Nyerere: The Man, The Myth and the Legend

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Singapore & Botswana

hivyo tukienda Botswana na Singapore watu wote wanafurahia viongozi wao!?

 

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Singapore & Botswana

this is about Botswana:


The Genesis of Corruption in Botswana
Corruption was relatively unknown in Botswana politics until the early 1990s (Good, 1994; Frimpong,
1997). Prior to this period Botswana had always been seen as a country that was free from corruption.
There was, however, the underlying suspicion that corruption existed in the country. The DCEC Report
(1995) stated:

As I have said on many occasions corruption and economi c crime are serious
problems within Botswana. Earlier hypotheses that corruption existed in many spheres and at all levels in both Government and Local government as well as the private sector have proved correct

In the early 1990s the country was rocked by major corruption scandals that revealed that corruption was a serious problem than had been reported. The revelations came about through the appointment of three Presidential Commissions of Inquiry: two in 1991 and a third one in 1992. The first Presidential Commission (1991a) investigated the circumstances surrounding the supply of textbooks to the primary schools for the 1990 school year. The findings of the Commission indicated that laid-down procedures, especially in the tender and financial regulations had been blatantly disregarded.
The
result was the loss of P27 million (about US$15 million) to the government.
The second Presidential Commission (1991b) dealt with the distribution of land in Mogoditshane, a suburb of Gaborone, the capital. The Commission discovered that there had been abuses in the distribution of land in the area. Some Cabinet Ministers were involved in this scandal and led eventually to their resignations.

In 1992 the country was exposed to another major corruption scandal. This involved the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC), a parastatal that was set up to provide housing for the public sector. The National Integrity Systems 2001 Botswana 1 5 Presidential Commission (1992) that was set up to investigate the scandal discovered that the Chief Executive and his deputy were involved in a corruption on a grand scale.

The Nature and Types of Corruption in Botswana
The types of corruption identified in Botswana these days are very different from those that rocked the
nation in the early 1990s. The cases of corruption that emerged in the early 1990s were systematic
and at the highe st levels of government (Good, 1994; Frimpong, 1997; Mahlanza 1999). What was so
serious about most of the cases was that those involved were top politicians, senior civil servants,
senior executives or senior banking officials Good, ibid; Mahlanza, ibid). Furthermore, there appeared
to be an attitude of cover-up or complacency on the part of the government either in the failing or in
refusing to take any serious actions against those senior personnel involved (Good, ibid; Mahlanza,
ibid)).

 

[Mwafrika wa Kike]

this is about Botswana:


The Genesis of Corruption in Botswana
Corruption was relatively unknown in Botswana politics until the early 1990s (Good, 1994; Frimpong,
1997). Prior to this period Botswana had always been seen as a country that was free from corruption.
There was, however, the underlying suspicion that corruption existed in the country. The DCEC Report
(1995) stated:

As I have said on many occasions corruption and economi c crime are serious
problems within Botswana. Earlier hypotheses that corruption existed in many spheres and at all levels in both Government and Local government as well as the private sector have proved correct

In the early 1990s the country was rocked by major corruption scandals that revealed that corruption was a serious problem than had been reported. The revelations came about through the appointment of three Presidential Commissions of Inquiry: two in 1991 and a third one in 1992. The first Presidential Commission (1991a) investigated the circumstances surrounding the supply of textbooks to the primary schools for the 1990 school year. The findings of the Commission indicated that laid-down procedures, especially in the tender and financial regulations had been blatantly disregarded.
The
result was the loss of P27 million (about US$15 million) to the government.
The second Presidential Commission (1991b) dealt with the distribution of land in Mogoditshane, a suburb of Gaborone, the capital. The Commission discovered that there had been abuses in the distribution of land in the area. Some Cabinet Ministers were involved in this scandal and led eventually to their resignations.

In 1992 the country was exposed to another major corruption scandal. This involved the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC), a parastatal that was set up to provide housing for the public sector. The National Integrity Systems 2001 Botswana 1 5 Presidential Commission (1992) that was set up to investigate the scandal discovered that the Chief Executive and his deputy were involved in a corruption on a grand scale.

