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Tergat in hospital after Eldoret crash

Ex-marathoner Moses Tanui visits former world athletics champion Paul Tergat in hospital on December 9, 2010. Photo/JARED NYATAYA
By OUMA WANZALAPosted Thursday, December 9 2010 at 18:37

Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat was on Thursday involved in a road accident at Bayete area about 30 kilometres from Eldoret town along Nakuru-Eldoret highway.

Tergat was heading to Eldoret for the Moi University graduation ceremony where he was to receive a honorary doctorate degree of science.

Speaking from his bed at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital's memorial wing, Tergat said he was trying to overtake a lorry which had broken down at the centre when he collided with another lorry coming from the opposite direction.

"I cannot remember what happened but I just found myself in hospital," Tergat, who looked exhausted and who was alone in the Mercedes Benz vehicle, said.

He said that even though he was in a stable condition, he felt some pain in both legs.

"I had just spoken to one Dr Rotich, a lecturer at the Moi University and who was to accompany me to Nairobi today for Soya awards and that was my last call," he recalled.

Moses Tanui, a two time Boston Marathon winner, said Tergat was set to be flown to Nairobi for treatment following his family request.

Tanui said x-rays and scans had been done on Tergat who indicated that he was fine.

Tergat was later flown to Nairobi for further observation at the Forces Memorial Hospital.

 

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Oliech handed Real thrashing

Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo (L) vies with AJ Auxerre's Kenyan forward Dennis Oliech during the UEFA Champions League football match Real Madrid vs AJ Auxerre on December 8, 2010 at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. AFP PHOTO/ PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU
By SAMMY KITULA skitula@ke.nationmedia.com and AFPPosted Thursday, December 9 2010 at 18:17

France international Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid helped send Auxerre tumbling out of Europe with their fifth win in six games in Champions League Group G.

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The 4-0 loss by the French side consequently marked the end of a Champions League appearance for Kenya's top striker Dennis Oliech, who enjoyed 90 minutes of football against in-form Cristiano Ronaldo's "Galacticos."

Benzema, who has struggled for goals since joining Madrid in a big-money move from Lyon in the summer of 2009, netted in the 11th, 72nd and 88th minutes while Ronaldo was also on the scoresheet at the Bernabeu.

The result means Madrid finish the group stages with 16 points out of a possible 18, but for Auxerre it is the end of the road after they lost out to Ajax in the race for third place and a Europa League berth.

Madrid did not have it all their own way in the opening period though, as they were indebted to stand-in goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek for keeping them in front.

The veteran Pole, making a rare appearance for the Spanish giants, did superbly to keep out Jean-Pascal Mignot's downward header with his foot in the 26th minute.

He then produced an equally brilliant save in the 43rd minute to tip behind Oliech's low drive. The Kenyan international finished the match with two shots on target and had a personal rating of six in a scale of 10.

Oliech played his first international match in 2002, when Kenya lost to Nigeria 3-0. Having come on in the second half Oliech scored what was the winning goal for the national team in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the 2004 finals against Cape Verde Islands.

This was the same year he was voted as one of the most promising talents alongside Wayne Rooney of Manchester United.

Elsewhere, English Premier League leaders Arsenal avoided what would have been a shock exit at the group stage with a 3-1 home victory over Partizan Belgrade in their Group H match.

Partizan had drawn level in the second-half but goals by substitute Theo Walcott and Samir Nasri ensured Arsene Wenger's side progressed second in the group behind Ukraine's 2009 UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk - they beat Sporting Braga 2-0.

France's fallen star Franck Ribery ensured he would get positive headlines for once. Ribery - who has had a wretched year on and off the pitch - scored his first goals for his club since April in Bayern Munich's 3-0 victory over Swiss side Basel, ruining the losers hopes of taking the second spot in the group from AS Roma. Roma rounded off their campaign with a 1-1 draw away at Romanian side Cluj.

Bayern Munich showed there was no room for sentiment as they welcomed back former player Thorsten Fink and his Basel side, who entertained hopes of causing a shock and going through to the Last 16 at the expense of Roma.

 

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Hockey
Strathmore handed walkover against Yobe

Strathmore university hockey players in training in Accra. Photo/AYUMBA AYODI
By AYUMBA AYODI in Accra aayodi@yahoo.comPosted Thursday, December 9 2010 at 19:27

Strathmore University may have secured a walkover against Yobe from Nigeria on Thursday but a gigantic battle reminiscent of the biblical David versus Goliath one awaits them on Friday at the National Hockey Stadium, Accra.

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"Everybody is here to give in a shot, and so are we. It's a tricky battle but we hope to down the champions and give Kenya what they have missed in 12 years," Strathmore skipper Ken Nyongesa said.

"It was disappointing to get a walkover after our intensive preparation. We wanted to gauge ourselves before the Sharkia diadem but we ought to stay focused."

Strathmore's key hitman, George Mutira, who was the main architect in the team's local success in the past two seasons, is all set for a similar performance on the bigger stage.

"We are young, yes, but not pushovers. We want to leave a memorable mark on our debut," said Mutira. "We are psyched and ready to

 

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Athletics
Who will be the best of them all at Soya gala?

Sportsman personality of the year Samuel Wanjiru and sportswoman personality of the year Pamela Jelimo display their trophies at the Soya awards gala night held at KICC Nairobi on January 24, 2009. Photo/FILE
By CHRIS MUSUMBA cmusumba@ke.nationmedia.comPosted Thursday, December 9 2010 at 18:37

The Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Award (Soya) judges risk starting a controversy should they fail to declare World Athlete of the Year David Rudisha the winner at Friday's ceremony.

The world passed its verdict in Monaco last month and all that remains is the coronation as the Masai moran is expected to chalk up more jewels to decorate his illustrious cap.

