I remember when he died in January 2001 President Laurent Kabila, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of my colleagues who came to a funeral had conveyed a strong message from the so-called 'vijanawaMkapa.'
At that time I was working in the local newspaper The African, but also I write articles on Rai newspaper, in yaHabari Corporation company owned and managed by women Gen Universe, Salva Rweyemamu, Johnson Mbwambo, Gideon Shoo, and Shaban Kanuwa. In a short time, the world was stripped of citizenship.
I was sent back a message that "your boss kashughulikiwa; ... and yet you continue your aggression. "I did not have the problem of citizenship, but to know the brutality of state organs, I felt something might happen to me.
Later I started a column, I called it 'Difficult Questions' on Citizen newspaper, after consultation with my friend Absalom Hut, as the editor of the newspaper.
In the past, even before the rows of Difficult Questions, one Thursday in 1998, I wrote an analysis on the issue of corruption, and published in Rai newspaper with a headline: "President Mkapa you proud of it?"
The analysis was widely blamed by President Mkapa. Alinuna and plantains. He went away until he accuses the World, his friend of many days, that he wrote the analysis and put my name.
That same day, Paschal Dismas, the news editor of The African, had arranged to adhere to a political tour Kikwete in his constituency Chalinze, when he was also Minister of Foreign Affairs.
With other authors, we boarded the same car with the minister, and newspapers we had it, but he had never read the newspaper Rai. In the evening we returned to Dar es Salaam, the minister was never the White House ceremony, which President Mkapa had made him his guest, President Bakili Muluzi of Malawi.
The next day we Kikwete's office for continuing to visit his constituency, I commenced to Simon brought me, that was the information officer of the ministry. Akanitania saying, "Why have you hit yesterday very old?" I replied, "why it is common to Rai? Did you expect us to write in different styles? "I knew he kolenga. Sikufafanua.
But I had not know the seriousness of what he was talking about.
After starting the trip we made into his car, Kikwete asked jokingly, "Did you write down what Rai? The President is really angry; yesterday restraint even in the presence of strangers. "
Question Kikwete made me realize that I had not read, written, and he knew who wrote the president is greatly disturbed me. And I answered him as I bring it, that is the analysis of the newspaper on the workings of government.
I did not know the seriousness of my writing until I returned to the office the evening. At that time, our office was on the fifth floor, NSSF Building, at the intersection of roads and Bibi Titi Mohamed Morogoro, Dar es Salaam.
As I leave the stairs, I met Muhingo Rweyemamu, when he was editor of the newspaper articles of Tanzanians. He said to me jokingly, "Mkapa is seeking. The article was written very imemkera, I hear says he will leave with your head! "
I laughed, but I combine these three questions - hold, Kikwete and Muhingo. Sensing my analysis will be touched unfriendly. I was constrained to read it anew.
Niliusoma in the eye of the reader. Actually, I realized that was analyzed with the bitter truth for administrators. In my writing, I was arrogant president he reason that fights corruption.
Nilimrejesha on the history of his race and seek the presidency.
Nikamkumbusha not be as personal effort of Baba Nation, Mwalimu Julius KambarageNyerere, he (Mkapa) had not nominated as a candidate, and even after the appointment, he would not get the presidency.
Nikamkumbusha votes kuwapiku that even its chief competitors - Kikwete and CleopaMsuya - zilitiliwa course, as members of the general assembly of the CCM, they knew, and they said happened to apitishwe Mkapa.
I went off to talk to a campaign heavy and hard, and that in spite of the power and influence of Mwalimu Nyerere, unofficial reports say, and people are whispering, that if not the methods used, no wonder the president would be Augustino Mremawa NCCR-Reform.
Nikamkumbusha how the results of the City of Dar es Salaam yalivyofutwa irrational, after discovering many counties have been taken by opponents.
After that I returned his decision to create a commission to investigate corruption in, under Joseph Warioba; and the recommendations of the commission that the president refused to implement.
And each was questioned about it he said, "I sent them to investigate corruption or corrupt, but corruption loopholes."
Stressed that although he entered the race being called "Mr. Clean, "within three years, he had begun to lose the qualities that made him Mwalimu Nyerere purity and return for a favorable amnadi against women Kikwete.
I said also that for all parameters so Mkapa received presidential assigned. So there was no power to the people's consent, but were forced to consent to be president by all possible means.
Nikahitimisha my argument that the president who came to power by "rigging" is not credible for citizens as he talked about fighting corruption, since he is a product of corruption, even if he had not stolen them.
President Mkapa showed that he was not able and committed to fighting corruption. Nikahoji that if it failed, as he realizes that it is one of the highlights of liyomfanya Mwalimu Nyerere ampiganie, will take pride in what?
After reviewing the analysis, and I was satisfied that I had written "is an agent." I understood the reason for disapproval president - human. But do not think that would be angry fixed, and hurtful to people because of their ability to doubt, thinking and questioning.
In a democratic system, the leader who hate people who criticize it did not know its function and responsibility of his voters.
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