Clement Nkurunziza Detained in Burundi FOllowing Depportation from USA

Trump kachachaa! Watu wanafukuzwa USA kila siku. Hali mbaya sana!  Kama una rangi na huna makaratasi ulie tu. Trump na ubaguzi wake hana huruma.  Kama una kosa lolote utaondoshwa.

Huyo inasemekana alishiriki katika mauaji ya waHutu wa Burundi.

Mr. Clément nkurunziza was a leader of the university of Burundi gang that killed over a 1000 university students because they were hutus. The USA should not be a hub for criminals like Clément Nkurunziza. Justice should be served. He should be sent to Burundi immediately to face Justice. 

KWA HABARI ZAIDI BOFYA HAPA:

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  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Burundian activists say a man recently deported from the United States after failing to receive political asylum has been detained without charge back home.

   The group iBurundi, which monitors alleged government abuses, says Clement Nkurunziza has had no access to a lawyer since his March 22 arrest.

   Police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye confirmed Nkurunziza is in custody but gave no details.

   iBurundi says Nkurunziza was arrested after arriving on a plane from the U.S. Over 1,000 people had signed an online petition urging the U.S. not to send Nkurunziza back to Burundi, saying "his life would be in jeopardy."

   Nkurunziza had urged Burundi's president to retire after two terms in 2015. Deadly protests broke out when President Pierre Nkurunziza successfully sought another term. The two men are not related.

   The International Criminal Court judges last year authorized an investigation into allegations of state-sponsored crimes in the East African nation that the U.N. human rights chief recently called one of "the most prolific slaughterhouses of humans in recent times."

Si Rahisi Kwa Mweusi Marekani Kupata Kazi ya Maana!

   BOSTON (AP) - Fifty years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, black Americans are still struggling to gain a foothold in the nation's more prestigious and lucrative professions.

That's according to an Associated Press analysis of government data that found black workers are chronically underrepresented compared with whites in technology, business, life sciences, and engineering, among other occupations. Meanwhile, black are proportionately overrepresented in lower-wage fields, such as food service and maintenance.

In Boston - a hub for technology and innovation - white workers outnumber black ones by about 27-to-1 in computer- and mathematics-related professions, compared with the overall ratio of 9.5-to-1 for workers in the city. King earned his doctorate in Boston in the 1950s.

Experts cite numerous causes, including lack of educational opportunities and systemic discrimination in hiring and promotions.

Ubaguzi Marekani - Weusi Bado Wanabaguliwa!

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., only 1 in 10 African Americans think the United States has achieved all or most of the goals of the civil rights movement he led, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

   Three-quarters of African Americans said there has been little or no progress on fair treatment by police, and more than half answered the same about fair coverage by the media, political representation or equal economic opportunities.

   Currently, things are steadily "going on a quick downward spiral," said Stephanie Sutton, 42, a Silver Spring, Maryland, housewife who is black. "Inequality touches everything, from work, police, schools, education, income, houses."

   Even when it comes to voting rights - the high point for perceived progress for all of Americans in the poll - just 34 percent of blacks said there has been a lot of progress made toward equality. Another 29 percent said there has been at least some progress.

Dr. King speaking on the Mall in Washington, D.C..

   "We're going backward to where we're starting to see more black males mostly getting assaulted by police officers unjustly and stuff like that," said Kyla Marshall, 28, of Lansing, Michigan, a state government worker who is black.

   Americans overall were only slightly more optimistic. More than half said major progress has been made toward equal voting rights for African Americans, but just a quarter said there has been a lot of progress in achieving equal treatment by police or the criminal justice system. Among whites, 64 percent think there's been a lot of progress and another 25 percent think there's been minor progress on voting rights, while 28 percent think there's been a lot of progress and 31 percent partial progress toward equality in the criminal justice system.

   The poll found that 30 percent of American adults - 35 percent of whites and just 8 percent of blacks - said all or most of the goals of the 1960s civil rights movement have been achieved. Most of the remainder said partial progress has been achieved.

