WHAT IS CHINA’S TRUE INTENT IN AFRICA?
At the time when the world is marred with violence, particularly Africa, and the international community struggling to mediate for peace, Beijing has failed to take a public stand by either condemning or mediating in some African problems despite her vast economic interest in the continent, which ranges from thirst for natural resources to a market for her goods and semi-skilled labor in need of work.
Less than a month ago, Chinese leader jetted into Tanzania to show his country’s support for people of Republic of Tanzania; He pledged economic and technical cooperation with Tanzania. This was an historic visit hailed by many as a step forward for the two country’s mutual understanding. In a fortnight after Chinese leader’s departure, Made in China goods are being burnt for their hazardous nature for the country.
While we welcome the Chinese gesture and the effort, we must raise our eyebrows as to why Chinese interest in the country and continent runs so deep? It will be absolutely unmerited to accuse Beijing forthwith, without providing sufficient evidence for such skepticism. Allow me, if you will, to table my argument that can enable you, our reader to employ logic, and subsequently drawing your own learned conclusion on Chinas true Intent in the African continent.
In the height of Zimbabwe political, economic and social nightmare, Chinese flagged ship docked in the nearby South Africa with heavy weaponry destined for Zimbabwe; an act that drew international condemnation, and outrage against China, and that is selling and shipping weapons into a volatile country that trashed democratic right of Zimbabweans.
China knew that the weapons purchased during the violence were not for peaceful purposes. They were ordered and were to be used to tame the opposition and their supporters into submission and attuning them to sing Mugabe’s “Bloody West cannot rule his godly given Zimbabwe” song
China has been the main backer of brutal and oppressive Robert Mugabe’s regime whose citizens are dying of starvation, yet spending millions in lavish parties like the American Corporate Executives amid national crisis and human despair as it did this past weekend. Just last week, Beijing supported Mugabe’s right to buy a $5million dollar mansion in Hong-Kong while his people are dying of hunger. Where is China’s Just nature?
Most of the heavily armed rebels and bandits across Africa are reigning terror with readily available Chinese made AK-47’s. China without a doubt is the largest trading partner of Sudanese government. Khartoum’s government is boasting her massive oil wealth with Chinese refurbished oil infrastructure, while reigning terror and despair in the non Arab south. Where is China’s peaceful intent?
China is siphoning large quantities of Sudanese oil to quench her growing thirst for energy; at the same time turning a blind eye to the genocide in Darfuor. Senseless and barbaric killing of Innocent Sudanese in the South, and this brings into question whether China is a true friend or a foe, because she has both the diplomatic and economic leverages to bring President Bashir, and his henchmen into submission to a sustainable and lasting peace for the people of Darfuor!
It was an intolerable and an insult to the African people, when BEIJING released a statement through her “People’s Daily” publication in regards to the genocide in Darfur, that cited her STRICT non-Interference policy on internal affairs of other countries, while on the background staging what can be termed as a stealthy economic coupe de tat against the African continent; in the middle of human catastrophe, Chinese engineers have been busy laying pipelines for transporting oil back to China.
In Kenya for example, China People’s daily publication blamed the post election violence on the Africa’s failed, imposed, western style democracy. The paper went further to cite elements of colonialism to be the chief culprits that sparks ethnic conflicts around the continent.
What the Chinese failed to realize is that, Kenya Problem did not need finger pointing; It needed mediation (diplomacy) and sustainable political solution between the opposition and the government, not NON interference policy the Chinese adapted while bloodletting sent the country close to disintegration, and entire region into panic.
Like the bloody Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, the Kenyans were protesting for their right to have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, not the one imposed upon them.
BEIJING has signed numerous oil exploration contracts with a number of African countries including Kenya, in which her president Hu-Jintao himself, signed the deal. China is in Angola, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo Zambia and many others just name a few, hunting for minerals, oil, timber, and market for her goods and expertise. And now China is expanding her wings into Tanzania.
We have a new State of Art National Stadium; thank you to the People Republic of China. Chinese have promised to modernize our Airport, They have promised to rehabilitate our National Radio and Television in Zanzibar.
I am sure, President Jintao goodie bag carried more for the Africans, including Tanzanians, who were promised help on agricultural sector, communications and technical cooperation. Good news for our country, hoping we are going to acquire sustainable and durable infrastructural gain and at minimal cost from our long time friend, and my question that follows is rather simple and naïve; what do we give the Chinese in return for their generosity?
These are not free goodies to be honest. Because China’s has over a billion people, and some of her citizens are more poorer that Tanzanians, and would be quite illogical and a dream in the wonderland to believe that all the Chinese are doing, is simply an extension of their love and generous hands to the people of Tanzania, without expecting anything in return.
Be DECEIVED NOT! Guizhou, province is poorer, and her residents far needier that millions of Tanzanians. Those who have visited China can attest to this. China’s “potentially explosive” population raises a concern for her leadership, who are visioning hundred years ahead, and Africa resources seems to be a viable option to ease social, political and economic tensions that lies ahead.
Chinese have failed to realize, that no country can advance economic progress without fostering political and social harmony. Vision for economic improvement will be short lived, as the pillars that hold the establishments are likely to crumble at any time instability emerges, sending the entire economic vision into disarray.
The China has not been an honest player at the United Nations Security Council, standing on the International community’s way against imposition of sanctions needed to get some rogue regimes to comply with world body demands; notably Zimbabwe, Sudan and Iran.
The Chinese must know clearly, that, their continued support or policy of standing at the fence when the world need their leadership may lead to a total destruction of the countries they depend on for exploitation of natural resources, and dumping grounds for their sub-standard goods. She has become a globally player, not only militarily, but politically and economically, and must play a positive role that will go in parallel with her role.
Every country has the right to choose her friends; likewise, Tanzanians have the right to choose countries they can partner with towards their economic development. In light to this, the country must also tread carefully while weighing heavily, as to what price must be paid for such cooperation. Equitable and balanced gain by both sides should be the guiding principles in Chinese economical endeavor in Africa. China must invest in peace in order to guarantee herself a long lasting strategic gain.
China cannot stand on the sidelines while the world is on bloodbath and on the brink of destruction, and still claim to be a friend of the very killing each other with her weapons. This leaves us to be believe, or other draw an “inference” that, China cares less about African or other global problems. Selling weapons to rebels, and supporting illegitimate and rogue regimes that are fomenting chaos around the globe, are character traits of a smart enemy.
Her main want or interest is oil, minerals, and other natural resources. It is also seeking dumping grounds for her semi-skilled labor force that can’t find jobs at home. We already have our domestic manufacturing plants due shut down to the cheap and dangerous Chinese goods; I don’t think it is in our best interest to flood our labor market with semi-skilled Chinese workers.
No malice or ill intent, but genuine love for the country is the root cause for these concerns. We must also think hundred and fifty years ahead of the Chinese. While I hail Chinas friendship and cooperation, I am rather skeptical of her quest for absolute control over African resources. China must be met with caution for that matter, and serious questions raised about her true intentions, ethical and peaceful role, not only in Africa but in the world.
Ando so may rest my case!
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania,
John Mashaka
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PETER HITCHENS: How China has created a new slave empire in Africa
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1063198/PETER-HITCHENS-How-China-created-new-slave-empire-Africa.html
I think I am probably going to die any minute now. An inflamed, deceived mob of about 50 desperate men are crowding round the car, some trying to turn it over, others beating at it with large rocks, all yelling insults and curses.
They have just started to smash the windows. Next, they will pull us out and, well, let's not think about that ...
I am trying not to meet their eyes, but they are staring at me and my companions with rage and hatred such as I haven't seen in a human face before. Those companions, Barbara Jones and Richard van Ryneveld, are - like me - quite helpless in the back seats.
If we get out, we will certainly be beaten to death. If we stay where we are, we will probably be beaten to death.
Our two African companions have - crazily in our view - got out of the car to try to reason with the crowd. It is clear to us that you might as well preach non-violence to a tornado.
At last, after what must have been about 40 seconds but that felt like half an hour, one of the pair saw sense, leapt back into the car and reversed wildly down the rocky, dusty path - leaving his friend behind.
By the grace of God we did not slither into the ditch, roll over or burst a tyre. Through the dust we churned up as we fled, we could see our would-be killers running with appalling speed to catch up. There was just time to make a crazy two-point turn which allowed us to go forwards and so out-distance them.
We had pretty much abandoned our other guide to whatever his fate might be (this was surprisingly easy to justify to myself at the time) when we saw that he had broken free and was running with Olympic swiftness, just ahead of pursuers half hidden by the dust.
We flung open a rear door so he could scramble in and, engine grinding, we veered off, bouncing painfully over the ruts and rocks.
We feared there would be another barricade to stop our escape, and it would all begin again. But there wasn't, and we eventually realised we had got away, even the man whose idiocy nearly got us killed.
He told us it was us they wanted, not him, or he would never have escaped. We ought to be dead. We are not. It is an interesting feeling, not wholly unpleasant.
Why did they want to kill us? What was the reason for their fury? They thought that if I reported on their way of life they might lose their livings.
Livings? Dyings, more likely.
Peking power: A Chinese supervisor cajoles local workers as they dig a trench in Kabwe, Zambia
These poor, hopeless, angry people exist by grubbing for scraps of cobalt and copper ore in the filth and dust of abandoned copper mines in Congo, sinking perilous 80ft shafts by hand, washing their finds in cholera-infected streams full of human filth, then pushing enormous two-hundredweight loads uphill on ancient bicycles to the nearby town of Likasi where middlemen buy them to sell on, mainly to Chinese businessmen hungry for these vital metals.
To see them, as they plod miserably past, is to be reminded of pictures of unemployed miners in Thirties Britain, stumbling home in the drizzle with sacks of coal scraps gleaned from spoil heaps.
Except that here the unsparing heat makes the labour five times as hard, and the conditions of work and life are worse by far than any known in England since the 18th Century.
Many perish as their primitive mines collapse on them, or are horribly injured without hope of medical treatment. Many are little more than children. On a good day they may earn $3, which just supports a meagre existence in diseased, malarial slums.
We had been earlier to this awful pit, which looked like a penal colony in an ancient slave empire.
Defeated, bowed figures toiled endlessly in dozens of hand-dug pits. Their faces, when visible, were blank and without hope.
We had been turned away by a fat, corrupt policeman who pretended our papers weren't in order, but who was really taking instructions from a dead-eyed, one-eared gangmaster who sat next to him.
By the time we returned with more official permits, the gangmasters had readied the ambush.
The diggers feared - and their evil, sinister bosses had worked hard on that fear - that if people like me publicised their filthy way of life, then the mine might be closed and the $3 a day might be taken away.
I can give you no better explanation in miniature of the wicked thing that I believe is now happening in Africa.
Out of desperation, much of the continent is selling itself into a new era of corruption and virtual slavery as China seeks to buy up all the metals, minerals and oil she can lay her hands on: copper for electric and telephone cables, cobalt for mobile phones and jet engines - the basic raw materials of modern life.
It is crude rapacity, but to Africans and many of their leaders it is better than the alternative, which is slow starvation.
The Congolese risk their lives digging through mountains of mining waste looking for scraps of metal ore
It is my view - and not just because I was so nearly killed - that China's cynical new version of imperialism in Africa is a wicked enterprise.
China offers both rulers and the ruled in Africa the simple, squalid advantages of shameless exploitation.
For the governments, there are gargantuan loans, promises of new roads, railways, hospitals and schools - in return for giving Peking a free and tax-free run at Africa's rich resources of oil, minerals and metals.
For the people, there are these wretched leavings, which, miserable as they are, must be better than the near-starvation they otherwise face.
Persuasive academics advised me before I set off on this journey that China's scramble for Africa had much to be said for it. They pointed out China needs African markets for its goods, and has an interest in real economic advance in that broken continent.
For once, they argued, a foreign intervention in Africa might work precisely because it is so cynical and self-interested. They said Western aid, with all its conditions, did little to create real advances in Africa, laughing as they declared: 'The only country that ever got rich through donations is the Vatican.'
Why get so het up about African corruption anyway? Is it really so much worse than corruption in Russia or India?
Is it really our business to try to act as missionaries of purity? Isn't what we call 'corruption' another name for what Africans view as looking after their families?
And what about China herself? Despite the country's convulsive growth and new wealth, it still suffers gravely from poverty and backwardness, as I have seen for myself in its dingy sweatshops, the primitive electricity-free villages of Canton, the dark and squalid mining city of Datong and the cave-dwelling settlements that still rely on wells for their water.
After the murderous disaster of Mao, and the long chaos that went before, China longs above all for stable prosperity. And, as one genial and open-minded Chinese businessman said to me in Congo as we sat over a beer in the decayed colonial majesty of Lubumbashi's Belgian-built Park Hotel: 'Africa is China's last hope.'
I find this argument quite appealing, in theory. Britain's own adventures in Africa were not specially benevolent, although many decent men did what they could to enforce fairness and justice amid the bigotry and exploitation.
Taking over: Chinese building workers in Zambia
It is noticeable that in much former British territory we have left behind plenty of good things and habits that are absent in the lands once ruled by rival empires.
Even so, with Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Uganda on our conscience, who are we to lecture others?
I chose to look at China's intervention in two countries, Zambia and the 'Democratic Republic of the Congo', because they lie side by side; because one was once British and the other Belgian.
Also, in Zambia's imperfect but functioning democracy, there is actual opposition to the Chinese presence, while in the despotic Congo, opposition to President Joseph Kabila is unwise, to put it mildly.
