And Home Was Kariakoo (2014)
“Kigoma and Ujiji: The Long Road THE END OF THE OLD EAST–WEST CARAVAN ROUTE that began at the Indian Ocean was the town of Ujiji at Lake Tanganyika, which connected to routes in the Congo and all the way to the Atlantic. During the colonial period, however, when Kigoma became the railway terminus, it was developed as the administrative centre and port, and Ujiji was sidelined, much as Bagamoyo, Kilwa, and Lindi were in the east. All four towns were predominantly Muslim and linked to Zanzibar.
It... was impossible for me to reach Kigoma by road from Tabora because of the rains, and so back in Dar I have to take a flight, which I do in the company of Shabir, an Asian and a long-time party politician from Kigoma who has new business interests and a daughter in Dar. He picks me up early before sunrise one morning, after his prayer services, to go to the airport. Shabir was recommended by a friend and we met once and discussed my proposed visit to his hometown; since then we have spoken on the cell.MoreLess
It... was impossible for me to reach Kigoma by road from Tabora because of the rains, and so back in Dar I have to take a flight, which I do in the company of Shabir, an Asian and a long-time party politician from Kigoma who has new business interests and a daughter in Dar. He picks me up early before sunrise one morning, after his prayer services, to go to the airport. Shabir was recommended by a friend and we met once and discussed my proposed visit to his hometown; since then we have spoken on the cell.MoreLess
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