   "I think the civil rights movement was phenomenal in forcing banks, political systems and educational systems" to change, said Grant Jay Walters, 53, of Hamburg, New York, who is white. "I think it absolutely achieved its goals. I do not think the civil rights movement can go in and change the hearts of men. There's still a lot of racism in the communities and I'm not sure how you can ever make that go away."

   The poll was taken about six weeks ahead of the 50th anniversary of King's death.

   King was shot and killed April 4, 1968, outside his second-?oor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, by segregationist James Earl Ray. King has since been acknowledged as an American hero for his quest for freedom, justice, equality and peace among all races.

   The poll found only one area - voting rights - where a majority said a lot of progress has been made for racial equality since the civil rights movement. In total, 57 percent of Americans said there has been major progress on equal voting rights, though just 39 percent said there has been major progress on political representation for African Americans.

   Close to half said there has been major progress on reducing segregation in public life - 47 percent - and equal access to good education - 48 percent. About a third said there has been at least some progress in those areas.

   On the lowest end of the spectrum, just 23 percent said there has been a great deal of progress in fair treatment of blacks by police or the criminal justice system, and nearly half said there has been little to no progress in either of those areas.

   Whites were more likely than blacks to think there has been progress in every area asked about in the poll.

   Blacks are "claiming racism but I don't see it myself," said Tommy Romero, 47, of New Iberia, Louisiana, who is white. "They're claiming it but it's all about what they feel about the past, slavery and everything else. That's how I feel."

   Romero said that things overall have gotten much better considering the racism of the past, especially in the South.

   "Things were terrible back then," he said. "The way minorities were treated, drinking at separate fountains, eating at separate restaurants, and sitting on certain parts of the bus, stuff like that, police beating on them, that just made no sense."

   In general, 54 percent of Republicans and just 14 percent of Democrats think most or all of the goals of the civil rights movement have been achieved. That ranged from 76 percent of Republicans and 46 percent of Democrats saying there has been a lot of progress on voting rights, to 43 percent of Republicans and 9 percent of Democrats saying there has been a lot of progress on fair treatment by police.

   Just over half of all Americans  - including 79 percent of blacks and 44 percent of whites - said African Americans continue to face disadvantages to getting ahead in the United States. That's compared with 22 percent who said blacks actually have advantages and 26 percent who said their race makes no difference in getting ahead.

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Mahakama ya Kenya yaamuru Mwiko kupima Njia ya Haja Kubwa ya Wanasosikiwa kufanya Ulawiti

 

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenyan appeals court on Thursday ruled unlawful the use of forced anal exams to test whether two men had gay sex, which is criminalized in the East African nation.

   The earlier high court decision was unconstitutional and violated human rights, appellate court Judge Alnashir Visram said during the hearing in the coastal city of Mombasa.

   Gay rights advocates cheered the decision, saying forced anal exams amount to torture. The Kenya Medical Association last year condemned their use.

   "The ruling is a tremendous step not only in upholding the dignity of homosexuals who'd been subjected to the indignities of anal examinations but also to the rule of law in Kenya," said Eric Gitari, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.

   The commission represented the two men who were arrested in 2015 on suspicion of being gay and subjected to forced anal exams and HIV tests.

   Human Rights Watch has said Kenya is one of at least eight countries that have used forced anal exams on suspected homosexuals since 2010, along with Cameroon, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda and Zambia.

   The new ruling undoubtedly will have an impact on those countries, Gitari said.

   In Kenya, gay sex faces a penalty of up to 14 years in prison.

   The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the East African nation have complained of harassment, which in some cases is violent. Gay people often are ostracized by families and communities and discriminated against when it comes to renting property and finding jobs.

   Kenya's High Court last month began hearing arguments in a case that challenges parts of the penal code seen as targeting the LGBT community. The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission argues that the sections are in breach of the constitution and deny basic rights by criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adults.

Mhudumu wa Ndege ya Emirates Afariki Baada ya Kuanguka kuoka kwenye ndege Entebbe, Uganda.

