JULIUS. K. NYERERE - THE UNSUNG HERO OF AFRICA WHO MADE NELSON MANDELA‏

I FOUND IT ON NETWORKS AS WRITTEN BY "Emmanuel Tayari" AND THOUGHT IT GOOD SHARING....COPIED AND PASTED HERE....HERE WE GO....

Today the world knows a lot about President Nelson Mandela but seemingly conveniently always forgetting that Mwalimu Julius KambarageNyerere, the late Tanzanian President, was the person behind Mandela Success.

Without Nyerere effort's we probably would have had the Mandela's success story as we have it today, as presented to the world. Let me walk you down the history lane to refresh our recollection.

In 1959 MwalimuNyerere together with Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, founded the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain. In 1980s during the campaign for South Africa Nuclear Disarmament, the movement had individual membership of 6,000 people, and attracted 700 organizations, including the Labour, Liberal and Social Democratic parties affiliated. These together represented more than 18 million people.

This implies that whatever success Mandela is afforded it was because of MwalimuNyerere's high involvement which made it happen. In sum Tanzania could have had a better economy today if it did not accept sacrifices in building the future and freedom fighting for the region of southern Africa. MwalimuNyerere was true to his principles and his vision. He empowered ANC and Mandela. At the end, his vision of a liberated Africa was achieved.

MwalimuNyerere's story is one of the best untold stories as far as African politics are concerned. We need to promote his legacy further. Africa needs Nyerere's kind of thinking in Leadership more than Aid for now.

 Africa needs high quality leadership, and more of a best leadership story like the one of MwalimuNyerere. This could be inspirational for young people to offer alternative leadership to Africa. This is crucially important in saving the continent from poverty.

In conclusion, we as Tanzanian Edinburgh Community Association (TzECA) believe that people need to hear more about Mwalimu's legacy. One film recently shown in Edinburgh at Film House - which sold out, do attest to this belief of ours. Think of it, can Nelson Mandela speak more about Nyerere?

We think so! In remembering Mwalimu Julius KambarageNyerere's legacy, the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Tanzania High Commission in London along with the Tanzania Edinburgh Community Association(TzECA) have joined forces in organizing an International High Level Conference which will be held from the 9th - 11th November 2009 in Edinburgh, UK.

 We as Tanzanians and peace lovers, would be greatly honoured if you will join us by covering these memorable events as we mark and remember the life of this great son of Africa. Your coverage can reflect on his legacy as one of the best African statesman of our time. Spread the word, let his story be heard all over the world

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SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A BANQUET IN HONOUR OF JULIUS NYERERE,

Johannesburg,

17 October 1997

Master of Ceremonies;

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere;

Mr Nicky Oppenheimer;

Honoured guests;

It is a great pleasure to share in this occasion honouring one of Africa's great patriots.

It is a humbling experience to recall the contribution that MwalimuNyerere has made to the liberation of our continent, and to freedom in South Africa.

This is the freedom fighter who heard Chief Luthuli's appeal and joined Trevor Huddleston in launching the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain in 1959; a leader whose decisive intervention at the Commonwealth Conference after the Sharpeville Massacre led to the exclusion of apartheid South Africa.

I had the personal privilege of meeting him many years ago, in 1962, when I visited Tanzania seeking help as we embarked on the armed struggle. Then, as now, I was struck by his lucid thoughts; his burning desire for justice everywhere; and his commitment to Africa's interests.

After the independence of Tanzania, Mwalimu, as its head of state, continued to play an important role in the struggle for justice and democracy not only in Africa, but throughout the world.

The people of Tanzania gave unstinting support to the liberation of South Africa. They gave recognition of the most practical kind to the principle that our freedom and theirs were interdependent.

 Today, as free nations we have joined hands in recognition of the interdependence of our countries, our region and our continent in the achievement of peace and prosperity.

 It is in this spirit that we affirm our support for Julius and the people of Tanzania in the goals they have set for themselves.

