Should we create a Wealthy community or create rich people?

Chris Rock stated that "Shaquile O'Neal is Rich, but the person who writed his check is Wealthy"

Je sisi kama Taifa, tuna msukumo gani wa kuwa yule anayelipa mtu na kuwafanya matajiri na si kuwa wale tunaolipwa?

Je hali yetu ya kutamani utajiri kwa haraka haraka bila kufanyia kazi na kutoka jasho (creating wealth) itatufikisha wapi?

Now.. here we have to contrast what is being rich and being wealth.. Do we have a wealth loving culture or a poverty accepting culture? How can people who glorify and sometimes gloat on their poverty be able to embrace wealth as the norm and poverty as an exception?

What happened to Prof. DeSoto's proposal on urasimishaji wa mali ya wanyonge/maskini like he championed in his native Peru? If I remember well his book was given to senior public officials in TZ and he was invited to give a lecture/seminar of sort on the subject...

where did all that go? tukikumbatia utajiri tutafanya nini na wawekezaji?

i agree with you Mwanafalsafa,If we consider wealth from Land and livestock we have,yes we have wealth people in our country,but the question comes,do these people have a right ideas/perception of wealth creation and maintainance?achilia mbali ufisadi wa viongozi wetu....do we think like rich or wealth people?

Mzee Mwanakijiji said:

Now.. here we have to contrast what is being rich and being wealth.. Do we have a wealth loving culture or a poverty accepting culture? How can people who glorify and sometimes gloat on their poverty be able to embrace wealth as the norm and poverty as an exception?

What happened to Prof. DeSoto's proposal on urasimishaji wa mali ya wanyonge/maskini like he championed in his native Peru? If I remember well his book was given to senior public officials in TZ and he was invited to give a lecture/seminar of sort on the subject...

where did all that go? tukikumbatia utajiri tutafanya nini na wawekezaji?

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Prof De Soto alikuja nchini kwa mwaliko wa Mh Mkapa. Alikutana na viongozi waandamizi wa serikali na kuhutubia Bunge.

Programu ya Mkurabita (PBFP) ilianzishwa kwa lengo la kurasimisha rasilimali (ardhi) na biashara za wanyonge Tanzania.

Mkurabita ipo hoi kwa sasa ikiwa imefikia hatua ya Reform process kabla ya Capital formation stage kutake off.

Mh Mkapa ndiye aliyemwelewaa zaidi De Soto na umuhimu wa programme hiyo kwa Taifa. Wengine walikuwa wakimsikiliza tuu muda usonge waendelee na mambo yao (routine issues)..

Ndo aina ya viongozi na watendaji wa umma tulio nao..Utumishi wa umma ni wakudumu!!! Perfomance na efficiency ni utamaduni usiopendwa wala kukaribishwaa katika sekta ya umma..Hauwapendezi watendaji..

To become rich and wealth requires performance and efficiency as coupled by commitment and determination....

Mzee Mwanakijiji said:

Now.. here we have to contrast what is being rich and being wealth.. Do we have a wealth loving culture or a poverty accepting culture? How can people who glorify and sometimes gloat on their poverty be able to embrace wealth as the norm and poverty as an exception?

What happened to Prof. DeSoto's proposal on urasimishaji wa mali ya wanyonge/maskini like he championed in his native Peru? If I remember well his book was given to senior public officials in TZ and he was invited to give a lecture/seminar of sort on the subject...

where did all that go? tukikumbatia utajiri tutafanya nini na wawekezaji?

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Prof De Soto alikuja nchini kwa mwaliko wa Mh Mkapa. Alikutana na viongozi waandamizi wa serikali na kuhutubia Bunge.

Programu ya Mkurabita (PBFP) ilianzishwa kwa lengo la kurasimisha rasilimali (ardhi) na biashara za wanyonge Tanzania.

Mkurabita ipo hoi kwa sasa ikiwa imefikia hatua ya Reform process kabla ya Capital formation stage kutake off.

Mh Mkapa ndiye aliyemwelewaa zaidi De Soto na umuhimu wa programme hiyo kwa Taifa. Wengine walikuwa wakimsikiliza tuu muda usonge waendelee na mambo yao (routine issues)..

Ndo aina ya viongozi na watendaji wa umma tulio nao..Utumishi wa umma ni wakudumu!!! Perfomance na efficiency ni utamaduni usiopendwa wala kukaribishwaa katika sekta ya umma..Hauwapendezi watendaji..

