As you may be aware... Tanzania went through what could have been a political "sunami"!
Following the resignation of then prime Minister (Edward Lowassa) who was implicated in the "Richmond" corruption scandal, the president dissolved the cabinet, and wasted no time in nominating the then little known Mr. Mizengo Peter Pinda to succeed Mr. Lowassa. The Parliament moved swiftly to confirm Mr. Pinda and he (the newly-elected PM) was sworn in last Saturday in Dodoma.
Well... it is late afternoon here (4p.m.Monday Feb. 12) and the President of the U.R of Tanzania (Hon. J.K. Kikwete), just finished announcing his new cabinet of 26 ministers (instead of 29) and 21 deputies (instead of 31); Total = 47. Quick math page this size at approximately 22% less than the former cabinet
Notable missing:
- Mama Zakia Meghji
- Basili Mramba
- Bakari Mapachu
- Dr. Juma Ngasongwa
- Anthony Diallo
- Joseph Mungai – requested to retire
- Mzee Kingunge Ngombale Mwiru (70 yrs old)– requested to retire
Notable new: George Mkuchika
Basis for this cabinet:
- Government responsibilities to its people
- Election manifesto
- Effectiveness of the cabinet
Some notable changes:
- Planning combined with Finance: - Minister: Mustapha Nkulu
- Interior combined with public safety – Minister: Lawrence Masha
- Science & Technology – now with telecommunications & IT development
- Infrastructure to deal primarily with roads, transportations etc
- Deputy chief Justice No longer deputy of the constitutional affairs
- Stephen Wasira – moved to TAMISEMI (regional admin) under PM’s office
Other highlights:
- Finance, economy & planning: Mustapha Nkulu
- Energy & Minerals: William Ngeleja (Deputy Adam Malima)
- Defense: Hussein Mwinyi
- Land: John Chiligati
- Labor: Prof. Juma Kapuya
- Water & Irrigation: Mark Mwandosya
- Agriculture: Prof. Msolla
- Community dev, gender & children: Mama M. Sitta
- Livestock & Fisheries: John Magufuli
- Interior & public safety: Lawrence Masha
- East African affairs: Dr. D. Kamala
- Trade & Industries: dr. Mary Nagu (deputy Cyril Chami)
- Foreign affairs: Bernard Membe
- Sports, Broadcasting & Culture: George Haruna (Joel Bendera – Deputy)
- Infrastructure: Dr. Chenge
well... I am not a journalist and I know I have missed lots of names... but at least you get the gist of it
what do you think? You may blog in swahili OR english
ned
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Friday, August 17, 2007
"Bunge" Suspends the Opposition legislator
Following a decision to turn down Hon. Zitto Kabwe’ private motion to form a select committee to probe among other things Hon. Nazir Karamagi’s (Minister for Energy & Mineral) decision to sign a mining development agreement (MDA) with the Barrick Gold in London, England this past February, the parliament (through the speaker) suspended Hon. Kabwe from attending two consecutive sessions as of this past Tuesday. In effect this will mean the Kigoma North people (Hon. Kabwe’s constituency) will be without parliament representation in both the on-going session (which is expected to end next Friday) and the November session.
While to some Hon. Kabwe seem to fit the profile of being “mkorofi”, honorable legislators should have known the fact that Hon. Kabwe was not acting on his own behalf. Hon. Kabwe simply presented to the front questions that some of us –still do not have the answers (despite Hon. Karamagi’s “good ” responses).
While most people would agree to the fact that Hon. Kabwe had all the right to question Hon. Karamagi’s action as a minister; Legislators (from the ruling party) thought, by suggesting the possibility of “corrupt practices” (the motion which went in flame - along partisan line) Hon. Kabwe had in effect defamed Hon. Karamagi’s reputation.
While, we the validity of Hon Kabwe’s motion is a topic by itself, I think of more concern is the precedence that the decision to suspend Hon Kabwe seem to make.
It is my opinion that...despite the desire of the "ruling party" legislators to make us believe that Hon. Karamagi's’ “good” reputation has been shred to pieces - simply because a rookie legislator dared to question his actions in the "ru-public", I believe it IS the job of active legislators (Hon. Kabwe - included) to question the actions of government official… especially when things seem a little “weird”. Being a minister (political, religious or otherwise) does not prevent people from questioning your action! As a matter of fact... simply by being a public official... ALL of your actions, words, gestures (provided they are made in public) - ARE for public consumption - and anybody in the public CAN question the validity, reliability or even the essence of those actions! and so it is my humble opinion that Hon. Kabwe did nothing wrong to table his private motion - Even if he failed to justify his allegations. Now, one may argue to the fact that... if left unchecked people can abuse "the floor" by bringing up ridiculous allegations. I do not see that happening... and by the way - I thought that is why a legislator has to show his intention to table a motion by writing a speaker (with justification) before it is allowed in. BY the speaker allowing the motion - he saw some validity to the allegations. Failure to be proven guilty - is not synonymous to being exonerated. Simply because Hon. Kabwe failed to justify his motion, it does not necessarily mean the Hon. Minister was right (and thus Hon. Kabwe wrong) – that would have been a wrong assessment of the whole thing. I find it very unfair (and very much borders being unpatriotic) to punish a legislator simply because he failed to win the other side of the aisle.
Either, because of all the fuss involved, one may find it hard not try to read the message behind the suspension. I mean, will it be crazy to assume the decision to suspend Hon. Kabwe, was intended to send a message to other “wakorofi wachache” who would dare to quiz an honorable minister in the “run-public”?
And by the way, … by suspending an elected legislator from attending legitimate sessions… who is getting punished here? - the legislator or the people who elected him?
And finally, Of course everybody knows politics is a dirty game… but it is hard to not wonder if Hon. Kabwe would have been treated the same IF he would have been one of ’em - ruling party guys!
As for the rest of us…”Yetu macho”.
Ciao!
While to some Hon. Kabwe seem to fit the profile of being “mkorofi”, honorable legislators should have known the fact that Hon. Kabwe was not acting on his own behalf. Hon. Kabwe simply presented to the front questions that some of us –still do not have the answers (despite Hon. Karamagi’s “good ” responses).
While most people would agree to the fact that Hon. Kabwe had all the right to question Hon. Karamagi’s action as a minister; Legislators (from the ruling party) thought, by suggesting the possibility of “corrupt practices” (the motion which went in flame - along partisan line) Hon. Kabwe had in effect defamed Hon. Karamagi’s reputation.
While, we the validity of Hon Kabwe’s motion is a topic by itself, I think of more concern is the precedence that the decision to suspend Hon Kabwe seem to make.
It is my opinion that...despite the desire of the "ruling party" legislators to make us believe that Hon. Karamagi's’ “good” reputation has been shred to pieces - simply because a rookie legislator dared to question his actions in the "ru-public", I believe it IS the job of active legislators (Hon. Kabwe - included) to question the actions of government official… especially when things seem a little “weird”. Being a minister (political, religious or otherwise) does not prevent people from questioning your action! As a matter of fact... simply by being a public official... ALL of your actions, words, gestures (provided they are made in public) - ARE for public consumption - and anybody in the public CAN question the validity, reliability or even the essence of those actions! and so it is my humble opinion that Hon. Kabwe did nothing wrong to table his private motion - Even if he failed to justify his allegations. Now, one may argue to the fact that... if left unchecked people can abuse "the floor" by bringing up ridiculous allegations. I do not see that happening... and by the way - I thought that is why a legislator has to show his intention to table a motion by writing a speaker (with justification) before it is allowed in. BY the speaker allowing the motion - he saw some validity to the allegations. Failure to be proven guilty - is not synonymous to being exonerated. Simply because Hon. Kabwe failed to justify his motion, it does not necessarily mean the Hon. Minister was right (and thus Hon. Kabwe wrong) – that would have been a wrong assessment of the whole thing. I find it very unfair (and very much borders being unpatriotic) to punish a legislator simply because he failed to win the other side of the aisle.
Either, because of all the fuss involved, one may find it hard not try to read the message behind the suspension. I mean, will it be crazy to assume the decision to suspend Hon. Kabwe, was intended to send a message to other “wakorofi wachache” who would dare to quiz an honorable minister in the “run-public”?
And by the way, … by suspending an elected legislator from attending legitimate sessions… who is getting punished here? - the legislator or the people who elected him?
And finally, Of course everybody knows politics is a dirty game… but it is hard to not wonder if Hon. Kabwe would have been treated the same IF he would have been one of ’em - ruling party guys!
As for the rest of us…”Yetu macho”.
Ciao!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Majukumu na Uwajibikaji
Pamoja na kuwa kuna mchecheto wa Bunge unaoendelea hapa Bongo, swala la kashfa ya benki kuu limeendelea kuchukua kuzito wa juu katika magazeti mbali mbali ya hapa bongo.
Aidha kilichoshangaza kidogo ni ubabe wa mheshimiwa (gavana) wa BOT ambaye baada ya ukimya mrefu aliibuka na kusema kuwa hatajiuzulu kwa kuwa “haoni kosa alilolifanya”
- Swali ni … kuna ugumu gani kwa mzee wetu (gavana) kutambua kuwa “uwajibikaji” si lazima kosa liwe limehakikishwa. Ukweli ni kuwa hata kama yeye bnafsi haku “gandamizaga” hata senti moja! Mtaji wa watu ku-"chomoa" kitu kidogo yeye akiwa kinara, unatosha kabisa kwa yeye japo kuchukua likizo ya kiutawala - ili kutoa nafsi kwa wakaguzi (wa nje) kufanya kazi yao. Kwa kufanya hivyo sio tu angetunza heshima yake, na sifa ya uaminifu ambayo inaonekana ni muhimukwake - bali pia ingesaidia kujenga dhana nzuri ya uwajibikaji katika jamii yetu. badal yake mzee ka“ngangania” na kusema hatoki na kuw ataendelea "kugandamizaga" hadi mwisho… kwa faida ya nani?
- Kwani hakuna utaratibu ambapo ungeruhusu kwa yeye kuji-weka pembeni (japo kwa muda) na iwapo itahakikishwa kuwa madai ni uzushi – ataweza kurudi kazini - only this time akiwa amejikusanyia "equity" zaidi toka kwa wadau? Kwa mtu aliye kwenye nafasi kama yake – that would have been the “gentleman’s” way! Na kwa kweli - zaidi ya "woga" sioni mzee ata-lose nini kwa kujiengua "kuwaachia wakaguzi wafanye vitu vyao. Kwa ku"ngangania" inapelekea kwa baadhi yetu ambao hatuna "inside" information kudhani kuna kitu mzee anaficha"ga"
Peace out!
Aidha kilichoshangaza kidogo ni ubabe wa mheshimiwa (gavana) wa BOT ambaye baada ya ukimya mrefu aliibuka na kusema kuwa hatajiuzulu kwa kuwa “haoni kosa alilolifanya”
- Swali ni … kuna ugumu gani kwa mzee wetu (gavana) kutambua kuwa “uwajibikaji” si lazima kosa liwe limehakikishwa. Ukweli ni kuwa hata kama yeye bnafsi haku “gandamizaga” hata senti moja! Mtaji wa watu ku-"chomoa" kitu kidogo yeye akiwa kinara, unatosha kabisa kwa yeye japo kuchukua likizo ya kiutawala - ili kutoa nafsi kwa wakaguzi (wa nje) kufanya kazi yao. Kwa kufanya hivyo sio tu angetunza heshima yake, na sifa ya uaminifu ambayo inaonekana ni muhimukwake - bali pia ingesaidia kujenga dhana nzuri ya uwajibikaji katika jamii yetu. badal yake mzee ka“ngangania” na kusema hatoki na kuw ataendelea "kugandamizaga" hadi mwisho… kwa faida ya nani?
- Kwani hakuna utaratibu ambapo ungeruhusu kwa yeye kuji-weka pembeni (japo kwa muda) na iwapo itahakikishwa kuwa madai ni uzushi – ataweza kurudi kazini - only this time akiwa amejikusanyia "equity" zaidi toka kwa wadau? Kwa mtu aliye kwenye nafasi kama yake – that would have been the “gentleman’s” way! Na kwa kweli - zaidi ya "woga" sioni mzee ata-lose nini kwa kujiengua "kuwaachia wakaguzi wafanye vitu vyao. Kwa ku"ngangania" inapelekea kwa baadhi yetu ambao hatuna "inside" information kudhani kuna kitu mzee anaficha"ga"
Peace out!
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Nipo Bongo!!!
Waungwana,
Hayawi hayawi - huwa!!!
