Nov 11, 2006

MWUCE style





This was what we called ‘Curriculum and Teaching Workshops’. On the picture I was demonstrating on a topic called ‘Problem Solving’. We were presented with a well defined problem and be told to solve it using fewest, crude, materials. The problem I’m dealing with in the photo required that I make square box using none other materials than 1 metre of manila card, 20 cm of masking tape, a pair of scissors and thats all, that could carry/bear the weight of three kgs. without altering its shape. It was tough but I and others managed. Others in the picture are; (L)Peter G. Kafumu (Phy and Math) and Rafael Matembe (Chem and Bio)

MY Beautyful college!!
Waw!

This is the place MWUCE.
I'll soon be missing this lovely place
You see we've even have the roof of Africa at our backyard,
look how graceful she is!
ENJOY the rest
In the fore ground is the library and the computer lab where I'm working from.
Tanzania na education yetu= Mchezo wa kuigiza!
Jamaa mmoja Karl Marx huyu huyu unayemjua, ambaye sisi wa Education tunamstudy kwenye Sociology, anasema endapo mtu anataka kujua the position of the teacher in any society one must look at
  • the value his/her society places in education
  • the organization of the education system of that society
  • the training required for a teacher
    and;
  • the kinds of pipo likely to be attracted to his/her occupation
Sasa my problem is not that teachers are not respected in Bongoland!
Hebu fikiria hii, ili mtu ateach primary school lazima awe na grade III A, GOOD! Lakini huyu mtu ndiye yule yule aliye fail form four. Nina maana kwamba ukipata div. two mbaya au three form four, you qualify to go to teaching college vivyo hivyo kwa A-level ukifelifeli basi utaenda kuchukua education. Tatizo ni kwamba hii negative notion imekuwapo toka longtaim hadi inafikia mahali mtu ukisema unasoma education unaangaliwa kana kwamba umedunda f.4.
We should agree that if we really want to prepare a nation of trained, educated individuals lazima tutakuwa careful kuhakikisha our pipo are given the best education the state can offer using the best teachers possible. Ni aibu kurecruit walimu kutoka Kenya kuja kufundisha curriculum ya Tanzania.

KUPIGIKA!!!
Hii niliishuhudia majuzi kunako ITV news eti walimu huko Tarime(Mara) wakiwa wamependeza kwenye matenge na malemba yao ya Ki-naijeria na original wax za Holland huku vidume vikiwa vimejaa na 'profile' zao na makoti ya suti ya mtumba, wameandamana benki. Kisa mshahara umechelewa kuingia. You know there are pipo who despise and insult HakiElimu kwamba ni wachochezi kumbe masikini hawa akina Rajesh know what they are saying and they've gone to the field for it. Sijui Mungai alijisikiaje aipoona ile hali!!! Walimu hawana kiu na mbado you are expecting much from them, really!! Be eyes.
Ipo hii nyingine; ni kuhusu hawa wa 'Crash-programme.' serikali haitasema lakini najua haikufanikiwa. Unaona bwana, karibu 1500 ninaestimate hawakuripoti. Mdogo wangu Imma ni mmoja wao; ktk shule aliyopangiwa huko Upareni ilitakiwa waende wa3 lakini wameripoti wa2, pale Ifati sec. wa3 karipoti m1 na rafiki yangu Rawlings pale Bomang'ombe karipoti peke yake kati ya wa3 waliopangwa. Government money spent well!!! kudos
Halafu bado ipo kali, umemchukua mtoto wa watu ndiyo kwanza katoka form six umemtrain for a month or so, unampeleka kunako shule wapi huko sijui na bado humlipi mshahara kwa more than 3 months eeh!
I gets me nuts!



Nov 9, 2006

I’m back!!!

Well this week was about Dito, that’s aka. In full he’s Capt. (rtd) Ukiwaona Ditopile Mzuzuri, his Excellency the Regional Commissioner for Tabora. Good leader of high caliber, holder of various CCM high posts and a once deputy minister. Enough?

Case?

He got angry, you know I mean getting’ damn angry, just like that, O.K pulled out his blessed pistol pointing it to the bewildered Bongoman who’s never seen one live apart that in American movies and pulled the trigger paah! Dead was a daladala driver. Simple. Full stop.

Next?

He was in the police custody for interrogations and soon to face His Lordship Magistrate in infamous Kisutu courts.

Before we go on, let me tell you small talk about Kisutu. Right at the central of this beloved city of ours stands this court. It is the same court where we’d the infamous Kombe and his friends were brought to justice and being at the centre of the town you are to be told that it always full of pipo when these type of ‘big potatoes’ are be tried.

Anyway that has not been what I wanted to say but; what the strangest thing on earth is how the media and ‘others’ we received the news. It was like pipo lyk Bro. Dito are protected by the loved spirits of wahenga not to ‘neutralize’ (used it purposely) you don’t ask me.

All, in chorus “3£$%^aghhhrrsa$$$*&^*” thanks.

All the learned pipo outa there you help me jamani, what was it so strange for a man to get angry and well, you how’s to get angry and you’ve at your disposal a oops gun. Yah and it happens like Ditos .What would you do?

Nov 6, 2006

Jamani I'm back again,

Well it was election at the college today and I was the Campaign manager for two aspirants from both the President post and the Vice president and tell you what? My people 've all have gone through the stump flyin' high like....... A virgin Concorde, 'kwa kishindo' the CCM type sijui niseme 'mafuriko' au? well, you help me
Now get to know the people themselves that is MC Emanuel Benjamin the prezzo himself and Madame Zaidan Donaldo aka Zidane shhhhh BAD.
I'm thrilled 2 death cause I didn't lose with my people A good persuader like mi papa Yuck!!
Weeell shoutouts to all the hommies outta there who voted for my blessed people you made me and them proud and the happiest pipo in the planet at the moment but for them be thinking 'bout the challenges they are soon to face All '#Aaagh!!!'#£$&*
OK they'll be sworn-in to the office on Friday this week and its gonna be good with me cause I ma gonna hung up my boots as the Minister for Education. cooool!!!

And then some regrets to Eric I'm sorry man for you caught the numero uno(e?) killer disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wish you get well soon and get back to your feet for good!!!! SP isnt bad I take some pills every three months I tell you, don' worry; Gambatane!!!!!(think its Japanese)
Funny, Salutary is still wondering how I got my name appear in the net wuhhuuu!!