THE RIDDLE THAT'S TANZANIA: MORE AID=MORE POVERTY (THISDAY ARTICLE)

-Grassroots also unhappy with govt performance over use of resources

THISDAY REPORTER
Dar es Salaam

POVERTY levels continue to be on the rise in Tanzania despite large sums of monetary aid being regularly poured into the country from external sources, top financial institutions have asserted in Dar es Salaam.

Meeting in the city over the weekend, officials of the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs were in consensus that statistical records of Tanzania’s received aid vis-a-vis poverty alleviation over the past decade were far from encouraging.

It was noted that while the country has enjoyed substantial Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) funding since 2001, poverty has only been marginally reduced, from 35.7 to 33.6 per cent, while the total number of Tanzanians living in poverty has increased by about 1.6 million people.

’’In this situation, many people ask themselves what is being done to [the aid] for poverty reduction and economic growth that (is supposed to) benefit all Tanzanians,’’ said the World Bank Country Director for Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, John McIntire.

His views were more or less echoed by the AfDB country Representative to Tanzania, Sipho Moyo, who remarked: ’’The focus now must be on results, notably in light of the upcoming mid-term review...(AfDB) shareholders are increasingly looking for higher impact on the ground.’’

The three institutions were holding the ’Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR)’ for Tanzania, where operations financed by the World Bank and AfDB were jointly assessed.

The tripartite meeting was geared towards promoting effective project management, raising disbursement rates, and ’’enhancing Tanzania’s absorptive capacity for additional financing,’’ according to a joint statement issued afterwards.

Currently, there are a total of 23 ongoing World Bank-financed projects in Tanzania, representing total commitments of some $2bn, out of which $968m has already been disbursed. Meanwhile, the AfDB has 18 ongoing projects in the country, with a committed amount of $854m.

Leading the Tanzanian delegation to the meeting, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ramadhani Khijjah, said implementation of these projects has encountered various challenges including institutional reforms, inadequate financial resources, untimely release of funds, and bureaucratic procurement procedures, ’’just to mention a few.’’

The CPPR exercise is part of efforts to harmonize the process of funds disbursement to reduce transactional costs and enhance the impact of aid on particular countries.

According to recent research findings, Tanzanians at the grassroots level have of late become increasingly disgruntled about the way government authorities are using public resources and unimpressed by financial information provided by such authorities.

Although the government has invested heavily in the Local Government Reform Programme (LGRP) aimed at strengthening local authorities for effective service delivery especially to rural communities, most interviewed citizens insisted that the said reforms have had no impact on their lives.

Over 75 per cent of respondents expressed outright dissatisfaction over the spending of public resources, researchers Bahati Geuzye and Hugh Frasier asserted.

According to their findings, the dissatisfied respondents said it was not clear how public resources are used because the projects executed tend to yield poor quality outputs, while some projects have not even been completed.

They even voiced strong suspicions of corruption being linked to the funds usage.

Asked by the researchers what actions they preferred to take in a bid to rectify matters, the respondents said they often raised complaints through suggestion boxes, media channels, public meetings, direct to council executive directors, and even as far as State House in some cases.

However, it was noted that ’’about 89 per cent of the respondents said their concerns have never been taken seriously, even after taking these actions.’’

The researchers also concluded that financial transparency in local government authorities (LGAs) is inadequate, with only a small portion of citizens getting access to financial information released by the councils through noticeboard displays.

The research, aimed at gauging the effectiveness of financial accountability at local government level, covered 10 randomly selected districts in the country; Kinondoni, Mkuranga, Bagamoyo, Tanga, Lushoto, Kilosa, Kibaha, Korogwe, Morogoro, and the Dar es Salaam City Council.

Some 810 Tanzanians participated as respondents.

Recommendations put forward by the researchers for improved financial accountability include strengthened planning and budgeting, improved incentives to councilors and council staff, and increased support from the central government.

SOURCE: ThisDay

IT'S THIS SIMPLE: THE MORE THE DONORS PUMP IN AID,THE MORE THE MAFISADI,NOT MERE WANANCHI,GET RICHER.THE MORE THE LEVEL OF POVERTY GROWS,THE EASIER IT GETS FOR MAFISADI TO BRIBE THEIR WAY INTO POWER.A HUNGRY MAN IS VERY LIKELY TO SELL THEIR VOTE FOR A PINT OF RICE,KILO OF SUGAR,OR PAIR OF KHANGA.SOUNDS LIKE A CRAZY THEORY BUT I GOT A HUNCH THAT THER'S A BUNCH OF UNSCRUPULOUS CHARACTERS IN OUR COUNTRY WHO JUST WISH THE COUNTRY GETS POORER AND POORER SO THAT THEY PERSIST CLINGING TO POWER.IF I AM WRONG ONE MIGHT FIND BETTER EXPLANATIONS IN DR HOSEA'S BOOK (Pictured above),HOPEFULLY!!!

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MOTO ALIOUANZISHA MALECELA WAENDELEA KUSHIKA KASI NDANI YA CCM

MIMI SI MWANASIASA JAPO MALENGO YANGU YA BAADAYE NI KUWA MCHAMBUZI WA SIASA (POLITICAL ANALYST).BINAFSI SIICHUKII CCM ILA NAKERWA NA BAADHI YA KASUMBA ZILIZOOTA MIZIZI NDANI YA CHAMA HICHO KIKONGWE.NA KASUMBA KUU INAYONITATIZA KUHUSIANA NA CHAMA HICHO NI UNAFIKI.

JUZI JUZI TUMESIKIA KAULI ZA MMOJA WA WAKONGWE WA CCM,MZEE JOHN MALECELA,AMBAPO PAMOJA NA MAMBO MENGINE ALIAMUA "KUSIGINA DEMOKRASIA" KWA KUWATAKA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WA CHAMA HICHO WANAOLUMBANA WAKOME MARA MOJA.>
SWALI LA MSINGI HAPA NI JE KWA KUKOMESHA MALUMBANO HAYO NDIO UFUMBUZI WA "KINACHOLUMBANIWA" UTAKUWA UMEPATIKANA?BUSARA NDOGO TU INAWEZA KUTUELEZA KWAMBA MTOTO ANAPOLIA INAWEZA KUASHIRIA KUWA ANA TATIZO (NJAA,KIU,ANAUMWA,NK).KUMFINYA MTOTO HUYO ANYAMAZE BADALA YA KUCHUNGUZA KINACHOMLIZA HAIWEZI KUWA SOLUTION YA TATIZO.

HUHITAJI KUWA MCHAMBUZI WA SIASA KUBAINI KUWA MALUMBANO YANAOENDELEA NDANI YA CCM NI MKINZANO WA WATETEZI WA UFISADI vs WAPINZANI WA UFISADI,WABINAFSI vs WANAOJUA JUKUMU LAO KWA TANZANIA,WANAFIKI vs WASEMA KWELI,NA MAKUNDI KAMA HAYO.KITU PEKEE KINACHOWEZA KUYAPATANISHA MAKUNDI HAYO NI KWA CCM KUWA WAZI-SI KWA MANENO PEKEE BALI KWA VITENDO-INASIMAMIA UPANDE UPI KATIKA MIKINZANO HIYO.IWAPO CCM IKISEMA INAPINGANA NA UFISADI HALAFU IKACHUKUA HATUA ZINAZOSTAHILI DHIDI YA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WAKE WANAOTUHUMIWA KWA UFISADINI DHAHIRI BASI MALUMBANO YANAYOENDELEA YATAKOMA.LAKINI TUSITEGEMEE "UKIMYA" KWA HALI ILIVYO SASA AMBAPO,KWA MFANO, MTU KAMA MZEE WA VIJISENTI PAMOJA NA TUHUMA ALIZONAZO ANAENDELEA KUWA MJUMBE WA KAMATI YA MAADILI NDANI YA CHAMA HICHO.

KAULI YA MZEE MALECELA IMEANZA KUPATA SAPOTI KUTOKA KONA MBALIMBALI NDANI YA CHAMA HICHO.JANA,WAKONGWE FLANI WA CCM WAMEITISHA MKUTANO NA WAANDISHI WA HABARI AMBAPO PAMOJA NA MAMBO MENGINE WAMEKEMEA MALUMBANO HUKU WAKIONEKANA KUKEMEA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WA CCM WALIOSHIKILIA BANGO VITA DHIDI YA UFISADI.KWA BUSARA ZA WAZEE HAWA,WANATAKA SUALA HILO LIACHWE MIKONONI MWA CCM.HIVI LAITI CCM INGEKUWA IMEMUDU KUFANYA HIVYO,AKINA MWAKYEMBE,KILANGO NA SELELII (KWA MFANO) WANGEKUWA WANAPIGA KELELE KUHUSU UFISADI?

WANACHOJARIBU KUFANYA WAZEE HAWA (PAMOJA NA MALECELA) NI KUJIAMINISHA KUWA HAKUNA TATIZO NDANI YA CHAMA HICHO,NA KELELE ZINAZOPIGWA NA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WAKE NI SAWA TU NA UTOVU WA NIDHAMU.YALEYALE YA KUMFINYA MTOTO ANYAMAZE PASIPO KUFANYA JITIHADA ZA KUJUA KINACHOMLIZA.