Inasemekana mhudumu wa ndege ya Emirates alifungua mlango wa dharura ya ndege na kujirusha katika Uwanja wa Ndege ya Entebbe, Uganda siku ya jumatano wiki hii,  Mhudumu alifariki siku hiyo hiyo.  Aliumia kichwa na magoti. Ndege ilikuwa imetua, wanasubiri abiria wapande.

Flight Attendant Elena Kutoka Bulgaria baada ya kuanguka Uwanja wa Ndege ya Entebbe, Uganda

Kutoka AOL.Com

An Emirates Airline flight attendant died on Wednesday after falling out of a plane while it was parked at the gate in Entebbe, Uganda before a flight.

The female flight attendant was rushed to a nearby hospital alive with injuries to her face and knees but died soon after, the BBC reported.

The details surrounding the fall are unclear at this point and the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched an investigation into the incident.

However, the CAA did say in a statement that it appeared the Emirates flight attendant opened the emergency door before falling out.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, and we’re providing them with all possible support and care," an Emirates spokeswoman said in a statement to Business Insider. "We will extend our full co-operation to the authorities in their investigation."

The incident occurred on March 14 at Entebbe International Airport as the Emirates crew prepared Flight EK730, a Boeing 777-300ER, for boarding. The Emirates flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates was delayed for roughly an hour as a result of the fall.


Here is the Emirates statement in its entirety:

"We can confirm that a member of our cabin crew fell from an open door while preparing the aircraft for boarding on flight EK730 from Entebbe on 14 March 2018. The injured crew member was brought to the hospital but unfortunately succumbed to her injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, and we’re providing them with all possible support and care. We will extend our full co-operation to the authorities in their investigation."
Kwa habari zaidi BOFYA HAPA:

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IMBA Diaspora Singing Auditions in Boston

An American idol Style Singing Competition is being held to to find the the next ' African' American Gospel Star.

It's called IMBA Diaspora. Imba in Swahili means sing.  Gospel Singers of African descent (Diaspora) are invited to participate.

Boston Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 24th, at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in (201 Everett Avenue) Chelsea, MA, 02150 from 11:00AM to 4:00PM.

Regional winners will be flown to North Carolina for the Finals in July, 2018.  The winner will get a Music and Video Recording Contract.

Auditions will be held in Atlanta, Boston, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, California, Texas, New York and North Carolina.

For more information visit www.imbadiaspora.org.  Or call Pastor Jared Mlongecha at 781-284-0510.

CCM Mkoa wa Iringa Umetoa Msaada wa Bati 300 na Mifuko ya Saruji 500 Kwa Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa

Katibu wa chama cha mapinduzi Mkoa wa Iringa Christopher Magala akizungumzia utekelezaji wa ila ya chama cha mapinduzi Mkoa wa Iringa

 Na hii ni baadhi ya mifuko ya saruji na bati walizopewa Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa

 Mwenyekiti wa chama cha mapinduzi manispaa ya Iringa Said Rubeya akifanya kazi kwa vitendo wakati wa hafla ya kukabidhi msaada huo 

 Mwenyekiti wa umoja wa vijana Mkoa wa Iringa Kenani kihongosi akifanya kazi kwa vitendo

 Mbunge wa viti maalum Mkoa wa Iringa Ritta Kabati akifanya kazi kwa vitendo 

Na Fredy Mgunda, Iringa.

Chama cha mapinduzi mkoa wa Iringa kimeanzimisha miaka arobain na moja (41) kwa kutoa msaada wa bati mia tatu (300) na mifuko ya saruji mia tano (500) kwa halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa kwa ajili ya kusaidia ukarabati na ujenzi kwenye shule zenye mahitaji hayo kwa kufanya kazi za kimaendeleo 

 

Akizungumza wakati wa kukabidhi msaada huo Katibu wa chama cha mapinduzi Mkoa wa Iringa Christopher Magala alisema kuwa wameamua kutoa msaada kwa kutimiza malengo ya ilani ya chama cha mapinduzi  ya mwaka 2015 hadi 2020 kwa kuwatumikia wananchi waliowaweka madarakani hivyo kufanya ni sehemu ya kazi za chama.

