(By US Based Blogger)
CAN TANZANIA SURVIVE WITHOUT AGRICULTURE?
(Mashaka) Tanzania as a country that depends on agriculture as the main contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the main source of International trade, may need to rethink her economic future in the wake of 2008 oil crisis, in which a barrel of oil reached an historic high of $147 just to slide back to $36.2, a barrel in less than six months. Sending shockwave of fear to countries that relied on this commodity as their main source of economic vitality.
Oil producing countries such as Venezuela, and Iran just to name a few whose economies relies heavily on this single commodity, ripped massive profits and used their earnings not to diversify their economies, but to further their ideological beliefs. Both countries neglected their potential economic vulnerability based on oil dependence despite decades of huge profits. They are now not only in the same financial debacle, but also in potential social quandary of a different magnitude; they relied heavily on now devalued oil as their main source of economic lifeline.
Energy prices have tumbled across the board; with oil plummeting to its historical low of $36.2, a barrel at the New-York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) as of January 16th; A figure far below budget projections of $60 a barrel in the cases of Iran, and Venezuela. Countries whose leaders ascended to power, based on promises of ambitious, social programs transformation .The two countries must shelve some of their ambitious social projects for the time being, due to the impending budget deficits, and perhaps social problems, when some of the already existing services will have to be curtailed.
Oil accounts for more than 90% of Venezuela exports, while Iran depends on oil to account for 85% of the government’s revenues. Whilst this is the reality, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, has used oil money to make thumb his nose towards the west; he has used the petrodollars to further his socialist and revolutionary causes of being a defender of the Latin America, against the American Empire Influence.
His Iranian counterpart Mohamoud Ahmadinejad, on the other hand, has used oil profits to wag his finger, and heralding his determination to wipe Israel off the map. Iran, spent millions of her petrodollars promoting itself as the sole defender of Islam across the Islamic world; She is fighting for hegemony on geopolitical and economic fronts across the Middle East. Not only that, Iran, has used her oil wealth to fend off the western efforts to block her nuclear drive, and this is still going on in the face of rising unemployment, and sky high inflation. The bottom line is that, both Iran and Venezuela failed to look at the broader picture, which is Iran, and Venezuela without oil.
Can you tell me why out of all countries of the world that rely heavily on one sector you had to pick Iran and Venezuela? Why only countries that that have problems with the West? Why not Kuwait that also relies heavily on oil than any other sector?If they threaten or not threaten to wipe each other how does that help Tanzanian’s economic policies? If you had simply focused on their GDP composition and avoided the rhetorics of bringing religion into this would’nt your point be understandable?
Response: You said that Iran ‘has used her oil wealth to fend off the western efforts to block her nuclear drive, and this is still going on in the face of rising unemployment, and sky high inflation’.
Secondly, what does this have to do with Tanzania’s priority? How is it relevant to our situation? Are you saying we are spending more on military than we should? I need intelligent answers that you can support with convincing back-up.
Economic theories have disapproved those who were convinced that, oil prices would never fall. Prices have plunged sharply globally, except in Tanzania; one of the few countries where merchants can impose upon the people their own prices. Sadly enough, In the United States, some are currently paying equivalent of $.55cents a liter, whereby many paid roughly $1.50 a liter, less than six months ago.
In the face of economic hardship, characterized by the rise of unemployment, and declining earning power, oil become less of a necessity; need for food and shelter precedes the need for oil. However, availability of alternative forms of transportation, amount of income to spend on gasoline, and time factors have driven oil prices to their current low levels.
Just like Iran and Venezuela cannot breathe without oil, Tanzania has no economic vitality without agriculture. Agriculture accounts for 42.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more than 80% of the exports, and this puts our country in the same line of vulnerability, and insecurity as that of the oil producing countries which are now facing economic uncertainty because they did not properly plan for economic continuity without oil (reduced oil demand characterized by lower revenues).
An economy without agricultural dependence should be Tanzania’s motto. This ambition should take into consideration country’s massive wealth of natural resources. Just like Dubai, a tiny U.A.E country which solely relies on maritime and tourism for her survival, Tanzania should think 100 years from now by laying plans in place on how to exploit her massive wealth, such as the inexhaustible, and price insensitive Indian Ocean; making maritime services through port of Dar es salaam easily accessible, efficient and inexpensive for both domestic and to foreign customers such as Zambians, Congolese, Ugandans etc who are using Kenyan ports for the most part.
I do not understand why you give yourself the liberty of calling Dubai a country. Dubai is not a country, it is one of the 7 Emirates that make up a country called the United Arab Emirates. Other Emirates are Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ummulquwain, Fujaira and Ras al Khaimah.It is not true that ‘Dubai relies solely on maritime and tourism for her survival’-while these are important and growing these are not the sole sectors because Dubai is also big on manufacturing, trade and real estate. Anyone who has visited Dubai will not take you seriously at all!!!You do not even know that Dubai is not a country and you want to pretend that you have the magic bullet for Tanzania’s economic problems!!!
There is no question, such ambitious move would be time consuming, expensive, complicated and very hard to accomplish. But in today’s dynamic and less predictable global economy, there is no other alternative. Tanzania MUST have economic diversification strategy. Massive wealth in the hands of a few could be channeled towards the feasible study of economic diversification for the good of the country’s majority riddled with poverty.
Tanzania, government must strengthen the country’s infrastructure, and use foreign resources in the form of investment to support the transformation. The law for attracting and protecting foreign investments must be enforced diligently, and foreign investors must be given assurances regarding the safety of their investments. Red tape and bureaucracy at government agencies MUST be ended.
Tanzania spends about 33% of her budget on Capital expenditure and enjoys excellent relationship with donors who fund many development projects. Last year Tanzania was awarded about $680 millions from the Millenium Account for insfrastucture.
The Govt has approved the expenditure of millions of dollars to upgrade out airports (Dar and KIA). The Govt of Tanzania has set up the Tanzania Investment Center to streamline investments and now almost everything can be done in one window.
The Govt has assured investors the safety of their investments and has categorically stated there will be no nationalization whatsoever. Why do you pick what the Govt is already doing and demand that this is what should be done. Do you think you can impress the Govt by asking them to do what they are doing? Why do you want to make Tanzanians feel that you have new ideas when in fact you are copying plans from CCM manifesto that are actually being implemented?
Telling Tanzanians on the importantce of infrastructure is a clear insult, it is like telling people they need to eat to stay alive. Everybody knows we need to improve our infrastructure.
What we need is ideas like how to fund them, issue revenue bonds, Govt-private sector ventures, introduce tolls on major highways etc. Govt agencies are working hard to remove bureaucracy, at TRA there are significant improvements. Kikwete visited the port a few days ago and demanded more efficiency and accountability. What you are asking for is what the Govt is doing, you are only saying it as if you are bringing new ideas.
The focus must be on the qualitative aspect of manpower by streamlining the government in such a way that quality becomes the highest priority, at the same time recognizing human talent and capability within the workforce. Rewarding employees to enable them release their full potential must be a common practice, and also retaining already developed talents to encourage innovation, which will in turn curb the current wave of brain drain.
Aren’t you aware that this is happening? Don’t you know that Prof Bruno was recruited from World Bank? Don’t you know other specialists have been called back to help. Do you want Kikwete to call you back for you to know that the Govt is attracting back talent? You have to understand that when some people say you are a genius they are being sarcastic because they know you love attention. I do acknowledge there are people whose intelligence is below yours and to them obviously you are a saviour.
With a young energetic population, Tanzania will enjoy an inexpensive labor force, should it adopt a broader industrialization project, which will reduce dependence on importation of unnecessary products, some of which are substandard and hazardous to the population. Domestic production of Industrial goods will translate into cheaper prices, as well as employment to the currently idle young population. These goods will not only be consumed domestically, but will also find demand in the Southern, Central, and East African economic blocs in which Tanzania’s influence is growing.
