Nakutakia Heri ya Mwaka Mpya,LAKINI...

Muda huu natoka Kanisani.Dada yangu mmoja wa Kizulu alinialika kanisani kwao.Ibada ilikuwa ya kumshukuru Mungu kwa kumaliza mwaka huu 2010 salama,na kuomba baraka kwa ajili ya mwaka 2011 ambao tunatarajia kuuona takriban masaa 13 kutoka sasa (kwa mujibu wa masaa ya hapa-tuko nyuma masaa matatu kulinganisha na huko nyumbani Tanzania,na masaa sita mbele ya Houston kwa Mrs Chahali mtarajiwa.Lol!).

Cutting the story short,Mchungaji wa Kibrazili aliyeendesha ibada ya leo alitushtua aliposema,"Samahani,ningependa sana kuwatakia heri ya mwaka mpya lakini...".Kisha akafafanua kwanini amemalizia na LAKINI.Alitoa mfano huu ulionigusa mno.Alisema kwamba kuingia mwaka mpya ni mithili ya kwenda sehemu ambayo hujawahi kufika kamwe.Tuchukulie mfano wa mahala nilipozaliwa,Ifakara.Je haingekuwa jambo la busara kuwapata wadogo zangu Peter na Paul (Kulwa na Doto,respectively) wakakuelekeza ulipo Mto Lumemo au Mto Kilombero?Au wakakuelekeza shule ya msingi niliyosoma ya Mapinduzi au sekondari nilyosoma ya Kilombero Day?Au pengine ungetaka kwenda Hospitali ya Mtakatifu Fransis au kufika eneo la Viwanja Sitini.Au labda ungetaka kwenda mahala zilipo ofisi mbalimbali za serikali huko Kibaoni,na mapacha hao wakakupatia guidance.

Katika ufafanuzi wake,Mchungaji huyo alieleza kwamba kama ilivyo tunapoingia mwaka mpya ambao hatujui kinachotusubiri,ndivyo ilivyo tunapoingia sehemu ambayo hatujui lolote kuihusu.Hatujui maeneo yenye vibaka ambapo kuonyesha simu au saa ni sawa na kutangazwa mwaliko wa kupigwa roba ya mbao.Hatujui mitaa ambayo mtu wa heshima ukionekana unaweza kudhaniwa unasaka huduma ya dada poa.Na kwa uswahilini,huwezi kujua mitaa inayoaminika kuwa makazi ya majini,mashetani,vibwengo,wanga,na viumbe kama hao.Kumpata mwenyeji kutakuepusha na sintofahamu hiyo.

Basi,Mchungaji alieleza kuwa safari ya kwenda mji ambao hatujawahi kufika-yaani mwaka 2011- ina mwenyeji wake.Kuna akina Kulwa na Doto wa Ifakara katika safari hiyo.Na mwenyeji huyo si mwingine bali ni Muumba wetu,Mungu mweza wa yote.Yeye anajua kila litakalotokea kuanzia saa 6 na kamili na sekunde moja hadi saa tano usiku na sekunde hamsini na tisa ya tarehe 31.12.2011.Mungu ni mzaliwa na mwenyeji wa mji huo tusioujua wa MWAKA 2011.

Sasa kwanini tuhangaike kuuliza huku na kule,hapa na pale kuhusu mji huo wakati tuna mwenyeji ambaye sio tu anaufahamu vilivyo mji huo wa mwaka 2011,lakini pia yuko tayari kutupatia makazi na mlo wa bure buleshi?Sharti lake jepesi ni moja tu: KUMWAMINI YEYE KUWA NDIYE MWEZA WA YOTE.Kumkabidhi kila tulichonacho kwa maana na mwili na roho na kuamini kuwa atatupatia ulinzi na mwongozo.

Hebu rewind tarehe hii miezi 12 iliyopita.Ni watu wangapi walikutakia HAPPY NEW YEAR?Bila shaka ni wengi.Lakini hebu tutafakari.Je hizo best wishes zimetisaidia vipi kukwepa madeni,magonjwa,chuki,migongano ya kifamilia, na matatizo mengine tuliyokutana nayo mwaka huu tunaoumaliza leo?Ndio,napaswa kuwatakia heri ya mwaka mpya wasomaji wangu wapendwa wa blogu hii.Lakini je salamu hizo za heri pekee zitatosha kuifanya 2011 kuwa mwaka wa maana kwako na kwangu?

Basi,nami naomba nifuate mfano wa Mchungaji Mbrazil kwa kusema HERI YA MWAKA MPYA,LAKINI....(TUJIKABIDHI KWA MWENYEJI WA MJI HUU TUSIOJUA AMBAO TUTAUINGIA MUDA MFUPI UJAO-YAANI MWAKA 2011.NA KWA VILE MWENYEJI WETU HUYO NI MWENYE UPENDO,ATATUPATIA TOUR GUIDE YA BURE,MAKAZI NA MLO BURE).

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Hivi Waheshimiwa Wanapungukiwa Lipi Wakijichanganya na Sie Watu wa Kawaida?

Wanasema ukitaka kumjua Mswahili ni mtu wa aina gani subiri apate madaraka.Muda mfupi uliopita nikiwa Facebook nilikutana mtandaoni na Mheshimiwa flani aliyebahatika kuchaguliwa kuwa mwakilishi wa wana nchi (Mbunge) katika uchaguzi mkuu uliopita.Kwa vile sikuwahi kumpatia pongezi zangu kwa ushindi wake wa kishindo dhidi ya mgombea wa chama tawala,nikaonelea si vibaya kutumia fursa hiyo kumwambia maneno haya (nanukuu)

MHESHIMIWA,NAOMBA KUKUPA HONGERA KWA USHINDI.KILA LA HERI KATIKA UJENZI WA TAIFA LETU.HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011.

Kwa vile ujumbe wangu huo ulishaashiria kuwa lengo langu ni pongezi na heri ya mwaka mpya tu,na sio kurefusha maongezi,nilitarajia japo "Thanks" au "Poa".Lakini,kama ilivyo kawaida kwa Waheshimiwa wengi,Mheshimiwa huyo ambaye nilijaribu kumsapoti yeye na chama chake wakati wa kampeni,akahisi labda nataka "kumpiga mzinga/kirungu" ( kuomba msaada).Hakujali pongezi za mie mwananchi (na sapota wake), "akauchuna",kisha akatoka nje ya chumba cha kuchati logged out of the chatroom).Nilifadhaika hasa kwa vile namchukulia mwanasiasa huyu kijana kama role model kwa makundi mbalimbali ya vijana katika jamii yetu (safari yake hadi kuwa Mheshimiwa is truly inspirational na inaweza kuzalisha changamoto na tumaini jipya kwa vijana mbalimbali).Zaidi,dadangu mmoja anayemfahamu fika Mheshimiwa huyo aliwahi kuniambia kuwa mwanasiasa huyo mpya ni mtu humble (poa) sana.Very down to earth licha ya umaarufu aliokuwa nao kabla ya kujitosa kwenye ulingo wa siasa.Na kilichonisukuma "kujikomba" kutoa salamu na pongezi ni ukweli kwamba ni nadra kukutana na kigogo kwenye chatroom ya Facebook,na uwepo wake niliutafsiri (wrongly?) kuwa dalili ya utu poa (humility) wake.How wrong!

Lakini kwa ujumla nadhani ni dharau tu,na kasumba iliyobobea miongoni mwa Waswahili waliokwaa madaraka kuwapuuza "wat wa kawaida (yaani tusio na umuhimu).Ila nachopata shida kuelewa ni je Waheshimiwa kama huyu ninayemzungumzia hapa wanapungukiwa na kitu gani wakiamua kuonyesha kuwa uheshimiwa wao hauondoi ubinadamu wao?Watavuliwa madaraka?Wataamvukizwa maradhi flani?Vitambi vyao vitasinyaa (na vitambi vyao vinatafsiriwa nao kama part and parcel of uheshimiwa wao just like kipara-au ualaza- na wasomi njaa).Yah,Uswahili unaambatana na imani za ajabu kabisa.Hakuna uthibitisho wa kisayansi kuwa upungufu wa nywele kichwani unamaanisha ufanisi wa ubongo.Na kwa namna hiyohiyo,ukubwa wa tumbo-ambao pengine ni matokeo ya kuelemewa na pombe kama sio dalili za kwashakoo- haupaswi kuwa kigezo cha uheshimiwa hususan pale Mheshimiwa anapokuwa mtovu wa heshima.

Pengine msomaji mpendwa unaweza kunishutumu kuwa nafanya ishu hii kuwa big deal.Well,nimekuwa mfuasi mzuri sana wa dadangu mmoja,bloga maarufu Dinahicious,ambaye huko Twitter anatoa elimu ya bure kwa mtindo wa "wape vidonge vyao".Mdada huyu ni kama mtambo wa kurekebisha tabia zinazokera,hususan za hao wanaojiona watu maarufu.Kwani mtu ukiwa maarufu-hata kama hisia hizo za umaarufu ni za ndotoni tu-kisha ukawa-treat wanadamu wenzio kama watu hai na sio mawe,umaarufu huo utadidimia?

Natumaini Mheshimiwa huyu nayemzungumzia atasoma makala hii (kama ana muda.Si unajua sifa mojawapo ya uheshimiwa wa Kiswahili ni kuwa bize?).Madaraka ni kitu cha kupita,ilhali utu wa mtu ni kitu cha kudumu.Waheshimiwa wetu wanapaswa kujifunza kwa kwa watu kama Nyerere,Mandela,Martin Luther King,Jr,Mahatma Ghandi,Mama Theresa na hata Mitume ambao waliishi maisha ya unyenyekevu huku wakitambua kuwa uongozi wao ni matokeo ya imani kutoka kwa wanaowaongoza.

Kuisha kwa uchaguzi na kukwaa madaraka kusiwe sababu ya kususa hata salamu za pongezi kutoka kwa watu wa kawaida kama sie.Biblia inatuasa kuwa wajikwezao watashushwa na wajishushao watakweza.

Naamini ujumbe umefika,loud and clear!

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Hukumu Dhidi ya Chenge ni Mzaha Mbaya Mwisho wa Mwaka

Sijaamini macho yangu niliposoma habari kuhusu hukumu iliyotolewa na mahakama dhidi ya Mbunge wa Bariadi (CCM) Andrew Chenge a.k.a Mzee wa Vijisenti ambapo licha ya kutiwa hatiani kwa mauaji ya watu wawili na makosa manne ya barabarani,amehukumiwa faini ya SHILINGI LAKI SABA!And as you would have expected,AMELIPA NA KESI KWISHNEY.