The expansion of economic ties of trade and investment between Tanzania and South Africa, and indeed between all the countries of the region, is an objective to which South Africa is firmly committed.

When we promote foreign business interest and investment in South Africa it is not in any spirit of beggar thy neighbour. Indeed South African firms have seized the opportunities that abound in a liberated Southern Africa and we encourage them in this.

We do so on the understanding that such investment will be conducted as we expected foreign investors to do in our own country: to promote the transfer of skills and technology; to make a permanent and sustainable expansion in the productive capacity of the host country; and wherever possible in the form of joint ventures to promote the development of local business, especially amongst those previously excluded from such opportunities.

Such a development is in the interest of our entire region. In particular we would like to see an expansion of South African business involvement in Tanzania along such lines. Some of the companies represented here tonight have already shown their interest by taking part earlier this year in a delegation to Tanzania led by our Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.

That delegation reflected the spirit of co-operation between government and business, within a broader partnership of all social sectors which is the hallmark of reconstruction and development in South Africa, in Tanzania and throughout our region.

Non-governmental organizations form an essential component of that broader partnership. The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation whose establishment we are marking tonight is, I am confident, destined to make a significant contribution in that regard.

There would be reason enough to welcome its formation as a commemoration of a great person. But it is more than that. It is also a contribution to the future. It gives substance to the goal of creating African capacity to resolve African problems.

The ideals of peace, unity and people-centred development for which it stands are essential for our continent's economic and political revival. We can only applaud its intention to promote these goals by drawing on Africa's collective intellectual resources.

It is through the upliftment and empowerment of the people of Southern Africa, and indeed the entire continent, that we will achieve the African Renaissance we so strongly desire.

I thank you. (CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY)