To become rich and wealth requires performance and efficiency as coupled by commitment and determination....

amjority of the so called rich people in Tanzania are not wealthy and their richness is not through innovation or hard working (self and not salary).

On the rich people of Tanzania who are from the middle class group you will find Politicians, employees of big companies, few private sector which is service and few industry.

This group of rich of Tanzania obtain most of their money through Salaries, Allowances, Graft, 10%, and other non innovative means of generating income.

However we have a group of Tanzanians who are creative and are working hard to create wealth. The only problem is the mechanism and systems around their innovations are complex and clogged.

Just read this piece from one of local newspapers today on what Tanzania is ranking according to Worl Bank.

WB report says it is still difficult to start business in Tanzania‏
By Dickson Ng`hily
5th November 2009
Although Tanzanian has managed to attract more Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) overtime, a World Bank report says it is still difficult to start a business in the country.
The 2010 co-publication of the bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) under the Doing Business Projects released recently reveals this.
The report investigated a set of regulations that affects 10 stages of a business’ life that include ease of doing business, starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering properties, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business.
The study which covered a total of 183 countries globally, shows that in ease of doing business category Tanzania is ranked number 131, while under the category of starting business, it falls to number 120. The study says the entrepreneur has to go through 12 procedures before registering a firm.
According to the study, some of the processes during the registration period are straightforward and affordable, yet others are burdensome sometimes forcing entrepreneurs to bribe officials to speed up the process or may decide to run their business informally.
The survey indicates that the data on starting business are based on a research investigation on the procedures that a standard small to medium–size company needs to complete to start operations.
They include obtaining necessary permits and licenses and completing all required inscriptions, verifications and notifications with authorities to enable the company to formally operate. The data further reveal that Tanzania is ranked 178th in construction permits under which 22 procedures have to be followed.
The data records all the procedures required to build a warehouse such as submitting project documents, obtaining all necessary licenses and permits, completing notifications and receiving inspections as well as procedures for obtaining utilities such as power, telephone, water and sewerage.
As for employing workers, Tanzania ranked 131 while on registering a property, it is ranked 145th. On this nine procedures are to be followed.
The 2010 Doing Business Report records the full sequence of procedures necessary for a business to purchase property from another and to transfer the same to the buyer’s name.
Land and building property are transferred in entirety. The transaction is considered complete when the buyer uses the property as collateral for a bank loan.
The research also reveals that it requires nine procedures, takes 73 days, and costs 4.42 per cent of the property value to register a business in Tanzania. As a result, Tanzania's rank as far as registering property is concerned is 145th.
The country’s rank as far as access to credit is concerned is 87th, while its global position as protecting investors is 93rd. The leader in this latter category is New Zealand followed by South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda.
According to the report, taxes are essential and without them there can be no money to provide public amenities, infrastructure and services which are crucial for a properly functioning economy.
But particularly for SMEs, they may opt out and operate in the informal sector. One way to enhance tax compliance is to ease and simplify the process of paying taxes for such businesses. So Tanzania's global rank in paying taxes is 119th says the report.
The ranking of Tanzania in trading across borders is 108, while the cost of exportation and importation of a container is USD 1262 and USD 1475 respectively.
“There are five documents related to exporting, while seven documents are related to importation. On average, it will take 24 days when exporting whereas it costs 31 days when dealing with an imported material.
In enforcing contracts, the survey reveals that globally, Tanzania is ranked 31, with 38 procedures to follow and consumes 462 days, whereas it cost 14.3 per cent of the claim.
Tanzania is ranked 113th overall for closing a business while in reforms the country has made it harder to obtain construction permits, adding additional procedures and costs.
On the contrary the Rwandan government is a global leader as far as business reforms are concerned. The Doing Business Project was launched eight years ago and covered five indicator sets in 133 economies.
The current report covers 10 indicators sets in 183 economies. The project has benefited from feedback from governments, academics, practitioners and reviewers.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

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Nyauba said:

Prof De Soto alikuja nchini kwa mwaliko wa Mh Mkapa. Alikutana na viongozi waandamizi wa serikali na kuhutubia Bunge.

Programu ya Mkurabita (PBFP) ilianzishwa kwa lengo la kurasimisha rasilimali (ardhi) na biashara za wanyonge Tanzania.

Mkurabita ipo hoi kwa sasa ikiwa imefikia hatua ya Reform process kabla ya Capital formation stage kutake off.

