DO “DIASPORA” DESERVE REPRESENTATION IN THE GOVERNMENT?......DEBATE!

Diaspora’s power and importance in many nations, is something that gained recognition many decades ago. Their thrust towards society transformation, could no- longer be circumnavigated; they have influenced, and changed political landscapes, embolden economic might of their nations, and transformed social dynamics. Tanzania for that matter, must also take the initiative to recognize the importance of this neglected group. Our Diaspora need representation at all levels of the government, for the country to align itself in the modern, competitive, and the ever evolving world of globalization

Mean estimate, is putting the number of Tanzania’s Diaspora at 2 million. This group will therefore, account for roughly 5% of the total population; A number far greater, than many of our regions –provinces- currently having more than five representatives The group however, does not have a voice –representation- in the running of their own country. Neither do they have the ability to exercise, their democratic right of electing their leaders, yet contributing greatly to the country’s social, and economic spheres. Tanzania’s Diaspora needs at least three representatives in the legislative, and an office in the executive branch of the government

Recent remittance data to the African continent places Nigeria ahead of the pack, with$ 3.3 billion. Kenya is second with $1.3Billion, becoming the leader in Sub-Sahara Africa in Diaspora remittance. Even though Tanzania’s rank is not clearly known in terms of foreign remittance in the past year, the data available however, averages the country in $450million if not more. This is a substantial amount for a country ranking 203 out of 208, world poorest. Diaspora’s power is massive, not only in the economic sector but on others such as the educational, technological, cultural, legal ,tourism and many more, just to name a few.

Israel realized how important her Diaspora’s were to her economy and survival; it established Diaspora’s Affairs Ministry in the heart of Jerusalem to coordinate international effort in tapping talents and support for the Jewish state. Today, Israel stands as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, with extra ordinary military prowess. Mexico, United States southern neighbor’s economy direly needs Diaspora’s remittance, and in 2009, it racked in close to $21 billion. Mexico has ever since, been encouraging its citizens, both educated and uneducated to cross the border in search for jobs in the US. India, China, Zimbabwe, and many more countries knows the benefit and power of Diaspora

Tanzania’s Diaspora’s representation in the legislative should not be typical political positions, but rather people’s voices; addressing the Diaspora’s legal rights within the framework of our constitution; The rights to vote while abroad, rights to have their children acquire country’s citizenship, rights for their children to participate in the political process, and the right to hold DUAL CITIZENSHIP etc. The Executive office on the other hand, should be people’s interest offices; it should serve as a logistical, and coordination office for various issues such tapping talents in the academic, research, medicine and many other fields. It should be office that recruits Tanzanian experts abroad, extending and negotiating on their behalf, better wages, tax breaks, and other incentives

This office should work on enticing and luring the Diaspora into investment, and capital transfer into the country. The office should coordinate with the parliament, on implementation of policies, and relaxation of red tapes or impediments that are currently keeping the flow of capital transfer into the country. It should make it easy for all citizens even those with foreign citizenship, to easily invest in any sector of the economy. The country need these investors, and must find every way to bring them back, and integrate them into the main stream economy.

Our country has massive brain power across the globe. It has educated, energetic young men, and women in the global fortune 100. Tanzania has citizens in the Silicon Valley, NASA, top research universities, and in the Global Capital Markets, adding value to the already developed nations. It is not that they are accustomed to, and anchored in the capitalist social habits, and convenience of drive through banking, fast food , efficient emergency response, and don’t want to return home ? NO. They all want to return to Tanzania, The only obstacle on their way is the frustrating working environment, and bureaucracy in our government.

They cannot leave free healthcare, only to be compelled into bribing a doctor in order to get treatment. They can’t leave their countries of adoption where emergency responders are highly professional and disciplined in performing their duties, only to deal with indiscipline police, and civil servants who demands bribes to do their jobs. They cannot leave their plum jobs for remunerations that won’t keep up with their accustomed lifestyles. Tanzanian Diaspora left the country in search for greener pastures, and sees it as absolute madness to return into their old frustrations if conditions are not improved.

Opponent’s dual citizenship, will try to shoot down my argument; I welcome their challenge. However, the signs of the times indicate, that this is the direction we must follow by authorizing DUAL CITIZENSHIP as our country, direly needs all of its children. Trepidations that are currently clouding the matter are far dwarfed by the potential benefits, in which Tanzania citizens in foreign countries will move freely, transferring their expertise, capital, and investments, between their countries of adoption, and their country of birth. DUAL CITIZENSHIP is here; it is inevitable. We only need to work modalities, as well as addressing legal technicalities, and minor diplomatic complications that come with it. Diaspora’s office in our government will be the best solution!

We are living in the age of fiber optics, and streaming live news, and information at our fingertips. It means things have changed, and so we must change in our thinking. While I concur with Prof. Joseph Mbele, on his ascertainment in regards to Tanzanian Diaspora, I am on the other hand, faulting him, not for his naked truth, or the scathing attack towards his countrymen, NO. Truth must be told, I am only flagging his flawed analysis, and failure to relate the cause, and effect of the problem.

As an ardent philosophical scholar, he should have harmonized the root cause, and the effects. In this case a culture that does not value education vs. ignorance. Professor Mbele should motivate and uplift our Diaspora. He needs to take the war to the corrupt rulers who do not value education, he should attack the culture that breeds and entertains ignorance, because that is the root cause of the problem, not the victims.

I am challenging Prof. Joseph Mbele, to take a paradigm shift, from his school of thought, and scrutinize the DIASPORA matter, keenly, with his magnifying lens so that he could relate the cause and effect. He should, as a graduate of hard working environment in Tanzania, trumpet in his workshops, the need for Diaspora representation in our government. He should voice his concern, on how our DIASPORA could transform the social, political, and economic dynamics of our nation, if they had free movement between their countries of adoption, and their country of birth.

DIASPORA’s representation at all levels of government is long overdue. We the people must UNITE as one nation and demand this right. Instead of letting ourselves be used abroad as political stooges, and mouth pieces for political projects and ambitions, we should instead establish Diaspora associations in every country wherever we are, in order to address our social and economic matters at the same time building bridges that could link us across, our social, economic and political divides. Professor Mbele, let’s bring our heads together so that we can we can unite, and lead our people towards a common goal, and that is transforming our society

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

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  1. Good analysis. As you put, dual citizenship is inevitable.

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  2. With due respect, I must compliment John Mashaka for his brilliantly crafted article. This is the real and real situation we are faced with. Not about good English and grammer, but for his well thought ideas. True Mr. Mashaka, this is the time for us to unite and fight against our common enemies that are always pushing for worthwhile ideas our country is in need of

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  3. Bwana hacha kutetea wabeba boxi. Wakae huko huko hawana lolote, wanaosha wazee, wakija huku wanajifanya wao ndo wao, si nawaonaga kwenye mapati, mengine yanajifanyaga hawajui kiswhaili, sasa maendeleo gani watatuletea, waende zao huko wabeba boxi na waosha wazee.

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  4. Mukuuu wa kaya 2015, nabii muteure Yohanna Mashaka, Profesa mbere mawani nachoka mbaya, navunjika zamani zire, ndio maana yeye hapana ona vizuri na kuandika pumba,
    mkuu wa kaya 2015.
    Mimi nakubariana na wewe mukuu,
    mimi nipe kazi ya unyapara pare Ikuru mwaka wa 2015
    mukuu wa kaya….Fisadi yote takura rupango pare segerea, Mukuu
    Unanisikia?
    Na dispora yote tarudi nyumbani kureta bitu mizuri mizuri, kwa taifa retu

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  5. Wapeeni- iii vidonge vyao,
    wakimeza wakitema ni shauri yaoooooooooooooooooooo
    Mashaka hoyee,,,, Hoyeeeeee

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  6. Mr. Presidente, well said. Nimefurahia kweli kweli, tutaanzisha mfuko maalum kwa ajili ya kampeni ya mashaka ya 2015

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  7. Mwanaharakati, Mashaka, hivi viongoz wetu wanasomaga haya makala yako? I agree with you 100%. a deep thinker. I would think you are one day going to run for a political office in Tanzania. The challenge you have mounted on Prof. Mbele is of another caliber, Man I salute you. very genuine and real, and for him to respond, he will have to think twice. I salute you and your number one fun forever. I am now joining the band wagon of calling you Mr. President 2015. You are such a brilliant guy,I would love to buy you a cup of coffee when you come to TZ

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  8. Mwanaharakati, Mashaka, hivi viongoz wetu wanasomaga haya makala yako? I agree with you 100%. a deep thinker. I would think you are one day going to run for a political office in Tanzania. The challenge you have mounted on Prof. Mbele is of another caliber, Man I salute you. very genuine and real, and for him to respond, he will have to think twice. I salute you and your number one fun forever. I am now joining the band wagon of calling you Mr. President 2015. You are such a brilliant guy,I would love to buy you a cup of coffee when you come to TZ

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  9. Are you kidding me? Sijasoma habari yako ila kichwa cha habari tu kinajieleza kwamba you don't know what you are talking about. If you wanna be a politician in TZ then funga virago... Heading yako yanikumbusha wimbo wa "Kule wataka na huku wataka --- kote umekosaaa x 2"

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  10. KUULIZA SO UJINGA, NI KWELI NDUGU ZANGUNI, HETI BONGO SIKU HIZI WANAKAANGA CHIPSI VUMBI NA MAFUTA YA TRANSFORMA, HETI KWA SABABU HAYAISHI?
    HAKI YA NANI MIMI BONGO SIRUDI.
    MASHAKA HATA UJE NA BUNDUKI BONGO MIE SIRUDI, URAI WA UK UNANITOSHA
    (msinimeze kuuliza so ujinga, hii atiko najua itatembelewa na watu wengi)

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  11. mr mashaka is study @muzumbe univesti, and sleeping in za dom inn fiast class honas,, we telling him to come to America to become president of Tanzania, and corruption at aipot of mjkn intanasheno,,, if you come from dubai,, yoau bags iz missing. Police tells go to sentro nothing 2do. For me, dollasr 2,,000 is losting in ze begi of me from dubai from korushion tsh 40,000 nothing in police from me. Mashaka ze president, I go to china with new, mzigo, I vote 4u mashaka, to be president mr. mashaka

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  12. Mr. John mashaka, I love reading your chal;lenging and thought provoking articles. I agree with many contributors that you are one of a kind. U have a point, but who is your target audience? This government is as good as good as nothing. We do pray that the cropping up team of new comers will be able to deal with this issue of corruption which is the main problem, mr. mashaka it will be vey good for you join our parliament and speak your ideas correctly and clearly. Well thought article and will ask prof. mbele sto stay away from these debates, kwa sababu hana wamazo mapya zaidi ya mawazo ya kikoloni.

