MwanaKJJ on Monday: The Handshake and the Stakes at Hand - Next 48 Hours

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

By. M. M. Mwanakijiji

Well fellows, it happened. Something that was seen as impossible if not improbable did happen this past weekend. Some people were left with some questions of what that really meant. I’m talking about a chance encounter between Edward Lowassa former Presidential candidate (CHADEMA) and his opponent in the last year’s General Election President John Magufuli. The two met (pictured) at the 50th wedding Jubilee celebration for Former President Benjamin Mkapa and his wife Mama Anna Mkapa at St. Peters Catholic Church, Oysterbay in Dar-es-Salaam.

Following the last year’s election Lowassa refused to concede defeat and for some time had continued to claim that he was the winner of the election and that the ruling party had colluded with the Electoral Commission to rig the results. In fact, he went as far as to claim that he had won with an overwhelming majority. While some of his supporters and CHADEMA leaders accepted the victory of President Magufuli Lowassa on his part continued to hold back his recognition.

Magufuli on the other hand not only did he ignore the claims of his opponent he went on to initiate several steps to bring discipline in the government, control wasteful spending as well as some steps that were seen as controversial.

Of all the controversial actions Magufuli has taken none proved to be more divisive and combative than that of limiting the free exercise of politics in the country. His reasoning that political parties and politicians should focus their politics in their respective constituencies was opposed by many in the opposition. Not only that the police following the cue from the President issued a blanket order to political parties to halt any plans of political rallies and demonstrations. On that one Magufuli had crossed a line that was intolerable; at least according to CHADEMA.

Magufuli has thus been portrayed as reckless, dangerous with proclivities of a dictatorship if not a READ MORE

 

[Gut]

They say "Keep your friends close and your enemy closer".

 

[DuppyConqueror]

Its freezing "cold" outside CCM.

 

[Gamba la Nyoka]

Somewhere, when the constitution was being molested, despised will be those who sang praises to the perpetrators, and giving them a moral support.

 

[Tindo]

Mkuu mwanakijiji naona umeamua kuonyesha ubunifu baada ya kuona hoja zako hazina mvuto, umeamua kutumia kiingereza kuzipa thamani!! Ila ukweli unabaki wewe siku hizi ni mpandikiza chuki unayeishi nje ya nchi hii inayaonza kuongozwa kwa kutumia ubabe kwani kujenga hoja imegeuka kuwa janga.

 

[funza]

By. M. M. Mwanakijiji

Well fellows, it happened. Something that was seen as impossible if not improbable did happen this past weekend. Some people were left with some questions of what that really meant. I’m talking about a chance encounter between Edward Lowassa former Presidential candidate (CHADEMA) and his opponent in the last year’s General Election President John Magufuli. The two met (pictured) at the 50th wedding Jubilee celebration for Former President Benjamin Mkapa and his wife Mama Anna Mkapa at St. Peters Catholic Church, Oysterbay in Dar-es-Salaam.

Following the last year’s election Lowassa refused to concede defeat and for some time had continued to claim that he was the winner of the election and that the ruling party had colluded with the Electoral Commission to rig the results. In fact, he went as far as to claim that he had won with an overwhelming majority. While some of his supporters and CHADEMA leaders accepted the victory of President Magufuli Lowassa on his part continued to hold back his recognition.

Magufuli on the other hand not only did he ignore the claims of his opponent he went on to initiate several steps to bring discipline in the government, control wasteful spending as well as some steps that were seen as controversial.

Of all the controversial actions Magufuli has taken none proved to be more divisive and combative than that of limiting the free exercise of politics in the country. His reasoning that political parties and politicians should focus their politics in their respective constituencies was opposed by many in the opposition. Not only that the police following the cue from the President issued a blanket order to political parties to halt any plans of political rallies and demonstrations. On that one Magufuli had crossed a line that was intolerable; at least according to CHADEMA.

Magufuli has thus been portrayed as reckless, dangerous with proclivities of a dictatorship if not a READ MORE

Huu Ulimbukeni wa kufikiri Kwa lugha ya mkoloni utaisha lini ?

