To understand the intricacies of life for ordinary Tanzanians, and how they live on social edge, is as complex as paradigm shift of humanity itself.
Millions of Tanzanians are living on simmering time bomb set to go off at any time. May sound utopian type of thinking, but not quite so, until you learn how a Tanzanian is putting his and other’s lives in line, for the sake of riches triggered by poverty.

Over a month ago, while in Tanzania, I heard over the radio, a diplomatic row between Tanzania and Burundi governments, in which, six Tanzanian truckers, were arrested for siphoning gasoline, and then adding kerosene into the tankers.
No one knew exactly, how many lives had been negatively impacted by these acts, and how long this dirty game had been going on, but the fact of the matter is, it was shameful and embarrassing for Tanzania.

While en-route to Dar-es-salaam from Arusha, I stopped in Korogwe to fuel my car. Along the way, somewhere around Tanga, the vehicle started to act funny, shaking occasionally. Considering this was fairly a new car, with only 25,000km. I assumed, however, that, there was nothing mechanically serious to worry about. Until I reached Dar-Es-Salaam, I did not suspect any foul play.
While in Dar, and the gasoline was almost running out, out of nowhere, a bomb like sound, violent shaking and excessive smoke erupted abruptly, and went for almost half a kilometer. I knew my engine was gone, and had to stop the vehicle, and towed it to the garage; only to find out that indeed, my car had kerosene in the engine!

Today, Transformer fuel is being used in food business. Due to its slow burning capability, this oil is a precious commodity in the “chips vumbi” business. Many street vendors are using it extensively to fry chips, without knowing its negative or adverse effects to the people’s health. The vendors’ main objective is to maximize their profits at a minimal cost, at the expense of unsuspecting consumer.
Thank you to greed and poverty in our country that legalizes crime as an alternative to survival as opposed to lawful means!

There is a new inclination, in which some in poultry, and pig farming, are reaping huge profits within the shortest period of time; feeding chicken and pigs’ human medicine. Out of curiosity, shock and dismay, I went deeper to find out how in the world could this happen.
My findings were rather desolate and shocking, to know that, Antiretroviral (ARV’s), meant for HIV victims, were now being fed to pigs and poultry, because they hasten growth; hence, quick and huge profits turnaround to farmers. My only question was, how could this happen in a country with the government, law enforces and health officials; Human medicine being diverted for farm animal usage?

My experiences are just but a few of the many sad tales. What we have to understand is that, as a society, we are bathing in situational and generational poverty. These are not normal exploits for survival; they are products, of greed and hopelessness in which a human can do anything to sustain himself, including legalizing crime as an alternative to traditional employment.
They are long- term economic struggle that naturally follows when people are pushed into the wall of despair, and consequently careless for the aftereffect of their actions, even if means killing the whole country, which seems to be the simmering news that will one day, shock us.

The entire Tanzanian society is forming a culture that limits chances for future generations. We have cultural belief that celebrates success derived from shortcuts regarded as crime. There is no exception to this.
From top down of our societal structure, corruption and “Uchakachuaji” are celebrated.
Children in our country are growing up believing that their present circumstances are determined only by fate and factors beyond their control, which includes obstruction of others wellbeing, as long as you enrich yourself.
This is living in a social edge that will soon explode if we don’t rethink, and I am only urging you, the reader of the one and only Globu ya Jamii, to suggest an alternative.

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

Michuzi Blog

Tanzanian blog operating since 2005, covering International news and Local News, including Politics, Fashion, Social Scenes, Interviews, Movies, Events, personalities and anything positive happening worldwide. Written in Swahili and English targeting both Swahili and English readers.

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  1. Mashaka, bwana usituharibie ulaji. Kiti moto ndio raha bongo, sasa wewe unapochonga sijui ina ARV’s unazani tutakuelewaje? Nyie marekani mnakula nini? Ubwabwa?

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  2. Mie nilifurahia kiti moto kipindi cha mwezi mtukufu. Ilikuwa teletele mwenye mabaha na bei cheee.
    Hata na machangu doa bei poa kipindi cha mfungo,
    teteteee. Makubwa haya

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  3. John Mashaka, umetuangusha sana mkuu. Haujawatendea watanzania haki kutokugombea ubunge. Ungeongeza chachu ambayo siyo ya kawaida ungeungana na wapiganaji kama
    Tindu Lissu. Halima Mdee. John Mnyika .Sugu au Mr. II
    Hawa ndio wapiganaji wa ukweli Bungeni. Tafadhali sana fikiria hili swala ili 2015 uingie mjengoni. Watu kama Zitto kabwe ni manafiki, wabinasi waliopitwa na wakati. Ni mapandikizi yasiyokuwa na maana hata kuitwa wapinzani. Safi nice atiko

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  4. michu, kumuweka john Mashaka, ni kuanzisha vurugu na ubishani usio na maana bwana yaani mie nachoka

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  5. Hivi huyu Mashaka ndio waziri wa nini?

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  6. Mashaka! There is more to what you saw across the country. To me it is a question of morality - a deeply seated problem, you'd acknowledge, in our motherland. To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson 'There can be no high civility without a deep morality.'

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  7. Mzee Wa Titiz & PajazzNovember 24, 2010

    I am always fascinated with this guy skills, and ability to think.

    He thinks outside the box like a philosopher.Good job and well said

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  8. Well composed

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  9. Huyu mtu yupo!

