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ELECTIONS ARE OVER! A TANZANIAN YOUTH REVIEW!

Firstly the report on the numbers of people who turned out for this year elections was discouraging. Only 42 percent of the 20 million registered voters turned out. This is truly a mark of low political awareness or as a friend of mine kept, that people still don't believe in free and fair elections. Whatever the case the turn out was poor!

I believe co-ordination system that was in place for processing the results was poor! Plainly poor! It might be much harder to convince the masses to take part in the future elections because they have lost trust in the body responsible for Elections due to things like what happened in these elections. It began with the mix up of names of voters by declaring some of the alive voters as dead! Dead and gone? Yeah! I can't imagine that happening to me, that is real scary! "People try to sue them!" Then it came to results, more than 72+ hours of waiting for the Results took away the trust of majority of voters. Actually mine has cracks!

To be honest most of the youths don't have trust in the body responsible for Elections, people kept a lot of trust in the body before the elections but the body failed them. Doubts is a big problem here. And in one way or another it's the Elections governing body that is keeping it's self in situations that encourage people to lose trust in it.

Before the 2015 Elections come it is the time for the body to sit down and see measures to be taken so as to avoid all the shortcomings that happened in these Elections. Lets create a system whereby the looser never looks for a fault knowing it is not there. Lets create a system that the society in general understands and trust in it, therefore it should real be transparent!

Presidential elections results for each polling post should be announced at the given local polling post, this will truly remove a lot of pressures that the body gets right now.

To Mr President, as a kijana with positive hope for my country, and on behalf of all other peace loving vijana, I would like to ask you in your new leadership of 5 years before you step down in 2015 give us the biggest democratic gift of all. Make the Election Body as independent as possible backed up by a new legislation in relating to all operations carried down by the Body. This will reduce accusations to future governments and furthermore it will rebuild and strengthen democracy, the trust in Free and Fair elections in our nation.

I believe by correcting the mistakes/shortcomings that happened in this year elections the Body will be helping in building trust between them and youths of this country. Lets remember without that trust the youths might be easily exploited to cause political unrests in the near future. Lets avoid all that by doing our best in ensuring that True and Fair Elections are always practiced in this beautiful nation!

God Bless Africa,
God Bless Tanzania!

The Children of Somalia; A Lost Hope?

"Terrorist attacks, suicide bombings, and ongoing violence are taking place in the Horn of Africa country of Somalia. What makes young Somalis engage in such cruelty, what drives them, and what principles do they stand for?

Some are drugged, others are brainwashed, and some get paid a few dollars for every month they fight.

Child soldiers are often used in frontline combat, serve as human mine detectors, participate in suicide missions, and act as spies, messengers, and sex slaves. The use of child soldiers is on the rise in Somalia, and schools are being used as recruitment centers.

Most Somalis are frightened to speak openly about the recruitment, but those who can afford to do so are sending their children out of the country to safety.

Hundreds of Somali youngsters are recruited and trained in camps in southern Somalia by the al-Shabaab, a Somali insurgent faction embracing a radical form of Islam similar to the harsh, conservative brand practiced by Afghanistan's Taliban regime.
Its fighters, numbering several thousand strong, are battling Somalia's weakened government and have been branded a terrorist group with ties to al-Qaeda by the United States and other Western countries.

The insurgent group allegedly uses young Somalis to terrorize the region and pays them $50 for every month they fight.
Fifteen-year-old Mohammed Ismail Hassan fled to neighboring Kenya after he was forcibly recruited by al-Shabaab in the central Somali district, Ceeldhere. He narrated to The New American about his ordeal at the hands of the Islamist group.

“It was one year ago when I was recruited to al-Shabaab. We were around 20 youngsters. Our Quranic teacher convinced us that when the Ethiopians are gone [from our country] … Somalia would be in the hands of an Islamic government, so we, youngsters were needed much in terms of defending that government,” he said.

“But after several months, I realized that I was fighting Somalis in every battle, and whenever I asked why are we fighting our brothers? Our Amir [leader] would reply, ‘They have deserted Islam [Murtad] and are fighting for the enemy of Allah.”