“Tunachokifanya hii leo ni kuendelea kuonyesha wananchi waliotuweka madarakani jinsi gani tunavyofanya kazi kwa mjibu wa ilani yetu kama mwenyekiti wa chama Dr John Pombe Magufuli anavyotekeleza vizuri ilani yetu” alisema Magala

Magala alisema kuwa halmashauri ya manispaa ya Iringa imekuwa kama yatima kimaendeleo kutokana na utendaji kazi wa viongozi wanayoingoza halmashauri hivyo chama cha mapinduzi mkoa wa Iringa kimeamua kuanza kufanya kazi za kimaendeleo kwa wananchi.

“Leo hii hakuna kitu kipya ambacho kimefanya na halmashauri ya Iringa ndio maana tumeingia kazini kufanya kazi kwa nguvu zetu zote hivyo tutawatumikia wananchi ipasavyo na kuhakikisha manispaa inasonga mbele kimaendeleo” alisema Magala

Magala alisema kuwa wameamua kukabidhi misaada hiyo sambamba na kufanya kazi katika shule ya sekondari ya Mawelewele iliyopo kata ya Mwangata kama mfano wa kuikwa kwa wananchi wa kata hiyo sambamba na wanafunzi na viongozi wengine kufanya kazi kwa vitendo na sio kukaa tu maofisini.

“Leo tunakabidhi kama mfano tu wa msaada wetu hapa shuleni tunatoa bati mia hamsini na mifuko ya saruji sitini kwa lengo la kusaidia kumalizika kwa ujenzi huu ambao unaendelea hii leo hivyo naomba uupokee msaada huu ambao najua kwa kiasi furani utachangia maendeleo ya shule hii” alisema Magala

Aidha Magala aliwataka walimu wa shule hiyo kufundisha kwa kuhudi na maarifa ili kuongeza ufaulu wa wanafunzi wa shule hiyo kwa kuwa serikali inatoa elimu bure bila malipo na kufanikisha kila mtoa apate elimu inayostali.

“Naombeni na sitaki kusikia kuna mtoto amefukuzwa shule kwa kukosa ada wala michango yoyote ile hapo mtanijua mimi nani na jinsi gani navyosimamia ilani ya chama changu hivyo naomba mfanye majukumu yenu kama mnavyotakiwa kufanya” alisema Magala

Magala aliwataka viongozi wote wa mkoa,wilaya, kata hadi tawi kuhakikisha wanafanya kazi vuizuri kwa kusimamia ilani ya chama cha mapinduzi ili kuendelea kutoa huduma bora kwa wananchi ambao wamewaka madarakani.

Baada ya kupokea msaada huo mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela alikishukuru chama cham mapinduzi mkoa wa Iringa kwa kutoa msaada huo ambazo utasaidia kutatua matatizo ya miundimbinu ya shule za manispaa ya Iringa ambazo zipo taabani kabisa.

“Kazi mnayoifanya kweli ilitakiwa kufanywa na serikali ya halmashauri ya manispaa ya Iringa lakini imeshindwa hivyo naomba nitoe shukrani zangu za dhati kwa viongozi wangu wote CCM mkoa wa Iringa kwa kazi kubwa mnayoifanya kuhakikisha wananchi wanapata maendeleo” alisema Kasesela

Kasesela aliongeza kuwa kuwepo kwa upinzani ndani ya halmashuri ya manispaa ya Iringa kunarudisha nyuma maendeleo ya wananchi kwa kuwa wapinzani hawafanyika kazi kama inavyostahili hivyo tunaomba viongozi wa chama mtusaidie msaada wa kutuletea maendeleo.

“Halmashauri ya manispaa ya Iringa ni yatima hivyo tunaomba chama cha mapinduzi kupitia viongozi wangu mtusaidie kufanya shughuli za kimaendeleo msiishie leo tu maanakuna vitu vingi bado havijakaa sawa” alisema Kasesela

Kasesela akatoa agizo kwa kiongozi yeyoto Yule atakayetumia vibaya msaada huo ulitolewa na chama cha mapinduzi atakula naye sahani moja hadi atajuta kwa kwanini ametumia vibaya msaada huo.

