Welcome to the land of potholes

The first thing anyone who has used the roads of Dar-es-Salaam would have noticed is....... any guesses ?  If you guessed how pleasant and smooth the roads are then you, my friend, are in need of a serious reality check. 

I really love my country and my city but Dar-es-Salaam, the richest commercial city of Tanzania, has one of the worst pothole infested roads one can use for conveyance. One can be assured of getting a bumpy ride while going to and fro the city center (town or Mjini as we call it), Kariakoo, Kijitonyoma, Mbezi and the list is endless !

This road in the middle of the CBD area, the shining building on the left is Holiday Inn Hotel. Imagine the Impression this would create to the tourists / business persons from abroad staying in that hotel.
(Image source: http://www.getaway.co.za)

 The funny thing is, the local city council / government / Angels or whoever is responsible for the road maintenance (I shall refer to them as LM - Short for Lazy Maafisadis) are hardly seen taking any action against this mess......at least I haven't seen them working on it because if they were then this post would not have been necessary.

Unless their aim is to turn Dar's potholes into tourist attractions by making them feel like they are driving on the bumpy roads of a National Park then I do not see any reason for the LMs to sit idle and get his / her salary every month.

This is what the LMs are dreaming about during their office hours. To have a side job as a tour guide after the potholes are declared as tourist attractions

WAKE UP ! WAKE UP ! WAKE UP ! and do your freaking JOB, LMs. You are not just causing nuisance to Dar residents and visitors but also causing damage the road users' vehicles. Just few days ago, I saw an old lady's car stuck in the pothole for half an hour and the poor thing was being honked at by the cars behind her. By the time she managed to get out(with the help of some Good Samaritans), her car already had some visible scratches and dents. Now who will be responsible for the damages and the wastage of the Bibi's precious time ??? if you guessed the LM's then you are 100% correct ! 

We Tanzanians are used to settle for less which always comes to bite us in our asses ! 

We have had enough of this bullshit, I SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !!!!