Poet. Multimedia Journalist. Author
The decision by ACT Wazalendo to join the Government of National Unity in Zanzibar after the October 2020 fraud elections has caused fierce discussions between supporters and opponents, both within and outside the party. In particular, this chat is about the debate between supporters of the decision in Zanzibar and the opponents from the main opposition party in Tanzania Mainland, CHADEMA. The former president of Zanzibar Law Society, Awadh Ali Said, joins me in the chat.
Sisi wengine tangu siku ya mwanzo akina Nape Nnauye walipokuwa wakitetea uamuzi wa serikali ya awamu ya tano kuzuia matangazo ya moja kwa moja ya bunge kupitia televisheni ya taifa kwa madai ya kubana matumizi, tulijuwa wameshachelewa. Continue reading “Nguvu ya Lissu ni kubwa kuliko ya risasi”
Mkononi mwangu nina kitabu kiitwacho ‘A Golden Opportunity? Justice & Respect in Mining’ (Fursa ya Dhahabu? Haki na Heshima kwenye Madini) cha mwaka 2008. Waandishi wake ni wawili – Mark Curtis na Tundu Lissu. Ni matokeo ya utafiti uliofanywa na wawili hao wakiwa chini ya Baraza la Wakristo Tanzania (CCT) na Baraza la Waislamu Tanzania (BAKWATA) na uchapishaji wake kufadhiliwa na Shirika la Misaada la Kikristo la Norway. Continue reading “Lissu wa dhahabu”
Naandika makala hii refu baada ya Mkurugenzi wa Upelelezi wa Makosa ya Jinai, Robert Manumba, kujitokeza wiki mbii zilizopita kuwaasa viongozi wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), hasa wenyekiti Freeman Mbowe na Kaimu Naibu Katibu Mkuu Zitto Kabwe, kwamba wachunge kauli zao maana zinaweza kuwaweka pabaya kwa vile zina muelekeo wa kuvunja amani. Amani na utulivu ni misamiati ya kijanja inayotumika na Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) na mawakala wake kujijengea taswira kwamba wao ni watu wastaarabu, ilhali ni kinyume chake. Naamini naye DCI Manumba amezungumza zaidi kisiasa kuliko ‘kiulinzi’. Continue reading “Bila ya nguvu za dola na vurugu, CCM wepesi”
Mohammed Ghassani 