barabara, miundombinu hii ni muhimu sana katika ufanisi wa uchezaji wa ngoma ya mtandao.
Hii ina maana kwamba Amerika ya 1969 ilikuwa imejiandaa kupokea teknologia ya mtandao kwa mapana kabisa. Leo hii hapa Tanzania msafiri anayetoka Dar es Salaam kwa usafiri wa basi kuelekea mkoani Kagera anapoteza masaa 30, wakati usafiri wa ndege kutoka hapa kuelekea London ni masaa 9. Inachukua masaa matatu kutoka Tegeta ( nje kidogo ya Dar Es Salaam) kuelekea kati kati ya mji, umbali wa kilomita 28, wakati ni masaa 4 kuendesha gari kutoka Reading town ( Uingereza) kuelekea Leeds, umbali wa kilomita 265!!
Mwalimu Nyerere aliwahi kusema, ' wakati wenzetu wanakwenda mwezini, siye bado hatujafika kijijini'.
Faida mojawapo ya internet ni kuwezesha manunuzi ya bidhaa kutoka sehemu moja kwenda nyingine. E-commerce ni mbinu ya kibiashara inayotamba katika karne hii ya 21 na huko Ulaya na Amerika vitu vinanunuliwa kupitia tovuti maarufu kama vile ebay, amazon, Japanesevehicles, n.k.Matumizi ya e-commerce kwa wakazi wengi wa Afrika itaendelea kuwa ndoto kwani barabara zetu ni mbovu sana hivyo uharaka wa internet unaonekana hauna maana.E-commerce imeharakisha biashara ya wenzetu waliondelea kwa kiwango kikubwa hivyo kuwaongezea faida. Barabara za Afrika, ni mbovu zilizo na muonekano wa maandaki na hivyo kuchelewesha usafirishaji wa bidhaa. Nchini Uganda kuna utani kwamba ukimuona dereva anaendesha katika mstari ulionyooka basi huyo ni mlevi.
Hata hivyo baadhi ya nchi za kiafrika zinajitaidi kuwafikishia wananchi wake walioko vijijini teknologia ya mawasiliano kwa kutumia njia nyingine mbadala katika ile hali ya kuyashinda mapungufu ya miundombinu finyu. Hivi karibuni Rwanda imeanzisha utaratatibu wa e-bus ambapo mabasi mawili yenye vifaa vya kisasa vya mtandao yamekuwa yakizunguka sehemu za vijijini. Mabasi hayo yana laptops zilizounganishwa na mtandao, printers, na scanners, na vile vile yana generators hivyo kufanikiwa kufanya kazi hata katika yale maeneo yasiyo na nishati ya umeme. Watunga sera wa kinywarwanda wanaamini kwamba e-bus itawezesha wakulima wadogo wadogo kujua bei za mazao, kujifunza kilimo cha kisasa, kutambua hali ya hewa katika muda muafaka, na hivyo kuunganishwa kiukweli na soko la Dunia. Inaaminika vile vile kwamba wanafunzi waliopo vijijini wataweza kujifunza kwa vitendo teknologia hii muhimu ya mawasiliano hivyo kufanikiwa kuziba pengo la 'digital divide' kati ya wakazi wa vijijini na mijini.
Kwa ujumla, ingawa nchi za kiafrika zimekuwa zikipanga mipango ya zima moto! na kujaribu kukimbia na kasi ya mawasiliano, bado inatubidi tuwekeze kwa mapana katika miundombinu ya msingi, yaani barabara, simu, umeme, na elimu ya kisasa. Serikali za kiafrika haziwezi kuwaachia wawekezaji binafsi jukumu lake muhimu la kuendesha nchi zao, hasa katika suala la uwezekaji kwa wananchi wake. Mwalimu nyerere aliwahi kusema kwamba hana matatizo na sera za kibepari, bali akasema anataka manahodha wa kibepari, siyo mabepari uchwara. Hivi karibuni kumekuwa na kelele nyingi za mitandao inayokwenda kwa kasi sana, mitandao ambayo zimefaidisha wakazi wachache wateule ( elites) wa mijini badala ya kusambaa nchi nzima.
Mungu ibariki Afrika.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
An empty stomach is not a good political advisor!!!
Source 'The Guardian' ( Tanzanian daily)
Source 'The Guardian' ( Tanzanian daily)
ZA MWIZI AROBAINI, HAPANA ZA MWONGO.....