Pengine hakimu aliyetoa hukumu hiyo alikuwa hajatoa zawadi ya Krismas kwa bosi wake mpya,Jaji Mkuu Othman.Au pengine hakimu huyo aliona hukumu hiyo ni fursa nzuri ya kutoa salamu za mwaka mpya kwa Watanzania in form of a prank.Au labda hakimu huyo amezingatia kanuni isiyo rasmi inayotawala sheria za Tanzania kwamba wanaostahili kwenda jela ni walalahoi tu,vigogo wanapokutwa na hatia wanapaswa kunyenyekewa kwa kila hali.Na pale inapobidi kutoa hukumu ya "changa la macho",matokeo yake ndio hukumu kama hii aliyopewa Chenge.

Ungetegemea mtu kama Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali Jaji Werema kukata rufaa dhidi ya hukumu hii ya mzaha.Lakini atapata wapi muda huo wakati yuko bize kuhakikisha majambazi wa Dowans wanalipwa mabilioni yao?Na ungetegemea makundi ya haki za binadamu yashikilie bango hukumu hii lakini you and I know better kuwa generally speaking civil society Tanzania ni imegeuka mradi kwa wajanja (wezi?) kuwaghilibu wafadhili waendelee kumwaga misaada,ambayo kwa kiasi kikubwa inachangia kuongeza idadi ya mahekalu,magari ya kifahari na nyumba ndogo za wenye NGOs hizo.

Ukiwa Mtanzania,unapaswa kuielewa vema Tanzania.No,simaanishi utafute vitabu vya Jiografia,Historia au Elimu ya Uraia kuhusu Tanzania.Ninachomaanisha ni kwamba unapaswa kuishi katika uhalisia na kufahamu kwamba kuna Tanzania ya aina mbili: ile masikini ya kupindukia ya walalahoi,na ile ya wenye ma-Vogue,X8,Hummer,nk.Pia kuna Tanzania ya wezi wa kuku wanaozeekea jela wakati uchunguzi unaendelea,au wanaobambikiwa kesi kwa vile hawamudu kuwahonga polisi mafisadi,na Tanzania ya akina Chenge ambao hata wakigonga na kuua kwa magari yenye bima iliyoisha muda wake wanaishia kupewa faini ya kishkaji la shilingi laki saba!Pia tuna Tanzania ya wanausalama kuhaha huku na kule (huku wakitumia mamilioni ya fedha za walipa kodi) kuandama maisha binafsi ya wanasiasa kama Dokta Wilbroad Slaa,na ile Tanzania ya wanausalama wanaotweta kuhakikisha mmiliki wa Kagoda anaendelea kuwa SIRI KUU.Na tuna Tanzania ambayo ni haramu kuandamana kudai Katiba mpya au kumpongeza mbunge wa chama cha upinzani,na ile ambapo kauli yoyote ya kiongozi wa CCM (hata kama ameitoa ndotoni au akiwa chakari baa)inageuzwa wimbo wa Taifa.

Inachukiza kuona miaka 49 baada ya uhuru wetu,Tanzania inazidi kugeuzwa punching bag na shamba la bibi la mafisadi.Ufisadi unatapakaa kila kona.Na mahakama zetu hazitaki kuachwa nyuma katika mchezo huo mchafu.Ndio maana sikushangazwa na kauli ya kitoto ya Jaji Mkuu mstaafu Agostino Ramadhani kuwa baadhi ya hukumu za majaji zina walakini (na alisubiri astaafu kwanza kisha ndio atoe kilio.Nchi ya rambirambi!).Actually,Jaji Ramadhani alipata fursa adimu ya kuingizwa kwenye vitabu vya historia pale aliposhiriki katika hukumu ya mgombea binafsi.Lakini tungetarajia nini kuyoka kwa wateuliwa ambao utiifu wao uko zaidi kwa aliyewateua kuliko nchi wanayoitumikia?

Nimalize kwa maneno makali.Kuna roho mbili za Watanzania wasio na hatia zilizopelekwa kaburini na Chenge.Kwa lugha nyingine,Chenge alijikabidhi jukumu la Ziraili mtoa roho.Hakimu aliyetoa hukumu hii ya mzaha anafahamu fika kuwa haki haionekani kutendeka japo imetendeka katika hukumu hiyo ya kihuni.Mungu atawalaani washiriki wote katika suala hili.Atawaadhibu ipasavyo kwa kupuuza thamani ya maisha ya marehemu hao wawili.Yawezekana huko waliko wanateseka kusikia thamani ya uhai wao ni shilingi laki saba (inclusive of makosa mengine ya Chenge).Of course,hata kama Chenge angehukumiwa fedha zote za akaunti yake huko Jersey isingetosha kufidia maisha ya marehemu hao,lakini alistahili japo kifungo cha muda mfupi.Lengo la hukumu kali ni kutoa fundisho kwa wazembe na wahalifu.Huruma au mzaha kwa wavunja sheria inachangia sana kukomaza uvunjaji sheria.Ikumbukwe kuwa hukumu hiyo inaweza kutumika katika kesi nyingine kuepisha adhabu kali kwa dereva mwingine atakayegonga na kuua ( hususan kama anatoka Tanzania ya vigogo).

Ee Mola,wewe ni mwenye huruma na mtoa haki ya kweli.Blogu hii inakuomba utoe hukumu mbadala ambayo angalau itaweza kuonyesha kuwa haki sio tu imetendeka bali pia inaonekana imetendeka.Katika Wewe kila jambo linawezekana.Kwa Chenge na hakimu wako,kwa hakika ipo siku mtavuna mlichopanda katika mzaha wenu huu wa mwisho wa mwaka

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Hivi Mwanasheria Mkuu Werema ni Mtanzania Kweli?

Takriban kila jambo kinaweza kutizamwa kwa sura mbili,au zaidi,hasa kwa minajili ya kuangalia faida na hasara.Ni katika mantiki hiyo,baadhi yetu tunaweza kuthubutu kuangalia "upande wa pili wa shilingi" kuhusu umoja wa Watanzania.Naomba nisisitize kuwa hoja hapa sio kudharau jitihada za waasisi wa taifa letu waliofanya kazi kubwa kujenga mshikamano miongoni mwa makabila zaidi ya 120 na kuzaa Utanzania uliogubika ukabila,udini,nk (angalau kwa kipindi kirefu cha uhai wa Tanzania).

Lakini moja ya athari zinazosababishwa na umoja huo ni uwezekano wa watu wasio na damu ya Kitanzania kujificha kwenye kivuli hicho cha "umoja wetu".Na ukichanganya na udhaifu,let alone ufisadi uliokubuhu,wa Idara ya Uhamiaji,yayumkinika kuamini tuna "Watanzania wenzetu" kadhaa tu ambao kimsingi hawapaswi kuwepo nchini mwetu.Kadhalika,kwa vile teuzi zinazofanywa na Rais Jakaya Kikwete (kama ilivyokuwa enzi za Mwinyi na baadaye Mkapa) hazizingatii kujiridhisha kuhusu u-Tanzania halisi ( as opposed to u-Tanzania wa kufoji), baadhi ya viongozi wanaoteuliwa kushika nyadhifa nyeti wanaweza kabisa kuwa sio Watanzania.

Kuongeza ugumu katika suala hilo la u-Tanzania ni makabila ambayo yametapakaa zaidi ya mipaka ya nchi.Hapa nazungumzia makabila ambayo yapo zaidi ya nchi moja.Kwa mfano,Kenya kuna Wamasai,Wameru,Wajaluo,nk kama ilivyo Tanzania.Simaanishi kila Mtanzania anayetoka katika makabila ya aina hiyo anaweza kuwa na utata katika u-Tanzania wake bali kilicho wazi ni ukweli kwamba ni rahisi kwa asiye Mtanzania (lakini anatoka kabila kama la Kitanzania) kujificha nchini ndani ya kivuli cha umoja wetu.

Tutamtambuaje mtu wa aina hiyo?MATENDO YAKE (including KAULI zake).Na ni katika mstari huo wa fikra nimefika mahali nikalazimika kujiuliza iwapo Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali,Jaji Werema ni Mtanzania kweli au ni walewale wanaotumia umoja wa Tanzania (licha ya wingi wa makabila)+udhaifu na ufisadi Idara ya Uhamiaji,kuwepo Tanzania isivyo halali,na kupewa madaraka makubwa pasipo watoa madaraka hayo kujiridhisha kuhusu u-Tanzania wa mteuliwa.

Simtuhumu Werema kuwa si Mtanzania kwani sina nyaraka za kuthibitisha hilo.Hata hivyo,nalazimika kupata hisia za walakini katika u-Tanzania wake kutokana na mlolongo wa kauli zake za kihuni na zisizoendana na wadhifa mkubwa aliokabidhiwa.Wakati takriban kila Mtanzania halisi anazungumzia umuhimu wa Katiba mpya,mbabaishaji Werema akakurupuka na kudai hakuna haja ya Katiba mpya (kana kwamba Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda aliyesema atashughulikia suala hilo ni mdogo kimadaraka kwa Werema).

Mpuuzi huyu ambaye ni dhahiri kuteuliwa kwake tena kuwa Mwanasheria Mkuu kunathibitisha matatizo makubwa ya kimaamuzi yanayomwathiri Rais Kikwete alifikia hatua ya kusifia rushwa ndani ya CCM kuwa ni sehemu ya demokrasia (rejea gazeti la Uhuru,Agosti 6,2010 habari yenye kichwa AG Asifu Demokrasia CCM).Yani kichwa maji huyu mwenye jukumu la usimamizi wa sheria ikiwa ni pamoja na kupambana na rushwa alijifanya kupofu kwenye rushwa za wazi zilizotawala mchakato wa CCM kupata wagombea wake katika uchaguzi mkuu uliopita.Basi bora angekaa kimya,lakini mropokaji huyu akaona ni vme atuthibitishie how good msema ovyo he is.

Tunakumbuka pia ubabaishaji wake kuhusu muswada wa kizushi wa Sheria ya Gharama za Uchaguzi.Ofisi ya mbabaishaji huyu pasipo aibu iliwasilisha madudu huko Bungeni ambapo haikuchukua muda kwa watu makini kama Dr Wilbroad Slaa kubaini uhuni uliofanyika.Na kwa vile ni rahisi zaidi kwa Kikwete kufanya teuzi kuliko kutimua wababaishaji,Werema hakuguswa.In fact,amezawadiwa tena Uanasheria Mkuu.