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  13. "Instead of letting ourselves be used abroad as political stooges, and mouth pieces for political projects and ambitions" Hapa umepatia kabisa kigogo John Mashaka. Ukweli huu kwa baadhi yenu ko ughaibuni ndio unaofanya hata waumini wachache wa haki haki ya URAIA WA NCHI MBILI kwa watanzania wanaoishi nje ya nchi kuwa katika hali ya kusitasita maana kuruhusu watu wenye "uaminifu wa dola tofauti" kupewa nafasi yenye kuwawezesha kuwa na ushawishi na hata urahisi wa kujua SIRI za taifa letu kuna hatari zake ambazo haziwezi kudharauliwa.



    Na hii gia ya kujitengenezea vijimbo vyenu huko ughaibuni na kujiona kama ninyi mnapaswa kupata "exclusivity" inayoendana na unachodai "keep up with their accustomed lifestyles", ndiyo yatakayozua zahma dhidi ya ajenda yenu hii ya URAIA WA NCHI MBILI.

    Ushauri wangu piganieni haki yenu hiyo huku mkitilia mkazo katika masuala ya kijamii na kiuchumi ambayo ndiyo yanayotumiwa na serikali kutafuta uhalali wa sheria hiyo, mnaoingia katika kutaka kupewa upekee katika sekta ya Siasa mtaamsha waliolala.

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  14. Katika kila kizazi, wapo wachache ambao wanakuwa ni watu wa aina yake. Na pia katika historia ya nchi yetu, wapo ambao wamekuwa wakigusa na kukonga nyoyo za watu.

    Mashaka amukuwa chachu kweli, ana mpangilio vizuri. Ni mtu wa kutafakari kabla ya kujibu haja, na wala haropoki. Huyu kijana nakubaliana naye sana.

    Tanzania inahitaji vijana kama hawa, na sasa hivi humri siyo hoja tena, hoja ni uwezo. Kiongozi anahitajika hata kijana mdogo kwa taifa lisillosikia kama Tanzania, ambayo viongozi wake ni kama mbuzi
    bwana mashaka jamii inakukubali, jaribu kufuata unayoambiwa na umma, watu wanakupenda, fikiria sana kugombea urais 2015 unafaa sana, kwa sababu mawazo yako ni chanya na mtazamo wa karne ya 21.

    Watanzania walio nje wakirudi humu nchini, basi taifa litaendelea kwli kweli, serikalii inabidi tulipigie kelele kwani watu wasiosikia na dawa yao ni kuwashtusha kwenye uchaguzi na wimbi la vijana mahiri ambao wanachipukia

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  15. Prof. Mbele huko wapi? Unacheza na vijana. wakina Kingunge Ngombale mwiru wanahitaji hii style ya kushushuliwa na vijana.

    Tumechoka na Uisadi wa CCm dawa ni vijana tu ten awenye mawazo ya kisasa. Diaspora nyumbani tunarudi tena na passipoti mbili, mashaka tutakuchangia hela ukangombee ubunge ili uwe mwakilishi wetu bungeni

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  16. well put john mashaka, this is awesome, i can see you are getting wiser and wiser.

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  17. Ankal michuzi, safi sana kuleta hoja kama hizi..mBeba boxi nafarijika nikitoka mzigoni, nina uhakika sikumoja nitarudi nyumbani na kuweza
    rais wetu, nyumba kubwa tunakupeleka usiwe na wasiwasi

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  18. mashaka i agree with you 100%. It is estimated that the total size of Indian diaspora abroad or the Non-Resident Indians (NRI) is in the vicinity of 20 million. The NRIs are located in the Gulf states, South East Asia, South Africa, parts of Latin America, to Fiji, Mauritius, the United Kingdom and the United States.As a 'scattered' group they have recently attracted official attention in India. The Indian government has just begun mapping out the Indian settlement and communities abroad. According to Sanjay Chaturvedi in a recent Asian Affairs Journal, the Indian government decision to upgrade the Indian diaspora on its list of foreign policy priorities might be seen as a ‘response to the emerging contours and compulsions of the international geopolitical economy’. ‘It should be noted’, according to Chaturvedi, ‘that the economic strategies of transnational groups represent a new source and a force to respect within international finance and commerce.’
    It seems that their growing importance stems not only from the impressive remittances they bring to India's economy but also the potential political roles they may play in the countries they live.A high level Committee on Indian Diaspora was appointed by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2000 to recommend a broad and flexible policy framework towards non-resident Indians (NRI).One key aspect of the report is the recognition of the political influence NRIs have in countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States in playing a major role in helping further India’s foreign policy and security goals.
    According to the report, a section of financially powerful and politically well connected Indian Americans have emerged during the last decade to effectively mobilise on foreign policy issues relating to India and play a crucial role in generating a favourable climate of opinion in Congress.Indians in America for example represent a rapidly growing Asian American group. The community is said to earn a median income of $60,093 – nearly double the media income of all American families. There are about 200,000 Indian millionaires. About 58 percent of Indian Americans over the age of twenty-five have a college degree. 43.6 percent of Indian Americans in the work force are employed as managers or professionals. There are as many as 35,000 Indian American physicians. Nearly 300,000 Indian Americans work in high tech industries. 15 percent of Silicon Valley start-up firms are owned by Indian Americans. More than 5,000 Indian Americans are on the faculties of American universities. And 74,603 Indians are studying in the United States, making Indians the largest group of students in the country.
    To understand how to effectively leverage on its diaspora, the Committee claims to have studied in depth the Jewish, Polish, Lebanese, Italian, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Irish diasporas. Two Diaspora models have impressed the Committee the most are the Jewish and Chinese.Some of the Committee’s recommendations include granting of dual nationality to members of the Diaspora; establishing viable structures for handling issues related to the Diaspora; creating a scheme similar to the ‘Israel Bond’ used in Israel’s reconstruction efforts, to strengthen the Indian national economy and infrastructure; and creating new institutions, boosting the strength of overseas mission to help provide security to its overseas workers

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  19. Ndugu yangu Mashaka.Unaangalia mbali sana.Sasa sio hatuna muda wa kupoteza.Serikali yetu huwa ina vijisingizio ambavyo hata mtoto wa shule za msingi huwezi kumdanganya.NINASEMA TENA WATANZANIA KUANZIA SASA TUTAFUTE WABUNGE WAZURI TUWAULIZE KAMA WATAKWENDA KUSAADIA KUREKEBISHA "KATIBA".MCHAWI MKUBWA HAPA KATIKA MAMBO YOTE NI KATIBA TU.MARA IKIWA TAYARI NA SIO KAMA INAYOWAKUMBATIA HAO WALIO MADARAKANI BALI ILIYO BORA.KWA KWELI KUANZIA HAPO SIZANI KAMA HUTAONA KUNA MTU ANATAKA KUGOMBEA HATA MWENYEKITI WA SHINA.WATAKIMBIA WOTE NA NDIPO HAPO ITAKUWA RAIS KUPATA VIONGOZI BORA NA WENYE UCHUNGU ,AMBAO WANAONA KITANZI KILE SIFANYI MCHEZO HAPA.HII HAINGII AKILINI KABISA ETI KWAMBA SERIKALI HAIWEZI KUSAIDIA WATOTO YATIMA HATA HAWAFIKI LAKI 2.HUKU WANAONGEZA MATUMIZI YA SERIKALI.MFANO HAIJAWAHI KUTOKEA KATIKA HISTORIA YA TANZANIA,KWA HUYU BWANA MKUBWA KUTEUA UTITIRI WA MAJAJI.TUNATAKA MAHAKIMU SIO MAJAJI WENGI.KWA KUFANYA HIVYO MATUMIZI YA SERIKALI YANAONGEZEKA.MFANO MWINGINE MAKATIBU WAKUU ,WIZARA MOJA MAKATIBU WAWILI.KWA KAZI GANI?"KUSOMA MAGAZETI?.KAZI YETU KUBWA NI UMATONYA TU.KUVAA SUTI NA KWENDA KUOMBA HELA NJE.USHAURI WA BURE PUNGUZA MATUMIZI YA SERIKALI NA SAIDIA WATOTO WA TANZANIA.WEWE KAMA SIO JUHUDI ZA WAKUBWA WALIOPITA KUWA MAKINI HUSINGEKUWA HAPO.TUMIA BUSARA KAMA .VIONGOZI WALIOPITA WALIVYOFANYA.AIBU ,AIBU ,AIBU,AIBU,AIBU.UNAVYAA SUTI KUJA KUOMBA HUKU WEWE UNA MALIASILI ZA KUMWAGA.NA RWANDA WATASEMAJE ,KWANI MADINI YAO WANAOTEGEMEA NI "CHOKAA".MSIFANYE WATU WAJINGA.