Congo is barely a state at all, and still hosts plenty of fighting not all that far from here.
Statues and images of Joseph's murdered father Laurent are everywhere in an obvious attempt to create a cult of personality on which stability may one day be based. Portraits of Joseph himself scowl from every wall.
I have decided not to name most of the people who spoke to me, even though some of them gave me permission to do so, because I am not sure they know just how much of a risk they may be running by criticising the Chinese in Africa.
I know from personal experience with Chinese authority that Peking regards anything short of deep respect as insulting, and it does not forget a slight.
I also know that this over-sensitive vigilance is present in Africa.
The Mail on Sunday team was reported to the authorities in Zambia's Copper Belt by Chinese managers who had seen us taking photographs of a graveyard at Chambishi where 54 victims of a disaster in a Chinese-run explosives factory are buried.
Within an hour, local 'security' officials were buzzing round us trying to find out what we were up to.
This is why I have some time for the Zambian opposition politician Michael Sata, known as 'King Cobra' because of his fearless combative nature (but also, say his opponents, because he is so slippery).
Sata has challenged China's plans to invest in Zambia, and is publicly suspicious of them. At elections two years ago, the Chinese were widely believed to have privately threatened to pull out of the country if he won, and to have helped the government parties win.
Peking regards Zambia as a great prize, alongside its other favoured nations of Sudan (oil), Angola (oil) and Congo (metals).
Fighting back: Peter Hitchens with Michael Sata, the opposition politician nicknamed 'King Cobra'
It has cancelled Zambia's debts, eased Zambian exports to China, established a 'special economic zone' in the Copper Belt, offered to build a sports stadium, schools, a hospital and an anti-malaria centre as well as providing scholarships and dispatching experts to help with agriculture.
Zambia-China trade is growing rapidly, mainly in the form of copper.
All this has aroused the suspicions of Mr Sata, a populist politician famous for his blunt, combative manner and his harsh, biting attacks on opponents, and who was once a porter who swept the platforms at Victoria Station in London.
Now the leader of the Patriotic Front, with a respectable chance of winning a presidential election set for the end of October, Sata says: 'The Chinese are not here as investors, they are here as invaders.
'They bring Chinese to come and push wheelbarrows, they bring Chinese bricklayers, they bring Chinese carpenters, Chinese plumbers. We have plenty of those in Zambia.'
This is true. In Lusaka and in the Copper Belt, poor and lowly Chinese workers, in broad-brimmed straw hats from another era, are a common sight at mines and on building sites, as are better-dressed Chinese supervisors and technicians.
There are Chinese restaurants and Chinese clinics and Chinese housing compounds - and a growing number of Chinese flags flapping over factories and smelters.
'We don't need to import labourers from China,' Sata says. 'We need to import people with skills we don't have in Zambia. The Chinese are not going to train our people in how to push wheelbarrows.'
He meets me in the garden of his not specially grand house in the old-established and verdant Rhodes Park section of Lusaka. It is guarded by uniformed security men, its walls protected by barbed wire and broken glass.
'Wherever our Chinese "brothers" are they don't care about the local workers,' he complains, alleging that Chinese companies have lax safety procedures and treat their African workers like dirt.
In language which seems exaggerated, but which will later turn out to be at least partly true, he claims: 'They employ people in slave conditions.'
He also accuses Chinese overseers of frequently beating up Zambians. His claim is given force by a story in that morning's Lusaka newspapers about how a Zambian building worker in Ndola, in the Copper Belt, was allegedly beaten unconscious by four Chinese co-workers angry that he had gone to sleep on the job.
I later checked this account with the victim's relatives in an Ndola shanty town and found it to be true.
Evidence of China is never very far away
Recently, a government minister, Alice Simago, was shown weeping on TV after she saw at first hand the working conditions at a Chinese-owned coal mine in the Southern Province.
When I contacted her, she declined to speak to me about this - possibly because criticism of the Chinese is not welcome among most of the Zambian elite.
Denis Lukwesa, deputy general secretary of the Zambian Mineworkers' Union, also backed up Sata's view, saying: 'They just don't understand about safety. They are more interested in profit.'
As for their general treatment of African workers, Lukwesa says he knows of cases where Chinese supervisors have kicked Zambians. He summed up their attitude like this: 'They are harsh to Zambians, and they don't get on well with them.'
Sata warns against the enormous loans and offers of help with transport, schools and health care with which Peking now sweetens its attempts to buy up Africa's mineral reserves.
'China's deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is, in my opinion, corruption,' he says, comparing this with Western loans which require strong measures against corruption.
Everyone in Africa knows China's Congo deal - worth almost £5billion in loans, roads, railways, hospitals and schools - was offered after Western experts demanded tougher anti-corruption measures in return for more aid.
Sata knows the Chinese are unpopular in his country. Zambians use a mocking word - 'choncholi' - to describe the way the Chinese speak. Zambian businessmen gossip about the way the Chinese live in separate compounds, where - they claim - dogs are kept for food.
There are persistent rumours, which cropped up in almost every conversation I had in Zambia, that many of the imported Chinese workforce are convicted criminals whom China wants to offload in Africa. I was unable to confirm this but, given China's enormous gulag and the harshness of life for many migrant workers, it is certainly not impossible.
Sata warns that 'sticks and stones' may one day fly if China does not treat Zambians better. He now promises a completely new approach: 'I used to sweep up at your Victoria Station, and I never got any complaints about my work. I want to sweep my country even cleaner than I swept your stations.'
Some Africa experts tend to portray Sata as a troublemaker. His detractors whisper that he is a mouthpiece for Taiwan, which used to be recognised by many African states but which faces almost total isolation thanks to Peking's new Africa policy.
But his claims were confirmed by a senior worker in Chambishi, scene of the 2005 explosion. This man, whom I will call Thomas, is serious, experienced and responsible. His verdict on the Chinese is devastating.
He recalls the aftermath of the blast, when he had the ghastly task of collecting together what remained of the men who died: 'Zambia, a country of 11million people, went into official mourning for this disaster.
'A Chinese supervisor said to me in broken English, "In China, 5,000 people die, and there is nothing. In Zambia, 50 people die and everyone is weeping." To them, 50 people are nothing.'
This sort of thing creates resentment. Earlier this year African workers at the new Chinese smelter at Chambishi rioted over low wages and what they thought were unsafe working conditions.
When Chinese President Hu Jintao came to Zambia in 2006, he had to cancel a visit to the Copper Belt for fear of hostile demonstrations. Thomas says: 'The people who advised Hu Jintao not to come were right.'
He suspects Chinese arrogance and brutality towards Africans is not racial bigotry, but a fear of being seen to be weak. 'They are trying to prove they are not inferior to the West. They are trying too hard.
'If they ask you to do something and you don't do it, they think you're not doing it because they aren't white. People put up with the kicks and blows because they need work to survive.'
Many in Africa also accuse the Chinese of unconcealed corruption. This is specially obvious in the 'Democratic Republic of the Congo', currently listed as the most corrupt nation on Earth.
A North-American businessman who runs a copper smelting business in Katanga Province told me how his firm tried to obey safety laws.
They are constantly targeted by official safety inspectors because they refuse to bribe them.
Meanwhile, Chinese enterprises nearby get away with huge breaches of the law - because they paid bribes.
'We never pay,' he said, 'because once you pay you become their bitch; you will pay for ever and ever.'
Another businessman shrugged over the way he is forced to wait weeks to get his products out of the country, while the Chinese have no such problems.
'I'm not sure the Chinese even know there are customs regulations,' he said. 'They don't fill in the forms, they just pay. I try to be philosophical about it, but it is not easy.'
Unlike orderly Zambia, Congo is a place of chaos, obvious privation, tyranny dressed up as democracy for public-relations purposes, and fear.
This is Katanga, the mineral-rich slice of land fought over furiously in the early Sixties in post-colonial Africa's first civil war. Brooding over its capital, Lubumbashi, is a 400ft black hill: the accumulated slag and waste of 80 years of copper mining and smelting.
Now, thanks to a crazy rise in the price of copper and cobalt, the looming, sinister mound is being quarried - by Western business, by the Chinese and by bands of Congolese who grub and scramble around it searching for scraps of copper or traces of cobalt, smashing lumps of slag with great hammers as they hunt for any way of paying for that night's supper.
As dusk falls and the shadows lengthen, the scene looks like the blasted land of Mordor in Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings: a pre-medieval prospect of hopeless, condemned toil in pits surrounded by stony desolation.
Behind them tower the leaning ruins of colossal abandoned factories: monuments to the wars and chaos that have repeatedly passed this way.
There is something strange and unsettling about industrial scenes in Africa, pithead winding gear and gaunt chimneys rising out of tawny grasslands dotted with anthills and banana palms. It looks as if someone has made a grave mistake.
And there is a lesson for colonial pride and ambition in the streets of Lubumbashi - 80 years ago an orderly Art Deco city full of French influence and supervised by crisply starched gendarmes, now a genial but volatile chaos of scruffy, bribe-hunting traffic cops where it is not wise to venture out at night.
The once-graceful Belgian buildings, gradually crumbling under thick layers of paint, long ago lost their original purpose.
Outsiders come and go in Africa, some greedy, some idealistic, some halfway between. Time after time, they fail or are defeated, leaving behind scars, slag-heaps, ruins and graveyards, disillusion and disappointment.
We have come a long way from Cecil Rhodes to Bob Geldof, but we still have not brought much happiness with us, and even Nelson Mandela's vaunted 'Rainbow Nation' in South Africa is careering rapidly towards banana republic status.
Now a new great power, China, is scrambling for wealth, power and influence in this sad continent, without a single illusion or pretence.
Perhaps, after two centuries of humbug, this method will work where all other interventions have failed.
But after seeing the bitter, violent desperation unleashed in the mines of Likasi, I find it hard to believe any good will come of it.
PETER HITCHENS
As a former mashaka’s hater (senene) I must warn you that
ReplyDeleteMashaka has been polished by the Americans to return and rule in Africa Obama style. I am sure he has some contacts with the mighty and the powerful in the American Political leadership. Hii siyo kipaji cha kawaida
This is extra ordinary talent Uncle Sam does not let pass by. They have some hands on this kid. These are some of the young brains they tap to further their causes in third world countries.
Don’t be surprised one day mashaka emerging with unification of the African continent under one management. Boy u have a head. I am still asking for the mother and the father who raised you, they did an incredible job !
Mdau
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HAKUNA GENIUS MKURYA KINGE’NGE NDO MNABABAISHWA NAYO NGOJENI KESHO NILETE YANGU.
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NIMEITOA KIFUANI SEMENI SASA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MASHAKA HATER JR.
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Whether he has been coached or wrote from his personal findings, to me that is not z point. To me the point is the content of the article. Indeed Mashaka is a good Author, the article is well detailed, furnished with vividly examples. Mashaka, let me say something to you, that, the sky is the only limit. No one should bad mouth you without any good grounds. Good work man!
ReplyDeleteWhether he has been coached or wrote from his personal findings, to me that is not z point. To me the point is the content of the article. Indeed Mashaka is a good Author, the article is well detailed, furnished with vividly examples. Mashaka, let me say something to you, that, the sky is the only limit. No one should bad mouth you without any good grounds. Good work man!
ReplyDeletewizi mtupu wa wafanyabiashara wetu wanaotaka super profit kwani wanaenda china wenyewe kuzoa bidhaa feki kwa bei poa, hii yote ni kwa ajili ya wizara husika wanaruhusu kula kitu hata uchafu uingizwe nchini.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you guys mean by Genius! Mashaka anastahili sifa kwa kutoa maoni yake kuhusu mstakabali wa nchi yetu na kuna wengi ambao wanatakiwa kufanya hivyo. Nia ya mada yake ni kutufnaya tujadili hayo mambo muhimu. Badala yake watu wanatumia muda wote kumzungumzia yeye badala ya suala zima la mada. Tujadili na pale tunapokubaliana, kama tunaona wanasiasa wetu hawatekelezi tubadilishe uongozi!
ReplyDeleteHuu upuuzi mtupu. Hivi kweli US na China nani bora zaidi? Wamarekani msipoelewana wanakuwekea vikwazo, wanakuita gaidi,nk....Nani asiejua mabaya wanayoyafanya Afganistan, Irak, Gaza, DRC,...China mi naona ndio nchi ya kuunga urafiki. Hivi ukiwa na rafiki ni lazma pia aingielie maswala yako ya ndoa?? Anawalaumu wachina eti hawatoi vya bure? Nani anatoa vya bure sasa? Bila shaka sio marekani. Of course China iko kwenye vita, kupangilia it's future which is right.
ReplyDeletebwana mashaka umegusa sehem muhim sana ambayo tulikua tukiizungumzia hapa london sio muda mrefu tulianza na hao maselebrit wanao mwagika sana sasa hivi na hao viongozi wa benk ya dunia ambao wamehamishia na vikao vyao hapo bongo hapo bwana mashaka hatuhitaji malaika ili waje kutuambia kwamba kuna mambo mabaya ambayo yanakuja au yanaweza tokea kama kweli hatutaweza kuangali vizuri hao jamaa wanao jiita wachina wanakuja na danganya toto kwanza then wataja kutuweka mahali pabaya unajua kuna muda najiuliza kama hao viongozi wa selikali yetu hua wanapitia huku kwa bwana mchuzi ili waweze kupata ushauli sanasana huyu ndugu yetu kikwete kuhusu hao ndugu zake anaowakaribisha kama hua anaangalia mambo haya tuna mshukuru MUNGU maana lazima tujue utajiri pekee sio maisha sisi cha muhim ni AMANI UPENDO NA USHIRIKIANO ndio itakua nguzo kwa watanzani kama baba wa taifa alivyo tuachia ndio mana mpaka leo hii tuna endelea kua hivi tulivyo bali sio hayo maendeleo ya haraka haraka mnayo yafurahia ambayo ni misaada ambayo mpango wake haujulikani
ReplyDeleteAHSANTENI.
