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Why are young people in a rush to get married?


By Joseph Mtebe
This week, I visited the street where I was raised and the elementary school I went to.I was surprised at the rate at which my former playmates were rushing to motherhood and fatherhood.The question I therefore had to contend with at almost every household I went to was, when are you getting married?
“You’re grown up now, you should find a girl,” they kept asking.

I wasn’t surprised at all because lately it has become the life style around here.
Although I have been reading all these fine books on how to find a better half, I must admit that I haven’t been successful in that department.

I just can’t imagine thinking of diapers when I can hardly sort my own life out.The number of those who are already mothers and those expecting is enough to awe any one. As much as it astonished me, they were equally surprised that I was still in college with no wife and no child.

“What are you waiting for? Life doesn’t wait for anyone, it goes on and on. What legacy are you going to leave behind, just in case, something happens?” one said.

Here they were, talking about legacy in an era when parenthood is no longer about legacy but a great responsibility.
I simply quashed these guys’ assertions as some simply misguided fantasies. Many of these friends in the street never saw the inside of a secondary school, let alone college. And so, while pitying them, I can’t help wondering what the future holds for the poor off-springs.

However even then a second thought came up recently when Asha, whom we go to college together, called.
“I’m reminding you of the deadline.” She said.

“What deadline?” I had almost forgotten.
“It’s my wedding, it’s Sh50,000 for single and twice that much for a double card,” she said. Gosh,I hadn’t forgotten but I was just trying to forget. I had dozens of contribution cards to attend to, most of them from colleagues in college.

These cards all had something in common, a deadline and minimum pay contribution as though it were some loan of some type. Yet no one seems to care about the contributors when they are deciding to tie the knots. It has either become fashionable or people just don’t have a choice.

I say fashionable because everyday people come up with news that they want to get married.
The lack of choice comes in when there is a possibility of giving birth to an illegitimate child and because they cannot bear the shame, they have to wed ASAP!

But as I said, I think it is fashionable these days to have a baby, and well, start a family of your own.
Because like in my class these days, everyday there’s gonna be another girl coming dressed in some loose clothing aka dira.

I posed this question the other day to my friends and they had differing opinions.“Our course is a four-year programme, yet some people’s biological clocks are ticking away. The only recourse left is to at least do both things at the same time,” said Irene.

“I think these are accidents just like many others,” said Neema.Well accidents or no accidents, I thought people were entitled to their own, rational decisions. If someone of my age in the village or elsewhere can, and does actually marry, I shouldn’t follow the bandwagon because it’s the order of the day. If anything, to borrow Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s words, I will marry when I want, and to add, when I can.

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JUNIOUR KIKWETE, IN COURT FOR GRAFT ALLEGATIONS

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Dar es Salaam. Opposition leaders Dr Willibrod Slaa and Reverend Christopher Mtikila are set to face off President Jakaya Kikwete’s son, Ridhiwani, in a high-profile court battle.

Ridhiwani has officially filed a defamation lawsuit against Chadema’s secretary general and the chairman of Democratic Party (DP) Mtikila for allegedly accusing him of amassing questionable wealth since his father’s ascendance to the presidency.

The duo had publicly accused him of using his father’s influence to amass the purported wealth, and he wants his name to be cleared of the allegations.

In a case filed on Friday in the High Court, Ridhiwani also enjoined in the suit a daily Kiswahili newspaper owned by Chadema chairman and leader of the official opposition in Parliament, Mr Freeman Mbowe. The Hai MP is the proprietor of Free Media Limited, publishers of Tanzania Daima.

Managing Director of Printech Company and the editor of the said newspaper will also be party in the case whose first hearing date is to be set within two weeks.

Ridhiwani wants the court to order the defendants to pay him Sh2 billion in general damages, apologise and permanently restrain from further publishing and circulating “defamatory falsehood” touching on his personal life, his business or profession or other engagements.

The filing of the suit opens the doors for a likely tough legal battle, as the two accused politicians are on record saying they would “shame” Ridhiwani in court if he dared sue them.

Ridhiwani announced at a press conference in May that he intended to sue his detractors for what he described as ‘false allegations’, which he claimed were calculated to tarnish his image and that of his family.

But in a rejoinder, Dr Slaa said that he owed the junior Kikwete no apology and challenged him to send him to court.

Reverend Mtikila is also on record as saying he had ample evidence to prove in court how much wealth the junior Kikwete possessed. “I cannot apologise to anyone. I have enough evidence the young man has a lot of wealth which he did not acquire legitimately. Let him go to court, for I will prove my case,” Mtikila had intoned.

Mtikila had claimed that Ridhiwani was a billionaire who owned, among other things, a transport company with a fleet of about 150 trucks, and a road construction firm, in addition to a number of mansions and buildings, as well as large chunks of land.

But Ridhiwani says in the suit he has filed through Law Associates Advocates that he has never abused his father-son relationship with the President to obtain illicit advantages or to loot the country’s coffers.

He says he has been wrongly portrayed as a dishonest and corrupt young man. His image and reputation thus has been injured in the society, he further claims. He also argues that his standing and esteem in the society and in the eyes of his peers has been irreparably lowered.
“The plaintiff (Ridhiwani) is a young lawyer and youth leader who is the member of executive committee of the UVCCM. Further, the plaintiff is a public figure who is involved in many public engagements and good caused works and social organizations and he is therefore highly respected in the society,” his lawyers say.

A month ago, Ridhiwani called a press conference where he denied being a billionaire. He said he only owned a 1.5 acre of land in Coast Region and a saloon car; and also owned three bank accounts at CRDB, NBC and Stanbic banks in the city. He did not disclose the amount of money in those accounts.