Kenyan Lawyer Receives Award in Massachusetts, USA!

Renowned Kenyan Lawyer, PLO Lumumba set to receive an African Luminary Award in Lowell, USA

(AJABU AFRICAN NEWS, JAN, 26, 2018) LOWELL, Mass.__Professor PLO Lumumba, a popular Kenyan lawyer, who shot to even more limelight recently when he animated proceedings at Kenya Supreme court while defending the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)---during the reelection battle between president Uhuru Kenyatta of the Jubilee coalition and Raila Odinga of the Opposition's NASA coalition---is set to arrive in Boston this week where he will receive an award for his works that have caused ripples in many corners of the African continent.  Lumumba, who just recently stepped down as the director of the Kenya School of Law to pursue other interests and pave way for fresh leadership will receive the Africa Luminary Award conferred by the African Cultural Association, organizers of the wildly popular Lowell African Festival. (watch Lowell African festival Video Recap here >>) The unique ceremony will take place this Saturday, January 27th 2018 at the Lodge of Elks hall located at 40 Old Ferry Road in Lowell, approximately 35 miles north of Boston starting at 6pm to around midnight. FULL STORY HERE >>>

Tanzania Yapiga Mnada Meno ya Viboko

Kiboko

 JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Authorities in Tanzania plan an auction of 3.5 tons of hippo teeth next week, drawing criticism from conservation groups who say the sale could encourage increased killing of the vulnerable species for its body parts.

   Licensed dealers on Monday can bid for the 12,500 pieces of hippo teeth at the tourism and natural resources ministry in the East African nation's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam, according to Tanzanian wildlife authorities. Buyers will receive documents confirming ownership.

   Many hippo populations across Africa face intense pressure from hunting for their ivory and meat, the WWF conservation group said.

   "Therefore, even though some countries still have healthy populations, WWF discourages the consumption of hippopotamus ivory and are disappointed to see auctions such as this taking place," said Colman O'Criodain, a WWF expert in wildlife trade.

   Another conservation group, Born Free, said it was concerned there could be more demand for hippo ivory as efforts to end the trafficking of elephant ivory intensify.

   China, long the world's largest consumer of elephant ivory, announced a ban on its trade that took effect at the beginning of this year.

   An international "red list" of endangered species classifies the hippo as vulnerable and estimates there are up to 130,000 hippos in sub-Saharan Africa. Hippo teeth are carved into ornaments for sale in parts of Asia.

   A regulated trade in hippo parts is allowed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES.

Waziri Tillerson wa Marekani Atatembelea Nchi Kadhaa za Afrika mwezi Machi!

 

Rais Trump wa Marekani akimwangalia Mh. Waziri Rex Tillerson

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - President Donald Trump in a new letter to African leaders says he "deeply respects" the people of Africa and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make an "extended visit" to the continent in March, his first in that role.

   The letter dated Thursday is addressed to African leaders as they gather for an African Union summit this weekend in Ethiopia's capital.

   U.S. diplomats have scrambled for days to address shock and condemnation after Trump's reported comparison of African nations to a dirty toilet. Trump has said he didn't use such language, while others present say he did.

   Many in Africa were taken aback by the comments after nearly a year of little attention by the Trump administration to the world's second most populous continent. Concerns have been widespread over proposed deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid and a shift from humanitarian assistance to counterterrorism.

   Trump's letter, seen by The Associated Press and confirmed by two U.S. officials, says the U.S. "profoundly respects" the partnerships and values shared by the U.S. and Africans and that the president's commitment to strong relationships with African nations is "firm."

   The letter offers Trump's "deepest compliments" to the African leaders as they gather for Sunday's summit of their 55-nation continental body. It also notes that U.S. soldiers are "fighting side by side" against extremism on the continent and that the U.S. is working to increase "free, fair and reciprocal trade" with African countries and partnering to "safeguard legal immigration."

   The letter gives no details on Tillerson's upcoming visit. A State Department official said it was expected to include stops in four to six countries.