Hatimaye nipo Bongo!!! Unaweza kujiuliza -vipi safari kuchukua muda mrefu hivyo? Well - unajua tena "kuku mgeni...."
TUliwasili salama (By the way...) kuna walioulizia kama hii safari ni jumla au likizo. Jibu ni kuwa - inategemea na hali. Baada ya kuishi US kwa takribani miaka 13 na ushee...nilianza safari za kuja TZ kila mwaka kwenye 2004. Kwa namna fulanai nilishawishika kuwa kuna nafsi nzuri zaidi ya kufanikiwa "hapa" kuliko US... ambapo bila shaka yoyote ni mahali pazuri kuchangamka (iwapo una kazi, na makaratasi yamekaa vizuri) Of course nilifanikiwa kupata "ganda" na nilikuwa na kazi nzuri + everything that constitute what they call an "American Dream". Tatizo nini kuwa diraa ya usoni (uzeeni - baada ya ajira) kwa kweli ilizidiwa na dira ya usoni - iwapo mtu utaweza kufanikiwa hapa Tz!
Well.... enough of my blah blah!
Kama nilivyosema..."Kuku Mgeni..." Kuna kujifunza mengi sana sana! Labda niane kwa kusema tu... KUNA TOFAUTI KUBWA sana kati ya kuja hapa likizo, nakuja hapa kwa minajili ya kuishi! Two VERY different animals. Likizo..mtu unakuja na vi-$$ vyako vya kutosha wiki 2, "unatia vurugu" mjini - na unaondoka Just when the "$$-ometer" "thingy" starts to dip!!!. Unapohamia... things are different. All of a sudden you will have to think of things like housing, ambayo inakuja na vitu vyake (LUKU,maji n.k), Healthcare (ambayo kwa wanaojaribu kujiajiri kama mimi -it is a very different ball game), Hapo hujazungumzia purukuhani za "Port" ambapo so far it has taken me literally 7 weeks to clear one car (and still do not have it!!!) + the other one is here!!!.
So... utaona, kwa kweli sikuwa na muda wa kukaa chini na kujaribu ku-blog.. was too busy nursing my wounds (bruised from the landing:)).
Sasa tafadhali usitafsiri maelezo haya kama majuto ya kurudi nyumbani. YES it is hard... BUT I still believe IT IS ALL worth it!!! Kuna vitu ambavyo ninajifunza - na hakuna mtu aliyewahi kunifahamisha... So some of the frustrations ni kwa sababu ya kutokujua - mtu unkwenda tu kama kipofu - kujikuta unajigonga gonga , nahapo hujaweka frustrations zinazoletwa na "wajanja" wachache wanao "spend their entire life" tyring to think on how they can get a piece of your little pie... "si umetoka mtoni ndugu?... Kama Saimon alivyodokeza... kuna watu wananusa kujua mtu aliyetoka majuu (laugh..:))
IN anyway... encourage me... talk to me... comment ANDmore important.. Lets learn together!
Ned
PS. Msangi... samahani sikuweza kuwasiliana na wewe kabla sijaondoka... ilikuwa purukushani nguo kuchanika - Nisamehe bure bure ndugu yangu!
Hayawi hayawi - huwa!!!
Hatimaye nipo Bongo!!! Unaweza kujiuliza -vipi safari kuchukua muda mrefu hivyo? Well - unajua tena "kuku mgeni...."
TUliwasili salama (By the way...) kuna walioulizia kama hii safari ni jumla au likizo. Jibu ni kuwa - inategemea na hali. Baada ya kuishi US kwa takribani miaka 13 na ushee...nilianza safari za kuja TZ kila mwaka kwenye 2004. Kwa namna fulanai nilishawishika kuwa kuna nafsi nzuri zaidi ya kufanikiwa "hapa" kuliko US... ambapo bila shaka yoyote ni mahali pazuri kuchangamka (iwapo una kazi, na makaratasi yamekaa vizuri) Of course nilifanikiwa kupata "ganda" na nilikuwa na kazi nzuri + everything that constitute what they call an "American Dream". Tatizo nini kuwa diraa ya usoni (uzeeni - baada ya ajira) kwa kweli ilizidiwa na dira ya usoni - iwapo mtu utaweza kufanikiwa hapa Tz!
Well.... enough of my blah blah!
Kama nilivyosema..."Kuku Mgeni..." Kuna kujifunza mengi sana sana! Labda niane kwa kusema tu... KUNA TOFAUTI KUBWA sana kati ya kuja hapa likizo, nakuja hapa kwa minajili ya kuishi! Two VERY different animals. Likizo..mtu unakuja na vi-$$ vyako vya kutosha wiki 2, "unatia vurugu" mjini - na unaondoka Just when the "$$-ometer" "thingy" starts to dip!!!. Unapohamia... things are different. All of a sudden you will have to think of things like housing, ambayo inakuja na vitu vyake (LUKU,maji n.k), Healthcare (ambayo kwa wanaojaribu kujiajiri kama mimi -it is a very different ball game), Hapo hujazungumzia purukuhani za "Port" ambapo so far it has taken me literally 7 weeks to clear one car (and still do not have it!!!) + the other one is here!!!.
So... utaona, kwa kweli sikuwa na muda wa kukaa chini na kujaribu ku-blog.. was too busy nursing my wounds (bruised from the landing:)).
Sasa tafadhali usitafsiri maelezo haya kama majuto ya kurudi nyumbani. YES it is hard... BUT I still believe IT IS ALL worth it!!! Kuna vitu ambavyo ninajifunza - na hakuna mtu aliyewahi kunifahamisha... So some of the frustrations ni kwa sababu ya kutokujua - mtu unkwenda tu kama kipofu - kujikuta unajigonga gonga , nahapo hujaweka frustrations zinazoletwa na "wajanja" wachache wanao "spend their entire life" tyring to think on how they can get a piece of your little pie... "si umetoka mtoni ndugu?... Kama Saimon alivyodokeza... kuna watu wananusa kujua mtu aliyetoka majuu (laugh..:))
IN anyway... encourage me... talk to me... comment ANDmore important.. Lets learn together!
Ned
PS. Msangi... samahani sikuweza kuwasiliana na wewe kabla sijaondoka... ilikuwa purukushani nguo kuchanika - Nisamehe bure bure ndugu yangu!
Friday, March 02, 2007
The Scoop
Waungwana,
Hata sina uhakika kama bado nina wasomaji - for it has been a very long time since i posted my last article. Kwa baadhi ya wanaojali - swali ni "Kulikoni"? Well here is the scoop: After 13 years in the US, nipo katika pilika pilika za kurudi Bongo!
Najua kuna mnaojiuliza "what happened"! Well nothing reall... except the fact that My wife and I thinks it's about time we go back na kuona mambo yatakwenda Je.
Now, We are well aware of the fact kuwa Tz sio US. na kwamba maisha yanaweza kutugonga vibaya sana - unajua tena bongo.
Probably of encouragement ni ukweli kuwa - hakuna anayenifukuza hapa, kama ni kurudi - nina uwezo wa kutoka na kuingia ninavyopenda.
Aidha, ni ukweli kuwa - huko bongo,majority - bado wanasota sana. Depending on whether you see a glass half full OR half empty - that is either good news OR bad news. It is kind like the story of 2 shoe salesmen!
So that's it!
Safari ni April 20th - wazee wa jiji - wakina Michuzi tafadhali tusikimbiane:) Mkitona mitaani "vijana wanatuingiza mjini" tafadhali mje kutuokoa! Aidha tutahitaji sana kusafishwa macho kuondoa matongotongo ya "ughaibuni" - watu wa kuja tuna shida zetu!
Ama, nimepania siku moja kupiga hodi hapo "Photo point" kuja kuomba maji - unajua tena kuku mgeni... Hivi mpo hapo "Shoppers" ua....?
Talk to me
Hata sina uhakika kama bado nina wasomaji - for it has been a very long time since i posted my last article. Kwa baadhi ya wanaojali - swali ni "Kulikoni"? Well here is the scoop: After 13 years in the US, nipo katika pilika pilika za kurudi Bongo!
Najua kuna mnaojiuliza "what happened"! Well nothing reall... except the fact that My wife and I thinks it's about time we go back na kuona mambo yatakwenda Je.
Now, We are well aware of the fact kuwa Tz sio US. na kwamba maisha yanaweza kutugonga vibaya sana - unajua tena bongo.
Probably of encouragement ni ukweli kuwa - hakuna anayenifukuza hapa, kama ni kurudi - nina uwezo wa kutoka na kuingia ninavyopenda.
Aidha, ni ukweli kuwa - huko bongo,majority - bado wanasota sana. Depending on whether you see a glass half full OR half empty - that is either good news OR bad news. It is kind like the story of 2 shoe salesmen!
So that's it!
Safari ni April 20th - wazee wa jiji - wakina Michuzi tafadhali tusikimbiane:) Mkitona mitaani "vijana wanatuingiza mjini" tafadhali mje kutuokoa! Aidha tutahitaji sana kusafishwa macho kuondoa matongotongo ya "ughaibuni" - watu wa kuja tuna shida zetu!
Ama, nimepania siku moja kupiga hodi hapo "Photo point" kuja kuomba maji - unajua tena kuku mgeni... Hivi mpo hapo "Shoppers" ua....?
Talk to me
Monday, October 16, 2006
I am back!
First thing first; - An Apology!
Things at work took a quick turn and with it a demand for my full attention.
While ideally I should have - in the least - give you a heads – up, I didn’t; hoping to come back soon. Well, “soon” ended up being a 2 months hiatus from this “thingy” – the Blog. I know a number of you kept checking … and, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
In anyway - I am back!
I sense the grip starting to loosen up a little – and I now have some room to come out and “Blog it out” with you.
Lets’ stand by and see how we will do this time
Thanking you
Ned
Things at work took a quick turn and with it a demand for my full attention.
While ideally I should have - in the least - give you a heads – up, I didn’t; hoping to come back soon. Well, “soon” ended up being a 2 months hiatus from this “thingy” – the Blog. I know a number of you kept checking … and, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
In anyway - I am back!
I sense the grip starting to loosen up a little – and I now have some room to come out and “Blog it out” with you.
Lets’ stand by and see how we will do this time
Thanking you
Ned
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
East African Federation - Is this the best time for Tanzania?
Of recent I have been reading a lot (and especially form Kenyan newspaper) on how among other things we (Tanzania) are dragging our feet towards the full scale federation. – meaning- That we should do the right thing and agree to surrender our national interests for the federation –
Among other things, most authors finds it hard to understand why on hell we chose to align ourselves with SADC (where South Africa is the power house) rather than COMESA (in which Kenya & Egypt are the power house). The argument is that we have "myopic leaders" spanner boys for the west, etc etc... you may read the whole piece here.
Well, I will need to do more research to be able to argue anything of value... but quickly; I do not blame the Tanzanian government a bit for going at it slowly. IN the 60's & 70's we had what was known as East African Community. From where we stand... we really took that thing to heart! We forsake our sovereignty for the sake of the EAC. It was the selfishness act of a few nyang'aus (and not Tanzania) that robed us of that community. At the end of that day...we were left holding the bags! I was in Arusha at the time... and the feeling was.. once again we got burned!
Now, it seems we are at it again... and. this time it seems like the other side (Kenya) is all bent up to do this thing quickly.
We have a saying "Aliyeumwa na nyoka, hata unyasi ukimgusa jamaa ataruka futi sita juu"!
Again I will have to read a little on this whole issue, but why the hurry? We broke it once…, why should we jump back on it in a hurry? OK everyone else seems to want to unite and form these huge economic blocks – well and good! But, we saw this 40 years ago and we acted on it “whole heartedly” The results was… it came a time when a few people in leadership of the time, thought it was to “…the interest of their nation…” to break the community – and boy they went at it! It was not good for us then! It was terrible and, in fact we lost! – left to “…throw out the peels…” Are we supposed to jump on it now, simply because you now get it?
In my opinion there are a lot of reason why we should cool off the jets and take our time
1. Politically we are still very different. While it seems we in Tanzania at least believe in the power of election – “despite the fact that we still ends up with our share of bad apples” – We are better off in that! We respect our constitution and our presidents leave office when their time is up. I do not think it will be beneficial for us to have a young guy like JMK trying to slug it out with the likes of Museveni (who has just “won” his… I am not even sure how many terms in the office.
2. Yes we have more resources… (of course it does not take a rocket scientist to figure that one out). It seems like we have started to see some fruits from those resources… But our people are still very very poor. Majority haven’t even started to see those benefits yet – wanazisikia kwenye luninga tu! Until the government figures out a way to make sure the masses also reaps the fruits of those resource…, I say that should be job #1 for the government. Federation will mean nothing if we still cannot play on the same field with those who are more “money minded” Kufanya hivyo ni kujitia kitanzi – You do not agree with this point of view? Convince me otherswise.
