Da' Mija na wanawake wa shoka..

WHATEVER WENT WRONG WITH WINNIE?

2014-03-11T16:48:00.001+00:00

He stood by his wife, still captivated, when those around him denounced her for violence and treachery. Now, even Nelson Mandela himself has come to see the truth: that he has loved not wisely but too well. John Carlin reports John Carlin Wednesday 29 March 1995 In December 1989, Nelson Mandela sent Winnie his last Christmas card from prison. "Darling, I love you," he wrote in big letters. Some months earlier he had sent her a birthday card with the message, "What a difference it makes in my life to have you". I interviewed Winnie Mandela at the end of January 1990, two weeks before her husband's release, and saw the cards on display on the mantlepiece of her home in Soweto, the place where Stompie Moeketsi had been murdered a little over a year earlier. I knew full well at the time that this was where Winnie's bodyguards, the so-called "football club", had beaten the 14-year-old boy to death. Yet, as I recall now with shame, I forgot all about Stompie the moment she entered the room. Winnie is a mountain of a woman, tall, more solid than fat, with formidable shoulders. She is old enough to be my mother. But during the 40 minutes I spent alone with her I was absolutely, helplessly beguiled. She had kept me waiting for two hours in the lounge while she performed her morning toilette. When she appeared, she glowed. She was regal and coquettish at the same time. Eyes big and bright and staring straight into mine, she purred suggestively about her impending reunion with her husband. She felt like a young bride all over again, she said. Nelson, they say, was struck like a thunderbolt the first time he saw her. He was in his late thirties, she was 20. He was married to Eveline, a sweet, soft, gentle woman who has spent the second half of her life running a grocery store in the remote little Transkei village of Comfimvaba, never remarrying. Nelson and Eveline had three children. They had been married for more than ten years the day he met Winnie. Eveline had no chance. Within months, Nelson divorced her and married Winnie. As time has shown, she was his blind spot, his fatal flaw. My eyes were opened nine months later, at the conclusion of an investigation with the BBC Radio's File on Four into the affairs of Winnie's football club. During that investigation we learnt some of the truth about Winnie. We learnt that Winnie had founded the club in 1986, ostensibly to provide amusement for unemployed young men, really to create around herself a queenly retinue that evolved over the next three years into a thuggish neighbourhood mafia. We met Dudu Chili, a neighbour of Winnie's, whose home was set on fire by the football club and whose 11-year-old niece, Finky, they shot through the head. We also met Nico Sono, who told us he had last seen his son, Lolo, battered and bleeding in the back of Winnie's van. Winnie was sitting in the passenger seat. Mr Sono pleaded with Winnie to let him go. She said: "No, he's a sell-out." That was in November 1989, more than a month before Stompie died. Mr Sono has never seen his son since. From trawling through court records, we established that members of the football club had carried out an additional 12 murders, one of them with Winnie's direct authority. We also learnt that senior members of the United Democratic Front, the African National Congress by another name before the organisation was unbanned, had a good idea of what exactly had been going on. In March 1989, they had issued a statement, led by the ANC's present secretary general, Cyril Ramaphosa, denouncing the football club's "reign of terror" in Soweto and charging that if it had not been for Mrs Mandela, Stompie would still have been alive. For a long time Winnie was Nelson Mandela's blind spot. When he could see the future of the country so clearly, he failed to see her nature. Mr Mandela himself refused to believe a word of it. Through Winnie's trial he stood by her, besotted, unpersuaded of her dark nature by the judge's verdict in May 1991 that she was guilty of kidnapping and assaulting Stompie and three others. He also refused for a long time to see that two years after his release she was carrying on an affair with Dali Mpofu, a lawyer half her age. It wasn't as if she had gone out of her way to hide what was going on. She appointed him her deputy in the ANC's social welfare department; she travelled with him to the United States, flying by Concorde from London, staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Early in 1992, she found out Mpofu was having an affair with another woman. It all spilled out into the open. On 17 March she wrote him a letter, later published by the Johannesburg Sunday Times. "You're running around fucking at the slightest emotional excuse," she wrote. "The fact that I haven't been speaking to Tata [Nelson Mandela] for five months now over you is no longer your concern. I keep telling you the situation is deteriorating at home. You are not bothered because you are satisfying yourself every night with a woman. I won't be your bloody fool, Dali." A month later, in April 1992, the ANC fired her from the welfare post and Mr Mandela announced that the marriage was over. Her world seemed in ruins, as it does now that President Mandela has fired her from her job as deputy minister of culture. But she bounced back. She burned with political ambition. She would not be denied the glory she believed was her due after waiting 27 years for her husband to leave jail. So she played Evita. She did what few other senior ANC leaders did: she would turn up in her Mercedes Benz to visit the poorest of the poor in the squalid squatter camps of Johannesburg and the Cape, she incited the youth with rabble-rousing speeches. Even though her fortunes fell once more in July 1993, when the ANC Women's League suspended her for displaying "defiance, insubordination and total disloyalty", she went out of her way to prove her accusers right by writing an article published in the South African press accusing the ANC leadership of rushing "with unseemly haste" to cut a deal with FW de Klerk's National Party, "to wrap themselves in the silken sheets of power". She was clever. With her populist message she tapped into a radical vein in the ANC - a small constituency but one potent enough to make it impossible for the leadership to ignore her. When President Mandela appointed his government, he made her deputy minister, guided by the same principle which had secured South Africa's successful transition to democracy: inclusivity. The coalition government, as he explained in an interview a month after his inauguration, was "full of people whose hands were dripping with blood." Why make an exception of Winnie? The logic was that once inside the government, she would toe the line. Mr Mandela made his judgement with his head, not with his heart. Despite recurrent reports in the media that the couple would reunite, the evidence suggests that now he cannot stand the sight of her. For his 75th birthday party in June 1993, he invited 650 guests. Winnie was not among them. At their daughter's wedding later that year, he turned his back on her when she approached him for a dance. Few people know what his real feelings towards her are. As a politician he is warm and generous. In his personal life, he is a sphinx. But one friend in whom occasionally he confides let slip last year that Mr Mandela had told him he could never forgive his wife. "Why not, Nelson, when you've forgiven the people who kept you in jail all those years?" the friend asked. Mr Mandela could not reply. It was again with his head and not his heart that he made the decision this week to dismiss her from his government. On the one hand, she had hardly behaved with the propriety expected of her office: during her first month in government she spent on bodyguards 40 per cent of the amount spent by the other 39 ministers and deputy ministers combined; she accepted a gift of a luxury home in Cape Town from a benefactress who, it turned out, had a diamond-smuggling conviction; she was sued in court for non- payment of a Lear-jet she hired to fly to Angola, allegedly to pick up diamonds. On the other hand, she openly criticised the government - resorting to her old populist ways - and she consistently disobeyed presidential orders. Mr Mandela calculated that the benefits of keeping her in government were now outweighed by the negative impact her scandals were having on South Africa and the world at large. He knows that she will not give up without a fight, that she may attempt to stir unrest among sectors of the black community frustrated at the government's failure to do the impossible and provide housing and jobs for all. For the long years while he was in prison she was his emotional support; he seemed her point in life. Now they are enemies and Mr Mandela's hope is that his authority will nullify her worst efforts to rekindle her ambitions. There are those who still believe that she is sincerely driven by a desire to do good not for herself, but for her people, who see her as a victim of circumstances, to be understood and therefore forgiven. They point to the burden bequeathed by her husband when he went to prison, to pursue "the struggle" while bringing up a young family alone, to her year in solitary confinement;they point to her constant harassment by the police, to her seven years of forced internal exile in the dusty little town of Brandfort, to her heroism in carrying the torch of the liberation movement during the Eighties, when all the other ANC leaders were in jail. I have had many arguments with such people. My answer is always contained in two words: "Albertina Sisulu", the wife of Walter Sisulu, who spent almost as long as Mr Mandela in prison, the mother whose sons and daughters were jailed and exiled, the politician who fought as bravely as Winnie, against odds as tough, but who remains to this day a model of kindness and moral rectitude. Mrs Sisulu and many other unsung South African heroines have suffered torments as bad as, if not far worse than, those of Mrs Mandela. Walter Sisulu is both a fortunate and a happy man. The tragedy of it all is that Mr Mandela, in the glorious winter of his years, is neither. Eyes set unflinchingly on a higher purpose, he has subdued his pain. One day, if he survives into retirement, he will look back, regret the sacrifice he has endured and ponder the thought that his life's greatest mistake was to have loved not wisely, but too well.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali..

2013-02-27T23:31:00.003+00:00

Posti yangu iliyopita niliuliza swali la kumtambua mdada kwenye picha, wengi mmepatia, ni dada Ayaan Hirsi Ali, mwanasiasa msomali aliyeamua kuipinga dini yake. Kwa habari zaidi msikilize...

....lakini kwa ufupi bado sijaielewa vizuri akili yake, sijui wenzagu mnasemaje?

Da' Mija na Getrude Mongela

2012-08-19T04:35:00.000+01:00

Licha ya kukutana na marafiki na wanablogu wenzangu, nimeweza pia kukutana na mwanamke wa shoka Mama Gertrude Mongela. Kwa kweli tulikuwa na wakati mzuri wa kuongea na kubadilishana mawazo. Nimejifunza mengi sana kutoka kwake...

9 Types of intelligence.. wewe uko wapi hapo?

2012-05-10T23:37:00.000+01:00

Wazazi na walezi, nimeileta mada hii kwenu ili kujikumbusha tu kwamba watu tumeumbwa na vipaji mbalimbali kwa hiyo hata katika watoto wetu tusiwalazimishe kusoma au kufanya mambo ambayo si kipaji chao..

1. Naturalist Intelligence (“Nature Smart”) Designates the human ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) as well as sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). This ability was clearly of value in our evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers; it continues to be central in such roles as botanist or chef. It is also speculated that much of our consumer society exploits the naturalist intelligences, which can be mobilized in the discrimination among cars, sneakers, kinds of makeup, and the like.

2. Musical Intelligence (“Musical Smart”) Musical intelligence is the capacity to discern pitch, rhythm, timbre, and tone. This intelligence enables us to recognize, create, reproduce, and reflect on music, as demonstrated by composers, conductors, musicians, vocalist, and sensitive listeners. Interestingly, there is often an affective connection between music and the emotions; and mathematical and musical intelligences may share common thinking processes. Young adults with this kind of intelligence are usually singing or drumming to themselves. They are usually quite aware of sounds others may miss.


3. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Number/Reasoning Smart) Logical-mathematical intelligence is the ability to calculate, quantify, consider propositions and hypotheses, and carry out complete mathematical operations. It enables us to perceive relationships and connections and to use abstract, symbolic thought; sequential reasoning skills; and inductive and deductive thinking patterns. Logical intelligence is usually well developed in mathematicians, scientists, and detectives. Young adults with lots of logical intelligence are interested in patterns, categories, and relationships. They are drawn to arithmetic problems, strategy games and experiments.


4. Existential Intelligence Sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life, why do we die, and how did we get here.

5. Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart”) Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand and interact effectively with others. It involves effective verbal and nonverbal communication, the ability to note distinctions among others, sensitivity to the moods and temperaments of others, and the ability to entertain multiple perspectives. Teachers, social workers, actors, and politicians all exhibit interpersonal intelligence. Young adults with this kind of intelligence are leaders among their peers, are good at communicating, and seem to understand others’ feelings and motives.

6. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (“Body Smart”) Bodily kinesthetic intelligence is the capacity to manipulate objects and use a variety of physical skills. This intelligence also involves a sense of timing and the perfection of skills through mind–body union. Athletes, dancers, surgeons, and craftspeople exhibit well-developed bodily kinesthetic intelligence.


7. Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) Linguistic intelligence is the ability to think in words and to use language to express and appreciate complex meanings. Linguistic intelligence allows us to understand the order and meaning of words and to apply meta-linguistic skills to reflect on our use of language. Linguistic intelligence is the most widely shared human competence and is evident in poets, novelists, journalists, and effective public speakers. Young adults with this kind of intelligence enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing crossword puzzles.


8. Intra-personal Intelligence (Self Smart”) Intra-personal intelligence is the capacity to understand oneself and one’s thoughts and feelings, and to use such knowledge in planning and directioning one’s life. Intra-personal intelligence involves not only an appreciation of the self, but also of the human condition. It is evident in psychologist, spiritual leaders, and philosophers. These young adults may be shy. They are very aware of their own feelings and are self-motivated.


9. Spatial Intelligence (“Picture Smart”) Spatial intelligence is the ability to think in three dimensions. Core capacities include mental imagery, spatial reasoning, image manipulation, graphic and artistic skills, and an active imagination. Sailors, pilots, sculptors, painters, and architects all exhibit spatial intelligence. Young adults with this kind of intelligence may be fascinated with mazes or jigsaw puzzles, or spend free time drawing or daydreaming.

Elimu yote ni kwa hisani ya Bwana, Howard Gardner na unaweza kuipata hapa.

Kazi ya mikono yangu wiki hii....!! Kutoka kwa Da' Mija.

2010-11-23T21:08:00.001+00:00

Malkia Nzinga Mbande wa Angola.

2007-10-01T09:08:00.000+01:00

Nikiwa katika harakati ya kukusanya habari za wanawake waliotia fora duniani, nimeona niirudishe habari hii niliyoiandika hapo nyuma 2005 wakati nikianza kublogu hii ni kuwapa fursa wale ambao hawakuweza kuisoma nao wapate kumfahamu mama huyu, haya endelea...

Kama ukibahatika sasa hivi kukutana na Mreno, wewe jifanye kama unamchokoza juu ya wanawake wa afrika kwamba hawana lolote na hawawezi lolote, uone atakavyokushangaa, na bila shaka atakutupia swali kwamba unaishi dunia gani wewe?

Wasomaji msishangae, kwani aisifiae mvua...imemnyea. Hii yote imetokana na mwanamke mmoja jasiri, shupavu, mwenye akili sana na asiyetaka kuonewa wala kudharauliwa, si mwingine ni Malkia Nzinga Mbande. Mwanamama huyu aliyezaliwa mwaka 1583 na kufa 1663, alikuwa ni mtoto wa chifu na aliishi kipindi ambacho biashara ya utumwa ndio ilikuwa imepamba moto kwelikweli, kwa bahati mbaya baba yake alifariki na hivyo kaka yake mkubwa bwana Ngola Ngoli Mbandi akarithishwa madaraka ya baba yake. Mm! kaka huyu bila shaka aliguna kwa kujua kabisa kasheshe analotakiwa alikabili la kuwazuia wareno kuingia nchini kwao, lakini afanyeje na yeye ndio mwanaume na kama inavyojulikana kwa wengi mwanaume anaweza kila kitu na daima si mwoga, ikabidi ayavae madaraka huku akijua kabisa yeye ubavu wa kukabiliana na wareno hana na ni
mwoga kufa.

Dada yake, Nzinga baada ya kuona kaka yake anasua-sua ikabidi amwambie, kaka ni lazima uchukue hatua juu watu hawa na kuwazuia kuingia kututawala, lakini kwa vile kaka yake alikuwa mwoga ikabidi amwombe dada yake amsaidie, mara moja bila kuchelewa mwana mama Nzinga akaanza kuchukua hatua za utekelezaji na akafanikiwa kuwashawishi wareno katika kuandika mkataba wa makubaliano ya amani.

