wrong cut - Femina HIP

No.25 ISSN 1821-5599 

HALIUZWI 

Ubunifu wa 

Kizalendo 

Intavyuu au 

Inta-vua? 

Short cut = 

wrong cut 

Become an 

anti-corruption 

HERO!

COVER STORY: Ubunifu wa kizalendo 4 

Patriotic through design 7 

MY REGION: Singida ni mji aisee! 8 

BARUA FROM YOU 10 

BURUDANI: Maadili kitanzini! 12 

Moral corruption 14 

Money Rules 15 

NEWS BULLETIN 16 

UJINSIA NA MAHUSIANO: 

Intavyuu au Inta-vua? 18 

Carpet interview! Beware! 21 

MPENDWA ANTI 22 

MPENDWA ANKO: 

Usipotezee, mshirikishe ‘mtu’ wako! 24 

NGUVU ZA MWANAUME: 

Ukichelewa imekula kwako! 25 

HADITHI YA PICHA: Poor Badra! 26 

VUMILIA: Lebo imekuwa ishu? 30 

IT WITH FREDDIE: Stay safe with IT 31 

SAUTI YAKO 32 

Stori za Rushwa 33 

LIFE SKILLS: Komesha rushwa 34 

Become an anti-corruption hero! 36 

LIFESTYLES: Is it corruption? 37 

KAZI NA PESA: Rasimisha biashara yako 45 

WHAT’S UP FEMA CLUBS 48 

PASUA KICHWA: Chalenji No.4 50 

WAKALI: BaabKubwa ni kubwa kuliko! 51 

HERE ‘N’ THERE: 52 

AMBASSADOR: Mchoteka wametuchota! 53 

NJE YA KIWANJA: Remtullah anafanya makubwa 54 

VIJISTORY NA ABC 55 

CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: 

Haraka haraka…. 56 

Short cut = wrong cut 58 

AMKA: Hii ndiyo Tume yenyewe 59 

COMPETE AND WIN 60 

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Guys, let’s talk corruption! Ready? Or is it 

a taboo topic? Not for Fema readers and our 

good friends, the anti corruption clubbers na 

vijana wote, au sio? Yes! Maybe you can even 

be an anti corruption hero! 

Sikiliza! The Fema team drove all the way to 

Singida to trigger a discussion around this 

‘killer disease’! Does it sound like Singida is 

more rampant with corruption than the rest of 

Bongo? NO! We roam around giving everyone a 

voice and it was Singida’s turn. Find touching 

testimonies from youth in Singida on pg 33. 

Familiar, je? 

How many times have you given or accepted a 

bribe, be it money, gift, sex au chai kantini? 

Do you know what makes a bribe? Don’t worry! 

Lifestyles pages will help you understand what 

makes an act corruption. 

Fema Clubbers do you want an easy ticket to 

fame and to Dar? Don’t sweat; work the club 

challenge in the Pasua Kichwa page, and you 

may win a trip to the youth conference and 

more! Kama hiyo haitoshi, mtauza sura katika 

Fema! Imetulia eeh? You could win a solar lamp 

too via the Ushiriki wa Wananchi section on pg 

56! 

Happy reading! 

Cheza 

salama, usitoe 

wala kupokea 

rushwa! 

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Ubunifu wa 

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kizalendo

“Najitahidi kufanya kazi kwa uadilifu na kuwa mwaminifu kwa watu 

ninaofanya nao kazi,” kijana mbunifu Mkuki Bgoya anabainisha, “hii ni njia 

ninayoitumia kuwaonyesha wateja wangu kwamba vijana wa Kitanzania 

ni wachapakazi na wanaaminika.” NA GAURE MDEE: PICHA GABRIEL MAKUPA 

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kuki, ndiyo ‘kichwa’ kilichosimama na kubuni fulana 

za kijanja zinazojibebea umaarufu hapa nchini 

zenye chapa ya “Nyerere” na “1961”. 

“Hizi ni chapa ambazo zinaonyesha Tanzania, zikitukumbusha 

enzi na fahari yetu ya kuwa Watanzania,” anasema 

Usanifu wa fulana zinazotengenezwa na lebo yake ya Kina 

Klothing, zibeba ujumbe wa utambulisho na uzalendo. 

Stori yake imevuka miaka na mipaka kadhaa katika pilika za 

kufukuzia ndoto zake. Mkuki sasa ametimiza kile alichokuwa 

anakiota, kwani sasa anaendesha kampuni ya uwakala wa 

usanifu inayofahamika kwa jina la Spearhead. 

Kitindamimba huyu wa familia ya watoto watatu, Mkuki 

alizaliwa Aprili 1981 na kukulia jijini Dar. 

Alihitimu Loyola High School ya jijini Dar es Salaam, na baadaye 

akapata ufadhili ya kusoma Chuo Kikuu cha A&M Texas, 

Marekani. 

Alianza na shahada ya sayansi ya kompyuta, lakini akiwa 

katikati ya masomo yake, Mkuki aligundua kwamba kozi hiyo 

anayosomea haimfai. Akaamua kubadili mwelekeo na kujikita 

katika elimu ya ubunifu na usanifu, fani ambayo alikuwa 

akiizimikia kitambo sana. 

Awali, Mkuki alikuwa na wasiwasi kwamba wazazi wake, 

wasingekubali asome masomo yanayohusiana na sanaa. 

Oh…; hakuwa sahihi! 

“Baba’angu ni mkusanyaji mzuri wa kazi za sanaa na 

hukubaliana na kila kitu chema kinachoizunguka sanaa. Hivyo 

alikubaliana na uamuzi wangu kwa moyo mmoja,” anasema. 

Mkuki alimaliza masomo yake na kutunukiwa shahada ya 

kwanza ya Design Communication. Katika muhula wake wa 

mwisho chuoni, akapata shavu la kufanya kazi ya usanifu katika 

Kampuni ya The Richards Group, Texas. 

Akafanya kazi na kampuni hiyo hadi mwishoni mwa mwaka 

2008 alipoamua kuwa ni muda wa kurudi nyumbani, kuchangia 

katika maendeleo ya nchi yake. 

Leo hii, kwa kushirikiana na baba yake, Walter Bgoya, 

wanaendesha kampuni ya upigaji chapa na duka la vitabu 

liitwalo TPH Bookshop lililoko jijini Dar es Salaam. Ni moja 

ya maduka yenye hazina kubwa ya vitabu vilivyoandikwa na 

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zake zenye nembo ya Kina Klothing. 

Anapokuwa hajabanwa na shughuli za usanifu, Mkuki kwa 

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mara kwa mara linalofahamika kama Pen & Mic. Jukwaa hili 

hushirikisha washairi, waandishi na wanamuziki wa bendi 

ambao hugusia masuala nyeti yanayohusu wananchi na namna 

ya kusongesha mbele gurudumu la Taifa. Pia huzungumzia 

masuala yanayohusiana na namna ya kupiga vita rushwa nchini 

mara kwa mara. 

Kwa uchungu anagusia kuwa moja ya changamoto 

anazokutana nazo katika kazi yake ya usanifu ni “ku-desa”. 

Katika ulimwengu wa usanifu kuiga kazi ya mwenzako 

ni kinyume na maadili na ni aina ya rushwa. Si rushwa 

katika ulimwe ngu wa usanifu inayomsikitisha, Bali, Mkuki 

anashangazwa na jinsi rushwa ilivyoota mizizi katika 

ngazi zote hapa Tanzania. 

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COVER STORY 

“Wakati nasoma shule ya msingi baadhi ya walimu - na simaanishi 

walimu wote wanafanya hivi - walikuwa wanatupatia juisi na ice 

cream tuuze ili waweze kujiongezea kipato. Tulikuwa tunapewa 

pakiti moja kama ujira.” Mkuki anaeleza. Anaongeza kuwa 

wanafunzi walipokataa kuuza walilamba mikwaju! 

“Ni vigumu kubadili tabia.” Mkuki anasema na kuongeza; “kwa 

sababu utamaduni wetu unatufundisha kutoa ‘asante’ kwa kila 

huduma zinazotolewa. Lakini huduma za jamii zinapaswa kutolewa 

sawa sawia kwa wananchi wote. Watu hawatakiwi kulipa zaidi ya 

kile wanachopaswa kulipa kisheria pale wanapopatiwa huduma 

hizi.” 

Anaeleza kuwa utoaji wa bakshish unazalisha utamaduni mbaya wa 

uzembe na ubinafsi kiasi kwamba watu watakaa tu na kutegemea 

kupewa chochote, au mbaya zaidi, wanathubutu hata kuomba 

bakshish kabla ya kufanya kazi. 

“Fikiria ndugu yako amezidiwa yuko kwenye foleni hospitali, lakini 

hapatiwi huduma yoyote ile. Utasubiri hadi ahudumiwe au utatoa 

chochote ili upate upendeleo? Hii ni moja kati ya changamoto 

zinazotokea kila siku. Tunakuwa tayari kutoa rushwa ili tupatiwe 

upendeleo katika huduma, lakini kwa kufanya hivyo tunazidi 

kuichimbia rushwa mzizi, hivyo hakuna kinachobadilika,” anaeleza. 

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Ushauri kwa vijana… 

Mkuki anasema, cha kwanza na cha muhimu ni kwa sisi Watanzania 

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“Vijana ndiyo warithi wa hii nchi, hivyo inabidi tuangalie historia 

ya nchi na kuangalia misingi ya usawa, mshikamano na uzalendo 

ambavyo tunaweza kuendelea kuvijenga. Kukaa tu na kulalamika 

vijiweni siku nzima hakutaweza kutatua matatizo yetu wala 

kutupeleka popote. Bado tuko nyuma, hivyo inabidi tujitahidi 

kuchapa kazi mara mbili zaidi,” anasisitiza. 

Mkuki anasema inashangaza kuona kwamba tumetenga siku za 

mapumziko ili kuwakumbuka wafanyakazi hodari wa nchi hii, 

Nyerere na Karume, badala ya kuiga mfano wao kwa kuchapa kazi 

katika siku hizo! 

ZAIDI KUHUSU MKUKI 

D Mkuki na Nyota Publishers ni muunganiko wa jina lake, 

Mkuki, na la dada yake, Nyota. 

D Neno Kina katika “Kina Klothing” ni neno la Kiswahili lenye 

maana ya urefu wa kwenda chini. 

D Jina Pen & Mic; Pen - inawakilisha ushairi na uandishi, Mic - muziki.

PATRIOTIC THROUGH DESIGN 

kuki is the brain behind the ‘Nyerere’ and 

‘1961’ funky-designed T-shirts that have 

become popular in the country. 

“These are iconic images that symbolize 

Tanzania, inspired by a period we hold dear 

as Tanzanians,” he says. The T-shirt designs, 

produced under his label, Kina Klothing, carry 

messages of identity and patriotism. 

Mkuki’s story crosses years and borders in search 

of his dream career. He is living the dream, 

running his own design company known as 

Spearhead. 

Born in April 1981 and raised in Dar es Salaam, 

Mkuki is the last born in a family of three 

children. 

He studied at Loyola High School in Dar es 

Salaam, and then received a scholarship to 

attend Texas A&M University in the USA. Mkuki 

began his studies in computer science but 

halfway through he decided to major in graphic 

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worried that his parents wouldn’t approve of him 

doing an art-related course. 

Oh…; was he wrong! 

“My father is an avid art lover and appreciates 

anything that revolves around the arts, so he 

supported my decision wholeheartedly.” 

Mkuki completed his studies and received a 

bachelor’s degree in Design Communication. 

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designer at The Richards Group in Dallas, Texas. 

Challenges back home 

He worked there until the end of 2008, when he 

decided it was time to come home, to give back 

to his country. 

Today, Mkuki and his father, Walter Bgoya, 

run a publishing house and bookshop called 

TPH Bookshop in Dar es Salaam. It has one of 

the largest collections of books by Tanzanian 

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published and imported titles.This is also one 

outlet which sells Kina Klothing. 

When he is not busy designing, Mkuki organizes 

a periodic event called Pen & Mic with a friend. 

This is a live platform that features poets, writers 

and musicians who touch on citizen issues that 

they see as vital for the country to move forward. 

Issues related to alleviating corruption are often 

featured. 

He explains sorrowfully that one of the major 

challenges in his industry is plagiarism. In the 

design world, stealing a design is unethical and a 

form of corruption. But it isn’t just corruption in 

the design world that upsets him. He is shocked 

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levels in Tanzania. 

“When I was in primary school, a teacher – and 

I don’t mean all teachers did this – would get us 

to sell juice and ice cream so he could gain an 

income giving us one of the treats as a reward,” 

Mkuki says, adding he would have been caned if 

he refused. 

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explains, “because our culture teaches us to 

give a ‘thank you’ for a service done. But public 

services are supposed to be provided equally 

for all citizens. People should not pay more than 

what is required by the law when they seek these 

services.” 

He says paying ‘baksheesh’ (tips) risks breeding a 

culture of negligence and complacency in that 

people just sit back and expect or demand it 

before doing their work. 

BURUDANI 

BY GAURE MDEE 

PHOTO GABRIEL MAKUPA 

“I try to work with integrity and be true to my ideas and the people I work with,” says 

gifted designer Mkuki Bgoya.“It is my way of showing clients that Tanzanian youth can 

be reliable, honest people.” 

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“Imagine having a seriously sick relative in a 

queue at the hospital. Do you wait and wait until 

they are catered for, or pay the extra cost to get 

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tough situations. We are willing to pay a bribe 

to get preferential treatment, but by so doing 

we maintain the corrupt system, so nothing 

changes.” 

Advice for fellow youth 

First and foremost Mkuki says, is for us as 

Tanzanians to stop being ‘hypocrites’ about 

corruption. 

“The youth will inherit this land so they should 

look at the history of this country and consider 

some of the fundamental values of equality, 

solidarity and patriotism which we can still build 

on. Sitting around the whole day doing nothing 

and complaining at the ‘kijiwe’ is not going to 

push us forward. We are behind, so we should 

work twice as hard.” 

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days, to celebrate “the hardest workers this 

nation has known, Nyerere and Karume”–– 

when we should be emulating their example by 

working hard. 

FACT FILE 

D Tanzanian Publishers, Mkuki na Nyota 

Publishers, is named after Mkuki and his 

sister, Nyota. 

D Kina in Kina Klothing is the word for 

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and writing (Pen) and music (Mic). 


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MY REGION 

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TANZANIA SINGIDA 

Singida 

NI MJI AISEE! 

NA NELSON MARANDO JOHN, PICHA GAURE MDEE 

Niliingia duniani miaka 20 iliyopita.Kuanzia 

wakati huo nafahamika kwa jina la Nelson 

Marando John, ingawa masela hupenda 

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naifahamu vilivyo. Inapatikana katikati 

mwa Tanzania, ikipakana na Arusha, 

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inaunganishwa na reli ya kati iliyoanzishwa na 

wakoloni enzi zilee. 

Mkoa huu ni nusu-jangwa, hivyo mchana kuna kijoto cha 

ukweli na jioni hadi usiku kuna kibaridi cha hapa na pale, 

na kijiupepo cha kishkaji. Makabila yanayovuma mkoa 

huu ni Wanyaturu na Wanyiramba, ingawa kuna wengine 

wengi wakiwemo washkaji zangu Watindiga, Wasandawe na 

Wakimbu. 

ILIKUWAJE PAKAITWA SINGIDA? 

Jina la Singida lilitokana na neno MASINGIDA, ambalo kwa 

Kinyaturu ilikuwa ni aina fulani ya urembo ambao ulipatikana 

katika Ziwa Singidani. Wenyeji waliokota urembo huu na 

kutengeneza mikufu, bangili na hereni. Akina mama, dadaz 

na hata wazungu enzi hizo walitoka mchicha kwa mapambo 

hayo, hivyo ndivyo ilivyotokea ikaitwa Singida. 

KUHUSU JANDO NA UNYAGO 

Singida ni miongoni mwa mikoa ambayo ina kasi ya ishu hii 

kwa sana tu. Vijana wa kike na kiume wanapelekwa porini 

‘kuingizwa ukubwani’ ikiwa ni pamoja na tohara kwa mabinti. 

Thank God siku hizi tumeelimika na tohara kwa mabinti 

imepungua ingawa bado kuna watu wanaifanya kwa siri. 

FEMA MAGAZINE: MY REGION 

Nelson 

Mabinti wa Kinyaturu hawa! Pendezajeee? 

Karibu 

Singida!

NI WATU WA KAZI! 

Ukiwa Singida mida ya jioni unaweza kwenda kula upepo Ziwa Singidani 

Watu wa Singida ni wakulima, wafugaji na wafanyabiashara. 

Zao kuu la biashara ni alizeti ambayo hukamuliwa mafuta 

na mabaki yake kutengeneza mashudu. Pengine hukuwahi 

kujua kwamba hapa kuna soko kubwa la vitunguu, tena ni 

kubwa kuliko masoko yote ya vitunguu nchini. Tumebarikiwa 

pia kuwa na kuku kibao wa kienyeji hivyo tunakula vyuku na 

mayai ya kienyeji kwa raha zetu! 

DHAHABU PIA TUNAYO 

Ingawa hatuvumi, Singida ni miongoni mwa mikoa iliyobarikiwa 

kuwa na madini. Kuna migodi midogomidogo kama vile Shelui 

ulioko Iramba, Shantamine na Londoni iliyoko Manyoni. 

Pia kuna mawe makubwa yenye kushangaza ambayo 

yatakuvutia kuyatazama. Singidani, Kindai na Singida Munangi 

ni maziwa madogo maarufu sana hapa Singida. Unapoyatazama 

maziwa haya unasahau kwamba Singida ni nusu-jangwa! 

Kutokana na kijoto cha mchana, wengi huenda kupata 

kijiupepo kandokando mwa maziwa hayo nyakati za jioni. 

Swimming si sana kwa sababu maji yake ni chumvi kibao. 

MAJI NI ISHU! 

Katika pitapita zako mjini Singida, utashuhudia misururu 

mirefu ya watu wanaotafuta maji, kwani bidhaa hii, pamoja na 

umuhimu wake, ni adimu sana upande huu wa dunia!. 

STAREHE? YES, MWAKE-MWAKE! 

Kuna kumbi nyingi za kuruka debe na kucheki showz kali 

kutoka kwa wasanii wa nyumbani, yaani Bongo. Singida Motel, 

Scene Lodging, Kirima na Jovena ni baadhi tu ya viwanja hivyo. 

UGALI KWA MLENDA UNAWEZA WEWE? 

Ebwana utaipendaa! Sie kwetu huo ndo msosi mkuu! Ni ugali 

wa mtama kwa mlenda, tena ukishasongwa haupakuliwi, 

ngoma inapigwa humo humo kwenye chungu, upo? 

HATA KWETU WAPO! 

Tumetoa watu kadhaa maarufu. Wengine ni wazaliwa wa huku, 

wengine wamevuma wakiwa huku. Baadhi yao ni Hussein 

Machozi, Sam wa Ukweli, Shaban Dede kwa upande wa ladha 

za Kitanzania. Kwa upande wa muziki wa injili tunao John Lisu, 

Sara Kingu na Yohana Kubanda. 

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na Wande. Tumezalisha wanasiasa maarufu pia, baadhi yao 

ni John Chiligati, Mussa Nkhangaa, Tundu Lissu, Mohammed 

Dewji na Lazaro Nyalandu. 

