Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Pamba eye to relegate Toto Africans


PAMBA FC Head Coach Venance Kazungu has declared to wage an all out war to the neighbours Toto Africans in their First Division match this weekend.



The eagerly awaited Mwanza derby will be staged at the refurbished Nyamagana Stadium. Speaking here yesterday during the team’s training session at Saba Saba ground in Ilemela District, Kazungu said he was confident to win the derby after correcting mistakes that cost them a double loss in the two past encounters.

The former Pamba FC and Coop United player, said his team has resumed training since Monday and there is no any player nursing injuries. Pamba FC are still licking wounds after losing two consecutive matches against Biashara Mara 2-0 at Karume stadium, Transit Camp who clobbered them 2-1.

The former Premier League and Union champion, Pamba are glued second from bottom with 12 points after twelve outings. Pamba have won three matches against JKT Oljoro, Rhino Rangers and Dodoma FC. They have lost five and drawn three matches.

Pamba have netted eight and conceded eleven goals. Toto Africans are now languishing in the relegation zone with seven points. They have won one match against Transit camp. Toto Africans have drawn four and lost six games. They have netted eight and conceded sixteen goals.

Chan soccer tournament no longer pushover


WHEN the Chan soccer tournament was launched a few years ago, the objective was to cater, specifically, for African players who were not, in any way, professional soccer players.


Simply put, the objective of Chan is to help African amateur footballers to showcase their talent in the continental and global perform so that they too could be picked to join the elite league of professional soccer players.

Since most amateur African soccer players could not play for their respective African teams on account of the dominance, in such teams, by professional players, the Cairo based Confederation of African Football (CAF) felt that the only way of providing opportunity to such hapless African players was to devise a tournament that would take care of such players.

But no sooner had Chan been launched than it became clear that the hapless African players would continue to be sidelined as long as he is a product of haphazard soccer production line. This explains why Tanzania has once again failed to qualify for the on-going Chan tournament which is being hosted by Morocco.

Interestingly, a glance at the on-going Chan soccer tournament shows that all the four groups are being led more or less by the same countries that dominate Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) soccer tournaments. For instance, until Monday this week, Group A was being led by Morocco which had bagged in three points, followed by Sudan, Guinea and Mauritania.

Group B was being led by Zambia which had also bagged in three points, followed by Namibia, Ivory Coast and Uganda. And Group C was being led by Libya which had also bagged in three points followed by Nigeria, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea.

I have omitted Group D which has Cameroon at the top followed by Burkina Faso, Congo Brazzaville and Angola because their logs are empty in the sense that they don’t seem to have played any matches. But if you look, critically, Groups A, B and C which are led by Morocco, Zambia and Libya followed closely by Sudan, Namibia and Nigeria, you would realize that the six teams cannot be compared say with Tanzania.

Take Zambia and Nigeria as a case in point. The two are former Afcon champions. Namibia surprised soccer fraternity when they edged out Ivory Coast by a lone goal in a match they played on Monday night. Namibia would not have beaten Ivory Coast if they had not changed the way they prepared their players, namely, by going through the soccer academy way.

The same thing could be more or less said about Group C leaders, Libya. After being dominated for years by Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, Libya finally decided to emulate the four above countries by embarking on the soccer academy path.

The Libyans have brought themselves to a point where their match against Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco or Egypt is somewhat unpredictable. And this is what Tanzania also need to do if they want to participate in Chan finals, they need to change, as I have repeatedly said in these columns, the way they get their players.

As long as they continue to rely on players who learnt their soccer skills in the streets rather than in the precinct of soccer academies, they will sooner than later be completely locked out of Chan, Afcon and Fifa World Cup finals.

The point is, if we thought that it would be easy for Tanzania to play in Chan finals simply because the tournament is designed for African amateur soccer players, then we are utterly wrong! The latest entry into soccer leadership by Zambia, in the on-going Chan tournament, has been brought about by the fact that the same team has played in last year’s U-20 Fifa World Cup finals.

Although the Zambians were later knocked out of the tournament; but the fact that the same team had been playing in the global soccer tournament since they were U-17, just goes to show how serious the Zambian governing soccer body has been in preparing its future players for the national soccer team, Chipolopolo.

After using both U-17 and U-20, the Zambian football federation has finally thrown part of the U-20 soccer players who had not managed to get professional clubs in Africa and outside the continent in order to sharpen their skills in readiness for the Chipolopolo senior team.