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  20. nadhani muda mwingi tumekuwa wapuuzi sana katika kuchangia mada humu ndani. maada za mashaka ni mada zenye busara sana, tukiangalia hata kwa undani titagundua kwamba, Rwanda walifanya kuwaita wasomi mbali mbali waliokuwa nje ili waje kushika nafasi katika serikali na taasisi zake hapo si mchango wa pesa watu waliotoa mchango wa nguvu kazi ambao ni uzalendo mkubwa,Tz ina wasomi wengi tu madaktari,maprofesa na hata wataalam wa nyanja mbali mbali ambao waliondoka kwa kukereka na mambo yanavyokwenda au hata kwa changamoto za kimaisha kwa kushawishiwa na mishahara minono isiyo na mazinguzi kwenye nchi za nje kama Botswana,Namibia na nchi nyingine nyingi ambazo zina madaktari wengi tu na wasomi wengi wa kibongo ambao wanahitaji motisha tu warudi huku si hizi siasa zisizo lenga "Mutual benefits" katika jamii yetu.
    Serikali inabidi idhamirie kuleta maendeleo ya kweli na si porojo hao wataalam wa kitz wengine ni very good policy makers waje huku waokoe jahazi.Hilo suala la rushwa ni moja tu ya vitu ambavyo kiuhalisia serikali inabidi itafute kikomo chake,hata kama itabidi kutangaza adhabu ya kifo kama China basi ifanye hivyo maana si kweli kuwa maendeleo yote yanayopatikana lazima yatimize haki zote za binadam maana kwa kumpa mmoja haki unamkandamiza mwingine ko ni bora kifo cha mla rushwa mmoja kuliko wananchi wote kupata hasara ya kunyang'anywa haki yao.

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  21. John Mashaka, I must congratulate you on your ideas.Great stuff and so sad to see non arguments put up by those who who oppose what you say. Wouldn't it have been great to hear a reasoned argument from those who disagree with you???

    Mdau Nansio.

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  22. marijani (L)February 15, 2010

    Profesa mbele hana tija. Amesoma enzi za kikoloni nab ado anachambua mada kikoloni tu, safi kizazi kipya cha wakina mashaka kufunua macho yetu. Ni vizuri mtu kutafuta chanzo cha tatizo siyo kuvamia kicuwa kichwa ili mradi tu amepata cheo cha kisiasa, Kuwa na uraia wa nchi mbili kwa Marekani sio kweli lazima ukaane uraia wa nchi nyingine ukichukua uraia wa Marekani ila wanataka utumie uraia wao unaporudi marekani au ukiwa nje. Ubalozi wa marekani hauwezi kukusaidia endapo utakwama tanzania kwa matatizo yoyote huku umeingia na pasi ya Bongo. Lakini si kweli kuwa lazina ukaane uraia wako wa ulikozaliwa kama wanavyofanya nchi kama Norway au Japan
    Hii inatoka State Department ya marekani:
    "A U.S. citizen may acquire foreign citizenship by marriage, or a person naturalized as a U.S. citizen may not lose the citizenship of the country of birth.U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another. Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship.

    Intent can be shown by the person's statements or conduct.The U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists but does not encourage it as a matter of policy because of the problems it may cause. Claims of other countries on dual national U.S. citizens may conflict with U.S. law, and dual nationality may limit U.S. Government efforts to assist citizens abroad. The country where a dual national is located generally has a stronger claim to that person's allegiance.
    However, dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country. They are required to obey the laws of both countries. Either country has the right to enforce its laws, particularly if the person later travels there.Most U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport does not endanger U.S. citizenship.Most countries permit a person to renounce or otherwise lose citizenship".
    Kwa kifupi, serikali hawana sheria za kuwa na pasi mbili ila hawatakupokonya uraia wako wa kuzaliwa wa Marekani ila una haki ya kuukana.

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  23. Mashaka naona umewarushia wafurukutwa wa CCM Leeds madongo yao, wamezidi nao.

    Watafute vitu vya maana, kwani CCM imeshakufa. Hawaoni mbali kama wewe, kwa hiyo, hachana nao endela na kazi yako ya kuhamasisha taifa.

    Sijui ni kwa niini haujajikita katika kinyang'anyiro cha ubunge Ukonga au rorya?

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  24. Mashaka juu, juu, juu zaidi. Hii makala imetulia kusema kweli

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  25. well said mashaka..wale wanaopinga ni wale wanaonufaika na status quo.nchi nyingi kama ulivyosema including china imenufaika sana na Diaspora. kwa taarifa yao hata nyerere alikamilisha kazi ya kukomboa nchi yetu kwa mawazo aliyapata akiwa nje ya nchi(UK)!!!!Hamuwezi kuwa wote kwenye nchi moja mnapata aina moja ya changamoto halafu mlete mabadiliko kwenye jamii hiyo hiyo!!Diaspora ikipewa kipaumbele ikiwa ni pamoja na Duo citizenship inaweza kuleta hoja nyingi za maana kwenye jamii yetu.Hivyo namshukuru sana Rais kikwete kwa kuona hilo na kuruhusu Diaspora kuanza mchakato wa kujishirikisha na kutambua mchango wao kwa nchi yetu

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  26. Jinias wetu, naona mambo yako siyo mabaya kusema kweli. nadhani bunge ingeliingilia hili swala vizuri kwani lina umuhimu mkubwa HASA KWENYE GDP LA TAIFA. mataifa kaa israel ni mataifa yaliyobarikiwa na mungu kwa hiyo hayawezi kulinganishwa na waliyolaaniwa kama tz. viongozi wameoza wanadhani nchi ni mali yao, wasubirie taifa litapasuka na watakoma

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  27. urai wa nchi mbili ni lazima, alafu tena tinataka tuweze kupiga kura tukiwa nje. mashaka mawazo mazuri mno.
    Watanzania wengi tunashindwa kuchangia maendeleo, si kwasababu tu ya Ruswha peke yake, bali kwavile serikali yenyewe inalifanya hilo jambo kuwa la kisiasa. Serikali inajua wazi kuwa hawawezi ku-implement hata kitu kimoja watakachoshauriwa na wataalamu...kwanini sasa wanajaribu kuwasumbua watu? Ninyi wenyewe mnajua kuwa mazingira mliyoyajenga haya-support input ya wazawa wanaokaa nje ya nchi. Kwamfano, biashara nyingi zinazofanikiwa za watu wa nje ni zile zenye mikono ya wakubwa. Wakubwa wengi ukiwapa idea wanakwambia tu andika proposal...tumeshajua watu wengi wameandika proposal..kisha mnawapa watu mnaowajua ninyi mnakula nao na kutwambia kuwa hizo proposal hazikufanikiwa...tunajua mnavyo-operate...kama huna ulaji huweki nguvu kwenye kitu. Tumieni huo muda kusafisha serikali na mtaona input ya Diaspora kwenye maendeleo. Nchi nyingi zimefaidika kama vile Ghana...ninyi bado mnakalia uchoyo, ubinafsi, wizi, tamaa ya kuiba vitu ambavyo hata kuvitumia hamtavitumia..ni kukusanya na kulundika tu mali...na pesa nyingine mfiche mufe hata watoto wenu na wake zenu hawajui zilipo. Yaani kweli Tanzania mnazidiwa Leadership na Rwanda? Mnatutia huzuni sana. Kweli hatuna leadership mpaka kanchi kama Rwanda kanakolingana na mkoa wa Tabora kanatuzidi kwa kufanya vitu vinavyoonekana? Mbona wengine mtaondoka madarakani hakuna historia mlioacha? Baba wa Taifa alituacha masikini lakini alituachia umoja. Ninyi mnatuachia nini mkimaliza terms zenu za uongozi? Visima vya maji? na giza? Mnatukatisha tamaa wenzenu...!! Kwani kama nchi inawashinda si mnapisha tu wenye uwezo..mbona mwalimu alitoa mfano mzuri sana...kaona ngoma imebana akajitoa mwenyewe...!! Hiyo ndo maturity....pesa hazina mwisho..ng'atukeni kwa heshima tu mamani tutawa-enzi kuliko mking'ang'ania halafu cha maana hakuna maneno mengi tu...tumechokaaaaaaaaa...!!! Mdau-USA

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  28. HAWA DIASPORA WATADANGYWA KAMA WATOTO. WAKIINGIA TZ WATAKACHOOMBWA NI RUSHWA MBAYO ITAWAKATIZA TAMAA KABISA, HII SERIKALI IMEOZA, HERI HATA TUISUBIRIE SERIKALI YA MASHAKA 2015 ILI TUONE WANA TIJA GANI. ILA NI MARA 10 NIWAPIGIE VIJANA KURA KULIKO HII MIJITU YA CCM ILIYOTUCHOSHA NA UFISADI. MASHAKA KAPAMBANE NA MAKONGORO MAHANGA AMBAYE YUKO HOI UKONGA AU NENDA MOJA KWA MOJA RORYA UPEWE UBUNGE. KULE HAKUNA WA KUKUPINGA KWA MAANA MIMI NI MPIGA KURA NA KILA MTU ANAOMBA MASHAKA AGOMBEE UBUNGE JIMBONI RORYA

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  29. John Mashaka, your ideas are as good as gold, but unfortunately the people you are drumming the gospel to, are goats and pigs who do not understand any language but stupidity. Wabongo loves and thrives on gossip and supid ideas. Naona wengine wanatoka ulaya Marekani na Uingereza kuja kwenye maparty kila siku wanatuma picha kwenye blogs,, this is the culture of bongomans. Very ignorant people and that is why professor Mbele attacked them. It is not the system that is broken, it is the people who are damn. The only thing needed is the complete overhaul of the entire system. From bottom down, that is the only way education system of education will improve in TanzaniaThe current leadership careless of your progress be it locals or Diaspora. Something has to be done by your generation to work some kind of a plan to correct the matter currently plaguing this nation of 40 million people. I see your supports encouraging you to run for presidency in 2015, please do so because you seem to be people’s

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  30. I think the idea is great but i doubt for an estimated number of the diaspora that you have provided, 2 million??