Mh Mkapa ndiye aliyemwelewaa zaidi De Soto na umuhimu wa programme hiyo kwa Taifa. Wengine walikuwa wakimsikiliza tuu muda usonge waendelee na mambo yao (routine issues)..

Ndo aina ya viongozi na watendaji wa umma tulio nao..Utumishi wa umma ni wakudumu!!! Perfomance na efficiency ni utamaduni usiopendwa wala kukaribishwaa katika sekta ya umma..Hauwapendezi watendaji..

To become rich and wealth requires performance and efficiency as coupled by commitment and determination....

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If they had known that in the whole world, performance is gauged by numbers, they would have changed. Tusijilaumu kama tulipo tumefika kwa bahati mbaya. Ni kwasababu tunazembea kufanya yale tunayotakiwa kufanya.Angalia leo hii nani wanadominate kwenye sector nyingi kama sio watu wasio na elimu husika ila ujanja wa lobbying ya kazi na kufadhili siasa.
Culture kama za waitalia, zile za madon wa mafia wachache kumiliki njia zote kuu za uchumi, huku wengine wote mkiwafanyia kazi wao sio za kurithishana kwenye hii nchi yetu.wasomi waache kuwa watazamaji. Waanze kuingia front kama wamachinga na kupigana kusimamisha vitu ambavyo vitatufanya kujiingizia vipato halali na hivyo kutupa kujiamini kama ni right players wa mambo yahusuyo nchi yetu.
Ndio maana Italia hata kama hawakubali, wanaenda kwa kusuasua kwenye bara la Ulaya.Uongo hauwezi kuwa muhimili wetu muhimu kama nia ni kujenga nchi takayosimama bila kuanguka, vimbunga vya kisulisuli na moto vikianza kutokea.Maana vipo na vitakuja!!
Tunahitaji mabadiliko kwa kujituma kufanya kazi

Rev. Kishoka said:

Chris Rock stated that "Shaquile O'Neal is Rich, but the person who writed his check is Wealthy"

Je sisi kama Taifa, tuna msukumo gani wa kuwa yule anayelipa mtu na kuwafanya matajiri na si kuwa wale tunaolipwa?

Je hali yetu ya kutamani utajiri kwa haraka haraka bila kufanyia kazi na kutoka jasho (creating wealth) itatufikisha wapi?

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I dont know how ur going to separate the two in capitalism, they are intertwined social wealthy and individual rewards.

Owners will always want to keep their talents, after all the talent is one of the most important catalyst in maximising profit. The talent help maximise returns in any business wether its a football team, a techno company, a financial institute, a farm etc, etc.

Any sensible business man would want to keep his talent in doing so money has to be spent. Well if you dont others will poach him, remember your in competition with others. Therefore the two can not be separated however, the uestion still reamins what about a majority who are not as talented? they still play a role in your profits are they to be ignored, as the hierachy goes down the harder it gets for the employees.

How do you slove this? Ndio hapo ninapo jiulizaga hivi huyu Mkulo alipewa tuzo huko Uturuki kivipi? iwapo nchi yake ni maskini mno, na kuna watu walikua wana deal na complicated recessions, huku wakisema fiscal inahitajika ni inahitajika au monetary inahitajika ni inahitajika kwani the consequences are severe, all the time watching policies to prevent a quick infalation.

Hawa jama wanashindwa kutatua tatizo la njaa miaka mitatu sasa eti wanashinda.
Sitegemei kama wataweza kupunguza the gap in question?

Ukweli ni kwamba sijui hata kama wanaelewa waanzie wapi..

Mtoto said:

Wewe binafsi una msukumo gani? Unalisaidaje taifa ku-create wealthy people? Au unasubiri serikali ije ikufanyie kila kitu? In a liberal state...individual freedom is the key! The state is given a night watchman role. Kwa hiyo kama sisi ni a liberal state, then individuals have to create their own wealth. Kama ni socialists, then society takes the priority!

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Did I say anything about Serikali? Niliposema Taifa umechukulia kuwa ni Serikali? Kwani Taifa haliwezi kuwa Watu?

Msukumo wangu ni very simple, use simple and adoptable mechanism and methods while we are in primitive stage to create wealth.

Lets say SIDO and Gerezani guys, as innovative and industrious as they are, they need a strong foundation and encouragement to promote their products and also improve quality of their products. This will include training, exposure and marketing strategies. Once they have perfected the craft using the primitive tools, and increase output, they wiill have an increase of capital and hence a new beginning to modernize their production and process.

