expression of youth

Time to go Mzee Bob Mugabe
Adam Lusekelo
Daily News; Tuesday,April 08, 2008

WHEN he came to power back in 1980, he was my hero. When I heard that he had earned seven university degrees while in jail I could not believe it. Mzee Bob did ten years in the lam fighting for Zimbabwe 's independence.

That was all very cool. He found Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) in pretty good shape economically. It was the breadbasket of Africa . It remained that for 20 years. One would think that Mzee Bob would stay for awhile, make his adieu and bow out gracefully.

That was not the case. Mzee Bob slowly started to think that the job of president was his for life. Unlike Mzee Nelson Mandela the Great who stayed for a single five-year term, Mzee Bob decided that the job was his forever.

THE EAST AFRICAN

A World Bank report has named Kenya and Uganda among sub-Sahara Africa’s top 10 recipients of migrant remittances for the second year running.

The report, titled Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008, says Kenya was the second highest recipient of remittances in 2007 with $1.3 billion, up from the $1.1 billion that the country received in 2006.

Nigeria was the highest recipient, with $3.3 billion. Other recipients in the top 10 were Sudan with $1.2 billion, Senegal and Uganda with $0.9 billion each, South Africa $0.7 billion, Lesotho $0.4 billion, Mauritius $0.2 billion, Togo $0.2 billion and Mali $0.2 billion.

The report provides snapshots of statistics on migration, recorded remittances flows, and skilled emigration for 194 countries and 13 regional income groups.

Tanzania ruling party in danger over $133million EPA scandal
Monday, 07 April 2008
By Daniel Said

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — Suspicion that the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) was one of beneficiaries in the US$133 million External Payments Arrears (EPA) account of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), have placed the Presidential investigating team into a dilemma.

Recent reports have it that in its efforts to investigate and take “appropriate measures” as ordered by President Jakaya Kikwete, the team which comprises the Attorney General, Johnson Mwanyika, Inspector General of Police Said Mwema and the Director of Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau Edward Hosea has met a hitch.

“Our investigations is like opening up a Pandora Box because all the 22 companies involved in the EPA scandal have issued written statements that implicate the ruling CCM,” said a source close to the committee, who spoke on condition of annonimity.

Hello everyone,
Recently I have had an interest discussion with my Tanzania counterpart on the contribution of African Leaders precisely the Freedom fighters. Our discussion was mainly focus on the ideaology that existed in their minds and if it was of any value/assistance to today African welfare (econimically, politically and socio-cultural). My learner's coleague (Kamala) centred in not appreciating their efforts and he even went further by accussing them for being the main cause for failure of Africa development. As I have pointed out earlier, it is not my desire to change his perspective and infact I am in support of his ideas since he wishes to see the YOUTH OF TODAY liberited from old minds evenif their still workable.

Therefore, today I will present you the interview between the late Mwl. Nyerere and CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT (a journalist who based on finding Origin of Crisis): During this interview, one of the question she asked to Mwalimu Nyerere was on our discusssions;