Okay, am being honest..it has been about 4 years since the last time I set foot in my ancestors origin...my tribe homeland!!! Am Zigua by tribe, Tanzanian by nation..
Am being honest, I don't know my mother tongue and that doesn't mean am not proud of that,..am learning..! ;-)
Okay I decided to make this visit because I missed it and I wanted to greet relatives,kins and etc...but also since my government campaigns about 'Kilimo Kwanza' initiative ['Kilimo Kwanza' roughly translates to Agriculture priority or whatever it can be but it is about encouraging
'Agriculture sector revolution'...], therefore since my brother was thinking about investing in agriculture in our home town, I too looked into the possibility for a joint venture..Am serious, everything is possible all it needs is effort and commitment so am going to give it in.
Do you want to hear about my little 'kijiji' [Village] trip? Okay here I came,firstly my kijiji is named Mgombezi, it is found few kilometres from Korogwe town. The village is located some few kilometers south of Korogwe town in what was once a profitable busy sisal processing area.
Am being honest, I don't know my mother tongue and that doesn't mean am not proud of that,..am learning..! ;-)
Okay I decided to make this visit because I missed it and I wanted to greet relatives,kins and etc...but also since my government campaigns about 'Kilimo Kwanza' initiative ['Kilimo Kwanza' roughly translates to Agriculture priority or whatever it can be but it is about encouraging
'Agriculture sector revolution'...], therefore since my brother was thinking about investing in agriculture in our home town, I too looked into the possibility for a joint venture..Am serious, everything is possible all it needs is effort and commitment so am going to give it in.
Do you want to hear about my little 'kijiji' [Village] trip? Okay here I came,firstly my kijiji is named Mgombezi, it is found few kilometres from Korogwe town. The village is located some few kilometers south of Korogwe town in what was once a profitable busy sisal processing area.
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Okay this is what happened, it was a one day trip, slept at my family home then the next day I had a chance to go deeper into the interior, where poverty and happy people is all you could see. Happy people not meaning they don't have problems but they are happy and they don't worry much about life as the town dwellers. By motorcycle we went to a farm, worked some things there, am being honest, i didn't hold a 'jembe', then we visited relatives and it was not a matter of choice having a meal, no...it was a must, if you pass a visit eating something will be a real gift to your hosts. So we had tea and snacks.
And in the same day in the afternoon I left, had severe flu....because it was dusty and plus the motorcycle ride, it even made the matter worse. Or maybe it is because of being much of a city and town boy....?....nah nah nah!!!! Am planning to be back there before I join college in September, to volunteer in a school. The village has a secondary school has 'teachers crisis'! Come'n what is that?- Welcome to Africa! Welcome to Tanzania! that means you might find in a whole secondary school of more than 200 students taught by 4 teachers...!!
But one thing pissed me off so much is that I couldn't tweet when I was there!! My Vodacom modem received signals of above 50% but they were Edge and with no Internet connection!!! Karibu Tanzania! Karibu Tanga, Karibu Mgombezi my 'hometown'! and oohh..thanks Lord, we experienced no blackout when we were at Mgombezi.....