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  10. nimeshavuta kiti,
    namsubiria USbuloggs
    ajibu mapigo

    TAMU

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  11. John Mashaka, my man, here you come again with contreversial and thought provocking debates. you are correct our children are learing wrong things from us. Your said it correctly that the problem has started top down- and we celebrate wrong yaani kuwaita "wajanja" wale mafisadi. This is what they are teaching our kids to "chakachua" petroli ili kupata faida. muda mwingine kujaza upepo kwenye tenki la mafuta
    If children are taught that they are animals, they will behave like animals.” Humans are members of the animal kingdom. We share anatomical and biochemical traits with other animals, and there are many behaviors that we share—we care for our young, we form cooperative groups, etc. There are other behaviors that are specific to particular animals. In this sense, humans act like humans, slugs act like slugs, and squirrels act like squirrels. It is unlikely that children, upon learning that they are related to all other animals, will start to behave like jellyfish or raccoons.
    Linking immoral or inappropriate behavior to evolution makes no sense. Morality is not based on what is, but on what ought to be.
    Like mdau said, above, you have aknowledged and set very valid debate. We need to change as a society, it is wrong what is going on, but what is the root cause? poverty caused by ufisadi. John Mashaka I higly respect your thinking. you are always my hero

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  12. While many a times I differ with John Mashaka with his various debates, I must agree with him this time on this topic. i think we are driffting into a wrong direction as a society, by the way John Mashaka, I do have a reservation in relation to your topic.

    It is not necessariily immoral to make “big money! – it depends on how the money is generated. Clearly we would all see someone making big money from drug dealing as being highly immoral. On the other hand perhaps we would have less objection to an inventor who invents a life improving new product making big money from his invention.

    The problem arises in the middle of these extremes. Is it any more immoral to make “big money” from playing a soprt like football than it iis from buying and selling shares?

    The problem with the big monet makers in the financial world is that the returns for their efforts have in some cases become divorced from the actual consequences of what they do. So people made money out of overselling mortgages, basically to people who couldnt afford them and others made big money packing these mortgages up into investment vehicles whihc were sold on to other banks. Their big money returns were made from calculations about the short term returns on such activties.

    However the real consequence of these activities for the institutions were only apparent some time later.

    The problem then is not that these people get paid big money but that their compensation is calculated on the wrong basis. Its like payoin one foootballer more than another because he comes in in a nice suit for training. What you actually need to be rewarding him for is playing good football. Same with the financial world.

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  13. Mashaka i pray your car to burn, then government will take action, but if it is my car, nothing is to be done by the government of Tanzania

    It is if innocent people get hurt in the process or if the wealth is hoarded to no ones benefit.if the poor dies in the process, no one to blame, but if the rich dies, the government will take action!

    Simply getting rich isn’t evil or immoral in itself. Money is just a tool – it’s what you do with it that matters. Even those who sold kerosene to Brundians did no mean harm, they only wante to earn living

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  14. Yoweli-Kaguta MuseveniNovember 24, 2010

    MashakaJohn, wewe ni Investment Banker huko Wall-Street siyo?

    Kuna tofauti gani kati yenu mlioharibu uchumi wa dunia na wale wakaanga chipsi wanaotumia mafuta ya transforma?

    Wote ni wezi. Nyie ni white collar criminals,wao ni petty criminals.
    Figure out bro

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  15. Well written. The 10th parliament has the opportunity to find medication to cure the gross malfunction of government and its agencies. I also think the private sector has a role to play in our society today, we need entrepreneurs who can show best practices and be the alternative to the government in providing services. PM Pinda's speech shows the "intention" to move to a different direction. His mantle "mtoto wa mkulima" also signifies this intention. We have freshmen MPs who have shown their readiness to challenge the powerful for the sake of a common mwananchi. This is a step for realizing the "ukombozi wa mwananchi wa kawaida". I bet Mwalimu (RIP) is looking down on these developments and perhaps saying - change is coming to his beloved Tanzania.

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  16. John:
    Your articles have alot of pain sometimes, you are very emotional guy. but what I can tell you, our government is rotten WEWE INAKUWAJE MTOTO WAKO MGONJWA ANAKUFA PALE MUHIMIBILI NA MADAKTARI WANAKUANGALIA TU? ikiwa haina kitu kidogo, shauri yako, siyo yako. hawagusi kitu hadi wapokee rushwa. hiyo ndio bongo. Mbona yako cha mtoto, watu wanakula upepo kwenye tenki zao za petroli, hata diseli chafu wanamwaga, hii bongo bwana siyo sawa na amrekani

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  17. Hii timing ndiyo inaifanya globu yako ankali misupu kuwa juu kuliko globu zote Bongo. unajua haya mambo ya siasa na uchakachuaji sijui nini yalishaanza kutuboa sie wengine. yaani aaah mpaka basi. tena kuna wakati nilidhani utashindwa kurudi kwenye chati yako ya numero uno bloga wa Bongo wakati ulipokuwa kwenye kampeni. nikajua basi tena, ankali kwisha. lakini umerudi kiaina na hakuna wa kukugusa. e bwana ndiooooo. globu imerudi kwenye chati. tunangoja ya chibiriti sasa. dokta shayo tayari, na sasa john mashaka. patamu hapo. ngoja waosha vinywa waamke. mie navuta kiti hapa kusubiri uhondo. ubarikiwe anko misupu. haya ndio mambo tunayoyataka. Naomba pia ukiweza ipandishe tena ile mada ya 'chakula cha usiku' pamoja na kubemenda maana ilinisaidia sana kuokoa ndoa yangu. mama sani alikuwa muumini mkubwa wa kunyima 'chakula ya usiku' lakini aliposoma yale maoni kibao, aaaaah sasa raha tu. hata smol hauzi sifikirii tena. mambo yote ni zero grazing. hahhaaaaaaaaa

