Prof M.Said..... umesomeka vizuri. tutaiandika historia vizuri UPYA... haina JINSI!
Mishalejuu,
Hakika hapana njia ila kukubali kuwa historia hiyo rasmi hamna kitu
ukweli haukutafitiwa.
Hebu soma kipande hiki kifupi kuhusu kuasisiwa kwa TANU:
''Abdulwahid Sykes had for many years been trying in vain to convince the powerful Chief David Kidaha Makwaia of Shinyanga to join TAA and be elected president and thereafter to form TANU. Chief Kidaha had made a mark in the politics of colonial Tanganyika in the Legislative Council. It was obvious to many that Chief Kidaha would lead the country as its first Prime Minister in free Tanganyika. Unfortunately to Chief Kidaha while he was seemingly ready to lead Africans of Tanganyika but he thought that leadership should come to him through a political process initiated by the British and not through the political movement by the TAA under the leadership of ''agitators'' like Abdulwahid Sykes, Hamza Mwapachu and Sheikh Hassan bin Amir the members of TAA Political Subcommittee.
[1] Chief Kidaha politely declined the offer. In 1953 when Abdulwahid gave this offer to Nyerere he accepted, was elected TAA president in June 1953
[2] and soon TANU was formed in July 1954. Despite of this Abdulwahid and Ally Sykes including their father Kleist Sykes and other patriots are not mentioned in the history of TANU.''
[3]
Sasa fananisha hayo hapo juu na historia ya TANU kama inavyojulikana utaona tatizo jinsi lilivyo kubwa na zito. Lazima utajiuliza huu uasisi wa TANU unaanzia wapi?
Unaanza mwaka 1929 na Kleist Sykes, 1950 na Abdu Sykes au 1954 na Julius Nyerere?
Yapo mengi ya kujiuliza.
[1] In 1950s Abdulwahid's office at Kariakoo Market where he was working as Market Master and Mwapachu's office at Ilala Welfare Centre where he was working as Assistant Welfare Officer were the two centres of the robust African politics in Dar es Salaam.
[2] See Tanganyika Standard 19[SUP]th[/SUP] June 1953 TAA executive committee: Julius Nyerere, President; Abdulwahid Sykes, Vice-President; J.P. Kasella Bantu, General Secretary; Alexander M. Tobias and Waziri Dossa Aziz, Joint Minuting Secretary; John Rupia, Treasurer and Ally K. Sykes as Assistant Treasurer. Committee members were Dr Michael Lugazia, Hamisi Diwani, Tewa Said, Denis Phombeah, Z. James, Dome Okochi, C. Ongalo and Patrick Aoko.
[3] See ''Historia ya TANU 1954 – 1977,'' Kivukoni Ideological College, Dar es Salaam 1981. In celebrating 50 years of independence in 2011 Abdulwahid and Ally Sykes the two brothers were honoured by President Kikwete as patriots who founded TANU and contributed in the struggle for independence.