Dar es Salaam, Feb. 29 -- TANZANIA: RECENTLY, the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) issued an alert on heavy rains that are expected to pound most parts of the country, Dar es Salaam included.

With such warning, it was my hope that Tanzanians would witness municipal councils taking measures to prepare their cities from flooding disasters, which has been the case for so many years.

Unfortunately, it is in the nature of most Tanzanians to wait until the last minute to take any action and this can be attested by exercises which are announced to take place on certain dates.

You find most people relaxed and not in any particular hurry to complete the exercise, until it is announced that there are only a few days to the deadlinethen you w...