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  18. Mashaka we acha tu nchi hii imeenda na maji watu wanachakachukua mpaka kuandama kwa mwezi wengine wanauona leo wengine kesho,watu wanachakachua watoto wanaozaliwa wodini mama anazaa wakiume anaondoka na wakike, unanunua perfume ndani ina maji juzi mshamba mmoja toka Mwanza kauziwa kituo cha polisi na matapeli.

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  19. Imagine how our children are learning in schools. In order to pass their seventh grade exams, teachers and other adult secretly provide the exams to them. So they go to secondary school. I don't have to tell you how much form IV leaks. The children grow up with a clear understanding: if you do not take short cuts, you will end up stupid pauper.

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  20. Michuzi mjanja kweli haki ya mama. BULOGU yke ilishakufa na kampeni za CCM hasa zao za uchakachuaji.Sasa kiujanja kamvuta Yohana Mashaka na maatiko zake Naona umemvuta Jiniasi wako A.K.A
    Tunawasubiria
    Dr. Shayo,
    Dr. US Blogger

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  21. Anony wa Wed Nov 24, 04:02:00 AM,
    Michuzi inabidi ampe mashaka ubia kwenye hii blog yake, kwa maana jamaa mijadala yake ni moto

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  22. This is a very deep and eloquent analysis John! I'm being gravitated to applaud a Ralph Emerson quote by anon above. When we talk about the issues that puts our country in such jeopardy, all that matters is morality, morality and only morality! One of the popular US bloggers (Metty) insists heavily on change at the mindset. This is a very significant ingredient in building civility amongst societies. Nonetheless, it's been a less important one in our society.

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  23. Mashaka hajui chcochote. Ni propaganda wa C.I.A. sisi hatuwataki wamarekani, hizi vizungu vyako ukishapewa nchi ndio hayo tena

    Daraja na hata pikipiki za bei chee. Wachina wamenifanya naweza kuangalia TV, kwa hiyo Mashaka asituletee mambo ya wamarekani hapa.
    Hawa ndo wale wanasomeshwa na kuajiriwa na wamarekani na kurudi kutuchafulia hali ya hewa wakijifanya watetezi wa wanyonge. Angalia viongozi ambao ni mahiri sana barani afrika, wote walisomea marekani na walikuwaga vibaraka wa wamarekani

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  24. sasa mbona mashaka kiswahili chake kizuri tu, au anaogopa waosha vinya ndo maana anatumia kimombo kigumuuuuu tiiiiii

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  25. RAIS,
    MH… NABII YOHANA MASHAKA WA 2015
    Tumekumiss sana, karibu

    HILA KWA BAHATI MBAYA HAUWEZI KUWA RAIS. KUNA MANYANG'AU WABAYA SANA THITHIEMU
    Kidumu chama cha Mashaka,
    Kidumu

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  26. jamani mimi sielewi, mashaka ndiye DASPORA?
    mbona basi asikae uwazili wa tanzania

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  27. TANZANIA INAHITAJI
    john mashaka watato tu

    only five of john mashaka is needing in tanzania

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  28. Nolonger a question,
    Kenya is producing great men and great thinkers. this is product of kenya education, msinimeze but that is the truth

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  29. OMBI LANGU NI MOJA TU KWA WADAU WA GLOBU YA JAMII,NAOMBENI MUEKE CHUKI PEMBENI NA CHUKUA MDA WAKO KUSOMA HII POST.BAADA YA KUSOMA CHUKUA DAKIKA MBILI TU YA KUFIKIRIA NINI CHA KUANDIKA KAMA MAONI YAKO KWENYE POST HII.
    MDA "mzawa"

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  30. KAKA MASHAKA, HONGERA SANA, HII MADA NI MADA YA AINA YAKE, UMEVUNJA REKODI IMETULIA KIKWELI KWELI.KWANZA NAKUPONGEZAPAMOJA NA MLIMBWENDE RAY-C AMBAYE AMECHUMBWA NA MWANAHARAKAIT RAIS MTARAJIWA 2015 JONI MASHAKA, LAKINI CHUNGA SANA KWANI WEMA SEPETU ATAVUNJA KIOO CHA GARI LENU MIMI KAMA MKEREKETWA NA MPINGA UFISADI NA USENENE NAMBA WANI, BADO NAWAPIGIA DEBE MWANAHRAKATI GENIUS, RAIS MTAJARIWA 2015 JOHN MASHAKA NA WAZIRI MUKUU DR. HILDEBAND SHAYO WA KULE RONDONI LICHA YA KUSAKAMWA NA WAOSHA VINYWA KUTOKANA NA LUGHA YAO, NIMEPENDEZWA JINSI UNAVYOCHAMBUA MAMBO HASA KUHUSU MAENDELEO YA TAIFA LETU.
    NADHANI MIMI NITAIPELEKA HII MAKALA KWA WABUNGE WETU KULE DODOMA
    MHESHIMWA RAIS MTARAJIWA, TUNAKUUNGA MKONO, NA TUTAZIDI KUKUOMBEA DUA, ILI MUNGU AKULINDE DHIDI YA MAADUI AMBAO PIA UMEONYESHA UNA UPENDO NAO KAMA VILE US- BLOGGER
    MZEE WA PAMBA, JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE TUNAMPA KURA TENA, 2010 KWA MASHARTI KWAMBA LAZIMA ATUPE MIBARAKA YAKE KWA AJILI YA 2015.