Same methods can be applies o peasants and others.

What matters is educating the mass the proper and simple way of being self sufficient.

Rev. Kishoka said:

Did I say anything about Serikali? Niliposema Taifa umechukulia kuwa ni Serikali? Kwani Taifa haliwezi kuwa Watu?

Msukumo wangu ni very simple, use simple and adoptable mechanism and methods while we are in primitive stage to create wealth.

Lets say SIDO and Gerezani guys, as innovative and industrious as they are, they need a strong foundation and encouragement to promote their products and also improve quality of their products. This will include training, exposure and marketing strategies. Once they have perfected the craft using the primitive tools, and increase output, they wiill have an increase of capital and hence a new beginning to modernize their production and process.

Same methods can be applies o peasants and others.

What matters is educating the mass the proper and simple way of being self sufficient.

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Mbona umeshtuka nilipotaja serikali? I never said kuwa wewe umesema anything about serikali. I simply asked the question: 'Unasubiri serikali kama hao wengine?'

Okay...umeandika vizuri. Maybe it will work. But the question remains; What are you really doing about it? Ideas zako unazifanyia kazi au ni kuziweka hapa JF tusifiane? Sorry, but to me this appears to be the reality of JF. Watu wamekuja kujazaa ideas huku, sijui wanashindana ku-post vitu!! But at the end of the day, mmoja wetu lazima aingie shambani na kulima, unless kama kazi yako ni kuhamisha watu...

Rev.Kishoka,
Mkuu wangu lugha unayotumia ni nzito kwa wengi kuelewa.. utanisamehe lakini ni wachache sana wanaelewa tofauti kati ya mtu alokuwa Wealthy na Rich pamoja na kwamba umetoa mfano wa Shark!

Nyauba said:

Prof De Soto alikuja nchini kwa mwaliko wa Mh Mkapa. Alikutana na viongozi waandamizi wa serikali na kuhutubia Bunge.

Programu ya Mkurabita (PBFP) ilianzishwa kwa lengo la kurasimisha rasilimali (ardhi) na biashara za wanyonge Tanzania.

Mkurabita ipo hoi kwa sasa ikiwa imefikia hatua ya Reform process kabla ya Capital formation stage kutake off.

Mh Mkapa ndiye aliyemwelewaa zaidi De Soto na umuhimu wa programme hiyo kwa Taifa. Wengine walikuwa wakimsikiliza tuu muda usonge waendelee na mambo yao (routine issues)..

Ndo aina ya viongozi na watendaji wa umma tulio nao..Utumishi wa umma ni wakudumu!!! Perfomance na efficiency ni utamaduni usiopendwa wala kukaribishwaa katika sekta ya umma..Hauwapendezi watendaji..

To become rich and wealth requires performance and efficiency as coupled by commitment and determination....

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Yaani tena ukiwataja hawa watendaji mimi ndo nasikia kizunguzungu tu. kwenye hiyo mikutano huwa wanawaza per diem na shoping, huwa hawaendi kujifunza chochote. ndo maana utakuta tuna sera nzuri sana kwenye makaratasi lakini ukimuuliza huyo ambaye anapaswa kutekeleza hizo sera wala hujui; inauma sana. wengine kila siku wanaenda ofisini, tunawalipa mishahara kwa kodi zetu lakini hata hawajui wanatakiwa kufanya nini kwa malipo wanayopata.

so long as we still have this kind of implementers, it doesnt mater whether we create wealthy community or rich people, the country will remain static

Rev,
Tatizo letu siyo watu, tatizo letu ni mfumo. Tungekuwa na mfumo unaowapa watu uhuru wa kutumia vipaji, elimu, ubunifu (siyo ujanjaujanja kama inavyofanyika sasa), nk, kujipatia mapato halali, wala usingehitaji kuuliza swali hili kwa sasa maana matajiri au wealthy people wangejitokeza tu. Binadamu ameumbwa na uwezo wa kujiendeleza na kuyaboresha maisha yake mwenyewe. Ingawa sasa hivi Tz bado watu wamelemaa kujitafutia maendeleo kwa kwa sababu ya historia yetu (kuaminishwa kwamba serikali itatufanyia yote), pindi ukiwepo mfumo (system) "unaowezesha" watu kujitanua mabadiliko yatakuja haraka tu. Wajibu wa serikali unakuja pale pa kutengeneza na kusimamia huo mfumo. Ninaposema kusimamia namaanisha kuhakikisha haki katika utendaji wa huo mfumo, siyo kudhibiti. Ebu fikiria, ni wasanii wangapi ambao wanapoteza mapato ya usanii wao kutokana na kukosa mfumo thabiti wa kulinda haki zao na hivyo kuikosesha serikali mpato ya tax? Jenga mfumo thabiti wa fedha (unaowezesha watu), imarisha utawala wa sheria na kanuni: matokeo utayaona - nchi inabadilika baada ya muda mfupi sana.