Ilikuwa rahisi kwa Werema kupandwa na muku katika kipindi cha kampeni za uchaguzi na kutishia kuishtaki Chadema kwa sababu anazojua yeye lakini sasa badala ya kuungana na Watanzania halisi kuonyesha hasira zao kuhusu hukumu ya Dowans ambapo serikali inatakiwa kuwalipa matapeli hao shilingi BILIONI MIA MOJA THEMANINI NA TANO (Tshs185,000,000,000/=)!!!!Badala ya angalau kuonyesha uchungu kwa nchi yetu na kuelezea suala hilo kistaarabu,jitu hili linakurupuka na kudai "..The matter is as good as closed...let's use our resources on important issues..." (mjadala huo umefungwa,tuangalie mambo mengine ya msingi).Yaani kwa mzembe huyu wa kufikiri,malipo ya shilingi bilioni 185 kwa matapeli wa Dowans sio suala muhimu (ambao laiti Werema na ofisi yake wangewajibika ipasavyo mmiliki wa Dowans angekuwa jela muda huu).Je cha muhimu ni kipi Mista Jaji?

Kwanini Watanzania wabebeshwe mzigo uliosababishwa na ufisadi katika serikali ya Kikwete?Yes,Kikwete anahofia kumuudhi swahiba wake anayemiliki Dowans,na ataendelea kuwa mateka wa fisadi huyo mpaka anamaliza urais wake 2015.Ni katika mazingira haya ya kubebana na kulindana ndipo wababaishaji kama Werema wanapata nafasi za kupewa madaraka (kulinda maslahi ya mafisadi) na kwa vile anafahamu fika kuwa Kikwete hana ubavu wa kumtimua (Werema) anaropoka kadri misgipa ya mdomo wake inapowashwa.Huyu mtu ana kauli chafu na zilizojaa ngebe.Si mlevi wa madaraka (kama walivydai Chadema) bali ni teja la madaraka.Uanasheria wake Mkuu haukamiliki pasipo kuwadharau Watanzania wenye nchi yao.Hajioni mheshimiwa mpaka aongee maneno mawili matatu ya "kutunyooshea kidole cha kati" (middle finger in the air)

Ndio maana nimepatwa na wazo la kujiuliza kuhusu iwapo Werema ni Mtanzania kweli au ndio walewale wanaojificha kwenye umoja wetu licha ya wingi wa makabila yetu?Nimeeleza hapo awali kuwa katika mchanganyiko huu wa makabila ni rahisi kwa wasio Watanzania kujichanganya nasi kana kwamba ni wenzetu.Kuwatamvua si rahisi lakini kwa bahati nzuri baadhi ya watu hawa wanaweza kutambulika,sio kwa mwonekano wao,bali KAULI ZAO ZINAZOONYESHA BAYANA HAWANA UCHUNGU WALA UPENDO KWA TANZANIA.

Nimalize kwa kumlaumu tena Rais Kikwete kwa kuzidi kuipeleka Tanzania shimoni.Teuzi zake za rapid fire na zinazoelemea zaidi kwenye kulindana badala ya sifa na/au uzalendo ndio sababu ya kupata watu wa ajabu kama huyu Werema.Najua Chadema wamemtaka kichwa maji huyu ajiuzulu,lakini hiyo ni ndoto mbaya.Werema ajiuzulu achekwe?Na akishajiuzulu nani atasimamia maslahi ya mafisadi hapo kwa Mwanasheria Mkuu?Nani atasimamia malipo kwa mafisadi kama wa Dowans?Nani atahakikisha mikataba ya kiuendawazimu inaendelea kusainiwa na kulindwa kwa nguvu zote?Werema ajiuzulu ili Kikwete aonekane a total fraud katika uongozi na teuzi zake?

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Waziri Wa Fedha Anapokuwa Mfuja Fedha.

Waziri Mkulo afanya kufuru
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na Bakari Kimwanga

WAKATI serikali ikisisitiza kutaka kupunguza gharama za matumizi kwa kuacha kuendelea kununua magari ya kifahari 'mashangingi', baadhi ya matumizi ya mawaziri yanatisha na kuwa mzigo kwa serikali.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa na Tanzania Daima Jumatano kwa muda mrefu sasa, umebaini kuwa wapo mawaziri na watendaji wengine wa serikali, wanaofanya ziara mikoani na kusafiri kwa ndege za kukodi, lakini hulazimika kuyaagiza mashangingi yao aina ya G8 kutoka Dar es Salaam hadi katika mikoa wanayokwenda kufanya ziara hata kama yatatumika kwa siku moja.

Mmoja wa mawaziri hao ni Waziri wa Uchumi na Fedha, Mustafa Mkulo, ambaye wiki iliyopita alikodi ndege kwa fedha za serikali kwenda kuhudhuria mahafari ya Chuo cha Mipango mjini Dodoma, lakini bado aliliagiza gari lake la uwaziri limfuate kutoka jijini Dar es Salaam kwa ajili ya kulitumia katika mji huo wakati Wizara ya Fedha na Uchumi, ina ofisi na magari mjini Dodoma.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa na Tanzania Daima Jumatano, ulibaini kuwa Desemba 17, mwaka huu, Waziri Mkulo mwenye dhamana ya fedha nchini, alikodi ndege ya Shirika la Tanzania Air, yenye namba za usajili 5HTZC na kuwasili katika uwanja wa ndege wa mjini Dodoma, majira ya saa nane mchana.

Wakati Waziri Mkulo akipasua anga la Dodoma kwa ndege ya kukodi, siku hiyo hiyo, dereva wake alilazimika kujaza mafuta shangingi la waziri huyo na kuweka kibindoni posho yake kumfuata bosi wake mjini Dodoma.

Kwa mujibu wa habari hizo, ndege hiyo ilikodishwa kwa dola za Kimarekani 5,000, sawa na sh milioni 7.5.

'Mimi niko hazina, hivi sasa serikali haina fedha, kuna madeni mengi, kuna walimu zaidi ya 500,000 waliomaliza vyuo vya elimu ya juu tangu Mei mwaka huu wanasubiri ajira kutokana na ukosefu wa fedha, lakini hazina inafanya matumizi mabaya kila siku. Huku ni kulifilisi taifa bila sababu,' alisema mtoa habari wetu ambaye jina lake limehifadhiwa.

Akizungumza na Tanzania Daima Jumatano kuhusina na kashfa hiyo, Kaimu Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Fedha, John Haule, alikiri kuwa Desemba 17, mwaka huu, wizara yake ilikodi ndege kwa ajili ya kumuwahisha Waziri Mkulo kuwahi mahafali ya Chuo cha Mipango ambapo alikuwa mgeni rasmi.

Haule ambaye alikuwa na wakati mgumu kutoa ufafanuzi huo, alisema walilazimika kufanya hivyo kutokana na umuhimu wa kazi alizokuwa nazo Waziri Mkulo siku hiyo kabla ya kuondoka kwenda Dodoma na kusisitiza kuwa ukodishwaji wa ndege ni jambo la kawaida kwa watendaji wa wizara hiyo.

'Hili ni suala la kawaida kabisa katika utendaji wa wizara yetu; siku hiyo ilikuwa lazima waziri aende Dodoma katika mahafali na kuzindua bodi ya chuo cha mipango, sasa kwa hili tulishirikiana na chuo chenyewe kulipia gharama za ndege kwa waziri,' alisema Haule bila kufafanua chuo kililipia kiasi gani na wizara kiasi gani.

Alisema gharama za kukodisha ndege hiyo ilikuwa dola za Kimarekani 350,000, sawa na sh milioni 5.2 na kusisitiza kuwa kiasi hicho kimelipwa na wizara kwa kushirikiana na Chuo cha Mipango.

Alipoulizwa sababu ya wizara kulituma shangingi la waziri huyo kutoka Dar es Salaam wakati Dodoma kuna magari ya wizara hiyo yenye hadhi ya waziri, Haule alisema walilazimika kufanya hivyo ili Waziri Mkulo aende na kurudi kuwahi majukumu mengine jijini Dar es Salaam.

Mwanzoni mwa mwaka huu, Naibu Waziri wa wizara nyeti inayochangia sehemu kubwa ya pato la taifa (jina lake limehifadhiwa), ambayo iliwahi kuwa katika wakati mgumu kutokana na kugubikwa na hoja ya ufisadi, alikumbwa na kashfa ya aina hiyo ya matumizi mabaya ya fedha za serikali.

Waziri huyo akiambatana na msaidizi wake, alifanya ziara mkoani Kilimanjaro kwa kutumia usafiri wa ndege ya kampuni ya Precision, lakini alilitanguliza gari lake la uwaziri kutoka jijini Dar es Salaam hadi mkoani humo siku mbili kabla ambapo alilitumia kwa takriban saa sita tu na jioni alirejea Dar es Salaam kwa ndege hiyo na kuliacha gari lake likirudi na dereva pekee.

Gari hilo lilifika mkoani humo siku moja kabla ya waziri huyo na msaidizi wake kufika na mara alipotua katika Uwanja wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro (KIA), majira ya saa 2.30 asubuhi, tayari dereva wa gari lake alikuwa akimsubiri na kumpeleka katika ofisi ya wizara hiyo mkoani humo kwa ajili ya kuanza ziara ya kikazi.

Ilipofika majira ya saa 12 jioni siku hiyo hiyo, Naibu Waziri huyo ambaye ni mmoja wa mawaziri vijana na mara yake ya kwanza kuwa waziri baada ya Rais Kikwete kufanya mabadiliko madogo ya baraza lake, aliwasili tena KIA na msaidizi wake kwa ajili ya safari ya kurudi jijini Dar es Salaam kwa ndege na kuliacha shangingi lake lililorudi siku iliyofuata.

Kwa hali hiyo, serikali ililazimika kulipa posho ya siku tatu kwa dereva huyo na gharama za mafuta yaliyotumika kuliwezesha gari hilo kusafiri kwenda na kurudi mkoani Kilimanjaro.

Malalamiko ya matukio kama hayo, yaliwahi kutolewa bungeni na Mbunge wa Viti Maalum, Halima Mdee (CHADEMA) wakati akichangia hoja ya Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu kwamba kigogo mmoja mkoani Kigoma, alialikwa kwenye semina iliyofanyika mjini Bagamoyo na kusafiri kwa ndege, lakini alilitanguliza shangingi lake wiki moja kabla ya yeye kuwasili.