And that’s how you build a future team. You firstly prepare your players through soccer academies after which you later get them into taking part in the continental U-17 before moving on to the U-20 and later U-21. In conclusion, Tanzania should simply forget about taking part in Chan finals as long as they ignore establishment of scientifically organised and run soccer academies.

All countries which have decided to establish soccer academies like Namibia and Rwanda, countries we used to pump them with as many goals as we liked, have suddenly changed. All of a sudden, we have come to realize that they are no longer in the same level we had shared with them barely a few years ago. They have now become a class of their own.

Yanga upbeat to bridge gap


DEFENDING Champions Young Africans are today desperate to win vital three points when they host Mwadui FC at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam.


The holders take the match seriously as the win will revive their title hopes and console their fans after the team lost 2-0 to Mbao FC in their previous match. Their first loss of season to Mbao deeply affected the George Lwandamina’s side as it ejected them from the top three of the league table and forced to settle at the fifth position.

Yanga are now looking to bounce back from defeat so as to regain their position as well as strengthening their title defence. Yanga who were eliminated from the just ended Mapinduzi Cup by Uganda’s URA in the semi final stage are going into the today’s game full of confidence after displaying a stellar performance in the Zanzibar tournament which to them served as part of the preparations for the next league matches.

The Jangwani street based club squad has been boosted with the return of their Burundian striker Amis Tambwe who is back in action and the game against Mwadui will be his second in this season after being out of action due to injury.

Tambwe will be a good replacement for Zambian striker Obrey Chirwa who has been issued a three match ban by the federation for allegedly assaulting Tanzania Prisons players when the two sides met last year. The Zambian striker who has been in feud with his club before settling their differences, will also miss his team’s next game against Ruvu Shooting.

He was also slapped a 500,000/- fine for the offence. Yanga are currently fifth-placed with 21 points are likely to continue missing the services of their Zimbabwean imports, Striker Donald Ngoma and the midfield maestro, Thabani Kamusoko who are still nursing injuries.

However, the club announced recently that Kamusoko had commenced light training and might be in action soon to strengthen the midfield which is currently commanded by Pappy Tshishimbi. Despite looking favourite to win the today’s encounter, Yanga still need to be more cautious when they face Mwadui who are improving as the league surges on.

They are still one of the best sides as evidenced through their 2-1 victory over Ruvu Shooting in their previous game. Mwadui under coach Ally Bizimungu can upset the holders in Dar es Salaam if they get an opportunity despite the fact that head to head records seem to favour the hosts Yanga.

From that fact the game is likely to be tough on both sides since Mwadui might be fighting to end their low profile over giants Yanga. Victory is vital to both sides as each one needs three vital points. The win for Mwadui FC will clear them from the relegation danger as for Yanga; the three points will put them back to the top three spot.

It’s obvious the Jangwani Street Club will be trying to reduce a gap with the two leading sides, their rivals Simba and Azam FC who have tied on 26 points. Simba are, however, at the top due to the superior goal average.

A win to Lwandamina’s side will see them land to the third slot but the position might be for only some hours if Singida United who face hosts Simba tomorrow in Dar es Salaam will win the away encounter. The third position is currently held by Mtibwa Sugar who last weekend earned a slim 1-0 away victory over Iringa’s Lipuli.

The 13th round of the league’s first round will be completed tomorrow with two games. Simba will host in-form Singida United in Dar es Salaam while Azam FC after retaining Mapinduzi Cup will be at Majimaji Stadium in Songea to face hosts Majimaji FC.

All’s set for ambitious SGR second phase to tick


PLANS are afoot to officially launch the 1.923 billion US dollar (over 4tri/-) construction of the 336-kilometre Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Morogoro to Dodoma.


The groundbreaking ceremony to lay a foundation stone that signals the kicking off of the second phase of the SGR project is scheduled at Makutupora area in the country’s capital, Dodoma, according to Reli Assets Holding Company (RAHCO).

The second phase of the country’s ambitious project comes barely nine months after President John Magufuli launched the first phase of theSGR, which according to RAHCO Acting Managing Director, Masanja Kadogosa, is progressing well. Phase two of SGR stretches from Morogoro to the political capital of Dodoma, covering 336 kilometres.

Once the project is complete, the government plans to introduce fast and a modern train with a speed of 160kph. The freight train on the other side will have a maximum speed of 120kph.

