Don YF
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- May 24, 2014
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It is the other way round, that's exactly the way we see it from our end. Infact your country reacts in anger in a big way a sign of underlying hatred and loath towards Kenya. From your clueless leaders, to a pedestrian in the streets and folks in the villages, you have the same skewed mindset about Kenya, which is not the same case in Kenya. Meaning Kenya does not feed her people with propaganda about Tanzania in any way, many didn't know about Tanzania until the recent Gen Z tictoc, Instagram and X(tweeter) onslaught on your president and leaders, that is when the common mwananchi's attention was drawn on Tanzania and questions arose, it's when many came to the realization about Tanzania and their hatred for Kenya, because it was a trending topic.We don't hate on you but It seems like every time Tanzania is mentioned, Kenya feels the need to interject. Whether it's about Tanzania's wildlife, with Kenyans claiming their safaris are better, or Zanzibar's beaches, with Kenyans arguing that Diani is cleaner, the conversation always seems to shift to Kenya. Even when simply acknowledging Tanzania's existence, Kenyans can't help but bring up their own economy.
This constant need for validation and attention from Kenya can be overwhelming, making it seem like Tanzania can't even exist without Kenya demanding to be the center of attention. However, it's essential to remember that Tanzania has its own unique history and contributions to the region.
For instance, Tanzania was a founding member of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) in 1980, which later became the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This move was aimed at reducing dependence on apartheid South Africa. Meanwhile, Kenya was focused on building relationships with Western countries.
As a result, Tanzania has earned certain perks, such as cheaper flights to South Africa and visa-free entry, which are not a result of favoritism but rather a recognition of its role in supporting liberation efforts in the region.
Rather than viewing Tanzania as a rival, Kenya should focus on promoting African unity and cooperation. Tanzania, on the other hand, could work on easing its visa rules to facilitate travel and exchange between the two countries.
Ultimately, both nations should strive to put an end to their bickering in online comment sections and work towards a more constructive and respectful dialogue.
Some people in my circle were totally green, had to get them articles from Tanzania and gave them historical lessons and current cases of your government actions towards Kenya and testimony from people I know of how your people treated them in Tanzania. It's so terrible, some years back, a women's church group visiting Tanzania got involved in an accident in a remote area, the treatment they got from locals was shocking, not the way people react to an accident here, we don't care about political alignment or tribe, people move fast to assist the injured, but when Tanzanians saw it was a Kenyan bus, full of our mothers, they just said "ni wakenya" and stood there doing nothing and watching them cry in pain, it featured in the news, until police arrived and few people with a heart stepped in to help.
Kenyans don't know much about Tz, even the political differences that our govt and yours have, most Kenyans have no clue about what is in Tanzania apart from a few in your platforms and those who interact with Tanzania for work, business, or just visits, bordering communities and family relations through intermarriage, otherwise the average Kenyan doesn't care a bit or know about Tanzania like the way your propaganda fed mindset think and know of Kenya in a negative way.
CCM is a wicked regime if you ask me, and majority of Tanzanians lack logic and critical thinking abilities to interrogate matters and separate fallacy from truth, they cannot contextualize a narrative and get the actual meaning, you always read mischief even if there is none whatsoever...., anyway I rest my case.