Halima ambaye kwa sasa ni Mbunge wa Kawe (CHADEMA), alisema gari hilo lilitumika kumpokea katika Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Mwalimu Nyerere jijini Dar es Salaam na mwisho wa semina, alilitumia kumfikisha katika uwanja huo wa ndege na gari hilo lilisafari kurudi Kigoma baada ya kigogo huyo kuondoka.

Mbunge huyo alilalamikia kuwa hali hiyo imekuwa ikitumiwa na viongozi wengi wa serikali na kumtaka Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda kuwa makini kudhibiti matumizi ya aina hiyo kwa watendaji wake.

Mawaziri hao pia wamekuwa wakilalamikiwa kwa matumizi binafsi ya magari ya serikali kama vile kuyatumia kuwapeleka watoto wao shule katika safari nyingine binafsi ambazo hutumia mafuta ya serikali.

Wakati yakitumika kwa shughuli hizo binafsi, magari hayo hung'olewa namba za uwaziri na kubandikwa zingine, jambo ambalo linaelezwa na duru za kisiasa kama ni aina nyingine ya ufisadi.

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Kwa Hili Lowassa Anastahili Pongezi na Makamba Achunguzwe Akili

Kwa mara ya kwanza kabisa,nalazimika kumpongeza Mbunge wa Monduli kwa tiketi ya CCM,Edward Lowassa.Tuweke kando ishu nyingine ambazo blogu hii zimepelekea kumshutumu kiongozi huyo mara kwa mara,hadi kufikia hatua ya aliyekuwa Mwandishi wake wa habari (Press Secretary),Bwana Said Nguba,kutoa comments bloguni hapa kumtetea bosi wake wa wakati huo (Lowassa).

Majuzi,Lowassa alitoa wito kwa chama chake cha CCM na Chadema wakae pamoja kutafuta mwafaka kuhusu sakata la umeya wa Arusha.Waziri Mkuu huyo wa zamani alifanya kile kiongozi yoyote anayejali maslahi ya umma anachopaswa kufanywa kwa kuweka kando itikadi za kisiasa na badala yake kutilia mkazo umuhimu wa kupata mwafaka katika sakata hilo la umeya wa Arusha.Lowassa alionya kwamba kama hatua za haraka na za makusudi hazitachukuliwa basi kuna hatari ya kuzalisha 'Ivory Coast nyingine ndani ya Tanzania yetu' akirejea hali tete inayozidi kusumbua katika taifa hilo la Afrika Magharibi baada ya Rais aliyemaliza muda wake na kushindwa uchaguzi mkuu kugoma ''kuachia ngazi".

Lakini wakati baadhi yetu tukivutiwa na uzalendo wa Lowassa,akaibuka mmoja wa wanasiasa wenye rekodi nzuri ya kubwatuka na "kusema ovyo",Katibu Mkuu wa CCM,Yusuph Makamba.Kiongozi huyo mwenye rekodi ya uropokaji alimvaa Lowassa akidai amekosea kusema aliyosema kwani hayo yalipaswa kujadiliwa kwenye vikao vya chama hicho tawala.Sina hakika kama Makambaanatumia kilevi cha aina yoyote lakini mchemsho huu wa safari hii unapaswa kuwa "wake up call" kwa (Mwenyekiti wa Taifa wa CCM),Rais Jakaya Kikwete,kwamba Makamba anastahili kupatiwa msaada wa kuchunguzwa akili yake.Ni mpuuzi asiye na mfano ambaye kwake usalama wa wakazi wa Arusha una umuhimu mdogo kulinganisha na taratibu za chama hicho tawala.Angalizo aloloyoa Lowassa kuwa Arusha inaweza kugeuka Ivory Coast halikuweza kuingia kwenye ubongo wa Makamba,sio kwa vile haelewi umuhimu wa political consensus bali kwa vile kwa akili yake nayohisi ina mapungufu kitendo cha CCM kukaa kitako na Chadema ni sawa na kuvunja Amri ya Mungu.

Mpuuzi huyu amesahau kuwa mgogoro mkubwa wa kisiasa visiwani Zanzibar ulimalizwa baada ya CCM na CUF kuweka mbele maslahi ya taifa na kukaa pamoja kutafuta mwafaka wa kudumu.Na kwa tunaokumbuka kauli za kitoto za Makamba katika nyakati tofauti za jitihada za CCM na CUF kutafuta mwafaka huko Zanzibar,yayumkinika kuamini kuwa suluhu hiyo isingepatikana laiti mwanasiasa huyo "angepewa rungu" la kupitisha maamuzi ya mwisho.

Kwa akili yenye mapungufu ya Makamba,vyama vya upinzani ni mithili ya wanyama wasiopaswa kuwepo nchini.Ni sahihi kusema kuwa laiti CCM ingekuwa ile ya Baba wa Taifa,basi Makamba asingepewa hata fursa ya kuwa Mjumbe wa Nyumba Kumi.Inakuwaje kiongozi wa kitaifa wa chama tawala haoni umuhimu wa kutafuta ufumbuzi wa haraka wa matatizo yanayoendelea huko Arusha?Haihitaji PhD ya Siasa kutambua kuwa anayemlea Makamba ni Kikwete ambaye anakiendesha chama hicho kwa mtindo wa "bora liende".Na Kikwete asipoamka kutambua kuwa CCM inazidi kujiweka mbali na wananchi,si ajabu chama hicho kichovu kikamvunjikia kabla hajamaliza muda wake hapo 2015.Mwenyekiti gani asiye na ujasiri wa kumwambia Katibu wake kuwa achunge mdomo wake?

Enewei,tuweke kando tofauti zetu na tusapoti mawazo ya busara ya Lowassa kuhusu umuhimu wa kutafuta suluhu huko Arusha.Sambamba na hilo,tumpuuze Makamba na pengine tumshauri aruhusu ubongo wake uwe na mawasiliano na mdomo wake kabla hajaropoka jambo lolote lile.

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Kikwete Atuambie Uhuni Huu wa Mgao wa Umeme Hadi Lini?

Majuzi,msomaji mmoja wa blogu hii alinitumia maoni ambapo pamoja na mambo mengine aliashiria kuwa nina chuki dhidi ya Rais Jakaya Kikwete.Msomaji huyo aliyejitambulisha kuwa mkazi wa hapa Glasgow alidai (namnukuu) "...I know you hate JK because whatever happens to him you have a negative view, even a tyre puncture...",yaani kwa Kiswahili,"najua unamchukia JK kwa vile chochote kinachotokea kwake wewe una mtizamo hasi,hata pancha ya tairi".Hii ndio mitizamo ya Watanzania wenzetu ambao licha ya kubahatika kuwa nje ya nchi,hususan nchi zilizoendelea kama hapa Uingereza,bado wana mitizamo mgando ambayo kwa kiasi kikubwa imechangia kutufanya hata miaka 49 baada ya uhuru kutamani mkoloni arejee.

Yah,huwezi kuwalaumu wanaotama mkoloni arejee japo mie si mmoja wao.Hivi tunawezaje kuelezea namna Watanzania wanavypelekeshwa kama watoto wadogo tena yatima siku chache tu baada ya Kikwete na CCM yake kupita huku na kule kuahidi neema,only for madudu and more madudu kuibuka kila kukicha?Unajua,angalau mkoloni alipotupelekesha alikuwa na excuse (japo isiyokubalika) kwamba yeye hakuwa Mtanganyika,na hakuwa na uchungu na nchi yetu.Na kwa wanaokumbuka vizuri somo la historia wanafahamu bayana kuwa ujio wa mkoloni ulikuwa kwa minajili ya kuendeleza nchi zao za asili,yaani kukwapua raslimali zetu kwa ajili ya viwanda vyao,kupata masoko ya bidhaa zao na eneo la makazi kwa nguvukazi ya ziada katika nchi hizo za wakoloni.Sasa ondoa neno mkoloni kisha weka neno FISADI,na yayumkinika kuhitimisha kuwa angalau mkoloni alikuwa na ajenda ya maendeleo huko kwao japo at our expense.Mafisadi nao wana ajenda za maendeleo pia,ila ni katika kutunisha akaunti zao kwenye mabenki ya hukohuko kwa wakoloni,kuongeza idadi ya nyumba ndogo zao (isomeke ufuska au uzinzi),kuongeza idadi ya mahekalu yao na magari ya kifahari,na sasa ajenda mpya ya kuimarisha himaya zao kwa kutumbukiza kila mwanafamilia na ndugu wa karibu kwenye siasa ili pindi baba akiondoka madarakani basi mwana amrithi kuzuia uwezekano wa baba mtu kukaliwa kooni kwa madudu aliyofanya akiwa madarakani.

Nimelazimika kuandika makala hii sio kwa minajili ya kumjibu huyo msomaji wangu wa hapa Glasgow bali ni baada ya kusoma toleo la mtandaoni la gazeti la Mwananchi ambapo kuna habari kuwa Tanesco wametangaza tena mgao wa umeme nchi nzima.Hivi sio majuzi tu shirika hilo lilitangaza mwisho wa mgao wa umeme?Tuwe wakweli,hivi uhuni huu wa Tanesco,ambao mie natafsiri kuwa ni uhuni wa serikali iliyopo madarakani,utaendelea hadi lini?So far,hakuna taarifa za wazi kuhusu athari za mgao wa umeme lakini haihitaji sayansi ya roketi au dissertation ya quantum physics kumaizi kwamba mgao huo una madhara makubwa mno kwa uchumi wa taifa na kwa maisha ya walalahoi kwa ujumla (vigogo licha ya kunufaika na ufisadi unaowawezesha kuuza jenereta kila mgao unapotangazwa lakini pia hawaathiriki kwa vile majumbani na maofisini kwao kuna jenereta zinazoendeshwa na fedha za kodi za walalahoi).

