New administration under Samia Suluhu gives hope after 5 years of hopelessness

New administration under Samia Suluhu gives hope after 5 years of hopelessness

wapendwa habarini za leo? kwa walioangalia taarifa ya habari jana nadhani wamesikia kuwa kuna kikundi cha watu kinawateka watoto hata kama akiwa anaenda dukani au wakiwa wanacheza mazingira ya nyumbani. Wakishawateka wanawapigia wazazi simu au ndugu na kuwatajia kiasi cha pesa wanachotaka bila hivyo watamuua mtoto yaani wanatoa vitisho huku wakidai pesa, na mpaka sasa watoto waliopotea huko arusha leo siku ya nne bado hawafanikiwa kuwapata japo idadi yao haikutajwa. Ndugu wazazi naombeni tuwe makink na watoto wetu pindi wanapocheza mazingira ya nyumbani na dukani watumeni watu wazima sio watoto pia ikiwezekana ujumbe huu tumeni pia kwenye shule ambazo watoto wanasoma ili walimu nao wajue kinachoendelea kwa sasa so sad. Hali ya maisha imekuwa ngumu hivyo kila mtu anabuni mbinu ya kupata pesa.

Ukiondoka nyumbani asubuhi kama mtoto amefunga shule au hajaanza shule msisitize dada awe makini na watoto kwa wale wenye mageti basi waambie ni akina dada sio kila mgeni anaekuja ni mtu mwema wengine wana nia zao binafsi. Asante sana wazazi tutimize wajibu wetu wa kuwatunza na kuwalea watoto wetu bila kusahau maombi ya familia na Tanzania kwa ujumla.

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In flashback as jiwe, shujaa wa Afrika na chuma messed up our economy
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Fatma Karume has a potential to make a great AG so she too should be considered for this post if evolution of constitutional order stands a chance to have a tangible meaning

We know her enemies in the TLS will claim she is not in their register but we say the AG is a Presidential legal adviser and membership to TLS very much irrelevant. The way her rivals in the TLS permanently deregistered her from practicing law is another reason to rebuke political machinations targeting to thwart and frustrate professional cadre dabbling in political activism. Professionals should be free to agitate their conscience without fear of reprisals.

Out of this careful consideration we offer our ringing endorsement to this crucial appointment which will stamp out any lingering reservations of whether we have really cut ties with our murky past where anarchy rein terror, oppression and extortion.


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Seven Ways to Grow in Wisdom

Lawrence of Arabia is one of the most successful films of all time. Much of the film is drawn from T.E. Lawrence’s own account of his time in Arabia. He was a British archaeological scholar, military strategist (colonel by the age of thirty), best known for his activities in the Middle East during World War I. Lawrence explores the theme of wisdom in his memoirs, written in 1926, with the title, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
Presumably, Lawrence had in mind today’s passage, ‘Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars’ (Proverbs 9:1). In Scripture, the number seven is often used to represent completion or perfection. In the book of Proverbs, the teaching of Jesus and the Bible in general, we find many ways to acquire and grow in wisdom. Seven of these can be seen in today’s passages.
 
Proverbs 9:1-12

1. Handling criticism

When we are criticised, there is no point in replying to those who are merely mocking us (v.7). If we do, they will hate us even more. But it is worth replying to the ‘wise’.
Our response to criticism should never be to ‘insult’, ‘abuse’ or ‘hate’ (vv.7–8). Rather, we must learn from it in order to become ‘wiser’ and to ‘add to [our] learning’ (v.9). Indeed, our response to a rebuke should be increased ‘love’ (v.8b).
This is far from easy – my natural reaction to criticism is often to be tempted to lash out verbally or try and justify myself. Yet the wise path is to seek to learn from the rebuke or instruction, however difficult that may be.
For example, I have noticed over the years that those speakers who do not like their talks criticised seldom improve. Those who invite constructive criticism and are not threatened by it often improve rapidly and become far more effective. A right relationship with God will increase your wisdom (v.10) and enable you to hear constructive criticism and grow through it.

Lord, give me wisdom to be constructive when I give criticism and gracious when I receive it.
 
3. Pruning and planting

The parables of the fig tree (vv.6–9), mustard seed and yeast (vv.18–20) give us wisdom on how things grow in the kingdom of God. We see when things should be nurtured, when activities should be stopped and when projects should be started.
God is patient, giving as much time as possible for people to repent. In response to the desire to cut the fig tree down, the man gives it one more chance: ‘If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down’ (v.9).
The key is to ‘look for fruit’ (v.6). For example, as we look at the numerous ministries in the church, some are extremely fruitful. Others are less so. The temptation is to cut back on the less fruitful ones straight away. However, Jesus encourages us to be patient: ‘If it bears fruit next year, fine!’ (v.9a). Yet this patience doesn’t last for ever – sometimes the moment will come to stop an unfruitful ministry, to ‘cut it down’ (v.9b).
The parables of the mustard seed (vv.18–19) and of the yeast (v.20) remind us that, while the kingdom of God starts small, over time there is vast potential for growth. When the seed was planted it ‘grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches’ (v.19). This shows the enormous value in planting seeds of the kingdom (church planting included). It also suggests that we need to wait patiently to see this potential fulfilled.


4. Knowing when to confront

Personally, I find confrontation extremely difficult. Jesus had the wisdom of knowing when to confront. He exposed the hypocrisy and double standards of those who criticised him for healing a woman who had been crippled for eighteen years, simply because he did so on the Sabbath. He reminds them of the importance of compassion over legalism. If that is a principle they follow in caring for animals, how much more should they follow it in caring for people (vv.15–16)!
Jesus’ answer was brilliantly wise. It ‘delighted’ the people (v.17).


5. Turning to Jesus

When someone asks Jesus a question: ‘Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?’ (v.23), he gives an intensely practical answer. He says, ‘Make every effort to enter through the narrow door’ (v.24). In other words, don’t focus first on others, but make sure you yourself have entered the kingdom of God. You cannot know about everybody else but you can be sure about yourself.
In this parable, many find themselves unable to enter the house, which represents the kingdom of God. The reason for this is because of the lack of a personal relationship with Jesus. Twice the owner of the house, who represents Jesus, says to those shut out of his house, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from’ (vv.25,27). Being part of God’s kingdom is all about turning to and knowing Jesus.
It appears that some who expected to be included are excluded, but it also appears that more people will get in than expected: ‘People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast of the kingdom of God’ (v.29). Turning to and following Jesus is the wise thing to do, even if it feels like we are in a minority.

Lord, I pray for wisdom today in all the conversations that I have and all the decisions I make. Please fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me the wisdom of Jesus.
 
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