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| Tanzanian guide defends 'translation joke' of tourist's remark | Tanzanian guide defends 'translation joke' of tourist's remark |
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| A Tanzanian tourist guide, arrested last week for wrongly translating a tourist's comments in a video, has apologised for the offence he caused. | |
| A new video of two has emerged, saying they were just joking and having fun in the original one. | |
| In that video, the guide says in Swahili that the tourist wants Tanzanians to stop "complaining" about hunger. | |
| She, in fact, says Tanzanians are "fabulously wonderful". | |
| Police arrested the guide, from the state-run Serengeti National Park, on Thursday on the orders of Tourism Minister Jumanne Maghembe for casting the tourism ministry in a "bad light". | |
| Earlier reports said he had been freed, but this has not been independently confirmed. | |
| In the video published by Kenya's Standard newspaper, he said that he had been a guide for 10 years. | |
| "I cannot tolerate any bad talk against my country. Whoever downloaded the video from my Facebook account then shared it on WhatsApp groups did not do the right thing," he said in Swahili. | "I cannot tolerate any bad talk against my country. Whoever downloaded the video from my Facebook account then shared it on WhatsApp groups did not do the right thing," he said in Swahili. |
| "The video was just a comedy, it was for fun, and I know there are people who are offended by this video. It was not my intention to hurt anyone, I apologize to my fans and followers, continue receiving entertainment, but just note my offensive jokes were misunderstood. Thank you," he added. | |
| The woman says: "Hi again, Part two of our video. We were just playing around. Simon was being a comedian and we were doing a little joke on Facebook." | The woman says: "Hi again, Part two of our video. We were just playing around. Simon was being a comedian and we were doing a little joke on Facebook." |
| The video appears to have been filmed before his arrest last Thursday. | |
| On Friday, regional police commander Jaffari Mohammed told the BBC that the guide had "misled" the tourist, and police were investigating whether he had circulated the video on social media in violation of cybercrime legislation. | On Friday, regional police commander Jaffari Mohammed told the BBC that the guide had "misled" the tourist, and police were investigating whether he had circulated the video on social media in violation of cybercrime legislation. |
| The controversial law allows for a minimum fine of about $1,300 (£1,000) and a minimum jail term of three months for publishing false, deceptive or misleading information on a computer system. | The controversial law allows for a minimum fine of about $1,300 (£1,000) and a minimum jail term of three months for publishing false, deceptive or misleading information on a computer system. |
| The law was introduced in 2015, despite complaints by politicians, social media experts and human rights activists that it gave the police "too much power" without adequate oversight. | The law was introduced in 2015, despite complaints by politicians, social media experts and human rights activists that it gave the police "too much power" without adequate oversight. |
| Some of the guide's words were similar to those used by President John Magufuli, when he called on people at a rally last month to stop complaining about hunger our correspondent says. | |
| In excerpts of the original video, the conversation goes: | In excerpts of the original video, the conversation goes: |
| Tourist: "Hi. My visit to Tanzania has been beautiful, gorgeous. The people are fabulously wonderful and friendly. Greetings are always jambo [the Swahili equivalent of Hello]. Happy to be here. The land is beautiful, beautiful. The animals are wonderful." | Tourist: "Hi. My visit to Tanzania has been beautiful, gorgeous. The people are fabulously wonderful and friendly. Greetings are always jambo [the Swahili equivalent of Hello]. Happy to be here. The land is beautiful, beautiful. The animals are wonderful." |
| Guide (translating): "You Tanzanians complain/cry a lot about hunger. Everyday you cry about hunger when you have flowers at home. Why don't you boil the flowers and drink [them]. It is not good to cry/complain about hunger." | Guide (translating): "You Tanzanians complain/cry a lot about hunger. Everyday you cry about hunger when you have flowers at home. Why don't you boil the flowers and drink [them]. It is not good to cry/complain about hunger." |
| Tourist: "The variety of animals and people you see is incredible, unlike anywhere else. It is just fabulous." | Tourist: "The variety of animals and people you see is incredible, unlike anywhere else. It is just fabulous." |
| Guide: "You are asking your president to cook for you. Do you think your president is a cook? Can you get busy, even boil your clothing and eat." | Guide: "You are asking your president to cook for you. Do you think your president is a cook? Can you get busy, even boil your clothing and eat." |
| Tourist: "It will be an experience to savour for all of your life. It is fantastic and beautiful and incredible and just unremarkable. | Tourist: "It will be an experience to savour for all of your life. It is fantastic and beautiful and incredible and just unremarkable. |
| Guide: "Get busy in every corner of the country. The president can't leave State House to cook for you. You have to cook for yourselves. | Guide: "Get busy in every corner of the country. The president can't leave State House to cook for you. You have to cook for yourselves. |