Nyani Ngabu
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- May 15, 2006
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It's not a question of placating them.
It's more about putting truth to light and seeing what will they do.
If their interests are genuine, they will use the data to build mosques/ hospitals (helping the government in the hospital bit, which is why it is sheer folly to think that these figures do not figure into public policy in a way or another) and the entire brouhaha will end there.
If they have a more malicious intent, example to use this info for political ends, insinuating a religion based split in the fabric of our nation, then the government should be able to deal with them after there is eveidence that this indeed happenned.
After all we still do uphold "innocent until proven guilty" right?
How could we as a nation declare that this data is going to be used maliciously even before the data is obtained?
Is denying the collection of this data to all Tanzanians simply because a few nuts will misuse it fair to academicians who want to conduct credible researches supported by credible, authoritative and neutral sources such as the government census ?
Okay, fine. But it shouldn't be mandatory as race is in some countries.
I mean, if I don't want to share what my religious beliefs (or lack thereof) are then I shouldn't be forced to.
It's none of anyone's business.