Wanasiasa 40 walipata ajali mbaya sana porini,na baada ya ajali hiyo alitokea mkulima mmoja na alipoona hivyo alichimba shimo kubwa na kuwazika wote kwa pamoja.Baadaye polisi walikuja eneo la tukio na kumkuta huyo mkulima na kuanza kumhoji kuhusiana na ajali hiyo.
Mahojiano yalikuwa hivi:-
Polisi :-
Uliona ajali jinsi ilivyotokea?
Mkulima :-
Hapana, nilikuta imeshatokea na maiti zimezagaa..
Polisi :- Zipo wapi maiti?
Mkulima :- Nimezizika
Polisi :- Una uhakika wote walikua wamekufa?
Mkulima :- Kuna wengine walikuwa wanalalamika kwamba hawajafa lakini si unajua wanasiasa walivyo waongo!!!mi nikajua tu wanadanganya nikawazika wote....
Mahojiano yalikuwa hivi:-
Polisi :-
Uliona ajali jinsi ilivyotokea?
Mkulima :-
Hapana, nilikuta imeshatokea na maiti zimezagaa..
Polisi :- Zipo wapi maiti?
Mkulima :- Nimezizika
Polisi :- Una uhakika wote walikua wamekufa?
Mkulima :- Kuna wengine walikuwa wanalalamika kwamba hawajafa lakini si unajua wanasiasa walivyo waongo!!!mi nikajua tu wanadanganya nikawazika wote....
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
FAITH APATA KOMUNIO YA KWANZA
Baada ya mafundisho ya mwaka mmoja, Faith Nyamwocha afurahia matunda ya somo la kikristu pamoja na familia yake. Waliopitishwa kupata sakramenti hiyo ni 6 kati ya watoto 30. Wengine 24 walishindwa kudhibitisha kuwa walishapata ubatizo. Kwa wakristu huwezi kupewa komunio ya kwanza kabla ya kubatizwa. Natamani 'discpline' hii ingekuwepo katika taasisi za serikali ya Tanzania.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
KURA YA NINI? SERIKALI NI MFU!!!
Jumapili iliyopita watanzania kote nchini walitarajiwa kupiga kura kuwachagua viongozi wa serikali za mitaa katika ile hali ya kutimiza haki zetu za kimsingi za kikatiba, yaani kuchaguliwa ama kuchagua viongozi tunaotarajia watatuletea maendeleo katika vitongoji vyetu.
Kwa mujibu wa Waziri wa nchi anayeshughulikia serikali za mitaa, Mheshimiwa Celina Kombani namba ya waliojiandikisha kupiga kura nchi nzima ni sawa na 53% ya watu millioni 16.1 ambao serikali ilikadiria wangejiandikisha kupiga kura.
Uchaguzi umeisha salama na umefanyika katika vituo 66,136 vilivyoko katika vijiji 11,197 na mitaa 2,606 katika halmashauri 132 nchini, ambapo viongozi 279,925 wamechaguliwa katika ngazi ya vijiji na vitongoji, na 15,636 katika ngazi ya mitaa.
Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM kimeibuka na ushindi mkubwa ambapo kwa mkoa wa Dar Es Salaam wajumbe 34 walipita bila kupingwa ambapo mkoani mbeya wajumbe 4000 wa CCM kati ya 5,592 vile vile nao wamepita bila kupingwa.
Licha ya haya yote mimi mkazi wa Tegeta, Dar Es Salaam sikupiga kura, wala sikujua sehemu iliyokuwepo kituo cha kupigia kura.
Sababu ni nyingi lakini zaidi ni ule ukosefu wa mwamko wa kisiasa siyo tu kwa mimi kama mtanzania bali pia kwa watanzania wenzangu ambao niliwaona wakiendelea na maisha yao ya kila siku pale mtaani kwangu. Kuna waliokuwa kwenye maduka yao ingawa hii ilikuwa ni siku ya kumwabudu Mungu kwa walio wakristu, kuna niliowaona wakibeba ndoo za maji kichwani wakiangaika kutafuta maji, kwa wale wakulima niliwaona wakimwagilia michicha yao,na waangaikaji wengine niliwaona wakisukuma mikokoteni. Jirani yangu aliendelea kusimamia mafundi wanaomjengea nyumba yake. Kwa kifupi wengi hatukustuka na uchaguzi huu.