SOURCE; The Citizen

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TATIZO LA UMEME NCHINI, FAIDA KWA NCHI JIRANI;
Tanzania ni moja ya nchi za Afrika Mashariki ambayo kwa muda mrefu sasa imekuwa ikikabiliwa na tatizo sugu la umeme.

Maelezo yanayotolewa na serikali ya Tanzania pamoja na shirika la Umeme Tanzania Tanesco ni kuwa ukame ndio chanzo kikuu cha matatizo ya umeme nchini hapa.

Kwa nchi za Afrika Mashariki Tanzania ndio inayoongoza kwa kukumbwa na uhaba wa umeme mara kwa mara, licha ya kuwa nchi nyingine za Jumuiya hiyo kama Burundi na Uganda zimekuwa zikikabiliwa na upungufu wa umeme.

kwa upande mwingine, serikali ya tanzania haina budi kulaumiwa kwani ni kama vile imeyatelekeza baadhi ya maeneo ya nchi. mfano, katika mkowa wa Kagera hususani mashariki, mpakani mwa border ambayo ni kiunganishi cha nchi tatu Uganda, Tanzania na rwanda. Mrongo-kikagati border, inaziunganisha nchi hizo tatu na kurahisisha mwingiliano ki biashara kupitia Daraja kubwa la kivukio mto kagera lilojengwa kwa nguvu za Wananchi wa halimashauri ya karagwe kupitia uhisani wa wa Dutch kwa milion zipatazo 750/=. alakini cha kusikitisha, ni kwamba upande wa uganda umeendelea zaidi ya Tanzania hivyo kuwasawishi watanzania wa mpakani kufanyia biashara zao uganda. kikagati ambayo ndo pua na mdomo na mrongo ina umeme wa masaa 24, mrongo kiza kitupu, watu wanaishia kutumia tochi za mchina. je, serikali imeshindwa nini kuuvuta ule umeme wa kikagati na kuwanufaisha wa tanzania waishio karibu na mpaka. nadhani serikari ikiwa serious Mrongo na vijiji jirani kama rugasha, kibingo, na hata Kaisho hakutakuwepo tatizo la umeme na Biashara zitabaki nchini badala ya kukimbilia Uganda.



mji wa kikagati umeendelea..

uganda wanafaidi mpaka kwa kuutumia vizuri uzembe wa serikari ya Tanzania.

mwanachi mpakani upande wa tanzania akinyoa kwa kutumia umeme wa betri;

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MZUNGU MSOMI KAGEUKIA UGANGA

WA KIENYEJI

Bwana mmoja aliyekuwa akifanya kazi benki pale Uingereza, ameamua kuacha kazi hiyo na kuwa mganga wa kienyeji Afrika Kusini.

Bwana huyo Thomas Heathfield alipatiwa mafunzo ya kuwa mganga wa kienyeji, ikiwa ni pamoja na kukaa siku tatu bila kulala, na kucheza usiku, kila siku pamoja na kunywa damu ya mbuzi.

Bwana huyo pia alipitia mitihani mbalimbali, ambayo hyaijatajwa, ili kuthibitisha kuwa anafaa kuwa sangoma.

Heathfield alipatiwa jina la Gogo Mndawe baada ya kuweza kujifunza kuzungumza ki- sisiswati na pia kufaulu mitihani kwa miezi mitatu katika kijiji kimoja kilichopo katika jimbo la Mpumalanga, Afrika Kusini.

"Baba yangu na mama yangu walikuja siku nilipomaliza mafunzo, pamoja na wanakijiji kama mia mbili hivi" amesema bwana Heathfield akikaririwa na gazeti la The Sun.

Bwana huyo amesema alipata mwamko wa kiroho, uliomfanya aache kazi yake yenye kipato kikubwa

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MANCHESTER UNITED, WABABE WA SOKA ULIMWENGUNI

MABINGWA wa Ligi Kuu ya England, Manchester United wametangazwa kuwa klabu ya michezo yenye thamani kubwa ulimwenguni.

United au Mashetani Wekundu wanaongoza orodha hiyo ya klabu 50 za michezo mbalimbali duniani ikiwa na rasilimali zenye thamani ya pauni1.165 bilioni.Klabu hiyo imezipiku klabu mbalimbali za michezo za Marekani zikiwamo Dallas Cowboys na New York Yankees.

Kwa mujibu wa jarida la Forbes, tathmini hiyo imezingatia kikosi, uwanja, mapato na udhamini ambao kila klabu inao kwa sasa. Jarida hilo linaeleza kuwa hizo ni habari njema kwa wanandugu wa ukoo wa Glazer wanaomiliki klabu hiyo ambayo waliinunua kwa pauni 790 milioni mwaka 2005.
Hata hivyo, familia hiyo imejikuta ikiingia deni la pauni 500 milioni katika uendeshaji wa klabu hiyo.

Mapato ya matangazo yameiingizia United kiasi kikubwa che fedha, ambacho ni pauni 80 milioni.

Pia, mkataba wa miaka minne wa udhamini wa jezi na Kampuni ya Aon na mkataba wa miaka 13 na Kampuni ya Nike umeingiza pauni 300m .

Kwa upande wake, klabu ya Real Madrid ya Hispania ambayo ilikuwa ikishika nafasi ya pili katika orodha hiyo imeporomoka na kushika nafasi ya tano ikiwa na rasilimali zenye thamani ya pauni 900m. Lakini, pengine klabu ambayo mashabiki wake watakuwa wenye furaha ni Arsenal, ambayo inashika nafasi ya saba ikiwa na rasilimali za pauni 740m.

Chelsea, chini ya tajiri Roman Abramovich, inashika nafasi ya 46 katika orodha hiyo, ambayo timu za soka ndizo zinaongoza katika orodha zikiwamo Bayern Munich (19), AC Milan (34) na Juventus (49).

