Economic Meltdown, Should Sweep Lazy and Ineffective Public Servants? - debate

At the beginning of our discussions related to economic crisis, many of our readers objected to the fact that, our country, Tanzania, would be affected economically.
As usual, the writers were described as people out of touch with matters in the country, because Tanzania was immune to the crisis, as it was not integrated into the global financial system. Some taunted the crisis as the Western problem, neglecting the obvious amalgamation of the global economy.
Today without a doubt all of us are on the same page, that the economic crisis is pinching and painfully squeezing the country.

Even though, several possible solutions related to the crisis were touted including interest rate reduction, at the beginning of the meltdown, Today, Tanzania still stands as one of the countries with the highest interest rates.
Our Public officials including MP’s seem to be muffled with no Idea on how to face the crisis. Tourism sector is suffering, the manufacturing is almost dead, agricultural sector is suffering massively and in dire need of life support as a result of the fallen commodity market.

Service sector is retrenching workforce at an alarming rate, at the same time trying to reorganize. And when large economies like the State of California, starts to issue IOU certificates to their creditors, a smart individual will start to smell the scent of trouble in foreign aid or donor dependent economies.
On top of other sectors dwindling, we can only say, God save us all.

Tanzania is blessed with a PhD laden parliament which, we expected to take bold and urgent measures through vigorous healthy and intelligent debates to save the economy from sinking further into destruction. We expected these educated lawmakers to bring forth practical ideas on how to either tame or evade this turmoil.
The highly educated parliament was expected, in the least to pass emergency bills that would make it illegal to practice discriminatory lending or other credit issuance to the public, above all obligate all commercial banks to cut interest rates on temporary basis as a corrective move.
Central bankers across the globe have tried all they can to cut Interest rates in the effort to tame the meltdown.
The Bank of England has tremendously lowered their interest rates to historic lows, almost 0%. The US Federal Reserve interest rate stands at 1%. On the other hand, Tanzanian borrowers are forced to cough staggering 30% or close to it in some instances, and some of our revered policy makers, economic and monetary experts prefer hesitation in the name of political correctness or some simply moronic, instead of drumming support for the rate cuts to stimulate economic activity within the country.

It does not come into mind and quite incomprehensible, as to why a developing nation, more so a young economy would impose such high interest rates on borrowers. It would not be economically sound to impose a 20% Interest upon vegetable vendors who are the core pushers of the economic wheel. Such lending practices in tough economic situations in the name of risky borrowers translate to what is described as predatory and discriminative lending.
I also translate into the fact that, many of Tanzania’s commercial banks are meant to carter for the economically elite; corporations and multi millionaire customers who enjoy low interest rates as opposed to the ordinary citizens. In the most developed economies, very risky investments, rarely attracts more than 20%, and policy makers would be forced to look into or launch a probe to determine a root of such rates.

I concur with Dr. Hildebrand Shayo on his assertion that, the budget deficit will rise in the first half of 2010/11 and this will have huge impact on inflation, interest rates etc.
Indeed it is going to be, and a form dark and scary cloud hanging on our heads is quite intimidating. It needs to bring to reality some MP’s who believe that the public will never realize or come into know of their uselessness. However, the citizenry, all of us for that matter, should wake up and demand from each and every MP’s performance record, in relation to their promises to their electorate before we consider them once again viable candidates to represent our interests; in this case economic and social interest.

Though many of these PhD holders are “intellectually handicap” and have no idea how to go about working to contain economic crisis, they should be in position to explain candidly and vividly to their voters on how their five year mandate (tenure) changed their constituencies for the better before their mandates are renewed. Their do nothing strategic approach which is harming the country, should not be renewed, as in the case of Tarime, where innocent citizens are dying because their source of water is polluted by a mining company and the parliament is mute about it.

Only in Tanzania a politician can ignore a problem of his constituents, go back to them accuse his opponents, distort the facts, bribe them and get re-elected for doing nothing. In other parts of the world, their peers are re-elected because they have something to show for, during their years of public service.
Those tainted with scandals and corruption, normally takes the responsibility of resigning or not seeking further mandate to lead. And in this case what many Tanzania should need is mainly economic and social responsibilities of their leaders.

In the midst of the economic crisis, we should not be surprised if some of them have started to orchestrate the EPA replica schemes, which will guarantee them five more years of free public money and dozing seats in Dodoma. Should this be the case, Tanzania will, for sure follow the Iceland’s lead into economic into catastrophic end, in the case of EPA act II.
These leaders who believe on lifetime control of the country and perhaps passing the torch on to their offspring’s, must be held accountable through the power of the ballot, and the time do that should start now by scrutinizing their competency and effectiveness, which will be an excellent opportunity to render them vulnerable for the current tide of economic change sweep them under the ocean.

Mungu Ibariki Tanzania
John Mashaka
Mashaka.john@yahoo.com

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  1. I recommend the use Swahili language in addressing issues that could be of relavance to the entire population of readers. I am worried if all the readers of this blog are conversant with English.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 08, 2009

    Dude! Great points you are giving here! But you need to listen what many folks have asked you to do. Use Swahili.

    Meseji yako ni nzuri mno, lakini walengwa ambao ndio wengi hawata kuelewa ipasavyo kupitia lugha unayotumia. Naomba usichukulie swala hili kama vile ninakupinga, la hasha, nataka watu wengi wakusikie!! They need to hear this, so use swahili man!

    Tena, maelezo yako ni mazuri mno, tafadhali endeleze kazi hii pale uwezapo!

    MIMI NINAKUUNGA MKONO KWA HOYA HIZI KWA ASILIMIA MIA (100%)

    Aksante sana!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 08, 2009

    joni mashaka, heshima mbele. Atiko zako Mara nyingi ni za kuigwa kwa sababu zimetulia pointi hadi pointi. Nadhani hata wachumi wengi nchini wameanza kukuheshimu kwa kipaji ulichonacho. Wengi tumekuwa tukidhania kwamba ww ni mbabaishaji lakini siyo. Kitu ambacho ni lazima ukitambue ni kwamba bunge la Tanzania linatawaliwa na chama Na chama hakiwezi kujitekebisha bila kugongwa vichwa. Tutawagonga vichwa 2010 tumechoka na ufisadi haki ya mama. Kama mdau alivyosema hapo juu, taadhalibuendelee kutufundisha. Asante sana

    mdau Havana
    Cuba

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  4. AnonymousJuly 08, 2009

    Tatizo ni kwamba Jonh mashaka akishawekwa kwenye bulogu hali ya hewa uchafuka maramoja. Masenene na us bloga wanaanza kupigana na mashabiki. Lakini kazi nzuri sana bwana mashaka, hii atiko safi sana . Ningekuwa na uwezo ningeenda moja kwa moja kwa mh. Sitta kumpa kopi asome, hongera jiniasi wa Tanzania tunawakilisha kidedea kudadek

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  5. AnonymousJuly 08, 2009

    Wewe michuzi hacha ufisadi wa kubania comment zangu. Mm natumia blackblelly sio kaa weee mashaka hajui kiingeleza bana

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  6. AnonymousJuly 08, 2009

    Hello John Mashaka.

    To be honest,I dont see anything new from this long story,rather;it's merely a kind of english "show game",showing people that you are good in writting,which I doubt! because I have alredy spotted a number of mistakes that I dont want to disclose by now.Am ready to disclose them anyway,only if you keep on posting your articles in english.

