Let’s work on healing wounds that our fathers inflicted on us

Elsie EYAKUZE . By

So what will a Neopan-Africanist future look like? I had a hard time giving PLO Lumumba, which I last wrote out of respect. We are done with our father’s wounds, now we need to heal the wounds that our father inflicted on us.

In case I wasn’t clear about that, I want to make it clear now: We are what we need to deal with, first and foremost.

And I want to say one thing: whatever Africa has done, we are still here. We do not live in reserves like Australians and Americans.

We have not been brought up in history like so many people in the Caribbean and South America. It may not sound like much, but there is a lot to be thankful for.

I am not insensitive to history. The way we are now as a planet is no mistake: human effort has been working on it with ever-increasing power for millennia.

water crisis

I grew up with tap water, but I remember a childhood that had clean streams, cups of cold river water, and fresh fish from local ponds. I am sitting here today, knowing that the water crisis we have been going through for months can be predicted for years.

My government this week acknowledged this shortcoming, as if the dry tap in Dar es Salaam could be explained otherwise. They think we are fools.

It comes down to leadership, doesn’t it?

water management. sight. A society thriving with the right choices? It all comes down to what we understand by the word “leader”.

Many of us think that this is a special gift that basically only men can get. We rely on him a lot in childhood. Yet some of us see it as the real act and ultimate self-denial and sacrifice, putting people first.

That’s why I called the African Union and its leaders a failure. They fail their own people all the time.

If our own president can’t demonstrate character, why should we listen to him when he blames someone else but himself for the problems we face? They are not leaders, they are not servants of the people: they are tyrants and oath-breakers at the top.

believe in running

I am not insensitive to history. Colonialism never left, huh? It just evolved. Knowing this about humanity, I don’t even believe in running anymore.

I live in Tanzania, which was invaded by Uganda back in the day. I know my neighbors. I support the East African community in the understanding that we are often our own worst enemies – inside and outside our countries.

I am yet to forgive the cows – willing to combine. What nonsense!

Who knows who the cows colluded with anyway? I keep an eye on the east and the west, but most of all we are. Like I said before, those who can hurt me are right here.

Yes we can do it

An older sister in feminism approached and said: Eh, now challenge this kind of movement. We can do with the upgrade. I tell him: Yes, we can. Africa has always been dependent on its women. So let’s lead.

For those of you who are going to try and harass me with stories of living in a country led by a woman: no one has time for a token. I mean the actual move – a minimum of 33 percent representation in all positions of our public service and authority. Maternity and paternity leave, childcare, flexible working hours.

A slight decrease in passion for penis size, which can leave room for effort and more substantial consideration. You know, countries dominated by women in public service positions do better in all areas of governance except war?

It’s not about defaming men: we’re all prisoners of our own device here. The hierarchy of evils like sexism and power has taken many lives. As it relates to Africa, it is clear to me that we need to rethink a lot about what passes for tradition.

So. What will a Neopan-Africanist future look like? It would sound radical. Fundamentally eco-friendly and humane.

fundamentally egalitarian

Fundamentally ready to use technology to socialize access to food, water, goods and services. Fundamentally accepting humanity in all its forms and manifestations and thus fundamentally egalitarian.

But it is also fundamentally breaking with the past. We need to reflect on and reject the colonial thinking and the chains that followed.

We need to rediscover our self-confidence and commonalities, not our fractures and superstitions.

We need a flat structure of governance, not motorcycles. And we need to laugh. We may even have to dare to become a prosperous economy as a continent, because we can.

Of course, to do this we all must speak Kiswahili, right?

Have a soulful week.