    But it's good as a starting point. Our foreign ministry should organise and bring up the correct number. Whatever the number is, we call that the Diaspora Region.

    You deserve or don't deserve representation in the parliament you are still the people to be included in our current and future plans.

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  31. John Mashaka, President 2015
    Mwamvita Makamba , Vice President 2015,
    Dr. Hildeband Shayo, Prime minister 2015
    John Mdau (UK), Finance minister
    January Makamba, Foreign Affairs minister
    Issa Muhidin michuzi, Waziri wa Habari
    Steve Kanumba, Waziri wa Utamaduni
    Wema Sepetu, Waziri wa Michezo,
    Mwanakijiji, Waziri Mambo ya Ndani,
    Dr. US-Blogger, Waziri wa Utalii
    Kelvin Twissa, Waziri wa Totozzzzz
    Ridhiwani Kikwete, Waziri wa Maji
    Baraka Chibiriti Wa Kibatari, Waziri wa Jinsia na Watoto,
    Hapiness Magese, First Lady 2015 with a $76,000 ring
    Profesa Joseoh Mbele waziri Elimu
    Kamanda Suleiman Kova a.k.a ELEKTRONIKI , IGP
    Pombe Magufuli, Waziri wa miundombinu
    Profesa Mwakyembe, Katiba Sheria
    Samwel SIXXX Spika National Aseembly

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  32. john mashaka ni mkulima tu, hacheni zenu, heti nabii, nabii makalio yangu. Mashaka hana lolote bwana hacheni kumtukuza mbeba boxi mnampa umuhimu bure.

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  33. US-blogger)
    Mimi siku hizi sitoi comments, kwa maana ufisadi umeshaingia kwenye hii blogu.

    Coments zangu zinazibwa kinyemela, hasa nikimponda nabii yohana mashaka. Wanamuogopa mkuu kutoka Oxford

    Dr. US-Blogger,
    Alumni Oxford university
    Economics Department

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  34. HIVI HUYU JK ANAYEKUJA MALEKANI NA KUPIGA PICHA NA WATANZANIA, MBONA SIJAMUONAGA AKIPIGA PICHA NA NA WACHUMI MAHIRI KAMA NABII JOHN MASHAKA AU PROFESA MBELE AMBAYE NDIYE ANAYETUPONDA WABEBA BOXI,,, MICHUZI USIBANII HII KOMENTI YANGU

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  35. Nashukuru sana mashaka kwa kuwa mstari wa mbele kuwatetea watanzania wote. kutuwekea hii mada.Kwanza ileweke kwamba kuna watanzania wengi wamejificha tu huku,na walilelewa na Tanzania hiyo.Sasa Mheshimiwa Rais tumia busara yako ,kuwatumia kuleta maendelea.kwa mfano ili kuboresha kila sekta ,tunakuomba uwatumie pia wataalam na watanzania wa nje.mfano sekta ya umeme,ni nini kifanyike pata mawazo na fikira na utaalam kutoka kwa watanzania wanaofanya kazi katika sector hiyo nje,sekta ya maji fanya vivle vile,sekta ya madini vile vile na zinginezo.sio mnakaa na kusaini mikataba mibovu na baadaye mnasema tulikosea ?hiyo si nzuri.mnakuwa wachoyo na mnajifanya kama smart kumbe sio smart wala nini,shame on you mnaokula pesa za nchi na mnanga'nga'nia madarakani.mwisho wenu umefika sasa

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  36. mr. genius and prophet. i agree with you lot of times in your ideas.

    i know there are alot of warusha madongo, ila hata wakirusha, usiwajali kwani tangu uanze kuandika sijaona hata mmoja anayekupa upinzani wa maana

    wengi wamekuwa ni maneno mengiiiiii ila hakuna mpinzani wa kusema ni wa kweli. kwani wanakubaliana na mawaidha na busara zako

    swala la uraia wa nchi mbili nadhani serikali yetu ingeliangalia kwa umakini sana kwani tunapoteza hela nyingi sana. watu kama nyie

    inabidi mpigane vita vya kufa mtu ili iruhusiwe, kwani mashaka umeshakuwa na sauti kubwa sana katika taifa letu la Tanzania

    tumia nafasi yako siyo kuandika ila kuingia katika umma na kuoa changamoto. nina uhakuka watu kama slaha watafurahi sana kufanya kazi nawewe katika bunge letu tukufu

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  37. heti "Kigogo John Mashaka"
    haujatulia kweli wee

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  38. FINALLY..Mashaka ameanza kukubalika..good work keep it up Mr John Mashaka....MIMI NINA SWALI NJE YA MADA "HIVI HUYU PROF MBELE SIO YULE PROFESA KABABAYEE WA PALE MAZINDE KOROGWE ZAMANI KIDOGO KWENYE MIAKA YA 80s LIKUWA NI BINGWA WA MAZINGAOMBWE NA SARAKASI???KWA WALIOSOMA MKOA WA TANGA MIAKA HIO NADHANI MTAKUWA MNAMKUMBUKA PROFES KABABAYEE ALIEKUWA AKILALIA MISUMARI KWA MGONGO BILA SHATI,HUKU AKIVUTA FEGI KWA KUTUMIA PUA MOSHI AKITOLEA MDOMONI...IWEJE LEO AJIPENYEZE HADI KWENYE KULETA MADA ZA KILEVILEVI HUMU KIJIWENI HUYU MR KABABAYEE ??WENZIE WA ENZI HIZO KINA POWER MABULA,PROFESA MAJI MAREFU WAMETULIA TULI NA YEYE TUNAMUOMBA ATULIE SASA KESHAZEEKA

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  39. Mashaka u r making lots of sense here. siyo kwamba anawatetea wabeba box, dual citizens itafanya hata tuwe na changamoto na hii diasapora. investing in tanzania while holding a foreign citizenship can a challenge and scary....
    our Tanzania leaders are stuck with "traditional ways of thinking"....yes, thats the problem. How do they shift to the changing world ways of thinking...thats will always be a challenge

    it is all about global competition...

    we are giving up our green passports simply because the life is more promising and safe elsewhere....and will continue to process trades huku huku....

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  40. Agripina Walls (UK)February 15, 2010

    nakubalian ana john Mashaka kuhusu hili swali, ila napenda kumkumbusha kuwa Dr Shayo yule wa kule UK aliwahi kuliandikia jambo hili katika journal moja inaitwa "Tanzania Affairs" kinachapishwa huko UK na kuzambazwa kwa maktaba nyingi huku duniani. Mimi nilipata kuyasoma mawazo ya Dr shayo siku hizo na bila shaka yalikuwa yanabainisha umuhimu wa kuwa na uraia wa nch mbili , ila alionya kuwepo na utafiti kidogo na siyo kukurupukia mambo.

    Baada ya hayo makala kule chuo kikuu cha UDSM kitengo cha IDS, ambako alisoma Dr shayo miaka ya 1994/5 wakawa na mjadala mkali kuhusu hili jambo.

    Ninachotaka kusema hili si jambo jipya kama anavyolisema John Mashaka hapa. Dr Shayo alikuwa ameshaliweka bayana kabisa.

    Kitu kingine ambacho ningependa kuwapeni taarifa ni kuwa Dr. Shayo yupo Tanzania kama alivyoahidi. Amerudi kuja kujenga taifa, ila anafanya nini na yuko wapi na nini hasa anakusudia kufanya kwa kweli sijui.

    Ila napenda kuwahakikishieni wana jamii wa blog hii, kuwa angalau wasomi wetu wamegundua kuwa muda wa kurudi umefika, na kweli nampongeza Dr Shayo kwa hatua hiyo.

    Usahuri Dr. shayo, najua utasoma makala yaha au wanaokujua watakuambia usijiingize kwenye "SIASA" jenga taifa kwa kuwa kuwa mchapakazi mzuri. Mnahitajika hapa kumsaidia atakayeteuliwa kuwa rais kusaidia watanzania. nia na mwelekeo wako unaeleweka.

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  41. I can't help being sceptical with all the euphoria of rosy painted benefits of dual nationality as presented by John Mashaka"; with an extraordinary and overwhelming support of his cronnies. I honestly find it quite scary, and what perplexes me most is the fact that most people who blindly support the idea of dual nationality tend to turn a blind eye to the potential problems that might be brought forth by it. I repeat. I did recommend the idea of "diaspora visa" as an alternative to dual nationality, the idea which is yet to be refuted in these forums. Surprisingly, the staunch supporters of dual nationality have just decided to sidestep it and push on with their desire of holding a foreign passport together with a Tanzanian one.

    I fully agree with the power of the diaspora and the potential benefits provided by diaspora which indeed do help in accelerating the development of our young nation. But we must as well be cautious with the potential risks that might be posed to this country in the name of dual nationality, and we will be morally corrupt to push through this move to the benefit of 2millions, yet to the detriment of over 25 millions rular tanzanias who have never heard of or seen a US dollar bill.