Mtoto said:

Wewe binafsi una msukumo gani? Unalisaidaje taifa ku-create wealthy people? Au unasubiri serikali ije ikufanyie kila kitu? In a liberal state...individual freedom is the key! The state is given a night watchman role. Kwa hiyo kama sisi ni a liberal state, then individuals have to create their own wealth. Kama ni socialists, then society takes the priority!

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Na unategemea watu hela watazitoa wapi au unadhani asubuhi tu unajiamkia na kusema kesho nafungua sijui kampuni ya nini.

We unadhani serikali intervention = socialism labda rudi kusoma vitabu tena.Vinginevyo dunia mpaka leo ingekua bado kwenye recession.

Elewa the role of capital inatoka wapi, elewa the role of supply and demand, elewa the role social spending, elewa role of market basket and affordability in the social, elewa more than a third of tanzanian are in almost absolute poverty (under the current market wengi awa afford), elewa participation yao kwenye market, elewa the role of profit, elewa the situation in tanzania market at the time ndio utaelewa why we are poor and what role the government has to play.

think before you comment.

Juma Contena said:

Na unategemea watu hela watazitoa wapi au unadhani asubuhi tu unajiamkia na kusema kesho nafungua sijui kampuni ya nini.

We unadhani serikali intervention = socialism labda rudi kusoma vitabu tena.Vinginevyo dunia mpaka leo ingekua bado kwenye recession.

Elewa the role of capital inatoka wapi, elewa the role of supply and demand, elewa the role social spending, elewa role of market basket and affordability in the social, elewa more than a third of tanzanian are in almost absolute poverty (under the current market wengi awa afford), elewa participation yao kwenye market, elewa the role of profit, elewa the situation in tanzania market at the time ndio utaelewa why we are poor and what role the government has to play.

think before you comment.

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Duh....Kazi kweli kweli!
I wont even bother to go in a debate with u. Maana i simply fail to see the point. Umekurupuka na kuandika ilimradi na wewe uweke comment!! Endelea kusubiri serikali ikasaidie wananchi...

Mtoto said:

Duh....Kazi kweli kweli!
I wont even bother to go in a debate with u. Maana i simply fail to see the point. Umekurupuka na kuandika ilimradi na wewe uweke comment!! Endelea kusubiri serikali ikasaidie wananchi...

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nilidhani ni open mjadala na wote tunausoma, au JF wame-change rules. We umekuja na kuwaambia watu wanasubiri nini kuliko kutegemea, serikali na mimi najaribu kukwaambia (elimisha) there's a role serikali lazima icheze sio kila kitu ambacho serikali inafanya ni socialism. sometimes its best not say anything, you come up with ideas you cant defend.

Ni Ulopokaji ndio unaochefua

Juma Contena said:

nilidhani ni open mjadala na wote tunausoma, au JF wame-change rules. We umekuja na kuwaambia watu wanasubiri nini kuliko kutegemea, serikali na mimi najaribu kukwaambia (elimisha) there's a role serikali lazima icheze sio kila kitu ambacho serikali inafanya ni socialism. sometimes its best not say anything, you come up with ideas you cant defend.

Ni Ulopokaji ndio unaochefua

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Mh...in neither of my posts did i say that the govt shldn't do anything! Kama wewe umeelewa hivyo...pole sana! What wld be the point of the govt, kama sio kuhakikisha the game is played fairly? My point was..."What r u actually doing about it", au ni kubaki ukipigana na keyboard? Well i guess u missed it! As most others mtaendelea kupigana na keyboards mkipeana 'thanks', huku mkijifanya wajuaji!
I repeat, i dont see the point of me debating with you how far the govt shld interfere into individual private property rights. Whether u want to extend the definition of property into the so called 'new property' i.e: welfare rights, as proposed by Reich, etc...it's all up to you! But sincerely...such a debate wld not help to change the life of an ordinary Tanzanian. What we need is more action, and stop crying or waiting for the govt.