Autobiography of edwin mtei truck

Born

4 October

Kigoma, Tanganyika

Occupation

scholar, author and news reporter

Nationality

Tanzanian

Alma mater

Wayne State University ()

Genre

African studies

Notable works

Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era ()

Africa and The West ()

The Modern African State: Quest for Transformation ()

Post-Colonial Africa ()

Colonial Mentality and the Destiny of Africa ()

Conquest of the Mind: Imperial subjugation of Africa ()

Africa – Chronicle and Analysis ()

Africa After Independence: Realities of Nationhood ()

Economic Development in Africa ()

Statecraft and Nation Building in Africa: A Post-colonial Study ()

African Immigrants in South Africa ()

Western Involvement in Nkrumah's Downfall ()

The African Liberation Struggle: Reflections ()

Ethnic Politics in Kenya and Nigeria ()

Identity Politics and Ethnic Conflicts in Rwanda and Burundi: A Comparative Study ()

Burundi: The Hutu and The Tutsi: Cauldron of Conflict and Quest for Dynamic Compromise ()

Uganda: A Nation in Transition: Post-colonial Analysis ()

Civil Wars in Rwanda and Burundi: Conflict Resolution in Africa ()

Military Coups in West Africa Since the Sixties ()

Congo in The Sixties ()

Africa: Dawn of a New Era ()

Africans and African Americans: Complex Relations – Prospects and Challenges ()

Relations Between Africans and African Americans: Misconceptions, Myths and Realities ()

Life in Tanganyika in The Fifties ()

Reflections on Race Relations: A Personal Odyssey ()

Growing up in a Border District and Resolving the Tanzania-Malawi Lake Dispute: Compromise and concessions ()

The African Post-colonial State and its Challenges ()

Relatives

Elijah Mwakikagile (father) and Syabumi Mwakikagile (née Mwambapa, mother)

Godfrey Mwakikagile (born 4 October in Kigoma) is a prominent Tanzanian scholar and author specialising in African studies. He was als

From Goatherd to Governor is Edwin Mtei's autobiography. It is a story of the journey a few Africans of his generation made, from humble beginnings to heights of success and power. Mr. Mtei was the first Governor of the Bank of Tanzania and the architect of Central Banking in Tanzania, Secretary General of the East African Community and Minister of Finance in Nyerere's Government. Born in in Marangu, Moshi, he was brought up in a grass-thatched conical hut by his mother, a single parent; he attended 'bush' school at Ngaruma Lutheran Parish Church, and herded goats after lessons finished; he attended Old Moshi Middle and Tabora Secondary schools and went on to Makerere University College in He graduated from there with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, History and Geography in In his own words he states: "I have felt it worthwhile starting right at the beginning of my life. In this way, I aim to give some idea as to what it was like growing up in my birthplace, Marangu, in the tribal and colonial environment of Tanganyika in the s, s and s. I touch on some of the traditions and beliefs of those days and on some colonial laws that impacted on our lives and surroundings." But as he himself states: "The most interesting part of my story is that relating to the events when I held senior positions in Nyerere's Government, and in the public service generally." That includes his falling out with Mwalimu Nyerere over IMF and its policies, and his resignation from his post as Minister of Finance. For the first time he tells his side of that story. In Mr. Mtei threw himself deep into the waters of multiparty politics. He founded Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) - the Party for Democracy and Development - and worked tirelessly to see it grow and emerge as an important party in the opposition, despite his own failure to win the parliamentary seat for Arusha Urban in the election. Even at 77 Mr. Mtei does not mince his words. He says what he believes a

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CONTENTS Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv C HA P T E R S Chapter 1 My Life in Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2 Birth and Childhood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 3 Going to School