    I have seen a number of comments from "good people" in some of your past articles,telling you to use the proper way of communication if at all you are aiming at helping the so called "poor Tanzanians".Strange,none of those comments worked!Is it because you dont find them usefull?or is because you know that WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WRITTING, IS BASICALLY TRANSLATION OF THE ISSUES FROM TANZANIAN LOCAL SOURCES, KNOWINGLY THAT IT WILL BE EASIER FOR THEM TO SPOT THE ART OF "COPY & PEST" ONCE YOU PUT IN SWAHILI?

    I have never dare to criticise you Mashaka,but you are now pushing me to start think of being among those who are against you.YOU DONT WANT TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE,ALL THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT THAT NOTWITHSTANDING!

    To me,you seems to be like a "standard IV",who have just started learning English and He/she want to prove his/her capability to the public.

    What a SHAME Mashaka,What makes you inconfident of writting in Swahili?

    mKuLimA-kIjIjInI gEzAuLoLE!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    kuna kiongozi fulani waziri ambaye analiogopa jina la join mashaka. anamuona kama mpinzani mkubwa, tena tishio wa miaka ijayo,,yani anamuona mashaka kaa mpinzani mkbwa sana, nadhani mnajua ni waziri gani ambaye anajaribu kupanga safu yake 2015. ni waziri wa mambo ya ukerewe. kama mnafahamiana mtajie jina lake uone atakachokuambia, nashangaa mkuu wa nanii hajapigiwa biti

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  8. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    chakula ya masenene

    blogu itavamiwa sasa hivi

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  9. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    US Blogger)

    I have, many time invited mr. mashaka to joining me in discussing the issues related to Tanzania economy but he seem to be continuosly dodging me. He thinks he is a superstar by writing difficult English which many Tanzananians dont understand.

    When I was doing my PhD at OXFORD I wrote a thesis which stands to be the best until today, it made me be the ladies men, and my record to be the best student has never been broken at OXFORD Economics department.

    Mashaka, needs to come into reality by being in touch with the country political and economic conditions which are so incondusive fr the poor majority. He thinks working for Wall-Street giant makes him a hero, Honestly when he dies, no one will come to burry him like they did to Michael Jackson.

    John Mashaka, needs to come to Tanzania, I will pay his ticket because I am rich, so that we can meet in Tanzania and discuss issues in TBC-1. I can talk to Tido Mhando to organize a debate for the good of the country with some of the MP's to expose Mashaka's interlectual dificiency. I am leaderned from OXFORD that smart people can square off in a debate

    Mashaka, I am still waiting for you to accept my offer.I will pay for you hotel and air ticket. Since Wall-Street is drying up, i know you are broke. I will also give you an allowance for your time in Tanzania

    US-Blogger.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    son of tanganyika original yohana mashaka masanja, from Musoma, you are becoming a synonym with economic crisis of 2008-2009. You have led the way in debating and challenging our leaders to do more.good to hit these dead bit MP's on their heads. This is an awesome article, you have nailed it, and hope you and Dr.shayo can hit more of these. You are the face of hope for our suffering. You are thinking beyond your years, who is thinking beyond 2100? None in Tanzania but you, forget what the haters say, keep on the march, and the end is not far.
    Like I said this from the beginning, while many of us can’t compete with you in an open intellectual and pen wars, knowing your might and competence to build and defend Ideas, I can certainly challenge you to come back home and join the politics, and see your resilience and might. The Dodoma gang will not let you go on with your cleverness, therefore all your writings seems to going to dead ears. The fisadis hate this kind of talk. they are going to silence you with $1million dollars and we will never hear from you again. They are very strategic, they need people like you to shut up then they take the charge.

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  11. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    BARUA YA WAZI KWA MH. MESIAH LAIS MASHAKA

    Mh. Lais Mesiah Yohanna Masanja Mashaka, Nashangaa ni kwa nini mashaka akiandika kitu wengi wanamuona kaa Mungu? Huyu mtu sasa akiandika kwa kizungu ndo tutajua ni genius? Hata Kiswahili utaonyesha usomi wako.

    Watanzania, kwa hiyo sasa hivi Mashaka akisema wote tukimbie kwenye shimo, wote hao tutamfuata kwa kuwa kasema Mashaka? Hizi ni njia za kutaka Urais.

    Pole sana kuzushiwa na kachangu ze-uuchungu.com .Bahati yako Ze-Utamu yuko rumande Dar. Pendo Jones Mpenda Umaarufu angekumaliza kabisa Huo ndo u-Supertar , karibu Tanzania na economic crisis zako.

    Sasa subiri urudi Bongo ndo utawakoma, watakuzushia kweli, niajiri mimi niwe bouncer kifua change kimejaa kishenzi, natafuta tu wazushi wa kudunda.

    Siye bado tunakula pilau na kusoma kure kwa shigongo tukipata muda. Economic crisis ilituingia mwaka 61 tulipopata uhuru kilichobaki ni kuzikwa tukiwa hai. Hayo matatizo ya kiuchumi ni yenu na mjomba Obama. Siye tunapeta tu. Umeandika vizuri lakini genius wetu jonh mashaka,
    Mdau

    MWZ.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Sifahamu kwa nini watu wamponde Mashaka kwa kuandika kiingereza ikiwa ni lugha kama nyingine. Fahamu kwamba sasa hivi ni enzi za utandawazi. Kwa upeo mdogo ulio nao unadhani kwamba Mashaka anaandika ili Mtanzania tu asome. Basi kwa nini usitake aandike KIKURYA ambayo ni lugha aliyozaliwa nayo? Bado vile vile hutamwelewa tu na yawezekana ujumbe ukawafikia wachache maana sio wote Musoma wana internet!!Vile vile kumbuka kwamba hata kama angeandika kiswahili bado kuna wengi hatufahamu vizuri hasa cha kuandika ukichukulia lugha inakuwa na sasa hivi inayo misamiati migumu. Pia kumbuka kwamba mnaosoma kwenye blogu sio watu wa chini hivyo kama wewe unavyodhani kwa sababu mtu wa kawaida hawezi kulipa pesa ili aingie kwenye internet cafe asome tu blogu. Hii ina maana kwamba walengwa wa hizi blogu ni tabaka fulani na ambao walio wengi kiingereza wanafahamu. Na kama ilivyo kwa kiswahili pia sio lazima ufahamu kiingereza kama cha Mashaka. Tuaache roho ya kwanini ya kuponda kila kitu huo ni uvivu wa kufikiri na kutokubali kipaji cha mwenzako. Ikiwa wewe ni mkristo wivu ni dhambi.Iwapo unayohoja nawe andika makala yako ya kiswahili, vile vile sio wote watakao soma watakuelewa. Suala la Mashaka kwangu mimi sio tatizo bali ni changamoto sio kwako tu hata kwa waingereza wenyewe kwani wengi hawafahamu kuandika licha ya kwamba wamezaliwa nayo kumbuka wimbo wa Dr. Remi!!

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  13. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Harambeeeeeeee
    Nyayoooooooo

    PS: Mashaka, once again, congratulation for the great work you are doing for your country and the world at large. You are truly an African son of the soil.

    You are an inspiration and a sensation. Along with our Hasheem Thabeet, you guys need to come back to your Motherland (Kenya) because Tanzania does have not have fertilizer to norture brilliant minds and capable people like you two.

