I like that term. LOWASSAPHOBIA. To all those people suffering from Lowassaphobia, I want you to know that there is a cure discovered, eating lemons and drinking lemon juice is an effective treatment against Lowassaphobia.There is a certain type of fear that has been instilled in you, we call it Lowassaphobia...try thinking positive outside trepidation and believe in something of your own…..
I feel your love brother. You keep drawing me into this brawl. Thanks.
Lo-and-behold, the sky fell on us. Why?, How?
Love CDM but I am not sure about this concoction called UKAWA. This, plus my doubts about Lowasa - NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD AT ALL.
- The idea of UKAWA as a political entity was not very well conceived. It was hastily put together for the sake of the Constitution and NOT for political aspirations. This unplanned union is now creating friction. The process of curving up the country and dishing-out constituencies to parties leaves a lot to be desired. You may say that these are UKAWA's internal matters BUT I am worried, if UKAWA is this divided now, what sort of government will they form if/when they win. Instead of leading us, the parties will spend the bulk of their time jockeying for positions. This is not the change I was hoping for. UKAWA is NOT ready for PRIME-TIME. They need to rethink this union and get their act together.
- You already know my position about Lowasa. However, I had already resigned myself from these concerns, only if we had a strong UKAWA to lead. The problem is "Things are falling apart and the center cannot hold" - Chinua Achebe. This is a recipe for disaster.
cc. Jack Daniel's, kui
In-order for a country 2 move forward in development and economically we need Changes in democratic governance. Changes of leadership not just for fun but for appropriate challenges to create leadership with transparent system to avoid similar long term chaos of industrial scale corruptions and reducing a gap btwn rich n poor and help protecting welfare of most vulnerable people. It is time for Changes and it is time for CCM to Go or face major breakdown to make them understand what real people need
Not necessarily. Namibia are doing well with SWAPO. Botswana as well had the same party since independence. Likewise Singapore has never changed the ruling party and has been in power since the British rule ended, 55yrs ago.
What we need in Tanzania are two main qualities from the prez, the rest can fall in place gradually:
- We need a leader who holds others accountable and
- He/She has to be clean from grand corruption.
In a governing system like ours where the prez is too powerful almost monarchical, a good and clean leader can make many changes in the govt and in his party to reflect his vision, ethics etc.
It is under this conditions that make it necessary to elect a prez who can change others not one that needs to be changed.
Therefore, Edward Lowassa is too corrupt to be allowed to hold any govt position and off-course, we shouldn't expect him to change his ways. Moreover, at his age no one can change him once in power.
Magufuli, on the other hand, has never been accused of any grand corruption and has been holding accountable his subordinates, contractors etc. However, he doesn't seem to be too creative or visionary, but if he can stick just to the above two qualities which he definitely possesses, Tanzania and political parties, CCM, CHADEMA, NCCR etc., can all change for the better.
Sir, these are great opinions, but they are partial.....
The broader question is how Magufuli can change CCM from within.... You don't change a corrupt system by 98% corrupt team…..Hold on a sec, can Magufuli's legal team institute criminal proceedings in his ‘new court' against Kikwete, Mkapa, Mwinyi, Chenge et al? When the answer is YES, He will be different indeed, When the answer is NO, It's the same old stuff, just a different day…..
Magufuli, Mwinyi and Mkapa all of them have corruption allegations….So, who set the standards?
There is a certain type of fear that has been instilled in you, we call it Lowassaphobia...try thinking positive outside trepidation and believe in something of your own…..
I respect your idealism and I share your concerns, but we don't have that time, that boat is long gone……Thousands of people from the silent majority are joining the vocal minority each day in the path of change…..just stand your ground….
It seems you took Magufuli's check without recourse…..
The problem with you guys in green is that you are trying to bury or keep a blind eye on the wrongs of Magufuli, for instance those divulged by CAG…….and you can even say he ‘stood for the country'!…..
