My father (Mervyn Smithyman) with the Sultan of Zanzibar's flag on Latham Island (obviously pre 1964). He told me that regularly they went down to plant the flag there to establish their continuing sovereignty over the island.
[Mervyn Smithyman's last post in Zanzibar was Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (Chief Secretary and Secretary to the Cabinet) 1963 - 1964.]
TAFSIRI:
Baba yangu (Mervyn Smithyman) akiwa na bendera ya Sultan wa Zanzibar kwenye kisiwa cha Fungu Mbaraka (Latham) (bila shaka kabla ya 1964). Alinambia kwamba mara kwa mara walikuwa wanakwenda kwenye kisiwa hicho kupandisha bendera kudhihirisha mamlaka yao juu ya kisiwa hicho.
[Mervyn Smithyman alikuwa Katibu Mkuu katika Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu wa Zanzibar, ambapo kwa nafasi hiyo alikuwa pia Katibu Mkuu Kiongozi na Katibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri, 1963 - 1964].
By Anne Chappel.
This man comes to Kenya after every 5 years to lecture Kenyans on democracy & respect for institutions but his own COLONIAL party CCM in Tanzania is hanging on to a colonial CONSTITUTION to ensure CONTROL. He inherently hates reforms, an unparalleled HYPOCRITE #KatibaMpyaNiSasa