NAOMBA KUIFAGILIA SHULE YANGU 

Ingawa sikusema mwanzo, nasoma Mwenge Sekondari, shule 

kongwe haswaa maana ilianzishwa miaka 45 iliyopita. Imetoa 

watu maarufu lukuki, wakiwemo Leonard R. Msalocha aliyekuwa 

Kamishna wa Elimu Taifa, Bujiku Sakila, aliyekuwa Naibu Waziri 

wa Elimu, Lazaro Nyalandu, Naibu Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii, 

Zainab Mwanga, Mwandishi wa kitabu cha Zawadi ya Ushindi 

na wengine wengi. I am so proud of my school. 

SITAKI KUKUMALIZIA UHONDO! 

Mazuri ya Singida ni mengi nitajaza jarida na sitoyamaliza, hivyo 

naomba nihitimishe kwa kusema usingida ghurifo, Gwa karibisha 

ino! Mmh… Namaanisha, tunawakaribisha sana Singida! 

Umewahi kuona lango la mawe? Mambo ya Singida hayo! Alizeti mwake mwake! 


MKOA WANGU 

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BARUA FROM YOU 

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Dear Editor, 

WRITE TO US! 

Do you have comments, views or 

opinions on the magazine’s content 

or anything else which you would 

like other readers to hear? 

Please send them to: 

FEMA - Your letters 

P.O. Box 2065 

Dar es Salaam 

E-mail: info@feminahip.or.tz 

Mpendwa mhariri, 

Lucylight ni msichana mkakamavu, shupavu na hodari. 

Ni kijana msikivu na mtii kwa walimu, walezi na kwa 

wenzake. Mara nyingi wanafunzi wakipata tatizo kama 

la Lucylight la kukosa wazazi wanashindwa kuendelea 

na masomo, lakini yeye ameonyesha mfano kwa 

kujikaza na kuendelea na masomo mpaka kuweza 

kufaulu vizuri kidato cha nne. Kiukweli Lucylight 

amekuwa kivutio kwa wanafunzi wote na ili waweze 

kufanya vizuri katika masomo yao ni lazima waige 

mfano wake. 

Glory G 

There is no time like the present to say thank you for 

the great trust that you have placed in us and gave 

us the opportunity to join the Fema family in the 

2012 Youth Conference at Belinda; where we learnt 

various issues especially. 

On my side I never knew or trusted that a girl/ 

women have the same value as men. But for now I 

totally agree and have changed. 

I truly value and appreciate your work of educating 

us we youth of Tanzania. You have been loyal and 

dependable to us keep it up. 

Nelson M. John 

Mwenge High School, Singida 

P.O. Box 195 

Singida 

Wow! It’s nice to hear that you 

learnt various lessons from the 

Conference because that is part 

of the Conference mission. We do 

appreciate your acknowledgment 

and we promise to continue 

educating the youth across the 

country. 

Dear Editor, 

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I am writing this letter to 

congratulate Fema team for its 

great and nice work. I appreciate the 

efforts and assistance you give to 

people in many ways. I really enjoy 

Tunawashukuru wote mlioweza 

kuandika maoni yenu juu ya 

stori ya Lucylight, licha ya kuwa 

hatukuweza kuweka yote kwa 

ufinyu wa nafasi. 

Tunawapongeza kwa 

kuchangia maoni hayo. 

Msiache kusoma Fema. 

- Mhariri 

reading your magazine, which contains a lot of issues 

about caring for and controlling the environment as 

well as life styles. I request you to increase capabilities 

to supply information especially to the rural areas. In 

my school we don’t have a Fema club, and I would also 

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Herina Itumbi 

Thanks Herina, the Team is happy to deliver the 

service. As for the Fema Club, getting on board is 

easy; you have to organize your fellows just like you 

do to start any other club in your school, then write 

to us with your club information. We will work on 

your request and respond. Working at Femina is like 

working at any other organization, you will need to 

follow job application procedures. 

Ndugu mhariri, 

Salamu sana pole na majukumu ya kujenga Taifa kupitia 

kuelimisha jamii. Dhumuni ni kuwapongeza kwa kile 

mnachokifanya jopo zima la Fema. Moyo wangu huwa 

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kuendelea kusoma kwa sababu ya ujumbe uliomo ndani. 

Sasa nitafanya nini ili na mimi niwe mwanachama au 

mjumbe? Upatikanaji wa majarida unakuwaje? Namalizia 

nikisema hongera sana Fema. 

Sixmund Simon Kiloko 

STAR 

LETTER 

Six, asante sana kwa pongezi na kwa barua yako. 

Njia rahisi ya wewe kuwa mwanachama ni kujiunga 

na klab ya Fema iliyopo shuleni au ambayo ipo jirani 

na eneo unaloishi kama hauko skuli. Ukiwa huko 

itakuwa rahisi kwako kupata majarida. Tunatambua 

umuhimu wa kila kijana kusoma jarida hili, sema ni 

vigumu kwetu kutuma jarida kwa mtu mmoja mmoja.

These cartoons are the 

winnners of a recent art 

competition on 

Barriers to Doing Business 

in Tanzania, sponsored 

by BEST-AC. 


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BURUDANI 

MAADILI 

KITANZINI! 

Hapo zamani, tukiwa tumekusanyika jikoni jioni huku chungu kikiendelea kutokota, bibi alikuwa 

akitusimulia hadithi. Kwa utulivu wa hali ya juu, tulisikiliza visa vya kusisimua kuhusu watu na 

changamoto walizokumbana nazo. Katika simulizi nyingi, mtu mwema alimshinda mtu mbaya na vivyo 

hivyo, jambo jema lilishinda dhidi ya jambo baya. NA AMABILIS BATAMULA PICHA FEMA TEAM 

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ahaula! Leo hii utamaduni wa watoto 

kusimuliwa hadithi na wazee umekufa; 

vyanzo vingine vya hadithi vimechukua 

nafasi. Tumezungukwa na filamu, muziki 

na vitabu! Hivyo ndivyo ambavyo kwa sasa 

vinatuongoza katika kujifunza lipi sahihi, lipi si 

sahihi, heshima, uadilifu, utu na uvumilivu ni 

nini. 

Maadili, silka ya mtu! 

Maadili ni mkusanyiko wa imani ambazo 

zimejengeka kutokana na desturi za jamii 

husika. Maadili pia hutegemea tafsiri ya mtu 

binafsi juu ya jema na baya. 

Uadilifu unahusisha wema, imani na haki. 

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Tendo la uadilifu mara nyingi husababisha 

kupata sifa, shukrani na ‘malipo’ mema. Vitendo 

visivyo vya uadilifu mara nyingi humfanya mtu 

kulaumiwa na kuadhibiwa. Tunafundishwa 

kutenda mema na kuepuka mabaya. Sheria 

zetu zinatoa adhabu kwa anayetenda maovu. 

Sisi binadamu, maadili yetu yaliyo mengi 

yanafanana. Kwa mfano, dini karibu zote 

duniani zinahubiri upendo, amani na udugu/ 

maelewano, zinahimiza matendo mema na 

kupiga vita maovu. Kwa mtazamo wa kidini, 

dhambi ni tendo lisilo la uadilifu, ni tendo la 

kutokumtii Mwenyezi Mungu na ukitazama 

kwa undani, dini zinatutaka kuepuka matendo 

ambayo yanawaumiza wenzetu; usiibe, 

usidhulumu, usiseme uongo wala usiue. 

Imani za namna hiyo pia ziko katika Tamko la 

Umoja wa Mataifa Kuhusu Misingi ya Haki za 

Binadamu. Linawahusu watu wote duniani na 

linasema kila mtu ana haki ya kutoa maoni kwa 

uhuru, kuhukumiwa kwa haki na kunufaika na 

rasilimali na utajiri wa nchi. Nchi zinazozingatia 

utawala wa sheria na demokrasia kama Tanzania, 

zinaamini katika misingi hiyo. 

Nakumbuka, bibi alikuwa akihitimisha kila hadithi 

kwa swali; “umejifunza nini kutokana na hadithi 

hii?” na tulijibu “Si vizuri kufanya mambo ambayo 

yatawaumiza wenzetu,” au “ni vizuri kuwajali 

wenzetu wanapokuwa wanahitaji msaada.” Kwa 

utoto wetu, hatukuchukua muda kutafakari jibu – 

tulijibu tu kutoka moyoni.

Sasa tumekuwa wakubwa 

Hivi karibuni, timu ya Fema ilipotembelea 

Singida, ‘tulichati’ na wanafunzi kuhusu maadili 

na rushwa. Tuliwaomba waseme ukweli 

wao wa moyoni wanapojibu swali lifuatalo: 

“Kwa mfano, umekwenda dukani ukanunua 

kitu lakini muuzaji akakuzidishia ‘chenji’ 

utafanyaje?” Wanafunzi walio wengi waliandika 

kwamba wangejifanya hawakujua kwamba 

wamezidishiwa chenji na kusepa na pesa yote. 

Unacheka? Kwani na wewe ungefanya hivyo 

hivyo? Je, ni maadili gani yamekiukwa katika 

jambo kama hilo? 

Kadri tunavyokuwa watu wazima, tabia zetu 

zinaota mizizi. Iwapo tutakuwa tukisema 

uongo tukiwa wadogo, tutakuwa waongo hata 

tunapokuwa watu wazima. Ingawa ‘kusepa’ 

na chenji ya muuza duka hakuonekani kama 

ni tatizo kubwa, inaweza kusababisha utovu 

wa maadili wa kiwango kikubwa. Siku si nyingi 

utaanza kuona ni jambo la kawaida kuiba, 

kupokea rushwa na kutumia vibaya mali za 

umma. Vitendo vya utovu wa maadili si tu 

kwamba vinakinzana na imani zetu, bali pia 

vinachangia kukomaa kwa rushwa katika jamii 

zetu. 

Hivi sasa, Tanzania imegubikwa na 

mmomonyoko wa maadili katika ngazi zote. 

Hivi karibuni mtu mmoja aliandika ‘utajua 

kwamba uko Tanzania pale utakapoona 

mhasibu asiyemwibia mwajiri wake anabezwa 

na kuchekwa na wafanyakazi wenzake’. 

Unajisikia haya unaposoma hii? Kama ndiyo, 

basi vizuri, kwa sababu utajisikia kuchukua 

hatua dhidi ya jambo hili! 

Himiza uadilifu na upige vita matendo 

yasiyozingatia maadili, utajisikia vizuri na 

utapata usingizi mzuuuri! 

Kufundisha maadili 

Je, vijana wanaweza kufundishwa maadili? 

Katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, suala hili 

limekuwa na mjadala mkubwa. Taasisi 

inayojulikana kama Transparency International 

inadai kwamba “elimu ya maadili kwa vijana 

inaweza ikasaidia kuvunja mnyororo wa 

rushwa, kwani vijana wa leo ndiyo viongozi wa 

kesho.” 

Taasisi hiyo pia inakiri kwamba elimu ya 

namna hiyo haiwezi kufanikiwa peke yake, bali 

JULY - mambo SEPTEMBER mengi 2012 mengine : FEMA yanahitajika MAGA- ili iweze 

kuzaa matunda. “Mazingira ambayo ZINEwatoto 

wanakulia yana mchango mkubwa katika 

‘kuwashepu’ kimaadili.” 

Sote tuna misingi ya maadili lakini ni kwa 

namna gani tunatekeleza misingi hii katika maisha 

yetu ya kila siku ikiwa rushwa imetapakaa katika 

jamii zetu? 

Kuna methali ya kale ya Kiswahili inayosema, 

Mkuki kwa nguruwe kwa binadamu mchungu, 

ikionyesha jinsi ambavyo tumekuwa na ubinafsi. 

Sisi binadamu wakati mwingine tunakumbana 

na hali ngumu. Hali hii inatuathiri kama mtu 

mmojammoja na kama jamii. Lakini tuna uwezo 

wa kufanya uamuzi sahihi. Kumbuka kanuni 

inayosema, ‘watendee wenzako vile ambavyo 

ungependa kutendewa’ 

Kama bibi yangu, nauliza, umejifunza nini 

kutokana na stori hii? Na utafanya nini kuhusiana 

na jambo hili? 

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kumbuka! 

Rushwa ni hatari na 

inabomoa. Inakwamisha 

maendeleo ya jamii. 

Kuzingatia maadili 

kutatusaidia kumtokomeza 

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MORAL CORRUPTION 

Once upon a time, my bibi told us stories in the evenings. She told us exciting tales of 

people and the challenges they faced. In most of the stories good would win over bad, 

the virtuous over the immoral. 

Alas, today storytelling by our elders is no 

longer common; other sources of stories 

have taken over. Films, music and books 

surround us. They are now helping to guide us 

in learning what is right or wrong, what respect 

means and what dignity, tolerance, and honor 

imply. 

Moral, a human instinct 

Morals are a set of beliefs based on culture and 

society. Morals are also based on an individual’s 

interpretation of what’s good or bad. 

Morality involves values, virtues, and justice. 

Moral actions often lead to praise and rewards. 

Immoral actions often lead to blame and 

punishment. We are taught to do good deeds 

and avoid bad ones. Civil Law actually punishes 

wrong deeds. 

As a human race, we share many of the same 

moral values. For example, religions around 

the world preach love, peace and harmony, 

encourage moral deeds and discourage 

immorality. From a religious point of view, a 

sin, an immoral act, is an act of disobedience to 

God, and if you look deeper, religions ask that 

we avoid deeds that hurt others; Do not steal, 

lie or kill. 

Such values form the base of the United Nation’s 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It applies 

to all humans on this planet, and says everyone 

has a right to free speech, fair treatment and 

judgment, and access to national resources and 

wealth. Countries that promote equality for all its 

citizens build on such values. 

I remember that bibi ended every story with a 

question: “What did you learn from the story?” 

and we answered, “It is not good to hurt other 

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people,” or “it is good to care for people who 

need help.” As children we didn’t have to 

ponder our reply - we just answered from our 

hearts. 

Now that we are older 

Recently, when the Fema team visited Singida 

we chatted with students about morals and 

corruption. We asked them to honestly answer 

the question: “If you went to a shop, bought 

something, but the shopkeeper gave you back 

more change than you deserve, what would 

you do?” Most of the students wrote that 

they would pretend they didn’t notice, and 

then vanish with the ‘extra’ amount. Are you 

smirking, because you would have done the 

same? What values are at play in that situation? 

As we become young adults, our characters 

take shape. If we cheat and manipulate when 

we are children, we will graduate to being 

dishonest adults. While taking advantage of a 

shopkeeper doesn’t seem like a big deal, it can 

lead to higher moral corruption. Soon we think 

it is normal to engage in theft, corruption and 

abuse of public property. Immoral actions not 

only compromise our personal values, but also 

contribute to the corruption of our society. 

Tanzania is a country which is currently 

plagued with moral corruption at all levels. 

Recently someone wrote ‘you know you are 

in Tanzania when an accountant who doesn’t 

steal from their employer becomes a laughing 

stock of the work team’. Do you feel a bit of 

shame when you read this? If you do that’s 

good, because then you may be more prone to 

take action! 

Promote morality and ditch immorality, you 

will feel better about yourself and sleep better 

at night. 

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PHOTO FEMA TEAM 

Can morality be taught to young people? In 

recent years there has been a lot of interest in 

this issue. An organization called Transparency 

International claims “Ethics education for young 

people can help break the cycle of corruption, as 

today’s youth will be the leaders of tomorrow.” 

They also admit that such education cannot 

work effectively in isolation. “The environment 

in which children grow up plays a decisive role in 

shaping attitudes.” 

We all have core values but how do we 

implement these values in daily life if moral 

corruption is spread far and wide in our society? 

An old Kiswahili proverb states, ‘Mkuki kwa 

nguruwe kwa binadamu mchungu’�� 

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These things affect us personally, and as a 

society. But we always have the ability to make 

the right decision. Remember the Golden Rule, 

‘do unto others as you would have them do to 

you!’ 

Like my bibi I ask, what did you learn from this 

story? And what are you going to do about it? 

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destructive, under all circumstances. 

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society. Good moral conduct can 

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MONEY 

RULES! 

Let’s talk money mmh! Like, hate, want or waste it - 

you just cannot ignore it as you will use it whether you 

like it or not. When we talk about corruption what form of 

bribe do you first think of? Money ee? Yes, there are other 

forms, such as sexual bribery, but money rules, even in 

corruption. So, what do you know about money? 

The national currency we are 

using now, we first used in 1966, 

replacing the East African shilling, 

which was used all over East Africa. 

Tanzania shilling is our national 

currency. Its short form is TSH or /=. 

There are 5 notes and 6 coins, which 

vary in size and color. 

Most of the earliest goldsmiths, 

who had safes for their gold, 

started banks. People then paid 

to keep their own valuables in the 

goldsmith’s safes. 

A cheque is only an instruction to 

a bank. In the past people have 

written cheques on such things as 

stone slabs, bananas and cows. 

Before 1919, monetary 

arrangements were different in 

Tanganyika (which was under 

the Germany rule) and Zanzibar, 

which had its own Government. 

Tanganyika used the German 

Rupee, while Zanzibar used 

Indian Silver Rupee. 

Before money, people used direct 

exchange of things; for example, 

salt for cattle; which is called barter 

trade. Barter trade was first recorded 

in Egypt over 4,500 years ago. 


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NEWS BULLETIN 

Msimbazi Sec 

wapigania haki zao! 

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Msimbazi jijini Dar es salaam waligoma wakidai 

mazingira ya shule yaboreshwe. 

Tatizo kubwa ni kwamba shule haijajengewa uzio na 

wanasema kuna wakati alitokea mtu mwenye matatizo ya akili 

akazama kwenye choo ambacho kinatumiwa na wasichana! Duh hatari. 

Pia kulikuwa na kesi ya wanafunzi wa shule za jirani kuwavamia shule 

hiyo na kushambulia baadhi ya wanafunzi. 

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wanalowa. 

a Kutozwa fedha kwa ajili ya mitihani lakini mitihani kutofanyika na 

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a Mazingira magumu ya kujifunzia kwani shule haina maabara wala 

maktaba. 

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Mgomo huo ulimgusa Mbunge wa Ilala, Mussa Zungu, aliyejadiliana 

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shule hiyo. Mbunge hakuondoka hivihivi bali alitoa ahadi ya kuchangia 

shilingi milioni 10 kwenye ujenzi wa uzio! 

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Female condoms 

as bangles? 

Mambo mengi yametokea hivi karibuni yakushangaza kwenye Male 

and female condoms are used during sex to prevent the spread of 

STIs including HIV and as well as to prevent pregnancy, right? 

What if we tell you that female condoms are now used as beauty 

accessories? 

Both men and women wear the rings inside the condom as 

bangles. They are sold in lots of three for a price of Tsh 2,000. 

Yes, it is happening in lots of places including Kibaha, Kahama and 

some parts of Dar es Salaam. 

These condoms, designed to give women control and choice 

over their sexual health, are now being misused. This only shows 

that we still have a long way to go in the fight against the spread 

of HIV/AIDS. Don’t back down, continue the fight!

Ghost clinics getting 

our medicines! 

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services! 

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because it is our money. Drugs, worth 83m/-, were allocated 

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Lindi region between 2007 and 2010. This is according to a 

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had already been allocated drugs. 

Wow! This means that our hard earned 

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maybe some real clinics are not getting 

enough medicines because of the medicine 

being allocated to ghost ones! 

Rebeca all the way 

to Amsterdam! 

In April Fema TV Talk show Host, Rebeca Gyumi was 

in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, attending Annual 

Child & Youth Finance International Summit. 

The summit is the first event to ever bring together 

children, youth and senior level representatives from 

across various sectors on the topic of financial 

inclusion and child finance education for children 

and youth. 