Waziri Kombani alipokuwa anazungumza na waandishi wa habari siku mbili kabla ya uchaguzi alikiri kuwepo na idadi ndogo ya watanzania waliojindikisha kupiga kura. Alisema kuwa wengi waliojindikisha ni wananchi wa vijijini ambapo 30% walijiandikisha ambapo maeneo ya mijini namba ilikuwa ya chini zaidi. Akaainisha kuwa sababu mojawapo ya idadi ndogo ya wapiga kura maeneo ya mijini ni uelewa mdogo ( ignorance) wa watu wanaofikiri kuwa uchaguzi hauna manufaa kwao. Vile vile Radio ya binafsi yenye makao yake makuu jijini Dar Es Salaam, Clouds Fm ilitoa takwimu ya watu 500,000 waliopiga kura katika jiji la Dar Es Salaam kati ya wakazi wa jijini.
Lakini mie naona ni ukweli kuwa uchaguzi hauna maana hasa kwa mtu wa kawaida kwani hakuna kitu anachoweza kujivunia kuwa ni kazi ya viongozi aliyewachagua katika uchaguzi uliopita. Wananchi hawategemei barabara zijengwe na viongozi wao hapa mitaani mwetu, wala hatutegemei kujengewa kituo cha polisi karibu na makazi yetu bila kuweka nguvu zetu wenyewe, wala hatuwaambii wajumbe wa mitaa yetu wakusanye takataka kwa niaba yetu. La hasha! wananchi kwenye vitongoji wanakosa viongozi wa kuwahamasisha, wanakosa viongozi wa kuwaongoza, viongozi watakaoonyesha njia ya kuelekea kwenye maendeleo ya kweli. Tunaliliona kwenye mitaa na vitongoji vyetu ni viongozi bubu, wasiotoa maelezo yenye tija; na tunapofika hapo nchi inakuwa inaingia kwenye mashaka sana. Viongozi wanadharaurika na kila mtu anachukua uamuzi kwendana na mazingira yake.
Katika nchi yenye mtazamo makini, wananchi wanatarajiwa kuilinda na kuitetea katiba yao, na upigaji kura ni njia sahihi ya kutimiza adhima hii. Mwalimu Nyerere ( Nyerere 1995) aliwahi kuandika kuwa wakati wote wananchi wanaweza kuitetea katiba kama wanajua wakati wote wawakilishi wao wanafanya nini kwa niaba yao. Kama hawaambiwi ukweli kinachotokea ndani ya nchi yao wananchi hawa watawezaje kuitetea katiba?
Hapa kwangu Tegeta na sehemu nyingi za Dar Es Salaam ni kila mtu na lwake! mtu anachoweza kufanya yeye kama mtu binafsi anakifanya bila kushirikishwa au kuhamasishwa na kiongozi wake wa mtaa. Ninapoamua kujenga ukuta kwenye nyumba yangu hii inamaana ninajiwekea kizuizi na jumuiya inayonizunguka. Ninapoweka simtank la maji ya ziada ina maana sitarajii na wala sitalalamika pale DAWASCO watakaposhindwa kunipatia huduma ya maji. Ninaponunua LandCruiser, na kulipitisha kwenye barabara mbovu iliyojaa mashimo mfano wa mahandaki ina maana sitarajii mwenyekiti wa serikali za mitaa kuitisha mkutano wa wananchi kujadili njia mbadala ya kuweka vifusi kwenye barabara za vitongoji vyetu. Wazungu wanasema 'Its a private solution for the public problem'
Fanon(1963, p. 119) analielezea tabaka la wasomi ambalo baadhi yao linajiingiza kwenye siasa kama ifuatavyo;
Inaonekana kwamba tabaka la wasomi halijajiandaa, wala halina uhusiano au ukaribu wa kimatendo ( practical) na umati wa watu, ule uvivu wa hili tabaka la wasomi, na uwoga wao katika muda muafaka wanapotarijiwa kutimiza majukumu yao ya kimapigano huleta hasara kubwa kwa jamii.
