Mabilioni ya faida kwa Samsung
 5 Oktoba, 2012 
Kampuni ya simu ya Samsung, imesema inatarajia kupata faida kubwa zaidi kuwahi kushuhudiwa katika kipindi cha kati ya mwezi Julai hadi Sepetemba.

Kampuni hiyo inasema faida zake zimetokana na mauzo yake ya simu za Galaxy Smartphone.

Aidha Samsung inasema inatarajia kuwa na faida ya dola bilioni saba.

Faida hiyo ni mara dufu ya faida iliyopata mwaka jana na pia iko juu zaidi ikilinganishwa na kile wadadisi walikuwa wametabiri.

Hata hivyo,wadadisi wanasema kuwa mvutano wa kisheria unaoendelea kati ya kampuni hiyo na ile ye Apple, unaleta wasiwasi kuhusu mustakabali wa kampuni hiyo

Friday, 3/09/2012
DIAMOND: NILISHAWAHI MKUTA WEMA AKIWA UCHI NA MTU MWINGINE HOTELINI.
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Diamond anakiri kwamba hakutaka kabisa kumzungumzia Wema kwenye vyombo vya habari baada ya kuachana kwa sababu hakutaka malumbano lakini imebidi iwe hivyo kwa sababu ya hasira aliyoipata kutokana na Wema kuzungumza uongo mwingi dhidi yake.
Exclusive na millardayo.com Diamond amekiri kwamba aliachana rasmi na Wema mwezi january mwaka huu na hiyo ni kutokana na kukerwa na tabia za Wema alizozikemea lakini mwisho wa siku hakufanikiwa, zikawa zinaendelea…. ambapo tabia hizo ni pamoja na Wema kuwalipa waandishi wa habari wa magazeti ili watoe stori zake, japo Diamond alikua anawalipa waandishi wasiandike chochote, yeye alikua anawalipa zaidi.
Diamond amesema “kuna vitu vya chinichini alikua ananifanyia vya kuniumiza kama kudanganyana lakini nilikua sivipeleki kwenye vyombo vya habari kwa sababu nilikua namuheshimu namfichia kwa sababu anasema hafanyi hivyo, lakini akawa anaendelea kuvifanya kama kunidanganya kwenye mapenzi japo kudanganyana kwenye mapenzi ni kitu cha kawaida hata wapenzi wangu wa zamani walikua wananidanganya na mimi nawadanganya pia, lakini alikua anapeleka kila kitu kwenye magazeti hata vitu vya watu wawili ndani ya nyumba anavipeleka, sasa nyumba inakua haina siri”
Ameamplfy zaidi kwamba “Wema alikua anapeleka stori kabisa yani kitu tumefanya watu wawili ndani unashangaa kukikuta kwenye gazeti, nikikutana na waandishi ambao ni rafiki zangu wananiambia ebwana wewe unajisumbua bure yeye mwenzako akija hapa ndio anataka aandikwe, mimi nilishawahi kumkuta hotelini uchi kabisa akiwa na mwanaume mwingine hotelini mwishoni mwa mwaka jana lakini sikuongea chochote kwenye vyombo vya habari, nikamchukua na kuondoka, niliamua kumtunzia siri yake na nikanyamaza kwa kuichukulia kama mwanaume, na hata nikawa nikifika kwenye media nilikua nampamba na kumtetea kwamba jamani Wema hayuko hivyo na ni mstaarabu”
Diamond amefunga mjadala wa yeye na Wema kwa kuthibitisha kwamba hana ugomvi na Wema wala hana tena hisia za kimapenzi kwa mshindi huyo wa Miss Tanzania 2006, hawezi kurudiana nae kwa sababu kwa sasa imetosha na anampenzi mwingine ambae hata Wema anamfahamu.
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Uhusiano wa Diamond na Wema umedumu kwa mwaka mmoja ambapo walipanga kuoana huku tayari Diamond akiwa amemvisha pete ya uchumba mrembo huyo ambae pia ni mwigizaji wa movie Tanzania.
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RECHO ATOA UFAFANUZI JUU YA PICHA HII

Jana kupitia mitandao ya jamii, kulikua na mzunguko wa picha hii kila kona ya mitandao hiyo, huku ikiwaacha mashabiki kujiuliza maswali mengi na wengine kudai kuwa inawezekana kuna watu tu wameamua ku edit picha kwa madhumuni ya kuwachafu wasanii hawao ambae ni Lina kushoto, Recho kulia na Diamond.
kupitia simu tumefanikiwa kumpata Recho ambae yupo mkoani Iringa kwa ajili ya show ya leo na haya ndio aliyoyasema.

