Saturday, 31 January 2009

Huu ni uzembe!

Kuibiwa kwa mashine ya mionzi ktk Hospitali ya Ocean Road kumesababishwa na watendaji wazembe, achilia mbali walinzi.
Pamoja na kusababisha hasara ya Sh. bilioni moja, maisha ya watanzania wanaohitaji huduma ya mashine hiyo yamewekwa hatarini kutokana na uzembe wa wahusika!
Mambo kama haya yasingepata nafasi kutokea kama umakini ungekuwepo.
Hata hao walioiba mashine nao inabidi wajiulize wanafanya hivyo kwa kumkomoa nani? Kitendo ch wezi hao ni sawa na uuaji maana wagonjwa watakosa huduma muhimu ktk kuokoa maisha hivyo kuweka maisha yao hatarini au hata kuyapoteza.

Tukio hili liwe funzo kwa wahusika Ocean Road na pia hao wezi wazingatie maadili ya kibinadamu na kujali utu wa wenzao.

Friday, 30 January 2009

Hii ni kashfa?

Sakata la kuhusu kuingiliwa kwa mchakato wa kumpata mzabuni wa kutengeneza vitambulisho vya Taifa linabidi lishughulikiwe mapema ili kuepusha hasara kwa Taifa (au kuupata ukweli).

Serikali au vyombo husika visipende kusubiri makosa yatendeke ndipo tuwashughulikie wahusika. Detection rate inatakiwa kuongezeka, na ndio maana kuna watu wa TAKUKURU na Usalama wa Taifa ktk vyombo mbalimbali. Ndio maana mimi natoa wito kuwa tuwatumie ipasavyo hawa watu (Takukuru na usalama) ili kuepusha hasara zinazoweza kuepukika.

Kumbuka: kinga ni bora kuliko tiba.

Rafa, any advise to Fillipe?

Last time when Chelsea visited Old Trafford Rafael Benitez gave advice to his 'friend' Louis Fillipe Scolari (Chelsea's Manager) to be aware of the situation at OT.

Now this Sunday Chelsea visits Anfield, I am waiting to hear more advise to Scolari from his old friend, Rafa!

Best wishes to both of you because you are good friends, and enjoy the party at Anfield!

Hopefully Rafa will give a generous '3 points' advise to LFS!

'Uzawa' waingia Uingereza!

Umeshasikia kauli mbiu ya Waingereza siku hizi? Baada ya hali ya uchumi kuwa mbaya, wazawa wa UK wamekuja na mpya! Wanadai kuwa nafasi zote za kazi nchini kwao ni kwa ajili yao tu - yaani wazawa wa UK!!

Leo waliandamana mahala fulani kupinga kampuni moja iliyoko UK kuajiri wafanyakazi toka Italia na Ureno, wakiwa na mabango yasemayo:
'UK jobs for UK workers'!

Tena ni afadhali watu wanaotoka maeneo ya Jumuia ya Ulaya, maana sheria za EU zinawalinda kufanya kazi popote ndani ya EU. Hali ni mbaya kwa wenzangu mie wanaotoka nje ya eneo la EU (kwa mfano Afrika, Asia na Amerika Kusini). Miaka ijayo watu wasio wakazi wa EU watapata wakati mgumu sana nchini UK kwani sheria* zinatungwa ili kuwazuia kuja kufanya kazi UK na hata kama watakuja kwa ajili ya kusoma, hawataweza kupata ruhusa ya kuajiriwa/kufanya kazi maana vitambulisho vya wasio raia vimeshaanza kutumika kwa hiyo itakuwa vigumu kupata ajira ya kujikimu kimaisha!

Uzalendo umeanza kuwashinda Waingereza na sasa wameshikilia sera za Uzawa.

Je, wa-kuja tutafika kweli?
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*Australian Points Based System (PBS).

Thursday, 29 January 2009

Barabara za zege Dar ni kiini-macho!!