SOURCE: SOCIAL NETWORKS

BEYOND THE HORIZON – by Azgard Steven

Once upon a time, the world was full of only two people, the entire

planet full of two people. I try to imagine, there had been plenty
than the human needs. The only difference it makes is that, everything
was natural, provided by nature; no air conditions, sofa sets and
Toyota V8. As time went on, people multiplied and today we strive and
struggle to acquire the limited resources; the demand of almost
everything seems to be greater than its supply. The world has several
times declared food shortage, fuel shortage, clean water shortage,
clean air shortage, land shortage, to mention few. Scientists are
exploring if a room can be found outside planet to damp the excess
population. Life is becoming a struggle for the fittest, to refer
philosophers.
But the question remains, is it real true that we have shortage of
everything? Is it true that food cannot be abundantly supplied, water,
air? Is it real true that the planet is at optimum of its capacity for
even survival? This is the paradox in the midst of synonymous
questions.
Talking of Africa, specifically Tanzania, are these questions
answerable? In Dar es Salaam, it takes several millions to get a piece
of land while in Makete-Iringa it takes just several thousands to get
the same piece of land, for the same purpose. Seven major rivers pour
their water into Indian Ocean day and night, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week; but Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and some parts of Kilimanjaro,
suffers water shortage to the extent that water is becoming amongst
scarce commodities (totally against water-diamond paradox). It takes
several ten millions to build a home in Arusha, but it takes several
millions to build the same home in Lushoto-Tanga. People are sleeping
outside others’ homes and business premises in Dar es Salaam while
there is plenty land to build a hut in Lushoto.
Economics has answers to all these scenarios; I have no doubt of that
because I have studied and understood it all. But my concern is, why
should that be? Why should be existing problems in both rural and
urban? While rural suffers of power shortage but full of water supply,
the urban suffers water supply shortage but full of power supply!
While urban suffers land shortage but enjoys transport access, the
rural suffers transport access but enjoys plenty supply of arable
land! This is paradox easy to answer by economics principles but hard
to depict in reality.
Sincerely speaking, there are problems in both rural and urban. There
is luxury in both rural and urban. The only difference is, they are
differentiated in terms of levels, nature and approach. If that is so,
then there are businesses opportunities in both rural and urban; that
mean someone can invest in rural and get returns while the other
invest in urban and get returns as well.
The very shocking shortage that the country is provokingly facing
right now, and it will sooner get worse, is employments shortage,
simply put unemployment. A good number of graduates is released every
year, meanwhile there is irrelevant growth in number of employment
opportunities in formal sector. Frankly speaking, employment shortage
may be greater than food shortage, water shortage, and power shortage;
and this may have severe consequences than any shortage ever happened.
Currently, it is normal to interview 1,000 applicants for a single
post needing 10 people. So far the Post System is currently doing
business because of one post announced by one small firm.
The question should be, is it real true that there is no employments?
If the answer is yes that means there are limited or no problems in
the society hence we have a perfect society. This is not true, our
society has many problems than the good it has; that is to say there
are many potential employments than what we currently have. That is to
say, the provoking unemployment shortage about to multiply can be
solved.
I hope it is true that the available employments are the solutions to
problems we are currently experiencing. There are currently have
doctors because there are patients; we have teachers because there are
children, there are accountants because we have financial
transactions, we have auditors because there are thieves in
organizations, there are civil engineers because we have house and
infrastructure constructions, there are marketers because we have
needs to be satisfied, etc. Hence there are vast problems in the
society that need people, that is to say there are vast employment
opportunities in the society.
Is it not true that the unemployed army constitute of accountants,
teachers, marketers, medical doctors, project planners, lawyers and
psychologists? Don’t we have such shortages in the society? The truth
is, the unemployed army constitutes of such people and the society
suffers such a shortage.
The only and biggest problem remain, who is to link between the
society’s problems and problem-solvers at the expense of payments!
Because it is not true that unemployed accountant do not want to be an
accountant, unemployed lawyer do not want to be a lawyer, unemployed
teacher do not want to be a teacher, and unemployed marketer do not
want to be a marketer. It is totally not true, every unemployed
somebody wants to be an employed somebody.
The approach to solve this problem is categorized into two, the
Aggregate Approach and the Individual Approach. The Aggregate Approach
is when the government, parastatals or private organization takes a
responsibility to define society’s problems and hire the
problem-solvers at the expense of a pay. Meanwhile The Individual
Approach is when the problem-solver takes a step to define a society’s
problem and offer a solution to it at a profit/gain.
Now, the fact that unemployment will remain a problem is defined by
the fact that either or both of the two approaches have not been in
effect. At the end of the day unemployment should not add to problems
that the society already has. I admire the fact that the system itself
does not create its people to take the individual approach to solving
the society’s problems at gain, but it should not be an excuse because
there is still a room to learn on how to go about. As I have said
before, the aggregate approach is when a government, parastatals or
private sector builds a link between society’s problems and
problems-solvers at the expense of a pay. Mind you, majority of these
private sectors ever began by taking an individual approach. Hence
behind individual approach is entrepreneurship.
Following the nature of our society, some of us should take this
approach; I believe there is ability but just willingness and
confidence. Those who tried it ended up succeed, I have examples. Less
educated people are solving society’s problems, and they gain from it;
retired and old people are doing the same and enjoy their gains; I
believe a fresh graduate can take the same move and excel. Don’t ask
me about capital, just get out of such a box of thinking of million to
thinking of hundred thousand; am sure even a hundred thousand does
something and multiplies.
It is then obvious that your family will be proud to hear you are
employed at ABC Company, but I am also sure that they are not happy
that you are not currently employed. I know that you real need a
reward to what you have constantly studied in more than 17 years, you
need a fast and good pay for it. Unfortunately going to individual
approach will mean, “Hey, you need some more time for good pay”, but
off course this is the way it works in this approach, in long-run it
gives more than a good pay.
Hence, it is and it will never be an easy task to go for individual
approach, but it is the move to take for the good of the country, but
also for your own good. If you feel courageous about this, if you feel
desperate, if you feel discontented and if you feel like doing
something like building a business venture; don’t hesitate, do it. A
try was always a good attempt except to an adolescent. So give it a
try and invest in it, invest your time and strength, invest your
skills and make a smart move. You may undergo a hard way, but don’t
give up; I can allow you to change a course of action but I don’t
allow you to give up!
Just to excite you, this will determine at what side of the table you
will sit during an interview. If you real need to live a fabulous life
at early age, try this. Don’t do it to get your daily bread, do it to
build a business empire, that you can employ your fellows. Remember,
what we call employment today was ever called slavery. An employee and
a slave have the same meaning, working for someone; the only
difference they make is that one is legitimate while the other was
illegitimate. Even a slave in Kenya used to stay at his own home!

