Nyerere was not stupid as we think: Bring back Arusha Declaration leadership code type (Judge)

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By The guardian reporter



11th January 2014

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Head of Commission, President Office Ethics Secretariat, (retired judge) Salome Kaganda.


Tanzania needs to bring back leadership code introduced in 1967 with the proclamation of the Arusha Declaration, which barred the civil servants from engaging in private business.

Head of Commission, President Office Ethics Secretariat, (retired judge) Salome Kaganda made the remark during an exclusive interview with The Guardian.

“We servants of people are well prepared with anything that emerges in the final draft,” she said, adding that the declaration ‘was the best document’ Tanzania has ever had.

He said if the new constitution final draft, handed over to Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete and Zanzibar President Mohamed Shein last week is passed, public servants would be barred from engaging in business.

Any public servant accused of violating the code while in office will be suspended immediately, pending determination of the matter in accordance with the law.

The draft father shows that public servants shall not request or receive a loan or any profit in a way and manner that shall undermine the reputation of their office.

The draft further propose that any gifts received by a public servant during execution of his duties belong to the government

The public servant shall be required to surrender the gifts to the principal secretary stating type, value and reason for receiving them and the sources.

People interviewed randomly by The Guardian in Dar es Salaam praised retired Judge Joseph Warioba and his team for the draft.

Tanzanians should recall the country was mentioned as one of the most corrupt last year by Transparency international 2013 global barometer, said one of them, Kinondoni resident Julias Mrungi.

Like retired judge Kaganda, he said the only solution is to bring back the Arusha Declaration code of ethics for leaders. The declaration abolished 21 and replaced by Zanzibar Declaration.

He said the country was sinking, heading to unknown destination. “So we need to rethink for our coming next generation if we want them to have better life in their days.”

Mohame Hasan of Mburahati suburb congratulated President Kikwete and President Shein for receiving the final draft of the constitution and appealed to them to intensify the fight against corruption.

He challenged the government’s silence about data from the Swiss Central Bank, showing money Tanzanians amounted to $5.41bilion in 2012 up from $3.6 billion the previous year.

 

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Why does country need the Arusha declaration once again? It seems to me that whenever the country has a problem, the only solution is to revisit the past. I believe as a nation, Tanzanians need to realize that the best way of solving their problems is to be innovative and committed to the cause.

How many Tanzanian leaders are committed to serve their people? The answer is probably none. So why the lady think that the reimplementation or partial reimplementation of the Azimio la Arusha will make a different?

 

[Kichuguu]

Why does country need the Arusha declaration once again? It seems to me that whenever the country has a problem, the only solution is to revisit the past. I believe as a nation, Tanzanians need to realize that the best way of solving their problems is to be innovative and committed to the cause.

How many Tanzanian leaders are committed to serve their people? The answer is probably none. So why the lady think that the reimplementation or partial reimplementation of the Azimio la Arusha will make a different?

Full of contradictions!

If in more than a quarter of a century you have never had any "committed leader", have you ever asked yourself why? The answer is simple, because there are no binding leadership codes as those stipulated in the Azimio la Arusha. Don't fool yourself that you will ever get another person of the Nyerere type who will forgo all the goodies that come with power just to serve you as a "committed leader" while every body else is enjoying ill-gotten money in Swiss accounts.

 

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Warudishe tunaka miiko/maadiri ya viongozi kama yalivyoelezwa kwenye Arusha's declaration.

 

[Mzuvendi]

Full of contradictions!

If in more than a quarter of a century you have never had any "committed leader", have you ever asked yourself why? The answer is simple, because there are no binding leadership codes as those stipulated in the Azimio la Arusha. Don't fool yourself that you will ever get another person of the Nyerere type who will forgo all the goodies that come with power just to serve you as a "committed leader" while every body else is enjoying ill-gotten money in Swiss accounts.

Kichuguu;

Please read your first post. In it the lady says that the country needs to bring back Azimio because corruption is rampant. For your information, corruption is a criminal offense and the country has penal codes that deal with it. In addition, the country established a bureau which investigates and prosecutes all issue patterning to corruption (TAKURURU). In theory, the country should be able to deal with corruption using existing frameworks. However, the situation is worse because those in charge aren't committed to root out corruption. So bringing back Azimio for the sake of having it won't change anything.

Concerning Nyerere, I don't give a damn about him. He did what he saw fit back then but the country has moved on. Azimio la Arusha was a manifesto of the political. It wasn't the law of the land and Tanzanians aren't legally binded to follow it.

 

[Mzuvendi]

Warudishe miiko/maadiri ya viongozi kama yalivyoelezwa kwenye Arusha's declaration.