The Nature and Types of Corruption in Botswana
The types of corruption identified in Botswana these days are very different from those that rocked the
nation in the early 1990s. The cases of corruption that emerged in the early 1990s were systematic
and at the highe st levels of government (Good, 1994; Frimpong, 1997; Mahlanza 1999). What was so
serious about most of the cases was that those involved were top politicians, senior civil servants,
senior executives or senior banking officials Good, ibid; Mahlanza, ibid). Furthermore, there appeared
to be an attitude of cover-up or complacency on the part of the government either in the failing or in
refusing to take any serious actions against those senior personnel involved (Good, ibid; Mahlanza,
ibid)).

uhuuu Mkjj,

Naona umeamua kuumbua mtu hadharani...... hii kali kwa kweli. Endeleza shule mzee wetu wa kijijini.

 

[mwanatanu]

hivyo tukienda Botswana na Singapore watu wote wanafurahia viongozi wao!?

Haiwezekani kutokea wala kuja tokea kiongozi wa nchi akapendwa na watu wote.

Kuna viongozi ambao wanaangalia haki za masikini na wakawaminya matajiri...hawa wanakuwa popular kwa masikini.

Kuna viongozi ambao wanaangalia tu uchumi wa nchi na wanapendelea matajiri na kuwaminya masikini...hawa wanapendwa na hao matajiri.

Kuna viongozi ambao wanaangalia matumbo yao tu na kuwafurahisha wageni....hawa viongozi hawa wanapatikana Afrika tu

 

[Kubwajinga]

hivyo tukienda Botswana na Singapore watu wote wanafurahia viongozi wao!?

Hata viongozi wa dini hawakubaliwi na wafuasi wao wote.Lakini ukipata majoriti tena kubwa, basi kulingana na swali la awali, wewe ni kiongozi mzuri.

Tuache utani, hizi nchi mbili zimejaliwa na ni mifano ya kuigwa.

 

[CottonEyeJoe]

Mwalimu alichemka, na ukweli nikwamba alikua apendi kukoselewa na hadi aje kukubalii kwamba Ujamaa na communism haufayi wananchi na viongozi walikua washajifunza kujipatia chao chini kwa chini... alishapewa ushauri mzuri sana kwenye mambo mengi ambayo yangesaidia hii nchi lakini kwa vile yeye ndio yeye mwalimu wa walimu alikua anafanya maamuzi mengine bila kufikiria madhara yake... in short he took this country and made it his little experiment... sometimes its better to be the student then to always play the role of the teacher maybe he would have seen many warning signs had he adopted a less conclusive mindset about his wisdom in decision making...

But anyways his heart was in the right place....

On the other hand who would kno wat situation the country would be had it not been 4 mwalimu...that will never be known...

 

[Mwafrika wa Kike]

Mwalimu alichemka, na ukweli nikwamba alikua apendi kukoselewa na hadi aje kukubalii kwamba Ujamaa na communism haufayi wananchi na viongozi walikua washajifunza kujipatia chao chini kwa chini... alishapewa ushauri mzuri sana kwenye mambo mengi ambayo yangesaidia hii nchi lakini kwa vile yeye ndio yeye mwalimu wa walimu alikua anafanya maamuzi mengine bila kufikiria madhara yake... in short he took this country and made it his little experiment... sometimes its better to be the student then to always play the role of the teacher maybe he would have seen many warning signs had he adopted a less conclusive mindset about his wisdom in decision making...

But anyways his heart was in the right place....

On the other hand who would kno wat situation the country would be had it not been 4 mwalimu...that will never be known...

In other words kwenye bold.... mwl hakuchemsha

 

[Mkandara]

CottonEyeJoe,
Mkuu unaweza kunambia kiongozi aliye/nayependa kukosolewa?... mimi sijawahi kumwona wala kumsikia..
Kisha itakuwa vizuri kama mtasema ALICHEMsha wapi ama kitu gani?..maanake tunapozungumzia viongozi sidhani kama Nyerere ni mmopja kati ya viongozi wabovu - Waliochemsha...

