Kulikoni Ughaibuni

2 Jun 2011

Sporah Show's Exclusive Interview with Supermodel Miriam Odemba

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MIRIAM ODEMBA!

Miriam Odemba (from Arusha Tanzania) is Miss Tanzania Earth 2008 and Miss Earth Air 2008 (1st runner up).

Miriam Odemba is a Tanzania model. She is one of the best models from Tanzania where she started her modeling career at an early age and emerged into the limelight in 1997 when she won the Miss Temeke title. The following year she took part in the Miss East Africa beauty pageant and finished second.

At 13, her life was tough and her parents had to move to their uncle. She always wondered what life was all about then. As she grew older, she perceived God’s message of love and started appreciating everything around her especially the nature, God’s greatest gift to not only to her but to all of us.

MISS EARTH 2008!

In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, Odemba was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title. She achieved one of the eight highest scores in the swimsuit competition for her stage chops, which advanced her as one of the top eight finalists to participate in the evening gown competition. She then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about environmental concerns as a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four.

In the last round, the court of four were asked one question, “What would you tell US President about the state of the global environment if ever you were to meet him?” She placed the second highest score in the interview round and at the conclusion of the competition, she was crowned Miss Earth Air.

Talking to Miriam Odemba is a passion as she has a lot to say about herself, her career and definitely to the young women out there.

iMag: How does getting married feel?

MO: I am not yet married. I am engaged to a wonderful man and I am looking forward to our wedding day.

MIRIAM AND HER FIANCE LAURANCE!

How did you and Laurent meet?

MO: I met Laurent whilst travelling in Hong Kong .

iMag: What do you love most about being a mommy?

MO: Being a mother has made me more responsible. It is hard work but I believe that a mother is the 'engine' of the family. I am much happier as a mother and am really enjoying motherhood.

iMag: How do you describe yourself? a house wife, a model or a business woman! and why?

MO: I think I am all three because they are all differenct aspects of my life. I am first and foremost a mother and a housewife; I will never stop being a model and I also enjoy being a business woman.

iMag: What’s the most romantic thing Laurent ever done for you?

MO: Laurent is french and as you know they are extremely romantic so I couldn't choose just one thing but I will say that I am the happiest woman in the planet right now.

iMag: What do you think of today's young mothers?

MO: Mothers today are still fashionable. We can be great mothers as well as beautiful wives. It doesn't have to be one or the other. It is wonderful to be a mother, to bring another human being into this world. It is truly a blessing.

iMag: What is your biggest fear about being a Mommy?

MO: I was afraid of the birthing process but because of my renewed faith in God I found peace. Don't be afraid to become a mother. It is a wonderful gift from God.

MIRIAM WITH HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER IRIS!

iMag: Have you ever thought you couldn't cope with a child! and why?

MO: I never felt that way as becoming a mother has strengthened me and made me feel complete. Motherhood has not slowed me down at all... I think that as women, we are created to have children and if we embrace it...it is an awesome thing.

iMag: What bothers you most about your career now after having a child?

MO: Most women are afraid of change...they are afraid of changing jobs they don't like or changing boyfriends that they can't stand. You need to know your worth. The day you settle for less is the day you will get less. I say - embrace change because you never know what lies around the corner.

iMag: Some young girls in Tanzania now have negative attitude towards Tanzanian men! Its like girls want to be like Miriam Odemba and marry

a white rich guy! What do you think about this?

MO: Everyone is different and has different tastes. I love Laurent so much and it doesn't matter to me that he is white. Love doesn't know colour. We all have our choices in life that we have to make. I would simply say that you have to live your life in the way that is right for you. Don't try to be like anyone else. Live YOUR life.

iMag: Miriam, You skin is flawless! how do u maintain it?

MO: I use natural products. Everyone can have great skin if they take care of it. Make sure you protect your skin well. My brother Jeremiah Kagose has amazing skin. So smooth and lovely. He is also a forever living agent so check him out for great products people! :)

iMag: Did anyone in the modeling industry ask you to change your look?

MO: No and I will never change my look. I love and I do enjoy being me.

iMaga: Beauty products You can not do without?

MO: Skin Oil by clarins. It helps hydrate my skin.

iMag: What is the best beauty advice u know of?

MO: Stay natural and be true to yourself all the time. Don't spoil your skin by

using bleaching products. You will regret it later if you do.

iMag: Miriam you had 90kilos during your pregnacy, please share with us how did you manage to drop all those Kilos within such a short period of time?

MO: The sky is the limit...everything is possible in life it's all in our hands. We have be focused and to put in effort to get what we want in life. I definately struggled with self esteem and body image issues.

I was incredibly overweight so I had a plan to lose weight and I stuck to it. I prayed to God for strength and kept pushing myself. If you have hope and trust in God, everything is possible. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that people are beautiful no matter what their size is but I had to slim down because of my chosen career path. The dukan diet helped me a lot.

MIRIAM ODEMBA WITH HER KILLER LEGS!

iMag: You have a great body, fantastic legs! how do you stay in shape?

MO: Running ,swimming,walking,dancing and aerobics... I drink a lot of hot water and eat lots of vegetables and fruits all the time. No white stuff like white rice,bread,cereal,potatoes pasta and fried food. If you avoid eating anything made with white flour you'll be safe.

iMag: What is your definition of success?

MO: Achieving your goals. I believe that confidence is the key to success. Have a goal... a vision. Qualities such as fearlessness, creativity, discipline and passion are vital elements to sucess. Small opportunities can lead to many big opportunities in life.

iMag: Do you think you have achieved that?

MO: Yes, I have acheived many goals I have set for myself but I have still have many more things that I would like to achieve for example I want to one day have my own airline company. Let's never stop dreaming people!

iMag: What one thing haven't you done you would still like to?

MO: I would like to do something to help street children in the world by starting with East Africa. I believe all children have the right to education and I would like to be a part of that.

iMag: Tell me something people do not realize about you, maybe it's not a secret, maybe it's not anything special, but it could be something no one else has ever asked you about until now.

MO: I am addicted to facebook and the Sporah show!

iMag: OW! Thank you.

iMag:: What bothers you most about marriages of today?

MO: These days couples seem to get bored of each other quicker. Like these celebrities... people no longer take their vows seriously ....in sickness and in health... men never put the toilet sit down after using the toilet...I think you get what I mean. Some people forget manners once you have been married to them too long.

iMag: If you could change one things about the world, what would it be?

MO: It's only God who can change anything however, I can try to help as many people as I can along the way. I can do something small and free like smiling

at people or asking them how their day has been. It can make a huge difference. I may not be able to change the world but maybe I can change someone's world.

iMag: What makes you laugh?

MO: Iris brings so much joy to my heart. Laurent (my fiance) is also very funny and he makes me laugh a lot.

THE BEAUTIFUL MIRIAM ODEMBA!

iMag: On money matters, do you personally invest?

MO: Yes. I have a Shop in Tanzania, HOUSE OF FASHION.

HOUSE OF FASHION: Greatly inspired by various trends!

IN HOUSE OF FASHION we sell high quality latest trend in fashion accessories for party, office & casual wears. Designs from European latest trends, Stylish & high quality fashion wear - Shoes, Bags, Clutches etc in reasonable rates. KARIBUNI WOTE!