As a veteran in mageuzi who fought the Mwinyi govt to establish NCCR, with the likes of Mabere Marando, Dr. Ringo Tenga etc., before it was hijacked by Mrema, WE don't need to be lectured on the need for mageuzi in Tanzania, we initiated mageuzi.You are not supposed to be so blind in your proclivity that you can't see the reality, wrong is wrong no matter who does it…..It is worth examining both the front and rear sides of all the candidates……​
i disagree completely, the truth tanzania need changes or ultimate pressure to ccm incase if they get re-elected. We can't go ahead with similar leadership or without major re-shuffle of our government for the scale of corruption we have seen, poor plans and fall of economy. Your references of namibia or botswana are not applicable to tz system of government remember those countries are just 2milion each in population, they can easy self sustain, even singapore they are around 5milion even their leadership is different from us, singapore the president comes from cabinet system, while tz we are over 45milion in democratic system we need more challenges from two main 2 parties to form transparency government to progress.
I knew you were Pole Pole type of guys just by reading your various comments. You see people like you are so hard to embrace change in reality, you always have thousands of reasons just paint a picture of a bad opposition and silently and in disguise you campaign for CCM. I know that if I ask you too many questions you'll quit the thread again.But let me ask this, when you say UKAWA is not ready, do you mean we should vote for CCM back in office?
They say everyone has a price, CDM former leaders were clearly bought by CCM in attempts to weaken UKAWA and show the people that Lowassa is the bad guy and that those leaders didn't agree with CDM's ultimate decisions. And you talk about a 'division' that was perpetrated by CCM!!!!!!
I have already said, and I'm being consistent, that the reasons you provided against Lowassa cannot be a 'complete game changer'!!!!.
UKAWA has passed through a lot of hurdles, this journey has not been easy for them and all for us who don't like CCM, we are not far away from the sea shore.
if you need a bigger country to compare with, then take china. Mageuzi have happened in china from within and the new leader is now in the process of "hanging mafisadi papa" the likes of edward lowassa.
Politics is dynamic phenomenon that changes players,approaches and strategies. Its not right to compare the previous years politics to current situations. Dynamics, environment, policies, national and society needs and have changed, such comparison wont give us a balanced analysis. Development is paramount and nation's ethics and morals should have the bar raised too! I commend the NCCR leadership that pointed this in their resignation - That we need to uphold highest standard of ethics while implementing changes in our country. The down side of letting go of one or the other will be detrimental with whatever we want to achieve as it will haunt back the nation!Kifyatu
This is not a brawl, it is a discussion.
I am humbled by your political history and all that. However, if you don't mind, you have left me with a million questions:
(a)why did you ditch CCM in the early 80's?
(b)How do you compare CCM of the 80's and that of 2015. Which one is better? Does your reasons in (a) above still apply in CCM of today?
(c)With all those credits of CDM of 2010, why do you think numbers didn't add up? If for example you lost a game despite having extraordinary preparations, is it absurd to make necessary changes in order to win a rematch? Why do you think CDM is having a huge support this year than in 2010? [According to your policy of choice that shouldn't be the case]
(d)You described yourself of having long 'time desire to scale down CCM', I assume it may have started when you dropped out of CCM in the 80's, is that desire really genuine? Elaborate [This is a party you tolerated for 10 years]
(e) You stated that 'just a matter of 5 years and they would be back', Do you think five years is a short period of time for Tanzanians suffering from all kinds of problems created by CCM's under-performance, corruption and self interests?
(f) You say UKAWA is creating 'friction', As a man with 'long time desire' to degrade CCM, Don't you appreciate the job well done by UKAWA of finally planning and executing the idea of a union of political parties? Did you really expect such an unprecedented move to flow without friction? Have you ever seen any work, project or job without challenges?
(g) Despite challenges, UKAWA has stood strong fixing their eye on the horizon, isn't that something to be proud of? Isn't that equal to 'getting an act together? You say UKAWA is not ready for Prime time, why is CCM copying and pasting their strategies, tactics and slogans?
(h)If you didn't want political parties joining hands to finally oust CCM, what kind of change were you hoping for? With just a few days to go, why should UKAWA spend time rethinking about their union instead of campaigning?