Speaking in an interview with the ‘Daily News,’ Mr Kadogosa said the second phase of the project whose completion is set in 2020 is due for commencement and all preparations are in order. “We are currently finalizing the logistics within the government and later we will notify the public as to when we will lay the foundation stone for the project,’’ he said.

The government of Turkey expressed interest to fund the SGR project from Morogoro to Dodoma when President Recep Erdogan toured Tanzania last year. The second phase includes the design and construction of 336 kilometres from Morogoro to Makutopora.

Other phases will cover the 294 kilometres from Makutupora to Tabora, 133 kilometres from Tabora to Isaka and 294 kilometres from Isaka to Mwanza. On the first phase, RAHCO chief expressed optimism that the team on the site was progressing well, saying the work will be accomplished within the set deadline.

The first phase of the SGR project is expected to be completed in 2019. In April 2017, President John Magufuli laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first historic SGR line in East and Central Africa, with the capacity to transport 10,000 tonnes of cargo at once, with potential of creating over one million jobs upon completion in 2019.

During the historic event at Pugu, some few kilometres west of Dar es Salaam City, Dr Magufuli stressed that his administration focuses on improving infrastructure to expedite the country’s economic growth.

The 1.215 billion US dollar (about 2.7 tri/-) project that is currently being executed by the contractors, YapiMerkezi of Turkey and Mota-Engil of Portugal, is expected to create over 600,000 job opportunities, including 30,000 direct jobs.

The 30-month project will upon completion enable trains to travel at 160 kilometres per hour. It will also comprise 300 kilometres railway line, with 205 kilometres being the main line and 95 kilometres intersections.

There will also be six main stations and six mini-stations for intersections. And, upon completion, the electrified train will take two hours to travel from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma and after the whole project is complete, it will take less than 10 hours to reach Mwanza, the same distance that currently trains use up to 36 hours to cover



Industrial sugar crisis deepens


PARLIAMENTARY Industry, Trade and Environment Committee has issued a directive to the government to fast-track clearance of stalled industrial sugar at the Dar es Salaam Port, to avert a looming crisis of shutting down factories.

Responding to a concern contained in the Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) report, the Committee Chairman, Mr Sadick Murad, said his committee has ordered three ministries - Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Ministry of Agriculture and of Finance and Planning to provide a quick solutionto the problem by today.

Briefing journalists after a heated debate, Mr Murad said CTI Chairman, Dr Samwel Nyantahe raised a red flag on the critical shortage of industrial sugar in the market, because the manufacturers have failed to get permits to clear consignments of refined industrial sugar currently stalled at the Dar es Salaam Port.

He said the stock of industrial sugar - the key raw material used in the production in some of the firms can only last for a week.

In fact, Mr Murad said so far one carbonated drink manufacturer - Sayona Dar es Salaam has already shut down production, while several others, including Coca Cola Kwanza, Iringa Food and Beverage and Anjari of Tanga Region have raised alarm over possible suspension of production, should they fail to obtain permit to clear the stalled sugar imports.

“We have demanded clarification and immediate intervention from the government, because some of the soft drink producers will stop production this week. I’m told Sayona Dar es Salaam has already shut down production and several others were in the line ... we need a quick solution to this problem because the factories provide employment to hundreds of our people,” he warned.

“Apparently, Minister for Industry, Trade and Investments, Mr Charles Mwijage has promised to meet with his colleagues today (yesterday) and by tomorrow (today), we (committee) will get a clear solution from the government,” said Murad.

Initially, Mr Murad said Minister Mwijage had told the Committee that the clearance permit is granted by the Tanzania Sugar Board (TSB) and the Agriculture Ministry not by his ministry.

President John Magufuli restricted issuance of the sugar imports permits, demanding that only valid imported sugar get clearance. The Head of State ordered that sugar import permits be issued by his office and that of the Prime Minister.

He said the measures are meant to protect local manufacturers and consumers from adverse effects of cheap and smuggled sugar being dumped in the market.

However, CTI has shown concern that some senior civil servants and the responsible ministries were dragging feet and failing to take their responsibilities in clearing of stocks genuinely imported



Seven ‘fuel thieves’ face the music, appear in court


SEVEN people, including former staff of the Tanzania Zambia (TAZAMA) Oil Pipeline Company, Samwel Nyakirang’ani (63), allegedly linked to the theft of fuel destined for the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), appeared before a Dar es Salaam Court yesterday, facing three counts.


