Remembering the legacy of one of Africa’s most charismatic and iconic post-colonial statesmen THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Last week, I travelled to Tanzania to commemorate Nyerere Day. The event was held in Butiama, a small village in Northern Tanzania where Julius Nyerere was born. It marked 25 years since …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth proponents advocating for the political integration of the East African region are striving to reawaken the original spirit of the regional bloc through a visit to the burial site of Julius Nyerere. Nyerere, the former Tanzanian independence leader, is believed to be the original …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev. Fr. Thomas Biringi, from Geita Diocese in Tanzania, has told pilgrims that faith is essential in achieving their desires, rather than relying solely on the act of visiting sacred sites and walking. Fr. Biringi made the remarks during a Mass at the Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Makerere University on 14th October paid tribute to Julius Nyerere in a two-day symposium called, “Nyerere at 100”. Nyerere who was born in 1922 just like Makerere university, would be 100 years old now. He graduated from Makerere in 1947 with a diploma in education. …
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Dar es Salaam | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday joined fellow citizens in commemorating 100 years of the birth of founding leader Julius Nyerere. Speaking in a debate to mark the occasion, President Hassan urged Tanzanians to continue honoring what Nyerere stood for during his lifetime. …
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How to keep old comrades secure in changing NRM Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Whether President Yoweri Museveni accepts it or not the next generation is gaining traction within his party; the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). The bad news, according to analysts, is that the evolution in …
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THE LAST WORD: Why our obsession with corruption as a cause of our poverty is too much ado over little or nothing THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Cognitive scientists argue that human beings are [inherently] cognitive misers i.e. we prefer to do as little thinking as possible. …
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Historians and academics speak out on relationship between Museveni and his hero Nyerere on the 20th anniversary of the passing on of the former Tanzanian leader Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On October 14 Tanzania marked Nyerere Day; an occasion when Tanzanians from all walks of life honour the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that former Tanzania President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was perhaps the most important person in human history. Museveni who was speaking at the annual Julius Nyerere Memorial Mass at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo on Saturday, said Nyerere was unique …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has paid tribute to former Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere for playing a leading role in the liberation of Africa. The President made the remarks at Makerere University where he delivered an inaugural lecture and launched the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere …
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