Hatuwezi kuilaumu Tanesco pekee kuhusiana na uhuni huu kwani ni siri ya wazi kuwa shirika hilo na sekta ya nishati kwa ujumla vimegeuzwa kitegauchumi kizuri kwa mafisadi.Majuzi tu tumesikia majambazi wa Richmond wakijiandaa kurejeshewa fedha walizotuibia ambapo watalipwa fidia ya mabilioni kwa mgongo wa binamu zao wa Dowans.Hatuwezi kumwepusha Kikwete na CCM yake na ufisadi huu kwa vile licha ya madudu hayo kushika hatamu wakati wa utawala wake,sasa tunafahamu kuwa amekuwa akiwakingia kifua mafisadi wasichukuliwe hatua za kisheria (thanks to nyaraka za siri za kidiplomasia zilizovujishwa na mtandao wa WikiLeaks).Kwa wale ambao hawajabahatika kusoma habari hizo,kuna nyaraka kutoka ubalozi wa Marekani hapo Dar zilizobeba maongezi kati ya bosi wa Takukuru Edward Hoseah na afisa ubalozi wa Marekani ambapo Hoseah alinukuliwa akieleza bayana kwamba Kikwete alishinikiza baadhi ya mafisadi wasichukuliwe hatua.Japo bosi huyo wa Takukuru amejaribu kuruka kimanga na kukana tuhuma hizo,kila mwenye akili timamu anafahamu kuwa ufisadi unashamiri Tanzania kwa vile Kikwete ameshindwa kuwachukulia hatua mafisadi papa licha ya madaraka lukuki aliyorundikiwa na Katiba.

Baadhi yetu tuliwaasa Watanzania wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi mkuu uliopita majuzi kwamba kuirejesha tena madarakani serikali ya Kikwete ni sawa na kumwaga chumvi kwenye kidonda kibichi,na matokeo yake ndio haya.Wakati tunaelekea mwezi wa pili tangu Kikwete atangazwe mshindi,hakuna lolote la maana lililokwishafanyika kuashiria kuwa kiongozi huyo ana ajenda mpya tofauti na zile zilizotawala miaka mitano iliyopita,kubwa ikiwa na kushamiri kwa ufisadi na uimarishaji himaya za mafisadi huko nyumbani.

Sawa,makosa yameshafanyika kwa kumrejesha Kikwete na CCM yake madarakani lakini hiyo isiwe sababu ya kuendelea kunung'unika kimoyomoyo huku nchi yetu ikizidi kuteketea.Umefika wakati Watanzania wasikubali kupelekeshwa namna hii.Kwanini Kikwete asibanwe kuhusu tatizo la umeme licha ya ahadi zake za mara kwa mara kuwa tatizo hilo lingekuwa historia?Au alimaanisha kuwa tatizo hilo litaendelea kuwa la kihistoria?

Nimesikia taarifa za mpango wa Chadema kuandaa maandamano ya nchi nzima kupinga kuongezwa bei ya umeme.Yaani licha ya mgao wa kila kukicha bado Tanesco wanataka kuongeza bei?Yayumkinika kuhisi kuwa wazo hilo la ongezeko la bei ya umeme ni la kifisadi lenye lengo la kupata fedha za kuwafidia mafisadi wa Richmond/Dowans.Ni muhimu kwa kila Mtanzania mzalendo kuunga mkono mpango huo wa maandamano ya amani ili kufikisha ujumbe kwa Kikwete na serikali yake kuwa Watanzania wamechoka kupelekeshwa.Hata hivyo,kama maandamano ya kuwapongeza wabunge wa upinzani yalizuiliwa na polisi,sidhani kama serikali itaridhia maandamano hayo ya kupinga ongezeko la bei ya umeme.

Mwisho,tuna choices mbili tu:kuchukua hatua sasa kabla hatujafika mahala ambapo hata tukichukua hatua itakuwa sawa na kutwanga maji kwenye gunia,au tusubiri kusoma rambirambi kuhusu nchi yetu hapo 2015.

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Kichapo cha FFU: Chuo Kikuu Dodoma Mnavuna Mlichopanda



Picha kwa Hisani ya Mjengwa



Japo haipendezi kuona jeshi la polisi likitumia nguvu kubwa kuzuwia haki ya kikatiba ya wananchi kuandamana au kugoma kwa amani,lakini nashawishika kutowaonea huruma wanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma kufuatia kichapo walichopewa na askari wa FFU.Hivi sio hawa wana UDOM waliochangisha fedha kwa ajili ya kampeni za Jakaya Kikwete?Na sio hawa waliotoa tamko la kukemea haki ya kikatiba ya wabunge wa Chadema kususisa hotuba ya Kikwete huko Bungeni?

Najua si vyema kutoa lawama za jumla kwani si kila mwana-UDOM aliafiki wazo la kujikomba kwa Kikwete lililopelekea wanafunzi hao kuchangia fedha zao za ngama ili kumwezesha mwanasiasa huyo aliyekuwa mgombea wa CCM arejee madarakani.

Na kama tulivyoandika baadhi yetu wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi wakati tunaonya madhara ya kuirejesha CCM madarakani,haijachukua muda kwa  Kikwete na serikali yake kuwalipa fadhila wasomi hao wa Dodoma.

Majuzi nilimsuta mwanahabari mkongwe Dunstan Tido Mhando baada ya kupata taarifa kuwa serikali imemtosa ubosi wa TBC.Nilimsuta kwa vile naamini wakati Tido anaombwa na WALIOMUOMBA kuja kuendesha TBC alikuwa anafahamu fika kuwa aidha anapanda mchicha au bangi,na mavuno yangekuwa mchicha au bangi,respectively.Ukikubali kutumiwa lazima ukubali kitachotekea itapojiri "expiry date" yako.

Sasa tunashuhudia kundi jingine la walioingizwa mkenge.Hawa wasomi watarajiwa wa UDOM walijikomba kwa Kikwete na CCM na kuchangia kampeni zake,sijui wakitarajia kuwa pindi mwanasiasa huyo akirejea Ikulu angewapatia muujiza gani sijui!

MLIPANDA BANGI SASA MNATARAJIA KUVUNA MPUNGA?

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Tido Mhando's Removal from TBC: Used and Abused

So the infamous Dunstan Tido Mhando is gone!I was a bit shocked to learn that,not because he did or did not deserbe the boot,but rather the fact the the guy had been running TBC as if it were an extension of the CCM-owned Radio Uhuru.You wouldn't blame him,would you?He had to serve his masters in the government who shamelessly disregard the fact that state-run bodies are funded by all Tanzanian taxpayers (minus mafisadi,of course) regardless of their politicwl affiliations.

Tido has simply been used and abused.I'm sorry to say this but anyone,journalists included,who allow themselves to be used by some unscrupulous politicians could find themselves deemed useless once their service is no longer required.We all are aware of how,for instance, our artists attract inexplicable attention from our politicians come elections,only to hear the same cries of "tumesahauliwa" after the elections.Our ever important politicians can't afford to be seen sorrounded by a bunch of wana bongoflava.They had afterall done their job and got paid,so no more reasons for them to hang around with such important people in our society.

Of course we could blame such selfish crooks who never shy away from taking for a long ride whoever willing to attend to their needs but I think the latter deserve a share of such blames simply because they wouldnt be on the receiving end of such dirty games had they resisted being manipulated in the first place.Njaa?kujikomba?Blind faith?or sheer stupidity?

Back to poor Tido,he just reaped what he had sewn.I simply don't get it when I hear some people suspecting that his removal would bring TBC back to the 'Radio Tanzania era'.What they overlook is the fact that before he took the TBC post,Tido was working with one of the best,and hugely transparent,media house in the world,The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).Some people.Some of us expected that Tido would have brought "the BBC effect" to Tanzanian media but you and I know how he fared.Of course,I understand it wouldn't have been easy for him to transform an exceedingly biased,pro-ruling party state-owned media into an independent,fair and balanced organisation but at least he could have tried.Praising him for allowing opposition parties candidates to take part in "Jimbo kwa Jimbo" is totally missing the point.Why?Because that's actually what a public funded media organisation is supposed to do.Let us not forget what TBC behaved when Chadema inaugurated their general election campaign.And who was TBC's top boss when that was happening?

Rumour has it that Tido was brought to TBC by a certain bigwig who's currently not in the government.If such rumours are true,then why should we feel sorry for someone who got the job not on merit but rather because someone out wanted Tido at the helm of TBC for the bigwig's personal interests to be realised?

I just hope Tido has learned a lesson that political conmen would never hesitate to use and abuse anyone who is willing to be manipulated.For these cons,any tesource is like a condom: needed before and during sex,but something to disposed of immediately after the act.It's my hope that a decorated professional like him would never again allow any politician to take him for a stepping stone.There were some rumours that a certain fisadi who's aspiring to vie for the presidency in 2015 was planning to recruit Tido as his proposed TV/radio chief.If the rumours eventually turn out to be true in the future,and Tido grabs the offer,then we surely haven't seen the end of saddening chapters in Tido's professional life.

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Mbwa Mwenye Sura Mbaya Kuliko Wote Uingereza (Picha)

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NIMETUMIWA NA WADAU,NAMI NAIWASILISHA

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Mista Misifa: Kitabu KINGINE cha Wasifu wa JK,Shahada NYINGINE kwa JK

Majuzi kulifanyika uzinduzi wa kitabu kinachoelezea wasifu wa Rais Jakaya Kikwete.Tukio hilo linaelekea kuwa na uzito wa kipekee kwani baadhi ya picha zilionyesha sehemu kubwa ya familia ya mkuu huyo wa nchi ilihudhuria uzinduzi huo.Sina hakika kuhusu kilichomo kwenye kitabu hicho lakini yayumkinika kuamini kuwa laiti wasifu huo ungegusia masuala kama "Wanamtandao na mchango wao katika ushindi wa Kikwete 2005",au "Uswahiba kati ya Kikwete,Lowassa na Rostam Aziz na jinsi unavochangia kufilisika kwa Tanzania", au "wasifu wa wateuliwa mbalimbali wa Kikwete na namna wanavyohusiana nae",nk isingekuwa rahisi kwa Rais Kikwete kujitokeza kwenye uzinduzi huo.

Mwandishi wa kitabu hicho ni Profesa Julius Nyang'oro.Wakati mwingine najiuliza kama baadhi ya maprofesa wa aina hii wameishiwa na mada za muhimu kwa jamii na badala yake wanageukia kujikomba kwa watawala kwa kuandika wasifu mithili ya pambio.Unaweza kunilaumu kwa kutoa tuhuma kabla sijasoma kilichomo katika kitabu hicho.Hata hivyo,huhitaji upeo wa juu kubashiri yaliyomo katika kitabu hicho,maana laiti ingekuwa ni wasifu wa Kikwete huyu ambaye utawala wake umetuzalishia msamiati wa "ufisadi",sambamba na kugubikwa na ishu za Kagoda,EPA,Dowans,Richmond na uzururaji njeya nchi,basi si mkulu huyo wala wanafamilia yake wangetia mguu kwenye uzinduzi huo.