 

[Kubwajinga]

this is about Botswana:


The Genesis of Corruption in Botswana
Corruption was relatively unknown in Botswana politics until the early 1990s (Good, 1994; Frimpong,
1997). Prior to this period Botswana had always been seen as a country that was free from corruption.
There was, however, the underlying suspicion that corruption existed in the country. The DCEC Report
(1995) stated:

As I have said on many occasions corruption and economi c crime are serious
problems within Botswana. Earlier hypotheses that corruption existed in many spheres and at all levels in both Government and Local government as well as the private sector have proved correct

In the early 1990s the country was rocked by major corruption scandals that revealed that corruption was a serious problem than had been reported. The revelations came about through the appointment of three Presidential Commissions of Inquiry: two in 1991 and a third one in 1992. The first Presidential Commission (1991a) investigated the circumstances surrounding the supply of textbooks to the primary schools for the 1990 school year. The findings of the Commission indicated that laid-down procedures, especially in the tender and financial regulations had been blatantly disregarded.
The
result was the loss of P27 million (about US$15 million) to the government.
The second Presidential Commission (1991b) dealt with the distribution of land in Mogoditshane, a suburb of Gaborone, the capital. The Commission discovered that there had been abuses in the distribution of land in the area. Some Cabinet Ministers were involved in this scandal and led eventually to their resignations.

In 1992 the country was exposed to another major corruption scandal. This involved the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC), a parastatal that was set up to provide housing for the public sector. The National Integrity Systems 2001 Botswana 1 5 Presidential Commission (1992) that was set up to investigate the scandal discovered that the Chief Executive and his deputy were involved in a corruption on a grand scale.

The Nature and Types of Corruption in Botswana
The types of corruption identified in Botswana these days are very different from those that rocked the
nation in the early 1990s. The cases of corruption that emerged in the early 1990s were systematic
and at the highe st levels of government (Good, 1994; Frimpong, 1997; Mahlanza 1999). What was so
serious about most of the cases was that those involved were top politicians, senior civil servants,
senior executives or senior banking officials Good, ibid; Mahlanza, ibid). Furthermore, there appeared
to be an attitude of cover-up or complacency on the part of the government either in the failing or in
refusing to take any serious actions against those senior personnel involved (Good, ibid; Mahlanza,
ibid)).

Corruption iko kila mahali, ila kama ya kugawiana viwanja na nyumba, tena sio kwa raisi bali walio chini yake tutamsukumia mkuu wao, huo utakuwa ni uonevu. Halafu kama inashughulikiwa ipasavyo kisheria na tena kwa uwazi, then hilo sio tatizo tena kama ilivyo TZ.

Botswana na Singapore, zote zilikuwa masikini kuliko TZ, na less resources. lakini wameweza kutumia vichache walivyonavyo, sio kujilimbikizia au kuharibu tu, bali kujenga nchi. They are now leading growing economies in the world.

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

Hivi nani humu hajawahi kuchemsha?

 

[Mzee Mwanakijiji]

Hivi nani humu hajawahi kuchemsha?

kuchemsha nini? maana nisikurupuke kujibu...

 

[Koba]

Mchawi wa umaskini Tanzania ni CCM hakuna kingine...tukitaka kuendelea CCM must be defeated la sivyo tutaendelea kuwa maskini tuu!

 

[Richard]

Corruption iko kila mahali, ila kama ya kugawiana viwanja na nyumba, tena sio kwa raisi bali walio chini yake tutamsukumia mkuu wao, huo utakuwa ni uonevu. Halafu kama inashughulikiwa ipasavyo kisheria na tena kwa uwazi, then hilo sio tatizo tena kama ilivyo TZ.

Botswana na Singapore, zote zilikuwa masikini kuliko TZ, na less resources. lakini wameweza kutumia vichache walivyonavyo, sio kujilimbikizia au kuharibu tu, bali kujenga nchi. They are now leading growing economies in the world.

Pia tusisahau kwamba pale Botswana pana wawekezaji De Beers wakiwa wanaongoza kwa idadi ya migodi.