Other accused persons at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in the city were Nyangi Mentaro, a teacher at Ufukoni Primary School; Farijia Ahmed, a businesswoman; Malaki Mathias, a businessman; Kristomsi Angelusi, a businessman; Pamfili Nkoronko, a masson and Henry Fredrick, a businessman.

Before Principal Resident Magistrate Thomas Simba, the accused were not allowed to enter plea to the charges of “unlawful connection of fuelpipeline and damaging property which is used for the purpose of providing a necessary service.

” This is because they have been charged under the Eco-nomic and Organised Crime Control Act. The Magistrate ordered the accused to be remanded in custody because the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed a certificate to deny them bail on grounds of public interest.

The case will be mentioned on January 30, this year, as investigations into the matter, according to the prosecution led by Principal State Attorney Peter Maugo and State Attorney Majigo Lulumanywa, have not been completed.

Reading the counts, the prosecution told the court that between 2015 and January 8, this year, at Tungi Muungano area within Kigamboni District in the city, jointly and together, all accused persons connected their one inch in diameter stainless steel pipeline without the consent of the licensee, the TPA.T

he court was further told that within the same period and place in Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam Region, jointly and together, the accused perforated and damaged a 24 inches in diameter pipeline, the property of TPA, used to supply diesel fuel.

It is alleged also that within the same period and place at Kigamboni District in the city, jointly and together, all the accused perforated and damaged a 28 inch in diameter pipeline, the property of TPA, used for supplying crude oil.

Police investigations suggest that Nyakirang’ani is the owner of the house from which the pipe was allegedly connected drawing oil from the TPA pipeline.

The accused were arrested at Kigamboni area immediately after the theft was discovered.


Trump's mental ability is okay, says White House doctor


BBC quoted White House Doctor Ronny Jackson as saying, “I have no concerns about his cognitive ability or neurological functions.

" President Trump, 71, had a three-hour medical check-up, few days after the release of a controversial book about the US Head of State’s mental health. Dr Jackson revealed to reporters that Donald Trump overall health was “excellent.”

"All data indicates the president is healthy and will remain so for the duration of his presidency," BBC quoted the White House doctor.

However, Dr Jackson said that Mr Trump could benefit from a lower-fat diet and more exercise.


Sunday, 14 January 2018

Azam yatwaa ubingwa Mapinduzi Cup


Mbele ya Rais wa Zanzibar, Ali Mohammed Shein aliyekuwa mgeni rasmi, Azam FC wametimiza kile walichokitaka Watanzania wengi baada ya kubeba ubingwa wa Kombe la Mapinduzi.

Kikosi cha Azam FC kimeshinda kwa mikwaju 4-3 ya penalti dhidi ya URA ya Uganda katika mechi ya fainali ya Mapinduzi iliyochezwa jana usiku katika uwanja wa Amani kisiwani huko.

URA ilikuwa kama imekuwa kiboko ya Watanzania, kwa kuwa ndiyo iliitoa Simba katika michuano ya Mapinduzi, baadaye ikafanya hivyo kwa kuing'oa Yanga pia.

Lakini, tayari ilikuwa imeishinda Azam FC katika hatua za makundi. Lakini leo mambo yalikuwa magumu baada ya dakika 90 kwisha kwa sare ya bila mabao.

Dakika za nyongeza bado mambo yalikuwa magumu baada ya sare ya 0-0.

Walipoingia katika mikwaju ya penalti, kipa wa Azam FC, Razack Abarola ndiye alikuwa shujaa kwa kupangua mikwaju miwili ya Waganda hao.

Azam iliingia fainali ya michuano hiyo baada ya kuifunga Singida United kwa bao 1-0, huku URA wao wakitinga fainali baada ya kuichpa Yanga kwa mikwaju ya penati 5-4. Kwa ushindi huo wa jana Azam inakuwa imetwaa taji hilo kwa mara ya pili mfululizo lakini pia wakitwaa ubingwa wao wa kwanza ndani ya msimu huu.


Perez bado ana imani kubwa na Zidane



Klabu tajiri huwa zinawekeza ili kupata makombe tu, hawataki kitu kingine chochote, hawataki kukuza vipaji wala kutafuta nafasi ila kinachotakiwa ni kombe tu na hiyo ndio sera ya Real Madrid.