By Azgard

INSECURITY THREAT IN TANZANIA By Azgard Steven

 Insecurity is the beginning of governments in the world. The reason

why people decided to put their fellows at their fronts is to give
them a duty to ensure their security. If the government does not
ensure security to its citizens, then the primary purpose is missed.
But the question is, what is the people’s priority during election?
What is the most used term in campaigns? If you use to attend
campaigns I hope you know what it is but if you don’t let me just tell
you, development!
I don’t challenge people’s focus on development, even me I need
development; but development without security is corruption. I need
people to develop, I need a leader with development mentality, but if
you visit my To-Do list, security is priority one.
There is high rate of insecurity in Africa than any other continent in
the world despite the fact that Africans is the race with high degree
of hospitality all over the world. After all, what is insecurity? If I
were to define the term I would say, insecurity is the state of
vulnerability to danger, is the situation where one is vulnerable to
danger.
Despite the fact that whites are the most hostile race in the world,
there is a highest degree of security in their countries than any
other place in the planet. This is odd, it is a paradox for real. The
continents with the most hostile races in the world are with highest
degree of security, while the continent of high hospitality is with
the highest degree of insecurity! If I have to discuss this I would
say may be the hostile race posed a threat to security and hence the
authority made it priority one. May be the race with high hospitality
never think of threat of insecurity and all over sudden these people
of high hospitality are now turning into hostile.
Forget the politics, but we have a problem here, and we have to deal
with it. Insecurity in Africa is devastating. Someone must have a
grilled door and windows, someone must be at home before it is too
late, someone must be very aware of his cell phone while in street,
someone must choose what to say before he is eliminated or threatened.
This is not Africa; this is not Tanzania we know of. The Tanzanians we
know of are relatives to one another, Tanzanians we know of are one
family. The language of Tanzanians is ‘love your neighbour as you love
yourself;’ this has been our language since then until few days ago.
Something is wrong somewhere, something is not right and someone is
doing nothing.
The fact that we are now experiencing insecurity is obvious, the fact
that our security is compromised is very clear ahead. Let me give few
examples of the matter. Cases that people are robbed, especially in
urban, have become a common phenomenon now. People’s properties are at
stake now; everyday someone’s home is attacked, someone’s car is
hijacked, someone’s phone is grabbed, someone’s money is forcefully
taken off the pocket, you can mention.
Cases that a certain business entity is hijacked are obvious now;
banks are robbed every day, gas stations are attacked every night,
retail shops are ambushed, people’s homes are hijacked, you can
mention.
Recently more shocking events have taken place in Tanzanian soil,
events we never thought they will happen here, events we only watched
in the news. We have witnessed a Medical Doctor, Dr. Ulimboka, being
crucified alive, from nowhere someone can be kidnapped in Tanzanian
soil. We never expected this to happen, but it has happened and the
history is written. Either, we have vividly experienced homicide, the
killing of a reporter, the late Mr. Mwangosi, again in Tanzanian soil.
We were shocked, we didn’t believe it because we never thought of it
to happen, especially to us. In 2007, the Newspaper editor, Said
Kubenea, was acidified and we thought it was just an accident, but it
happened. Just recently, Muslims have destroyed, attacked and burned
their fellow christians' worshiping places
Today, it is not safe out there, there is no one to trust. People are
full of fear, who will stand at their front and assure their safety,
their security. They are full of fear, they have no even a leap of
faith. They are waiting to see what is to happen next, they are
nowhere secure. They don’t trust each other, they don’t trust their
own environment, and worse enough they don’t trust their government;
they don’t trust those whom people’s security is their responsibility,
the police force. This is not good at all, this is far more ahead to
vulnerability; people are vulnerable and there is no one to ensure
their safety.
I think we have to readjust our priorities, I think we have to work on
insecurity threat. Yes we need development but I think our biggest
problem today is insecurity, we deal with that first. We have to
invest in the security of our people; we have to ensure they are safe
and that they are confident with their safety. Citizens have their
part in this, but the government is the key player here, no excuse to
this. The government must protect its people because that is the
reason number one to its existence. The reason why people are willing
to die is the lack of confidence to their government, and that is the
worst state to happen. Security cameras, street lights, police patrol,
police-citizen communication, reporting channel, emergence
infrastructure and law enforcement endowment should be priority. If
the government become serious than it is to ensure security, citizens’
confidence will top-up and we will have a secure society than it is
today. Insecurity is increasing dramatically, someone must take
decisive actions.