Tarehe ikapangwa ya kuweka saini makubaliano hayo, Kaka mtu kwa woga akakataa kwenda hivyo ikabidi Nzinga amwakilishe, akaenda na watumishi kadhaa lakini walipofika ndani ya ukumbi Nzinga akagundua kwamba hakuwekewa kiti yeye kama kiongozi wa nchi yake isipokuwa gavana wakireno peke yake, mwanamama akaona dharau gani hii? mara moja akapiga kofi na mmoja wa watumishi wake akaja mbele yake na kuinama magoti na mikono chini, Nzinga akakaa juu yake, kwa hiyo suala la gavana kukaa kwenye kiti peke yake likawa ngoma droo. Gavana akamtizama yule mama bila kummaliza na kubaki na aibu ya kuzidiwa maarifa tena na mwanamke, bila shaka alibaki akijiambia duh! kumbe wanawake nao wamo!!!

Nzinga baada ya kugundua kwamba kaka yake si kiongozi mzuri na hawezi kila kitu, alimfunga na kujitangaza kwamba yeye ndiye atakayeshika nchi kinyume na desturi ya nchi yao kwamba mwanamke haruhusiwi kushika wadhifa wowote wa uongozi katika serikali, minong'ono ya hapa na pale ilitokea lakini haikufika mbali kwani Nzinga alithibitisha ujasiri wake kwa vitendo. Na ni hapo ndipo umalkia wake ulipoanzia.

Kwa muda wa miaka arobaini ya uongozi wake, wareno walishindwa kuitwaa Angola hadi alipofariki, mwanamama huyu alijulikana na kuogopwa sana na ulaya nzima kwa mbinu zake thabiti za kijeshi, alijulikana kama mwanamke mpiganaji, jasiri na mwenye akili.
Hebu fikiria wareno, pamoja na kuwa na silaha imara na za kisasa ukilinganisha na za Malkia Nzinga, lakini walishindwa kuiteka Angola hadi Malkia Nzinga alipokufa.

Huyu kweli ni mwanamke wa shoka, na nina amini kila mwanamke anaweza kuwa mwanamke wa shoka, pale atakapoamua kufanya jambo kwa moyo na kuondoa uwoga. Hapa duniani kila jambo linawezekana, tatizo liko kwetu sisi wenyewe kutanguliza woga na kutokutaka kusumbuka.

Miriam Makeba

2007-03-16T11:00:00.011+00:00

Miriam Makeba ni mwanamuziki mashuhuri sana na mwanaharakati kutoka Afrika kusini. Alizaliwa 04-03-1932 Johannesburg. Baba yake Caswell Mpambane Makeba alikuwa ni kabila la xhosa na Mama yake Christina Nomkomendelo Jele alikuwa ni mswazi.

Miriam ni mtoto wa sita na wa mwisho kwa mama yake, na wa kwanza na wa mwisho kwa baba yake. Mama yake aliolewa na Makeba baada ya ndoa yake ya kwanza na bwana Mahlangu kuvunjika wakiwa tayari na watoto watano ambao ni, Joseph, Hilda, Mizpah, Ethel na mmoja aliyefariki akiwa mchanga.

Familia yao ilikuwa ni masikini sana. Baba yake ambaye alikuwa ni mwalimu kitaaluma hakuwa na kazi yoyote, kwani katika kipindi hicho cha utawala wa kikaburu ilikuwa ni ngumu sana kwa mwalimu mwafrika kupata shule ya kufundisha. Mama yake alikuwa anafanya kazi za ndani kwa wazungu na wakati mwingine kuuza pombe ya kienyeji(umqombothi) ili kuihudumia familia. Wakati huo ilikuwa ni kinyume cha sheria kwa mwafrika kunywa au kutengeneza pombe ya aina yoyote ile lakini hata hivyo ilikuwa ikitengenezwa na kunywewa kwa kificho. Kutokana na hali hiyo polisi wa kizungu walikuwa wakivamia mara kwa mara makazi ya waafrika ili kuwakamata wasiotii amri hiyo ya kunywa na kutengeneza pombe. Ilikuwa ni pale Miriam alipofikisha umri wa siku 18 tu tangu azaliwe, polisi walivamia maeneo ya waafrika na kufanikiwa kumkamata mama Miriam akiuza pombe, bila huruma wala kujali kwamba ana mtoto mchanga walimbeba hadi mahakamani na kuhukumiwa adhabu ya kifungo cha miezi sita jela. Hakuwa na jinsi ya kumuacha Miriam, alimbeba Miriamu wake na kwa pamoja kukaa jela kwa miezi sita. Hivyo basi Miriam akiwa katika umri mdogo kabisa aliweza kuionja jela.

Walipotoka Jela walikuta baba (Makeba) amepata kazi katika kituo cha kuuza mafuta cha Shell, hivyo maisha yao yakawa na nafuu. Maisha yaliendelea vizuri hadi mwaka 1938 ambapo Mzee Makeba alifariki dunia, Miriam akiwa na umri wa miaka 6. Taabu ikarudi palepale, na kwa vile kipato cha mama yao hakikuweza kutimiza mahitaji ya watoto wote sita, ikabidi ahamishie watoto wake kijijini kwa bibi yao aliyeitwa MaVilakazi, (huyu ni mama mzazi wa mama yake na Miriam). Na yeye akabaki mjini kwa ajili ya kazi. Miriam anasema kuanzia hapo ilikuwa si rahisi kuonana na mama yake, muda mwingi alikuwa kazini mjini na kwa vile Miriam alikuwa bado ni mdogo na anayehitaji uwepo wa mama yake zaidi, ilibidi awe anafunga safari ya mjini kila mwisho wa juma baada ya masomo kwenda kumuona mama yake aliyekuwa akikaa kwa wazungu aliokuwa akiwafanyia kazi.

Upande wa pili kwa bibi MaVilakazi, familia ilikuwa ni kubwa ya wajukuu 21,(watoto wengine ni wa kaka na dada za mama yake na Miriam). na yenye kipato kidogo, siku nyingine walikula na siku nyingine walilala njaa, lakini maisha yalikuwa yakienda. Miriam anasema kwamba pamoja na hali ile duni pale kwa bibi yake, bibi yake hakuwa na mzaha kabisa na kanisani, kila jumapili ni lazima kwenda kusali utake usitake. Miriam hakupenda sana kutokana na vile bibi yao alivyokuwa akitunza hela na vitu vingi vizuri kwa ajili ya kutoa sadaka wakati nyumbani wanalala na njaa. Wakati mwingine Padri wao aliwapita njiani wakati wa mvua wakinyeshewa bila kutoa hata lifti kwa gari ambalo limenunuliwa kwa sadaka zao. Miriam anasema kitu kimoja kilichomfanya asiache kwenda kanisani kilikuwa ni uimbaji tu, alipenda sana kuimba, na kanisani waliimba sana. Baada ya miaka kupita, mama yake alianza kuchoka na kuugua ugua, lakini alishindwa kuacha kazi kwa vile alikuwa akimsomesha Miriam ambaye ndio alikuwa ameanza chuo, Miriam naye alikuwa amechoka na maisha duni waliyokuwa wakiishi, maisha ya kuvaa 'kauka nikuvae' hali hii pamoja na kuona mama yake akiugua kila mara ikamfanya kufikia uamuzi wa kuacha shule na kutafuta kazi. Alipata kazi yake ya kwanza ya kuangalia mtoto katika familia ya kigiriki, alihamia pale na ulipofika mwisho wa mwezi wa kwanza alilipwa mshahara wake vizuri, mwezi uliofuatia akaambiwa asubiri kidogo kwa vile mwajiri wake alikuwa na matatizo kidogo, mwezi wa tatu mke wa mwajiri wake akamsingizia ameiba vitu ndani kwa hiyo hakuna mshahara. Miriam akaona huu ni uendawazimu, akaamua kuacha kazi. Akapata kazi nyingine kwa wazungu hii nayo ni ya kuangalia mtoto, anasema mambo yalienda vizuri hadi siku moja wakati wa likizo ambapo walisafiri, wakiwa huko wakafikia hoteli ya ufukweni. Hivyo wakati wa jua wao walikuwa wakijianika mchangani na Miriam akapewa kazi ya kukusanya shells kwa ajili ya kazi za sanaa za yule mzungu alizokuwa akizifanya. Siku ya kuondoka ilipofika bila sababu maalumu Miriam akaambiwa apande treni arudi, na wao wakarudi na gari walilojia. Katika ukusanyaji wake zile sheli aliweza kujaza ndoo mbili, hizi nazo aliambiwa arudi nazo kwa treni. Kwa hiyo yeye, mabegi yake na ndoo mbili zilizojaa shells tena katika daraja la tatu la treni!! hakuwa na la kufanya akapanda na kuanza safari ya kurudi, wakiwa njiani wakaambiwa inabidi wabadili treni wakatelemka na kusubiri nyingine. Ilipokuja akaanza kupandisha begi lake la nguo, akachukua ndoo ya kwanza ya shells, alipotaka kuchukua ya pili treni ikaanza kuondoka, haraka haraka akarukia ndani ya treni bila ndoo ya pili. Akaitizama ile ndoo iliyobakia akasema 'katu siiachi hii treni kwa ajili ya hiyo ndoo ya shells, sina hela nyingine ya nauli na hii treni ikiniacha ndiyo itakuwa mbaya zaidi'. Treni ikazidi kukaza mwendo na yeye akazidi kuitizama ile ndoo inavyobakia. Kufika Johannesburg alikuwa akitetemeka kwa hofu, alijiuliza atamwambia nini mwajiri wake kuhusu ndoo ya pili? baada ya kufikiri akaamua hatorudi tena kazini, hivyo akaachana na kazi ile nakuamua kurudi nyumbani.

Huku nyumbani hali ya mama yake ilizidi kuwa mbaya, miguu yake ilianza kuvimba hadi kushindwa kutembea, walimpeleka karibu kila hospitali bila mafanikio. Hivyo wakaamua kumpeleka kwa mganga wa kienyeji 'isangoma', kule wakaambiwa kwamba kuumwa kwake si bure, mizimu ya kwao imemchagua awe mganga wa kienyeji 'isangoma' ili aweze kuwasiliana nao moja kwa moja na kuwaeleza watu mambo yaliyopita, kutabiri yajayo na pia kutibu wengine. Na kama anataka kupona maradhi yanayomsumbua ni lazima akubaliane na hilo, wote walifurahi na kukubali kwani wanasema kuchaguliwa na mizimu ilikuwa ni kama zawadi. Baada ya kukubali alitakiwa kufuata mchakato wa Ukutwasa. Ukutwasa ni mchakato au hatua za kumfanya mtu kupokea nguvu za mizimu hadi kuweza kuponya wengine (Mganga). Aliondoka na kwenda Swaziland ambako ukutwasa wake ulikuwa unafanyikia. Kutokuwepo kwa mama yake nyumbani kulimfanya yeye kuchukua majukumu ya mama yake, kama kuilisha na kuiangalia familia kwa ujumla. Kwa jukumu hili ilibidi atafute kazi tena na safari hii akaamua kuwa dobi. Wakati huo kulikuwa na wafanyakazi wengi wageni waliokuwa wakifanya kazi nchini, na hao ndio walikuwa wateja wake, kila jumatatu alikwenda kukusanya nguo zao chafu na ijumaa kuwarudishia safi. Haya ndiyo yakawa maisha ya Miriam.

Tangu akiwa shule hadi kipindi hiki anachofanya kazi za udobi, Miriam alikuwa na mpenzi wake chotara aliyeitwa James Kubayi au Gooli kama alivyojulikana kwa marafiki zake. Urafiki wao ulikuwa mzuri sana na kila mara walikuwa wote, Gooli alikuwa pamoja naye alipoacha shule, alipopata kazi kwa wazungu na hata sasa wakati mama yake alipokuwa Swaziland. Miriam alimpenda na kumuamini sana kiasi kwamba haukupita muda akapata ujauzito, hapo akiwa na umri wa miaka 17 tu. Anasema alikuwa na bahati sana kwani Gooli hakumtelekeza, alimchukua kumuhamishia nyumbani kwao. Familia ya kina Gooli ilikuwa inajiweza kidogo, mama yake alikuwa akipika pombe kama biashara ya ziada. Akiwa katika familia ya wakwe na mimba mambo yalikuwa magumu kidogo kwani Gooli hakuwepo muda mwingi alikuwa anachukua mafunzo ya upolisi katika mji mwingine hivyo alikuja pale kusalimia tu. Muda wa kujifungua ulipofika alipelekwa hospitali na kujifungua mtoto wa kike aliyemwita Sibongile au kwa kifupi Bongi. Alipotoka hospitali maisha hayakuwa rahisi tena, kazi zote za pale kwa mkwewe alitakiwa azifanye yeye, alikuwa akiamka saa 10 alfajiri kumuosha na kumlisha Bongi, kupika chakula cha wengine na kufanya shughuli zote za ndani na bado Bongi akilala alibaki kuhudumia wateja wa pombe hadi usiku wa manane.

Gooli alimaliza mafunzo yake na kurudi nyumbani, lakini alikuwa amebadilika sana tabia, alikuwa mkorofi na mwenye wivu wa kupindukia, alianza tabia ya kumpiga Miriam bila sababu za msingi, Miriam hakuwa na haki ya kusema lolote kwa Gooli, Miriam alianza kusononeka lakini alivumilia, alijua Gooli hampendi tena lakini hakujua ni kwa kiasi gani hadi siku moja alipomfumania na ndugu yake. Miriam alijua amemfumania mumewe kwa hiyo hapo ana nguvu ya kusema lakini badala yake kibano kilimgeukia yeye na kupigwa kipigo cha kifo. Kuanzia hapo alisema imetosha, alimchukua mtoto wake akakodi taksi na kurudi nyumbani kwao bila kuaga. Gooli alimfuata kumrudisha lakini alikuta mama yake amesharudi toka Swazilandi, alimkurupua vibaya sana na toka siku hiyo hakurudi tena na ndiyo ukawa mwisho wa Miriamu na baba mtoto wake kuonana.

Miriam sasa akiishi kwa mama yake, hakuwa na kazi yoyote ya kipato zaidi ya kumsaidia mama yake shughuli za Usangoma. Mama yake akaona hali hii haitamfikisha mahali popote mwanae, akamwambia ni lazima abadilishe kabisa mwelekeo wa maisha yake kwa kutafuta kitu cha kufanya. Miriam akaona ni bora aende mjini akaangalie cha kufanya, akamuacha Bongi na mama yake yeye akaenda mjini Johannesburg.