Rebeca was selected among the youth to lead 

interviews with children and experts, bankers and 

other participants of the forum to get a better 

understanding of the challenges of youth and child 

access to banking services etc. 

The interviews are currently on YouTube where everyone 

in the world can watch and get a glimpse of what 

went down. Way to go Rebeca! 

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toleo la 14!!! Unajua sasa hivi huyu 

ni mtu muhimu sana kwenye kuamua 

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ukurasa wa 59 ujue kawa nani. 

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INTAVYUU 

AU INTAVUA? 

UJINSIA NA MAHUSIANO 

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utoa chochote ili upewe ajira ni 

rushwa na si lazima ukubali kufanya 

hivyo. 

Ngono kwa ajira! 

Tunasikia stori nyingi za watu ambao 

wamepata kazi kwa ‘kutembea’ na boss. 

Yalimkuta Julieth, 23, baada ya kuhitimu 

chuo kikuu. Julieth, binti mrembo na 

mtanashati alipoingia uraiani alianza kusaka 

kazi kwa udi na uvumba. 

Alitumia muda na fedha kwenda internet na 

kununua magazeti ili asipitwe na tangazo la 

nafasi ya kazi. Bila kuchoka, Julieth alituma 

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Kama zali, siku moja aliitwa kwenye interview 

na licha ya kwamba kulikuwa na wengine 

wengi waliokuwa wakishindania nafasi hiyo, 

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aliamini kwamba angeweza ‘kuwamwaga’ 

kwa kuwa sifa zote alikuwa nazo. 

Baada ya interview, mmoja wa watu 

waliokuwa katika jopo la usaili akamweleza 

wazi kwamba kazi amepata, isipokuwa 

kulikuwa na mambo kadhaa ya kiutawala 

ambayo yangeshughulikiwa na boss wake 

mtarajiwa. Furaha ya Julieth baada ya taarifa 

hiyo ilikuwa haielezeki! 

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ikaita. Lahaula! Ni boss! 

Hello mrembo, sikiliza, wewe ni mzuri 

mno. Najua wengi wamekwambia hili…. 

nitakupigia tena baadaye jioni ili tuonane 

tuzungumze…ok? 

Mmh! maneno haya ya boss mtarajiwa 

yalimstua sana Julieth. Alikaa kimya asijue la 

NA PENDO MASHULANO PICHA HANNA 

Uwe shuleni au chuoni, wakati utafika ambapo utajikuta ‘mtaani’ ukisaka ajira! 

Katika soko la ajira, mambo si mteremko hata kidogo! Unaweza kukumbana 

na changamoto kibao na hasa kale kamtindo ketu ka kujuana ambako siku hizi 

kanaitwa ‘kamlete’! Kubwa kuliko, unaweza kuombwa ‘mzigo’ ili upewe ajira! 

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kwa mshangao na mstuko hakujua ajibu nini! 

Alijiuliza, je, hii ndo ile ‘carpet interview’ 

ambayo amekuwa akiisikia? Je, atalazimika 

‘kutembea’ na boss ili apate ajira? Kwa 

ujumla, alikuwa njiapanda! 

Hebu ‘vaa viatu’ vya Julieth! 

Tukiwa Singida tulipiga kambi katika 

Sekondari ya Dk. Salmin kwa muda huku 

tukitia stori na wanafunzi kama 70 hivi. 

Wanafunzi hao walikuwa ni wanachama wa 

Fema Club, Anti Corruption Club na Tax Club. 

Tuliwapa vipande vya karatasi na kuwataka 

watuambie kutoka kwenye ‘uvungu wa 

moyo’ kwamba wangefanya nini kama 

wangejikuta katika situation aliyokumbana 

nayo Julieth.

Baadhi yao walisema “Ningemkataa; yeye 

si mwajiri pekee.” Wengine walisema, 

“Ningekubaliana na ombi lake na kujifanya 

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namnasisha katika mtego wa TAKUKURU.” 

Kinachoshangaza zaidi ni kwamba zaidi 

ya nusu ya wanafunzi hao walikuwa tayari 

‘kutoa mzigo’ kwa boss ili wapate ajira! 

“Nitatembea naye nipate hiyo ajira kwa 

sababu maisha ni magumu sana siku hizi.” 

Mwanafunzi mmojawapo aliandika “kwangu 

mimi, itategemea, kama boss ‘analipa’ kwa 

sura na ana mshiko nitatembea naye tu 

nipate kazi…” 

Fikiria haya 

Inasikitisha lakini ndiyo hali halisi! Hiki 

ndicho kinachotokea katika ulimwengu wa 

ajira nchini kwa baadhi ya watu. 

Wengi wanakubaliana na aina hii ya rushwa 

ya ngono kana kwamba ni jambo la ‘kawaida’ 

au ni jambo ambalo lazima ukubaliane nalo 

ili upate ajira. Mtazamo huu ni hatari sana! 

Kumbuka, uamuzi wowote utakaoufanya 

una athari zake. Boss anayetaka ‘utembee’ 

naye ili upate ajira ataendelea kukufanyia 

unyanyasaji huo hata baada ya kuajiriwa; 

Ndiyo! Ana mamlaka na anaweza 

kukuharibia wakati wowote! 

Mbaya zaidi, ukishaingia katika jambo 

ambalo linakinzana na maadili yako, inaweza 

kukuathiri kisaikolojia. Unaweza kujisikia 

‘mchafu’ na mkosaji na utapoteza hali ya 

kujiamini na heshima yako itashuka. 

Usijidanganye kwamba boss wa namna 

hiyo atakuheshimu au kwamba wafanyakazi 

wenzako watakuheshimu wakati 

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ulipandishwa cheo kwa ‘kutembea’ na boss. 

Kumbuka pia kwamba unaweza kutembea 

na ‘boss’ na ajira usipewe! 

Ikiwa tunataka kuijenga Tanzania kuwa jamii 

ambayo wananchi wana fursa sawa za ajira 

kutokana na sifa zao, tunapaswa kupambana 

na rushwa katika ngazi zote. 

Ikiwa tutaendelea na mwenendo huu, 

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wakati wenye sifa na uwezo wa kiutendaji 

wanapigwa chini kwa kuwa wamekataa 

‘kutoka’ na boss!!!! 


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UJINSIA NA MAHUSIANO 

Fanya hivi... 

Unafahamu Julieth alifanya nini? 

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“Ninachotafuta ni kazi. Kama hilo 

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na kazi yako!!” 

Kwa aibu, boss aliomba radhi na 

bahati nzuri hakuwa mwamuzi wa 

mwisho katika ajira ya Julieth, hivyo 

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Hivi ndivyo unavyoweza kuihandle 

hali hiyo: 

Kataa kukutana na boss baada 

ya muda wa kazi ikiwa unadhani 

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a Ikiwa boss atakutongoza; 

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a Ikiwa ataanza kukushikashika, 

ondoka katika eneo lile! 

a Toa taarifa kwa boss wake 

(msimamizi wake). 

a Omba ushauri kwa mtu 

unayemwamini. 

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kumbuka! 

Unaweza kujikuta mikononi mwa boss wa kiume au wa kike ambaye 

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nawe. Hii ni rushwa. Kataa. Haitokuwa na matokeo mazuri kwako. 

Una uwezo wa kusema NO!

CARPET INTERVIEW! BEWARE! 

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navigate. You may face challenges such 

as nepotism aka ‘kamlete’. Or you may 

be asked for ‘favors’ in return for a job. 

Offering ‘favors’ is corruption, and you don’t 

have to accept it! 

Sex for a job! 

There are many stories of those who go 

through the ‘bedroom’ of the boss to get a job. 

It happened to Julieth, 23, a smart young 

graduate. Julieth spent time and money on the 

internet and newspapers job hunting. She sent 

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One day Julieth was invited for an interview. 

Though there were many applicants 

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At the interview, panelists told Julieth that she 

was hired, but there were a few administrative 

issues to be taken care of by her boss-to-be. 

On her way home her phone rang. It was the 

boss! 

Hello beautiful lady, listen, you are very sweet. I 

know many have said this to you .… I will call you 

again this evening so we can meet and talk …ok? 

Julieth was in shock. She remained silent not 

knowing what to say. She understood what 

this meant but she felt dizzy with disgust! 

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had heard about: would she have to sleep with 

the boss to get the job? Julieth was torn up 

about what to do. 

Imagine this 

happening to you! 

While in Singida, the Fema team visited Dr. 

Salmin Secondary School and spoke with 

nearly 70 students from the Fema Club, Anti 

Corruption Club and TRA Club. We asked them 

to honestly tell us what they would do if they 

found themselves in a situation like Julieth’s. 

Many students said “I would reject him; he is not 

the only employer.” 

Others said they would take action, “I would accept 

the request, pretend I am badly in love with 

him and then put him into the hands of PCCB.” 

Most surprising was more than half the students 

were ready to have sex in exchange for 

a job offer! “I would sleep with the boss for a job 

because life has become so tough these days.” 

One student elaborated “for me, if the guy is 

good-looking and has cash I would sleep with 

him for a job offer…” 

Think it through 

This is a grim picture of what happens in 

the world of employment in Tanzania. Many 

accept this form of sexual corruption as 

‘normal’, or something you have to do to get a 

job. This mentality is dangerous! 

Remember there are consequences to every 

decision. A superior who asks you to sleep with 

him during the job interview will keep sexually 

exploiting you; they have power and can 

decide to destroy you at any moment. 

Furthermore, if you enter into a morally 

compromising situation you risk emotional 

backlash. You may feel dirty and ‘used’, and 

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Don’t think such a boss will respect you, or 

that your coworkers and peers will respect 

you knowing you got the job or promotion 

because you had sex. 

Also keep in mind that it is not guaranteed 

that you will get a job offer even after a ‘carpet’ 

interview. 

If we want to develop Tanzania into a society 

where our citizens have a fair and equal 

opportunity to contribute with their true skills, 

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youth will be kept out, just because they 

have integrity and refuse to have sex with the 

boss!!!! 

Here is what you should do 

Do you know what Julieth did? The next time 

the boss called she was straight. “I was looking 

for a job. If that is the condition for me to get 

the job, then you can keep it!!” 

Ashamed, he apologized and fortunately the 

job offer was not in his control, so Julieth was 

employed! 

Here is what you can do if you are faced with a 

similar situation: 

a Deny after work meetings with your boss if 

you think he has more than just a work interest 

in you. 

a If the boss makes obvious sexual advances 

to you; say NO! 

a If the boss starts touching you inappropiately, 

leave the area! 

a Report the boss to his boss (supervisor). 

a Talk to someone you trust for advice. 

a Report the matter PCCB (see pg 34-36). 

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BY PENDO MASHULANO 

PHOTOS HANNA 

Whether in school or college, the time will come when you are on the ‘street’, hunting for a job. 

remember! 

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of a boss who is using his/her 

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long run it will do you no good. The 

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� TUANDIKIE! 

Iwapo una tatizo lolote kuhusu mabadiliko 

ya mwili wako, afya yako, matatizo ya 

kifamilia, shule na hata marafiki tafadhali 

tuma kwa Mpendwa Anti: 

FEMA 

P.O. Box 2065, Dar es Salaam 

E-mail: info@feminahip.or.tz 

M 

pendwa Aunt: Je wavulana mashoga wana 

element za kike na kuna uwezekano mkubwa kuwa 

wangezaliwa wasichana na pia katika kipindi cha 

nyuma (utotoni) walikuwa wanatamani kuwa 

wasichana? Na wasichana wanaosagana nao 

pia wana sifa za kimaumbile zinazofanana na 

wavulana? mf ndevu, sauti nzito nk 

Imma, Moshi 

Mpendwa Imma, 

Ushoga ni hali ya kuvutiwa kimapenzi na 

mtu wa jinsi kama yako, yaani mwanamume 

kuvutiwa au kuwa na hisia za kimapenzi na 

mwanamume mwenziwe. Hakuna sababu za 

kitabibu zinazoonyesha kwamba mtu kuwa 

shoga basi ana hitilafu ya kimwili, kwani kama 

kuna hormone za kike zaidi kwa mwanamume, 

basi hujitokeza kwenye sauti, umbo na ngozi 

yake na si kwenye hisia zake, hivyo hivyo kwa 

wasichana wanaovutiwa na wasichana wenzao. 

Tabia za mahusiano ya kimapenzi ziko zaidi 

kwenye hisia zetu, na zinaweza kuchangiwa 

zaidi na mazingira ya jamii tunazoishi kuliko 

maumbile ya kibaiolojia. 

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mpendwa 

D 

ANTI 

ear Aunt, I am a student from Mwenge High 

School, I would like to know how many kinds of 

HIV/AIDs are there? And what does the term HIV 

carrier mean? 

KSE Singida 

Dear KSE. There are two major types of HIV, 

HIV1 more common, more virulent all over 

the world and HIV2, mostly found in West 

Africa. HIV 1 has more sub types, hence 

making it more difficult to get a vaccine 

for HIV. These subtypes cause AIDs at a 

different rate, some people move from HIV 

to AIDS very fast and others get there more 

slowly, this is due to the type of HIV they 

have, economic situation, lifestyle, their 

general make up and how susceptible they 

are to infections. Everybody who has been 

infected with HIV virus can infect others, 

and if not treated with ARVs, they will 

eventually get AIDS. So there are no carriers 

in HIV transmission! 

M 

pendwa Aunt, je, kuna ukweli kuwa mtu 

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SR, Kagera 

Mtu anapopewa majibu yake kuwa ana 

maambukizi ya VVU, hasira inaweza kuwa 

kati ya matokeo, hasira zinaweza kuendelea 

kwa muda hadi atakapokubali hali hiyo. 

Lakini endapo mwenye maambukizi 

atakumbana na mazingira ya unyanyapaa, 

pia anaweza kuwa na hasira. 

Kumbuka kuwa wepesi wa kukasirika au 

kutokasirika ni hulka ya mtu na yeyote 

mwenye hulka ya hasira anakasirika haraka 

anapokuwa na msongo wa aina yoyote, si 

VVU peke yake na pia mtu anaweza kuwa na 

VVU lakini akawa si mwepesi wa kukasirika. 

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wa nini mtu mwenye umri mkubwa, mzee 

huonekana ana macho mekundu, upungufu 

wa akili na uwezo mdogo wa kuamua? 

SRM Kagera 

Mtu anapozeeka mfumo mzima wa mwili 

wake hupunguza uwezo wa kufanya kazi, 

mfano anakuwa na ngozi yenye makunyanzi, 

kusahau, anachelewa kujifunza vitu vipya, 

mfumo wake wa kinga hupunguza uwezo wa 

kufanya kazi hivyo huwa wanashambuliwa 

na magonjwa mbalimbali, kupungua kwa 

mzunguko wa damu, njia ya hewa inapata 

athari, wanaathiriwa zaidi na mazingira 

kuliko vijana, na uwezo wa mwili kupambana 

na mazigira unapungua zaidi. Hivyo uwezo 

wa kuamua inabidi mtu awe na kumbukumbu 

sahihi na uelewa wa jambo husika, itachukua 

muda kidogo kwa mzee sana kuelewa jambo 

na kulifanyia uamuzi. 

Macho mekundu ni dalili kuwa kuna kitu 

hakiko sawa kwenye macho, inaweza 

kusababishwa na maambukizi, kukaa juani 

sana, kukaa eneo lenye vumbi na moshi, 

chavua au kemikali kwa muda mrefu kwa 

hiyo wazee wengi hasa kina mama wa vijijini 

wana macho mekundu kwa sababu ya kuwa 

kwenye mazingira ya namna hiyo.

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pendwa aunt, je msichana akizaliwa 

na pendwa Aunt , je, msichana akizaliwa na 

nywele zenye mvi ni ishara kuwa anakuwa na 

madini mengi zaidi mwilini na atakuwa na 

akili sana? 

AK Maposeni 

Kuwa na mvi kichwani maana yake ni 

kwamba nywele zimekosa rangi inayotakiwa 

kuweko kwenye nywele (melanin). Si kweli 

kwamba ana madini mengi na atakuwa na 

akili. Rangi ya nywele haihusiani kabisa 

na akili za mtu. Kuwa na akili ni pamoja na 

juhudi binafsi za kujifunza vitu na kuvitumia 

kupambana na mazingira uliyomo, tangu 

shule hadi mtaani pamoja na urithi (kwa 

kiwango kidogo)! Huwezi kufaulu mitihani tu 

kwa sababu una mvi! 

M 

pendwa Aunt swali langu ni kuwa ugonjwa 

wa homa ya ini unasababishwa na nini na dalili 

zake ni zipi? Na je, njia za kujikinga ni zipi? 

Magoti, Peramiho 

Ugonjwa wa homa ya ini husababishwa na 

wadudu mbalimbali lakini hasa virusi vya 

kundi la hepatitis . Maambukizi hutokea 

kwa njia ya damu (hepatitis C) njia ya 

ngono (hepatitis B) au kupitia maji na 

vyakula vyenye maambukizi (hepatitis 

C). Dalili mara nyingi hazionekani lakini 

zinaweza kuhusisha uchovu, kukosa hamu 

ya kula, kichefuchefu, ini likiwa limeendelea 

kuharibika basi macho na ngozi huwa na 

rangi ya njano, maumivu chini ya mbavu 

upande wa kulia na kuumwa kichwa. 

Magonjwa haya yanaweza kuzuiliwa kwa 

chanjo, usafi na kujikinga wakati wa kufanya 

ngono. Pia kunaweza kuwa na tiba mgonjwa 

akiwahi, lakini kama akichelewa sana na ini 

kuharibika kabisa, basi tiba ni kuliondoa na 

kuweka jingine. 

ANTI COS ANAJIBU MASWALI YENU 

HAYA NIMEKUWA NIKIKUMBANA NAYO 

Katika pitapita zangu, kwenye Mkoa wa 

Mtwara nilikutana na maswali haya ambayo 

karibu kila shule katika shule zaidi ya 15 

yaliulizwa, nimeona nitoe majibu yake hapa 

safuni kwangu na wengine pia wajue: 

1. 

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ngono angalau mara tatu kwa siku, atapata 

tatizo gani? 

Hakuna matatizo yoyote kwa kutofanya 

ngono mara baada ya balehe, kwani kubalehe 

haina maana ya kwamba mtu anatakiwa 

kufanya ngono, bali ni kuuweka tayari mwili 

kwa ajili ya majukumu ya utu uzima kama 

kupata watoto. 

2. 

Kuna matatizo yoyote ya kujamiiana 

wakati wa hedhi? 

Kwa kawaida kama hakuna maambukizi 

yoyote hakuna madhara endapo watu 

watajamiiana wakati wa hedhi, hasa kama 

msichana hana maumivu na amekubaliana 

na hilo suala. Lakini kumbuka kuwa kutokana 

na uwepo wa damu, hali ya ukeni itakuwa 

na ubichi unaonatanata na pia matumizi ya 

pedi na malembe yanaweza kusababisha 

kuwashwa na michubuko, kwa hiyo kama 

mmoja wa wapenzi ana magonjwa ya ngono 

ikiwemo VVU basi kasi ya maambukizi 

inaongezeka zaidi. Pia suala la usafi 

ni muhimu kuzingatiwa kwani inaweza 

kuchafua mashuka na wahusika kuhitaji 

kuoga. Tukumbuke pia ni siku chache tu za 

hedhi kwa hiyo sidhani kama kusubiri kidogo 

kama mmojawapo hayuko tayari kwa hilo 

kutawaathiri wahusika kwa chochote. 

3. 