Says Azgard Stephen

NCHI ZA AFRIKA NA VIWANGO VYA RUSHWA KWA MUJIBU WA TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL - Baraka Edom

Dunia ikiwa imekumbwa na tatizo la Rushwa katika kiwango cha juu baada ya blog hii kufwatilia katika shirika la kimataifa la kuhusu upambanaji wa rushwa na uwazi (Transparency International'). Baada ya kupitia orodha hiyo kwa umakini imekuja kuona nafasi za nchi mbali mbali za Afrika na kwa upande wa dunia. Upande wa Kushoto unaonyesha Nafasi ya Nchi kwa Rushwa katika Bara la Afrika na Upande wa kulia unaonyesha nafasi ya Rushwa ya Nchi katika dunia. Hizi ndizo nchi za Afrika na nafasi zao katika rushwa.

Afrika               Nchi              Dunia

1                   Somalia               1
2                   Sudan                 4
3                    Chad                  6
4                   Guinea                 8
4                 Equatorial Guinea    8
4                   Burundi                8
7                Guinea-Bissau         14
7                   DR Congo            14
7         Republic of the Congo     14
7                   Angola                14
11       Central African Republic  20
12                Ivory Coast           24
13                  Zimbabwe          28

13             Sierra Leone          28
13                     Kenya             28
13                  Cameroon          28
17                   Comoros           36
18                     Uganda          43
18                      Nigeria          43
18                Mozambique        43
18                 Mauritania          43
18                      Libya            43
23                   Tanzania          52
23                     Eritrea           52
25                    Ethiopia          56
26                       Togo           62
26     Sao Tome & Principe     62
26                       Mali            62
26                       Egypt          62
26                      Djibouti        62
26                      Algeria         62
32                      Niger           71
32                      Gambia        71
32                      Gabon         71
32                       Benin         71
36                      Zambia       76
36                    Senegal        76
36                  Madagascar    76
39                     Liberia         83
40                   Rwanda         87
40                   Morocco        87
40                    Malawi          87
40                   Lesotho          87