Hata hivyo, jambo la kushangaza ni kuona Barcelona, ambayo kwa sasa inasemekana kuwa klabu bora duniani, ikiwa ya 26 katika orodha hiyo kwa rasilimali za pauni 606m.

Nafasi 10 za kwanza ni kama ifuatavyo:
1. Man United - Pauni 1.165bilioni
2. Dallas Cowboys- Pauni 1.13bn
3. New York Yankees- Pauni1.06bn
4. Washington Redskins- Pauni 960m
5. Real Madrid- Pauni 900m
6. New England Patriots- Pauni 850m
7. Arsenal- Pauni 740m
8. New York Giants- Pauni 734m
9. Houstan Texans- Pauni727m
10. New York Jets- Pauni 708m

KAtavi national park is a renown park for the exlusive scenery of its ecosysytem,and overwhelming number of species.buffalo are the most numerous species, then Zebras,Elephants, hippos, waterbucks, impalas,lions, monkeys etc, etc..KATAVI is a treasured place, for a treasured person like you to spend a reasonable vacation. be the first to experience the difference at Katavi National Park.
buffalows in Katavi national park, at a pose.

Elephants on a move heading to katchment areas for refreshments.

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water is the most important resource for the life of acquatic organisms. The hippos in river katuma, at Katavi National park do concetrate together in the remainning pools during dry season. the concetration beautifies the park, making it unique

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baada ya IPAD NA LAPTOP, SASA I4N KUZUA JIPYA UCHINA;

Wiki kadhaa baada ya mchina mmoja kuuza figo yake ili kununua iPad, mchina mwingine wa kike safari hii amejitokeza kutoa mwili wake kwa mwanaume atakayemnunulia simu aina ya iPhone 4, toleo jipya kabisa.
Gazeti la Korean Herald limeripoti kuwa msichana huyo aliyetajwa kwa jina la Jiulinghou -- ambayo maana yake kwa kichina ni kama kizazi cha mwisho, aliandika katika mtandao wa Weibo -- yaani Tweeter ya Kichina -- kuwa ni ndoto yake kuwa na simu aina ya iPhone 4, lakini hana uwezo na baba yake kakataa kumnunulia.
Katika mtandao huo msichana huyo ambaye ni bikra aliweka pia na picha yake, pamoja na taarifa fupi kuhusu maisha yake, akisema yuko tayari kuuza usichana wake kwa yeyote atakayemnunulia iPhone.
Mtandao wa Courier Mail haukusema iwapo msichana huyo alifanikiwa au la.

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Today, it would have been the end of my story;

hellow friends today Edwin narrowly survived death. when i woke up early in the dawn, it was little bit foggy in a mist, i perfomed some sorts of exercise like Push ups, jogging and little bit played a solitary football, thereafter, i kindled my stove and boiled some tea meanwhile taking a shower, after my 10minutes showering, took my breakfast and left for the park duties. no longer had i started my solitary walk than i met a herd of Elephants gangling. the whole body trembled, the hair run from my head but what saved me was my knowledge of animal behaviours. the first day of my landing at the park, thy first thing to ask was animal behaviours, also underwent in-depth reading of the park publications, this aided me not only to knowing animal behaviours but too animal species and their influence with in their habitats. recalling everything, first i noticed that the elephants were like 15mtrs away from me, 2nd thewe in a group and the final was that, elephants are not as sturbon as other animals like Leopards, cheeters etc, so i pretended as if nothing scaring i've seen though my intestines were almost dismantling; i walked while praying from my heart and eventually crossed that danger zone, after 20mtrs cross over, i started running up to the offices, panting and none i could tell this comic movie; hahaha, Guess God loves Edwin; 

vp Tanzania tukii Apply itawork? hahaha......

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India mbioni kudhibiti idadi ya watu

Ongezeko kubwa la idadi ya watu nchini India imewalazimu maafisa wa Afya kuanza kampeni mpya ya mpango wa uzazi.

Serikali inawasiwasi kuhusu idadi kubwa ya watu

Mpango huo mpya wa uzazi unanuia kuwashawishi wanawake na wanaume kukubali njia ya kumaliza kabisa nguvu za mayai ya uzazi.
Wanaokubali watapokea zawadi ya gari lipya miongoni mwa zawadi nyingine.
Tata nano, ndio gari lenya bei rahisi sana duniani lakini kulingana na kampeni hiyo, bila shaka kuna uwezekano likawa maarufu zaidi nchini India katika siku chache zijazo.
Dakatri Sitaram Sharma anatazamia kuwa huenda gari hilo likawa kishawishi tosha kwa wakazi wa jimbo la Jhunjunu kujitokeza kufungwa kizazi.
Lengo la Daktari Sharma ni kuwa jumla ya wanawake na wanaume elfu 20 watajitokeza kufungwa kizazi.
Kwa taarifa yako, gari sio zawadi tu itakayotolewa kwenye kampeni hiyo. Watakao fika watapewa piki piki, televisheni na vifaa vya kisasa vya kusagia vyakula.
Mpango huo hauja lenga tuu wakaazi wa jimbo hilo ambalo mara nyingi linakabiliwa na ukame.
Serikali ya India imekuwa ikitatizika na idadi ya raia wake ambayo inakuwa kwa kasi sana.
Hofu za utawala nchini India ni kuwa ifikiapo mwaka wa 2030, heunda idadi ya watu walioko nchini humo ikazidi ile ya wachina.
Hata hivyo hakuna uhakika kuwa kampeni hii itaungwa mkono kote nchini India.
Mwaka wa 70 ilipojaribiwa, maelfu ya watu walijotekeza kisha serikali ikashindwa kutimiza ahadi zake kitu kilicho wachukiza wengi ambao walidai kuwa serikali ilikuwa imewalaghai...

