Dear all,
I am in London, for a special mission, but have been irked by this debate and I would like to give my contribution without abusing. First of all let me remindf our contributors that 'If all of will decide to use abusive language, this forum won't be the home of great thinkers but the heaven of puppets.
Let's use this forum to debate not to shout or abuse our fellow contributors. Coming to the point, I think the comedy is losing direction just because of a very simple reason-they have never been to any school of arts or journalism, apart from being born naturally entertainers.
In Journalism or ordinary life, "Fairness" is the pillar of everything you do or write. I am not sure if we were born to celebrate the misfortune or the fall of others, but the truth is no one knows what will happen tomorrow except. God.
The Orijinol Comedy celebrated the Mbagala disaster. In America, a tv achor was fired in 2001 three days after September 11, just because he claimed in his comedy program that when Osama attacked US, bush was hiding in the safe caves.
The comedy is a good show that lacks editing and profesional guidance from editors or the producers. Seki has never gone to any serious school of journalism or arts or whatever you might call it, but he is today the producer of this program which at the end of the day is said to be watched by millions.
Shigongo lamented and ushered more praise on Tido Mhando, but one thing he doesn't understand is that 'the man is not what most people think he is'. It sounds interesting or annoying but Tido is part of the problem.
He joined RTD in 1971 as presenter, a fresh form four with lowest division and since then he worked very hard to early 1980s when he resigned and joined an advertising firm in Kenya while at the same time corresponding for BBC swahili division from Nairobi.
In 1991 after his life was threatened by the Moi regime, he was taken by the BBC to Bush House, where he worked for few years before he was appointed the head of Swahili division, reporting to Madam Kary Blackbun and another Somalian journalist.
In 2005, he played a crucial role in shaping the public opinions about JK through his popular opinion poll conducted by the BBC under his cordination. Due to his outstanding work, he was then rewarded the post at TBC after the expiry of his service within the BBC.
Shigongo, a medical officer or nurse from Mwanza region is also a symbol of struggle for young Tanzanians. He worked sometime as a small scale miner before embraking on pharmaceutical business in early 1990s. In 1998 he saw an oppoturnity among Tanzanians and decided to use by launching the gutter press, dwelling mainly in personalities.
Since this is what the majority of Tanzanians wanted to read because it was touching their everyday life, he made his fortune and is still doing well.
Now my message is very simple: Act profesionally, and responsibly. Remember that in life there's ups and downs, and it is very unfair to celebrate the downfall of others or the natural disasters that happen in our society.
These guys are not rich let alone being celebs. When Eric is talking about Magari ya Kifahari, I don't understand him. Toyota Chaser or GX100 0R 110 used from Japan is not a posh car or Porsche. In Bongo, we have given people the power and title they don't even deserve.
Amina Chifupa was groomed by the same gutter press before her downfall was contributed by the press. She wasn't that brilliant. The same goes to Mpakanjia whom today nobody cares where he is.
In Dar, where 80percent of vehicles cruising on the roads are used and reconditioned from Japan and Dubai, we have created non-existing millionaires.
In Dar I have there are not more than 10 Posh cars (Porsche Cayenne four wheels drive 2, Sports Mercedes Benz 4-Masha, Mkono, and Others, Pirrali owned by Tanil Somaiya anyway kwa shingo Upande there are also dozens of Vogues).
The Problem is we tend to say thing without doing a research. Magari ya Kifahari Kwa Komedi? Noway.
Finally naomba wote muwe wastaarabu msije mkashambuliana.