Johannesburg alifikia kwa binamu yake aliyeitwa Sonti Ngwenya, Sonti alikuwa na mwanaye wa kiume aliyeitwa Zweli ambaye walikuwa karibu rika moja na Miriam. Zweli na baadhi ya marafiki zake walikuwa wameanzisha bendi ya muziki iliyoitwa Cuban Brothers, wote walijua Miriam anaweza kuimba hivyo siku moja wakamuomba kama atataka kujiunga na bendi yao, Miriam akaona hii itakuwa ni kichekesho lakini akakubali kwa vile alikuwa tayari kufanya jambo jipya katika maisha yake. Akiwa Cuban Brothers walifanya maonyesho sehemu mbalimbali kama makanisani, kwenye sherehe za kuchangisha fedha (fundraising) na sehemu nyingine nyingi. Katika kipindi hicho kulikuwa na ukumbi maarufu sana uliojulikana kama Donaldson Community Centre ambao Cuban Brothers mara nyingi walikuwa wakipiga muziki hapo, huu ni ukumbi ambao watu wengi maarufu na wasio maarufu walipenda kwenda. Siku moja wakiwa katika onyesho Miriam alinong'onezwa na mwenziye kwamba Manhattan brothers wako ndani ya nyumba. Manhattan Brothers band kilikuwa ni kikundi cha muziki kinachojulikana sana wakati huo, kila mtu alipenda muziki wake. Baada ya onyesho Miriam alifuatwa na kijana mmoja na kujitambulisha kwa jina la Nathan Mdledle na kuwa ni kiongozi wa kundi la Manhattan Brothers, Miriam hakuamini macho yake kwamba anaongea na Manhattan brother, wakati akishangaa Nathan akamwambia anapenda jinsi anavyoimba, kama hiyo haikutosha, Miriam anasema almanusura aanguke baada ya kuambiwa anaonaje kama anataka kufanya usaili wa kujiunga na Manhattan brothers. Alikwenda kufanya usaili na kushinda hivyo akapata kazi.

Akiwa na Manhattan brothers aliweza kujulikana sana, hii ni kwa sababu kundi hili lilikuwa na kazi nyingi za ndani na nje ya nchi. Anasema Manhattan ilimfungulia milango yake ya mafanikio kwani baada ya kuwa nao makundi mengine mengi yalianza kumfuata ili afanye nao kazi yeye binafsi kama Miriam. Mwaka 1958 alipata bahati nyingine ya kuombwa kujiunga na kikundi cha African Jazz and variety. Hiki kilikuwa ni kikundi kinachozunguka sehemu mbalimbali ndani na nje ya nchi. Mwanzilishi wake alikuwa ni mama wa kiyahudi aliyeitwa Sara Silvia. Mama huyu alisema kuwa atahakikisha African Jazz and variet, inakuwa ni kikundi cha kwanza ambacho waafrika wataruhusikwa kupiga muziki mbele ya wazungu. Na kweli ndivyo ilivyokuwa, kikundi hiki kilikuwa kikifanya onyesho kwa wazungu watupu kila Alhamisi katika ukumbi wa Johannesburg city. Mwaka 1959 akiwa bado na African Jazz, alipata bahati nyingine kubwa ambayo tunaweza kusema ndiyo iliyo mtoa. Mtengeneza filamu mmoja kutoka Marekani aliyeitwa Lionel Rogosin, alimuona Miriam akiimba kwenye shoo za African jazz, alipenda sana uimbaji wake na akamuomba aimbe katika filamu aliyokuwa akiitengeneza COME BACK AFRICA. Miriam alikubali na akaigiza na kuimba katika filamu ile. Baada ya hapo Lionel Rogosin aliondoka na kuwaahidi kuwataarifu atakapomaliza kuitayarisha filamu ile. Huku nyuma mwaka huo huo 1959 februari, bahati nyingine ikaja kwa Miriam, King Kong Jazz Opera ilifunguliwa na Miriam akapata nafasi ya kuimba na kuigiza mle kama Joyce "Queen of Back of the Moon".

KUONDOKA AFRIKA.

Baada ya muda kupita Lionel Rogosin akaleta habari kwamba filamu yake ya COME BACK AFRICA imekamilika na imepokelewa vizuri hivyo ameiingiza katika Tamasha la Filamu la venice Italia(VENICE FILM FESTIVAL) kwa hiyo anamualika Miriamu Makeba kuungana naye katika kuitambulisha film hiyo huko Venice na Ulaya kote.

Anasema hakuamini macho yake kupata nafasi ya kwenda Ulaya, wakati huo kazi yake ilikuwa ikienda vizuri sana alikuwa bado akifanya kazi na King Kong kitu ambacho ni hatua kubwa sana kwake yeye na sasa anapata nafasi ya kwenda Ulaya? Hakuamini macho yake. Haraka aliomba pasipoti, alisumbuliwa sana hadi kuipata kwa sababu makaburu walijua kila kitu kuhusu Miriam na walijua kwamba ameshiriki katika filamu ya come back Africa, hatimaye alipewa na kuondoka bila kuchelewa, ilikuwa ni mwaka 1959.

Safari yake ilianza na alifika London salama na kukutana na mwenyeji wake Lionel Rogosin na mkewe. Akiwa pamoja na wenyeji wake sasa walianza safari ya kuelekea Venice Italy kwa gari. Walifika Venice wakazindua film yao katika tamasha lile na kwa bahati film yao ikawa ni miongozi mwa film zilizopata tuzo, ilishinda Critic Award.

Shabiki na Ushabiki!

2006-11-19T11:55:00.000+00:00

Wasomaji wapendwa, habari hii chini inawajia kwa hisani ya mwanablogu MtiMkubwa.....

Naam,

Hakuna kitu kibaya kama unazi, ushabiki, au umaamuma. Ushabiki unaweza kuwa wa kidini, kiitikadi, kikabila, kirangi, kimichezo, kitaaluma au hata kumshabikia mtu binafsi. Shabiki akiamua kushabikia jambo analoshabikia hata wakitumwa malaika, mitume na manabii kumsilimu hasilimiki.

Siku chache zilizopita nilikutana na shabiki mmoja. Huyo shabiki alipoanza ushabiki wake nilifikiri alikuwa anatania kwa sababu sijawahi kukutana na mtu anayemshabikia mtu kwa namna ya yule shabiki. Sina jinsi ya kumuelezea shabiki mwenyewe lakini ni kijana anayetokea mikoa ya kanda ya ziwa, tena ana lafudhi kali ya kanda ya ziwa, na aliyebahatika kupata ajira serikalini. Tulikuwa tunazungumzia operesheni bomoa bomoa ya RC Kandoro, ndipo huyo shabiki alipoingilia mazungumzo na kusema "..Hiyo yote ni mipango ya JK..Unajua ameunda Wizara ya Mazingira iri kumekishua kwamba jiji rinakuwa safi..Yeye mwenyewe yuko Marekani rakini huku nyuma kaacha maagizo akirudi Wamachinga wawe wameshaondoka.." Miye na jamaa yangu mwingine tukageuka kumsikiliza shabiki. Alipoona tumeonyesha nia ya kumsikiliza ikawa tumefungulia ushabiki "..JK bwana ni mjanja sana. Unajua kamreta huyu kocha iri Tanzania iende woridikapu. Na huo ni mmoja wa mipango yake ya muda mrefu..Na utaona Tanzania itafika woridikapu.." Jamaa yangu akamuuliza "..Tanzania itafika woldikapu kwa sababu ya JK?.." Yule kijana akajibu "..Usifanye mchezo na JK, nyie turieni mtaona..Unajua JK amekwenda Marekani kwenye jenero asembri rakini pia kaenda kuonana na Bush..Yaani Bush anamuadimaya sana JK katika viongozi wote wa Afrika..." Jamaa yangu akaniambia "..Unasikia insaidi storizi hizo?.." Nikamjibu "..Nazisikia.." Yule kijana kusikia hivyo moto ukazidi kumpanda "..Kwa mikakati ya JK bai dhe endi ofu dhisi manthi yaani Septemba umeme utakuwa umerudi nchi nzima..Yaani jamaa anachapa kazi siyo mchezo endi hi izi so krozi tu dhe pipo kwa hiyo anayajua matatizo ya Watanzania kwa karibu zaidi anraiki Mkapa..Mkapa arikubarika inteneshinari rakini rokari hakuwa karibu na wananchi..JK ameshaanza kurudisha njia za kuu uchumi mikononi mwa wananchi, ATC tayari imesharudi harafu sasa hivi anashugurikia mikataba ya madini, yaani kwa kweri katika kipindi kifupi amefanya mambo mengi sana tena makubwa.." Jamaa yangu akamwambia "..Aisee.." Hapo shabiki ndiyo akazidi kupamba moto "..Ingekuwa JK ndiye ariyekuwepo madarakani wakati ure Baba wa Taifa asingefariki.." Niliposikia hivyo ikabidi niingilie mazungumzo "..Hebu tuache ushabiki hapa na tuzungumze yaliyo kweli..Ni kweli kuwepo kwa JK madarakani kunaweza kurefusha au kufupisha maisha ya mtu au watu.." Kabla sijamaliza hoja yangu yule shabiki akarukia "..Na ndiyo maana awamu ya ine sera yao ni Maisha bora kwa Watanzania wote..JK anataka kira Mtanzania awe na maisha bora..Ndiyo maana hapati usingizi kwa kufikiri jinsi gani atawapatia Watanzania maisha bora..Yaani kwa kweri tunaomjua kwa karibu tunaerewa anavyohangaika kuwatafutia Watanzania maisha bora.." Jamaa yangu akamwambia "..Ndiyo hatamu na maana ya uRais kulinda masilahi ya wananchi wake.." Shabiki akajibu "..Rakini siyo maraisi wote wanakumbuka hiro na hapo ndipo JK anapochukua pointi kurinda masirahi ya wananchi..JK bwanaa..Yaani wee acha tu..Baadhi ya watu hawamuerewi kwa hiyo wanamkritisaizi widhiauti eni graundis..Aripoteuwa kabineti wapinzani wakamkritisaizi eti baraza kubwa sana.. Yeye ariunda kebineti kubwa iri kuzidisha efishensi..Sasa hivi ware wariomkritisaizi wameshushuka baada ya kuona jinsi kabineti inavyochapa kazi..Ini Tanzanian histori kabineti hii ni drimu timu..Hakuna kabineti iriyowahi kuundwa kama hii ya sasa hivi, yaani kira ariyepewa wizara inamfiti..Teri mi huu izi ini dhe rongi ministri?! Shemeji yangu Dokta Migiro fits pafektri weri in foreni afeazi.. Mama Meghji -fainansi, bajeti aliyoisoma hata Kenya na Uganda wameomba kopi..Msabaha kwenye madini na nishati humo ndiyo mwake kabisa, unajua mambo ya madini ni grobo biznesi na Msabaha ni mtu dipromasia kwa hiyo atayauza madini kiurahisi na kwa bei nzuri tu...Mramba wizara ya miundombinu, jamaa ni rongi eksipiriensid na JK kamuweka pare makusudi kwa sababu pare panatakiwa mtu mwenye rongi eksipiriensi.." Jamaa yangu akamwambia "..Ahaaa hili baraza kiboko.." Shabiki akarukia "..Harafu ormosti dhe whori kabine au thrii kota ni niyuu fesiz tena ni vijana vijana na akina mama kawapa wizara nyeti zote isipokuwa urinzi..Hapo ndipo anapothibitisha Nguvu mpya, Ari mpya, na Kasi mpya JK bwana ni kiboko..Nyie bwana JK izi dhe prezidenti..Halafu amekubarika na wananchi, ukiangaria historia ya Tanzania ni viongozi wanne tu wariokubarika na Wananchi; Hayati Baba wa Taifa, Hayati Sokoine, Agostini Murema, na JK! Bati Murema disapointedi dhe masizi kwa hiyo femu yake inawitha siku hadi siku.." Wakati anaendelea kutupiga darasa kilongalonga chake kikamuita akasogea pembeni kuongea, alipomaliza akarudi kutuomba radhi kwamba ameitwa ofisini, akaondoka. Miye na Jamaa yangu tukaondoka tukiwa ndani ya gari jamaa yangu akaniambia hayo ndiyo maoni ya wengi.

Leo nimekutana na kipande kingine cha habari. Miye nimekiona kama ushabiki wa yule shabiki wa Kikerewe. Ningelikuwa na namna ningewaomba viongozi wambane huyo tarishi wa Waziri Mkuu wa Malaysia aliyeko nchini Tanzania juu ya mkataba wa IPTL. Halafu pia kumdhibiti asije akatuletea balaa nyingine kubwa zaidi ya IPTL. Ushabiki wenyewe huo hapo chini.

Ziara za JK nje zaanza kuzaa matunda 2006-11-18 10:34:26 Na Joseph Mwendapole

Ziara za Rais Jakaya Kikwete nje ya nchi kutafuta wawekezaji, sasa zimeanza kuzaa matunda kutokana na baadhi ya wawekezaji kuwasili nchini kuangalia mazingira ya uwekezaji. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jana, Waziri wa Mipango na Uwezeshaji, Dk. Juma Ngasongwa, alisema makampuni mengi yamekuwa yakiandika barua pepe yakionyesha nia ya kuja kuwekeza nchini. Alitaja baadhi ya wawekezaji ambao tayari wamewasili nchini kuwa ni Benki ya Uwekezaji ya Kuwait, ambayo Mkurugenzi wake, Bw. Jassem Zainal yuko nchini kuangalia mazingira ya kuwekeza. Waziri Ngasongwa alimtaja mwingine kuwa ni Naibu Waziri Mkuu wa Malaysia, Bw. Annuary Ibrahim, ambaye ameambatana na wageni hao. Alisema Bw. Ibrahim aliteuliwa na Rais Jakaya Kikwete, kusaidia kampeni zake za kutafuta wawekezaji wa kuja kuwekeza nchini. Dk. Ngasongwa alisema Bw Ibrahim ni rafiki wa kweli aliyekubali ombi la Rais Kikwete kuitangaza Tanzania duniani. ”Kuonyesha kuwa kweli ni rafiki yetu, Bw. Ibrahim leo ametuletea wawekezaji watakaowekeza kwa kiasi kikubwa katika sekta ya fedha,” alisema. Alisema wawekezaji hao bado wanaendelea na mazungumzo na serikali ili kuangalia namna ya kuendesha shughuli zao. ”Wamenihakikishia kuwa, mambo yakienda sawa mwanzoni mwa mwaka ujao wataanzisha benki kubwa ambayo itakopesha watu wengi kwa riba ndogo,” alisema Dk. Ngasongwa. Dk. Ngasongwa alisema Korea imeahidi kujenga daraja la Malagarasi kwa dola milioni 25 za Kimarekani ambazo zitatolewa kwa Tanzania kama mikopo nafuu. Alisema wawekezaji wa kampuni ya Samsung na DAEWOO, imeahidi kuwekeza upande wa teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano. Alisema serikali ya nchi hiyo pia imekubali kuwekeza katika uzalishaji wa nishati ya umeme. Akizungumzia ziara ya China, Dk. Ngasongwa alisema serikali ya nchi hiyo imeahidi kusaidia kuongeza uzalishaji katika mradi wa Kiwira hadi kufikia Megawat 200 kutoka sita za awali.

Huyu ni nani?

2006-11-04T11:11:00.000+00:00

Wangari Muta Maathai.

2006-10-22T11:04:00.000+01:00

Wangari Muta Maathai, mwanamke mwafrika wa kwanza kushinda Nishani ya amani ya Nobel tangu kuanzishwa kwake mwaka 1900.