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JELOUS FOR   THE  WEAKED    By, Edwin Muga.

Courtesy costs nothing, indeed pennyless,

But it oinks the will  of  life.

The English adage, ‘’an idle mind a devil’s workshop,

Ooh yes, jealous, a grand enemy for human life.

Cain murdered Abel coz of  jealous,

And from then, he lead the forsaken life,

Forsaken by his Almighty.

Jealous can separate  us  from  the  eyes,

The eyes of  our  lord,

Can make you live  a hatred  life,

Yes, hated by  every  person.

A brother, sister, relatives even  your  friends,

Can abandon you coz of your jealous,

You never appreciate others,

Your heart swells, when others do the great  things.

You articulate ugly rants,

You alter  disparaging words  for defame,

You sweet talk them to their faces and bad mouth them behind their backs.

Who’ll value you if you cant take it yourself?

Do unto others az you would have them do unto you.

Jelousy stems from selfishness, yes, selfish, those with keen interests on their own affairs than any other.

Your throat is dominated by  dis heartening dords,

I remember, in a memory, yes, in my great memory,

When I asked for your advise, God only recalls what you mocked!

I could not help, keep in a silence pain, pains for a friend I entrusted 100%

Pains for losing a friend,

But that was not you, only  jealous,

Inflicting your head, like a crazy antelope in a met season.

People hate each other coz of jealous,

You can Coy and pretend, but jealous never hides!

Jealous stems from slight cardigans

I buy a car, then you feel jealous coz you’re with a bicycle,

Dat’s  bullshit!

I gain fame coz of my great things, you’re no body coz of your conservative mindset,

Tha’ts  stupid!

I lead a happy life coz of my struggle,

Yeah, struggling day and night, laboring,

You, just sitted, starring at like a loosy mechanic misplaced  his  nut..

Jealous poisons  human relations,

Jealous is  worse  than  a wild  beast.

Enthusiasm, honest, trust,

Try them right from today,

They’ll work  veritable miracles to your  entire life//

‘’I consider my  ability to arouse enthusiasm among the men, the greatest asset I posses, and the way  to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement,

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitious of a man as criticism from  his  the so called his  superiors. I never criticize any one, I believe in man incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loathe to find fault. If I like anything, I am heartily, in my approbation and lavish in my praise’’(Charles schwab).

We provide chips chiken, for energy to our friends, but we neglect to give them kind words of appreciation that would sign in their memories, for years like the music of the morning stars!!

‘’never should you be afraid of the enemies who attack you, be afraid of the friends who flatter you’’

                           Edwin muga

                                                                                

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mchizi ajitolea kuusaka mwili wa osama;

Osama Bin Laden

Mzamiaji mmoja wa Marekani, anajiandaa kwenda katika bahari ya Uarabuni, na kupiga mbizi kuusaka mwili wa Osama Bin Laden
Mzamiaji huyo, Bill Warren, ameahidi kuzama hadi katika ardhi chini ya bahari na kuutafuta mwili wa kiongozi huyo wa Al-Qaeda, ili kuuthibitishia ulimwengu kuwa aliuawa kweli, limeripoti gazeti la New York Post.
Bwana Warren ambaye amewahi kusaka meli na vyombo vingine vya baharini vilivyozama vipatavyo mia mbili, amesema anataka kuweka wazi ukweli wa jambo hilo.
Bin Laden aliuawa katika mji wa Abbotatabad nchini Pakistan, na wanajeshi wa Marekani, waliosema baadaye kuwa walimzika baharini.
Mzamiaji huyo anatazamia kutumia dola laki nne katika kipindi cha wiki mbili, mwezi ujao atakapoanza msako wake huo.
"Mbona waliuonesha picha za Saddam Hussein?" ameuliza bwana Warren, ambaye rafiki wake wa kike anatokea Urusi, na amemuambia kuwa nchini humo hawaamini kama Osama kweli amekufa.

Majirani wagomvi

Majirani wawili nchini Malaysia waliokuwa wakizozana kila mara walilazimika kutia saini makubaliano ya amani, kama yale yanayotumiwa na nchi zenye migogoro.
Shirika la habari la Reuters limesema mzozo wa majirani hao wanaoishi katika jimbo la kusini la Johor umedumu kwa miaka mitatu, na hata polisi walishindwa kuusuluhisha.
Gazeti la Star limesema, mzozo ulianza kufuatia jirani mmoja kuwa na mbwa waliokuwa wakipiga kelele, na jirani mwingine kujibu mashambulizi wa kufungua muziki kwa sauti ya juu.
Hata hivyo baada ya miaka mitatu ya mzozo uliokuwa ni pamoja na kurushiana taka na hata kugonga mageti kwa kutumia magari yao, wawili hao waliamua kutia saini makubaliano ya maelewano au -- Memorandum of Understanding-- kwa kimombo.
"Ikiwa mmoja wao atavunja makubaliano hayo, mkataba huo wa amani utatumika polisi au mahakamani" amesema msuluhishi wa mzozo huo, Michael Tay.
Bila shaka sasa wataishi kwa amani ameongeza msuluhishi huyo, ambaye pia ni jirani yao.

