The resumption of direct flights between Somalia and Tanzania, together with the reopening of the Somali embassy in Dar es Salaam, might seem like routine diplomatic matters. In truth, these developments signal something much bigger – a new, more practical way to build East African unity. Somalia is often seen as the Sick Man of…
Some 25 years ago, a group of Committee Members of the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) – mainly scribes – and I flew to Stockholm, Sweden, at the invitation of our counterparts, the Media Council of Sweden. We were warmly received by our hosts and accommodated at the centrally located Kungs Hotel in Stockholm. We…
Story telling is as old as the mountains and valleys.Our ancestors, of every nation and culture, have always told stories to give a certain message, normally a moral or ethical one. Although telling stories has often been a source of entertainment and laughter, the main aim of these stories has been to give a moral…
I enjoyed Mboneko Munyaga’s recent piece in The Arusha News on the SGR and agreed with his sentiment. I too have travelled on the new train and found it splendid. My main criticism is that it doesn’t travel to Arusha. Arusha to Dar es Salaam is quite an ordeal. Of course flying isn’t too bad…
One of the things I tend to get asked by very intelligent young minds every once-in-a-while is “why school?” I come across questions and sentiments such as: “why should children go to school?”, “schools are setup to create employees, not employers”, “I want to be an entrepreneur and make money so why do I need…
He hasn’t read a book in years,But tweets in all caps, bold and fierce.He quotes philosophers all wrong,Then raps his “facts” in TikTok songs.A scholar born on Facebook feeds.She Googles once, then claims she knows,The secrets deep in UFOs.“Research,” she says, with shaky hands,It’s from a blog in far Sudan.No proof, just posts and comment…
By The Arusha News Reporter The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has showered praise to five senior members of staff who have retired for their exceptional commitment and long-standing service to the East African Community (EAC). In a virtual plenary session chaired by Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana, EALA members unanimously adopted a resolution praising the officers…
EALA Accounts Committee Chairman, Mr Mundela Mbombo Joseph. By David Chikoko The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), the body mandated to approve the East African Community’s (EAC) expenditure, has sounded strong alarm over looming financial crisis due to the persistent failure by Partner States to remit their contributions. During a virtual sitting early this week,…
They say AI will take my place,Will write this poem, run this race.It may outthink me, that is true—But it can’t find my missing shoe.It still can’t fry a decent egg.I asked it once to draft my will,It gave my cat a house on a hill.“Be efficient,” I told the bot,It printed memes and asked…
Following his instincts, the guide directed us to take another path and, as we progressed, a sudden, loud call erupted from the forest, freezing us in fear. It was an outburst of peculiar sounds piercing through the dense jungle and sending chills down our spines. We hadn’t expected the sound of the animal to be…