Hata baada ya miaka zaidi ya 40 tangia tupate uhuru, mapigano ya sasa siyo yale ya kumuondoa mkoloni, bali vita ya sasa ni kuuondoa ukoloni mamboleo unaokuja kwa sura ya utandawazi ( globarization). Lakini kama vile anavyoanisha Issa Shivji (2007) viongozi wanaoshika madaraka nchini kwetu wanaimba wimbo wa ukoloni mamboleo badala ya kuupinga wakiwa bega kwa bega na wapiga kura wao.
Kiongozi wa mtaa ninaemtaka mimi ni yule atakayetambua kuwa mipango ya ukoloni mamboleo ndiyo iliyosababisha bei zetu za mazao vijijini kushuka bei mno hivyo kulileta kundi kubwa la vijana mjini. Ni kiongozi atakayekuja na mipango endelevu ya kulipa ajira jeshi hili la vijana ndio atakayenifanya nipige kura ya kumchagua.
Kiongozi ninayemtaka mimi ni yule atakayetambua kuwa elimu inayotolewa na serikali ni afifu mno hivyo kuja na mipango inayowashirikisha wananchi wa mtaani ambao wote wanapenda watoto wao kusoma shule katika mipango ya kujenga maktaba, au shule ya kisasa.
Serikali yetu imekufa! a stateless society!!! No police, no healthcare, no fire brigade, no proper public schooling, no adequate water supply, infrequent power supply, and above all no effective leadership.
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania.
Kwa mujibu wa Waziri wa nchi anayeshughulikia serikali za mitaa, Mheshimiwa Celina Kombani namba ya waliojiandikisha kupiga kura nchi nzima ni sawa na 53% ya watu millioni 16.1 ambao serikali ilikadiria wangejiandikisha kupiga kura.
Uchaguzi umeisha salama na umefanyika katika vituo 66,136 vilivyoko katika vijiji 11,197 na mitaa 2,606 katika halmashauri 132 nchini, ambapo viongozi 279,925 wamechaguliwa katika ngazi ya vijiji na vitongoji, na 15,636 katika ngazi ya mitaa.
Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM kimeibuka na ushindi mkubwa ambapo kwa mkoa wa Dar Es Salaam wajumbe 34 walipita bila kupingwa ambapo mkoani mbeya wajumbe 4000 wa CCM kati ya 5,592 vile vile nao wamepita bila kupingwa.
Licha ya haya yote mimi mkazi wa Tegeta, Dar Es Salaam sikupiga kura, wala sikujua sehemu iliyokuwepo kituo cha kupigia kura.
Sababu ni nyingi lakini zaidi ni ule ukosefu wa mwamko wa kisiasa siyo tu kwa mimi kama mtanzania bali pia kwa watanzania wenzangu ambao niliwaona wakiendelea na maisha yao ya kila siku pale mtaani kwangu. Kuna waliokuwa kwenye maduka yao ingawa hii ilikuwa ni siku ya kumwabudu Mungu kwa walio wakristu, kuna niliowaona wakibeba ndoo za maji kichwani wakiangaika kutafuta maji, kwa wale wakulima niliwaona wakimwagilia michicha yao,na waangaikaji wengine niliwaona wakisukuma mikokoteni. Jirani yangu aliendelea kusimamia mafundi wanaomjengea nyumba yake. Kwa kifupi wengi hatukustuka na uchaguzi huu.
Waziri Kombani alipokuwa anazungumza na waandishi wa habari siku mbili kabla ya uchaguzi alikiri kuwepo na idadi ndogo ya watanzania waliojindikisha kupiga kura. Alisema kuwa wengi waliojindikisha ni wananchi wa vijijini ambapo 30% walijiandikisha ambapo maeneo ya mijini namba ilikuwa ya chini zaidi. Akaainisha kuwa sababu mojawapo ya idadi ndogo ya wapiga kura maeneo ya mijini ni uelewa mdogo ( ignorance) wa watu wanaofikiri kuwa uchaguzi hauna manufaa kwao. Vile vile Radio ya binafsi yenye makao yake makuu jijini Dar Es Salaam, Clouds Fm ilitoa takwimu ya watu 500,000 waliopiga kura katika jiji la Dar Es Salaam kati ya wakazi wa jijini.