“Before I escaped this group, we fought with forces loyal to Ahmed Islam [a Hisbul Islam high-ranking official] in Dhobley [a southern Somali border town]. We defeated them, so I decided to flee with [their remaining members] to a border point, and there I joined hundreds of Somalis waiting to enter Kenya.”

Prior to his escape, Somali and foreign instructors showed the child-soldiers how to use weapons and set ambushes. The boy said before battle he was sometimes given drugs that made him feel like he could kill anyone without any fear........." http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/world-mainmenu-26/africa-mainmenu-27/4367-somali-youths-sold-to-be-soldiers

What is being done to address this issue? What is the International community doing? Are we just seated enjoying the show? There is a need for this problem to readdress and solved, a lasting peace has to be restored in Somalia, and if it can't then there is a strong need to give asylum to thousands of children trapped in this bloody land!!!

ELECTIONS ARE HERE! VIJANA ARE WE PREPARED?

Prepared not to take bribes, but prepared to instruments of change. Change that is desperately needed. It can be any change, it depends from which prospect you judge it, but where i stand is a positive change by voting to serious people, am not talking about facial seriousness but seriousness in bringing maendeleo that we need.

Personally I am tired of corrupt officials, tired of politicians who are just talkers and not doers!!

It is our time vijana, time to take part in deciding our fate, our future prosperity and the future of our children and grandchildren for it is a solid truth that the people who will vote for in the coming few days will stay in government for a quite long time for them to cause lasting effects. Being positive or negative is what we are to decide!!

Lets stand up and MAKE AN IMPACT IN THESE ELECTIONS, LETS STAND UP AND DECIDE HOW WE WANT OUR COUNTRY TO BE LED IN THE COMING FIVE YEARS!

Lets not let political parties tear us apart, lets not let propaganda to influence our votes, lets let the need for a positive change, positive leaders influence our votes!

As we listen to the campaigns lets keep one thing in mind, LETS VOTE FOR REAL LEADERS AND NOT REAL POLITICIANS..LETS VOTE FOR PEOPLE WITH HUNGER FOR CHANGE AND NATION PROSPERITY.!!!


2010! Lets say 'Vijana tunaitaji zaidi!'

VIJANA WA TZ NA UCHAGUZI 2010!

Vijana wa Tanzania tunauwezo wa kufanya mabadiliko makubwa katika nchi hii kuliko kizazi kingine chochote kilichowahi kutokea since the Uhuru. Nasema hivi kwa sababu ni ukweli usiopingika ya kuwa kizazi chetu ndiyo kizazi kilichoelimika kwa wingi kulinganisha na vingine vyote vilivyopita. Asilimia kubwa ya vijana wa sasa wengi wamefika elimu ya secondary na kuendelea. Tumenufaika na globalization na kuwa kizazi kilichokuwa exposed to the outside world kuliko kizazi kingine chochote kilichopia. Vijana wa sasa tunaweza pata habari kirahisi kupitia simu za mkononi, television, internet, magazeti na vyanzo vingine vya habari.

Miaka 7 hadi 10 iliyopita lilikuwa jambo la ajabu kumkuta kijana wa miaka 14 hadi 18 akiwa na simu{ si simu ya tochi tuu bali advanced na zenye access to the internet}, lakini sasa hivi ni kitu cha kawaida tu.

Maendeleo haya yametuhakikishia kupevuka haraka kiakili na kuwa na mtazamo mpana sana, kuelimika mara nyingi kunamjenga mtu kutokukubali kuonewa, mfano tunaona migomo mingi vyuoni compare na miaka ya mababa na mamama zetu. Hii yote ni kutokana na kujifunza kutoka madarasani na dunia inayotuzunguka, kupitia globalization inasaidia kutupa ujasiri wa kusimamia haki.

Sasa tunatambua ya kuwa maendeleo ya mtu si kuwa na ‘uhuru na amani’ tuu, kwa hiyo campaign hizo hatuzitaki this year. Vijana wa the 21st Century tunatambua ‘uhuru na amani’ zinatakiwa zituletee social na economic development too. Miaka ya nyuma wanasiasa wengi wamewadanganya sana watu kutokana na kutoelemika kwao, JE VIJANA WA SASA TUTAKUBALI KUDANGANYWA PIA? Hell NO!