    MZEE MZIMA MKWERE, MZEE WA BAGAMOYO, MZEE MTANASHATI, MZEE WA PAMBA, TUNAOMBA UWABARIKI WANAO.
    MBARIKI MASHAKA, MBARIKI, SHAYO, MBARIKI JANUARY PAMOJA NA RIDHWANI

    Mh. Mashaka, SUGU. MR. 2, January, Dr. Shayo na Ridhwani. Kwa hiyo naomba msinisahau ifikapo 2015 HAMNA MSHABIKI MWINGINE NCHINI TANZANIA ZAIDI YANGU .
    ZIDUMU FIKRA ZA MZEE MWERE JK
    ZIDUMU

    KIDUMU CHAMA CHA MAPINDUZI
    KIDUMU

    KIDUMU FIRKA ZA LAIS MTARAJIWA 2015
    ZIDUMU

    ZIDUMU FIKRA ZA MAKAMU 2015
    ZIDUMU

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  31. Hi indo shida ya watu waliosomea ulaya. Badala ya kuja kusalimia na kuwasaidia ndugu zao, wao wanakuja kutalii na kutafuta umbea kuhusu nchi yetu na kurudi kutangaza au kuubiri kuhusu injili ya umasikini wetu. Wewe mashaka pengine una nia nzuri lakini tatizo hili limekuwa tatizo sugu. Mashaka, I have been very critical of your writing in the past. But this time around, you have nailed it and taken words out of my mouth. You are a hero and true patriot. Your courage to save your country is increadible.
    I am waiting to see your name in the ballot box 2015, with Dr. Shayo as your Prime minister ili awachape viboko hawa mafisadi wetu. Boy you have a talent,
    Kama kweli U-genius unatumika kuelezea uwezo wa mtu kutafakari umahiri wa kuchambua maswala, bila shaka bwana mashaka nitakuita Genius. Kazi nzuri, na ninadhania wengi wetu sasa wameanza kuuona mwelekeo wako na uwezo wako wa uongozi.

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  32. SASA KAMA NYIE NI WATAALAM ZAIDI YA MASHAKA, MBONA HAMPUBLISH PAPER ZENU TUZISOME. KAKOSEA KIINGEREZA, SO WHAT? NI ACADEMIC PAPER NGAPI ZINAKOSEWA NA HAIMAANISHI KWAMBA HIYO PAPER HAIFAI? HATA WASOMI WA HAVARD HUWA WANATELEZA KWENYE SUALA LA LUGHA. CHA MSINGI, KOSOENI CONTENTS ZA PAPER YAKE, NA KAMA MNA MTAZAMO TOFAUTI LETENI NA SIO KUJENGA CHUKI ZISIZO NA MSINGI. MDAU HAPO JUU UMESEMA KWAMBA IDEA ZA MASHAKA ZIMESHAANDIKWA SANA KWENYE HII UWANJA, NAKUBALIANA NA WEWE, ISIPOKUWA HAIMANISHI KWAMBA WENGINE HAWANA HAKI YA KUIZUNGUMZIA HIYO MAADA. VITABU VINGAPI VIMEANDIKWA KUHUSU VITA YA IRAQ, NA WATU BADO WANENDELEA NA WATAENDELEA KUANDIKA KUHUSU IRAQ. SUALA LILILOPO NI MTAZAMO; JE KUNA JIPYA LINALETWA AU NI YALEYALE YA KILA SIKU? NADHANI HAPO NDIPO SHUTMA ZANATAKIWA ZIELEKEZWE NA SIO KU-LIMIT THE DEBATE.LEO NI ZAIDI YA MIAKA 200 YA FRANCE REVOLUTION NA WASOMI BADO WANAANDIKA NA KUJADILI KUHUSU YALIYOTOKEA NA SABABU ZAKE. KWA HIYO, SUALA LA UCHUMI NA MAENDELEO YA TANZANIA NI JUKUMU NA HAKI YA KILA MTANZANIA KUTOA MCHANGO WAKE KWA KADRI ANAVYOELEWA SUALA LA UCHUMI. HOSUSANI WALE AMBAO HAWAKUKIMBIA UMANDE.

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  33. PETE YA $76,000 ILIISHIA WAPI JAMENI, AU DEMU ALIKIMBIA?
    hela za wall-street zimetia
    mademu kichaa

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  34. Dear John Mashaka
    Your value is great for the country, and may need to ask you only one favor

    please stop writing for these poopr people, poor visionaries, and poor thinkers.

    The articles you are writing are wonderful, we love them unfortunately no one is readng them. we have sick leaders, even of the read them, they dont understand them

    Please stop and do what God has destined you to do.They are jelous and are not wishing you good, you may not know but that is how Tanzanians are

    Thank You,
    A concerned citizen.

