Type of site Blog Owner Issa Michuzi | Available in Kiswahili Commercial Yes | |
Slogan(s) Swahili: Globu ya Jamii
(The Community's Blog) Website issamichuzi.blogspot.com | ||
Michuzi Blog is the Kiswahili blog in Tanzania. It was launched in 2005 by the Daily News photojournalist Issa Michuzi. The blog is mostly read by resident Tanzanians and assists in bridging the information gap between the diaspora and the motherland.
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History
In September 2005, Michuzi had accompanied the former Tanzanian foreign minister Jakaya Kikwete who was attending the Helsinki Conference in Finland. There, he met Ndesanjo Macha who assisted him in setting up the blog.
Format
Blog entries are posted daily with news content and general updates mostly related to Tanzania. Readers have the opportunity to comment on the post, subject to approval by the moderator. The reason for the moderation is because some readers use foul language under the guise of anonymity.
The blog also posts requests from readers to make announcements of their graduation, marriage, birth of a newborn and death of their loved ones. At times, readers seek advice from the online community on various issues concerning them. Such posts are titled as Msaada Tutani.
April Fools' Day Pranks
Since 2008, Michuzi has been playing pranks on his readers on April Fools' Day:
Web Statistics
About 84% of the web traffic comes from Tanzania.