There is no denying the fact that corruption na ufisadi in Tanzania is one of the devils that have contributed to the woes of our dear country Tanzania. We have over the years failed as a nation to confront this canker which has eating deeply into the fabric of our society with all the seriousness that it deserves.
The most ironic of all is the knowledge that those who over the years have been accusing others of being corrupt are more often than not the worst corrupt. In most cases we tend to forget that when we point a finger at someone or a group of individuals, the remaining ones point at us. In our political history and development, we have witnessed changes in the political direction of Tanzania, through both legitimate- and criminal ways, but the issue of corruption appears not to be addressed. Our leaders appear not to relent in their selfish desire of becoming rich through corrupt practices at the expense of the development of the country.
Most of these politicians begin their political careers as down-and-out but end up being in money. These politicians see politics as moneys on old ropes. For my money, these corrupt officials are losers, and for us to reduce this societal evil in our country to its barest minimum, those who are found to have taken undue advantage of our economy in order to be in money should be severely dealt with.
If we are still poor, if we are still unable to develop our human resources, if we are still unable to add value to our natural resources in this day and age, then we should hold accountable those group of people who usurped political power under the guise of eliminating corruption in the system with the hidden motive of enriching themselves through corrupt practices.

We are still living in poverty because a bunch of selfish and greedy individuals took the law into their own hands and ruled according to their whims and caprices. Tell me, which military and dictatorial regime in the world has succeeded in improving their economies? The point I am drive home is that the reason that these unscrupulous individuals gave to stage the coups- corruption, was neither here nor there since it even increased to unprecedented highs under their watch. It means that all those who were sent to the gallows or incarcerated, if any, for their involvement in corrupt practices shouldnt have suffered that fate because their accusers are even the worst offenders. They live in glass houses and yet throw stones.
This is the very height of hypocrisy in VYAMA VINGI because these corruption crusaders are the ones who have presided over revealing and telling corruption when they were given the mandate to chart the course of the development of the country in all its facets. They failed woefully when they had the opportunity to instill and promote discipline in the country by dealing with individuals who were found to have abused their offices by established state institutions that have the powers of investigating and recommending the prosecution of corrupt officials.

The rational for putting pen to paper is that we have to put our moneys where our mouths are. We should understand that the fight against corruption is not only a socio-political issue, but also a moral issue and is our duty kwa kila Mtanzania.
The above case and other cited instances which will take pages and pages to recite, demonstrates that for the VYAMA VINGI, fighting corruption is a mere rhetoric and/or having a new ruling party, to wit.
It is a pandemic which has to be confronted head-on before it finally causes an irreparable damage to our beloved Tanzania.
All the stakeholders in the country- civil society, governmental and public institutions, religious organizations, and even politicians should do more by fighting this disease nikimaanisha UFISADI. We should understand that it is easier done than said, and not the reverse.
Let us fight this canker than disturbing our ears and those of others with empty and unproductive talks. But then, those who live in glass houses should not throw stones! God bless our new founded wealth, the black gold and gold in Singida .
Tell me, who is DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED in the building of Tanzania?
God bless Tanzania
Max Shimba, A Bondservant of Jesus Christ