    Nyerere who was one of the biggest brains of Africa was never a Tanzanian, he was a Tutsi, theferore Mashaka is not a Tanzania but a Kenyan. and so is Hasheem Thabeet.

    I realized this after reading your article regarding EA community Debate; you nailed it and were shocked that a Tanzanian had such brilliant mind.

    But then realized that you had your educational foundation from Kenya , that gave you an opportunity to reign intellectually unopposed, therefore we see a parallel between you and our Obama, both of you have Kenyan roots.

    We as the land where you received your education (Kenya) we are proud of you as we are proud of our existential son, B. H. Obama who is a day away to be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America.

    I am sure you are soon going to hold the candle for your countrymen (Tanzanians) just like our Obama did to Kenyans

    Mr. Hasheem Thabeet, Please keep on the torch for us Kenyan's. We are proud of you like we are proud of John Mashaka. Please carry high the Kenyan flag

    It is clear that, even though you are not in the leadership, we see you as one of brilliant young men with Kenyan roots who have leadership might.

    As a Kenyan and an East African, I must salute you for the article well written. All the best in your future endeavor

    Harambeeee
    Nyayooooo

    Mjomba: Mr. Waweru Githinji
    Nairobi.

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  14. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Bwana john mashaka mimi siku zote ninakuheshimu na ninaweza kukuita mmoja wa vijana wachache katika bara la afrika ambao kamwe historia inakuja kuwatambua kama watu wa aina yake. una kipaji kikubwa ambacho kamwe usiichezee. katika hii nchi ya danganyika,viongozi ni kurithiana madaraka na umesema kweli kwamba wengi wao ni watu wenye phD's feki. Kweli kabisa, kazi zao ni kulala na ifikapo uchaguzi ndo wao wa kwanza kusema wanaonewa. hata Rostam A nayea anasema anaonewa katika vita vyake na mengi. ushishangae sasa hivi anafanya kampeni hela zetu za walipa kodi tayari zinagawanywa kwa ajili ya 2010. hela ambazo wangetumia kuiendeleza kilimo ambayo ndio uti wa mgongo wa uchumi wa kitananzani
    Ni wazo zuri kufikiria nini kitakuwa ndicho kitovu kikuu cha uchumi wetu miaka mingi ijayo hasa ukizingatia hata hiyo ardhi yenyewe haitatosha kutoa ajira kwa watanzania wengi kama ilivyo sasa. Kitu cha msingi kwa sasa ni kwanza kukiboresha hicho kilimo chenyewe ili kiwe na tija kwa 80% ya watanzania wanaokitegemea na pia kuwa na uhakika wa chakula na malighafi. Pamoja na hayo serikali inabidi iwekeze kwenye elimu yenye ubora kusomesha watalaam wengi, hata nje; kuna nchi nyingi sana sasa hivi zinapeleka maelfu ya watoto kusoma nchi za nje ili kuleta ujuzi nyumbani( mf. Iran, Syria, thailand, Pakistan n.k). Hapa nilipo wapo wengi sana na wanasema pia makundi mengine yametawanyika nchi zingine. Binafsi naunga mtazamo wa Mh. Waziri Mkuu wetu Pinda wa kupigia debe matrekta badala ya magari ya kifahari kwani tunaweza kufika mbali kama atasimamia vizuri msimamo wake. Kwa sasa nchi inahitaji wakombozi kama yeye na viongozi wengine wanaopenda maendeleo ya umma na siyo kujipenda wenyewe. Kuhusu utalii na matumizi ya bahari, nadhani pamoja na kutoa ushauri kwa serikali, nahisi ni vizuri sisi kama watanzania tuhamasishane ili tuwekeze katika haya maeneo kwani ni kati ya maeneo yanayoleta ajira na utajiri. Tusiwe watu wa kushauri tu bali tuthubutu kuwekeza japo tukiwa ktk makundi. NCHI yetu na uchumi wetu utakuwa stable (imara) pale tu sehemu kubwa ya uchumi itashikiliwa na wenyeji na siyo wageni, vinginevyo hali itakuwa kama hii ya mabadiliko ya bei ya petroli kwani siku wageni wakisema no nchi itanza tena kujenga uchumi. Naomba serikali isimamie sheria vizuri, hasa rushwa kwa watendaji ili watanzania tushiriki kikamilifu katika kujenga nchi yetu. Hatuhitaji wageni waje kutengeneza beach zetu wakati tunaweaza kuzitengeza na kuzitangaza ili kuvutia utalii wa ndani na nje. Tuachane na kasumba ya kila kitu kihusicho uchumi wetu ni lazima tuwaite wawekezaji kutoka nje, mifano mibaya tunayo (NET group solution, ATCL, RITES....)

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  15. Prof. HamzaJuly 09, 2009

    Tanzania Hero, Jonh Mashaka, you are a man who does things from heart, and our words sounds like words from a true patriot. You are such a treasure for our country.

    This is a nice and driliantly put article. nimeipenda sana, ila jaribu kutafuta mtafsiri wa kiswahili wa articles zako. Jamani kweli viongozi wetu wanitembelea hii blogu, nadhani articl kama ii ni mwiba kwao

    I love to read your informative, cautious and visionary ideas. You are what we call true Tanzanian. Am honored to be able to contribute to your well written articles.

    We are no longer questioning you motive and your cleverness, the only thing we are questioning right now is what is the government going to do about you?

    I heard Ms. Simba Interview which sounded like a kindergarten kid boasting on what kind of grade he got, yet can’t even explain the grade itself.

    she went further to defent RA kwamba siyo fisadi, yaani viongozi kero na aibu kweli

    You are a sensation, and that is why I call you Tanzania genius. Well put

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  16. You article is focus more on critics of government than solve the problem. However, you stated about Interest rate to be very high; in contrast to rich countries. My question is, utapunguza vipi interest rate TZ bila ya kuleta inflation? Because, utakapoongeza money supply kwenye system lazima kuwepo na commodities ambazo zinapatikana kwa urahisi. TZ hatuna viwanda vingi, tuna upungufu mkubwa wa saruji, oil,nk. Can you explain how Low Interest (that will increase money supply) will help TZ, without increase inflation.

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  17. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    anony Wed Jul 08, 11:23:00 PM u iz wrting the breking english, mashaka is vere good in english. if u dont no what u iz saying the economy crisis u niid to sharap bekauz mr mashaka is tiching tanzanin people economic. if u are dea taking mashaka, aisee tuko tayali kumwaga damu kumlinda, kwa sabau he loves tanzania like nobody loves it. he iz ze patriots of nyerere, he is tiching the all ze people and helpi ze poor chidren in magomeni wiz khadija mwnamboka, so u need to be caeful

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  18. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Mh Rais mtalajiwa John Mashaka kila siku nakwambia nina mke mzuri nataka kukupa msomi,mcha Mungu na ni mrembo, achana na huyo mlupo wa huko Texas hawezi kutulia yule ana mapepo

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  19. Mtindio Wa UbongoJuly 09, 2009

    Mambo kutoka kule mtaa wa pili; jamii foramu: Mambo ya Nyani Ngabu. Kweli Mambo Tanzania, hata Komando Matonya ni Moja ya macelebrities???? Teteteteeeee

    1. Amaritus Liyumba
    2. Rostam Aziz
    3. Reginald Mengi
    4. Issa Michuzi
    5. Jakaya Kikwete
    6. Mashaka John
    7. Dr. Salim Hamed Salim
    8. Ze-Utamu & Yusuf Manji
    9. Dr.Hildrebrand Shayo
    10. Rose Migiro
    11. Zitto Kabwe
    12. Dr. Slaa
    13. Hasheem Thabeet
    14. Charles Hillary
    15. Anna Kilango Malecela
    16. Lawrence Masha
    17. Lady Jaydee
    18. Edward Lowassa
    16. Jetuu Patel
    19. Lyatonga Mrema & Issa Shivji
    20. Andrew Chenge
    21. Ben Mkapa
    22. Professor Jay
    23. Comandoo Matonya (ombaomba)
    24. ZE-Comedy Original Team & DECI Team
    25.Kubenea (Mwanahalisi)

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  20. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    weee Rais Mtarajiwa 2015, Kwa vile sisi hatuijui lugha hii mnayoitumia lazima tuwaone ma-genious tu.