MIRIAM AND HER FRIEND NAROLA!

iMag: Which celebrity would you invite to dinner and why?

MO: I would invite Maria Sarungi as she has changed the lives of many young women in Tanzania. I think she is an intelligent business woman and she is very charming. Also, if I could add one more, I would invite Beyonce because she is my inspiration. She helps many young musicians and she has that star quality.

iMag: If you could only bring one thing on a desert island with you, what would it be and why?

MO: Water. We can't survive without it.

iMag: What is never miss in your hand bag?

MO: My make up bag and mobile phone - I would be lost without them.

iMag: What is on your i-pod?

MO: I don't have an i-pod but I listen to music by Jennifer Lopez... Beyonce, I also love Gospel.. Tina turner...celine dione, whitney houston, rihanna...etc etc

iMag: What’s your greatest indulgence?

MO: Shoes! I love shoes! I love shopping and perfume.

iMag: What’s your most embarassing moment?

MO: I don't talk about the past.

iMag: What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

MO: 1st is to wake up in the morning and be grateful to God for keeping you here, alive and healthy. 2nd is to give.

iMag: What makes you proud to be a Tanzanian?

MO: I am so proud to be Tanzanian. Tanzania is not poor but it is poorly managed. I hope my young brother Jeremiah Kagose will one day manage everything so that we can have a better Tanzania without corruption.

iMag: What period in your life have you been happiest?

MO: When Iris came into this world. I have lived an exciting life for a long time and still do in some respects, but now I enjoy being with my daughter Iris - she is a joy.

As you settle into life you will discover that the things that make you most happy really are the most simple things, like spending time with my wonderful fiance and a good night kiss from Iris wow, I am really proud.

MIRIAM ODEMBA AND HER BROTHER!

Miriam with her lil brother Jeremia Kagose Odemba.

iMag: Do you have any regrets?

MO: No I am a born again Christian. I believe in Jesus Christ and He has wiped my past mistakes away.

iMag: How do you feel about the future?

MO: I am looking forward to all that life will bring. I look forward to watching my daughter grow up (but not too fast!). My future is in God's hands.

iMag: What do you love a part from modelling?

MO: Taking pictures... going to museums like the Louvre, spending time with my friends and my family, shopping, eating good food. My best friend Narola from childhood has opened up a cupcake business: Arusha Cupcakes. She makes the yummiest cupcakes! You have to try it!

iMag: Coffee or Tea?

MO:: Thank you but I prefer hot water.

IMag: Thank you Miriam for your time and i hope that all works out well for you and your family..! Good Luck. And
we hope to have you sometime soon on The Sporah Show!
MO: Aww! Thank you, Am looking forward to.

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Karibu msomaji mpendwa usome MAKALA YANGU YANGU KATIKA TOLEO LA WIKI HII la gazeti linaloongoza nchini Tanzania la Raia Mwema.Makala nzima hii hapa chini

Wawekezaji wavumiliwe hadi lini kwa mauaji haya?

Evarist Chahali, Uskochi
Juni 1, 2011

JUMAPILI iliyopita ilikuwa ni siku ambayo mimi na familia nzima ya Chahali tuliadhimisha mwaka wa tatu tangu mama mpendwa, Adelina Mapango, aage dunia. Kwangu na kwa wanafamilia wengine, kifo cha mpendwa huyu ni kama kimetokea jana kwani bado tumegubikwa na majonzi makubwa.

Kifo hicho cha mama kimeathiri sana maisha yangu. Nilipofika huko nyumbani kwa ajili ya kumuuguza, tayari alikuwa ameshapoteza fahamu. Matumaini yangu kuwa labda angepata nafuu japo kidogo yalikuwa yakififia siku hadi siku kwa muda wote wa miezi mitatu aliyokuwa amelazwa.

Nilitamani angalau afungue mdomo kunipa japo wosia (japokuwa sikutaka kabisa kuamini kuwa ugonjwa wake ungeweza kusababisha mauti yake) lakini haikutokea hadi anafariki.

Kipindi tunamuuguza mama wakati na baada ya msiba kiliniwezesha pia kulielewa vyema jambo moja la msingi ambalo marehemu alikuwa akilisisitiza sana wakati wa uhai wake - upendo.

Nadhani hakuna mtu katika familia yetu ambaye hakuwahi kumlaumu marehemu mama kwa “kuendekeza sana upendo”. Kuna wakati tulikuwa tunashindwa kumuelewa pale alipowathamani watu waliomtendea mabaya. Siku zote alikuwa akisisitiza kuwa kazi ya kuhukumu sio yetu wanadamu; bali ni ya Mwenyezi Mungu.

Kadhalika, alikuwa muumini wa vitendo wa mafundisho ya kiroho kwamba “huwezi kudai unampenda Mungu ambaye hujamwona; ilhali unamchukia binadamu mwenzio unayemwona”.

Nakumbuka vizuri sana mahubiri yaliyotolewa na padre kabla ya mazishi ya marehemu mama. Alitufariji kwa kutuambia kuwa japo sie tulimpenda Adelina, lakini baba yake (yaani Mungu) alimpenda zaidi, na ndio maana aliamua kumchukua.Tangu siku hiyo nimekuwa nikiitumia kauli hiyo kuwafariji wafiwa.

Kadhalika, tulipewa wosia kwamba japo tuna kila sababu ya kumlilia marehemu, lakini njia mwafaka ya kumwenzi ni kudumisha mema yake na kuzingatia mazuri yake yote yaliyopelekea msiba wake kuvuta umati mkubwa.

Kabla ya kufikwa na msiba huo, nilikuwa nimeshahudhuria misiba mbalimbali, lakini katika misiba yote hiyo sikuweza kuelewa kwa undani uchungu waliokuwa nao wafiwa. Sio kwamba sikuguswa na misiba hiyo; bali ni ukweli kwamba ni vigumu kuzielewa hisia pindi tukio linalosababisha hisia hizo halitokei kwako.Wote tunalia misibani, lakini uchungu wanaosikia watu wa karibu zaidi na marehemu ni tofauti na watu wengine.

Baada ya msiba huo wa mama, imekuwa kana kwamba kifo kimechukua maana mpya kwangu. Kila ninaposikia taarifa za vifo ninarejea uzoefu niliopitia na kupata picha ya kinachowasibu wafiwa.

Ni katika mantiki hiyo, niliposoma, hivi karibuni, taarifa za kifo cha mkazi wa Kigamboni, marehemu Lila Hassan, aliyefariki kwa kinachodaiwa kuchomwa moto na mwekezaji mwenye asili ya Kiasia, nilipatwa na uchungu kana kwamba marehemu ni ndugu yangu.

Uchungu huo uliongezwa na ukweli kwamba, nikiwa mgeni hapa Uingereza, ninaelewa wazawa wanavyopewa kipaumbele kulinganisha na sie wageni.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa kutoka eneo la tukio, marehemu alikumbana na mkasa huo baada ya kuingia eneo la hoteli ya mwekezaji pasipo kulipa kiingilio. Hivi binadamu hao wenye roho ya kinyama walishindwa kuelewa kuwa laiti marehemu angekuwa na uwezo kama wao wawekezaji asingeweza japo kufikiria kuingia eneo hilo bila kiingilio?