   On Friday, Trump had a rare meeting with an African leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling Rwanda's president and new African Union chair Paul Kagame a "friend."

   For his part, Kagame tweeted: "Had very good bilateral meeting with (at)realDonaldTrump!" The Rwandan government said Kagame had "observed that many of the world's fastest-growing economies are in Africa."

   Neither side referred to Trump's vulgar comment.

   But African leaders are expected to respond to Trump during Sunday's summit. The U.S. will be represented at the gathering by Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, the U.S. envoy to the AU, instead of the traditional high-level Washington delegation.

   An AU spokeswoman has said the organization was "frankly alarmed" by Trump's remark, and a number of African nations have spoken out or summoned U.S. diplomats for an explanation. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, however, countered by expressing his love for Trump and saying he should be praised for not mincing his words.

   Dozens of former U.S. ambassadors to African countries wrote a letter to Trump expressing "deep concern" over his comments and asking him to reconsider.

   The State Department's Bureau of African Affairs, in trying to calm things down, has tweeted that "the United States will continue to robustly, enthusiastically and forcefully engage" with African countries.

Tanzia - Yona Fares Maro

The Late Yona Fares Maro  1988-2018

Rest in Peace

Inasemekana Kaka Yona Alijiua kwa Kunywa sumu baada ya ugomvi na mke wake.  Lakini pia huenda alikua na frustrations za tangu afungwe jela mwaka jana. Alikaa huko siku 60.
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Huu ndo ujumbe wa Yona aliouacha nyuma ya kifo chake.....

Nimekuwa kwenye matatizo ya ndoa kwa miaka 4, kila wiki nikipambana na mke mlevi na mzinzi. Tukio la jana usiku na leo asubuhi limenisononesha na kunitia simanzi kubwa. Nimekata tamaa ya kila kitu na kila jambo nangoja mapenzi ya Mungu tu. Nalazimika kutumia dawa za usingizi lakini wapi. Sasa nipumzike nimwache mke wangu Eng Mloelya na mchepuko wake Eng Lossy wa Idara ya Maji Mbeya waendee!

Mambo Unayotakiwa Kuyafahamu Kuhusu Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar

Na Jumia Travel Tanzania

Januari 12 ya mwaka huu wa 2018 Wazanzibari pamoja na Watanzania kwa ujumla watakuwa wakiadhimisha miaka 54 tangu kutokea kwa mapinduzi Visiwani Zanzibar mnamo Januari 12, 1964. Mapinduzi ambayo yaliyofanywa na wanamapinduzi wa kiafrika na kupelekea kuung’oa utawala wa kisultani na kiarabu visiwani humo na kuwa na utawala wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar.

 

Pamoja na siku hii kuadhimishwa kila mwaka, bado kuna watu wengi hawafahamu mambo muhimu kuhusu historia ya Zanzibar na yaliyopelekea mpaka mapinduzi kutokea. Kutokana na umuhimu wa siku hii kwa vizazi vilivyopita, vya sasa na vijavyo, Jumia Travel imekukusanyia mambo muhimu ambayo huna budi kuyafahamu.

Ikiwa na historia ndefu ya utawala wa Kiarabu tangu mwaka 1698, Zanzibar ilikuwa ni sehemu ya nchi ya ng’ambo ya Oman mpaka ilipojitwalia uhuru wake mnamo mwaka 1858 na kuwa chini ya utawala wake wenyewe wa Kisultani.

 

Wakati wa utawala wa Sultani Ali Ibn Said mnamo mwaka 1890, Zanzibar ilikuwa chini ya utawala wa Waingereza mpaka mwaka 1963 ilipowapatia wanzibar uhuru wao, ingawa haikuwahi kuwa chini ya utawala rasmi wa moja kwa moja wa dola ya Kiingereza.

Wananchi wa Zanzibar kwa kiasi kikubwa walikuwa ni mchanganyiko kutoka mataifa mbalimbali kama vile Waarabu, Wahindi, Waajemi, Washirazi na Waafrika, ambapo waarabu na wahindi ndio kwa kiasi kikubwa walikuwa wamehodhi ardhi na shughuli kuu na njia za biashara. Kadri muda ulivyozidi kwenda maingiliano baina ya watu wa mataifa hayo yalizidi kuongezeka kitu kilichopelekea utofauti baina yao kuanza kufifia.