To fully diversify Tanzanian economy, the current government expenditure must be shifted to major development and construction projects to guarantee that in the future, the country’s infrastructure; will be able to sustain growth in all sectors of the economy, which will in turn shift the economic pendulum from agricultural dependence to agricultural independence.
We now spend 33% on capital expenditure despite our relatively small budget. If you talk about shifting more resources from operating to capital, which sector do you consider to be over funded so that we can chip into and fund capital instead? Tanzania does not have a problem of terribly bad budget allocation.
A significant problem is misapropriation; money gets budgted for one type of expenditure and end up being spent on another or we even have problems of money ending in private pockets. The President knows this and has directed authorities to prosecute dishonest employees. What we need is a discussion on how we can get the biggest bang for our money not to cut salaries of policemen or teachers in order to build bridges!! That would be ridiculous. Nothing can be done without well paid and motivated work force.
We cannot wait until a crisis emerges for us to be able to start preparedness, the current economic and energy crisis are perhaps some of the best lessons we can learn in our generation. We do not want to go the Iranian or Venezuela routes. Now is the time to shove aside politics, rhetoric, and rattling, and think deeply on where the country is going to be hundred years from today.
The question is, can we see our country surviving without agriculture?
You definitely have issues with Iran and Venezuela. Anyone with common sense knows over relying on any sector is a problem, why does Iran and Venezuela have to be your repetitive examples when there are many other countries that are not involved in any diplomatic or political conflicts we could learn from. You talk about politics and say we need to shove aside politics.
You are just another opportunist who is desperate for attention by pretending to be patriotic. I do not see any justification for anyone in Govt to consider you for any serious position because nobody wants to work with people who want to claim credit for everything even what is being done by others. I will not be surprised if next time you come to the blog to claim you should be given credit for the sun to rise tomorrow.
All you have done is prove how self centered you are and how desperate you are for credit. Why you keep repeating x and y strategies when Kikwete’s Govt is doing just that? You will only be supported by those who are impressed with style and language instead of substance. I am not disputing your ability to write, Tanzanian need solutions not English version of current ideas being implemented!! You have not given the Govt any credit for what it does and build upon current achievements, all you do is try to pretend as if everybody in Govt does not know what they are doing!!!
(US based Blogger)
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania
John Mashaka,
The Writer is a US based Banker, & Social Activist
Mara nyingi nimeshaandika kwamba huyu John Mashaka hana utaalamu wowote wa uchumi mkadhani natania... sasa what a non sense article is that?
ReplyDeleteKwanza nenda kaandalie method za world bank ambazo ni one fit all then rudi katazeme factor ambazo zinawakwaza wakulima wa Tanzania..
Mchumi wa Texas
Kwanza naomba aliendaka haya majibu kwa John Mashaka tuwasiliane kupitia mtanganyika01@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteTanzania need this kinda of think tankers and not copy cat.
Kwanza angalia GDP structure ya Tanzania ili uone ni asilimia ngapi zinatoka kwenye kilimo. Na pili jiulize jee nini inabidi kifanyike ili kuboost kilimo. Na sio kucheza it's your fault game.
Kuna mengi yanayo slow maendeleo Tanzania, na mmoja wapo sio budget bali ni check and balance katika wizara, kitu ambacho ni kigumu sana.
Narudia aliyemjibu John Mashaka, Please naomba tuwasiliane this is kinda of energy we need in Tanzania
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Kwa vile sisi hatuijui lugha hii mnayoitumia lazima tuwaone ma-genious tu. Ma-genious sasa mmekuwa wengi, ati. Lazima Tz tupige hatua. Tatizo ni kwamba wote mko USA!
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ReplyDeleteWatanzania bwana kwani tunabadilika sasa,huyu US blogger sijui katoka wapi?So far nimesoma comment za mashaka hajaomba credit kuna watu wamempongeza na waliomponda wapo kutokana mwonekano ama uelewa wa kila mtu alivyosoma article(i assume)
ReplyDeleteSasa wewe kasema nani kaka wa watu anatafuta credit na kama ni hivyo basi wote wewe naye hamna tofauti ULIKUWA WAPI wasubiri mpaka Mashaka achangie ndo utokee na correction with ideas.
Well samahani kwa watakaokereka ila as I read u r red markings at a time I felt it had something to deal with chama also na kama bahati ukakitaja chama ndani ya yote haya.Well wewe watafuta credit pia tena kwa kutetea mambo yasio ya msingi.
Watanzania we need to be careful and stick to our principles, tufikiri what makes sense what does not hawa watz wenzetu ndo kama hivi wenyewe wanatafuta credit tena kwa kumponda mtu alojaribu,nyie wazo lenu lote moja kutafuta publicity ama cheo bongo.
Namshauri John Mashaka na wengine wote kusoma makala za Dr. Damiani Gabagambi (wa chuo kikuu cha kilimo SUA)kuhusu namna ya kuendeleza kilimo Tanzania katika gazeti la Raia Mwema (http://www.raiamwema.co.tz/). Ziko sehemu 7 za makala hio ambazo zinaonyesha kwa undani sehemu ya kilimo katika uchumi wa Tanzania na namna ya kukiendeleza. Natumaini kwa kusoma uchambuzi huo wa kina utafanya mjadala huu uwe na kichwa.
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How people think depend on where do you live in this sphere. I have seen and evidenced that people who went to school abroad have been suceessful doctrined with the propaganda of that particular country/ies to the extent of becoming the spokepersons of those propaganda. Sisi waafrika tumefika mahali tumepoteza mwelekeo tunatumiwa na wajanja kadri wanavyotaka. Leo hii tumekuwa tunaona ni sawasawa kuipiga vita Venezuela just because bwana mkubwa ana bifu nayo, what if akigeuka?
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ReplyDeleteHuyu jamaa anayejiita US Based Blogger amenikumbusha mfano mdogo sana:
ReplyDeletea,Mjapan anatengeneza injini ya gari anaifunga kwenye gari na linakuja Tanzania.
b, Fundi wa Tanzania anauwezo wa kuifungua injini yote ikabaki vipande vipande pale itakapo-knock na akaweka ufundi wake na kuinganisha kuirudisha katika hali ya kawaida na gari likatembea kama jipya
c, Fundi wa Tanzania ukimwambia atengeneze yeye injini mpya kabisa hawezi
Hii ni sawa na huyu jamaa mwenzake kaandika article nzuri yeye anachoweza ni kuichambua ila ukimwambia aandike article iliyo ktk standard ya mwenzake hawezi
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mimi ninachojua ni kwamba watanzania ni wazuri sana kwa critics. sio wabunifu bali huona mapungufu ya wenzao. sasa mko wapi hadi uchumi wetu unakuwa hivyo.
ReplyDeleteHuyu anayejiita US Based blogger, nimesoma article yake, anaonekana ni mtu wa serikali, hana data zingine zaidi ya zile za serikali, tena huyu atakuwa either Ubalozini US au Wizara ya Fedha Bongo. Na kingine nilichoona, some comments are too personal, simjui Mashaka, but yeye ameleta debate, hakuomba credit wala attention, sasa hayo sijui yametoka wapi? Na huyu US based blogger anasema Mashaka amerudia kila kitu ambacho serikali imefanya, anadai hana jipya, sawa, sasa na yeye mbona hajaleta jipya tukaona hiyo ''added value''???????????
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Blogger 15%
sasa huyo fala mbona hajaandika makala yake? alafu ni kama vile akaripia. ni kama vile nasikia yauti yake eti.