About the SADC Vs Comesa "thingy"... it is "...the economics stupid" I believe we are free to join whatever community, provided at the end of the day we (as a nation) have something to show for it. “Mkono mtupu haulambwi”! I feel proud when our government decides to take a deep breath, before it jumps on all these economic blocks!
Being neighbors (and even speaking the same language) is not a strong enough reason for me to join whatever you think is good for me. I have to be convinced that that relationship will be good to me and my kids! You may be my brother… but that does not mean you will the best business partner out there. As a matter of fact, I am convinced of the fact that doing business with your brother is a bad idea, unless you have everything spelled out clearly.
Federation? Lets learn of the benefits and weigh them against the cost of this relationship.
You are in a hurry? Too bad…, for I still need to take my time so I too can get it, before I jump in…
a It is as simple as that!
What do you think?
Ned
Among other things, most authors finds it hard to understand why on hell we chose to align ourselves with SADC (where South Africa is the power house) rather than COMESA (in which Kenya & Egypt are the power house). The argument is that we have "myopic leaders" spanner boys for the west, etc etc... you may read the whole piece here.
Well, I will need to do more research to be able to argue anything of value... but quickly; I do not blame the Tanzanian government a bit for going at it slowly. IN the 60's & 70's we had what was known as East African Community. From where we stand... we really took that thing to heart! We forsake our sovereignty for the sake of the EAC. It was the selfishness act of a few nyang'aus (and not Tanzania) that robed us of that community. At the end of that day...we were left holding the bags! I was in Arusha at the time... and the feeling was.. once again we got burned!
Now, it seems we are at it again... and. this time it seems like the other side (Kenya) is all bent up to do this thing quickly.
We have a saying "Aliyeumwa na nyoka, hata unyasi ukimgusa jamaa ataruka futi sita juu"!
Again I will have to read a little on this whole issue, but why the hurry? We broke it once…, why should we jump back on it in a hurry? OK everyone else seems to want to unite and form these huge economic blocks – well and good! But, we saw this 40 years ago and we acted on it “whole heartedly” The results was… it came a time when a few people in leadership of the time, thought it was to “…the interest of their nation…” to break the community – and boy they went at it! It was not good for us then! It was terrible and, in fact we lost! – left to “…throw out the peels…” Are we supposed to jump on it now, simply because you now get it?
In my opinion there are a lot of reason why we should cool off the jets and take our time
1. Politically we are still very different. While it seems we in Tanzania at least believe in the power of election – “despite the fact that we still ends up with our share of bad apples” – We are better off in that! We respect our constitution and our presidents leave office when their time is up. I do not think it will be beneficial for us to have a young guy like JMK trying to slug it out with the likes of Museveni (who has just “won” his… I am not even sure how many terms in the office.
2. Yes we have more resources… (of course it does not take a rocket scientist to figure that one out). It seems like we have started to see some fruits from those resources… But our people are still very very poor. Majority haven’t even started to see those benefits yet – wanazisikia kwenye luninga tu! Until the government figures out a way to make sure the masses also reaps the fruits of those resource…, I say that should be job #1 for the government. Federation will mean nothing if we still cannot play on the same field with those who are more “money minded” Kufanya hivyo ni kujitia kitanzi – You do not agree with this point of view? Convince me otherswise.
About the SADC Vs Comesa "thingy"... it is "...the economics stupid" I believe we are free to join whatever community, provided at the end of the day we (as a nation) have something to show for it. “Mkono mtupu haulambwi”! I feel proud when our government decides to take a deep breath, before it jumps on all these economic blocks!
Being neighbors (and even speaking the same language) is not a strong enough reason for me to join whatever you think is good for me. I have to be convinced that that relationship will be good to me and my kids! You may be my brother… but that does not mean you will the best business partner out there. As a matter of fact, I am convinced of the fact that doing business with your brother is a bad idea, unless you have everything spelled out clearly.
Federation? Lets learn of the benefits and weigh them against the cost of this relationship.
You are in a hurry? Too bad…, for I still need to take my time so I too can get it, before I jump in…
a It is as simple as that!
What do you think?
Ned
Monday, August 07, 2006
We (the waBongo) are responsible!
Waungwana(ladies & gentlemen),
I am aware of the potential for this article to come off the wrong side to a lot of people... but, that is the whole point of blogging... right?
It has became a fashion to blame the government for the state of our development (read poverty) as a country!
Now, I will not sit here and say our government does everything superbly, with absolutely no mistakes! - that will be so not true...because I am sure they have a lot of "uups" moments!
But, in making our arguments, we compare other countries to ours.. and then blame our government for not making sure "they" make things happen as those other folks.
My interpretation (which may be totally wrong)is that, these arguments imply that the governments in those other countries does a better job "producing" wealth for its people; and that "we" are poor because our government does not do the same.
Now, I will agree to the fact that when you are poor you have no business going around behaving like a millionaire! That is... our government needs to make sure its priorities align with its "intentions" to alleviate poverty form the masses. Having said that however, I believe it is wrong to assume that it is the government that is supposed to "do the stuff".
Those countries that seem a little more wealthy, produce more not because their government produce, rather because there are individuals in those countries that are ready to grab the bull by the horn and make it happen!
You look around the world...; anyplace where meaningful development has been realized...; what you will see is the existence of a vibrant local (indigenous) economy! It is about the indigenous people rather than their government! IN this world of ours, we have places where governments are literally crap (tyrannical, un-democratic, dictatorial etc)..., and yet they (as a country)are economically more advanced than us! Development is brought about by the people/the citizens... not the government! The government governs and create the environment... "we" grab the opportunities and make it happen!
The government creates the environment & the infrastructure that will support production, "We" roll up our shirts and "do it"
The government governs in a way that guarantees fair and equitable returns; "we" jump right in and maximize the opportunities!
"We" are the ones to do it!
So the big questions should always be... do we have the environment that will allow the private sector to flourish?
We see most foreign companies coming to Tz and make a killing out of our backyards! The question should be... are those opportunities available to an indigenous Tanzanian?
So you will see.. there are areas that we can lie the blame squarely on the government shoulders...; but to blame the government because our cashew production has dwindled? I am not sure how we reconcile that.
We really do NOT want the government to engage itself in production activities - that will be so wrong! You want to know what will happen... simply recall our 70's & 80's economy! Take a very close look at Zimbabwe ya leo!
Now, in Tanzania the government walked away from production activities, opened the doors wide open for the private sector to take over everything that was originally run by the government.
We all know what happened!
Watanzania we were (and I would argue, majority of us still are) not prepared to take advantage of those opportunities. Wengi tulikuwa kama kuku wa kizungu walioachiwa mlango wazi! Like deer caught on headlights of a speeding car! totally unprepared and totally oblivious of the opportunities.
Wageni (wakuja) toka huko walikotoka - saw the opportunities came and grab them quickly! Wenye nchi tumebaki tunalia lia!
Over the past three years, I have been blessed enough to be able to frequently visit Tanzania (sometimes twice a year)! I personally, nimeshakutana na wamarekani (weupe) wawili... wanaishi Tz illegally - wapo wapo tu! Mmoja wao (mwanamke) keshapata jamaa wa kimatumbi, kaolewa naye na sasa anasubiri "makaratasi" yake - just like what we do out here! Watu wanatoka marekani (nchi iliyoendelea)... wanakwenda kuzamia Tz... huenda tunafahamu haya na hutuelewi what is really going on... au huenda this is news! Whatever the case, inabidi tujiulize hao wenzetu wanaona nini tusichokiona!
Dar, kuna wasouth kibao wamezamia... wanakuja na vikampuni vidogo vidogo... mtu anachofanya ni kubandika mabango ya: "Jikinge na ukimwi"! Lugha yetu (inabidi amwajiri Mtz kutafsiri), mbao zetu... jamaa keshakuwa mwekezaji... kisa ana pesa!
Ukitaka kujua jinsi walivyo mwagikia Dar.. jaribu kutembelea maeneo ya Yacht Club saa za jioni ujionee... kwao bongo life is good! Kwa mndengereko mwenye nchi.. njaa hadi kwenye meno!
Folks, I hope you see where I am going with this.
Most of us bado tuna akili ya miaka ya 60 thru 80's. Kila kitu serikali itufanyie. Sina pesa... tatizo serikali! Wazungu wamekuja wananunua ardhi utadhani yao!
Ukweli ni kuwa... it is 2007 and what is "playing now on a theatre near you" is a "global economy". You either learn to play like a major league "baller" fast, or you lose!
You want to find the witch? We (the wabongo/wenye nchi) are the witches! Most of us are simply not there! bado tunachezea "chandimu" (mpira wa karatasi)!
Huko bongo kuna Tanzania mbili. Ya kwanza ya wanaokula upepo... na nyingine ya wanaosubiri serikali iwafanyie kitu.
The bottom line ndugu...where you see a big problem... another person sees greatest opportunity on a silver plate!
For those who see, and if they can collect enough courage and take a dive... they go ahead, seize those opportunities and we see them driving around with MB's & BMW's & Lex's etc! Wengine... kalagh'abao!
We are wasting too much time trying to diagnose matatizo ya serikali!
Laiti tungeamka kidogo na kuanza kutafuta "namna"! Laiti tungeamka na ku "smell the coffee" - that is s'one is already up and is in my own kitchen brewing "my" coffee for him/herself!
Nasubiri madongo:)
Ned
I am aware of the potential for this article to come off the wrong side to a lot of people... but, that is the whole point of blogging... right?
It has became a fashion to blame the government for the state of our development (read poverty) as a country!
Now, I will not sit here and say our government does everything superbly, with absolutely no mistakes! - that will be so not true...because I am sure they have a lot of "uups" moments!
But, in making our arguments, we compare other countries to ours.. and then blame our government for not making sure "they" make things happen as those other folks.
My interpretation (which may be totally wrong)is that, these arguments imply that the governments in those other countries does a better job "producing" wealth for its people; and that "we" are poor because our government does not do the same.
Now, I will agree to the fact that when you are poor you have no business going around behaving like a millionaire! That is... our government needs to make sure its priorities align with its "intentions" to alleviate poverty form the masses. Having said that however, I believe it is wrong to assume that it is the government that is supposed to "do the stuff".
Those countries that seem a little more wealthy, produce more not because their government produce, rather because there are individuals in those countries that are ready to grab the bull by the horn and make it happen!
You look around the world...; anyplace where meaningful development has been realized...; what you will see is the existence of a vibrant local (indigenous) economy! It is about the indigenous people rather than their government! IN this world of ours, we have places where governments are literally crap (tyrannical, un-democratic, dictatorial etc)..., and yet they (as a country)are economically more advanced than us! Development is brought about by the people/the citizens... not the government! The government governs and create the environment... "we" grab the opportunities and make it happen!
The government creates the environment & the infrastructure that will support production, "We" roll up our shirts and "do it"
The government governs in a way that guarantees fair and equitable returns; "we" jump right in and maximize the opportunities!
"We" are the ones to do it!
So the big questions should always be... do we have the environment that will allow the private sector to flourish?
We see most foreign companies coming to Tz and make a killing out of our backyards! The question should be... are those opportunities available to an indigenous Tanzanian?
So you will see.. there are areas that we can lie the blame squarely on the government shoulders...; but to blame the government because our cashew production has dwindled? I am not sure how we reconcile that.
We really do NOT want the government to engage itself in production activities - that will be so wrong! You want to know what will happen... simply recall our 70's & 80's economy! Take a very close look at Zimbabwe ya leo!
Now, in Tanzania the government walked away from production activities, opened the doors wide open for the private sector to take over everything that was originally run by the government.
We all know what happened!
Watanzania we were (and I would argue, majority of us still are) not prepared to take advantage of those opportunities. Wengi tulikuwa kama kuku wa kizungu walioachiwa mlango wazi! Like deer caught on headlights of a speeding car! totally unprepared and totally oblivious of the opportunities.
Wageni (wakuja) toka huko walikotoka - saw the opportunities came and grab them quickly! Wenye nchi tumebaki tunalia lia!
Over the past three years, I have been blessed enough to be able to frequently visit Tanzania (sometimes twice a year)! I personally, nimeshakutana na wamarekani (weupe) wawili... wanaishi Tz illegally - wapo wapo tu! Mmoja wao (mwanamke) keshapata jamaa wa kimatumbi, kaolewa naye na sasa anasubiri "makaratasi" yake - just like what we do out here! Watu wanatoka marekani (nchi iliyoendelea)... wanakwenda kuzamia Tz... huenda tunafahamu haya na hutuelewi what is really going on... au huenda this is news! Whatever the case, inabidi tujiulize hao wenzetu wanaona nini tusichokiona!
