Africa-Press – Tanzania. IT was a colourful day at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam and other venues when various sports and entertainments brightly coloured the 60th independence anniversary on Thursday.
Among the major sporting events staged include football matches and badminton matches while Arusha’s Sikh temple ground was brightened by two hockey matches.
At Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, young pioneers paraded the Mass Game parade in navy tracksuits as brave and steady soldiers.
The parade was a throwback to the major national level tradition that brought nationalism when Tanzania was guided by Ujamaa policy.
Other than parading, the young pioneers warmed the mass at Uhuru Stadium with the human feats of balance, agility and motor coordination.
The bewildered mass screamed as they witnessed the pioneers jumping through a ring of fire and performing aerial acrobatics skills. On the one hand, the performance looked soft; on the other hand, it looked solid and beautiful.
At the centre of the stadium, the young pioneers sculptured words in groups that formed sentences that read in Swahili; ‘Amani yetu ni furaha yetu’ meaning our happiness is a result of our peace.
The other message read ‘Afya zetu ndio mtaji wetu’, which meant our health is our capital; ‘Taifa lisilo na utamaduni ni taifa mfu’ that encourages Tanzanians to embrace the national identity as the nation without culture has nor identity.
They also sang a song and danced with its rhythm as they displayed the pictures of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Abeid Amani Karume, who are the pillar heads of the union that brought Tanzania to the global spotlight.
Apart from singing and dancing patriotic songs, the pioneers sang and danced traditional songs.
After the performance from the young pioneers, the Tanzania Public Service College choir performed at the ceremony. They sang a song describing Tanzania after independence and where we are today after 60 years of independence. As they sang, they waved high the picture of all six heads who served Tanzania as presidents. They began with Mwalimu Nyerere, then Ali Hassan Mwinyi before parading Benjamin Mkapa, Jakaya Kikwete, and John Magufuli.
Then, as the choir sang, the mass stood and danced together with the ensemble.
Other performers included comedians Masanja Mkandamizaji and Oscar Nyerere who entertained the mass at Uhuru Stadium.
The comedians also brightly coloured the stadium with humour and amusement that left the mass with laughter and joy as they imitated the late Father of the nation, Mwalimu Nyerere.
After several performances, there followed the international football teams between Tanzania and Uganda that came after the Under-20 women teams match.
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