    Ma-genious sasa mmekuwa wengi, ati. Lazima Tz tupige hatua. Tatizo ni kwamba wote mko USA! sijui wolstriti sijui ndo nchi gani?

    Kwanza mashaka ni mbaguzi, wa kidini kiitikadi na wa rangi. Juu yake ni mbaguzi wa lugha.

    Yeye anaandika kiingereza wakati kiingereza kwetu is not richebo, wapi na wapi na sisi tuelewe, wabongo bana....

    sasa kama wewe ndiye jiniasii, mbona usiandike wote tuelewe, kura tukupigie bila kukuelewa??

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  21. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    mie napenda tu
    kuuliza
    hivi wolstriti ndo nchi gani?
    au ndio mji mkuu wa
    melekani?
    sasa huyu mashaka
    ndio nani huko
    yeye anacheo gani
    kuna ndege za kutoka tanzania
    au meli au mabasi za kwenda
    wolstliti
    na ni bei gani
    nisaidieni wadau kwa sababu
    nimemaliza form 4 nikalefi
    ninatafuta kazi sasa
    pengne huyo ndugu yetu
    anaweza kusaidia
    alienda huko wolstliti kama
    obama alovyokwenda melekani?
    na kuwa lais wa huko,,,

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  22. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    NIMEMFATILIA KIJANA MASHAKA KWA UKARIBU KUHUSU IDEOLOGY YAKE NA MIMI KAMA MTANZANIA NINAEONA KWAMBA NCHI YETU HAIJAPIGA HATUA YEYOTE TANGU TUPATE UHURU NA VIONGOZI WETU WAMEKUWA WAKIENDA IKULU KUTALII KWA MIAKA 10 NA KUIACHA NCHI IKIWA IMEDORARA KULIKO WALIVYOACHIWA.

    MAONI YANGU NAMSHAURI BWANA MASHAKA NA DR. SHAYO WAANZE MIKAKATI YA KUGOMBEA URASI KWA SABABU ZIFUATAZO:

    1.HUYU KIJANA ANA HURUMA KWA MTANZANIA WA KAWAIDA,WATANZANIA KAMA 80% WANAISHI MAISHA DUNI KTK DIMBWI LA UMASIKINI,SASA MASHAKA TAYARI KISHAONYESHA KUJALI WANYONGE NA NIMATUMAINI YANGU HUYU BWANA ATAWASAIDIA SANA WANYONGE WALOTELEKEZWA KWA MIAKA HII YOTE TANGU TUPATE UHURU.

    2.BWANA JOHN MASHAKA NI MCHUMI AMBAYE ANAELEWA CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES AND HOW TO SOLVE THE CRISIS,HUYU JAMAA NI MWELEWA NA NI MSOMI MAKINI.NI MATUMAINI YETU ATATUSAIDIA SANA KUJENGA UCHUMI WA NCHI YETU.REJEA ARTICLE YAKE HAPO JUU.AMEWEZA KU-FORESEE WHAT OUR COUNTRY NEEDS,SIO VIONGOZI WETU WANATUDANGANYA TU HAWANA DIRA YOYOTE KUKWAMUA NCHI YETU TOKA KWENYE UMASKINI WAKATI RASILIMALI TUNAZO NYINGI TU.

    3.JOHN MASHAKA NI MNYENYEKEVU ASIE NA MAKUU NA HII NI SIFA KUBWA SANA KWA KIONGOZI WA TAIFA.

    4.JOHN MASHAKA NI KIJANA AMBAYE AKILI,FIKRA ZAKE NI ZA KILEO HIVYO HE WILL DRAMATICALLY OVERHAUL THE CRISIS OUR COUNTRY FACING RIGHT NOW.

    5.JOHN MASHAKA HANA HARUFU YA UFISADI NA ITAKUWA RAHISI KUSAFISHA MAOVU NDANI YA MFUMO WA UTAWALA.

    BWANA MASHAKA MIMI NAKUPA 5 NA NIPO TAYARI KUKUPIGIA KURA RIGHT NOW.....HUYU KIJANA NI GENIOUS TUMPE SUPPORT AWEZE KUTULETEA MAENDELEO YA KWELI.

    JOHN, I GOT TRUST IN YOU MAN NA NINAOMBA WASOMI WOTE VIJANA TUSIMAME KUMSUPPORT HUYU NDUGU YETU NA MATUNDA MTAYAONA,MAY B TUJADILI NI VIPI ANAWEZA KUPATA HII CHANCE YA KUGOMBEA URAIS.

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  23. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Huyo anon anayesema kuwa Mashaka ana makosa mengi ktk kiinglish chake yeye mwenyewe uandishi wake si mzuri wote wangeandika kiswahili tu. Kiingereza si lugha yetu wote tunajifunza na hapa kwa michuzi sio pa kujionyesha kama wewe unatema umombo!! Andika lugha ya kiswahili kwa kuwa watun wengi ambao tunapitia blog hii ni waswahili....

    MIchuzi uitoe hii wala usibanie...

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  24. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Wewe pia ni lazy na ineefctive mbona una blog tu ingia kiwanjani tukuone kazi kuandika kinyamwezi,uliona wapi mjerumani anazungumzia maswala ya nyumbani kingereza? Uliona wapi Mjapan anazungumzia mambo ya nyumbani kingereza au kifaransa? Yaani ina maana hujui kuandika kiswahili au ndio majidai yenyewe hayo ati ukiwa umesoma shule zinazofundisha kingereza huwezi kuongea kiswahili.uliona wapi speech za Kikwete zinazohusu mambo ya Tanzania zimeandikwa Kingereza. Mi naona kijana wewe hata sio msomi ulielimika. Unakuwa kama Mnyasa kumbe mtu wa Musoma kwa Wakuria na Wazanaki huko, hebu andika kizanaki manake hatukuelewi kama unashindwa kutafsiri fikra/hoja zako na hujiamini ukiandika kiswahili??? Kingereza sio kigumu bali hakina flavor kama kiswahili.