Mbwa tajiri afariki dunia

Mbwa tajiri kuliko wote duniani amefariki dunia.
Mbwa huyo, aliyejulikana kama Trouble, amekufa akiwa na umri wa miaka kumi na miwili ambao ni karibu sawa na miaka themanini na tano kwa binaadam.
Trouble alifariki akiwa anaishi kifahari huku akihudumiwa kikamilifu na wafanyakazi wake huko Sarasota, Florida, nchini Marekani.
Trouble alipata utajiri wake kufuatia kuachiwa urithi na aliyekuwa mmiliki wake Leona Helmsey aliyefariki dunia mwaka 2007, na kumuachia majumba yake ya kifahari na dola milioni kumi na mbili.
Bi Helmsey alikuwa mjane wa tajiri wa mahoteli, Harry Helmsey, aliyekuwa bilionea.
Katika maisha yake, mbwa Trouble alikuwa akipata vitisho vya kuuawa au kutekwa nyara kutokana na utajiri wake na kulazimika kuwa na ulinzi mkali muda wote.
Fedha alizoacha mbwa huyo sasa zitapelekwa katika wakfu wa Bi Helmsey ambao unasaidia mashirika ya misaada.

Posho yakatwa

Serikali ya Malawi imesimamisha kuwalipa posho maalum wafanyakazi wa serikali wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI.
Kwa mujibu wa BBC, serikali ya Malawi imesema imeacha kuwalipa pesa taslimu, kwa sababu wafanyakazi hao hutumia fedha hizo kwa ajili ya kununulia pombe na makahaba.
Afisa mmoja wa serikali amewatuhumu watu hao kwa kusambaza zaidi virusi vya UKIMWI.
Serikali hiyo imesema, badala yake, wafanyakazi hao wapatao elfu arobaini, sasa watakuwa wakipewa chakula chenye virutubisho kila mwezi badala ya fedha taslimu.
Inakadiriwa kuwa karibu asilimia kumi na tano ya wananchi wa malawi wanaishi na virusi vya Ukimwi.

Nyoka nyumbani

Familia moja nchini Marekani imelazimika kukimbia makazi yao kutokana na nyoka.
Mtandao wa Cnews.com umesema bwana Ben na mkewe Amber walinunua nyumba hiyo mwaka 2009, katika mji wa Idaho.
Hata hivyo nyumba hiyo ilikuwa ina nyoka wengi kiasi kwamba kuna wakati wenye nyumba walikuwa wakihisi ikitikisika kutokana na nyoka hao kuzurura.
Taarifa zinasema mamia ya nyoka walikuwa wanaishi ndani ya ukuta wa nyumba hiyo, na katika maeneo yanayozunguka hapo.

Siku moja bwana Ben aliua nyoka arobaini na wawili.
"Yaani tukasema sasa basi" amesema Ben, ambae wamelazimika kutangaza kufilisika, kwa sababu walinunua nyumba hiyo kwa mkopo wa benki.
"Utadhani tulikuwa tunaishi katika nyumba ya shetani" Amesema Ben.
Benki iliyowakopesha wawili hao hiyo nyumba, imeichukua nyumba hiyi sasa, na tayari imeingizwa sokoni, kwa yeyote anayetaka kuinunua...Na kupafanya nyumbani..

Nywele zaibwa

Polisi nchini Brazil wamesema mwizi mmoja amemuibia nywele mwanamama mmoja wakati amesimama kituoni akisubiri basi.
Polisi wamesema nyewe la bibie huyo zilikuwa za asili, na ambazo hazijatiwa dawa.
Inspekta wa polisi Jose Carlos Bezerra da Silva amekiambia kituo kimoja cha Televisheni kuwa, mwanamama huyo alikuwa amesimama akisubiri basi katika jiji la Goiania, alipopatwa na mkasa huo.
Mtandao wa Canadian Press umesema mwizi huyo akitumia kifaa kama kisu, alikata nywele za mwanamama huyo, ambazo zilikuwa ndefu kiasi zilikuwa zimepita hata usawa wa kiuno chake.
Mwanamama huyo amesema, alikuwa akidhani mwizi huyo anataka kumuibia mkoba wake.
Polisi wamesema, huenda nywele hizo zimeenda kuuzwa, ili kutengenezewa nywele bandia.
Inspekta Silva amesema hajawahi kuona wizi wa aina hii.
Amesema mwanamama huyo alilazimika kuripoti sakata hilo polisi, kwa sababu za kidini, kwa kuwa angelazimika kumuelezea kiongozi wake wa dini, kwanini nywele zake sio ndefu tena.
Na kwa taarifa yako...... Tembo ana magoti manne.

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Harusi ya mbwa

Kuna msemo usemao, kila mbwa ana siku yake. Na msemo huu umedhihirika, sio kwa mbwa mmoja bali wawili hapa Uingereza.
Mbwa hao ambao majina yao ni Pete na Zoe, wenye umri wa miaka mitano, wanatarajiwa kufunga ndoa hivi karibuni. Gazeti la The Sun limeripoti kuwa wawili hao wanaoishi katika nyumba ya kulelea wanyama wa mitaani, watafanya harusi yao katika ukumbi wa kituo cha wanyama cha Wood Green huko Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.
Harusi hiyo ya aina yake itahudhuriwa na wafanyakazi wa kituo hicho, wananchi wa kawaida na marafiki wa karibu wa mbwa hao, ambao pia ni mbwa. Ndoa hiyo itafungishwa na Kasisi Gael Lees wa kitengo cha kulelea paka cha hapo Wood Green, ambaye atasoma ahadi maalum zilizoandikwa kwa ajili ya mbwa hao.
Baada ya harusi hiyo, mbwa harusi hao watarejeshwa katika makazi yao na kupatiwa keki yenye ngazi tatu iliyotengenezwa kwa maini ya ngombe, na bakuli la maji. Bwana harusi wa mbwa, bila shaka ataitwa.. Mbwana harusi, bibi harusi je..??