"hiyo picha ni hali tu ya kawaida, na wala hatukua peke yetu tulikuwa na wasanii wenzetu na presenter wengine tulikuwa tunaogelea,na tulikua tunapiga picha ndio, so ni bahati mbaya tu diamond kutushika sisi vile alikua anajiweka sawa tu sema mpiga picha ndo aliwahi kupiga, bahati mbaya tu ndio mtu akaziweka kwenye bbm ndio ikafika huko.
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Presidential Debate: Romney Started Slow, Then Thoroughly Beat Obama

The facial expressions of Governor Romney and President Obama told the tale in last night’s presidential debate. Romney appeared all-too-eager to answer Obama’s charges, while Obama, particularly by the end, had the countenance of a sweating, irritated, and thoroughly out-classed debate loser.
The problem for Romney, perhaps a fatal one, was the first segment on the economy. In an election centered on how we emerge from troubled times, Romney lost the first segment not because Obama has better ideas, but because Romney doesn’t seem confident enough in his own, at times passable policy proposals.
Obama began with a very predictable opening statement about the economy he inherited; his implicit point being that he shouldn’t be blamed for today’s limping economy since he took over one in freefall. That’s perhaps fine from a debate perspective, but in an internet-infused information world, voters are increasingly wise to the simple truth that crushing recessions tautologically foster booming rebounds. Shame on Romney for not making that essential argument.

  In Terms Of Temperament, Romney Wins Hands  

  In the First Debate, Mitt Romney Told the Truth on Health Care and Obama Tried     Avik Roy Contributor

Obama or Romney, Higher Capital Gain Rates Hit Soon    Robert W. Wood Contributor

Obama similarly went the predictable route in saying that Romney wants to go the tax cut, deregulation path of George W. Bush. If only that were so, but in Obama’s case he left himself open to the fact that when presented with rolling back the Bush tax cuts in 2010, he chose (properly) to extend them. As for deregulation, Obama penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal not long ago proposing more of it. Romney had a chance to call Obama (he later did on the tax portion) on his assertions, while asking what is remotely harmful about removing tax and regulatory barriers to production, but instead, and this could hurt him down the line, he seemed to go along with the president.
Indeed, no less than three times Romney quite unfortunately stressed (all quotes paraphrased) that “I will not reduce taxes paid by high income Americans,” “my tax cuts will not bring down revenues,” and “high earners are doing just fine, my tax cuts are for the middle class.” That’s too bad because if jobs are your goal, investment must similarly be your goal, and as the “rich” tautologically have lots of money, tax cuts for them lead to savings, which lead to investment, and through investment more company and job creation that benefits those who aren’t rich. Rather than play to what should have been his strength as the successful businessman who believes in growth at a time when our nation is starved for it, Romney played “me too” politics; seemingly competing with Obama over who would cut tax rates the least.
And then when he wasn’t vying for the false of honor of being the lesser tax cutter, Romney went the platitude route, some of his shallow ideas possessing the potential to bring the economy great harm. Romney promised “energy independence”, yet we’re already energy independent in the certain sense that we’ve got access to the world’s energy at the market price.
Oil isn’t expensive due to a lack of supply, rather it’s expensive due to a cheap dollar policy that Obama borrowed from George W. Bush. We don’t need an energy policy anymore than we need a t-shirt or television policy, yet Romney acts as though we do in violation of comparative advantage; the latter easily one of the most important economic growth principles extant. Wasting limited resources on a national policy for “energy independence” wouldn’t reduce the cost of oil (it’s the dollar, stupid, yet Romney sadly never mentioned the dollar), but it would weaken our economy for limited resources being used to chase not just a money illusion, but also one that’s far less profitable than other sectors in the economy. Even if achievable, energy independence would be economically crippling.
And then about China, Romney said “we’ll crack down on the Chinese when they cheat.” Hmmm. Last I heard, trade is always voluntary because it occurs between consenting individuals, not countries. Romney presumably meant China’s currency policies, but there it must be stressed that China is not cheating. In truth, they properly peg their currency to the dollar, which is the 100% correct policy. Money’s sole purpose is to facilitate the exchange of goods, which means China is right, and Romney’s wrong.
Romney talks up support for small business, yet his China stance is anti-dollar, which means he’s promoting ideas that aren’t in favor of small businesses ever in need of investment. Policies meant to weaken the dollar drive investors into hiding, and as such, they go very much against the needs of businesses of all sizes.
Romney’s only hope is that voters didn’t believe Romney’s assertions about being a light tax cutter, and that they instead shifted their focus to Obama’s totally empty proposals. He said he would improve education even though the latter on its best day focuses on the past (Romney joined him, while properly acknowledging that it’s a local issue), but since wealth creation by definition results from producing future goods previously unknown to the marketplace – and educators, it will do nothing to boost growth. As for taxes, Obama made plain that he would increase the cost of work with higher taxes, yet promised to lower tax rates for manufacturers. Translation: he’ll subsidize a sector of the economy that, thanks to very positive productivity enhancements that have happily moved workers into higher paying service jobs, not only no longer employs most Americans, but even if it did, the pay would be microscopic.
Obama successfully punched Romney with his quip about how he’ll close tax loopholes that he’s never been able to list, while Romney jabbed Obama with his line that “energy production has risen during your presidency, but not due to your policies.” Obama countered with a comment about Romney talking tax cuts for 18 months only to say “nevermind”, and then Romney successfully drew blood with his retort that tax cuts for the top 3% of corporations are necessary since they account for 50% of the jobs. Obama counterpunched with “we tried Romney’s policies in 2001 and 2003 and they led to a financial crisis in 2008”, at which point Romney hit back with “Let’s look at the evidence from the last four years: 23 million Americans looking for work, 47 million Americans on food stamps versus 32 million when you reached office…”
Still, Romney was the loser because he allowed himself to be put on the defensive about tax cuts, so much so that he very nearly intimated that he wouldn’t be cutting them at all. In a nation that embodies entrepreneurial capitalism, but that suffers from a lack of it at the moment, Romney should have boldly defended his 20% rate cuts across all income classes as necessary to boost an economy limping under our sitting president. The first segment went to Obama.