Jana Real Madrid wametoka kupoteza mchezo wao dhidi ya Villareal, kwa matokeo haya sasa Real Madrid wanabaki na alama 32 na vinara wa ligi Barcelona wakishinda mechi ijayo watawapita Madrid kwa alama 19.

Pamoja na yote hayo lakini sio rahisi kwa Florentino Perez kumfukuza Zinedine Zidane na hawezi kukaa muda mrefu kama Arsene Wenger ama Sir Alex Ferguson lakini kwa siku za karibuni anaonekana hawezi kuondolewa.

Bodi nzima ya Real Madrid ikiongozwa na Rais mwenyewe Florentino Perez pamoja na wachezaji wote wa Real Madrid inasemwa kwamba wako upande wa Zidane na wana imani naye katika timu hiyo.

Habari kutoka Hispania zinasema kwamba Florentino Perez anajipanga kutoa fungu kubwa la pesa kwa Zinedine Zidane kwa ajili ya usajili wa mwezi huu wa January na lile dirisha kubwa la usajili baada ya msimu wa ligi.

Zidane anaweza kuendelea kupewa nafasi na imani katika kikosi cha Real Madrid lakini yeye mwenyewe kama asiporidhishwa na kiwango cha klabu hiyo anaweza kuamua kuachana nayo kwa hiari yake.

Kenyatta, Odinga wampongeza Olunga mitandaoni



Michael Olunga amekuwa Mkenya wa kwanza kufunga goli katika ligi kuu ya Uhispania ~La Liga. Olunga amefunga magoli matatu (Hat-trick) dhidi ya Las Palmas na kuweka rekodi ya kuwa Mkenya wa Kwanza kufunga hat-trick kwenye Laliga.

Rais wa Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta baada ya kuona taarifa hiyo hakukaa kimya kupitkia ukurasa wake wa Facebook akampongeza Michael Olunga kwa kusema “Ongera Michael Olunga kwa kuweka historia kuwa Mkenya wa kwanza kufunga goli katika ligi ya Hispania La Liga na kuwa mchezaji wa kwanza kufunga hat-trick kwa klabu ya Girona katika ligi ya Spain”

Nae kiongozi wa Muungano wa Upinzania nchini Kenya Raila Odinga amepost katika ukurasa wake wa Twitter kumpongeza Olunga.



Mafaza wa Yanga sasa kukiona cha moto


Panga kubwa ambalo litaondoka na mafaza kadhaa linakuja ndani ya Yanga, hii inatokana na mabadiliko makubwa yaliyoonyeshwa na wachezaji vijana kwenye michuano ya Kombe la Mapinduzi.

Habari za ndani ya Yanga zinasema kwamba benchi la ufundi linafikiria kufanya hivyo mwishoni mwa msimu huu ili kuongeza ufanisi pamoja na kubadilisha aina ya uchezaji wa Yanga, ambao kwa kipindi kirefu ulikuwa unategemea wachezaji wakongwe wa ndani na nje ya nchi.

Miongoni mwa wachezaji hao wakongwe wamekuwa mzigo kutokana na kusumbuliwa na majeruhi kwa kipindi kirefu huku wakiwa wanaigharimu klabu. Miongoni mwa mafaza wanaotajwa ni pamoja na Thaban Kamusoko, Donald Ngoma, Nadir Haroub Canavaro na Amisi Tambwe.

VIJANA WAFUNIKA MAPINDUZI

Katika michuano ya Mapinduzi iliyomalizika jana usiku, Yohana Nkomola, ambaye alisajiliwa na Yanga katika kipindi cha dirisha dogo msimu huu akitokea kikosi cha Taifa ya Vijana Serengeti Boys ni miongoni mwa vijana waliotamba pamoja na Ramadhani Kambwili na Said Musa.

Nkomola ametamka kuwa baada ya mwaka mmoja Jangwani itatisha kwa sababu itakuwa na kikosi cha vijana ambacho kitakuwa na ushindani mkubwa, huku kocha wake Shadrack Nsajigwa naye akikiri hilo.

“Mimi kama mmoja wa wachezaji vijana ninaamini baada ya mwaka mmoja tutaweza kuifanyia Yanga mambo makubwa zaidi, mashabiki wetu wazidi kutusapoti ilikuweza kufanya vyema zaidi. “Tunashukuru kocha wetu ametupa nafasi kwenye Mapinduzi na vijana tumeweza kuonekana na sisi tutapambana hatutamuangusha tutazidi kupambana na kuwa bora,” alisema Nkomola.

