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JPM was sworn in today . I spoke to a few people and what seemed common across all opinions was the gratefulness for peace. I interpreted this to mean that no matter who people vote for and what happens thereafter, the only implication is the effect all of this has on oneself. The public sector feels as such: You can't touch it, hold it, directly influence it, but it has a way of touching you in almost every way possible. 

On the 25th of October, around 8am, for the first time in my life, I voted for my government. It felt envigorating, after all this time doing research and making conclusions about Tanzania's public sector. Results have yet to be announced as of today, and Zanzibar has nullified her votes due to an unauthorized victory announcement from the opposition, but this is Tanzania's most fiercly contested elections in history. Whatever the result may be, I cannot help feeling that the next 5 years will be very prosperous for Dar-es-Salaam (not sure about the rest of our country). Whether this prosperity is works to the benefit of our people or not will probably be decided by what kind of administration is voted in over the next day or two. Mungu ibariki Tanzania.

I have generally considered any non-profit organization I come across as being part of the public sector. However, if I register a non-profit, and use my own capital to run things, regardless of the work that I am doing, is the organization still part of the public sector? What if we did consider the work I was doing; would my organization be classified differently if I was running a neighborhood charity to fix neighborhood walls? Should the public-private classification be based on start-up funds, or content, or both, or something else?