(i)Why do you ignore the fact that CCM has played a huge role in spliting UKAWA? Have you critically analysed Slaa and Lipumba's controversial resignations? if the answer is YES, why didn't you include that analysis, if the answer NO, why No?
(j) Your say you've doubts about Lowassa, what do you think of thousands of people attending his political rallies? UKAWA's leaders have made several statements for those who doubt Lowassa, what is your opinion regarding their explanations?
We are engaging each other remember?
I admire Chinese tough rules. Remember China system is different from Tz they don't have multiparty system. The Leader of National Congress is a president their power in government is divided within legislative branches, our socialist system failed since Mwalimu days. I think you have to compare our system with who ruled us like Britain has two main parties either Labour or the Conservative and when power is unbalanced then you get coalition with smaller parties as it happened in there is UKAWA or like German you have either Social Democratic Party SPD or CDU. Or in USA You can see either Democratic or Republic when there's failure in one party at any circumstances, the challenges makes government more transparency
Kifyatu
This is not a brawl, it is a discussion.
I am humbled by your political history and all that. However, if you don't mind, you have left me with a million questions:
(a)why did you ditch CCM in the early 80's?
(b)How do you compare CCM of the 80's and that of 2015. Which one is better? Does your reasons in (a) above still apply in CCM of today?
(c)With all those credits of CDM of 2010, why do you think numbers didn't add up? If for example you lost a game despite having extraordinary preparations, is it absurd to make necessary changes in order to win a rematch? Why do you think CDM is having a huge support this year than in 2010? [According to your policy of choice that shouldn't be the case]
(d)You described yourself of having long 'time desire to scale down CCM', I assume it may have started when you dropped out of CCM in the 80's, is that desire really genuine? Elaborate [This is a party you tolerated for 10 years]
(e) You stated that 'just a matter of 5 years and they would be back', Do you think five years is a short period of time for Tanzanians suffering from all kinds of problems created by CCM's under-performance, corruption and self interests?
(f) You say UKAWA is creating 'friction', As a man with 'long time desire' to degrade CCM, Don't you appreciate the job well done by UKAWA of finally planning and executing the idea of a union of political parties? Did you really expect such an unprecedented move to flow without friction? Have you ever seen any work, project or job without challenges?
(g) Despite challenges, UKAWA has stood strong fixing their eye on the horizon, isn't that something to be proud of? Isn't that equal to 'getting an act together? You say UKAWA is not ready for Prime time, why is CCM copying and pasting their strategies, tactics and slogans?
(h)If you didn't want political parties joining hands to finally oust CCM, what kind of change were you hoping for? With just a few days to go, why should UKAWA spend time rethinking about their union instead of campaigning?
(i)Why do you ignore the fact that CCM has played a huge role in spliting UKAWA? Have you critically analysed Slaa and Lipumba's controversial resignations? if the answer is YES, why didn't you include that analysis, if the answer NO, why No?
(j) Your say you've doubts about Lowassa, what do you think of thousands of people attending his political rallies? UKAWA's leaders have made several statements for those who doubt Lowassa, what is your opinion regarding their explanations?
We are engaging each other remember?
In Tanzania's 1977 constitution we have provisions that control the President's actions....BTW why was this not a big deal in 2005 when Kikwete was seeking presidency while Lowassa was behind his strategies?...Nevertheless, I don't deal with fantasies, I deal with facts....your party promises A,B,C and D and fails to achieve B,C and D, you are out.... Changing individuals who uses the same team is not of fecund. PERIOD.Presidency in Tanzania is a very powerful position. Whoever takes the seat can change the country but no party can change the prez. Therefore a corrupt Lowassa might probably become Mabutu 2.0 and no one will be able to stop him.
On the other hand, Magufuli's govt, based on his past and his campaigns, will definitely be different from Kikwete's, just like how JK's govt was different for Mkapa's, Mwinyi's and Nyerere's. Magufuli is a true change from Kikwete.