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      kumbe, kunambinu nyingi za mwizi kuiba!
Polisi nchini Uhispania wamemkamata bwana mmoja mwenye mwili unaoweza kunyumbulika kwa makosa ya wizi.
Mwizi huyo inadaiwa alikuwa akijificha ndani ya sanduku, na sanduku hilo kuwekwa katika mizigo ya abiria kutoka uwanja wa ndege wa Girona wanaokwenda jijini Barcelona. Kwa mwezi mzima polisi walikuwa wakishangazwa na wizi unaotokea kwenye eneo la kuwekea mizigo ndani ya basi. Hivi karibuni wizi kama huo ulitokea tena ambapo masanduku yote ya abiria yalikuwa yamevunjwa na vitu kuibiwa.
Hata hivyo abiria mmoja aligundua kuwa sanduku moja tu ndio lilikuwa halijaguswa. Polisi waliitwa na walipofungua sanduku hili walimkuta mtu amejikunja ndani yake. Polisi pia walimkamata mwenzake na mwizi huyo ambaye alikuwa akimpeleka kama mzigo ndani ya basi hilo.
Mwenzi huyo alikuwa akinunua tiketi ya basi na kuweka sanduku lake hilo lenye mwizi mwenzake katika eneo la mizigo, ambapo wakiwa safarini, mwizi huyo hutoka ndani ya sanduku na kuanza kuvunja na kuiba masanduku ya abiria.
Kabla ya mwisho wa safari, bwana huyo mwenye mwili unaonyumbulika, alikuwa akiingia katika sanduku lake na kujifungia ndani tena, na kubaki kama mizigo mingine.

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2011/12 BUDGET: Activists plead for reversal of taxing NGO's

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Monday, 13 June 2011 11:05

digg : As Tanzanians continue to ponder the 2011/2012 budget unveiled last Wednesday, worries have mounted over plans to tax the non-governmental organisations (NGOs). There had also been calls to trim the size of the government which, some analysts contend, was too big given the resources available to support it. Mr. Peter Ahham, a civil society activist based in Arusha, said plans to impose taxes on NGOs and other similar bodies would derail their support to community development. "Taxing the NGOs will be a misconception of the essence, reason and philosophy of their existence", he told The Citizen here on Friday, pleading for reversal of the plan. He said contrary to perceptions of some people, the civil society organisations were not there to make money and that whatever they get from donors was directly channeled to community projects. "If the government goes ahead with the proposal, then it will mean the essence of NGOs is not well understood by some technocrats in the government", he added. Mr. Ahham,the director of the Arusha-based Multi-Environmental Society (MESO), said funds channelled to the civil society groups from abroad is often raised by well wishers and charitable bodies. "These funds are primarily sent to support community projects. At the end of the day, there is no profit made or dividend shared", he noted in an interview. He argued technocrats in the government must appreciate the role of NGOs in advocacy, especially on matters touching development at grassroots levels and poverty alleviation. He said the role of the civil society organisations is well articulated in the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (Mkukuta) because the plan in focused on pro-poor strategies. The official wondered why the government was contemplating to tax the NGOs and yet continue to exempt corporate firms which rake millions of shillings a day in business operations. During his budget speech read before Parliament on Wednesday, the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Mr. Mustafa Mkulo hinted that the government may impose taxes on NGOs. "But why exempt corporate firms and think of taxing the people's institutions?" he asked, pleading for the Minister to shelve the plan, citing cases where NGOs support the disabled through charities raised abroad or locally. Other officials of the civil society based in Arusha reached said the idea was not new as the suggestion had been made several times in the past by the government. They affirmed they would continue to opposed any move to impose taxation on their activities. However, many pleaded they were yet to get to the nitty-gritty of the new development from the recent Minister's speech. An NGOs are legally constituted organisations that operates independently outside the government. They have no government status although at times partially or totally funded by the state. Also known as civil society organisations, the term is usually applied to groups that pursue wider social aim that has political aspects. The number of NGOs operating in Tanzania can run into thousands but those registered under TANGO (Tanzania Association of NGOs) is said to be 632. Many of them operate in different categories such as education, health, environment, pastoralism, human rights, good governance as well as those registered as professional associations. Mr. John Bayo, the coordinator of ANGONET, an umbrella body of civil society groups based in Arusha, expressed his reservations when discussing the budget estimates. He agreed with Mr. Mkulo's plan to increase tax collections from the traditional and new sources of income in order to achieve the set targets in 2011/2012 fiscal year. However, he was pessimistic if the projections would be reached on the premise that tax collection and management was problematic in Tanzania. "We have a problem in collection of taxes as well as management" he told The Citizen in an exclusive interview on the recently announced budget estimates. He suggested the size of the government must be reduced to match with the available resources,saying there many ministers, deputy ministers, permanent secretaries and their deputies, among others. "This is truly a burden to the state coffers. We don't need such a big government which drains the little resources we have", he pointed out. He further suggested it was time the question of national debt is looked afresh and asked; "For how long have these debts accumulated and who was responsible. " Ms Charity Githinji, a sales and marketing manager with the Kibo Palace Hotel, implored on Tanzanians not to complain every time a budget is read. "For me the budget is good if it is implemented. It is focusing on the farmers especially on production of food to feed our population", she explained. She cited Mr. Mkulo's package to cut down government expenditure. "Basically that suggested reduction on cost of fuel that works perfectly well for us because generally production costs would go down". she said. But Mr. Andrew Malalika has some complaints to Minister Mkulo; the tourism and health sectors have not been given priority this time around as many had expected. "Tourism is booming yes. But it has to be sustained through aggressive marketing abroad", he said, citing the America market, now the leading source of tourists to Tanzania. Mr. Malalika, who is the director of Arusha-based Jackpot Tours and Safaris said the tourism sector should be given enough budget for tourism promotion and marketing. Ms Beatrice Mnzava and Joseph Mayagila, both Arusha residents, said they have full support of Minister Mkulo's proposals on how to address the rising fuel prices. They said for the first time, the government has shown it was serious with rural development by scrapping duties charged on tractors and other farm implements and inputs. The duo's remarks were supported by Mr Hussein Msokoto, the chairman of Mererani Town Council (CCM) in Simanjiro district, Manyara region, who said the budget focused on assisting the poor. But Fredy Kimambo, an entrepreneur at the famous tanzanite mining town contested that view, arguing the 2011/2012 budget estimates have not been geared to the welfare of the common man. "We are yet to see something done on the fuel prices which must be addressed immediately. This has not to wait till June 22nd", he stressed. Mr.Paulo Loboyo of Partimbo village in Kiteto District called on the government to create a conducive environment for investors to construct earthen dams for supply of water to livestock and people in the semi arid areas. But Mr. William Kivuyo, a programme officer with the Tanzania Intellectual Property Network (TIP - Net) said the budget read in Parliament on Wednesday was not very promising. "The easier-said-than-done phrase applies here. The Minister has made many promises but implementation is a different thing", he stated. Mr. Emmanuel Wangai, a businessman at Katesh in Hanang District, wondered why nearly one trillion shillings will be spent by the government in the 2011/2012 fiscal year on allowances. "This is not understandable. Why should so much money be used only for allowances?", he asked when reached on phone, adding that the minister has not been clear on when taxes on petroleum products would be scrapped. Mr Wilson Lehada Shilla, a programme manager for energy project based in Arusha, stated he would be surprised if  the MPs would approve this (one trillion shillings for allowances). "This must be opposed at all costs and the money should be diverted to development projects to change the lives of millions of poor and hungry Tanzanians", he pointed out. For his part Mr. Walter Maeda, director Golden Rose Hotels, Arusha had this to say on the one trillion shillings; "This is very shocking. And if this is the case, the common Tanzanians would not benefit at all from the so called measures aimed to address spiralling inflation."                   Edwin Ze great storm;       source; The citizen.