Bear in mind, leaders are reflection of you. So don't ask them to follow something that you at the bottom can't.

 

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tunahitaji azimio la arusha,kwani azimio la arusha lilibeba misingi na miiko ya kazi,kwa wakati wa azimio la arusha haikuwa rahisi kumwona mfanya kazi wa serikali akimiliki gari ama biashara,kwani haikukuwa na ruhusa ya mfanya kazi kuwa na mishahara miwili,
ninacho kiona hapa china kina-akisi azimio la arusha ingawaje bado kuna baadhi ya wafanyakazi wa serikali wanapokea na kutoa rushwa,lakini mengi wanayoyatekeleza hapa yana akisi azimio la arusha ambalo sisi watanzania tulimuwa kulitupa pembeni na kulileta azimio la zanzibar ambalo limeweka mwanya kwa viongozi na watu wanaoendesha mashirika ya umma kufanya wanavyojisikia.
Azimio la arusha ndio mwarubaini wa mambo mengi na kiukweli kama ingewezekana basi ktk katiba yetu mpya kuwe na kipengere maalumu kitakachoruhusu azimio la arusha kurudi na kulitupilia mbali azimio la zanzibar

 

[Mzuvendi]

tunahitaji azimio la arusha,kwani azimio la arusha lilibeba misingi na miiko ya kazi,kwa wakati wa azimio la arusha haikuwa rahisi kumwona mfanya kazi wa serikali akimiliki gari ama biashara,kwani haikukuwa na ruhusa ya mfanya kazi kuwa na mishahara miwili,
ninacho kiona hapa china kina-akisi azimio la arusha ingawaje bado kuna baadhi ya wafanyakazi wa serikali wanapokea na kutoa rushwa,lakini mengi wanayoyatekeleza hapa yana akisi azimio la arusha ambalo sisi watanzania tulimuwa kulitupa pembeni na kulileta azimio la zanzibar ambalo limeweka mwanya kwa viongozi na watu wanaoendesha mashirika ya umma kufanya wanavyojisikia.
Azimio la arusha ndio mwarubaini wa mambo mengi na kiukweli kama ingewezekana basi ktk katiba yetu mpya kuwe na kipengere maalumu kitakachoruhusu azimio la arusha kurudi na kulitupilia mbali azimio la zanzibar

Advance in technology has made it possible to anybody who has a decent income including civil servants to afford to buy a car. So owning a car isn't a crime as you think and isn't luxury anymore. Furthermore, majority of people perform additional activities to supplement their income because government salaries aren't enough to cover based needs. So instead of resuscitating Azimio la Arusha, why don't you ask the government to compensate its workforce accordingly?

Additionally, both Azimio la Arusha and Azimio la Zanzibar aren't the laws of the land. They are ethical documents for the ruling party, CCM. Therefore, you can't through away Azimio la Zanzibar or bring back azimio la Arusha because both documents don't exist in the country's legal framework.

 

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tunahitaji azimio la arusha,kwani azimio la arusha lilibeba misingi na miiko ya kazi,kwa wakati wa azimio la arusha haikuwa rahisi kumwona mfanya kazi wa serikali akimiliki gari ama biashara,kwani haikukuwa na ruhusa ya mfanya kazi kuwa na mishahara miwili,
ninacho kiona hapa china kina-akisi azimio la arusha ingawaje bado kuna baadhi ya wafanyakazi wa serikali wanapokea na kutoa rushwa,lakini mengi wanayoyatekeleza hapa yana akisi azimio la arusha ambalo sisi watanzania tulimuwa kulitupa pembeni na kulileta azimio la zanzibar ambalo limeweka mwanya kwa viongozi na watu wanaoendesha mashirika ya umma kufanya wanavyojisikia.
Azimio la arusha ndio mwarubaini wa mambo mengi na kiukweli kama ingewezekana basi ktk katiba yetu mpya kuwe na kipengere maalumu kitakachoruhusu azimio la arusha kurudi na kulitupilia mbali azimio la zanzibar

itakuwa kazi sana kurudisha Azamiio la Arusha wakati wapitisha katiba linakujakuwa bana vibaya sana. kinachotakiwa ni sisi wenyewe kujua kwamba hii ni nchi yetu na hatupo uamishoni kama viongozi wanavofikiri.

 

[engmtolera]

Advance in technology has made it possible to anybody who has a decent income including civil servants to afford to buy a car. So owning a car isn't a crime as you think and isn't luxury anymore. Furthermore, majority of people perform additional activities to supplement their income because government salaries aren't enough to cover based needs. So instead of resuscitating Azimio la Arusha, why don't you ask the government to compensate its workforce accordingly?

