Habari Michuzi,
Naomba kushare hii habari hapa na wengine. Inaonekana Watanzania hatuna uzalendo kabisa na wala hatukumbuki familia nyumbani, kwa wale walioko nje ya nchi.
Mdau Anna
"Kenya leads region in remittances from abroad"
Kenya received the bulk of remittances in the region in 2007, amounting to $1,588 million, while Uganda got $849 million, and $51 and $14 million were sent to Rwanda and Tanzania respectively.
According to the 2009 Human Development Report launched last week by the UN, average remittances per person in Kenya were $42, $27 for Uganda, $5 for Rwanda and $0 for Tanzania, compared with $26 as the average for sub-Saharan Africa, which received a total of $16,815 million.
The report, Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development, said that of the total $370 billion remitted in 2007, more than half went to countries in the medium human development category, against less than one per cent to low human development countries.
Usually, remittances are sent to immediate family members in Africa who are the most direct beneficiaries of migration.
These benefits are spread broadly into local economies and also serve as foreign exchange earnings for the origin countries of the migrants.
The report finds that mobility generates access to ideas, knowledge and resources that complement and enhance progress.
Most migrants, internal and international, reap gains in the form of higher incomes, better access to education and health and improved prospects for their children.
These gains often directly benefit family members who stay behind as well as countries of origin indirectly.
To ensure the best possible benefits from migration, the report urges governments in origin countries to make mobility an integral part of national development programmes.
“Migration can benefit those who move and those who stay,” says the report’s lead author Jeni Klugman. “However, migration cannot be the sole national strategy to accelerate human development. Countries must continue to address the constraints to human development at home, with migration viewed as a potential element in a broad-based approach.”
This is the latest publication in a series of global Human Development Reports, which aim to frame debates on some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity, from climate change to human rights.
It is an independent report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme.
Hebu waachane na sisi hao, kama hatukutuma pesa zetu kupitia vyombo vyao wanavyorekedi haimaanishi kama hatutumi pesa nyumbani na kuwasaidia ndugu zetu nyumbani. Aliyeinyofoa makala hii na kumtumia bro. Michu, amesahau kuwa Watanzania ni wakarimu sio kwa wao wenyewe, familia zao na majirani hata kwa watu jirani. Haiwezekani watanzania kuwa nchi ya watu tunaopendana na kupenda familia halafu tukiwa huku nje tushindwe kutuma pesa kwa familia zetu. Ukweli ni kuwa, hatutumi pesa kupitia mashirika yao hayo wanayorekodi bali njia za panya. Mtakubaliana na mimi ukienda Bongo Dar, utaona kuna watu binafsi wanaoshughulika na utumaji pesa kwa njia zao, kama vile toa huku achukue huko, kutoka UK, US na nchi za Asia. Na viofisi vyao kibao viko bongo. Hii ni kwa kuwa Watanzania kutokana na ufisadi mwingi hatuyaamini mashirika ya utumaji pesa na mabenki kama vile Western Union na kadhalika. lakini kama hizo njia za panya pia wangezihesabu nafikiri tungekuwa juu tena wa kwanza kwa kutuma pesa nyumbani Afrika Mashariki.
ReplyDeleteSisi tulioko Marekani tulikuwa tunamsubiri Thabeet Hasheem. Tulijua atachukua tu namba NB of A. Afu uone tutakavyowavuta hao wakenya!!!!! Make jamaa akituma 25% tu ya take home yake ni sawa na wakenya manesi wangapi???
ReplyDeleteJamani idadi ya wakenya nje ni kubwa mno kulinganisha na sie wabongo. Walianza kutoka zamani
mno wakati sisi passport zinatoka kwa watawala tu wakati huo. Sa tulinganishwe leo wapi na wapi.