Mwaka 2004, niliposikia mwanamazingira mama mpanda miti, Wangari Maathai ndiye mshindi wa nishani ya Amani ya nobel, nilishindwa kabisa kuelewa ni kwa kigezo gani aliweza kuchaguliwa kuwa mshindi wa tuzo hii ambayo ni moja wapo ya tuzo ya zaidi ulimwenguni. Nilijiuliza "Miti na Amani" wapi na wapi? na kutokana na swali hilo nilianza kumfuatilia kwa makini zaidi mama huyu na ndipo nilipogundua uwezo mkubwa wa akili alionao mama huyu.

Mama Wangari Muta Maathai alizaliwa 01/04/1940 katika kijiji cha Tetu kilichopo Nyeri nchini Kenya. Baba yake bwana Muta Wanjugu na mama yake Lydia Wanjiru Muta ambao walikuwa wakulima, walimpeleka Wangari shule baada ya kaka mkubwa wa Wangari Nderitu kushauri kwamba dada yake ni lazima asome kitu ambacho katika miaka hiyo kilikuwa ni nadra sana, ni watoto wachache sana wa kike walipelekwa shule katika miaka hiyo.

Hivyo alianza shule ya msingi Itithe mwaka 1948 hadi 1951 darasa la kwanza hadi la nne. Akafuatia shule ya Mtakatifu Cecilia mwaka 1952 hadi 1955 darasa la tano hadi la nane. Alimaliza elimu ya msingi na kujiunga na sekondari ya wasichana ya Loreto kidato cha kwanza hadi cha nne kati ya mwaka 1956 na 1959. Baada ya hapo alibahatika kupata ufadhili wa kwenda nchini Marekani kwa ajili ya masomo ya juu zaidi, huko alijiunga na chuo cha Mtakatifu Scholastica cha Kansas kwa Shahada yake ya kwanza katika baiolojia ikiwa ni mwaka 1960 hadi 1964, mwaka huo huo 1964 alijiunga na chuo kikuu cha Pittsburgh kwa shahada ya pili ambapo alimaliza mwaka 1965. Mwaka 1966 alirudi nyumbani Kenya na kupata kazi katika Chuo kikuu cha Nairobi kama mtafiti msaidizi.

Mwaka 1969 alifunga ndoa na mfanyabiashara na mwanasiasa Bwana Mwangi Mathai, ambapo walibarikiwa kupata watoto watatu, Wanjira, Weweru na Muta. Kuwa na familia yake mwenyewe haikumfanya Wangari kuacha kujiendeleza kimasomo, kwani mwaka 1971 Waangari alipata PhD na inasemeka kwamba alikuwa ni mwanamke wa kwanza kutoka Afrika mashariki na kati kufikia kiwango hicho cha elimu. Na mwaka 1977 alikuwa Profesa.

MWANZO WA KUWA MWANAMAZINGIRA NA KUINGIA KATIKA SIASA.

Mwaka 1974 Bwana Mwangi Mathai muwewe na Waangari aliamua kugombea ubunge katika jimbo la Langata, Wangari akiwa mkewe ilibidi awe bega kwa bega na mumewe katika kampeni. Bwana Mwangi kama ilivyo kawaida ya wanasiasa aliwaahidi mambo mengi wananchi wake ikiwa ni pamoja na kutatua tatizo la ajira. Wangari alisikiliza kwa makini malalamiko ya wananchi na hakuyachukulia mzaha. Kwa bahati nzuri Bwana Mwangi alishinda kiti cha ubunge, na ni hapo Wangari aliona umefika wakati wa kuyatekeleza yale waliyokuwa wakiahidi. Akaamua kuunda kampuni binafsi iliyoitwa ENVIROCARE malengo yake ikiwa ni kutaka kutengeneza ajira kwa wananchi, lakini kwa bahati mbaya kampuni haikuendelea kutokana na ukosefu wa fedha za kutosha. Wakati huo huo Wangari alikuwa ameshaanza kujihusisha na harakati za ukombozi wa mwanamke na tayari alikuwa mwenyekiti wa baraza la Taifa la wanawake Kenya, akiwa kiongozi katika baraza hilo aliendelea kupata malalamiko juu ya shida wanazozipata wanawake katika maisha yao ya kila siku, kwamba hawana maji, kuni wala chakula chao na cha mifugo yao na huwalazimu kutembea mwendo mrefu ili kuvipata hivyo.

Wangari aliyatizama yale malalamiko na kuona kuwa ni matokeo ya ugonjwa mbaya uliyoikumba Kenya na nchi nyingi za Afrika. Ugonjwa wa kuharibu na kutokujali kabisa mazingira, miti kukatwa ovyo bila kupandwa mingine ndio aligundua kuwa na chanzo shida zote wanazozipata wananchi wa Kenya. Hivyo akaja na wazo la kuanzisha mradi wa kupanda miti kwani miti huilinda ardhi mmomonyoko wa udongo, huifadhi vyanzo vya maji, hutoa chakula, mbao za kujengea, kuni na huweza kuwa chanzo kipato na mambo mengine mengi.

Hivyo tarehe 05/06/1977 ambayo pia ilikuwa ni siku ya mazingira duniani, Wangari alizindua rasmi kampeni ya upandaji miti Kenya, yeye na wenziye walianza kwa kupanda miti saba katika bustani ya Kamukunji Nairobi. Na kuanzia hapo Jumuiya vuguvugu ya ukanda wa kijani ilizaliwa (The Green Belt Movement).

Ingawa jambo hili alilolianzisha Wangari ni jema na lina nia nzuri kwa Wananchi lakini si wote walioliunga mkono. Baada ya kusimama na kuonekana hana mzaha kwa kile anachokifanya hasa akiwa mwanamke, upinzani ulianza kujitokeza kuanzia katika familia yake hadi katika serikali tawala kipindi hicho chini ya Rais Daniel Moi.
Kwa upande wa kifamilia, mumewe bwana Mwangi kama ilivyo kawaida ya wanaume wengi wa kiafrika kutaka kutawala wake zao, hapa ilishindikana kabisa kwani alikuta mkewe ni mtu anayesimama na kupigania kile anachokiamini ni kweli. Matokeo ya haya yote bwana Mwangi aliamua kutoa talaka kwa madai kwamba mkewe ni mkaidi mno, msomi mno mwenye mafanikio makubwa na ni kazi kubwa kumthibiti. Ndoa yake ilivunjika miaka ya themanini.

Kwa upande wa serikali, alipata matatizo kwa vile alikuwa na ujasiri wa kudiriki kuisema serikali ya Moi hadharani bila woga kitu ambacho kilimsababishia kutiwa gerezani mara kadha wa kadha, kupigwa hadi kupoteza fahamu na askari. Lakini katika mambo hayo yote linalokumbukwa zaidi ni lile la miaka ya tisini, ambapo serikali ilitaka kutumia eneo la bustani ya kupumzikia ya Uhuru Park ya Nairobi kujenga jengo la ghorofa 62 ikiambatana na sanamu yake yenye urefu wa futi 60 vyote hivi vikikadiriwa kugharimu dola za kimarekani milioni 200, ambazo nazo ni za kukopwa katika mashirika ya kigeni. Kwa hali moja au nyingine wako ambao hawakulipenda wazo hili lakini kutokana na kukosa ujasiri wa kumkosoa Rais Moi hakuna aliyediriki kupinga. Wangari mwanamke wa shoka alisema hakijengwi kitu hapa. Alikuwa na sababu kuu mbili:
1. Sababu ya kimazingira - kwamba ni kwanini litumike eneo la kupumzikia watu
kujenga ghorofa hilo? ..akaendelea kwamba "Tembo na Vifaru wanatengewa sehemu
za kupumzikia, kwa nini na binadamu wasiwe na sehemu ya kupumzikia?

2. Sababu za kiuchumi - kwamba inakuwaje nchi kama Kenya ambayo watu wake wanakufa
kwa njaa na wakati huo huo inakabiriwa na madeni makubwa, bado inataka kukopa
fedha zote hizo kwa ajili ya jengo moja tu la fahari?.

Msimamo wa Wangari ulifanya mashirika yaliyokuwa yamekubali kutoa fedha hizo kubadili mawazo yao na wazo la kujenga jengo la fahari na sanamu ya Moi kuishia hapo. Kutokana na hili Rais Moi alikasirika sana hadi kuifunga ofisi ya Green belt Movement, ingawa baadaye ilifunguliwa. Na kuanzia hapo alimbatiza jina la 'Mad Woman'. Pamoja na hayo yote bibi Wangari hakukata tamaa kufanya kile alichoamini kuwa anatakiwa kukifanya na hakujua ni kwa kiasi gani kumbe dunia ilikuwa ikimuunga mkono hadi mwaka 2004 ambapo alishangazwa kwa kuchaguliwa kwake kuwa mshindi wa Nishani kubwa ya Amani duniani.

UHUSIANO KATI YA UTUNZAJI WA MAZINGIRA NA AMANI DUNIANI.

Kama nilivyosema hapo awali kwamba mimi pia sikuelewa uhusiano uliopo kati ya upandaji wa miti na amani duniani, kuna watu wengi ambao pia hili liliwatatiza na kupelekea watu wengi kutaka kujua uhusiano uliopo. Na Bibi Wangari alijibu kama ifuatavyo....
Vita vyote vilivyopo duniani leo ni vita vya kugombea mali asili kama ardhi yenye rutuba, maji, mafuta, madini n.k na watu wamesahau kwamba hivi vyote vinatokana na utunzaji mzuri wa mazingira ambao hupelekea kutokupungua kwa mali asili, na hivyo kila mmoja kupata za kumtosha, hali ambayo inapunguza migogoro ya kunyang'anyana na kufanyiana hila za kuuana. Kwa hiyo basi kwa kupanda miti tu kunaweza kuhakikisha amani kubwa sana duniani, kwani miti italeta mvua, ardhi itapata rutuba, wafugaji hawatatapatapa kutafuta malisho, kuni zitakuwepo za kutosha, chakula cha kutosha, umeme n.k na ni kwa dhana hii pekee ya Bibi Wangari ya kupenda kushughulika na chanzo cha tatizo ndiyo iliyompelekea kupata Nishani ya Amani ya Nobel mwaka 2004. Na kuanzia hapo dunia ilianza kumtafuta ili kupata zaidi busara zake. Miongoni akiwa ni Oprah Winfrey. Hapa pia kuna hotuba yake aliyoitoa mwaka huu katika chuo cha Connecticut kilichopo Marekani, kwa kweli hotuba hii nimeipenda sana na inatia moyo sana hasa kwa wale tunaopenda kusimama katika ukweli wa lile unaloliamini hata kama hakuna anayekuunga mkono.

Mungu mbariki Mama Wangari Muta Maathai.

Yupi anayepaswa kutolewa bungeni?... anayesinzia kikaoni au aliyevalia??

2006-06-25T11:00:00.000+01:00

Hapo majuzi nadhani wote tuliipata hii habari ya mbunge Amina Chifupa kutolewa katika kikao cha bunge kutokana na kofia aliyokuwa amevaa ambayo haikuendana na kifungu kimojawapo cha sheria ya bunge, hivi vifungu vya sheria bado vinanichanganya ina maana kuna vifungu vya sheria vinavyoruhusu kusinzia wakati kikao kikiendelea? nauliza hivi kwa sababu sijawahi kuona mbunge akitolewa kikaoni kwa sababu anasinzia ingawa nusu yao huwa wanasinzia. Hivi ni hadi lini watanzania tutakuwa tukiendelea kukemea mambo mepesi mepesi na kumezea mazito?

Haya habari ya Chifupa hiyo hapo chini kama hukubahatika kuisoma.

Mbunge wa CCM wa Viti Maalum, Mheshimiwa Amina Chifupa leo asubuhi amejikuta akitolewa nje ya ukumbi wa Bunge wakati kikao kikiendelea.

Zali lenyewe lilianza hivi:
Kikao kilianza asubuhi kama kawaida, waheshimiwa wakaingia ndani ya ukumbi na kila mmoja kuketi kwenye siti yake.

Dua iliporomoshwa ya kuliombea Bunge na Taifa, kama kawaida na baadaye kipindi cha maswali na majibu kikaanza.

Hata hivyo ilipotimu kama saa 3:22 hivi, Spika wa Bunge, Mheshimiwa Samwel Sitta akasema, ’’ Kabla ya kuendelea namuomba Mheshimiwa Amina Chifupa atoke nje akavue kofia yake,’’.

Baada ya sentesi hiyo, Spika alinyamaza kidogo halafu akaendelea, ’’Ni kwa mujibu wa kanuni za Bunge...Mheshimiwa, unaweza kuvua halafu ukarejea tena...siyo moja kwa moja’’.

Mheshimiwa Amina Chifupa alikuwa amevalia kofia ya pama nyeusi inayomechi na nguo zake.

Baada ya tangazo hilo la Spika, Mheshimiwa Amina Chifupa, alisimama na kutoka nje ya ukumbi.

Hata hivyo Spika amefafanua kuwa suti ya Ulaya ikiwa imekamilika ni ruksa kutinga nayo Bungeni.

Akasema kanuni ya 74 kifungu cha tatu ndiyo inayozungumzia mavazi ya kike Bungeni.

Hata hivyo wakati tunakwenda mitamboni mheshimiwa Chifupa alikuwa tayari amerejea ukumbini akiwa hana kofia hiyo.

Graca Simbine Machel.

2006-05-27T21:27:00.000+01:00

Kuna nchi nyingi sana za Afrika ambazo unaweza kuzungumzia historia zake bila kutaja wake wa viongozi waasisi wa mataifa hayo na bado historia ikakamilika. Kwa nchi ya Msumbiji kitu hicho hakipo!. Hauwezi kuelezea historia ya Msumbiji bila kumuhusisha bibi Graca Machel ambaye ni mjane wa Rais wa kwanza wa Msumbiji Ndugu Samora Machel(Mzee wa kombati)

Graca Simbine ni mwanamke mwenye hulka ya upole lakini ni mwenye akili nyingi na makini sana katika utekelezaji wa mambo yake. Ni mtu asiyekurupuka wala kuyumbishwa na mikumbo ya kijamii. Kwa ufupi ni mtu anayefanya jambo kutokana na imani yake inavyomuongoza.

Mwanamke huyu wa shoka alizaliwa tarehe 17-10-1946 katika eneo la pwani ya ukanda wa Gaza nchini Msumbiji. Akiwa ni mtoto wa mwisho kati ya watoto sita wa mzee Simbine na bibi Nelly ni yeye peke yake ambaye hakubahatika kumuona baba yake kwani alizaliwa majuma matatu baada ya baba yake kufariki. Mzee Simbine ambaye alikuwa akifanya kazi katika misheni ya Methodist hapo kijijini, aliacha maagizo kabla ya kufa kwake kwamba mkewe na watoto wake wakubwa ni lazima wahakikishe mdogo wao (Graca) anakwenda shule hadi masomo ya juu. Alipofikisha miaka 6, dada yake mkubwa aliyekuwa mwalimu alimchukua na kumuingiza shule, anasema dada yake alikuwa ni kama mama yake wa pili kwa jinsi alivyomlea vizuri na kuhakikisha anafanya vizuri katika masomo yake, na kutokana na usimamizi mzuri wa dada yake aliweza kufaulu masomo yake ya msingi na kupewa nafasi na misheni ya Methodist kwenda kusoma sekondari. Anasema akiwa sekondari ndipo alipoanza kubaini ubaguzi uliopo kati ya weusi na weupe kwani darasani kwao alikuwa mweusi peke yake kwa hiyo aliona jinsi alivyokuwa akibaguliwa na kutengwa na weupe. Lakini kama nilivyosema hapo awali kwamba yeye si mtu wa kuyumbishwa hilo la kubaguliwa halikumfanya kushindwa kuzingatia masomo yake na mara nyingi anasema jambo moja lilikuwa likimfariji kwamba hata kama alikuwa akibaguliwa lakini alijua Msumbiji ni ya kwake na si yao na wao wako kwake, hivyo alifanya masomo yake vizuri na kufanikiwa kupata tena ufadhili wa kwenda chuo kikuu cha Lisbon Ureno kusomea Lugha hiyo ilikuwa mwaka 1968.

