EVERY MATTER HAS AN ALPHA AND AN OMEGA

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Adeladius Makwega – MBAGALA

 

These were the surroundings of a rather run-down restaurant. The cooks and the owner of the restaurant belonged to the Wakisi ethnic community, a community associated with the late Deo Philikunjombe.

The Wakisi are known as a calm, thoughtful people who value education. In Mwanakwetu’s view, this region is also regarded as one of the areas in Tanzania with a significant number of highly educated people.

 

For the benefit of my readers, let me mention two scholars from this region whom I know: Professor Andolongwise Katule and Professor Nicolous Bangu. These were genuine professors—not professors by mere title.

 

Mwanakwetu bought a meal at this restaurant as a gesture of respect for the late Deo Philikunjombe, but also out of respect for other Wakisi families with whom he has a family connection.

 

My reader may wonder: How did Mwanakwetu know the background of the owners of this restaurant?

 

The answer was simple: all their names reflected that heritage.

 

There were several other people at the restaurant, sitting in different groups and engaged in conversation.

 

As Mwanakwetu sat at his table, another man approached, greeted him, and ordered ugali, meat, beans, and green vegetables.

 

After a short while, the man asked:

 

“Sister, I am really hungry. Will this portion of ugali fill me up?”

 

The waiter did not respond.

At the other tables, conversations continued, particularly about politics, although some people were speaking in low voices.

 

Mwanakwetu continued eating.

 

Sitting nearby was a traffic police officer who had taken off his cap and was eating nervously. He had partly turned his back while eating quickly, as though something was troubling him. Every now and then, he looked around.

 

From Mwanakwetu’s perspective, the young traffic officer’s nervousness raised many questions. Perhaps there was a serious reason behind it.

 

Mwanakwetu thought of four possibilities.

 

Perhaps he had a problem or a case at work.

Perhaps he had an assignment that needed to be completed shortly after his meal.

 

Or perhaps our young men and women serving in the security forces have reached a point where they no longer fully trust the ordinary citizens they serve—even though those citizens are their own brothers, sisters, relatives and fellow countrymen.

 

Or perhaps the political discussion taking place in the restaurant had simply given him something serious to think about.

 

Those were merely Mwanakwetu’s thoughts.

 

But the discussion in the restaurant had one major question at its centre:

“Does CCM Still Exist, or Does It Not?”

 

One man said:

 

“Where is CCM today? I am a CCM Ward Secretary. Even the party minutes—from the branch level, to the ward and then to the district—who is writing them? When are these meetings actually taking place?

“All you hear is that the Central Committee has met, the National Executive Committee has met, and meetings have been conducted online. But party meetings begin at the grassroots. If the grassroots have died, what exactly exists at the top? The party exists at the top, but not at the bottom. How can a party exist in the sky while it does not exist on the ground? Even God is in heaven, but HE sends His representatives to earth, and HE knows everything that happens here.”

 

These two men we

re seated at a nearby table.

The discussion continued.

One of them said:

“Today, you cannot become a Member of Parliament unless you have 700 million shillings to bribe people.

 

“You are a young UVCCM member who has just graduated from university, or perhaps you are studying at VETA. Or perhaps you were Miss Temeke. Where would you get 500 to 700 million shillings to bribe CCM delegates? Your parents are poor. When wealthy people enter a system, they can destroy everything. Even when you invite them into religious affairs, you have to be extremely careful. And if you want to become a Special Seats Member of Parliament, the work becomes simply about being bribed. So there are only two possibilities: either you engage in illegal business, or wealthy people buy you and turn you into their agent so that you can advance their interests.”

 

The discussion became even more intense.

 

Another man said:

“If you say CCM has challenges, you are wrong. CCM does not exist anymore. It is dead—and dead like a cockroach.

The problem is these people who were entrusted by our elders. They have disappointed us.And if they have let us down, then we must also bring them down. The biggest challenge of all is the issue surrounding Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi. That is what has completely damaged them.”

Remember, my reader, these were simply people talking in a restaurant.

 

The traffic officer was a light-skinned man with a shaved head. Suddenly, he stood up, paid his bill and left quickly.

As he was leaving, one of the men said:

 

“I can see that you people are speaking very freely. You are talking without fear. Aren’t you even afraid of the police?”

Another man replied:

 

“What are you afraid of? Look at him. He himself is eating ugali anxiously because he has to return to his duty under the hot sun. Perhaps a convoy will pass shortly, and he needs to get back to work so he can earn money to find food for his children. Everyone is simply dealing with his own worries.”

The discussion continued.

One of the men said:

“It is possible that wealthy people in different areas are the ones enabling young UVCCM members to become their agents, become Members of Parliament and eventually enter government. And they are the ones financing the 500 to 700 million shillings allegedly used for bribery. So let us ask ourselves: when Julius Nyerere was a teacher, if he had agreed to be bribed and become an agent of wealthy people, where would we be today? Who would have stood as the voice of poor Tanzanians? Who would have represented the farmers and workers? That is why we say CCM has failed to deal effectively with the problem of corruption.”

Mwanakwetu finished his meal, stood up, paid his bill and left.

 

A Conversation with Emmanuel Yesaya

 

While on his way, Mwanakwetu contacted Emmanuel Yesaya, a CCM cadre in Dar es Salaam.

He told him:

 

“Makwega, you and I know each other well. Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi knows these current leaders very well. Instead of listening to him, they are fighting him. What really upset them was his position on the New Constitution. There is nothing else. This is not healthy for CCM. Whenever there is an issue, leaders must talk to one another. Even if you are a leader today, does that mean you will remain a leader forever? If leaders are fighting among themselves and are unable to sit down and talk, what interpretation are ordinary citizens supposed to draw from that? If the issue involving Humphrey Polepole has not yet been resolved, what about the issue involving Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi?Every matter has an Alpha and an Omega.”

 

After that conversation, Mwanakwetu decided to put together the conversations and events he had gathered into this article.

What Does Mwanakwetu Say Today?

 

This article is a summary of the observations and accounts gathered by Mwanakwetu between August 25, 2026, and August 29, 2026, following Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi’s resignation from the position of Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

 

Mwanakwetu, are you there?

If you are, then remember this:

“EVERY MATTER HAS AN ALPHA AND AN OMEGA.”

Every matter has a beginning.

Every matter has an end.

And every matter, one day, reaches its final page.

I wish you a good day.

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