Mwafrika wa Kike
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- Jul 5, 2007
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As former African leaders wait to see who has won the Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance, BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle finds Mozambique ex-President Joaquim Chissano's shock and amusement at the value of the prize endearing.
"It's worth how much? Five MILLION dollars?"
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The winner of the Mo Ibrahim prize for African governance is to be announced on 22 October at a ceremony in London hosted by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Sudanese businessman Mo Ibrahim is sponsoring the prize
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The idea is to encourage democracy, transparency and decency.
All 11 former presidents who left office in Africa in 2004, 2005 or 2006 are automatically eligible for consideration.
A spokesman for Mo Ibrahim said the "long list" of candidates (i.e. the list of eligibles who have not been selected in any way by the judges) was, in no particular order:
Mathieu Kerekou (Benin)
Azali Assoumani (Comoros)
Domitien Ndayizeye (Burundi)
Henrique Rosa (Guinea Bissau)
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Mauritania)
Joaquim Chissano (Mozambique)
Sam Nujoma (Namibia)
Benjamin Mkapa (Tanzania)
Abass Bonfoh (Togo)
Gnassingbe Eyadema (Togo)
Bakili Muluzi (Malawi)
France-Albert Rene (Seychelles)
Abdiqassim Salad Hassan (Somalia)
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Source bbc....
SteveD said:Sifa zote ambazo angeweza kupokea kama kiongozi mmojawapo bora Afrika na duniani kote kazitelekeza kutokana na tamaa, na haswa kama habari nyingi zinavyosema, tamaa ya Mama Mkapa.
JokaKuu, kwa hiyo unakubaliana kuwa kuna 'jambo la tamaa' ambalo linamhusu yeye au member wa familia yake lililofanya kashfa zinazotajwa zimlenge yeye?!..mimi nadhani kampeni ya namna hiyo haitakuwa kwa maslahi yetu Watanzania.
..nafikiri hizo pesa,ikiwa atapewa, zina masharti kwamba zitatumika ktk projects ndani ya Tanzania.
Mkapa kwa KIBURI na KUJIAMINI kwake si mtu wa kuburuzwa kufanya jambo asilokubaliana nalo. Kwa msingi huo haiyumkiniki kwamba Mama Mkapa ndiye aliyemlazimisha Mkapa kukiuka maadili ya kazi yake.
Kama mnataka kumshtaki Mama Mkapa instead of Mzee Mkapa basi endeleeni...
THE Mo Ibrahim Foundation will next week award over $5m (approx. 6.5bn/-) to one former African head of state adjudged to have demonstrated exemplary leadership. And Tanzanias immediate former president Benjamin Mkapa is in the running for what organisers of the award call the worlds biggest prize said:Tuanze na kigezo cha kwanza -Democracy. Tujiulize kwanza what is democracy.... According to http://dictionary.reference.com/ democracy is
1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2. a state having such a form of government
3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4. political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.
Wana JF tunampa maksi ngapi?
Tukija kwenye kigezo cha pili - transparency.
Transparency is The full, accurate, and timely disclosure of information.... (Reference dictionary.reference.com)
Je, kwa habari zinazoendelea sasa hivi nchini kwetu, sisi wana JF tunampa maksi ngapi?
Tukija kwenye kigezo cha mwisho cha tatu - good governance.
Kwa kutumia reference ya wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_governance
Good governance can be understood as a set of 8 major characteristics:
-participation,
-rule of law,
-transparency,
-responsiveness,
-consensus orientation,
-equity and inclusiveness,
-effectiveness and efficiency
-accountability.
These characteristics assure that
-corruption is minimized,
-the views of minorities are taken into account and
-that the voices of the most vulnerable in society are heard in decision-making
Je wana JF mnampa maksi ngapi?
Ukiniuliza mimi nitampa ngapi, I guess you know my answer already...
Utamaduni wa vigogo kulindana ndio umeifikisha nchi mahali ilipo. I was expecting wale woote waliokataa tuhuma za ufisadi + Mzee Mkapa kuwa wameshafungua mashtaka. Badala yake they are going cold. People...we need to put pressure on them. I tell you, makelele yetu yakizidi they will come out one at a time. Lets keep this fire going kwa sababu I am sick of these BUSTARDS. Wanatoa ahadi nzuri wanapopita kuomba kura 'kula' and then wanageuka wanakuwa na JEURI na CHOYO na UBINAFSI. Hawatufai hawa. CCM and its leaders gotta go..and that day is coming soon
SteveD,
unapojaribu kumlenga Mama Mkapa kwamba ndiye aliyemlazimisha Mzee Mkapa kukiuka maadili basi lazima uangalie kwamba ana leverage kiasi gani ktk maamuzi ya mumewe.
Tony Blair alishindwa kumburuza Mkapa hata kwa kumtishia kumkatia misaada, ije kuwa Mama Anna? Mbona tumekuwa wepesi namna hii kusahau misimamo ya Mzee Mkapa?
kwa uelewa wangu mdogo tu wa jinsi Mkapa anavyo-operate ninaamini kila jambo lilifanyika with his KNOWLEDGE and BLESSINGS.