Kwa vile wao walimudu kuja Tanzania kutoka huko walikotoka, wakanyenyekewa kwa ugeni wao na fedha zao na kupewa hadhi ya uwekezaji, basi, wanadhani kila binadamu ana “bahati” kama hiyo?

Ninasema “bahati” kwa vile ndivyo ilivyo kwa anayetokea kuwa ‘mwekezaji’ katika nchi yetu ambapo baadhi ya wawekezaji wamegeuka kama miungu-watu kwa jinsi watawala wetu wanavyowapapatikia.

Na usidhani upapatikiaji huo unatokana na “umuhimu wa wawekezaji”; bali sana sana ni katika kuhalalisha “teni pasenti” zao na ufisadi mwingineo.

Kabla hatujasahau yaliyomkumba marehemu Lila wala kufahamu hatma ya fedhuli hao waliomchoma moto, wakazi wa kijiji cha Nyamongo, mkoani Mara, nao wameletewa majonzi.

Tofauti na tukio la Kigamboni ambapo wahusika walikuwa mwekezaji na wapambe wake, katika tukio la hivi kartibuni la huko Nyamongo (Tarime), wahusika ni Watanzania wenzetu wanaolipwa mshahara kutokana na kodi za wananchi, na-kibaya zaidi-ni watu tuliowakabidhi dhamana ya usalama wa raia.

Katika kuendeleza utamaduni wao wa “chinja chinja” askari wa jeshi letu la polisi waliwapiga risasi na kuwauwa wakazi watano wa Nyamongo kwa tuhuma za kuvamia mgodi wa dhahabu. Waliua kinyama kulinda ‘mali ya mwekezaji’, na pengine kwa maelekezo ya mwekezaji.

Kama ambavyo tulishuhudia katika vurugu zilizosababisaha mauaji ya raia watatu wasio na hatia huko Arusha (wakati wa maandamano ya wafuasi wa CHADEMA), wafiwa wamejikuta wakiongezewa machungu kwa kauli zisizo za kibinadamu kwamba waliouawa walikuwa wahalifu.

Sasa kama kweli ni wahalifu, kwa nini, basi, serikali ilitaka kubeba gharama za mazishi ya “wahalifu” hao?

Tulimsikia Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani, Balozi Hamis Kagasheki alivyozungumzia tukio hilo, na hatukupata shida kugundua kuwa hajisikii uchungu wowote kutokana na vifo vya raia hao.

Katika maelezo yake, waliuoawa ni miongoni mwa wahalifu waliokwenda kwenye mgodi husika wa mwekezaji kwa minajili ya kupora dhahabu.

Hivi mwanadiplomasia huyu hatumii busara japo kidogo kutambua kuwa anachozungumza ni upande mmoja tu wa tukio? Hapo ninamaanisha kuwa maelezo aliyopewa Naibu Waziri huyo ni kutoka Jeshi la Polisi ambalo ndio watuhumiwa wa mauaji hayo.

Halafu, kama Kagasheki ameshahitimisha kuwa kilichowapa ruhusa polisi wake kuua ni uvamizi wa raia hao eneo la mgodi, sasa, hiyo timu ya wataalamu iliyoundwa na IGP Said Mwema kwenda Nyamongo ilikwenda kuchunguza nini; maana Kagasheki ameshatueleza chanzo cha tukio hilo?

Kwa bahati mbaya, matukio ya kusikitisha kama haya yataendelea kutokea kwa sababu baadhi ya viongozi na watendaji serikalini hawajali thamani ya uhai wa Watanzania wenzao. Kwa akina Kagasheki, kwa mfano, kabla hata uchunguzi haujakamilika jambo la muhimu kwake ni kutetea kwa nini polisi wameua raia hao pasipo kujali vifo vya marehemu hao na maumivu yanayowakabili wafiwa.

Tukiweka kando tukio la Kigamboni na hili la Nyamongo, kuna mauaji takriban kila mwaka yanayotokea katika migodi nchini; hususan kwenye machimbo ya Tanzanite kule Mererani.

Chanzo cha mauaji hayo yanayofanywa na walinzi wa migodi hiyo kwa maelekezo ya wawekezaji, ni mivutano ya muda mrefu ya kimaslahi kati ya wawekezaji hao na ama wachimbaji wadogo au wanavijiji wa vijiji vinavyopakana na migodi hiyo.

Jambo la kusikitisha ni kwamba kila mauaji hayo yanapotokea, Serikali; hususan Jeshi la Polisi, hutetea wawekezaji hao wa kigeni; hata pale inapoonekana dhahiri kwamba hawakuwa na sababu yoyote muhimu ya kuua. Inasikitisha kwamba linapokuja suala la wawekezaji wa kigeni, Serikali inasita kuwapenda na kuwatetea raia wake.

Kama nilivyoeleza mwanzoni, “huwezi kumpenda Mungu ilhali unamchukia jirani yako” ndivyo ambavyo haiwezekani kuipenda nchi kama hakuna mapendo kwa mwananchi mwenzako. Laiti askari wepesi wa kufyatua risasi wangekuwa na upendo kwa wananchi wenzao, matukio kama ya Arusha na huko Nyamongo yasingetokea.

Na kama mwekezaji wa Kigamboni aliyemchoma moto Lila angekuwa na upendo kwa sie wenyeji wake tuliomkaribisha kuwekeza nchini, tukio hilo la kinyama lisingetokea. Vivyo hivyo kwa wawekezaji wa Mererani na migodi mkingine nchini.

Tukiweza kutafsiri upendo wa ngazi ya familia na ukoo, kisha kuuhamishia kwa majirani zetu na hatimaye wananchi wenzetu, ni dhahiri kuwa ubinafsi, ulafi, ufisadi na uhalifu mwingine dhidi ya taifa na Watanzania wenzetu kwa ujumla, utapungua kwa kiasi kikubwa.

Pamoja na makala hii,usikose kusoma makala nyingine na habari motomoto katika jarida la RAIA MWEMA kwa kubonyeza HAPA

Weirdest workplace disputes

July 9, 2007

Weirdest workplace disputes

Last week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal celebrated its 30th anniversary. We marked the occasion by trawling the archives and dusting off some of the more colourful UK employment disputes from the past few years.

Alex Wade and Alex Spence

14. CSI: Farnham. Tony Price, the managing director of WStore UK, an IT company based in Surrey, demanded that his 80 staff submit to a DNA test after a piece of chewing gum got stuck to a directors’ suit trousers. When his global e-mail pointing out the firm's chewing gum ban leaked to the media, Price cheekily suggested he would force staff to take lie detector tests to flush out the culprit.

13. Hands on treatment. A 34-year-old masseuse sued the prestigious Old Course Hotel at St Andrews for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination after she was allegedly fired for accusing an A-list celebrity client of lewd conduct; the employment tribunal later identified the celebrity as Kevin Costner after his name was posted all over the internet. According to the masseuse, the Dances With Wolves star removed his towel and asked her to "touch him everywhere". Costner, who was on his honeymoon and taking part in a golf tournament, denied the accusation vehemently. The hotel later settled with the woman.