Sasa sijui Profesa Nyang'oro kajaza nini kwenye wasifu huo!Mamia ya ahadi za Kikwete na kisha kuichambua moja baada ya nyingine ( kwa mtizamo chanya usiomuudhi mtawala) au ni hadithi za namna Jakaya alivyozaliwa katika familia ya kawaida,akajiendeleza pasipo makeke,akashika hatamu za uongozi lakini akiendelea kuwa "mtu wa watu" na hatimaye akapata urais ( bila kutaja mchango wa wanamtandao) na ameendelea kuwa mwenye upendo na upole sio kwa walalahoi pekee bali hata mafisadi.

Huenda wasifu huo pia ukagusia udaktari wa falsafa (wa heshima) wa Rais Kikwete.Inawezekana atapomaliza miaka yake 10 hapo 2015 (na kama hatafanya mbinu za kutaka aongezewe muda madarakani) ataweka historia nyingine ( on top ya ile ya kumpiku Vasco da Gama kwa safari) ambapo atakuwa kiongozi pekee aliyezawadiwa shahada nyingi za uzamifu kuliko mwingine duniani.Sijui mpaka sasa ana PhD ngapi,ila nakumbuka ile ya Uturuki,nyingine sijui ya Uganda kama sio Kenya,hii ya juzijuzi Dodoma na Muhimbili nao wamemzawadi shahada ya Afya ya Jamii.

Na kwa vile utawala wa Kikwete umetawaliwa na usanii wa namna flani,yayumkinika kuhisi kuwa hizo PhDs zinatolewa baada ya wahusika "kupigwa somo" au "kupewa kilicho chao".Ungeweza kuhisi kuwa ilikuwa hivyo hata Profesa Nyang'oro,lakini "mnyonge mnyongeni haki yake mpeni" hapo itakuwa mtu tu kaamua kujikomba.

Na kama ilivyozoeleka,wanahabari wetu (pamoja na baadhi ya mabloga) walichokumbuka ni picha za tukio na maelezo ya picha hizo (captions) tu,utadhani kwa kuangalia picha hizo msomaji atapata summary ya jumla ya kilichomo katika kitabu hicho.Hapa "simpigi mtu dongo" ila natoa changamoto kwa wenzetu mliobobea kwenye picha,mkumbuke kuwa picha pekee si habari kamili.Hivyo,inapowezekana mtupatie habari zaidi ya picha husika.Ni ushauri tu,tena wa bure buleshi.

Nakumbuka mwaka 2005 kulikuwa na kitabu cha wasifu wa Kikwete.Nahisi hapa katikati kuna waliojipendekeza na kuja na wasifu mwingine.Sasa tuna wasifu huu "mpya" kutoka kwa Profesa Nyang'oro na huenda hapo 2015 kutakuwa na wasifu mwingine wa "miaka 10 ya mafanikio ya kihistoria chini ya utawala wa Jakaya Kikwete".Mtu mmoja wasifu kibao!

Enewei,hiyo ndio Tanzania yetu.Na ukiwa na kiongozi mpenda sifa basi wajanja hawachelewi kumpamba kwa sifa hii au ile.Na kwa vile hawagusii yale yatakayomfanya mtawala atambue kuwa "hajafunga zipu" basi kwa upande mmoja watoa sifa hao wanapata wanachotegemea kupata (sifa,hela,kupiga picha na rais,kualikwa ikulu,na pengine kuzawadiwa U-DC) na kiongozi mpenda sifa anaendelea kuamini yeye ni chaguo la Mungu ndio maana sifa zinaendelea kumiminika kumhusu yeye.

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Serikali "Mpya" ya Kikwete Kazini: Wabaka Uchumi Waendeleza Ufisadi

WAKATI biashara ya magogo ikiendelea kutikisa vichwa vya viongozi wa serikali, imebainika kuwa mawaziri, wakuu wa mikoa, wakuu wa wilaya, kada wa CCM, wakuu wa polisi na maafisa wa Takukuru ndio wanaomiliki vibali vya kuvuna magogo katika msitu wa serikali wa Sao Hill ulio wilayani Mufindi.Biashara ya magogo ambayo ilishamiri mwaka 2005/06 ilipigwa marufu baada ya kuonekana kasoro kwa wasafirishaji magogo nje ya nchi ambao walionekana kukiuka masharti ya leseni zao na wiki iliyopita Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii, Ezekiel Maige alisema marufuku hiyo inaendelea kwa kuwa ni kinyume cha sheria za nchi.

Lakini msimamo huo wa Waziri Maige utakuwa mgumu kuutekeleza baada ya Mwananchi kubaini kuwa wanaomiliki vibali vya kuvuna magogo ni baadhi ya viongozi wa serikali ambao badala ya kuvitumia kwa malengo waliyoombea, wamekuwa wakivikodisha kwa wafanyabiashara.

Baadhi ya vigogo mbao majina ambayo yamo kwenye orodha watu wanaomiliki vibali hivyo ni pamoja na Waziri wa Viwanda, Biashara na Masoko, Dk Cyril Chami, Waziri wa Nchi Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu-Sera, Uratibu na Bunge-, William Likuvi, mkuu wa Wilaya ya Mufindi, Evalista Kalalu, mwenyekiti wa CCM mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, John Guninita na wengine waliotumia majina ya jamaa zao.

Wengine ni Mbunge wa Kibakwe, George Simbachawene na kampuni ya Rombo Green View inayomilikiwa na mmoja wa mawaziri wa zamani katika serikali za awamu tofauti. Katika orodha hiyo pia yamo majina ambayo ubini wake unafanana na baadhi ya viongozi kama vile Selemani KIKWETE, Aneth P. Msekwa na Juma Abdallah Zombe.

Hata hivyo, haikufahamika mara moja kama watu hao wana uhusiano wa moja kwa moja na watu ambao majina yao ya ubini yanafanana na ya viongozi wa serikali.Vyanzo vyetu vya habari vimebainisha kuwa vigogo walioficha majina yao wanafahamika na kwamba itakapohitajika watatajwa hadharani na raia wema walioapa kuwa tayari kufanya hivyo.
Habari za kiuchunguzi zimebaini kuwa kuwepo kwa watumishi hao wa serikali katika biashara ya magogo kumezua mgogoro mkubwa wa kimaslahi kati yao na wavunaji wadogo wanaolalamika kupunjwa kwenye mgao wa vitalu vya uvunaji.

Uchunguzi umebaini kuwa mgao wa kitaifa unaelekeza meneja mradi wa Sao Hill kugawa magogo yasiyozidi mita za ujazo (cubic metre) milioni moja kwa mwaka.Hata hivyo, katika hali inayoweka mashaka, mgao huo unaonekana kuwapendelea zaidi vigogo hao wanaotumia nyadhifa zao kupata vibali bila kuwa na sifa za kupata mgao huo, huku wengine wanaonufaika wakitajwa kuwa ni baadhi ya wawekezaji wakubwa.Imeelezwa kuwa masharti yaliyowekwa na serikali kwa kila kibali ni kwamba lazima muombaji awe na vifaa kama malori makubwa ya kukokota magogo (break down), mashine zenye uwezo mkubwa wa kuchana magogo na lazima muomba kibali awe ameajiri wataalamu toka chuo cha misitu kinachotambuliwa na serikali, masharti ambayo Mwananchi imedokezwa kuwa hayajatekelezwa na vigogo hao.

Katika kipindi ambacho Rais Jakaya Kikwete amewataka mawaziri na wasaidizi wao kuwa tayari kutoa habari kwa wananchi, katibu mkuu wa Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii, Dk Ladslaus Komba hakuweza kuzungumzia suala hilo kila mara Mwananchi ilipowasiliana naye kuanzia Jumatano iliyopita.Badala yake, katika simu zote sita alizopigiwa kati ya Jumatano na jana jioni, Dk Komba alipokea lakini baada ya mwandishi kujitambulisha na kueleza kile anachotaka kufahamu kutoka kwake, alijibu:
"Kwa sasa niko kwenye kikao nitakutafuta baadaye.Hata hivyo, hakutekeleza ahadi hiyo hata mara moja.

Katika moja ya simu hizo, Dk Komba alisema: “Kuna kitu hapa nakinukuu, naomba unipe muda nitakujulisha.”
Hata hivyo alipotafutwa baadaye simu yake ilikuwa haipatikani.
Hata alipofuatwa ofisini kwake, katibu muhtasi wake alieleza kuwa Dk Komba alikuwa ameenda kikazi nje ya ofisi na kumtaka mwandishi amsubiri.

Mmoja wa vigogo waliotajwa kwenye orodha ya mgao wa magogo, WaziriLukuvi alikiri kupokea mgao huo, lakini akasema aliomba kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa shule za sekondari zilizo jimboni kwake Isimani na si kwa nia ya biashara.

Kwenye mgao huo, Lukuvi amepewa kibali cha kuvuna magogo yenye mita za ujazo 1,000, kulingana na orodha iliyobandikwa kwenye ubao wa matangazo wa Sao Hill Mufindi. Katika  orodha hiyo Lukuvi ni mtu wa 564.
“Ni kweli niliomba na nikapewa kibali cha kuvuna magogo. Lakini, si kwa nia ya biashara bali kwa ajili ya kupata mbao za ujenzi wa sekonda zilizopo jimboni kwangu, ikiwemo ile iliyoungua moto ya Idodi,” alisema.

Mbunge wa jimbo la Kibakwe, George Simbachawene alipoulizwa kuhusu suala hilo alikiri kuomba mgao wa uvunaji magogo katika msitu huo, lakini akasema lengo lake si kwa ajili ya kufanya biashara bali ni ujenzi wa madarasa.
"Ni kweli niliomba wala sibishi, lakini si kwa ajili ya kufanya biashara. Ilikuwa ni kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa madarasa ya shule zetu zilizo katika halmasahauri yetu, kwa sababu kununua mbao zikiwa zimeshaandaliwa ni gharama kuliko kuomba kuvuna magogo na kuchana mwenyewe," alisema Simbachawene.

Hadi gazeti hili linakwenda mitamboni jitihada za kumpata Waziri wa Viwanda, Biashara na Masoko, Dk Cyril Chami na mwenyekiti wa CCM mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, John Guninita zilishindikana.

Taarifa zinasema kuwa licha ya kujipatia vibali vinavyotolewa bure na Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii, wamekuwa hawavitumii kwa uvunaji bali huvikodisha kwa wavunaji wadogo kwa gharama ya Sh5 milioni hadi Sh7 milioni kwa kibali kimoja huku ikielezwa kuwa wapo wanaomiliki vibali zaidi ya 10 na wanavitumia kwa majina tofauti.
Hali hiyo imefanya wavunaji wadogo kupunjwa mgao wa uvunaji magogo tofauti na ilivyokuwa kabla ya watumishi hao wa umma na vigogo kuvamia sekta hiyo.