Rudisha however has international football star McDonald Mariga, swimming maestro Jason Dunford, Commonwealth and African 400m champion Mark Mutai as well as Richard Mateelong, the 3,000m specialist, to beat to the top honour.

The women's field has volleyball centre player and captain of Kenya team Prackcides Agala, World 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot, Olympic 1,500m winner Nancy Jebet Lagat and Milcah Chemos, the world 3,000m steeplechase bronze medallist.

The question is, who will succeed Linet Masai and Collins Injera?

The awards, the biggest in Kenyan history, are closely contested, with local and multi-national companies dangling endorsement contracts.

Has given world new imagination

Rudisha stands out as the favourite. His success this year has given the world new imagination while leaving the Soya judges scratching their heads.

Said the Soya founding patron and athletics legend Paul Tergat: "It's true he has done well. But there are others who have excelled too. It's still an open race. Of course when it's this close the judges must feel the pressure."

With Mariga's rise in Italy where he is a regular with European champions Inter Milan and Mutai, Dunford and Mateelong all having returned better performances this year, the stage is set for tough choices.

Among the finalists only Dunford has felt the texture of the gala, in 2007 together with World and Olympic 800m silver medallist Janeth Jepkosgei.

Six years of Soya and no two-time winner spices the challenge ahead of the main dinner gala at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre Plenary Hall.

Tergat and the giant mobile telephony service provider have pumped Sh7 million in the prize kitty, with the winner taking home Sh150,000.

Co-sponsors include Coca-Cola through their Dasani water brand, Deacons through their Life Fitness brand, National Bank of Kenya, National Social Security Fund and the Communications Commission of Kenya.

Recorded stellar performances

The year 2010 has been splendid for Kenyans, especially among the men, who recorded stellar performances – including in the World Cross Country Championships in Poland, IAAF Samsung Diamond League series, CAA African Senior Athletics Championships (Nairobi) and the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

No wonder national and Kenya Prisons women's volleyball captain Prackcides Agala is a lone wolf thanks to her being skipper of the two most successful teams in the continent.

After exasperating Gor Mahia fans in a close two-horse race, will Ulinzi Stars' Benjamin Nyangweso yet again pip Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno in the Coach of the Year contest?

Or will the honour be reserved for Kenya sprints coach Steven Mwaniki, the dark horse credited with the sudden change of fortune in short distance races?

 

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Kasuve spills beans on FKL leadership wrangles


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By GILBERT WANDERA


Football Kenya vice-chairman Titus Kasuve has sensationally claimed that the company deliberately frustrated Jacob Mulee, who quit on Sunday as national team Harambee Stars coach.
Kasuve claimed the company's ‘top leadership' did not want Mulee to succeed and were not happy that the coach had been given a third stint at the expense of Twahir Muhiddin.
"The top leadership of the company has never bothered to meet Mulee or the technical bench since they were appointed. They have run away and left the team on its own,"
"It is obvious that Mulee was not welcome to the team. When we played Uganda
Cranes two months ago in a crucial Africa Cup of Nations at home the top leadership was nowhere to be seen," he said.

Harambee Stars players troop out of the Manin National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania after they lost to Uganda in the Cecafa Tusker Cup. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Kasuve admitted that FKL should take blame for Harambee Star's poor performance in the Senior Challenge Cup.
FKL leadership to blame
"As much as the players let us down, we should admit our part of the blame.
Instead of looking to the welfare of the team, we have been undermining each other, don't even speak to the players and delay their payment,"
"We cannot go on cheating Kenyans. If we cannot run football we must give it up for those who can do better," added Kasuve.
He claimed he had been left to run matters of the team on his own together with second vice-chairman Erastus Okul and have not received any support from the top leadership.
Kasuve said Kenyans must no longer put up with mediocrity in the running of local football insisting they ought to demand for a more professional way of managing affairs.
"We intelligently frustrated the coach and it is obvious that some people have no business running local football and should just walk out," he said.
Time for elections
He added: "Let us stop making excuses every time the team performs poorly. It is time elections are called and those who win allowed to bring in new ideas in the sport," added Kasuve.
He assured that Football Kenya would this week pay the team all outstanding allowances after receiving the money from various sources.
"We were expecting to get the money from our debtors, but unfortunately it did not come on time. We want to assure the team that they will be paid all their outstanding allowances this week because we have been assured of receiving the money," he said.
Kasuve's statement reveals a deep-seated rivalry between the company officials.
Just this week Hussein Swaleh, who chairs the Technical Committee, wrote to Kasuve accusing him of interfering with the Stars technical bench.
Swaleh was apparently referring to the appointment of Mulee, who took over from Twahir Muhiddin.

 

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Champions League Round of 16 Takes Shape

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: December 8, 2010





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LONDON (AP) — Arsenal, AS Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk became the final three teams to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League on Wednesday.



Roma secured second place in Group E, behind Bayern Munich, by drawing 1-1 at Cluj. FC Basel came into the final matchday needing to beat Bayern to stand any chance of catching Roma but was thrashed 3-0 in Germany.
Group H had both qualifying spots open but Shakhtar finished top by winning 2-0 at home to FC Braga, and Arsenal joined the Ukrainian champions after a nervy 3-1 victory over Partizan Belgrade.
Chelsea's perfect record in Group F ended with a 1-0 loss at Marseille to increase the pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti, while Real Madrid remained unbeaten after its six matches in Group G courtesy of a 4-0 win over Auxerre, with Karim Benzema scoring a hat trick.
The draw for the last 16 will be held on Dec. 17, with group winners and teams from the same country prevented from playing each other.



Roma only needed a point to go through, but looked as if it would pick up all three when Marco Borriello put the Italian side in the lead in the 21st minute from 12 yards.
Lacina Traore headed home in the 88th to earn the Romanian team a draw.
France winger Franck Ribery scored in both halves for Bayern, which was already assured of winning the group. Defensive midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk also found the target for last season's runner-up.
Basel finished third and will play in the Europa League.