12. Porn at sea? No thanks. The cliché of men in the armed serves cheering themselves up with top-shelf literature is well established, but it was too much for the Reverend Mark Sharpe, 37. The trainee chaplain left the Royal Navy declaring himself “horrified” by the amount of pornography below decks and issued a claim for sexual harassment and discrimination on the ground of his religious beliefs. At a tribunal in Exeter, the Navy admitted sexual harassment but denied the religious discrimination charge. Reverend Sharpe accepted an undisclosed sum in damages and is now a rural rector.

11. Fine whine. A Muslim insurance salesman took offence when his employer began offering bottles of wine for good performance. Imran Khan, 25, said that Direct Line’s incentivisation scheme put him at a disadvantage because his religion forbade him to drink alcohol, and he sought damages for “hurt feelings”. He lost.

10. Witches have rights, too. Sommer de la Rosa, a former teaching assistant at the Dorothy Stringer School in Brighton, accused the school of unfairly dismissing her because she was a witch. The 34-year-old claimed she had been made to “feel like a freak” after she was forbidden from wearing a pentagram and colleagues compared her Wiccan beliefs to communism. The school claimed she had been let go because of her poor attendance. The dispute was settled out of court.

9. Chard is for lovers. Sally Bing, a 31-year-old town clerk, won her claim for sexual discrimination and victimisation against the mayor of Chard, Tony Prior, after the 67-year-old putative lothario became infatuated with her. “We were standing shoulder to shoulder looking at a wall map of Chard,” the mayor explained. “When she stood close to me, it sent a sexual thrill through me. That was possibly when I wondered whether she had sexual feelings towards me.” The married Prior invited Bing on a walking tour of Andorra, and his advances eventually became so bad she rearranged the furniture in her office to create an escape route in case he appeared. Bing was awarded £25,000 from the council and £33,697 from Prior. And all that from staring at a map of Chard.

8. Wicked witchcraft. Sariya Allen, a teaching assistant who quit her job after three years at Durand primary school in Stockwell, London, sued the school for allegedly discriminating against her Pentecostal Christian beliefs. Allen had been disciplined for refusing to let a child read Harry Potter, claiming it glorified witchcraft. She lost.

7. Don’t call me ginger. Sarah Primmer, a 41-year-old former waitress at the Rendezvous Café in Plymouth, was awarded a “staggering” £17,618 for unfair dismissal and sexual harassment after suffering taunts over her ginger locks. Primmer alleged the café’s night manager had made a series of lewd and embarrassing comments in front of other staff because “they wanted to know if the colour of my hair matched the rest of my body”. Despite her vindication in the eyes of the law, Primmer was intent on ridding herself of her affliction. “I am going to try and get it lighter and lighter,” she said. “It is not nice to be ginger.”

6. Man’s best friend. David Portman successfully sued the Royal Mail for unfair dismissal after he lost his job for taking time off to mourn the death of his dog. The postman had missed 137 days in five years for reasons including breaking his foot when pushing mail through a letter box, spraining his ankle when standing on a piece of wood and being injured in a car accident. Throughout, his faithful hound Brandy had provided unstinting companionship. When one morning he found her dead at the foot of his bed, Portman took her demise badly and failed to show up to work for a week. He returned to find he had been sacked. A tribunal found that “none of the claimant’s absences were for other than wholly legitimate and genuine reasons”.

5. Foamy sales pitch. Wayne Simpson, an EDF Energy salesman, lost his £28,000-a-year job after he sent a customer a picture of himself sitting naked drinking whisky in a bubble bath. Simpson had met the female customer while selling door-to-door on Tyneside; he obtained her number and later sent the picture with a message saying, “Fancy going out for a drink sometime?” The woman didn’t and instead reported him to the company and the police. Simpson accused EDF of lacking a sense of humour. “I wasn’t even showing off my naughty bits,” he said.

4. The farting chair. Sue Storer, a 48-year-old teacher at Bedminster Down Secondary School in Bristol, sought damages of £1 million for sex discrimination and constructive dismissal claiming she had been forced to sit in a chair that made embarrassing sounds every time she moved. “It was a regular joke that my chair would make these farting sounds and I regularly had to apologise that it wasn’t me, it was my chair,” she said. Requests for a new chair had been repeatedly ignored while male colleagues were given sleek, executive-style chairs, she said. Her claim was thrown out.

3. Look out for the flour. Caroline Gardener, a lesbian shop worker at a Booker Cash and Carry, won her claim for unfair dismissal after she was fired following an altercation with a customer. Gardner, of Eastleigh, Hampshire, claimed a customer abused her because he couldn't find any lime cordial, telling her to "Get your sex life sorted out." She responded by throwing a bag of flour at him. “When he called me a filthy dyke I had a pack of flour in my hand and, although I regret it now, I threw it at the back of his head,” she admitted. “He then turned round and said, ‘You are a dyke and you’re going to get the sack’.” Gardner lost other claims for breach of contract and discrimination on the grounds of her sexual orientation.

2. Legal tender? Fred Raine was awarded £2,300 after an industrial tribunal agreed that his former employer, Lee’s Coaches, in Langley Moor, had underpaid him when he left the company due to illness in 2005. Nothing out of the ordinary in that, but the same can't be said for his former boss Malcolm Lee's chosen method of payment. The first £1,000 of Raine's severance pay was paid by cheque, but the remaining £1,300 turned up at his door in the form of a crate full of coins weighing 11 stone. Raine described the gesture as "unacceptable" and said he was consulting his lawyer.

1. An axe to grind. James Robertson, a convicted murderer who had served his time and was working as a health inspector for Preston City Council, found himself back behind bars after threatening a colleague with an axe during an argument at an Indian restaurant in 2001. The council (not unreasonably, you might feel) terminated his employment without notice, but Robertson sued for breach of contract. The employment tribunal ruled that the Council had acted illegally in not giving Robertson sufficient notice and ordered it to pay him two weeks’ wages as compensation, amounting to £807.50.

SOURCE

ALEX KAJUMULO EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JESTINA GEORGE BLOG...!!! www.missjestinageorge.blogspot.com

JG: CAN YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF?

ALEX: My name is Alex Kajumulo. I was born in Muleba, Bukoba, Tanzania. Currently, I live in the U.S. (Seattle, Washington) where I coach youth soccer and run my own soccer training program. It's the only soccer program run by an African in Washington State. When I am not coaching soccer, I am making music, writing books, and designing sports clothing and gear.

JG: WHEN DID YOU START DOING MUSIC & WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU DO?

ALEX: I have loved music my whole life especially when I was a child. I began making music professionally in 1998, collaborating with my good friend Kool James "Mtoto wa Dandu" and the amazing singer Mbilia Bell, from DRCongo. My music can not be labelled by anyone, it is it's own new style. That's why I called my first album "Never Before." You can find this album and all of my music on I-tunes, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere digital music is sold.

JG: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BONGO FLAVA & THE KILI MUSIC AWARDS?

ALEX: As a Tanzanian, I love Bongo Flava music. But I don't think Bongo Flava will translate to an international market. If Bongo Flava musicians want to get world wide appeal, they have to do something more original. Someone like Remi Ongallo, who was a true original, his music is still being listened to in the international world music market even today. The music is so good they listen even if they don't understand the language.

