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11 - Msichana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2025

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  • 1. Hifadhi yake

  • 2. Balehe, utu uzima na mvuto

  • 3. Onyo la mama

  • 4. Hatari ya kujitolea

  • 5. Wanaume wote si waovu

Hifadhi ya msichana ni jambo kubwa, hasa ipasapo mwanamume kutoa shauri. Walakini bahari kuu huvukwa. Kwa hivi ninatumaini kuwa sitazama katika jaribu hili.

Msichana wa leo ni mama wa kesho. Upumbavu ulioje kujifanya hatudhuriwi na mambo yake! Ukitaka kukomesha maisha yetu ua wasichana, na baada ya miaka si mingi hapatakuwa na kitu kiitwacho mtu. Robo tatu za hifadhi hii lazima, zifanywe na wanaume.

Msichana akipita balehe akafikia utu uzima hufanya mvuto mkubwa kwa mwanamume. Mvuto huu ni maumbile, na pana watu wadaio hapana maana ya kugombana na maumbile. Nataka ningeona kama waonavyo wenzangu; lakini watu wote hawana vipawa namna moja. Kinyume cha maono yao, naona halali kugombana na tokeo hili kwa sababu pengine mvuto huu humponza msichana.

Kama yapasa msichana kujitafutia riziki kwa utumishi kama uyaya, uuguzaji au ualimu; tena kama akikaa pasipo wazazi wake hukutana na majaribu mengi ya wanaume. Vikundi vya wanaume humzunguka kama nzi kando ya kipande cha sukari. Humganda kama nyuki juu ya tone la asali.

Kwa msichana aliyelelewa vema majaribu haya hayadhuru. Onyo la busara la mama likitolewa mapema ni ngao bora kwa msichana kuliko buibui jeusi, dirisha la komeo au mlango wa kufuli. Kwa bahati mbaya wasichana wengi hawapati malezi mazuri. Hawa lazima waokolewe. Wakiokoka watasaidia kuhimiza majilio ya Afrika bora. Hatutaki Afrika kuwa bora?

Msichana akijitolea ovyo katika tamaa ya mwili huharibikiwa na mambo yake mengi. Huingia katika hatari ya maambukizo ya maradhi mabaya. Hasara nyingine ya kusikitisha ni uzazi wa haramu. Kwa hali ya kiitikadi iliyo katika maisha yetu ya sasa, ni dhiki kubwa kwa msichana kupata mtoto asiye baba wa kusaidia ulezi wake. Moja lolote katika haya likitokea huharibu heshima ya msichana. Hufukuzwa kazini, hapati arusi njema na dunia nzima humdharau. Matokeo haya mabaya sana, nayo yote huletwa na wanaume wajinga na walafi.

Isifikiriwe kuwa wanaume wote waovu. Hasha mara mia. Wanaume wengi wema nao wana heshima. Hawana nia ya kuharibu maisha ya msichana hata kidogo. Fahari yao kubwa katika maisha ni kuwasaidia.

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Kielezo cha Insha , pp. 27 - 28
Publisher: Wits University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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