January Makamba

I am heartbroken and at a loss for words at the news of the passing of my dearest friend. I will share more in the coming days.

Saw my friend Jane Goodall the other day. On agenda: rejuvenating Roots & Shoots into a more interconnected & robust global movement; collaboration for Interspecies Money, a radical new idea for economic incentive for survival of nature that I am part of. Always nice to see her.

Would agriculture (a traditional approach) bridging this gap be considered a bit unconventional as opposed to the techno/AI era? Should tech be taking over by now?

Not enough people in policymaking roles appreciate the level of urgency needed to address the Continent’s jobs problem. Too many people remain stuck in their ways, doing the same things over and over again.

I live in a village with a church, a pub, a village hall and a community that has street parties, fetes, village bbqs etc. The equivalent of 5x our village’s population arrived here today alone.

Dear friends, today I turn seventy years old. I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents; and I thank all those who have remembered me in their prayers.

Increasingly, people go to AI chatbots for advice on major life decisions, even advice on committing suicide. Not sure if these bots are sufficiently “trained” to handle such emotionally complex matters. Most of them are too agreeable and dangerously validate emotional distress.

Na Fredrizzo Samson Watu saba(7) wamefariki baada ya gari walilokuwa wakisafiria kugonga lori lililokuwa limeharibika na kusimama barabarani katika Kijiji cha Kongo kata ya Bukwe wilayani Rorya, mkoani Mara. Ajali hiyo imetokea alfajiri ya leo Septemba 11, ambapo watu hao saba walikuwa kwenye gari dogo aina ya Probox yenye namba za usajili T.625 DYV ambayo iliyogonga lori lililokuwa limeharibikia barabarani. Inaelezwa kuwa watu hao jana Septemba 10, walitokea Kijiji cha Utegi kwenda Tarime Mjini kufurahia 'Simba Day 'na Usiku walianza safari yao kutoka Tarime mjini kurudi Utegi walipofika katikati ya Kijiji cha Kongo kata ya Bukwe wilayani Rorya ndipo walipolivaa lori hilo. Jambo TV imezungumza na Mganga Mfawidhi wa Hospitali ya Wilaya ya Tarime, Yonah Charles amethibitisha vifo vya watu hao akieleza kuwa alfajiri yaleo wamepokea miili ya watu saba watatu wakiwa wanawake na wanne wanaume wakiwa wamefariki kutokana na ajali.

Engineering twitter & politics twitter, is there a reason we can’t be thinking to have subways/ commuter trains in Dar? Msinishambulie, I just want to learn