You know the Kili Music Awards started from my vision. I wrote up a plan for the Tanzanian Music Awards and gave the plan to James Dandu in 1999. It's not an original idea, it is just a copy of the American Music Awards. James and I presented the first Tanzanian Music Awards. After James died, his wife, Devota, was able to put on one more Tanzanian Music Awards but then she returned to Europe.

The people who are running the Kili Music Awards took the event over and are continuing to this day. They changed the name of the Awards and I do not have anything to do with it. I don't like the way they manage the awards, the awards are only given to insiders and I don't think it is fair and open to all Tanzanian musicians. Our original vision was to recognize original talent no matter who they were, who they knew, or how much money they had. Especially young musicians.

I am working to restart the Tanzanian Music Awards so that I can realize mine and my friend James's vision of making it for all people of Tanzania.

JG: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE DOEN TO MAKE THINGS BETTER OR IS IT OK THAT WAY?

ALEX: I am happy for them to continue to hold the Kili Music Awards according to their own vision. But it is not my vision and I would like to bring back the Tanzanian Music Awards for the people. One of the awards I am looking forward to presenting is the JAMES DANDU ORIGINAL ARTIST AWARD for the most original Tanzanian musician each year.

JG: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHER UPCOMING ARTISTS & YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE?

ALEX: You've got to be original. These days anyone can make music and record with digital equipment so in order to stand out you must be original.

JG: WHO HAS BEEN YOUR INSPIRATION?

ALEX: My inspiration is me! I grew with a lot of problems and no one to rely on. I rely on myself for inspiration and I have gone far, but I always put God in front of me for everything I do, but I am not religious.

JG: WHAT DIFFICULTIES DOU YOU FACE & WHAT ARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR?

ALEX: The most difficult part of being an independant musician is marketing your music and making enough money to eat.

JG: WHERE DO YOU PERFORM IF ONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU PERFOM LIVE?

ALEX: I only really perform for special events that involve social justice. When I do perform, I perform with a large band, at least 8 members. I perform mostly at College venues, Festivals, and big Theatres.

I am currently organizing a large event to promote Malaria Awareness in Kyela District, Tanzania. The "Malaria is Dangerous" concert will be held on Saba Saba Day (July 7) 2011. This will be my second big "Malaria is Dangerous" Concert. The first was held in November of 2010 here in the U.S. YOu can find clips from the concert on my youtube channel. It was also televised locally and broadcast live on the internet to an audience of over 8 million people.

JG: APART FROM MUSIC WHAT OTHER THINGS ARE YOU INVOLVED IN?

ALEX: Soccer is a big part of my life. I have written a book for children called "Soccer Monster" you can see it at www.soccermonster.org. At that website you can also find information about my training program. You can see my youth soccer team at www.kajumulofc.org. You can find out more about me and my music at www.babukaju.com and www.alexkajumulo.com or become my friend on facebook, look for Alex Kajumulo. You can also find me on myspace at www.myspace.com/alexkajumulo. I have over 85 songs on the market, you can buy them at I-tunes or anywhere else and you can see my videos on my youtube channel at www.youtube.com/user/alexkajumulo.

JG: I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT SOON, CAN YOU PLESE TELL US ABOUT IT AND WHERE WE CAN GET OUR COPIES?

ALEX: My latest book is called FADHAA and will be released this summer. It is a novel (fiction) that asks the question, When love ends, does life continue? I wrote my first novel in Swahili because that is my native language and I love my language. I have written this story for the people of my country. Later, FADHAA will be made into a movie, but I am currently shooting a movie called "Searching for Love" which will be released next summer (2012). Of course, I also have the Soccer Monster book for the children of the world. It is written in English because it is a universal sport. I am planning more Soccer Monster books and translations into different languages.

SOURCE: The interview was conducted by Miss Jestina George.You can read the full interview in HER BLOG WHICH IS AVAILABLE HERE (CLICK THIS LINK)

Kumbukumbu ya Mwaka wa Tatu wa kifo cha Mama Adelina Mapango (Mama Chahali)

Ilikuwa dakika,masaa,siku,wiki,mwezi,miezi,mwaka na sasa ni mwaka wa tatu tangu mama yangu mpendwa Adelina Mapango alipotuacha na majonzi ambayo kamwe hayatafutika.

Mara ya mwisho kuonana na mama akiwa hai ni mwaka 2005 nilipokwenda nyumbani kwa ajili ya fieldwork yangu.Novemba mwaka huo,ndoa ya Baba Mzee Philemon Chahali na Mama ilitimiza miaka 50,yaani nusu karne.Niliwarekodi kwenye video na kila ninapojaribu kuangalia mkanda huo naishia kububujikwa na machozi.Bila kujua kuwa ananiachia wosia,mama alisisitiza sana kuhusu upendo.Aliniambia kuwa nikiwa mcha Mungu nitaweza kuwapenda watu wote.Alinisisitiza kumtanguliza Mungu katika kila nifanyalo.Alininiambia pia kuwa zawadi kubwa nitakayoweza kumpa yeye na mumewe ni kufanikiwa katika masomo na maisha yangu kwa ujumla,kuwatunza wazazi na ndugu zangu,kwathamini marafiki na jamaa zangu,kuheshimu kazi na pindi nikioa,nimpe upendo mke wangu na watoto kama ambavyo yeye na baba walivyonipenda.

Mama alikuwa na upendo usioelezeka.Nakumbuka nikiwa mdogo huko Kigoma timu ya Pan Africa ilifanya ziara huko.Wakati huo,binamu yangu Gordian Mapango alikuwa bado anacheza mpira (kama winga machachari wa Pan Africa).Basi Gordian alikuja kututembelea nyumbani akiwa na rafiki zake marehemu Ibrahimu Kiswabi na mchezaji mwingine jina limenitoka.Walipoingia tu ndani mama akakaa chini na kumpakata Gordian kama mwanae mchanga vile.Japo nilikuwa mdogo lakini bado nakumbuka jinsi marehemu Kiswabi na yule mchzaji mwingine walivyoguswa na upendo wa mama kwa mtoto wa kaka yake (Gordian).

Kwa vile mwaka 2005 nilikaa Tanzania kwa takriban miezi sita hivi,nilikuwa nikienda nyumbani Ifakara mara kwa mara,kila nilipopata fursa nje ya fieldwork yangu.Kila nilipokuwa hapo nyumbani mama alisisitiza kunichemshia maji ya kuoga,kunifulia na kunitunza kama mtoto mchanga.Mama,upendo ulionipa nitaendelea kuukumbuka hadi naungana nawe huko uliko.

Nilimeshahudhuria misiba mbalimbali lakini kufiwa na mzazi ni kitu kisichoelezeka.Nakumbuka nilikuwa Kinondoni Mtaa wa Isisi pamoja na binamu yangu Gordian na marafiki wengine,na majira ya saa 4.30 usiku nikapigiwa simu kutoka Ifakara (maana wakati huo nilikuwa Dar kwa muda).Ile kupokea tu nikamsikia sista (wa kanisani) aliyekuwa mmoja ya masista waliokuwa wanamsaidia sista mwenzao (mdogo wangu) Sr Maria-Solana kumuuguza mama.Huku akilia,sista huyo akaniambia "Kaka Evarist,mama hatunaye".Nikamuuliza "unamaanisha nini?"Akaendela kusema "mama hatunaye,ametutoka".Nikawa kama nimepigwa ganzi vile.Yani ilinichukua kama nusu saa hivi,baada ya kuondoka Kinondoni na kurejea Sinza (nilipokuwa nimefikia)
kupata fahamu kuwa hatimaye mama yangu mpendwa Adelina Mapango amefariki.