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  25. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Sidhani kwamba ndugu John Mashaka anafahamu kiswahili vyema na haswa kwenye kuandika(fasaha) hivyo tumvumilie. Pili tatizo la mabenki yetu kutoza gharama za juu sana kwenye utoaji wa mikopo ni tatizo la muda mrefu sana, haijalishi tuko kwenye recession au progression wao hutoza wanavyopenda "eti soko huria". Point zako zote Mashaka zinarudi kwenye tatizo moja! Hatupendani na wala hatuipendi nchi yetu kwa moyo! Rushwa hupofusha na imewapofusha viongozi wetu wengi sana, hivyo haya matatizo yapo lakini hawayaoni sababu ya kukithiri kwa Rushwa.
    Kama tukiweza kuipunguza Rushwa (kama hatutaweza kuitokomeza) na to be proud of our country (wazalendo) ninaamini kabisa haya matatizo yangelikwisha mara moja. but we are damm too much greed in every sector man!
    kokoliko

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  26. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Yaaani niklikuwa hata sijasoma comments za watu, nikaanza kumponda huyu jamaa bila hata ya kusoma kaandika nini sababu nimekereka na kujidai kwake kuwa anapenda kuandika insha zake za darasani ndani ya blog ya michuzi. Kama wee mjanja anzisha blog yako uandike Kingereza chako halafu upate audience yako mwenyewe au anzisha gaztei lako mwenyewe liite Mashaka News kuna watakaopenda kusoma na kuna watakaolipuuzia.Mchango wako unakaribishwa lakini hichi sio kiwanja chako cha kuandika upupu na mahoka.

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  27. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Lazy ni wewe mheshimiwa Joyce Mashaka.

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  28. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Huyu John My Shake katokea wapi Mburahati au keko Magurumbasi Mi niko New York, New York.Kiswahili is the best for Tanzania. As German is the best for Germans.

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  29. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    KUANZIA JOHN MASHAKA MWENYEWE, US BLOGGER, JOHN MIKE, PROF.HAMZA, GITHINJI WA NAIROBI KENYA, NA WOTE WALIOANDIKA KWA KIINGEREZA, NI UTUMBO MTUPU KISARUFI (GRAMMATICALLY). WEWE SOMA TARATIBU NA KAMA UNAKIELEWA KIZUNGU UTAONA MAKOSA KIBAO.

    NIMECHEKA US BLOGGER ANASEMA YEYE ALIKUWA MWANAFUNZI BORA OXFORD NA RECORD YAKE HAIJAVUNJWA. NI KWA KIINGEREZA KILICHOPINDA HIVO ULIANDIKA THESIS YAKO? MWE! MIE HOI.

    MFANO MDOGO TU KWA MASHAKA, MADA YAKO UNGEIANDIKA HIVI:-

    "Should economic meltdown sweep lazy and ineffective Public Servants? "

    SIYO...... "Economic Meltdown, Should Sweep Lazy and Ineffective Public Servants? "

    Mdau # 2
    USA

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  30. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Nakuunga mkono Mdau uliyesema kwamba Watanzania hatupendani hasa Viongozi hawawapendi wananchi wao. Kwa kazi ni kujadili masilahi na mishahara yao tu bungeni kila mara. Watu hakuna barabara mikoa mingine eti wanabanga budget tena yakupanua barabara ya segera Via Arusha. Ina maana mikoa nihiyo tu ya kaskazini. kunaulaji tu pale inarekebisha pembeni kidogo kutudanganya, mtu anakula pesa tu/ Katengenezeni Lindi. Mtwara.kigoma mpaka bukoba. Ni mikoa nayo. Narudi kwa mashaka , We umesoma tupeona ni vizuri au busara karudi na elimu yako hapa Bongo na kuwahelimisha watu na Viongozi kwa Vitendo. Mawazo yako mazuri ila hayatatusaidi watanzania Bila Vitendo.(Action speak more than words) Pili Utakuwa unajua kiswahili basi tu misifa ya lugha za watu. Nyerere alivyotuunganisha watanzania na Kiswahili alikuwa na maana nzuri na sio ya uchoyo wa lugha. Lengo kila mtanzania aelewe na kuwasiliana bila shida. Inajulikana kabisa kiingereza ni lugha ya kigeni(Imported) kwanini usiwe mzalendo. Mwisho Wanyasa hawana sifa za kujisifia au majigambo ya kijinga. KOMA WEEEEEEEEEEEEE Ulisema hivyo

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  31. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    kwa joni mashaka na dr. shayo na mbowe mtafata nyayo za mrematu! tusha semaga watu kutoka moshi hakuna urais hata mtoke machozi ya damu, andikeni lyrics zenu vizu mtakomea bungeni tu..

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  32. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    JONI MASHAKA NDO DAWA YA WAJUAJI NA WABEBA BOXI. AKITUNDIKWA TU, ZE ZE, ZEE ZINAKUWA MINGI. WAKIAMBIWA WAANDIKE ZAO, MIDOMO GUNDI. MASHAKA ENDELEA NA HONGERA

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  33. Christina John ( Namibia)July 09, 2009

    Tatizo hapa si la urais
    kitu cha msingi ni kuwa akina dr shayo na mashaka wanatoa mawazo ya kuwezesha kuwa na serikali yenye kuwajibika na siyo kuumiza wananchi wao
    Msikate tamaaa shayo na mashaka
    endeleeni kutupa mwanga

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  34. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Wote mnao piga makofi na kushabikia kuhusu Mashaka hamjui ukweli wake, Mashaka ni kama ifuatavyo:

    1: Yeye ni mwanasiasa kama walivyo wengine.

    2: Yeye anajitafutia jina na njia ambayo atakayo weze kufanya atakavyo na kujitafutia maisha, mkisha lewa na jina na yote anayo andika alafu muweze kumchagua.

    3: Kama kweli mashaka ni mzalendo, anaye penda Tanzania, Utamaduni, na lugha yake basi Mashaka angeweza kuandika mawazo yake kwa kiswahili na kuweza umma kumsikia na kumuelewa, lakini cha kushangaza huyu huyu Mashaka pamoja na wengineo (Wajanja) wana andika kwa kiingereza na kuficha ukweli kwa jamii inayo fikia milioni 40 ambapo karibia nusu yake haijui kiingereza (Napenda muelewe siitukani wala kudharau jamii bali nazungumza ukweli na uwazi).

    4: Mashaka pamoja wenzake wote wanao andika kwa mawazo yao kwa kiingereza ni wale wale wanao weza kunyamazishwa kwa kupewa pesa kama wanasiasa wengine ninao wajua (Nina uhakika Mashaka anaweza kuwekwa kapuni kwa kupewa chini ya milioni 100 bure bila ya kutoa jasho na akakaa kimya na usimuone kabisa tena hapa kama wanasiasa wengine).

    5: Tatizo na chanzo cha umasikini wa nchi yetu Tanzania na Afrika kwa ujumla wote tunajua, Hivyo basi Umasikini huu tunao ujua hauwezi kamwe kuondoka eti kisa kwa watu wachache kama kina mashaka kukaa chini wakiwa eidha Ulaya au amerika na kuweza kuandika mawazo yao ambayo kila siku ni yale yale kwa kiingereza chao. Tunataka Vitendo.

    6: Cha kuweza kujiuliza ni Kwamba, Mashaka na wenzake wamefanya nini katika kutokomeza umasikini, kuendeleza maendeleo, kusaidia wasio jiweza ndani ya Tanzania? Na kama wamefanya hivyo ni katika kiwango gani? Je katika mtazamo wa kuindoa Tanzania na Watanzania katika Umasikini au Katika kujitengenezea jina ndani ya Jamii na kuweza kufanya yale yale Kama Viongozi wetu wanavyo fanya?