Arsenal reached the second round of the Champions League for the 11th straight year but was given a scare by Partizan and needed late goals by Theo Walcott and Samir Nasri to seal the win.
Robin van Persie, making his first start in the competition in more than a year, put the Gunners ahead from the penalty spot in the 30th after he was fouled by Marko Jovanovic.



But Arsene Wenger's side, which climbed to the top of the Premier League last weekend, was far from its best and conceded when Cordova Cleo's shot deflected off Sebastien Squillaci and over diving Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski in the 42nd.
"When it was 1-1, you never know," Wenger said. "Football is mysterious sometimes. They got a deflected goal, they hadn't had many chances and sometimes when it's all against you they can score a second goal."
Wenger sent on substitute Walcott and the England winger scored within six minutes, volleying home after collecting a poor defensive clearance.



Nasri wrapped the game up in the 77th, the in-form midfielder slamming in a left-footed shot from 15 yards for his 12th goal of the season.



Bacary Sagna was sent off in the 85th minute for a professional foul and will miss the first leg of the last 16.
When asked which side Arsenal would like next, Van Persie said: "As a football fan, Barcelona or Madrid, but we'll see what the draw will be."



The Gunners could also face German teams FC Schalke or Bayern.
Braga had to better Arsenal's result, or win 4-0 in Donetsk, to clinch a top-two finish but never threatened and conceded two goals in the final 11 minutes.



Madrid coach Jose Mourinho watched from the stands as his team finished Group G unbeaten.
Mourinho was serving a one-game ban for instructing Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos to deliberately incur red cards in a victory at Ajax two weeks ago.


Madrid had no problems without its coach's touchline prompts, Benzema opening the scoring in the 12th and adding two more goals in the final 18 minutes in his best display in 18 months with the club.
"Karim deserves this because he's been working very hard," said strike partner Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored in the 49th for his 21st goal of the season. "Things hadn't been working out but he answered very well."



The nine-time champions closed out its most successful Champions League group campaign with 16 points from a possible 18.
In the group's other match, Demy de Zeeuw and Toby Alderweireld scored second-half goals for Ajax in a 2-0 win over AC Milan to secure the Dutch side a spot in the Europa League.



In Group F, Brandao's 81st-minute goal gave Marseille a 1-0 win over Chelsea, ending the English club's bid to become only the fifth team to win all six matches in the group stage.



The Brazilian striker struck the winner by wrong-footing goalkeeper Petr Cech from close range after collecting a deflected shot from defender Taye Taiwo inside the area.



Chelsea has now won just two of its last eight matches in all competitions.
Zilina's home match against Spartak Moscow was interrupted for 20 minutes shortly after kickoff due to away fans throwing flares onto the field.



When play resumed, Tomas Majtan put the Slovak champions ahead in the 48th. But Alex equalized and then sent in a cross for Ibson — who was later sent off — to tap in a winner from close range seven minutes later.
Zilina and Partizan finished the group stage without a point.

 

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Sports Stars Seek Profit in Catchphrases

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Wide receiver Terrell Owens has starred in a VH1 reality show and has a breakfast cereal named after him.

By KATIE THOMAS

Published: December 9, 2010

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Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis shut down so many receivers last season that teammates started calling his turf Revis Island, where opposing players were inevitably marooned.

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Darrelle Revis, a Jets cornerback, sought protection for the term Revis Island.


By last December, Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco was boasting on Twitter that he would be an “escape inmate gone wild on Revis Island.” (He was not, and left the game with a knee injury.) Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg jokingly renamed Manhattan Revis Island in January when the Jets reached the American Football Conference championship game.
But even as the term became a part of Jets lexicon — spawning T-shirts, a fan blog and a commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods — Revis was quietly laying claim to it. In January, he applied to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register the term for use on “T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweat pants, hats, footwear, sleepwear, swimwear.”



Revis is among a number of athletes who are seeking federal trademark protection for their names, nicknames and even their catchphrases. The slogans come in all varieties: trash-talking (“Stomp You Out,” claimed by the former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan); self-aggrandizing (“I Love Me Some Me,” registered by Bengals wide receiver Terrell Owens); self-deprecating (“Manny Being Manny,” claimed, and later abandoned, by the baseball slugger Manny Ramirez); and just plain weird (“Got Strange?” registered by Vikings defensive end Jared Allen).



Trademarking nicknames and phrases is not new. Pat Riley obtained a trademark for the term “three-peat” in 1989, when he coached the Los Angeles Lakers. But lawyers who handle intellectual property rights say the practice has accelerated in recent years as athletes and sports figures seek to extend their brands into the entertainment world. The federal trademark office does not keep statistics on the professional athletes who file for protection, nor does the International Trademark Association, which represents owners.
Several lawyers for athletes said their clients were following in the footsteps of pioneers like Michael Jordan, who beyond endorsing products built a personal brand empire. For a certain class of larger-than-life athlete, it has become almost de rigueur to own a clothing or fragrance line, to maintain a vigorous Twitter following, and even to star in a reality show.



“I think that what you’re seeing in the sports arena is the same thing that other celebrities and entertainers have been doing for years,” said Daniel Glazer, senior editor of the legal journal Trademark Reporter. “Most of these athletes have a very limited period of time where they have their primary earning years, and this is a way to capitalize on their fame and maximize their earnings during their playing career.”



Revis said he filed to protect Revis Island after discussing it with his agents and family, in part out of concern that others were profiting from it.



“You’ve got to catch on to it, if you’re that high-profile type of player,” Revis said. “Basically, anybody can market themselves. It don’t matter if you’re a high-profile player or not. You can find a way to market yourself and get yourself out there.”
He cited Owens and Ochocinco as players who have successfully marketed themselves, even if, in the case of Ochocinco, Revis said, “I wouldn’t do some of the things he does.”