Niliongea na mama mara ya mwisho mwezi Februari 2008.Nilipiga simu nilipopata taarifa kuwa mama mkubwa (dada yake mama) alikuwa amefariki.Japo hali ya mama wakati huo haikuwa nzuri sana,alisistiza kuwa lazima aende kumzika dada yake.Nikamsihi mama kuwa kwa hali aliyonayo,na kwa jinsi alivyompenda dada yake,ni vema asiende msibani.Kumbe siku hiyo ndio nilikuwa naongea nae kwa mara ya mwisho.Siku chache baadaye akapata stroke na akapoteza fahamu.Wiki chache baadaye nikaenda Tanzania kumuuguza lakini kwa bahati mbaya hadi anafariki hakuweza kufumbua mdomo kuongea nami.

Kinachonitia uchungu hadi leo ni ukweli kwamba siku nilipomtembelea hospitalini Muhimbili baada ya kufika Dar alitoa kama tabasamu hivi.Hata baadhi ya manesi na ndugu waliokuwa wanamuuguza wakasema inaelekea mama amefurahi mwanae nimekwenda kumuuguza.Niliendelea kuwa na matumaini kuwa ipo siku atapata fahamu na hatimaye kurejea kwenye hali yake ya kawaida.Kwa bahati mbaya haikutokea hivyo hadi anafariki.

Kwa kweli bado nina uchungu mkubwa sana.Kuzidisha machungu hayo ni ndoto za mara kwa mara ambapo mama namuona mama.Pengine ni kwa vile namuwaza sana,au pengine ni kwa vile alifariki bila kuniambia chochote.Majonzi niliyonayo moyoni hayaelezeki.

Kuna tatizo jingine.Wakati mama anafariki,baba alikuwa amemzidi kama miaka 10 hivi.Ikumbukwe pia kuwa walikuwa kwenye ndoa kwa miaka 53 wakati mama anafariki.Sasa baba hadi leo hii anaendelea kuona kama yeye ndiye alistahili kutangulia kabla ya mkewe kwa vile alikuwa amemzidi umri.Baba na marehemu mama walikuwa zaidi ya mke na mume.Walikuwa best friends.Baba yangu si mzungumzaji sana,na muda mwingi aliutumia nyumbani na mkewe.Kifo cha mama kinamtesa sana baba na kila ninapoongea nae anakumbushia uchungu alionao.

Kuna tatizo jingine pia.Wadogo zangu wa mwisho ni mapacha.Baba na mama walijaliwa kuwapata mapacha hawa wakati umri umeshawatupa mkono.Kwahiyo,Kulwa na Doto wamekuwa kama wajukuu kwa baba na mama.Kwa wadogo zangu hawa,mama alikuwa ni za zaidi ya mzazi wao.Alikuwa ni mwalimu wao (akiwafundisha kupika,sala,nk),alikuwa kama bibi yao (walikuwa wanapenda sana kumtania na yeye alipenda kuwatania pia),alikuwa ni rafiki yao mkubwa kwa vile madogo hao walikuwa wanamwongopa baba,kwahiyo siri zao,habari zao na kila kitu chao walikuwa wanashea na marehemu mama.Kwa ndugu zangu hawa,kifo cha mama ni pigo kubwa sana sana.

Naweza kuandika kitabu kizima kuelezea tukio hili la kusikitisha kupita kiasi.Lakini yote ni mipango ya Mungu.Nakumbuka katika misa ya kabla ya mazishi ya mama,padre alijaribu kutuliwaza kwa kutuambia kwamba "sote tulimpenda Adelina lakini Baba yake aliyepo Mbinguni amemependa zaidi na hivyo ameamua kumchukua mwanae".

Basi,mama mpendwa,leo tunaadhimisha mwaka wa tatu tangu utuache.Pengo lako haliwezi kuzibika.Tunakukumbuka kila siku.Upendo wako,tabasamu lako la muda wote na huruma uliyokuwa nayo ni vitu tunavyoendela kuvienzi.Mafundisho uliyotupa ndio mwongozo wetu wa kila siku.

PUMZIKO LA MILELE AKUPE BWANA NA MWANGA WA MILELE AKUANGAZIE,UPUMZIKE KWA AMANI.AMINA

MAMA PINDA AWA MGENI RASMI SEMINA YA WAKINA MAMA NCHINI UINGEREZA. (PICHA NA HABARI)

Mrs Agnes Atim Apea - Motivation Speaker, PhD Student, Gender and HIV, Reading University; Dr. Bunmi Arogunmat - Motivation Speaker; Terrence Higgins Trust;Mama Balozi, Tanzania; Mama Waziri Mkuu, Tanzania; Dr. Sylvia Anie, Director, Social Transformation Programmes Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, Sponsors of the prommmae and Mama Balozi, Kenya.

MAMA BALOZI JOYCE KALLAGHE AKIKARIBISHA WAKINA MAMA

MARIAM MUNGULA NA MAMA PINDA

MJUMBE WA NEC ASHA BARAKA AKIWA NA JESTINA GEORGE

/MKE WA BALOZI WA KENYA AKISALIMIA WAKINA MAMA

MKE WA WAZIRI MKUU MAMA TUNU PINDA AKIONGEA NA WAKINA MAMA

WAKINA MAMA KATIKA POSE NA MGENI RASMI

WAKINA MAMA KATIKA PICHA YA PAMOJA

YALIOYOJIRI SEMINA YA WAKINA MAMA NCHINI UINGEREZA TAREHE 21 MAY 2011

TA-UK ikishirikiana na TAWA waliandaa semina ya akina mama iliyofanyika nyumbani kwa Balozi wa Tanzania Uingereza, Jumamosi, 21 Mei 2011.Mgeni Rasmi alikuwa Mama Pinda Mke wa Waziri Mkuu, Tanzania.

Mada ya Semina ilikuwa “Wanawake kama Wakala wa Mabadiliko” na mkazo zaidi kwenye - Mwamsho kuhusu Waafrika waishio Uingereza wanaoishi au walio adhirika na UKIMWI” “HIV and AIDS Awareness Seminar: for African communities affected by HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom.

Kusudu na Mategemeo ya Semina:

Makusudi ya semina yalikuwa: kuwakumbusha/mwamko kuhusu Ukimwi, kuzungumzia maswala ya stigma, ubaguzi, watu kutokukubali (denial), kukubali na kuweza kujitokeza. Inategemewa hatimaye kuweza kuwa na vikundi vya kusaidiana baini ya Waafrika hususani Watanzania waishio Uingereza.

Objectives:

The seminar aims to: Raise HIV and AIDS awareness, discuss issues of stigma, discrimination, denial, acceptance and disclosure of HIV status, training needs, develop support and social network groups among the African communities living in the UK.