ReplyDeletelakini mijadala kama hii ni mizuri sana kawa tanzania. tunawahitaji wakina mashaka wengi jamani wanakunwa vichwa . nikweli tanzania inawahitaji wenzetu kama hawa kwenye bunge lijalo. hengereni
US based blogger unatumalizie nafasi blogu ya jamii, wewe ungetoa hoja zako za Mashaka tulishazisoma.
ReplyDeleteUnashangaa Mashaka kuita Dubai nchi? mbona watu hawaijui Tanzania ipo bara gani na kama ni nchi au kakisiwa fulani kama Tasmania.
Hoja zao zingelenga kupanua vipi tu 'diversify' uchumi wetu na sio ku-focus zaidi 'kumshinda' Mashaka.
mchumi wa texas muandia uharo, nimekusubiri saana, ulikuwa wapi, ww kazi zako ni kusagia ilhali hauwezi kuandika article hata moja. jaibu kuandika moja uone wakina mashaka watakavyokusaga
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LET'S NOT DISCOURAGE HIM BUT ENCOURANGE AND NATURE HIS ABILITIES.
NDIO INAUDHI KUONA WATU WASIOLEWA CONTENTS YA ARTICAL ZAKE KUMWAGIA HIGHEST PRAISES, BALI KWASISI TUNAOLEWA, LET'S ENCOURAGE, DEBATES, CONTRIBUTIONS AND EVEN POSSIBLE NETWORKING AS WE MAY ALL END UP TO BE FUTURE LEADERS OF TANZANIA.
ASANTE.
Mimi namuunga mkono Mashaka ktk suala la ku- streamlining the gov't.
ReplyDeleteHuyu jamaa US based blogger ni wale ma- bureaucrats (mangi-meza au warasimu) kama vile ma-DC,DED,RAS,RCs, Wakurugenzi na manaibu wao n.k n.k
Hapa jeshi la polisi silo la kupunguzwa, ila ni hao mangi-meza na mapajero yao. Vyeo vingine vingefutwa kabisa mfano Mkuu wa mkoa(RCs) na wilaya zikaongezwa ukubwa ili kupunguza ma-DCs,RAS,DEDs n.k
Tukimaliza hao warasimu tuwageukia wabunge, wabunge wapunguzwe iwe DC moja mwakilishi mmoja. DC anasimamia maendeleo ya wilaya yake siku 330 likizo siku 35 bila makongamano DSM/Dodoma/Ngurudoto. Tutakuwa na wawakilishi sio wabunge wasiozidi 100 ambao kazi yao ni kuisaidia serikali ktk ushauri wa namna gani maendeleo/bajeti/sheria yapatikane katika maeneo yao ya uwakilishi. Hii ni radical change kwa maana nyingine mapiduzi baridi kuongeza kasi ya maendeleo.
Ndo maana mkoloni alikuwa na mkoa wa kaskazini(Arusha,Moshi Tanga), Ziwa (Kagera/Mwanza/Musoma)kubana matumizi ya urasimu ili kuwekeza ktk miundo mbinu na viwanda.
Mangi-meza(mrasimu) US Based blogger dont be afraid of CHANGE, maana bila mabadiliko hakuna maendeleo, hiyo ndiyo message ya Mashaka.
mashaka nakupongeza kitu kimoja unajua namna ya kuwaingia watu vichwani.
ReplyDeleteww blogger nakuomba kitu kimoja, chukua muda wako andika makala yako taratibu umjibu mashaka.
hapa hauna lolote kwa sababu unachoonyesha ni jadhba na hasira zisizokuwa na maana ya aina yoyote, na ningeuwa mwalimu wako, ningefunika macho yangu kusomaa uliyoyandika.
ikiwa unafanya kazi serikalini basi naionea huruma serikali yetu kwa kuajiri watu bwege kama wewe. kumbuka dawa ya hoja ni hoja. chukua, kalamu na karatasi uyaandike makala yako ili nasi tuuchambue.... ili muhimu ni kuona mambo yetu ya kitaifa yanavyojadiliwa mbele ya umma. credit tumpeni mashaka kwa kuamshaa vichwa
Huyu reviewer ni mtu mwenye usongo na John Mashaka. Wote wako Marekani wanshindania sifa. Mmoja anafanyakazi Wall Street, mwingine yuko yuko tu anaandika makala kwenye magazeti ya Bongo na kublog (US based bloger. Kilichomuudhi ni reference ya Iran maana Iran kwake ni udini. Anaukereketwa wa kanisa lake na chama chake anachokipigia debe.
ReplyDeletemashaka nakushauri kitu kimooja, wafuasi wako wanakuwa wengi kuliko hawa watu wasio na muelekeo. yaani tutakulinda kuliko mjomba obama anavyolindwa. nani mwingine anayeleta mijadala mikali zaidi yako
ReplyDeletehapa ni CCM Vs. Chadema
ReplyDeleteNani Zaidi? wadau pigeni kura
Mashaka ======CCM
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Nani zaidi?
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ReplyDeleteHATOFAUTIANO NA WANASIASA WANAOKOSOA UTEKELEZAJI WA SERIKALI BILA KUSEMA WAO WATAFANYA NINI.
WENZANGU NAMI TULIO NJE, TUBADILI MAFIKILIO YETU, TUNAFIKIRI KIMAGHARIBI ZAIDI KULIKO KITANZANIA. TANZANIA TUNA VITU VICHACHE SANA VYA KUJIFUNZA KUTOKA MAGHARIBI KWANI WAMETUACHA SANA, NAWASHURI KUIGA INDIA NA CHINA,KUNA VITU VINGI VYA KUJIFUNZA KIMFUMO. WAULIZENI WADAU WA TAMIL NADU, KUNA YOTE ANAYOYASEMA MASHAKA.
Mashaka,
ReplyDeleteGreat article man.
You have asked a question that requires multi-answers. Development economics is a complex puzzle. It's complex because it requires one to place all the pieces in their respective places to crack the puzzle. The same goes to your article on whether Tanzania can survive without agriculture or not.
Our national policies on agricultural sector in the past and today are analogous to when one puts the cart before the horse. The result is a dead end. I believe what we need to do as a nation is to make it a priority by investing heavily in human capital (applied education is key here) and infrastructure. To me these are the two horsepowers we need to bolster the agricultural sector. Once we have such instruments in place, local and foreign capital will tend to flow into the agricultural sector.
The governmet would of course need to make deliberate efforts to create an enabling environment in order to attract the capital inflow into the agricultural sector but applied education and infrastructure are the fundamentals.
Inno
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ReplyDeletetena asituletee upuuzi wake,mie nishawachoka watu km hawa...sikatai kumcriticize mtu..ila fanya hivyo ukiwa unaonyesha 'alternatives' ....serikali ifanye hivi,ifanye vile.....na sio kutuzingua hapa okee hajaleta ideas mpya?haya zako ziko wapi?mbona hatuzioni?...mtu akikusoma..huna lolote.....kumkanyagia tuu mashaka....umesema mashaka anatafuta credit?! NO ni wewe,ndio unatafuta credit kwa kutumia mgongo wa mashaka!!
eti aje na idea mpya anazoleta ndizo zinazotumika,mbona msilete nyinyi??!
nafurahi analeta kitu,mnakuna vichwa,,,
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ReplyDeleteCan you tell me why out of all countries of the world that rely heavily on one sector you had to pick Iran and Venezuela? Why only countries that that have problems with the West? Why not Kuwait that also relies heavily on oil than any other sector?If they threaten or not threaten to wipe each other how does that help Tanzanian’s economic policies? If you had simply focused on their GDP composition and avoided the rhetorics of bringing religion into this would’nt your point be understandable?