   DHANA ya Muungano wa Tanzania 

 *Una nasaba moja
ZANZIBAR iko maili chache tu kutoka Tanzania bara. Kabla ya Muungano watu wake walikuwa wenye nasaba moja, sanjari na kutawaliwa na kutenganishwa na wakoloni  wamekuwa na uhusiano wa karibu  sana kwa karne nyingi hata kabla ya kuzaliwa Yesu Kristo.Watanzania walioko visiwani wengi  wao wana asilia ya bara.

Wana chembe za damu zisizo na tone la shaka. Kwamba wenyeji wa asili ya Zanzibar wengi wanatoka bara, Wahadimu na Watumbatu. Ukweli na uhakika unabainishwa na historia ya kuanzia biashara ya utumwa na kilimo cha karafuu.  Ni dhahiri wengi wao wanatoka Tanzania bara.

Licha ya  watu wachache huko visiwani kudai kuwa kuna watu pekee  wenyeji wa asili ya Unguja, bila kueleza uasili wa hao unatokana na chanzo gani.

Mwingiliano wa  tangu enzi za kale, unadhihirisha na kubainisha kuwa biashara haramu ya watumwa na kukua kwa zao la karafuu, kulichangia kuongeza mchanganyiko wa wenyeji wa Tanzania visiwani, walioanza kuweka maskani katika mji mkuu wa Ugunja.

Maelfu ya watu  hao waliokamatwa katika maeneo mbalimbali  kutoka  bara walipelekwa Zanzibar kuuzwa kabla ya kusafirishwa kupelekwa Mauritius, Reunion, Arabuni na nchi nyingine kufanya kazi wakiwa watumwa.

Hata hivyo, kumbukumbu na historia inabainisha kuwa zao la karafuu lilichukuwa nafasi ya biashara ya utumwa  baadhi ya watu waliokuwa wamekamatwa baadhi walibakia  mjini Unguja na hatimaye kupelekwa mashambani kufanya kazi katika mashamba ya karafuu kutokana na kuwa  tegemeo kubwa la uchumi wa Zanzibar.

Wakulima hao, kutoka Tanganyika na sehemu nyingine za mbali kama Malawi, Msumbiji walikuwa wakienda Zanzibar kwa wingi kufuata ajira ya vibarua wa kuchuma karafuu wakati wa msimu wa zao hilo. Mbali na kushiriki kulima, kupanda miche ya mikarafuu hadi miaka ya 1950.