CAG told us in his report that Tsh. 262 Billion shillings disappeared in paying ghost debts in Magufuli's Ministry, in the same Ministry the government owes at least Tsh.900 Billion in late payment penalties....These are not petty corruptions, they are grand....There has never been grand corruption allegations vs Magufuli or Mwinyi.MAGUFULI has never been personally accused of corruption. He also lives a normal life comparing to his income
If that is true, why did CCM fail to hold him accountable for alleged unexplainable affluence since the first president? Why did CCM presidents appointed him to serve in their administrations?WE ALL NEED TO BE FEARFUL OF EDWARD LOWASSA, HE IS LIKE 'UKIMWI'. THE HIV VIRUS, LOWASSA'S STINKING RICHES, ARE OMNIPRESENT BUT HE DOES'T WANT TO EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF HIS RICHES.
Well, now we have Slaa and Lipumba out of the picture because of failing to understand the power of the people...Those who we thought had political experiences are making colossal mistakes....perfection doesn't have any kind of relationship with time...As a veteran in mageuzi who fought the Mwinyi govt to establish NCCR, with the likes of Mabere Marando, Dr. Ringo Tenga etc., before it was hijacked by Mrema, WE don't need to be lectured on the need for mageuzi in Tanzania, we initiated mageuzi.
Do you even understand the absurdity of your fictitious thoughts?...BUT AS MUCH AS WE NEED MAGEUZI, WE SHOULDN'T LET A MOLESTER, Edward Lowassa, TO BE OUR BABY SITTER FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL BABY MAGEUZI.
I'm happy to hear that..so, lets get to the bottom of your responses and I'll begin with (d) for obvious reasons.....This is an excellent engagement and I can do this anytime.
According to your hypothesis of replacement with viable opposition, CCM should still continuously rule despite their failure to deliver on their preceding promises. That is conspicuously a non-objective opinion. CCM is marred by corruption and its rotten, CCMs own leaders including your presidential candidate are conceding that in their public orations .The idea that an individual will continuously vote for it just because in his fantasies which clearly contrast imaginations of millions of people seeking change, the opposition is not viable, is completely naive .(d) My desire to scale down CCM was wishful thinking until 2005 when I saw that we were building a strong opposition. You only scale down CCM if there is a true viable opposition to replace it. I saw that as a reality in the 2010 elections.
When everything is right people dont demand change .Lessons we learnt from the history of French Revolution 1789, Iranian (Islamic) Revolution of 1979 and others, tell us explicitly what happens when everything is not right ..Countries like China where everything is kind of right, many people are accepting the status quo(e) CCM has been in power for more than 50 years. Even if CCM was doing everything right I would still have liked the opposition to take over in order for a fresh set of eyes to evaluate and possibly change our development strategies. If you look at a larger picture, 5 years in the life of our country is nothing. I was not disappointed that CDM lost in 2010 because I knew that this year they would come in, until they decided to experiment with UKAWA.
NARC was similarly formed with remarkable celerity in the aftermath of the Kenyan constitutional referendum, they ended up winning the election of 2002 and ousting and annihilating KANU...(f) I wanted UKAWA to work but I know it is not happening. The current UKAWA was put together hastily in the course of the Constitutional debate. UKAWA a political union came as an afterthought very very close to the elections. They didn't work out modalities of power sharing during elections and more seriously, after the elections. This, Sir, is extremely dangerous and that is why I said it is a recipe for disaster. If you don't know how a nation in rupture looks like, watch what will happen if UKAWA wins.
There is nothing wrong with the structure. Assuming a wrong doesnt create a wrong ..(g) I said UKAWA is not ready for prime time because of its current structure. Regarding CCM copying CDM slogans, they say that "imitation is the best form of flattery". CCM is copying CDM slogans and that says a lot about CDM. You will get no argument from me about the good organizational strategies of CDM that is why I fell in love with it. UKAWA on the other hand a sheer disaster.
