Mountains of incredible beauty, horror and treasure

Elly D.Kimbwereza Email: Elly.Kimwereza@gmail.com ‘‘Take off your shoes, for this is Holy ground “ is what many visitors who travel long distances to Malameni rock in Mbaga, Southern Pare Mountains feel or tell themselves. So do many local and International visitors entering this remote and in the recent past virtually inaccessible area. Our journey starts from a small town…

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Shogholo Chali interview on Deutsche Welle and universality of Mosaic experience

MIKI TASSENI ORAL tradition is acknowledged as one among the principal methods inwhich history is transmitted in African societies even afterindependence, as few ethnic groups developed an articulate form ofwriting in which to preserve the beliefs of the people, their historyand genealogy of their rulers, dynasties. While the Bible isacknowledged as the word of God, it is in actual…

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Karimjee Jivanjee: The Merchants of East Africa

ERIC TOROKA In many ways the modern economy of Tanzania wasbuilt by the Asian immigrants who arrived from thewest coast of India over a period of four hundredyears, albeit with a huge influx from the late 19thcentury. There are only a very limited number of accounts ofthis story, and even fewer which focus on the historyof our successful extended…

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Tona Lodge: the atmosphere is extremely friendly

Southern Pare Mountains I wrote this yesterday, but I was out of internet range so I’m posting it today.http://jminafrica2010.blogspot.com/2010/08/southern-pare-mountains.html I’m currently in the village of Mbaga in the Southern Pare Mountains, about 100 miles or so southwest of Moshi. The mountains rise abruptly out of the plains, and are very steep and rugged. Getting here was its own interesting…

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Political liberalization in Tanzania at a glance

 As we mark the International Day of Democracy, it is imperative that we take time to pore take stock of our situation here in Tanzania and see if we can really worthy of joining the rest of the world or just sit as spectators, Felix Kaiza writes. In the classical definition of democracy by Abraham Lincoln, “democracy is a…

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Kilimo Kwanza: The economic test of our time

Damas Mbogoro Political and administrative leadership of the second term of the fourth phase regime has to walk the talk, so to speak. The launching of KILIMO KWANZA was a very bold and far sighted undertaking of the fourth phase government. The test of the seriousness on this issue for the fourth phase regime lies in its successful implementation….

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Miss Africa Michelle Mrema Visits Tanzanian Orphanage

7 FEBRUARY 2009 Miss Africa Michelle Mrema officially started her duties as Miss Africa when she visited Sokoni-based Christ of Naichi Orphanage in Tanzania and donated TShs600,000. Mrema promised to visit Africa’s orphanages when she was crowned last year. Israel Maasa the Auxiliary Bishop of the International Evangelism Centre received the money. Miss Africa Victoria pageant was held on…

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Men are promiscuous, governments make no lies.

Laughing to stop crying With Anthony Muchoki Come to think of it. Governments are like men. Ever so present, making so many promises, but they always remain siri kali world over, just like men. A man goes to the altar. He says out of his free will, ‘I do’ to a particular bra-wearer before a real priest and a big congregation. He promises…

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The sounds of hope at Egerton University

By EVERLYN MUGURO “The window of opportunity is never opened wide and once youSee one that’s slightly ajar, you have to squeeze your self through.For if you delay, you only have yourself to blame.” These words has since haunted me in the face of a harsh and unbearable environment ours in Kenya has become. But when a direct my…

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