Kwa nini wasichana wengine wanapata 

maumivu makali wakati wa hedhi? Na je 

,maumivu haya huisha mara tu msichana 

akipata mtoto? 

Kuumwa tumbo chini ya kitovu kwa wasichana, 

kabla au wakati wa hedhi husababishwa na 

mambo mengi. Wakati mwingine ni kutokana 

na mabadiliko ya vichocheo au homoni mwilini 

ambazo husababisha kukaza na kuachia kwa 

misuli hasa wakati wa hedhi na ukuta wa 

mji wa mimba huachia damu itoke. Lakini 

pia maumivu haya huweza kusababishwa na 

vivimbe (fibroids) au hitilafu kwenye mji wa 

mimba (endometriosis). Wengine huamini kuwa 

mtu akizaa basi maumivu yatakwisha, si kweli, 

kwani wengi maumivu huendelea hata baada ya 

kuzaa. 

Ni muhimu kama una maumivu kumuona 

daktari hasa kama yataambatana na siku nyingi 

za hedhi au kutokwa na damu nyingi na yenye 

mabonge mabonge. 

Pia fanya mazoezi madogo madogo kama 

kutembea, oga maji ya moto kusaidia misuli 

isikaze sana, kula matunda kwa wingi na 

mbogamboga, weka chupa maalumu za maji ya 

moto juu ya eneo linalouma, ikibidi tumia dawa 

za kupunguza maumivu kulingana na ushauri 

wa daktari, kwani nazo zikitumiwa vibaya zina 

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mpendwa ANKO 

Katika kurasa hizo tumezungumza mengi 

kuhusu issue ya kugonga mwamba, kwa 

wale ambao hamjanipata basi namaanisha 

kupata maambukizi yanayotokana na 

ngono. Lakini hapa anko wenu nataka 

tutete kidogo, labda tuanze kwa kuulizana; 

Je, unapogundua kwamba umepata 

ugonjwa wa ngono unamweleza mpenzi 

wako au unaipotezea? 

Kuna faida lukuki ambazo utazipata ikiwa 

utamshirikisha mpenzi wako kwamba 

una maambukizi ya ugonjwa wa ngono. 

Nakutajia nne tu: 

a Itawawezesha wote wawili kupata tiba 

na kuepuka kuendelea kuambukizana na 

kusababisha madhara mengine kwenye 

afya yenu ya uzazi. 

a Itawasaidia kujadili na kujua 

mlipoteleza ili muepuke tatizo hilo wakati 

mwingine. 

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FEMA MAGAZINE: DEAR ANKO 

Cuthbert, achunguza mambo 

Usipotezee, 

mshirikishe ‘mtu’ wako! 

Sina shaka kwamba utakuwa umesoma makala ya ‘Nguvu za 

Mwanamume’, au siyo jembe? Nitashangaa tu kama utakuwa hujaisoma 

maana hapo ndipo wanaume tunalonga mambo yetu ingawa naamini 

na dada zetu nanyi mnaenjoy kufuatilia makala za ukurasa huo. 

a Itaboresha uhusiano wenu kwa kuwa 

atakuwa na hakika kwamba unampenda na 

unamjali. 

a Mtakuwa mmetumia haki yenu ya afya 

ya uzazi yaani haki ya kupata taarifa sahihi 

na tiba. 

Unaanzaje? 

Sina shaka hii ni changamoto kubwa 

kwani akikutolea nje inakula kwako, 

hivyo machale yanakucheza ulianzisheje 

sekeseke lenyewe! 

Kwa vile dalili kwa wanawake huchelewa 

kujitokeza inakuwa ngumu kwake 

kukuelewa. Lakini kwa kuwa ni muhimu 

ifanyike, unaweza kutumia mbinu hizi: 

a Hakikisha unamweleza wakati 

ambapo mko fresh, yaani mnaelewana, si 

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kumbuka! 

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kulazimishwa kumleta au kumtaja 

aliyekuambukiza, ingawa ni vizuri 

mkitibiwa kwa wakati sawa ili wote 

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Wote mhakikishe mnatunziana siri na si 

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siku nyingine mtashindwa kuwa wazi 

baina yenu. 

wakati hakuna maelewano. Hii itamsaidia 

kuupokea ujumbe vizuri na kuchukulia 

kama mazungumzo ya kawaida, na 

mtapanga mipango ya kwenda kupata 

tiba. 

a Usipoteze muda kufanya uamuzi 

wa kumweleza kwani kadri muda 

unavyopotea, maambukizi ndo yanazidi 

kupamba moto. 

a Uwe tayari kumwelimisha, mara nyingi 

mwanamume huwa wa kwanza kuona 

dalili na hii haimaanishi kwamba yeye 

ndiye aliyekuwa wa kwanza kuambukizwa. 

Hata hivyo, mweleze kwamba haisaidii 

kutafuta ‘mchawi,’ bali kutibu tatizo na 

kuhakikisha mnakuwa waaminifu kwa 

usalama wenu. 

a Ikiwa utaona huna ubavu wa 

kumweleza, muombe akusindikize 

hospitali halafu mtoa huduma atawashauri 

muweze kupima pamoja na kutibiwa 

pamoja. 

a Kwa kuwa binadamu tunatofautiana, 

inaweza kutokea mpenzi wako akawa 

wa kwanza kuona dalili au kugundua 

kwamba ana ugonjwa wa ngono, hivyo 

atakapokufuata na kukueleza jambo hilo 

uwe tayari kutoa ushirikiano na si kung’aka. 

a Hakikisha mnajenga desturi ya 

kuzungumzia suala hili katika uhusiano 

wenu. Zungumzeni kuhusu umuhimu wa 

kuwa waaminifu, kujilinda na kulindana.

NGUVU ZA MWANAUME 

Ukichelewa imekula kwako! NA FEMINA HIP NA RFSU 

Ikiwa Mwananzige, Malunde, Itambu na Ntandu wataamua kwa moyo mmoja kupambana na magonjwa ya ngono, 

yatatokomea na kubaki historia! Ndiyo! Najua unashangaa kwa majina hayo, lakini hapa namaanisha wanaume, tena 

wanaume wote pamoja na wewe! 

Why? Kwa sababu, dalili za magonjwa hayo 

zinajitokeza mapema zaidi kwa wanaume 

kuliko wanawake. Yes! mwanamume 

anaweza kuambukizwa leo na ‘ngoma 

ikajibu’ baada ya siku kadhaa! Kwa maana 

hiyo, mwanamume akigutukia, ‘akamstua’ 

mpenzi wake na wakawahi kupata tiba, 

tutaweza kuepuka athari za magonjwa hayo 

na hata kuyatokomeza kabisa! 

Ni hivi 

Magonjwa ya ngono, kama lilivyo jina lake, 

ni yale yanayoambukizwa kwa kujamiiana. 

Unaweza kuambukizwa kupitia uume au 

uke na hata katika njia ya haja kubwa ikiwa 

utajamiiana kwa njia hiyo. Wataalamu wa 

afya pia wanatuambia kwamba unaweza 

kuambukizwa magonjwa ya ngono kwenye 

koo ikiwa utajamiiana kwa njia ya mdomo 

(oral sex). 

Ukiona dalili hizi, wahi hospitali: 

D Maumivu ya kuchomachoma wakati wa 

kukojoa na baada tu ya kumaliza kukojoa. 

Pia unaweza kubanwa sana na mkojo kisha 

ukajikuta unakojoa mkojo kiduchu sana. 

D Kukojoa mkojo mchafu, yaani wenye 

njano iliyokolea sana na wenye harufu kali. 

D Majimaji yasiyo ya kawaida kutoka 

kwenye uume na wakati mwingine unaweza 

kuona usaha ukitoka. (Vitu vya kawaida 

kutoka kwenye uume ni shahawa na mkojo, 

hivyo ukiona kingine chochote tofauti 

kamwone daktari). 

D Kuwa na vidonda, uvimbe, 

malengelenge au vipele sehemu za siri na 

hata mdomoni na kwapani. Hivi vinaweza 

kuwa na maumivu au visiwe na maumivu, 

ukiwa navyo si dalili nzuri. 

D Kuwa na muwasho usio wa kawaida 

sehemu za siri. 

Muhimu: 

Dalili hizi huweza kutoweka ndani ya 

muda mfupi au kubadilika wakati wowote. 

Matibabu ya haraka yanahitajika pindi tu 

itakapothibitika kwamba una ugonjwa wa 

ngono na ni vizuri kupata tiba na ushauri 

kutoka kwa mtaalamu wa afya badala ya 

kwenda duka la dawa na kununua dawa bila 

ya maelekezo ya daktari kwani huwezi kujua 

unatibu ugonjwa gani. 

Ikiwa utachelewa kutibiwa: 

D Unaweza kupata ugumba kwani 

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mwanamume au mwanamke huweza 

kuziba kutokana na makovu, uvimbe au 

kutunga usaha. 

D Kuziba kwa njia ya mkojo kutokana 

na makovu, uvimbe pamoja na kutunga 

usaha. Hali hii husababisha mwanamume 

kujikamua sana anapokwenda kukojoa na 

mkojo hutoka matonematone. 

D Magonjwa ya ngono husababisha upofu 

kwa sababu pia hushambulia macho, 

ambayo hutunga usaha na kusababisha 

kuharibika katika sehemu zake za ndani. 

D Ulemavu wa viungo mbalimbali pia 

huweza kusababishwa na magonjwa ya 

ngono kutokana na kuathirika kwa mfumo 

wa fahamu. 

D Kuwa katika hatari kubwa zaidi ya 

kuambukizwa VVU kutokana na michubuko 

na vidonda uumeni. 

Zingatia: 

D Tambua kuwa unayo haki ya kupata 

taarifa sahihi juu ya afya ya uzazi pamoja 

na maradhi yatokanayo na kujamiana. 

D Mwarifu mpenzi wako ili naye atibiwe 

mapema. Kumficha ni kunyima haki yake 

ya afya ya uzazi 

D Tafuta taarifa juu ya ngono salama na 

ujue unayo haki ya kupata huduma za 

kinga 

D Tambua kuwa unayo haki ya 

kufichiwa siri, hivyo uwe muwazi kwa 

watoa huduma 

D Hakikisha unaepuka ngono zembe 

siku zote. 

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kumbuka! 

Hata kama wewe ni mwafunzi, unayo 

haki ya kutozungumza na mtu yeyote 

asiye daktari kuhusu hali yako. 

Tukumbuke kuwa ni haki yako kupata 

taarifa na kutunziwa siri. Hizi ni miongoni 

mwa haki za msingi za afya ya uzazi. 


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DUH! CHOKAJEEE? 

Eee bwana shughuli ya kutengeneza hadithi 

ya picha huwa si ya kitoto! Ni mwendo wa 

siku mbili na full bandika bandua! Timu 

unayoiona pichani ndo ‘wapishi’ haswa 

wa mchezo huu! ‘Injinia’ mkuu alikuwa ni 

mwalimu wao…… lakini kila umuonaye 

hapo alishiriki vilivyo mfano wa nyuki 

mzingani! 

Ni nani hao? 

Ni vijana wa kikundi cha Youth Movement 

for Change (YMC) wa Mjini Singida. 

Tulitafuta kijiwe, tukakaa nao, tukapiga stori, 

tukaichambua mada, tukapata visa vya 

kweli na kwa pamoja tukatafuta namna ya 

‘kuvitwist’ japo kidogo ili visifanane na kisa 

halisi! 

Yanatokea! 

Vijana walifunguka! Walituambia rushwa 

ya ngono baina ya walimu na wanafunzi 

inatokea sana. Tena walitutonya kwamba 

rushwa hiyo inazidi kushamiri kwani kadri 

siku zinavyokwenda walimu wanazidi kuwa 

‘mayanki’ mno! 

Wanasema, hakuna tofauti kubwa ya umri 

kati ya walimu na wanafunzi, hivyo kila 

mmoja anamwona mwenzake kwamba ni 

saizi yake! 

“Tena walimu wa mazoezi hawa ndiyo 

wabaya sana. Sisi tulikuwa tunawaita ‘voda 

fasta’ walipotugutukia tukawabadilishia jina 

na kuwaita ‘macontainer’ maana wanakuja, 

wanashusha ‘mzigo’ yaani mimba na 

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alisema mmoja wa vijana hawa na 

kuwaacha wenzake wakivunjika mbavu! 

Walisema, wanafunzi, in return, 

wanahongwa maksi, viepe, chai na 

vitafunwa kwenye kantini za shule, 

wanapewa ‘nondo’ wakati wa mitihani, 

zikitolewa adhabu wanapewa upendeleo 

maalumu. 

Wapo wanaopata ‘dau’ kubwa kiasi cha 

kununuliwa japo ‘kisimu’ cha ‘mchina’ kama 

Badra wa kwenye hadithi ya picha! 

Siku ya siku ikawadia! 

Hauchi hauchi kukacha, Jumapili ikawadia 

tukatinga Mtipa Sec asubuhi na mapema. 

Hapo ndipo matukio ya hadithi hii ya picha 

yalikopigwa picha. 

Kazi ikaanza! “Cheka, foka, kasirika, 

shangilia duh! Mpaka mapozi yanaexpire!” 

Tulichokajeee? Ila cha muhimu ilikuwa ni 

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Kali kuliko! 

Eee bwana tulikuwa tumeazima uniform 

za wanafunzi wa Mtipa kwa kuwa kundi 

tulilokuwa nalo ni la vijana wa uraiani! 

Wenye uniform zao si wakazisubiri 

wakidhani ni shughuli ya dakika chache! 

Mwanangu ngoma ilikwenda mpaka jua 

likatumbukia na kadri muda ulivyosogea 

ndivyo wenye uniform zao walivyoendelea 

kukosa uvumilivu maana sasa ilikuwa 

wanachelewa nyumbani! 

Hatimaye tulimaliza! 

Zege lisilale: 

Unalifahamu zege? Si unajua 

kwamba likishakorogwa halilali? 

Ndiyo! Vivyo hivyo mjadala huu 

usilale! Tuendelee kujadili kila 

tunapokutana katika klab kona 

zetu au vijiweni: Maswali haya 

yatatusaidia kufunguka zaidi: 

D Je, Badra angefanyaje ili 

kujinasua katika mtego wa ticha? 

D Je, nani anastahili lawama kati ya 

Badra na Ticha? Kwanini? 

D Je, Badra angeamua kukataa na 

akatoa taarifa ili hatua zichukuliwe 

dhidi ya mwalimu, angetoa taarifa 

hiyo wapi na kwa vipi? 

D Je, nini kingetokea kama Badra 

angekataa ombi la ticha? 

D Je, ungekuwa rafiki wa Badra 

ungefanya nini? 

D Je, ungekuwa mwalimu 

mwenzake na mwalimu huyu, 

ungefanya nini? 


NA PENDO MASHULANO 

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DLEBO 

IMEKUWA 

ISHU? 

Msomaji, natumaini makala yangu 

katika toleo lililopita imejibu 

maswali yako kuhusu dozi ya ARV. 

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afari hii nimekuja na mada nyingine 

lakini bado nimo ‘mule mule’ katika 

mambo yetu ya VVU na Ukimwi. 

Twende pamoja! 

Nimekuwa wazi kwamba naishi na VVU 

kiasi kwamba hata watoto mtaani kwangu 

wanalifahamu hilo. Siku moja nikiwa katika 

pitapita zangu mtaani, mwanafunzi wa shule 

ya msingi alinikimbilia na kuniuliza “anti, 

shuleni kwetu kuna watoto wamewekewa lebo 

nyekundu, hivi wale wana Ukimwi?”! 

Ilibidi nitumie muda nizungumze naye 

maana alikuwa na maswali mengine kadri 

nilivyomweleza. Kabla hilo halijafutika 

kichwani mwangu, nikasikia ‘sakata’ jingine 

huko Kongowe, ambako ilisemekana shule 

inawawekea lebo nyekundu wanafunzi 

waishio na VVU! 

Hapo ndipo akili iliponicheza, nikaona suala 

la kuwawekea lebo wanafunzi linaweza kuwa 

ishu, licha ya kwamba limekuwapo katika 

shule kadhaa nchini na tumekuwa tukidhani 

linaeleweka kwa watu wote. 

Nilifunga safari mpaka katika shule hiyo 

iitwayo Mwambisi, hatua chache kutoka 

Kibaha. Hapo nilizungumza na Mwalimu 

Alice Chambala na Agness Luvanda na 

nilipowauliza habari hizi walisikitika kuona 

kwamba wazo “zuri” ambalo wamekuwa 

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limetafsiriwa vibaya. 

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VUMILIA atoboa 

“Tumekuwa na utaratibu wa kuwawekea 

alama katika shati wanafunzi ambao wana 

matatizo ya kiafya kama pumu, kifafa nk. Nia 

yetu ilikuwa ni njema tu, tulitaka wenzao 

wawatambue na wawalinde dhidi ya hatari 

mbalimbali wanapocheza nao, lakini pia 

tulitaka kuwasaidia walimu kuwatambua 

watoto wa namna hiyo ili wasiwape adhabu 

kali au kazi zinazoweza kuathiri afya zao,” 

alisema Mwalimu Chambala. 

“Kuna walimu ambao walihamia shule hii 

wakitokea Shule ya Kongowe, kule walikuwa 

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wakauanzisha, wakiamini kwamba ni 

mzuri na unawasaidia watoto. Hatukuwahi 

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vibaya maana si kweli kwamba watoto 

wanaowekewa lebo wanaishi na VVU,” 

alisema. 

Walimu hao walieleza kwamba, si shule 

inayoweka lebo bali ni mzazi mwenyewe 

anashauriwa kumwekea mwanae lebo 

anapokwenda kutoa taarifa shuleni kwamba 

mtoto wake ana matatizo ya kiafya. 

Sikuishia hapo, nilizungumza na wanafunzi 

wa shule ile Paulo Mathayo, 16, na Adelaida 

Lyimo, 13, wote wako darasa la saba na 

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wala kusikia kwamba wanafunzi wenzao 

wanaowekea lebo nyekundu wana VVU, bali 

wanachofahamu ni kwamba wana matatizo 

mbalimbali ya kiafya, hivyo wanatakiwa 

kuwalinda na kuwa makini wanapocheza 

nao na hata kutoa taarifa haraka kwa walimu 

wanapoona wenzao wameanguka au kupata 

tatizo lolote. 

Kama hiyo haitoshi, nilizungumza pia na 

mzazi katika eneo lile, Dorice Kilagale, 

ambaye naye alieleza kwamba jamii ina 

uelewa na jambo hilo na kwamba wazazi 

wenyewe ndio ambao wamekuwa wakiomba 

waruhusiwe kuwawekea watoto wao alama 

na kwamba haina uhusiano na VVU/Ukimwi. 

Wote hao nilikuwa nikiwauliza, kwa nini lebo 

nyekundu? Kila mmoja alijibu kwamba alama 

nyekundu inatumika kuonyesha hatari, hivyo 

wanadhani ni rangi sahihi kwa lengo hilo. 

Ni wazi kwamba suala la watoto wenye 

matatizo ya kiafya kuwekewa lebo nyekundu 

limekuwepo tangu enzi, hata kabla ya 

kugundulika kwa VVU. Nashukuru kwamba 

walimu, wanafunzi na majirani wa Shule 

ya Msingi Mwambisi wanaelewa lengo zuri 

la utaratibu huu, lakini swali la kujiuliza ni 

kwamba, ni kwa kiasi gani “nia hii njema” 

inaeleweka nchi nzima? 

Kulikoni mwanafunzi wa mtaani kwangu 

aliyenikimbilia na kuniuliza iwapo wale 

wenzake wenye lebo nyekundu wana VVU? 