KWA ELIMU HII TUTAFIKA? - Alexander Mtweve

Kama kuna kitu ambacho kinaweza kuonesha mwelekeo wa taifa lolote duniani kimaendeleo kwa miaka kadhaa ijayo, basi ni mfumo wake wa elimu.
Nchi nyingi ambazo kwa sasa zinafurahia maendeleo ya kiuchumi na kiviwanda n

i matokeo ya uwekezaji mzuri uliofanyika hapo awali katika elimu, na suala linakuja siyo tu elimu, bali elimu bora ikiwa na mfumo unaochochea ukuzaji wa vipaji na uwezo wa wanafunzi.
Kwa upande wa nchi nyingi za kiafrika ambazo zimerithi mfumo wa elimu kutoka kwa watawala wetu wa kikoloni, suala la kuwa na mfumo mzuri wa elimu bado ni ndoto, kwani mfumo uliopo umewekezwa kwenye itikadi ileile ya kuwalisha watoto matango pori.
Ninachokimaanisha hapa ni kuwa, mwanzoni wakoloni waliwapa elimu waafrika wachache ili waweze kuwasaidia katika shughuli zao za kiutawala na kuendesha uchumi wa kikoloni, cha ajabu ni kuwa hata baada ya kupata uhuru nchi nyingi za kiafrika zimesalia kuutegemea mfumo ambao muda wake umekwisha.
Siyo kitu cha ajabu kumsikia mzazi akimwambia mwanae “soma kwa bidii mwanangu ili uje kupata ajira nzuri utusaidie sisi wazazi wako”. Jambo hili linajengeka kichwani mwa mtoto na kuona kuwa njia pekee ya kupata ajira/maisha mazuri ni kusoma kwa bidii. Sisemi kuwa kusoma kwa bidii ni kitu kibaya, ila unajua mwanao anasoma nini?
Nakumbuka wakati ninsoma shule ya msingi kulikuwa na masomo mengi ambayo mwisho wa siku huunganishwa kwenye mitihani mitatu (Hisabati, Maarifa na Lugha). Katika masomo haya kila mtu alikuwa na kiwango cha aina yake cha ufaulu, kila mmoja alikuwa na uwezo tofauti kulingana na somo.
Kwa upande wangu lugha ndilo lilikuwa somo nililoliweza zaidi, japo katika masomo mengine pia nilifaulu vizuri na kufanikiwa kujiunga sekondari. Huku sasa nikajikuta niko katika dunia nyingine tofauti kabisa!
Ile staili ya kufundishwa ya shule ya msingi ikawa ni kama imegeuzwa juu chini. Mchakamchaka wa kufundishwa ambao sikuuzoea shule ya msingi nikakutana nao sekondari na hakuna njia nyingine isipokuwa kuendana na mazingira.
Ile habari ya kupata hesabu 45 kati ya 50 haikuwepo tena! Maswali ya nchi gani inaongoza duniani kwa uzalishaji wa motokaa (enzi hizo tuliambiwa ni Ujerumani, japo kwa sasa najua ni Japani isijekuwa wanafundishwa ni Ujerumani bado!) sekondari haikuwepo tena.
Kwa kifupi mambo yalikuwa yamebadilika mno, isipokuwa kitu kimoja tu: “fundisha ya bora liende” au “ndivyo mtaala unavyosema”. Katika hili kwa kweli sina sababu ya kuwalaumu walimu, kwani wao wanafundisha kulingana na mtaala wa elimu unavyosema, japo walimu wachache wajanja walitupenyezea ujuzi wao wa ziada juu ya mambo muhimu nje ya mtaala.
Kwa jinsi mabo yalivyokuwa yakienda nikapata wasiwasi kama kile ninachokitarajia (maisha mazuri) nitakipata kweli. Ukweli ni kwamba sikuwa na malengo maalumu juu ya nini hasa ninataka kuja kukifanya maishani ili kujisikia kwamba nina maisha mazuri. Kuna wakati nilikuwa na ndoto ya kuwa rubani, raisi, mbunge, mfanyabiashara na kila aina ya ndoto.
Sikuwahi katika kipindi hicho kujua ni kwa jinsi gani ninaweza kuunganisha kusoma kwa bidii nilikoambiwa na kupata ajira na maisha mazuri. Nilisikia rafiki zangu wakilalamika (hasa wanaopenda sayansi) kuwa hawakuwa wakisoma sayansi, bali historia ya sayansi. Japo sikuelewa kiundani sana, ila nilijua matarajio yao hayakufikiwa.