KUNA WENZETU AMBAO KWA MTIZAMO WAO UKIZUNGUMZIA MABAYA YA CCM BASI UMETENDA KOSA LA JINAI.TATIZO LA WATU WA AINA HII NI KUPUUZA NAFASI YA CCM KATIKA ULINZI WA AMANI NA HATMA YA TAIFA LETU KWA UJUMLA.DHAMANA YA NCHI IKO MIKONONI MWA CHAMA HICHO KWA VILE NDICHO KILICHO MADARAKANI KWA SASA.SOTE TUNAWEZA KUBASHIRI KILICHO MBELE YETU IWAPO TUKIIRUHUSU CCM IENDESHE MAMBO INAVYOTAKA-HATA KAMA INATUPELEKA PABAYA-NA SIE TUENDELEE KUKAA KIMYA!

ANYWAY,HEBU SOMA BUSARA ZA WAZEE WETU HAWA HAPO CHINI:

Wenyeviti wastaafu wa CCM waonya

Wenyeviti wastaafu wa mikoa wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) wamevunja ukimya na kuwataka viongozi wa chama hicho wanaotaka kuyatumia mapambano dhidi ya rushwa kama mtaji wa kisiasa na kujipatia umaarufu, kuacha mara moja. Sambamba na hilo, wazee hao wametaka mapambano dhidi ya rushwa yasiwe kichaka cha kuficha ubovu wa uongozi na kushindwa kuwajibika. Akizungumza kwa niaba ya wenyeviti wastaafu wa chama hicho Dar es Salaam jana, Mwenyekiti mstaafu wa Mkoa wa Dodoma, Pancras Ndejembi alisema mapambano dhidi ya rushwa ni ya CCM na si mwanachama binafsi au kikundi cha wanachama wachache.

“Tunashuhudia baadhi ya viongozi wa CCM kurushiana maneno wenyewe kwa wenyewe kwa kutaka kuonyeshana nani zaidi na nani ni vinara kuliko wengine katika mapambano dhidi ya rushwa, hii si sawa,” alisema Ndejembi aliyewahi kuwa Mwenyekiti wa CCM Tanzania. “Tusingependa kuona mapambano haya yanatumiwa kama njia ya kujipatia umaarufu binafsi, mwenyekiti wetu Rais Kikwete ambaye ndiye jemedari wa mapambano haya humsikii anafanya hivyo na sisi wengine tusifanye hivyo…. kama wewe ni kiongozi na hutekelezi wajibu wako kwa wapiga kura wako wakikuuliza uko wapi, usisingizie kupigwa vita na mafisadi,” walionya.

Ndejembi aliyeambatana na wenyeviti wastaafu Hemed Mkali (Dar es Salaam), Tasil Mgoda (Iringa) na Jumanne Mangara (Pwani), alisema wazee hao wamesikitishwa na malumbano ya hadharani baina ya viongozi wa CCM ambao wengine wa ngazi ya juu ya uongozi ndani ya chama. Alisema tabia inayoonyeshwa na viongozi hao ya kushutumiana, kunyoosheana vidole, kuwekeana visasi, kuonyeshana ubabe na kuwekeana nadhiri ya kupambana baina ya viongozi, kunadhoofisha na kukipunguzia heshima chama hicho.

“Lakini pia kufanya hivyo hadharani, kwa nia ya kutaka kuungwa mkono katika shutuma na visasi hivyo kunajenga chuki, uhasama na migawanyiko katika jamii, viongozi hatupaswi kuwajaza watu chuki na uhasama ndani ya mioyo yao,” alisema Ndejembi kwa niaba ya wenzake na kutaka neno ufisadi lisitumiwe kuelekea kwenye Uchaguzi Mkuu wa mwakani. Alisema kumuita mtu fisadi kwenye vyombo vya habari haitoshi katika kushinda mapambano dhidi ya rushwa, bali watu waipigie kelele serikali iimarishe taasisi na vyombo vya kupambana na rushwa kama Polisi, Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (Takukuru) na Mahakama ambako watuhumiwa wanafikishwa.

Licha ya kuwapo malumbano baina ya viongozi hao wa CCM, wastaafu hao walisema kuhitilafiana ni kitu cha kawaida na kamwe watu wasitarajie chama hicho kitameguka. Wastaafu hao walieleza kumuunga mkono Rais Jakaya Kikwete iwapo atagombea tena urais mwakani na kutaka watu wengine wamuunge mkono, kwa maelezo kuwa anafaa kuongoza nchi. Walitoa sababu za kumuunga mkono kuwa ni kukubalika na anaowaongoza, anawapenda watu wote, mvumilivu, mkereketwa wa maendeleo ya wananchi na hana jazba.

Wazee hao walisema wameamua kuzungumza na waandishi wa habari kuhusu mambo hayo ili ujumbe uwafikie viongozi, wanachama na mashabiki wa CCM, lakini yote hayo waliyoyaeleza wameshayawasilisha kwenye vikao wanavyoshiriki vya matawi na mashina na wamezungumza na viongozi wa sasa wa chamahicho. Ingawa wastaafu hao hawakuwataja kwa majina viongozi wa CCM waliolumbana hadharani, lakini hivi karibuni Mbunge wa Kyela, Dk. Harrison Mwakyembe ambaye ni mwanahisa wa Kampuni ya kuzalisha umeme wa upepo ya East Africa Power Pool, amelumbana na Mbunge wa Igunga, Rostam Aziz.

Dk. Mwakyembe anadai Rostam anatumia vyombo vyake vya habari kumchafua huku Rostam akitaka mbunge huyo ambaye kitaaluma ni mwanasheria na mwandishi wa habari, kuelezea mgongano wa maslahi wakati alipochaguliwa kuwa Makamu Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Bunge ya Nishati na Madini. Mbali na wazee hao, pia Makamu Mwenyekiti mstaafu wa CCM Tanzania Bara ambaye ni Mbunge wa Mtera, John Malecela alitaka malumbano hayo yakome, kwani hayana faida kwa mwananchi na wahusika watumie vyombo husika vya chama kufikisha malalamiko yao.
CHANZO: HabariLeo

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,BAADHI YA HAWA WAZEE NDIO WAMETUFIKISHA HAPA TULIPO KUTOKANA NA ITIKADI HIZIHIZI ZA "KUJENGA UMOJA NA MSHIKAMANO NDANI YA CHAMA" PASIPO KUANGALIA ATHARI ZAKE KWA JAMII KWA UJUMLA (AFTERALL,SIO KILA MTANZANIA NI MWANA-CCM).

HATUJACHELEWA.INAWEZEKANA IWAPO UZALENDO NA MASLAHI YA TAIFA YATAWEKWA MBELE YA (in front of) KUJIPENDEKEZA NA UNAFIKI.

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EXPERTS DISPUTE IMF FORECASTS FOR TANZANIAN ECONOMY

By Damas Kanyabwoya

The projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Tanzania�s economy will grow by four per cent this year has been challenged by local economists.

Some economists are arguing that the Bretton Woods institution's forecasts are too pessimistic and give the wrong impression of the country's economic outlook.

An IMF visiting delegation said early this week the country's economy would grow by between four and five per cent this year due to the global downturn.

But commenting on the sidelines of the annual poverty alleviation meeting in Dar es Salaam recently, local economists said the projections had missed the point since the fundamentals of the country's economy remain sound.


An economic analyst, Prof Haidery Amani of the Economic and Social Research Foundation, said the global financier's figures were questionable because the economic crisis had no direct impact on the country's economy.

What factors have the IMF used to make their projections because Tanzania's economy depends mostly on agriculture. The four per cent growth can only be possible if agricultural production falls, he said.
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Prof Amani said there were indications that most troubled Western economies, especially the US and in West Europe, would stabilise by end of year, making it impossible for Tanzania to get worse.

Last December, the Government projected a 7.1 per cent economic growth for 2009, which Finance and Economic Affairs minister Mustafa Mkulo last week revised down to 6.5 per cent.

Other economic analysts have also disputed the IMF figures saying Tanzania's economic outlook seemed strong enough to survive the recession this year.
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The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) said recently banks in the country were well capitalised and although interest rates have edged up marginally, there has not been any dramatic disruptions witnessed in the country.

And on the sidelines of the Research on Poverty Alleviation (Repoa) annual meeting in Dar es Salaam, local economists said the global crisis has had a minimal effect on the country.

They argued that the country's economy was not directly integrated with global economies, a situation which spared the country when financial giants in the developed world collapsed.
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I don't think the country's economic growth will fall to such lower levels despite the current economic crisis. But I also don�t think the economy will grow beyond six per cent, Repoa executive director Prof Joseph Semboja said.

The Planning Commission's permanent secretary, Ambassador Charles Mutalemwa, said the IMF projections were too pessimistic.

Dr Kassim Kulindwa, a senior research fellow with the University of Dar es Salaam's Economic Research Bureau, said variations in figures were expected because multilateral bodies and local economic researchers used different economic growth indicators.

There are often differences on various economic figures between multilateral institutions and local research institutions, for example, on such issues as per capita Gross National Product. The problem is they use different databases, he said.

Debate on how much the global economic crisis has affected Tanzania is still raging on with no common position between the Government and private sector.

