Water Crisis in Dar- Itaisha lini?

The Vehicle carrying the scarce resource of WATER

I was told by some people that these days DAWASCO water is so unreliable such that there is a big truck that sells water and it is popular with a lot of customers.

It is something of a norm for people of Ubungo not to have water for days. Some even forget DAWASCO water exits. 

So today I saw the legendary truck bringing water and the driver was kind enough to take it to the doorsteps of those people who had Simtanks. I am told usually they park on the road and people come from their houses with buckets and the water is charged per bucket.

I witnessed neighbours coming out of their houses with buckets thankful that the truck had come closer. Like Manna falling from heaven.

Haya matatizo sijui yataisha lini!

 I so long for the days when water was trickling down the taps in abundance…..it’s all a part of history now.

Funny enough the kind suppliers of the water are called DAWACO (Dolphin Water Company) how nice.

Twitter jokes cost Tourists a vacation in the US

Two people were denied entry into the US via Los Angeles Airport ( LAX) due to twitter messages they had posted prior to their trip.

“free this week for a quick gossip /prep before I go and destroy America?’ is one of the tweets that was written by one of the tourists to one if his friends.

It was because of that tweet and another one that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) flagged them as potential threats.

Upon arrival at LAX the two tourists were allegedly detained by armed guards, quizzed for 5 hours before being locked up overnight. They were then kept in separate holding cells for 12 hours before being put on a flight home!

A lesson for those who joke around on Social Media……you are being watched!

Innovation and taking Initiative

Teaching someone something new and ensuring they  understand it and apply it to every day life is no easy task.
Since childhood we are taught to go to school and study and pass and get good jobs and earn money to take care of our families.
Do our teachers or lecturers shape us to become inquisitive and to take initiative? Are we given enough practical assignments that pick our brains and are a reflection of the real world r are we given the same questions that were given to former students 5 years ago?

If we are not inquisitive we end up doing the same thing our forefathers and predecessors did in a not so different way. How are we prepared to change? How are we prepared to think of solutions that could save money for the Institution/organization that has employed us?How are we supposed to come up with ideas that can improve the well being of our fellow citizens?

Is there an avenue for us to explore our ideas, suggestions? Or we do we remain at the bottom, being told what to do just the way it was done before , and yet with expected different results?

Will there be progress? Will that allow people to act on constructive ideas?

Think about it, in whatever you are doing now/today.....given the chance to make a difference, can you? How many ideas have you chucked out and forgotten about because you do not see them being implemented?

Without people taking initiative will there ever be sustainable development?

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Images from 2011

 

Shot gun Weddings

Shot gun weddings refer to those weddings that take place when the boy/man has made a girl pregnant out of wedlock. The man is forced to marry her. The shot gun bit  emanates from the fact that the father of the girl is holding the gun to the man's head forcing him to marry his daughter.

Normally the girl is too young to be in a marriage and the pregnancy is 'an accident' . In Swahili , there's a similar saying " Ndoa ya Mkeka" . The girl  is taken  to the man she is having a relationship with , along with a Sheikh to officiate the wedding ceremony.

Most girls today get married whilst pregnant, in most cases the bulging tummy is the cause of the wedding. It is a period of suffering for the girl, thinking of what the family will say, what the society will say. At the end of the day, fingers will be pointed at her and not at the guy who made her pregnant.
In order to maintain her honor, the man is forced to marry the girl. The question is, should one be forced to marry a girl because he made her pregnant? Should she want to get married to him because he is the father of the child?

Many women today resort to being single mums, not caring what the society thinks. If you dwell too much on what the society thinks , you will struggle to make the society happy while suffering inside.

Conclusion, marry someone for love and not because you need a father for your baby, and guys, don't father kids unless you are ready for marriage. It is so uncomfortable getting married with a protruding stomach, girls need to look beautiful and radiant on their wedding days and not big and bulgy!