Suala ni sera gani za uchumi umeweka ili wananchi wafaidi matunda ya rasilimali zilizopo na bila kusahau wawekezaji. Ni maelewano tu, jenga kila kitu shule, hospitali, barabara, bwawa la maji au tengeneza vyanzo vya maji, vyanzo vya umeme na vingine vitafuata kidogokidogo.

Lakini mtu anatia saini mkataba London halafu anapewa chake, kesho yake anaagiza eneo linlokusudiwa liwekwe uzio na mbia aingie na aanze kuchimba kisha asafirishe huku akitimua vumbi kwa mzawa, hili nalipinga kwa nguvu zote.

Sasa ukiwa na wawekezaji jamii ya kina Sinclair, Richmond na wengine, basi mmekwisha.

 

[Mkandara]

Mwanakijiji,
navyoelewa mimi wewe ni mmoja kati ya waandishi bora humu JF na naweza kukuita kiongozi mzuri sana baada ya kutuwakilishia hoja 10K, lakini pamoja na ubora wako umesha chemsha ktk baadhi ya siku iwe kiuandishi ama chochote kile kinachohusiana na JF.
Je, ni haki kusema wewe sio kiongozi mzuri ati kwa sababu tu umewahi kuchemsha? na nani kati yetu ambaye hajawahi kuchemsha!... nadhani ndio haswa maana ya Nyani Ngabu!

 

[Hollo]

Mchawi wa umaskini Tanzania ni CCM hakuna kingine...tukitaka kuendelea CCM must be defeated la sivyo tutaendelea kuwa maskini tuu!

Mchawi wa umaskini ni WATANZANIA WENYEWE na SIYO CCM!Kwa sababu hata hao wapinzani mwanzoni walikuwa CCM!tukitaka kuendelea ni sisi wenyewe kujitambua na kuubeba msalaba kisha kuufuta umasikini!
Asante
Hollo

 

[CottonEyeJoe]

The thing about mwalimu is that he was very good at taking praise for acheivements (of which they are) whilst blaiming failures on external hostilities from the west... He was adviced by the IMF, World Bank and even central bank to allow the shilling to be devalued as part of ongoing economic recovery intiatives to which without any real reason he declined (because of coz he always knows better then all), kenya took this dose and look at there currency now... there are many reasons how nyerere messed up lakini since he had excellent mechanisms of distancing himself from his failures by blaiming the international community blah blah blah well then many tend to forget quickly...

 

[mwanatanu]

this is about Botswana:


The Genesis of Corruption in Botswana
Corruption was relatively unknown in Botswana politics until the early 1990s (Good, 1994; Frimpong,
1997). Prior to this period Botswana had always been seen as a country that was free from corruption.
There was, however, the underlying suspicion that corruption existed in the country. The DCEC Report
(1995) stated:

As I have said on many occasions corruption and economi c crime are serious
problems within Botswana. Earlier hypotheses that corruption existed in many spheres and at all levels in both Government and Local government as well as the private sector have proved correct

In the early 1990s the country was rocked by major corruption scandals that revealed that corruption was a serious problem than had been reported. The revelations came about through the appointment of three Presidential Commissions of Inquiry: two in 1991 and a third one in 1992. The first Presidential Commission (1991a) investigated the circumstances surrounding the supply of textbooks to the primary schools for the 1990 school year. The findings of the Commission indicated that laid-down procedures, especially in the tender and financial regulations had been blatantly disregarded.
The
result was the loss of P27 million (about US$15 million) to the government.
The second Presidential Commission (1991b) dealt with the distribution of land in Mogoditshane, a suburb of Gaborone, the capital. The Commission discovered that there had been abuses in the distribution of land in the area. Some Cabinet Ministers were involved in this scandal and led eventually to their resignations.