Some industries depending heavily on the export market have obviously been hit hard by the crisis due to falling demand.

Despite assurance by the Government, there have been signs that sectors like agriculture, mining and energy became the immediate casualties of the downturn as some big firms closely linked to these industries wound up businesses.

Big employers who have to shut down their operations have attributed this to declining business and cash flow, as their export markets shrink.

President Jakaya Kikwete recently appointed a special team to study the effects of the recession on the country.

The taskforce chaired by Bank of Tanzania (BoT) governor Benno Ndulu is expected to present its preliminary findings later this month, according to Finance and Economic Affairs minister Mkulo.

But in June last year, almost six months into the recession that started December 2007, the minister told parliament that Tanzania�s economy would grow by 7.8 per cent in 2009.

That figure was revised down to 7.1 in December last year and then 6.5 per cent last week amid the global crisis that has seen the collapse of big Western companies and tumbling world markets.

Economists fear if the recession persists, it would reduce foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the country, cause cuts in official direct assistance (ODA) and slow foreign remittances from Tanzanians living abroad.

But despite being the worst affected by the economic downturn, major western donors said they would not cut aid to developing countries, giving hope to countries like Tanzania.

However, some analysts say such promises are not dependable, therefore, the developing world should find its own strategies to survive the global crisis.

�It is time for Tanzania to shift towards mobilising its own resources for development. The country has abundant natural wealth that must be tapped to stop this donor dependence, Prof Ophelia Mascarenhas, a retired UDSM professor, said.

She said the global crisis should be a lesson to the country that dependence on donor funding was not a lasting solution.

For instance, instead of giving tax incentives to foreigners for up to 10 years why don�t we do the same thing to locals for even at least two years? she queried.

STORY: The Citizen

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MAFISADI WAMENIVAMIA

TANGU NIANZE KU-BLOG MWAKA 2006 SIJAWAHI KUKUTANA NA KIMBEMBE NINACHOKABILIANA NACHO SASA.NIME-TYPE url YA BLOG YANGU http://chahali.blogspot.com/ NA KUJIKUTA NAPELEKWA KWENYE WEBSITE YA KIDINI http://www.azt.com/. ILI NIENDE KWENYE BLOG YANGU NALAZIMIKA KU-TYPE www.chahali.blogspot.com ...ANYWAY,PENGINE NI PANIC TU LAKINI....

WAKATI NAFANYIA KAZI TATIZO HILI NAOMBA TUENDELEE KUJUMUIKA...WANAJARIBU LAKINI WATASHINDWA....

UPDATE....PROBLEM RESOLVED.THANX DA SUBI KWA MSAADA WAKO.

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NCHI YETU INAELEKEA WAPI?ETI WILAYA YABADILISHWA JINA KINYEMELA!

JAMII imetakiwa kushirikishwa katika maamuzi yaliyotolewa na Baraza la Madiwani pamoja na Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) kwa lengo la kubadili jina la Wilaya ya Missenyi na kuiita Wilaya ya Nkenge ambayo tayari yamekubaliwa na baraza hilo pamoja na chama ili kuona kama kubadilika kuna manufaa kwa jamii.

Ombi hilo limetolewa jana na wajumbe wa kikao cha Kamati cha Ushauri wa Wilaya ya Missenyi (DCC) kilichofanyika katika Kata ya Kassambya ambapo baadhi ya wananchi na viongozi walisema kubadilisha jina la wilaya hiyo hakuna maana yoyote.

Mmoja wa watendaji wa kata za wilaya ya missenyi Joseph Kitakule ambaye ni mtendaji wa Kassambya, alisema wadau wa maendeleo inabidi wapinge vikali suala la kubadilisha jina kwa kuwa litaiingiza halmashauri hiyo kwenye hasara kubwa na watakuwa wamekiuka maamuzi ya Rais mstaafu Benjamin Mkapa aliyebariki jina hilo.

Alisema kumekuwepo kundi la watu wachache wenye maslahi yao binafsi ambao jina hilo likibadilishwa na wizara husika basi wao watakuwa wamepata faida kubwa na watakuwa wamefanikisha adhma yao.

Kwa upande wake Mkurugenzi wa Halmashauri hiyo, Izidor Mtalo, alisema suala hilo wao kama watendaji walilikabidhi Baraza la Madiwani kwa vile ndiyo wenye uwamuzi wa kubadilisha au kutobadilisha.

Alisema hakuna kikao chochote ambacho kinaweza kutengua uamuzi huo kwani likishapitishwa na madiwani linapelekwa katika kikao cha ushauri cha mkoa na baadaye kwa waziri mwenye dhamana.

Akitoa uamuzi wa kubadilisha jina hilo na kuitwa Nkenge, Mwenyekiti wa Halmashauri hiyo, William Katunzi, alisema kutokana na mkanganyiko wa majina ya tarafa za Kiziba na Missenyi ambazo zinaunda Jimbo la Nkenge kitendo ambacho kimeibua malalamiko kutoka kwa wakazi wa Kiziba.

“Hawa wakazi wa Kiziba wanahoji kama makao makuu ya wilaya yapo katika tarafa ya Misenyi inakuwaje na jina la wilaya ipewe jina la tarafa na wakati jina la jimbo ni tofauti na wilaya kwa hiyo ndiyo sababu kubwa wanayolalamikia na kutaka jina la wilaya liwe sawa na la jimbo Nkenge,” alisema Katunzi

CHANZO: Tanzania Daima

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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN AMONG UK's TOP RESEARCH VARSITIES

Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)

The University of Aberdeen is among the UK’s top research universities according to the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).Principal and Vice Chancellor C Duncan Rice said: “I am delighted with these results. Aberdeen produces a significant volume of outstanding research across all our disciplines. The RAE results - combined with our 34% growth in research income over the last five years - puts us among the best in the UK, and supports our ambition to enter the top 100 universities in the world.”

World Leading

89% of Aberdeen’s research activity is of international quality and 55% is world leading or internationally excellent. (4* and 3*) All of our 33 submissions have activity rated as world leading or internationally excellent
1st in the UK
1st for Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
1st equal for Health Services Research
Outstanding Performance
Almost three quarters of our staff were submitted to units where at least half of the research activity was rated as world leading or internationally excellent
70%+
Computer Science and Informatics (70%)
Health Services Research (80%)
Other Hospital Based Clinical Subjects (75%)
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (80%)
50%+
Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science (Plant and Soil Sciences) (55%)
Anthropology (55%)
Biological Sciences (55%)
Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (60%)
Economics and Econometrics (65%)
English Language and Literature (65%)
Epidemiology and Public Health (60%)
French (55%)
General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering (55%)
Geography and Environmental Studies (50%)
History (60%)
History of Art, Architecture and Design (55%)
Music (50%)
Primary Care and Other Community Based Clinical Subjects (65%)
Psychology (50%)
Pure Mathematics (65%)
Sociology (55%)
Town and Country Planning (Property) (60%)

In total eleven of our research areas were ranked among the top 25% in the UK:

Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Sciences is ranked 3rd equal
Computing Science is ranked 18th equal
English Language and Literature is ranked 11th equal
French is ranked 5th equal
Health Services Research is ranked 1st equal
History is ranked 19th the UK
Hospital based clinical subjects is ranked 4th equal
Mathematics is ranked 8th
Property is ranked 6th equal
Sociology is ranked 6th equal
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies is ranked 1st
100% of Research Activity International

Five units of assessment had 100% of their research activity judged to be of international quality:

Computing Science
Divinity and Religious Studies
Economics
Health Services Research
Mathematics

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/rae/results.shtml

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MWANAHALISI: ROSTAM NUSURA AJIUMBUE

Na Alfred Lucas

MFANYABIASHARA na mbunge wa Igunga, Rostam Aziz amesitisha uchapishaji magazetini wa taarifa yake ya kukana tuhuma za ufisadi.

Taarifa iliyokuwa inakwenda kwa njia ya tangazo, ilikuwa inakana kuhusika kwake na kampuni ya kufua umeme kwa njia ya upepo ya Wind East Africa Limited.

Kampuni hii inatuhumiwa kupora ardhi ya wananchi katika kijiji cha Kisasida, mkoani Singida na taarifa zinasema tayari watu wameanza kuhamishwa kwa nguvu kama inavyofanywa kwenye maeneo yenye migodi ya madini mbalimbali.

Taarifa zinasema uhamishaji watu kwa nguvu unafanywa kwa msaada wa Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Singida, Parseko Kone.

Hata hivyo, madai hayo yamekanushwa vikali na Kone akisema, “Mimi sijaenda huko na wala si kazi yangu kuhamisha watu. Kuna watu hapa wanafanya siasa na wanadhani kwamba mimi ni kikwazo katika kufanikisha malengo yao.”

Alisema, kampuni zinazodaiwa kugombea eneo awali zilikuwa kampuni moja. “Hizi kampuni awali zilikuwa moja. Zimegawanyika kutokan na sababu zao binfasi,” alisema Kone katika mahojiano na gazeti hili kwa njia ya simu.

Wananchi waliohojiwa katika eneo anapotaka kujenga mradi, wamesema kampuni ya Wind East Africa Limited haijawahi kuwalipa hata senti tano kama fidia.