    7: Wengi walikuwepo kabla ya kina Mashaka na wenzao ndani ya Tanzania, Sasa hatutaki kupoteza muda katika kujionesha ya kwamba mnajua kiingereza mbele ya Jamii, Mpo Ulaya au Amerika, Cha kufanya ni kuweza kusimama kikamilifu pamoja na kwa ukweli mbele ya MUNGU na mbele Ya Taifa na kulipigania kwa uchungu na kuweza kulikomboa katika Umasikini, nk, Ninapo sema kuipigania nchi siimanishi kupigania Vita, bali kwa kufanya kazi kwa bidii kwa Watanzania wote walio nchini na sie wote tulio nje pia na kuweza kuwekeza na kuleta Maendeleo na kusaidia Watanzania wenzetu, Kutokomeza rushwa, maradhi, ujinga na kuwezesha kila kizazi chetu kinapata elimu maana Tanzania yenye nguvu ni ile itakayo kuwa na Uchumi bora na yenye kujitegemea (na sio nusu ya bajeti yetu inadhaminiwa na wahisani na kuomba kuomba kila siku), Yenye jeshi lililo la kisasa, nguvu na wanajeshi wake kuwa na elimu na vifaa vya kisasa, Tanzania yenye Amani, Upendo, elimu, n.k. Pia inapofika siku ya Uchaguzi, Watanzania wote kuweza kuchagua Kiongozi mwenye sifa na uwezo wa kuendesha nchi na Watanzania kwa ujumla.

    8: Cha kushangaza mpaka sasa sioni chochote kina mashaka wakifanya bali ya kuona mikwaruzo baina yao na kujenga Matabaka, Wengine wanataka debate! Debate ya nini??? Ni kupoteza muda! Cha Msingi mseme ya kwamba mkutane katika kuona ni jinsi gani nyie kama Raia wa Tanzania mtaweza kuendeleza Taifa. Mnatakiwa muweze kukua kiakili na mawazo, mnatakiwa muelewe ya kwamba tumepoteza miaka 48 mpaka sasa na hakuna maendeleo yoyote na hatuwezi kupoteza ata siku moja zaidi katika kurumbana kuhusu shida na matatizo ya Taifa letu ambayo Matatizo yote yaliyopo tunajua na Vyanzo vyake tunavijua pia.

    Mashaka na wengie mnatakiwa kuamka. Narudia tena hacheni upuuzi wenu na kupoteza muda, kujionesha mnajua kiingereza na badala yake mnatakiwa kuweza Kutatua Tatizo liliopo Sasa (ambalo wote tunajua ni yapi na vyanzo vyake), na kupanga mkakati wa kuweza kuona Tanzania itakuwa wapi baadae, Kizazi kijacho kitakuwa wapi, kitakuwa na hali gani ya mazingira, Amani, Upendo, Kimaendeleo, Uchumi wa nchi Utakuwa wapi, nguvu ya nchi itakuwa upande gani ndani Ya Afrika pamoja na Kimataifa, n.k

    Mungu Ibariki Tanzania, Watanzania, Afrika na Dunia nzima.

    Mdau wa Reading, UK.

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  35. Albakhar Juma (from Cuba)July 09, 2009

    Wasomaji wa Blog hii
    Lazima tukubali kuwa vijana wetu John Mashaka na Dr Hildebrand shayo ni mfano wa kuigwa. Sisemi kuwa hawa vijan a ndiyo pekee wanajua mambo ila ukweli ni kuwa wanatoa hisia ambazo kweli kama tungekuwa na viongozi wanaona mbali zaidi ya miaka mitano ya uchanguzi, basi ungekuta wamejaribu kuwasiliana nao kwa kupata fursa ya kujadili mambo yenye manufaa.

    Kuandika kwa kiswahili sii tatizo, ila tukumbuke kuwa Kiingereza ndiyo lugha ya biashara na ya kimataifa.

    Dr. Shayo na mashaka mmekuwa chachu na ningependa kama kweli viongozi wetu wanabusara basi watoe mwanya ili angalu mpate nafasi ya kuwa na debate ya kuwaamusha vijana wa kitanzania

    Mnajua kabisa hawa vijana siyo mafisadi, na wala hawajafika hapo walipo kwa kubebwa, ni jitihada zao. Bila shaka hii ni bahati Mungu ameipa Tanzania kuwa na vijana ambao wanaari ya kuisaidia taifa.
    Naomba nieleweke kuwa kusaidia hapa siyo lazima walete mapesa, ila kwa mawazo yao ambayo siku zote yamekuwa changamoto katika vivywa vya wale watanzania wanaoelewa tunaenda wapi.

    Hivi majuzi nilikuwa katika warsha moja huko London na nilimshuhudia Dr Shayo akimwaga sera zake kuhusu kama kweli Africa inahitaji miassada. Ilikuwa ni ya kusisimua na kwa kweliilikuwa ni challenge kwa G8 ambao leo hii wanakutana huko Italy ambako pamoja na mambo mengine wanazungumzia kuongeza misaada kwa Africa.

    Kilichonifurahisha katika mazungumzo ya Dr shayo alipokuwa anatoa mada yake ni pale aliposema kuwa tatizo la sakata la misaada ambalo lipo sasa kwa afrika ni kuwa wahisani wanajua, watoa sera wanajua, serikali zinajua, wasomi wanajua, wachumi wanajua and wapenda kujifanya kuleta maendeleo kwa africa wanajua ndani ya mioyo yao i.e. in their heart of heart kuwa misaada haifanya kazi, haikufanya kazi na haitafanya kazi.
    Huu ulikuwa ni ujumbe ambao Dr Shayo aliutoa katika hiyo mada ambayo alikuwa akiwabeza nchi tajiriG8 kufikiria upya kwa jinsi gani ya kuisaidia africa.

    Sasa hapa sio niya yangu kuhubisri kile alichokuwa anachokisema Dr shayo, ila ni kuwaambieni kuwa mnao vijana ambao wanakubalika kimataifa na mawzo yao siyo ya kuupuuza!

    Dr shayo na ndugu John Mashaka, hongereni sana na ninawaomba msikate tamaa.
    Wapo watakaowapinga lakini juhudi zenu zinaonekana na bila shaka bila kupingwa.