Au ndo tuweke ligi nao sasa baada ya kujua tuko nyuma km 10,000? Nadhani tuanze rasmi
SI KWELI KWAMBA WATANZANIA SIYO WAZALENDO, UKWELI NI KWAMBA WABONGO NI WAZALENDO SANA LAKINI WENGI WALIOPO NJE YA TANZANIA WANAFANYA VISHUGHULI VINAVYO WATOSHELEZA KULA NA KULALA NI WACHACHE SANA AMBAO WANA SHUGHULI ZINAZOELEWEKA NA NDO HAO UNAONA KATIKA TAKWIMU WANATUMA VICENT NYUMBANI. HEBU NIAMBIE MTU ANABEBA BOX NA KUTUNZA BUSTANI ATATUMA NYUMBANI KITYU GANI SANA SISI TULIO BONGO NDO TUNAWATUMIA WAKIPIGIKA
ReplyDeleteAnko Nanihii, mimi kwa mtazamo wangu, Ukiwa Ulaya na USA, utakuta wengi wa Wakenya na Waganda waliopo kule ni Wasomi, yaani kwa wastani zaidi ya nusu yao ni graduate, Sisi wa Tz wengi wetu ni wale waliotoroka shule, Naomba nieleweke, Wabeba box wengi wa ki-Tz hawana profession za maana, hivyo hawana kipate kizuri na cha uhakika ikilinganishwa na Wenzetu wa nchi jirani, Ingawa nafahamu kuwa wapo wa-TZ wenye elimu huko Ulaya na America ila idadi yao ni ndogo, hivyo hawana hata hizo pesa za kuleta nyumbani, na hii ni kwa sababu bado Tz kuna chances kwa Wasomi kuneemeka , hivyo Wasomi mahari wa Tz wapo nyumbani, tofauti na Kenya
ReplyDeleteFor my knowledge those data are based on remmittance made through formal institutions like banks and other organisations like western union, however for the case of Tanzanian it has been a habit to use other unofficial/black market money transfer services, therefore it is not possible to obtain the data on how much have been sent.
ReplyDeleteSecondly you can not compare number of Kenyan or Ugandan living abroad with Tanzanian, Tanzanian are very minority.
Very simple, sababu Kenya`s abroad wanapata ushirikiano sana na embassy zao. na they get together frequently..wameshikana , lakini watanzania abroad kila mtu anaona mwezanke mbaya, they never get together wanajificha kama mapanya buku. embassy zao zinawachunia no support from ubalozi.
ReplyDeleteMheshimiwa next time chagua diplomat wenye ka exposure..
Kweli Elimu ni Muhimu, wewe umeona hii habari basi ukajiwekea mstari kuwa Watanzania hatuna uzalendo na nchi yetu.!!!
ReplyDeleteKwa kifupi, sababu sisi hesabu zinaonyesha sifuri ni kwa sababu hatuna "Formal System/ Method" inayotumiwa na Watanzania wengi walioko nje kutuma pesa nyumbani.
Wengi tulioko nje tunatumia njia za "Kienyeji" kutuma pesa...ambazo ni either tumpe ndugu/ rafiki atupelekee au tuende wenyewe (mkono kwa mkono). Hiyo ndio sababu mabenki na vyombo vya fedha havina hesabu zetu halisi.
Siku mabenki ya Kitanzania kama CRDB wakiamua kuwa "SERIOUS" basi hesabu zetu zitaongezeka.
Imagine Wakenya sasa wanatuma hela kwao kwa kutumia mobile phone - MPESA...London to Nairobi kwa kutumia MPESA...how cool is that.??
jamani mie natumaga saaana yani hadi nimepewa card ya western union ili nikihitajia tu kutuma nisisumbuke kujaza mikaratasi weee ila jamani western union za bongo hasa za mikoani nyie arusha mmezidi wazandiki wakubwa wanavijicho na hela za wenzao wanawasumbuaaa ati wiki nzima hakuna network hii ni kumkomoa alietumiwa pesa yani wanaboa ni basi tu ole nijue hizo njia za panya hamtakaa muone dola yangu huko ombeni mungu na nyie mtumiwe vijicent nyambaf!!