Tayari kampuni ya Rostam imepewa mkataba na Shirika la Umeme nchini (Tanesco) kwa njia ya upendeleo. Wameingia mkataba bila kuwa na miliki ya ardhi.

Hata hivyo, katika taarifa yake aliyositisha uchapishaji wake, Rostam anamtuhumu mbunge wa Karatu, Dk. Willibrod Slaa kuwa anampakazia kwa kudai kuwa anamiliki kampuni ya Wind East Africa Limited.

Taarifa hiyo (MwanaHALISI inayo nakala), inasema anazushiwa na kwamba hahusiki na kampuni hiyo, bali imekuwa kawaida ya Dk. Slaa na washirika wake kumchafua yeye kwa kumpachika tuhuma zinazomhusisha na kampuni zilizokumbwa na kashfa za ufisadi.

Dk. Slaa anamtuhumu Rostam kuwa ni fisadi mkubwa, na kwamba ni mmiliki wa kampuni ya Kagoda Agriculture Limited iliyochota zaidi ya Sh. 40 bilioni kutoka Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT). Hata hivyo, Rostam hajakana kumiliki Kagoda.

Rostam pia hajakana taarifa zilizohusu andishi la wakili wa Mahakama Kuu, Bhydinka Michael Sanze kuwa aliitwa na Rostam ofisini kwake 50 Mirambo, jijini Dar es Salaam , kusaini nyaraka zilizowezesha Kagoda mabilioni kutoka BoT.

Katika andishi hilo la wakili Sanze, Rostam anatajwa kuwa ndiye kinara wa mpango wa kuchota mabilioni ya shilingi kutoka Akaunti ya Madeni ya Nje (EPA) ndani ya BoT akitumia Kagoda.

Ni katika andishi hilo ambamo Rostam anadaiwa kuwahusisha rais mstaafu Benjamin Mkapa, katibu mkuu wa zamani wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Philip Mangula na aliyekuwa Gavana wa BoT, Dk. Daud Ballali.

Wakili Sanze anaeleza kuwa Rostam, Peter Noni na Bered Malegesi walimthibitishia (yeye Sanze) kuwa Rostam alikuwa kwenye kikao ambapo Mkapa alitoa maelekezo kwa gavana Ballali kutoa fedha hizo kwa Rostam, kupitia Kagoda, kwa ajili ya shughuli za uchaguzi ndani ya CCM.

“Rostam mwenyewe alisema, ‘system yote inajua,’” anaeleza Sanze. Hata katika taarifa aliyotaka ichapishwe katika vyombo vya habari, Rostam hakukana Kagoda.

Akizungumza kwa njia ya simu kutoka Karatu juzi, Dk. Slaa alisema ana uhakika kampuni ya Wind East Africa Limited ni mali ya Rostam akishirikiana na aliyekuwa waziri mkuu, Edward Lowassa.

“Sikiliza bwana. Hii ni kama Kagoda. Kwenye nyaraka za usajili hakuna wanapoonekana. Lakini katika baadhi ya nyaraka nilizonazo, wanaonekana wamesaini vitu mbalimbali na kutumia anuani ya kampuni ya Rostam wakati wa kusajili.

“Nawasubiri wakane. Nitawaumbua maana nimejiandaa kikamilifu. Mimi si mtu wa kukurupuka na Rostam anajua hivyo,” anasema Dk. Slaa.

Anasema bado anaamini kuwa hakuna mgongano wa maslahi, isipokuwa ufisadi unaofanywa na Rostam Aziz na rafiki zake, wakisaidiwa na mkuu wa mkoa wa Singida.

Dk. Slaa anasema akina Rostam wanataka kuzalisha umeme wakati hawana eneo. “Hicho ndicho chanzo cha ugomvi wao na Dk. Mwakyembe (Harrison Mwakyembe, Mbunge wa Kyela).”

Alisema, “Nimekwenda Singida. Naufahamu vema mradi unaodaiwa. Nimeongea na wanakijiji Singida na viongozi wao. Kina Mwakyembe wanataka kuwakomboa wananchi, lakini kina Rostam wanataka kuwakandamiza.

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TUHUMA ZA UFISADI: MKURUGENZI TAKUKURU "AUMUKA",MBOWE NA DR SLAA NAO WALONGA

Gazeti la Mwananchi linaandika:

MKURUGENZI wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (Takukuru), Dk Edward Hosea jana alikuwa kwenye wakati mgumu baada ya wabunge kumhoji uhalali wake wa kuiongoza taasisi hiyo wakati akikabiliwa na tuhuma za kusafisha kashfa ya zabuni ya mitambo ya kuzalisha umeme wa dharura.

Mkurugenzi huyo, ambaye alitajwa kwenye taarifa ya tume teule ya bunge iliyochunguza kashfa hiyo na serikali kutakiwa kumchukulia hatua, alikumbwa na mtafaruku huo katika semina ya Miundombinu ya Uadilifu iliyoandaliwa na Takukuru na Chama cha Wabunge wa Afrika (APNAC) na kufanyika kwenye hoteli ya Whitesands jijini Dar es salaam.

Ilifikia wakati Dk Hosea alionekana kukerwa sana na maswali kiasi cha kulazimika kuwaonya kuwa anao uwezo wa kuwachafua kama wakiendelea kufanya mambo yanayoonekana kumvua nguo.

Mbunge wa Busega, Raphael Chegeni ndiye aliyeanzisha kizaazaa hicho baada ya kumhoji Dk Hosea akisema ilikuwaje taasisi yake iliisafisha kampuni tata ya kuzalisha umeme wa dharura Richmond Development (LLC) iliyokuwa inakabiliwa na kashfa ya kushinda zabuni ya kuzalisha umeme wa dharura wakati kamati teule ya Bunge iliyoundwa kuchunguza mkataba wake, iligundua kuwepo kwa mazingira ya rushwa.

“Inakuwaje wakati wa mjadala wa Richmond, wewe mkururugenzi wa Takukuru ulikanusha kuwapo rushwa na uchunguzi wa kamati ya bunge ulibaini kuwepo rushwa ndani ya kampuni hiyo? Je ni nani mwenye dhamana ya kukuadhibu wewe na taasisi yako kuhusu rushwa’’ aliuliza Chageni.

Swali hilo halikutegemewa na Dk Hosea na lilionekana kumuudhi na kulazimika kuchukua kipaza sauti na kusitisha maswali na kuanza kujibu kwa ghadhabu.

“Hapa siyo jukwaani hivyo tusilete siasa. Nipo hapa kwa ajili ya kufundisha na kama ni suala la Richmond waziri mkuu alishaliongelea na ndiyo mwenye dhamana ya kujibu hilo. Mimi sina jibu kwa hilo na kama mtu hapendi kuvuliwa nguo kwanini umvue mwenzako,” alisema Dk Hosea.

"Mjadala huu aachiwe Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda na aliyeuliza swali hilo hanitendei haki kwani hakuna hoja nyingine ya maendeleo kwa jamii ambalo inaweza kujadiliwa... mbona mnang’ang’ania kujibu hilo pekee.

“Najua kuna watu wanatumiwa ili niongee halafu nibabaike katika kujibu nanishindwe kufanya kazi yangu. Mbona mnang’ang’ania jambo hilo tu wakati kuna hoja nyingine za maendeleo kwa jamii. Kuhusu suala la Richmond sijibu ng’o.”.

Nalo Tanzania Daima linaripoti:

MKURUGENZI wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa Tanzania (TAKUKURU), Edward Hosea, jana aliwashambulia wabunge katika semina ya kukabiliana na rushwa iliyoandaliwa na taasisi yake na kuwashirikisha wabunge wa Chama cha Kupambana na Rushwa (APNAC).

Akitoa mada katika semina hiyo, Dk. Hosea aliwashambulia wabunge hao hadharani, kwamba wamekuwa wakichangamkia posho za semina wakati hakuna uwajibikaji.

Katika mada hiyo iliyoonekana dhahiri kuwakera wabunge hao, Dk. Hosea alisema baadhi yao wamekuwa wakihudhuria na kusaini posho zaidi ya tatu katika semina tofauti kwa siku moja, huku wakishindwa kuwajibika, jambo ambalo alisema ni aina mojawapo ya rushwa.

“Wapo wabunge wanaohudhuria semina zaidi ya tatu kwa siku moja na kusaini posho, lakini hata baada ya kuwezeshwa kwa posho hizo, hakuna uwajibikaji. Kwa kweli kuna mambo mengi yanayotokea, lakini tunayafumbia macho,” alisema Dk. Hosea.

Mbali na kusaini posho kwenye semina tatu kwa siku, Dk. Hosea pia alisema wapo wabunge ambao wanatumia vibaya ubunge wao kwa kutokaa kwenye foleni wawapo sehemu za huduma kama benki.

Pia aliwapasha wabunge kuwa hivi sasa siri nyeti za serikali ziko wazi, na kwamba inatokana na ukosefu wa maadili miongoni mwao.

Hata hivyo, baada ya kumaliza kutoa mada hiyo, baadhi ya wabunge walionekana dhahiri kukerwa na mada hiyo na kutaka kujibu mapigo kwa kuhoji utendaji wa taasisi hiyo na mafanikio yake tangu ilipoanzishwa.

