Youth will dominate 2015 elections, says astrologer

Mr Hassan Yahya Hussein, the son of the late popular astrologer, Sheikh Yahya Hussein, who succeeded his father, gestures as he predicts before journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday major events and issues ‘likely’ to happen in the country next year. PHOTO|SALIM SHAO 

By Bernard Lugongo,The Citizen Reporter

In Summary

• 50: Number of years after every which a youthful leader takes leadership of a country, a Dar astrologer says

Dar es Salaam. The 2015 General Election would see the young generation taking over the presidency and many other political positions, Mr Hassan Yahya Hussein, the son of the late popular astrologer, Sheikh Yahya Hussein, who has succeeded his father, predicted yesterday.

While referring to some incidents that happened this year that he said he had foretold, Mr Hussein, told journalists at a news conference in Dar es Salaam that old people will will next year face a significant fall in leadership.

Since currently the country has a debate on two groups for the presidency - youth and old people - he said, astrologically, it shows that young people will win against the seniors.

Some youth CCM cadres, including January Makamba, who is currently Deputy minister for Communications, Science and Technology, and Dr Hamis Kigwangala, have  this year come out publicly to announce their intention to contest the presidency next year.

“The youthfulness I am talking about could be either by their age, face and actions or how they dress,” he clarified.

He said such situation which sees young people largely take over leadership occurs after every 50 years as it happened 54 years ago when the late Julius Nyerere won the first general election and took power in  Tanganyika.

He appealed to political parties to consider electing the youth in their internal elections, if they want to win the 2015 elections.

“This is my advice, if the country will take a different direction and decide to elect old people as president, there is a danger that the country will lose the head of state through  death,” he warned.

Mr Hussein said senior leaders would continue engaging in war of words.

He predicted that the 2015 elections would feature chaos, enmity and killings, thus called on the government to take measures to protect peace during the elections.

On the other hand, the astrologer predicted that lunar eclipse will happen twice-in March and September next year, noting that such incidents have significant impact on human life plans.