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Nyerere Day: Je Nyerere anakumbukwa kimaneno ama anakumbukwa kiukweli?

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Ukisoma maneno kutoka katika "nukuu zake" utaona kwamba alichokisema nyakati zileee.. 'enzi za mwalimu' ndiyo yanafanyika kinyume na alivyokuwa akitaka; mbaya zaidi wale wanaodai kumpenda Nyerere ndiyo kwanza wanaoendekeza balaa la kuiuza nchi. Mfano upo wazi: Hivi sasa Wilaya nyingi Tanzania tu nashuhudia migogoro ya ardhi inayosukwa na wakuu wa sehemu husika, lakini uchonganishi unawakumba wafugaji na wakulima! Hivi jamani watanzania haya maneno ya mwalimu yanazingatiwa?.

New course record set during the 36th annual Chicago Marathon

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Dennis Kimetto, of Kenya, breaks the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course record. (Jose M. Osorio, Chicago Tribune)   By Jeremy Gorner, John Keilman, Geoff Ziezulewicz and Kim Geiger Tribune reporters

Watch The Chicago Marathon Live Online

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Viewers can watch the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for free on the Web. Photo: OhioRunning And there’s no catch: it’s free. Written by: David Monti Fans can watch the Bank of America Chicago Marathon live online and free of charge this Sunday, thanks to the race’s broadcast partner, NBC Chicago. Race organizers reported this morning that fans can connect to http://www.nbcchicago.com at 7:00 a.m. Central time (8:00 a.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. GMT) to watch NBC Chicago’s full broadcast.  The free live stream is available globally, organizers said. This is the first time that the race has been available for free global viewing online. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is the second-largest marathon in the country will enjoy its 34-year anniversary this Sunday. It attracts 45,000 runners annually. This year’s edition is expected to be warm with temperatures nearing 70 degrees Fahrenheit three hours into the race. A world-class field has been assemble

Mayor, officials welcome out-of-town marathon runners

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Banners line Columbus Drive for Sunday's Chicago Marathon. Preparations are well underway Tuesday Oct. 8, 2013 for Sunday's Chicago Marathon. ( Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune / October 8 , 2013 )   By Lauren Zumbach Tribune reporter     As runners began arriving for the 36th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and race officials welcomed them and feted eigh

OBITUARY: Astronaut Scott Carpenter dies at 88; second American to orbit Earth

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President John F. Kennedy congratulates Scott Carpenter, with his family watching, on the astronaut's three-orbit flight in 1962. ( Associated Press )    By Steve Chawkins and Eric Malnic 

CHICAGO MARATHON: TANZANIA OUT OF THE MAP AS NYAMBUI AND BAYI ARE HAPPY

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CHICAGO: THE WINDY CITY Race two of the World Marathon Major series is scheduled for this Sunday through streets of downtown Chicago. The race starts and ends on Columbus Drive and winds through the Loop before heading north to Lincoln Park, finally ending with a run up Michigan Avenue. The race will feature a solid elite men's division, headed up by a trio of Kenyans - Moses Mosop, Dennis Kimetto and Emannuel Mutai. However, one absentee from the race will be the defending champion Tsegaye Kebede, who had one of the most remarkable stretch runs last year. Kebede actually trailed the leader by 43 seconds, by exploded in the final 4 1/2 miles to win by 29 seconds in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 38 seconds. Kebede will sit out this race after winning the London Maraton earlier this year, but should be ready to go in November for the New York City Marathon. Read more here:

INVITATION FOR NYERERE DAY COMMEMORATION BY TANZANIA PERMANENT MISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN

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Nyerere day is a big day in Tanzania, is just like George Washington Day or Columbus Day in the United States. This invitation is meant to all Tanzanians living in the United States. Good Luck to all. SOURCE: MICHUZI BLOG