Akiwa Lisbon alikutana na watu wengi wenye fikra mbalimbali za kimapinduzi, akasikia pia habari za FRELIMO chama ambacho kilikuwa kinapigania ukombozi wa Msumbiji. Graca akajiunga kwa siri katika chama cha FRELIMO, lakini haikupita muda mrefu serikali ya kikoloni ikagundua anachokifanya Graca na hivyo ikaandaa adhabu ya kwenda gerezani pindi Graca atakaporejea Msumbiji. Graca kwa kulijua hilo ikabidi asimalize masomo yake na kukimbilia nchini Uswisi. Mwaka 1973 akiwa bado ulaya akaamua kujiweka wazi kama mwanasiasa na mpigania uhuru wa nchi yake na mwaka uliofuata 1974 chama cha FRELIMO kilimrudisha Afrika lakini nchini Tanzania ambapo ilimpatia kazi ya kuwa mkuu wa shule ya sekondari ya FRELIMO iliyokuwa Bagamoyo, shule hii siku hizi hujulikana kama shule ya sekondari ya Kaole. Chama cha FRELIMO kilikuwa na shule nyingi za sekondari katika nchi huru za Afrika nia ikiwa ni kuwapatia elimu wananchi wake huku harakati za ukombozi zikiendelea. Akiwa Tanzania alijifunza pia mafunzo ya kijeshi ya kujilinda na ni katika kipindi hiki ndipo alipoweza kukutana na mzee wa kombati Samora Machel. Graca na Samora walianza kama marafiki wa kawaida lakini baadaye urafiki ukazidi na kuwa wapenzi wakati huo ikiwa ni miaka mitatu tu imepita tangu Samora afiwe na mkewe wa kwanza Josina Machel.

Harakati za FRELIMO ziliendelea vizuri kwani mwaka uliofuatia tarehe 25-06-1975 Msumbiji ilijipatia uhuru wake kutoka wa Wareno, mwaka huo huo Graca alifunga ndoa na Samora machel.

Kutokana na elimu yake na uzoefu wake wa kufundisha, na jinsi alivyoweza kuishika vizuri nafasi ya ukuu wa shule ya FRELIMO Bagamoyo, serikali mpya ya Msumbiji iliona haina sababu kumnyima Graca nafasi ya uwaziri wa elimu na utamaduni. Akiwa wanamke pekee na wa kwanza kushika nafasi hiyo kubwa anasema kwanza alipigwa na butwaa na kutetemeka hakujua kama ataweza kuimudu au la!...alijifungia siku kadhaa chumbani kwake akili na kujiuliza kama akikataa si ataonekana mdhaifu? na je akikubali halafu asiimudu si watasema '..unaona matatizo ya kuwapa nafasi wanawake..!!' Lakini baada ya kujufikiria kwa muda alifuta machozi na kuchukua kazi!! Lengo lake likiwa moja, kuhakikisha watoto wote wa Msumbiji wanakwenda shule. Kwa mafanikio makubwa alibadilisha kabisa hali ya elimu ya Msumbiji kiwango cha watoto kwenda shule kiliongezeka mara dufu kutoka watoto 400,000 aliowakuta alipoishika wizara hadi 1,500,000 ikiwa ni asilimia 72 zaidi.

Haya popote penye maendeleo adui hakosi kujitokeza, mwaka 1976 kikundi kidogo cha wananchi wa Msumbiji wakaunda chama cha kuipinga Frelimo kilichojulikana kama RENAMO. Chama hiki kilikuwa kikifadhiliwa na wazungu kutoka Rhodesia(Zimbambwe), Afrika ya kusini na Marekani. Wazungu hawa waliunda na kufadhili RENAMO ili kuiadhibu Msumbiji kwa kuisaidia makazi wafuasi wa ANC. Kazi ya kikundi hiki cha RENAMO ilikuwa ni kufanya uharibifu katika sehemu zote za maendeleo ambapo FRELIMO ilikuwa ikifanya mfano, ilibomoa mashule na hospitali zilizojengwa na FRELIMO, iliharibu reli na mengine mengi, jambo hili lilimtingisha sana Graca ukizingatia wizara yake nayo ilikuwa ni kati ya tageti za RENAMO. Mwaka 1984 Samora Machel alikubali kusaini mkataba na wafadhili RENAMO wa makubaliano ya kuacha kuifadhili RENAMO na FRELIMO kuacha kuipa msaada wa makazi wafuasi wa ANC. Inasemeka kwamba kwa Samora kusaini mkataba ule ni kama alikuwa akisaini mkataba wa kifo chake, kwani miaka miwili baadaye tarehe 19-10-1986 alifariki katika ajali ya ndege inayosemekana ilipangwa na hao hao wazungu wa Afrika ya kusini. Samora alikuwa akirudi nyumbani kutoka katika mkutano Lusaka Zambia.

Kifo hiki kwa Graca kilikuwa ni pigo kubwa sana. Hakuamini ilikuwa ni ajali ya kawaida alijua na alisema waliomuua mume wangu ndiyo walewale waliomfunga Nelson Mandela. Maneno haya alimuandikia Winnie Mandela wakati wa msiba kwamba "wanadhani kwa kukata miti mirefu zaidi katika msitu watakuwa wameteketeza msitu wote!! ni wale wale waliomuua mume wangu ndiyo waliomfunga mume wako.."

Kwa miaka mitano mfululizo tangu Samora Macheli afariki, Graca alivaa nguo nyeusi peke yake. Na ilipofika mwaka 1989 alistaafu wadhifa wake wa uwaziri na kujishughulisha na shughuli za maendeleo ya jamii hasa hasa watoto. Mungu si Athumani Mola akaona si vyema Graca kuendelea kuishi peke yake hivyo akamtafutia mwenzi mwingine ambaye pia ni shujaa wa Afrika Bwana Nelson Mandela. Mwaka 1998 Graca alifunga pingu za maisha kwa mara ya pili na Mandela ambaye alitengana na mkewe Winnie Mandela mwaka 1992. Winnie anadai iko siku ataongea juu ya mahusiano ya watu hawa wawili.

Graca alibarikiwa kupata watoto 7, ambapo wawili ni wa kuzaa mwenyewe na watano ni wa wake wawili wa kwanza wa Samora. Hadi leo hii Graca ameweka rekodi ya kuolewa mara mbili na marais wawili mashujaa wa nchi tofauti tena katika ndoa zote akiwa ni mke wa tatu.

Da' Mija na wanawake wa shoka yafunga mwaka!!

2006-05-08T04:47:00.000+01:00

Shukrani hoi hoi na vifijo vimuendeee ndugu Ndesanjo Macha popote pale alipo kwani kama si yeye leo hii nisingekuwa naandika haya ninayo yaandika. Ndesanjo ndiye aliyenikurupua huko nilikokuwa na kusisitiza kwamba ni lazima nifungue blogu, nilikwepa kwepa lakini wapi jamaa alikuwa na mimi tu mwishowe nikaona ngoja nikate shauri na leo hii nayaona matunda yake. Sio siri ufahamu wangu sasa umeongezeka-ongezeka.

Labda niwapeni kisa kizima cha Ndesanjo kunibabatiza. Nilikuwa katika harakati zangu mtandaoni mara nikakutana na blogu ya Jikomboe, kuangalia vizuri naona Ndesanjo Macha..nikajiuliza huyu mtu huwa namsikia sikia ngoja nione anafanya nini na humu mtandaoni, basi nikaanza kumfuatilia na kwa kweli makala zake zilinitia nguvu sana nikajisemea peke yangu..'haiwezekani huyu mtu lazima nimjue zaidi'.. basi siku moja nikaona nimtupie kaji-swali ambako kanaonyesha niko kinyume na yeye yaani kama mpinzani wake nione atajibu nini!.. mara nyingi mimi nikiona mtu anafanya vitu vizuri hupenda kujua na anapokoselewa hupokeaje hali hiyo? Wee! nilipata jibu hilo mwenyewe nilitulia bahati mbaya nimesahau hata jibu lenyewe labda kama Ndesanjo unalikumbuka. Basi kuanzia hapo Ndesanjo akajua huyu mtu yuko kinyume na mimi kwa hiyo akawa amekaa mkao tayari tayari, mimi sina hili wala lile siku moja nikatoa maoni katika habari fulani ya "Nimtume nani" nikamwambia labda umetumwa wewe kwani Mungu haangalii mtu fulani ili kumtuma". Sasa hapa nikamchanganya kidogo kwamba huyu Da'Mija yuko upande upi? yuko upande wangu au ananidhihaki?... akanipiga swali Kwani wewe kwako Mungu ni nini au ni kitu gani?? Duh! nikaona haya tena mengine...kaka yangu hapa hakunielewa lakini na mimi sikufanya ajizi nikamuelewesha Mungu ni nini, ni nani kwa jinsi nilivyokuwa nikimuelewa. Baada ya maelezo hayo ndiyo akasema wewe binti ni lazima ufungue blogu yako. Basi nikaona huyu Ndesanjo lazima atakuwa ametumwa na kwangu mimi pia. Hivyo nikafungua blogu yangu. Hadi sasa hivi ingawa sina data kamili, lakini ninaamini huyu bwana ndiyo ameweza kushawishi watu wengi zaidi kufungua blogu zao. Ubarikiwe Ndesanjo, tubarikiwe wanablogu wote.

Boyz 11 men sasa kiboko!!

2006-05-04T05:00:00.000+01:00

Haya tena, ahadi ndio zinazidi kumiminwa na uongozi wa awamu ya nne. Hivi majuzi wakati wa sherehe za mei mosi ambapo kitaifa zilifanyikia Shinyanga Ndugu rais ameahidi kushughulikia suala zima la mishahara, sasa sijui ni ya kweli au la! na ni kwa kiwango gani itaongezwa bado sina hakika.. MtiMkubwa kaniletea hii habari hapa ili wote tushuhudie hizi ahadi. Soma habari yenyewe hapo chini...

2006-05-02 16:53:55
Na Mwandishi Wetu, Jijini

Rais Jakaya Kikwete na Waziri wake Mkuu, Bwana Edward Lowassa, marafiki ambao watoto wa mjini waliwahi kuwaita Boyz ll men, wamewadhihirishia Watanzania kwamba hawana mchezo na wamepania kuboresha hali za Watanzania.

Rais Kikwete alidhihirisha hilo jana wakati anahutubia mamia ya wananchi katika kilele cha maadhimisho ya Siku ya Wafanyakazi Duniani, Mei Mosi, Rais Kikwete, sherehe zilizofanyika kitaifa mkoani Shinyanga katika uwanja wa Kambarage.

Katika hali ambayo inaonyesha Rais amepania kutofanya mambo ya danganya toto katika uongezaji wa mishahara na kuboresha maslahi ya watumishi, alitangaza mikakati kadhaa.

Mosi: Alisema ataunda tume itakayotoa hali halisi ya maslahi ya watumishi iliyopo Serikalini na kwenye mashirika ya umma.

Rais alisema tume hiyo pamoja na mambo mengine, itashughulikia uchambuzi wa mishahara na maslahi ya watumishi hao.

Kwa mtaji huo, ’watemi’ Serikalini na katika mashirika ya umma ambao siku zote wanapigania kuongezwa kwa maslahi yao wenyewe, sasa wataumbuka.
Pia madaraja makubwa ya watumishi walionacho na akina pangu pakavu tia mchuzi, yataondoka.

Na kwa upande mwingine, watumishi wasio na nafasi ambao hali zao zimedhoofu kutokana na maslahi duni, watatamba katika uwanja wa haki na usawa.

Rais Kikwete alisema tume hiyo ataitangaza rasmi wiki ijayo na anataka kabla ya mwaka huu kuisha iwe imemaliza kazi hiyo.

Alisema mara baada ya Tume kumaliza kazi na kumpa mapendekezo, hataweka usiku na badala yake atayashughulikia mara moja na kutoa uamuzi juu ya hatua za kuchukua.

Pili: Rais ametaka Mabaraza ya Kisekta ya mishahara ya Kima cha Chini cha mishahara yaundwe mengi ili kushughulikia maslahi ya kundi hilo.

Kwa mtaji huo, kilio cha muda mrefu cha walalahoi huenda kikapungua.
Kwa muda mrefu, wafanyakazi wa kima cha chini wamekuwa wakilalamika kwamba ’wako jangwani’ kutokana na maslahi duni.

Tatu: Rais alisema suala la ajira amelishikia bango na kwamba mikakati inakamilishwa na muda si mrefu Wizara ya Kazi, Ajira na Maendeleo ya Vijana italifahamisha Taifa.

Alisema dhamira ya Serikali ni kuongeza ajira kwa Watanzania na kwamba imedhamiria kuweka mazingira mazuri ambayo yatawezesha kukuza ajira nchini ili Watanzania wanufaike na kupunguza dhiki ya maisha.

Nne: Rais pia alizungumzia suala la kuajiriwa kwa wageni katika nafasi ambazo zingeweza kufanywa na Watanzania.

Alisema Serikali itakuwa makini na yenye ukali kwa ajira za aina hiyo.
Kwa kauli hiyo, malalamiko yaliyozagaa kwamba kuna Ma TX feki wanafanya kazi ambazo hata Wabongo ambao hawakwenda shule wanaweza kuzifanya, yatapungua.

Wananchi mbalimbali walioongea na gazeti hili kuhusu hotuba ya Rais walisema serikali ya awamu hii ni kiboko na kama yote yaliyoahidiwa yatatekelezwa, hali za Watanzania zitainuka.

Eti siku ya mtu kuzaliwa ni ya nani?..mama au mtoto?

2006-04-27T12:54:00.000+01:00

Pichani juu ni mimi na kaka yangu na chini ni mzaa chema.

Hapo kipindi cha nyuma nilipata kuzua mjadala na mshairi maarufu wa kikundi cha Parapanda Mgunga mwa Mnyenyelwa juu ya hasa ni nani mwenye haki ya kuiita siku yake, je ni mama au mwana? kwa mujibu wa Mgunga anasema siku ya mtu kuzaliwa ni haki ya mama na kama ni sherehe au pongezi zote anayetakiwa kupewa ni mama. Hili nimelikumbuka leo kwa vile ni siku yangu ya kuzaliwa..., haya wewe unasemaje? ni nani anayetakiwa kupewa pongezi katika siku za kuzaliwa?

"Unapokuwa mwanamke mweusi duniani..." Hotuba aliyotoa Winnie Mandela Chicago Marekani.