Owens wrote a children’s book, had a breakfast cereal named for him, made guest appearances on several television shows and commercials, and in 2009 starred in a VH1 reality show, “The T. O. Show.” In addition to registering “I Love Me Some Me,” he has also sought protection for “Getcha Popcorn Ready” and a logo featuring his initials, T. O.
His teammate Ochocinco, who legally changed his surname from Johnson in 2008 to reflect the number on his jersey, 85, and to raise his profile, is equally enterprising. His online store, childpleeez.com, sells T-shirts and women’s underwear featuring some of his best-known sayings, including “Catch Me if You Can,” “Kiss da Baby” and, naturally, “Child Pleeez.”



But Ochocinco has not applied for trademarks other than a logo featuring his initials, perhaps because the phrases are not creative enough.
“There obviously has to be some degree of uniqueness to it,” said Allan M. Lerner, a lawyer who filed a trademark application for Ochocinco’s logo, which, the Chicago Cubs argue, is too similar to their design.



Trademark applications, which cost $275 to $375 for each business category, are reviewed by federal trademark lawyers to ensure they comply with the law. The law prohibits trademarks from being deceptive, from causing confusion with another registered mark and from using the generic name for goods and services.



Athletes sometimes allow sponsors to trademark names or slogans associated with them. Nike owns the rights to the name LeBron, for example. Representatives for the N.B.A. star LeBron James, who signed with Nike when he was 18, declined to comment, as did Nike.
Jaia Thomas, an intellectual property lawyer, said: “A lot of athletes and celebrities are being a little bit more smart about it now. So as their catchphrase starts to gain traction, they’re moving forward to protect it legally.”



Vince Young learned that lesson late. On Jan. 5, 2006 — a day after his winning touchdown in the national title game as a quarterback for the University of Texas — someone else filed trademark applications for his initials, VY, and his nickname, Invinceable. In 2008, Young sued for trademark infringement, and the case was recently settled. He has since filed applications with the trademark office.
“When you are at that level, I think you need to be cautious of who you are and where you are and where you’re going,” said Delphine James, Young’s lawyer. “Unfortunately, in this day and time, they need to be cautious of their names, and they need to protect themselves.”



Greg Bishop contributed reporting.

 

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Wanamuziki wa kizazi kipya tutumie vyombo kwenye muziki

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LEO napenda kuchukua fursa hii kuzungumzia suala la wanamuziki wa bongo fleva na matumizi ya vyombo vitokavyo moja kwa moja kwenye kompyuta yaani muziki wa kutengeneza na siyo kwa kutumia sauti asili na vyombo vyake kama ngoma, gitaa, kinanda na vifaa vingine vya muziki. Muziki huu wa Tanzania kwa vijana umekuwa chanzo cha ajira kwa wenye vipaji na kutokea kupendwa na wadau wengi wa muziki nchini kote na hata nje ya nchi.
Hivyo kufanya wanamuziki wa kizazi kipya almaarufu kama bongo fleva kama wanavyofahamika na kuwapatia vijana wengi wa Kitanzania mafanikio tangu ulipoanzishwa rasmi na wanamuziki kama Joseph Mbilinyi (Mr II), Joseph Haule ‘Profesa Jay’, Marehemu James Dandu ‘Mtoto wa Dandu au Cool James’ ,Jose Mtambo na wengine wengi.
Tangu muziki huu ulipoanzishwa umeweza kupiga hatua kubwa na kufanya wasanii wengi kusahau ama kutokuwa na mawazo ya kutumia vyombo asilia ili kutangaza muziki wao na badala yake kutumia vyombo vya kisasa kutoka kwenye teknolojia ya kompyuta.
Mtazamo wangu wa leo katika burudani hususani muziki wa kizazi kipya ni kwamba tunatakiwa kuthamini na kutunza asili yetu ili kusaidia kulitangaza taifa letu kwenye medani ya muziki wa kimataifa kama anavyofanya Wanne Star ambaye kwa sasa amepiga hatua ya kuitangaza asili ya Tanzania.
Wasanii wa muziki wa kizazi kipya wanatakiwa kubadilika ili kupata kazi za kimataifa kama wanavyofanya wasanii kutoka nchi nyingine kama vile kundi la Makhirikhiri kutoka nchini Botswana ambao wanawakilisha vizuri asili yao.
Hivyo basi kutokana na umahiri wao wa kucheza na kuimba kwa kutumia ala za muziki wa asili na kuvaa kiasili wamefanikiwa kuvutia wengi kimataifa.
Kutokana na kutumia sauti za kutengenezwa kwenye kompyuta ambazo kwa lugha ya kitaalam zinaitwa ‘Auto Tune’ zinauharibu muziki wa Tanzania ingawa wadau wengi wa muziki wanaupenda hivyohivyo ila tunaweza tusiutangaze muziki wetu kwani wapo wataalamu wengi wa kimataifa ambao wanatengeneza muziki mzuri na wanauza mpaka kwenye nchi zetu tena kwa kasi zaidi.
Kumbuka kwamba sisi tunatakiwa kutambulisha kitu kipya kwa wenzetu hao ambacho kitakuwa kipya kwao na kufanya kupata soko la kimataifa katika medani ya muziki.
Pindi wageni watakaposikia vitu vigeni kutoka kwetu basi watakuwa wanapenda kusikiliza na hivyo kupelekea kupata mialiko mingi nchi za wenzetu.
Kutumia sauti asilia bila kubadilishwa kwenye vyombo vya kisasa inatupelekea kesho na keshokutwa kujua anayeimba ni nani hata kama haujajitambulisha kwa jina kwa sababu sauti ya mtu huwa haibadiliki.
Kwa mtazamo wangu, leo nasema wasanii tujitahidi kutumia sauti asilia kwani inatusaidia kufanya matamasha ya moja kwa moja bila ya kutumia ‘CD’ zenye nakala ya wimbo na kuukopi ili kuonyesha kipaji cha kuimba na kuonyesha sauti yako ni nzuri kiasi gani kama wanavyofanya baadhi ya wasanii kama Banana zoro, Barnaba kutoka Tanzania House of Talent (THT), Mrisho Mpoto (Mjomba) na wengine ambao wanapiga moja kwa moja nyimbo zao bila ya kutumia CD zenye nyimbo zao.
Wasanii wengi tunawaona wakiwa kwenye matamasha huwa wanashindwa kuimba nyimbo zao bila ya kutumia ‘CD’ na badala yake wanafuatisha baadhi ya maneno katika wimbo kitendo ambacho kinaweza kupunguza uwezo wa msanii katika sauti.
Wanamuziki wa kizazi kipya wa Tanzania wanapenda kurahisisha kazi kwa kuwa wanajua kutunga wimbo na fedha za kwenda kurekodi studio wanazo basi wanakurupuka tu kwa kujua wao kazi yao ni kuingiza sauti mwisho wanachanganya sauti na biti kazi inatoka.
Siyo hivyo jamani ili uwe msanii wa muziki unatakiwa kuwa mjuzi wa vyombo pamoja na kutumia sauti bila ya virahisisha kazi.
Nasema wasanii tubadilike kwani wenzetu sasa wanapenda kuimba kwenye matamasha kwa kuimba moja kwa moja hivyo tunaweza kupata nafasi ya kwenda kutumbuiza matamasha ya nje na tukashindwa kuimba laivu kwa kutumia vyombo vya bendi na hatma yake kuushusha muziki wa Tanzania.
Wasanii tujitahidi kuimba kwa sauti zetu asilia na kutumia vyombo asilia vya muziki kama zilivyo bendi zetu za zamani ikiwamo Msondo Ngoma, Sikinde Ngoma ya Ukae na nyingine nyingi.
Pia nawaomba wadau wa muziki wa bongo fleva kununua kazi za wanamuziki wetu hata wakitumia vyombo asilia vya muziki ili waweze kuwa na moyo wa kufanya kazi hiyo na kupata soko la kimataifa katika medani ya muziki kama wanavyopata mafanikio Wanne Star na wengine.
Wadau wengi wa muziki hapa nchini huwa wanapenda kusikiliza mdundo wa muziki na siyo ujumbe uliobebwa katika wimbo huo na ndiyo maana wasanii wengi wanapenda kukimbilia kutengeneza nyimbo zao kwenye kompyuta ili kuwaridhisha wadau na mwisho mafanikio yao ni kusifiwa na kuuza sura tu mitaani.
Vile vile napenda kuwashauri wadau wa muziki kuwapa moyo na kuwawezesha wasanii nchini kwa kazi zao wanazofanya za kuelimisha jamii na kuwaonya wale wanaoimba mambo ya kuhamasisha maovu kama vile zinaa na maovu mengine .
Mwisho kama awali nasisitiza kuwa wanamuziki wa bongo fleva wajifunze namna ya kutumia ala mbalimbali za muziki , kuimba bila kutumia rekodi zao katika matamasha na kutotegemea sana kompyuta katika kuendeleza vipaji na mafanikio yao kimuziki.