Dar, kuna wasouth kibao wamezamia... wanakuja na vikampuni vidogo vidogo... mtu anachofanya ni kubandika mabango ya: "Jikinge na ukimwi"! Lugha yetu (inabidi amwajiri Mtz kutafsiri), mbao zetu... jamaa keshakuwa mwekezaji... kisa ana pesa!
Ukitaka kujua jinsi walivyo mwagikia Dar.. jaribu kutembelea maeneo ya Yacht Club saa za jioni ujionee... kwao bongo life is good! Kwa mndengereko mwenye nchi.. njaa hadi kwenye meno!
Folks, I hope you see where I am going with this.
Most of us bado tuna akili ya miaka ya 60 thru 80's. Kila kitu serikali itufanyie. Sina pesa... tatizo serikali! Wazungu wamekuja wananunua ardhi utadhani yao!
Ukweli ni kuwa... it is 2007 and what is "playing now on a theatre near you" is a "global economy". You either learn to play like a major league "baller" fast, or you lose!
You want to find the witch? We (the wabongo/wenye nchi) are the witches! Most of us are simply not there! bado tunachezea "chandimu" (mpira wa karatasi)!
Huko bongo kuna Tanzania mbili. Ya kwanza ya wanaokula upepo... na nyingine ya wanaosubiri serikali iwafanyie kitu.
The bottom line ndugu...where you see a big problem... another person sees greatest opportunity on a silver plate!
For those who see, and if they can collect enough courage and take a dive... they go ahead, seize those opportunities and we see them driving around with MB's & BMW's & Lex's etc! Wengine... kalagh'abao!
We are wasting too much time trying to diagnose matatizo ya serikali!
Laiti tungeamka kidogo na kuanza kutafuta "namna"! Laiti tungeamka na ku "smell the coffee" - that is s'one is already up and is in my own kitchen brewing "my" coffee for him/herself!
Nasubiri madongo:)
Ned
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Think Tank - Good or bad Idea?
Kuna wakati niligusia umuhimu wa kujaribu kuanzisha an informal think tank... a group of individual that will be ready to objectively discuss and analyze various issues, policies and events with an intention of influencing future development planning and/or strategies for Tanzania.
Maono (vision) ni ku-provide ideas and information based on "proven" or at a minimal kutoa maoni ambayo yanakubalika katika nyanja (discipline) husika (Industry wide agreed standards)- regardless of the origin.
Of course katika kujadiliana itabidi kuwepo na juhudi za ku-contexualize ideas.. meaning; we should try to avoid wholesome adoption of ideas.
Nionavyo, haiitaji a prophet kuona matatizo katika maamuzi mbali mbali. Ni rahisi mno kuona mapengo au mashimo kwenye policy yoyote ile. LAKINI inahitaji a genius kupata ufumbuzi wa mapengo, mashimo au matatizo yanayotukabili.
Ninaamini itakuwa na faida zaidi iwapo kikundi hiki kitajizatiti kutafuta solutions, na kisha kuhakikisha mawazo hayo yanafika panapohusika.
Yes, ninafahamu kuna watakaoona tunapoteza wakati...; lakini ninaishi marekani, na wakati ambapo "think tanks" ni taasisi zinazokubalika na mara kwa mara kusikilizwa, bado ilichukua muda kufikia hapa walipo - there will always be a learning curve on these things. Aidha tuna REPOA kule nyumbani ambayo kwa maoni yangu wanajitahidi kwa kiasi chao, ingawa sina uhakika kama kuna aliyefanya tathmini ya effective yao katika ku-influence discision makers.
Wakati ambapo huenda tukaanza kwa kujadili policies mbalimbali, ni mategemeo yangu kuwa tutafika mahali quality ya mawazo & ideas zitakazotolewa zitaweza kusaidia our policy makers kupata mtizamo ambao huenda hawakuwa wameufikiria.
Sintashangaa iwapo pia tutafika mahali ambapo tutaweza kuwa na a broad influence to the governing body.
Ninaamini siri yakufanikiwa kwa kikundi kama hiki ni, 1. Ujasiri wa kusema kile kinachofahamika kama ukweli & na haki and 2. Kujikita katika utumishi kwa umma wa waTz rather than to serikali, chama au whatever!
Huduma hii italenga kufamfaidi nani? Who is our client?
= Mtanzania wa kawaida.
YEs... wakati ambapo tunaweza ku-target papers zetu kwa policy makers... kila kitu itabidi kiwe katika kujaribu kuinua hali ya mwananchi wa kawaida.
Means of Dissermination
- White/policy papers, detailed reports to support OR contradict an idea or policy
Why I believe this is doable:
- I believe, kuna watanzania wengi... sehemu mbali mbali duniani, wenye ujuzi na skills tofuati.
- Itakuwa rahisi ku-address different issues ambapo waTz mbali mbali na waatajaribu kutushirikisha maoni kutokana na ujuzi wao.
- I believe by and large wengi wapo tayari kuchangia japo mawazo jinsi ambavyo tunaweza kujikwamua kutokana na umaskini ambao kwa kweli - unaweza kabisa kufutika!
Of course we will need to addressed some dynamics, situations and/or conditions before this idea becomes a reality.
Kwa wakati huu however, lengo ni kujaribu kupima response..., pia kuweza kupata nafasi ya kusoma maoni, mapendekezo etc; kabla hatujapiga hatua nyingine.
Iwapo, unadhani itatusadia, jaribu kuwashirikisha waBongo wengine... popote pale walipo, na bila kujali field zao. Hili bado ni wazo...kama itadhihirika kuwa halifai, no big deal... We will drop everything and move on! But I really believe we need to start thinking on what we can do to change things (to be pro-active - rather that being re-active).
What do you think? Is this idea too idealistic? / do-able?
My senti mbili...talk to me with yours:)
Ned
Maono (vision) ni ku-provide ideas and information based on "proven" or at a minimal kutoa maoni ambayo yanakubalika katika nyanja (discipline) husika (Industry wide agreed standards)- regardless of the origin.
Of course katika kujadiliana itabidi kuwepo na juhudi za ku-contexualize ideas.. meaning; we should try to avoid wholesome adoption of ideas.
Nionavyo, haiitaji a prophet kuona matatizo katika maamuzi mbali mbali. Ni rahisi mno kuona mapengo au mashimo kwenye policy yoyote ile. LAKINI inahitaji a genius kupata ufumbuzi wa mapengo, mashimo au matatizo yanayotukabili.
Ninaamini itakuwa na faida zaidi iwapo kikundi hiki kitajizatiti kutafuta solutions, na kisha kuhakikisha mawazo hayo yanafika panapohusika.
Yes, ninafahamu kuna watakaoona tunapoteza wakati...; lakini ninaishi marekani, na wakati ambapo "think tanks" ni taasisi zinazokubalika na mara kwa mara kusikilizwa, bado ilichukua muda kufikia hapa walipo - there will always be a learning curve on these things. Aidha tuna REPOA kule nyumbani ambayo kwa maoni yangu wanajitahidi kwa kiasi chao, ingawa sina uhakika kama kuna aliyefanya tathmini ya effective yao katika ku-influence discision makers.
Wakati ambapo huenda tukaanza kwa kujadili policies mbalimbali, ni mategemeo yangu kuwa tutafika mahali quality ya mawazo & ideas zitakazotolewa zitaweza kusaidia our policy makers kupata mtizamo ambao huenda hawakuwa wameufikiria.
Sintashangaa iwapo pia tutafika mahali ambapo tutaweza kuwa na a broad influence to the governing body.
Ninaamini siri yakufanikiwa kwa kikundi kama hiki ni, 1. Ujasiri wa kusema kile kinachofahamika kama ukweli & na haki and 2. Kujikita katika utumishi kwa umma wa waTz rather than to serikali, chama au whatever!
Huduma hii italenga kufamfaidi nani? Who is our client?
= Mtanzania wa kawaida.
YEs... wakati ambapo tunaweza ku-target papers zetu kwa policy makers... kila kitu itabidi kiwe katika kujaribu kuinua hali ya mwananchi wa kawaida.
Means of Dissermination
- White/policy papers, detailed reports to support OR contradict an idea or policy
Why I believe this is doable:
- I believe, kuna watanzania wengi... sehemu mbali mbali duniani, wenye ujuzi na skills tofuati.
- Itakuwa rahisi ku-address different issues ambapo waTz mbali mbali na waatajaribu kutushirikisha maoni kutokana na ujuzi wao.
- I believe by and large wengi wapo tayari kuchangia japo mawazo jinsi ambavyo tunaweza kujikwamua kutokana na umaskini ambao kwa kweli - unaweza kabisa kufutika!
Of course we will need to addressed some dynamics, situations and/or conditions before this idea becomes a reality.
Kwa wakati huu however, lengo ni kujaribu kupima response..., pia kuweza kupata nafasi ya kusoma maoni, mapendekezo etc; kabla hatujapiga hatua nyingine.
Iwapo, unadhani itatusadia, jaribu kuwashirikisha waBongo wengine... popote pale walipo, na bila kujali field zao. Hili bado ni wazo...kama itadhihirika kuwa halifai, no big deal... We will drop everything and move on! But I really believe we need to start thinking on what we can do to change things (to be pro-active - rather that being re-active).
What do you think? Is this idea too idealistic? / do-able?
My senti mbili...talk to me with yours:)
Ned
Thursday, July 20, 2006
$2-a-day job to fight Poverty in Tz?
Katika gazeti la "The New York Times" la jumapili iliyopita (july 16), mwandishi - Daniel Gross alimnukuu MS. Jacqueline Novogratz (mmojawapo wa vingunge wa Rockfellar foundation na mshauri wa Bank ya dunia) akisifia kiwanda cha A - Z kilichopo Arusha kama mfano wa kuigwa katika juhudi za kuondoa umasikini. Unaweza kusoma taarifa hiyo hapa
Inasemekana, baada ya kupata mkopo wa $350,000 (420million Tsh), toka kwa mfadhili wa huku US, kiwanda hicho kimeajiri takribani wanawake 2000 ambao kinawalipa kama $1.80 kwa siku kuzalisha vyandarua vyenye dawa. Mama huyo alisikika akifagilia A-Z kama mfano wa kuigwa kuondoa umasikini...
Swali langu ni... unakubaliana na analysis yake?
Hebu tujaribu kupiga vi-namba kidogo!
Assuming kuwa watu hawa watafanya kazi kwa siku kama 23 kwa mwezi, $1.80 kwa siku inakupa kama $41.4 kwa mwezi. Ukichukulia wastani wa x-change rate ya TSh 1200/= kwa $, wakina mama hawa wanapata kama TSh 49,680/= kwa mwezi.
Kima cha chini Tz ni Tsh 45,000/= kwa mwezi (nirekebisheni kama nimekosea), na wengi "walioajiriwa" wanapata zaidi ya hiyo mara kadhaa!
Kwa upande mwingine...A-Z inasaidia! Inasemekana kuwa Tz pamoja na kuwa na a workforce of about 19.22 million people, ina unemployment rate ya kama asilimia 36 (36%)... yaani takribani watu 6.9 million (ambao wana uweao wa kufanya kazi) hawana kazi! A-Z inaajiri watu 2000 (0.03% ya wasio na kazi... kidogo lakini do hivyo; "chururu si ndo ndo ndo":)
Swali langu ni... unadhani katika rate ya $1.80 kwa siku tutafika? Au ndo hivyo tena... "unataka kazi hiyo hapo $1.80/siku hutaki - ondoka!"
Je hii inaweza kuwa "fungulia mbwa" ya mabiashara ya nje kugeuza Tz mahali pa kupatia a cheap labor force? Nini matokeo ya hiyo?
Je unadhani swala la uswahili (soma uafrika) linaenea hapa?.. I mean unadhani m-ndengereko mwenzetu angelipa zaidi kidogo kuliko $1.80? (Kama sikosei A-Z inamilikiwa na familia ya kihindi - not that there is anything wrong with that.. lakini... mhhh... $1.80 kwa jasho la siku jamani?)
Talk to me!
Ned
Inasemekana, baada ya kupata mkopo wa $350,000 (420million Tsh), toka kwa mfadhili wa huku US, kiwanda hicho kimeajiri takribani wanawake 2000 ambao kinawalipa kama $1.80 kwa siku kuzalisha vyandarua vyenye dawa. Mama huyo alisikika akifagilia A-Z kama mfano wa kuigwa kuondoa umasikini...
