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Uasi au Utatu katika Ujitambulishaji wa Wanajenizi: Matumizi ya Mihadarati katika Nyimbo za Gengetone
(Journal of Kiswahili and Other African Languages, 2026-03-17) Simiyu, Fred, C. N. W.
Makala hii inahusu matumizi ya uasi ndani ya utatu kama mkakati wa kutambulisha vijana wa Jenizi kupitia nyimbo za Gengetone. Fasihi simulizi kupitia kipera kimojawapo cha nyimbo za gengetone, inatumiwa kupinga na au kuhimiza matumizi ya mihadarati kupitia majukwaa mbalimbali ya kidijitali. Kwa jicho la
haraka, inaonekana kuwa, baadhi ya waimbaji wa gengetone wanashabikiwa ukiukaji wa ukawaida wa kijami. Hata hvivo, kwa kutumia jicho la ndani, imebainika kuwa, wasanii hawa wanapinga mifumo dhalimu ya kijamii na kupendekeza mwamko mpya. Kwa hivyo, ni muhimu kuchanganua nyimbo teule za gengetone kwa
jicho la ndani ili kubainisha kiini chake. Kutokana na haya, makala hii inachunguza mikakati inayotumiwa kuasi ukawaida, matumizi ya uasi kama silka ya ujitambulishaji; na matumizi ya utatu kama mkakati wa kupinga unyanyaswaji wa wanyonge kupitia nyimbo za gengetone. Haya yamebainishwa katika makala haya, ambapo uchambuzi wa nyimbo tano za gengetone umefanywa kwa kuongozwa na Nadharia ya Utatu. Uchambuzi wa data katika makala hii umedhihirisha kwamba nyimbo za Gengetone zinakua kwa kasi kikubwa sana kutokana na uwezo wake wa kujinyambua, ili kupanua mipaka yake. Ujinyambuaji huu unafanywa kwa kuchopeka mitindo mipya ili kuendelea kuwa hai, kuvutia na kusisimua. Isitoshe, Gengetone siyo tu aina ya muziki, bali ni aina maalum ya ujitambulishaji wa vijana wa mjini. Huu ni mfano mzuri wa nguvu za sanaa zinazotumiwa kuvunja kuta za ukabila, kuunganisha tamaduni mbalimbali, na kutoa jukwaa la kuwawezesha vijana kutoa sauti zao. Ni jukwaa la utatu ambalo linaloonesha ukakamavu, ubunifu na uzalendo wa vijana wa mjini.
The Hybrid Aesthetics of the Underdog: A Postcolonial Reading of Wadagliz’s Viral Song, Anguka Nayo
(Journal of Linguistics, Literary and Communication Studies, 2026-03-17) Simiyu, Fred, C. N. W.
This paper seeks to characterise Gengetone popular music as a site for understanding the nature and function of postcolonial cultural productions. The study is largely inspired by Homi Bhabha’s proposition that the present is often a meeting place of the past and the present. A place of constantly changing, as
opposed to perpetual, identities; a fluid space of what was and what is ensuing. The study is therefore founded on the premise that just like its unstable context, Gen-Z music—often coming through as non-conformism—may best represent the artistic value of popular art in an increasingly modernising context that
is intensely shaped by the mass culture. The song that forms the basis of the present study, Anguka Nayo, was purposively sampled and subjected to close reading through the lenses of Homi Bhabha’s theory of hybridity. The main finding of the study is that, just like most other contemporary cultural artefacts, popular music can indeed provide interesting insights into the hybrid nature of contemporary cultural artefacts. The study, therefore, adds to existing perspectives on postcolonial
discourses, especially hybridity.
East African European Virtual Exchange for Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Action (ECO ACT) Project.
(ECO ACT, 2025-08-16) Maiyo, Julius; Echaune, Manasi; Makila, Leunita; Ekisa, Tom; Masayi, Nelly; Obino, Paul
The Needs Assessment report, developed collaboratively by all partner institutions, provides the foundation for designing the ECO-ACT Virtual Exchange (VE) programme. It deepens earlier analyses by reviewing climate-related programmes in Africa and Europe, surveying students to identify knowledge and skills gaps, and conducting staff interviews to validate needs and priorities. The assessment highlights critical disparities in digital infrastructure, faculty capacity, curriculum integration, and student readiness, underscoring the need for an inclusive and context-responsive VE model.
Findings show diverse strengths across East African and EU institutions, with strong alignment in environmental science, policy, research skills, and sustainability, but clear gaps in digital skills, climate governance, climate finance, justice, and practical application. Student surveys reveal moderate
climate-change awareness, limited curriculum coverage, and high interest in further training. Staff interviews highlight challenges including inadequate funding, limited expertise, low student engagement, and insufficient practical learning opportunities, alongside emerging good practices such as green campus initiatives and curriculum reforms. Literature analysis reinforces the need for integrated, interdisciplinary climate education.
Overall, partners bring complementary capabilities, and there is strong demand for a VE programme that strengthens digital, technical, governance, research, and cross-cultural competencies to prepare graduates for effective climate action.
Religion and Language Learning: A Case of Language Learning Strategies in the Tanzanian Sociolinguistic Environment
(African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2016-03-11) Wekesa, Ben Nyongesa
The study examined religion as a sociocultural determinant of the choice of Language Learning
Strategies among learners of English in the Tanzanian context. Basing on Vygotsky’s
Sociocultural Theory, the study hypothesized that religion is a significant factor in the choice of
language learning strategies. A total of 530 respondents, drawn from both secondary schools and
university using the SILL questionnaire, participated. Using SPSS, descriptive mean scores and ttest were computed to establish the existence of statistical significant differences in terms of the
overall strategy, the six strategy categories and individual strategy items between Christians and
Muslim language learners. The t-test for equality of Means for the overall strategy use between
Christian respondents and their Muslim counterparts showed statistical significant differences
(t=3.641, df=508, p<.05). The Mean frequency for the Christian respondents in the overall strategy
use was 3.458; SD= .680 while that for the Muslim respondents was 3.240; SD =.703. The results,
therefore, showed that Christian respondents reported using more strategies than did their Muslim
counterparts. With regard to the six strategy categories, the t-test results for equality of Means
performed showed that all the six strategy categories were significantly different (Cognitive
(t=5.801), metacognitive (t=4.387, social (t=3.609), Affective (t=3.044), Compensation (t=2.542)
and Memory (t=2.464) all at df=508). Metacognitive strategy category were highly chosen by both
Christian and Muslim (Christianity Mean=4.009, Islam, Mean=3.73). Social strategies were highly
used by Christian respondents (Mean=3.720) and moderately used by Muslim respondents
(Mean=3.487). All the other strategy categories were of moderately used by both Christian and
Muslim respondents. The study therefore recommends that the most preferred strategies
(metacognitive and social) should form the core of strategy training. Second, the society in general
and all stakeholders should handle the issue of religion with caution since it is a strong determinant
in language learning and strategy choice.