Ninakubaliana na maelezo yako Mr. Mashaka lakini hapa issue sio China kutegeneza vitu fake, problem ni sisi wenyewe na wizara husika kuruhusu wafanyabiashara kuingiza vitu visivyo na viwango. Kama wizara itakuwa makini, sidhani kama sasa hivi tungekuwa tunazungumzia hii issue.Tujiulize mbona vitu fake haviingii U.K au U.S..ni kwa sababu wapo makini sana kwenye kuangalia viwango.
ReplyDeleteMASHAKA KINGEREZA HUKIJUI...!
ReplyDeleteHUYU MASHAKA NAONA HAKOMI KULETA BARUA ZAKE KWA MHESHIMIWA WA MICHUZI. JUZI JUZI KIDOGO ZIPIGWE KWA KUANDIKA MAMBO YA UCHUMI NI UTI WA MGONGO MGONGO SIJUI KWA NINI HAANDIKI KUHUSIANA NA VIFO VYA MAZERUZERU AMA UFISADI WA VIONGOZI WENGI NCHINI USIKUTE NA YEYE NI FISADI HUKO ALIPO SIJUI ULAYA YA MASHARIKI AMA MAGARIBI. KAMA ANAIPENDA TANGANYIKA KWA NINI ASIJE KUPAMBANA NA KINA MTIKILA AMA WALAU KUWASAIDIA KINA MREMA WACHUKUE NCHI? MICHUZI HUYU BWANA INAELEKEA ANAIPENDA TANGANYIKA LAKINI HATAKI KUTOKA HUKO ALIPO SASA HATUJUI KAMA NA YEYE NI FISADI AMA ANAHALALISHA MAZERUZERU WAENDELEE KUPUKUTIKA ANGEKUJA KUWAKEMEA WATU WOTE WANAO HUSIKA NA HAYA MAMBO SASA MIZIGO YA CHINA IKICHOMWA KUNAUBAYA GANI? INAHUSIANA VIPI NA UCHUMI WETU? MIMI NIMESOMA SANA ECONOMICS MUZUMBE LAKINI SIJAONA KITU KIBAYA KUMUUZIA MTU KANYA BOYA HALAFU SERIKANI IKAKICHOMA HICHO KANYA BOYA. MWENYE HASARA NI YULE ANAYEPENDA KUINGIZA KANYA BOYA HAPA KWETU MNUNUZI SIYO CHINA NA SISI WATANGANYIKA HATUPATI HASALA KIUCHUMI KWA KUNUNUA KANYA BOYA I MEAN AS FAR AS GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED.KAKA MASHAKA ACHA POLOJO ZAKO BWANA WASOMI TUPO HUKU MUZUMBE TUMEMALIZA LAKINI HATUONGEI SANA WEWE KWA SABABU UPO ULAYA BASI UNAFIKIRI KUANDIKA KIMOMBO BASI NDIYO UMEPANCH LIFE HATA KISWAHILI NI LUGHA YA KUJENGA TAIFA. MHESHIMIWA MICHUZI NASHUKURU KWA KUNIPA WASAA KUMLEKEBISHA YOHANNA MASHAKA KINGEREZA SIYO USOMI WALA AKILI NYINGI NA HAKIUSIANI NA UCHUMI WETU AMA WA CHINA!
Wewe mashaka ni mbaguzi wa rangi waachiye wachina watuuzie malighafi mbona huko ulipo marekani kila kitu kinatoka china? sasa mbona msilalamike kama mnauziwa fake. wewe baada ya kukaa sana marekani na kujifunza kingereza basi unaona kila kitu unakijua acha Peter nalitolela akupe ukweli. Huku sisi tunafaidika mambo mengi na china, na kwa taarifa yako kuna vitu kibao kutoka marekani na vyenyewe ni fake watu hawaongei sana
ReplyDeleteDON`T BE LIKE HANGDOG MR. MASHAKA WAKE UP.China inawenyewe na wenyewe ni Africa!
Kwani Tanzania imefanya nini kuhusu Dardur? Sera zetu zinamkingia kifua
ReplyDeleteBashir asifikishwe kwenye mahakama ya kimataifa The Hague kwa mauaji yanayofanyika huko. Tukimhukumu Mchina vidole vingine vinne vinatuhukumu sisi.
IKIWA WASOMI WA KITANZANIA NDIO WAKINA PETER NALITOLELA, BASI NCHI YETU IMEKWISHA HAKI YA MAMA. HUYU NALITOLELA ANATUAIBISHA KWELI
ReplyDeleteKIZUNGU HAKIJUI, UJUAJI MWINGI, KISWAHILI CHENYEWE HAKIJUI. WEWE PETER, UNATUAIBISHA SANA SISI TULIOSOMA MZUMBE! HEBU KATAFUTE KAZI NYINGINE AU UFUNGE DOMO LAKO
UNATUAIBISHA SANA, KWA KUROPOKA KWAKO, INA MAANA HII MADA HAUJAIELEWA AU VIPI? HII MADA NI YA MAANA SANA, AMBAYO TUNGEICHANGIA VYA MAANA KULIKO KUANDIKA UHARO KAMA WAKO HAPO JUU. UNATUDHALILISHA SANA
MBONA UNAANDIKA USHUZI BADALA YA POINTI, AU NDO ZIMEKWISHA KICHWANI?
BWANA INAONEKANA KAMA WEWE NDO MUUA MAZERUZERU TUTAKUTAFUTA UKO ULIKO. WEWE HAUJASOMA MZUMBE, MZUMBE HAITOA WATU FYATU NA UBONGO WA UVUTA BANGI KA WAKO.
MZUMBE ALUMNI!
wajameni mzumbe kuna shuguli, na kusema kweli kweli tanzania ina wasomi wakina Peter Nalitolela. Tanzania itaendeea sana tukiwaweka wakina Peter katika madaraka, ufisadi utakwisha lakini uzembe wa kimawazo utatawala kweli. Huko mzumbe jamani kuna shuguli
ReplyDeleteAnyway mashaka, wachina kwa sasa ndio alternative ya ndugu zetu wa magharibi ambao uchumi zao zinadidimia. wachina ingawa hawana mengi lakini vile vile lazima serikali zetu fisadi zipanue mawazo kabla nchi haijachukuliwa na hawa jamaa, mada nzuri sana
Ndg. zangu, msameheni Peter Nalitolea, hiyo degree yake ya nzumbe ni Kanya Boya.... siamini huyu jamaa alienda chuo kikuu kwa maana alichokiandika kinanuka kweli.
ReplyDeleteHalafu hata sijui kama huwa anahakiki hizi hadithi zake!
ReplyDeleteHawa ndio wanastahili viboko tu...
Biashara has never been a zero sum game, you win some you lose some.The question remains; how good ur leaders are in negogiating those deals. if you have full of selfish creatures( YOUR VOTE MATTERS) running your country u will end up giving your country away in exachange for luxuries. You can't blame the chinese alone. Washike shati ma-secretary wa your ministries. China has its own problems when come to human right issues, it will be hypoctritical for them to start running their mouth about human rights in other country while they are struggling with the same issue at home. Products issues have nothing to do with chinese government, most of these products comes from private own companies, remember its feel market baby!!! market will determine what products will bring profit. u set a standards.(TBS) then allow the market to take its coarse. Tanzania is doing its job by burning those products that dont meet its market standards. After all nobody was dragged to buy chinese products. u get what you pay for.
ReplyDeleteWaswahili ni watu wa ajabu sana.
ReplyDeleteMashaka is using this forum to attack political and economic rivals of the United States under the pretext of having concerns for Tanzania and Africa. He is even writing in English language so that those he wants to align with can see his position. The man is building support from US authorities so that one day they can say 'this is our boy'.
Yeye anajua kumpaka MUgabe kama mtu asiyejali wananchi wake, mbona haleti ufumbuzi wa mgogoro wa ardhi amabao ndio chanzo cha mgogoro wa Zimbabwe. Mbona hazungumzii fidia amabayo Uingereza imeketaa kulipa kwa ajili ya ardhi ya Zimbabwe? Huyu ni mtu very biased and manipulative.
The man is an open opportunist who is using Tanzanian situation for his own selfish motives.
Mbona u have bever critized US's policies amabazo hata Obama mwenyewe amekiri zimekuwa na makosa kibao.
Huyu ni kibaraka, uzembe wenu na uvivu wa kushindwa kusoma between the lines will cost you. Tamaa zenu za kutaka saviour ashuke kabla ya wakati wake zitawatokea puani.
Muulizeni Mashaka kwa nini he never criticizes US policies in public and why does he write in English if he really wants to be understood by Tanzanians and has your interests at heart?
(US Blogger Jr)
Naona sasa "Mashaka haters" is synonimous with 'US Blogger'
ReplyDeleteNa 'US Blogger' haters wanaitwaje?
Hahahaha
(US Blogger-Original)
wa Tanzania acheni ushamba wa kujadili watu..
ReplyDeletejadilini points zilizoandikwa..
sio ohoooooo huyu anafaa kuitwa na Jk kuwa mkuu wa wilaya au mbunge,
nadhani hilo sio lengo la mwandishi Mashaka a.k.a Mr Worry!
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ndio maana wengine wanasema
Hatutulii tukashiba LIYUMBA LIYUMBA, hAtuogi Tukatakata EPA EPA,Hatukai Tukapumua ZOMBE ZOMBE,Hatupigi Story Tukacheka RICHMOND RICHMOND,kila siku tunazungumza story za watu embu twende kwenye mambo ya msingi chura ukimuangalia AMESIMAMA,AMEKAA au AMECHUCHUMAA
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Mh Mashaka. Kitu ambacho uelewa ni kwamba, watanzania tulivyo, hatutaki mema. Tunashabikia uzushi kuliko maendeleo. Mada unayoandika ni mada yenye upeo wa hali ya juu ambapo utakuta ni wachache sana kati yetu ndio wenye uwezo wa kuyaelewa na kuchangia ya maana.
ReplyDeleteWatu kama Nalitolela ndio matunda ya elimu yetu duni, unaona anashabikia kanyaboya na kuuliza bila aibu kwamba kuna ubaya gani kuchoma moto bidhaa zenye hatari kwa hafya yetu.
Hao ndio wasomi wa kitanzania, na bila aibu ana kuita fisadi kwa kuwa umekemea bidhaa feki za kichina. Sijui nani ndiye mwajiri wake, na watu.
bwana mashaka, tunakuaminia na kukuombea kila la kheri. mungu akulinde tufike 2015 salama. walete wenzako, january pamoja na shayo. hawa ndio wenzio ambao tumeshawaona watakusaidia katika utawala wako.
tunashukuru sana kwa ujasiri wako na moyo wako wa uzalendo. hachana na wakina natolela ambaye hapo nyuma alikuwa mshabiki wako, naona leo kakugeuka. !
shangazi. kwa bi mkubwa
Huyu kijana ndio wale wajaluo wa wakina Obama na Raila Odinga.
ReplyDeleteNadhani wadau mtagundua kutokana na Rhetoric yake, hana tofauti na Obama wala Raila. Watu kama hawa mara nyingi huvaa nguo za ukondoo ilhali ndani ni wanasiasi wenye itikadi kali. Ila nakupongeza kwa kipaji ulichanacho cha kuweka mawazo katika maandishi na lugha iliyowiva.
what mashaka said is absolutely true, I give one example of China doings, in DRC they gonna build tarmac roads/highways all over the country and health centres in every vilage as well as universities in every province in return they gonna dig out minerals for years until the money used in construction is paid back plus interested at the rate of 100+%, so guess what? how long that will take, mmmmm until the world is gone! that is ridiculous contract, is not it?
ReplyDeleteBwana Meshack:
ReplyDeleteNilimuona kwa mara ya kwanza alipokuja Star TV. Kijana ni mtu wa watu na mtaratibu sana, anajichanganya sana.
Nakumbuka tulikua naye chakula cha mchana
Siyo kawaida kwa vijana wetu wengi wanaotoka majuu tena wasomi na wenye nafasi nyeti kula vyakula vya mama lishe,
lakini kijana hakuonyesha makuu walivyo vijana wengine. Tulikuwa naye pamoja na kukaa kwa kuda tukipiga story.
Bwana mashaka, big up tunakusubiri urudi uingie bungeni. Kamera zetu zitakusindikiza hadi kwenye jukwaa
Kwa kifupi aliongea Kiswahili nasi muda wote, alikula bila majigambo, kwa hiyo kijana ni kijana mnyenyekevu na anayefaa kuwa kiongozi.