Swali langu ni... unakubaliana na analysis yake?
Hebu tujaribu kupiga vi-namba kidogo!
Assuming kuwa watu hawa watafanya kazi kwa siku kama 23 kwa mwezi, $1.80 kwa siku inakupa kama $41.4 kwa mwezi. Ukichukulia wastani wa x-change rate ya TSh 1200/= kwa $, wakina mama hawa wanapata kama TSh 49,680/= kwa mwezi.
Kima cha chini Tz ni Tsh 45,000/= kwa mwezi (nirekebisheni kama nimekosea), na wengi "walioajiriwa" wanapata zaidi ya hiyo mara kadhaa!
Kwa upande mwingine...A-Z inasaidia! Inasemekana kuwa Tz pamoja na kuwa na a workforce of about 19.22 million people, ina unemployment rate ya kama asilimia 36 (36%)... yaani takribani watu 6.9 million (ambao wana uweao wa kufanya kazi) hawana kazi! A-Z inaajiri watu 2000 (0.03% ya wasio na kazi... kidogo lakini do hivyo; "chururu si ndo ndo ndo":)
Swali langu ni... unadhani katika rate ya $1.80 kwa siku tutafika? Au ndo hivyo tena... "unataka kazi hiyo hapo $1.80/siku hutaki - ondoka!"
Je hii inaweza kuwa "fungulia mbwa" ya mabiashara ya nje kugeuza Tz mahali pa kupatia a cheap labor force? Nini matokeo ya hiyo?
Je unadhani swala la uswahili (soma uafrika) linaenea hapa?.. I mean unadhani m-ndengereko mwenzetu angelipa zaidi kidogo kuliko $1.80? (Kama sikosei A-Z inamilikiwa na familia ya kihindi - not that there is anything wrong with that.. lakini... mhhh... $1.80 kwa jasho la siku jamani?)
Talk to me!
Ned
Friday, July 14, 2006
Attitude zetu na maendeleo ya nchi
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Leo nitajaribu kuelezea kidogo kile ninachoona kama sababu mojawapo zinazochangia hali mbaya ya wananchi wa kawaida – na nafasi iliyopo kubadili hali ilivyo.
*samahani ni maelezo marefu kidogo...
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Pamoja na kuwa kuna kila dalili kuwa hali ya uchumi nyumbani imebadilika (na takwimu zinaonyesha hivyo), bado badiliko hili halitafsiriki katika badiliko la hali ya mwananchi wa kawaida.
Mojawapo ya kinachosababisha hali hii ni ukweli kuwa; sehemu kubwa ya mabadiliko ni ongezeko la pato la serikali; - sehemu kubwa ikiwa inatokana na ongezeko la pato toka kwenye utajiri wetu wa ardhini (madini, utalii n.k) - foreign direct investment (FDI). Yaani pato limeongezeka kutokana na fedha zilizozalishwa kwa fedha toka nje ya nchi.
Mapato haya moja kwa moja yanatunisha mfuko wa serikali – lakini unless ongezeko ni kubwa sana kwa muda mfupi, ni nadra sana kwa ongezeko kama hili kuwa na immediate impact kwa mwananchi wa kawaida. This is how it works:
Mwekezaji anakuja, anachimba madini… analipa tax, royalties na vikorombwezo vingine. Generally serikali itatumia pato ililolipata kujaribu kuendeleza miundombinu (infrastructures) ili kujaribu kuvutia wawekezaji zaidi. Wakati ambapo matumizi kama haya si mabaya – na mara nyingi muhimu, si rahisi kwa mwananchi wa kawaida kuona faida yake moja kwa moja – Why? Kwa sababu, mwananchi huyu bado ni maskini na anachohitaji ni ongezeko la moja kwa moja la pato lake binafsi – kuliko anavyohitaji kuona barabara mpya ya lami imejengwa!
Unaweza kudai kuwa uwepo wa wafadhili hawa unaongeza ajira – kweli; lakini naweza kukujibu kuwa ongezeko hili ni dogo kuliko tone la mvua katika bahari. Why… sana sana mwekezaji ataajiri watu… say 2000 kwa ajili ya mgodi, + watu kama 8000 wengine ambao watafaidika kwa kuhusika kwa namna moja au nyingine na uzalishaji unaoendelea… top kiasi takribani watu kati ya 5,000 – 10,000 watafaidika. Tatizo ni kuwa, wengi ya watakao faidika ni wale wanaoishi maeneo yaliyo karibu na shughuli za uzalishaji – say Mwadui! Wengine walio mbali… say Pemba & Kisarawe watakachoambulia ni pale serikali itakapokuja kujenga barabara, shule au hospitali – na hata hili wakati mwingine ni kwa manati – kutegemea kama hiyo sehemu ina-potential ya kuvutia wawekezaji zaidi.
Wakati huo huo hao watu wa Pemba/Kisarawe – hawana kazi, mavuno shambani shida, na hawana kipato hata cha kulisha familia yao. Katika hali kama hii, ni rahisi sana kwa watu kulalamika. Why?... kwa sababu watu wanaona na kusikia mabilioni yaliyo patikana kutokana na wawekezaji, wanaona wenzao wa sehemu nyingine wanatanua (yes siku hizi wenye navyo ni matanuzi bila aibu… bila kujua wana waumiza sana mioyo wasio nacho), na kama vile kutia chumvi kwenye kidonda, baadhi ya viongozi tuliodhani wapo kutetea maslahi yetu, wanafanya mambo ambayo yanatia uchungu. (By the way, ninaamini hii ni moja ya sababu kubwa ya kuwepo kile kinachojulikana kama “the curse of oil/gold” – Yaani kuwepo kwa vita sehemu nyingi zenye utajiri wa mafuta na dhahabu – topic tofauti)
Back to Tz:
Kwa kuwa tatizo kubwa lipo kwenye pato binafsi kuwa dogo sana, ni dhahiri kuwa jibu (solution) ya maendeleo ya kweli yatakayoweza kuleta mabadiliko katika hali ya mwananchi wa kawaida, lipo katika kutafuta na kupata njia ya mwananchi huyo kuongeza kipato chake binafsi. Hii ni ili mwananchi huyo aweze:
- Kukidhi mahitaji ya familia yake (Chakula, malazi & mavazi, + shule kwa watoto) NA,
- Kuwa na kiasi cha ziada ambacho ataweza kukitumia kwa jinsi atakavyopenda (disposable income)
Ongezeko la kipato cha mtu wa kawaida NI LAZIMA iwe a priority… nina amini unless ongezeko hili linakuwa a reality, hali itabaki kama ilivyo.
Nini kifanyike?
Nadhani La muhimu kabisa ni kwa sisi waTz – kama jumuia NZIMA; kubadili namna tunavyo yatazama maisha yetu (A total overhaul of our attitudes as a society).
Now, kuna baadhi yetu tunaona kama wanao tuangusha ni viongozi wetu… kuna ukweli kidogo katika hilo…Kuna baadhi ya viongozi… (kunradhi ashakumu si matusi), kwa kweli have no business leading anybody! Hata hivyo ni lazima tukubali ukweli kuwa, ni makosa kudhani kuwa 100% ya matatizo tuliyonayo kama jumuia ni viongozi. Aidha, ni muhimu kukumbuka kuwa viongozi wametoka miongoni mwetu! Yes, kuna baadhi yao mizebwe (for lack of a better term)… lakini tunachokiona ni a sample ya tulivyo kama jumuia! Tatizo letu ni la ki-jumuia! Ndio maana utaona kana kama kila anayeingia kwenye uongozi – bila kujali kama ni mgeni au la, mpinzani au CCM, - inakuwa kama mtu umelogwa vile! Jibu ni… wote wanatoka from the same piece of cloth that we came from.
So ili hali ibadilike ni lazima kama jumuia tubadilishe our ATITTUDES!
(*hivi Kiswahili cha attitude ni nini?)
Sasa kuna facts zinazoandamana na attitudes, mfano:
- attitude si kitu cha kuzaliwa, ni kitu tunachojifunza kutokana na mawiwa (experiences) + mazingira tuliyonayo.
- attitude inaweza kuwa mojawapo ya aina mbili (2) tu! Favorable au unfavorable! Hakuna attitude za kati!
- Na, attitude ni matokeo ya kile tunachodhani au kuamini kama ukweli wa jinsi mambo yalivyo (our perceptions).
- Attitude determines behavior: Favorable attitude will bring about supporting and nurturing behavior while unfavorable attitude will bring about behavior which a less wanted. Mfano:
Inawezekana kutokana na nilichokifanya huko nyuma, ukawa unaamini kuwa mimi ni mtu mbaya kabisa. Imani hiyo, itapelekea kwa wewe kuwa na attitude ambayo ni unfavorable kuhusu mimi, na matokeo ni kwa wewe kuwa na tabia ya aina fulani mbele yangu – au ukisikia watu wananizungumzia.
Ukimwona mtu ana behave namna Fulani, jaribu kuchunguza attitude zake, na muhimu zaidi jaribu kuchunguza anachojua kama ukweli (anachoelewa – perception yake) kuhusu kinachojadiliwa.
Kwa maneno mengine, tabia kama
- kunung’unika (na rahisi zaidi kutafuta mtu wa kumlaumu)
- tabia tegemezi ya kusubiri hadi mtu baki aje atusaidie (au vizuri zaidi kutafuta mtu wa kumlalia – rushwa etc)
- Kukata tamaa – na kubweteka bila hata kujaribu kutafuta majibu ya matatizo
- kuamini kuwa kuna njia rahisi ya kuondokana na matatizo yanayotukabili au hata kutajirika (a short cut) n.k.
ni matokeo ya attitude zetu kuhusu maisha na namna tunavyoweza kufanikiwa katika maisha!
Sasa iwapo ni kweli tunajifunza attitude tulizonazo, kuna namna na nafasi ya kujifunza attitude zitakazotuwezesha ku-behave in a manner that will support our desire to develop as a people.
Ukweli huu ndio ulionifanya nidai (in a way) katika mada yangu iliyopita kuwa, wasomi, na tulio bahatika kutoka nje ya nchi na kusafisha macho, we are obligated to find ways that will change the way things are done back home.
- Tupo kwenye mazingira tofauti,
- Tunaona wenzetu wanavyotazama maisha
- Wenyewe tumejifunza ku-survive na kuona maisha kama wao
(believe me sio rahisi kuingia kwenye jamii tofauti na – sio tu kujifunza wanavyoishi, bali na ku excel)
Kwa maneno mengine: nafasi ya kutoka nje, inatupa exposure tofauti ambayo kwa namna moja au nyingine, na penda tusipende, itakuwa imebadilisha our perceptions.
Niishie hapa kwa leo… talk to me!
Ned
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Leo nitajaribu kuelezea kidogo kile ninachoona kama sababu mojawapo zinazochangia hali mbaya ya wananchi wa kawaida – na nafasi iliyopo kubadili hali ilivyo.
*samahani ni maelezo marefu kidogo...
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Pamoja na kuwa kuna kila dalili kuwa hali ya uchumi nyumbani imebadilika (na takwimu zinaonyesha hivyo), bado badiliko hili halitafsiriki katika badiliko la hali ya mwananchi wa kawaida.
Mojawapo ya kinachosababisha hali hii ni ukweli kuwa; sehemu kubwa ya mabadiliko ni ongezeko la pato la serikali; - sehemu kubwa ikiwa inatokana na ongezeko la pato toka kwenye utajiri wetu wa ardhini (madini, utalii n.k) - foreign direct investment (FDI). Yaani pato limeongezeka kutokana na fedha zilizozalishwa kwa fedha toka nje ya nchi.
Mapato haya moja kwa moja yanatunisha mfuko wa serikali – lakini unless ongezeko ni kubwa sana kwa muda mfupi, ni nadra sana kwa ongezeko kama hili kuwa na immediate impact kwa mwananchi wa kawaida. This is how it works:
Mwekezaji anakuja, anachimba madini… analipa tax, royalties na vikorombwezo vingine. Generally serikali itatumia pato ililolipata kujaribu kuendeleza miundombinu (infrastructures) ili kujaribu kuvutia wawekezaji zaidi. Wakati ambapo matumizi kama haya si mabaya – na mara nyingi muhimu, si rahisi kwa mwananchi wa kawaida kuona faida yake moja kwa moja – Why? Kwa sababu, mwananchi huyu bado ni maskini na anachohitaji ni ongezeko la moja kwa moja la pato lake binafsi – kuliko anavyohitaji kuona barabara mpya ya lami imejengwa!
