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Zitto Kabwe

Dar es Salaam, Mwandiga, Tanzania
As seen in: The Guardian, AllAfrica, Daily Maverick, Mail & Guardian, The Citizen (Tanzania), African Arguments, The Elephant, Mwananchi, HT Syndication, The Chanzo and
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The Boy by the Radio: Zitto Kabwe at Fifty

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By Zitto Kabwe
| The Chanzo
The first thing I remember owning was not a thing at all. It was a sound. In my grandfather’s house in Kigoma, a small radio set we called Radio Mkulima brought the country into our room. It carried news from Dar es Salaam, debates from Dodoma and football commentary from stadiums I had never seen. My grandfather listened for the news; I listened to the people making it. I memorised the names of Members of Parliament and their constituencies.
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Zambia votes on the future it has begun to build

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By Zitto Kabwe
| The Citizen (Tanzania) Verified
A declaration first: I count Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, as a friend. Readers should weigh what follows with that knowledge. Friendship can cloud political judgment. But it can also provide a close view of character, of how a leader behaves when the cameras have gone, the speeches have ended and the available choices are all difficult.
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Madam President, Without the Kigoma Shipyard, the SGR to Kigoma risks falling short

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By Zitto Kabwe
| The Citizen (Tanzania) Verified
President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to launch the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Tabora to Kigoma on Monday, July 20. It is a milestone worthy of recognition. For decades, the people of Kigoma have campaigned for a modern railway to connect the region with the rest of the country. That aspiration is finally becoming a reality, albeit later than many had hoped. However, the railway was never an end in itself.
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