Timing of the start of negotiation is irrelevantand unnecessary, it doesnt add up to anything .we have a better UKAWA now and thisyear they genuinely have a chance to win the election .(h) No, I wanted the opposition to join hands to beat CCM but they should have started these negotiations in November 2010 and not in 2014/15. UKAWA as a political entity was an afterthought and its internal organizational structure shows. That is why I think we will have a better UKAWA (maybe by another name then) in 2020.
You dont know those facts because you dont want to know them .sometimes it is better to be a quidnunc with regards to Tanzanian politics at this time of election .try making analysis with more recent information a lot has been said about Slaa and Lipumba, they are gone like a shadow(i) I don't know these facts you talk about, maybe you may want to inform me however, I don't think CCM was responsible for Slaa and Lipumba's departure. You are giving CCM too much credit. It doesn't take a genius to know that those two saw through the serious flaws within UKAWA and decided not to associate themselves with this union that is bound to fail, even if Lowasa wins. Sorry man, it is not healthy every time something wrong happens in UKAWA to blame CCM. Was UKAWA responsible for the defection of Lowasa, Sumaye, Lembeli, etc.?
Those statements were made in responding to CCMs besmirching remarks against Lowassa..A similar statement which went viral stated whether hell bring development or not, well vote for Lowassa to show the world that Tanzania is not for CCM only So people say these things to send a message to CCM that they are tired with them and that they are not buying their gimmicks(j) I still don't trust Lowasa. However, the truth remains that many people are tired of CCM and they want change, any change, just change. Did you hear them say even if you put a rock as UKAWA presidential candidate, we will vote for it? Remember that? It means UKAWA really didn't need Lowasa to win. They could have put Honorable Jack Daniel's there to run for presidency and they would have won. Currently, Lowasa is becoming a liability to UKAWA. People are disillusioned by his lack of charisma in public speeches. The CDM flagship super criticism about MAFISADI (which galvanized people around CDM) has now been hijacked by CCM (what a pity) against UKAWA and is gaining traction now among the people. This is so sad!
UKAWA outsourced a research project to an independent company to understand the political environment and their chances of victory in this election and the results were not even close to 100% if Slaa or Lipumba had stood for the candidacy .this follows an independent study that looked at chances of CDM standing on its own which were the reasons for UKAWAs political development .No research no right to speakIn conclusion, I would like to say that:
CDM messed up big time by wrapping itself into UKAWA and bringing in Lowasa. But you never know. People still want change and Lowasa may win. This election could have been a downhill rout (100% win) by CDM. What happened?
I think this is also true for CDM, they changed their strategies and all that, and we are seeing how that is paying up..there are challenges and hillocks here and there...however it all depends on the political environment....Nobody said politics is static.....Politics is dynamic phenomenon that changes players,approaches and strategies.
What we are comparing here is not what happens but what makes things happen....the silent forces that yield results....Its not right to compare the previous years politics to current situations. Dynamics, environment, policies, national and society needs and have changed, such comparison wont give us a balanced analysis.
Pointing about things is one thing, working on it is another thing...for example CCM is saying they will deal with corruption, okey? they also say Lowassa is corrupt, right? But they are in government right now, why have they not taken any action against him for ogdoad years? The president is corrupt but he has a legal protection....Development is paramount and nation's ethics and morals should have the bar raised too! I commend the NCCR leadership that pointed this in their resignation
Again, it is easy to point fingers outwards than inwards..Its ten years of Kikwete right now, how far has this idea of yours hold up? Do you think voters should punish or reward a weak government....That we need to uphold highest standard of ethics while implementing changes in our country. The down side of letting go of one or the other will be detrimental with whatever we want to achieve as it will haunt back the nation!
If your point is that UKAWA is in dire situation, I've heard those since it was formed, from Nape, Kinana and many others, that was many months ago. But what do we have? We have UKAWA moving steadily and surely. With regards to constituencies, they have agreed by 99%, I don't have any problem the remaining 1%, FYI there can't be chaos from 1%, that is outright lie.Sorry for this long reply but I feel I need to explain myself.
yero man, at least be true to yourself. UKAWA, as a union, is in dire straights. For instance, do you know if they have already agreed on how they will share power between the parties after the election? NO, they haven't. They can't even agree on the division of the constituencies during these campaigns. So what do you think will happen soon after the elections, if they win? It will be total chaos.