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''Africa for Africans, Europe for Europeans''

just as there are numerous ways to exploit, there are numerous ways to bribe the innocent minds. This does not imply that the Europeans are indeed awful, rather they try to do right things in wrong direction some thing that arise more inquiries than answers.

Since 19thc, during Trans Atlantic Slave trade, Europeans has been major foes for African development. To day we languish in poverty because of historical roots that stem from Colonization, Exploitation and today's Ne-colonialism.

During colonial regime, Africans were colonized through different methods such as that of Divide and rule. The Europeans employed this method as a weapon to dis unite and dwindle African opposition. The colonial government manipulated and enlarged the former mis understandings amongst the African tribes for their own benefits. In some instances, when two tribes were in dissension, the colonial Government magnified the enmity so that their conflicts might mature for their own advantage. Today, the condition prevails in a different way just after flag independence.

Let's talk of Libya crisis, many extravagant and murky and puckish cacophonies are loaming about COL. Gadhafi something that actually baffles me, as any other person who can reason out. The issue of Col Gadhaf to resign is a red line that cannot be crossed, only extremists whose innocent minds has been bribed by puckish tricks agitates  for this. Western states are after dis-uniting the Libyans by defaming Their lion-hearted leader and calling for his ouster. Probably might be true that these imperialists are after Sucking Libyan riches especially oil reserves and therefore, Gadhaf is doing what he is supposed to for the destiny of the Libyans. The French, British, Americans should cease their tricks and handle the matter to the African Union to solve.

For the case of Ant-Gadhaf rebels, they should not dis grace themselves by arguing many decades since Ghadaf's take of the country for it's better to be ruled by a single lion than a hundred ticks. Changing leaders for the sake of implementing democratic principles won't be meaningful if the leaders are not faithful and patriotic. And before doing all demonstrations, wooden stupidities, among other nasty things against Ghadafi, what did the Libyans lack? Better social services? Good and free Education?, daily bread? You lacked neither of them but only piece that you are lacking today because of our arrogance. By tracing to the history of many African countries that have been changing leaders at every decade, what did they have in special over the Libyans? Cold wars?, hard life, living in darkness?you did not belong to any of those but if you proceed the turmoils you will be in a red alert.

COL. Ghadaf had helped a number of African nations in their liberation movements. From Nelson mandala's ANC in south Africa to Namibia's freedom fighters, UGANDA'S Yoweri kaguta museven etc they all used his money and weapons. Also when Ghadaf was a chairman of African union, had almost single-handedly funded its existence (Sunday News Feb 27-2011) had he been a bad person could he do a such thing? By entertaining this kind of white intervention in our domestic affairs, will be a day dream for Africa to develop.

Remember the case of USA, it was formally a British colony from 1667-1776, but soon after independence, it enacted some policies for restructuring its economy. One among was ''Isolation policy'' which was spurred by George Washington as a president and Abraham Lincoln as a prime minister. The policy prostrated that, America is for Americans, Europe for Europeans, and concluded that America won't hesitate declaring a war on any power that will interfere her affairs. So this intimidation helped the Americans restructure their economy and eventually took a lead as a world's super power from 1870's.

Now for Africa, we are not powerful enough to declare wars on Europe, but if the need rises to the maximum it will be and this will start from Libya. It is not easy to understand when Obama signs an executive order freezing the assets of this Libyan leader, members of his family and other senior officials. Questions increases when these Capitalists remorselessly bombs Ghadaf's military bases and killing innocent citizens. Where were they during 1994 Rwanda genocide? Why not settling peace in Somalia? Apparently, Somalia as any other conflicting country in Africa has nothing beneficial that's why are given less time compared to Libya.

