Mkuu Mkoa wa Dar es salaam, William Lukuvi akimfariji mke wa Marehemu Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa, Asina Kawawa, wakati alipoitembelea familia ya marehemu nyumbani kwa marehemu Madale leo jioni
Katibu Mkuu wa CCM, Yusu Makamba (kushoto) akimlilia Mzee Rashid Kawawa wakati alipokwenda nyumbani kwa marehemu, Madale jijini Dar leo jioni.
katibu Mkuu wa CCM, Yusufu Makamba akimfariji Zainabu Kawawa mtoto wa Simba wa Vita marehemu, Rashidi kawawa, Madale leo jioni.
Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dar es salaam, William Lukuvi akimpa pole Mh. Vita Kawawa Mbunge wa Namtumbo, Songea) ambaye mtoto wa Marehemu Rashid Kawawa nyumbani kwa marehemu Madale, jijini Dar leo jioni.RATIBA YA MAZISHI YA SIMBA WA VITA
Mazishi ya Simba wa Vita Mzee Rashid Mfaume Kawawa yanatarajiwa kufanyika siku ya jumamosi nyumbani kwa marehemu Madale jijini Dar es Salaam.
Kwa mujibu wa ratiba fupi iliyotolewa na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa dar es salaam, Mh. William Lukuvi amesema jioni hii kuwa siku ya ijumaa mwili wa marehemu utapelekwa katika viwanja vya Karimjee kwa ajili ya wananchi kutoa heshima za mwisho.
Mh Lukuvi amewataka wananchi kwa ujumla kujitokeza kwa wingi kuanzia majira ya saa saba mchana kumuaga Simba wa Vita.
RIP Mzee Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa.
ReplyDeleteRashidi Mfaume Kawawa (born 1929), Tanzanian political leader, devoted his career to policies designed to increase his fellow citizens' standard of living.
The son of an elephant hunter and the eldest of eight children, Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa was born in the Songea district of Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in eastern Africa. After primary schooling in Dar es Salaam, he finished his formal education at Tabora Government Secondary School (1951-1956), the alma mater of Julius Nyerere, leader in the fight for Tanganyika's independence. Kawawa refused the opportunity to continue his education at Uganda's Makerere College, thus enabling his father to use the family's limited resources to educate his siblings.
Early Career
Kawawa's first job was as a Public Works Department accounts clerk. This was a most difficult period for the young man. With the death of his father, he assumed the responsibility of supporting his younger brothers and sisters. In 1951 Kawawa realized a long-standing dream of becoming a social worker. He had actually inaugurated this career by organizing a literacy campaign for adults while a student in Dar es Salaam.
On his new job Kawawa joined a mobile film unit engaged in government literacy programs. When it was decided to use the unit for educational filming, he was chosen as the only Tanzanian leading actor. He also served as a scriptwriter and a producer. Perhaps the most important aspect of Kawawa's social worker career occurred when he was sent to central Tanzania (1953) to work among Kikuyu detainees held because of the Kenyan Mau Mau movement. He later described his successful work there as the "greatest challenge of my life."
Government Service
Kawawa joined the Tanganyika African Government Services Association, becoming its assistant general secretary in 1951 and its president in 1955. His main task was securing rights for government employees due them under Tanganyika's laws. Realizing the advantages of a nationwide organization, Kawawa helped found the Tanganyika Federation of Labor (TFL) and was elected its first general secretary in 1955.
The Tanganyikan independence movement was then underway, directed by Julius Nyerere of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU). Kawawa's government employment prevented him from political participation, but his commitment to use the unions to further independence led to his resignation in February 1956 to devote his time and talents to labor and political organization. Joining TANU, he became a central committee member (1957) and vice president (1960). In the meantime Kawawa had been appointed to the Legislative Council (1957), remaining a member until 1960. In September 1960, following his first appointment to Cabinet rank, he resigned from the TFL to concentrate on politics.
When Prime Minister Nyerere of the now independent Tanganyika resigned for a brief period in 1962, Kawawa replaced him until his return to office. After 1964 Kawawa held the office of second vice president of Tanzania (formed from the union of Tanganyika and the island republic of Zanzibar), serving as Nyerere's principal assistant for mainland affairs and as leader of the National Assembly.