Now you sound more like a prophet or a psychic,are you a prophet or a psychic? You have questions about change, UKAWA is the answer. There is nothing like five more years for CCM, if you like Magufuli go and drink tea with him. This is now what I call UKAWAPHOBIA, the cure for LOWASAPHOBIA can help treat UKAWAPHOBIA as well, it is lemon fruits and lemon juice.A power struggle within UKAWA after elections will be very dangerous to our country. There will be the rupture of this peaceful country. Right now during these campaigns UKAWA parties are complaining that CDM is hoarding all the power and are doing all the decision making. They complain that all the other parties have been sidelined. This is evidenced by those accompanying Lowasa in his campaigns. What do think will happen after the elections. This is the reason why I said UKAWA is not ready. CDM is good alone but it is weakened inside UKAWA. They need at least another 5 years to consolidate this union and put it on solid grounds if they are serious. UKAWA in its current form cannot lead Tanzania peacefully. In case UKAWA is elected they will destroy this country instead of building it, as I had hopped.
You don't need to concede, you are not Magufuli,we haven't voted yet, you are just one voter, there are 24 million others waiting to vote on the 25[SUP]th[/SUP]. Just carry your kichinjio and vote for someone you trust, some of us have already made decisions that we are going to vote forUKAWA. We are just campaigning to get more undecided voters.I had already conceded that Lowasa can be president even though I don't trust him - only if we had a solid UKAWA. Obviously, this is not the case now.
There are evidences with regards to those claims, if you don't agree with them, then provide us with alternative evidences.Slaa's meeting with Mwakyembe in order to nail Lowassa, Slaa and Lipumba being protected by National intelligence services under CCM. We have moved past those stories long time ago. I don't even want to know where those culprits are.I really find it deplorable that anyone in UKAWA/CDM who disagrees with the powers that be is said to have been bought by CCM. I wonder who bought Lowasa, Sumaye, Lembeli and others when they disagreed with CCM and joined UKAWA? This type of paranoia may make us feel good but will not solve the real problems.
There is no time when CCM have said anything positive about CDM, CCM hates CDM because they want to rule indefinitely, so why should I spend time listening for advices from guys whose government has tortured and killed our friends with impunity? Why shouldn't CCM guys spend that time to fix their own party, dealing with corruption, fulfilling their fake promises?If a person expresses concerns about aspects of UKAWA, instead of dismissing him or her outright as "bought", it is better to ask ourselves if there is any truth in what is being said and if yes - even if partially, to work on it and rectify the problem.
If your habits and attitudes fits the definitions above, why shouldn't you be called by your new good name? If someone is supporting CCM like you we call him Gamba, because that name fits nicely than a JF name.This is the reason why I refrain from debating these political issues because the moment you differ with someone you are labeled "Msaliti, Mbu.rura, kachukue buku zako saba Lumumba, umetumwa wewe, kako.joe ukalale, umenunuliwa wewe, mse.nge wewe, to mention just a few of the insults I have received here in JF."
This is not about emotional investment, it is about the people, and everybody knows how corrupt and selfish CCM is. I'm not like you, I stand by the people I don't stand by foolish CCM leaders. For someone who understand well, the problems and challenges facing Tanzanians, that person can't opt for CCM. If that person is a youth like me, shame on him or her, but if he/she is an old person no problem, because that group of people doesn't know alot.You know, the advantage I have is that I am not emotionally invested in any party. I don't belong to any political party. So, I am an equal-opportunity-critic to all parties. If I see a party is fit to lead us, I will endorse it. If after 5 years that party messes up, I will endorse another party that I see fit. Even though I had been passionate with CDM, I don't have the same passion with UKAWA and indeed, I think it is outright dangerous to our country in its present form.
