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Ask Me Again In One Year

Ask Me Again In One Year


Author Country :Tanzania
Genre Type :True Story
Location :Tanzania
Year of Publication :/
Publication :
Sub Theme :Corruption, Heroes/Heroines/Saints, Justice/Injustice, Politics/
Author Name :Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M./
Author City :Dar es Salaam
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Years ago when Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was president of Tanzania he authorized a Msako (a Swahili word that in the particular context referred to an official government investigation into corruption). When the journalists asked him if they should give him a Hongera (a Swahili word that means "congratulations") or a pole (a Swahili word that means "sympathy" or "sorry") Nyerere answered: "Ask me again in one year."


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