Hivi sasa wavunaji wadogo zaidi ya 400 wanaambulia mgao kiduchu na wengine kukosa kabisa, hivyo wengi wamelazimika kufunga viwanda vyao kutokana na kukosa malighafi.
“Kama watoa vibali ndio wahusika katika biashara hii je, haki itatendeka kwa wavunaji wadogo?,” kilihoji chanzo kimoja.

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Tunaposherehekea Nusu Karne kasoro mwaka mmoja ya Uhuru Wetu (PICHA)

JAMAA mmoja ambaye alijitambulisha kwa jina moja la Joseph, leo asubuhi alikutwa na kamera yetu akiwa ameanguka katika Barabara ya Forest mjini Morogoro, pembezoni mwa uzio wa Hospitali Kuu ya Mkoa wa Morogoro, akidai kwamba alikuwa ametokea katika hospitali hiyo na kwamba hali yake ilikuwa imezidi kuwa mbaya.

Akizungumza na mtandao huu, Joseph alisema: "Nimetoka humu ndani (hospitali) kutibiwa na baada ya kupewa dawa niliruhusiwa kurudi nyumbani, nilipofika hapa nimezidiwa na njaa pamoja na ukali wa dawa hizo na kujikuta nikiishiwa nguvu na kuanguka.

Kama kuna mtu ana shilingi elfu moja anisaidie nikanunue walau uji," alisema Joseph huku akionekana akitetemeka kwa njaa pamoja na ukali wa dawa hizo.

Alipoulizwa anasumbuliwa na ugonjwa gani alidai ni homa ya matumbo (typhoid) iliyoambatana na homa kali.

Mwandishi wetu alimpatia kiasi hicho cha fedha ambapo pia baadhi ya watu waliokuwa eneo hilo walimuunga mkono mpiga picha wetu kwa kumuongezea kiasi cha fedha na baadaye kumwinua hadi kwenye mgahawa uliopo jirani na Shule ya Sekondari ya Morogoro.

Baada ya kupata hudumu hizo, Joseph alizinduka na kauli yake ya kwanza ilikuwa ni kuushukuru mtandao huu na wananchi wengine kwa kumpatia msaada huo.

Picha na Habari kwa Hisani ya Global Publishers

WAKATI HALI IKIWA HIVYO KWA MLALAHOI HUYU,GAZETI LA Mwananchi LILIRIPOTI HABARI IFUATAYO.ISOME KISHA ULINGANISHE NA HABARI HIYO YA KUSIKITISHA HAPO JUU,KISHA TAFAKARI KUHUSU MIAKA 49 YA UHURU WETU

Mashangingi ya mawaziri yazua utata 
Sunday, 28 November 2010 21:05

Sadick Mtulya

WAKATI mawaziri na manaibu wawaziri wakikabidhiwa magari mapya, baada ya kuapishwa Jumamosi iliyopita, serikali imeibuka na kusema sio mapya ni ya zamani.Kauli hiyo inaibua utata kutokana na kuwa baada ya kuapishwa viwanja vya Ikulu na Rais Jakaya Kikwete, kila waziri alikabidhiwa dereva mpya na gari jipya aina ya Toyota GX V8, badala ya gari aina ya Toyota VX V8 iliyokuwa ikitumiwa na mawaziri waliopita.

Ununuzi wa Toyota GX V8 mpya, unashiria serikali bado haijawa tayari kuunga mkono msimamo wa Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda, ambaye amekuwa akisikika akitaka kusitishwa ununuzi wa magari ya kifahari ili kupunguza matumizi ndani ya serikali.

Toyota GX V8 moja huuzwa kati ya Sh210 milioni hadi Sh240 milioni, hukuToyota VX V8 moja inauzwa sio chini ya Sh180 milioni.Akizungumza na Mwananchi jana, Katibu Mkuu wa iliyokuwa Wizara ya Miundombinu, Omari Chambo, alisema magari hayo sio mapya na kwamba, yaliyotumiwa na mawaziri waliopita.Rais Jakaya Kikwete ameigawanya iliyokuwa Wizara ya Miundombinu na kuwa wizara mbili; Wizara ya Ujenzi na Wizara ya Uchukuzi.

“Yale magari sio mapya, yalikuwepo. Kwanza uliyaona au unasema tu, hamjayachunguza vizuri jamani, fanyeni uchunguzi,’’ alisema Chambo na kukata simu.

Mawaziri wote na baadhi ya manaibu walikabidhiwa magari hayo (GX V8), huku manaibu wengine wakikabidhiwa VX V8.Sababu ya baadhi ya manaibu mawaziri kukabidhiwa VX V8 badala ya GX V8, ni kutokana na kutokamilishwa kwa taratibu za kutokamilika.

Mmoja wa manaibu mawaziri (jina tunalo), alikabidhiwa VX V8 iliyokuwa ikitumiwa na aliyekuwa Waziri wa Maendeleo ya Mifungo na Uvuvi, John Magufuli, ambaye sasa ni Waziri wa Ujenzi.Gazeti moja la kila siku (si Mwananchi) limeeleza kuwa ununuzi wa magari hayo, umegharimu serikali Sh9.3 bilioni na kwamba, takwimu za iliyokuwa Wizara ya Miundombinu zinaonyesha kuwa hadi kufikia mwishoni mwa mwaka wa fedha wa 2005/06 magari makubwa ya kifahari yapatayo 6,000 yalikuwa yamenunuliwa na serikali kwa gharama inayokadiriwa kufikia Sh160 bilioni.

Miongoni mwa magari hayo ni Toyota Land Cruiser (VX/ GX V8, Prado) yapatayo 1,655, Nissan Patrol na Land Cruiser 885, Mitsubishi Pajero 400 na mengineyo.

Tangu kipindi cha serikali ya awamu ya tatu chini ya Rais mstaafu, Benjamin Mkapa, kumekuwepo na mjadala kuhusu matumizi makubwa ya serikali hasa katika ununuzi wa magari ya kifahari kutokana na kuendeshwa kwa gharama kubwa.Wadau wengi wanataka viongozi watumie magari ya kawaida kama ilivyo kwa nchi ya Kenya na Rwanda

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Happy Birthday to,well,Me!Happy Birthday to Tanzania

Leo ni siku yangu ya kuzaliwa.Kwanza sina budi kumshukuru Muumba kwa kunileta duniani tarehe 9 Desemba miaka thelathini na kitu iliyopita (30 plus yrs ago).Pili,nawashukuru wazazi wangu wapendwa,Baba Mzee Philemon Chahali na Mama mpendwa Marehemu Adelina Mapango (Mungu Akulaze Mahali Pema Peponi Amen).Tatu,nawashukuru wanafamilia wenzangu katika familia yetu-kaka na dada na wadogo zangu.Na nne nawashukuru wale woote nilio/ninaofahamiana nao katika muda wote huo.

Makala hii sio kwa ajili ya kuzungumzia birthday yangu.Kwa bahati nzuri (au mbaya?) tarehe ya siku yangu ya kuzaliwa inarandana na tarehe ya Uhuru wa Tanzania.Inapendeza kusherehekea siku ya kuzaliwa inayoambatana na tukio jingine muhimu la kihistoria.Lakini historia pekee sio muhimu kama haina manufaa stahili kwa jamii husika.

Wakati tunaadhimisha miaka 49 ya uhuru wa Tanzania tunalazimika kujiuliza mara mbili mbili umuhimu wa uhuru huo.Je uhuru wetu uliishia tu kwenye kumwondoa mkoloni au ulipaswa kutuweka huru katika nyanja zote?Naamini hilo la pili ndilo dhamini na maana halisi ya uhuru: uhuru wa kupata huduma tunazostahili (elimu,afya,maji,barabara,umeme,maji,nk),uhuru wa kuchagua na kukataa viongozi kwa njia halali (sio uchakachuaji),uhuru wa habari pamoja na uhuru wa kutoa maoni hata kama habari na maoni hayo hayawapendezi watawala),uhuru wa kuabudu pasipo kuwa kikwazo kwa waumini wa imani tofauti,uhuru wa kuishi ikiwa ni pamoja na kuepusha vifo vinavyoepukika (ajali zinazochangiwa na ufisadi wa polisi trafiki,ukosefu wa madawa unaochangiwa na ufisadi kwenye misaada/manunuzi kwenye sekta ya afya),uhuru wa kuishi bila kubaguliwa (mafisadi vs walalahoi,vigogo vs makabwela,watawala vs watawaliwa,nk),na KILA UHURU ambao ni HAKI ya msingi kwa mwanadamu.

Japo haipendezi kuzungumizia,ukweli mchungu ni kwamba miaka 49 ya uhuru wetu inatuacha na maswali mengi kuliko majibu.Na kama mzaha mbaya,siku chache kabla ya kusherehekea umri huu tumeshuhudia namna uchaguzi mkuu uliojaa kasoro lukuki na uchakachuaji ukitupatia "serikali mpya" (denti yuleyule lakini katika yuniformu mpya...ni dhahiri kuwa kama denti huyo ni "kichwa panzi" yunifomu hizo mpya hazitomsaidia lolote kimasomo).Na siku chache zilizopita tumeshindiliwa msumari wenye kutu katika kidonda kibichi pale kampuni ya Dowans "iliposhinda" kesi dhidi ya Tanesco (serikali) na sasa inastahili kulipwa mabilioni ya shilingi.Hiyo ndio salamu ya happy birthday kutoka kwa mafisadi.Tukio hilo halina tofauti na vitendo vya vibaka (hususan mitaa ya Mwananyamala karibu na hospitali kama unatokea Mwananyamala Kwa Kopa) ambapo vibaka wanakupiga roba ya mbao kisha wanakupigia ukelele wa "mwiz,mwizi".Kuporwa uporwe,na kipigo ukipate.Naam,ndivyo Dowans na wamiliki wake mafisadi wanavyotutenda.Huu ni ubakaji wa hadharani tena mchana kweupe.