Kila mwandishi wa habari huwa na mtazamo wake,lakini itakuwa vigumu kulinganisha na sisi maana viongozi wenye makosa wana wajibishwa

Botswana

The southern star
Mar 27th 2008 | GABORONE
From The Economist print edition

Botswana is a rare African success story but not without a few headaches


AN AFRICAN president stepping down of his own accord is still depressingly rare. Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has been clinging to power since 1980. But next door, in Botswana, a respected president, Festus Mogae, is graciously retiring this month after ten years in office.

Botswana rarely features in the news abroad. With only 1.8m people and the world's largest output of diamonds, it has been a model of stability, avoiding the violence, corruption and boom-and-bust cycles that have plagued so many mineral-rich countries. Yet it had little going for it at independence in 1966. It had only 13km (eight miles) of tarred road. Most of its people, often drought-afflicted, scraped a living rearing cattle.

Largely covered with sand, it had little agriculture-and few white settlers: it never experienced the bitterness of land dispossession and the ensuing disharmony that poisoned race relations in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Mr Mogae's anointed successor, Ian Khama, is half-white, but few people in Botswana think his colour matters.

Diamonds have changed the country's fortunes. Its per capita income of $5,900 is four times the regional average and higher than Malaysia's. The diamond wealth has been spent on roads, sanitation, schools and clinics, not on palaces or Swiss bank accounts. AIDS has hit the country hard, but almost 95,000 patients-86% of those who need it-get anti-retroviral treatment.

In Gaborone, the capital, modern glass buildings are springing up. "Botswana is what it is because of diamonds," acknowledges Mr Mogae. Yet it tops regional leagues for clean government. Economic growth has been steady, inflation moderate. There are no exchange controls. Taxes are among the region's lowest. The government has recently made it easier for skilled foreigners to come to Botswana for work.

The ruling party has stayed happily in power for 42 years. Lepetu Setshwaelo, who heads a small opposition party, admits it is hard to convince people that their government is no good. "They don't easily see the point of the opposition," he sighs. Divisions within the two main opposition parties hardly help their cause.

Botswana's democracy is steeped in tradition. In Mochudi, 35km (22 miles) north of the capital, a local chief listens to a resident's complaint on the veranda of a former colonial building, while a clerk takes notes. Every week, chiefs from the area gather in the open space shaded by a thatched roof, perched on an assortment of weathered chairs, sofas and stools. Most villages and towns are still ruled by chiefs, incorporated into the country's administration. Though unelected, they can lose their position if their subjects are unhappy with them and their decisions can be appealed in court.

Still, Botswana has its problems. Its government drives the economy; the private sector is feeble. According to the World Bank, local companies are not very competitive compared with those in other middle-income countries. Landlocked and with a minute domestic market, Botswana has struggled to lure foreign investors, bar those interested in minerals.

Hiyo ndio Botswana na kwa wale ambao wamefika huko watuelezee.

 

[CottonEyeJoe]

CottonEyeJoe,
Mkuu unaweza kunambia kiongozi aliye/nayependa kukosolewa?... mimi sijawahi kumwona wala kumsikia..
Kisha itakuwa vizuri kama mtasema ALICHEMsha wapi ama kitu gani?..maanake tunapozungumzia viongozi sidhani kama Nyerere ni mmopja kati ya viongozi wabovu - Waliochemsha...

Well Kama kushindwa ku-devalue the shilling whilst at the time being it was a dose very much needed....

The Thing about Mwalimu is he had an excellent way of distancing himself from his obvious blunders and failures and blamed everything that was wrong with this country on the west, international community, and the current global situation at that point,,,, Can anyone give me a good answer why mwalimu failed to agree with the World Bank and IMF to suggestion that Tanzania devalues the shilling... I mean look at kenyas currency today, a counrty which was also recommended the same dose and which decided to think wisely and take it.....

 

[Jobo]

The thing about mwalimu is that he was very good at taking praise for acheivements (of which they are) whilst blaiming failures on external hostilities from the west... He was adviced by the IMF, World Bank and even central bank to allow the shilling to be devalued as part of ongoing economic recovery intiatives to which without any real reason he declined (because of coz he always knows better then all), kenya took this dose and look at there currency now... there are many reasons how nyerere messed up lakini since he had excellent mechanisms of distancing himself from his failures by blaiming the international community blah blah blah well then many tend to forget quickly...