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manake ni kwamba kuna uvumi umeenea 

shule hiyo na shule nyingine nyingi kwamba 

wanafunzi wanaowekewa lebo wana 

VVU na inawezekana wanafunzi hawa 

wameshakumbana na unyanyapaa wa hali ya 

juu lakini hawana pa kusemea. 

Huu ni mjadala wa haja. Hebu tujadiliane 

katika maeneo yetu na maswali haya 

yatatusaidia: 

a Je, ni lazima kuwawekea alama wanafunzi 

wenye matatizo ya kiafya? 

a Je, tunaweza kutumia utaratibu 

gani mbadala wa kuwasaidia badala ya 

kuwawekea lebo? 

Nawatakia mjadala mwema!

IT WITH FRED 

Stay safe with IT 

If you think using the Internet or your mobile phones 

in fun and exciting ways is only for young people living 

in Dar, then you are wrong! Young people in and out of 

schools from all over Tanzania share with us stories and 

photos from their communities through the Internet and 

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come from Dar but all the way from the Uhuru Secondary 

School in Shinyanga! 

The Internet and mobile phones are tools that allow you 

to communicate with people in your village, the nearby 

town or even abroad! But, as young people, you need to 

remember that it is your responsibility to stay safe at all 

times! This includes staying safe while on the Internet and 

using your mobile phones. 

If you do not take security measures, people can steal 

your personal information and can use them for taking 

loans from banks or for other illegal uses. In other cases 

people can enter your Facebook accounts or email and 

post unwanted pictures among other things. In order 

to keep your private information secure, there are three 

basic security tips which all young people need to know: 

1. Online passwords should be changed once every 

three months. When making your password, use a 

combination of alphabet letters, numbers and symbols 

such as ‘femina! 2012’. When you are sharing passwords, 

such as in the case of a Fema Club managing a blog, make 

sure that only a few people know the password and don’t 

give it out to anyone else! 

2. Always turn on the security features of your mobile 

phone. If you do not know how to switch on the security 

features then ask your friends to show you how. To 

make your phone safer, make sure you have to type in 

your password everytime you want to use your phone. 

Unfortunately, many people forget to switch on their 

security features, which makes it easier for other people 

to use your private information in the phone. 

3. Every time you post photos or make comments on 

Facebook, Twitter or in any social media tool, you should 

ask yourself: how will this affect the way people see you? 

Is the post or comment respectful? 

In case you didn’t know, mobile phones (even some of 

the low priced ones) have now made it possible for many 

young people to enjoy exchanging messages and photos 

through SMS, Facebook and many other fun Internet 

technologies. 

In other countries, youth have 

successfully used social media 

tools such as Twitter to make 

their voice heard! Join others. 

There is so much for you! 

Keep on, Sema na Fema! 


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SAUTI YAKO 

a 

Sauti yako 

ni ukurasa unaokukaribisha 

kuchangia mawazo 

yako binafsi. Unaweza 

kutuandikia kwa Kiswahili 

au Kiingereza. Usisahau 

kutuletea picha na 

maelezo yako binafsi. 

Karibu sana! Haya ni 

maoni binafsi yatolewayo 

na wasomaji wetu na 

sio lazima kwamba 

yanakubaliana na 

mawazo ya FEMINA HIP. 

Sitaki yawakute yaliyonikuta! 

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Mimi ni mvulana mwenye umri wa miaka 

20. Nimehitimu kidato cha nne. Nawashauri 

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VVU havipo. Unaweza kusema hivyo kwa kuwa 

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zenu mkae mkijijua mko katika hali gani, hapo unaweza kuishi 

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Mwenzenu hapa nilipo ninaishi na VVU tangu mwaka 2009 

hadi sasa na kwa kuwa virusi hivi vilitokana na kushawishiwa 

na mama mmoja tuliyekuwa tukiishi naye nyumba moja, 

naomba niwachanganulie sababu za kukutwa na yaliyonikuta 

kwani nisingependa yawakute: 

VISHAWISHI: 

Mama huyo aliyenishawishi alikuwa na pesa nyingi. Tulikuwa 

tumepanga naye nyumba moja na hana mume wala mtoto 

hivyo alitumia pesa alizokuwa nazo kushawishi wavulana wa 

rika langu, nikiwa mmojawapo. Alinishawishi kwa 100,000/=. 

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ngono bila hata kutumia kinga, kumbe kaniuzia virusi. 

UMASKINI: 

Hili ni tatizo kubwa sana kwani vijana wengi wanaingia katika 

ngono kwa maslahi ya maisha yao. Sikuwa nimewahi kushika 

laki tangu nizaliwe, hivyo niliiona ni pesa nyingi sana. Hivyo 

naweza kusema kwamba umaskini nao ni chanzo kikubwa cha 

maambukizi ya VVU. 

Naomba kuwausia vijana wenzangu wa kike na wa kiume 

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TAMAA: 

Siku zote tamaa ni kitu kibaya sana tena kinaponza, tamaa ya 

pesa ndiyo iliyonitia matatani. Nilipoonyeshwa pesa akili yote 

ilihama niliwaza nikiichukua itanisaidia mambo mengi, tamaa 

ikaniponza kiasi cha kuamua kujamiiana na mwanamke ambaye 

ana umri wa kuweza kunizaa. Tudhibiti tamaa maana kitu kidogo 

kinaweza kukukosesha amani milele 

USHAURI: 

Ndugu zangu tuitumie vyema sana elimu inayotolewa na vyombo 

mbalimbali likiwemo Jarida la Fema ili iweze kutusaidia kujikinga 

dhidi ya maambukizi ya VVU. 

MWISHO: 

Naiomba Serikali na wadau wote waendelee kutoa elimu juu ya 

maambukizi ya VVU. Nawatakia kila la kheri na kazi njema. 

Msomaji wa Fema (jina limehifadhiwa) 

BUTIAMA SEC SCHOOL 

P. O. BOX 2163 

SHINYANGA, TANZANIA

STORI ZA RUSHWA! 

Tukiwa Singida tuliwataka wanafunzi kuandika angalau tukio moja la rushwa 

ambalo wamewahi kukumbana nalo katika maisha yao. Walijiachia haswaaa! 

Tunakumegea hizi hapa chache, zicheki! 

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na kunirudisha maskani. Siku moja nikiwa njiani, askari 

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mudguard. Alikuwa sahihi, lakini alikwenda mbali kiasi cha 

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kwa mtazamo wangu hiyo ni rushwa! 

D Nakumbuka niliwahi kutozwa sh 10,000 ili nipate cheti 

cha kuzaliwa. Nilitoa, lakini baadaye nikagundua kwamba 

nilipaswa kukilipia sh 2,000 tu. Hata hivyo, kulipa gharama 

kubwa kwa cheti cha kuzaliwa imekuwa ni kawaida kwa 

wengi wetu ambao hatukuchukua vyeti hivyo tukiwa 

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ukakuchukua miezi kadhaa au kumpa mtu mshiko ili ukipate 

hata ndani ya siku tatu! 

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wa kike, wanakuwa na uhusiano wa kimapenzi na walimu 

wa kiume. Wanahonga miili yao na walimu wanawahonga 

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wakati mwingine wanawasamehe kunapokuwa na adhabu au 

kazi ngumu. Kwa mtazamo wangu, hiyo nayo ni rushwa na 

nimeishuhudia sana! 

D Mara kadhaa nimewahonga viranja pesa ndogondogo au 

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baadaye akaniambia nimpatie pesa kama nataka niendelee kukaa 

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hivi naitumia kwa uhuru kabisa shuleni na wakati mwingine 

natesa nayo hata darasani! 

D Nakumbuka jinsi wazazi wangu walivyolazimika kutoa pesa 

kwa watu kadhaa wenye mamlaka ili niweze kuhamishiwa katika 

shule hii! Hatimaye nilipata uhamisho lakini naamini pesa 

iliyotolewa ilikuwa ni rushwa! 

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hongo ya pesa na zawadi ndogondogo kwa walinzi getini ili 

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ya gongo na hayuko tayari kuona mtu mwingine anaingia katika 

biashara hiyo. Kwa sababu hiyo, anatoa hongo kwa askari ili 

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biashara hiyo! 

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nikaambiwa nitoe pesa ili waweze kushughulikia kesi yangu! 

Hiyo siyo rushwa jamani ndugu zangu? 

Hizi ni za Singida, vipi huko kwenu, ushakumbana na stori 

za rushwa kama hizi au kali zaidi? Jadilini! 


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KOMESHA 

Kama tunashindwa kusaidia badala 

yake tunabaki kushangaa, hivi 

ndivyo inavyopaswa kuwa? Je, nchi 

yetu itabaki ikinuka rushwa milele? Kwani 

hatuwezi kupata ufumbuzi? Nini kifanyike? 

Jibu ni HAPANA, haipaswi kuwa hivi. Tunao 

uwezo wa kujikomboa dhidi ya rushwa na 

nguvu hiyo iko ndani ya Katiba ya nchi. 

Taifa letu linaongozwa na sheria, sera na 

miongozo ambayo imeainisha haki na 

wajibu wa raia wa Tanzania. 

Kwa mujibu wa sheria, tuna haki ya kupata 

huduma za jamii kutoka kwa Serikali. Siyo 

huduma zote ni za bure ila tunahitajika 

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kupata risiti. Haitakiwi kutoa rushwa ya aina 

yoyote wala pesa ya chai kwa watumishi wa 

umma pale tunapohitaji huduma. 

Kama tunataka kutokomeza rushwa, 

tunapaswa kuanza kwa kupigania haki zetu 

binafsi. 

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RUSHWA! NA JIANG ALIPO 

“Rushwa nchini Tanzania haina mipaka. Nchi inanuka 

rushwa!” maneno haya aliyasema Mwalimu Machi, 1995. 

Dira ya Mwalimu juu ya taifa hili ilikuwa ni kujenga jamii 

yenye usawa na haki ambapo raia wanaweza kupata 

fursa sawa katika huduma mbalimbali na kila mtu 

ananufaika na rasilimali ya ardhi ili kujenga nchi. 

Leo hii shughuli za kila siku zimegubikwa na vitendo vya 

rushwa na taarifa za habari zimejaa habari za matukio ya 

rushwa yanayofanywa na watoa huduma, viongozi na raia. 

Tunawezaje kufanya hivyo? Ni kwa 

kujipanga sisi wenyewe na kufanya kazi ya 

kulinda haki mbalimbali katika maisha yetu. 

Ukisikia vita dhidi ya rushwa kitu cha 

kwanza kinachokuja kichwani mwako ni 

Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa 

(TAKUKURU). Ndiyo, Takukuru imeundwa na 

Serikali ili kufanya kazi hiyo tu! Uwezo wake 

ni kutoa elimu kwa jamii kuhusu rushwa na 

kuendesha kesi za rushwa. 

Lakini Takukuru haiwezi kuifanya kazi hiyo 

peke yake, bali inahitaji ushirikiano wa kila 

mtu, ukiwemo wewe na mimi. Kila mtu ana 

jukumu la kupambana na rushwa katika 

jamii. Wote tushirikiane kuondoa harufu 

mbaya ya rushwa! 

Rushwa ni nini? 

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manufaa binafsi. Lakini tunafahamu kuwa 

kutokana na maisha tunayoishi na taarifa 

tunazozisikia katika vyombo vya habari, 

rushwa si rahisi kupambana nayo kwani 

inatofautiana kulingana na mazingira na 

utamaduni. Ndiyo maana kesi za rushwa 

zinaamuliwa kwa kuzingatia mazingira 

husika. 

Kwa kujitazama wenyewe, rushwa 

tunazokutana nazo tunaweza kusema kuwa 

rushwa: 

a �� 

kinyume cha maadili yake ili kujipatia 

manufaa binafsi au ya wenzake tofauti na 

majukumu yake au sheria za wengine 

a Inahusisha kutokuwa mwaminifu au 

kutumia vibaya madaraka uliyonayo, jambo 

ambalo linaweza kusababisha kuwepo kwa 

upendeleo kiasi kwamba mtu au taasisi 

inapata kuliko wengine. 

Rushwa inajumuisha haya yafuatayo: 

a Kuomba 

a Kupokea

a Kukubali kupokea 

a Kutoa 

a Kuahidi 

Hatia: Mtoaji au mpokeaji? 

Kwa mujibu wa sheria, ikiwa mtu atakupatia 

hongo, ukapokea na ikawa hakuna hata 

mmoja baina yetu aliyeripoti tukio hilo kwa 

mamlaka husika, basi wote wawili mtakuwa 

mmefanya kosa. 

Kama mpokeaji au mtoaji akiamua kutoa 

taarifa ya tukio na likafanyiwa uchunguzi 

ikagundulika kwamba hakuwa na nia ya 

kutoa au kupokea rushwa, basi mtoa taarifa 

atakuwa hana hatia isipokuwa atakuwa 

shahidi katika kesi dhidi ya mwenzake. 

Athari za rushwa 

Rushwa ina athari nyingi kwa mtu, biashara 

na taifa kwa ujumla. Baadhi ya athari hizo ni: 

a Kuzuia haki kunakopelekea watu 

wengine kuonewa 

a Inazuia utendaji kazi wa Serikali katika 

jamii 

a Inaua misingi ya utawala bora, ambayo 

ni nguzo muhimu katika maendeleo ya taifa 

a Inapunguza kasi ya ukuaji wa biashara 

binafsi 

a Wanavunja moyo wawekezaji kutoka nje 

a Inakwamisha utekelezaji wa miradi 

ya maendeleo kwani hatimaye gharama 

zinakuwa juu kuliko makadirio. 

a Inapunguza pato la taifa 

a Inachochea uwepo wa biashara haramu 

kama dawa za kulevya 

a Inachangia kuongezeka kwa umaskini 

na matendo maovu 

Wajibu wetu 

Kila mtu ana wajibu wa kupambana na 

rushwa. Tukiwa vijana tunatakiwa kutambua 

kwamba rushwa itaharibu maisha yetu 

hapo baadaye, afya za familia zetu, fursa ya 

kufanya biashara na kunufaika na rasilimali 

za nchi nk. 

Tunaweza kufanya hivi: 

Kuwa jasiri na mzalendo: 

a Usishawishi, usipokee wala usitoe 

hongo 

a Kemea wazi vitendo vya rushwa kila 

unapoona vinatendeka 

a Elimisha vijana wenzako, wanafunzi na 

jamii kwa ujumla juu ya athari za rushwa. 

a Toa taarifa kwa mamlaka husika juu ya 

vitendo vya rushwa na watu wanaojihusisha 

navyo. 

a Fichua mianya ya rushwa. 

a Simamia sheria za nchi, kanuni na 

taratibu; kama wote tutazifuata hali 

itabadilika. 

TAKUKURU NI NINI? 

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kuelimisha jamii kuhusu madhara ya rushwa 

na kutumia sheria kutokomeza rushwa. 

Jinsi ya kutoa taarifa Takukuru 

Namba ya bure: 

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bure 113 

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wilaya Tanzania Bara. 

Anuani ya posta ya makao makuu: 

Mkurugenzi Mkuu 

Takukuru 

P.O BOX 4865 

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Nukushi: 

255 22 21 50047 

Barua pepe: 

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BECOME AN ANTI-CORRUPTION HERO! 

“Corruption in Tanzania has no bounds. The country is stinking with corruption!” Mwalimu said in March, 1995. 

He was not happy, he was in despair, for corruption had spread its ugly face all over Tanzania. 

M 

walimu’s vision for our nation was to 

create a society where citizens have equal 

access to services and treatment, where 

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and contributes to building our beautiful country. 

At some point during the growth of our nation, 

something went wrong! 

Today our everyday encounters are surrounded 

by corrupt practices. The media is full of stories of 

corrupt service providers, leaders, and citizens. 

As citizens we cannot help but wonder, does it have 

to be this way? Will our country stink of corruption 

forever? 

The answer is no, it does not have to be this way. We 

have the power to become free from corruption, 

and that power lies in our constitutional rights. Our 

nation is governed by laws, policies, and guidelines, 

which outline our rights and responsibilities as 

citizens of Tanzania. 

According to the law we are entitled to certain social 

services from the government. Not all services are 

free, but we need ONLY pay the required amount, 

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not be asked to give bribe or ‘chai’ money to public 

servants when we need the services. 

If we want to end corruption, we must begin by 

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and working to secure our rights. 

The Prevention and Combating of Corruption 

Bureau (PCCB) has been set up by the government 

to do just that. Its mandate is to educate the 

public about corruption and to persecute cases of 

corruption. 

PCCB has a big job and cannot succeed alone. 

It needs cooperation from everyone, including 

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corruption in society. 

What is corruption? 

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from situations in our own lives and what we’ve 

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simple. Corruption differs depending on culture and 

environment. That is why it is judged on a case-tocase 

basis. 

If we focus on our own encounters with corruption in 

Tanzania we can say that corruption is: 

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another person, contrary to duty AND the rights of 

others. 

a It involves the dishonest or preferential use of 

power or position, which has the result of one person 

or organization being given an advantage over the 

others. 

Corruption may involve any of the following: 

a Asking 

a Receiving 

a Agreement to receive 

a Giving 

a Promising or offering 

Guilty: giver or receiver? 

According to the law, if I give you a bribe, you take it, 

and no one reports the incident to the authorities, we 

are both wrongdoers. 

If either giver or receiver decides to report the 

incident, and an investigation reveals she/he was not 

planning to take or give a bribe, then s/he is innocent, 

and may become a witness. 

Effects of corruption 

Corruption has many negative effects, on individuals, 

businesses, and the nation as a whole. Some of the 

effects include: 

a Obstruction of justice leading to unfair 

treatment. 

a Inhibits government’s performance of duties to 

the society. 

a Undermines good governance, the base for 

national development. 

a Hinders performance of private businesses. 

a Deters foreign investors. 

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expenses for the projects. 

a Decreases national income. 

a Encourages existence of illegal businesses like 

selling of narcotic drugs. 

a Leads to an increase in poverty and social evils. 

Our role 

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corruption. As youth we must be particularly aware 

because it is about our future. It affects the health of 

our families, the opportunity to do business and our 

access to the resources of this country. 

Here is what you can do: 

BY JIANG ALIPO 

Be a brave role model, be patriotic! 

a Don’t solicit, receive or give bribes. 

a Speak up against corruption when you see it. 

a Educate fellow youth, students and your 

community, on the effects of corruption. 

a Report corrupt practices and people to authorities. 

a Expose ways that are used to increase corruption. 

a Abide by national laws, rules and regulations. If 

we all follow them things will get better. 

WHAT IS PCCB? 

The Prevention and Combating of C��Bureau 

(PCCB) is a law enforcement institution established 

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How can you report to PCCB? 

Free phone number: 

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Tanzania mainland. 

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Director General Prevention and Combating of 

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Is it corruption? 

BY FEMA TEAM 

Corruption is a complicated word, a complicated act and sometimes we face 

situations that are confusing, leaving us wondering if we are victims of corruption or 

not. In the previous pages (pg 34-36) we defined corruption. Did you understand? 

Here is a simple exercise for you! Looking at these pictures, can you tell a corrupt act 

from that which is not? How does it feel? Complicated? 

Pursue the Lifestyles pages and explore acts of corruption! 


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LIFESTYLES 

38 

Hospital scenario 

A patient has just arrived at the hospital. Seeing the long 

queue to the doctor who he knows, he decides to call the 

doctor, telling him he is outside, waiting to see him. Soon the 

doctor comes out, calling that patient to his office and giving 

him opportunity to jump the line. Inside the office, the patient 

gives the doctor some thank you 

money for the fast service. This is preferential use of power or 

position, which results in one person 

This act amounts 

(patient) being advantaged over the other 

to corruption. 

patients in the queue. 