 

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Mserbia wa Yanga atua SC Villa


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KOCHA wa zamani wa timu ya soka ya Yanga, Mserbia Zivojnov Srdjan, yuko mbioni kujiunga na Sc Villa ya Uganda.
Kocha huyo ambaye alikuwa msaidizi wa Mserbia mwenzake, Dusan Kondic, amejiunga na timu hiyo akichukua nafasi ya kocha wa sasa, Sulle Kato.
Habari za uhakika kutoka Uganda zinaeleza kuwa kocha huyo ambaye alikuwa kipenzi cha wachezaji wa Yanga, tayari ameshatua nchini Uganda na kupokelewa na kiongozi wa Sc Villa, Dennis Mbidde katika uwanja wa ndege wa Entebe juzi.
Mara baada ya kuwasili nchini humo, kocha huyo amesema kuwa, akipewa nafasi anaratajiwa kujenga kikosi cha ushindi.
"Ninajua nini cha kufanya. Nimekuwa nikifuatilia soka la Uganda. Nahitaji muda tu, sihitaji kuahidi kuchukua ubingwa kwanza," alisema wakati alipowasili.
"Nahitaji muda kujenga timu ya ushindi. Tayari nimeshamjulisha mkuu wa timu ya Sc Villa (Fred Muwema), kuhusiana na hili," aliongeza Mserbia huyo.
"Nahitaji kufanya kazi na wachezaji vijana, kwa sababu wanaweza kusikiliza na kujifunza kwa haraka."
Endapo ataingia mkataba na klabu hiyo, atakuwa kocha wa pili kutoka Serbia baada ya aliyekuwa kocha wa timu hiyo Sredovic Milutin ‘Micho' aliyeibebesha ubingwa mara tatu ndani ya miaka minne.
Srdjan, aliyeiongoza Yanga kutwaa ubingwa wa ligi kuu mwaka 2008/2009 alitarajiwa jana kukutana na uongozi wa Villa kumalizia taratibu za kuingia mkataba.