Ni mtu wa watu anayejichanganya vizuri sana. Sikujua kwamba ndiye Joni mashaka ambaye nilikuwa nikimsoma kwenye mablogu, ila nilikuja kugundua baada ya yeye kuondoka. kijana mtu wa watu sana,nitamfagilia kila siku
Meshack ni kumbuke, mdau wa star TV……tukumbukane basi,
Mashaka, hacha kuringa, mimi nilikwambia kwamba nitakupa watoto weupe watakaokuwa ma movie stars huko marekani. Dada la nguvu anayejiheshimu, anayetafuta mume mwenye “class”. Michuzi nimemuomba contacts zako lakini yeye kabania utadhania anataka umuoe naye.Yale ma-miss yanayokuandama hayana lolote kazi zao ni kuchuna mabusi. Nawe pia watakuweka kwenye kundi la ma victims wao. Ma miss hizo ndo kazi zao hapa mujini kutafuta mabwana wa kuwatunza, haya wewe nichunie tuu utakiona…………….
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Mh. Mashaka, January, Dr. Shayo na Ridhwani. Kwa hiyo naomba msinisahau ifikapo 2015 HAMNA MSHABIKI MWINGINE NCHINI TANZANIA ZAIDI YANGU .
NDUGU PETER NALITOLELA, WEWE UTAPEWA UWALIMU MKUU ILI UPATE MBOKO NA ADABU KWANZA . KWA MAANA BANGI ZA MUZUMBE LAZIMA ZIPUNGUE KWANZA KABLA YA KUPEWA HATA UTARISHI
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I have a privilege and honor of transcribing to Mr Mashaka’s topic, first we all appreciate the fact you taking your time doing whatever you been doing but I just wanna say few things that crossing my mind and making me agitated, there’s nothing wrong; per se; it’s just that most people who visit Mr. Michuzi’s blog are familiar with the Swahili and it doesn’t seem to be bringing people any closer by using English language, even Michuzi himself use Swahili 99.9% in his posting and people love it because we’re having our own little something. Your tantalizing glimpse that you’re offering can best be described as UJIKO and is absolutely absurd, also remember that life can be a struggle no matter who you are or how much you’ve accomplished and you’re making people believe that you’re whole persona is fake, What else can we say Mr. wannabe?
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Kijana wetu unaonyesha ungwana na moyo wa ushujaa kwa kuwa mtu mwenye uwezo wa kuwafikia maadui na marafiki kadhalika. Unaniachaga hoi na lugha yako ambayo siielewi.
ReplyDeleteSijui ni kwa nini unaandika kizungu kigumu wakati unapoongea na watanzania wenzako.
nakuomba kitu kimoja, Tumia hivyo vizungu ukiwa huko kwenye TIME Magazine siyo kwenye Michuzi. Hii inakuwa too much for michuzi.
hapa wabeba boxi tunakuja kusoma vituko, tukimaliza tunasafisha macho kwa ze-utamu siyo kingenge kigumu namna hii mtu wangu…
Robert Mugabe utakuua wee bloody american
WEWE PETER NALITOLELA, MUHIMBILI WANATIBU VICHAA BURE,,,,
ReplyDeleteAU WEE NDO MUZZA KANYABOYA KARIAKOO???? NAISI UNAUZA BIDHAA ZA UCHINA.SHENZI WEYE KADUGUBWASHA.
MZEE WA USWAZI
Wewe dada hapo juu, kama unataka tuzipige basi mimi niko tayari. utajiitaje wewe ndo first lady 2015 wakati mimi ndo nilianza na mashaka. i did the booking before you, sasa wewe mbona unaleta kujua,,,, bwana inabidi ufikiri maswala kabla ya kuropoka. wewe mashaka unamjua wapi? toka zako hapa, basi endelea, au ngumi zitaanza. mambo ya kuonewa au kuingiliwa siruhusu, nimeshafanya booking wewe endelea kutafuta na usomi wako. kwani nani anajali? jaribu kutafuta au kumpigia simu uone. kama ni urembo, mm mrembo basi kukuliko, usilete kkujishaua, nadhani ww ni kale ka miss muiba waume za watu. eh.. unaleta ufisadi hadi kwenye watu wa wengine, toba..
ReplyDeleteyou are right Mashaka. but what China is doing is the same as what western countries were doing and are still doing. so do not blame China for copying. trace the source.
ReplyDeletejust to remind you that China did not participate in many African violence as western countries. the main player of African problems is Canada. a very silent country, polite in appearance but destructive in nature. Canada always does not show up her face but rather use others. I can tell you that Canada is engaging in current African violence than China. Canada played a big role in the problems of Angola, Sierra Leone, Darfur, DRC. this is the country we have to discuss because is like a snake.
I would like to remind Mashaka that Sudan problems are mainly caused by western than China. they are after uranium not oil.
"China hailing the buying of mansion"; this is normal to African leaders. Kenya bought weapons while citizens are starving, Tanzania bought radder and a jet while people can't get clean water to drink. to me its better to blame African leaders who can not foresee the danger. they engage in contract which later turn into violence. selfish leaders. generally I conclude that lets China bring all friendly assistance but be careful with them.
mdau wa Arusha
Mashaka nadhani ni kwa vile unaishi Marekani. unapata habari nyingi za hawa wapinzani. Marekani wanaiogopa Uchina ndio maana wanaipandikizia mabaya kukicha. wanaogopa kuwa ikijitanua Afrika itafaidi zaidi yake. Marekani wamegundua kuwa ubabe haupendwi na watu wengi na kwamba uchina inafaidi kwa sababu ya upole wao.
ReplyDeleteamini usiamini; Africa is a potential place to invest.
bila majungu, mashaka una kipaji. tanzania inawahitaji vijana kama hawa 10 tu. ufisadi utakwisha
ReplyDeleteryoba
Mashaka is thinking in terms of 50 years ahead for Tanzania, Fisadis’ are thinking how to loot their ministry’s. These are the caliber of Kwame Nkrumah, Wole Soyinka, Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela who devoted their lives for their people. This youngman has a very brilliant future and we must support him. mzee wa vijisenti is thinking madili zake huko UK, and mashaka is thinking of dangers of Chinese product in our country.Hata bunge letu halijajadili kuhusu wachina, wao wanafurahia ruswha wanazopowe kwa kushabikia mafisadi wenzao. Nadhani muda umefika wa watanzania kutazama uongozi au viongozi siyo hoja tu, bali kwa vitendo vyao
ReplyDeleteIt is time we give this breed of Mashaka Shayo and January a chance to lead this nation. We need these young people to come forth and demand change. The voters, we are ready to give them the benefit of doubt as long as we can leave ufisadi behind us. It makes me wonder how someone can post a bind of 3. Billion yet was working for less than a million in salary a year. Only in Tanzania, where the powerful rule and the poor sink in poverty. Mashaka has written extensively on the fate of this nation, but seemingly his brilliantly crafted articles enters in dead hears. All he spoke about economic are coming true, we are losing jobs in this land, our tourism is deteriorating, but the government has never come forward to tell the people how the problems is going to be solved or what plans they have in place.
A country’s success depends on her people’s ability to fight for their own. This new breed of leadership is the alternative we need to close the widening gap between the haves and have notes in our country. Mashaka’s maturity to lead is clear because he is stern and bold in his decisions, yet humble and modest on the other hand. Young man we love and treasure YOU., just come back and join dr slaa, Mtikila and other patriots who are dying for their country. I am crediting you for your brilliance and articulate abilities. You can initiate, build and defend ideas. This is what we are lacking in our country. We have people who spend much of their time thinking how to loot the public wealth yet majority in the country dying with poverty. I was shocked when I came to Tanzania and visited Wizara ya Mambo ya Ndani, wakina dada wanaofanya kazi pale, I don’t know whether they are lawyers or what not, they don’t deserve to be there because they don’t know what they are doing but trying to show off their stupidity.
Our TBS and other organs let these Chinese products into our country for the simple fact that, someone gives them a fair shake. That is why we are so poor and have no hope of ridding ourselves of poverty, even the Chinese to us looks like Gods. We must wake up now we have people like you and Dr. Shayo. Please come back home, don’t let the Wall-Street money corrupt you and forget your country that raised you. The Americans love you because they know what you are worth. Tanzanians must now embrace you young man, you are incredible and a thinker of another caliber in another planet
Chachama
Wajinga ndio waliwao buyers be aware caveat emptor.china rules.
ReplyDeletenashukuru mashaka kwa uchambuzi wako makini na wenye dira safi.Ndugu mashaka.haya mambo ni magumu na mazito,nathani kila mtanzania na mwafrica analiona hili na nathani ni wakati umefika kwa waafrika kuamka na kuungana na kuwa kitu kimoja ilituweze kuumaliza huu ubepari ambao kila nchi tajiri macho yatakuwa africa,nashaur kuundwa kwa currecy itakayotumika africa na kujenga mikakati itakayosaidi kujenga uchumi wa pamoja ilikuweza kuleta ushindani na mataifa makubwa na angalau tufaidike na mali asilia tulizonazo.nathani hii ndo njia pekee kamwe hatutoweza kukabiliana na nchi tajiri maana kauli ni yetu ni hafifu.waswahili wanasema MTU MNZIMA ATISHIWI NYAU.
ReplyDeletekeep up mashaka but this time hatutakki mijadala ya matatizo tunahitaji zaidi niin kifanyike.
thanks MICHUZI.
Mdau-cal
Bwana ee china wako smart sana kama unaenda huko kubeba taka wachina watakuuzia naukienda smart utarudi smart.shauri@yenu.
ReplyDeleteMashaka,makala yako imekaa vizuri sana,na ulichokizungumza viongozi huwa hawakijui,tunaishia kuwa YES SIR.Kwa kuongezea anachokifanya sasa China ndicho walichofanya na wanachokifanya hizi nchi za magharibi,ni mijitu mitapeli sana.
ReplyDeleteAfrika tunaweza kutoka kivyetu bila kutegemea mkia wowote ule,uwe mweupe au yellow.Tuna ardhi na raslimali nyingi,kinachohitajika ni good policy,good leadership,eduaction,nakuambia Afrika tungeamka hakuna cha Europe wala Asia,sie ndio tungekua tunalisha dunia.
wadau, sisi tunajitolea kumlinda mashaka hata kwa damu zetu kwa hiyo asijilete mtu kujifanya kwamba yeye sijui nini na ikawa. Peter nalitolela tutamsamehe kwa sababu yeye swala lake ni la mental kwa hiyo hatutamuhukumu. mashaka shayo na january tutawalinda kwa sababu ni vijana ambao wanadiriki kutoa changamoto wakati mafisadi tunayohapa yanazidi kunenenepa ilhali nchi inadidimia. hawa ni viongozi wetu wa kesho kwa hiyo, hawawawezi kuchezewa, nadhani kimeeleweka, us blogger na takataka nyingine yote myatafakari mnayoyasema dhidi ya hawa vijana wetu watatu wakiongozwa na mashaka. wachina wanachafua nchi yetu na bidhaa zinazochafua mazingira na hata kusababisha hasara kubwa kwa taifa lakini hakuna hata kitu kimoja kimetoka hadharani kukemea haya maovu leo kijana wetu kajitokeza, alafu wengine wanaleta kejeli, watanzania johnson mbwambo anasemaga tafakari, nanyi mtafakari
ReplyDeletembona watu hawatumii nafasi hii kujadili hiyo mada?kusoma kwa mtu nje ya nchi ama ndani ya nchi haijalishi uwezo wake wa kufafanua jambo ambalo analiona linamananufaa kwenye nchi yetu.mada yake inaitaji kufikiria na kutoa maoni sio mtu anajadili kuhusu uandishi wa mada hiyo kwenye lugha fulani kitu ambacho hakileti mana yeyote. swala la bidhaa kuchomwa ni swala la wafanyabiashara wa kitanzania, kwani wao wanachagua bidhaa kutokana na hali yetu ya kiuchumi bila kuangalia ubora wa bidhaa yenyewe..sidhani kama nchi zilizoendelea umeshasikia bidhaa a china inachomwa mwoto!hawakubali kuingiza bidhaa feki....swala la siraha na mafuta walijadili sana baada ya 2006 beijing, china and africa summit..china ipo mbioni kutafuta resources kwa udi na uvumba..atakuuzia silaha kama unahitaji ili apate profit. usisahau kua china policy kuhusu human right haijapewa kipaumbele ndo mana ukiwa mchina kama ukiua basi unanyongwa...mashaka big up kwa mada yako njema.
ReplyDeleteNakubaliana na wadau waliosema kuwa wizara husika na wafanyabiashara 'walafi' ndio wanaotuangusha kwenye hili. Hata Amerika wana bidhaa kutoka China. Hii ni kwa sababu huko China kuna bidhaa tofauti kwa masoko tofauti. sasa kwa kuwa wafanyabiashara wetu wana motto of "shilingi izae shilingi" basi hapo ndio wanapotukomesha na hizo bidhaa za soko la dunia ya tatu! Laiti hao TBS wangekuwa wana vituo kila eneo kama customs, labda tungepunguza kasi ya uingiaji wa bidhaa hizo. If and only if, kila mtu atafanya kazi yake ipasavyo, siyo kuji-EPA-laisi.