Unaweza kudai kuwa uwepo wa wafadhili hawa unaongeza ajira – kweli; lakini naweza kukujibu kuwa ongezeko hili ni dogo kuliko tone la mvua katika bahari. Why… sana sana mwekezaji ataajiri watu… say 2000 kwa ajili ya mgodi, + watu kama 8000 wengine ambao watafaidika kwa kuhusika kwa namna moja au nyingine na uzalishaji unaoendelea… top kiasi takribani watu kati ya 5,000 – 10,000 watafaidika. Tatizo ni kuwa, wengi ya watakao faidika ni wale wanaoishi maeneo yaliyo karibu na shughuli za uzalishaji – say Mwadui! Wengine walio mbali… say Pemba & Kisarawe watakachoambulia ni pale serikali itakapokuja kujenga barabara, shule au hospitali – na hata hili wakati mwingine ni kwa manati – kutegemea kama hiyo sehemu ina-potential ya kuvutia wawekezaji zaidi.
Wakati huo huo hao watu wa Pemba/Kisarawe – hawana kazi, mavuno shambani shida, na hawana kipato hata cha kulisha familia yao. Katika hali kama hii, ni rahisi sana kwa watu kulalamika. Why?... kwa sababu watu wanaona na kusikia mabilioni yaliyo patikana kutokana na wawekezaji, wanaona wenzao wa sehemu nyingine wanatanua (yes siku hizi wenye navyo ni matanuzi bila aibu… bila kujua wana waumiza sana mioyo wasio nacho), na kama vile kutia chumvi kwenye kidonda, baadhi ya viongozi tuliodhani wapo kutetea maslahi yetu, wanafanya mambo ambayo yanatia uchungu. (By the way, ninaamini hii ni moja ya sababu kubwa ya kuwepo kile kinachojulikana kama “the curse of oil/gold” – Yaani kuwepo kwa vita sehemu nyingi zenye utajiri wa mafuta na dhahabu – topic tofauti)
Back to Tz:
Kwa kuwa tatizo kubwa lipo kwenye pato binafsi kuwa dogo sana, ni dhahiri kuwa jibu (solution) ya maendeleo ya kweli yatakayoweza kuleta mabadiliko katika hali ya mwananchi wa kawaida, lipo katika kutafuta na kupata njia ya mwananchi huyo kuongeza kipato chake binafsi. Hii ni ili mwananchi huyo aweze:
- Kukidhi mahitaji ya familia yake (Chakula, malazi & mavazi, + shule kwa watoto) NA,
- Kuwa na kiasi cha ziada ambacho ataweza kukitumia kwa jinsi atakavyopenda (disposable income)
Ongezeko la kipato cha mtu wa kawaida NI LAZIMA iwe a priority… nina amini unless ongezeko hili linakuwa a reality, hali itabaki kama ilivyo.
Nini kifanyike?
Nadhani La muhimu kabisa ni kwa sisi waTz – kama jumuia NZIMA; kubadili namna tunavyo yatazama maisha yetu (A total overhaul of our attitudes as a society).
Now, kuna baadhi yetu tunaona kama wanao tuangusha ni viongozi wetu… kuna ukweli kidogo katika hilo…Kuna baadhi ya viongozi… (kunradhi ashakumu si matusi), kwa kweli have no business leading anybody! Hata hivyo ni lazima tukubali ukweli kuwa, ni makosa kudhani kuwa 100% ya matatizo tuliyonayo kama jumuia ni viongozi. Aidha, ni muhimu kukumbuka kuwa viongozi wametoka miongoni mwetu! Yes, kuna baadhi yao mizebwe (for lack of a better term)… lakini tunachokiona ni a sample ya tulivyo kama jumuia! Tatizo letu ni la ki-jumuia! Ndio maana utaona kana kama kila anayeingia kwenye uongozi – bila kujali kama ni mgeni au la, mpinzani au CCM, - inakuwa kama mtu umelogwa vile! Jibu ni… wote wanatoka from the same piece of cloth that we came from.
So ili hali ibadilike ni lazima kama jumuia tubadilishe our ATITTUDES!
(*hivi Kiswahili cha attitude ni nini?)
Sasa kuna facts zinazoandamana na attitudes, mfano:
- attitude si kitu cha kuzaliwa, ni kitu tunachojifunza kutokana na mawiwa (experiences) + mazingira tuliyonayo.
- attitude inaweza kuwa mojawapo ya aina mbili (2) tu! Favorable au unfavorable! Hakuna attitude za kati!
- Na, attitude ni matokeo ya kile tunachodhani au kuamini kama ukweli wa jinsi mambo yalivyo (our perceptions).
- Attitude determines behavior: Favorable attitude will bring about supporting and nurturing behavior while unfavorable attitude will bring about behavior which a less wanted. Mfano:
Inawezekana kutokana na nilichokifanya huko nyuma, ukawa unaamini kuwa mimi ni mtu mbaya kabisa. Imani hiyo, itapelekea kwa wewe kuwa na attitude ambayo ni unfavorable kuhusu mimi, na matokeo ni kwa wewe kuwa na tabia ya aina fulani mbele yangu – au ukisikia watu wananizungumzia.
Ukimwona mtu ana behave namna Fulani, jaribu kuchunguza attitude zake, na muhimu zaidi jaribu kuchunguza anachojua kama ukweli (anachoelewa – perception yake) kuhusu kinachojadiliwa.
Kwa maneno mengine, tabia kama
- kunung’unika (na rahisi zaidi kutafuta mtu wa kumlaumu)
- tabia tegemezi ya kusubiri hadi mtu baki aje atusaidie (au vizuri zaidi kutafuta mtu wa kumlalia – rushwa etc)
- Kukata tamaa – na kubweteka bila hata kujaribu kutafuta majibu ya matatizo
- kuamini kuwa kuna njia rahisi ya kuondokana na matatizo yanayotukabili au hata kutajirika (a short cut) n.k.
ni matokeo ya attitude zetu kuhusu maisha na namna tunavyoweza kufanikiwa katika maisha!
Sasa iwapo ni kweli tunajifunza attitude tulizonazo, kuna namna na nafasi ya kujifunza attitude zitakazotuwezesha ku-behave in a manner that will support our desire to develop as a people.
Ukweli huu ndio ulionifanya nidai (in a way) katika mada yangu iliyopita kuwa, wasomi, na tulio bahatika kutoka nje ya nchi na kusafisha macho, we are obligated to find ways that will change the way things are done back home.
- Tupo kwenye mazingira tofauti,
- Tunaona wenzetu wanavyotazama maisha
- Wenyewe tumejifunza ku-survive na kuona maisha kama wao
(believe me sio rahisi kuingia kwenye jamii tofauti na – sio tu kujifunza wanavyoishi, bali na ku excel)
Kwa maneno mengine: nafasi ya kutoka nje, inatupa exposure tofauti ambayo kwa namna moja au nyingine, na penda tusipende, itakuwa imebadilisha our perceptions.
Niishie hapa kwa leo… talk to me!
Ned
Friday, July 07, 2006
Wasomi, attitude zetu na maendeleo ya Tanzania
Bila shaka ushaona taarifa za hivi karibuni za Tanzania kupewa msaada wa $38 million, kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa barabara...hasa zinazounganisha Dar – Mwanza.
Unaweza kusoma sehemu ya taarifa hiyo hapa
Taarifa hiyo pia imeweka wazi ukweli kuwa, tangu 2002 EU imeshatoa kiasi kama $216 millioni kwa barabara za Tanzania, na kuwa kudai kuwa, pamoja na misaada hiyo bado barabara za Tanzania zina hali mbaya … nikiwanukuu “…Despite these efforts, Tanzania's road network remained primitive and quite limited, even by African standards…”
Swali kubwa hapa ni: "Iwapo dola millioni 216 kwa miaka 4; hazikuleta tofauti kubwa, tutegemee nini kutokana na hizi milioni 38 tunazopewa?
Naomba ieleweke kuwa kama mTz, msaada wowote unakaribishwa.. kwa mikono yote miwili.
Yes, nipe millioni leo.. guarantee nina uwezo wa kutumia every senti na wala sinta ugua moyoni:) So msaada?... bring it on!
Lakini kama mTz pia ni wajibu wangu kuweka wazi wasiwasi wanug wa namna tunavyotumia hii misaada tunayopata.
Ukweli waunguana ni kuwa, huu urahisi wa kupata misaada hautaendelea kuwepo milele. Aidha misaada kama hii mara nyingi huwa na gharama - kama kupoteza utu wako, + manyanyaso ya hapa na pale. Kama huamini, jaribu kumruhusu mwanaume mwenzako aanze kulisha familia yako uone kitakachotokea!
Kama watu huru, NI LAZIMA tufikirie namna ya kijunasua toka kwenye utegemezi huu... huko kwetu kuna methali isemayo "mtegemea cha nduguye hufa maskini..."
Regardless of your political view, ni ukweli ulio wazi kuwa NI LAZIMA ifike mahali tuweze kujitegema katika mambo kama haya
Mfano mzuri upo hata kwenye hiyo article: Mwandishi kwa kweli katuweka uchi vibaya sana... ati barabara zetu ni very primitive - Hivi kweli ilikuwa ni lazima aweke hiyo statement? Sidhani kama tuna jibu... lakini inawezekana it was simply a matter ya kujionyesha duniani kama EU wana "roho nzuri" sana ya kusaidia - masikini wenye barabra zilizo "primitive" sidhani kama ni... Dhalili kama hizi kwa kweli haziniingii moyoni kabisa - badala yake zinanitia hasira tu!
Swali ni; nini inabidi kibadilike Tanzania?
Awali kabisa: Ipo haja ya kubadilisha attitude zetu kuhusu maendeleo. Inaelekea wengi tupo tupo tu... tunasubiri maendeleo - na hii ni kutoka viongozi hadi mzee kule kijijini. Ukweli ni kuwa; maendeleo yoyote yale, hayaji automatically... Hayaji kwa kuwa una dhahabu nyingi ardhini, au mafuta au amani au - whatever else ulichonacho. Maendeleo huja pale mtu unapokuwa tayari kukaa chini na kufikiria kwa kina - kuhusu namna ya kutumia resources ulizo nazo kujiinua toka ulipo. Hii misaada ije tu... lakini hatuwezi kuendelea kuitegemea forever!
Katika kusema hayo - what do we have (tuna nini)?
Tanzania imekuwa ikisomesha watu tangu miaka ya 60! Wengi wapo sehemu mbali mbali duniani ambapo - pamoja na kuwa huko nyumbani walidhaniwa kutokuwa very productive (kwa sababu yoyote ile) huku ughaibuni - wana shaini vibaya sana! Huku ughaibuni ni maprofessors, ma-engineers, wa vitu kama videophone na gadgets nyingine ulimwengu unazozitegemea, wachumi wanaotegemewa, ma-executives kwenye makampuni makubwa (ya wenzetu)... and the list goes on and on! - Swali ni namna gani tunawatumia hawa watu?
Tanzania inabidi kuwe na namna ambayo tutaweza kukinga ujuzi wa hawa watu wetu kwa faida ya nchi - the most logical thing ingekuwa kwa serikali ku-weka mkakati wa namna ya ku-tap hawa watu.
Sasa, huenda serikali haioni umuhimu wa even kuweka kitengo maalumu cha kujaribu kuvuna "brain power" za hawa watu... La muhimu ni kufahamu kuwa IPO HAJA ya kuwa na namna ya kuvuna huo ujuzi!
Kwa sisi wasomi/wakali (intellectuals) wa Tanzania... popote duniani: IPO HAJA ya sisi (yes ninajiweka katika kundi hilo) kuona umuhimu wa kutafuta namna ya kutumia ujuzi tulioupata huku ughaibuni kwa faida ya nchi. Kweli hakuna namna (hata kama mtu ungetaka) ya kuweza ku-share ujuzi wako hivi sasa -0 or at least hiyo namna hatuifahamu; na huenda ni kweli jamaa huko bongo (viongozi) haonyeshi kama wanatuhitaji... Ukweli wa mambo ni... Who cares?
Pamoja na sababu zote hizo, Why not trying to come up with a way of expressing our knowledge on how things should be run backhome?
- Hii ni kitu ambayo imekuwa moyoni mwangu kwa muda mrefu sasa... tangu mwaka jana (2005) nimenunua a hosting space, nina domain name... lengo lilikuwa nikujaribu kutengeza something like a "Think tank" made primarily kwa waBongo wanaoishi nje ya Tz... it has been a year,nimejaribu kutafuta mtu wa kusaidia kutengeneza at least a website for that kind of a thing... in vain. Kila mtu yupo busy. Kuna uwezekano wa kutafuta mtu na kumlipa.. but you know what.. I got other use for the few bucks in my pocket right now. Kuna host na kuna a domain name.. all paid for... anyone to help create this thing?