2006-04-27T04:52:00.000+01:00

Mwezi uliopita Winnie Mandela kwa heshima zote alialikwa na jamaa wa V-103'Expo huko nchini Marekani (Chicago) kuhutubia juu ya Nafasi ya mwanamke mweusi duniani, Winnie aliandaa hotuba nzuri sana lakini tofauti na matarajio yake watu waliacha kumsikiliza na kwenda kuangalia maonyesho mbalimbali yaliyokuwa yakiendelea katika ukumbi huo na yeye kutokana na utovu ule wa nidhamu akaamua kukatisha hotuba.

Ni hotuba nzuri na sana nimeona niwawekee hapa ili wote tuisome. Mwandani asante kwa kuniletea habari hii nimeona si bora kuifaidi peke yangu.

Bibi Mohamed!..Mwanamke wa kwanza nchini kushika madaraka ya uwaziri. Hongera MtiMkubwa kwa kutegua.

2006-04-14T05:15:00.000+01:00

Kwanza niwashukuru wachangiaji wa mada hii, na pia tumpigie makofi ya pongezi MTIMKUBWA Tungaraza kwa kutegua kitendawili hiki mapemaaa! Huyu jamaa ana kumbukumbu za karne. Pia ninamshukuru bwana Michuzi kwa kuibua mjadala mwingine juu ya kina mama na uongozi katika vyombo vya habari, binafsi nilikuwa bado sijaanza kuifuatilia nyanja ya Habari na nafasi ya wanawake katika kuviongoza vyombo hivyo..."Raha ya blogu jamani".

Haya, Bibi Titi Mohamed alikuwa si mwanamke wa kwanza tu kushika nafasi ya uwaziri nchini, bali pia ni mwanamke wa kwanza aliyejitolea kupigania uhuru wa Tanganyika hadi ukapatikana bila kukata tamaa pamoja na kwamba alikubwa na misukosuko mingi. Hapa kuna habari kamili ya jinsi alivyojiunga na harakati hizi za ukombozi. Habari hii aliitoa yeye mwenyewe miaka michache kabla ya kufariki kwake. Na hapa kuna orodha kamili ya mawaziri wanawake wa Tanganyika na Tanzania.

Shujaa Bibi Titi alifariki 5/11/2000 katika hospitali ya NETCARE Johannesburg Afrika Kusini.

Unamfahamu mwanamke wa kwanza kuingia katika baraza la mawaziri la tanzania?

2006-04-09T13:05:00.000+01:00

Pengine kuna haja ya kuwajua mashujaa wetu wa kwanza kabisa waliojitolea kwa mioyo yao yote kuipigania nchi yetu. Wako wengi ingawa leo hii wanasikika wachache tu. Swali langu au tuite mtego wangu wa leo ni kumtaja mwanamke wa kwanza kuingia katika baraza la mawaziri Tanzania wakati huo ikiwa ni Tanganyika na je ni ipi nafasi yake leo katika Tanzania yetu, je anaenziwa kama kina Karume na Nyerere hadi kupewa siku za mapumziko? Kumbuka enzi hizo hadi uweze kushika nafasi ya uwaziri ni lazima harakati zako za kupigania uhuru zilikuwa na za kiwango cha juu.

JE MWANAMKE HUYU NI NANI?

Aliyenacho ataongezewa...

2006-03-11T22:51:00.000+00:00

Hii habari imeletwa na Mwanablogu MtiMkubwa. Naomba tuisome vizuri ili tujue kabisa ni wapi tunakoelekea, habari hii hapa chini...

Kuna msemo kwenye maandiko matakatifu ya Biblia unaosema walionacho wataongezewa na wale wenye kidogo watanyang'anywa. Msemo huu unadhihirika sana nchini Tanzania kwa jinsi waliokuwa navyo wanavyoongezewa au wanajiongezea. Siku za nyuma nilipata kutuma ujumbe kuulizia kwamba "..kati ya madaktari na wabunge nani anastahili kulipwa zaidi?.." Niliuliza swali hili baada ya kupata habari kwamba waheshimiwa wabunge walipokutana kwa mara ya kwanza moja ya mambo waliyoyasimamia kidete ni kutaka kujiongezea mishahara. Wabunge walipotaka kujiongezea mishahara wala hawakufukuzwa kazi kama walivyofanyiwa madaktari wa hospitali kuu ya Muhimbili. Suala lao limefunikwafunikwa na umma wa Watanzania haujui hatima ya azima hiyo ya waheshimiwa wabunge. Hii si mara ya kwanza waheshimiwa wabunge kujiongezea mishahara. Mwaka 1975 walipojiongezea mishahara umma haukuridhika. Wanafunzi wa Chuo kikuu cha Dar es Salaam wakaandamana kupinga azimio la waheshimiwa wa wabunge. Matokeo ya maandamano hayo si kwamba bunge au serikali ilibatilisha ongezeko la mishahara bali iliwafukuza wanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam!

Kuna baadhi ya mambo yanayonikera sana nchini Tanzania. Mojawapo ni ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu na ufujaji wa nguvu (abuse of power). Ufujaji wa nguvu unafanywa na wazazi majumbani, walimu mashuleni, viongozi makazini, viongozi wa kisiasa, na walinzi wa usalama wa raia. Polisi, FFU, magereza na wanamgambo ni wafujaji wakubwa sana wa nguvu. Mtanzania wa kawaida akimuona moja kati ya walinzi hawa wa usalama huwa anatishika badala ya kujisikia yupo salama. Walinzi hawa wa usalama wa raia wamejenga tabia ya uonevu na dhuluma zilizokithiri dhidi ya Watanzania masikini. Wiki hii tumeshuhudia walinzi hawa wa usalama walivyoshiriki kwenye zoezi la kuwadhibiti wapiga debe na wafanyabiashara ndogo ndogo kwa amri na ridhaa ya serikali. Matokeo ya zoezi hilo limeua raia wawili na kujeruhi raia na polisi ambao idadi yao hatujaijua.

Binafsi yangu nimeliongelea sana suala la ufujaji wa nguvu za vyombo vya dola dhidi ya wananchi na viongozi wa kisiasa, ndugu, jamaa, na marafiki zangu wengi sana. Nilipata kumueleza kiongozi mmoja wa kisiasa kwamba Tanzania akitokea psychopath kama Foday Sankoh wa Sierra Leone atapata wafuasi wengi sana na upesi sana. Kiongozi huyo wa kisiasa akastuka sana na kuniuliza "..atawapataje?.." Nikamwambia "..wale Wamachinga wanaoonewa, kunyanyaswa na kudhulumiwa na vyombo vya dola ni potential recruits wa rebels katika nchi yoyote.." Akaniuliza "..unafikiri Wamachinga wanaonewa kiasi hicho?.." Nikamjibu "..Si kwamba wanaonewa tu bali wanauawa na wanaichukia sana system!.." Akasema "..una ushahidi wowote?.." Nikamwambia "..Ushahidi wa kwanza mauaji ya Kilombero.." Akanijibu "..Hayo yalishughulikiwa.." Nikamwambia "..Nani alinyongwa kwa sababu ya mauaji ya Wasafwa Kilombero?.. Akanijibu "..Ukifuatilia wapo waliowajibika.." Nikamwambia "..Nina hakika hakuna kiongozi yoyote wa ngazi ya juu aliyefukuzwa kazi kwa sababu ya mauaji yale. Hata mauaji ya Shinyanga waliofukuzwa kazi na kuhukumiwa walikuwa ni watendaji wa chini wa juu walilhamishwa hamishwa na wengine wakarudi na kuwa Rais, Makamu wa Waziri Mkuu, na nafasi zingine za kisiasa!.." Akaniambia "..Hatuzungumzii mauaji ya Shinyanga..Nataka ushahidi kama kuna walinzi wa usalama waliowahi kuua Wamachinga.." Nikamwambia "..Tukifuatilia tutapata ushahidi.." Akaniambia "..Usiseme maneno kama haya yanaweza kukutia matatizoni.." Nikamwambia "..Nisiposema na kukuambia mtu kama wewe ili upelekee kwa wakubwa wenziyo, Mtakuja kustuka siku moja Wamachinga watakaposhika silaha dhidi ya vyombo vya usalama..Mtatahayari siku Watanzania wapole watakapokuwa washenzi kama Wasierra Leone au Waliberia!.." Yale niliyoyazungumza na huyo bwana wiki hii yamekuwa. Tafadhali usichoke kusoma habari kaamili hiyo hapo chini kama ilivyoripotiwa na shirika la habari la Uingereza BBC:

Tanzania suspends street clean-up

Street vendors say moving away from the town centres hits business
A police crackdown on street vendors and bus ticket touts in Tanzania has been suspended for six months after violent clashes left two people dead.
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa said he was halting the operation to allow local authorities and vendors alike more time to prepare for the change.
Vendors and touts have been blamed for a rise in petty crime.
The two deaths occurred on Wednesday in the town of Mwanza along the shores of Lake Victoria in the north.
Four hours of rioting began after police and security guards confiscated vendors' wares and shops and offices in the town were shut down, according to Tanzanian newspaper Mwananchi.
"Many" people were also injured before anti-riot police quelled the violence with tear gas.
Kiosks were also demolished and vendors removed in the capital, Dar es Salaam.
'Adequate preparation'
Mr Lowassa, who originally envisaged completing the clean-up within three months, told the BBC's Swahili service that municipal officials were being given time to plan the clean-up "in a more respectful manner".
With the kiosk's income we could send the children to school and pay for the rent - now we are left with nothing

unnamed street vendor
Vendors facing eviction also needed time to "prepare themselves adequately", he added.
The prime minister said that those traders already moved on would be allowed to continue their business elsewhere because it was the government's policy to "ensure income for everyone".
But vendors complain their new trading spots are not in the town centres and therefore they are being denied their right to a living.
"With the kiosk's income we could send the children to school and pay for the rent," a woman in Dar es Salaam told the BBC as she piled up the remnants of her stand.
"Now we are left with nothing."
The BBC's Vicky Ntetema in Dar es Salaam says the streets of the city looked bare on Friday after the demolitions.
Crimes are often committed in broad daylight in front of the street vendors who do not warn the victims or volunteer information to the police.
Many of the vendors say they were given licenses and paid taxes and they expect compensation from the government for destroying their property.

Anaishi Royal Palm Hotel....

2006-03-07T20:39:00.000+00:00

Hii habari amenisukumia Kaka yangu mkubwa 'MtiMkubwa' kwa vile ni nyeti sana nimeona nami niisukume kwa wananchi wazalendo wenzangu ili tuweze kuijadili kwa kina, haya tuendelee jamani...

Naam,

Tanzania ni nchi yenye miujiza anuai. Tuna miujiza ya kiasili kama vile Ngorongoro, Mlima Kilimanjaro, Ziwa Tanganyika na mengineyo. Pia tumejaaliwa kuzua miujiza ambayo yaweza kumstaajabisha hata mtoto mchanga aliyezaliwa leo. Moja ya miujiza hiyo ni ule wa kuuza mali za umma zilizoimarishwa kwa mtaji wa umma wa Watanzania masikini. Mojawapo ya mali za umma zilizouzwa na serikali ya awamu ya tatu ni majumba ya serikali yakiwemo ya mawaziri.

Mengi ya majumba hayo yaliyouzwa ni sehemu kubwa ya historia ya nchi yetu. Kwani majumba hayo yalijengwa na wakoloni wa Kijerumani kabla ya kujiingiza "mdhamini" wa Kiingereza mwaka 1948. Kinachofuatia baada ya kuuzwa au kuuziana majumba hayo "maswahiba" wa serikali ya awamu ya tatu ni kwamba baaadhi ya mawaziri serikali ya nne wamepangiwa kuishi mahotelini makubwa kama wafanyabiashara au watalii. Humo mahotelini wanakula vipsi na kuku, wanaogelea kwenye maswimingi puli, wanaletewa rumu sevisi, na gharama zinginezo nyingi na kubwa!

Nimepungukiwa na ya kuandika lakini naomba usichoke kusoma maelezo zaidi hapo chini:

Uproar over Tanzania's hotel ministers
By Vicky Ntetema
BBC News, Dar es Salaam

Many Tanzanians are outraged by the revelation that dozens of ministers have been staying in luxury hotels since the beginning of the year at the taxpayers' expense.

The Courtyard is popular with tourists at more than $109 a night
All ministers are supposed to be given subsidised housing but the new ministerial homes have not been completed after the existing buildings were sold off to civil servants by the former government.
So some of those named since President Jakaya Kikwete took office last December have been staying in hotels, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.
This expense has been strongly criticised at a time when more than 3m people are on the verge of starvation due to prolonged droughts.
The newcomers into cabinet were given until the end of February to vacate their hotel rooms or pay the bills from their own pockets.
Yet the government has admitted that 36 ministers and their deputies, who come from outside Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, have not yet been re-housed.
Walking distance
Although the government does not want to reveal the exact names of these temporary dwellings, it is an open secret that some of them stay in expensive hotels which cater for top class tourists and international executive high fliers.

It's like home - we serve international cuisine and there is no doubt that security is very high

The Courtyard's Abysai Mashambo
One of these is The Courtyard in one of the upmarket areas of the commercial city of Dar es Salaam, within walking distance of most ministerial office buildings and State House.
Rates for rooms at this five-star hotel range from $109 to $189 per night.
The Courtyard's spokesperson Abysai Mashambo says ministers like this costly hotel for many reasons.
"It's a very quiet place - it's like a home; it's not very far from the city centre; we serve international cuisine - continental, Indian, African and there is no doubt that security is very high," he says.
"The ministers take rooms which suit the budget of the government - because the government pays for them. They don't pay from their pockets."
Not all ministers enjoy the comfort of such luxurious hotels.
At least two deputy ministers are accommodated at the three-star Landmark Hotel, about 7km (four miles) from Dar es Salaam city centre, in the overcrowded Ubungo area.
Most local residents whose houses are dwarfed by this five-storey hotel are either unemployed or have low-paid jobs.
Here the rooms cost about $40 to $60 per night.
Baffled
The scheme to build government quarters started last year under the leadership of retired President Benjamin Mkapa, after most official homes were sold off to civil servants, including ministers, at what were seen as give-away prices.

These houses for ministers and deputy ministers will not be sold

Minister Juma Akukweti
The policy was unpopular and authorities blamed for what many saw as a misuse of public funds.
Many were then baffled by the government's decision to spend taxpayers' money on hotel bills for new appointees, leaving retired civil servants in the affordable state accommodation.
The ministry of infrastructure development last month reassured Tanzanians that ministers would move into their new homes by the end of February.
John Kijazi, the ministry's most senior civil servant, says that the delay has been caused by the construction hitches encountered at the start of building.
He said he could not put a figure on how much the taxpayers will have to cough up to foot the hotel bills until every single minister had moved into their new homes.
Rubble
Builders at the Msasani Peninsula on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam are working tirelessly to complete the finishing touches on some bungalows - the official residences for cabinet members.