ReplyDeleteEbwana mashaka hizo taharifa zako tuma hata kwenye blog ya wana ccm wa marekani nimeona mtandaoa wao unawashabiki wengi kweli kweli. link hiyo hapo www.ccmmarekani.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteNALITOLELA WA MZUMBE, MWENYE ELIMU BORA YA UCHUMI. KAMA ELIMU UNAYO, USIKAE NAYO PEKE YAKO, SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS AND GENERATION TO COME. HUPEWI ELIMU ILI UKAE NAYO PEKE YAKO...UNAVYOFANYA WEWE NI UCHOYO, AMBAO HUJA KUZAA UBINAFSI NA BAADAE UFISADI. HAMNA ALIYEKUKATAZA KUTOA MAONI YAKO YA KILE UNACHOKIJUA KWA MANUFAA YA WOTE. TULIPO HAPA LEO NI KWA SABABU MABABU ZETU WALITURITHISHA ELIMU NA UJUZI WALIONAO KWA NJIA NYINGI..MOJAWAPO NI KWA NJIA YA MAANDISHI. MASHAKA TUNASHUKURU KWA MAONI YAKO YENYE BUSARA NA KINA..NDIVYO TUNAVYOJIFUNZA NA KWENDA MBELE. HAKUNA ANAYEJUA KILA KITU, HATA MASHAKA SIO KWAMBA ANAJUA KILA KITU, ILA ANAPOTOA MAONI NA WENGINE KUCHANGIA NDIVYO JINSI ANAVYOZIDI KUJIONGEZEA UELEWA WA JAMBO ALILONALO. HII ISSUE YA WACHINA KWA KWELI NI YA KUITAZAMA KWA MAKINI, MIMI NIKO ZAMBIA NA NINAWAONA...WANAWARUBUNI MACHIFU NA WATU HATA HAWAFIKIRII IN A LONG TERM WANAFIKIRIA KILE WANACHOPEWA WAO BINAFSI NA SIO MAISHA YA WATU WAO. CONDITIONS ZA KAZI KWENYE SEHEMU WALIPO NI ZA KUHUZUNISHA. NA HAPA KM TZ AHADI SIMILAR ZIMETOLEWA..SIJUI KUJENGEWA UWANJA WA MPIRA, HOSPITALI N.K..... WAKAT UMEFIKA NCHI ZA AFRICA ZIAMKE NA TUACHE KUTEGEMEA MISAADA KAMA VICHAA..MISAADA INAPOTAJWA TUNACHEKELEA MPAKA JINO LA MWISHO..FOR GOODNESS SAKE WHY?..LETS US BRAINSTORM NA TUANZE KUJIINUA TARATIBU..TUPEWE ELIMU NAMNA YA KUJIKWAMUA BADALA YA KUTEGEMEA MISAADA. HATA IKIBIDI KUCHUKUA MIKOPO YA HELA YA KUJA KULIPA BAADAE NA TUITUMIE KUELIMISHA WANANCHI NJIA MBALI2 ZA KUJIKWAMUA KIUCHUMI. SIO KUCHUKUA MIKOPO MF: YA KUJENGA HOSPITALI, KUCHIMBA KISIMA..HAPANA TUCHUKUE MIKOPO YA KUELIMISHA WATU WETU KUWA MADAKTARI, WAHANDISHI, WANAUCHUMI, WAJARASILIMALI..HLF MHANDISI AJE KUTUMIA ELIMU YAKE KUJENGA HOSPITALI NA KADHA WA KADHA. BILA HIVYO UBONGO UNAZIDI KULALA..HAKUNA TUNACHOFIKIRIA AU KUTUFORCE KUWA CREATIVE. HAYO MACHACHE
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ReplyDeleteYou just killed me!, lol!, maaan, you're soo funny, jamani naomba kukushauri kitu kimoja, lol!, punguza kuandika 'zidumus' so that you can save a little bit for the next Internet time. Unajua tena credit crunch, lakini ningekusaidia kaka angu ili tuendelee kuwa incourage J. Mashaka, Dr. Shayo and January M. so that they agree to be our next Prez., Vice and P. Minister. And I'll definately vote for you too to be mkuu wa wilaya. You Rock!
Keep it up bro!, very funny!
@ anon 2:51am
Girl!,(umenichekesha, eti michuzi anataka kuolewa nae, lol!)funny!, I just want to encourage you not to lose hope. I like your guts, labda kaka Mashaka atakuona with your charm. Najua mimi mwenyewe sijachangia kitu lakini, may be try and contribute something a little different in his article.
But, don't lose hope and keep the charm, YOU GO GIRL!
@ All ladies in here.
Ukiondoa anon wa 2:51am.
Girls, this's a shame. Is this all we can come up with? kuomba uchumba kwa Mashaka? what about contributing something intelligent to his article? Unless if you're anonymous. But, most comments from girls, it seems, all they contribute is 'kuomba uchumba' I know I haven't contributed anything in his article but, this's disgusting!, if all (us girls) we can come up with ni kuomba uchumba. I know he is every girls's dream but, lets show some intelligence too. Tusionekane kuwa kazi yetu ni kuolewa au kuwa company ya mtu tu, We're smart, brilliant and we can have the same intelligence, personality and education to die for. I know some are already have it all but, we shouldn't undermine ourselves. Yes we can girls, we can be economists, analysts, scientists etc. Hata kama ni mzuri kama malaika, Beauty goes well with brains!
....maamma mbavu zangu!..maaamma mbavu zangu!..maaaamma mbavu zangu!..hiii hiii hiii hiii hiiii, ahh!(kicheko cha kutoa machozi)...Mahokaaaaa!!!!
ReplyDeleteUZENGERE
Kaka Mzalendo,
ReplyDeleteHonera sana kwa article njema. Imefunua macho baadhi ya watu waliokuwa wakiiona China kama mkombozi. Achana na akina Nalitolela. Ndiyo maana kuna maneno kama wapumbavu ambayo yaliumbwa kwa ajili ya watu kama hao.
Kwa ubaguzi ,wachina wanaongoza. Angalia wanavyowatreat wafanyakazi weusi. Halafu kama si uongozi wetu kuendekeza rushwa,wanatoaje kibali cha kazi kwa mchina anayeuza ice cream au maua?
Tunaheshimu mchango wao ila inabidi tuwe waangalifu. Tusije uza nchi kwa ajili ya kiwanja cha mpira tulichopewa ambacho watacheza Simba na Yanga.Kisa? Eti tunapenda saana mpira sisi
Tanzania hatutakuja kuendelea, kama wasomi wetu ndio hawa akina mashaka, na wananchi ndio hawa wanao support chochote anachokiandika, na nina wasiwasi bila hata kusoma kile kilichoandikwa.
ReplyDeleteHii article ingeweza kuwa iliandikwa miaka ya 50 - 60, kuhusu ukoloni mkongwe. Kwa Maoni yangu, "China is our devil of choice", kwani kwa miaka zaidi ya 70 ya kuwaabudu hawa 'western countries' hatuja piga hatua yeyote. Angalau kwa maendeleo ya Uchina mtu unaweza kupata simu mpya ya mkononi kwa T.sh, 20,000 television kwa 45,000, tiles 6,000 kwa square metre n.k. Unajua bei za vitu hivyo vikiwa made in USA au Germany? Nchi yetu imekuwa shamba la bibi kwa muda mrefu. Hatujanufaika chochote na Madini tuliyo nayo, Wazungu wakijichotea bure, na wakati mwingine kutumia fedha zetu wenyewe kwa kufungua migodi yenye kuwanufaisha wao. Serikali ya China inwawajibika kwa wachina, sio kwa wamarekani au kwa Watanzania. Wakipata fursa ya biashara wanafanya, Silaha wanauza, mtafanyia nini, hiyo ni juu yenu wenyewe. Tatizo ni wananchi wenyewe...hawana lolote la kuchangia zaidi ya ... CCM JUUUUU!! sasa wameanza Mashaka JUU JUU JUU ZAIDI .... Wizi Mtupu!!
Please Mr. Mashaka I need more clarification on the following from your article.
ReplyDelete1. Who is the honest player at UN Security Council?
I quote “Selling weapons to rebels, and supporting illegitimate and rogue regimes…” can you explain to me the following.
2. who are Good rebels and Bad rebels
3. what is a rogue state and non rogue state.
otherwise as the article mixing good and evil and dispointing the TRUTHER.
By RAF
Contribution to John Mashaka’s anxiety about China goal in Africa
ReplyDeleteIf I remember well, Africa was the subject of extraordinary international political attention in 2005 when, UK politicians and journalists dubbed it ‘The Year of Africa’. Along with climate change headache that is terrorising many governments around the world, the UK Government made Africa a priority during its joint presidencies of the G8 and the EU. 2005 was also the year of the Make Poverty History campaign, with its white wristbands and Live8 concerts. Focused on the issues of aid, debt relief and trade, the campaign engaged millions of people worldwide around the demand for greater justice for the world’s poor, especially in Africa. But in my view there was one issue of critical importance to the development prospects of the continent that was almost entirely missing from these international discussions and campaigns. That issue was China.
China is not a new player in Africa. Its economic and political presence on the continent and its impact on Africa have grown exponentially in the last few years. And thus why I believe this has huge consequences for Africa, but it also has significant implications for western policy towards the continent were we are now seeing what we may describe as fighting them through other means.
Having read Mashaka’s concern, I think in my view China represents opportunities and risks for Africa. Managed well, China could bring real development benefits to Africans. For example, China could be a major new source of investment and development assistance, and contribute to higher levels of trade and growth. There are also important lessons that Africa and Tanzania might learn from China’s remarkable development success of recent years. In just over a decade, between 1990 and 2001, the numbers in China living below the internationally agreed US$1- a-day poverty benchmark fell by 165 million. Over the same period, absolute poverty levels in Africa rose by 77 million.
Dealt with badly, however, China’s role in Africa may lead to deterioration standards of governance, more corruption and less respect for human rights. As a one-party state, with a poor record on human rights at home, China’s foreign policy is not driven by a concern to promote human rights abroad, in Africa or elsewhere. Instead, China prides itself on respecting countries’ sovereignty, and refraining from questioning governments’ domestic policies. For example, China has opposed tougher action in the UN Security Council against the Khartoum government over Darfur, and it has been a strong supporter of Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian regime in Zimbabwe.
In thinking through how Africans and the wider international community should address the new challenges posed by China’s role on the continent, a critical starting point is to better understand the diverse impacts of China on Africa.
Like other parts of the world, Tanzania is being affected indirectly by the phenomenal growth of the Chinese economy. Over the last 25 years, China has averaged an annual growth rate of 9.5 per cent. To fuel this economic expansion, China has sought access to raw materials worldwide, pushing up global commodity prices and leading to higher revenues for commodity exporters, including many African countries. China’s growth and its rapid expansion of manufactured exports have reduced the world price of manufactured goods, bringing benefits to many African consumers in the process. But at the same time, the rising global price of commodities, particularly oil, has disadvantaged those African countries that import these commodities.
In the last few years, China has also established a much more significant and visible presence in Africa itself. China is a major investor in Africa, particularly in the natural resource sector and in construction. China’s trade with Africa has risen four-fold in the last four years, and China has overtaken the UK to become Africa’s third most important trade partner, after the US and France. In December 2005, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced that China’s trade with Africa was set to increase to US$100 billion within five years, which would represent a ten-fold increase in less than a decade.
This investment has been accompanied by a deepening of diplomatic and political relationships with various African countries. In the last few years we have seen top-ranking Chinese representatives visiting Africa, including President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. And, between 2004 and 2008, China hosted more than 15 presidents, three vice presidents, six prime ministers, 10 parliamentary speakers and 14 foreign ministers from Africa.
These political ties have been cemented by soft loans, investment in infrastructure and through arms sales is not something Africa should be proud off. For example, China has undertaken the construction of large prestige projects linked to institutional interests in states like Uganda, Mozambique, Gabon, Mali and Tanzania. This includes the building of football stadiums and even government departments or parliaments.
Can we blame China or African government? I my view it is for Africa’s elected governments, the African Union, African regional organisations and African civil society to develop their own strategies for dealing with China. These leaders have put “their country first” and “their interest second”.
Nawakilisha, hoja!
Mungu ibariki Africa
Mungu ibariki Tanzania
Hildebrand Shayo
naweza kukukamata kitabu cha dini kuapa kuwa simchukii Mashaka kama Mashaka, lakini kwa kweli jamaa ana agenda sio siri kwa wanablog wa michuzi. Haiwezekani ghafla bin vuu kawa speaker ya kututangazia sera za marekani humu kwenye blog. Hivi kama una nia hasa ya kuonyeshea ufisadi wa kigeni kwa nchi maskini na nyonge duniani kwanini usianze na wakimarekani (unakoishi)wanavyoendelea kunyofoea roho za binaadam iraq, afghanistan n.k. na wanavyoendelea kuwaunga mkono wanaofanya kama wao kama kina waisrael dhidi ya wapalestina. Mimi sielewi inakuwaje macho yako yanauwezo wa kuona mpaka China, lakini hayawezi kuziona sera za nje za kidhalimu za washighton where you are sitting?????!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSiku hizi nimechoka kusoma maelezo mengiiii,ila kuhusu china ninachojua wanatafuta masoko na dhana za kuendeshea viwanda vyao.Pia kwa vile wanakuwa kiteknolojia wanatafuta jalala liko wapi ili watupe matakataka ambayo hawayaihitaji.Kwa kifupi si China wala Marekani wala taifa lolote lingine litakaloweza kutatua matatizo ya uchumi wa Tanzania bali ni watanzania wenyewe kujizatiti katika kazi na kutumia maarifa.Mfano mdogo nchi ya Misri inategemea mto Nile katika kilimo,na sijawahi sikia wananjaa hadi wanaomba msaada nje.Tujiulize je sisi tuna maziwa na mito mingapi na tuko wapi mpaka sasa??????????????????Hivi mimi sina digrii naliona hili je viongozi wetu amabao ni graduates nilitegemea wangeliona hili kuzidi upeo nilionao mimi na kulifanyia kazi.Hivi hatuwezi kujenga pampu za upepo kwenye mito na kuwawezesha wakulima walime kwa umwagiliaji japo waweze kuzalisha chakula cha kuwatosha jamani?