The Libyans should quit worrying about Gadhaf and the matter of solving disputes be left to five African leaders who had been proposed to sit with Ghadaf, this will work out than European inversion.

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KIJANA AUZA FIGO YAKE KWA FEDHA ZA ANASA

Kijana mmoja nchini Uchina alikuwa akitamani sana kupata kifaa kipya cha mawasiliano aina ya iPad 2 kiasi kwamba aliamua kuuza figo yake ili anunue kifaa hicho.
iPad ni kifaa cha kisasa ambacho kinaweza kufanya mambo mengi ikiwa ni pamoja na kuhifadhi muziki na pia kurambaza kwenye mtandao.
Kijana huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 17 aliyejulikana kwa jina moja tu la Zheng alikiri kwa mama yake kuwa aliamua kuuza figo yake baada ya kuona tangazo la mtu anayetaka kununua figo kwa dola elfu mbli za kimarekani.
"Nilitamani sana kuwa na iPad 2 lakini sikuwa na pesa" amesema kijana Zhang akizungumza na kituo cha televisheni cha Shenzen, katika jimbo la Guangdong. Kijana Zheng aliporudi nyumbani mama yake aligundua mara moja.
"Aliporudi, alikuwa na laptop mpya na iPad mpya" amesema mama yake, huku akionesha kidonda ambapo mwanae alifanyiwa upasuaji kutoa figo. "Nilitaka kujua alipata wapi pesa za kununua vitu hivyo vya gharama kubwa, na ndipo akakiri kuwa ameuza figo yake moja" amesema mama huyo.
Simu za iPhone na kifaa cha iPad ambazo hutengenezwa na kampuni ya Apple ni maarufu sana hasa kwa vijana kuonesha ufahari wao nchini Uchina.

kwa tathimini ya fasta, , mimi binafsi yangu naweza kumufananisha kijana ZHENG na JAMBAZI kwa sababu jambazi ndie anafanya kitu hata cha kuya risk maisha yake ilimuradi apate hitaji lake. ni kweli vijana wa leo wote tunahitaji vitu vizuri na vya bei kwasababu ya kile kinachoitwa ' utandawazi' alakini tukumbuke starehe ni gharama hivyo yatupasa kujishughulisha na sio kuji 'assasinate'.

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IT PAYS TO BE AN OPTIMIST;

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An optimist is some one who always look at the blight side of his/her life. optimism drives away all feelings of despondency that are the trade marks of pessimism. those who sight nothing but the gloomy side of life.


do not let self doubt-skepticism get in the way, expecting the worst to happen in a situation will some times influence an outcome certain that if you think negatives, you'll un-undoubtedly harvest negatives.

being cheerful helps! you dont have to feel dull and lethargic all the time. mind you, the more happy, the more life span.




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ABOUT HISTORY;

 HISTORY CANNOT BE ONLY MADE BY PRESIDENTS, DICTATORS, TERRORISTS, BUT TOO ORDINARY MEN WHO CAN DO EXTRA ORDINARY THINGS...



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ACCORDING TO HENRY BEECHER, NO MAN IS PERFECT; AND THIS IS TRUE IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, SINCE, WE AREN'T PERFECT, IT IS ADVISED ALWAYS TO ACCEPT OUR INCOMPETENCES AND BE EASY TO ACCEPT CHANGES.

. LFRED BICHUKA, THE ESSAY WRITTER, USED THE SIMMILAR TECHINIQUE TO WIN THE GOOD WILL OF HIS EMPLOYER .IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKING GOOD ESSAYS FOR PUBLISHING PURPOSES, ONE OUGHT TO BE PRECISE AND VERY EXACT.. SAID BICHUKA AS HE NARRATED TO ME A STORY.( i can compare this story with the one i ever encountered in mr DALE CARNEGIE's  BOOK, TITTLED, how to make friends and influence peple.

some essay editors always complained for slight errors. one editor who was always delighted to find fault with some little things. i have often left his office in a disgust, not because of criticism, but because of his methouds of attacks. Recently,  i handled over a rush work to this editor and he ordered for me  at his office immediately claimming that something was wrong. when i arrived, i found pieces of my essays dumped on his table. he was hostile, gloating over his chance to criticise, he demanded with heat why i had  written bad essays etc, etc,....

my opportunity had come to apply self criticism. so i said '' sir, if what you say is true, i am at fault and there is absolutely no excuse for my blunder, i have been doing Essays for you long enough to know better, i am ashamed of myself''

immediately he took my side and started to defend me '' yes you're right but after all, this isn't a serious mistake.....i nterupted before he finished and said, any mistake may be coastly and are all irritating, you really deserve the best, so i am going to do this essay all over again.

no!!he queried, i wouldnt think of putting you to all that trouble, and praised my work, and commented he wanted only a minor change of arranging well the paragraphs. and that my slight errors did not harm anything, neither did it cost him any penny.

so my keenness to criticise myself took all the fight out of him and ended up taking me to LUNCH

any fool can try to stand for his/her boring mistakes.

lets admit our mistakes when wrong and with enthusiasm. this will produce awesome results

''by clashing, insulting, despising you'll never get enough  but by using wisdom, you get more than you expected.

                            Edwin muga

LOLIONDO MIRACLE CURE

A few years,months ,weeks, and days, we have had eye-witness of Babu's miracle cure, made from a natural known herb. babu's residence is Samunge village, Loliondo ward, ngorongoro district in Arusha region. according to his claim, he propagated the cure as a result of a dream from God. but since then, overwhelming number of miracle cures have out-cropped to copy-cut Babu's.

I and you are on a quandary whether He(babu) or his counter parts are real healers or just Bandits who are trying to harvest under the umbrella of a false cure.

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