Mbunge wa kwanza kutoa dukuduku lake, alikuwa Dk, Raphael Chegeni (Busega-CCM) ambaye alihoji utendaji wa TAKUKURU na kueleza kutoridhishwa kwake.

Dk. Chegeni alianza kujibu mapigo kwa kuhoji uwajibikaji wa Dk. Hosea na taasisi yake kuwa, iliwahi kuchunguza kashfa ya zabuni ya kampuni ya kufua umeme wa dharura, Richmond, na kuitangazia jamii kwamba hakukuwa na rushwa katika zabuni hiyo.

Kama hiyo haitoshi, Dk. Chegeni alisema TAKUKURU pia ilishindwa kuchunguza kashfa ya minara pacha ya majengo ya Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT) na badala yake Kampuni ya nje ya Ernest & Young ilibua ufisadi mkubwa na hatimaye leo baadhi ya watuhumiwa wamefikishwa mahakamani.

Huku akishangiliwa na baadhi ya wabunge, Dk. Chegeni alihoji ujenzi wa gharama wa ofisi za TAKUKURU nchini pamoja na magari ya kifahari wanayotumia wakati haiwajibiki ipasavyo katika kukabiliana na rushwa.

“TAKUKURU mnawajibika nini? Mlisema kwenye Richmond hakuna rushwa, lakini baadaye Bunge lilibaini kuwapo kwa rushwa, kwenye ujenzi wa minara pacha ya BoT mmeshindwa kuchunguza hadi kampuni ya nje ndiyo iliyokuja kuibua kashfa hiyo,” alisema Dk. Chegeni.

Kutokana na hoja hiyo, Dk. Hosea alikuja juu na kuwataka wabunge hao kuacha kuhoji mambo hayo, kwani wakianza kuchambuana, hakuna atakayebaki salama.

“Hapa hatukuja kulumbana, tumekuja kwenye semina, si mahala pake, lakini nyie wabunge ndio mlioamua kupitia Kamati Teule ya Bunge na mapendekezo yenu yapo, kwa hiyo iulizeni serikali, lakini hatuko hapa kushambuliana,” alisema Dk. Hosea.

Hata hivyo, baada ya malumbano hayo makali, wabunge na maofisa wa TAKUKURU, waliendelea na semina yao inayofanyika katika ofisi ndogo za Bunge jijini Dar es Salaam, inayotarajia kumalizika leo.

Wakati huo huo viongozi wawili wakuu wa Chadema,

Freeman Mbowe na Dr Wilbroad Slaa wametoa matamshi mazito kuhusiana na ishu ya Dowans.Gazeti la Mwananchi linaripoti

KATIBU mkuu wa Chadema, Dk Willibrod Slaa amesema kitendo cha Rais Jakaya Kikwete kumtetea mkurugenzi wa Shirika la Umeme Tanzania (Tanesco) Dk Idris Rashid kinamtia wasiwasi na kuhoji uhalali wa kufunga mjadala wa Dowans.

Dk Slaa alikuwa mmoja wa watu waliohojiwa na Mwananchi kuhusu maoni yao juu ya hotuba ya kila mwezi ya Rais Kikwete aliyotoa juzi kuzungumzia mambo mbalimbali, likiwemo suala la mpango uliokwama wa serikali kununua mitambo ya kuzalisha umeme wa dharura ya kampuni ya Dowans Tanzania Limited.

Ingawa Dk Rashid alionekana kushutumu wabunge waliopinga kutekelezwa kwa azma hiyo wakati akitangaza uamuzi wa Tanesco kuachana na mpango wa kununua mtambo huo, Rais Kikwete aliipongeza Tanesco kwa uamuzi huo huku akionekana kutaka malumbano juu ya suala hilo yaishe.

Lakini Dk Slaa anaona kauli hizo zinalenga kumlinda Dk Rashid, gavana wa zamani wa Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT).

"Tuna mashaka naye Kikwete kwa kauli yake ya kumtetea Dk Idris ambaye pia sisi tuna mashaka naye kuwa alihusika katikasakata la ununuzi wa rada," alisema Dk Slaa.

"Kikwete hawezi kueleweka kwa kumtetea mtu aliyedaiwa kuhusika na kampuni ya nchini Uingereza, akidai inatuhumiwa kupokea fedha kupitia akaunti inayodaiwa kuwa ya mwanasheria wa zamani."

Dk Slaa alisema hofu yake inakuwa kubwa zaidi kutokana na kile alichodai kuwa wakati sakata la Tanesco na ununuzi wa mitambo ya Dowans likipamba moto, Kikwete alikwenda nje ya nchi na aliporejea alitoa kauli kumtetea mkurugenzi huyo.

Kamati ya Bunge ya Nishati na Madini iliishauri serikali isinunue mitambo hiyo ya Dowans kwa kuwa kufanya hivyo ni kukiuka Sheria ya Manunuzi ya Umma, ambayo inazuia kununuliwa kwa vitu vilivyotumika.

Hata hivyo, Tanesco na serikali hawakuridhika na ushauri huo wa Bunge na badala yake wakazunguka na kuliwasilisha suala hilo kwenye Kamati ya Bunge ya Mashirika ya Umma, ambayo ilishindwa kutoa maamuzi hasa baada ya bunge kueleza kuwa maoni ya kamati ya awali ndio msimamo wa chombo hicho cha kutunga sheria.

Kukwama kwa mpango huo kulimfanya Dk Rashid kuitisha kikao na waandishi na kulaumu wabunge, akidai kuwa waligeuza suala hilo kuwa la kisiasa na kudai asilaumiwe iwapo nchi itaingia gizani.

Mbunge wa Kigoma Kaskazini, Zitto Kabwe, ambaye aliunga mkono mpango wa serikali kununua mitambo hiyo akitaka watu waangalie kwa umakini tatizo lililo mbele, hakuwa na maoni yoyote alipotafutwa na Mwananchi.

"Sina maoni yoyote," alisema Zitto ambaye mkoa wake wa Kigoma uko kwenye matatizo makubwa ya umeme na ambao Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, William Ngeleja aliahidi bungeni kuwa utakuwa umefungiwa mtambo wa megawati 6 ifikapo mwishoni mwa mwaka huu.

Naye kiongozi wa kambi ya upinzani bungeni, Hamad Rashid alisema tatizo la umeme nchini limetokana na serikali kushindwa kufanyia kazi maeneo 15 ambayo iliyaainisha ili kukabiliana nalo na ndiyo inayostahili kubeba mzigo wa lawama.

Alisema serikali inapaswa kulaumiwa kwa tatizo la umeme kwa kuwa imeshindwa kufanyia kazi suala hilo tangu mwaka 2006 na kwamba iwapo maeneo hayo yangefanyiwa kazi, kero ya umeme ingemalizika na wala mjadala kuhusu mitambo ya Dowans usingekuwepo.

“2005/2006 tulikumbwa na tatizo kubwa la ukame na kusababisha mgao mkubwa wa umeme. Katika juhudi za kutafuta njia mbadala, serikali iliainisha maeneo 15 ya kuyafanyia kazi ili kuondoa tatizo hilo,” alisema Rashid.

Alisema moja ya maeneo hayo ni ununuzi wa mitambo ya kufua umeme wa dharura, ambalo ndilo lililosababisha mjadala mkubwa wa kitaifa kutokana na Tanesco kutaka kununua mitambo ya Dowans, ambayo ilirithishwa mkataba wa kampuni ya Richmond Development (LLC) iliyoshinda katika mazingira ya utata zabuni ya kuzalisha umeme wa dharura.

“Maeneo hayo yapo katika hansard (vitabu maalum vya kuhifadhia kumbukumbu za bunge) na nitayatoa kwa waandishi katika mkutano wangu nao kesho au keshokutwa," alisema Rashid.

Alisema anaunga mkono hotuba ya Kikwete kwa kuwa alichozungumza ndicho alichotaka kukieleza kwa wananchi akiongeza kwamba mkutano wake na waandishi hautakuwa tena wa kutoa msimamo wa kambi ya upinzani kama alivyodhamiria awali bali kuikumbusha serikali kuyafanyia kazi maeneo hayo.

Hata hivyo alisema hotuba hiyo ya Kikwete inathibitisha kuwa serikali iliridhia uamuzi wa bunge juu ya mjadala wa ununuzi
wa mitambo ya kampuni ya Dowans.

Alisema bunge lilitoa maamuzi yake kuishauri Tanesco isinunue mitambo hiyo kutokana na utata uliopo kati ya uhusiano wa Dowans na kampuni ya Richmond na kwamba iwapo haikuridhia ingerudi bungeni na kuliomba bunge libadilishe maamuzi yake.

“Hotuba ya rais ni ushahidi kuwa serikali imeridhia maamuzi halali ya bunge na ndio maana rais akamaliza mjadala wa Dowans na kuwapongeza Tanesco kwa kuachana na nia ya kununua mitambo hiyo,” alisema Rashid.

Lakini Dk Slaa hakukubaliana na kauli ya Rais Kikwete kutaka malumbano kuhusu ununuzi wa mitambo ya Dowans yaachwe.