    I don't want to see Tanzania becoming like Kenya or Zimbabwe, where land will be owned by rich and white Tanzanians, while poor bantu Tanzanias will be confined into kibera style slums. For that matter I am adamantly opposed to the idea of dual nationality.

    I would like to ask the supporter of dual nationality again,
    "what shall we, the daspora gain from holding a Tanzanian passport that cannot be achieved by using a diaspora visa"? I have asked this question 3 times in this blog and has not been answered yet.

    Mdau, Scotland

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  42. WACHINA, WAHINDI, WAKOREA, WAISRAEL, INFLUENCE YAO KWENYE SERIKALI ZA DIASPORA IMEONEKANA; MCHANGO WAO KWENYE NCHI ZAO UMEONEKANA. KABLA HATUJAENDELEA MBELE, TUAMBIENI NYIE WATANZANIA MLIOPO NJE MCHANGO WENU KWA TAIFA LETU HUKO MLIKO (KUPIGANIA MASLAHI YA NCHI YETU, MFANO KWA WALIO UK TULITEGEMEA HATA MNGEANDAMANA HUKO HUKO KUHUSU ISHU YA RADA) NA MCHANGO WENU HUKU NYUMBANI NI NINI? TUNATAKA MTUONYESHE ANGALIA MMEJITOLEA MARA NGAPI KWA MWAKA KWENYE SHUGHULI ZA MAENDELEO YA JAMII, HATA WAKATI WA LIKIZO ZENU KUJA KUFUNDISHA SHULE ZA KATA JAPO ZILIZOPO DAR. MAANA TUNAWAONA WAZUNGU TU NDIO WANAOKUJA KUJITOLEA TANZANIA KATIKA NYANJA MBALI MBALI ZA ELIMU NA AFYA, NYIE JE? WAPAKISTAN WALIVYOKUMBWA NA TETEMEKO KWAO WALIJIKUSANYA MADAKTARI, WAHANDISI, NA WAKAKUSANYA MISAADA MBALI2 YA KIBINADAMU WAKAENDA KWAO KUJITOLEA, HUO NI MFANO MDOGO TU.

    SASA NYIE KUJITOLEA KWENU NI KWA MANENO MATUPU, NANI ATAWAUNGA MKONO NYUMBANI? YOU HAVE TO EARN YOUR CREDIBILITY SIO KUNGOJEA KUPEWA! KWANZA MKIJA BONGO MKO MBALI SANA NA WATZ WAKAWAIDA, NYIE NYODO KWA SANA KISA WAZUNGU WEUSI MNAISHI NJE, MMEJITNGENEZEA KICLASS CHENU AMBACHO KINAONEKANA KAMA CLASS YA WATU WENYE NYODO, DHARAU NA KUJIONA, MFANO MMOJA WENU ALIVYOULIZA HAPO JUU KUHUSU CHIPS VUMBI ZA MAFUTA YA TRANSFORMA HALAFU MNATUTEGEMEA SISI MAJORITY MASIKINI WALA CHIPS VUMBI TUWASAPOTI ILI MJE KUTUNYANYASA ZAIDI?

    MWENYE KUTAKA KURUDI ARUDI NA KIRANGA CHAKE TUJE TUSHINDANE WOTE KWENYE SOKO LA AJIRA SIO KUTEGEMEA KUPEWA FAVOUR, MAANA MMEZOEA FAVOURS ILI MSURVIVE, SASA HIVIHIYO HAKUNA TENA, SURVIVAL IS FOR THE FITTEST KAMA UNAJIONA UKO FIT NJOO UGOMBEE NAFASI ZA KAZI, ZA SIASA, HATA BIASHARA MJE MSHINDANE NA WALIO KWENYE HIZO NAFASI KUTOKANA NA MLIYOJIFUNZA HUKO.

    JANJA YA NYANI KWISHATAMBUA MNATAFUTA MDEBWEDO TU!

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  43. Safi sana,
    kaka mashaka, mimi nakubalian na uamuzi wa wako kuwashirikisha watanzania wishio nje katika maendeleo ila sioni ni misinghi ipi ambayo imeshawekwa kufanikisha hilo. Hii kauli ya mheshimiwa Membe naona kama ya kisiasa zaidi. ingekuwa vyema akatueleza mkakati gani ambao serikali imeshauweka.
    Pili. Mimi binafsi sidhani kama ni kweli kubadilisha sheria ya Uraia ndo kigezo cha watu kuchangia maendeleo ya nchi yao. Kwanza Mhe. Membe hana mamlaka ya kusema kuwa sheria hiyo ibadilishwe au inafaa au haifai. Kama anaamini hivyo apeleke hoja hiyo Bungeni ili Waheshimiwa waaanze mchakato wake. Suala la kubadili sheria yeyote ile lina taratibu zake. Haiwezekani waziri mmoja au mbunge aksema hii ni sheria nzuri au mbaya, ibadilishwe au isibadilishwe. Mimi naona tarfiti zifanywe tujue kwa nini vijana wanakimbilia nje na hawarudi nchini, wanafanya nini huko wanakipato gani na watachangia vipi. kuna mambo mengi yanahitaji kufanyiwa kazi na si rahisi kama Mhe. alivyoongea. hii ni politix....

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  44. WABEBA BOXI WOTE INABIDI TUSHIRIKIANE TURUDI TANZANIA 2015 ILI kumpigia JOHN MASHAKA IKULU. TANZANIA ITAENDELEA KWELI, JAMAA HUYU NINAONA MWELEKEO WAKE NI WA KUTUTEA SISI WALALAHOI. Hichi ni kizazi cha bongo fleava . HAJISIFII WALA KUTAKA MAKUU, NA YUPO RADHI KUFA KWA AJILI YETU, HATA KAMA NI KUICHANGIA KAMPENI YAKE, TUANZE SASA HIZI

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  45. Mimi hata mtu akiwaambia watoto wake wawe kama John Mashaka, nitamuunga mkono kwa maana mada zake ni za maana na zinakubalika katika kila pembe ya ya nchi na hata nje ya mipaka yetu. Wakenya na hata waganda wanaosoma michuli blog wamekuwa wakimsifia huyu bwaba mdogo. Hongera sana mashaka kwa kuthamasisha, kazi nzuri sana

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  46. It has come too natural that we have to demand dual citizenship. Mimi ya profesa mbele sijui profesa nyuma sijui ni yapi, lakini Mashaka siku zote nitamfagilia, ni kijana mwenye upendo, busara na mema kwa nchi yake. Sijui wanaompinga wanampinga kutokana na hoja zake au kutokana na wivu. Mashaka nakupongeza kwa kumchambua profesa mbele kisomi na kitaaluma bila jadhba, kweli wewe ni mfani wa kuigwa.

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  47. Mashaka unayoyasema ni ya kweli, lakini tatizo ni kwamba hakuna anayesikia. Serikali itangaze rushwa kama janga la kitaifa ili kuweka mazingira bora.watanzania wa nje wana mchango mkubwa sana wanaoweza kuuleta hapo nyumbani ila walishazoea mazingira yasiyokuwa na rushwa wanapata shida sana na kukabiliana na hali hiyo.nadhani inaeleweka.serikali ina mambo mengi sana ya kufanya kuweka amzingira supa.Pongezi mashaka, Ginius wetu, unatetea walalahoi, kudos

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  48. NABII MESIAH YOHANA MASHAKA NAONA UMESHAMWAGA PUMBA, POA MKUU

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  49. Kuna udhaifu mkubwa sana wa facts.

    Kusema diaspora hawawezi kuacha free health care sio hoja kabisa, Marekani hakuna free health care na ndio maana Obama anataka kuleta Universal health.

    Pia unasema sababu pekee inayofanya watu wasirude nyumbani ni frustrating working environment and bureaucracy, hiyo si kweli, tuko wengi huku amabao tumeamua kuishi huku kwa kuwa tumeshazoea , kwa ajili ya masomo ya watoto etc.

    Nadhani mashabiki wengi hapa hawana shule, wangekwenda shule wangeona huu udhaifu wa mada badala ya kushabikia mambo wasiyoyajua na wanaendelea kuburuzwa na nabii,.

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  50. Eti anatetea walalahoi? John Mashaka anatetea walalahoi, my foot, mie naona anatengeneza tu class nyingine ya watu wenye dharau na nyodo kwa wale ambao hawakupata nafasi ya kwenda nje ima kwa kuwa ni watoto wa wakulima masikini, wazazi wao wala hawana uwezo wa kulobby na kuwapa nafasi za kwenda nje. Anatetea class ya watoto wa vigogo ambao wanataka wakija Tanzania simply kwa kuwa wamesoma nje wapewe kazi na fursa nyingine bila kushindana na wenzao, wapewe nafasi na wazee wao wa kuendelea kututawala.

    Tumeishawastukia siku nyingi na hao kina Shayo wenu na John Mashaka hawa wote ni watoto wa wenye nazo wa high class.

    Na nyie mnaofuata mkumbo bila kujua mnafuata nini shauri yenu watengenezeeni wenzenu ulaji na nyie endeleeni kujificha kwenye miamvuli ya ukimbizi, nyie mshakuwa wakimbizi kutoka Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi na Sudan huo uraia wa Tanzania mtaupataje? Watapata wale tu wanaoishi huko nje kama raia halali sie nyie wenzangu na mie.

    "WAKE UP! Kumekucha sasa na jua lishatoka"

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  51. 'Civil servants who demands..'

    NI udhaifu mkubwa wa grammar.

    Watanzania wanasema huu ni ugenious, ndio maana hii nchi haiendelei.