ReplyDeletemdau canada
Ukweli ni kwamba bongo wizi umezidi na kila kitu ukituma wanakata kodi Mfano ukipeleka zawadi nyumbani hata ya maua tu customs wanatolea macho, watu wanachokifanya wanapitishia Kenya, hakuna urasimu na wizi kama posta yetu na kubambikia kodi kama TRA. Tanzania umefika wakati sasa viongozi kuacha kutolea macho zawadi za ndugu zetu kupitia kwenye wanachokiita kodi, bali waboreshe mazingira ya kuwahamasisha watanzania waliopo nje wawasaidie ndugu zao nyumbani, kwani kwa kufanya hivyo kuna uwezekano mkubwa wa kutengeneza ajira na kuboresha maisha ya watanzania wengi.
ReplyDeleteNina hakika yakifanyika haya basi tutaona ongezeko la flow of goods and cash from abroad.
Ukitaka kujua waTz wanatuma sana pesa nenda kapate hesabu zake kwenye Bureau de change za hapo bongo,hizo tunatumia.Unaingiza pesa kwenye bank huku Ulaya jamaa bongo anaikamatia kwenye Bureau de change.Wabongo wajanja hatutumii Western Union....kwani hio tumeshaijua ni ya wamarekani wanafanya viuchunguzi vyao......aahhhh ya kazi gani.
ReplyDeleteNilisoma kwenye gazeti kuwa TANZANIA AND UK ndizo nchi ambazo wakenya wanavuna na ku-boost remintances kwao!
ReplyDeleteKama mnavyojua vikampuni vingi vya wakenya, wanajiri wao kwa wao, kodi ya pango wanalipa Harambee Plaza (jengo jipya la ubalozi) Tanzania is Kenya's cash cow!
Mimi nafikiri tusiwape sana sifa wakenya kwenye kutuma pesa nyumbani.Mimi kwa muono wangu ni kwamba asilimia kubwa sana ya pesa hiyo iliyoandikwa wakenya wanatuma nyumbani ni wasomali ndio wanatuma.Wasomali ni watu ambao wanasaidiana sana kindugu kuliko nchi nyingine za afrika ya mashariki.Mimi nina marafiki wengi sana hapa Sweden wasomali na wanatuma sana pesa home ambapo wengi wa ndugu zao wapo kenya na wengine uganda.Msomali yupo tayari kujinyima kwa kila kitu atleast atume pesa afrika lakini sisi wabongo ukiacha mahitaji muhimu tunataka tushindane kwa bling bling na tunasahau.Ni hayo tu.Nawakilisha.
ReplyDeleteMIE NAPENDA KUWASHAURI WATANZANIA WENZANGU KAMA KUNA MTU ANATUMA HELA SANA BONGO USITUMIE WESTERN UNION AU MONEY GRAM, UTASPEND HELA NYINGI SANA. MIE NILICHOFANYA NIMEFUNGUA ACCOUNT HUKU (KAMA UKIWEZA CREDIT UNION), HALAFU UNAWATUMIA BONGO DEBIT CARD UNAWAWEKEA HELA KWENYE ACCOUNT, NA KILA WAKITAKA KUTOA WANAKUAMBIA ILI USIJE OVERDRAFT. LAKINI MIE NIHAKIKISHA HIYO ACCOUNT INA HELA MASAA YOTE KUEPUSHA HAYO MATATIZO KWA SABABU YOU NEVER KNOW. NA HIZI BANK WANACHARGE FEES NDOGO SANA. NYUMBANI WANAWEZA WAKATOA BANK MFANO $500 NACHAJIWA LESS THAN $5. NA SAVE SAAAAANA UKILINGANISHA NA NILIVYOKUA NATUMIA HIZO NJIA NYINGINE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH Y'ALL.
ReplyDeleteUsipime uzalendo kwa kutuma hela. Ndugu wenyewe ukiwatumia wanakufisadi.
ReplyDeleteNi hilo tu.
hata mimi nina miaka 9 huku mpk leo hii sijawahi kutumia njia halali kutuma fedha hata siku moja na fedha zote zimefika salama
ReplyDeletemoney gram,western union ni gharama sana
it's biased, unfortunate and very wrong to even think of measuring the patriotism of tanzanians living abroad by the yardstick of how much money (funds) they send to their immediate families and friends back home in tanzania.