 

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Miyeyusho ampania Mganda


na Juma Kasesa

BONDIA wa ngumi za kulipwa nchini Francis Miyeyusho ametamba kumuangusha mpinzani wake, Mganda Friday Mgoya raundi ya tatu katika pambano la kirafiki linalotarajiwa kupigwa Desemba 18 mwaka huu ukumbi wa DDC Kariakoo jijini Dar es Salaaam. Miyeyusho alitoa tambo hizo jijini Dar es Salaam juzi, wakati wa mahojiano na mwandishi wa habari hizi.
Alisema, mazoezi anayoyanya ndiyo yanampa nguvu ya kumchapa Mgoya katika raundi hiyo.
Miyeyusho alisema, uzoefu alionao katika masumbwi ya kimataifa, ni sehemu vigezo vitakavyomsaidia kuweza kushinda pambano hilo ili kuendeleza rekodi yake ya ushindi kwa mabondia wa Ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati.
"Muda mrefu nimepotea katika masumbwi, nilifanya hivyo ili kufanya mazoezi ya kutosha na sasa hivi nipo tayari kupambana na bondia yeyote ambaye anaona anaweza kuhimili vishindo vyangu," alisema.
Alisema, anatarajiwa kuingia kambini rasmi hivi karibuni kujiandaa na pambano hilo na kuwata mashabiki na wapenzi wa ngumi kutokuwa na wasiwasi, kwa kuwa atamsambaratisha mpinzani wake huyo

 

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Zantel kudhamini michezo mbalimbali


na Mwandishi wetu

KAMPUNI ya simu ya mikononi ya Zantel imesema iko tayari kudhamini michezo mbalimbali ili kuweza kusaidia kuibua vipaji vya michezo husika na kuifanya Tanzania kuweza kutamba katika medani ya michezo hiyo kimataifa.
Meneja wa Zantel Mkoa wa Tanga, Deo Kulwa, aliyasema hayo hivi karibuni jijini Tanga, wakati wa bonanza la mchezo wa mpira wa kikapu kwa timu za mikoa minne, zilizoshirikisha wachezaji waliocheza mchezo huo miaka ya nyuma.
Alisema, michezo ni moja kati ya nyanja muhimu kwa Taifa lolote lile, hivyo wataendelea kudhamini sekta hiyo kila bajeti inaporuhusu.
Sisi Zantel tumekuwa tupo tayari kila bajeti inaporuhusu, ili tuweze kuvivumbua hivi vipaji vilivyojificha," alisisitiza.
Kwa upande wake, kampuni ya mafuta ya GAPCO ambayo pia ilidhamini bonanza hilo, kupitia Meneja Masoko wake Ben Temu ilisema, mabonanza yana mchango wa pekee katika kuimarisha afya za wahusika.
Mratibu wa bonanza hilo, mlimbwende wa zamani wa Tanzania, Angela Damas alisema, waliamua kuliandaa ili kuwapa fursa wachezaji hao wa zamani kuweza kuonyesha umahiri wao katika mchezo huo wa mpira wa kikapu.
Timu ya Mkoa wa Tanga, iliibuka mshindi baada ya kuzigaragaza timu za mikoa mingine iliyoshiriki, ambayo ni Arusha, Kilimanjaro na Dar es Salaam.

 

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Machozi Band kwa mara ya kwanza Moro


na Dina Ismail

BENDI ya muziki wa dansi, Machozi Band, iliyo chini ya msanii wa kizazi kipya nchini Judith Wambura ‘Lady Jaydee' kesho itawapa raha wakazi wa mjini Morogoro kupitia onyesho lake litakalofanyika kwenye ukumbi wa Masuka Royal Village.
Onyesho hilo litakuwa ni la kwanza kwa msanii huyo pamoja na bendi yake, hivyo mratibu wa onyesho hilo, Robert Ekerege, amewaomba mashabiki wa burudani mjini humo na maeneo jirani kujitokeza kwa wingi.
Ekerege alisema jijini Dar es Salaam jana kwamba maandalizi ya onyesho hilo yanakwenda vizuri, ambapo kupitia onyesho hilo mashabiki watapata fursa ya kuchezewa nyimbo zote zinazotamba za bendi hiyo pamoja na zile za Jaydee binafsi.
Ekerege aliongeza kuwa mbali na burudani hiyo pia kutakuwa na zawadi mbalimbali kutoka kwa wadhamini wa onyesho hilo Konyagi na kampuni ya simu za mikononi ya Zantel ambapo mashabiki 10 watakaopendeza watapata katoni moja ya Konyagi kila mmoja.
"Pia mashabiki 50 watakaongia kwanza wakiwa wamependeza, kila mmoja atapewa zawadi ya muda wa maongezi toka Zantel wenye thamani ya shilingi 20,000 pamoja na laini za Zantel," alisema.
Aidha, Ekerege alisema mashabiki wote pia watapata fursa ya kuingia bure katika ukumbi wa disco uliomo ndani ya ukumbi huo, mara baada ya kumalizika kwa onyesho hilo usiku wa manane.
Bendi ya Machozi inatamba na nyimbo zake mbili ‘Mtalimbo Doro' na ‘Nilizama' huku Jaydee naye akitamba na nyimbo mbalimbali ambazo zimekuwa zikifanya vema katika medani ya muziki wa kizazi kipya.

 

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BFT yatembeza bakuli kusaka Sh700,00 za ada
Thursday, 09 December 2010 21:40

Imani Makongoro

BAADA ya kusota kwa miaka mitatu bila kuwa na uanachama kwenye Shirikisho la Kimataifa la Ngumi za Ridhaa (AIBA), shirikisho hilo nchini (BFT) linasaka dola 500 (Sh700,000) ambazo ni ada ya uanachama.

Ada hiyo inatakiwa ilipwe AIBA ili kuiwezesha BFT kurejeshewa haki zake ambazo zilikuwa zimezuiwa kwa miaka mitatu sasa.
Uongozi wa BFT umeeleza kuwa ada hiyo ndiyo itaifanya Tanzania itambulike tena kimataifa katika mchezo huo na hatimaye kupatiwa haki zake zote za msingi ikiwa ni sambamba na kupewa ruzuku kutoka AIBA.