 

[Zawadi B Lupelo]

Sioni sababu ya wewe kulizungumzia hili. Huna jema unalolitaka dhidi ya upinzani hapa nchini

 

[The Boss]

Mwanakijiji na Magufuli........time is the best teacher....

 

[Richard]

He had already said it clearly that he was not in to be toasted around and now he has given last warning.

Edward Lowasa had no idea President Magufuli was also attending the function so he had no any means to circumvent his handshake or even his smile.

They even prepared for the two to have photos taken just for records, that's great protocol.

This country is not the one to play with when you mention politics and Lowasa knows that.

CHADEMA were invited and Lowasa decided to go there nobody forced him, he made that decision himself and surely his colleagues would have been infuriated with that.

Instead, today they were in indoor meeting and Lowasa was there, again.

Lets wait and see as things continue to unfold.

 

[Hassan J. Mosoka]

Dear Mwanakijiji, your writing sounds like someone who is celebrating the rise of Dictatorship in our land, it is shameful for an author like you to use your pen with joy to command our President for what he is doing while you know for sure beyond reasonable doubt that if this system stands, we and our children will never experience the freedom of expression in our own land, His ministers are very busy with matamko na nonsense marufuku of everything, almost all opposition MPs have been arrested for stupid uchochezi cases and you still stand to praise this rising regime. shame on you brother! young generation now is scared to express their thought and feelings on social media because tomorrow they be arrested for writing what they think about their own country. For sure those who are celebrating now should be watchful because they don't know yet what tomorrow will bring. Hata uandike kiingereza kinachoteleza kama cha Queen wa kule kila mtu mwenye akili timamu anatakiwa kuikumbusha serikali yetu kuwa ilichaguliwa na watu na wala si ya kimapinduzi au kijeshi hata inyanyase watu kiasi hiki. Ni aibu kuona watu wanashangilia kuuwawa kwa askari wetu na waziri yule badala ya kutuhakikishia kuwa atawakata wauaji anataka kuwakama watu ambao hawafurahishwi na mwenendo mzima wa utawala wetu wa sasa.

 

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Mkuu mwanakijiji naona umeamua kuonyesha ubunifu baada ya kuona hoja zako hazina mvuto, umeamua kutumia kiingereza kuzipa thamani!! Ila ukweli unabaki wewe siku hizi ni mpandikiza chuki unayeishi nje ya nchi hii inayaonza kuongozwa kwa kutumia ubabe kwani kujenga hoja imegeuka kuwa janga.

Tuseme una matatizo au nini; kwani mara ya kwanza kuandika kwa Kiingereza; mbona Kiingereza pia ni lugha ya taifa? Ningeandika Kichewa then kungekuwa na hoja hapa...

 

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Huu Ulimbukeni wa kufikiri Kwa lugha ya mkoloni utaisha lini ?

Mmh.. watu mna matatizo; kama huna la kukosoa basi ni vizuri ukakaa kimya tu. Nina uhakika inawezekana umevaa nguo zilizoletwa au zilizotengenezwa na wakoloni!

 

[Kiranga]

Why is that handshake so significant?

 

[Tindo]

Tuseme una matatizo au nini; kwani mara ya kwanza kuandika kwa Kiingereza; mbona Kiingereza pia ni lugha ya taifa? Ningeandika Kichewa then kungekuwa na hoja hapa...

Wewe ni mpandikiza chuki na kibaya zaidi haukai hapa nchini na lolote likitokea wewe utakuwa huko kwa wakoloni.

 

[rearden]

This is too low for the man of your calibre...
One day you will regret taking part in support of this regime but it will be too late...
I assure you people will die on Sep 1st and more will die days to come as consequences of the events that will take place on September 1st....and you know this...but the best you are doing is to add fuel to the burning fire....
Shame on you....
One day you shall answer for the this either in this world or the one to come...

