Tanzania: Monumental Fete Set for Nyerere’s one hundredth Birthday

NATURAL Sources and Tourism Minister, Amb Dr Pindi Chana, has urged Tanzanians to present in expansive numbers at the commemoration of 100th anniversary of the birth of the gradual Mwalimu Julius Nyerere on Wednesday in Butiama, Mara, the put High Minister Kassim Majaliwa is expected to be the executive guest.

Talking in Dodoma on Sunday, the minister said the commemoration has been organised by her ministry and other stakeholders in Mara Set and is geared in direction of cherishing the heritage of Mwalimu Nyerere in the neighborhood and internationally.

Amb Dr Chana explained that the occasion is fragment of a 10-One year concept by the ministry to contain the heritage of the former father of the nation.

The concept entails involvement of pretty about a stakeholders in say to method consciousness and the significance of treasuring, gathering, maintaining as well to growing and promoting the heritage of Mwalimu Nyerere for recent and future generations.

Mwalimu Nyerere was once born on April 13, 1922 and he would were 100 years favorite on April 13, this One year. The gradual father of the nation died in 1999.

“I hereby call upon Tanzanians to present up in expansive numbers at the commemoration which has been organised by the ministry of pure sources and tourism,” she said.

The minister said the occasion can be coloured by pretty about a actions including conferences of pretty about a stakeholders, bicycles urge and charity work.

The occasion will additionally characteristic leisure, training programmes for faculty students as well to the originate of the 10-One year concept on treasuring Mwalimu Nyerere and originate of a particular emblem Mwalimu@100.

Talking in Kibaha on Saturday President Samia Suluhu Hassan described Mwalimu Nyerere’s imaginative and prescient and philosophy as the catalysts that helped to method the Tanzania now we possess now.

She said the gradual Nyerere who was once the first president of Tanganyika and later Tanzania, was once a factual African who devoted his efforts in building national peace, team spirit and concord.

Ms Samia made the assertion on Saturday during a symposium held to commemorate 100 years of the birthdate of the founding father of the nation, the gradual Nyerere.

The Head of Direct was once talking at the successfully-attended occasion held at the Mwalimu Nyerere Management College in Kibaha District, Hover predicament.

“During his lifetime, Mwalimu Nyerere taught Tanzanians on the significance of patriotism and building national peace, team spirit and concord for sustainable pattern,” said President Samia.

Per her, the imaginative and prescient and philosophy of Mwalimu Nyerere are mute alive as the authorities below all phases persisted to work on factors that had been initiated in the first segment administration.

She said all presidents who came after Nyerere, corresponding to Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Benjamin Mkapa, Jakaya Kikwete, Dr John Magufuli and herself persisted to work on Nyerere’s imaginative and prescient.

President Samia said the authorities has persisted to work on addressing three key enemies as highlighted by the gradual Nyerere, corresponding to ailments, lack of consciousness and poverty.

Ms Samia further explained that every the regimes made efforts to toughen the educational sector by establishing more faculties and other supportive infrastructure.

“Now we possess additionally persisted to fabricate successfully being facilities all the method in which throughout the nation as well to creating a supporting atmosphere for financial actions,” she said.

Including; “Mwalimu Nyerere was once now not finest a Tanzanian but a factual Pan Africanist, he taught us the significance of being patriotic as well to enhancing national peace, team spirit and concord for sustainable pattern.”

She successfully-known that Nyerere’s stage of patriotism for his nation can be seen in his decision to stop educating and join the liberation struggles for independence of Tanganyika.

However, President Samia highlighted on the must cement further efforts on combating discrimination for the bigger curiosity of the nation.

“One among the legacies that Nyerere left for the nation was once the promotion of equality for all, no matter color, tribes, and non secular beliefs,” she said.

As fragment of efforts to fabricate national team spirit, the gradual Nyerere additionally emphasized on the use of Swahili language which is now an legit language in the African Union (AU), East African Neighborhood (EAC) and Southern African Construction Neighborhood (SADC).

“Furthermore, the United International locations Instructional, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has settled on Seventh July to celebrate Kiswahili language, all these are the outcomes of foundations laid by President Nyerere,” she emphasized.

Going ahead, she said authorities leaders must be taught from the legacy of Nyerere by being ready to break corrections at any time when they break errors.

“This lesson can be came upon in Nyerere’s e book of ‘Tujisahihishe’, now we possess additionally to break definite his imaginative and prescient and philosophy is reworked to the early life,” she said further.

Throughout the occasion, President Samia additionally launched pretty about a books, including the one titled ‘Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, Chemichemi ya Fikra ya Kimapinduzi,’ and ‘Misingi ya Falsafa, Itikadi na Sera ya Chama Cha Mapinduzi’.

The 2 books had been written by former CCM Secretary General, Dr Bashiru Ally and Mr Salvatory Nyanto.

One more e book that was once launched was once titled ‘Construction as Insurrection: A Biography of Julius Nyerere,’ that was once written by Prof Issa Shivj, Prof Saida Yahya and Prof Ng’anza Kamata.

She additionally issued an award to the family of Mwalimu Nyerere in recognition of what the former president did for the nation. The award was once received by the Manyara Regional Commissioner, Makongoro Nyerere who is the son of Mwalimu Nyerere.