You devalue your shilling if you want your goods sold at the external markket, if you do not have anything even if you devalue your currency to the rate now experienced by Zimbabwe, the outcome is nil. Mwinyi and Mkapa highly dealued our shilling, what did we achieve! The problem here is not Nyerere, but Benja, period!

 

[William J. Malecela]

Mkuu FMES,
Hapa mimi sikubaliani na wewe kabisaa. Mkapa hii wizara wakati ule alipopewa ilikuwa haina chochote cha kuiba zaidi ya kusaidia watu scholarship. Ilikuwa ile sehemu ya kumpuzisha asiyetakiwa kwenye cabinet lakini inashindikana kumuacha nje. Mkapa alikuwa anamdharau Mwinyi na walikuwa hawashabihiani kabisa kwenye cabinet meetings.

Ile ilikuwa ni wizara ya mlo kuliko zote then kwa sababu ilikuwa ikipata hela nyingi sana kutoka nje, ndiko Mkapa alikokutania na Mahalu, wakaanza ujanja ambao baadaye walimfundisha na katibu mkuu wa wizara Dr. Bilali, Mkapa alipopata urais, kwanza alianza kuwapa mlo zaidi wa kuwaziba midomo hawa kwa kuwapa vyeo vikubwa kuliko uwezo wao, Mahalu alipewa ubalozi, Bilali akapewa uwaziri kiongozi, Warioba na kamati yake ya rushwa hawakwenda kule Elimu ya juu, unajua ni kwa nini?

Binafsi nakumbuka nilibahatika kualikwa nyumbani kwake kwenye mnuso, nafikiri ilikuwa graduation ya mtoto wa mama Mkapa, labda 1993 hivi, nilishangaa sana nyumba yake ilivyokuwa ya hali ya kawaida pale Seaview. Hata rangi ilikuwa imepauka-pauka na bustani zilionyesha kabisa kutokuwepo kwa gardener. Hii ni baada ya yeye kuwa na zaidi ya miaka 30 ya kuitumikia nchi tena katika nyadhifa za juu sana.

Waaaahow! kumbe na wewe unawajua hawa viongozi? Maana ningesema mimi haya ningekuwa ninajigamba sana na si lazima niseme hapa JF, lakini wewe ukisema haya ya kualikwa kwa Waziri Mkapa ni sawa kabisaa, sawa sawa mkuu unaona sasa ukweli unavyoanza kujitokeza kuwa kwa nini kuna problem hapa, anyways back to the ishu,

Unasema nyumba ya Mkapa ilikuwa imepauka pauka, watoto wake walikuwa wanasoma wapi mkuu toka wakiwa wadogo? Enzi za Mwalimu, naomba unitajie nyumba ya tajiri mmoja ambayo haikuwa imepayuka payuka kama ya Mkapa, uliyoiona? Mkapa hakuwahi kushika nafasi yoyote kubwa ya pesa mkuu mpaka alipokuja kuwa Waziri na Balozi, ndipo alipoanza kuwa na pesa, alikuwa na nyumba iliyopayuka payuka lakini alikuwa na viwanja vingi vya nyumba ambavyo vilikuwa vinasubiri tu the time ije, kwa sababu alijua kuwa it was coming, hivi enzi za Mwalimu ulishwahi kuiona nyumba ya Mengi au Bahkressa? Je umeziona sasa zilivyo? Sasa unasema kuwa kwa kuwa nyumba zao zilikuwa zimepayuka payuka hawakuwa na utajiri?

Wakati huo huo, Lowassa ambaye ndio tu alikuwa kanusa uwaziri wa Ardhi kwa muda mfupi nafikiri akitokea AICC, alikuwa keshajilimbikizia mali kibao ikiwa ni pamoja na lile bungalow lake la Masaki ambako South Africa walianzishia ubalozi wao. Ukweli ni kuwa Mr. Clean was really very clean na awamu yake kabla ya kifo cha Mwalimu ilikuwa mizuri sana.