It all comes down to this nasty decision. You are not providing any party or union with any lesson. Those lessons are for yourself and your fellow CCM guys. If there is a party that has to put its house in order, that party should be CCM. I'm a voter who punishes underperformance, and Kikwete has not delivered. So, for you Polepole hybrids and siblings, know that you are few, we are many. Majority always rules. FULL STOP.So, to answer your question (finally), yes I will endorse CCM and choose Magufuli. This should be a lesson to UKAWA, if they lose, to be more serious and put their house in order in 5-years time. If they win - hold on to your seats.
I like that term. LOWASSAPHOBIA. To all those people suffering from Lowassaphobia, I want you to know that there is a cure discovered, eating lemons and drinking lemon juice is an effective treatment against Lowassaphobia.
If your point is that UKAWA is in dire situation, I've heard those since it was formed, from Nape, Kinana and many others, that was many months ago. But what do we have? We have UKAWA moving steadily and surely. With regards to constituencies, they have agreed by 99%, I don't have any problem the remaining 1%, FYI there can't be chaos from 1%, that is outright lie.
Now you sound more like a prophet or a psychic,are you a prophet or a psychic? You have questions about change, UKAWA is the answer. There is nothing like five more years for CCM, if you like Magufuli go and drink tea with him. This is now what I call UKAWAPHOBIA, the cure for LOWASAPHOBIA can help treat UKAWAPHOBIA as well, it is lemon fruits and lemon juice.
You don't need to concede, you are not Magufuli,we haven't voted yet, you are just one voter, there are 24 million others waiting to vote on the 25[SUP]th[/SUP]. Just carry your kichinjio and vote for someone you trust, some of us have already made decisions that we are going to vote forUKAWA. We are just campaigning to get more undecided voters.
There are evidences with regards to those claims, if you don't agree with them, then provide us with alternative evidences.Slaa's meeting with Mwakyembe in order to nail Lowassa, Slaa and Lipumba being protected by National intelligence services under CCM. We have moved past those stories long time ago. I don't even want to know where those culprits are.
There is no time when CCM have said anything positive about CDM, CCM hates CDM because they want to rule indefinitely, so why should I spend time listening for advices from guys whose government has tortured and killed our friends with impunity? Why shouldn't CCM guys spend that time to fix their own party, dealing with corruption, fulfilling their fake promises?
If your habits and attitudes fits the definitions above, why shouldn't you be called by your new good name? If someone is supporting CCM like you we call him Gamba, because that name fits nicely than a JF name.
This is not about emotional investment, it is about the people, and everybody knows how corrupt and selfish CCM is. I'm not like you, I stand by the people I don't stand by foolish CCM leaders. For someone who understand well, the problems and challenges facing Tanzanians, that person can't opt for CCM. If that person is a youth like me, shame on him or her, but if he/she is an old person no problem, because that group of people doesn't know alot.
It all comes down to this nasty decision. You are not providing any party or union with any lesson. Those lessons are for yourself and your fellow CCM guys. If there is a party that has to put its house in order, that party should be CCM. I'm a voter who punishes underperformance, and Kikwete has not delivered. So, for you Polepole hybrids and siblings, know that you are few, we are many. Majority always rules. FULL STOP.
According to your hypothesis of replacement with viable opposition, CCM should still continuously rule despite their failure to deliver on their preceding promises. That is conspicuously a non-objective opinion. CCM is marred by corruption and it's rotten, CCM's own leaders including your presidential candidate are conceding that in their public orations….The idea that an individual will continuously vote for it just because in his fantasies which clearly contrastimaginations of millions of people seeking change, the opposition is not viable, is completely naive….
