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Swali lako ni la dhahania. "Hawa watu", kama unavyowaita, wana mfumo wao yakinifu wa kudhibiti idadi ya ng'ombe na kutunza mazingira. Tatizo ni kuwa ninyi wasomi mliopumbazwa na usasa wa kimagharibi hamtaki kuwasikiliza na kujifunza kutoka kwao. Mnachotaka ni kutoa elimu sijui mnaitwa awareness utadhani ninyi ndio mliohodhi maarifa na ukweli wa namna ya kuishi na kufuga. Pamoja na uvivu wako wa kusoma tafiti za watu waliomua kuweka pembeni arrogant stereotypes zao na kujifunza kutoka kwa hawa wafugaji mimi bado nitakulundikia dondoo ili uzinduke kutoka kwenye hilo pumbazo la kasumba ya kikoloni iliyofunga mawazo yako kuhusu hekima ya jamii zetu - pata hii dondoo kutoka kwenye makala ya 'The Myth of People's Ignorance' by Andreas Fuglesang na soma between the lines ili uachane na hizo myths zako kuhusu wafugaji:
A young European veterinarian was on his way with an interpreter to his first assignment in Africa. The task: to discuss cattle-dipping with a group of Maasai elders. It was the end of the rainy season. The grass was high and the two men had difficulty in seeing the homestead in the open, rolling land. They walked and walked. At long last they saw the homestead on a gentle slope on the other side of a small river. The two men rushed straight towards the goal of their endeavour, splashed accross the river, ran up the slope and landed wet and out of breath in front of the elders. The veterinarian introduced himself, gave an explanation of his mission and finally asked, 'Do you have any questions? The elders stared silently at the horizon for a long while, as is customary. At last, one of them ventured, 'Yes, ol-malimui (teacher), Why did you not use the bridge?'
Ol-malimui Lelo Gwakisa & Zakumi, are you using the bridge or you are too blinded by westernization to see that you don't have the monopoly of knowledge about ufugaji?
Meishaa elukanya nalso engeno (One head cannot hold all wisdom) - Maasai Proverb
A young European veterinarian was on his way with an interpreter to his first assignment in Africa. The task: to discuss cattle-dipping with a group of Maasai elders. It was the end of the rainy season. The grass was high and the two men had difficulty in seeing the homestead in the open, rolling land. They walked and walked. At long last they saw the homestead on a gentle slope on the other side of a small river. The two men rushed straight towards the goal of their endeavour, splashed accross the river, ran up the slope and landed wet and out of breath in front of the elders. The veterinarian introduced himself, gave an explanation of his mission and finally asked, 'Do you have any questions? The elders stared silently at the horizon for a long while, as is customary. At last, one of them ventured, 'Yes, ol-malimui (teacher), Why did you not use the bridge?'
Ol-malimui Lelo Gwakisa & Zakumi, are you using the bridge or you are too blinded by westernization to see that you don't have the monopoly of knowledge about ufugaji?
Meishaa elukanya nalso engeno (One head cannot hold all wisdom) - Maasai Proverb