Please do not ignore this question, without bringing religion and politics, don’t you believe you would have the ability to talk about importance of economic diversification. Why was religion and threats necessary in the context of this debate?
mwanangu anayependa kwenda kwenye vijiwe mara nyingi namwambiaga asome awe kama mashaka,
ReplyDeletealuta kontinua..................
Vita na vianze, mashaka upo???? jibu haya mapigo ya blogger
Wadau, huyu blogger ni mdini tena yule wmenye itikadi kali. Someni maoni yake hapo chini??????????????
ReplyDeletemjibu hoja za mashaka na article siyo hasira za kidini
Can you tell me why out of all countries of the world that rely heavily on one sector you had to pick Iran and Venezuela? Why only countries that that have problems with the West? Why not Kuwait that also relies heavily on oil than any other sector?If they threaten or not threaten to wipe each other how does that help Tanzanian’s economic policies? If you had simply focused on their GDP composition and avoided the rhetorics of bringing religion into this would’nt your point be understandable?
Please do not ignore this question, without bringing religion and politics, don’t you believe you would have the ability to talk about importance of economic diversification. Why was religion and threats necessary in the context of this debate?
Asante US Based Blogger
ReplyDeleteMashaka inabidi ajibu hoja za msingi. Kwa nini anajenga hoja kwa kutumia maelezo yasio ya kweli ama amabayo hayakuthibitishwa kama swala la Dubai na Iran.
Kwa nini anasema serikali ifanye mambo ambayo serikali ya Tanzania tayari inayafanya.
Sielewi kwa nini mashabiki wa mashaka pamoja na kuoneshwa uongo wa maelezo yake bado wanamshangilia. Inaonesha hawa watu hawataki kuheshimiwa kifikra na wako tayari kuburuzwa tu ili mradi imetukima lugha ya Kingereza.
hii ni sawa unawaambia watu waendeshe magari wakati wewe mwenyewe sio dereva sasa wewe john mashaka hivi wewe mwenzetu hukomi au je una hata kajishamba?wapi?
ReplyDeleteNa wewe us blogger hata usijisumbue kumjibu mshamba huyu unashindana na chizi?
Washabiki wengine wana akili za ajabu
ReplyDeleteUS Blogger amemuuliza Mashaka kulikuwa na ulazima gani wa kuleta dini katika mdahalo wa uchumi na washabiki wa Msahaka wanasema US blogger ndio mdini wakati wanaona wanayemshabikia ndiye aliyechomeka dini na migogoro ya wakubwa katika kujadili uchumi wa Tanzania!!!
To US Blogger-hawa watu ni waumini vipofu wa Mashaka, sidhani kama kuna haja ya kuwajibu lolote. Ila kama ukitaka kuwajibu try to focus on your proposed solutions. Hauna haja ya kujadili hoja za kitoto za kwamba tunahitaji ku invest in infrastructure. Umuhimu wa infrastucture katika kujenga uchumi ni hoja ya kidato cha nee na inaonekana washabiki wake wana elimu ya kiwango hicho.
Anita
Someni mada iliyotumwa inayoitwa 'Miradi ya Barabara Kibao Imekamilika Bongo'iliyotolewa na Ikulu.
ReplyDeleteNi ushahidi wa wazi kwamba US Blogger alichosema kwamba Serikali inawekeza katika miundumbinu ni kweli na hoja za Mashaka kwamba tujenge miundumbinu wakati tunajenga ni pumba tu.
Mchumi wa UK
bogger based on nini cjui,,,,
ReplyDeletetafuta lako la akili izo uzosema unazo bandika apa wadau tuchangie then ndo utajua "AKILI NI NYWELE KILA MTU ANA ZAKE"
sipendi watu wanaojua kutukana wezao,wezao kwa habari na akili zao wakaandika article mwingine aja tu na kuparamia bila kutoa suluhisho/data/facts,,,NI UVIVU WA KUFIKIRI
nyie annons mnaomponda MASHAKA nyie mna jipya???toeni mawazo yenu,ayo ni mawazo na msimamo wa MASHAKA NYIE CHAWAWASHA NINI??tui la nazi si maziwa,,,mawazo ya mtu ni binafsi wee kama una misimamo yako kivyako-vyako tuu.Me MASHAKA SIMJUI WALA NINI NA NASEMEA KWA MTU YEYOTE ANAYEANDIKA NEWS ZAKE APA sio kumkomalia weee ilhali wee una jipya.
ndo kama me nnavowashaangaaga mijitu fulani yan wee ongea mawazo yako/or uwe na misimamo yako yan mtu akutolea jicho na mikelele miingi kisa sijui ufanane nae???kila mtu kazaliwa na wazazi wake,kisomo twatofautiana,akili/fikra twazidiana (IQ),nk nk
SOOOOOO WHAT U blogger???yan ata sijaweza maliza soma upupu wako.
AFU JAMENI UDINI-UDINI UTAWAUWA,NA SIKU WAFA UNAENDA MBELE YA HAKI MWENYEZI MUUMBA AKUKANA KWA UVOKUA NA MISIMAMO YAKO YA KIBWEGE,,dini yenyewe zimeletwa toka ng'ambo hahahahaaaaaa.
soma Mithali 1:1,
kama lakubanaaaa achiaaaaaa
sorry leo najisikia kuongea sana,,
aaaghhh "&**::@~
YOU SOUND SOO JELOUSY AND STUPID TOO like those "watani wa jadi vileeee"
ReplyDeletegrow-up yu toddler
Duh!! Afadhali mimi sijasema...
ReplyDeleteNampa big up blogger wa US, huyu John Mashaka ameshapewa shavu na wanajamii humu ndani sasa anaonyesha sura yake ya kweli. Kijana John hana zaidi ya kuonyesha ana udini wa hali ya juu na pia ni kibaraka alosomeshwa vizuri na marekani na akaiva. Kuna mifano chungu nzima angetoa tungeikubali lakini anaweka sera zake wazi za kuwa...kibush bush kwa kutaja mifano ya Venezuela na Iran ambao wameikosesha usingizi bosi wake alomsomesha Marekani. Lakini kuna watu wako macho na wamemshitukia, kwa hivyo hata kama ni mwana uchumi lakini changa la macho hakuna tena humu ndani, akiandika.. hivyo viji-makala vyake basi atavirudia kusoma tena ili kiwe wazi humu ndani, kama Mashaka ni mwana uchumi kweli au anatumia uchumi kuleta udini na kutangaza sera za kibabe za Marekani.
ReplyDeleteLibeneke hoyee.
Bazazi wa kimataifa. UK.
You Guys Should Realize kwamba hizi Ni personal OPINIONs na kwamba Criticism will always result as a reason, I would suggest that we should REFRAIN from attacking J. Mashaka personally but if we can Improve what He wrote and add to what he failed to include in his writing - it will be a gracious IDEA and also might improve his writing too. "Stop Being Selfish"
ReplyDeleteKwa hiyo lets put our differences aside and lets be ONE, remember WE ARE ONE "three words that are very Powerful" In a situation like this I believe we should show our support and vigilance towards his statement/and also to yours. Remember We Can not Walk alone - L.King Jr.
Why always whenever Someone proved to write something, we are always HEADING towards Personally ATTACKs?
JE HUU NI UNGWANA?
Huyo Dogo aliesema John hana stashahada ya Uandishi, kweli inawezekana Hana hiyo stashahada, JE wewe Ulifikiri Kuandika Editorial Kama Hii? Kama ni kweli IKO WaPI? sema Michuzi Kakubania. And also you dont need to have a Literature degree to write, some come naturally, it is a talent kama Kipaji cha michuzi kucheza mpira :).
Think OUTSIDE the Damn BOX.
MotoMoto - "Name So Name You have got to say it twice".
