In responding to the recurring question, “Why are people in the diaspora so angry?”, Dr. Shaaban K. Fundi has given voice to what countless Tanzanians living abroad feel but often struggle to articulate. Many of us strongly support the position he advances. His words do not come from anger or alienation, but from a deep and unmistakable love for Tanzania.
For those of us in the diaspora, experiences
Are we so angry? OF COURSE WE ARE. Especially during weeks like this, one would rather be seated under a mango tree in his village of Kwarara, sipping fresh coconut juice while his nieces and nephews run around chasing a chicken to be slaughtered - because babu from the neighboring village of Fuoni has come to visit - than standing alone in the cold here in North America, shoveling snow from a front yard far away from home.
Dr. Fundi is also right to insist that many of Tanzania’s wounds are self-inflicted. Corruption, stolen elections, intimidation, abductions, and the looting of public resources are not enticing anyone to return to the country.
By: ZNK Reader (Diaspora)