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  35. stupid every body who go against mashaka cuz he do good thats why most of damn ass hate him let inteligent brilliant brother do is thing cuz he mentioned about police, teacher,health and u know well without this deputy we cant go any where. on my side tanzania we need police department to be first priority we can take example from g 8 country [yes we can] [but no rushwa]motherfucken brother is smart as hell

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  36. asante sana mashaka kwa oja zako ninzuri san tena sana wanao pinga niwale wale walao na wapishi kabla awaja ipua maana wajifanya vyuma vya pua basi sisi twa wachora tu tunaitaji chuma cha pua kimoja kisimame na wa kija vibaya kina lipua umasikini huu utaisha lini au hutaisha twa uliza wazalendo u must proof this men no obligation ok we need go foward mwanagwani kawaeleza basi hamsikii the comed was there most of uwas listening the comed lough wawahehehe lakin walitoa mapande mazito sana kwa viongozi wetu au sio.

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  37. Sure the government has a big role on this problem. We have reached a point where every commodity you come across it is believed to be not natural/fake/not genuine. Kikwete while in Moshi on his official visit paid the price for not taking appropriate actions to address this problem. The presidential vehicle failed to ignite and the whole company got stranded. Surprisingly, no serious actions were taken against the owner of that petrol station.

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  38. Watanzania wenzangu,Kumbukeni kua wanaharakati wengi wote hapa duniani kama kina Gadhi,Dr.Martin Luther king Jr,Nelson Mandela, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, walifanikiwa na kupelekea kua leo mtu mnyonge,au mweusi atleast anaweza kupiga kura,kuongea kwa uhuru,ku run for office, kuabudu kwa uhuru.na mambo mengine mengi sana ambayo kwa sasa ni mifano hai. Hii yote ilitokana na wanaharakati hawa kuwa na discussions.discussions kwa wakati huo zilikua zinafanyikia kwenye sehemu za kuabudu,majumbani kwenye meza za chakula,kwa vinyozi wa nywele,kwenye bao, na sehemu nyingine za faragha, almradi ujumbe wao uwafikie walengwa.Tujitahidi kumuelewa sana ndugu yetu huyu bwana.John Mashaka. Hizi ni changamoto kwetu na kwa uma wote. Tunatakiwa kujiuliza kama ndio muelekeo tunaouhitaji au tufanye mabadiliko fulani?..basi debate kama hii ni kuonyesha kuwa watu wanaona,na kati ya wengi wanao ona,mmoja ataongea,na lolote lenye haki na linaloongelewa basi mwenyezi Mungu hulibariki na kuliweka sawa kwa ajili ya kuwaokoa waja wake.Basi kumbe huu sio wakati wa kuanza kusema ooh..Kabwe hafai,mnafiki etc...no!,ni kwamba wanahitajika wakina Kabwe wakutosha, ili sauti iwe kubwa,imara isio na ufa wa rushwa na yenye nguvu zaidi.Nina mpongeza sana ndugu John Mashaka, kwa article aliyo itoa,ni yeye mmoja kati ya wengi wanaoona,ila tofauti ni kwamba yeye Mashaka, ameongea.Hinyo hatuna budi kuya-digest haya. Pia nahisi ujumbe huu umefika kwa wote walioapishwa kwa nafasi zote za uongozi kama si uwakilishi hii nikiwa na maana kuanzia kata mpaka taifa.kua wajue kuwa Watanzania wanaelimika kwa kasi kubwa sana na kua kuelimika na kupanuka kwa uono wa watanzania ni Siha kwa jamii nzima ya watanzania na mfano hatimae kuwa na kuendelea kua mfano wa kuigwa na majirani Africa,Europe and Americas.
    Thanks.
    Mdau. Canton-Ohio U.S.A

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  39. Nampenda John Mashaka kwa kitu kimoja, moda zake zimetulia, zina busara na hekimaya hali ya juu.

    Huyu kijana hakurupuki, na mara nyingi anavyovizungumzi ni vitu ambavyo vinamgusa kila mtu.

    Rais wa Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete amewahi kuguswa na hili tatizo. gari lake limewahi kuharibika baada ya kuwekewa mafuta yaliyochakachuliwa

    Wote walevi kwenye mabaa ya Dar wanakula kiti moto au kuku waliolishwa ARV's kwa hiyo hapa hakuna geni, na ni aibu kwamba viongzi wetu wanayafahamu haya matatizo na wamenyamaza kimya. sijui hadi lini

    Asante sana Nabii John Mashaka. Mr. President 2015

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  40. haya ni mambo ya ajabu ambayo siku moja yatakuja kuipasua nchi yetu, hasa pale watu watakapokuwa wamechoka. watu wanalazima kufanya haya maajabu kama ulivyosema bwana mashaka, kwa sababu moja kubwa kwamba hawana jinsi. umasikini uliokithiri

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  41. aisha real senkoroNovember 24, 2010

    huyu babu amezidi kutafuta umaarufu kutumia jina langu, niko juu mama,wivu na akajinyonge, na mivuvuzela yooooooteeeee, subirini nitamuumbua tu. uturn sijui mnanisoma?