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Private tuition scenario 

Its time for maths and teacher X is in class. He teaches shallowly and 

leaves the room when his 90 minutes are over. Before leaving the class he 

tells students that whoever did not understand should go to his private 

tuition class in the evening. It is a pay- 

for tuition and not all students 

can afford it. 

This is abuse of 

position and it 

can amount to 

corruption. 

Even though tuitions are legal, a teacher 

has the duty to teach students in class 

to the best of his abilities. Telling them 

they should attend his tuition for better 

understanding is the abuse of public 

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LIFESTYLES 

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Lift scenario 

Every time this guy passed a certain road he would see students 

either on their way to school or going back home. He sees this 

group a couple of times and he admires one particular girl. One 

day he stops, calls that girl and offers her a lift. She accepts and 

gets in. He uses that chance to seduce 

her sexually. 

This does not amount to 

corruption because the 

guy does not have 

authority over the girl. 

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She can choose to refuse his advances 

towards her. She could avoid the situation 

by being careful and smart from the 

beginning when the guy singled her out 

from the group and offered her a lift.

Election promises 

General elections are on, and campaigns are getting hotter and hotter! 

A local candidate, just like other politicians, is addressing a public rally 

promising them ‘bread’ and ‘butter’. “I will build you a bridge, vote me in 

and you will forget all about transportation problems ...” 

This does not amount to 

corruption as he is ‘selling’ 

his party manifesto (no 

matter how unrealistic it 

may sound). As long as 

the promises 

do not target or 

benefit one individual 

he can try to convince his 

audience. 

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generalized, it should be taken and judged on 

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of the subject. Consult your teachers, 

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MITINDO YA MAISHA

RASIMISHA 

BIASHARA 

YAKO! 

Kuanzisha biashara kunamaanisha kuwa unaweza kutengeneza fedha ya kukusaidia. 

Haijalishi elimu yako, kama una mawazo ya biashara na unajua soko lako, weka mawazo 

yako katika vitendo. Ukiweza kuisimamia, ikafanya kazi na ukaichukulia kwa makini, basi 

unahitajika kuirasimisha kisheria. NA ANNA MURO TEMU: PICHA TIMU YA FEMA 

Wengi wetu huwa na shaka 

kuhusu kusajili, tunahofia 

gharama zinazotakiwa 

kulipwa, tunahofia kuombwa 

rushwa, tunahofia mchakato wa kujaza 

fomu nk. 

Wengi hawapendi kulipa kodi serikalini 

kwa kuwa hawaoni manufaa yake. 

Noel na Benitha ni wajasiriamali 

wadogo na wamiliki wa biashara 

ambao mwaka jana walishiriki 

shindano la Ruka Juu na Fema TV Talk 

Show na hii hapa ni historia yao jinsi 

walivyofuata hatua za kurasimisha 

biashara zao na sasa zote zinapanuka 

na kukua. 

Noel 

Jina langu ni Noel, ni mjasiriamali, 

naendesha duka kubwa maeneo ya 

Tanga. Nauza vinywaji baridi kwa jumla 

na rejareja. Nilirasimisha biashara 

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FEMA MAGAZINE: JOBS & MONEY 

yangu kwa kuisajili TRA na kupata 

leseni katika ofisi za wilaya mwaka 

2009. 

Nilipoanza biashara, niliiendesha kwa 

muda ili kujua kama italipa. Mambo 

yalipokuwa mazuri nikaendelea 

nayo. Nilijua fika kuwa kinachofuata 

ni kupata leseni na kufanya biashara 

kihalali. 

Ila nilikuwa na shaka kwani mara nyingi 

nimeona maduka ya biashara mjini 

yakifungwa na maofisa wa manispaa 

na maofisa kutoka Mamlaka ya Mapato 

(TRA) kwa kuwa walikuwa wakifanya 

biashara bila kibali. Iliwalazimu watoe 

hongo ili waendelee na biashara zao. 

Pia nikagundua kuwa kwa kuwa 

biashara ni ushindani, kama 

hujasajiliwa na washindani wako 

wanatambua hivyo watawatonya 

maofisa wa Serikali na utapata 

usumbufu na mwisho wa siku utaishia 

kutozwa faini au kutoa hongo. 

Nilizungumza na wafanyabiashara 

wengi hapa mjini na wengi walinishauri 

nikaisajili biashara yangu ili nipate 

Namba ya Utambulisho wa Mlipa Kodi 

(TIN) pamoja na leseni ya biashara. 

Waliniambia kwamba nikishafanya 

hivyo nitaendesha biashara kwa uhuru. 

Nilikwenda TRA kujisajili na kupata 

TIN, nikaenda kwenye kitengo cha 

makadirio ambako wanakadiria kodi 

unayopaswa kulipa kulingana na 

mapato yako. Kwa mwaka wa kwanza 

nilitakiwa kulipa 91,000/-. Leo hii nalipa 

kodi kubwa sana. Kwakuwa nauza 

vinywaji baridi, nikaenda kwenye 

ofisi ya afya ya Kata ambako nako

nilitakiwa kulipa 15,000/- kama ada. 

Nilipewa kadi ya kupeleka Manispaa ya 

Tanga kwa ajili ya kupata leseni. Huko 

manispaa niliambiwa nirudi baada ya 

wiki moja kuchukua leseni. 

Sasa nimerasimishwa na ninapata faida 

nyingi kutokana na uhalali wa biashara 

yangu kisheria, pia nimeondoa 

usumbufu kutoka kwa maofisa wa 

mamlaka husika. Ila natumaini Serikali 

itafanya urahisi kwetu wafanyabiashara 

ili tuweze kufanya shughuli zetu kwa 

ufanisi. 

Kwa sasa naelekeza mawazo yangu 

kwenye kukuza biashara, naongeza 

maeneo ambayo nayo yatakuwa 

yakitoa huduma ya vinywaji baridi. 

Kama biashara yangu itakua, 

nitahitajika kwenda kusajili jina la 

biashara kama ‘Noel Duka’ kwa wasajili 

wa majina ya biashara ‘BRELA’ ila 

nahitajika kufunga safari mpaka Dar 

kujisajili na nasikia makaratasi yote 

yameandikwa kwa lugha ya ‘kizungu’ 

(Kiingereza). 

Benitha 

Habari! Naitwa Benitha, namiliki duka 

la ufundi cherehani Njombe. Nilipata 

leseni ya biashara Machi 2009. 

Taratibu nilikuja kugundua umuhimu 

wa kurasimisha biashara. Sababu 

mojawapo ilikuwa ni ile ya maofisa wa 

TRA walipokuwa wakiniuliza kuhusu 

leseni ya biashara. Na kwa kuwa 

biashara yangu ilikuwa haijasajiliwa, 

sikuweza kutoa risiti, hali ambayo 

huweza kupelekea wateja kupoteza 

imani kwa mtoa huduma. 

Wafanyabiashara ambao hawajasajiliwa 

wasiokuwa na leseni ya biashara wala 

nambari ya TIN wanalazimika kutumia 

risiti za ‘kufoji’ ilimradi tu kutunza 

wateja na hadhi ya biashara. 

Pia nilihitaji kupata mkopo wa zaidi ya 

Sh 500, 000 kutoka Benki ya NMB, ili 

kuupata mkopo huo TIN na leseni ya 

biashara vinahitajika. 

Nilikutana na wafanyabiashara 

wenzangu wakanishauri kusajili 

biashara na kupata TIN. Nilikwenda 

TRA nikapata TIN bure baada ya siku 

mbili, kisha wakanielekeza kwenda 

Halmashauri ya Mji ili kupata leseni. 

Pale nilikutana na ofisa mmoja 

aliyenifanyia usaili kwa ajili ya leseni, 

nikatakiwa kulipa 21, 700/- na kuweka 

saini kwenye baadhi ya fomu ambazo 

zilikuwa kwa lugha ya Kiswahili na 

nikapata leseni ya biashara. 

Haikuwa ngumu kusajili kwa TRA 

isipokuwa makaratasi yalikuwa kwa 

Kingereza. Nilijieleza na kupata 

tathmini ya kodi na kulipa pamoja na 

faini kwa kuwa muda wa kulipa kodi 

ulikuwa umeshapita. Baada ya siku 

mbili nikapata namba ya TIN bure. 

Kabla sijajisajili nilikuwa nalipa ushuru 

200/- au 300/- kwa siku, ambayo 

ilikuwa gharama kuliko kulipa kodi kwa 

mwaka. Kwa mara ya kwanza nililipa 

kodi ya 35, 000/- ila kwa sasa nahitajika 

kulipa fedha zaidi ya mara mbili ya kodi 

ya mwanzo. 

Kuna faida nyingi ukisajili biashara. 

Inanipa amani na ulinzi wa 

biashara yangu. Imekuwa rasmi na 

inaheshimika. Nawapatia wateja 

wangu risiti halali kwa malipo yao na 

wananiamini. 


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Ni vizuri ukafahamu 

kwamba: 

Kurasmisha biashara kuna 

changamoto zake na faida pia. Kuna 

mlolongo mrefu na kusubiri kwa 

muda mrefu na wakati mwingine 

inakubidi kulipia gharama au hata 

kutoa hongo kuharakisha mambo. Sio 

rahisi kujua unahitajika kulipa nini. 

Ila msikate tamaa, jaribu kuongea 

na wenzenu au marafiki ambao 

wanafanya biashara tayari ili wawape 

ushauri juu ya nini cha kufanya. 

Jiandae na uelewe hatua za kufuata 

na changamoto zake wakati wa 

kupata leseni ya biashara. 

Si rahisi kurasimisha/kusajili biashara 

hapa nchini na isitoshe kuna vikwazo 

vingi vya kufanya biashara ingawa 

serikali inavifanyia kazi ili watu wengi 

wasajili biashara zao na kulipa kodi. 

Mambo ya kufanya 

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unaposajili biashara yako: 

Kama una biashara ndogondogo 

kwanza pata leseni ya biashara kwenye 

ngazi ya wilaya ili uweze kuiendesha 

kihalali. Kwa mujibu wa sera hakuna 

ada yoyote inayotozwa ili upate leseni 

ya biashara. Ada unayoambiwa ulipe 

isiyo na risiti ni hongo. 

Kuna hatua mbili katika kusajili 

biashara: 

a Kupata leseni yako ya biashara 

katika ngazi ya wilaya. 

a Kusajili jina la biashara yako kwa 

BRELA Dar. 

VIBINDO ni jumuiya ambayo inasaidia na kuendeleza 

biashara ndogondogo kwa kuwasaidia wajasiriamali 

wadogo kuanzisha, kuimarisha na kukuza biashara. 

Wasiliana nao kwa: 

022 2152359/ 0784 546 122 

Kuelekea ngazi ya kusajili/kurasimisha 

biashara na kukamilisha usajili wa 

biashara, mtu anatakiwa kusafiri mpaka 

Dar na kusajili jina la biashara yake kwa 

BRELA. Utapata cheti cha usajili wa 

biashara.

Usije ukasema 

SIKUJUA! 

Kama wewe ni mfanyabiashara na 

huna taarifa sahihi kuhusu masuala 

ya kodi usisite kutembelea mamlaka 

husika ama wafanyabiashara wenzako 

ili uulize usijelipishwa zaidi ya 

kinachotakiwa ama kutozwa faini kwa 

kutokujua. 

Kuonyesha msisitizo wa umuhimu 

wa kulipa kodi, Serikali katika bajeti 

ya mwaka huu ‘imewatwanga’ kodi 

ya ‘kufa mtu’ wale watakaobainika 

kwamba hawatunzi kumbukumbu za 

mauzo yao na ‘imewapozea’ kiwango 

wale walipa kodi wazuri wanaotunza 

kumbukumbu za mauzo yao. 

Haya! Nakuacha na Bwana TRA 

huyo, any time atazuka kwako! 

Cheki viwango vipya! 

Mauzo 

(Tsh.) 

Yasiyozidi 

0.00 - 3,000,000 

3,000,000 - 7,500,000 

7,500,000 - 11,500,000 

11,500,000 - 16,000,000 

16,000,000 - 20,000,000 

Mauzo 

(Tsh.) 

Yasiyozidi 

0.00 - 3,000,000 

3,000,000 - 7,000,000 

7,000,000 - 14,000,000 

14,000,000 - 20,000,000 

Wasio na 

kumbukumbu 

0.00 

100,000.00 

212,000.00 

364,000.00 

575,000.00 

Kabla ya bajeti mpya ilikuwa hivi: 

Wasio na 

kumbukumbu 

35,000.00 

95,000.00 

291,000.00 

520,000.00 

BY PAUL NDUNGURU 

Wenye 

kumbukumbu 

0.0% 

2% ya mauzo yanayozidi 

3,000,000.00 

90,000.00 + 2.5% ya mauzo 

yanayozidi 7,500,000.00 

190,000.00 + 3.0% ya mauzo 


325,000.00+3.5% ya mauzo 


Wenye 

kumbukumbu 

1.1% ya mauzo 

33,000+1.3% ya mauzo 

yanayozidi 3,000,000 

85,000.00 + 2.5% ya mauzo 


260,000.00 + 3.3% ya mauzo 



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WHAT’S UP 

48 

Dear Fema 

Clubbers, 

Nafurahi sana kupata taarifa zenu nyingi za utendaji 

ambazo zinaelezea shughuli mbalimbali. Najua 

zamani watu walijikita sana katika kuelimishana 

juu ya UKIMWI na afya ya uzazi. Mada zote hizi ni 

muhimu sana kwa maisha ya vijana. 

Lakini pia tusisahau kuna masuala mengi sana 

yanaizunguka jamii, kama unyanyasaji wa kijinsia 

na nafasi ya mwanamke, masuala ya uharibifu 

wa mazingira, kufeli mitihani na pia muhimu sana 

kukumbuka kuwa baada ya shule mtaa unatusubiri, 

masuala ya kipato itakuwa vipi? 

Hivyo ni muhimu pia kujifunza kwa pamoja juu ya 

maisha kwa ujumla, mpo hapo? 

Klab zinaendelea na maisha yanaendelea, 

Pamoja sana, 

Cos. 


FEMA Clubs 

Femina 

HIP 

KILIMO NI BOMBA ASIKWAMBIE MTU 

Wakiwa serious na kazi pichani ni baadhi ya 

members wa Ukombozi Fema Club ya Ngweli Sec. 

Wao wanajihusisha na ujasiriamali shuleni kwao. 

Hiyo ni bustani yao ya Mapapai. Kupitia bustani 

hiyo wanasaidia watoto yatima na pia wanatunisha 

mfuko wa klab yao. 

BANGWE WAMERUDI KWA KASI 

Kwa kipindi kirefu hawa jamaa waliingia mitini. 

Walikuwa kiiiimya kutokana na changamoto 

kadhaa zilizokuwa zikiwakabili. Ila sasa wanasema 

wamerudi, tena kwa nguvu na kasi ya ajabu. 

Wameanza na usafi wa mazingira na hivi karibuni 

walisafisha beach ya Ziwa Tanganyika. Wako juu!

HURUMA KWA WAGONJWA 

Ndio! Klab ya Fema ya Kawawa walitembelea 

Hospitali ya Wilaya ya Mufindi mkoani Iringa. 

Wakiwa hapo walitinga katika wodi ya wazazi 

na kuwapa misaada mbalimbali kama sabuni, 

dawa za meno na miswaki. Pia walitembelea 

wodi nyingine na kuwapatia misaada. Pichani 

ni baadhi ya wanaklab wakiwa na mama 

aliyejifungua na kichanga. 

MIHAYO NI FARAJA KWA WAGONJWA 

Wao walijipanga vilivyo na kwenda kuwatembelea 

wagonjwa katika Hospitali ya Mkoa wa Tabora, 

Kitete. 

Nao walikuwa kimya kimtindo ila wanasema sasa 

wamerejea ulingoni na wataitumikia jamii kwa 

moyo. Karibuni tena Mihayo. Tunapenda kusikia 

zaidi kutoka kwenu. 

NDABO WANANG’AAJE? 

Suala la T-shirts kama sare kwa club limekuwa likiibuka kweli! 

Jamani, mnaweza kutengeneza za kwenu mkauziana ili kutunisha 

mfuko wa klab na mkang’aa kama kawa? Hebu wacheki pichani 

wakaka wa Ndanda Sec walivyotoka mchicha! T-shirt zao kwa 

mgongoni zimeandikwa “Sharing skills” na for sure these guys 

are doing that. Tengenezeni zenu clubbers mturushie picha. 

WAMEKUJA KUWASHIKA! 

Wakiwa na nyuso za furaha pichani ni baadhi ya wanachama wa 

Mpemba Fema Klab ya Wilaya ya Mbozi, mkoani Mbeya wakiwa 

wamekula pozi pamoja na baadhi ya walimu na Nashivai Mollel 

na Gloria Mkoloma wa Femina. Walifurahi sana kupata ugeni na 

wakaahidi sasa wataongeza kasi na klab nyingine zijiandae kwa 

ujio wao. Mpemba Fema Club, kwetu vitendo vinahusika zaidi. 

Haya twasubiri tuone! 

SANOA WANATISHAJE?! 

Pichani ni wanachama wa Kisutu Girls Fema Club. Wao katika 

mahafali ya kidato cha nne ya Fema Club walikuja na “Professional 

Fashion Show” ambayo ilikuwa inaonyesha maisha yao baada ya 

kumaliza kidato cha nne. Wapo waliokuwa maprofesa, madaktari 

na hata wakurugenzi. Pia usidhani aliyevaa suti ni bonge la 

handsome, no no no usidanganyike ni msichana mrembo. 


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PASUA KICHWA 

CHALENJI No.4 

RUSHWA-KWA 

WANA-FEMA 

KLAB 

Toleo lililopita tuliwaagiza wana Fema Klab kutusaidia kutambua huduma rafiki za afya katika 

maeneo yenu. Kipindi hiki tunamulika rushwa kwenye huduma za afya. Nyinyi wana klab ni mfano 

wa kuigwa kwenye jamii nzima ya Kitanzania. Hii inamaanisha kwamba mnatakiwa kuwa mstari wa 

mbele kusema HAPANA kwa hongo na rushwa nyinginezo. Njia moja inayokuwezesha kusimama 

imara na kusema Hapana kwa rushwa ni kwa kuzitambua na kuzizungumzia mkiwa na kundi rika. 

Hivi ndivyo chalenji ilivyo safari hii. NA TIMU YA FEMA 

Fanya Utafiti: 

Kwenye toleo hili la Fema ukurasa wa 56 

mnaweza kusoma kuhusu rushwa katika 

huduma za afya na ni kwa kiasi gani 

wanafunzi na wazazi wao wanatoa hongo 

kujaziwa fomu zao za afya badala ya kucheki 

afya. 

Labda wewe ni mmojawapo, au unafahamu 

aina nyingine za rushwa kwenye huduma 

za afya. 

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Kama hakuna, angalia jamii yenu, ongea 

na watu na ainisha matukio ya rushwa. 

�� 

mnapata taarifa sahihi za tukio kwa kuandika 

kila kitu. 

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FEMA MAGAZINE: WAKALI 

Jinsi ya Kushinda 

Kuwa Mbunifu 

a Tuandikie na utuambie kuhusu aina 

mbalimbali za rushwa ambazo umeziainisha 

katika huduma za afya ndani ya jamii yenu, 

kwa ujumla wake. Ainisha zipi zimewagusa 

zaidi na kwa nini. 

a Tutumie picha au michoro ambayo 

klab yenu imepata kutokana na matukio ya 

rushwa. 