Nyerere resigned as Tanzania's president in 1985, and Kawawa left government service as well
INNAH LILAH WAINAILAIH RAJIUN! HAKIKA SISI NI WA MOLA NA KWAKE SOTE TUTAREJEA! POLENI WATANZANIA WENZANGU KWA KUMPOTEZA SIMBA WA VITA. MWENYEZI MUNGU AIPUMZISHE ROHO YAKE KWA AMANI, AMINA.
ReplyDeleteInna lillah wa inna ilaihi raajiuun. May his soul be granted a place in janna. Those who have been fortunate enough to have witnessed the political phases over the last three decades will probably agree with me that - like Julius Nyerere and a few others - Mzee Kawawa was undoubtedly a rare breed in our political habitat, an honest leader who always had the people at heart throughout his political life and in his retirement. People talk of role models - what else would one ask for other than learning from these great political figures. Unravelling the factors which transformed Tanzania's political terrain would surely form an interesting PhD title for a political science student using our first phase leaders as cases. How I wish I were a political science don.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to all Tanzanians and particularly to his family - Fatuma, Zalia, Vita, Zamaradi, Farida and others. Again, inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajiuun.
RIP Simba wa Vita.
ReplyDeleteBaada ya kufuatilia habari za kifo cha Simba wa vita zinazoambatana na maisha yake ndio nimeanza kubaini mchango wake mkubwa katika taifa letu na kujiuliza kwa nini hatukumpa wadhifa wa Baba Mdogo wa Taifa wakati tulipompa Hayati JKN wadhifa wa Baba wa Taifa!
INTERVIEW WITH MZEE RASHID MFAUME KAWAWA by Magazini ya first decision makers:
ReplyDeleteHow did you meet Julius Nyerere for the first time?
I first met Mwalimu at Tabora in 1948 when I was a
student. He was a teacher then. That day we had a debate,
with our teachers as the main speakers. The title for that
day’s debate was “Wealth is Better than Education,” and
Mwalimu was on the opposing side. I remember how
elaborate he was in convincing everybody that education
was better than wealth. When I heard in 1954 that he
and others had formed TANU to fight for independence
in Tanganyika I did not hesitate to join the party.
What made TANU’s approach to independence unique?
We had tremendous support from the public. This support
enabled TANU to go into the deepest rural areas, even
where there was no transport. We went from coastal areas to
the mountains, and everywhere crowds followed us. They
were ready to sleep anywhere; and the men would guard us
in the forests. This showed the whole world that the time
for the independence of Tanganyika had come, and that
TANU had the mass support needed to lead the country.
Nyerere was later critical of the new generation taking
over, saying that they were more interested in getting
rich. What would Nyerere make of the political elite in
Tanzania a decade after his death?
Mwalimu’s leadership philosophy was based on what
our party put into the Arusha Declaration. For him it
was like the Bible or Holy Quran. We have never found
anything wrong with the 1967 Declaration. If you read
the Declaration now, you will find leadership codes. The
codes meant nothing more than separation of public
office and private business. Mwalimu used to remind us
that you cannot have a fair balance between public office
and personal business; there will always be a conflict of
interest. The Arusha Declaration also called for self-
reliance through the creation of co-operative farm villages
and the nationalisation of factories, plantations, banks,
and private companies.
Mwalimu had a permanent leading role as Chairman
of the Front Line States. Why do you think Nyerere
was chosen to lead the leaders of Zambia, Botswana,
Mozambique, Angola, and Zimbabwe?
Firstly it should be remembered that Mwalimu had
immense powers of persuasion. He had the charisma
needed to coordinate his counterparts. But one should also
recall the zeal and commitment for African independence
among Tanzanians. Our youths were ready to join their
brothers in southern Africa, who were fighting for their
independence. We have people who died in Mozambique
fighting for the country’s independence from Portuguese
colonial rule. Mwalimu had influenced our people to
the point of considering that our freedom should wait
for the independence of other African countries. The
Father of the Nation made Tanzania play a leading role
in independence struggles in southern Africa.
What was the anti-colonial movement’s greatest
contribution to humanity?
The first thing the anti-colonial movement did was to show
the world that Africans were ready for independence. They
also sent a message to the colonial masters that we could
join hands and fight against colonial rule. But the most
important thing was opening up the African continent to
the whole world. We no longer had spheres of influence
that could stop any country doing business with us.