ReplyDeletekama kweli mzumbe ilimpa nalitolela degree inabidi avuliwe. huyu mtu ni mbuzi kweli, msomi gani jamani?
ReplyDeletemashaka kaandika makala ya world class ya kukuna vichwa lakini kaka yetu kwa ujasiri kaimwagia pumba za ajabu.
mdogo wangu mashaka, endelea. mambo unayoyaandika hapa nchini, nitayalalinganisha na ya hayati mwalimu nyerere, kijana umejaliwa sana
wachina nadhani ni uongozi mbovu ndio maana wanatamba barani afrika. tuombe mungu serikali yako na dr. shayo pamoja na january itakemea uzembe huu ambao umetanda katika nchi yetu. asante sana mdogo wetu
inaelekea kuna watu wanachukia tukimsifia huyo mashaka..
ReplyDeletengoja tuendeleze libeneke...
MASHAKA JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
MASENENE ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII..!hahahah
hahhahaah..inaelekea kuna mvutano baina ya 'warembo'...!!wengine ngoja tujitoe..hatutaki pressure!!!!!!ngoja tujipange kwa US BLOGER...hahahahha LOL
kigulunyembe
Well clearly to me the author is pro western. I am sure that he either ignored or doesn't know the ills that the western government have done through their so called aid funds.
ReplyDeleteHe talked about Chinese collaboration with rogue states, that is true to some extent but what about the USA friendship with the ex-dictators such as Musharaf of Pakistani, the un-elected Karzai of Afghanistan and their weapons which have been used by Israel against the Palestine people. Just recently after turning the blind eye on Israel attacks (which according to Mr Mashaka is a non-interference), the western countries have decided to donate $5.2billions to Gaza, the question is for what while they know that whatever is going to be built there will be destroyed again?.
Lets now go to the business relationships between China and African continent. It is true Chinese have self-interests but who doesn't?, the western world has been given us aid with conditions, forced us to open our economy so that they can dump their shoddy products and services. It is with great sadness that we can witness the westerners hypocrisy when they point their fingers to the Chinese way of doing business, by the way which is almost the same as theirs.
Yes the author is right to say that every country has its rights to choose a partner and Tanzania has a right to exercise its long term relationship with the Chinese simply because they don't come with conditions attached.
Was the author skeptical about the chinese who are in Tanzania at the moment?, well I am sure he knows that the largest number of ex-pats in Tanzania are British.
As a patriot too, I would love to see people like Mashaka to come back home to Tanzania and develop our country together and not throwing stones from the other corner of the world. Everyone is entitled to their points of view and this is what we need in our country, good debates on how we can take our beloved sleeping giant country to the next level.
Regards
Mtanzania
hii inaonyesha jinsi wengi msivyofikiria na kujua facts,sijui alichoandika mashaka kina nini mpaka kionekane cha ajabu,wachina hawajachukua chochote wala kulazimisha mtu kufanya nao biashara,bila wachina hata hizo TV anazowauzia msingeweza kuona,mchina anataka kufanya biashara tuu na halazimishi mtu kama wazungu zamani,huyo mashaka anaandika kama yeye ni mzungu amabye hataki mchina aingie Africa maana wanajua wanapoteza masoko ambayo waliyadharau siku nyingi,mambo ya bidhaa mbovu kutoka china ni rushwa za mafisadi wenu...acheni kuona wachina ni wabaya fanyeni kazi muache majungu,mashaka is all talk hana idea anaongea nini zaidi ya copy $ paste ili aonekane anajua,kwanza yeye sio investment banker alitudanganya
ReplyDeleteaisee we anon wa march 03, saa 11:50 AM umenifurahisha sana. ukweli watanzania tuko ivyo. CCM juuu, Mashaka juu. hao hao walisema Mtikila juu, wakachoma maduka ya wahindi. ndo hao hao waliosema Mrema juu. ni vipofu kweli kweli. ndo maana mafisadi wanafanya kila watakacho kwa vile walishangiliwa wakiingia madarakani na watashangiliwa hata wakiiba.
ReplyDeleteDu, ama kweli wabongo hatujambo. mtu akijaribu kutoa mada ili mutoe maoni mnaanza ati ametumwa. Jamani Mashaka kawasilisha hoja ili watanzania tujadili hasa wale wanaojua dunia inakwenda wapi. Huyo manazania mwingine anayeishi huko UK Dr. Shayo naye katoa mchango wake, sasa sijui naye katumwa kama mashaka?
ReplyDeleteJamani tuwe wabunifu wa kuwasaidia watanzania. Jana Waziri mkuu PINDA alionyesha udhaifu na challenge ambazo serikali ya Tanzania inakabiliana nayo. Pamoja na ukweli kuwa kwa mwansiasa kila swali lina jibu, alionyesha ni kwa kiasi gani mambo ni magumu Tanzania.
Ningependa tu kuwaambieni bila hawa akina mashaka na akina Shayo na wengine kujitokeza watoto tunaowazaa watakwenda wapi? Tunawajengea mazingira gani ya kuweza kuwa washinani katika mfumo wa kibiashara?
Ukweli ndiyo huo, tuache blaa blaaa na tujadili na kujenga hoja. tusiwe wansiasa tuwe wabunifu wa mawazo ya kukiwekea kizazi kipya cha tanzania mazingira ya kuweza kuwa na fikira za kuwa wabunifu.
Sote tunajua issue ya machinga
tunaelewa ni nani anaagiza hizi bidhaa
tunaelewa ni mfumo gani waagizaji wanatumia kuwapa wamachinga
Tunajua ni wapi na mbinu gani wanatumia kukwepa kodi
na serikali inaelewa haya. siyo mageni kwa Pinda, kwa Kikwete au kwa waheshimiwa wabunge.
Cha msingi ni kuwa we need kuanza kufikiria upya kwa kizazi cha tanzania.
hongera mashaka kwa mchango wako
hongera shayo kwa mchango wako
na wale wote wanaotoa mawazo ya kujenga hongereni
mungu ibariki Tanzania.
Tutafika tu. kama siyo leo, kesho
Huu ni mtizamo wa Mashaka na uendelee kuwa wake. Anachojaribu kufanya Mashaka ni kucheza ngoma asiyoijua inayopigwa na US dhidi ya China. US wana mgogoro na China maana financial crisis inatokana na bidhaa za China kuua soko la bidhaa zinazotengenezwa ndani hivyo kuyafanya makampuni kushindwa kujiendesha, ungeanza kuwashauri Wamarekani kwanza (wahache kununua bidhaa za China) uone kama hawatafuta hiyo greed-card yako maana wengi wanaponea hizo "feki" za bei nafuu.
ReplyDeleteMashaka, hacha vyombo vya udhibiti vya Tanzania vifanye kazi, wao ndio wenye jukumu la kugundua na kutuambia kipi "feki" na kipi "jenuini". Wachina wameingia Afrika tofauti kabisa na staili waliyoitumia hao waliokupa "green-card". Walipoingia kwanza walitufanya watumwa (wakahakikisha wanaondoka na raslimali watu), tulipojikomboa wakaanzisha "cold-war" ikatula mpaka tumebaki mifupa. Wachina wamekuja wala hawamkamati mtu masikio bali ni sisi tunaolipa nauli kufuata bidhaa kwao bado hao jamaa wanapandikiza sumu kwamba ni wabaya. Fumbua macho na uone ujue 1+1 ni ngapi!
BTW, karibu ujifunze ya China katika mambochina.blogspot.com
There has been a sharp increase on Diabetes cases in our country on recent times which is completely out of character with our past records.
ReplyDeleteI believe a Tainted product from China is responsible for the sudden deadly upsurge.
For the first time in our existence as a nation, we have many cases of diabetic children and youth let alone middle aged and older folks.
I call upon the good offices of "Mkemia Mkuu" to investigate the matter to save lives.
Mbona Peter Nalitolea hajaandika pumba? Wat wako baised sana na idea zinazopikwa na Mashaka na mwenzie Shayo. Hawa hawana lolote zaidi ya kukaa library na kusoma magazeti ya nchi za mgharibi. Kama wao kweli jueri si waandike The Economist tutawaona Mbona mnanyanyasa wanyonge kwa lugha mkidai mna machungu na nchi ambayo lugha yake ya taifa ni kiswahili. Nyie kaeni hukohuko msubiri Bail out manake mmelost na degree zenu za Oxford na Chapel Hill. Nikitafuta majina yenu kwenye journals zinazoheshimika hata siwezi kupata article zenu. Publish au perish. Mna jeuri? Hamna. Asanteni. Zidumu fikra za Nalitolea.
ReplyDeleteMashaka gombea umayor wa kitongoji chako kisha ujijenge hukohko uliko. Shayo nenda kasikilize wabunge wa labor party wakibishana huko London. Na mshaka angalia recovery ya huko Marekani.
Tanzania petty traders need to have a strategy with importing China products to Tanzania. MInistry of industry and trade should protect consumers from being manipulated by petty traders. You have to understand that in China the copyrights laws are enforced differently. There is a large presence of fake products, some do prefer fake to real ones in order o save money. Why should I overpay for Gucci shoes if I can buy fake ones and throw them away when I don't need them. Gucci wants to be the only beneficiary of all revenues from any item with its brand.
ReplyDeleteChina allow black markets and think they increase productivity/profits and reduce unemployment. I may be illegal in other countries,strictly illegal. In China you can do miracles and with China you can do miracles. So when you work with these people know what you really want and who you really want to deal with.
China is by far highly advanced technologically,politically, and financially. You snooze you lose.We have to look at leaders of China and ask ourselves why they allow China to be China and then look at Tanzanian leaders and ask ourselves why they allow Tanzania to be Tanzania.
We need to have a competitive strategy in international trade. Before we start getting burned let's help these petty traders become more competitive and formulate a strategy that will minimize trading risks and maximize trading benefits. China is a great business partner let us learn how to negotiate with these people. You get what you negotiate. IF YOU NEGOTIATE JUNK YOU GET JUNK. GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT.
Kuwa na madini wakati huwezi kuchimba si hoja, Barrick Gold Mining akiwadhulumu mnaona sawa akiwadhulumu Mchina mnaona hapana. Kwa nini mdhulumiwe hilo ndilo swali la kujiuliza? Cover and protect yourself first. Tunakimbilia mayai ya kuchemsha tunaacha kuku mtaga mayai. Tutacompete vipi kwenye egg business bila kuwa na kuku? yai likishachemshwa haliwezi tena kutoa kifaranga hivyo ni wazi kuwa utashindwa game na kubaki ombaomba. Kujengewa kiwanja ni jambao la aibu sana sana, sioni sababu ya kusema asante. Hicho ni kielelezo tosha kuwa tumelala usingizi mzito sana. Kiwanja kilitakiwa kujengwa na vijana wadogo tu wafanya biashara. Mpaka tusaidiwe na Wachina kujenga kiwanja?? Wametuona mazoba sana ilitakiwa tukatae kwani matusi makubwa. Huko ni kutukanwa kiuchumi. Yaani tumepasi mtihani wa kuonekana tunafaa kuburuzwa. Carrot and stick strategy in action, sasa mkae sawa kucharazwa bakora, there is no free lunch in capitalism. Socialism is dead.
We must think 150 years of China????!!!!! Mahoka na majungu matupu. Tutaanzia wapi Mashaka?? Aisee umezidi kuwaza mission imposible ndio maana umejificha unasubiri bail out. Recession mpaka 2011 au 2015? Utazeeka bure nchi za watu.Bora mjaribu kuwa masenator wa majimbo yenu tuwaone kwenye TV namna mnavyojitolea nchi za ugenini. Chukua Chako Mapema. CCM.NCCR mageuzi yako huku recession iko huko. Recovery iko huku depression iko huko. China can be a stepping stone towards sustainable development. All we need is sustainable competitive advantage and people who are willing to study and move forward with a better strategy in international business. Tanzania need a better strategy in international trade not only with China but with all strategic partners and its neighbors/neighbours. We are the ones to think big and act accordingly.
ReplyDeleteMzalendo Kweli.
China-Africa love affair make observers jealous and Mashaka is one of them. We think as the relations get stronger envy will continue and Africa will continue to gain more attention and respect globally. Africa is going to help China be the super power ahead of US, Germany,UK, and Japan. What do you think about importing a brand new car from China for just $2000?
ReplyDeleteChina is a radical innovator and competitor and wants to change the status quo of other nations. With Africa at hand Chinese believe they can achieve their goals and at the same time help Africa get a better recognition and better respect. Huu ni kweli na uwazi tuache kuwashambulia Wachina kwa kisingizio eti wanauza bidhaa feki. Feki zipo na jilinde usiingizwe mkenge manake hio ndio free trade.Ukitaka genuine products zipo ukitaka feki zipo huyo ndio mchina, everything is available to the consumer. Wanna spend more? Wanna spend less. It's up to you, there is a market for everybody.
Mzalendo Kweli, Napenda Kiswahili na Kingereza pia napenda.