Hata hivyo, walowezi wa Kiarabu kama wamiliki wa sehemu kubwa ya ardhi ya visiwani humo ndio walikuwa ni matajiri kuliko waafrika. Suala hilo pamoja na mambo mengine mengi ni miongoni mwa sababu zilizopelekea waafrika kuona sababu ya kufanya mapinduzi ili kuwa na utawala wa haki na usawa visiwani humo.

Kwa upande wa kisiasa, vyama vikuu visiwani Zanzibar vilikuwa vikiendeshwa na kuungwa mkono kulingana na utaifa (ukabila), kama vile Waarabu walikuwa wakitawala kwa sehemu kubwa ya chama cha Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) huku Waafrika ilikuwa ni Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP).

 

Baada ya Zanzibar kutwaliwa na utawala wa Kisultani wa Oman mnamo mwaka 1698, sehemu ya ardhi yote visiwani humo iligawiwa kwa wanafamilia wa Kifalme wa Oman, ambapo vizazi vyao viliendelea kuimiliki mpaka mwaka 1964.

Ingawa sio Waarabu wote walikuwa ni matajiri kama familia ambazo zilikuwa zikimiliki mashamba ya karafuu na minazi, hasira ambayo waliyokuwa nayo waafrika ambao walikuwa wakifanya kazi kwenye mashamba hayo ilipelekea kujisikia hali ya kubaguliwa kwenye ardhi yao wenyewe. Hususani kwa kisiwa kidogo kama cha Zanzibar ambapo ilikuwa ni rahisi kuona pengo na utofauti mkubwa kati ya familia tajiri za kiarabu zilizokuwa zinamiliki ardhi na vijakazi wao masikini wa kiafrika.

 

Harakati za kutaka uhuru Visiwani Zanzibar zilianza kutokana na vuguvugu za shughuli za kisiasa ambapo kwa kiasi kikubwa waafrika hawakuwa wanapata uwakilishi sawa na nafasi bungeni. Kuanzia mwaka 1961 na kuendelea kulianza kufanyika kwa chaguzi za kisiasa za kidemokrasia ambapo vyama vikuu vya ASP na ZNP vilikuwa vikichuana vikali.

Chama kilichokuwa kikiungwa mkono na waafrika wengi cha ASP kilikuwa kikiendelea kuungwa mkono na kukubalika miongoni mwa waafrika wengi. Katika maeneo mengi kulipokuwa kunafanyika chaguzi kilionekana kuungwa mkono ingawa matokeo ya uchaguzi yalipotoka yalikuwa yanaonyesha kushinda sehemu chache.

Sababu hiyo ambayo ilikuwa ikijirudia mara kwa mara kwenye kila chaguzi ndiyo iliyopelekea waafrika kuona haja ya kufanya mapinduzi. Mnamo Januari 12, 9164 mapinduzi yalifanyika visiwani Zanzibar na kumfanya kiongozi wa chama cha ASP, Hayati Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume kuwa Rais mpya na kiongozi wa nchi.

Mapinduzi hayo yalipelekea ukomo wa utawala wa kiarabu visiwani Zanzibar wa takribani miaka 200, hivyo kuifanya siku hiyo kusherehekewa kwa maadhimisho maalum na kuwa ni siku ya mapumziko ya kitaifa.  

Serikali Yazipiga Marufuku Shule Binafsi Kukaririsha au Kufukuza Wanafunzi Walioshindwa Kufaulu

Serikali imezuia shule binafsi kumrudisha darasa, kufukuza mwanafunzi aliyefaulu mtihani darasa la 4, kidato cha 2 kwa kutofikia ufaulu wa shule husika.

Waraka wa Elimu Namba 7 wa Mwaka 2004 umepiga marufuku utaratibu wa shule zisizo za serikali kukaririsha Darasa, kufukuza au kuhamisha mwanafunzi aliyefaulu Mtihani wa Darasa la Nne, Kidato cha pili kwa kigezo cha wanafunzi hao kutofikia wastani wa ufaulu wa shule husika.