Ujio wa wakoloni wa kiarabu na Waingereza haukuondoa mizizi ya uhusiano wa damu na  undugu wa karibu. Licha ya kupandikiza chuki, (damu nzito kuliko maji) uhasama na matabaka , yamkini waliacha chembe za ubaguzi baada ya uhuru  wa visiwa hivyo.  Sumu hii ya ubaguzi inazidiwa  nguvu ya uasili na nasaba za Watanzania wa visiwani  na bara na hivyo kukosa mashiko kwa Tanzania ya leo.

Kihistoria Unguja haiwezi kutenganishwa na maeneo ya upande wa Tanzania bara, Mzizima, Msasani, Bagamoyo, Mafia, Kilwa, Saadani na Pangani, kiasili, mila za kinasaba kutokana na chimbuko lake.

Hata ile miingiliano ya kigeni na tawala zake, kabila za watu wake haikuathiri miingiliano ya watu wa visiwani na bara. Kama vile rangi na kuingia kwa dini mbili za Uislamu na Ukristu huko Unguja, kulibakia, japo neno Unguja linatokana na neno lililotolewa, la “ungo kujaa”, yaani ungo uliojaa matunda na nafaka, ndilo asili yake.

Historia na kumbukumbu zilizopo zinaonyesha wazi kuwa ukoo wa Pazi Mwinyimkuu kutoka mwambao wa Bagamoyo,  ulihamishia maskani yake kwenda Unguja Ukuu. Ukiwa huko ulipanuka kizazi chake, na kuenea ni wakina Pazi Magombele, Pazi Kilome, Magimba na Digogo. Bila kuathiri mila na desturi, jadi na mwiingiliano wa nasaba.

Uhusiano huu wa kihistoria una manufaa makubwa kwa Watanzania, ndani ya Muungano Wanzibari wamekuwa wakinufaika na mambo muhimu, makazi ya kudumu, biashara, kumiliki ardhi, kuishi kwa uhuru ndani ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.

Harakati za Uhuru, waanzilishi wake ni watu wa pande mbili, waasisi wake Mwalimu Julius Nyerere na Abeid Amani Karume kwa pamoja walishughulikia mambo ya kijamii na kiutamaduni hadi  kuanzisha harakati za kisiasa, kuanzia na  Chama cha African Association ambacho kilianzishwa Tanganyika, kikiwa chama kinachoshughulikia mambo ya kijamii na utamaduni.  Kilianzishwa na Waafrika wa Dar es Salaam, na kuendelea kusambaa nchi nzima,  pia chama hicho kilifungua tawi lake Zanzibar mwaka 1934.

Vyama vya Afro Shiraz Party na TANU, ndivyo viliendesha harakati hadi Tanganyika na Zanzibar baadaye kushika dola na kufuatiwa na Muungano wa nchi mbili mwaka 1964. Haya ni baadhi ya maeneo muhimu yanayokumbusha uhusiano wa kihistoria wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar.

Kwa bahati mbaya baadhi ya watu wanasumbuliwa na kasumba hatarishi yenye kudai na kubagua watu kwa  uasili, ukabila na dini zao  na wanadiriki kutaka serikali ya mkataba ambayo ni sawa na kuuvunja Muungano, hawajali athari, faida na hasara.

Na ni bahati mbaya sana watu hao ni waathirika wa kasumba hatarishi ya ubaguzi, baadhi yao wanadiriki bila soni kudai eti watu wa bara hawatakiwa kuishi Zanzibar. Ni watu hao hao  wana makazi ya kudumu, biashara na wana miliki ardhi upande wa bara.

Ukibahatika kuivinjari  kwa mapana historia ya nchi hizi mbili, kwa shingo upande unalazimika kuziita bara na visiwani nchi mbili, ili kwenda sanjari na matakwa ya baadhi ya watu  wachache, lakini kiasili  Watanzania  wa visiwani  na bara ni ndugu waliotenganishwa na ujio wa wakoloni. Ni dhahiri hakuna  sababu ya kuwa na shaka kwamba Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ni ya watu wenye nasaba.