Kura zetu mkononi lets walk tall, tushiriki katika kupiga kura this year. ‘Giving up is not to wake up when you fall’ kwa hiyo usiwe na mentality yoyote mbovu ya kukuzuia kupiga kura. Maneno kama ‘hata ukimchagua Fulani, Yule mwingine atashinda tuu’ usiyape nafasi. Still believe in your vote na twende wote tukapige kura.

Tuachane na mentality ya kuwa siasa ni ya wazee na maneno mengine kama hayo, kumbuka viongozi watakaoingia madarakani effects za maamuzi yao hazitawa’affect wazee tuu. Kwa asilimia kubwa yatatu’affect sisi na our future lives.

Lets make this year’s election ZAMU YA KIJANA! VIJANA TUJITOKEZE KATIKA VOTING! THE LAST DROP CAN HAVE A HUGE EFFECT!!!!

Am watching!

UCHAGUZI HUU NA VIJANA WA TZ!

Tuna nafasi ya kuplay a mojor role in shaping the present and future of this nation. Tunapoelekea katika uchaguzi wa mwaka huu hebu tuwe serious na kufikilia mustakabadhi wa nchi hii, vijana wa sasa hii ni nchi yetu na tukabaliane ya kwaamba the present state na leaders we keep in power wana nafasi kubwa ya either kuaribu our present and future lives au kujenga.

Lakini tukumbuke uamuzi ni wetu, we have the key to get what we want! AND IT IS OUR VOTES!

Tusikubali kuuza haki hii ya msingi na muhimu, tusi'ignore politics. Tuwe makini na wote twende kushiriki katika kupiga kura this year. Kuwapigia viongozi makini bila kujali chama.... Huu si muda wa kuangalia chama bali kiongozi.

VIJANA WA TZ NA CULTURE!! UTAMADUNI!

SAUTI ZA BUSARA;Mfano wa positive side ya globalization effect- easy culture exchange!


Wazazi na wazee wetu wengi wanalamamika kuhusu tabia zetu vijana wa sasa. Mara hiki mara kile, je, kuna kweli maadili yameshuka? Ni sahihi kusema vijana wa sasa tunauacha utamaduni wa wazazi wetu, na je tunafanya makosa by doing so? Kila mtu anamtazamo wake ila mimi nashusha wangu.

Kwanza, hadi leo sijatambua utamaduni wa asili wa mtanzania. Naamini hakuna utamaduni unaowezwa kuitwa wa asili wa watanzania kwa sababu ndani ya Tanzania tuna zaidi ya makabila 120 nao wote wanatamaduni zilizo'completely different from one another. Kitu pekee tunachoweza kuita identity ya mtanzania ni the swahili language. Anayebisha aseme....

Kila kabila lina utamaduni wake, kwa hiyo nachoamini as vijana wengi wa sasa tunaokulia mbali na mazingira ya kabila zetu{mijini} lazima tukue tofauti na matarajio ya wazazi na wazee wengi.

Tunazungukwa na watu wa tamaduni mbalimbali as we live together and interact tunachagua tabia mbalimbali toka interaction tofauti kama marafiki, tunachoona kwenye television na other sources of media.
Hiki kizazi cha 'globalization', kutokana na hili kuna postive na negative effects. Lakini ninachotaka mkubaliane na mimi ni kwamba wetu wengi wamekuwa waki'base kwenye negative effects bila kuangalia upande mwingine wa shilingi na hiyo ni makosa.
Kwa mfano kuna hii issue ya mavazi; eti mtu akivaa nguo fupi au inayoonesha sehemu kubwa ya mwili ni tatizo siku hizi, watu watasema siyo utamaduni wetu....MIMI NABISHA! Tutumie kisingizio kingine lakini si point ya utamaduni, hii ni kwa sababu utamaduni wa waafrika kalibia wote mavazi yao mengi yalikuwa na bado yanaonesha sehemu kubwa za mwili wao.