Zawadi 

Klab itakayoshinda itachaguliwa na 

wafanyakazi wa Femina na atajishindia: 

a Taa ya sola 

a Klab itachapishwa kwenye Jarida la Fema 

a Tshirt 20 za Fema 

a Mwaliko wa kuhudhuria Annual Youth 

Conference 2013 

Usisahau 

Mwisho wa kutuma 

CHALENJI hii ni 

Novemba 15, 2012 

GOOD LUCK! 

a Jina la klab na anuani (Simu, sanduku la barua, 

barua-pepe au nukushi n.k) 

a Jina la shule, wilaya na mkoa 

a Maelezo yako, stori na chochote kile ambacho 

utahitaji kuwasilisha kwetu( picha au michoro) 

a Ambatanisha mchanganuo wa shughuli ambazo 

klab yenu inafanya 

a Shughuli za klab robo muhula 

a Wanachama wapya na viongozi wapya (kama wapo) 

a Maswali na ushauri 

Shauri hatua za kuchukua 

�� 

jamii yako au wanafunzi wa shule nyingine kuhusu taarifa 

�� 

mnaweza kutengeneza igizo kuhusu tukio moja mlilolipata 

na kulionyesha kwenye sherehe, ni uamuzi wenu.

Ijue Baabkubwa Boys 

Fema Club: 

BaabKubwa Fema Family 

Festival ilifanaje? 

Jamaa waliandaa hilo tamasha lao la kukata 

na shoka Aprili 28. Wakaweka theme ya 

‘Umuhimu wa kuwawezesha mabinti kwa 

kuwaelimisha’. Hiyo ilikwenda sambamba na 

theme ya kwenye Mkutano wa Mwaka wa 

Fema uliofanyika Februari ambao ulisisitiza 

Girl Power! 

Usipime mwanangu, Baabkubwa walijaza 

watu balaa. Walialika Fema Clubbers wa 

shule tatu; warembo wa Nganza Girls, 

masela wa Bwiru Boys na wajanja wa 

Pamba Sec. 

Kwenye mgeni rasmi nako hakukupwaya; 

maana walimwalika Diwani wa Kata ya 

Mkolani, iliyoko Mwanza mjini, Stanslaus 

Mabula na mwalimu wao mlezi wa Fema 

Club, Mwl Ngamba Manegese alikuwa ndiye 

msemaji mkuu. 

Hawakutaka sherehe ipoe na wageni 

wao wawe idle, so wakawapiga debate, 

WAKALI 

BaabKubwa ni KUBWA kuliko! 

Washindi wa Klab Chalenji namba 2 ni BAABKUBWA FEMA CLUB kutoka Mwanza Secondary School 

hukohuko Rock City. Chalenji yenyewe wala haikuwa ngumu maana ilikuwa ni sababu tosha ya 

ku-show off na kula bata shuleni kwenu…yaani kuandaa tamasha tuliloliita Fema Family Festival. 

Baabkubwa Fema Club ikaandaa bonge la tamasha, afu wakatutupia bonge la ripoti! NA TIMU YA FEMA 

Klab ilianza 

Idadi ya 

wanachama 

�� 

Kazi za 

baadaye 

Uongozi 

Taarifa za 

mawasiliano 

2004 

190 

a Mijadala 

a Maigizo 

a Kutembelea wagonjwa na 

watoto yatima 

a Kusaidia watu walio katika 

mazingira hatarishi 

a Hivi sasa wanaandaa 

�� 

kitakachokwenda kwa jina 

�� 

a Mwenyekiti 

a Katibu 

a Mtunza Hazina 

a �� 

mwanzasecfemaclub@ 

rocketmail.com 

wakaandaa kazi za klab kwa mwaka 

2012, wakazindua kipindi cha redio na 

TV cha ‘Jiunge na Fema ufahamishwe’, na 

kuwatembeza kwenye bustani ya klab yao 

hapo shuleni. 

Siyo kisherehe tu, BaabKubwa Fema Club 

pia wapo kiuchumi zaidi kwani siku hiyo 

walikusanya jumla ya Tsh 94,000! Na on top of 

that, walisajili wanachama wapya 170!!! Dah, 

Baabkubwa Fema Club mnatishaaa! 

Wameshinda nini? 

a Youth Conference: Kwa kushinda 

chalenji hii, basi BaabKubwa Fema Club 

wamejinyakulia nafasi ya kujiunga nasi 

kushiriki kwenye Youth Conference ya 

mwaka 2013, bila chenga. Yaani hapo ni 

ticha wa klab na memba wawili wa klab 

waanze tu kujitayarisha kuja Dar! 

a T shirt bomba: Kama tulivyohaidi, 

BaabKubwa Fema Club wamejishindia 

t-shirt 20 boooomba za Fema. 

Congrats BaabKUBWA Fema Club! 


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HERE ‘N’ THERE 

NA: FEMA TEAM 

PICHA: TIMU YA FEMA NA 

PERNILLE BAERENDTSEN 

Femina ilijirusha 

Ngome Kongwe 

Tunawakilisha! Yes, hata katika maonyesho ya 

Sauti za Busara tulikuwepo! Kumbuka, hili ni 

tamasha kubwa ambalo miaka yote linafanyika 

Zenj na linawakutanisha wasanii wa muziki 

kutoka nchi mbalimbali duniani. 

Basi huko lilipigwa ‘gwaride’ la saa nzima kwa 

makundi yaliyoshiriki tamasha hilo na Femina 

tukiwemo..ilikuwa ni nafasi ya pekee kwa 

vijana ya kupata burudani na elimu kwa wakati 

mmoja. 

Burudani zilikuwa za kumwaga mwanangu! 

Kulipigwa ngoma za asili kama mdundiko, 

ngongoti, dufu na ilikuwa ni full shangwe 

wakati wa maandamano maarufu kama 

Carnival Parade, ambayo yalianzia Kisonge Park 

na kuishia Ngome-Kongwe. 

Vijana walipata nafasi ya kuuliza maswali kwa 

wafanyakazi wa Femina na tuliwapatia majibu. 

Yaani! Ilikuwa ni bandika-bandua! Pia vijana 

waliomba majarida ya Fema yasambazwe 

kwa wingi visiwani humo kwani wamekuwa 

wakiyasoma na kujifunza mambo mengi. 

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FEMA MAGAZINE: HERE ‘N’ THERE 

MBOZI nako tulikuwako 

Kama kawaida, tunajitahidi kupita pande zote 

za nchi tukitoa elimu kupitia burudani. Misele 

hiyo inatuwezesha kujifunza kutoka kwenu 

nanyi kujifunza kutoka kwetu. 

Safari hii tukajivinjari pande za Mbeya kuleeeee 

wilayani Mbozi… siku hizi hakuna kuchunana 

ngozi bwana usiogope! Mambo yalikuwa 

shwariiiiiiii na tulizungumza na viongozi wa 

wilaya, wakuu wa shule, wanafunzi, wanajamii 

na vijana kwa ujumla wao. Pia ‘tulipiga’ 

matamasha matatu kabambe maeneo ya 

Tunduma, Mlowa na Vwawa. 

Kilichonifurahisha ni uelewa wa vijana na 

watoto katika masuala mbalimbali. Walishiriki 

vilivyo katika mijadala ambayo katika hali 

ya kawaida ungedhani kwa udogo wao 

wasingeweza kujadili kwa ustadi mkubwa kiasi 

kile. 

Kutokana na taarifa tulizopata kwa wadau, 

tatizo kubwa kule ni wanafunzi wa kike kuacha 

shule ama kwa ujauzito au utoro tu!!!!Mbaya 

zaidi ni kwamba mwanafunzi akipata ujauzito 

jamii ile inaona POA tu! Kapata mimba basi 

aolewe!!!!!! Kinachofuata ni wazazi wa pande 

mbili kukutana na kuyamaliza kimyakimya! 

Ole wake mwalimu afuatilie suala hilo! 

Atageuka adui wa familia hizo mbili na hata 

jamii nzima… Hilo si sahihi na tulikuwa 

na mjadala mrefu na kwa kweli vijana 

‘walifunguka’! 

Kuhusu mkutano wa 

Fema Clubbers? 

Yes! Kwa mara nyingine tulikutanisha Fema 

Clubbers na walimu wao katika Hoteli ya 

Belinda iliyopo ufukweni mwa Bahari ya Hindi. 

Mada kuu ikiwa “GIRL EFFECT” na kupitia mada 

hii, tulihamasisha usawa kati ya vijana wa 

kiume na wa kike. 

Safari hii mgeni rasmi alikuwa Naibu Waziri wa 

Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia na Watoto, Ummy 

Mwalimu, ambaye kwa kutumia mfano wake 

mwenyewe akiwa kijana wa kike aliyepitia 

mchakato mrefu hadi kufanikiwa, aliwaeleza 

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ikiwa wataweka nia. 

Ummy alipata fursa ya kutunuku tuzo kwa klab 

bora ya mwaka 2011 ambayo ilikuwa Mchoteka 

Sekondari ya Tunduru na Mwalimu Bora wa 

Mwaka, Ngamba Manegese, kutoka Mwanza 

Sec.

K 

lab Bora ya Fema kwa mwaka 2011 

ni Mchoteka Fema Club ya Mchoteka 

Sekondari ya Tunduru. Ebana eh! Sikia 

wanavyosema kuhusu ushindi wao. 

Mnajisikiaje baada 

ya kutangazwa? 

Tunajisikia fresh kwa sababu wanachama wengine 

Tanzania nzima wametumiminia ‘misifa’ na shule 

pia imepata sifa - Katibu - Hashim Waziri. 

Imekuwa ni fursa kwetu kujulikana hasa 

ukizingatia kwamba tuko pembezoni mwa nchi! 

- Mwenyekiti - Abdallah Maarufu 

Ni mambo gani 

ambayo mmeyafanikisha? 

Tuna mradi wa bustani ambao unalisha shule na 

baadhi ya mboga tunauza kwa wanajamii. Tuna 

mradi mwingine wa kuku 30 na Klab ya Fema 

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kuwalisha kuku. Pamoja na yote haya tumezisaidia 

shule nyingine tatu kuanzisha Fema Klab. - Hashim 

Labda niongeze kwamba tulizungumza na jamii 

na wakatupa dondoo za kwa nini ndoa nyingi 

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kuhusu hilo na mpaka sasa bado tunalifanyia kazi. 

- Mwalimu Mussa Kibona 

Mtafanya kitu gani tofauti baada 

ya kupokea tuzo? 

Tunasonga mbele na kuleta mabadiliko. Kwa sasa 

siwezi kusema tutafanya nini maana ni jambo la 

kujadiliana na kujipanga - Mwalimu Kibona 

Pia kwa njia ya maigizo, mashairi na ngonjera 

tungependa kuzungumzia changamoto ya 

wasichana kupata mimba wakiwa wadogo. 

- Abdallah 

Kwa kutangazwa kuwa Klab Bora, wanajamii 

watahamasika zaidi tunapowatembelea na 

kufanya shughuli mbalimbali katika maeneo 

yao. Pia ikiwa tutakubaliana kuongeza mifugo, 

jamii inayotuzunguka itanufaika kwani lazima 

tutainunua mifugo hiyo kutoka kwao. - Waziri 

Mnawasiliana kwa njia gani na 

ofisi ya Femina? 

Kuhusu mawasiliano, kwa kawaida huwa 

wanaklab wanatuma barua na ripoti mbalimbali. 

-Abdallah 

AMBASSADOR 

NA GAURE MDEE 

Mchoteka wametuchota 

Mna maoni gani kuhusu 

mkutano wa mwaka huu? 

Mkutano ulikuwa bomba, na nimependa kwani 

imekuwa ni fursa kwetu kukutana na wenzetu 

kutoka mikoa mbalimbali na kubadilishana 

uzoefu. - Hashim 

Zawadi hizi ziwe ni changamoto kwa shule 

zisizokuwa na klab kuweza kuanzisha klab pia. 

- Abdallah 

Jamii itapata faida gani au 

itanufaikaje kwa ushindi wenu? 

Wanajamii watafurahi na kufaidika wakiona 

tumeshinda zawadi na wao watajitahidi kujua 

zaidi jinsi gani ya kuwa klab bora ya Fema. 

- Jacqueline Alomanus 

Jamii itajifunza kutoka kwetu jinsi ya kufuga 

mbuzi . - Teuka Mtila 


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NJE YA KIWANJA 

REMTULLAH 

ANAFANYA 

MAKUBWA NA 

K 

wa wapenzi wa fani ya mitindo, jina la Ally 

Remtullah si geni masikioni mwao. Punde 

utakapolisikia tu ni mitindo na ubunifu 

ndicho kitakachofuata akilini. Akiwa na miaka 26 tu, 

Ally Remtullah tayari ni miongoni mwa wabunifu 

wakali Tanzania. 

Ally ameshafanya maonyesho mengi ya kazi zake za 

ubunifu ndani na nje ya Tanzania, ikiwemo Kenya, 

Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tunisia na Uingereza na 

anakiri kuwa ubunifu wa mitindo ni kazi inayolipa. 

Ally hafanyi tu ubunifu wa mavazi kwa faida ya 

maisha yake pekee, la hasha! Anajisikia vyema pale 

anapojitolea kwa jamii yake. 

Wakati wa Kampeni ya Zinduka “Malaria No More” 

alijitolea ku-design na kuwavalisha mabalozi wa 

Zinduka mwaka 2010 na walilipuka vya kutosha 

asikwambie mtu. 

Ally pia alishafanya mradi wa Fashion for Education 

ambao kwa kushirikiana na Wizara ya Elimu na 

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Mafunzo ya Ufundi na Bodi ya Elimu Kisarawe, 

walitumia mitindo kukusanya pesa kwa ajili ya shule 

za Wilaya ya Kisarawe. 

Anasema alichagua elimu kwa kuwa anajua 

umuhimu wake. “Kukulia katika tabaka la maisha 

la kati na kujilipia ada ya shule wakati nasoma 

Marekani kulinifanya niamini zaidi kuwa elimu ni 

muhimu na hiki ndicho kilichosababisha kuunga 

mkono elimu”. 

Katika mradi huu walikwenda kwenye shule za hali 

ya juu za Dar es Salaam na wakazitaka kuzichangia 

shule za hali ya chini. “Tulifanya maonyesho ya 

mavazi kwenye shule hizo na kuwatumia wanafunzi 

kama wanamitindo; mapato yaliyopatikana yaliingia 

kwenye mfuko wa Fashion for Education” anasema. 

Hajaishia hapo, Remtullah ni Balozi wa Drug Free 

Zanzibar NGO iliyopo Zanzibar. “Tunafanya shughuli 

za kuingiza kipato kila mwaka ili kuwasaidia vijana 

walioathiriwa na matumizi ya dawa za kulevya,” 

anasema. 

CHRISTINE BISANGWA; PICHA MAKTABA YA REMTULLAH 

Nilipomuuliza Ally kwa nini alichagua Zanzibar na 

si sehemu nyingine anasema dawa za kulevya zipo 

kila mahali, Zanzibar ikiwemo. “Ni kitu kinachoathiri 

maisha ya vijana na familia zao”. 

Alifuatwa na Suleiman Mauly (Mwenyekiti wa 

Drug-Free ZNZ) na kumuomba msaada. Suleiman 

hakutaka pesa kutoka kwake, bali alihitaji msaada 

tu. Baadaye alifanya juhudi za kumsaidia kwa 

kuwatembelea waathirika wa dawa za kulevya na 

kupiga nao stori wakazoeana na akawa anawasaidia 

kwa ushauri. 

“Baada ya hapo niliteuliwa kuwa Balozi wa NGO 

hiyo na mpaka sasa tunafanya matukio tofauti ili 

kutunisha mfuko,” anasema na kuongeza kwamba 

yapo mengi mazuri anayoyafanya ikiwemo 

maonyesho mbalimbali ili kuwasaidia watu ambao 

wameathiriwa na janga la Ukimwi. 

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Kuvalia nguo barabarani 

Hivi karibuni wakati nikitoka home kwenda kibaruani 

nilikutana na jamaa mmoja, mkaka mtanashati kweli kweli. 

Wakati naendelea kufurahia jinsi alivyovaa, akaniondolea 

furaha yangu. Akafungua suruali, (subiri kwanza), 

akachomoa shati na kuanza kuchomekea tena upya. 

Wakati anafanya hayo yote, alikuwa akiendelea kutembea 

bila wasiwasi, zipu wazi, mkanda wazi, yuko bize anaweka 

shati lake vizuri na anasonga mbele. Unapata picha? 

Nikajiuliza angekuwa mwanadada anafanya ishu hiyo 

ingekuwaje? Kiukweli watu wengi wana hii tabia. 

Mi binafsi huwa sifurahishwi nayo, sijui wewe mwenzangu? 

Barabarani kuna vituko 

Unapokodi pikipiki kubali yote, anayeendesha ndo kashika 

mpini, wewe umeshika makali. Pengine hii umewahi 

kukutana nayo, lakini kwa sababu hujanisimulia, mie 

nakuwahi, ili na wengine wasome. Ilitokea barabarani, 

jamaa kakodi pikipiki, kwa upuuzi wake tu hakudai kofia ya 

usalama, safari ikaendelea. Wakawa wanapenya kwenye 

foleni, kumbe ndani ya daladala moja kuna mtu kajaza 

mdomo wake kwa mate na muda wa kuachana nayo ukawa 

umefika. 

Akaamua kuyatema badala ya kuyameza. Usigune, hili 

pia hutokea sana, mi sijui ni kwa nini watu wana tabia 

ya kutematema mate hovyo nje ya madirisha ya magari. 

Basi bwana ikawa kwa bahati mbaya sekunde ile ile ndo 

na ile pikipiki ya jamaa zetu ikawa inapita. Lile rundo lote 

lililokataliwa mdomoni mwa abiria wa daladala likaishia 

usoni kwa abiria wa pikipiki. 

Alifanyaje? Hilo tafrani lake halitoshi hapa kwenye 

ukurasa. Upo hapo? 

Lini mara ya mwisho kupanda pikipiki mkapenyapenya? 

Nimeyasoma haya 

kwenye magari 

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Mawigi haya jamaniiii 

Hii nimeipokea kutoka Mwanza. Huyu dada bila shaka 

alikuwa na hamu ya kupigana ila tu akasahau yaliyoko 

kwenye mwili. Alifika kwenye duka moja akiwa anadai 

kapewa chenji pungufu. Akaulizwa chenji yenyewe ya 

lini, akasema ya jana. 

Mmmh! Kwa hiyo leo ndo umeshtuka dada? Ndiyo, 

nataka hela yangu. Ikawa mbinde pale dada akafunga 

kibwebwe anataka kumpiga muuza duka. 

Muuza duka uvumilivu ukayeyuka, akatoka nje wakaanza 

kukunjana sawasawa. Sasa hii sijui ilikuwa bahati nzuri 

au mbaya, katika purukushani muuza duka akashika 

kichwa cha mteja msumbufu, wigi likavuka, kikadondoka 

kitu. 

Kukicheki kilichodondoka, boooonge la hirizi. Mteja 

akaokota, huyooooo, na ugomvi ukaishia hapo. 

Mawigi hayo. 

Wito: 

Hivi ni kweli hamna vijistori vya kuniandikia au mnafurahi 

tu kwamba wachache ndo tuchangie ukurasa huu? 