"Ametumia udikteta kufunga mjadala," alisema Dk Slaa ambaye ni mwanasheria. "Wananchi hawakumpa mamlaka hayo ya kuwazuia kujadili rasilimali zao na nchi yao.

"Siku zote nasema Kikwete asituamulie... wananchi wanazungumza juu ya rasilimali na nchi yao, wanasiasa ni wadau katika maslahi ya nchi, asituamulie juu ya rasilimali zetu.

"Hakupewa mamlaka ya kutuamlia nini cha kujadili. Hatuwezi kukubali... kwa sababu gani analazimisha kufunga mjadala? Lazima kuna kitu."

Nalo Tanzania Daima linaandika:

MWENYEKITI wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), Freeman Mbowe, amemtaka Rais Jakaya Kikwete, kutofunga mjadala wa suala la mitambo ya kampuni ya kuzalisha umeme wa dharura, Dowans, bila kuwaeleza wananchi ukweli kuhusu wamiliki wake na mahala walipo.

Mbowe aliyasema hayo jana katika mahojiano maalum na Tanzania Daima, akitoa maoni yake kuhusu baadhi ya masuala aliyoyazungumza Rais Kikwete juzi usiku, wakati akilihutubia taifa kwa njia ya
redio na televisheni.

Alisema hatua ya Rais Kikwete kutangaza kufunga mjadala wa Dowans ni ya kuungwa mkono kwa kuwa mjadala huo si jibu la matatizo ya umeme nchini, lakini alimtaka kwanza awaeleze Watanzania ukweli wote kuhusu Kampuni ya Dowans, ndipo aufunge mjadala huo vizuri.

“Tunakubaliana na ushauri wake wa kutaka mjadala wa Dowans uishe. Tunakubaliana naye kwa sababu Dowans si jibu la matatizo ya msingi ya sekta ya nishati nchini. Hata hivyo, Kikwete asikimbilie kufunga mjadala bila kuwaeleza wananchi, Dowans ni nani. Watoe tamko, waueleze umma wa Watanzania, wamiliki wa Dowans ni nani, wako wapi, wanafanya nini, wataje watu wote wanaonufaika na Dowans, kisha ndipo atufungie mjadala huo vizuri. Kikwete anataka kuficha ukweli,” alisema Mbowe.

Akizungumzia tatizo la uhaba wa umeme nchini, alisema si mara ya kwanza kwa Rais Kikwete kuahidi kumaliza tatizo la umeme, kwani wakati wa sakata la kampuni ya kufua umeme wa dharura ya Richmond, alishaahidi kuwa tatizo la umeme lingekuwa historia.

“Si mara ya kwanza rais kuahidi kwamba nchi haitakuwa gizani. Ameshaahidi hivyo wakati wa vuta nikuvute ya Richmond, ameshasema hivyo karibu mara tatu. Alishasema kwamba matatizo ya umeme yatakuwa historia, lakini hadi leo nchi haina umeme wa uhakika. Rais anaendelea kutoa maneno matamu, hatuwezi kupata umeme kwa maneno yake….”

“Asitazame tu uchaguzi wa 2010, na kuwapa watu maneno matamu, atazame mbele. Tunahitaji mkakati wa muda mrefu na mfupi. Na si mkakati tu, tunahitaji mpango wa utekelezaji, maana sera ya nishati imeainisha yote hayo, lakini tatizo utekelezaji. Serikali inapaswa kuwa na uhakika wa kulipatia taifa umeme hata kwa miaka zaidi ya 50 ijayo,” alisema Mbowe.

Alisema kwa kiasi kikubwa sekta ya umeme nchini inaathiriwa na wafanyabiashara wakubwa ambao ni maswahiba wa Rais Kikwete na Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), wanaoigeuza sekta hiyo kuwa chanzo chao cha mapato, kwa kuanzisha kampuni za kufua umeme wa dharura na kuiuzia TANESCO kwa gharama kubwa.

Alisisitiza kuwa, msingi wa tatizo la nishati ya umeme nchini ni kutokuwapo kwa sera endelevu na mikakati yakinifu na inayotekelezeka, ya muda mrefu na mfupi, ya kuzalisha na kusambaza umeme.

Alisema pamoja na uhaba wa umeme unaozalishwa, bado sehemu kubwa ya umeme huo imekuwa ikiibwa na kusababisha wananchi wengi kukosa haki ya kupata umeme.

“Na tatizo hapa si uhaba wa umeme unaozalishwa tu. Bado kuna umeme mwingi sana unaibwa, lakini serikali halizungumzii hili,” alisema Mbowe.

Alisema tatizo jingine ni umeme unaozalishwa kuwa wa gharama kubwa kiasi cha wananchi wengi kushindwa kuupata na kuutumia.

“Tuna network (mtandao) kubwa sana ya umeme. Maeneo mengi nyaya za umeme zinapita jirani na nyumba za watu, lakini wenye uwezo wa kuunganisha umeme huo kwenye nyumba zao ni wachache sana. Gharama za kufunga umeme majumbani ni kubwa mno kwa Mtanzania maskini kumudu. Gharama za kuutumia, kulipa ankara pia ni kubwa.

“Kwa hiyo Rais Kikwete na serikali yake, wasiishie tu kuzungumzia uzalishaji, lakini pia lazima waeleze ni jinsi gani watapunguza gharama za umeme ili Watanzania maskini nao waweze kuutumia,” alisema Mbowe.

Akizungumzia tahadhari ya Rais Kikwete, kwamba kwenye baadhi ya mikoa kuna uwezekano wa kutokea tatizo la chakula kwa sababu ya kuchelewa kwa mvua za masika, Mbowe alisema ni aibu na fedheha kubwa kwa nchi yenye maji mengi yanayotiririka kama Tanzania, kutangaza njaa ndani ya msimu mmoja wa matatizo ya mvua.

“Sikio la kufa halisikii dawa. Tatizo la chakula ni tatizo la kujitakia. Kukosa mvua msimu mmoja, halafu rais anatangaza njaa, ni jambo la kutia aibu sana. Tuna maji mengi sana yanatiririka, tuna mito na maziwa, ardhi yenye rutuba nzuri sana. Tuna kila kitu, tatizo ni ukosefu wa sera nzuri na uongozi bora,” alisema Mbowe.

Alisema Rais Kikwete anapaswa kumfukuza mara moja Waziri wake wa Kilimo na Chakula kwa kushindwa kusimamia programu za kilimo cha uwagiliaji nchini.

“Walipoingia madarakani walikutana na tatizo la chakula. Kikwete na Lowassa waligawa chakula na kuahidi kwamba njaa ile isingetokea tena, sasa leo wanatuambia nini? Wamefanya nini? Na hii ndiyo kawaida yake, anaahidi halafu anasahau. Nchi hii ikipata viongozi wazuri serikalini, kilimo cha umwagiliaji kinaweza kabisa kumaliza tatizo la njaa za mara kwa mara,” alisema Mbowe.

Alisema serikali inapaswa kuwa na mpango wa makusudi wa muda mrefu wa kuzalisha na kuhifadhi chakula kwa wingi, ili kiwe kinaingia katika mtandao wa matumizi ya wananchi, pindi kunapokuwa na uhaba wa chakula.

Katika hotuba yake ya mwisho wa mwezi uliopita, Rais Kikwete pamoja na mambo mengine, alitaka mjadala wa kununua au kutonunua mitambo ya Dowans, ufungwe baada ya wahusika (TANESCO), kutangaza kuachana na uamuzi wa kutaka kuinunua.

Alisema anashangazwa na malumbano ya baadhi ya viongozi wa siasa kuhusu jambo hilo.

Mjadala wa Dowans, hivi karibuni uliwaingiza katika malumbano makali, Mbunge wa Kyela, Dk. Harrison Mwakyembe na Mbunge wa Igunga, Rostam Aziz, wote wa CCM

PENGINE DR HOSEA ANA HAKI YA KUWA MKALI KWANI YEYE HAKUJITEUA KATIKA WADHIFA HUO BALI ALITEULIWA...NA PIA KWA VILE KWA MUJIBU WA "UTAMADUNI WETU" KUJIUZULU NI MITHILI YA KUMKOSEA ADABU ALIYEKUTEUA BASI HUENDA KUMSAKAMA DR HOSEA NI KUMWONEA KWANI YAELEKEA ALIYEMTEAU KARIDHIKA NAE.AMA KWA HAKIKA TANZANIA BILA UFISADI INAWEZEKANA!!!

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BREAKING NEWS: MWAKYEMBE,SELELII,KILANGO WAJIENGUA CCM,WAJIUNGA NA CHADEMA

HABARI HII NI KWA MUJIBU WA VYANZO VYA UHAKIKA HUKO NYUMBANI (BONYEZA HAPA)

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OBAMA AWASILI UK,LONDON NI VURUGU MTINDO MMOJA DHIDI YA G-20 (PICHA NA VIDEO)

Msafara na ulinzi wa "kufa mtu"
Obama akiwasili Na.10 Mtaa wa Downing baada ya kushuka kutoka kwenye "The Beast"
Siku ya kumbukumbu kwa askari huyu,pc Michael Zamora

Obama na mkewe Michelle na Gordon Brown na mkewe Sarah,nje ya Na 1o Mtaa wa Downing.
Obama na Gordon Brown katika Mkutano na waandishi wa habari.

