Adam Bemma

  • Media Literacy Talks for Tanzania’s Youth

    I’m on the back of a boda-boda motorcycle taxi, heading uphill, when my driver, Nuru, points out the drive-way leading to the house of Tanzania’s former prime minister and current presidential hopeful, Edward Lowassa. Not even five seconds after we pass the turn off the tarmac ends, turning into a bumpy, dirt road. The air…

    Adam Bemma

  • The New Payola: Brown Envelope Journalism in Africa

    Payola is a bribery scheme made infamous in the American music industry, paying radio station disc jockeys to put particular songs on the airwaves to gain popularity and, ultimately, sell records. This ethical violation and illegal practice was put to an end many years ago in North America. Across Africa, the idea to be payed…

    Adam Bemma

  • This is Africa: My immigration ordeal #TIA #Tanzania #Corruption in #Africa

    My immigration ordeal started on the morning of Tuesday, June 11, 24 hours after I returned from a 12-hour-long bus ride from Dar-es-Salaam. I woke up at 5 a.m. the day before, Monday morning, feeling physically ill (I won’t go into details, except to say I picked up a bug after eating from a roadside…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia doc: #Tanzania ‘s #renegade #opposition MP

    Part 3: Godbless Lema was elected to parliament in Tanzania to represent the constituency of Arusha-Urban. Since his 2010 election, Lema has been arrested and charged several times by police, making him unable to fulfill his mandate. As an elected representative of Chadema (opposition party in Tanzania) Lema has been vocal in denouncing the government,…

    Adam Bemma
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