Nyaralego
JF-Expert Member
- Nov 13, 2007
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Smatta,
What matters here and raises need for objectivity ni swala la syllabus/curriculum. Ubavu mmoja kuna 8-4-4 na ubavu wa pili kuna 7-6-3.Ukiangalia hapo unaona fundamental difference ambayo hawa viongozi wawili hawakuijadili na I believe its for matters of political expediency that Kalonzo uttered those words...sioni sababu nyengine.
Kisha I will side with all those who are saying Kenyan teachers cannot teach in Tanzania based on this and the fact that the GOT cannot afford to pay them as expatriates so to speak. Ndiposa unasikia watu wakisema 'watakwenda private schools'...which is very true based on the facts on the ground. Most Kenyan teachers ambao wapo Tanzania wanafundisha in such na sijui kama kuna mfano wa mwalimu
yeyote wa Kikenya ambae anafundisha national syllabus ya Tanzania. (Kama yupo naomba mtu anajuze na shule anakopatia unga na kama anafundisha in kiswahili au English). Mama Rwakatare alikua amewajaza wengi katika shule yake kule Tabata na walikua wanafundisha primari na somo lao kuu lilikua kingereza...mbinu ya huyu mama kuwalaghai wabongo kua kuongea kiinglishi nd'o kufikia 'international standards'. Tatizo ni kua watu walikua wakipatikana na huu mtego ambao kwa kweli ni utapeli mtupu.
Kujisifu kua 'elimu yetu ni bora kuliko yenu' ni sawa na kusema 'my mother is a better cook than your mother'. good analogy, tuna 'pigana' na kutusiana hapa kwenye forum lakini we don't step out of our comfort zones and do any thing about anything. the debate of who is better than the other one will never end. everyone thinks that theirs is the best. Instead we should focus on what we can actually learn from each other. we as EAricans have along way to go. To digress, This EAC can be mutually beneficial if we identify areas that need improvement among our selves and actually work on it.
You know that argument will never cease. I will grant you the fact that in Kenya there was a time when the pursuit of knowledge was encouraged and prioritised by the Moi regime. Having taken over from Kenyatta who inturn had taken over from the mkoloni, Moi encouraged people to go to school and he personally went around building schools and posting teachers to educate the populace. However that dream, kama wewe una umri mkubwa unakumbuka was curtailed by the 'Western Powers' walipoleta zile structural adjustment programs. Couple that with the fact that power had 'gone into Moi's head' and misgovernance and corruption abounded...education took a back burner for a while. The standards of education zikashuka to an extent maana the challenges exceeded the government resources. The posting of teachers was frozen a for while na hata even of they did it it would be on a minimal level....Kids would do exams and pass lakini there was no space in the Universities around...those who would graduate would come out and lack employment and other avenues of pursuing their dreams. I dont see Kibaki and his coalition having a different approach to the goings on and he is more interested in hanging onto political power at whatever cost.
Kwa hivyo point yangu ni kuonyesha kua kuna challenges on both sides of this thing lakini hii kujisifu eti 'kwetu ni kuzuri kuliko kwenu' will not wash. Kuna jamaa hapo juu anatakulata spin za kipuzi eti wakenya are better than Tanzanians in Kiswahili!...I almost choked over my own saliva. Not in a million years!!!! Mtanzania kama keshakuzidi kuongea basi ujue na kuandika pia keshakupiga dole! Acha ilale hio.
As Nyaralego opined what should be the discussion is Kalonzo's recklessness in making comments that have ramifications across the border. Hii biashara nyengine sio muhimu.
Siku njema.
I do believe that there's more to Kalonzo's utturences than meets the eye. It's not about teachers at all. He is 'buying' face with the many unemployed teachers in KE in prepartion for 2012. It's always about politics. If KE has a shortage of teachers as well why then export them to a neighbouring country? He is campaigning for JK from across the border WHY? He is looking for an ally. Wait and watch how things unfold.
