TANZANIA clicked 61 years since it achieved independence from the UK.
For more than six decades, Tanzanians have been one, under the leadership of six different presidents, each having own phase and now it is under President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
As the country marked its independence anniversary, different debates and dialogues have been carried out from district to national level, discussing the history of the country as well as development issues and the way forward for the country.
President Samia appealed to Tanzanians to continue upholding the national unity, peace and love as well as maintaining cooperation on building the economy for current and future generations.
Peace is important as it is a base for economic development and the fact is that economic development does not automatically build peace in different countries.
It could even undermine it. Under that background, Tanzanians have to treasure peace and put concerted efforts on economic development activities, so as to raise the economy even more, ensure all people get quality education they need for better lives.
They have to maintain focus on strategies that will help in taking the country to a next level of development, as they have had a journey of challenges and many successes that the country is bragging on.
The President rightly noted that we’re supposed to spend the day thinking of how they should develop the country.
Celebrations of the country’s key historical day were marked in a different style, including holding dialogues that allowed gatherings to welcome Tanzanians from all regions and districts and discuss various topics pertaining to their country’s past, present and future.
Peace through prosperity is the wide and fair participation in the creation and proceeds of growth: jobs, incomes and livelihoods.
It means giving people the opportunity to save and invest, as well as ensuring tax revenues are raised and spent fairly, wisely and transparently.
Economic activities that are both socially and environmentally sustainable also contribute to peace. People have to consciously link their economic planning to peace planning.
They also need to think about the political economy: People’s interests, incentives and values – especially those of powerful people – and the institutions through which different interests, incentives and values are mediated.
This helps understand economic development changes are possible, and also what changes are possible for peace. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavour, full of steps forward and back.
This is the task of peace building. And we can’t afford not to do it. Tanzanians should always thrive to move forward and in a right direction, following directives of the Head of State and other leaders.