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  52. ha ha haaa raha ya blog comment we mdau uliyetunga baraza la mawaziri hapo juu umeniua nimecheka hadi nimelia looo humu ndani kuna burudani kweli lazima ucheke tuuu blog idumu mashaka adumu na wewe mdau udumu michuzi uendelee kuwepo

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  53. Watanzania ni watu wa ajabu sana
    Ukiwa nazo watasema unaringa,
    Ukiishiwa watakucheka umefulia,
    Ukiwa nazo kichwani kuwaliko watasema, unataka ubunge au urais,
    Ukiwa mwana wa masikini watakucheka
    Ukiwa mwana wa tajiri watasema unaringia ya baba yako fisadi
    Sasa mnachotaka ni nini?
    Nyumba yangu ya 1.4 billioni siwapi hata aje NABII WENU mesiah yohanna mashaka

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  54. Tanzania inahitaji John Mashaka, watano tu, na Kanumba watatu basi Tanzania itaendelea kisawasawa….. teteteteteteeeeee

    kizazi cha mashaka ni kizazi cha kipekee amback tanzania imebarikiwa nacho, majasiri na ni watu wenye upeo, na imani ya kazi

    hao wala vumbi wanaoponda kwamba diaspora ni watoto wa mafisadi ambao wasirudi, basi wamechemka shauri yao. siye tunakuja na nabii mashaka ataongoza njia yeupeeee

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  55. Urais tunakupa tu 2015

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  56. Ningechangia ila ubovu ni kwmaba kiingereza kigumu mno sikielewi, mnaweza kuitafsiri hii makala? us buroga upo?

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  57. unajua mashaka na michuzi ni wajanja. michuzi ameshagundua kwamba mashaka ni hit kubwa sana kwenye blog yake kwa maana hiyo,wanakaa wanaandika mada ambazo wanajua kabisa zitagusa watu alafu wanaturushia ili waone tunayofafikiria. wo ndio ma ccm projects

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  58. I was once informed there is a Service Commission Directive that Tanzanians living outside the country should not be considered for employment in government institutions parastatals or companies, because it would demoralize those that patriotically stayed behind to build the nation, in spite of the hardships. I thought it was total hypocricy that the government was urging Tanzanians working in foreign countries to return home and share their expertise for the good of the country. Such a message should have made it very clear that there was no way they could get employed in government institutions or parastatals. You might have seen this Directive. If you have a copy kindly share.

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  59. those who were once tanzanians who denounced tanzanias citizenship by choosing better life abroad can come and invest just like all other investors, are white pipo from south africa who owns mines in north mara. mererani, buzwagi, factories like tbl, banks like nbc are they tanzanians? they are making profit right? so u don need to be tanzanian to invest besides they are being given priority rather than local tanzanians.
    if they are desperate to help what it was once their country they simply have to denounce their current citizenship and return here and tell us with one strong voice, we love tanzania we want to help it,not some silly reasons!
    much less to say we dont need them as they run away from the challenge to enjoy good life in europe and america!
    a person with no origin is slave!

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  60. I havent read the article, it is too long to read for me. Well, the title made me lose the appetite to read. WHY DO WE NEED REPRESENTATION? ARE WE NOT COMMON CITIZENS? Not strange..... medical doctors should concentrate on peoples health and not running into politics analysis.... that's a profession!

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  61. Mdau wa Mon Feb 15, 03:34:00 PM hapo juu nakubaliana na wewe kabisa.
    Yaani hata wenzetu watashangaa kuona watu wanavyofagilia hicho kiingereza cha huyu jamaa anaejifanya hawezi kuandika hata kwa kiswahili. Lots of gramatical errors!

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  62. @anony Mon Feb 15, 03:34:00 PM
    bwana wee umechanganyikiwa. yaani katika mengi mashaka aliyoyasema wee umeona hiyo civil servants ndo iwe pointi yako ya kuongea? kweli wee ni mla vumbi. nadhani mafuta ya transforma inafanya kazi kichwani mwako. siyo wabeba boxi tunahitaji uraia wa nchi mbili, upende usipende, na kesho tunakutana na membe hapa London

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  63. My understanding is you are (were) living in America, right? ... and now you are talking about FREE HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA, right? I guess you must be on MEDICAD.... Even the MEDICAID people have got co-pays... I presume you don't know what you are talking about!!!!

    Stop misinforming the audience bro!!!

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  64. mimi mashaka akiwekwa tu, siji kusoma mada, nakujaga kusoma comments, sina mbavu, eti kova eletroniki igp, bongo kweli tambarare

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  65. MASHAKA NAKUBALIANA NA WEWE KWA KUANGALIA MBALI. HAYO NI MAENEO AMBAYO SERIKALI WALITAKIWA KUYAANGALIA KWA KIASI FULANI.
    KWA BAHATI MBAYA AU MAKUSUDI HAWAKO MAKINI KIASI HICHO, HAWAONI THAMANI YA DIASPORA. SASA KWA KUKWEPA MAENEO KAMA HAYO HATIMAYE HUONA KAMA WANA FEDHA NYINGI ZA ZIADA AMBAZO BAADAYE HUANZA KUZITUMIA BILA UMAKINI WOWOTE. HAWA WAJINGA MATOKEO YAKE MATOKEO YAKE NDIYO HAYO YA KUMJENGEA GAVANA WA BENKI KUU NYUMBA YA BILIONI 1.4 WAKATI SISI TUNAOTUMA FEDHA TUMESAHAULIKA
    BWANA MASHAKA KIKWETE LAZIMA AKUPE UONGOZI KATIKA SERIKALI YAKE. UWEZO WAKO NI MKUBWA KULIKO ULE WA MASHA AU NGELEJA, WOTE NI MBUMBUMBU UKILINGANISHA NA WATU MAKINI KAMA MASHAKA

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  66. Mkuu wa kaya 2015, bado huko bongo nikutafute, au ulisharudi kwa mjomba obama?

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  67. Mimi nawashangaa kweli, hivi kwa nini watu wenye akili timamu wammlalamikie profesa mbele, sasa nyie ile miwani kubwa vile mnafiki anaona nini? Hacheni zenu za kutania watu. Mzee kasoma enzi za ukoloni, mnafikiri atafiki katika kiwango cha mashaka?
    Mashaka ni kizazi kipya yenye mawazo mapya. Hii ndio sababu mawaziri wetu wazee wana mawazo isiyokuwa na tija, mzee akapumzike kijijini kwake akistaafu kufundisha. Hongera mashaka

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  68. MARA NYINGI NASHANGAA SANA WENGI WENU WANAOMPINGA JOHN MASHAKA BILA YA KUWA NA HOJA MAALUM AU POINTI ZA WAZI KUMKOSOA. KWA SASA HIVI, BILA KUFICHA, MASHAKA NI KIJANA WA KIPEKEE KATIKA TAIFA LETU. JOHN MASHAKA ANAJARIBU SANA KULIAMSHA TAIFA, ANAZUNGUMZIA MASWALA AMBAYO KUSEMA KWELI YANAGUSA MNO. KUSEMA KWELI, HATA NYIE WENYEWE MNAKUBALIANA NAYE LAKINI UKWELI MNAUONA KAMA SUMU, MUDA UMEFIKA TUPEWE URAIA WA NCHI MBILI ILI TUWEZE KUWEKEZA KATIKA NCHI YETU. NADHANI MUDA UMEFIKA TUANZE KUUNGANA MKONO MAPEMA KATIKA HAYA MASWALA YA KITAIFA

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  69. This is a well written article, and one to think about, John Mashaka, you are always my hero. You are a thinker, and a real one I can say.

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  70. what defeats me in articles like this one are the statements like this or that article is well researched, I loath the liberal use of the word research as it does not give a true meaning of the work behind the articles. I respect the intellectual capacity of the authors however we all have to agree we write these articles based on our general knowledge and what we tend to hear day to day. And we're strongly influenced by something called bias. When it comes to issue of China-Africa trade relations there is a research team under Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) doing somework for sometime looking at various impacts of the china-africa trade relations. Now the output of that work is well researched papers/articles, anything else in my opinion isn't. After that remark let me give my views on what you've written in this article.
    To reduce the size of my comments i will provide my comments in point form.
    - Do not expect Chinese intentions in Africa to be anything else apart from being Chinese i.e. they have to be aligned to Chinese interests if they happen not to suit African interests, it is upon your country to say no to them. likewise interests of western countries will remain to be theirs.
    - The leadership crisis is Africa is a real problem. we cant blame anyone except ourselves. For all the countries which woke up from the slumber and started making steps towards development they did so through very strong and visionary leaders. If you think there are two ways around that i'm afraid there is none.
    - I think you're confusing between two issues; the amount of money we embezzle through poor/no accountability to what came in as aid. true figures of the money embezzled in the past decade is more than what you've mentioned it is close to or about 1 billion dollars is could shave a quarter of our national debt.(EPA,CIS,Radar, presidential Jet, Military procurement etc)
    - There goes the statement of genocide and oil in the same line. When america is siphoning oil out of Iraq at a cost of over 700,000 Iraqi lives why dont we cry foul?. This is what force our african ancestors to give this saying of wisdom "until the lions have their historians, the stories of hunting will always glorify the hunters". let us remove bias and see it in our own eyes ..
    - I will tell you why Hilary forgot to mention anything about human right records in China, they still need those trillions of dollars the chinese central bank is holding to by US treasury bills else she might miss her next pay check. I can tell you she's smart ! she's got selective amnesia at this very convenient time of credit crunch.
    - the rest of the article touches the issue of leadership crisis. its not about the investments other countries should make or what resources we sell to who. It is the resolve of our leadership in implementing our own development agenda that matter. now partnership with other countries should be aligned in a manner that reinforces the realization of our own development agenda. We should stop pointing fingers outside. Sub standard goods are imported by Tanzanian traders, we have Tanzania Bureau of Standards we have TFDA we have FCC all to protect us from sub standard goods what are they doing? When the Chinese Food and Drug Authority authorised use of substandard drug their government shot dead the Director General. what have we done? Do you blame the chinese for that? please give me a break !

