Rev. Kishoka
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Hii ni sehemu tu ya mahojiano ya Mwalimu na IB. unaweza kuyasoma yote hapa: MAHOJIANO NA MWALIMU
IB: Does the Arusha Declaration still stand up today?
MJN: I still travel around with it. I read it over and over to see what I would change. Maybe I would improve on the Kiswahili that was used but the Declaration is still valid: I would not change a thing. Tanzania had been independent for a short time before we began to see a growing gap between the haves and the have-nots in our country. A privileged group was emerging from the political leaders and bureaucrats who had been poor under colonial rule but were now beginning to use their positions in the Party and the Government to enrich themselves. This kind of development would alienate the leadership from the people. So we articulated a new national objective: we stressed that development is about all our people and not just a small and privileged minority.
The Arusha Declaration was what made Tanzania distinctly Tanzania. We stated what we stood for, we laid down a code of conduct for our leaders and we made an effort to achieve our goals. This was obvious to all, even if we made mistakes - and when one tries anything new and uncharted there are bound to be mistakes.
The Arusha Declaration and our democratic single-party system, together with our national language, Kiswahili, and a highly politicized and disciplined national army, transformed more than 126 different tribes into a cohesive and stable nation.
However, despite this achievement, they say we failed in Tanzania, that we floundered. But did we? We must say no. We can't deny everything we accomplished. There are some of my friends who we did not allow to get rich; now they are getting rich and they say `See, we are getting rich now, so you were wrong'. But what kind of answer is that?
The floundering of socialism has been global. This is what needs an explanation, not just the Tanzanian part of it. George Bernard Shaw, who was an atheist, said, `You cannot say Christianity has failed because it has never been tried.' It is the same with socialism: you cannot say it has failed because it has never been tried.
Kitu kimoja nilichojifunza ni kuwa labels na majina vinasumbua watu wengi sana. Watu hawachukui muda kujifunza content ya kitu badala yake wakisikia tu ujamaa basi wao wanakimbilia kwenye socialism (anti-GOD0 bila kukumbuka kuwa Azimio la Arusha lilikuwa ni la ujamaa na kujitegemea. Neno la kujitegemea watu wengi sana Tanzania na nchi zingine walilisahau kabisaaaaaa
Lakini inabidi tuamke, tuende zaidi ya lables. Tuwe objective. Tukae chini tutulie tuangalie mambo kwa undani. uchunguzi wa kina unahitajika ili kupata ushindi na mwelekeo wenye tija dhidi ya ufisadi nk. Kuchukulia mambo juujuu tu si silaha kabisa.
Rev.Kishoka,
..Maandiko ni tofauti kabisa na utekelezaji.
..Uongozi bora siyo umahiri wa kutoa maandiko/maazimio mazuri tu. Tunapaswa kwenda mbele na kuangalia mbinu za utekelezaji wa hayo maazimio tunayoandika.
..Watanzania tufike mahali tupime UONGOZI kwa REKODI YA UTENDAJI na siyo DHAMIRA NZURI ya maandiko ya viongozi.
..kila siku utasikia oooh Raisi ana nia nzuri lakini anashauriwa vibaya. Hivi mbona wenzetu wanachagua Maraisi wenye nia na washauri wazuri? Kinachotushinda Watanzania ni nini?
Kitila,
Si lazima kuleta mabadiliko tuwe wanachama wa CHADEMA pekee.
Hata nyinyi CHADEMA mkiingia, tutawaona kama CCM walivyo, hivyo kunahitajika taasisi huru isiyofungamana ili kuhakikisha kazi ya Kujenga Taifa inafanyika kwa manufaa ya Taifa na si CCM au CHADEMA!
Chadema mkitaka kutumia msukumo wa FocusTanzania Group, ni ruksa, CCM wakijiiona na kujisahihisha wakasema twajirekebisha kwa manufaa ya Taifa ni Ruksa, same will be if CUF, TLP, UDP, NCCR will pick up the ideas and preach the gospel of Utaifa.
Rev Kishoka.
Nimepitia kwa karibu majibu uliyowatumia, Kitila, Mkandara. Joka Kuu etc. Katika kuyachamba kwa kina. Ninaona Jambo moja la msingi DIRA YA KITAIFA yenye kuzingatia Historia na mwenendo wa taifa tangu uasisi wake!Kuugunisha nguvu yote na kuelekea kwenye lengo moja. Na kulilinda Lengo hilo kikatiba
Umetumia maneno msukumo wa FocusTanzania Group.
Focus Tanzania Group! unaweza kuliweka wazi zaidi jambo hilo?
Rev Kishoka.
Nimepitia kwa karibu majibu uliyowatumia, Kitila, Mkandara. Joka Kuu etc. Katika kuyachamba kwa kina. Ninaona Jambo moja la msingi DIRA YA KITAIFA yenye kuzingatia Historia na mwenendo wa taifa tangu uasisi wake!Kuugunisha nguvu yote na kuelekea kwenye lengo moja. Na kulilinda Lengo hilo kikatiba