Nawashukuru sana walionitumia vijistori vya mitaa yao, 

nakusubiri na wewe unitumie vya kwako. Andika kichwa 

cha habari Vijistori kisha tuma Jarida la Fema, S.L.P 2065 

Dar es Salaam, au kwa email info@feminahip.or.tz 


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Haraka haraka... 

Je unakumbuka siku uliyopata fomu ya kujiunga na elimu ya sekondari? 

Unakumbuka vipimo vya afya ulivyotakiwa kupima na kujaza kwenye fomu kabla 

ya kujiunga? Ndiyo! Ulipaswa kwenda kwa daktari, kufanyiwa vipimo kwa kila 

kilichopaswa kujazwa na kisha daktari ajaze fomu hiyo. STORI NA PICHA GAURE MDEE 

Je, ulikwenda? Wangapi kati yetu angalau 

basi walikuwepo wakati daktari anajaza 

ile fomu? Ulipima kweli macho, damu na 

moyo kabla fomu yako haijajazwa? 

Japokuwa gharama za kupima afya ili kutimiza 

mahitaji ya kujiunga na elimu ya sekondari ni 

5,000/- watu hawafuati mfumo unaotakiwa. 

Wengi wanapita njia ya mkato na kumaliza 

shida zao. 

Kassim* kijana mwenye miaka 18 kutoka 

Tandale, Dar es Salaam anakumbuka jinsi 

daktari katika moja ya zahanati kwenye 

kitongoji chake alivyomuomba 2,000/- zaidi ali 

aweze kuwajazia fomu yeye na kaka yake bila 

kuwapima chochote kabla hawajajiunga na 

kidato cha kwanza. Pesa ya ziada ililipwa kwa 

kile daktari alichokiita “kusaidia maendeleo ya 

zahanati ya jamii”. 

FEMA MAGAZINE: CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT 

William* na Bakari*, wanafunzi wa kidato cha 

sita katika Shule ya Sekondari ya Azania jijini 

Dar es Salaam, nao pia walitumia njia ya mkato. 

“ Nilisubiri mpaka dakika za mwisho kabla 

sijapeleka fomu kwa madaktari” anaelezea 

William. Ilikuwa ni saa chache tu kabla ya 

kuanza elimu ya sekondari, hivyo alikuwa na 

hofu kidogo. 

Bila ya yeye kuonana na daktari, mjomba wake 

alimlipia na akaipata fomu yake mapema akiwa 

Mbezi. William hakuwahi kutia mguu wake 

katika kituo cha afya. 

“Nakumbuka kumlipa daktari ili ajaze fomu ya 

mtoto wangu. Hata hivyo, hakuwahi kupatiwa 

kipimo cha aina yoyote ile. Na mimi sikuuliza 

pia kwa sababu kila mtu alikuwa anafanya 

vile” Tunu Rajabu* kutoka Songea, mama wa 

mwanafunzi wa kidato cha kwanza anaeleza. 

Mfano huu ni moja ya mazingira halisi ambayo 

yamekuwa ni ya kawaida, inatokea kwa wengi 

wetu. Tunakuwa katika mazingira ambayo 

tunahitaji huduma za haraka na tutafanya 

chochote ili tuzipate hizo huduma. 

Tupo tayari kupita njia za mkato, tupo tayari 

kutoa na kupokea rushwa kutoka kwa wengine. 

Mtoa huduma, mara nyingi, hupokea kwa 

ridhaa pesa ya ziada ili kusaidia kufanikisha 

mchakato mzima wa ‘shortcut’. 

Nini kinaweza kutokea? 

Haijalishi huduma hii ni ndogo kiasi gani au 

imezoeleka kwa kiasi gani. Ni rushwa na ni kosa 

la jinai! 

Kwa mujibu wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na 

Kupambana na rushwa, kupokea, kutoa au 

kuomba rushwa kunaweza kukugharimu faini

si chini ya 500,000/- mpaka milioni moja au 

kwenda jela kwa kipindi kisichopungua miaka 

mitatu! 

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miaka mitatu kwa sababu tu wamemlipa mtoa 

huduma ajaze “uongo” katika fomu yako ya 

afya! Inachukua masaa machache kumuona 

daktari na kupatiwa huduma ya vipimo. 

Fanya kitu sahihi! 

Sikika, ni taasisi isiyo ya kiserikali inayolenga 

kuboresha utawala na ushiriki wa wananchi 

katika sekta ya afya. Kwa uchunguzi mdogo tu 

uliofanyika ni kuwa hospitali zetu na zahanati 

zimeshamiri kwa rushwa. Ukweli ni kuwa, kila 

kitengo kimeshamiri kwa rushwa, kuanzia 

mapokezi mpaka chumba cha kuhifadhi maiti. 

Huduma zinatakiwa kulinda afya za wananchi 

lakini wakati mwingine hutokea kinyume 

chake. Huwezi kupata hudUma mpaka uhonge! 

Ripoti pia inaonyesha kuwa watu wengi 

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huduma ni “kawaida’ na ndivyo jinsi mambo 

yalivyo! 

Sababu kubwa ya watu katika sekta ya huduma 

za afya kujiingiza katika matendo ya rushwa ni 

kipato kidogo, tamaa na uchache wa vifaa. 

Kupokea bakshish imekuwa ni tabia, jambo 

ambalo linaonyesha ukosefu wa maadili katika 

utoaji wa huduma za afya. Sababu nyingine ni 

ukinzani kati ya usambazaji na mahitaji. Kama 

mtu anakuwa na haraka, atafanya ‘chochote’ 

ili kupata huduma anayohitaji, na pia upande 

wa pili atakuwepo mtoa huduma anayemsubiri 

huyu mtu mwenye haraka ili apokee hongo. 

Hii ni kawaida hata kwa wanafunzi 

wanaposubiri mpaka dakika ya mwisho kabla 

ya kujiunga na shule ili wapatiwe vipimo 

‘hewa’. Inabidi waharakishe kwa sababu kama 

utaenda shule bila kujaza fomu za uchunguzi 

wa afya huwezi kuanza shule hivyo inabidi 

‘kughushi’ 

Rushwa katika huduma ya afya inatisha, 

inaweza kuathiri maisha hata kusababisha 

vifo. Sekta ya huduma za afya kwa jamii 

inatakiwa kusimamia utoaji wa huduma za 

afya na matibabu ya wananchi na kuhakikisha 

watu wanapata huduma bora alimradi tu 

wamelipa malipo stahili kwa huduma hiyo. 

Kama kila mtu anapatiwa huduma ‘hewa’ za 

afya, hii maana yake nini? 

Chukua hatua, leo! 

Unaweza kuamua kutotoa rushwa. Fuata 

sheria, pima afya yako, fomu hiyo imewekwa 

ili kusaidia afya yako. Usichangie ukuaji wa 

rushwa katika sekta ya afya, ni kama ugonjwa 

na inaifanya jamii nzima kutotenda kazi zake 

ipasavyo. Inatubidi tuutibu kwa kuutapika na 

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Toa taarifa za kuwepo kwa mazingira ya 

rushwa katika huduma ya afya, na unaweza 

kufanya hivyo bila kutoa taarifa zako (bila 

kujulikana). Hivyo usinyamaze na rushwa 

ukaichukulia ‘poa’. 

Piga vita rushwa ya aina yoyote katika sekta 

ya huduma za afya. Wananchi wanatakiwa 

kutoa taarifa na mapendekezo ya nini 

kifanyike kwa hali iliyopo sasa ya rushwa 

ndogondogo katika huduma za afya. 

* Majina yaliyotumika si majina halisi ya wahusika... 

kumbuka 

Unaweza kulalamika kuhusu rushwa, 

lakini wakati mwingine wewe 

mwenyewe ni mshiriki namba moja. 

Kuwa mtatuzi wa matatizo na sio 

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maisha yako ya kila siku, na katika 

jamii yoyote kwa ujumla! 

Ni aina gani ya rushwa ambayo 

umewahi kuishuhudia katika kituo 

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Tuambie kwa kwa kutumia njia za 

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0715 568 111 

Email:�� 

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SHORT CUT=WRONG CUT 

Remember when you got your secondary 

school joining instructions? Remember 

the form and medical checkup you were 

supposed to get before joining the school? Yes, 

you were obligated to visit a doctor, so that you 

could be given a health checkup of your eyesight, 

blood pressure and so on. 

What did you do? How many of you were actually 

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How many of you had your eyes, blood and heart 

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Even though the standard fee for a school medical 

checkup is only Tsh 5,000, many people do not 

go through the required procedure. Eighteenyear-old 

Kasim* from Tandale, Dar es Salaam, 

remembers how a doctor in Tandale asked for 

Tsh 2,000 more from him and his brother so that 

they could get their medical checkup form (for 

Form I) without being examined. The extra money 

went to what the doctor termed, ‘helping the 

community clinic develop!’ 

William* and Bakari* Form VI students in Azania 

Secondary School in Dar es Salaam; also took 

shortcuts. “I waited till the last minute before I 

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only a few hours before starting school, so with 

no interaction with the doctor William’s form was 

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took care of everything without him ever setting 

foot in the health facility. 

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form. He was never given the checkup. I didn’t 

question it because it was what everybody else 

was doing.” says Tunu* from Songea, mother to a 

Form I student. 

These are common situations. We end up needing 

a service urgently and we are willing to accept 

shortcuts. We are willing to be corrupt and to 

corrupt others. 

The person on the receiving end will, in most 

cases, eagerly accept the extra money. 

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What can happen 

No matter how small and common this kind of 

service is, it is an offense! It is corruption. 

According to the Prevention and Combating of 

Corruption Bureau (PCCB) receiving, giving or 

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million shillings or jail time of no less than 3 years! 

Imagine you or your parent going to jail for 3 

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‘fake’ medical checkup form! It only takes a few 

hours and money to go see a doctor and do the 

actual tests. 

Do the right thing! 

Sikika, an NGO aiming to improve governance 

and citizen participation in the health sector, 

concluded in a study that our hospitals and clinics 

are not corruption-free zones. In fact, they found 

corruption in every department in the health 

services, from the reception to the mortuary. 

The health services are supposed to secure the 

citizen’s health but sometimes the opposite 

happens. You may not get a service before you 

bribe! The report also showed most people 

seem to think that paying extras for a service is 

‘normal’?! 

The most common reasons why health care 

staff involve themselves in corrupt acts are low 

incomes, greed and scarcity of equipment. Taking 

a bribe has become a habit and demonstrates lack 

ethics among healthcare workers. 

If a person is in a hurry they will do anything to get 

a service. This is usually the case when students 

wait until the last minute to get their medical 

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show up without it, you can’t start schooling. 

Corruption in the health sector is serious. It 

affects lives and deaths. Public health facilities are 

suppose to ensure that everyone receives proper 

care, as long as they have paid the basic clinic fees. 

Filling in fake forms, is not proper health care. 

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Do something, today 

You can decide not to contribute to corruption. 

Follow the rules and take your medical 

examination, it has been created to protect you. 

Don’t contribute to sustaining corruption in the 

health sector. It is like a disease and it makes the 

social body dysfunctional and sick. We have to 

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Report corruption in the health sector. Citizens 

should report and suggest solutions to the 

existing petty corruption as they access 

healthcare services.You can do so without 

revealing your identity. 

So don’t just sit around and take corrupt actions 

as ‘normal’. 

remember 

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but you may sometimes engage in it. 

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our common social body! Take action! 

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by using the sms number: 

0715 568 111 

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* Names used in the story have been changed

Hii ndiyo tume 

NA JIANG ALIPO 

YENYEWE 

Tume ya Marekebisho ya Katiba inakuja kuchukua maoni hapohapo ulipo! Unashangaa? Kama ulikuwa hujui 

ndiyo hivyo, amka kijana. Tume ishateuliwa na Rais Jakaya Kikwete, ishatangazwa, ishaapishwa na ishaanza kazi! 

T 

ume ina jumla ya wajumbe 30, nusu kutoka 

Bara, nusu Zanzibar. Hii ni kutoka majina 

550 ambayo Rais Kikwete alipelekewa na 

vyama vya siasa, asasi za kiraia na za kidini. 

Ungana nasi uwajue wajumbe wa Tume hii 

angalau kidogo. 

Humphrey Polepole:�� 

kwa mwakilishi wetu pekee kwenye tume 

hii. Ndiyo, maana Polepole ndiye kijana 

pekee kwenye tume hii. Ni Mkurugenzi wa 

Tanzania Youth Coalition (TYC), Mwenyekiti 

wa Baraza a Taifa la NGO. Mdau mkubwa wa 

Femina HIP; keshatupambia ‘kava’ la Fema, 

kama mhamasishaji mabadiliko. Pia Februari 

alishirikiana na Rebeca Gyumi kuendesha 

mjadala wa Katiba kwenye kongamano letu la 

Vijana na Katiba, kama tulijua vile atateuliwa 

kuingia kwenye tume hii. Polepole tunajua 

hutotuangusha, tunaona fahari kwa uwepo 

wako kwenye Tume! Big up kwako Polepole! 

Jaji Joseph Warioba: Mwenyekiti wa Tume 

hii. Jaji Warioba ni Waziri Mkuu na Jaji Mkuu 

Mstaafu. 

Jaji Augustino Ramadhan: Ni Makamu 

Mwenyekiti wa Tume. Ni Jaji Mkuu Mstaafu wa 

Mahakama Kuu ya Tanzania na Mahakama Kuu 

ya Zanzibar. 

TANZANIA BARA: 

Prof Mwesiga Baregu: Mhadhiri wa Chuo 

Kikuu cha Mt. Augustine na Mshauri wa masuala 

ya siasa wa Chadema. 

Riziki Shahari Mngwali: Mhadhiri wa Kituo 

cha Uhusiano wa Nje cha Dar es Salaam. 

Dk Sengondo Mvungi: Mwanasheria na 

mshauri wa masuala ya kisheria wa NCCR- 

Mageuzi. 

John Nkolo: Katibu Mkuu wa chama cha UDP. 

Alhaj Said Hamad El-Maamry: 

Mwanasheria maarufu na mjumbe wa kudumu 

wa Kamati ya Utendaji ya Shirikisho la Soka 

Afrika (CAF). 

Jesca Mkuchu: Mratibu wa Tanzania 

Ecumenical Dialogue Group. 

Professor Palamagamba Kabudi: 

Mkuu wa Shule ya Sheria Chuo Kikuu cha 

Dar es Salaam. 

Yahya Msulwa: Katibu Mkuu wa Chama cha 

Walimu Tanzania (CWT). 

Esther Mkwizu: Mwenyekiti Mstaafu wa 

Taasisi ya Sekta Binafsi (TPSF). 

Maria Malingumu Kashonda: Mwenyekiti 

wa Chama cha Wanasheria Wanawake Tanzania 

(TAWLA). 

Al-Shaymaa Kwegyir: Mbunge wa Viti 

Maalumu (CCM) na Mwenyekiti wa Goodhope 

Star Foundation. 

Mwantumu Malale: Makamu Mkuu wa Chuo 

cha Kiislamu cha Morogoro. 

Joseph Butiku: 

Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Taasisi ya Mwalimu 

Nyerere. 

Richard Lyimo: Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa TLP. 

ZANZIBAR: 

Dr Salim Ahmed Salim: Waziri Mkuu 

Mstaafu, Katibu Mkuu Mstaafu wa Umoja wa 

Afrika (OAU). 

Omar Sheha Mussa: Alikuwa Mbunge wa 

Chumbuni (CCM). 

Fatma Said Ali: Aliwahi kuwa Mbunge na 

Waziri. 

Raya Salim Hamad: Mjumbe wa Baraza la 

Wawakilishi Zanzibar (CCM). 

Awadh Ali Said: Rais wa Chama cha 

Wanasheria cha Zanzibar (ZLS). 

Ussi Khamis Haji: Makamu Mwenyekiti 

Mstaafu wa Tume ya Uchaguzi Zanzibar. 

Salma Maoulidi: Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa 

Taasisi ya Sahiba Sisters na mwanaharakati wa 

haki za wanawake. 

Simai Mohamed Said: Mwenyekiti wa 

Chama cha Wawekezaji kwenye Utalii Zanzibar. 

Abubakar Mohamed Ali: Mwandishi wa 

habari wa Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC 

- Swahili). 

Nassor Khamis Mohammed: Mwenyekiti 

wa Chama cha NRA. 

Muhammed Yussuf Mshamba: Mkurugenzi 

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Zanzibar. 

Kibibi Mwinyi Hassan: �� 

shughuli za Serikali Zanzibar. 

Suleiman Omar Ali: �� 

Kilimo, Zanzibar. 

Salama Kombo Ahmed: Amewahi kuwa 

mjumbe wa tume ya rais ya matukio ya 26th & 

27th January, 2001 Zanzibar. 

Katibu: Assaa Ahmad Rashid 

Naibu Katibu: Casmir Sumba Kyuki 

Kazi yake? 

Jukumu la msingi la Tume hii litakuwa kuongoza 

na kuratibu mchakato utakaoshirikisha 

wananchi wote Watanzania bila kubagua, 

including wewe, kutoa maoni yao yatakayohusu 

Katiba. Tume imeshaanza kazi, inatarajiwa 

kumaliza kazi Octoba 2013. Serikali imeahidi 

katiba mpya by April 2014. Kijana, huu ni wakati 

wako wa kushiriki kutengeneza katiba ya nchi 

yako, usilale! 


AMKA 

59

COMPETE & WIN 

Ni muda mwingine wa kuchagamsha bongo na Jarida la Fema. Majibu yote yako katika toleo 

hili hapa, kwa hiyo chimba mwanangu! Zawadi ni fulana au khanga maridadi za Femina 

HIP na unaweza kuwa mshindi anayefuata. 

MASWALI 

1. Tuambie sababu mbili za kwa nini wafanyakazi wa 

hospitalini wanajihusisha na rushwa? 

2. Kwa nini Mkuki Bgoya anaomba 

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3. Julieth aliamuaje kuhusu Bosi wake? 

4. Kwa nini wanafunzi wa Msimbazi 

waligoma, toa sababu tatu. 

TAMBUA PICHA: 

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Jibu kweli au si kweli 

1. Ally Remtullah ni mchezaji mpira. 

2. Rushwa ni matumizi ya ofisi ya umma kwa manufaa ya umma. 

3. Mwanafunzi wa kike kupata lifti kutoka kwa mwanamume ni 

aina moja ya rushwa. 

4. Kazi ya TAKUKURU ni kukamata wezi. 

60 FEMA MAGAZINE: COMPETE & WIN 

WASHINDI WA TOLEO LA 

APRIL – JUNE NI: 

1. Bahati Kiputa, kiputabahati@yahoo.com 

2. Mariam Asunga, Mgeta Secondary School, 

P. O Box 246, Morogoro 

3. Imani James, Kibaha Secondary School, 

P. O Box 30052, Pwani 

4. Mary Ndee, Mwanamwema Shein Secondary School, 

P. O Box 1601, Singida 

5. Florian Kakulima, Karagwe Secondary School, 

P. O Box 87, Karagwe, Kagera 

NB: Washindi tumeni ujumbe mfupi 

mtuambie jinsi ya kuwapatia zawadi zenu. 

Andika neno Fema, acha nafasi, kisha 

andika maelezo yako kwa ufupi na utume 

kwenda namba 15665. 

JINSI YA 

KUSHIRIKI: 

YEYOTE 

ANAWEZA 

KUSHIRIKI 

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yako katika karatasi nyingine na 

siyo kwenye ukurasa huu. 

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khanga ya Femina HIP. 

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kwa barua pepe au posta.

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