    Mie kama mdau ninayeishi Tanzania vile vile kama wewe naomba uelewe tatizo lako haliko mahali popote. Sasa hivi hapa nilipo jirani mwenye choo cha ghorofa amefaulisha choo baada ya mvua ya jana usiku uchochoro haupitiki, sina pa kushtaki inabidi nivumilie tu na hilo nimlaumu mwekezaji gani??? lets clean our house jamani, tukijipanga vizuri hakuna wa kutuchezea si mchina wala mmarekani

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  71. MUZUMBE ALUMNIFebruary 15, 2010

    ASANTE KAKA UMEONGEA KAMA MIMI....

    SASA MIMI SINIMEONGEA MKASEMA NIMECHEMKA KWA SABABU SIKUTUMIA KIMOMBO NIMETUMIA KISWAHILI NI LUGHA YA KUJENGA TAIFA. UKIANGALIA KIUCHUMI HAKUNA KOSA KUUZA KANYA BOYA AU KULETA WATAALAMU FEKI WA DIASPORA ILA UKINUNUA AU KUWALETA NCHINI NI SHAURI YAKO MWENYEWE HII NI DEMAND NA SUPPLY CURVE HAZIWEZI KUKUTANA ILA INAKUWA NI SPONTANEOUS TU. MLAJI HAFAIDIKI MNUNUZI ANAFAIDIKA HAYA NI MAMBO MADOGO MASHAKA ANA FORCE MAMBO KWA SABABU ANAANDIKA KWA KIMOMBO NA MANENO MAGUMU YA KWENYE DICTONARY ALIYO KALILI KUTOKA MUZUMBE ILI TUSIMUELEWE. UNAJUA MUDA MWINGINE NI VIZURI KUNG'ATA NA KUPULIZA NDO MICHUZI HAWEZI KUONA NA SENSA YAKE. UNATUKANA KIDOGO ALAFU UNASIFIA. MUZUMBE HAYA MAMBO YA URAI WA NCHI MBILI NA YA DEMAND NA SUPPLY TUMEYASOMA SANA HAYATUUMIZI KICHWA SANA. MIMI NI MCHUMI ILA TATIZO LENU WENGI HAMJUI KAMA DEMAND IKIKUTANA NA SUPPLY KATIKATI HIYO NI COMPETITION NA SOMETIMES DEMAND NA SUPPLY ZINAWEZA KUWA PARALLE KWENYE MARKET. WEWE MDAU WA UNAYEPINGA NABII YOHANNA MASHAKA INAONEKANA UCHUMI UNAUJUA SIJUI ULIMALIZA MUZUMBE UNIVERSITY, MWAMBIYE MASHAKA WATU TUKIWASEMA WANAKUWA MBOGO LAKINI KICHWANI HAMUNA KITU HAYA NI MAMBO YA FREE MARKET ON THE COMPETITION..! MUZUMBE ALUMUNI PETER NALITOLELA.WA CHUO KIKUU CHA MUZUMBE CHA UNIVESITI YA KULE MOLOGOLO

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  72. TANZANIAN'S WE MUST WAKE UP"

    I think this is our main problem. some have taken time to respond to Mashaka's article without understanding it.

    Mashaka's article is deep and concise and seemingly some are responding out out of sheer emotions rather than substance

    Mashaka has not lebbeled OR OBJECTED THE DUAL CITIZENSHIP 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 and even the Arabs, who used to capture our people sending them to the west.

    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 partneship, Mashaka himself is not refuting the partenship, he is only urging caution before we cry faul. He is urging that all we do should have fairness.

    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 wenye jazba

    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.

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  73. vijana nadhani mnaompinga mashaka mnashindwa kutoa hoja mnabakia kulalama lugha. ukiwa na ubavu, basi weka jina lako kamili na mada iliyotulia tuone kama tutakunga mkono au kukukataa, nadhani haya majungu ndo yale yanayoturudisha nyuma kila siku. wekeni mada za maana badal ya majungu, wakuu, hamkeni du, mbona kasheshe

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  74. Katika hotuba yake JK alipokutana na watanzania DC alisema kwa wale walioko nyumbani wana wivu
    Na ndio matatizo ya wivu wa kitanzania sio wa kutakia maendeleo mwenzako akijaribu kuneda mbele wewe utajaribu kuvuta au hata kumloga ili nayeye akose.
    Mfano mdogo tu ni mtu kama Obama mliyemshangilia watu tulikuwa tunajiuliza kulikoni.
    Wataalamu kibao wako nje saa nyingine wanalazimika kuchukua uraia wa nchi nyingine ili kuweza kujisaidia na maisha yao na nduzu zao. Watoto wanaozaliwa kwa watanzania waliopo nje pia bado ni hazina ya Taifa kama ni kwenye utaalamu, michezo nk. Mnataka foreign investors kama hatuwezi ku-invest kwenye damu yetu wenyewe kuna tatizo.
    taifa kubwa kama la Marekani linakubali dual citizenship na watapigania watu wao hata kama wapo wapi. Mtanzania anakufa India kinyama hakuna hata anayejali.
    Kesi ya mwisho ilikuwa ni Mama wa Brazil, baba mmarekani mechi ilichezwa mpaka mtoto akarudishwa. Nikirudia maneno ya Rais wetu Tuacheni wivu usiokuwa na manufaa wa kuvutana mashati

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  75. John mashaka, ningekuwa na uwezo ningekuzawadisha kusema kweli. Umekuwa ukigusa nyoyo za watu kwa maneno yako yenye busara, hasa katika kuhamasisha taifa letu. Taifa linawahitaji, kwa hiyo usikate tama.

    Kusema kweli, bila ya kuitwa mshabiki, nitakuita dhaabu ya Tanzania. Nina uhakka vijana na hata viongozi wetu wamekuwa wakikufuatilia kwa umakini sana kwani mada zako siyo mada hivi hivi ni mada nzito za kitaifa ambazo wote tungeshirikiana kuzijadili

    Tatizo linalotokea ni kwamba, walio nje na kushindwa masiaha hawawezi kukubali kwamba mwingine hasa mtoto wa masikini anaweza kufanikiwa katika jambo Fulani.Kwa hiyo wengi kumuona mashaka kuwa mbele katika maswala ya kijamii, upinzani lazima uwe mkubwa

    Ningewashauri vijan kwamba, hili sio swala la kupingania ni swala ambalo linahitaji mchango kutoka kwenu wote. Kumjadili mashaka hakutawaisida bali kuwarudisheni nyuma. Sitamwita mashaka nabii, ila nitampa pongezi za dhati kwani kazi anayoifanya ni kubwa sana kwa taifa letu.

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  76. haijalishi mashaka awe rais au balozi wa nyumba kumi. ukweli ni kwamba ni mfano wa kuigwa kwa mchango wake mkubwa kwa taifa letu

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  77. mashaka unazua kweli, umemleta mboma wa watu, ambaye amekoma ubishi.Mshikaji nafiri hujaelewa point nzima ya uraia wa nchi mbili. Watu wanachotoka sio kutuma pesa, hilo si tatizo. Watu wanataka wa-invest kama WANTANZANIA NA SIO KAMA WAGENI kutokana na utaratibu wa sasa, au hata kama una utaalamu adimu pindi ikiwapata uraia wa nchi ya pili Tanzania unakuwa mgeni kwa hiyo inakuwa vigumu kusaidia au kupewa uongozi katika hiyo nyanja.
    Mshikaji usiwe na roho ya korosho kama JK alivyotueleza kuwa mnapinga tu kwa sababu ya wivu (JK na watanzani Los Angelos -USA}.

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  78. Kijana Mboma, amefanya kazi nchi za nje mwaka mmoja na unaleta hoja nzito kama hii. Kwa nini usiwasiliane na watu kama sisi tuliofanya kazi nchi mbali mbali dunia nzima tukuambie jinsi hali ilivyo kabla ya kuropoka. Nakupa data mbili tu kwa leo, mimi ni Mtanzania mwenye kuipenda nchi yake lakini nimechoka kufadhaishwa na kunyanyaswa katika airport zote nilizokwenda dunia nzima.Wanaiangalia passport yangu kama taka taka. Pili, mimi ni Engineer mwenye uzoefu wa miaka kadhaa sio Tanzania tu bali nchi nyingi, lakini nikiomba kazi nchi yeyote nyingine wananipa offer yenye mshahara ambao haulingani na uzoefu na elimu yangu kwa ajili eti mi ni Mtanzania. Wenzangu ambao wana uraia wa kimarekani au uingereza wanapigwa ofa za nguvu. Sasa wewe unakuja hapa na unatuambia huu uraia wa nchi mbili haufai...wewe ni nani? na una ajenda gani? kama umeridhika basi tuachie vijana tuendelee kuchakarika...
    Asante na endelea kufanya shughuli nyingine tafadhali sana. Ankal naoma mwekee hii huyu kijana aelimike awaachie wakina mashaka watuelemishe siyo tu kuamka ka kukurupuka! Asante!

