FAMOUS TALES FROM THE CHAGGA TRIBE OF KILIMANJARO-TANZANIA

About the Book

The book consists of lore as told by the Chagga tribe which lives at the foot of Mountain Kilimanjaro Tanzania. The tribal lore has been passed down from many generations.

About the Author

Ambassador Onesiphorus Mtuweta H. Tesha, B.A. (Hons) History (London.) was born in Kilema, Moshi District, Tanzania in September 1936. After university education he joined the diplomatic service of his country in 1962. Before his retirement at the end of 1991 he was Tanzania High Commissioner to India, concurrently his country’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, and Ambassador to Indonesia and Nepal. Following that he was Managing Director of the Twenty Century Enterprises, Limited, a business with publishing as one of it’s ventures, until the time of his passing in September 2004. There is much that is unwritten about the past of African people. Through these Famous Chagga stories the author has delved into the culture of the people below mount Kilimanjaro to give his readers a glimpse of how society ticked, and in particular how the elders brought up the youth as well as made the best use of their time with stories for entertainment for themselves and lessons to all. Overall the text offers some food for thought for many of us today.