Katiba mpya itamke aina ya elimu tunayoitaka

*Kujaza askari wa kulinda mitihani si dawa
NINATAMBUA kuwa tuko katika mchakato wa kuandika Katiba mpya.  Mpaka ninapoandika makala haya tume ya kukusanya maoni iko kazini ikikusanya maoni ya wananchi wa kada mbalimbali ili kutoa maoni yao juu ya  maisha yao na Tanzania waitakayo.

Nikiri mapema kabisa fursa hii ni ya kipekee kwa Watanzania kutoa maoni yetu ili kufanikisha mkataba huu muhimu katika maendeleo ya nchi yetu.

Kwa kuzingatia uzito huu, nami pia napenda kutumia jukwaa hili ili kutoa maoni yangu ikiwa ni mwendelezo wa makundi mbalimbali ya wananchi kutoa maoni yao.

Eneo ambalo ningelipenda katiba ijayo itamke wazi ni namna ya utoaji wa elimu yetu, kwa kuangalia misingi ya falsafa, maadili, makuzi na mahitaji ya jamii yetu kama taifa.

Taifa lolote makini huamua aina ya mfumo wa elimu ambayo itawafaa watu wake ili waweze kujitegemea kifikra na kimtizamo. Kama ambavyo nimekuwa nikieleza katika safu hii, kuwa elimu ndiyo alama na nembo ya utambulisho kwa taifa lolote duniani.

Elimu bora ni fahari kwa taifa na elimu mbovu ni aibu kwa taifa pia. Elimu ni rasilimali muhimu ambayo inahitaji umakini na mipango madhubuti kwani hakuna kazi ngumu kama kuwekeza kwenye bongo za watu. Tukifanya makosa kuwekeza kwenye bongo za watu, ni sawasawa na kuangamiza taifa. 

Nchi nyingine suala nyeti kama elimu humilikiwa na dola, kwa maana ya kwamba hakuna mtu yoyote mwenye kuweza kujiamulia namna anavyodhani inafaa kuwa. Sasa kutokana na umuhimu huo, suala la elimu lazima litamkwe kwenye Katiba mpya kwa namna ambavyo haiwezi kuchezewa na kuyumbishwa na mtu yoyote.

Tusiwe na elimu yenye kulenga ufaulu wa mitihani ya mwisho pekee yake, bali tuwe na mifumo linganifu ya kubaini uwezo wa mwanafunzi angali mapema pasipo kutegemea kipimo kimoja tu.

Nionavyo mfumo tulionao kwa sasa umechangia kwa kiasi kikubwa wizi wa mitihani na udanganyifu mbalimbali ambao huripotiwa kila kukicha. Kwa sababu kipimo pekee cha kupima uwezo wa wanafunzi wetu hasa wa elimu ya msingi na sekondari ni mitihani yao ya mwisho.

Hali hii imewafanya wanafunzi kutokuwa na bidii ya kujifunza kwa makini kwa kila mada husika, badala yake, wanajiandaa kutafuta mitihani ya wizi na udanganyifu mwingi unaofanana na huo.

Tumeshudia dhahiri mwanafunzi aliyemaliza darasa la saba hajui kusoma wala kuandika kwa ufasaha, lakini cha kushangaza yuko sekondari. Sasa unajiuliza amefaulu vipi mtihani unaompasa angalau ajue kusoma na kuandika?.

Jibu la swali hili ni rahisi kuwa mfumo tulionao hauna ulinganifu wa kubaini uwezo na maendeleo ya mwanafunzi ambao ndio unapaswa kuwa kigezo cha mwanafunzi kufaulu na wala siyo mtihani wa mwisho pekee yake.

Bila shaka mtakubaliana nami kuwa pindi mitihani inapokaribia wanafunzi wengi huhaha huku na kule wakitafuta mitihani ya kununua. Simu zinatumika kutumiana taarifa za mitihani hewa. Vijana wanachangishana nyingi fedha kwa mategemeo mkubwa ya kutafuta mitihani ya kununua. Na wanafanya hivyo, kwa sababu lengo la elimu ni kufaulu mtihani wa mwisho.

Sasa, hauwezi kukomesha hali hii kwa kujaza askari wengi wa kulinda mitihani isiibiwe bali unaweza kuzuia na kukomesha hali hii kwa kutengeneza mifumo bora na linganifu ambayo itaweza kubaini uwezo wa mwanafunzi tangu awali. Hivyo, kila mtihani wa mada husika utakuwa muhimu zaidi katika kuhitimu elimu yake ya mwisho.