Vitabu vilivyokuwa vikitumika kufundishia masomo ya sayansi ni vya zamani kiasi cha wanafunzi kuwa na wasiwasi kuwa mambo mengine wanayofundishwa huenda yamepitwa na wakati na hayatumiki tena katika ulimwengu wa kiteknolojia. Nafikiri pia ilichangia wanafunzi wengi kujikuta wakiangukia katika masomo ya sanaa hata kama walipenda kuwa wanasayansi.
Turudi kwenye mada yetu. Kwa muda mfupi tulishuhudia mabadiliko katika wizara ya elimu ambapo ilikuwa ni kama kila waziri akiamka anakuja na fikra zake na kuzifanya sera ya elimu. Nakumbuka Mungai aliwahi kuunganisha masomo (eti Fizikia na Kemia kama somo moja) akafuta somo la kilimo na masomo ya biashara ambayo angalau yalikuwa na mwelekeo wa moja kwa moja juu ya kitu mtu anataka kukifanya maishani mwake.
Kikubwa ni kwamba elimu ilikuwa haimsaidii mtu kufikia malengo yake, ila tu ilikuwa inakupeleka ngazi nyingine ya juu zaidi ya kielimu. Ukweli ni kuwa wengi tulikuwa tunasoma ili tufaulu mitihani ya mwisho na kwenda ngazi ya juu kielimu kama kidato cha tano na cha sita na hatimaye chuo kikuu.
Kwa kuwa akili za wanafunzi wengi zimewekezwa kwenye kufaulu, basi mtu akishindwa kufaulu mtihani anaona kama dunia imegeuka juu chini. Na wengi wakifeli mitihani huona kama maisha yao yamefika mwisho kwa kuwa njia pekee aliyoambiwa ya kufikia mafanikio ni kusoma kwa bidii, sasa amekata tamaa kwani pamoja na kusoma kwa bidii amefeli mitihani.
Kutokana na msukumo mkubwa kuwekwa kwenye ufaulu, wanafunzi wengi hujikuta wakiweka mkazo zaidi kutaka kufaulu mitihani. Hii hupelekea hata wazazi kuwaona watoto wao kuwa hawana akili ikiwa watashindwa kufaulu mitihani ya taifa.
Cha msingi cha kujiuliza hapa ni kuwa, kwa mfano amesoma miaka saba shule ya msingi, na mtihani anaufanya mara moja, huenda siku hiyo hali yake kisaikolojia haikuwa nzuri na akajikuta ameshindwa kufanya vizuri, je inamaanisha kuwa alikuwa hajiwezi kimasomo? Kwa nini usiwepo mfumo mbadala wa kupima uwezo wake na wa kumpeleka mbele?
Matokeo ya kuwekeza sana kwenye ufaulu badala ya uelewa hupelekea wanafunzi na wazazi wao pamoja na walimu kujihusisha na udanganyifu katika mitihani, kwani wanajua ya kuwa kufaulu mtihani wa taifa ndiyo njia pekee ya kufanikisha maisha yao. Unakuta mtoto kafaulu kwenda sekondari lakini hata jina lake hawezi!
Ni ukweli usiopingika kuwa mfumo wetu wa elimu umejiwekeza sana katika nadharia na kukariri na kumnyima mwanafunzi kujenga na kukuza uwezo wake hivyo kumlazimisha mwanafunzi kusoma vitu vingi na kupunguza uwezo wake katika masomo anayoyamudu zaidi.
Ni vema kumuendeleza mtoto kulingana na kipaji chake ili aweze kuonyesha uwezo wake zaidi na kupata matunda mengi zaidi kutoka katika kipaji chake. Huenda siku zote tunajiuliza inakuwaje tunao wasomi wengi lakini mbona hatuna maendeleo na bado tunaagiza wasomi kutoka nje kwa ajili ya shughuli mbalimbali nchini.
Sababu kubwa ni kwamba elimu yetu inaua vipaji badala ya kuvikuza na hivyo tunajikuta tukipoteza wataalamu wengi kupitia mfumo duni wa elimu unaowalazimisha wanafunzi kukariri vitu visivyo na umuhimu ili waweze kufaulu tu, huku tukisahau jambo la msingi zaidi ambalo ni kuwa na watu mahiri katika jambo fulani.
Tukitaka kwenda mbele, ni muhimu kuwekeza vizuri katika elimu yetu kama ambavyo mataifa mengine yaliyoendelea na yale yanayoendelea kwa kasi yalivyofanya. Hata katika baadhi ya nchi majirani tunaweza kujifunza.
Mfumo wetu wa elimu ukiwa vizuri, wazazi wataacha kuwakimbizia watoto wao shule za kiingereza na zile za St. Nanihii kwa kudhani kuwa ndiko kuna elimu bora zaidi (kwa upande fulani ni kweli) na kuwaacha kina Kayumba wakibaki bila kimbilio.