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  36. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    KINACHOONYESHA KWAMBA WATU KAMA WAKINA MASHAKA WATAITAWALA HII NCHI HADI YESU ARUDI NI KWAMBA
    YEYE KAWEKA MADA TUDAJILI LAKINI WATAALAMU WA USHUZI HASA US-BLOGGER NA WASHENZI WENZAKE WAMEANZA KUJADILI MASHAKA HILI, MASHAKA LILE. MNASHINDWA NINI KUCHANGIA MNABAKIA SIJUI MMESOMA OXSFODI SIJUI MA USHUZI GANI NYIE TAJIRI, SIJUI MA UJINGA GANI. KAMA WEWE NI TAJIRI MBONA HAUNA JINA NA HATUKUJUI, MENGI NA ROSTAM WOTE TNAWAFAHAMU JON MASHAKA ENDELEA NA KUANDIKA. HAWA WATU WASITUSUMBUE, ILI , UFUNGUE INTERNET AU COMPUTER, NI LAZIMA UJUE KIINGEREZA, KWA MAANA HIYO HAKUNA HATA MMOJA HAPA ANAYEWEZA KUTUDANGANYA KWAMBA HAJUI KIINGEREZA. AKIANDIKA KISWAHILI MTAANZA, HAKUNA KIPYA YOTE NI YA KAWAIDA. WATANZANIA TUTABAKI WATU WASIOKUWA NA TIJA NA HATUWEZI KUENDELEA KWA SABABU BADALA YA KUJADILI MADA SISI TUENDELEA KUJADILI WATU. MASHAKA AMEKUWA SUPER-STAR KUTOKANA NA KUJITUMA KWAKE KUTUELEMISHA KWA HIYO WAKUUMUUNGA MKONO WAENDELEE, WAKUMPINGA NAO WAENDELEE. NYIE WABEBA MABOXI NDIO MNAOMUONA JONI MASHAKA MCHUNGU. NDIO NCHI INAUMIA, NA WENGI WETU HATUNA UJANJA NDIO MAANA HATA MADA LENYEWE HAWAJUI NAMNA YA KUICHAMBUA, HATA HIYO KISWAHILI CHENYEWE WATAIJUA KWELI? HAWAWEZI WAKALE MBALI NA WALALE NA UCHOFU WA BOXI WALIOBARIKIWA NAYO

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  37. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    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, AND A THINKER. many of us are trying to write to his standards in vain. 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! and please send some of these articles to home based papers where majority of the people can read them in the meantime, let remain what enetertains the public on this forum

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  38. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    TATIZO SIYO JON MASHAKA AU DR. SHAYO, TATIZO NI WANANCHI WENYEWE.

    SASA HIVI WAMEANZA MASHAKA JUU, JUU, JUU ZAIDI,

    KESHO ITAKUWAJE? INABIDI MUAMKE VINGINEVYO MTAKOMA HII SERIKALI YA KISHIKAJI IKIRUDI MADARAKANI

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  39. VijisentiJuly 09, 2009

    Mashaka it. most of his writings are current and uptodate. nadhani inabidi tuachane na mambo ya wivu ili tuendelee na kuchangia mema kwa wenzetu, tanzania tutafika lini. jon mashaka is one of the few young men our country has to be proud of. he is a thinker, he is a trategist he knows what to write and when to writeto be honestis 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
    It 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

    Mzee wa vijisenti

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  40. Ndugu Watanzania,tujaribu kuwa na subira kidogo kabla ya kurukia mambo na kuanza kushambuliana kama nchi isiyo na amani.Mimi simtetei mtu yoyoyte ila naomba ndugu zangu tujiulize kitu kimoja hawa wabunge wetu tuliowachagua wamefanya nini au wameleta faida gani kwenye miji yetu?Je,wameleta viwanda?Je,wameleta makampuni na watu kupata ajira?Je,barabara zimejengwa au kukarabatiwa?Je, wameleta maji safi na kila mtu anapata?Je,kila mtu anauweza kulipa umeme?Je,kila mtu anauwezo wa kulipa bili za hospitali?Je,wametekeleza ahadi zote walizoweka wakati wakigombea ubunge?Kama wamefanya haya shwari mpenei kipindi kijacho lakini kama hakuna kitu walichofanya msiawachague na wakati wa uchaguzi wakiwapeni pesa kuleni na msimchague yeye badala yake mepeni mpinzani wake.Tukifanya hivi tutanusurika katika janga la kuuza nchi tukiona kwa sababu ya kupewa baiskeli,kanga,shs. 5000 na chakula kama zawadi ya kumchagua mbunge.Tukiweza kuwachagua watu wenye moyo wa kuendeleza miji yetu kwa manufaa ya wote tutafika mbali,lakini tukinunuliwa kila kipindi cha uchaguzi basi tumekwisha na tutabaki kulalamika kukiwa kumetokea ufisadi kama wa EPA na washtakiwa hawatapatikana na hatia nasi tutasahau kama ilivyo sasa.NAWAOMBENI WABUNGE WOTE WALIOPO SASA TUWANGALIE WAMEFANYA KITU GANI KAMA HAKUNA BASI TUWAPIGE CHINI WAKATI WA UCHAGUZI NA TUNAOWACHAGUA WATAKUWA MAKINI, NA LA WAKIWA WAZEMEBE TUWAONDOE HADI PALE TUTAKAPOPATA WATENDA KAZI.PIA TUONDOENI IMANI ZA UCHAWI KWANI NDIO CHANZO CHA KUOGOPA HAWA VIGOGO, KWANI WANAWEZA KULOGA WATU WA MJI MZIMA KAMA TUSIPOWACHAGUA? tUWAUNGE MKNO NDUGU ZETU MARA WANAOKABILIWA NA MARADHI KUTOKANA NA MACHIMBO YA MADINI KWA KUANDAMANA KWA MKUU WA MKOA NA IKISHINDIKANA KWA WAZIRI NA KAMA HATUPATI USHIRIKIANO BASI TUTANGAZE KWENYE VYOMBO VYA NJE ILI WAINGILIE NA HAPO UTAONA SERIKALI ITAKAPOJISHAUWA.TUSIWE WAOGA KUANDAMAN KWANI NDIO SILAHA NA NJIA PEKEE YA KUONYESHA DUNIA KWAMBA TUNATATIZO.ASANTENI SANA DNUGU ZANGU.

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  41. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    ikiwa michuzi ataniruhusu, basi nitaanzisha mjadala kuhusu huu UGONJWA WA WIVU, WIVU, WIVU WIVU. huu wivu ni dhahiri sana joni mashaka au hasheem thabeet wakitundikwa kwenye globu. jamana wenzetu wamejitahidi na pengine wamepigika sana kufikia hapo walipo, badala y kuwa support, mara nyingi tunajaribu kuwaangusha. tena vibaba vizima ndo viko mbele kuwapiga majungu

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  42. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    mashaka ndo kiboko haki ya mama; mimi nakuvulia kofia JINIAS unajua namna ya kuchokonoa akili za watu

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  43. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    NILITABIRI KWAMBA VITA VYA UCHAFUZI WA HALI YA HEWA VITAANZA. PRO-MASHAKA NA AGAINST MASHAKA GROUPS VITAZUKA, NA VIMEANZA. ALELUIYA MUNGU TUSAIDIE, HII THREAD KUJA KUISHA, MASHAKA ATAKUWA AMEKOMA NA HUU USENENE

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  44. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    ina boa,

    hata kusoma au haujui kuandika luga yako ama hio ndio luga yako ya taifa, ovyoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  45. AnonymousJuly 09, 2009

    Yesu namaria SHAAYO NA MASHAKA HONGERENI SANA KUSOMA MMEMSOMA SANA NANI MWINGINE BWANA HARVAD MMEIMALIZA YOTE HATA BARAKA OBAMA INSHOMILE MPAKA FORM SIX IGENDA NI BULAYA IGALUKA NIKANYONI IWE BOJOWANIGAMBILA STUPIDITY AND FOOLISHNESS MBELE YA BROKEN ENGLISH

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  46. Beatrice UrassaJuly 09, 2009

    Muheshimiwa rais wa jamhuri ya muungano wa Tanzania
    Tunaelewa kabisa unatembelea hii blog ya jamii, hata kama hufanyi hivyo kwa sababu ambazo tunazielewa basi watu wa karibu na wewe wanafanya hivyo kwa niaba yako ili kukupa kitu kinachoendelea tanzania. Mimi sioni hili kama Tatizo, ila nakuomba ukiwa msikivu wa kilio cha watanzania, warudishe vijana hawa waje wakusaidie katika kuleta mabadiliko katika utendaji wa wale uliowateua.