Semina ilikuwa katika sehemu mbili:

Sehemu ya kwanza ilikuwa kwa Kiingereza na wazungumzaji wakuu walitoa changamoto kuhusu:

Akina Mama kama Wakili wa Mabaliko:

Akina mama walikumbushwa kwamba afya ni jambo la mhimu kwa kila mtu. Maendeleo au mabadiliko yeyote yale yana leletwa na watu wenye afya nzuri. Kwa hiyo ni vema mama kujali afya yako ikiwa ni pamoja na kuungalia mwili wako kama vile kwenda hospital na kupimwa kwa magonjwa mbali mbali, kubadilisha mwenendo wako. Mama akiweza kujali na kubadilisha mwenendo wake yeye atakua mfano na kuwa taa kwa watu waliokaribu naye – familia pamoja na jamii kwa ujumla.
Kuishi kwa mategemeo –“Living positively with HIV” – Hii ilikuwa changamoto sana kwa wajumbe, watu walielezwa kuwa ukiwa na UKIMWI siyo mwisho wa maisha. Mtoa mada kwanza aliuza swali hivi nani anaweza kumtumbua mtu aliyeaidhirika kwa Ukimwi yuko vipi au unaweza kumtambua vipi? Jibu hakuna mtu ambaye anaweza kutambua labda mtu akiwa mahututi kitandani. Jibu ni kwamba mtu ye yote Yule anaweza kuwa ana Ukimwi lakini hakuna anayejua. Mtoa mada alisema kuwa yeye ameadhirika tangu akiwa mdogo lakini sasa hivi ameolewa na ana watoto. Amesoma na anafanya PhD na anaishi maisha ya furaha kama watu wote. Fundisho jamani ukiwa na UKIMWI siyo mwisho wa maisha. Lakini unaweza kufanikiwa kuishi haya maisha kama utapimwa na ikajulikana mapema kuwa umeadhirika ili ukapata msaada.

Sehemu ya pili:

Mama Balozi alimkaribisha Mama Waziri Mkuu. Mama Pinda alisema kuwa amefurahishwa sana na kitendo cha akina mama kukutana na kuwa na semina nzuri sana iliyoelimisha, kufumbua watu kuelewa mambo zaidi. Vile vile alimshukuru Mama Balozi kwa kuweza kuwakaribisha wanawake nyumbani kwake.Aliahidi kuwa endapo atapata nafasi ya kuja Uingereza tena atajihidi kukutana na akina mama. Semina za uamusho kwa

Vile vile wakati huu wajumbe walipata nafasi ya kupata changamoto nyingine toka kwa mtu ambaye vile vile amejitokeza kuwa yeye ameadhiriwa na Ukimwi, alisema siyo jambo rahisi kujitokeza kwani kuna mambo mengi sana kama vile– dharau, kukataliwa na ndugu, kuogopa kuondolewa etc. Alisema ameweza kufika hapa kwa sababu alitambua mapema kuwa ameadhiriwa. Kwa hiyo changomoto ilikuwa jamani tujitahidi kupimwa mara kwa mara.

Kusudu na Mategemeo ya Semina

Makusudu ya semina yalikuwa: kuwakumbusha/mwamko kuhusu Ukumwi, na kuzungumzia maswala ya stigma, ubaguzi, watu kutokukubali (denial), kukubali na kuweza kujitokeza na na hatimaye kuweza kuwa na vikundi vya kusaidiana baini ya Waafrika hususani Watanzania waishio Uingereza.TA-UK itaendelea kuandaaa hizi semina kwa kushirikiano na vikundi mbali mbali vya Kitanzania, Africa Mashariki vilivyopo nchini Uingereza. Hizi Semina zinadhaminiwa na msaada kutoka Commonwealth Secretariat

CHANZO: Miss Jestina

Kikwete Asipomdhibiti IGP Mwema na Polisi wake wababe Yatamkuta ya Mubarak

Rais Kikwete na Waziri Mkuu Pinda na wakuu wa vyombo vya dola.Wa kwanza kushoto ni CDF (Mkuu wa Majeshi) Davis Mwamunyange,akifuatiwa na IGP (Mkuu wa Jeshi la Polisi) Mwema na DGIS (Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa) Othman Rashid

Sio siri kwamba Jeshi la Polisi Tanzania lina sifa chafu na yayumkinika kuamini kuwa ni taasisi inayochukiwa sana na walalahoi.Sifa kuu mbili za jeshi hili linaloongozwa na IGP Saidi Mwema ni RUSHWA ILIYOKUBUHU na UBABE WA KUPINDUKIA.

Sifa hizo zinahusiana kwa karibu.Rushwa ya polisi inachangiwa zaidi na kipato duni kisichoendana na wajibu wao (ambao kwa asilimia kubwa hawautekelezi).Kutokana na ugumu wa maisha unaowakabili,ambao tegemeo kubwa la kuutatua ni kwa kulazimisha rushwa (wakinyimwa hawakawii kumbambikia mtu kesi),askari wa jeshi la polisi wanakuwa na hasira muda wote.Lakini badala ya kuelekeza hasira hizo kwa mwajiri wao-yaani serikali-wao wanaelekeza hasira hizo kwa wananchi wanyonge wasio na watetezi (sambamba na wanasiasa wa vyama vya upinzani hususan Chadema).

Kingine kinacholifanya jeshi la polisi lifanane na Nazi Police wa Hitler ni uhaba wa elimu.Polisi limekuwa kimbilio la vilaza (watu wenye uwezo duni kimasomo) na kwa upande mwingine jeshi hilo limegeuzwa mahala pa vigogo kupeleka watoto wao watukutu.Kimsingi,jeshi hili halina nidhamu isipokuwa kwa vigogo na mafisadi wanaowatunza.

Inafahamika kuwa Rais Jakaya Kikwete na IGP Said Mwema wana mahusiano ya kibinafsi zaid ya hayo ya kiserikali.Na hili ndio tatizo la kuendesha nchi kiushkaji.Kinachompa jeuri kubwa IGP Mwema ni ukweli kwamba moja ya sababu zilizopelekea kupewa wadhifa huo ni ukaribu wake na Kikwete.Kwa maana hiyo anajua wazi kuwa Kikwete hawezi kumtosa hasa kwa vile uteuzi huo ni wa misingi ya nilinde nikulinde.

Lakini Kikwete akae akitambua kuwa moja ya sababu zilizopeleka dikteta Hosni Mubarak kung'olewa madarakani huko Misri ni unyama wa jeshi lake la polisi.Jeshi hilo ndilo lililopelekea vifo vingi wakati wa maandamano ya kudai mageuzi nchini humo.Kama wenzao wa Tanzania,polisi wa Mubarak walikuwa wanafahamu lugha moja tu:UBABE.

Kikwete atambue kuwa kuwaachia wahuni waliovaa yunifomu za polisi wanyanyase wananchi wapendavyo,waue wanachi kila wanapojiskia na waendelee kuwabambikia kesi walalahoi,siku ya siku wananchi hao wataamua liwalo na liwe.Ubabe sio ufumbuzi wa kila kitu.Kulikuwa na tawala ngapi za kibabe zilizoishia kuwa historia?

