The next Tanzania's General Elections are
almost two years away. To be exact, Tanzanians [registered voters of
course] will be on hopeful long ques in October 2015 to elect the next
President of The United Republic and Members Of Parliament.In a country
where almost everything is attached to politics, that is an important
month and year. While two years seems to be such a long stretch, in
politics days are counted differently.
365 days could as well mean 65.
They say politics is a sneaky game. You need to be prepared, you need to
know yourself and your potential opponents way ahead. That, of course,
makes politics take the title of a dirty game as well. Before you
realize, the streets knows you as Mr.Inappropriate.
Your
lights are punched out and all you can see is darkness. You are no
longer in control. The scene of dirty games and dirty wars I am trying
to explain above is already on. If you are not aware please raise your
hands up and better be in a don't shoot pose because I know you are not
telling me the truth. I believe you have heard how some politicians are
already exchanging words[ in a war-like styles] whenever they get a
chance or whenever they see cameras flashing and microphones are set.
They aren't telling jokes. They mean it. Holly! They love the attention.
Now,we live in a different era. Nowadays, you can easily tell what is
in someone's mind just from their status posted on their pages over
social network platforms. You can see excitement, anger, frustrations,
jealousy, hopelessness, craziness from those lines. You just gotta
master the art of reading between the lines. Few people and certainly
few politicians are going to survive against the power of social
networks.
You
gotta be a social lion to survive or completely avoid to expose your
true feelings and arguably your "agenda". The ugly part is; if you are a
politician and you are not on social networks, your chances are cut in
half or unless if the office you are aiming is just Mjumbe wa Nyumba
Kumi Kumi. In that case, all you need is ability to walk and drink
evening tea with watu wako wa kitaa. Given some of the factors I am
talking about above [political jabs, war of words, social networks
expose etc] it has become a bit easier [ I said a bit easier because
please never underestimate a Politician] to do some guess work on our
politicians' [they want to be called Waheshimiwa] next move or the
office and position they are aiming for. I could be wrong and I could be
damn right!
Long
story short, the men and women[ sorry a woman] whose photos appear
above, are mentioned [and some have openly mentioned themselves] to be
potential Presidential Candidates for Tanzania's next General Elections
come October 2015. And honestly speaking, given their credentials and
experiences [good and bad] and the nature of our politics or political
system, anyone can the next man/woman who keeps you in "foleni" for
hours because he/she is going "out".[You know] The list above is not
final. It can change anytime. Politicians are known to attract scandals
too. So we may wake up the day after tomorrow and hear some rape charges
or sale of national treasure and boom,some dreams are shattered. Who do
you think we missed in the list?[that's why we left rooms] And most
important question; Who would you vote for if elections were held today? Your opinion matters.Speak! Jeff Msangi is a Writer/Blogger and Owner ofwww.bongocelebrity.com. You can reach him at bongocelebrity at gmail dot com
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