Kilwa: THREE major strategic steps have been implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to enable the area rich in history of how the Majimaji War began on July 15, 1905 in the villages of Nandete and Kibata, Kipatimu Ward, Kilwa District, Lindi Region to be included in the list of World Heritage Sites.
Already, the important area with several memories including cotton seedlings, the crop that was the source of the war, caves used for hiding, traditional houses of the Wamatumbi tribe, the Boma where the German lived and the water well used by the German have been included in the National Heritage List.
The implementation of these three strategic steps was mentioned by the Assistant Director of the Department of Heritage in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, William Mwita while delivering greetings from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Hassan Abbasi at the culmination of the 121st Anniversary of the Beginning of the Majimaji War held in Nandete Village yesterday.
The high-level implementation by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism so far includes the start of a rewriting of the history of the beginning of the war to clearly explain where, why and how the war began and was fought in the Nandete area before spreading across the country and ending in Ruvuma region.
After starting in the Nandete area in Lindi region after the Matumbi people protested the oppression being carried out by the German Administration by employing them in cotton fields, the war spread to the regions of Mtwara, Pwani, Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Iringa and finally Ruvuma where it ended on August 8, 1907.
The second strategic thing that was implemented was to start linking the entire chain of areas where the war was fought by establishing commemorative celebrations with the aim of honoring the values ​​and bravery carried out by the elders of those areas in fighting for their Nation as part of awakening courage, unity, solidarity and patriotism in current generations in defending their Nation with great zeal.
The third thing that has also been implemented with great success is the construction of the Water War Information Collection Center located in Nandete Village where the government has provided approximately 1.3 billion shillings to finance its construction, expected to be completed and put into operation in early 2027.
Assistant Director Mwita says that this step, apart from enabling the area to be recognized as a world heritage site, the completion of the ongoing programs will also enable the promotion of tourism in the Southern Regions of Tanzania, promote employment, boost the country’s economy, build a nation of young people who know where the country came from and where it is going, and thus build patriotism, unity and national solidarity.
