This is such a town! From the onset of things you will be fooled to take it for a primitive and a remote town. You would quickly suggest it is a rural market with backward people.
But how wrong would you be?
It is a town where you will packed in a Daladala (Matatu/Cab) like Sardine in a sack, greeted as uncle and women would bow respectfully. It is mostly dominated by missionary institutions even though few indigenous are religious. I believe there is freedom of worship as you will find ardent staunch believers of varied religion. And it seems everything here is three hours ride away.
If there are any reasons making this town such a factor, then it would not miss any of these:-
ZERO- ZERO (MAKUTANO JUNCTION)
This junction has nothing but a de ad petrol station, a coca cola kiosk and some scanty Daladala touts hawking Yoghurt and bread to travelers. It is a unique junction because it supplies Sirari Border, Mwanza, Tarime, Serengeti,na mikoa mengine mbali mbali.
BUTIAMA (NYERERE”S HOME TAFT)
On your way to Musoma, just after Bunda you will be shown and told lots of stories about Nyerere’s humble beginning and about his simple home area. He was the founding president of the nation famed for the Ujamaa policy.
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Famously known for her wild life is an open wide national park dominated by a league of wild animals. You will come across such instructions as ‘Nimarufuku Kulisha Wanyama wa hifadhi hili na hatua kali itachukuliwa kwa Yule atae kiuka hamri hii’
BWERI (STENDI MPYA YA MUSOMA)
This is the Musoma Bus stand. It is ten Kilometers out of the Musoma town and all the public vehicle from outside Musoma are allowed to Park.
ZIWA LA VICTORIA
The breath taking lake Victoria‘s water wash the shores of Musoma. It is in Musoma that the iconic and old Mgobero port resides. The Tanzania’s government is currently renovating this port expecting the high end business activities to flow from the neighboring countries.
CLUB NEXT LEVEL
It is right within the heart of Musoma town on the same street with the Barclays bank. In this club the DJ seems to be acquainted with scratching skills though he predominantly sticks on playing music of the 90’s as these are favorite with the night time revelers patronizing this club. Occasionally you will hear local hits but I never quite enjoyed love ballads on the dance floor that much.
AIR STRIP
There is a half murram half tarmac landing strip that serves at least two planes per day; one in the morning and the other in the evening. Well if you are looking for a sun burn then definitely this is a must visit town. On an ordinary day the sun would be doing over 40 c and that would be under a shade of a tree.
You can as well avoid the Mututho laws as locals and visitors sip away Kili and Serengeti brews in the local estate Pubs freely regardless of the time of the day and night. It is also a common sight to spot these people on phone chatting with friends families on either Zantel, Voda, Airtel networks.
THE UP COMING CHINESE SUPER HIGHWAY ALL THE WAY FROM MWANZA
At the time of the Musoma Visit the Tanzania’s government had been engaged in massive clearance of the road reserves in preparation for the development of a super highway all the way from Mwanza by the Chinese company.
NAIROBITS’S MUSOMA INFORMATION CENTER WITHIN MUSOMA COMMUNITY CENTER
We are aware the best design companies both in Mwanza and Musoma to be Barmedas and Sign warehouse limited located in Ghana Street in Mwanza. They deal with digital printing, engraving works, illuminated light boxes, T-shirt and caps branding. These companies have less decorated in house designers and developers who would place these companies in the design map.
We think the establishment of NairoBits’ Musoma Info Center could have never come at an opportune time. This center will supply Tanzania’s design and development industry with the much needed creativity and man power.
When coming from Musoma or going to Musoma please avoid Mombasa Raha at all costs. Be sure these buses are a short form of going to the next level without resisting. They are recklessly driven by careless or super intoxicated drivers cum conductors (touts) from Musoma to Nairobi as they load and off load customers freely along the journey.