Na hii lazima itamkwe ndani ya katiba yetu mpya na wala isitegemee busara ya mtu kubadilisha na kuchezea mifumo yetu ya elimu kadri awezavyo.

Sambamba na hilo Katiba mpya lazima itamke lugha ya kufundishia ni ipi. Na kama ni Kingereza basi kifundishwe kwa ufasaha na kama ni Kiswahili halikadhalika wanafunzi wafundishwe Kiswahili fasaha. Leo hii tumejenga taifa lililochanganyikiwa, wanafunzi hawajui Kingereza wala Kiswahili vizuri.

Hatuna cha kujivunia tena, wakati umefika wa kuamua jambo moja ama Kiswahili au Kingereza. Kwa mtazamo wangu, ni heri tupende cha kwetu. Tafiti zinaonyesha mtu huelewa na kujifunza vizuri anapotumia lugha anayoijua vyema.

Wanasaikolojia wanasema kuwa mtu hujifunza jambo jipya kwa kulitafakari kupitia lugha anayoielewa vyema na baadaye hufafanua kwa kutumia lugha aliyoulizwa. 

Kauli hii ina maana kuwa, mada zote huwasilishwa kwa lugha ya Kingereza, lakini wanafunzi hujadili na kujisomea kwa kutumia Kiswahili. Yaani wanafundishwa kwa lugha nyingine, lakini wanajadili kwa lugha wanayoijua vyema. Sasa hali hii inathibitisha ukweli kuwa mtu huelewa vyema pindi anapotumia lugha yake ya asili.

Katiba mpya haina budi kutamka wazi kuwa lugha ya kufundishia vijana wetu ni ile inayoeleweka kirahisi kwa wanafunzi na walimu wao ili kuepuka kujenga taifa la watu wasiojua vyema kiswahili wala Kingereza.

Jambo lingine muhimu la kuzingatia katika Katiba mpya ni mitaala yetu ya elimu. Kuna aina kuu mbili ya mitaala. Mosi; ni mitaala hodhi (centralized curriculum) ambayo ndiyo inayotumika kwa sasa hapa nchini. Pili; mitaala isiyohodhi(De-centralised curriculum) ambayo hutumika nchi nyingine hususani Amerika ya Kusini.

Mitaala aina hii ya kwanza ni hodhi, kwa maana ya kwamba uamuzi wote hutoka sehemu mmoja ni uamuzi pasipo kuzingatia mahitaji ya jamii nyingine.

Kwa mfano, kijana aliyezaliwa Shinyanga vijijini, akasoma maeneo hayo hayo mpaka darasa la saba, hawezi kuwa na uelewa mzuri au wa kina juu ya mlima Kilimanjaro kama kijana aliyekulia maeneo ya Kilimanjaro tangu utotoni huku akishuhudia mandhari ya mlima huo ikibadilika. Uelewa wa vijana hawa wawili lazima uwe tofauti kabisa kuhusu kitu kilekile.

Katika mfumo hodhi huu wa elimu tulionao, si ajabu mwanafunzi wa kule Mbinga kuonyeshwa picha ya mlima Kilimanjaro iliyochorwa ubaoni, pasipo kujua yeye atadhani ile ni picha ya kofia. Kwa sababu katika maisha yake yote, hajawahi kuona mlima katika mazingira ya tharuji. Hivyo kuifanya milango ya ufahamu wake kuwa mbali kabisa. 

Wataalamu wa saikolojia ya elimu wanasema kuwa mtoto hujifunza vyema kwa kuona zaidi na kuiga, sasa ni ukweli kuwa hauwezi kuiga kitu usichokiona na kinyume chake ni sahihi.

Binafsi, ningependa kuona katika Katiba mpya elimu ya msingi itolewe kwa kulingana na mazingira husika na mahitaji ya jamii husika. Kwa mfano, vijana  wanaotoka maeneo ya maziwa Nyasa, Victoria, Tanganyika na Rukwa, wafundishwe namna bora ya uvuvi wa kisasa, matumizi sahihi ya rasilimali maji, mbinu sahihi za kulinda mazingira yake na namna ya kukuza uchumi wake kwa kutumia njia bora.