Akiwa AICC Lowassa, alijaribu kuiba lakini hazikuwepo nyingi, hiyo nyumba ya Masaki ambayo ndiyo iliyomshitua Mwalimu, aliijenga kwa kuchota hela za mashangingi ya wabunge, akiwa ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu na hatimaye kujenga Townhouses kule Arusha, ambazo sasa hivi zinakodishwa na wazungu, ndipo kwa mara ya kwanza Mwalimu alimpa jina la "Escobar" yaani M-Colobia muuza Drugs aliyekuwa akimiliki townhouses nyingi sana kule Colombia then, na ni hela za mashangingi ya wabunge akiwa waziri ofisi ya waziri mkuu ndio hasa zilizomfanya Mwalimu kumakatalia urais.

Mkapa hakuwahi kuwa Clean hata siku moja, watoto wa Mwalimu wamesoma bongo huku akiwa rais wa jamhuri, halafu watoto wa Mwandishi wa Habari, Mkurugenzi wa Daily News, Mwandishi wake Mwalimu wa habari akisomesha watoto wake nje, tena USA, unasema huyu alikuwa Clean? Na kwamba eti Mwalimu hakujua kuwa Mkapa ana tabia za kibepari siku zote? Lakini Mwalimu aliweza kuwajua viongozi wengine wote wenye tabia za kibepari kwa sababu tu walienda kutibiwa nje, lakini huyu anayesomesha watoto wake nje miaka yote hakumjua? Huyu aliyemtafutia kazi mkewe mashirika ya kimataifa alipoapta nafasi tu ya ukubwa hakuweza kumjua kuwa ni bepari? Eti kiongozi wa wakati ule wa Mwalimu aliyepigana watoto wake kusoma nje tu na mkewe kufanya kazi kwenye shirika la kimataifa la nje, Mwalimu hakuweza kumjua kuwa hawezi kuendana na itikadi zake Mwalimu?

Hili la kusema kuwa eti Nyerere (JKN) pia yuko responsible na uchaguzi wa Kikwete (JMK), nafikiri litamfanya ageuke huko aliko. Maana, ingawa JKN alimpenda JMK, sidhani kama angekubaliana naye na wana mtandao wake including Lowassa na mbinu zao walizotumia kuingia Ikulu.

Ina maana Kikwete alipokuwa akisema haya kwenye mikutano yake ya kampeni za urais alikuwa anamsingizia Mwalimu? Kikwete alipokuwa akisema kuwa sasa niko tayari mwaka 1995 Mwalimu alisema siko tayari nisubiri unasema alikuwa anamsingizia Mwalimu? Alimkubali Mkapa, lakini angeshindwa kumkubali Kikwete? Wakati NBC inauzwa kwa njia za kimtandao Mwalimu hakuwepo? Wakati Salimini anaiba uchaguzi kule Visiwani Mwalimu hakuwepo? Zipi ni mbinu chafu zaidi kati ya zile za Salimin kuiba kura kule visiwani au za wanamtandao na uchaguzi wa 2005? Sasa kama Mwalimu alikuwepo wakati wa Salimin kuiba uchaguzi angeshindwa nini kuwaelewa mtandao na mtu wake mkapa aliyempa urais wa bure?

Tusimsingizie mzee wa watu ili apumzike salama. Let us be fair.

Kuwa fair na Mwalimu na taifa, ni kuwa wakweli, kuwa Mwalimu hahusiki kabisa na matatizo tuliyonayo sasa, haya ni yetu sisi wananchi wenyewe hasa haya ya Mtandao, lakini haibadilishi ukweli kuwa Mwalimu naye ana mkono pia, Mwalimu ametufanyia mengi sana mazuri kwa taifa na Mungu amuweke mahali pema peponi, lakini pia kuna mabaya aliyotufanyia na ndio haya mengine mpaka leo bado tunayalipia,

Mwalimu hakujali sheria, sheria kwake ilikuwa ni kwa samaki wadogo tu na sio samamki wakubwa, alijiamini kuwa yeye ndiye sheria, matokeo yake mpaka leo Tanzania hatujui maana ya sheria au haki, na ndipo matatizo yetu kitaifa kwa 75% yanapoanzia na kuishia,