Ninachosema ni, we need to change! kama kweli tunataka Tz ibadilike, inabidi wote; Viongozi, wasomi na waTz inbidi tuwe na "usongo" na maendeleo - kiasi unakosa usingizi usiku! We are not there yet! Tunaona hali mbaya, tunalalama tu... Solution? no one gives one!
Ukwlei ni kuwa it really does not take a nabii au a genius kuona matatizo.. that is not a talent!... lakini it takes a special kind of a person to see a solution... and a genius to see the opportunity"
Nitoe mfano kwa kutumia hizo hizo barabara:
Tanzania... ukiona mkandarasi anapewa tenda ya kujenga barabara.. most likely ni ujenzi wa lami tu - hapo magari yanapopita oNLY!
Lakini inafahamika kuwa Tanzania takribani asilimia 95 ya watumiaji wote wa barabara ni watembea kwa miguu na wenye baiskeli! Hivi ni akili gani inayotushauri kuwa ujenzi ni kujenga lami tu wakati hao watembea kwa miguu (walio wengi) wanapita kwenye vumbi na kutengeneza vumbi zaidi (binadamu ni agent wa mmomonyoko wa ardhi). matokeo ni gari likipita vumbi mtindo mmoja! Wenye nacho wanafunga madirisha ya magari yao na ku-enjoy kiyoyozi! wavuja jasho inabidi kubana pua na kufunga macho (au kuinama kujaribu kukwepa vumbi!) Swali ni kwa nini hali hii?
Hapa kwa wenzetu, ukisikia mkandarasi kapewa tenda ya ujenzi wa barabara maana yake ni:lami (hapo gari linapopita) + sehemu ya watembea kwa miguu (yenye usalama) + taa za barabarani, + ishara za barabarani (zinazoeleweka) + miti na ukoka unao cover meter 10 za uwazi.
Swali kwetu ni - kwa nini hawa makandarasi wanapokuja kwetu wanajitia hawajuia standards za barabaraba? na kwetu wabongo, kwa nini tunakubali kuliwa na kujenga barabara "koko"?
Inabidi tuinue standard zeti na kudai standards zilizo sawa au bora zaidi kuliko zilizopo huku ulaya! Iwapo tutabadilika na kuanza KUDAI standard hizo, makandarasi itabidi wajiinue kuifikia - wanataka hiyo tenda vibaya sana - believe me! Lakini iwpao tutaendelea kujiwekea standard ndogo.. jamaa wataendelea kutanua - profits 100x - wengine sisi "kalang'hbaho"!
Ok unaweza kusema kuna mtu huko kwenye ulaji anakula 10%... Unajua binafsi nionavyo, iwapo sijui kuhusu hilo, na kama wananchi tunapata a good thing out of that contract... I trully do not care! (hata hapa US watu wanalamba hiyo 10% - wakati mwingine even more); tatizo ni pale ulaji wa hiyo 10% inaposababisha mtu unakuwa zebwe! halafu unajaribukutufanya sisi wengine wote mazebwe wenzako! hapo nina taabu na hilo. Swali kwetu ni... ni namna gani tunawawajibisha watu kama hawa? Au ndio kuwasifia... "...jamaaa bwana... katumia vizuri nafasi yake"... katumia nafasi yake kwa kifo changu...? waBongo inabidi tuwe wakali kwa hawa watu -na ikiwezekana kushinikiza watiwe lupango nakufilisiwa mali zao zote! Adhabu ni lazima iwe kubwa!
- Kwa kutokuwa na a meaningful way ya kuwawajibisha hawa mazebwe, tunajikuta hata usimamizi wa hizo kontrakti - unakuwa shida.
Aidha, Kontrakti ni makubaliano ya kibiashara: ina vitu muhimu ikiwa ni pamoja na gharama, style ya ujenzi na muda wa ujenzi huo kumalizika. Kila ujenzi unavyokawia kumalizika, ndivyo gharama zinavyoongezeka, na mara nyingi ndivyo ubora unavyopungua. Kwa nini tunaruhusu mkandarasi ku-get out easily wakati hawatimizi wajibu wao? Kuacha natural causes - ambazo hazizuiliki, Kwa nini tunakubali kupoteza muda, + kujitwika gharama za ziada kwa ajili ya ucheleweshaji? KWa nini mkandarasi asi TULIPE kwa kuchelewa kumaliza kazi yake?(Since we are not benefiting from what we have already paid for… we have to be compensated for the economic loss of use)
Mfano barabara ya shekilango... nani kawajibishwa kwa kilichotokea? Au ndo hivo lishapita?
Well.. naona niishie hapa.
38million dollars - zinakuja. Lakini tusipobadilisha mtizamo wetu kwa ujumla, tusitegemee chochote cha ajabu! Matokeo = loopholes, na watu kujipatia ulaji
* talk to me
ned
Unaweza kusoma sehemu ya taarifa hiyo hapa
Taarifa hiyo pia imeweka wazi ukweli kuwa, tangu 2002 EU imeshatoa kiasi kama $216 millioni kwa barabara za Tanzania, na kuwa kudai kuwa, pamoja na misaada hiyo bado barabara za Tanzania zina hali mbaya … nikiwanukuu “…Despite these efforts, Tanzania's road network remained primitive and quite limited, even by African standards…”
Swali kubwa hapa ni: "Iwapo dola millioni 216 kwa miaka 4; hazikuleta tofauti kubwa, tutegemee nini kutokana na hizi milioni 38 tunazopewa?
Naomba ieleweke kuwa kama mTz, msaada wowote unakaribishwa.. kwa mikono yote miwili.
Yes, nipe millioni leo.. guarantee nina uwezo wa kutumia every senti na wala sinta ugua moyoni:) So msaada?... bring it on!
Lakini kama mTz pia ni wajibu wangu kuweka wazi wasiwasi wanug wa namna tunavyotumia hii misaada tunayopata.
Ukweli waunguana ni kuwa, huu urahisi wa kupata misaada hautaendelea kuwepo milele. Aidha misaada kama hii mara nyingi huwa na gharama - kama kupoteza utu wako, + manyanyaso ya hapa na pale. Kama huamini, jaribu kumruhusu mwanaume mwenzako aanze kulisha familia yako uone kitakachotokea!
Kama watu huru, NI LAZIMA tufikirie namna ya kijunasua toka kwenye utegemezi huu... huko kwetu kuna methali isemayo "mtegemea cha nduguye hufa maskini..."
Regardless of your political view, ni ukweli ulio wazi kuwa NI LAZIMA ifike mahali tuweze kujitegema katika mambo kama haya
Mfano mzuri upo hata kwenye hiyo article: Mwandishi kwa kweli katuweka uchi vibaya sana... ati barabara zetu ni very primitive - Hivi kweli ilikuwa ni lazima aweke hiyo statement? Sidhani kama tuna jibu... lakini inawezekana it was simply a matter ya kujionyesha duniani kama EU wana "roho nzuri" sana ya kusaidia - masikini wenye barabra zilizo "primitive" sidhani kama ni... Dhalili kama hizi kwa kweli haziniingii moyoni kabisa - badala yake zinanitia hasira tu!
Swali ni; nini inabidi kibadilike Tanzania?
Awali kabisa: Ipo haja ya kubadilisha attitude zetu kuhusu maendeleo. Inaelekea wengi tupo tupo tu... tunasubiri maendeleo - na hii ni kutoka viongozi hadi mzee kule kijijini. Ukweli ni kuwa; maendeleo yoyote yale, hayaji automatically... Hayaji kwa kuwa una dhahabu nyingi ardhini, au mafuta au amani au - whatever else ulichonacho. Maendeleo huja pale mtu unapokuwa tayari kukaa chini na kufikiria kwa kina - kuhusu namna ya kutumia resources ulizo nazo kujiinua toka ulipo. Hii misaada ije tu... lakini hatuwezi kuendelea kuitegemea forever!
Katika kusema hayo - what do we have (tuna nini)?
Tanzania imekuwa ikisomesha watu tangu miaka ya 60! Wengi wapo sehemu mbali mbali duniani ambapo - pamoja na kuwa huko nyumbani walidhaniwa kutokuwa very productive (kwa sababu yoyote ile) huku ughaibuni - wana shaini vibaya sana! Huku ughaibuni ni maprofessors, ma-engineers, wa vitu kama videophone na gadgets nyingine ulimwengu unazozitegemea, wachumi wanaotegemewa, ma-executives kwenye makampuni makubwa (ya wenzetu)... and the list goes on and on! - Swali ni namna gani tunawatumia hawa watu?
Tanzania inabidi kuwe na namna ambayo tutaweza kukinga ujuzi wa hawa watu wetu kwa faida ya nchi - the most logical thing ingekuwa kwa serikali ku-weka mkakati wa namna ya ku-tap hawa watu.
Sasa, huenda serikali haioni umuhimu wa even kuweka kitengo maalumu cha kujaribu kuvuna "brain power" za hawa watu... La muhimu ni kufahamu kuwa IPO HAJA ya kuwa na namna ya kuvuna huo ujuzi!
Kwa sisi wasomi/wakali (intellectuals) wa Tanzania... popote duniani: IPO HAJA ya sisi (yes ninajiweka katika kundi hilo) kuona umuhimu wa kutafuta namna ya kutumia ujuzi tulioupata huku ughaibuni kwa faida ya nchi. Kweli hakuna namna (hata kama mtu ungetaka) ya kuweza ku-share ujuzi wako hivi sasa -0 or at least hiyo namna hatuifahamu; na huenda ni kweli jamaa huko bongo (viongozi) haonyeshi kama wanatuhitaji... Ukweli wa mambo ni... Who cares?
Pamoja na sababu zote hizo, Why not trying to come up with a way of expressing our knowledge on how things should be run backhome?
- Hii ni kitu ambayo imekuwa moyoni mwangu kwa muda mrefu sasa... tangu mwaka jana (2005) nimenunua a hosting space, nina domain name... lengo lilikuwa nikujaribu kutengeza something like a "Think tank" made primarily kwa waBongo wanaoishi nje ya Tz... it has been a year,nimejaribu kutafuta mtu wa kusaidia kutengeneza at least a website for that kind of a thing... in vain. Kila mtu yupo busy. Kuna uwezekano wa kutafuta mtu na kumlipa.. but you know what.. I got other use for the few bucks in my pocket right now. Kuna host na kuna a domain name.. all paid for... anyone to help create this thing?
Ninachosema ni, we need to change! kama kweli tunataka Tz ibadilike, inabidi wote; Viongozi, wasomi na waTz inbidi tuwe na "usongo" na maendeleo - kiasi unakosa usingizi usiku! We are not there yet! Tunaona hali mbaya, tunalalama tu... Solution? no one gives one!
Ukwlei ni kuwa it really does not take a nabii au a genius kuona matatizo.. that is not a talent!... lakini it takes a special kind of a person to see a solution... and a genius to see the opportunity"
Nitoe mfano kwa kutumia hizo hizo barabara:
Tanzania... ukiona mkandarasi anapewa tenda ya kujenga barabara.. most likely ni ujenzi wa lami tu - hapo magari yanapopita oNLY!
Lakini inafahamika kuwa Tanzania takribani asilimia 95 ya watumiaji wote wa barabara ni watembea kwa miguu na wenye baiskeli! Hivi ni akili gani inayotushauri kuwa ujenzi ni kujenga lami tu wakati hao watembea kwa miguu (walio wengi) wanapita kwenye vumbi na kutengeneza vumbi zaidi (binadamu ni agent wa mmomonyoko wa ardhi). matokeo ni gari likipita vumbi mtindo mmoja! Wenye nacho wanafunga madirisha ya magari yao na ku-enjoy kiyoyozi! wavuja jasho inabidi kubana pua na kufunga macho (au kuinama kujaribu kukwepa vumbi!) Swali ni kwa nini hali hii?
Hapa kwa wenzetu, ukisikia mkandarasi kapewa tenda ya ujenzi wa barabara maana yake ni:lami (hapo gari linapopita) + sehemu ya watembea kwa miguu (yenye usalama) + taa za barabarani, + ishara za barabarani (zinazoeleweka) + miti na ukoka unao cover meter 10 za uwazi.
Swali kwetu ni - kwa nini hawa makandarasi wanapokuja kwetu wanajitia hawajuia standards za barabaraba? na kwetu wabongo, kwa nini tunakubali kuliwa na kujenga barabara "koko"?