Hii itasaidia sana vijana wetu hasa wasiopata fursa ya kuendelea na masomo ya sekondari kuwa na uelewa wa kutosha kumudu maisha yao na kujiongezea vipato vyao kwa kutumia rasilimali inayowazunguka. Ni imani yangu kuwa kufanya hivyo kutapunguza idadi ya vijana wengi wanaohamia mijini kutafuta riziki.

Tafiti mbalimbali zinaonyesha inakadiriwa ifikapo mwaka 2020 zaidi ya asilimia 70 ya vijana watakuwa wamehamia mijini. Namna pekee ya kutatua kadhia hiyo ni kuifanya mitaala yetu kutoa elimu kutokana na mazingira husika ili kujenga ujuzi na stadi za kazi za kutosha kwa vijana wetu kuyamudu mazingira  yao.

Na huu ndiyo msingi madhubuti wa kujenga ujasiriamali ili tuweze kupata, warina asali wazuri, wafugaji bora, wavuvi hodari, wakulima wenye maarifa ya kutosha na wachimbaji madini wadogowadogo wenye maarifa ya kutosha juu ya athari na faida na namna bora ya kujilinda na hatari wakiwa kazini.

Huu ndiyo msingi wa kutengeneza mtaala usiohodhi (De- centralized curriculum) kwa maana ya kwamba elimu itolewe kulingana na mazingira na mahitaji ya jamii husika ili vijana waweze kuyamudu mazingira yao pindi wanapokosa fursa ya kuendelea na masomo ya sekondari. TAFAKARI.

Mwakyembe atoa matumaini gharama za mafuta kupungua   

Waziri wa Uchukuzi, Dk. Harrison Mwakyembe

Mtambo mpya wa kupakulia mafuta utakaowezesha meli kubwa za kubeba mafuta yenye uzito wa ujazo wa tani 150,000 kumwaga mafuta na kusafirishwa kwenda kuhifadhiwa kwenye Kituo cha Kupokea Mafuta cha Kurasini (KOJ), utazinduliwa mwezi ujao baada ujenzi wake kukamilika.

Mtambao huo umejengwa katikati ya Bahari ya Hindi, eneo la Mjimwema, Kigamboni, jijini Dar es Salaam. Meli zitakuwa zinamwaga mafuta kwa kuwa haziwezi kufika bandarini kupakua mafuta kutokana na kina cha maji kuwa kidogo.

Meneja Uhusiano wa Mamlaka ya Bandari Tanzania (TPA), Franklin Mziray, alisema kazi ya kuufunga mtambo huo ilianza mwaka jana, umefungwa badala ya ule wa zamani uliokuwa ukiwezesha meli ndogo za kubeba mafuta yenye uzito wa ujazo wa tani 35,000 tu.

Waziri wa Uchukuzi, Dk. Harrison Mwakyembe, Waziri wa Ujenzi na Uchukuzi wa Uganda, Abraham Byandala na Waziri wa Uchukuzi wa Burundi, Moise Bucumi, walifanya ziara ya kuukagua  kwenye mradi ujulikanao kama ‘Single Point Mooring’ (SPM) jana.

Dk. Mwakyembe alisema mtambo buo utaleta mabadiliko makubwa katika upatikanaji wa mafuta nchini.

“Kwani badala ya meli ndogondogo, ambazo zinakuja kumwaga mafuta KOJ, ambazo zaidi kwa kweli ujazo wa tani wa 35,000, lakini kule kwenye ule mtambo wetu mpya meli kubwa zenye uzito wa tani 150,000 zitakuwa zinamwaga mafuta pale,” alisema Dk. Mwakyembe.

Alisema baada ya kukamilika, kutakuwa na meli kubwa kati ya mbili na tatu zitakazokuwa zikimwaga mafuta kwenye mtambo huo kwa mwezi na kusema mradi huo utasaidia kupunguza msururu wa meli zinazoingia na pia utasaidia kushusha gharama za mafuta nchini.

Alisema mawaziri hao kutoka Uganda na Burundi, wamekuja kujionea mabadiliko ambayo serikali inayafanya hasa katika upande wa sekta ya uchukuzi ili waweze kuitumia zaidi bandari ya Dar es Salaam.  

Akijibu swali lini hasa usafiri wa treni wa Ubungo-Stesheni utaanza, alisema Oktoba 15, kwa kuwa kuna mambo yanayofanywa kuhakikisha usalama wa huduma itakayotolewa kwani hawawezi kukurupuka ili kulifurahisha gazeti fulani.