WE MDAU UNAYEJIFANYA KUJIBU HOJA ZA MASHAKA KWA JAZBA NA KUTETEA SERIKALI USITUFANYE WATANZANIA WOTE NI VICHWA VYA WENDAWAZIMU.HUU UMJADALA SIO WA KISIASA BALI NI SISI KAMA WANANCHI TUNAJARIBU KUANGALIA TUNAELEKEA WAPI.
ReplyDeleteSWALA LAKO LA KWAMBA VITU VYOTE ALIVYOZUNGUMZIA MASHAKA NDIO SERIKALI INAFANYA WEWE NI MUONGO TENA MKUBWA SANA. UNASEMA KWAMBA WAMELETA INVESTORS? UNAZUNGUMZIA HAWA INVESTORS AMBAO WANA WANUFAISHA WAO VIONGOZI NA SIO NCHI.UNAMLETA INVESTOR ANAKUPA WEWE DOLLAR MILLIONI MBILI HILI UMSAMEHE KODI HUKU WEWE UNANUFAIKA NA MILLIONI MBILI TAIFA LINAINGIA HASARA KUBWA KWA HIO KAMPUNI KUTOLIPA KODI.
JUZI HAPA ARTICLE IMETOKA NIPASHE KWAMBA SOKO LA TANZANITE LIMESHUKA NA HESABU ZIKASEMA KWAMBA TANZANITE INATOA MAUZO YA $500,000,000 KWA MWAKA WAKATI TANZANIA INAPATA $20,000,000 TU KUTOKANA NA MSAMAHA WA KODI WA 1998.SASA HII NDIO SERIKALI UNAYOSIFIA WEWE KWAMBA WANAFANYA TUNAYO ZUNGUMZA? USIJE HAPA KUPOTOSHA JAMII TUKO HAPA TUJARIBU KUSAFISHA NAFSI ZETU KWANI TUNAJUA HAYA YOTE TUNAYOZUNGUMZIA HAYATA WEZA KUFANYIKA KAMWE KUTOKANA NA WATU KAMA NYINYI MNAONA SERIKALI INAFANYA MAZURI.
UMEMTAJA PROF.NDURU KWAMBA KATOKA WORLD BANK SO WHAT? FISADI NI FISADI TU,MBONA UFISADI WOTE ULIFANYIKA WAKATI YEYE PIA YUPO?
ACHENI KUTUFANYA WAPUMBAVU SISI WEWE,HAKUNA BAYA MASHAKA ALILOSEMA NA WEWE UMESUPPORT KWA KUSEMA YOTE NDIO YANAFANYWA NA SERIKALI NA MIMI NAKUJIBU SERIKALI HAWAFANYI JINSI INAVYOTAKIWA.WANAFANYA KWA KUJINUFAISHA WAO BINAFSI NA SIO NCHI.
YANI UNA NGUVU KABISA YA KUTETEA BOGUS MIKATABA INAYOENDELEA SASA HIVI NCHINI NA KUSEMA KWAMBA SERIKALI INAFANYA KAZI.
mashaka anaongea kama raia tu na wala sio kwamba anataka kujakufanya kazi,wewe ndio umejibu kwa kisiasa kwa kutaka kulinda watu waliokuwepo madarakani.
TANZANIANS DESERVE A GOVERMENT THAT WORKS FOR THEM JUST LIKE ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
mdau "cha mtu mavi"
WE MDAU UNAYEJIFANYA KUJIBU HOJA ZA MASHAKA KWA JAZBA NA KUTETEA SERIKALI USITUFANYE WATANZANIA WOTE NI VICHWA VYA WENDAWAZIMU.HUU UMJADALA SIO WA KISIASA BALI NI SISI KAMA WANANCHI TUNAJARIBU KUANGALIA TUNAELEKEA WAPI.
ReplyDeleteSWALA LAKO LA KWAMBA VITU VYOTE ALIVYOZUNGUMZIA MASHAKA NDIO SERIKALI INAFANYA WEWE NI MUONGO TENA MKUBWA SANA. UNASEMA KWAMBA WAMELETA INVESTORS? UNAZUNGUMZIA HAWA INVESTORS AMBAO WANA WANUFAISHA WAO VIONGOZI NA SIO NCHI.UNAMLETA INVESTOR ANAKUPA WEWE DOLLAR MILLIONI MBILI HILI UMSAMEHE KODI HUKU WEWE UNANUFAIKA NA MILLIONI MBILI TAIFA LINAINGIA HASARA KUBWA KWA HIO KAMPUNI KUTOLIPA KODI.
JUZI HAPA ARTICLE IMETOKA NIPASHE KWAMBA SOKO LA TANZANITE LIMESHUKA NA HESABU ZIKASEMA KWAMBA TANZANITE INATOA MAUZO YA $500,000,000 KWA MWAKA WAKATI TANZANIA INAPATA $20,000,000 TU KUTOKANA NA MSAMAHA WA KODI WA 1998.SASA HII NDIO SERIKALI UNAYOSIFIA WEWE KWAMBA WANAFANYA TUNAYO ZUNGUMZA? USIJE HAPA KUPOTOSHA JAMII TUKO HAPA TUJARIBU KUSAFISHA NAFSI ZETU KWANI TUNAJUA HAYA YOTE TUNAYOZUNGUMZIA HAYATA WEZA KUFANYIKA KAMWE KUTOKANA NA WATU KAMA NYINYI MNAONA SERIKALI INAFANYA MAZURI.
UMEMTAJA PROF.NDURU KWAMBA KATOKA WORLD BANK SO WHAT? FISADI NI FISADI TU,MBONA UFISADI WOTE ULIFANYIKA WAKATI YEYE PIA YUPO?
ACHENI KUTUFANYA WAPUMBAVU SISI WEWE,HAKUNA BAYA MASHAKA ALILOSEMA NA WEWE UMESUPPORT KWA KUSEMA YOTE NDIO YANAFANYWA NA SERIKALI NA MIMI NAKUJIBU SERIKALI HAWAFANYI JINSI INAVYOTAKIWA.WANAFANYA KWA KUJINUFAISHA WAO BINAFSI NA SIO NCHI.
YANI UNA NGUVU KABISA YA KUTETEA BOGUS MIKATABA INAYOENDELEA SASA HIVI NCHINI NA KUSEMA KWAMBA SERIKALI INAFANYA KAZI.
mashaka anaongea kama raia tu na wala sio kwamba anataka kujakufanya kazi,wewe ndio umejibu kwa kisiasa kwa kutaka kulinda watu waliokuwepo madarakani.
TANZANIANS DESERVE A GOVERMENT THAT WORKS FOR THEM JUST LIKE ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
mdau "cha mtu mavi"
USENENE, ALUTA CONYUA………………………………..
ReplyDeleteMZEE MZIMA MITHUPU. KWANZA KABISA HUYU MTU (US BASED BLOGGER) NITAMUITA MDUDU MWENYEWE SENENE. HAFAI KUWA KIONGOZI NA WALA SIDHANII NI KIONGOZI YEYOTE KATIKA TAIFA LETU. KAMA NI KIONGOZI, BASI INABIDI WIZARA ANAYOIFANYIA KAZI IFANYIWE MAREKEBISHO.
USENENE WAKE UNAKUJAJE, YEYE KAZI YAKE KUBWA NI KUMPONDA MASHAKA BINAFSI BDALA YA KUYAPONDA MAKALA YAKE.AKIWA NI MTU MWENYE UPEO NA MSOMI, ITABIDI ACHKUE MUDA WAKE NA KUANDIKA MADA INAYOSEMA “ TANZANIA CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT AGRICULTURE” VINGINEVYO INATUBIDI KUMUITA SENENE MWENYE MAJUNGU NA WIVU.
