Arusha declaration


Arusha declaration in( Swahili Azimio la Arusha )  held in Arusha town in 5february 1967 and was announced for Tanganyika African National Union by Julius Nyerere, the declaration was discussed and then published in Swahili (Kaitila 2007). The aim of Arusha declaration is to ensure  equalization in the society  through consolidation  and maintenance the independence  of  the country and the freedom of  its people. Arusha declaration comes up with several policies such as;
PART ONE
THE TANU CREED
The policy of TANU is to build a socialist state. Whereas all human beings are equal, every individual has a right to dignity and respect. Therefore must peace and security being maintained in the society.
PART TWO
The policy of socialism, this policy means that all people have to live equally, members of the society have to share properties, major means of production should being controlled to both peasant and workers,  absence of exploitation. The existence of democracy and socialism is a belief, in this policy the successful implementation of socialist objectives depends very much up the leaders because socialism is a belief in a particular system of living and it is difficult for leaders to promote its growth if they do not themselves accept it.
PART THREE
The policy of self -reliance, in this policy TANU was involved in a war against poverty and oppression in our country; the struggle is aimed at moving the people of Tanzania (and the people of Africa as a whole)  from a state of poverty to a state of  prosperity. Through this policy they discussed about manual work. People believe on money, they do not know that any problem must not end by using only money. Thus, must fight for our own and not by using money, do not let depend upon money for development.
                                 

PART FOUR
 The Arusha declaration come up with the Arusha Resolution. Therefore the national committee, meeting in the community centre at Arusha from 26.2.1967 to 29.2.1967 resolves as follows;
The  leadership; every government leader must be either a peasant or a worker, and should in no way be associated with the practices or capitalism or feudalism, no government leader should hold share in any company, no government leader should own houses which he rents to others, no government leader should receive two or more salaries, and the like.
The government and other institutions; congratulates the government for the steps it has taken so far in the implementation of the policy  of socialism, calls upon the government to take further steps in the implementation of the policy of socialism.
Membership; member should get thorough teaching on party ideology so that may understand it, and they should always be reminded of the importance of living up to its principles.
The following are features of Arusha declaration or aims of Arusha declaration
Absence of exploitation; a truly socialist state is one in which all people are workers and in which neither capitalist no feudalism exists. It does not have two of classes of people a lower class composed of people who work for their living and an upper class of people a lower class composed of people who work for their living and an upper class or people who live on the working of others for the living and an upper class  of  the  people who live on the work of others  in a really socialist country no personal exploit another, everyone who physically able to work are not glossily divergent .In socialist country only people who live on the work of others and have the right to be dependent upon their fellows are small children, people who too old support themselves the crippled and whom state at any one time cannot provide with opportunity to work for their living.
The major means of production  and exchange are under control of peasant and workers; to build and maintain socialism it is essential that all major means of production and exchange in the nation are controlled and owned by the peasant through the machinery of their government and their cooperatives .it is essential that the  ruling  party should be peasant and workers ;the major  means of production and exchange are such  things as land, forests ,minerals ,water, oil, and electricity, news media, communication banks insurance, import and export trade wholesale trade, iron, machine tools , arms, motor-car cement ,fertilizers and textile industries that and any big factory industries, large plantation and especially those which provide raw materials essential to important industries.
The existence of democracy; a state is not socialist simply because its means of production and exchange are controlled or owned by the government either wholly or in large part it is essentially that its government is chosen and led by the peasant and workers themselves strengthen of oppression not the building of socialism cannot exist without democracy also existing in the society.
Socialism belief; socialism is a way of life and a socialist society cannot simply come into existence ,a socialist society can only be built by those who believe in and who themselves practice the principles of socialism ,and economic system are all those in Africa and elsewhere in the world who fight for the rights of peasants and workers ,implementation  of socialist objectives depends much on the leader ,to promote its growth if they do not themselves accept it.
In conclusion; through the Arusha declaration every individual have right, a right to receive from society, protection of his life and property according to law,every person have a right to receive right to dignity and respect , every citizen has a right  and is an integral part of the Nation and has a right to take an equal part in government at local, regional and national level. Hence Arusha declaration bringing what we call equalization within a society.








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