Anyway,mie nasherehekea birthday yangu kibinafsi.Kama kuna mafanikio au mapungufu yaliyojiri katika miaka thelatini na kitu tangu nizaliwe yanabaki kuwa masuala binafsi.Lakini kwa vile Tanzania ni yetu sote,hatuna budi kusherehekea birthday yake kwa kufanya tafakuri kuhusu mantiki nzima ya "kuzaliwa" na kuwepo kwake.Ni kwa namna hiyo tu ndipo tutaweza kuendelea kusherehekea siku kama ya leo kwa "amani na utulivu" (tukumbuke mwenye njaa hana amani kama ilivyo kwa mgonjwa asiyeweza kupewa tiba stahili,au msafiri asiyeweza kufika aendako kwa vile barabara hazipitiki,au mlipakodi anayekwamishwa kimaisha na mgao usioisha wa maji na umeme,au mlalahoi asiye na haki mbele ya matakwa ya vigogo na mafisadi).

Happy birthday to me.Happy birthday Tanzania

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The Guardian: Live Q&A with the Founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange

The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, answers The Guardian readers' questions about the release of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables

Fwoggie

I'll start the ball rolling with a question. You're an Australian passport holder - would you want return to your own country or is this now out of the question due to potentially being arrested on arrival for releasing cables relating to Australian diplomats and polices?

Julian Assange:

I am an Australian citizen and I miss my country a great deal. However, during the last weeks the Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, and the attorney general, Robert McClelland, have made it clear that not only is my return is impossible but that they are actively working to assist the United States government in its attacks on myself and our people. This brings into question what does it mean to be an Australian citizen - does that mean anything at all? Or are we all to be treated like David Hicks at the first possible opportunity merely so that Australian politicians and diplomats can be invited to the best US embassy cocktail parties.

girish89

How do you think you have changed world affairs?

And if you call all the attention you've been given-credit ... shouldn't the mole or source receive a word of praise from you?

Julian Assange:

For the past four years one of our goals has been to lionise the source who take the real risks in nearly every journalistic disclosure and without whose efforts, journalists would be nothing. If indeed it is the case, as alleged by the Pentagon, that the young soldier - Bradley Manning - is behind some of our recent disclosures, then he is without doubt an unparalleled hero.

Daithi

Have you released, or will you release, cables (either in the last few days or with the Afghan and Iraq war logs) with the names of Afghan informants or anything else like so?

Are you willing to censor (sorry for using the term) any names that you feel might land people in danger from reprisals??

By the way, I think history will absolve you. Well done!!!

Julian Assange:

WikiLeaks has a four-year publishing history. During that time there has been no credible allegation, even by organisations like the Pentagon that even a single person has come to harm as a result of our activities. This is despite much-attempted manipulation and spin trying to lead people to a counter-factual conclusion. We do not expect any change in this regard.

distrot

The State Dept is mulling over the issue of whether you are a journalist or not. Are you a journalist? As far as delivering information that someone [anyone] does not want seen is concerned, does it matter if you are a 'journalist' or not?

Julian Assange:

I coauthored my first nonfiction book by the time I was 25. I have been involved in nonfiction documentaries, newspapers, TV and internet since that time. However, it is not necessary to debate whether I am a journalist, or how our people mysteriously are alleged to cease to be journalists when they start writing for our organisaiton. Although I still write, research and investigate my role is primarily that of a publisher and editor-in-chief who organises and directs other journalists.

achanth

Mr Assange,

have there ever been documents forwarded to you which deal with the topic of UFOs or extraterrestrials?

Julian Assange:

Many weirdos email us about UFOs or how they discovered that they were the anti-christ whilst talking with their ex-wife at a garden party over a pot-plant. However, as yet they have not satisfied two of our publishing rules.

1) that the documents not be self-authored;

2) that they be original.

However, it is worth noting that in yet-to-be-published parts of the cablegate archive there are indeed references to UFOs.

gnosticheresy

What happened to all the other documents that were on Wikileaks prior to these series of "megaleaks"? Will you put them back online at some stage ("technical difficulties" permitting)?

Julian Assange:

Many of these are still available at mirror.wikileaks.info and the rest will be returning as soon as we can find a moment to do address the engineering complexities. Since April of this year our timetable has not been our own, rather it has been one that has centred on the moves of abusive elements of the United States government against us. But rest assured I am deeply unhappy that the three-and-a-half years of my work and others is not easily available or searchable by the general public.

CrisShutlar

Have you expected this level of impact all over the world? Do you fear for your security?

Julian Assange:

I always believed that WikiLeaks as a concept would perform a global role and to some degree it was clear that is was doing that as far back as 2007 when it changed the result of the Kenyan general election. I thought it would take two years instead of four to be recognised by others as having this important role, so we are still a little behind schedule and have much more work to do. The threats against our lives are a matter of public record, however, we are taking the appropriate precautions to the degree that we are able when dealing with a super power.

JAnthony

Julian.

I am a former British diplomat. In the course of my former duties I helped to coordinate multilateral action against a brutal regime in the Balkans, impose sanctions on a renegade state threatening ethnic cleansing, and negotiate a debt relief programme for an impoverished nation. None of this would have been possible without the security and secrecy of diplomatic correspondence, and the protection of that correspondence from publication under the laws of the UK and many other liberal and democratic states. An embassy which cannot securely offer advice or pass messages back to London is an embassy which cannot operate. Diplomacy cannot operate without discretion and the

protection of sources. This applies to the UK and the UN as much as the US.

In publishing this massive volume of correspondence, Wikileaks is not highlighting specific cases of wrongdoing but undermining the entire process of diplomacy. If you can publish US cables then you can publish UK telegrams and UN emails.

My question to you is: why should we not hold you personally responsible when next an international crisis goes unresolved because diplomats cannot function.

Julian Assange:

If you trim the vast editorial letter to the singular question actually asked, I would be happy to give it my attention.

cargun

Mr Assange,

Can you explain the censorship of identities as XXXXX's in the revealed cables? Some critical identities are left as is, whereas some are XXXXX'd. Some cables are partially revealed. Who can make such critical decisons, but the US gov't? As far as we know your request for such help was rejected by the State department. Also is there an order in the release of cable or are they randomly selected?

Thank you.

Julian Assange:

The cables we have release correspond to stories released by our main stream media partners and ourselves. They have been redacted by the journalists working on the stories, as these people must know the material well in order to write about it. The redactions are then reviewed by at least one other journalist or editor, and we review samples supplied by the other organisations to make sure the process is working.

rszopa

Annoying as it may be, the DDoS seems to be good publicity (if anything, it adds to your credibility). So is getting kicked out of AWS. Do you agree with this statement? Were you planning for it?

Thank you for doing what you are doing.

Julian Assange:

Since 2007 we have been deliberately placing some of our servers in jurisdictions that we suspected suffered a free speech deficit inorder to separate rhetoric from reality. Amazon was one of these cases.

abbeherrera

You started something that nobody can stop. The Beginning of a New World. Remember, that community is behind you and support you (from Slovakia).

Do you have leaks on ACTA?

Julian Assange:

Yes, we have leaks on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a trojan horse trade agreement designed from the very beginning to satisfy big players in the US copyright and patent industries. In fact, it was WikiLeaks that first drew ACTA to the public's attention - with a leak.

people1st

Tom Flanagan, a [former] senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister recently stated "I think Assange should be assassinated ... I think Obama should put out a contract ... I wouldn't feel unhappy if Assange does disappear."

How do you feel about this?

Julian Assange:

It is correct that Mr. Flanagan and the others seriously making these statements should be charged with incitement to commit murder.

Isopod

Julian, why do you think it was necessary to "give Wikileaks a face"? Don't you think it would be better if the organization was anonymous?

This whole debate has become very personal and reduced on you - "Julian Assange leaked documents", "Julian Assange is a terrorist", "Julian Assange alledgedly raped a woman", "Julian Assange should be assassinated", "Live Q&A with Julian Assange" etc. Nobody talks about Wikileaks as an organization anymore. Many people don't even realize that there are other people behind Wikileaks, too.

And this, in my opinion, makes Wikileaks vulnerable because this enables your opponents to argue ad hominem. If they convince the public that you're an evil, woman-raping terrorist, then Wikileaks' credibility will be gone. Also, with due respect for all that you've done, I think it's unfair to all the other brave, hard working people behind Wikileaks, that you get so much credit.

Julian Assange:

This is an interesting question. I originally tried hard for the organisation to have no face, because I wanted egos to play no part in our activities. This followed the tradition of the French anonymous pure mathematians, who wrote under the collective allonym, "The Bourbaki". However this quickly led to tremendous distracting curiosity about who and random individuals claiming to represent us. In the end, someone must be responsible to the public and only a leadership that is willing to be publicly courageous can genuinely suggest that sources take risks for the greater good. In that process, I have become the lightening rod. I get undue attacks on every aspect of my life, but then I also get undue credit as some kind of balancing force.

tburgi

Western governments lay claim to moral authority in part from having legal guarantees for a free press.

Threats of legal sanction against Wikileaks and yourself seem to weaken this claim.

(What press needs to be protected except that which is unpopular to the State? If being state-sanctioned is the test for being a media organization, and therefore able to claim rights to press freedom, the situation appears to be the same in authoritarian regimes and the west.)

Do you agree that western governments risk losing moral authority by

attacking Wikileaks?

Do you believe western goverments have any moral authority to begin with?

Thanks,

Tim Burgi

Vancouver, Canada

Julian Assange:

The west has fiscalised its basic power relationships through a web of contracts, loans, shareholdings, bank holdings and so on. In such an environment it is easy for speech to be "free" because a change in political will rarely leads to any change in these basic instruments. Western speech, as something that rarely has any effect on power, is, like badgers and birds, free. In states like China, there is pervasive censorship, because speech still has power and power is scared of it. We should always look at censorship as an economic signal that reveals the potential power of speech in that jurisdiction. The attacks against us by the US point to a great hope, speech powerful enough to break the fiscal blockade.

rajiv1857

Hi,

Is the game that you are caught up in winnable? Technically, can you keep playing hide and seek with the powers that be when services and service providers are directly or indirectly under government control or vulnerable to pressure - like Amazon?

Also, if you get "taken out" - and that could be technical, not necessarily physical - what are the alternatives for your cache of material?

Is there a 'second line' of activists in place that would continue the campaign?

Is your material 'dispersed' so that taking out one cache would not necessarily mean the end of the game?

Julian Assange:

The Cable Gate archive has been spread, along with significant material from the US and other countries to over 100,000 people in encrypted form. If something happens to us, the key parts will be released automatically. Further, the Cable Gate archives is in the hands of multiple news organisations. History will win. The world will be elevated to a better place. Will we survive? That depends on you.

That's it every one, thanks for all your questions and comments. Julian Assange is sorry that he can't answer every question but he has tried to cover as much territory as possible. Thanks for your patience with our earlier technical difficulties

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