When everything is right people don't demand change….Lessons we learnt from the history of French Revolution 1789, Iranian (Islamic)Revolution of 1979 and others, tell us explicitly what happens when everything is not right…..Countries like China where everything iskind of right, many people are accepting the status quo……
5years may be nothing to you, but it is not nothing for people who are at the brink of losing their loved ones because of lack of drugs in hospitals, 5 years is not nothing for students who can't go school and varsities because they can't afford it, 5 years is not nothing for Dar es Salaam residents who spend hours in traffic jams from morning to evening….5 years is not nothing for farmers and peasants whose economic activities have not been able to lift them out of poverty…
Can you look at these people in their eyes, and tell them that five years is nothing to be led by a corrupt system? Mind you, they know all about Escrow, Richmond, Meremeta, Mwananchi Gold, Import Commodity Support (CIS), EPA, ANBEN, Simba Trust, Kinana's Ivory, Fake ferryboat, Kebby's Hotel, Selling of government residential houses, Ridhiwani's drug business,….they know and remember all these things…..
NARC was similarly formed with remarkable celerity in the aftermath of the Kenyan constitutional referendum, they ended up winning the election of 2002 and ousting and annihilating KANU...
People are afraid of what they have witnessed not some make-believe stories created by a few backroom boys…They are self-determined that they know about all these fear and peace tactics….I don't think you expect them to buy these fictional CCM's propagandas, if you do,that is too low…..
There is nothing wrong with the structure. Assuming a wrong doesn't create a wrong…..
Sheer disaster? They also said that for NARC (Kenya) in 2002, APC (Nigeria)in 2015, for DPP (Malawi) in 2014, but guess what, it turned out they were all wrong….you should tell your team to desist from using strategies intending to inculcate fear of change among the people……instead they should focus on explaining why 'Maisha borakwa mtanzania' was a fake mantra....
Timing of the start of negotiation is irrelevant and unnecessary, it doesn't add up to anything….we have a better UKAWA now and this year they genuinely have a chance to win the election….
UKAWA finished their negotiations months ago by 99% …that is unprecedented, that is more than excellent,that is A+….I think you should tell CCM to reorganize themselves in 2020 because the way they are lost in this game, it is more like a 60 year old nun's first day in a driving school…..
You don't know those facts because you don't want to know them….sometimes it is better to be a quidnunc with regards to Tanzanian politics at this time of election….try making analysis with more recent information…a lot has been said about Slaa and Lipumba, they are gone like a shadow…
However,read this story of what transpired during the early days of APC in Nigeria…..You'll understand that when the time for change isripe, nothing can block it….You'll see the similarity with Slaa and Lipumba in UKAWA's case....
{The resolution to form APC (ruling party) in Nigeria was signed by TomIkimi, the who represented the ACN; Annie Okonkwo on behalf of the APGA; , Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, the Chairman of ANPP's Merger Committee; and Garba Shehu, the Chairman of CPC's Merger Committee.Surprisingly, less than 2 years before the party's historic victory in the 2015 elections, TOP LEADERS Annie Okonkwo, Tom Ikimi and Ibrahim Shekarau resigned from the party and joined the PDP}
Does your theory of viable opposition hold in this case? That was a purported break up from the epicentre.....They won the election though.....
Those statements were made in responding to CCM's besmirching remarks against Lowassa..A similar statement which went viral stated "whether he'll bring development or not, we'll vote for Lowassa to show the world that Tanzania is not for CCM only"……So people say these things to send a message to CCM that they are tired with them and that they are not buying their gimmicks……
Since Lowassa's arrival to CDM, CDM supporters have increased and not decreased, if there would have been disillusionment, that wouldn't have been case....
Magufuli is a liability to CCM….he is out there in the field exposing the underperformance, unaccountability and irresponsibility of CCM, the party he represents….and he wants to be elected, that's stupid….
Let me throw this question to you too, Magufuli is thinking about establishing a special corruption court…right?...Will his legal team conduct criminal proceedings against Kikwete, Kinana, Mkapa,Chenge et al? YES or NO…..If you answer is NO, then that hijacking is just like barking up the wrong tree….
UKAWA outsourced a research project to an independent company to understand the political environment and their chances of victory in this election…and the results were not even close to 100% if Slaa or Lipumba had stood for the candidacy….this follows an independent study that looked at chances of CDM standing on its own which were the reasons for UKAWA's political development….No research noright to speak……