Mwalimu alimjua Mkapa, tena kwa karibu sana kuliko viongozi wengine wengi aliokuwa akiwachukia kwa sababu zile zile kama za Mkapa, lakini viongozi wengi wa enzi hizo wanasema kuwa Mkapa wa the best messenger kuliko wao, ndio maaana aliaminiwa sana na Mwalimu, alikuwa ni one leader ambaye alikuwa akitumwa ujumbe na Mwalimu anaufikisha kama ulivyo, bila maswali wala "...but Mwalimu...", Mwalimu aliwapenda sana viongozi wa namna hii mwingine akiwa Salim, mara ya mwisho Mwisho Diria alimkatalia Mwalimu kutumia ndege ya rais, ili aende Angola kama alivyowaomba form there on ikawa vita vikali, lakini pamoja na vita vyote hakuna mahali Mwalimu alitomba radhi wananchi kwa makosa ya kutuchagulia Mwinyi, bado tena akatuchagulia Mkapa, ili aendeleze Nyerere Foundation, kwa sababu kama Mwalimu alimchagua mkapa kwa nia njema na taifa, mkapa alipouza NBC Mwalimu asingenyamaza! Salmin ambaye ndiye aliyemsaidia Mwalimu kumpitisha mkapa kwenye urais wa 1995, alipoiba uchaguzi wa visiwani Mwalimu angekuwa na nia njema na taifa letu asingenyamaza! Mbona enzi za Mwinyi alipiga kelele sana matrekta ya kulimia yalipopanda bei wakati wa Mwinyi na wakati sisi bongo tulikuwa hatutengenzi matrekta?

Wale mnaomsujudu Mwalimu mpaka hamuwezi kuona mapungufu yake katika matatizo tuliyonayo leo Tanzania ni haki yenu sana kama wananchi wa nchii yetu, lakini pia ni haki yetu pia wale tunaomuona kuwa alikuwa bina-adam mwenye mapungufu makubwa sana, na mengine mpaka leo bado tunayalipia as a nation na hata tushambilwe namna gani bado hamuwezi kubadili ukweli kuwa Nyumba ni foundation, sio mabati,

Mwalimu alimjua Mkapa kuwa ni mpenda anasa, na hilo lilikuwa linafahamika kwa viongozi karibu wote wa zile enzi, lakini Mwalimu alimuhitaji Mkapa rais kwa ajili yake binafsi zaidi kuliko taifa, na mkapa alijua hilo ndio maana hakuwa na tatizo kumsaidia Salmin kuiba uchaguzi, na yeye mwenyewe mkapa kuanza kuuza mali za taifa letu kwa maneno ya ubinafsishaji huku Mwalimu akiwa kimyaaa, lakini Mwinyi alipotaka kuuza viwanja vinavyosihia kuota majani tu bila sababu Mwalimu alipiga kelele sana, ukweli ni ukweli na uongo ni uongo, haviwezi kukaa pamoja hata vilazimishwe namna gani, Magombe alipoenda Italy na siku moja kulewa kupita kiasi Mwalimu alimrudisha na kusema kuwa ni mjinga na hafai ni bepari pia, lakini mkuu uliza ni mara ngapi Mkapa amelewa chakari mpaka kunaguka mbele ya Mwalimu na hakuna lolote alilosema Mwalimu?

Mungu amlaze mahali pema Mwalimu, baba wa taifa hili na atupe mwangaza wa kuweza kuyaona makosa yetu kitaifa na uwezo mkubwa wa kuelewa ukweli wa matatizo yetu na namna ya kuyakabili, Mwalimu alikuwa bin-adam mwenye mapungufu kama sisi wengine wote, alifanya aliyoweza na kwa kuongozwa na Mungu, kwa sababu hata bin-adam anapoongozwa na shetani huwa bado ni mkono wa Mungu, lakini baada ya urais wa mkapa yanayotukuta ni responsibility yetu wananchi wa Tanzania, period!