PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sunset on the Grand Canal

Ni mwaka wa 16 tangu Bata wa Taifa Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere alipoiaga dunia (Actoba 14,1999) ambapo hii leo Watanzania wote wanaungana pamoja kwa ajili ya kutafakari miaka hiyo 16 bila uwepo wa mwasisi wa Taifa lao.Kwa kutambua umuhimu wa siku hii, Mamiz Grand Resort na Mamiz Gate Way zilizopo Mkolani Jijini Mwanza wamekuandalia mazingira mazuri kwa ajili ya mapumziko yako wewe pamoja na ndugu, jamaa na marafiki zako.R.I.P MWL.NYERERE.Kwa wale wapenzi wa muziki wa band, burudani...

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