ReplyDeletefirst of all, excuse my endemic, sickening and unpatriotic habit of using the colonial language ('victorian vernacular) instead of our usual language, swahili.
i am one of those tanzanians who have been lucky to reside in various african and european nations and north america, and i will be the first one to state that tanzanians are the most patriotic, united, colloborative, humble and peaceful community (from the african continent) that one will ever come across.
it would be wrong to paint the whole tanzanian community with one stroke of the brush due to some isolated incidences based on a personal experience.
i am sorry that you have had to experience some of the negative aspects of living abroad with some members of our own communities.
by the way, sending money to our immediate families, close friends and associates has a lot to do with pre-existing obligations that some of us have toward our family members, certain individuals and associates, but have nothing to do with real patriotism as we know it, let alone giving back to our beloved community of tanzania as a whole.
i would consider raising money to build a modern school for our unfortunate albino brothers and sisters in tanzania as a very very patriotic gesture, rather than the selfish act ("expected obligations") of sending money to families, friends and associates.
i hate to state the following, that a lot of what has been hinted by one concern citizen, has a lot to with the level of education, type of profession(s), income level and the environment where the individuals in question find themselves.
yaani, 'bottom-feeding' (low level existence or survival) can be a real cause of envy, divisions, hate, disunity and source of avoiding those who may 'seem to have made it' or are 'doing better than some of us would like to believe.'
tanzanians are the most patriotic people i have ever encountered abroad and in our own nation of the united republic of tanzania.
majority of tanzanians have great pride in who they are as a people and nation, and they never suffer from an identity crisis nor in any self-induced inferiority complex of any kind.
if i may ask, how many "wannabe-little-europeans" are there roaming around dar-es-salaam and the rest of the country, embracing anything foreign except tanzania? you do the math once you have been to nairobi or kampala.
on the other hand, i beg to apologize to the catholic, anglican, lutheran, and muslim communities in advance, however, i would like to know the number of foreign bishops, imams, clergy and missionaries that are there on tanzanian soil in october 2009?
well, take a second look at our east african neighbours and the findings will shock you to the core. why? most of them would rather have foreigners (outsiders) in positions of leadership rather their own native born brothers and sisters due to obvious reasons that date back to the days of colonialism.
note:
imagine what $100 from everyone of the 20,000 patriotic tanzanians living in europe and north america would do in terms of helping build basic scholl structures such as classrooms, staff rooms, libraries, toiltes, water facilities and sports fields in five or six schools every year
100 (euros/dollars) x from each from tanzanian (20,000 living in europe/north america) would = real patriotism with regard to giving back to our rural communities in terms of improving educational facility in the villages.
Wabongo wenyewe nje wako wangapi?? afu pamoja na uchache wetu,hatujasoma asilimia kubwa tunachapika na BOX.Tuache kujitetea wkt hali halisi tunaiyona,yote kayataka Baba wa Taifa.Passport zenyewe kaleta Mzee Ruksa,afu tunataka kushindana na Wakina Onyango Obama?? Safari bongo zilikuwa za Ubaharia tu.Tulishapigwa GAP kitambo wadau,huo ndo uhalisia.Hizi zote ni aftermath.
ReplyDeletendugu, i wonder why my comments have been rejected? i was just offering a different view as to why we should never equate "sending money back home" as a sign of being more patriotic. i went on show many other ways of expressing our patritism in more tangible fashions.
ReplyDeleteOh wakenya wako wengi nje, mara wabongo wanadeki wakati wakenya ni wahasibu, oh wakenya hivi wabongo vile duni. Nania kawakataza nyie wabongo kuwa wengi nje na kufanya kazi za maana?
ReplyDeleteWabongo wanaongoza katika kuacha shule ughaibuni. Wabongo wanaongoza kwa kupigana majungu ughaibuni. Wabongo wanaongoza kwa kukatisha tamaa watu kukaa ughaibuni. Wabongo wanaongoza kwa kugombana wao kwa wao na kuuwana ughaibuni. Wabongo wanaongoza katka kila baya kwa watu wao ughaibuni hata nyumbani, hawasaidiani.