Hata hivyo, Nsajigwa ambaye aliwanoa wachezaji hao kuanzia kwenye timu ya vijana, alisema kiwango kilichoonyesha na wachezaji wote chipukizi kwenye Mapinduzi ni ishara kuwa wakiongeza juhudi watakuwa matata sana siku zijazo na wataibadili sura ya Yanga.

“Wachezaji chipukizi wamejitahidi kuonyesha uwezo na ilikuwa ni nafasi yao ya kucheza kwani tulitumia michuano hiyo kama sehemu ya mazoezi ya kujiandaa na ligi pamoja na michuano ya kimataifa. “Tunashukuru kuona kila mmoja ameonyesha kiwango cha juu hata wale ambao walikuwa hawapati nafasi ya kucheza walifanya vyema, hivyo inatupa nafasi ya kuamini kuwa tunaweza kufanya vyema zaidi,” alisema Nsajigwa.


Ujue Ugonjwa wa UTI



UTi ni ugonjwa ambao unasumbua watu wengi; watoto, vijana na watu wazima. UTI ni kifupisho cha Urinary Tract Infection. Huu ni ugonjwa ambao hushambulia figo (kidneys); ureters; ambayo ni mirija inayounganisha figo na kibofu cha mkojo, kibofu cha mkojo (bladder) na urethra; sehemu inayotoa mkojo toka kwenye kibofu cha mkojo hadi nje ya mwili.

Kwa kifupu ugonjwa wa UTI hushambulia viungo vinavyohusika katika kupitisha mkojo kabla haujatoka nje ya mwili. Hebu tuvitazame viungo hivi kabla ya kueleza chanzo cha ugonjwa na tiba ya UTI baadaye hapa chini.

Kuelewa vizuri tunachokizungumzia hapa tazama picha ya viungo hivi na kwa kifupi hapa tutatoa maelezo ya picha hiyo. Figo ni viungo viwili vilivyopo kimoja kila upande wa uti wa mgongo eneo la kiunoni. Figo hufanya shughuli nyingi katika mwili wa binadamu ikiwepo ya kutoa uchafu na maji ya ziada katika damu, na huvitoa vitu hivi kama mkojo. Kwa sababu hii, figo ni muhimu sana katika kuweka msukumo wa damu kwenye kiwango kizuri.

Figo pia husikia mapema sana mabadiliko ya kiwango cha sukari mwilini na mabadiliko katika kiwango cha msukumo wa damu (blood pressure). Kiwango cha sukari na msukumo wa damu vikizidi, vyote huweza kuleta madhara kwenye figo.

Ureters ni mirija miwili myembamba yenye urefu wa yapata nchi 10 hivi kila mmoja ambayo huchukua mkojo kutoka kwenye figo na kuumwaga ndani ya kibofu cha mkojo.

Kibofu cha mkojo ni kijimfuko kidogo kinachopokea mkojo kutoka kwenye mirija ya ureters na kuuhifadhi. Mkojo ukifikia kiwango fulani ndani ya kibofu cha mkojo, tunasikia haja ya kuupunguza (kukojoa) na ndipo misuli ya nje ya kibofu cha mkojo hujibana na kuukamua mkojo nje ya kibofu.

Urethra ni mrija unaounganisha kibofu cha mkojo na nje ya mwili.
Sehemu yo yote katika hizi tulizozitaja hapa juu, inaweza ikapata maambukizi ya UTI na kadri maambukizi hayo yatakavyokuwa ndani zaidi ukitokea nje, ndivyo ugonjwa huu utakavyokuwa umefikia hali mbaya zaidi. Wasichana na akina mama hupata maambukizi haya kwa wingi zaidi kuliko wavulana au akina baba. Asilimia kama 40 ya wanawake na asilimia 12 ya wanaume hupata maambukizi haya ya UTI katika maisha yao.

Chanzo Cha UTI Ni Nini?
Mkojo kwa kawaida ni kitu kisicho na wadudu wo wote wabaya. Maambukizi yanakuja pale wadudu wanapoingia kwenye mkondo wa mkojo kupitia kitundu cha kutolea mkojo nje ya mwili na kufuata mkondo huo kuelekea kwenye figo. Wadudu hao wakisha ingia huanza kuzaliana.

