A Tanzanian eye on the resurrection of Mandela chieftaincy

South Africa is no Tanzania, but one can not stop to wonder, what would have happened if chiefdoms were not abolished in Tanzania.Most predictable answer from a lot of people could be that, some tribes and areas would suffer disadvantages. Now, few decades after the abolishment of chiefdoms , all that is visible is the disparity that keeps growing. Dar es Salaam is no Mtwara, and for sure one can not compare tribes either.

Well, so might argue that Tanzania is better off the way it is now compared to a lot of countries in Africa, partly due to the removal of chiefs and uniting the people under one ruler. I agree with that, but I also think where we are going it would not be a big suprise to find the country back in square one. Right now the gap between the rich and poor is growing fast.

Would the resurrection of chiefdoms in Tanzania suprise you?
Well, in South Africa, Mandla Mandela becoming a chief with Nelson Mandela (who chose to be a lawyer and not a chief) was not that much suprising.

The case of Mt Kilimanjaro evaporating and not melting!

Photo by Yosemite

It was sad to know that it is still a fact that Mt Kilimanjaro is losing its glacier. Well, atleast now some scientist try to offer different dates for the grand occasion.

The language and the technicality of the processes that robs the mountain its glaciers is fascinating at many meetings , including the European Geosciences Union General Assembly meeting.It is just heartbreaking that knowing that it is actually precipitation and not temperature that contribute the most to the reduction of glacier does not help much if there is nothing that can be done reverse the situation.

The only relief for some, is the fact that the glacier never played bigger role as the source of water for the area.Well, that is if no other explanation from other scientists that might contradict the one popular now. Its tiring to hear all these different explanations about climate warming come up everyday. Atleast we now know that the Kilimanjaro glacier is evaporating and not melting.

It would be nice to know to what extent the climbers of Mt Kilimanjaro are drawn there by the icy top. Tourism would suffer if height and natural beauty minus the ice are not exerting enough pull.

I hope the ministry of environment and tourism are working out some workable plan to take care of the mountain and its legacy.

What about the nuns?

I just wonder why we only hear about the male priests wanting Pope to allow them to marry. What about the nuns? Are they not interested in the matter?

I love how GADO put it.....

I have a Dream!

While we remember Martin Luther King Jr, it is sad that much has not changed



So much need to be done. I know there is other young gifted and black , just like Martin Luther out there.

Atleast Nina Simone and me believe so!

Seriously Speaking!

Why we do not act on what we know already is the way forward?

As the new year, birthdays or even just as we wake up in the morning, it is common to concentrate on what we are helpless about.

We dwell on problems and all that seem impossible.

The truth is, there a lot of what need to be done , are doable and within our power to accomplish.

Funny thing is, these dowable things are what we leave undone!

Why?

Why things we can not do seems to take our attention, energy and action more than things that are good for us that we just do not attempt to do?


Is it fear?
Are we not motivated enough ?
Are we not rewarded enough by doing or acting on what we were already supposed to do and what we know that we can do?

Lets just do them, act on them, do something about them!
I hope now is the time for all of us to start doing that.
Goodluck!

Happy New year!