Lakini mie naona ni ukweli kuwa uchaguzi hauna maana hasa kwa mtu wa kawaida kwani hakuna kitu anachoweza kujivunia kuwa ni kazi ya viongozi aliyewachagua katika uchaguzi uliopita. Wananchi hawategemei barabara zijengwe na viongozi wao hapa mitaani mwetu, wala hatutegemei kujengewa kituo cha polisi karibu na makazi yetu bila kuweka nguvu zetu wenyewe, wala hatuwaambii wajumbe wa mitaa yetu wakusanye takataka kwa niaba yetu. La hasha! wananchi kwenye vitongoji wanakosa viongozi wa kuwahamasisha, wanakosa viongozi wa kuwaongoza, viongozi watakaoonyesha njia ya kuelekea kwenye maendeleo ya kweli. Tunaliliona kwenye mitaa na vitongoji vyetu ni viongozi bubu, wasiotoa maelezo yenye tija; na tunapofika hapo nchi inakuwa inaingia kwenye mashaka sana. Viongozi wanadharaurika na kila mtu anachukua uamuzi kwendana na mazingira yake.
Katika nchi yenye mtazamo makini, wananchi wanatarajiwa kuilinda na kuitetea katiba yao, na upigaji kura ni njia sahihi ya kutimiza adhima hii. Mwalimu Nyerere ( Nyerere 1995) aliwahi kuandika kuwa wakati wote wananchi wanaweza kuitetea katiba kama wanajua wakati wote wawakilishi wao wanafanya nini kwa niaba yao. Kama hawaambiwi ukweli kinachotokea ndani ya nchi yao wananchi hawa watawezaje kuitetea katiba?
Hapa kwangu Tegeta na sehemu nyingi za Dar Es Salaam ni kila mtu na lwake! mtu anachoweza kufanya yeye kama mtu binafsi anakifanya bila kushirikishwa au kuhamasishwa na kiongozi wake wa mtaa. Ninapoamua kujenga ukuta kwenye nyumba yangu hii inamaana ninajiwekea kizuizi na jumuiya inayonizunguka. Ninapoweka simtank la maji ya ziada ina maana sitarajii na wala sitalalamika pale DAWASCO watakaposhindwa kunipatia huduma ya maji. Ninaponunua LandCruiser, na kulipitisha kwenye barabara mbovu iliyojaa mashimo mfano wa mahandaki ina maana sitarajii mwenyekiti wa serikali za mitaa kuitisha mkutano wa wananchi kujadili njia mbadala ya kuweka vifusi kwenye barabara za vitongoji vyetu. Wazungu wanasema 'Its a private solution for the public problem'
Fanon(1963, p. 119) analielezea tabaka la wasomi ambalo baadhi yao linajiingiza kwenye siasa kama ifuatavyo;
Inaonekana kwamba tabaka la wasomi halijajiandaa, wala halina uhusiano au ukaribu wa kimatendo ( practical) na umati wa watu, ule uvivu wa hili tabaka la wasomi, na uwoga wao katika muda muafaka wanapotarijiwa kutimiza majukumu yao ya kimapigano huleta hasara kubwa kwa jamii.
Hata baada ya miaka zaidi ya 40 tangia tupate uhuru, mapigano ya sasa siyo yale ya kumuondoa mkoloni, bali vita ya sasa ni kuuondoa ukoloni mamboleo unaokuja kwa sura ya utandawazi ( globarization). Lakini kama vile anavyoanisha Issa Shivji (2007) viongozi wanaoshika madaraka nchini kwetu wanaimba wimbo wa ukoloni mamboleo badala ya kuupinga wakiwa bega kwa bega na wapiga kura wao.
Kiongozi wa mtaa ninaemtaka mimi ni yule atakayetambua kuwa mipango ya ukoloni mamboleo ndiyo iliyosababisha bei zetu za mazao vijijini kushuka bei mno hivyo kulileta kundi kubwa la vijana mjini. Ni kiongozi atakayekuja na mipango endelevu ya kulipa ajira jeshi hili la vijana ndio atakayenifanya nipige kura ya kumchagua.
Kiongozi ninayemtaka mimi ni yule atakayetambua kuwa elimu inayotolewa na serikali ni afifu mno hivyo kuja na mipango inayowashirikisha wananchi wa mtaani ambao wote wanapenda watoto wao kusoma shule katika mipango ya kujenga maktaba, au shule ya kisasa.
Serikali yetu imekufa! a stateless society!!! No police, no healthcare, no fire brigade, no proper public schooling, no adequate water supply, infrequent power supply, and above all no effective leadership.
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania.
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