WOMEN OF EKITI TRIBE OF NIGERIA.

NDEBELE; Mfano wa Vazi la heshima hasa kwa wanawake walioolewa. Binti wa kibongo akionesha kitovu mzungu atalaumiwa!!

VIJANA WA KIZULU;Sehemu kubwa ya miili yao ipo uncovered.

JE KING MSWATI ANAKOSEA? Ila anafuata utamaduni....!!!
Madada zetu wanavaa lakini kiuhalisia hawajawafikia hawa!

Kwa hiyo kwa mtazamo wangu mabadiliko makubwa ni vitu kama the use of cocaine na prostitution ndo tunaweza kuita mabadiliko mabaya ya kiutamaduni. Mambo ya kusema kuanza mapenzi mapema kwa vijana wa miaka kumi na nane hadi ishirini na kitu sio kitu cha kulaumu utamaduni wa nje na globalization. Tamaduni nyingi kama si zote za Africa wadada wanaolewa wakiwa na umri mdogo sana, miaka 13 hadi 18 ni msichana mkubwa kwa makabila mengi. So point zingine zitumike issues za moral/culture decay zinapoongelewa. Africa kama moja haina tamaduni/culture identity, tupo so different from one another. Unachokuabaliana nacho wewe kabila jingine litapinga. Mavazi ni tofauti sana, ila kitu kimoja in common ni kwamba yanaonesha sehemu kubwa ya mwili!

MPO!

Am watching!!

Sauti za Busara; The Right Place for a Better Understanding of Cultural Diversity!

As our Africa continent is being negatively affected by the globalization trend in terms of cultural values, Sauti za Busara stands as a better place to get the positive side of globalization. Sauti za Busara music festival presents the music from various parts of East Africa, the one stage presents to us what we should call the most beautiful cultural fusion of all time!


I argue African schools to find way to bring their students to experience 'the best positive culture event of all time!'.

Far from travelling to natinal parks and museums, its time for students to be exposed to the most beautiful musical festival of all time.

Tanzanian youths and what we can do in the coming General elections.

Our nation is passing through a unique era. An era with spread of politics popurality with major interest from from the young population too. Our youths generation of today is much educated than any generation since the independence.
Realising this I look forward for great changes in election atmosphere of this year.
I argue my fellow young people to go to ballots and use this unique opportunity to influence the changes we all need. Its time to insure the MPs and Presidential candidates are not going to rob our present and future, we should believe our votes can make a difference. Its time to stand tall and walk tall, ensuring in these elections we dont vote for 'a better future' promise BUT A BETTER TODAY! Not overshadowed by parties but by people, people who can influence changes and a better today!

MAKTABA ZINAZOUNGUA, VIJANA TUMEZITUMIA KWA KIASI GANI?

Mwaka 2009 umeisha vibaya kwa watanzania wazalendo na wanaojua historia ya nchi hii. Tulimpoteza mmoja wa waasisi muhimu wa nchi hii, Mzee Rashid Mfaume Kawawa. Naona faraja na furaha kwa kuwa mmoja wa vijana wanaojua mchango wa viongozi wetu waliopita. Viongozi ambao wakati wa utawala wao hawakugubukwa na tamaha za mali na wizi(ufisadi).

Nasikitika kwa sababu vijana wenzangu wengi wa sasa hatuwafamu watu hawa wala atujui mchango wao.
Tunachotakiwa kufahamu ni kwamba vifo vya wazee kama Hayati Mwl. Julius Nyerere na Hayati Rashid Mfaume Kawawa ni sawa na maktaba inayoungua. Ushauri wao na uwepo wao unasaidia sana muenendo wa serikali yetu. Ni watu wenye uzoefu na wameona mengi, ushauri wao ulikuwa na umekuwa wa muhimu na wenye mtazamo wa kati, nikimaanisha wakiangalia sio matajiri tu bali na hata maskini.

Tumepoteza watu muhimu sana, lakini hicho si cha kuongelea kwa sana kwa sasa tuangalie je kwa wale ambao bado wapo hai, TUNAWATUMIAJE?