MWALIMU JULIUS KAMBARAGE NYERERE 1922 - 1999
I AM QUITTING FROM ACTIVE POLITICS
“I am not resigning but, I
am quitting, and I have decided to do so because, I feel time is in hand for
another member to lead the Nation ….”
“The almighty God has
granted people with many talents, and they can think about so many things. But
the important thing is my faith that, what I am doing is good for the Nation I
have no power to hide people to give out different interpretation, but
interpretation is the second thing.”
“Tanzania should not
believe that a one-party state is a God’s which …. As for the debate they
should just debate in today’s Tanzania it is stupid to make secret the debate
of on more parties. It is treason to discuss why we have single party; we have
been benefited from having a one-part. Tanzania should discuss the prons and
cons of having one-party or many parties …. One party has its own limitations
and tends to go sleep”.
“There is a time when
countries limit their people’s liberties, this can be done during war time, war
limits people freedoms.”
“Now when you suppress
people who are educated and who want more freedom it becomes really a problem.”
“Tanzania should not
believe that a one-party state is a God’s which … In to-day’s Tanzania it is
stupid to make secret the debate of, or more parties ….. Tanzania should
discuss the prons and cons of having one-party of many parties”
“I don’t propagate long
live one-party system, but I do propagate long live CCM”
“We cannot remain an
island, we must manage our own changes, don’t wait to be pushed, “
“The people of the
majority view have to accept the rights of minority to express their opinions
without intimidating social pressure and indeed must accommodate those views as
far as possible”.
“Developing nations need
democracy, but the need and necessity of democracy should come from within
according to geographical necessity, maturity etc … And the internal situation
of Tanzania is ready for Transformation”.
“We make mistake to
imagine that we can import democracy like coca-cola or readymade garment … But
ideas about democracy and democratic institutions are not divine truth, they
mere to be accumulated and absorbed into the blood stream of the people and
institutions through which ideas … grow out of people’s own practice”
“Leaders of the opposing
parties should be serious and patriotic and they should not be money make … And
if they fail during election they should know that they have failed and not to
take stones and throw to their fellow members in demand to why they have failed”.
“We need at least two
committed parties; we don’t want 30 small parties that will be chaos.”
“the west was struggling
to post a new set of puppet leaders in the developing world. There is no other
explanation rather than us efforts to influence removal rulers who were
installed by Washington …. They want to install a new crop of surrogate’s
leaders. I must caution them however that it is easier to do this by military
coup than through democratic elections”.
“… People say that we
should learn from outside from USSR ad other Eastern European countries … what
should we learn from them … we should not agree to be pushed like tools …. The Soviet
Union is finished … gone.
“You will never hear that
any President of America had appointed a communist or socialist as the head of
American army. If God himself advised that he should do so he would refuse.”
“… The majority of
Tanzania would like to continue with a single party-system under CCM. But we
cannot wait until the majority of the people have lost their faith in this
party before the party itself seized and uses its responsibility to us her in
such a major changes as this”.
“Democracy is more than a
matter of majority rule, true democracy requires that minority views be
respected and that everyone be given an opportunity to express their views
freely and openly … every new thing starts with the support of minority…. True
democracy demands that the minority have such freedom. Therefore CCM can and
should welcome the opportunity to give a lead in yet another major peaceful
political transition in our country”.
“No political party be
permitted to exist if it is based on Religious … Religious is the right of all
Tanzanians. But our party as a party has no religion… This is an absolute
essential stand for the unity and peace in the country”.
“To lead is to show the
way. But it is difficult to show the way in the dark, without either a light or
compass. And its philosophy and its ideology are the light and the compass of
political party.
“Take care of the Arusha
Declaration otherwise there will come some people who will cheat you saying it
is useless. The Arusha Declaration has strong foundation and will last forever
and bring development in Tanzania.”
i like this remainds me the wisdom of baba yetu
ReplyDeletePumzika katika usingizi wa amani Kambarage, mawazo yako kweli yakitumika vizuri ni dira nzuri sana ya amani; ulijaliwa sana uzalendo na kuwapenda wanyonge; kwa mnyonge amani ni silaha pekee ya kumkomboa bila amani maisha yataendelea kuwa magumu; tunapokukumbuka kwa namana ulivyolisaidia Taifa letu tutaendelea kuzikumbuka busara zako na upendo wako kwa nchi yako hata kama wengine ambao wanakubeza kwamba hujefanya kitu; wao wamefanya nini kwa jamii yao tu inayowazunguka? Wewe ulikuwa kioo cha jamii na mzalendo kweli wa Taifa lako hasa kwa ajili ya wanyonge
ReplyDeletemengi ambayo mwalimu aliyasema kama usahuri kwa taifa letu ambayo aliyatilia mkazo yasipuuziwe na viongozi wetu, nafikiri pengine kwa ulevi wa madaraka kama alivyowahi sema yalipuuziwa na viongozi wetu kwa kukosa kuwa accountable katika uwajibikaji; ufa huu sasa hivi umeanza kuonekana, vurugu zenye asili ya udini ndio zimeanza kupamba moto; ccm katika chaguzi zao za kichama malalamiko mengi yameelekezwa kwenye vitendo vya rushwa; Tukubali tusikubali Mwalimu atabaki kiongozi mwenye vision and uzalendo kwa nchi yake; Pumzika katika usingizi wa amani kwani kama kiongozi uliwajibika kulinganana na katiba ambayo uliiapa kuitumikia.
ReplyDeleteViva Kambarage wewe ulibarikiwa kwa uongozi wa kizalendo; tunahitaji viongozi kama wewe Kikwete kama katika awamu yake hii ya mwisho kama ataweza kuwa more serious na kupunguza kuwaonea haya viongozi wasio accountable naye anaweza kuingia katika historia ya maamuzi mazuri kwa ajili ya usatawi wa Taifa. Nyerere utabaki kuwa Baba wa Taifa hili
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