Dear readers,
Following the state of affair in Z'bar, a number of analysts have to a large extent figured out what brought us here today as a nation and its prevailing democratic and political stalemate, an unprecedented situation amounting to the impairment of diplomatic and economic ties with super powers and their affiliating institutions.
Politicising in the isles between the two major rivals (CCM & CUF) must be viewed within the context of class struggles down the history when Indigenous (Bantu) were under the repression and ascendancy of Arabs (slave masters). Regrettably enough this dark side of the isles' history has been maintained and passed through generations with much bitter deceitful racial inconsistency. Meaning to say the Arab descendants are viciously regarded as bearers of Arabs' legacy.
What is apparently eminent and actually holding ground in the isles is the steadily growing political and racial hostility affecting the common humanity in both of the islets. The Bantu sect is deliberately not willing to let democracy assume its rightful cause for very illogical argument that the Arabs are going to re-dominate the isles. Such illusions have been imparted throughout generations, education policy and laws are being made to reflect the same end, structures of democratic and political institutions are composed of people who do not believe each other, family institutions and intermarriages are discouraged, just a handful of them.
Following the October, 2015 General Elections and its aftermaths, who is to blame?. President of the United Republic of Tanzania?, The seating President of Z'bar?, ZEC?, CCM & CUF?, or CUF for boycotting the March, 2016 repeated elections?
At this stage, according to my views, we shouldn't quickly hurry up and pass blames, what has actually transpired in the Isles is a manifestation of our defunct constitutions, both that of URT and Z'bar constitution correspondingly. As a result to that effect, even our governing apparati like the courts are no longer trusted to pursue the right cause of justice, the legislatures lack moral legal authority for upholding undemocratic and repressive instruments, governments are engulfed by party politics. The famous concepts of rule of law, good governance, separation of power, and non interference into the affairs of equal state organ are almost non-existent under the current constitution. In the same token we, as a State, have weaken our regional and international commitment to lend a hand to resolve others' of their political crises.
The need for having an inclusive democratic constitution should not be taken in isolation by politicians or fanatics singly, it is our shared responsibility to make a constitution capable of responding to our desired goals and the ability to respond to the democratic challenges threatening our nationhood, we should make a constitution which recognises our common belonging away from racial or ideological biases, it should be a constitution which guarantees the fundamental tenets of a democratic government and democratic institutions.
The mistakes we made from Z'bar elections should be used as yard stick to gauge our national maturity, integrity and resilience as problem solvers, that's why I strongly recommend we should not blame each other of what had happened in the Isles.
Following the state of affair in Z'bar, a number of analysts have to a large extent figured out what brought us here today as a nation and its prevailing democratic and political stalemate, an unprecedented situation amounting to the impairment of diplomatic and economic ties with super powers and their affiliating institutions.
Politicising in the isles between the two major rivals (CCM & CUF) must be viewed within the context of class struggles down the history when Indigenous (Bantu) were under the repression and ascendancy of Arabs (slave masters). Regrettably enough this dark side of the isles' history has been maintained and passed through generations with much bitter deceitful racial inconsistency. Meaning to say the Arab descendants are viciously regarded as bearers of Arabs' legacy.
What is apparently eminent and actually holding ground in the isles is the steadily growing political and racial hostility affecting the common humanity in both of the islets. The Bantu sect is deliberately not willing to let democracy assume its rightful cause for very illogical argument that the Arabs are going to re-dominate the isles. Such illusions have been imparted throughout generations, education policy and laws are being made to reflect the same end, structures of democratic and political institutions are composed of people who do not believe each other, family institutions and intermarriages are discouraged, just a handful of them.
Following the October, 2015 General Elections and its aftermaths, who is to blame?. President of the United Republic of Tanzania?, The seating President of Z'bar?, ZEC?, CCM & CUF?, or CUF for boycotting the March, 2016 repeated elections?
At this stage, according to my views, we shouldn't quickly hurry up and pass blames, what has actually transpired in the Isles is a manifestation of our defunct constitutions, both that of URT and Z'bar constitution correspondingly. As a result to that effect, even our governing apparati like the courts are no longer trusted to pursue the right cause of justice, the legislatures lack moral legal authority for upholding undemocratic and repressive instruments, governments are engulfed by party politics. The famous concepts of rule of law, good governance, separation of power, and non interference into the affairs of equal state organ are almost non-existent under the current constitution. In the same token we, as a State, have weaken our regional and international commitment to lend a hand to resolve others' of their political crises.
The need for having an inclusive democratic constitution should not be taken in isolation by politicians or fanatics singly, it is our shared responsibility to make a constitution capable of responding to our desired goals and the ability to respond to the democratic challenges threatening our nationhood, we should make a constitution which recognises our common belonging away from racial or ideological biases, it should be a constitution which guarantees the fundamental tenets of a democratic government and democratic institutions.
The mistakes we made from Z'bar elections should be used as yard stick to gauge our national maturity, integrity and resilience as problem solvers, that's why I strongly recommend we should not blame each other of what had happened in the Isles.