NA SASA NI MAANDAMANO YA MAKUNDI MBALIMBALI JIJINI LONDON DHIDI YA MKUTANO WA G-20 (NA SABABU NYINGINEZO)







BONYEZA HAPA KWA PICHA ZAIDI ZA MAANDAMANO .

VYANZO: The Guardian,The Daily Mail na ITN

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER FAINTS DURING LIVE INTERVIEW (VIDEO)

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WHITE SPREMACIST GANG: THE ARYAN BROTHERHOOD OF TEXAS (VIDEO)

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MAONI YA MR MUSIKA KUHUSU CHENGE

HAYA NI MAONI YA NDUGU YANGU,BLOGA MWENZANGU DAVID MUSIKA.NAYAWASILISHA KAMA YALIVYO

ajali ngapi zilizowahi kutokea bila kuundiwa tume ya uchunguzi kwani hii ina nini? tena watu walikufa ni wawili tu! kule arusha,Tanga watu wangapi walikufa katika ajali na hatukusikia tume? kuna nini kinataka kufichwa hapa? kwanza kabisa inabidi chenge awe jela kwa kuendesha gari bila bima ya gari kwa miaka 2! ebu fikiria ungekuwa wewe unaedesha bila bima ya gari wacha kupata ajali? nahisi bado tanzania hatuna usawa!mbona yule kijana aliyemuua chacha wangwe hakupewa dhamana? au tuseme hao marehemu ndiyo walioua chenge katika ajili hiyo wangepewa dhamana? jamani lazima tutenda haki kwa kila mtanzania kwa vile ni haki ya mtanzania kuwa na haki katika nchi yake.kumwachia mzee chenge huru ni kuendeleza matabaka ya walionacho na wasio nacho. .

NAAMINI WAPENDA HAKI WOTE WANAUNGA MKONO MTIZAMO WA MR MUSIKA.HAKI SHURTI ITENDEKE PASIPO KUANGALIA MATABAKA.

(Pichani juu ni siku Chenge alipopokelewa kishujaa jimboni kwake baada ya kulazimika kujiuzulu kufuatia tuhuma za kumiliki vijisenti huko Jersey,UK.Unaweza kujiuliza inakuwaje watu wenye akili zao timamu wajazane namna hiyo kumlaki mtuhumiwa wa ufisadi.....jibu la swali hilo linaweza kutoa mwangaza wa namna vita ya ufisadi ilivyo ngumu,hususan kwenye kuondoa mentality ya kuwaenzi white-collar criminals).

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HUSBAND PORN PURCHASES THREATENS MINISTER'S JOB

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Leading British Cabinet minister Jacqui Smith's political future is in doubt after her husband admitted to paying for adult movies with taxpayers' money.

The home secretary's husband, Richard Timney, has apologized for the "embarrassment" he caused his wife, while she has promised to repay the money spent, including the £10 ($14) charge for the two films, the British Press Association reported.

According to British media reports, Smith had not seen the videos and was "mortified" that they had "mistakenly" been paid for using her MP's expense account.

Timney, who Smith pays £40,000 ($56,000) a year to be her office manager, submitted an expense claim last June for a £67 ($95) Virgin Media bill for television services in the couple's family home in Redditch, Smith's constituency, The Guardian newspaper reported.

It reported the bill included two adult films, at a cost of £5 ($7) each, as well as two viewings of the heist movie "Ocean's 13" and one of "Surf's Up," a children's film about a penguin.

The revelations could not come at a worse time for Smith, who is already being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over her decision to claim at least £116,000 ($164,000) in second-home allowances for her family home since becoming an MP.

She has claimed the second-home allowance for her family home while living with her sister in London. Smith designated her sister's house as her "main" residence, allowing her to claim the money for her family home.

Conservative and opposition leader David Cameron described the latest news as "deeply embarrassing" for Smith.

He said Smith had "questions to answer," PA reported.

"I do not think this individual thing is the issue. I think she has got some questions to answer about the second home issue. It does seem to me pretty incredible to claim that the home where her family is, that is not her main home.

"I think this goes to a deeper problem, which is the second home allowance for MPs. The prime minister has ordered a review but he has sort of kicked it into the long grass.

"The review doesn't start until September, it is not going to report until after the next election. That is hopeless. We have got to get on with it."

Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended Smith.

"The home secretary is doing a great job and I do not think this issue should be allowed to detract from everything she is doing to ensure we protect the public and keep our neighborhoods safe," he said.

"She has done the right thing by taking steps to rectify the mistake that was made as soon as she became aware of it.

"This is very much a personal matter for Jacqui. She has made her apology, her husband has made clear that he has apologized."

Last week Brown ordered a review of the complex and opaque system of MPs' pay and allowances.

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DUMBEST CRIMINAL EVER?TRYING TO ROB A COP AT A POLICE CONVENTION!?

A retired US police chief said he was robbed by “probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania” at a police officers’ convention attended by 300 narcotics officers.

John Comparetto said that as he came out of a stall in the men’s room, a man pointed a gun in his face and demanded money.

Mr Comparetto gave up his money and mobile phone. But when the man fled, Mr Comparetto and some colleagues chased him.

They arrested 19-year-old Jerome Marquis Blanchett of Harrisburg as he was trying to leave in a taxi.

When a reporter asked Mr Blanchett for comment as he was led out of court, he said: “I’m smooth.”

About 300 police from Pennsylvania and Ohio were attending the narcotics officers’ convention near Harrisburg.

SOURCE: AP

Well,may be he's not the dumbest criminal ever...Look at the list below according to the Daily Mirror:

1: A stupid armed robber held up a petrol station in Vancouver and then returned to ask the cashier for directions. The 22-year-old man was chased by cops at 100mph after holding up staff at knifepoint but got lost and so pulled into a petrol station for help unaware it was the same one he had just robbed.

2: Dozy Californian thief Claud Gipson-Reynolds stole a fire engine and then radioed for help when it got stuck in the mud. Drunk Gipson-Reynolds called for a tow truck on the vehicle's radio – and was surprised when cops turned up instead. He said: "I could probably get on that show, World's Dumbest Criminals. I was pretty intoxicated at the time. My thinking was not the best." Sure was…

3: Brainless burglar John Pearce was left dangling upside down from the window of a house he was breaking into for an hour after getting his foot stuck. Home owner Paul Ives said: "He must be the world's dumbest thief." Pearce admitted a charge of burglary with intent to steal at Dartford magistrates.

4: A not so clever thief obviously didn't consider how easy it would be to spot him when he stole the prototype of a unique high-performance sports car worth £2m. The British-built Delfino Feroce, which has a maximum speed of 150mph, was being driven from a film studio when it was stolen from outside a flat in Fulham, west London

5: Dim-wit joyriders smiled for a speed camera as they raced past in a car they had just pinched. Police later used the photograph in court which clearly showed the teenage louts - nicknamed Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest by cops - turning round to make sure the camera got their best side. Police could not believe their luck when they found the speed trap picture - taken three hours before the Escort was torched.

6: Yob Andrew Kellett was slapped with an Asbo banning him from posting films of his antisocial antics on YouTube. Kellett, 23 - who calls himself Mr Chimp - was seen taking part in high speed car chases and boasting of 140mph speeds. In one of 80 clips, a car drives from a petrol station without paying, in another a wheelie bin is blasted with a firework and a third shows a man taking drugs. He said: "I'm not Britain's dumbest criminal - I'm just misunderstood."

7: Dopey burglar Peter Addison made it easy for police to track him down - by scrawling his name on a wall at the crime scene. The 18-year old wrote "Peter Addison was here" with black marker pen as he and friends raided a campsite for underprivileged children and went on a drunken wrecking spree. And when police tracked him down he did them another favour, by wearing a T-shirt he had stolen from the site to prove they had the right man.

8: Two would-be car thieves had their plans scuppered when they couldn't understand how to drive a manual. After holding up the owner at gunpoint the duo then spent several minutes trying to fathom out how to drive the Honda Accord to make good their escape in Georgia, U.S. However, before they could drive off police arrived and arrested them.

9: Germany's dumbest criminal was jailed for four years after he attempted to rob a bank wearing a mask that he couldn't see out of. He had to lift up his mask so he could demand money from the cashier which allowed cops to identify him.

10: Dim thieves stole presents from under a Christmas tree at a council's offices only to find out they were fake. Despite the boxes being unbelievably light and when shaken, would make no sound, they still made off with them thinking they had got their hands on a festive haul.

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UANDISHI GANI HUU?ETI WALIOUAWA KTK AJALI YA CHENGE MACHANGUDOA!

(Picha kwa hisani ya KENNEDY)

Gazeti la Majira limepotea mtandaoni kwa muda mrefu sasa,na kwa akina sie tunaotegemea habari za nyumbani kupitia nakala za kielektroniki za magazeti husika mkombozi wetu mkuu amebaki Mr Kennedy.Na ni kwa kupitia tovuti yake ndipo nilikutana na version isiyopendeza ya habari kuhusu ajali iliyomhusisha Mzee wa Vijisenti,Andrew Chenge,na kupelekea vifo vya akinadada wawili.