Kwa maana hiyo, BFT inatakiwa kuwa imelipa ada hiyo mapema kabla ya Januari.

Awali, BFT ilikuwa inatambulika kimataifa, lakini ilifungiwa Agosti 2008 baada ya baadhi ya mabondia wake kukamatwa wakikabiliwa na tuhuma ya kula njama na kusafirisha dawa za kulevya kwenda Mauritius mwezi Juni mwaka huo.

Tayari, mmoja kati ya waliokamatwa, Emillian Patrick ameachiwa huru baada ya uchunguzi wa awali kukamilika na kuonekana hana hatia.

Katibu Mkuu wa BFT, Makore Mashaga, aliiambia Mwananchi kuwa ili waweze kutambulika rasmi baada ya kurejeshewa uanachama huo wanatakiwa kulipa dola 500 ambazo ni ada ya uanachama.

"Tunatakiwa kulipa dola 500, lakini kama Watanzania wanavyoelewa tangu tumefungiwa sisi hatukuwa na mfadhili yoyote ambaye alikuwa hakitusaidia, tulikabidhiwa ofisi katika akaunti ya BFT kulikuwa na Shilingi 1,000.

"Hivyo, tunaomba Watanzania wenzetu wajitolee na kutusaidia ili kufanikisha zoezi la kurejeshewa uanachama wetu tuliokuwa tumefungiwa miaka mitatu iliyopita ", alisema Makore.

 

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Bondia Emilian achiwa huru
Tuesday, 07 December 2010 19:35

Imani Makongoro

MMOJA wa mabondia wa Tanzania waliokamatwa nchini Maurtius, Emilian Patrick, ameachiwa huru baada ya uchunguzi wa awali nchini humo kukamilika na kuonekana hana hatia.

Kabla ya kukamatwa Maurtius, Emilian alikuwa Mtanzania pekee aliyekuwa amefuzu kushiriki michezo ya Olimpiki iliyofanyika jijini Belgiji, China, lakini ndoto hizo zilizimika ghafla baada ya kukamatwa wakati ana kwenda kushiriki mashindano ngumi Afrika kama maaandalizi ya Olimpiki.

Emilian na wenzake watano walikamatwa nchini humo mwaka 2008 na kutuhumiwa kula njama ya kusafirisha dawa za kulevya aina ya Heroine, huku aliyekuwa rais wa Shirikisho la mchezo huo (BFT), Shaban Mintanga naye alikamatwa hapa nchini kwa tuhuma hiyo.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa na Mwananchi ulionyesha bondia huyo amewasili hapa nchini wiki iliyopita akitokea Maurtius baada ya kurudishwa na kuambiwa kuwa hana hatia huku wenzake watano wakiendelea kushikiliwa nchini humo kwa uchunguzi zaidi.

Habari hizo za kina kutoka Maurtius zilieleza kuwa watanzania wanaondelea kushikiliwa nchini humo ni pamoja na aliyekuwa kocha, Nassor Michael, bondia Petro Mtagwa na wengine watatu ambao wametwajwa kuwa ni meneja wa timu, daktari na kocha msaidizi.
Uchunguzi huo wa kina uliofanywa na Mwananchi ulionyesha kuwa kati ya wachezaji waliokuwa wamefuzu kucheza michezo ya Olimpiki ya mwaka 2008 hapa nchini iliyokuwa ikifanyika mjini Belgiji, Emilian pekee.

Uchunguzi huo ulionyesha kuwa mabondia walibaki nchini Maurtius bado wanaendelea kushikiliwa kama mahabusu nchini humo wakati hapa nchini Mintanga akiendelea kusota mahabusu kusubili uchunguzi wa kesi hiyo kukabiliwa.

Uchunguzi huo ulisema kuwa wakati Emilian na wenzake waliobaki Maurtius wakipelekwa mahakamani kujibu tuhuma hizo Emilian akuwa akijibu chochote kwa kuwa wakati wanakamatwa hakujua wamekamatwa kwa kosa, hivyo baada ya uchunguzi huo kukamilikwa alionekana hana hatia na kupandishwa ndege kurudi nchini kwake kama raia mwema.

 

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Kilimanjaro Stars hiyooooo fainali Tusker

Imeandikwa na Mwandishi Wetu; Tarehe: 10th December 2010 @ 23:59

Mshambuliaji wa timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania Bara 'Kilimanjaro Stars', John Bocco (kulia) akitafuta mbinu ya kuwatoka wachezaji wa timu ya Taifa ya Uganda, Massa Simeon na Walusimbi Godfrey wakati wa mchezo wa nusu fainali ya michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam jana. Stars ilishinda kwa penalti 5-4. (Picha na Fadhil Akida).





NI raha sana, raha kupita kiasi, inapendeza na inafurahisha kwa Watanzania. Pengine hivyo ndivyo unavyoweza kuzungumzia ushindi wa timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania Bara ‘Kilimanjaro Stars' baada ya jana kuifunga Uganda penalti 5-4.

Mchezo huo wa nusu fainali uliokuwa mkali na wa kusisimua ulifanyika Uwanja wa Taifa Dar es Salaam na kushuhudiwa na maelfu ya mashabiki wa soka.

Stars na Uganda zililazimika kupigiana mikwaju ya penalti baada ya kushindwa kufungana dakika 90 na hata zilipoongezwa dakika 30 milango ya timu zote ilikuwa migumu.

Katika upigaji wa penalti tano, ndipo Stars ilipofunga mikwaju yake yote, wakati Waganda walipoteza penalti moja baada ya kipa Juma Kaseja kuokoa mkwaju wa Tonny Maweje, ambayo ilikuwa penalti ya nne kupigwa.