Inabidi tuinue standard zeti na kudai standards zilizo sawa au bora zaidi kuliko zilizopo huku ulaya! Iwapo tutabadilika na kuanza KUDAI standard hizo, makandarasi itabidi wajiinue kuifikia - wanataka hiyo tenda vibaya sana - believe me! Lakini iwpao tutaendelea kujiwekea standard ndogo.. jamaa wataendelea kutanua - profits 100x - wengine sisi "kalang'hbaho"!
Ok unaweza kusema kuna mtu huko kwenye ulaji anakula 10%... Unajua binafsi nionavyo, iwapo sijui kuhusu hilo, na kama wananchi tunapata a good thing out of that contract... I trully do not care! (hata hapa US watu wanalamba hiyo 10% - wakati mwingine even more); tatizo ni pale ulaji wa hiyo 10% inaposababisha mtu unakuwa zebwe! halafu unajaribukutufanya sisi wengine wote mazebwe wenzako! hapo nina taabu na hilo. Swali kwetu ni... ni namna gani tunawawajibisha watu kama hawa? Au ndio kuwasifia... "...jamaaa bwana... katumia vizuri nafasi yake"... katumia nafasi yake kwa kifo changu...? waBongo inabidi tuwe wakali kwa hawa watu -na ikiwezekana kushinikiza watiwe lupango nakufilisiwa mali zao zote! Adhabu ni lazima iwe kubwa!
- Kwa kutokuwa na a meaningful way ya kuwawajibisha hawa mazebwe, tunajikuta hata usimamizi wa hizo kontrakti - unakuwa shida.
Aidha, Kontrakti ni makubaliano ya kibiashara: ina vitu muhimu ikiwa ni pamoja na gharama, style ya ujenzi na muda wa ujenzi huo kumalizika. Kila ujenzi unavyokawia kumalizika, ndivyo gharama zinavyoongezeka, na mara nyingi ndivyo ubora unavyopungua. Kwa nini tunaruhusu mkandarasi ku-get out easily wakati hawatimizi wajibu wao? Kuacha natural causes - ambazo hazizuiliki, Kwa nini tunakubali kupoteza muda, + kujitwika gharama za ziada kwa ajili ya ucheleweshaji? KWa nini mkandarasi asi TULIPE kwa kuchelewa kumaliza kazi yake?(Since we are not benefiting from what we have already paid for… we have to be compensated for the economic loss of use)
Mfano barabara ya shekilango... nani kawajibishwa kwa kilichotokea? Au ndo hivo lishapita?
Well.. naona niishie hapa.
38million dollars - zinakuja. Lakini tusipobadilisha mtizamo wetu kwa ujumla, tusitegemee chochote cha ajabu! Matokeo = loopholes, na watu kujipatia ulaji
* talk to me
ned
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Budget time In Bongo
Friends,
It has been a while since I posted anything on this blog - Time has been hard and literally very little time left for myself... I am really sorry for letting you down.
Otherwise, it is budget time in Tanzania (and the rest of east africa for that matter). Did listen to it? have yo read it? If not you may be able to read it here in its entirety
Meanwhile, I took a few minutes connected to the link and glanced on it. Here is a quick review (mainly of importance for individuals - taxes of course):
Exempted:
* All solar powered equipements
* Energy serving bulbs
* Raw materials for paper production
* Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) - gas ya kupikia = exempted from excise duty
* For local arline operators: your Aircraft lease fees (or cost of purchasing an aircraft = exempted from VAT. This + an exempt on VAT for Jet fuel is intended to open the flood gates to more tourisms and to encourage more Int'l flights to stop over in Tz.
* VAT for Petrol - removed BUT Fuel levy up by 10%
Reductions
* Tax relief for Individuals contributing to the Tz education funds
* Interest income withholding for Individuals involved in collective Investment schemes be reduced form 30% to 10%
* Corporates that will list in Dar Stock exchange (with > 35% public ownership) to get their Corporate income tax reduced by 5% from 30 to 25%
* Excise duty for kerosine (mafuta ya taa) reduced by 57% (Tsh70 per litre)
* Import duty for printing raw materials now 10% (down from 25%)
Increases
* Excise "sin tax" for sigara, beer, wine etc Up by 7%
* so is for soft drinks
* Excise tax for plastic bags (the legal ones) up from 15% to 120%
* Excise tax for non-utility vehicles 10 years and older UP by 20%
* Excise duty on mobile phone airtime up from 5% to 7%
* The exempt threshold for PAYE (pay as you earn income tax) increased from Tsh 60,000/= to TSh 80,000
Other highlights:
* Civil Service salaries (teachers, health workers, accountants, internal auditors etc) to increase (watch out for respective ministries budget for a clue on the size of this increase
* Expenditure for infrastructure & economic growth improved from 39% of the MKUKUTA budget to 45.8%
* Expenditure for social welbeing and improvement in quality of life decreased from 43% of MKUKUTA budget to 35.8%
*Expenditure to strengthen governance & accountability increased by 0.4% (from 8% to 8.4%
Again, for more please read the entire Tz national budget speech here
What do you think?
Talk to me (in English or Swahili - what ever you are comfortable with)
Ned
It has been a while since I posted anything on this blog - Time has been hard and literally very little time left for myself... I am really sorry for letting you down.
Otherwise, it is budget time in Tanzania (and the rest of east africa for that matter). Did listen to it? have yo read it? If not you may be able to read it here in its entirety
Meanwhile, I took a few minutes connected to the link and glanced on it. Here is a quick review (mainly of importance for individuals - taxes of course):
Exempted:
* All solar powered equipements
* Energy serving bulbs
* Raw materials for paper production
* Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) - gas ya kupikia = exempted from excise duty
* For local arline operators: your Aircraft lease fees (or cost of purchasing an aircraft = exempted from VAT. This + an exempt on VAT for Jet fuel is intended to open the flood gates to more tourisms and to encourage more Int'l flights to stop over in Tz.
* VAT for Petrol - removed BUT Fuel levy up by 10%
Reductions
* Tax relief for Individuals contributing to the Tz education funds
* Interest income withholding for Individuals involved in collective Investment schemes be reduced form 30% to 10%
* Corporates that will list in Dar Stock exchange (with > 35% public ownership) to get their Corporate income tax reduced by 5% from 30 to 25%
* Excise duty for kerosine (mafuta ya taa) reduced by 57% (Tsh70 per litre)
* Import duty for printing raw materials now 10% (down from 25%)
Increases
* Excise "sin tax" for sigara, beer, wine etc Up by 7%
* so is for soft drinks
* Excise tax for plastic bags (the legal ones) up from 15% to 120%
* Excise tax for non-utility vehicles 10 years and older UP by 20%
* Excise duty on mobile phone airtime up from 5% to 7%
* The exempt threshold for PAYE (pay as you earn income tax) increased from Tsh 60,000/= to TSh 80,000
Other highlights:
* Civil Service salaries (teachers, health workers, accountants, internal auditors etc) to increase (watch out for respective ministries budget for a clue on the size of this increase
* Expenditure for infrastructure & economic growth improved from 39% of the MKUKUTA budget to 45.8%
* Expenditure for social welbeing and improvement in quality of life decreased from 43% of MKUKUTA budget to 35.8%
*Expenditure to strengthen governance & accountability increased by 0.4% (from 8% to 8.4%
Again, for more please read the entire Tz national budget speech here
What do you think?
Talk to me (in English or Swahili - what ever you are comfortable with)
Ned
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Machinga (Hawkers) au sekta isiyo rasmi?
NIlikuwepo Dar kwenye mwezi wa tatu mwaka huu; na katika pita pita yangu, nilishuhudia askari wa jiji wakiwa kazini kuvunja vipanda vya wafanyabiashara wadogo pale karibu na kivukoni. Aidha kulikuwa na fununu kuwa jiji lilikuwa lina mpango wa kujaribu kuwashughulikia wamachinga ambao wameenea sana jijini.
Kwa upande mmoja; wamachinga wanatoa ajira kwa vijana - takribani asilimia 36 ambao hawana kazi Dar! Nilifanikiwa kumuhoji muuza mananasi mmoja ambaye alinifahamisha kuwa kwa siku anapata kama Tsh 5,000/= - na anafanya kazi siku 6 katika wiki (6 x 4) x 5,000 = Tsh 120,000/= mara 3 ya kima cha chini cha mshahara! (wakali wa namba nisahihisheni)
Kwa upande mwingine; kuna wanaodai kuwa wamachinga wanagh'asi watu, wengine ni wezi, na pia kwa kuwa mara nyingi wana-deal kwa cash, inakuwa ngumu kwa serikali kukusanya kodi ya mapato toka kwa wafanya biashara hawa (pamoja na kuwa nafahamu - na nilishaona watumishi wa jiji wakiwakatisha ka-kodi - nadhani ni ka usafi:)
Pia ninavyofahamu - kuwa kuna pande mbili zinazo-chochea uwepo wa machinga.
Kwa upande mmoja hawa wafanyabiashara wanajitafutia maisha kama mtu mwingine yeyote.
Kuna "influx" kubwa ya vijanakuja mjini - siwalauma kwani hata mimi ningefanya hivyo hivyo. Hii inatokea wakati ambapo kasi ya kubuni na kuanzisha ajira haiendani na kasi ya ujio wa vijana hawa
Pia vijana hawa wanapata faida kiasi - atl east wanapata zaidia kuliko kima cha chini! Il kufanikiwa zaidi, wanajua wapi watakapoweza kupata wateja wengi - kutokana na aina za biashara yao
Kw aupande wengine, wateja nao nia yao mmoja! Kupata bidhaa wanayoihitaji kwa bei poa kwa kadri itakavyowezekana! Mara nyingi bei za machinga ni poa kuliko za huko dukani.
Aidha
Maswali:
Hivi hii hali ya umachinga ni kwetu tu? - Wenzetu wanafanya je?
Ukitilia maanani kuwa wengi wana-deal kwa cash; ni namna gani serikali inakusanya kodi toka kwao? (kuacha kodi ya usafi inayotozwa na jiji)?
Ni nini dawa ya kudumu itakayoleta ushindi kwa kila upande (jiji vs vijana wa machinga) - win-win situation?
Ni nini jina sahihi: Mashinga au sekta isiyo rasmi?
Ned
Kwa upande mmoja; wamachinga wanatoa ajira kwa vijana - takribani asilimia 36 ambao hawana kazi Dar! Nilifanikiwa kumuhoji muuza mananasi mmoja ambaye alinifahamisha kuwa kwa siku anapata kama Tsh 5,000/= - na anafanya kazi siku 6 katika wiki (6 x 4) x 5,000 = Tsh 120,000/= mara 3 ya kima cha chini cha mshahara! (wakali wa namba nisahihisheni)
Kwa upande mwingine; kuna wanaodai kuwa wamachinga wanagh'asi watu, wengine ni wezi, na pia kwa kuwa mara nyingi wana-deal kwa cash, inakuwa ngumu kwa serikali kukusanya kodi ya mapato toka kwa wafanya biashara hawa (pamoja na kuwa nafahamu - na nilishaona watumishi wa jiji wakiwakatisha ka-kodi - nadhani ni ka usafi:)
Pia ninavyofahamu - kuwa kuna pande mbili zinazo-chochea uwepo wa machinga.
Kwa upande mmoja hawa wafanyabiashara wanajitafutia maisha kama mtu mwingine yeyote.
Kuna "influx" kubwa ya vijanakuja mjini - siwalauma kwani hata mimi ningefanya hivyo hivyo. Hii inatokea wakati ambapo kasi ya kubuni na kuanzisha ajira haiendani na kasi ya ujio wa vijana hawa
Pia vijana hawa wanapata faida kiasi - atl east wanapata zaidia kuliko kima cha chini! Il kufanikiwa zaidi, wanajua wapi watakapoweza kupata wateja wengi - kutokana na aina za biashara yao
Kw aupande wengine, wateja nao nia yao mmoja! Kupata bidhaa wanayoihitaji kwa bei poa kwa kadri itakavyowezekana! Mara nyingi bei za machinga ni poa kuliko za huko dukani.
Aidha
Maswali:
Hivi hii hali ya umachinga ni kwetu tu? - Wenzetu wanafanya je?
Ukitilia maanani kuwa wengi wana-deal kwa cash; ni namna gani serikali inakusanya kodi toka kwao? (kuacha kodi ya usafi inayotozwa na jiji)?
Ni nini dawa ya kudumu itakayoleta ushindi kwa kila upande (jiji vs vijana wa machinga) - win-win situation?
Ni nini jina sahihi: Mashinga au sekta isiyo rasmi?
Ned
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