Gazeti la Majira lilidai kuwa marehemu hao ni "machangudoa waliokuwa wanatokea Maisha Club".Sijui vyanzo (sources) vyao vya habari husika ni vipi lakini mwandishi yeyote mwenye busara angepaswa kujiridhisha kuhusu identity halisi ya marehemu hasa kwa vile tunazungumzia watu waliopoteza maisha.Hivi mwandishi huyo atajisikiaje iwapo baada ya uchunguzi itagundulika kuwa marehemu hao hawakuwa machangudoa?In fact,magazeti kadhaa yameripoti maelezo ya ndugu za marehemu yanayoeleza kwamba mmoja wao alikuwa mfanyabishara na mwingine mfanyakazi wa hoteli jijini Mwanza.

Pengine haikuwa nia ya mwandishi kuwa-describe marehemu hao kama changudoa (labda kutokana na haraka ya kuwahisha habari kwa mhariri) lakini taswira ya haraka iliyopatikana kutoka katika habari hiyo ni ujenzi wa matabaka:kigogo (mzee wa vijisenti) kagonga fukara (changudoa).By the way,hata hata kama hao mabinti wangekuwa machangudoa as suggested by the Majira reporter bado haiondoi haki yao ya kuwa hai muda huu!

Kingine ambacho hakihusiani na uandishi japo kinahusu tukio hilo la kusikitisha ni namna Jeshi la Polisi linavyoonekana "kubabaika" katika kushughulikia ajali hiyo.Kwa mujibu wa vyombo vya habari,Kamanda wa Polisi wa Kanda Maalum ya Dar es Salaam,Suleiman Kova,ameunda TUME MAALUM ya kuchunguza ajali hiyo eti kwa "kuzingatia uzito wa tukio hilo".Chenge ni Mtanzania kama mie na wewe,na kama amehusika na ajali basi sheria za uslama barabarani zifanye kazi yake.Sijui ni madereva wangapi walalahoi wanaopata "bahati" kama ya Chenge ya kuundiwa tume!

Kamanda Kova anadai kuwa tume hiyo imeundwa ili "kusiwepo mwanya wowote ,taratibu zote zitafuatwa bila kujali nani na wala nafasi aliyonayo....na kuleta uwazi na utawala bora" (kwa mujibu wa gazeti la Majira) na pia amenukuliwa na gazeti la Mwananchi akisema kuwa "hapa bwana hakuna mchezo wala hakuna kuangalia vyeo wala nani ni nani...".Hivi matamshi kama hayo (iwapo kesi itapelekwa mahakamini) hayawezi kutumiwa na wakili wa Chenge kudai "ameonewa kwa vile Kamanda Kova alishadai hawataangalia vyeo-which directly points to Chenge ambaye licha ya kuwa ex-minister,pia ni munge na kigogo wa CCM?"

Kama nilivyoandika jana,tuendelee kuwapa polisi benefit of doubt kwa matarajio kwamba wanafahamu bayana kuwa tukio hilo linaangaliwa na Watanzania wengi kama kipimo cha haki sawa kwa wote (huku wakiwa na kumbukumbu ya kesi ya marehemu Ditto).

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MWANASHERIA WA TAKUKURU AMJERUHI SHAHIDI

SHAHIDI katika kesi ya kuomba na kupokea rushwa ya sh 600,000 inayomkabili Ofisa Mtendaji wa Kijiji cha Mbelekese, wilayani Iramba, Singida, Iddi Mughenyi, juzi alipata kipigo kutoka kwa mwanasheria wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (TAKUKURU) kwenye viwanja vya Mahakama ya Wilaya ya Iramba, kwa madai kuwa alimgeuka katika ushahidi alioutoa mahakamani hapo.

Mtuhumiwa alipata kipigo kutoka kwa mwanasheria huyo aliyetambulika kwa jina moja la Mchumi, kwa madai kwamba alimgeuka katika ushahidi aliuotoa mahakamani hapo.

Tukio hilo la aina yake limedaiwa kutokea muda mfupi baada ya Mughenyi kutoa ushahidi katika kesi namba 14/2009 inayomkabili ofisa mtendaji huyo.

Akizungumza kwa njia za simu kutoka Iramba, mmoja wa watumishi wa mahakama hiyo ambaye hakutaka kutajwa jina, alisema kuwa kuna kila dalili kuwa ushahidi uliotolewa na shahidi huyo haukumridhisha mwanasheria Mchumi, kwa madai kwamba ulikuwa kinyume cha walivyokubaliana.

“Idd Mughenyi ni shahidi wa upande wa TAKUKURU kwenye kesi hiyo ambayo Ofisa Mtendaji wa Kijiji cha Mbelekese anatuhumiwa kuomba na kupokea rushwa, lakini juzi aliposimama kizimbani aliikana taasisi hiyo, kitendo ambacho kinawezekana kilimuudhi mwanasheria huyo ambaye ndiye alikuwa mwendesha mashtaka katika kesi hiyo,” alifafanua mtumishi huyo wa mahakama.

Aidha, mtumishi huyo alisema baada ya kesi hiyo kuahirishwa na kutoka nje ya mahakama, ndipo Mchumi alipomweka chini ya ulinzi shahidi huyo na kumtaka apande kwenye gari ili waende ofisi za TAKUKURU Wilaya ya Iramba.

Alisema kutokana na shahidi huyo kugoma kupanda gari kwa madai ya kutofahamu kosa, ndipo mwanasheria huyo alipoanza kumpiga makofi hadi kumuumiza kwenye jicho la upande wa kushoto na kumchania shati.

Alibainisha tukio hilo lilishuhudiwa na baadhi ya mahakimu, na kuongeza kuwa waliwaamru askari kwenda kuamua ugomvi huo, kisha kuwapeleka kituo cha polisi.

CHANZO: Tanzania Daima

RUSHWA NI RUSHWA,IWE NDOGO AU KUBWA.LAKINI INGEPENDEZA ZAIDI KUONA TAKUKURU IKITUMIA MISULI MINGI KWENYE RUSHWA KUBWA NA UFISADI SAMBAMBA NA HIZO RUSHWA NDOGO.MAPAPA WA KAGODA NA RICHMOND (achana na yule Mdosi aliyepandishwa kizimbani) BADO WANAPETA URAIANI SAMBAMBA NA MAFISADI WA RADA.

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"INDIANIZATION OF DAR"?: KISUTU STREET RENAMED "PRAMUKH SWAMI STR?

(Photo credit:JIJI LA DAR)

Mayor threatens legal action against street name changers

SEBASTIAN MRINDOKO
Dar es Salaam

A TOP local government official in Dar es Salaam has roundly rebuked the ongoing trend of people clandestinely changing street names in the city without following proper channels, including getting the blessing of the City Fathers.

According to the Mayor of the Ilala Municipality, Abuu Jumaa, legal action will certainly be taken against such people once sufficient proof is obtained.

Referring specifically to a query by THISDAY on the name-change applied to one of the city’s most historically famous thoroughfares Kisutu Street, now apparently going by the name of ’PRAMUKH SWAMI’, Mayor Jumaa stated unequivocally:

’’My office has never received an official application to change the Kisutu Street name into an Indian name. Therefore, such an action is an insubordination to the city authority.’’

The mayor’s statement is a direct contradiction of that made last year by the former deputy mayor of the same Ilala Municipality, Mohamed Yakoub, who asserted in an interview with THISDAY that the Kisutu Street name-change had been given a formal stamp of approval.

’’All the (Ilala) municipality legal procedures were properly followed in changing the name of not only Kisutu Street, but also some other streets around the city centre,’’ Yakoub said.

But according to current mayor Jumaa, there are no records whatsoever showing the change of the traditional Kisutu name to ’PRAMUKH SWAMI.’

THISDAY last year ran a series of articles on the increasing trend of various streets within Dar es Salaam’s central business district, suddenly acquiring bizarre-sounding new names in highly mysterious circumstances.

It has been noted that skepticism is on the rise amongst members of the general public over the supposed ’secrecy’ shrouding the whole exercise, with open suggestions that corruption at certain local government levels may be involved.

The Dar es Salaam City Director, Bakari Kingobi, has conceded in the past that such street name changes could very easily cause confusion particularly for tourists who may be trying to find their way around the metropolis using officially-approved city maps.

According to Kingobi, only the city authorities have the mandate to administer such street name changes.

’’There is only one city authority - not two - responsible for administering such name-changes to the city streets. Anyone who tries to do so without informing this city authority, is violating the law and is liable for prosecution,’’ he said.

Speaking to THISDAY yesterday, Ilala Municipality mayor Jumaa said it amounted to sacrilege for anyone to change a street name on the basis of racial, tribal, or religious beliefs.

’’There are some basic criteria used to endorse suggestions for street name changes. Bias of any sort is not one of them,’’ he asserted.

He also said streets with traditionally famous names like Kisutu should be left alone, while anyone wanting to recommend a street name to suit their own needs should look for streets with no names at all � of which apparently there are still many.

According to Jumaa, the municipal authorities will seek explanations from the local government authorities regarding the Kisutu Street name-change in particular.

Any official found to have been responsible for wrongdoing in the whole episode will be taken to task through legal channels, he added.

SOURCE: ThisDay

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