Waliofunga upande wa Uganda ni Issack Isinde, Dan Walusimbi, Emmanuel Okwi na Andy Mwesigwa wakati kwa Stars waliofunga ni Nsajigwa Shadrack, Stephano Mwasika, Shaaban Nditi, Salum Machaku na Erasto Nyoni.

Baada ya Uganda kupiga penalti ya tano, huku matokeo yakiwa 4-4, mashabiki walishikwa na hofu wakati kiungo Erasto Nyoni aliyeingia kipindi cha pili aliponyanyuka kutaka kwenda kupiga penalti.

Hata hivyo Nyoni anayechezea Azam ya Dar es Salaam huku akionekana hana hofu aliweka mpira vizuri na kuutumbukiza wavuni na kuibua shangwe kwa mashabiki.

Yalikuwa matokeo ambayo yalipokewa kwa furaha na mashabiki na Watanzania kwa ujumla kwani mara ya mwisho Kilimanjaro Stars kufikia mafanikio hayo ilikuwa mwaka 2022 ambapo ilifika hatua ya fainali mashindano hayo yalipofanyika hapa nchini.

Kilimanjaro Stars ilifuzu hatua ya nusu fainali baada ya kuifunga Rwanda bao 1-0 katika mchezo wa robo fainali Jumatano kwa bao lililofungwa na Shadrack Nsajigwa, wakati Uganda yenyewe iliifunga Zanzibar kwa penalti 5-3 katika robo fainali siku hiyo hiyo.

Kwa mazingira hayo Stars pia imelipa kisasi cha Uganda kuifunga kwa penalti Zanzibar. Katika mchezo huo Stars iliuanza kwa kasi, ambapo Mrisho Ngasa nusura apachike bao lakini mpira wa krosi aliopelekewa aliunganisha vyema, lakini ukatoka nje kidogo ya lango.

Mabeki wa kati wa Stars Juma Nyoso na Kelvin Yondani ambao wanachezea Simba ya Dar es Salaam, walikuwa wanakula sahani moja na mshambuliaji wa Uganda Emmanuel Okwi, ambaye pia huchezea Simba na mara kadhaa walijikuta wakimchezea faulo.

Okwi naye alipata nafasi mbili za kufunga kipindi cha kwanza lakini alishindwa kuzitumia kwa kutolenga lango. Ushirikiano wa Tonny Maweje, Dan Wagaluka na Okwi ulionekana tishio kwa Stars hasa kipindi cha kwanza, huku Waganda wakiwa wametawala sehemu kubwa ya mchezo.

Ngasa alifanikiwa kuipenya ngome ya Uganda na kupenyeza mpira uliowapita mabeki lakini ukakosa mmaliziaji.

Kipindi cha pili ilikuwa cha kushambuliana kila upande, huku Kilimanjaro Stars ikionekana kuimarika zaidi tofauti na hali ilivyokuwa kipindi cha kwanza.

Kuingia kwa Salum Machaku badala ya Idrissa Rajabu aliyeonekana kupwaya jana kuliwapa nguvu Kilimanjaro Stars, lakini umaliziaji bado ulikuwa tatizo.

Dakika ya 48 Uganda nusura ipate bao baada ya kutokea kizaazaa kwenye lango na mpira wa kichwa uliopigwa na Maweje ulikuwa unaelekea langoni, lakini kipa Juma Kaseja akajaribu kuugusa ukagonga mwamba na kuokolewa na Nyoso.

Robert Ssentongo naye alikuwa mwiba kwa Stars ingawa ugonjwa wa kushindwa kulenga lango naye pia ulimkabili.

 

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Netiboli Mwanza wapigwa tafu

Imeandikwa na Nashon Kennedy, Mwanza; Tarehe: 10th December 2010 @ 23:30

KATIBU Tawala wa Mkoa wa Mwanza, Doroth Mwanyika ametoa msaada wa fedha taslimu Sh milioni 4.4 kwa ajili ya kuisafirisha timu ya netiboli ya mkoa kwenda kushiriki michuano ya Kombe la Taifa mkoani Pwani.

Fedha hizo zilikabidhiwa jana na Ofisa Kazi wa Mkoa Diana Rwechungura kwa niaba ya Katibu Tawala huyo kwa Katibu wa Chama cha Netiboli Mwanza (Chanemwa) Martha Masaga katika ukumbi wa mikutano wa ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa.

"Kwa niaba ya Katibu Tawala wetu wa Mkoa nawakabidhi kiasi hiki cha fedha ili mkitumie katika kujikimu kwa safari ya kwenda katika michuano ya Kombe la Taifa mkoani Pwani, Mkoa unapenda na kuthamini juhudi zenu za kuendeleza michezo," alisema.

Akipokea fedha hizo, Masaga alimshukuru Katibu Tawala kwa kuichangia timu hiyo, ambayo ilikuwa inakabiliwa na ukata mkubwa wa fedha.

"Tunakushukuru sana kwa msaada huu wa fedha uliotupatia na tunakuahidi tutautumia kwa ajili ya shughuli zilizoainishwa na tunaomba usituchoke katika kutusaidia," alisema Masaga.

Naye kocha wa timu hiyo, Rehema Malizuku alisema timu yake ina wanamichezo 14 ambao wamesema wako katika hali nzuri na kuwataka wakazi wa Mwanza watarajie ushindi wa kishindo.

Aliwataja wachezaji watakaoshiriki michuano hiyo kuwa ni Rehema Maruzuku, Masumbuko Matata, Judith Kazinja, Mary Zakayo, Rozi Noa, Elizabeth John, Mebo Joseph na Edna Kisanko.

Wengine ni Anna Gekondo, Godbless Kiangala, Candy Nzomukunda, Sikitv Mohamedi, Fatuma Hamis na Josephine Mwanyangala.

Naye nahodha wa timu hiyo, Edna Kisanko alisema kikosi chake kiko imara na ana matarajio makubwa ya kutwaa ubingwa.