 

[LUGWA]

Illuminate think creat then over com

 

[Mindi]

By. M. M. Mwanakijiji

Well fellows, it happened. Something that was seen as impossible if not improbable did happen this past weekend. Some people were left with some questions of what that really meant. I’m talking about a chance encounter between Edward Lowassa former Presidential candidate (CHADEMA) and his opponent in the last year’s General Election President John Magufuli. The two met (pictured) at the 50th wedding Jubilee celebration for Former President Benjamin Mkapa and his wife Mama Anna Mkapa at St. Peters Catholic Church, Oysterbay in Dar-es-Salaam.

Following the last year’s election Lowassa refused to concede defeat and for some time had continued to claim that he was the winner of the election and that the ruling party had colluded with the Electoral Commission to rig the results. In fact, he went as far as to claim that he had won with an overwhelming majority. While some of his supporters and CHADEMA leaders accepted the victory of President Magufuli Lowassa on his part continued to hold back his recognition.

Magufuli on the other hand not only did he ignore the claims of his opponent he went on to initiate several steps to bring discipline in the government, control wasteful spending as well as some steps that were seen as controversial.

Of all the controversial actions Magufuli has taken none proved to be more divisive and combative than that of limiting the free exercise of politics in the country. His reasoning that political parties and politicians should focus their politics in their respective constituencies was opposed by many in the opposition. Not only that the police following the cue from the President issued a blanket order to political parties to halt any plans of political rallies and demonstrations. On that one Magufuli had crossed a line that was intolerable; at least according to CHADEMA.

Magufuli has thus been portrayed as reckless, dangerous with proclivities of a dictatorship if not a READ MORE

Nimesoma huu uzi pamoja na andiko lako la nyuma, la UKUTI UKUTI. Nimeelimika sana kuhusu namna yako ya kufikiri, ambayo nashangaa ilinipita vipi. kwamba zile Operesheni Sangara, M4C, nk. kwako wewe zilikuwa ni upuuzi tu. lakini umefikia hatua ya kutambua CHADEMA kama "chama kikuu cha upinzani". sasa kwa taarifa yako, hizo operesheni ni moja ya sababu ya CHADEMA kufikia hatua hii. na pengine kwako ni upuuzi tu kwamba Magufuli aliamua kuichukua M4C na kuifanya ya kwake: Magufuli for Change, katika uchaguzi mkuu. kwangu naona hiyo ni dalili kwamba M4C ndio ilikuwa habari ya mjini. sasa kama wewe unaona ilikuwa upuuzi, well, Magufuli unayemsapoti ana "beg to differ".

Kuhusu huko kushikana mikono, kila enzi na kitabu chake ati. Maalim Seif amekuwa "akifanyiziwa" huko Zanzibar miaka nenda miaka rudi, na hata wapenzi na wanachama wake na wazanzibari kwa ujumla waliuawa kwenye harakati za chama chake za Januari 27 mwaka 2001, hata kupelekea wakimbizi kutoka visiwani. Maalim Seif hakuwahi kukataa kupokea mkono wa kiongozi wa Zanzibar. kwa haya yaliyotokea uchaguzi uliopita, naweza kumwelewa Maalim Seif kwa uamuzi wake wa kuonesha msimamo wake kwa namna mbalimbali. hata wabunge wa UKAWA wameonesha "protest" yao kwa njia mbalimbali. Jambo kubwa hapo ni kwamba yaliyofanyika Zanzibar na yanayoendelea kufanyika huku bara, yanapita viwango vya kuvumiliwa na wapenda amani na demokrasia. kupeana mikono au kukataa kupeana mikono siyo ishu. na kwa kuikomalia, unaonesha jinsi unavyozidi kufilisika kwa kasi

 

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Jambo kubwa hapo ni kwamba yaliyofanyika Zanzibar na yanayoendelea kufanyika huku bara, yanapita viwango vya kuvumiliwa na wapenda amani na demokrasia. kupeana mikono au kukataa kupeana mikono siyo ishu. na kwa kuikomalia, unaonesha jinsi unavyozidi kufilisika kwa kasi

Nimekusoma vizuri kabisa. Asante kwa mawazo haya murua.

 

[Judi wa Kishua]

Mwanakijiji na Magufuli........time is the best teacher....

Una mu - admire sana mwanakijiji.. That's why upo so obsessed na yeye.

 

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Why is that handshake so significant?

I don't think it was that significant...