HUYU NI MBEMA BOXI MCHOVU, ALIYEJAA JADHBA NA HASIRA ZA KIPUMBAVU. HUYU BLOGGER NA SURROGATE WAKE MCHUMI WA TEXAS, AMBAYE KAZI YAKE NI KUANDIKA USHUZI KILA WATU WANAPOCHANGIA AU KUTOA MAONI YAO. HUYU US-BASED BLOGGER NI MDINI MWENYE ROHO MBAYA AMBAYE HAITAJIKI KATIKA TAIFA LETU, KAMA SIKOSEI NI MWANA CUF NA SIYO CHADEMA JINSI MCHANGIAJI MOJA ALIVYOTAMKA.
WANA CHADEMA NI WATU WALIOELEMIKA NA WENYE UPEO WA HALI YA JUU, HIZI HASIRA NI HASIRA ZA WANA “CUF” AMBAO WANAONA UDINI TU NDIO DAWA YA MAENDELEO
ANAYETAFUTA UMAARUFU NI MCHUMI WA TEXAS MBUMBUMBU, PAMOJA NA BLOGGER WAKE KUPITIA MGONGO WA MASHAKA. SIYO KWAMBA NAMTETEA MASHAKA, HAPANA. MIMI NAMUUNGA MKONO KWA SABABU AMELETA MADA YENYE MAANA AMBAYO INABIDI TUITOLEE MICHANGO YA KITAIFA. MASHAKA NI KIJANA WA KUJITUMA, AMBAYE SIYO TU ANAIELEMISHA JAMII, ANAJITOLEA KWA HALI NA MALI. WEWE BLOGGER UMEFANYIA NINI TANZANIA? UKICHOKA KUBEBA BOXI MAJUU, RUDI TUTAKUKARIBISHA, LAKINI USILETE MAMBO YAKO YA UDINI HAPA
NI RAISI SANA KUKOSOA KULIKO KUTENDA. IKIWA BLOGGER ANA UWEZO KAMA WA MASHAKA, BASI AANDIKE MAKALA YAKE NASI PIA TUSOME.WOTE TUNAIPENDA TANZANIA NA SIYO WEE TU. KILA MMOJA WETU HUMU ANAIPENDA TANZANIA, HATA MASHAKA MWENYEWE NI MZALENDOWAKUTUPA. NIKIKUMBUKA WAKENYA WALIPOTUTUKANA, WENGI TULIONA ALIVYOWAJIBU SIYO KWA JADHBA BALI KWA MPANGILIO NA USTAARABU
Mashaka:
BILA SHAKA, WOTE TUNAFAHAMU UWEZO WAKO, ILA, JARIBU KUTUMIA KIZUNGU RAISI ILI WOTE WAELEWE IKIWA LENGO LAKO NI KUIELEMISHA JAMII YA KITANZANIA. USIWE NA WASIWASI, TUNAKUUNGA NA TUTAKUUNGA MKONO KWA HALI NA MALI, HAKUNA ATAKAYEKUGUSA, UMUHIMU WAKO KWA TANZANIA TUNAIELEWA.
SENENE, ,,,,, “US BASED BLOGGER” NADHANI ITAKUWA VYEMA UKIACHANA NA TABIA YAKO YA USENENE.ANAYEMGUSA, ANATUGUSA WATANZANIA WOTE
PRO-MASHAKA TEAM.
UPANGA (DAR)
Kwa faida ya wadau, kuna mdau aliuliza kwa nini Mashaka asitumie mfano wa Kuwaiti?
ReplyDeleteKuwaiti haifanani na Iran ktk kuwa na visheni ya uchumi wa kuona mbali.
Saddam Hussein alipoivamia Kuwaiti, raia wengi wa Kuwaiti walitimkia nchi za nje kama wakimbizi wa muda.
Taifa la Kuwaiti lilichukua jukumu la kugharamia raia wake wakimbizi kwa kuwalipia pango la mahoteli walizofikia ugenini, yaani raia wake hawakuishia kambi za ukimbizi.
Hii imetokana na Kuwaiti kuwa na sera nzuri madhubuti za kiuchumi. Nchi kama Uingereza sasa ina haha kwa kuishiwa na mafuta/gesi iliyokuwa inachimbwa ndani ya mipaka ya Uingereza. waingereza walitumia vibaya rasilimali hiyo na sasa hawana uwezo mkubwa wa kugharamia miradi endelevu ambayo haikuwekezwa wakati wa utajiri wa mafuta na gesi.
Nchi ya Norway kwa upande wake imefuata sera kama za Kuwaiti, na inatamba kuwa ikitokea vita, wanauwezo wa kuwahudumia wa- Norway kwa miaka 100(mia) ijayo wakiwa uhamishoni( na tambo hili ni la kweli).
Somo: Tanzania inabidi itumie rasilimali zake vizuri zaidi kama Mashaka asemavyo, ili kuongeza kasi ya kweli ya kiuchumi.
Kasi hii itaongezwa kwa ujenzi wa miundo-mbinu kwa kutumia rasilimali zote vizuri za sasa yaani watu, ardhi, madini na bahari, ama sivyo chelewachelewa tutakuta mwana(rasilimali)si wetu.
Au akitokea janga kubwa au mvamizi mwingine kama dikteta Amini itabidi kufunga mkanda kwa miezi 1200.
/////hamna lolote hapa, kazi zetu kubwa ni wivu na majungu. inabidi tuwe watu makini. huyu kijana kaandika la maana kweli, lakini wajuaji wa gengeni ndo wale ama zangu ama zake. hii kasumba itaisha lini, si ndio usenene huu hapa. wewe blogga ni chizi kabisa, sasa hasira zote ni za nini ndo tujue unaipenda Iran kuliko Tanzania, usituletee mambo ya Relion Hapa.
ReplyDeleteUS Blogger, nimeona critical analysis yako. Hapo umeweza analyse pumba za huyu John Mashaka ambae amejaribu kutufanya wote ni zero.
ReplyDeleteIngekua vizuri kumjua US Blogger ni nani, to me it add's more weight to your arguments.
Keep up the good work US Blogger!!!
Us Based Blogger, first of all your English is awful, and you ought to know that IRAN is not religion, it is a country, so how religion thing comes into this? when somebody saying something and referring Iran it does not mean religion, is not it? Even you you did not back you facts with credible references, your article is not an academic, it is like a tabloid in Uhuru newspaper, as well too no one will believe you if you don't back your facts with credible references. It looks like you are within the government or you have a relative in it that is why your entire article defends it, know one is against the overnment, what people they try to do in good faith is throwing a towel on our issues so as to contribute how we could move from where we are to the better place, if the government is doing just that, then well we appreciate it, but I doubt, and, that is my opinion. ARTICLE YA MASHAKA ILIKUWA NZURI SANA PAMOJA NA KWAMBA NI MAMBO AMBAYO YAPO NA YANASEMWA NA WATU HATA KABLA YAKE, LAKINI NI LAZIMA TU-APPRECIATE KUWA AMBACHUKUWA MUDA WAKE KUKUSANYA NA KUTULETEA IN ONE PIECE. MZEE WA US BASED BLOGGER ACHA HASIRA NA KUITETEA SERIKALI SWALA HALIKUWA LA SERIKALI LILIKUWA LA WATANZANIA WOTE. it seems as if you are obssessed with something that you did not want to expose. ACHA HASIRA UTAZEEKA HARAKA, relax man.
ReplyDeleteI think both of these guys are well-informed, albeit incomprehensively, about economic issues. This Mashaka kid just gloss over things, pulling every vague economic concept he can muster into one long and winded rhetoric. The other guy raised some pretty good points, but I don't like the personal attacks. However, I will have to agree with him on one thing (and I pray to God that I will wrong on this): Mashaka's just putting forward some aggressive publicity stunts. If he really wants to be patriotic, he should create a blog, build a school, or start an organization to help his fellow young Tanzanians to prosper as he has. That's true patriotism.