Mtakufa na roho masikini zilizojikunja kama mbegu ya korosho wakati wenzenu tuna roho za apple.
WATANZANIA WENGI HUO WANAENDA NA PEZA CASH WENYEWE WANAPOENDA LIKIZO NA KUFANYIA SHUGHULI ZAO, KWA MFANO UNATAKA KUJENGA NYUMBA BONGO UKITUMIA NDUGU AKUJENGEE BASI UTAJENGA NA YAKE MAHESABU ATAKAYOKULETEA YA UONGO, SO WATANZANIA HATUAMINIANI KAMA HAO WA KENYA NA UGANDA,UKIMTUMIA NDUGU PESA AKUFANYIE JAMBO AU NDUGU WAGAWANA BASI ATAPIGA PANGA,SO THAT IS WHY WATU WANATUMIA NJIA ZA PANYA KUSAFIRISHA PESA, SI KWELI KUWA WAKENYA WASOMI WANAFANYA KAZI NZURI TUNAO WAKENYA KIBAO HUKU WENYE DGREE WANASAFISHAVYOO NA MADEREVA WA TAXI SI RAHISI KAMA MNAVYOFIKIRIA KUWA UKIWA NA USOMI WAKO HUO WA BONGO BASI UTABATA KAZIHUKU, HAWA WATU NI WABAGUZI SI KAMA WANAVYOJISIFU NDANI NI WABAGUZI, PIA UJUWE KENYA NA UGANDA KUNA WAZUNGU WAMELOWEA HUKO WANA MAKAMPUNI YAO YANAYOUZA PRODUCTS NJE NA KURUDISHA PESA HUKO.
ReplyDeleteUmasikini uko katika mioyo ya watanzania wengi sana hata wale wanaoishi nje.Hii ndio uthibitishao, hata nyumbani hawakumbuki.Kazi kulaumu tu nyumbani
ReplyDeleteooooh hiki ooooh kile.
Nchi haiongozwi vizuri b na bla bla bla nyingi tu.Hata kibanda cha kufikia inakuwa shida sembuse kusaidia jamii na ndugu zao walioowaacha.
Wewe piga boksi wee halafu jaribu kutuma hela kwa ndugu yako bongo ili akununulie kiwanja na kukujengea kibanda. Utaletewa picha nyingi tu ila siku ukienda vekesheni hutaona hiyo nyumba yako wala kiwanja.
ReplyDeleteHalafu tunatuhumiwa kwa kukosa uzalendo...
jamani wadau wenzangu ni njia zipi hizo manake hawa western union wanakaba sana na kinachoniboa zaidi ni yale mambo ya kuambiwa utazame camera kama vile uko air port yani utazani umeiba nakubaliana na mdau mmoja hapo juu hii western union ni ya wamarekani yani zimekaakaa kiuchunguzichunguzi tuu wire transfer ndo naiogopa ka" ukoma manake wanaigeria hawalali kutwa kwenye computer wakizibamba zinahang wanazilamba yani kila kona wizi mtupu!!
ReplyDeletemdau canada
Kwa ukweli wabongo wameanza safari yaani kwenda uk na usa miaka 2000, wakati wakenya na wengineo walikuwa ughaibuni miaka ya 1970 ,na baadhi yao wamezaliwa huko kama raisi wa sasa wa wanyamwezi.
ReplyDeletekuishi ughaibuni mpaka kujipanga kuanza maisha inachukua mda yaani kama miaka 4 ku-settle pamoja na kuisoma system ya nchi ulipo,labda ufikie sehemu ya mtu mjanja sana.
acheni mawazo duni, unaweza kuwa hapo dar-bongo pia usiwe hata na sent wewe mwenyewe kama system imekutupa.
ANAYETUMA HELA ZA MAENDELEO TANZANIA NI JOHN MASHAKA PEKE YAKE..!!