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  42. KUKU WENYE ARV'S WANANENEPESHA SANA. SASA SIJUI MASHAKA ANATAKA TUFANYEJE. KWA MAANA WAO WANAKULA KUKU WA ULAYA, SIYE TUNAHITAJI HAO ILI TUWE NA AFYA NZULI BWANA. HACHA UZUSHI

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  43. Mr. President,
    wellcome back, we missed you
    Nabii yohana mashaka wa muzumbe
    Prof. Shayo yuko wapi?

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  44. be blessed john, you are touching millions of people's lives
    god bless you

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  45. Agripina Lyakurwa (Botswana)November 24, 2010

    hi mchangiaji unayemtaka Dr shayo ni kuwa Dr shayo alijikita katika blog hii ya jamamii na article "A blueprint for Economic Growth in Tanzania under the 4th phase Government ambayo unaweza ukaisoma katika http://www.michuzipost.com/blog/2010/11/16/a-blueprint-for-economic-growth-in-tanzania-under-the-4th-phase-government/
    hivyo vijana wetu wapo kazini na wanatuma wave shock kwa watarajiwa mawaziri.

    niseme kuwa siyo lazima John mashaka au Dr shayo aje kugombania ubunge, wao wanajaribu kuwa watanzania wazalendo kwa kutoa fikra zao kuendana na hali halisi. Kitu kimoja kilinifurahisha pale mchangia mmoja US blogger alivyomkubali Dr shayo kwa mara ya kwanza katika haya maswala ya uchangiaji hapa ndani ya blog ya jamii.

    Hongera mashaka na nafikiri ushirikiano wenu katika kuibua maswala haya ni changamoto kwa watanzania wenye kujua na kuona mbali.

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  46. POVERT POVERTY,,,,!!is a source of all problems,when you are people you are ignorant,you cant invent,you cant think enough,likely war killings will occur.The Only way to go as fellow Tanzanians is to minimize if not eradicate povertness,This is easy said than done but we can do this..even if it is not this generation for generations to come.Martin Luther King Fought inequality but He never live to see equality which is now seen in US though not 100% but The USA now is never the same as Dr King lived.SO for THOSE few who have seen OUT COUNTRY TOTAL FATAL DIRECTION...let us start WALKING that TALK and not TALK the TALK.Many things done in this WORLD were started by vision and the ACTIONS might be seen you are playing but if we stick together at least two people we can do somethings....The only thing to do NOW is to change THE MINDS of the people(Inner manhood).And words are stronger than a two edged saw,to make people things otherwise.we NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKA JOHN MASHAKA.God Bless you bro.....we are here to help you make this into reality,even if we wont live to see TANZANIA without POVERTY but we will be down smiling to see our Children are living our DREAMS.
    its me Mdau mpenda watanzania...USA CAlifornia.compute08@computer.org

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  47. ni mawazo /stori nzuri lakini mmetawaliwa na ufinyu wa kuelewa chimbuko la tatizo...kwa hiyo dhana inabaki too theoretical....na hili limechangiwa na kukaa kwenu nje...mzizi wa tatizo ni mfumo wenyewe wa maisha ni mgumu kiasi kwamba unawafanya watu kutafuta namna nyingine ya kuishi na kuwa na roho za paka....sasa hapa mnaongelea/mnalalamikia matokeo ya mfumo au mfumo wenyewe???ni ngumu

    Zidadi

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  48. I will be happy to live and see a new dawn of Tanzania with the John Mashaka likes, the great thinkers who see the world from a different scope. I am promising you guys that history is going to be writen with this guy, whatch and see, very soon he will be a star around the world. WATU KAMA HAWA, WANAFIKA MBALI SANA, NA MTANIAMBIA KWAMBA MTU ALISHASEMA HUYU MASHAKA KAZALIWA NA NYOTA YA AJABU SANA. kaka hongera kutetea haki za wanyonge. alafu tena wewe siyo mvivu wa lugha. wape Darasa hawa wachovu

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  49. TANZANIA ITAJENGWA NA WATU KAMA MASHAKA! NI BORA UWE FUKARA KIPESA KULIKO KIMAWAZO. MPAKA TUWE NA UTAMADUNI WA KUKEMEA MAOVU THEN TUTAENDELEA...THAT SHOULD BE THE FUTURE TANZANIAN SPIRIT!! BRAVO MASHAKA KEEP ON TALKING - UJINGA UJINGA MWINGI SANA.

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  50. John Mashaka kumbe na wewe unakula chipsi vumbi? nilidhanie nyie niwa tu wa lunch na breakfast kempinski hoteli. kumbe ni mtu wetu tu??

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  51. John Mashaka umejaa kasumba za wazungu...Mimi nakwenda Tanzania mepata shida sana (na lafudhi ya kimarekani)...You know in America we do it like this and that....

    Wewe unakuja TZ kutembea, sisi tunaishi TZ. Sasa njoo TZ basi tujenge nchi, unaongelea kwenye maraha. Njoo kama kweli unataka mabadiliko. Maneno mengi zitendo hakuna.

    Jivunie lugha yako ya taifa, kuongea kingireza sio wote TZ wanaongea, ujumbe wako unaweza kuwafikia wengi zaidi TZ tu!

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  52. Mashaka makala yako ni nzuri lakini ulipaswa kuiandika kwa kiswahili ili ujumbe ufike moja kwa moja kwa wadau wengi! maana kwa kutumia kimombo watu watachakachua maana ya makala yako ! na kama unabisha fuatilia malumbano yatakayofuatia....!