The houses will have servants' quarters and large gardens
But one minister and his wife could not wait any longer and have moved in amid the rubble.
I found Minister of state in the prime minister's office in charge of Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs Juma Akukweti and his wife inspecting their three-bedroom house close to the Indian Ocean beach.
"I am quite comfortable. I like the house - the rooms are quite spacious. I have a big family, as an African that's usual. This is enough for my family," he said.
He promised that these newly constructed houses with servant's quarters and spacious back and front yards - some as big as a football pitch - would not be sold off to ministers in 10 year's time.
"These houses for ministers and deputy ministers will not be sold. If one wants to buy a house - ask from a bank. But these ones are not for sale. And that's okay."
With this assurance, I left the happy minister and his family to settle into his new house.

Winnie Madikizela Mandela.

2006-02-24T12:14:00.000+00:00

Duniani kuna watu machachari, tena kuna watu majasiri na wenye misimamo wanaoweza kudhamiria jambo na kujitoa muhanga kwa lolote hadi jambo lake lifanikiwe.

Winnie Mandela ni miongoni mwa watu wa aina hiyo. Mama huyu ambaye nchini kwake amepewa jina la 'Mama wa Taifa' anajulikana duniani kote kwa jinsi alivyoweza kupigania uhuru wa nchi yake hadi kupatikana hata baada ya mumewe Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela kutiwa garezani kwa miaka 27.

Winnie alizaliwa tarehe 26/09/1936, katika kijiji cha Bizana mkoani Transkei Afrika kusini akiwa ni mtoto wa 4 kati ya 8 wa bwana Columbus Mazingi Madikizela na bibi Gertrude Nomathamsanqa Mzaidume.

Baba yake alikuwa ni mwalimu na baadaye waziri wa kilimo na misitu katika serikali ya Transkei wakati huo ikiongozwa na Kaizer Matanzima. Mama yake alikuwa alikuwa ni mwalimu wa sayansi kimu. Familia yao ilikuwa ni yenye furaha hadi Winnie alipofikisha umri wa miaka saba ambapo mmoja wa dada zake alifariki. Msiba huu ulimsononesha na kumfadhaisha sana mama yake kiasi kwamba mwaka uliofuatia naye alifariki dunia. Akiwa na miaka minane na huzuni ya kuondokewa na mama yake, Winnie alikata shauri kwamba yeye ni lazima atakakuwa mwanamke jasiri.

Maisha mapya yalianza kwa Winnie, na sasa alikuwa karibu zaidi na baba yake. Baba yake alitumia muda mwingi kumfundisha historia ya Afrika kusini na utawala wa kibaguzi uliopo, anasema kila wakati alipokuwa akijisomea vitabu baba yake alikuwa akimuainishia habari za kweli na zisizo za kweli ambazo makaburu walikuwa wakiziandika katika vitabu hivyo. Hivyo basi Winnie katika umri wake mdogo alianza kuelewa kwamba nchi yao ina tatizo ingawa hakujua vizuri ni kwa kiwango gani.

Baada ya muda mfupi alianza shule ya msingi hapo hapo kijijini kwao Bizana na baadaye sekondari ya Shawbury. Akiwa sekondari mwaka 1952 alianza kusikia habari za Mandela na harakati zake, Winnie damu ya ukombozi ikaaanza kumuingia akashawishi wanafunzi wenzie kuanza kutumia kauli alizokuwa akizitumia bwana Mandela katika mikutano yake, inasemekana ilibaki kidogo shule ile ifungiwe.

Winnie alimaliza masomo yake ya sekondari na kubahatika kupata ufadhili wa kuendelea na masomo ya juu katika chuo cha Jan Hofmeyer Johannesburg, chuo hiki kilikuwa mahususi kwa masomo ya Ustawi wa jamii. Alimaliza mwaka 1955 na kupata diploma ya mediko sosho weka (Medical social worker). Baada ya hapo alijiunga na chuo kikuu cha Witwatersrand hapo hapo Johannesburg safari hii akisomea Siasa na uhusiano wa kimataifa.

Alipohitimu chuo kikuu alibahatika kupata kazi katika hospitali ya Baragwanath kama mwana ustawi jamii (social worker). Winnie alikuwa ni mwafrika wa kwanza kwa wanaume na wanawake kufanya kazi ya ustawi wa jamii hospitalini hapo. Na ni kutokana na kufanya kazi hospitalini hapo ndipo alipoamua kwamba atakuwa mwanasiasa. Anasema kulikuwa na tofauti kubwa sana katika utolewaji wa huduma kwa wagonjwa wazungu na wagonjwa waafrika, wagonjwa waafrika hawakupewa kipaumbele hata kidogo jambo hili lilimkera sana Winnie. Akiwa bado mfanyakazi wa hapo hospitalini, alipata zoezi la kufanya utafiti kujua takwimu ya vifo vinavyotokea wakati kina mama wanapojifungua. Matokeo yalikuwa kwamba katika kila wazazi waafrika 1000, kuna vifo 10, na hakuna vifo kwa wazazi weupe na kama vipo basi havikutokana na huduma mbaya na duni aliyopata wakati wakijifungua. Vifo hivi kumi kwa waafrika vilitokana na huduma mbaya walizokuwa wakipatiwa waafrika.

Kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka 1957 Winnie alibahatika kukutana na Nelson Mandela, haijulikani ni wapi hasa walikumbana lakini kwa mujibu wa mwandishi mkongwe na rafiki wa siku nyingi wa familia ya Mandela Profesa Fatma Meer, anasema siku moja alipata simu kutoka kwa Mandela akiwaagiza kwenda stesheni kumchukua mgeni, walipofika walimkuta binti mrembo sana akiwasubiri, wakidhani ni ndugu au jamaa tu wa kawaida wa Mandela walimchukuwa na kumpeleka nyumbani ambako alikaa kwa wiki 2 hivi, hawakujua lolote hadi siku moja Fatma alipomkuta Winnie akitoa na kuangalia picha za Mandela katika mkoba wake ndipo akahisi kwamba kuna jambo linaloendelea kati ya wawili hao.

Mwaka uliofuatia 1958 Winnie alifunga ndoa na Mandela kinyume na matakwa ya Mzee Madikizela. Pingamizi la baba Winnie lilikuwa katika mambo mawili:-

1. Umri- Mandela (40) na Winnie (22) wapi na wapi?

2. Siasa- mandela alikuwa amejikita sana katika siasa, hoja ya Mzee Madikizela
inakuja..saa ngapi ataiangalia familia yake?...hali hii ya kuegemea sana katika
siasa ndiyo iliyofanya ndoa yake ya kwanza na Evelyne Mase Mandela kuvunjika,
kwa hiyo alikuwa na wasiwasi kwamba mwanaye anajiingiza katika matatizo.

Kama nilivyosema hapo awali kwamba Winnie ni kati ya watu wanaoweza kushikilia misimamo yao, basi hata hili la ndoa na Mandela hakuruhusu mtu aligeuze, alikubaliana kabisa na hoja za baba yake na hata alipoolewa alijua kabisa anaolewa na mtu wa aina gani. Muda mfupi baada ya kuoana Winnie alijiunga rasmi na chama cha African National Congress (ANC), na bila kuchelewa akaanza kupiga kampeni ya kuipinga serikali ya kikaburu, mwaka huohuo alikamatwa na kuwekwa jela kwa siku 14 akiwa mjamzito, hii ilikuwa ni mara yake ya kwanza kutumikia kifungo.

Mwaka 1959 walibahatika kupata mtoto wa kwanza wa kike waliyemwita Zenani, na mwaka uliofuatia 1960 walipata mtoto wa pili pia wa kike waliyemwita Zindzi. Mwaka huo huo 1960, chama chao cha ANC kilifutiwa kibali chake na kupigwa marufuku kufanya shughuli zozote za kisiasa. Waliendelea kukiendesha kwa siri na kama haitoshi Mandela akaamua kufunga safari kwenda katika nchi mbalimbali za kiafrika kuwaomba waungane naye katika mapambano ya kutokomeza serikali ya kibaguzi ya Afrika kusini. Bahati mbaya serikali tawala ililigundua hilo na Mandela aliporudi alishtakiwa na kutiwa ndani hiyo ilikuwa mwaka 1962, Mandela akiwa jela huku nyuma Winnie akapatikana na tuhuma za kuendelea kukiendesha chama cha ANC kinyume cha sheria, adhabu yake ilikuwa ni kuwekwa kizuizini katika mji wa Soweto. Mwaka 1964 mandela akapatika na hatia ya kutaka kuipindua serikali ya kikaburu na akahukumiwa kifungo cha maisha jela.

Makaburu wakidhani kwa hukumu hiyo watakuwa wamezimisha harakati za ukombozi za chama cha ANC, lakini kwa Winnie ndiyo kwanza mapambano yalikuwa yanaanza, cha kwanza alichokifanya ni kuwahamishia watoto wake nchini Swaziland kwa mmoja wa dada zake ili kuepuka usumbufu. Mwaka 1967 akiwa bado kizuizini aliamua kwenda kumtembelea Mandela gerezani Robben Island aliporudi akashtakiwa na kufungwa kwa mwaka mmoja. Alipomaliza muda wake wa gerezani alitoka na kuendelea kukaa kizuizini huku akiwa amezuiliwa kujihusisha na shughuli zozote za siasa.

Sifa au tuseme tabia moja kubwa aliyonayo Winnie ni ukaidi na kutokuogopa lolote, ingawa mwaka mzima wa 1968 aliumalizia gerezani, lakini alipotoka aliendelea na shughuli za ANC na hata kutembelea maeneo aliyokatazwa kufika. Kutokana na hili mwaka 1970 alikamatwa na kutiwa gerezani kwa miezi 9, alipomaliza alitoka lakini akiwa ameongezewa miaka 5 zaidi ya kukaa kizuizini. Mwaka 1974 muda mfupi kabla ya kifungo chake cha nje kuisha alikaidi tena na kuamua kukutana na mwanaharakati mwingine ambaye pia alikuwa kizuizini, kwa hili akahukumiwa tena kwenda gerezani.

Hatimaye baada ya miaka 13 ya kuwekwa kizuizini na gerezani Winnie aliachiwa huru,
lakini mwaka 1976 baada ya machafuko ya Soweto Winnie alifungwa tena kwa miezi 3 na alipotolewa aliwekwa tena kizuizini kwa miaka 8 safari hii akiwa chini ya ulinzi mkali wa polisi.

Miaka ya themanini ilianza, kwa Winnie hii ni miaka ambayo hawezi kuisahau kwa ulahisi kwani ilikuwa ni miaka ya mvurugiko wa maisha yake binafsi, mwaka 1982 mumewe alihamishwa gereza kutoka Robben island kwenda Pollsmoor karibu na Cape Town, mwaka 1985 nyumba yake ya Brandfort ililipuliwa kwa bomu na hivyo kumfanya kuhamia Soweto ili kuepuka vitendo vya kiugaidi. Kwa kipindi chote hiki Winnie alikuwa akiheshimika sana duniani kote kama mwanamke shujaa na jasiri.

Mtizamo huu wa watu juu yake ulianza kubadilika mwishoni mwa miaka ya themanini, ambapo aliamua kuunda timu ya mpira wa miguu ya Mandela (Mandela United Football Team) wachezaji wote wa timu hii walikuwa ni walinzi wake (bodyguards), kwa bahati mbaya timu hii kiutawala ilisahau wajibu wake na kuegemea upande mmoja wa kumlinda na kumzibaziba Winnie katika mambo ya chini chini aliyokuwa akiyafanya. Muda mrefu haukupita habari zikaanza kuvuma kwamba timu inajihusisha na ubadhilifu wa mali ya umma. Timu nayo ikashtuka na kujizatiti zaidi kwa kufukuza na hata kuua mtu yeyote aliyetaka kwenda kinyume nao. Inasemekana vijana wengi walifukuzwa na kuuawa kwa kuchinjwa kama mbuzi au kwa mtindo wa Necklacing, Soma hapa juu ya Necklace, lakini baya zaidi na pengine linalomsumbua Winnie hadi sasa hivi ni lile la kumuua kijana mdogo wa miaka 14 Stompie Seipei mwaka 1989 kwani hili halikuweza kufichika. Stompie Seipei alikuwa ni mmoja wa vijana katika timu ya Mandela, na kutokana na sababu zisizojulikana ilivuma habari kwamba Stompie alijiunga na timu akiwa ni mpelelezi kutoka polisi. Stompie na vijana wengine watatu walikamatwa walipokuwa kanisani na kupelekwa katika nyumba ya Winnie, huko waliteswa sana na baadaye kuchinjwa kama mbuzi. Shughuli ya uchinjaji ilikuwa ikifanywa na kocha wa timu wakati huo bwana Jerry Richardson ambaye sasa hivi anatumikia kifungo cha maisha. Kwa habari zaidi ya jinsi mauaji na mateso yalivyokuwa yakitendeka soma hapa na hapa ambapo bwana Richardson alieleza ukweli wote. Na kwa tukio hili Tume ya usuluhishi (Truth and Reconciliation commission) iliingilia kati na kuanza kuichunguza timu ile kwa undani zaidi, tume iligundua mauaji mengi yaliyofanyika katika timu hiyo, bonyeza hapa ujionee mwenyewe.

Mwaka 1990 Nelson Mandela aliachiwa huru, mke na mume waliungana bila matatizo hata baada ya Mandela kusikia tuhuma zote za mauaji ya timu ya mpira ya Mandela. Alimuamini mkewe na kumtetea kwa nguvu zake zote. Tatizo lilikuja baada ya Mandela kupata habari kwamba mkewe alikuwa na mahusiano ya kimapenzi na Kijana Dali Mpofu ambaye alikuwa ni mwanasheria binafsi wa Winnie, hapa mzee Madiba alishindwa kumtetea na hata kumsamehe, Mandela na Winnie wakaachana kwa usalama kabisa mwaka 1996 baada ya ndoa yao kudumu kwa miaka 38, kwa habari zaidi ya kuachana kwa Winnie na Mandela soma hapa.

Hilo la ndoa likawa limekwisha, lakini kesi yake ya mauaji iliendelea na ushahidi wote ulionyesha kwamba Winnie ana hatia ya mauaji lakini bado Winnie hakukubali kukiri. Ni askofu Desmond Tutu ndiye aliyefanikiwa kumshawishi akubali makosa yake na kuyakiri hadharani ili kurudisha heshima yake 'alimwambia watu hufanya makosa..na unapokubali na kukiri kosa mara nyingi heshima yako huongezeka'. Winnie kwa kuzingatia hili aliomba msamaha na hata kukumbatiana na mama mzazi wa Stompie Seipei 'Mrs Joyce Seipei. Hebu soma hapa uone jitihada za askofu Desmond Tutu zilivyokuwa.

Tangu kipindi hicho hadi sasa siri nyingi za Winnie zimekuwa zikiendelea kutoka ikiwa ni pamoja na ya wizi wa fedha benki kwa kutumia za kugushi makaratasi yasiyo halali. Soma hapa ulipate na hilo. Lakini pamoja na hayo yote bado Winnie alikumbukwa katika serikali ya Mandela kwa kupewa nafasi ya uwaziri wa utamaduni, ubunge na hata Urais wa African National Congress Women League (ANCWL). Mwaka 2003 Winnie alijiuzuru nyadhifa zake ANC na kuanza kutumikia kifungo cha miaka 5 kwa makosa aliyoyafanya. Soma hapa kwa habari zaidi.