ReplyDeletekama mtanzania nafarijika kuona watu wanachangia katika mambo ya kujenga nchi yetu, pili siyo bifu au mashindano ya kufanya watu wajisikie vibaya ni mtazamo tu wenye facts ndani yake.
ReplyDeleteIla US blogger anajua nini tanzania inataka, tatizo la mashaka ana kariri siasa za dunia tofauti na mwelekeo wa nchi yetu,wapi na wapi irani,venezuela na tanzania? ongera sana us blogger
..wabongo mmekalia longolongo tuu na hakuna seriousness yeyote na kazi yenu ni copy & paste na kuja kujaza watu ujinga humu,Rwanda sasa ni moto mbele na wameshatuacha mbali sana kiuchumi na hatuwezi tena kushindana nao,wana broadband high speed internet nchi nzima mwisho wa huu mwaka,wana best university za science and tecnology,wanajenga mabwawa ya umeme na gas,barabara zao ndio usiseme ni lami tupu,ukifika kigali utashangaa na sijawahi kuona mji msafi kama ule,sasa hivi wazungu na wakenye wanaojua biashara ndio wanajaa Kigali,wanapata watalii karibu milioni moja kwa mwaka wakati resources zao hazifikii hata robo ya zetu,tuache longolongo tufanye kazi kama Rwanda...nafikiri hata jeshi lao sasa ni kali kuliko yote East Africa,anayebisha aende kigali akone kwa macho yake
ReplyDeleteHuuuuuray tuna genius wawili tanzania sasa. Si ung'ng'e tu kidogo Tanzania unakubalika?
ReplyDeleteIQ zinapimwa kwa kuongea kidhungu bongo hiyooooooo
Hongera US based blogger
US Blogger hakujitaja, hakuna haja ya kuhisi ni nani, ila kitu kimoja ni kwamba, Watanzania tuache kupondeana, mtu akitoa wazo lake, angalia pointi zake kisha jibu kwa hoja. Hatuwezi kufanikiwa kwa kukanyagana. Kama wewe unamuona mtu fulani ni shujaa wako, sawa tu, usitukane wengine wanamuona tofauti. Pia, ni vema kama mtu unatoa makala ndefu ukajitaja ili mjadala uwe na uwazi badala ya kuacha washikaji wengine wakihangaika kutafuta ni nani halafu wanaishia kupakazia watu wengine bila kuwa na uhakika.
ReplyDeleteTanzania haitajengwa kwa watu kutukanana.
Inasikitisha sana kuona watanzania badala ya kujenga always tona-strive katika kubomoa. I am personally not a big fan of Mr. John Mashaka lakini sijaona kosa lolote alilofanya huyu bwana.
ReplyDeleteAlichofanya ni kutoa maoni yake ambayo yanatoa nafasi kwa wanajamii ambao ni civilized, kuweza kujadili maoni yake na sio kumjadili yeye. Hakika hii inadhihirisha kwamba Watanzania wengi tuna mapungufu katika fikra zetu, tunasahau ule msemo kwamba great minds discuss about ISSUES, average minds discuss about EVENTS and INFERIOR minds discuss/talk about PEOPLE. Kwanini discussion zetu zinakuwa kuhusu Mashaka as an individual and not about his article? Swali hili nawaulize wale wanaomuita Mashaka genius as well as wale wanaomuita Mashaka kuwa ni mbabaishaji. WHY TALK ABOUT THE PERSON AND NOT HIS ARTICLE or what he's trying to propose? Are we really that inferior in thinking? Why do we always prove our critics RIGHT when they suggest that we are peoples of INFERIOR minds?
Endapo kama huyu "USA based Blogger" alikuwa ana maoni yake kwanini asiyatoe kama vile Mashaka alivyofanya? Au wewe Economist in TEXAS, why do you have to attack MAshaka's credibility as a person instead of pointing out (respectfully if not in a civil manner) his article's flaws. Are you that inferior in mind?
WAKE UP Watanzania, let's discuss Mashaka or anyone's proposed ISSUES and not that individual's personality or their state of mind.
Now to add to Mashaka's article, i think Tanzania as a country we need to revolutionize our agricultural economy by improving our farming techniques and if possible put more emphasis on large scale commercial farming. to acheive that, we need to put forth a comprehensive agricultural sector reform policy that will address first and foremost the LAND ownership policy and how to lease that land to foreign investors who will invest in large scale commercial farming. Diversification will need to be in the type of crops that will be produced, that alone will ensure Tanzania has a safe and diversified agricultural economy that's supported by the manufacturing industry, i.e. food processing etc.
US Blogger anatuthibitishia kwamba Watanzania wenye uwezo wa majambo wapo. Amemmaliza kabisa Mashaka, tuwe wakweli tu.
ReplyDeleteMashaka ni attention-seeker, ana sifa zote za watu wenye tatizo hili. Anapotaka kuzungumzia jambo, anahaha huku na huko, mara nchi hii mara ile, anapoteza hata direction ya anachosema. Shida ni kwamba Wabongo tu ngumbaru kwa hiyo tukiona mtu kashuka Kimombo, tunahaha kumsifia. Mimi sidhani kama huku ni kukomaa.
Ila hawa wanaodhani kuwa eti Iran imeshabuliwa kwa sababu za udini, ni wapuuzi. Issue ya Iran inajitegemea bila udini wowote. Panueni mawazo jamani.
Hii response kwa Mashaka ni official reaction ambayo imetolewa kama contribution ya mtu binafsi. Kinyume chake basi huyu mtu ni very well-informed Tanzanian. But the point is, Mashaka inabidi awe anatafuta data za Tanzania kwanza kabla ya kuishambulia Tanzania. Our country is not doing the best, but is not doing the worst either. Kuna tatizo kwamba Watanzania wengi mlioko nje hamjui yanayotokea Tanzania, very few wana idea, sana sana mna picha ya jumla jumla tu, na perception kwamba kila kitu kimeoza, lakini kuna kazi inafanyika ingawa kuna watu wanaharibu. Ni vema mkawa mnafuatilia mambo kwanza kabla ya kuandika. Jaribuni kuwa scholars zaidi kuliko makasuku.
ReplyDeletewewe anonymous wa 9:41
ReplyDeleteUS Blogger hakusema Iran ni dini. Aliyeleta dini ni Mashaka kwa kusema Iran inatumia fedha zake kwa ajili ya Uislamu.
wacha kuwa mfuasi kipofu, waliyoyasema yako wazi.
Hapa kuna swala la perception na standards za kuangalia kwa uchumi wa Tanzania kama taifa.
ReplyDeleteJe kwa mtizamo wa sisi sote, progress ya kujivunia ni nini kwetu Tanzania? Kweli inawezekana serikali inatekeleza hayo John Mashaka aliyoyaorodhesha, lakini yanatekelezwa ipasavyo?Wakati nasoma nilijifunza kitu kinaitwa "ulipuaji", kufanya ili mradi.Funika kombe mwendawazimu apite.
Wakati TANESCO, bandari [Tanzania Ports Authority], Air Tanzania, Tanzania Railways vikiwa hoi, sioni kama kuna progress ya maana.
Hizo kampuni nilizotaja ni reflection ya mengine yanavyofanyika kwa kulipua au kufunika kombe mwendawazimu apite.Failure is all around us.
Lakini katika swala la kilimo, je tunauza nje bidhaa au malighafi zenye thamani kiasi gani?
John Mashaka haridhishwi na progress kutokana na kutaka standards ziwe juu[ raising the bar], lakini US Blogger anaridhika kwa urahisi - hasa kwa kuwa yeye haoni haja ya wengi kunufaika.