Rejecting China influence on Africa while accepting European or American influence is a stupidity that can not be tolerated by modern thinkers. Mashaka is pretty sketchy and I am representing the views of conservatives who dislike hypocrites. In many ways we are going to gain if we help China beat the rest of the world. It is time for Africa to make choices that anti-IMF, Anti-Coca Cola, anti-BP, anti-Shell, anti-Barrick. anti-Sony. Africa for China and China for Africa. All africa need is a better strategy in dealing with China. They can not be angels but they have a potential of becoming saviors. Let Africa become great suppliers of raw materials and energy to support fast growth in China industries. Let Africa receive the payment for their job, there is no free lunch. We can learn a lot from driving Chinese cars. Why SamSUng, Why GE, Why Toyota. Let them compete to get our resources and we can identify opportunities to increase the price of our commodities. Africa can not be a major player but can support China and make them major players and gain as China continue to prosper. The prosperity of China will benefit Africa in many ways. It is up to African leaders and African themselves to debate and decide what is best for them. I am supporting the fact that China need help and Africa can be the best partner to enable China achieve its mission. They are not stupid and we should not be stupid. They know how to play diplomacy and the love affair will make many countries jealous. Watch Chinese banks and Airlines in Africa. Wacheni waje low skilled labor sijui nini hizo ni propaganda za magharibi tu.Mbona hao highly skilled kutoka Ulaya na Amerika ni wezi na
ReplyDeletecorrupt kama mafisadi wetu vilevile??
Wewe uliyemshauri bwana Mashaka kupeleka hizi article zake kwenye mtandao wa www.ccmmarekani.blogspot.com usitake kutuondole uondo wetu kwenye blog yetu tukufu. CMM hao watu wa marekani waendelee na shughuli zao na sisi tuendele na zetu. Nimetembelea huo mtandao nimeona wanajitahidi kiasi chao.
ReplyDeleteMashaka Juuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!
US Blogger kama umeona hii kitu tafadhali jibu ili libeneke liendelee!!!
ReplyDeletekuhusiana na dili la kongo na china nimeona bbc mwaka jana
ReplyDeletereport : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7000925.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1658_assignment_2008/page12.shtml
video yake ni dakika ishirini sijui kama bongo mtaweza kuiona kwa ajili ni ya news night (mambo ya tv licence)
waziri mmoja wa kongo aliulizwa wachina watafaidika na kuliko kongo akasema kwani sasa hivi congo tuna nini ukizingatia western contries wamekuwa wakichukua madini mda wote huu nothing
video http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/fromthewebteam/2008/07/newsnight_wins_again.html
soma na ungalie video halafu uchambue mwenyewe, mimi sina mda wa kuchambua
mdau uk
hii video ni nzuri sana imeshinda award fanya uingalie
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/fromthewebteam/2008/07/newsnight_wins_again.html
mdau uk
Stupid idea!!!
ReplyDeleteIf we are serious lets question the theft that is happening within our country, and not questioning fake stuffs that are flourishing everywhere in this world.
Let’s see Mashaka writing an article of how we can deal with emblezzment, corruption and umangi -meza , that has been our core problem in Tanzania.
Let’s see the true you on addressing issue that we face now and not scape-goating our problems to individual foreign citizens or countries that has nothing to do with our corruptions.
We have seen this in USA; some years back, when people were masking their problems by saying illegal immigrants are the ones causing all problems in US, or ,its blacks because there are ones in welfare programs. In reality it wasn’t even one of those but the economy was starting to turn upwards down and we came to know the reality now.
Let’s wake up and stop blaming stupid individual Chinese on exporting fake products. The one to blame is our country and especially government officials who allows its importers to buy fake commodities and ship them in our country. Is it not ok to blame our government which makes itself profitable by taking customs revenue on fake products? Or allowing the fake goods to pass without any TBS checkout, or allowing the revenues to end up in hands of corrupt TRA officials?
SOMA HII MUHIMU
ReplyDeletehii ni ya zambia ambayo inaifuata ile ya china kwanza anza ile ya china
video ZAMBIA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7355369.stm
video CHINA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7347686.stm
kwa mliokua uk mtaiona sijui kwa watanzania kwa ajili TV LICENCE.
nilivyoona tu hii article nikambuka mwaka jana niliviona hivi vitu na ya congo ilishinda award ya "Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards"
au
ingia bbc.co.uk kwenye search type china in congo au china in zambia au china in africa
nimefika china vitu feki ni watanzania wenyewe. mimi nilinunua vitu vyangu binafsi na kunamfanya biashara mmoja wa tz alikua ananunua feki ili kuja kuwabambika wa bongo (jina ninamuhifadhi kwa ajili atajua mimi ni nani ndio nilikua nae).
feki zinaanzia form 4 mpaka phd, kupitia richmond
mnaoita watu ma senene wakisema ukweli, mnasema hamna hizi habari link ndio hizo....
mdau uk
If China is looking for raw materials suppliers and markets for its fast growing industries in Africa where would Africa look for same things in its declining and stagnant industries? Tanzania must think of where it wants to go with its relationship with China. There are tremendous opportunities for gains and risks as well. Tanzania must understand the ability of China to be seductive in a relationship. They are go getters and in the end who gets screwed? Tanzania should not allow the continuation of mistakes that they have made in the past. Tanzania must welcome new and strong relationship with China. Chinese people can be a good tourist market just like Americans or Europeans.. Chinese people must understand that Tanzania has a zero tolerance for poor relations. We expect to gain and if that does not happen there is a chance for separation. If we gain as expected there is a chance for more integration and cooperation. I don't want people to buy the cheap propaganda that China is not a good strategic partner for Africa. There are mistakes and both countries should be responsible to fix those mistakes and achieve perfection. We tried focusing on the West it did not help us a big deal. This is a new era and China is a big player. China-Africa is my vision and it is going to succeed and Africa will prosper if it act smart collectively. Africa as a supplier will be a threat and a gainer. While US and China compete fiercely for cheap raw materials we should increase price and get rich. They have to pay the cost to get our raw materials. We need to charge these people if we have what they need fr their success. In this era,slavery and exploitation of Africa is history unless Africa want to entertain such behavior.
ReplyDeleten Tanzania, Reginald Mengi is not a nobody. Being the executive chairman of the famous IPP media group, he has just been nominated as one of Africa's greatest entrepreneurs.
ReplyDeleteIn an interview with Xinhua on the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Tanzania, Mengi said his country can benefit from China's 30 years' experience of reform and opening-up.
In the past three decades, China has maintained rapid and sustainable development, making itself now one of the world's largest economies and trading nations, he said.
"Its (China's) technological development that has taken it to space, " Mengi said. "(And) the opening-up has resulted in more global understanding of China and has enhanced its participation in world affairs." He considered Chinese President Hu's state visit, slated from Feb. 14 to 16, as another symbol of the long-standing friendship between China and Tanzania, and also an opportunity for the two nations to enhance economic cooperation.
"Chinese and Tanzanian businesses could form joint ventures in mining, large-scale agro-business, processing of agro-products, promotion of tourism between China and Tanzania, and investment in infrastructure," he said.
Mengi hoped Hu's visit could bring more aid, trade, investment in Tanzania's health and education sectors, more technological transfers and assistance in the country's capacity-building.
He also hoped China could help Tanzanians in their fight to eradicate poverty and to gradually reduce their dependence on raw material exports, and instead strengthen the production and export of value-added commodities.
Dear John,
ReplyDeleteI have had an issue. I have responded to your articles professional style but you seem never to come back when someone raises issues. In my humble opinion, thats not good. You've raised many issues directed at pointing mistakes about china, I like to comment briefly, first I can assure you we've heard everything you've said before. Nothing is new, however your intention of putting this article here is what surprises me. As some of your staunch supporters are describing you as a true tanzanian i would not have expected to take a position in the China Vs West fight for world resources, for any person who has followed up geopolitics of the world is fully aware of this continued crisis. My simple advice is just step out of it. Take a neutral position 'preach'what is good for Tanzania (I use the word preach with a light touch because you never responded to my questions to your earlier articles). I would not like to defend China or blame the west all what i can say at least chinese are more honest and more open in their deals. I can assure you the weapons which have killed over 4 million people in Eastern Congo were not supplied by Chinese and nobody is calling the killing in Eastern Congo a Genocide, in 2000 when Chinese government signed a contract for oil prospecting in Darfur immediately there was a crisis in Darfur and immediately there was a discussion was it a genocide or not .. My cry is with all the innocent people being caught in the middle of the geopolitical war of resources. Why is eastern congo killing not a genocide and darfur is ? and why is china blamed? simple answer is china has access to resources and the west dont. I have had time with people from Darfur I can assure you those are innocent victims just because the land they walk on has oil beneath. I pray to God my village should never have any of those precious resources (tantalum, tungsten, tin in Congo, or Oil).
I do believe that John you've time to watch news and read extensively, I would like to beg you to put analysis into some of what you see and what you hear and what you read. the first and foremost is the issue of economic sanctions, when Tz had those silent sanctions by refusing IMF conditions in early 80s the shelves in our shops were empty John you were too young to see those things, I formed my opinion then and I still hold the opinion sanctions are the weapons of mass destruction, they've been used in Iraq, Gaza, Zimbabwe and many other places. The most stupid reasoning is that the people will revolt to topple the government in power. The chinese are blamed for not participating in this game of killing innocent people. It is ironic to think that sanctions will affect the leaders, this actually has always increased dependency of the people to their leaders. If you applied analysis to this you would understand the issues the west has about china. My comment to this is dont blame uncle Bob for the mess in Zimbabwe blame the collective international community for administering a mass punishment to the people of Zimbabwe, and in this one the chinese have nothing to do with it.
In my previous life I have been in ICTs, I can assure you if you've have used any electronic gadget in the past 3 years then you must have been touched by chinese workmanship most components are made in china just open the casing things inside are chinese. they manufacture things of different quality to different markets the issue with us we choose the lowest quality, they dont force feed us with low quality equipment we go buy it ourselves.
Now let me tread into a field you'd be more familiar, as a big exporter in the world, and having a massive market for its own goods China has a very large reserve of US dollars, when they use it to by US treasury bills nobody complains .. when the same is invested in africa, it looks as if china is buying africa. Lets sit back and reflect Mr. Mashaka is this rhetoric about china really for the interest of helping a poor Tanzanian or is it about helping some western citizen? i would like to say the following something in the lines of what i read quickly in previous comments, the chinese are the lesser of the two evils.
I would add the following, we have to look at this from our own eyes we should stop singing other peoples songs and start singing our songs in our own voices. When Tanzania wants FDI we should not start choosing where it comes from, 'Beggars have no choices' should be our response when the west asks about our accepting aid from china. when it comes to real development we should be vigilant to ensure we get what we want, not what we're told is good for us. and we dont need to point fingers. Tanzanian development agenda should belong to Tanzanians and we should drive the process.
Tanzania Tanzania !
Nakupenda kwa moyo wote !
Nchi yangu Tanzania !
Jina lako ni tamu sana !
kwa sisi tuliosoma shule za UPE na kuimba wimbo wa Taifa kila asubuhi tunaguswa sana na kukosekana uzalendo, tuzungumze kama watanzania sio kama wamarekani wenye asili ya Tanzania.
Mdau,
Tandale kwa mtogole.
Mashaka, man you are very brilliant.i salute you regardless of what people say. Look at this article
ReplyDeleteWatanzania Wenzangu inabidi tuisome hii makala
Why China is trying to colonise Africa
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/3642345/Why-China-is-trying-to-colonise-Africa.html
By David Blair
Last Updated: 6:27AM GMT 01 Mar 2009
Comments 76 | Comment on this article
No one alive at the close of the 19th century could have missed the "scramble for Africa". A motley collection of robber barons, imperialist ideologues, explorers, rogues and adventurers - the likes of Cecil Rhodes and the appalling Leopold II, King of the Belgians - carved up the continent in the name of five European powers.
Today, few appear to have noticed that a second "scramble for Africa" is under way. This time, only one giant country is involved, but its ambitions are every bit as momentous as those of Rhodes and company. With every day that passes, China's economic tentacles extend deeper into Africa. While Europe sought direct political control, China is acquiring a vast and informal economic empire.
Reliable information on Beijing's African adventure is hard to come by. But we do know that trade between China and the world's poorest continent totalled about £30 billion last year - a sixfold increase since 2000.
China now buys about one third of its oil from Africa, mainly from Angola, where an £800 million deal to develop a new field was signed last May, and from Sudan, where Beijing built a 900-mile pipeline and invested at least £8 billion. China is spending another £1.2 billion on a new offshore oilfield in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Beijing has acquired mines in Zambia, textile factories in Lesotho, railways in Uganda, timber in the Central African Republic and retail developments in almost every capital.
The reasoning behind China's new focus on Africa is simple. If its economic boom is to be sustained, Beijing must find more raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods. Chinese oil consumption is forecast to grow by at least 10 per cent every year for the foreseeable future. At this level of demand, its domestic reserves will vanish within 20 years.
Hence the quest for overseas oil. Yet Beijing's options are limited. America and the Western powers have already snapped up the world's largest oil reserves. Saudi Arabia and Iraq - with 45 per cent of the world's oil between them - are in effect closed to China.
So the less developed tracts of Africa are an obvious target. Sudan's six billion barrels of proven reserves - with more still to be discovered - have become of vital strategic significance to China.