Additionally, both Azimio la Arusha and Azimio la Zanzibar aren't the laws of the land. They are ethical documents for the ruling party, CCM. Therefore, you can't through away Azimio la Zanzibar or bring back azimio la Arusha because both documents don't exist in the country's legal framework.

kwa nchi kama china swala la kumiliki gari ni kwa kucheza bahati nasibu na hata kuingia na gari mjini ni kwa ratiba lakini haya yote yametokana na sheria,taratibu na kanuni zao nzuri ambazo nasi tulikuwa nazo kupitia Azimio la arusha,
na nchi kama Eltrea wao bado wana endelea kusimamia mambo yanayofanana na azimio la arusha na kiukweli ndio nchi ya kwanza afrika watu wake wanakimbia kufanya kazi serikalini,kwa sababu mfanya kazi huruhusiwi kuwa na biashara ama kufanya kazi zaidi ya 1 wakati ukiwa ni mfanya kazi wa serikali na mishahara yao haitofautiani sana,lakini sasa serikali ya eltrea imejitahidi kuwawekea wafanyakazi wake urahisi wa baadhi ya mambo kama vile,afya,makazi na chakula na hata ukiongea nao wanachokilalamikia ni ile hali ya kuwa na mshahara usio wafanya waendelee yaani kuwa na uwezi wa kununua gari na kujenga majumba ya kifahari.
Hii ipo hata china,mshahara wa mfanya kazi unaweza kukidhi mahitaji ya kila siku lakini si kuweza kununua gari ama nyumba labda kwa kukopa.
Azimio la arusha kama lingeweza kurudishwa lingeweza kusaidia kusimamia uadilifu kwa wafanyakazi wa umma,ingeweza kupunguza maswala ya rushwa na ingesaidia kupambana na wafanya kazi wezi wanaopenda kuhujumu mali za umma.ni azimio ambao halikuwa likiwapa mwanya wezi na sio kama hawakuwepo wezi hao lakini angarau liliweza kupambana na kupunguza utofauti uliopo sasa.

 

[Mzuvendi]

kwa nchi kama china swala la kumiliki gari ni kwa kucheza bahati nasibu na hata kuingia na gari mjini ni kwa ratiba lakini haya yote yametokana na sheria,taratibu na kanuni zao nzuri ambazo nasi tulikuwa nazo kupitia Azimio la arusha,
na nchi kama Eltrea wao bado wana endelea kusimamia mambo yanayofanana na azimio la arusha na kiukweli ndio nchi ya kwanza afrika watu wake wanakimbia kufanya kazi serikalini,kwa sababu mfanya kazi huruhusiwi kuwa na biashara ama kufanya kazi zaidi ya 1 wakati ukiwa ni mfanya kazi wa serikali na mishahara yao haitofautiani sana,lakini sasa serikali ya eltrea imejitahidi kuwawekea wafanyakazi wake urahisi wa baadhi ya mambo kama vile,afya,makazi na chakula na hata ukiongea nao wanachokilalamikia ni ile hali ya kuwa na mshahara usio wafanya waendelee yaani kuwa na uwezi wa kununua gari na kujenga majumba ya kifahari.
Hii ipo hata china,mshahara wa mfanya kazi unaweza kukidhi mahitaji ya kila siku lakini si kuweza kununua gari ama nyumba labda kwa kukopa.
Azimio la arusha kama lingeweza kurudishwa lingeweza kusaidia kusimamia uadilifu kwa wafanyakazi wa umma,ingeweza kupunguza maswala ya rushwa na ingesaidia kupambana na wafanya kazi wezi wanaopenda kuhujumu mali za umma.ni azimio ambao halikuwa likiwapa mwanya wezi na sio kama hawakuwepo wezi hao lakini angarau liliweza kupambana na kupunguza utofauti uliopo sasa.

I think you don't get the point. Azimio la Arusha and Azimio la Zanzibar were political documents that were supposed to be followed by CCM members and their political leaders. In old days, almost every position in the government was supposed to be held by a person who was the member of the ruling party, CCM. So in theory, one had to follow Azimio la Arusha in order to work for the government.

The introduction of multiparty system in early 90s invalidated both Azimio la Arusha and Azimio la Zanzibar because political affiliation isn't a prerequisite for becoming an employee of the government. So don't implore people to follow something that isn't in their eimployment contracts.

I agree with you that there are a lot of good things in Azimio la Arusha. But remember that there are a lot o good things in other documents too. For instance, there are good things in the Bible and Koran. However, we don't force people to follow them. Azimio la Arusha and Azimio la Zanzibar are the properties of CCM, people will be more than happy if CCM members and their leaders follow them.