    Mueshimiwa rais, siku si nyingi tutamsikia Mashaka anaishauri serikali ya Rwanda au Kenya, au Dr shayo anaishauri serikali ya Burundi au Botwana nk nk.

    Watumie vijana hawa, wanania njema na taifa la Tanzania, uwezo na nafasi unayo. Kazi kwako mueshimiwa.

    Lazima tufike mahali tukubali kuwa tayari kutumia wale ambao wapo tayari kulisaidia taifa, na hili muheshimiwa rais halina suala la chama! Maendelea ya kizazi cha tanzania cha siku za mbeleni hakihitaji Dr shayo au John Mashaka ni mrengo wa chama gani
    Hilo ni ombi toka kwa mpiga kura wako

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  47. NAFIKIRI NJIA BORA YA KUWAAMSHA WALIOLALA NI ILI WAWEZE KUJIMUDU SIONI KUSUDIO LA PEMBENI LABDA NIA YA MASHAKA NA SHAYO NI KUWA VIONGOZI WETU WA VYAMA AU SEREKALI. WANAWEZA KUWA WAELIMISHAJI WAZURI WA WANANCHI JUU YA KUFAIDIKA NA NCHI YAO SIO LAZIMA WAINGIE KWENY PAYROLL NAFIKIRI WAWE WATENDA WEMA NA KWENDA ZAO ILI BARAKA ZAO ZIDUMU MILELEL.

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  48. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    rais mtarajiwa 2015, bw. john mashakatunakuaminia. na wala usishtuke. hawa wote wanasumbuliwa na wivu kukuona mtoto mdogo unawasumbua vichwa na kuja juu kiasi hikiendeleza libeneke. wafuasi tuko nyma yako

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  49. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    Mashaka Juu, Juuu, juuu Zaidi
    JK Juu, juu, juu. Juuu Zaidi

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  50. Ngosha OriginalJuly 10, 2009

    Naililia Bara Langu, Naililia Nchi yangu.

    Naililia Nchi Yangu, Tanzania, Naililia Afrika.

    Mashaka na Kundi lake,hususan Shayo wamekuwa vijana wachache wenye ujasiri mkubwa

    Mashaka amekuwa kiongozi mwenye ujasiri mkubwa, amewaongoza wenzake katika dhoruba ya wivu na majungu. Anauelemisha umma wa kitanzania bila ya kukata tamaa

    Tunamuomba Mola ampe nguvu zaidi ili aweze kuifikisha nchi yetu katika nchi ya ahadi

    Wengi wamechangia humu bila kusoma ni vitu gani hasa Mashaka amevizungumzia,

    yeyote mwenye akili timamu, atagundua kwamba Mashaka amezengumzia vya maana sana kama kawaida yake.

    Wengi wa wasomaji, wanakubali uwezo wa Mashaka, lakini wanaona ugumu kukubaliana kwamba anawashinda kifikra, kwa hiyo bora zaidi ni kumponda kutmia kigezo cha lugha

    Mungu Mbariki Mashaka dhidi ya maadui na Mapepo wachafu, mlinde na umpe Busara aweze kurudi kutoka Wall-street ili kuiongoza Tanzania 2015. Kura yangu ni ya uhakika

    Naililia nchi yangu, naililia Tanzania.

    Naililia bara langu
    Naililia Afrika

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  51. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    ina boa,

    hata kusoma au haujui kuandika luga yako ama hio ndio luga yako ya taifa, ovyoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  52. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    Mashaka F**a kweli kweli yaani anatoa habari alafu anaji comment mwenyewe, usishangae comment zimefika 50 zote hizo ni kutoka kwa Mashaka na mwenzake Shayo, W****** noma kishenzi yaani wanajitengeze maisha hivi hivi ili wajinga wa **m wakiona hivyo wawape viti maalum, na watapewa kwakuwa **m hawana akili za kutambua ujanja na ukweli wa hawa wajanja wanao ishi ughaibuni.

    Wizi Mtupu, Enzi za Mwalimu kulikuwa hakuna ujanja ujanja kama huu. Wizi Mtupu!

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  53. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    @ anony Fri Jul 10, 11:09:00 AM jamani sasa wewe tatizo lako ni nni na wenzio. na wewe si ugfanye hivyo ili uwe kama wao badala ya kujinyonga na wivu wa kishetani. wenzio wako juu wewe kazi yako kulia huko chini, watanzania sijui tumeumbwaje. roho za korosho kweli huyu unaona kabisa analia machozi ya damu.

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  54. Dawa ya KunguniJuly 10, 2009

    wizi mtupu!

    ,uliogopa umande, kwa hiyo utazidi kuwaogopa wenzio na wivu za kijinga. wao waliwahi ndo maana wamewawahi, toba. anza moja ili ufike na wao walipo, kuanza darasa la kwanza siyo noma kajiandikishe kwa mujumbe wa nyumba kumi

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  55. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    joni mashaka ukija bongo nakupa ndoa ya mkeka najua anga zako

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  56. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    ..fuko..kama kawaida amefuka..lakini 'ana kingeredha kigumu'. (misupu itoe hii tuu , mtu mwenyewe kiswahili hajuwi..hataelewa!)..

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  57. AnonymousJuly 10, 2009

    I like this article and wondering why many people are critisizing it. I think the country population needs to be informed with issues like these because most of our experts seems to be ignoring very basic and fundermental objectives on how a nation needs to be awake. I think instead of giving mr. Mashaka all these kinds of accusations. He seems to be writing with good intentions and does not understand why all these bla bla against him

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  58. AnonymousJuly 11, 2009

    Usemakweli nimesoma hiyo article na comments watu walizozitoa,

    Kwa ufupi, naona itakuwa ni ngumu sana kutafsiri article kwa kiswahili. Hata mtu atakayejaribu kutafsiri, ataishia kuweka kiswaenglish, kama vile bungeni zamani.

    Malkiory, nakuunga mkono, lakini tatizo kama nilivyoeleza hapo juu ingeandikwa kwa kiswahili basi ujumbe ungepoteza ladha.


    BIBI UMEME: Don't take it too personal and don't be worked up!matusi ya nini, if i was given a task of translating what you have written, it is sad really. Personally i don't think english language is the problem, the problem is how to educate people.

    personally, i think it would have been even much better if all these ideas are passed to the people in the govt., let say minister for finance.

    ni hayo tu

    P.E.D

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  59. AnonymousJuly 11, 2009

    @P.E.D
    I cant agree with you any better. I think the problem here is jelousy.It is not about Mashaka's article, and it would be nice for the Minister of finance to be given these articles.Nadhani hawa vijana wetu wangepewa nafasi nzuri kama vile kwenye TBC-1 ili watoe michango yao kuwafundisha wale wabunge butu kule dodoma. It is not About English, it is about their mindset that one of them cant do better than them, which they need to get over

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  60. Dr. LeakyJuly 11, 2009

    Kazi nzuri sana Bw. Mashaka, endeleza libeneke nasi tupo nanyuma yako, mambo makali haya Karibu sana kwenye uwanja wa soka. msalimie sna Donavan wa huko kwenu

    Dr. Leaky

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