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  79. mashaka wala usiwe na shaka, tuko nyuma yako mkuu wa ikulu 2015

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  80. wadau kabla hamja comment on this issue , lazima muwe na upeo wa kutosha sana. mashaka kusema kweli anayfanyga research zake, na wanaompinga mara nyingi ni watu wa wivu, sasa kaka yangu Mboma katokea wapi jamani?
    Nimeona mada yake huko akijaribu kumsokosoa mashaka, mada yake inayozungumzia swala la kutuma hela TANZANIA hata hivyo upeo wake ukawa mdogo kuchangia benefit za kutuma hela, ati ni kwa ajili ya marafi, ndugu , familia , n.k,Kaka kutuma fedha nyumbani inabenefit zaidi nchi ndg, wewe una habari kuwa tunaisaidia serikali ya TANZANIA kwa kukwepa kuwapa wananchi BENEFITS such as job seeker allowance,or unemployed benefits,housing benefits ati sisi ni nchi maskini,shughuli zote hizo ni kuwa nchi iwe responsible kusaidia WANANCHI WAKE, no excuse,nchi za AFRICA ZINA UTAJIRI MKUBWA WA RESOURCES.TUKIJA KWENYE SWALA LA MULTI-CITIZEN, NCHI ITABEFIT NA WATANZANIA WALIOKO NJE KUINVEST TANZANIA,KWANI SASA HIVI TUMEBANWA,SISI TANZANIAN DOCTORS HAPA UK TUNATAMANI TUFUNGUE KITUO CHA AFYA (MOBILE CLINIC)NYUMBANI BUT THE SITUATION DOESNT ALLOW. PLEASE MAKE CONSIDERATION.

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  81. Michuzi Juu, juu Zaidi
    Mashaka juu, Juu, Juu zaidi
    Bongo Tambarare

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  82. Tunafika tu, bado Rais mmoja

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  83. Phat LorenzoFebruary 16, 2010

    Steven Kanumba akiwa makamu wa Rais, na Hsheem Thabeet Waziri wa Elimu ndo Tanzania itafika

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  84. Majengo ( Italy)February 16, 2010

    wadau, kuna mdau amesema mashaka yuko dar au kasharudi kwa obama? taarifa tulizo nanzo na za uhakika ni kuwa Dr. Shayo yuko Tanzania, na harakati za kumshawishi kujiunga na mashirika makubwa makubwa zimeanza.

    Taarifa hizo zinazema kuwa kwa vile jamaa ni kichwa na juhudi na uzoefu wake wa ndani na nje ni mkubwa, leo alionekana BOT or bank of tanzania

    uchambuzi wa mambo waonjesha kuwa huyu jamaa kweli anakubalika.

    Dr Shayo twakuombea maisha bora TAnzania, ila kama alivyosema Agripina pale mwanzoni usijiingize kwenye SIASA.

    KWa wenye akili, wewe ni hazina ya Taifa.

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  85. matapiga makelele lakin mujue wapitisha sheria wengi familia zao ziko njeeeee....majina nnayo...sheria itapita bila kutegemewa kinyemelea...mtakapoamkaa ndio mtaanza kupangga mbinu nyingine za chuki..Mashaka na jamaa wengine takriba wamezungumza points.anony 15 febr 10.08 pm amezungumza points nzuri vilevile.

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  86. John mashakana Shayo ndo dawa ya Tanzania. hawa jamaa wanaogopwa kweli, nasikia hata mawaziri hawakosagi kuwajadili, shayo lakini tayari yupo TZ, na ha mashaka bado yupo nadhani ubunge ndo stop yao, ila wakiingia wakina makongoro mahanga, mashaka na ngeleja sophia simba watapigwa kibuti. hawa jamaa wakali lazima tu jk awape nafasi zao

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  87. Michuzi
    Swali kwako na wadau wote. Kwa nini john Mashaka anaumiza vichwa vya watu? hilo tu....

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  88. JOHN MASHAKA AMEKUWA DHEEBU SIYO HATA NABII TENA. ALAFU WAFUASI WAKALI MITHILI YA NYUKI. HATA WAPAMBE WA PILATO HAWAKUWA WABAYA KIASI HICHI

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  89. Mmarekani anasema u got to give a man a credit when due...this m...f is brilliant.

    I salute you... well done

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  90. ANAPOSEMS FREE HEALTH CARE PLEASE JAMANI CHAMBUAENI KAMA WATU WENYE AKILI, YEYE AMEEANDIKA KAMA MSOMI HANA MAANA FREE PER SE, ANA MAANA HAMNA HASSLEUKITAKA KITIBIWA UKIWA NA PESA YAKO UNATIBIWA BILA LONGO LONGO, NA HATA HIVYO ZIKO NCHI NYINGI TU DUNIANI MATIBABU NI BURE AT THE POINT OF SERVICE HAKUNA HAJA YA KUHONGA TENA KAMA TANZANIA HATA KAMA UNAENDA, KUTIBIWA NA PESAA YAKO KATIKA HOSPITALI YA SERIKALI BADO DAKITARI ATAKUTAKA RUSHWA NA UTALIPIA MASAWA PIA, NA MUJUWE PIA DIASPORA HAINA MAREKANI TU NI DUNIA NZIMA HATA MTU ALIYE MSUMBIJI NI DIASPORA SO KUNA NCHI KIBAO DUNIANI ZENYE HUDUMA BURE SI MSIWEKE MAWAZO YENU KWA MAREKANI TU.

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  91. Dude, ulishachemka wenzako huwa wanaenda kimyakimya we ushajirushia matangazo wee serikali ishaku-goggle inasubiri tu ujaze fomu umestukia umechemka unajaribu mercy of dual citizenship?? Au una kazi ya kijani uko skeptical kumwaga manyanga ya USA na kuingia TZ full masinondo?
    I can see fear in you, will never lead or take any position in TZ.
    Tupo wengi tuliouvua uraia wa TZ na hatufagilii dual citizenship for the sake of the country not our personal benefits! We got so much to lose if we take that route.
    Don't quit your day job...

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  92. Wednesday, March 17, 2010
    HII NDIO HABARI TOKA MTO TIGITHE MARA


    Niliambiwa kuwa fimbo ya mbali haiuwi nyoka! Lakini nakumbuka kuwa niliandika insha kadhaa kubatilisha baadhi ya methali na nahau zetu ambazo kwa namna moja au nyingine haziwezi kutusaidia kwenye baadhi ya mazingira na mazingara.

    Najua unaanza kujiuliza maswali kuwa ninajaribu kusema nini haswa leo hii. Usiache kusoma...

    Nimeingia 'mzigoni' leo asubuhi mapema, kama kawaida kwa kuanza kuangalia habari kutoka nilipokulia - Tanzania. Bahati mbaya siku imeanza kwa habari zinazosikitisha. Na sisiti kueneza habari zenyewe kama zilivyo; bila ya kuficha chochote kwa kutumia nahau, methali ua maneno mengine matamu.

    Mei 24, 2009, Chambi Chachage alitoa taarifa kupitia blog yake kuhusu vitendo vya Barrick Gold Mine vya kumwaga takataka za sumu kwenye mto Tigithe, Mara. Athari za takataka hizo kwa afya za watumiaji wa mto Tigithe zilianza kuonekana.

    Jana, Machi 16, 2010, Chacha Benedict Wambura wa Foundation HELP alitupa picha halisi ya afya za waathirika kwa kutumia blog ya Chambi tena. Idadi ya waathirika inazidi kuongezeka na mpaka wakati naandika hii nakala nilikuwa sijapata msamiati sahihi ambao unaweza kuelezea hali ya afya zao.
    Kinachotia hasira zaidi ni ukimya wa Serikali yetu na watu wengine husika (uongozi wa Barrick Gold Mine)! Jamani, hawajui haya yanayojiri huko mto Tigithe? Au wamekuwa na roho ngumu kiasi kwamba vitu kama hivi haviwashtui? Hawajali?

    Nimeshawahi kusoma visa kama hivi, ambapo urasimu na uchunguzi wa kuhakikisha kuwa takataka kutoka kwenye migodi ndio chanzo cha matatizo kama haya tunayoyaona huchukua miaka. Bahati mbaya wakati muafaka unapatikana vijiji karibu na Tarime vitakuwa vimesha'angamizwa; na hakuna fidia yoyote - kwa watoto na ndugu zao - itakayoweza kuwarudishia maisha yao!

    Jamani, viongozi wetu chonde chonde, jamani! Kwenye usahili wa mgodi huu hamkuangalia vitu muhimu kama utupaji wa takataka za sumu? Au, hata hamkutaka kujua ni aina gani ya takataka zitatoka kwenye mgodi huu? Hela mnazopata ndizo zinawafumba macho?

    Vijana wenzangu itabidi tufanye chochote tunachoweza kuokoa jahazi - popote tulipo! Fimbo yangu iko mbali, lakini mtandao utanisaidia kumchapa huyu nyoka.


    Edit: Ripoti ya Wizara ya Nishati na Madini iliyotolewa Juni 4, 2009 inaishia hivi:

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    Recommendations:
    - Local village residents around the mine should be educated on the environmental impacts caused by vandalism and theft of liners...
    - There should be timely reporting of various incidents by the mine to the licencing authority.
    - It is proposed that liners be covered with compacted thick materials as deterrent to vandalism and theft.
    - Mine management should work on ways to ensure that such environmental incidents do not occur in the future.
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    Vipi, mbona suala la afya za waathirika limefumbiwa macho? Watapata fidia za aina yoyote ile?

    JAMANI JAMANI HUU UWEKEZAJI KAMA HUU...IKO WAPI HAKI YA WANANCHI WANAOISHI PEMBENI YA MTO HUU ONA HAYA MADHARA YA KEMIKALI TOKA MGODINI.

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