Ule mradi wa mabasi ya abiria yaendeyo kwa kasi Dar tayari umeanza kunukia. Kuna barabara za zege zinatarajiwa kujengwa kwa ajili ya mabasi hayo.
Ninavyoelewa ujenzi wa kutumia zege hujumuisha pia nondo, kokoto ndogo na kubwa pamoja sementi na mchanga (na maji pia).

Wasiwasi wangu ni kuwa hilo zege likishamwagwa na kukauka kuna matatizo yakayofuata huko mbeleni. Kwa mfano vitu kama upitishaji wa miundombinu mbalimbali kama mabomba ya maji, simu, TV cables, umeme n.k. utasababisha nondo na zege kufumuliwa na hivyo kuathiri uimara na uzuri wa barabara hizo. Tumekuwa tukiona mara kwa mara pale ujenzi wa barabara unapokamilika na watu wengine wanaanza tene kuichimba na kupitisha mabomba au nyaya.

Kwa maoni yangu hakuna haja ya kujenga kwa zege kwani hata barabara za lami hudumu kwa muda mrefu tu. Nitatoa mfano wa kipande cha barabara kati ya Magomeni Mapipa na Faya (Fire) jijini Dar ambayo imedumu kwa zaidi ya miaka 20 sasa kwani ilifunguliwa mwaka 1986 na Waziri Mkuu wa wakati huo Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim. Barabara hii bado ni nzuri tu. Hawa jamaa wa mradi huu wanasema eti zege litadumu kwa muda wa miaka 20 kulinganisha na lami (miaka 5 hadi 9) -hii sio kweli. Hata barabara ya Port Access (sasa Nelson Mandela) imedumu kwa zaidi ya miaka 20!!. Ningependa kuona wahandisi wazawa wanatoa maoni yao juu ya hili, usije ukawa ni mwanya wa wachache kujipatia pesa zaidi na kutuacha Watanzania katika deni kubwa huko mbeleni.

Miradi ya magari ya abiria sio migeni duniani. Uingereza kila mji una mabasi ya abiria na barabara zinazotumika ni za lami kama kawaida tu. Na abiria wanapata huduma nzuri. Ni kwa nini Tanzania ionekane kama wavumbuzi wa mabasi ya abiria. Eti wanatumia lugha 'yaendayo kasi', kwani mji wa Dar una ukubwa gani wa kujitaji magari yaendayo kasi ya risasi?

Watanzania tuziuzwe au kudanganywa kirejareja namna hii. Hamna jipya hapo, wanatumia hayo maneno 'yaendayo kasi' kama kiini macho tu na kuongeza bili kwa taifa letu. Sisi tunahitaji mradi wa mabasi ya abiria (Full Stop). Mji wa Dar ni mdogo sana, na mabasi ya kawaida yanatosha sana ndugu zanguni! Subirini muone yatakuja mabasi ya kawaida kwa bei ya yaendayo kwa kasi!

Kalagabaho!

Makaka na Madada

Salaam kutoka kwangu, Mosonga R.
Katika historia ya kupiga umande ili kuondoa tongotongo kimaarifa na elimu dunia, nimekutana na watu wengi katika taasisi mbalimbali za elimu nchini TZ.
Wengi wao nimeshawasahau baada ya kupoteana kwa muda mrefu, lakini wapo wachache ambao bado nawakumbuka.
Napenda kuwatumia salaam za heri ya mwaka mpya wote kwa pamoja ambao tumekutana huko mashuleni au sehemu nyinginezo.

Ujumbe: Tukumbukane.

Ifuatayo ni orodha ya wale niliowakuta mbele yangu (walionitangulia) kimadarasa ktk shule mbalimbali nilizopitia:

Shule ya Msingi Baranga
1. Mosamba Michael Kehengu (alikuwa mbele yangu darasa moja)
2. Mwita Michael Kehengu (+3)
3. Chacha Michael Kehengu (+2)
4. Ms Bhoke Nyamhanga (+2)
5. Ms Wankyo Chacha (+2)
6. Sira Mwikwabe (+1)
7. Nyerere Wanda Choma (+3)
8. Mote Ntarisa (+3)
9. Ms Wankyo Ntarisa (+3)
10. Ms Gati Fanuel Namba (+3)
11. Ms Mkami Fanuel Namba (+2)
12. Charles Fanuel Namba (classmate)
13. Ms Elizabeth (Rhobi) Fanuel Namba (+1), Bwiru Girls, Masange JKT
14. Kawaki Marwa Kisyeri (+2)
15. Nyerere Chacha Mosenye (+3)
16. Juma Wanda (Mashaki) Choma (+2) 'Kyonyo'
17. Nchota Marwa (+3)
18. Mohege Mohege (+2)
19. Kigocha Mtatiro (+1)
20. Gasiano Chacha (+1)
21. Tano Mathias (+1)
22. Ms Wankuru Marwa Chogoro (+1)
23. Masero Marwa Chogoro (+2)
24. Wambura Wanda Choma* (+2)
25. Ms Bhoke Mwikwabe (+1)
26. Makoyo Rukonge (Charles Bahama) (+2)
27. Mwita Washiki (+2)
28. Mbogo (+3)
29. Daudi Kisyeri (+2)
30. Petro Nyaghwesi* (+1)
31. Matiko Mkami (+1) Kwisangora
32. Peter Zablon (+3) Kwisangora
33. Buhuru Sisikwa (+1) Kwisangora
34. Kitwekele Gati* (+1)
35. Mnanka Kisima* (+1)
36. Mwita Mchawi (Mshawi) (+1)
37. ... Machela (+2) Ms Nyawasha's brother
38. Mnata Mniko Bhaseye (+3)

Shule ya Msingi Iselamagazi, Nindo (Sinyanga)
1. Lucas Francis (+3) STD IV

Musoma Sec School
1. Lumumba (+2)
2. Pascal Chambili (PACHA) (+2)
3. Goodluck Mkiroba Wambura (+2) Katibu wa serikali ya wanafunzi
4. Christopher Fuime (+4, Form V, HGL) Songea-boy
5. Robert Shila (+4 Form V, HGL)
6. Zephania Mongo Mosonga (+3) -kaka
7. Nyengelera Morris (+1) Polisi,Dar
8. Mwita Getacha (kiranja wa Chakula) (+2)
9. Benedicto Mwakisalu (+3) played for Simba SC.
10. Chande Mussa -(+5, Form VI HGL), President. played for Kagera FC
11. Kakwaya Irungu -(+1)
12. David Mkate -(+4) HGL
13. Cloud Masingija -(+1) 'uso wa chuma'
14. Kennedy (+2) Byugla (bugle-man?)
15. Faustine Mgeta (+1) VC, went for EGM
16. Daniel Peter Mambya (Kisinger) (+1) Poliosi Kilwa Rd, Dar
17. Herman Kafugugu (Artist) -(+1), went on to Songea Boys (box bee), UDSM
18.

Mazengo High School, Dom
1. Mwita Wambura Nyakubhilela +1 PGM
2. Elias Harun +1 EGM

Ardhi Institute (Uclas)
1. John Ghati (Building Economics, BE)
2. Ms Boitumelo Matholdi (Urban and Rural Planning, URP)

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*wameaga dunia (kwa mujibu wa habari niliozonazo!)

The Beeb gets MOTD rights for 3 more years

BBC has won a contract to show Premier League highlights from 2010 for 3 years. The 'Beeb' tendered £173m. to get a contract.

This is good news for all fans of the Match of the Day on Saturday and Sunday nights! We will continue to see more of the Alans (Hansen and Shearer), Lawrensen, Lee Dixon et al. as well the likes of Garry Linneker and Adrian Chiles!

Many football fans do watch MOTD because they are unable to follow live broadcasts during the day time, so their best opportunity is to watch the highs and lows of all Premier League actions in the weekends by tuning in on Saturdays and Sundays where hosts Linneker and Chiles respectively lead the pannel of experts to discuss the matches' goals, near misses, saves, attacking and defending prowess and/or blunders, referees and controverses.

MOTD is shown on BBC One tv on Sat night 10:10 GMT and repeated on Sunday morning before 09:00am GMT and MOTD 2 is shown on Sunday at 10:00pm GMT on BBC2 tv.