Asilimai 90 ya maambukizi yasiyo mabaya sana huwa ni ya bacteria waitwao Escherichia Coli au kwa kifupi E.Coli. Kwa kawaida bacteria hawa huishi katika utumbo au karibu na maeneo ya mkundu. Wadudu hawa wanaweza wakatembea kutoka eneo la mkundu wakaelekea kwenye tundu la mkojo na kuingia. Lakini, kutojisafisha kwa namna nzuri (kwa mfano, kutawadha kuanzia nyuma kuja mbele) au ngono ndizo njia mbazo huambukiza bacteria hawa kirahisi zaidi.

Wanawake hupatwa zaidi na maambukizi haya kwa sababu ya ukaribu wa mkundu na kijitundu cha kutolea mkojo na kwa sababu ya ufupi wa urethra katika miili yao ukilinganisha na wanaume. Wanawake wanaoshiriki ngono mara nyingi na watu tofauti hupatwa na maambukizi zaidi kuliko wale wanaoshiriki kwa kiwango kidogo.

Wanawake wanaotumia diaphragms kama njia ya uzazi wa mpango hupatwa zaidi na tatizo hili pia akina mama waliokoma hedhi kwa sababu ya ukosefu wa homoni ya estrogen. Kukosekana kwa estrogen kunasababisha mabadiliko katika mkondo wa mkojo na kuufanya uweze kuambukizwa kwa urahisi zaidi.

Matatizo yo yote yanayosababisha mkojo usitoke nje kwa urahisi huongeza uwezekano wa kupata maambukizi ya UTI. Mifano ni; watoto kuzaliwa na matatizo katika mikondo yao ya mkojo ambayo huzuia mkojo usitoke nje kirahisi, matatizo ya kidney stones na prostate kukua kupita kiasi; na watu wanaotoa mkojo kupitia kifaa maalumu (catheter).

Tendo la kukojoa huwatoa bacteria hawa nje ya mwili lakini wakiwa wengi sana, kukojoa hakuwezi kuwatoa wakaisha. Wadudu hawa husafiri kwenye urethra hadi kwenye kibofu cha mkojo ambako watazaliana. Wanaweza kuendelea kusafiri kupitia ureters hadi kwenye figo ambako pia watazliana na kuleta matatizo makubwa endapo tiba nzuri haitatolewa kwa wakati muafaka.

Ni Nini Dalili Za UTI?
Dalili za ugonjwa huu huwa tofauti kulingana na hatua ambayo ugonjwa umeshafikia.

Lower UTI ni hatua ya ugonjwa kushambulia maeneo ya urethra na kibofu cha mkojo (bladder). Katika hatua hizi, mgonjwa atasikia dalili zifuatazo:


Maumivu wakati wa kukojoa
Kujisikia kukojoa mara kwa mara lakini kutoa mkojo kidogo tu
Damu katika mkojo
Mkojo wenye rangi ya chai
Mkojo wenye harufu kali
Maumivu ya kiuno kwa wanawake
Maumivu ya sehemu za nyuma kwa wanaume


Upper UTI ni maambukizi ya ndani ya figo. Hii ni hatua mbaya sana endapo bacteria wataanza kuingia kwenye mkondo wa damu kutoka kwenye figo – SEPSIS. Sepsis huweza kusababisha msukumo wa damu kuwa mdogo sana (Low Blood Pressure), mshituko au kifo.

Dalili za upper UTI ni:

Maumivu ya maeneo ya juu ya mgongo
Homa
Kusikia baridi
Kusikia kichefuchefu
Kutapika


Hatua Za Kujikinga Na UTI
Kuna hatua unazoweza kuchukua ili usipatwe na maambukizi ya ugonjwa huu kirahisi. Hii ni pamoja na kujifuta au kutawadha ukianzia mbele kwenda nyuma baada ya haja kubwa au ndogo. Kunywa maji mengi, glasi 6 hadi 8 za maji kila siku na kuhakikisha unakunywa maji baada ya kushiriki tendo la ndoa. Haifai kuubana mkojo kwa muda mrefu, timiza haja mara itokeapo. Kusafisha maeneo nyeti mara kwa mara. Kuoga kupitia bomba la mvua ni bora zaidi kuliko kutumbukia kwenye josho. Ni vema kuvaa chupi zilizotengenezwa kwa pamba.

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