TUSIHARIBU SENSA KWA MITAZAMO YA DINI ZETU, TUSHIKAMANE KAMA WATANZANIA - Samora Julius

Kwanza kabisa ningependa kutoa wito wangu kwa watanzania kushiriki kwa ustadi na umakini wa hali ya juu katika zoezi zito na muhimu katika taifa letu ambalo si lingine bali ni sensa.

Ndugu watanzania, hakuna kitu muhimu kama kushiriki katika shughuli ya kupanga maendeleo yetu wenyewe, kushiriki katika sensa ni kuonyesha uzalendo wako katika taifa lako. swala la sensa si Tanzania tu ni bali ni swala la NCHI ZOTE na umuhimu wako hujikita katika mambo makuu kama matatu hivi nayo ni:

(1) kuangalia hali ya uchumi na ustawi wake wa jamii.
(2) kutayarisha mipango ya maendeleo.
(3)kuweka misingi itakayosaidia kufanya maamuzi.

Ndugu watanzania, kuna mawazo machafu yanayoenezwa na watu au kikundi cha watu kuwaada watanzania kutoshiriki katika zoezi la sensa hapa napata HOFU tena kubwa kwa mtanzania huyu anafanya hivyo kwa manufaa ya nani na kwalengo gani?

Tukianza kujitambua kwa DINI zetu katika zoezi hili la sensa basi tunapotaka kuelekea ni pabaya sana maana tukitoka kwenye kutambuana kwenye DINI tutaamia kwenye madhehebu yetu kwamba hawa ni wengi kuliko wale,tukishamaliza kwenye DINI tutahamia kwenye makabila yetu. Ndugu zangu tuwe makini JUU YA JAMBO HILI LA SENSA NA DHANA YA UDINI.

Tukumbuke sisi ni watanzania na tutabaki kuwa watanzania bila kujali makabila wala dini zetu, swala la sensa lisije likawa kama chanzo cha kuvuruga amani tulionayo maana kuna watu wachache wanaotaka kutuvuluga watanzania katika mambo muhimu katika maendeleo yetu.

Ifahamike kwamba SENSA ni kama moja wapo ya nyenzo muhimu katika kupanga na kujitasmini sisi kama watanzania wapi tumetoka na wapi tunapotaka kuelekea si kwa manufaa ya watu au kikundi cha watu wachache na bila kuangalia DINI zao au makabila au sehemu wanazotoka.

WITO WANGU KAMA MTANZANIA NISIYEJITAMBULISHA AU KUJIPAMBANUA KWA KABILA au DINI YANGU NAPENDA KUWASIHI WATANZANIA KUSHIRIKI KWA MOYO MMOJA KATIKA ZOEZI LILILOPO MBELE YETU KWA KUJITAZAMA KAMA MTANZANIA NA SI VINGINEVYO.

MUNGU IBARIKI TANZANIA,MUNGU IBARIKI AFRIKA