Ndugu wasomaji, labda kwa ufupi ningesema kwamba Winnie Nomzamo Nkosikazi Madikizela Mandela, hajawahi kuishi maisha ya kawaida ambayo mimi na wewe tumeweza kuishi, na kwa kumwangalia tangu alivyoanza mapambano mpaka anavyomaliza mapambano nimeshindwa kabisa nimuweke katika fungu gani maana mazuri kayafanya na mabaya kayafanya. Jamani hebu na nyiye nisaidieni huyu mama.

Michuzi...Da Mija huyooo!

2006-02-19T22:04:00.000+00:00

Kaka Michuzi, hapo katika picha nashangaa kusoma ujumbe wako kwamba wewe ni Meneja wa kikundi cha muziki wa asili cha Sisi Tambala, lakini mshangao wangu ulipunguka kidogo baada ya kukumbuka habari hii. Nilijiunga na kikundi hicho wakati kikianzishwa mwaka 1998, nikiwa mwanamke wa kwanza na pekee kundini, Enzi hizo tulikuwa watano tu lakini machachari sana ...wengine walikuwa ni Nanjuja Kibiriti, Salumu, Fadhili Mkenda na Kasembe Ungani. Duh! Michuzi umenikumbusha mbali.

Hapo kipindi cha nyuma nilishawahi kupandisha picha yangu, lakini naona imeshapotelea chini kutokana na kupandisha habari zingine, hapa ndipo umuhimu wa Wordpress unapokuja, Leo Michuzi usingepata taabu kuniomba picha, ungekong'oli tu kwenye maudhui ya picha ya Da Mija na kunikuta.

Changamoto....Ni nani zaidi?.. Winnie au Graca?

2006-02-13T11:39:00.000+00:00

Haya jamani, hivi karibuni nitawaleteeni harakati za maisha ya wanawake wa shoka Graca Machel na Winnie Mandela. Wanawake hawa wawili wana mambo mengi yanayoshabihiana katika harakati zao za maisha. Haya, kabla sijawaleteeni undani wao ninawapa changamoto hii ya kujaribu kumtafuta aliye zaidi ya mwenziye. Haya karibuni nami najiweka sawa.

Onyesho la sanaa : Mchina amtwanga hadi kumuua Mtanzania..Tanzania.

2006-02-06T18:44:00.000+00:00

Hivi majuzi Dennis Londo na MtiMkubwa walituletea kisa cha Mchina kumtwanga Mtanzania hadi kumuua. Leo katika kidirisha cha maoni nimekutana na onyesho kamili la jinsi hali ilivyokuwa, nimeona niwaletee wote tushirikiane kuona hali halisi ya Watanzania tulivyo. Kwa mtindo huu tusije shangaa kukuta 'Mti' kaamua kututengenezea kabisaa filamu yake. Haya onyesho lenyewe hili:-

SEHEMU YA KWANZA:
Mchina mfupi, mdogo kwa umbo, na sura yake kama paka anaonekana anamkimbiza Mtanzania. Mtanzania anakimbia kwa mbio zake zote huku anageukageuka nyuma kuangalia kama atadakwa. Mchina anaongeza kasi. Mtanzania maskini wa MUNGU kasi inapungua kadri anavyozidi kukimbia. Hatimaye Mchina anamkamata Mtanzania.
Wakati huo huo wa kumkimbiza Watanzania wengine wanakimbilia nyuma. Siyo kwamba wanakimbilia kumdhibiti Mchina isipokuwa wanakimbilia kuona kibano atakachopewa Mtanzania na Mchina.

SEHEMU YA PILI:
Mchina kamkamata mwizi wake (Mtanzania). Wote wawili wanahema kwa nguvu kwa sababu ya kukimbia. Mchina anamkunja shati Mtanzania. Watanzania wengine wamefika kwenye tukio wanasubiri kuona cha mtema kuni atakachokipata Mtanzania mwenzao. Mchina anaanza shughuli ya kumuadabisha Mtanzania kwa vibao. Kwa kila kibao anachopokea Mtanzania analia "..mama!.." "..ang'i!.." "..mama!.."
Wakati huo Watanzania wengine wanashabikia "..Kula eeeh.." "..kula eeeh.." "..k...mae wallai Wachina siyo mchezo cheki anavyopiga kunfuu.." Mchina anaona anaumiza mkono wake kwa sababu jamaa ni sugu sana anachukua chuma anaanza kumbonda nalo kichwani kama anaua nyoka. Mtanzania damu zinamchuruzika kwa majeraha. Watanzania wengine wanaacha kuangalia wengine wanaangalia huku wakisema "..Mchina akikasirika hatari.." "..hawa jamaa huwa hawaongei lakini 'usiwauzi'..Maanake wakikasirika jasho litakutoka.." Mchina anaendelea kubonda kichwa na nondo. Paa la uso linapasuka. Mtanzania sasa halii tena bali anaguna tu kila pigo la nondo likitua "..mmgh.." Pigo jingine "..mmmgh.." na jingine tena "..mmgh.." na jingine tena "..mmgh.." na jingine tena hakuna sauti inayotoka Mtanzania kishapoteza fahamu. Mikono, viatu na nguo za Mchina vimetapakaa damu ya Mtanzania. Mchina anamuangalia mtuhumiwa wake anaridhika na kisago alichompa.

ONYESHO LA TATU
Mchina na wenziye wanachumpa ndani ya gari yao kwenda kunawa na kubadilisha nguo. Watanzania waliokuwepo kwenye tukio wanaondoka wasije wakakutwa na polisi wakatakiwa kutoa ushahidi. "..haroo, yaani yule Mchina arikuwa kakasirika bwana..Maanake arikuwa anampiga kwa nguvu kama nini.." "..Mshikaji tukijikate mandata wasije wakatukuta hapa tukaitwa kwenye ushahidi.." "..Lakini jamaa kajitakia mwenyewe sasa kwa nini aliiba?.." ".unajua mimi nilianza kuwaona tangu wanamkimbiza, nikajua tu leo jamaa ataipata.." "..Hivi arifikiri anaweza kumshinda mbio Mchina..Wachina wanafanya mazoezi ware tangu wadogo.." "..Mimi nirikuwaga nawaonaga wakati wanajenga reri ya tazala, tujamaa tudogo rakini tunabeba mataruma ya reli kama kanabeba rura ya kupigia mistari.."

ONYESHO LA NNE
Mtanzania mmoja mzalendo aliyekereheshwa na kitendo kizima anakwenda kuita polisi baada ya tukio kuisha. Polisi wanakuja na mwandishi wa habari mmoja. Polisi wanampinduapindua maiti. Halafu wanawaamrisha watu "..Hebu sogeeni mbali mnatunyima nafasi.." Polisi mmoja anachapa chapa virungu watu wanasogea mbali kidogo. Wengi wa watazamaji wa tukio ni wanaume vijana na watoto wadogo. Watoto wengine wanamtazama maiti huku macho yamewatoka kama wanatazama sinema ya dracula. Polisi wanampindua marehemu kutoa kitambulisho mfukoni ili kumjua jina lake. Kwa bahati nzuri ana kitambulisho. Wamemtambua jina. Halafu wanampasia mwandishi wa habari kitambulisho. Mwandishi anachukua jina halafu anamrudishia ofisa. Maiti anaokotwa anawekwa nyuma ya Land Rover anapelekwa hospitali. Watanzania wanatawanyika. Eneo la tukio linaachwa na damu halafu polisi wamesahau kuokota nondo iliyotumika kumpigia marehemu. Msamaria mwema anaiokota anaitupa jalalani huku akisema "..Isije ikaua mwingine.."

MWISHO
Mchina anapigiwa simu aende kituoni akatoe maelezo ya tukio. Kituo yupo ofisa upelelezi kesi za jinai. Kiingereza chake siyo kizuri sana kwa hiyo stetimenti ataiandika Kopla Masanja kwa sababu anaongea Kiingereza kizuri zaidi. Mchina anafika kituoni masaa kadhaa baada ya tukio. Stetimenti inaandikwa. Mchina anaambiwa itabidi alale ndani jioni ya leo. Baada ya siku mbili tatu suala linakuwa kati ya Wizara ya Mambo ya Nchi za Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa na Ubalozi wa China nchini Tanzania. Kwa sababu za kidiplomasia Mchina anakuwa 'dipotedi' Kesi imekwisha.

Watanzania hivi sivyo inavyokuwa? Kama nimekosea kutengeneza onyesho niambieni! Sawa?

Nani Zaidi......

2006-01-31T11:19:00.000+00:00

Bado najiuliza sijui kwa nini MtiMkubwa anaogopa kufungua blogu yake, majuzi amenitumia waraka huu ili wote tujadili kihoja hiki cha wabunge...haya endelea hapo chini.

"Kuna wakati nikikaa nikawaza mambo ya Watanzania nashindwa kupata jibu. Leo nimefikwa na jambo ambalo nimeshindwa kupata jibu. Kwa wale wenye nafasi naomba msomee habari hiyo hapo chini halafu mnisaididie majibu: Maswali niliyojiuliza "..Kati ya mbunge na daktari nani anastahili kulipwa mshahara mkubwa?..Halafu Mheshimiwa Kimiti anaposema "..madai yao yanatokana na ukweli kuwa wabunge wana majukumu mengi na makubwa ya kuwahudumia watu kuliko watumishi wengine wote.." Kama ni kweli?

Wabunge wataka kukata ’keki’ zaidi ya taifa

2006-01-26 08:38:24
Na Mashaka Mgeta

Baadhi ya Wabunge wamechachamaa na kuitaka serikali iwaongezee mishahara, posho na marupurupu ili kuwawezesha kuwatumikia wapiga kura wao kwa ufanisi zaidi.

Lakini kwa upande mwingine wametaka madai hayo hayo yasiandikwe au kutangazwa katika vyombo vya habari, kwa maelezo kuwa zitachochea hisia mbaya na kuwafanya wasikubalike kwa wapiga kura wao.

Wabunge hao walitoa mapendekezo hayo jana walipokuwa wakichangia mada kuhusu masharti ya Mbunge iliyotolewa na Katibu Mkuu Kiongozi, Bw. Philemon Luhanjo katika semina ya mafunzo inayoendelea jijini Dar es Salaam.

Hata hivyo, Bw. Luhanjo aliwaonya wabunge dhidi ya madai yao hayo na kuwataka wazingatie maslahi yanayokidhi matakwa ya usawa kwa wananchi wote katika kugawana pato la taifa linalotokana na vyanzo mbalimbali zikiwemo shughuli za uzalishaji mali zinazofanywa na wananchi.

Alisema hatua ya kudai maslahi bora zaidi kuliko ya watumishi wengine, ni sawa na kuonyesha ubinafsi aliouita kuwa ’collective selfishness’.

Akichangia mada hiyo, Mbunge wa Sumbawanga Mjini, Bw. Paul Kimiti alisema madai yao yanatokana na ukweli kuwa wabunge wana majukumu mengi na makubwa ya kuwahudumia watu kuliko watumishi wengine wote.

Bw. Kimiti aliwaonya wabunge wasilichukulie mzaha dai hilo wala kulionea aibu kwa kuwa ni miongoni mwa masuala nyeti yanayowahusu.

Mbunge huyo wa siku nyingi, alisema suala la kudai maslahi bora kwa wabunge liliwahi kufanyika pia mwaka 1980 ambapo Spika wa sasa, Bw. Samwel Sitta, Naibu Spika, Bi Anna Makinda na yeye (Kimiti) walikuwa miongoni mwa wabunge waliokuwa kwenye kundi la kudai maslahi hayo.

Hata hivyo alisema madai hayo yalitoweka baada ya wajumbe kadhaa wa kundi hilo ’kutunukiwa’ Uwaziri katika serikali ya awamu ya pili.

Bw. Kimiti alisema madai hayo ni muhimu kwa wabunge kwa vile Wakuu wa Mikoa wanapata kiasi kikubwa cha fedha kwa ajili ya shughuli za hamasa zenye mwelekeo wa kisiasa kwa wananchi.

Kwa mujibu wa Bw. Kimiti, hivi sasa wabunge wanapata mshahara wa Sh milioni 1.2 na kiasi kingine cha takribani Sh milioni moja kila mwezi kwa ajili ya kufanikisha huduma jimboni, fedha ambazo hazihusiani na posho na marupurupu mengine wanayoyapata kwenye vikao vya bunge, vikao vya mabaraza ya madiwani na wanapokuwa safarini.

Naye Naibu Waziri wa Elimu Bw. Ludovic Mwananzila alisema hatua ya wananchi kulalamika wakati wabunge wanapodai ongezeko hilo inatokana na uelewa wao mdogo walionao kuhusu wajibu wa Mbunge.

Bw. Mwananzila alisema uelewa kama huo unachochewa na waandishi wa habari wanapoandika ama kutangaza habari zinazohusu madai ya ongezeko la maslahi ya wabunge, na hivyo kuwafanya (wabunge) wasikubalike kwa wapiga kura.

Alisema kutokana na hali hiyo, habari zinazohusu madai ya wabunge kutaka ongezeko la mishahara, posho na marupurupu hazipaswi kuwafikia waandishi wa habari wala kutangazwa au kuandikwa kwenye vyombo vya habari.

Pia Bw. Mwananzila aliiomba serikali kutoa waraka maalum wenye lengo la kuwashawishi wananchi waamini kuwa posho za wabunge ni kwa ajili ya matumizi kama vile ya kununua mafuta ya magari yao na siyo vinginevyo.

Naye Mbunge wa Iramba Mashariki, Bw. Mgana Msindai alisema alisema ongezeko hilo ni muhimu kwa vile litakuwa linakidhi mahitaji yao.

Bw. Msindai aliyataja baadhi ya mahitaji hayo kuwa ni kulala kwenye hoteli zinazostahili wanapokuwa kwenye misafara ya Mawaziri wanaposafiri ndani ama nje ya nchi na kuwa na magari yenye hadhi isiyopungua Sh milioni 50.

Kwa upande wake, Mbunge wa Bahi Bw. William Kusila alisema wabunge ni hazina ya ufumbuzi wa matatizo ya wananchi hivyo wanapaswa kupata ongezeko la mishahara, posho na marupurupu.

Katika kuchangia hoja hiyo, Bw. Kusila aliwahimiza wabunge wapya kuunga mkono madai ya kuongezewa posho, mishahara na marupurupu ili wamudu kuwahudumia wapiga kura wao vinginevyo wasitarajie kuchaguliwa tena.

Bw. Kusila alisema watu wanaopinga hoja za madai ya ongezeko hilo wana kile alichokiita ’wivu wa jumla’ na kwamba hawana mapenzi mema na wabunge.

Naye Mbunge wa Rufiji, Profesa Idrissa Mtulia alisema wabunge na familia zao, wanastahili kutibiwa kwenye hospitali zenye hadhi ili kupata huduma mapema na hivyo kuwa na wakati mzuri wa kurejea kwa wapiga kura wao.

Hata hivyo, mbali na kuwataka wafikirie kuhusu haki ya mgawanyo sawa wa pato la taifa, Bw. Luhanjo aliwahakikishia wabunge hao kuwa, pamoja na mambo mengine serikali itazifanyia kazi hoja zao.