Women are loyal to their feelings they won't care about your damn sacrifices....even if you cross the river, catch a bullet or even kill a lion with bare hands!
Never settle for Less. Man Up!
Unaambiwa nchini China kuna miti inaitwa, “Chinese Bamboo”, ukipanda unaweza kumwagilia mpaka miaka 5 bila kuchipua.
Lakini, mwaka wa tano utakapochipua, ndani ya wiki 6 inakuwa kwa urefu wa futi 90.
Kwamba, ndani miaka 5 chini hutengeneza mizizi imara ya kusapoti ukuaji wa haraka wa ndani ya wiki 6.
Hilo ni somo juu ya “Ustahimilivu na kufanya kwa mwendelezo”, kwani kila kitu kina Compounding.
SLOW POISON: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State ~ by Mahmood Mamdani
A perspective from Prof. Mahmood Mamdani on the contemporary history of Uganda in particular, and East Africa in general.
Interesting to read.
Within hours of being announced as the nominee to be the U.S. Director of the CIA, I received a hand-delivered message on MI6 stationery congratulating me on my nomination. It was signed simply "C" in green ink. Legendary. I shared it with my son and even he thought I was now cool!
More than that, this note, from Sir Alex Younger, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom, confirmed what I already believed: the work that the CIA and MI6 did together mattered, that the partnership was critical, and that two leaders focused on the mission could save lives and provide tools for our nations to deter our adversaries.
Alex's passing this week brought back so many memories of our time in service together. He flew to Langley to see me the day I was confirmed. We brought our two senior teams together in the UK to plan and coordinate and build in the first several weeks of my time on duty: making clear to them all that this relationship was more than special - it was critical for the security of our two countries.
Alex was a remarkable intelligence partner. When we needed help, it wasn't "let me see;" it was "this matters to you and America we'll get it done." And he and his team always did. I think he knew we would do the same for him and his team and his nation. Many Americans are alive today because of his leadership of MI6, I never knew how to thank him enough.
Alex became a friend as well. In the years since we both left office we would see each other from time to time. He was always so kind, so thoughtful, so smart. His deep love of his country was surpassed only by his deep commitment and love of his family. Decent and proper - and funny as hell - Alex was "C." As espionage requires, he was quiet, not attention seeking. He knew what evil was and he was ruthless in his efforts to crush it with every legal tool at his command. And he knew who his friends were and committed himself to supporting them.
I miss Sir Alex Younger. He was a role model for me and a man with whom every minute I spent was valued and savored. Blessings to you Alex. Praying for you and for your family. Well done and may you rest in peace in His hands.
@luper_bukuku@pastajoshuatz Uongo mkubwa! Go read history again. Do you know Kleruu.? At the time ndie mtu Nyerere alikua anamhusudu pia. So unaweza kusoma between the lines alikua mtu wa aina gani
On March 29, 2013 Don Bosco Gichana, a Kenyan business mogul was arrested in Arusha Tanzania when he traveled to visit a detained colleague.
Subsequently, Gichana was held in custody and later charged with money laundering and conspiracy
Here is a full transcript 🧵
….Badae Wakosoaji wa Rais Putin wakawa wanakufa Katika Mazingira ya Kutatanisha. Shutuma zikawa zinaelekezwa kwa Rais mwenyewe. Huku serikali na yeye wenyewe wakipinga vikali shutuma hizo. Wafuasi wa Putin wakazichukulia shutuma hizo kama chuki za Mataifa ya Magharibi dhidi ya Jushaa na Mzalendo wao…
Tangu Vladimir Putin aingie madarakani mwaka 1999, kumekuwa na idadi ya waandishi wa habari, wanasiasa wa upinzani, waliokuwa maafisa wa usalama, wanaharakati, na washirika wa zamani wa Kremlin waliomkosoa ambao walifariki katika mazingira yaliyosababisha maswali na mabishano makubwa. Ingawa mara nyingi hakuna ushahidi wa moja kwa moja uliothibitishwa mahakamani unaomhusisha Putin binafsi, makundi ya upinzani, serikali za Magharibi, mashirika ya haki za binadamu, na wafuasi wa wahusika hao mara kwa mara wameelekeza lawama kwa Putin au dola ya Urusi. Kremlin imeendelea kukanusha kuhusika na vifo hivyo.
