FULL STORY
By FRANK KIMARO
YOUTHS should not flee to urban areas to become jobless while
there are many activities to be used as sources of income in rural areas,
former President Mr Ali Hassan Mwinyi has advised.
Alhaji Mwinyi made the remarks during the aids handover to
the residents of Kwadelo ward from Kondoa, Singida.
The handover ceremony took place at his Mikocheni B home in
Dar es alaam today.
The former president said at the moment the country is
experiencing a difficult time because of inflation and unemployment problems,
saying the problems could be solved.
Former President Mr Mwinyi handover a delivering to representatives of Kwadelo
“Let`s take an example of Kwadelo ward where there are 64
tractors donated by the government for agricultural activities but there are
some complains that youths are running from the village to the city with
thoughts to get good life only to find
difficult life,” he lamented.
Mr Mwinyi further said unemployment is not the problem of our
country only, but it is the international disaster and different countries are
in hard time because of it.
“Look at Spain and Portugal where their citizen are demonstrating
because of unemployment hence jeopardizing their countries but the solution is
not demonstration the solution is to hustle hard,” he said.
For his part, the Councilor of Kwadelo, Mr Alhaji Kiriati said youths who will be return
to the ward they will be lent a piece of land and a tractor for agricultural
activities to ensure efficient production.
“We will give five acre to every youth and we estimate if the
given person will work properly 100 sacks will be produced and he/she will sell
each one 50,000/-. I know it will reduce the difficulty of life and youths can
afford basic needs of life,” he said.
The aids which were given to Kwadelo residents including delivery
bed 7,00,000/-,Water tank(500 ml) 6,50,000/- which were donated by the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Mr Bernard Membe and Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism,
Mr Khamis Kagasheki.
The former president also gave 200,000 to Qassim Omar the
resident of Kwadelo and the student UNUNIO teachers college who wanted to stop
his studies because he didn`t have tuition fees.
The Kwadelo residents thanked the government and their
councilor for the efforts of bringing development to their ward, saying before the
donation there was one bed for child bearing activity but currently there will
be two beds which they can be used for that purpose.
They further added now they will have a safe water from the
tapes and they will buy at 100/- while before they were using well water and
they were buying 20 liters at 300/-
The Councillor Alihaji Kiranji giving some instructions to the former president