Innalilallahi wainna ilayhi rajiuun,poleni sana wafiwa Mungu amlaze mahala pema peponi na wafiwa akupeni subira katika kipindi hiki kigumu pia pole sana classmate wangu Habiba.
ReplyDeleteKAWAWA SI MTU MDOGO NI MTU WA KUTISHA, JUHUDI ZAKE ZILISAIDIA SANA KATIKA KUI-SHAPE NCHI YETU, ALIKUWA NATISHA NA MCHAPA KAZI SANA. NAKUMBUKA WAZI WAZI MWAKA 1967 WAKATI WA AZIMIO LA ARUSHA HAKUSITA KUTIMIZA MA-AZIMIO KWA VITENDO ALIKUWA NA ROHO SAFI SANA, HUO MWAKA WA 1967 WAKATI HUO NIKIISHI NEWALA MTWARA NIKIWA MTOTO MDOGO SANA SHULE YA MSINGI ALIKUJA AKIWA AMEVALIA UNIFORM ZA JKT ZA WAKATI ULE ZILIKUWA CADET SAFI SANA, ALIKUJA KUFUNGUWA HOSPITALI YA WILAYA NA KUFUNGA HOSPITALI YA KANISA ANGALIKANA NA KUZIUNGANISHA PAMOJA, WAFANYAKAZI WOTE WA HOSPITALI ANGALIKANA WALIHAMISHIWA KATIKA HOSPITALI YA WILAYA, BASI TOKA MAHALA PALIKUWA NA HOSPITALI YA KANISA NA HII YA SERIKALI NI UMBALI WA KUTOSHA NI KAMA MWENGE NA MANZESE BASI SIMBA WA YUDA ALITEMBEA KWA MIGUU TOKA KULE ALIKUKOWA ANAFUNGA HOSPITALI YA KANISA KWA HOTUBA NZURI NA BAADA YA HAPO ALITAKIWA AKAFUNGUWE HIYO MPYA ALIYOUNGANISHWA YAANI YA SERIKALI NA KANISA KATIKA MAJENGO YA SERIKALI, TULITEMBEA NAYE KWA MIGUU SOTE TOKA HOPITALI ILIYOFUNGWA KWENDA KWENYE HOSPITAL MPYA UMAT WA WATU UKIMFUATA NJIA MZIMA KAWAWA, KAWAWA, KAWAWA VUMBI LIKITIMUKA, TANU OYEEE TANU OYEE NJIA NZIMA TUKAFIKA KWENYE HIYO MPYA AKAANGUSHA HOTUBA YA NGUVU. ALITUELEZA KUWA KWA WAKATI ULE WATANZANIA WENGI WALIKUWAHAWANA UWEZO WA KULIPIA MATIBABU HIVYO SERIKALI ILIONA NI VIZURI KUUNGANISHA NGUVU HIZI MBILI ILI WATU WENGI WAPATE MATIBABI BURE. ALIFANYA HIVYO KUPITIA AZIMIO LA ARUSHA IN SHORT ILE YA ANGALIKANA ILITAIFISHWA, ILIKUWA YA PESA INGAWA SI PESA KUBWA NA WALIKUWA WANAIBU BURE WATU WASIO NA PESA LAKINI CHA MSINGI KILIKUWA KUPANUA HUDUMA KWA WOTE YA MATBABU. YAANI ONE STOP SHOP. ALIKUWA MCHAPA KAZI. WALE WA MIAKA YA 1960 HADI 1980 WATAMKUMBUKA SANA UCHAPAJI WAKE WA KAZI NA ALIKUWA MWADILIFU NA MWAMINIFU SANA, NA MTU MWENYE HESHIMA YA KUHESHIMU WATU. RESPECT. LOYAL TO NYERERE. I LOVED THIS MAN, HE WAS A LEADER OF THE PEOPLE, HAKUWA MWIZI, HAJILIMBIKIZIA MALI. NI TYPE YA NYERERE.
ReplyDeleteje RAIS HAONI SABABU YA KUWA NA KAWAWA DAY? MI NADHANI ANADESERVE FURSA HIYO.
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