These facts are of deep concern to many Africans. Their governments may welcome Chinese investment, but Africa's independent voices do not share this enthusiasm. The consequences of China's new role there have already been catastrophic.
Thanks to Beijing's interest in Sudan's oil, President Omar al-Bashir's regime in Khartoum has received a windfall. Ten years ago, Sudan's oil revenues were negligible; last year, Chinese investment ensured that they totalled at least £3 billion.
Without this ready cash, Mr Bashir could never have sustained the war in Darfur, where four years of fighting have claimed about 300,000 lives, either from violence, starvation or disease. The military machine that has laid waste to vast tracts of land, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, was, in effect, bankrolled by Beijing. Moreover, China has sold weapons directly to Sudan, notably Fantan ground attack aircraft.
Elsewhere, China provides a convenient alternative for African leaders spurned by the West for their human rights abuses. Devoid of aid and foreign investment, President Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe would be entirely isolated but for China's backing. Beijing has given Mugabe civilian and military aircraft, and its experts helped design a new mansion for the old dictator, in the style of a Chinese pagoda.
Yesterday, the Chinese government assured Lord Malloch-Brown, the Foreign Office minister responsible for Africa and Asia, that any future aid for Zimbabwe would be purely humanitarian. Whether China will keep this promise is another matter: Mugabe's Zanu-PF has received Chinese money for at least 30 years; Zanu-PF's national headquarters in Harare - found, aptly enough, on Rotten Row - was built by China.
The harsh truth is that Beijing has become the ally of choice for Africa's worst rulers. While China likes to portray itself as a benign force in Africa, free of the historical baggage carried by the former colonial powers, Beijing's conduct is already resented.
During last year's presidential election in Zambia, the leading opposition candidate, Michael Sata, campaigned on an explicitly anti-Chinese ticket. Beijing's investment was, Mr Sata argued, almost entirely worthless for Zambia.
Yes, China had reopened some copper mines, but the workers were being exploited and all health and safety regulations ignored. An industrial accident at one Chinese-run mine claimed 46 lives in 2005. Later, workers rioted over low wages and poor conditions. Meanwhile, local companies were being driven out of business by cheap imports.
While Mr Sata lost the election overall, he won huge majorities in all the areas of Zambia affected by Chinese investment. His defeat prompted a day of anti-Chinese riots in the capital, Lusaka. Every Chinese-owned shop in the city was barricaded to avoid being looted. Meanwhile, shops owned by whites or Asians carried on trading without incident.
Even inside Mugabe's crumbling domain, it has not gone unnoticed that all three MA-60 aircraft supplied by China to Air Zimbabwe have a terrifying history of engine fires and emergency landings.
While Americans and Europeans have only just encountered shoddy Chinese consumer goods, ordinary Zimbabweans talk of "zing zong" products - by which they mean exports from China which have a tendency to break in your hands.
Like all empires, China's economic domain in Africa is stirring deep resentment. The wonder is that it has happened so quickly, and where the scramble will end.
TANZANIAN'S WE MUST WAKE UP"
ReplyDeleteI think this is our main problem. some have taken time to respond to Mashaka's article without understanding it.
Mashaka has not lebbeled China to be a devil. His analysis is not DEFINITIVE he is raising a concern, he has cited problems that we are all seeing, and been part of.
As you may be aware, Africa has been colonozed in so many ways by the West even the Arabs.
Today the fight to devide African is getting heated between the West and the Chinese, and all they are fighting for are our wealth.
We are being deceived by some cheap products while our wealth is being taken away. We are being decived while we are being award with help problens
Our houses are being burnt by the chinese products, our environments, factories, all are being destroyed at the expense of the chinese.
People, why cant we think on this terms and find a equitable means of partnership with the chinese?
Nobody is refuting the partenshing, Mashaka himself is not refuting the partenship, he is only urging caution before we cry faul
He went on to say, that if China is very much interested in Africa, atleast they should invest in peace as well, which is a very valid point.
Mashaka, your articles are too advaced for this blog; I am advising you not to post your articles here.
Most of the respondents are shallow minded people who do not read of digest issues, and this is the main reason we are poor and will continue to be poor.
They are people who simply dont get it and have no know how on the global affairs, and thus wasting your time to educate them. They are your fellow wabeba boxi
They rather discuss you as a person, than discussing your point. i have observed this so many times, when worthwhile articles are trashed by some lunatics. Dr. Shayo has written very brilliant articles.
Mashaka has written world class articles,to educate the public but some of us, Idiots cant understand that we are ourselves in the recession.
Please continue with your job and other endeavors, and stop wasting your time with our people. I am very annoyed on how some of them think.
Africa will never progress, if all of us are trying to discredit others rather than seeing the contents of the matters they raise.
Mdau
Bakari Mswemwa (Botswana)
kinachonoshangaza ni kwamba, msipochangia kwenye mada za mashaka nyinyi siyo wasomi? huyu kijana kweli anakuna vichwa hadi wengine wanachukua mida yao kumjibu. nadhani inabidi tufanye hivi kuwajibu au kuwaandikia viongozi wetu wanaoruhusu bidhaa ya kichina nchini kwetu
ReplyDeleteMashaka You Rock, Go Boy !
aisee jina mashaka, ni jina ambalo watanzania kamwe hatutalisahahu. jamaa utadhania ndiye mmiliki wa mitandao, yaani akiwekwa hata matahira hao na comments zao wakina peter nalitolela!
ReplyDeleteBARUA YA WA WAZI KWA PETER NALITOLELA
ReplyDeleteMZEE PETER NALITOLELA, KWA MASIKITIKO MAKUBWA NAPENDA KUKUANDIKIA KUKUOMBA KUFUNGA MUDOMO WAKO.
KAMA UNAUZA KANYABOYA NA VYETI VYAKO FEKI TOKA MUZUMBE BASI ENDELEA TU.... WATAKUNYANYA VYETI VYAKO
MUZUMBE NI CHUO CHENYE HADHI YAKE, NA WASOMI WAKE WENGI NI WATU AMBAO HAWANAGA MATATIZO YA AKILI. WEWE BWANA UNAVUKA MPAKA KWA KUONGEA USHUZI BLA MPAKA
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Dakika 30 za Internet Café Zimekwisha
Kama tunauza bidhaa nje hatuwezi kukataa bidhaa za watu wengine. Tutapelekwa kortini na biashara yetu itafungiwa milango nje.
ReplyDeleteKama Mtanzania Mzalendo hataki mali za China, basi asinunue, azalishe mwenyewe. Tuna nafasi kubwa tu, na wasomi wa kila aina. Kwa nini hatuzalishi? Umasikini umejaa, hatuwezi hata kuzalisha pipi au kandambili.
Siasa ya China Afrika si tofauti na nchi nyingine. Sisi tuna mali lakini ni wavivu. Wenzetu wamechangamka na wanatajirika. Tusiwalaumu Wachina, tujilaumu sisi wenyewe kwa uvivu wetu na kuwapa uongozi watu wasiojua kuongoza na kuzidi kuwapigia makofi kila siku. Miaka 20 tangu tupate uhuru kamili, Tanzania bado masikini kama mwaka 1970. Bado tunaomba misaada, bado tunakula matunda ya Afrika Kusini, bado tunapeleka wagonjwa nje kutibiwa, bado tunanyanyaswa mahakamani, bado pesa zetu zinaibiwa na viongozi wetu na bado tunawapa kura viongozi wasioona mbele kiuchumi.
Aluta Kontinua
@Mkereketwa yombo vituka.
ReplyDeleteSon!, you're killing me, lol!, lol!, lol!, man, you're funny!
Mungu Atasikia maombi yako na wote tunaomba iwe hivo. Na hawa wanene wote watakukumbuka wewe na sisi wote wananchi wakiwa kwenye ufalme wao, don't worry.
Sometimes we need people like you to cheer us up especially in this economic crisis. Keep it up!
NA WEWE UDUMU PIA!
UDUMU! (LOL!)
Ndugu baraka Msemwa
ReplyDeletenaona umeamua kuweka bayana mambo ambayo wasomaji wengi wamekuwa wakisahau.
Ningependa kuongezea kuwa mwaka 2005, Dr. shayo aliwahi kuandika article akizungumzia tabia ya watazania kutokuthamini bidhaa zinazotengenezwa nyumbani hasa Tanzania. Kama ninaweza kukumbuka vizuri alitoa dukuduku lake na madhara ya hali kama hiyo. Sidhani kama wasomaji mliwa kusoma hiyo article ambayo ilikuwa ndani ya gazeti la Dail News.
Hakuishia hapo, akayazungumzia hayo katika tofuti ya BBC alipokuwa anahojiwa nini hatma ya kuchangamkia bidhaa za kuzalishwa nje na kupuuza zile za nyumbani.
Mchakato wake ulikuwa wa makini kwani hakuwa anailamu China, ila alikuwa anatuelimisha ni nini madhara ya mienendo kama hiyo.
Nimefarijiwa sana nilipoona tena hii mada kuibuliwa na watu wenye vichwa kama Mashaka.
alipozungumzia kuwa kilimo ni muhimu wachangia wengi mlimuona kama mtu aliyepotea na hajui ni kitu gani kinaendelea
Ila kama mtakumbuka, serikali yenu sasa imesitisha kununua mashangingi na itanunua matrekata. Je hamuoni kuwa Raisi Jakaya anakubaliana na mtizamo wa mashaka?
PM Pinda akiongea na watanzania waliokuwa pale ubalozini London juzi alikubai kuwa Tanzania imenuia kuwekeza kwenye kilimo na inampango wa kununua matrekta. Je kwa wenye akili, Hata PM anakubaliana na Mashaka.
Hawa vijana Mashaka, Dr. Shayo, Rajabu, Ridhiwani nk ni kuwa ni chachu ya mawazo mapya wa kuifanya serikali kufikiria upya.
Ninaelewa kuna ugumu kwani JK anaweza akajikuta mambo hayaendi kutokana anaowachagua wanasera zao binafsi na siyo za kuliendeleza Taifa.
Mchango anaoutoa Dr shayo kwa mfano kutuletea mtizamo wa mwakyembe na bunge lenye meno ni kielelezo tosha kuwa niya ya vijana hawa ni kuelimisha umma na siyo ati wanataka madaraka.
Mimi ninaamini wako ok huko waliko ila ukweli ni kwamba wanaosoma makala zao na mawazo yao wasita kukubali kuwa challenged na watu hasa vijana ambao hawako kwenye "inner circle"
Yapo mengi sana sijui nianzie wapi!
Dr. Shayo aliwahi kuandika kuhusu stop bio-piracy kwa wale waliosoma hiyo artile waliweza kuona ni kiasi gani tanzania na rasilimali zake zinaibiwa. Je wabunge hasa wa eneo husika amefanya jitihada hata za kuwasiliana na Dr. Shayo kupata ufafanuzi zaidi?
Mimi nadhani tuache kuwa woga wa kuwa challenged. tukubali kuwa wapo vijana wetu wanaofikiria na wanamawazo mbadala wa kuwafanya viongozi wetu kuamka.
Umoja ni nguvu utengano ni udhaifu
hongera mashaka, Dr shayo na wengineo
Mungu ibariki Tanzania
China's True Intent in Africa,simple,is to get basic industrial raw materials for her Bursting Fastest Growing Economy in the World at any fucking cost!But not by the use of the barrel of the gun!They call it Trade Diplomacy which just like any function has "Reciprocals" and own code of "Protocals".Whats wrong with that?No buddy will ever force you to consent on anything? But the Chinese have had a good track record in Tanzania,for decades!Remember just a few,TAZARA Railway to Zambia;URAFIKI TEXTILES;UFI-Ubungo Farm Implements Factory;the Various Industrial Workshops for industrial spare parts;DEFENCE empowerment;etc etc.So,their coming back to Africa and Tanzania in particular can never be Breaking News,for sure!What we do need to fight is "OverDependency" on anything,not just the Chinese,but every body and every nation!But to raise an alarm on the Chinese is to forget your own History!You may have trouble in scanning your way forward,they call it,'YOUR FUTURE"!What may have changed perhaps is our Perception of the Chinese!The Chinese have changed over the years in "perception" BUT they haven't changed at all.They are the same Chinese we knew of the early Seventies!BUT WE TANZANIANS HAVEN'T CHANGED not one single Dot in our thinking!Check me out!
ReplyDeleteUnatafuta kampuni halisi ya mkopo wa kifedha kupata mkopo wa euro 10,000 hadi euro 10,000,000 (kwa mikopo ya kibiashara au biashara, mikopo ya kibinafsi, mikopo ya kibinafsi, mikopo ya rehani, mikopo ya gari, mikopo ya ujumuishaji wa deni, mikopo ya mtaji wa biashara, mikopo ya afya nk. ))
ReplyDeleteAu ananyimwa mkopo kutoka benki au taasisi ya kifedha kwa sababu yoyote?
Omba sasa na upate mkopo halisi wa kifedha. Kusindika na kupitishwa kwa siku 3.
KIWANGO CHA MKOPO WA KALAMU Sisi ni wakopeshaji wa mkopo wa kimataifa ambao hutoa kifedha halisi kwa watu binafsi na kampuni kwa kiwango cha chini cha riba ya 2% na kitambulisho halali au pasipoti ya kimataifa ya nchi yako kwa uthibitisho. Malipo ya mikopo huanzia mwaka 1 (moja) baada ya mkopo unapokelewa na kipindi cha ulipaji ni miaka 3 hadi 35.
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