ReplyDeletePOINT NI HII, HAO WENGINE BADO WASHAMBA, WANATUMIA WESTERN UNION,MONEY GRAM,SISI WENYE BONGO KARIBU MIAKA 5/6 SASA, TUMEACHA HUO MPANGO, TUNATUMIA KADI ZA BANK,NA KADI ZA KUJAZIA PESA, TUNAWAPA NDUGU ZETU KADI NYUMBANI, SO HATUWI MONITORED WALA HATUIBIWI PESA ZA KUTUMA PESA.SO I DONT CARE WHAT THIS ARTICLE SAYS.PIA ANAEDHANI KUWA WAKENYA WANA MIOYO YA UPENDO KULIKO WABONGO,BASI HAWAJUI HAO WATU AU HUYO ANA KICHOCHO.
ReplyDeleteNdugu zangu yaani ukweli huko kwenye idadi yetu tu huko ughaibuni...yaani hatuwezi kuwakamata wakenya hata kidogo...watanzania ni wachache sana huko nje na hivi karibuni ndo wengi wamekuwa na-mwamko wa kujaribu kupata nafasi za kusoma na kuishi nje ya nji otherwise kwa miaka mingi sisi tumekuwa wa hapa hapa Tanzania.
ReplyDeleteHata ukiamua ku-account for pesa ambazo tunazituma kupitia hiyo black market itakuwa ngumu sana kuwafikia hapo wakenya.Kwenye nchi kama Marekani kwa mfano kuna wakenye kibao kuliko watanzania.
Na kwa upande mwingine hata ukiangalia mwamko wa Tanzania kwenda nje ya nchi bado haujafikiwa na wajirani zetu hawa.
Nilikuwa naangalia ushiriki wa watanzania kwenye kitu kama lottery ya green card unaona kuwa ni watu wachache sana wanashiriki.Matokeo recent yanaonesha kuna watu kama 200 na kitu walikuwa nominated kwa green card hapa Tanzania na najua kati ya ho ni wachache sana waliendelea ku-claim hiyo kitu wakati wakenya kuna zaidi ya 4000 kwa hiyo that says it all....number za wenzetu ni kubwa sana kuliko sisi.Na ndo hasa sababu ya mapato hayo!
Jamani wakenya wengi wanakwenda ulaya na marekani kwa harambee na pia wengi wao walikuwa nurses huko kwao, sasa wakifika US wanajiendeleza na RN or LVN hivyo ni rahisi kwao kuwa na kazi all the time,yaani medical field kazi ni nyingi sana ktk nchi za ulaya na marekani kuliko hata kazi za utaalam.
ReplyDeleteWabongo hawapendi sana hizi kazi, wengi waliokwenda ulaya na marekani wametoka kwenye familia za hali nzuri kidogo sasa wamtumie nani pesa? japokuwa sio wote; hivyo ndio maana baadhi wanaenda shule na wanajirusha tu, kila kukicha part DC,Ohio,Houston,Dallas,Atlanta, you name it.
Mbona bongo mjirusha tu kila siku na hamtumi pesa popote?
Kwa time wabongo walioanza kusafiri mimi nadhani wabongo wapo fast sana,tulikuwa tumelala wakati UK kuingia ilikuwa ni entry visa tu.
Kwani nchi zote zina idadi sawa ya watu wake ughaibuni?
ReplyDeleteKwani mbio za marathoni?
Kwani mbio za farasi?
Kwani mashindano ya soka?
Kujilinganisha kwa namna hii ni kwa wendawazimu!
Mimi niko huku na nimejenga nyumba lakini sijawahi kutumia western Union au bank kupeleka hela yangu home. Mara zote nikienda naenda nayo, watu wakienda wanaenda nayo, sasa kwa mahesabu ya haraka ni kama elfu 22 ilitumika kujenga nyumba na yote haijarekodiwa katika kipindi cha mika minne....kwa hiyo hizi data niza uongo...na zile 50 50 ninazoweka kwenye bahasha nikituma picha home wataziona wapi???? Wakenya hawaaminiani kaka na dada wako block moja lakini hawaishi pamoja sasa watapena hela kweli wakienda home.
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