Kikwete na serikali yake ya CCM hawawezi kukemea uhuni na ukatili wa polisi kwa vile jeshi hilo,kama zilivyo taasisi nyingine za dola,limeendelea kuwa tawi lislo rasmi la chama tawala.Laiti Kikwete angekuwa anathamini haki za binadamu asingeruhusu jeshi hilo litangulize nguvu hata pale panapohitaji diplomasia.Kwanini awakemee ilhali wanawakomoa Chadema na walalahoi wengine?Unadhani Kikwete asingechukua hatua laiti polisi wangelalamikiwa na mafisadi?

Enewei,soma habari zifuatazo zinazohusu jeshi hilo la polisi

Polisi wapambana na raia Dar
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:56

Felix Mwagara na Ellen Manyangu
VURUGU kubwa zilizuka usiku wa kuamkia jana katika eneo la Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam, baada ya maofisa wa Manispaa ya Temeke kuendesha operesheni ya kubomoa vibanda vya wafanyabiashara wadogo kwenye hifadhi ya barabara.

Ilibidi polisi kuingilia kati kuwatawanya wafanyabiashara hao waliokuwa na hasira, wakipinga uharibifu wa mali zao wakidai kuwa mkakati huo umetekelezwa bila wahusika kupewa taarifa.Zaidi ya mabanda 50 ya wafanyabiashara hao yalibololewa katika agizo hilo kwenye eneo lililopo karibu na Feri, ambalo mji wa Kigamboni unakua kwa kasi.

Baadhi ya walioshuhudia vurugu ambazo ziliandamana na vitendo vya uporaji wa mali na fedha, walisema wafanyabiashara wapatao 50, walikamatwa. Hadi jana mchana, kulikuwa na idadi kubwa ya polisi kwenye eneo hilo wakiwazuia wafanyabiashara hao wasifanye fujo huku maofisa wa manispaa wakibeba bidhaa mbalimbali zilizozagaa hapo.

Wafanyabiashara hao walisema kwamba walilazimika kupambana na askari hao ili kunusuru mali zao katika mpango huo uliotekelezwa bila notisi.

"Ilitulazimu kupambana ili kuokoa japo mali kidogo kwani ubomoaji huo umefanyika usiku wa manane pasipo taarifa yoyote. Hatujapewa notisi yoyote ya kuhama katika eneo hili," alisema Rajabu Mohamed.
Mwenyekiti wa wafanyabiashara katika eneo hilo, Omary Mkwesu alisema tukio hilo ni la kusikitisha kwa sababu wamepoteza mali nyingi.

Alihoji kuwa kama ubomoaji huo ulikua wa haki kwa nini wasingewapa notisi ili walau watoe mali zao katika mabanda hayo?

Alidai kwamba hatua hiyo ni njama za diwani wa eneo hilo: "Zoezi hili limesimamiwa na diwani wetu ambaye amekuwa akitutishia kwa muda mrefu kuwa ipo siku atatubomolea na kwa kuthibitisha hilo, tumemuona akisimamia zoezi hili la ibomoaji hovyo saa nane usiku."

Hata hivyo, Diwani wa eneo hilo, Dotto Msama alikanusha kuhusika na tukio hilo akisema Manispaa ya Temeke ilishatoa notisi zaidi ya sita kuwataka wafanyabiashara hao waondoke katika eneo hilo.

"Jambo hili limenisikitisha hata mimi na sasa hivi naelekea manispaa kuongea na uongozi wake juu ya tukio hili. Ni kweli sikuwa na taarifa za zoezi hili kufanywa leo, tena usiku wa manane, ila notisi zilishatolewa na nakala yake iko kwa mtendaji na mwanasheria wa manispaa.

Polisi kwa upande wake, wamekanusha kuwanyanyasa wananchi hao na kusema walikuwepo kwa ajili ya kulinda usalama hasa baada ya wananchi hao kufunga barabara.

CHANZO: Mwananchi

Na habari ifuatayo ni kuhusu moja ya SIFA KUU MBILI za Jeshi la Polisi,yani RUSHWA (nyingine ni UKATILI)

Polisi, mahakama zazidi kutajwa kwa rushwa
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:54

Minael Msuya

IDARA za POLISI na Mahakama zimetajwa tena kuwa ni taasisi sugu zinazoongoza kwa kudai rushwa nchini.Kituo cha Sheria na Haki za binadamu (LHCR) katika taarifa yake imezitaja idara hizo kwamba ndizo kinara kwa kudai rushwa.
Hivi karibuni, Taasisi ya Kupambana na kuzuia Rushwa Takukuru) nayo ilizitaja idara hizo kwamba ndizo zilizo mstari wa mbele kudai rushwa nchini.

Ripoti ya mwaka 2010 ya LHCR iliyofanywa katika mikoa 26 nchini na kuhoji watu zaidi ya 5,000, ilibainisha kuwa polisi inaongoza kwa asilimia 65.1 huku Mahakama ikifuatia ikiwa na asilimia 56.4. Akisoma ripoti hiyo, Mwanasheria wa LHCR, Pasience Mlowe alisema polisi na mahakama zinaongoza kwa rushwa na matumizi mabaya ya ofisi na kwamba zinashika nafasi ya 10 kwa Afrika Mashariki.

“Utafiti wa LHCR ulibaini kuwa polisi na mahakama ni taasisi sugu zinazoongoza kwa rushwa na zinashika nafasi ya 10 kwa Afrika Mashariki,” alisema Mlowe.

Alisema Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA) nayo inafuatia kwa asilimia 37.8 na kwamba inaendelea kushuka kiwango kila siku ikilinganishwa na 2009 ambapo ilikuwa katika nafasi ya tano. “Hali hii inayonyesha ni jinsi gani baadhi ya watu walivyozitelekeza sheria na haki za binadamu, wananchi wengi wanataabika usiku na mchana, lakini hawapati haki zao stahiki, tunaomba marekebisho ya vifungu vya sheria yafanyiwe kazi ili haki ya binadamu iweze kupatikana,”alisema.

Mlowe alisema, matatizo hayo ya taasisi hizo nyeti za serikali yanachangia kwa kiasi kikubwa kuzorotesha uchumi wa nchi na kwamba serikali inatakiwa kusimamia sheria muhimu. Kwa upande wake ,Mtafiti na Mwanasheria wa LHCR, Onesmo Olengurumwa alieleza kuwa, utafiti huo ulibaini kuwa mauaji ya raia wengi yanasababishwa na vyombo vya dola kutokana na wao kujichukulia sheria mikononi.

“Vifo vya watu 52 vilivyotokea mwaka 2010 vilisababishwa na walinzi wa kampuni mbalimbali na polisi kwa kujichukulia sheria mikononi badala ya kutumia sheria inayowaongoza,”alisema Olengurumwa na kuongeza: ”Mfano mzuri ni wananchi wanaoishi kando ya Mgodi wa North Mara kule Tarime wanauawa bila sababu na ukichunguza utakuta sheria za mgodi, walinzi wa kampuni ndio wanaopaswa kulinda eneo lote sasa serikali inaingiliaje huko,”alisema.

Alisema mauaji ya watu yaliyotokana na mgodi huo, serikali haiwezi kujitetea kwa lolote na kwamba utetezi wake ni wakisiasa. Alisema serikali ikisimamia tume ya sheria na haki za binadamu nchi itaweza kuondokana na changamoto za ukiukwaji wa haki hizo zinazoikabili.

CHANZO: Mwananchi

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