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  53. Asante Mashaka! Mada na hoja ulizo toa ni za msingi kabisa. Watanzania sasa tuache ushabiki ambao haujengi. Nimepitia maoni mbalimbali, nina wasifu walio ungamkono hoja za Mashaka ktk mada hii. Hiyo inamaanisha hawapendezwi na tabia ambayo ni ya kifisadi. Wakati umefika sasa wa kuanza kutilia manani mambo haya kwa makini kama sheria zinatoa mwanya au enforcement haikidhi tuanze sasa.

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  54. Asante Mashaka! Mada na hoja ulizo toa ni za msingi kabisa. Watanzania sasa tuache ushabiki ambao haujengi. Nimepitia maoni mbalimbali, nina wasifu walio ungamkono hoja za Mashaka ktk mada hii. Hiyo inamaanisha hawapendezwi na tabia ambayo ni ya kifisadi. Wakati umefika sasa wa kuanza kutilia manani mambo haya kwa makini kama sheria zinatoa mwanya au enforcement haikidhi tuanze sasa.

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  55. MNYONGE MNYONGENI LAKINI HAKI YAKE MPENI. This is one of the most brilliant guys, Tanzania is ever going to produce. HE IS SMART....AND ARTICULATE. Mashaka nitakufagilia siku zote. kipaji chako siyo cha kawaida. Kaza Buti uingie bungeni mwanangu. You are my HERO !!!!

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  56. John,well done. We know we are all in real deep s*** and still many of us, as seen from the comments,do not realise the situation.This is because of bad upbringing since childhood,primary school upto higher education.Pardon me i do not mean all but i dare to say many have very bad future.God only can save us from this insanity.When anyone writes some good ideas,many of us take it like jokes and make fun of it.Somebody has to research about this potentaily anti social behavior.Already some people are studying thru different blogs comments.We are are a lost generation John and nobody can help us.

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  57. Huyu kaka kusema kweli ni shujaa wangu
    Ni GENIUS. You are John

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  58. Hivi Huyu mashaka ameoa kweli ? Nawezaje kumpata kwa ajili ya maongezi kuona Kama anafaa kuwa mume? Napenda wakaka wenye elimu nzuri na uwezo wa kunitunza, sipendi shida mie. Siyo gold digger ila lies na kazi nzuri ni muhimu,hata familia yangu itaridhika

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  59. ninachelewa ni kwamba Kiswahili kwa mashaka ni mgogoro
    lafudhi Yale ni Kama mzungu. Aibu kweli hasa anayetarajiwa kuliongoza yaifa

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  60. ...aaah! maneno mengine mpaka uangalie Kamusi....khaaa! kwani anaongelea nini!? naona anasifiwa tuuu, mara NABII, RAIS, SHUJAA....sijui nini! tunong'onezeni bassi!

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  61. michuzi,
    siye pia tunaenda ikulu kuandamana, mbona john mashaka hajapewa uwaziri wa diaspora? huyu...ndiye mtetezi wetu ni lazima apewe kitu. ikishindikana uwaziri basi apewe ubalozi wa nyumba kumi ili hii mambo ya ukachachuaji yaishe jamani mbona aibu tupu kwenye hii uteuzi. mashaka kaachwa, january naye huyo, sasa mzee makamba atajisikiaje wanajamvini?

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  62. yaani watanzania walivyo wapuuzi, hata vitu vya maana namna hii bado wanaleta utani,
    mnaboa kweli, na mtakufa mkiona kwa sababu hamna maana yoyote
    hawa vijana wanajaribu kuwashauri lakini yenu ni ujinga tu
    khaaaaaa, mahaka kaa huko huko, hapa ukija hawa watu watakufrustrate

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  63. Wewe unayejiita Museveni,
    hebu sikiliza, Mashaka hafanyi kazi Wall Street ila kampuni yake ya Wachovia ndiyo ina biashara za Wall Street. Huyu jamaa hata New York hajawahi kufika, yuko North Carolina huko.

    Muache ajitape hapa, eti gari jipya la 25,000 km.

    Nyomi.

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  64. JM Nashukuru sana kwa article hii, sisi tuliopo Tanzania tunaokukandia tuana hayo uliyoandika na kuchukia bali hatuchukui hatua hata moja.

    Juzi nasafiri kuja Iringa baada njiani nimeuziwa juisi feki ya AZAM 1Litre nipo kwenye gari najiandaa kukata kiu nakuta hakuna seal ndo nikajua nimeliwa tatizo ni kubwa zaidi mzee.

    Observer

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  65. @nyomi,
    mkuu una kinyongo fulani na huyu kaka. mbona haujachangia mada, yeye si ameelezea sababu ya kutaja kilometa 25,000? alafu sasa hata mie mbumbumbu wa a-town nimemuelewa sasa wewe mbona haujamnyaka mkuu
    najua nashaka akiwekwa humu mahasimu wake huchukulia hii forum kuscore bifu zao, na yalete, endelea, maneno hayo

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  66. huyu kaka anaandikaga mazuri kweli, sijui ni kwa mini wengi wanachangia ujinga? Yaani watanzania watazidikuwa wapumbavu Hadi lini?