Miongoni mwa visa vilivyopata umaarufu mkubwa ni kile cha Alexei Navalny, aliyekuwa kiongozi maarufu zaidi wa upinzani nchini Urusi. Navalny alifariki tarehe 16 Februari 2024 akiwa na umri wa miaka 47 katika gereza la eneo la Aktiki. Mamlaka za Urusi zilisema alipata matatizo ya kiafya baada ya kutembea na kupoteza fahamu, huku familia yake, wafuasi wake, na viongozi wengi wa Magharibi wakidai kuwa Kremlin ilihusika. Mazingira halisi ya kifo chake bado yanabishaniwa.
Mwanasiasa mwingine mashuhuri alikuwa Boris Nemtsov, aliyewahi kuwa Naibu Waziri Mkuu wa Urusi kabla ya kuwa mkosoaji mkubwa wa Putin. Nemtsov alipigwa risasi na kuuawa tarehe 27 Februari 2015 kwenye daraja karibu na Kremlin mjini Moscow. Ingawa watu kadhaa walihukumiwa kwa kutekeleza mauaji hayo, wafuasi wake na waangalizi wengi wa kimataifa wanaamini kuwa walioagiza mauaji hayo hawajawahi kutambuliwa rasmi.
Alexander Litvinenko, aliyekuwa afisa wa zamani wa ujasusi wa Urusi aliyeishi nchini Uingereza, alifariki tarehe 23 Novemba 2006 baada ya kupewa sumu ya mionzi ya polonium-210. Uchunguzi rasmi wa Uingereza ulihitimisha kwamba mauaji hayo huenda yaliidhinishwa katika ngazi za juu za serikali ya Urusi, hitimisho ambalo Moscow ililikataa.
Mwandishi wa habari za uchunguzi Anna Politkovskaya, aliyekuwa akiripoti kuhusu ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu nchini Chechnya na kuikosoa serikali ya Putin, alipigwa risasi na kuuawa tarehe 7 Oktoba 2006 katika jengo lake la makazi mjini Moscow. Mauaji yake yameendelea kuwa miongoni mwa mashambulizi maarufu zaidi dhidi ya waandishi wa habari nchini Urusi.
Mfanyabiashara na aliyekuwa mshirika wa Kremlin, Boris Berezovsky, alipatikana amefariki nyumbani kwake Berkshire, Uingereza, tarehe 23 Machi 2013. Uchunguzi ulielekea kuonyesha kuwa alijiua kwa kujinyonga, lakini kutokana na mgogoro wake wa muda mrefu na Putin, uvumi na nadharia mbalimbali ziliendelea kuibuka kuhusu kifo chake.
Mwanasheria na mpinga ufisadi Sergei Magnitsky alifariki akiwa gerezani Moscow tarehe 16 Novemba 2009 baada ya kufichua madai ya udanganyifu mkubwa wa kodi. Mashirika ya haki za binadamu yalidai kuwa alinyimwa matibabu muhimu na alifanyiwa vitendo vya ukatili akiwa mahabusu. Kifo chake kilisababisha nchi kadhaa kupitisha sheria zinazojulikana kama Sheria za Magnitsky.
Mwanaharakati wa haki za binadamu Natalia Estemirova alitekwa nyara nchini Chechnya tarehe 15 Julai 2009 na baadaye kupatikana amepigwa risasi na kuuawa. Wenzake na mashirika ya haki za binadamu walidai kuwa kazi yake ya kufichua ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu ilimfanya kuwa shabaha.
Mwanasheria wa haki za binadamu Stanislav Markelov na mwandishi wa habari Anastasia Baburova walipigwa risasi na kuuawa mjini Moscow tarehe 19 Januari 2009. Vifo vyao vilizidisha hofu kuhusu usalama wa wanaharakati na wakosoaji wa serikali nchini Urusi.
Mikhail Lesin, aliyewahi kuwa Waziri wa Habari wa Urusi, alipatikana amefariki katika hoteli moja mjini Washington, D.C., Marekani, tarehe 5 Novemba 2015. Mamlaka Marekani zilisema alikufa kutokana na majeraha ya kupigwa kwa nguvu, lakini mazingira ya kifo ni …
@thomasjkibwana Hahaha! Aisee... Si wangemuita tu.. halaf si unatengua wadhifa wake kwanza ndio unamkamata au wenzetu katiba yao ni ukikanyaga tunamalizana hapo hapo..