I am so suprised by some people in this blog, the aim of blogging is to exchange ideas/critisize (oppose or support). when someone is been critised instead of being positive n respond to critisim he/she behave like our politician. In the western world when someone put new ideas the first thing to happen is scrutiny. In michuzi Blog when Mashaka write something the next word is Genius.....
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I would like to qoute the previous president BW Mkapa "wavivu wa kufikiri"
Its clear John is ill informed about the current situation in Tanzania and he need to do a little research on that.
ReplyDeleteThe main problem in Tanzania people/citizen aren't aware of their right. Once they know everything would be "Murua"
...wabongo hizo theory mnazosoma zinasaidia tuu kama watu wanafanya kazi kwa bidii na nchi inaongozwa bila rushwa,mtasoma kila kitu lakini kama uvivu na rushwa vitaendela basi umaskini ni wa milele...dawa ni kufanya kazi tuu na kila mtu awajibike kama wewe ni mwalimu hakikisha unafaulisha wanafunzi wengi kwa pass za juu,kama wewe ni dereva wa daladala hakikisha unafuata sheria na zote na kuwafikisha watu wanapokwenda on time,kama wewe ni houseboy hakikisha unasafisha nyumba vizuri sana mpaka inang'aa,kama wewe mwanafunzi somakwa bidii,kama wewe police hakikisha haki inatendeka n.k tukiweza hayo kila mtu akawajibika basi maendeleo ni yetu na TUTAENDELEA HARAKA SANA,kama hamuamini endeleeni kuishi mnavyoishi sasa kwa uvivu,rushwa na kutofuata sheria
ReplyDeleteMashaka - there is no need to infuse religion when talking about economics.
ReplyDeleteBlogger - nice criticism on blending of religion and economics.
My fellow Tanzanians - wasomi, thinkers and the likes tunao, utendaji ndio umepata ukoma.
Tutafika tu, Aluta Kontinua.
Mdau - NY.
Aluta ametumia kitu kinachoitwa "character assassination", ambacho sie wananchi wa kawaida hatukifagilii wala nini. Kama Aluta ana "idea" zake mpya za kuleta maendeleo Tanzania alete sio majigambo yasiyokuwa na msingi wowote. Kumbuka Aluta: (i)dunia ni mviringo, (ii)kuna njia nyingi za kutoa harufu mbaya ya chooni (iii)hali ya uchumi ya Tanzania na Watanzania bado ni mbaya sana; hivyo ni bora uwe "open minded" kukaribisha fikra nzuri za watu wote bila kutuletea ilani zako za uchaguzi za CCM humu.
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Mashaka anawafaa sana mbumbumbu wetu wa Tanzania. Anasema vitu vya kawaida vilivyozoeleka madarasani na kwenye magazeti na tovuti, halafu watu wanapigia kelele. Nchi yetu imejaa ngumbaru wengi kweli.
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INASIKITISHA SANA, TENA SANA. KUONA ETI KIDHUNGU NDIO MTU ANA IQ KUBWA. UFARANSA, URUSI JAPANI NK WANAONGEA LUGHA ZAO. HUU NI UTUMWA!!!. USHABIKI USHABIKI, WATU HAWAFIKIRI MPAKA MASHAKA AFIKIRI KWA NIABA YAO, HALAFU WANASHANGILIA, TUTAFIKA KWELI.
ReplyDeleteMPENI DADA ZENU BASI AWAOE,.ETI RAISI 2015. LABDA RAISI WA MA-BLOG YA WATANZANIA.MICHUZI BANIA HII NAYO, KIBARAKA NO 1 WA MASHAKA
NAITAJI JINA LA US BLOGGER
ReplyDeleteKWANINI ANAJIFICHA JINA??HATUTAKI WATU WASIRI SIKU ZOTE NI WAUAJI,AJIFICHE YEE NANI ATA OBAMA TWAMJUA ADI WAKUU WA MAJESHI,FBI nk TWAWAJUA
TUPENI JINA WEE MICHUZI USITUME WATU WASIRI BLOGU HII,
eti tz ınaimprove sector ya utalii,wageni wanakuja lkn kwa vile there is no great sanitation(majı hayatoki,eg zanzibar forodhani sehemu zinazouzwa misosi hamna hata dustbin,nimemshuhudia mzungu kamaliza kula katafuta dustbin mpaka kachoka mwisho akatupa chini bila kutaka),turists wanajali sana afya zao malarya,kipindupindu yellow fever.
ReplyDeleteje haya yameangaliwa? au is not important? mi naona ni muhimu pia ktk kukuza economy
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ReplyDeleteJohn Mashaka, Mwanakijiji, US and several others (in diaspora) have lost touch with the realities prevailing in Tanzania. They always think being in the US UK or elsewhere whey sought asylum is a qualification to criticize policies without critical analysis or suggesting alternative solutions. At most they are good at attacking other people, mudsligging their names or their religious faith rather than discussing ideas or issues at hand. Most of their articles, critiqes or rejoinders are not at all objective. Even when they pose as journalists to interview politicians, their agenda is not not about the qualities or the policies and their implications but rather on names, relationships, ethinicities and church denominations. I can therefore understand reactions of some interveiwees like Sophia Simba, Nape, Meghji, and many others.
Again for wanting to raise their popularity it is criticize, blame, accuse, shame and disqualify others. Mashaka, US blogger and Mwanakajiji are all in the same catagory. They live in the US, why cant they discuss development issues in Detroit where they all leave rahter than claiming that they invented the internet.
Here in Bongo, we want harmony, development and prosperity. If we have political party monopoly, we will change it through home turf and ground rules. Ghana had done it, Mozambique did it, Zambia and Zimbabwe too. Those Tanzanians in asylum in the USA and elsewhere are spectetors and commentetors. Change is going to be brought by people on the frontline. We are aware of the limitations of those positioned in the sideline, offline
Bonde la Ubwabwa
"For every economist there is an equal and opposite economist." Y'all doing good guys; Mashaka and US Blogger, kudos! I'm with great enthusiasm waiting for an open debate. All in all, we should focus on solving the three basic economic problems THROUGH AGRICULTURE in TANZANIA:
ReplyDelete1. What to produce;
2. How to produce, and how much;
3. For whom!
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ReplyDeleteHii yote inaonyesha mjadala utakuwa mzuri kwa kuwa tayari kuna pande mbili tayari, moja ikimshabikia Mashaka na ingine US BLoger. Cha kutilia maanani ni kwamba hawasemi kilimo TU ndio kiendeleze uchumi, bali KILIMO KIPEWE KIPAUMBELE kuendeleza uchumi.
ReplyDeleteKilimo, kilimo, kilimo, kilimo
Ni wazi kwamba maoni ya Mashaka hayakueleweka kwa bloga wa US. Hili ni kosa la Mashaka. Asingeandika maoni yake katika ki noti richabo!
ReplyDeletemashaka utakuwa mwenda wazimu kukutana na haya kijitu sijui debate, debate gani ndo kesho wakauzie sura zao bongo heti wali debate mashaka,, eboooo
ReplyDeletemashaka, hachana na hii mijitu isiyokuwa na jina. yameona kwamba umekuwa kivutio kikubwa sana. Kwenye magazeti na hata kwenye mtandao
wanapoona jina lako hasira za wivu zinawashika kwa sababu unafanya makubwa, kwa hiyo ukitaka kuwa punda wao, wee simama watapanda kwenye mgongo wako. Keep these people away from you. I WILL CALL YOU STUPID TO LEAVE YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO DEAL WITH THESE LUNATICS
Mdau - ukraine
..nyie wabongo msipofanya kazi kwa bidii na kuacha rushwa hakuna kitu kitawasaidia,mtaendelea kuwa mafukara tuu
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