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  67. I have been folloring closely John Mashaka's writings, and can say whether in parliament, this young man is always going to be outstanding. i suggest he run for some sort of public office because he has lot of influence on the people, and can effect the much needed change in our country. this is the bitter truth we must align ourselves with. he is out to make a difference in this country in a few years to come. his debates are very mature, and well put

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  68. kwenye urais sioni, ila ubunge au uwaziri, namuona huyu jamaa kuwa waziri siku moja. siyo mvivu wa lugha, alafu uwezo wake wa kuchambua mada ni kubwa. Rais ni kazi ya Division ZERO kama JK. siyo watu wenye uwezo mkubwa, sitashangaa huyu akiishia kufundisha chuo kikuu sehemu. ni maoni yangu tu

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  69. KUTOKUMFAHAMU MTU VIZURI, KUNACHANGIA SANA WATU KUROPOKA KUPITA MIPAKA YA USTAARABU. NINA UHAKIKA KWAMBA NIKIULIZA SWALI KWAMBA WANGAPI WANAMFAHAMU JOHN MASHAKA AU WAMEWAHI KUKUTANA NAYE, ASILIMIA 0.5% WATESEMA NDIO, ASILIMIA NYINGINE 99.9999905% WATESEMA HAPANA
    Basi kwa kifupi ni kwamba, huyu kijana ni mstaarabu mno, mwenye upendo na huruma. Ni mtu asiyependa makuu na mnyenyekevu kupita maelezo. huyu kaka namfahamu miaka 4 sasa, na mara nyingi nimekutana naye Dar. Hana majivuno, ni mtu wa kawaida sana
    Ila nashangaa sana watu wanaporopoka na kumuita kila aina ya majina. nimefanya naye kazi KAZI ZA KIJAMII pamoja na Khadija Mwanamboka, kaka wa watu anabeba gunia mgongoni sokoni kariakoo, nani kati yenu, mwenye jina kama mashaka angeweza kufanya hivyo? Wengi wenye hadhi yake hawawezi kukaa chini na kula chakula cha mama ntilie. Ofisini kwetu, STAR-TV. huyu jamaa amekuja mara nyingi tukala naye bila maringo, kwa hiyo nawashangaa sana wengine mlivyo na chuki pamoja na wivu usiokua na maana. NINGEFURAHI SANA WATANZANIA TUNGEKUWA WATU WA KUPENDANA NA KUWATAKIA WENGINE MEMA. HUYU KAKA KWa AMAONI YANGU, SIONI DOA AMBALO NAWEZA KUMPAKA. TULITOKA NAYE MJINI HADI MKURANGA KWENYE KIPANYA-HIACE, NA AKAWEZA KUBEBA MAGUNIA AMBAYO WENGI WENU TOKA HUKO MAREKANI NA ULAYA MSINGEWEZA KUFANYA. NA HATA SIKU MOJA HAUWEZI KUMKUTA HUYU KIJANA AKIJISHAUA NA VIINGEREZA, YEYE NI KISWAHILI TU. KWA HIYO MNAOPONDA, NADHANI MNALO LENU JAMBO SIYO KUMKOSOA. MASHAKA ENDELEA NA KAZI YAKO NZURI YA KUIELEMISHA JAMII. NAWAKILISHA...

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  70. Kaaya (dodoma-tanzania)November 25, 2010

    mimi nakubaliana vizuri na mchangiaji wa hapo juu kuhusu hoja ya kutomfahamu mtu vizuri. Ni kweli kuwa wale wachache wanaojitokeza kutoa mawazo yao basi wengine tunakurupuka na kuanza kutoa maneno ya kashfa. Kama mashaka, Dr shayo naye siyo mtu wa kujigamba na mara nyingi ni mnyenekevu. mwezi uliopita nilimkuta akiwa anafanya kazi ya usafi katika machinjio ya kisasa yaliyoko kizota huko dodoma. Ninamfahamu sana nilishangaa kwani alikuwa amejichanganya kiasi kuwa huwezi ukaamini kuwa ni Dr shayo yule ambaye tunamsikia huko BBC au radio ya ujerumani. Haikuishia hapo, niliwahi kukutana naye akipukuchua mahindi kwa mkono akisaidiana na kikundi cha akina mama huko sanya juu maeneo ya Boma ngombe mkoani kilimajaro.

    hawa ndiyo wazalendo wa kweli. si lazima John mashaka awe mbunge au nani, si lazima shayo awe sijui nani wala nani, ila cha msingi tukatae au tukubali hawa vijana ni changamoto na naamini Mungu aliyewaumba na wakajikuta ni watanzania alikuwa na sababu tosha.
    Hungereni vijana wetu na nawaombeni msikatishwe tamaa na wale ambao huwa wanawachafulia majina.

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  71. John Mashaka,I have read all the comments to your article.At the end you have requested the readers to contribute their ideas to rectify the moral condition prevailing in Tanzania.Almost all the comments were either praising YOUR OBSERVATION of Tanzania or making fun of your article.From this it seems nobody kwew about this sad situation before you.
    Most of us missed the point of sharing ideas to improve our moral standards.As usual
    we are struck in some muck where we can go no further than this.
    We must start moral studies in our homes and schools to begin with.

    John, so sorry about this but i am sure you give another try.

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  72. Sasa kwa sisi tusiojua ung'eng'e hii risala ya huyu Bwana imetutoa nje, hivi anasemaje vile????

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  73. john mashaka, tafakari sana kugombea ubunge 2015. tanzania inakuhitaji sana, kuna mchangiaji kasema mashaka 10 tu...umasikini kwisha

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