Akina Dada Unapenda Wanaume wa Aina Gani??

Zilipendwa - Boney M Daddy Cool

Kila mtoto wa shule ya msingi/skeondary/ Chuo enzi za miaka ya 1970's mwisho na 1980's walijua huo wimbo!

ZIlipendwa Boney M. - Ma Baker

Nani anakumbuka huo wimbo ukipigwa Radio Tanzania enzi zile....???  DISCO

Ulevi na Fesheni ya Gawa Kundu

Wadau, hii picha ilipigwa kwenye treni (subway) ya mji wa New York jana. Wanaume wa umri mbalimbali wanapenda kushusha suruali (Sagging Pants) na kuonyesha chupi zao, chupi zingine chafu.  Wanaonayesha matako pia.  Sasa huyo jamaa pichani kalewa na matako yote nje, hana habari, wala hajali!  Kwa wasiojua hiyo fesheni ilianza gerezani, wanaume walikuwa wanatangaza kuwa wanagawa mkundu...kufirwa! Acheni kuiga fesheni za watu zisiozo za maana! Sasa hivi Usenge unashamiri.

UN Investigating Deaths of 14 Tanzanian Peacekeepers in Congo

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. is launching an investigation into attacks on peacekeepers in a part of Congo where the deadliest single assault on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in almost 25 years unfolded last month.

   Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Friday he's appointing longtime U.N. peacekeeping official Dmitry Titov to lead a special investigation into attacks around the town of Beni.

   The probe will focus on the Dec. 7 rebel attack that killed 15 peacekeepers and wounded over 40 others at a base near Beni. The dead were Tanzanian.

   The attack has been blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces, one of various armed groups in the mineral-rich region.

   The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo is the world's largest. The investigation will evaluate its preparedness and response to attacks and provide recommendations on preventing them.

In December, at an emotional ceremony held to commemorate the dead, the prime minister, Kassim Majaliwa said Tanzanians want to know what exactly happened and ‘ legal actions taken against those involved’.

‘‘The government of Tanzania is calling on the UN to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation for the spilled blood of Tanzanian soldiers, in order to know and justice be attained. It is our hope that will be done within the shortest time.’‘

Bodies of Murdered Peacekeepers returned to Tanzania for burial

Beware of Scam Claiming Massachusetts Powerball Winner is Giving Out Money!

Massachusetts State Treasurer Warns Citizens of Fraudulent Emails Claiming a Donation From Powerball Winner

Illegitimate emails are being sent using the Treasurer’s name. They claim, “You have a donation from the former Massachusetts hospital worker, winner of the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot”. According to Treasurer Goldberg, these emails are a scam and have not been sent by her or the Massachusetts Office of the State Treasurer.

“It has come to our attention that emails using my name and likeness have been sent to residents across the state,” said Treasurer Deb Goldberg. “Our goal is to ensure that no Massachusetts citizen is taken advantage of as part of this scam.”

If you have any questions, please contact the Treasurer’s office at (617) 367-6900.  Below is tan example of such message:

----Original Message----- From: Deborah B. Goldberg > To: undisclosed-recipients:; Sent: Thu, Jan 4, 2018 5:36 pm Subject: YOU HAVE A DONATION FROM THE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL WORKER, Greetings, Mavis L. Wanczyk, the winner of the $758.7 Million Powerball Jackpot Aug. 24, 2017 has deem it necessary to donate the sum of $758,700 USD each to you and Ninety-nine other lucky beneficiaries, in fulfilment of giving out 10% of her winnings as donation grant. Mind you, this is not a regular circulation, for more insight, contact her via: mavislwanczyk60@gmail.com For more information about this donation and confirmation of this great news, check USA TODAY news network with the link below; https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/story/596428001/ Regards, Deborah B. Goldberg, Treasurer & Receiver General of Massachusetts. For PowerBall and the Winner. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, do not panic, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Pr

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