MALAWI'S REACTION ON LAKE NYASA ISSUE

PRESIDENT JOYCE BANDA

By Cedrick Ngalande

At around the time of independence quite a few people in Tanzania wanted to claim a huge part of Lake Malawi or Lake Nyasa . Cool heads eventually prevailed, as most Tanzanians, including the legendary President Julius Nyerere, understood the importance of respecting boundaries emanating from colonial times.

During most of Dr Kamuzu Banda’s rule, Tanzania never really pushed this crazy idea of dividing up the lake. The issue was almost forgotten during the rule of Dr Bakili Muluzi and thereafter. In fact, Dr Bingu wa Mutharika commissioned a company to start exploring oil in the lake. Tanzania said nothing at that time.

Now we have a new president and all of sudden the Tanzanians are demanding that our government stop all exploration activities in the lake until all border issues have been clarified. Why now?

Folks, there is a reason why we have tradition. Tradition may appear useless and outdated but it is important because it usually become established after a long experience. In politics there is what is known as ‘presidential protocol’. These are small things which over the years have proven to be niceties a president must or must not do in order to represent his/her country correctly.

Test for President Joyce Banda to diplomatically manage the dispute on the boundary

You would think some of them are not important but they are. Here are a few of them – presidents never bow for other presidents in public; presidents never escort anybody to their car; presidents walk with their arms spread outwards apparently projecting power and being in control; presidents usually put on a solid color (one color) necktie because it portrays power; when two presidents greet each other while facing the camera, each of them jostle to be on the right side so that his palm will face the camera- another sign of power, apparently; when in company of other presidents, they try to be the last one to enter the door – a fatherly gesture; there is an interesting video clip of Chairman Yassier Arafat and PM Ehud Barak jostling to be the last one to enter a room at Camp David. The sight of President George W Bush gently pushing PM Gordon Brown into Number 10 Downing Street before himself angered some British political experts.

Statesmanship is a game because image is everything in international politics. A country’s image depends a lot on the demeanor of its leader. President Barak Obama likes to pat other leaders on their back after greeting them; you thought that was an unplanned coincidence? Just remember, how your father used to pat you on the back when you were a good boy!

It is said that Bill Clinton failed to get a good deal at his summit with Boris Yelsin in Moscow because President Clinton having sprained his ankle arrived in Moscow on a wheelchair. The sight of a sick American president is said to have psychologically emboldened Boris Yelsin. Ghana is said to have regained its respect in West Africa when President J.J. Rawlings arrived at the 25th Organization of African Unity meeting in Togo in July 2000 in a military uniform portraying a very youthful image.

The presidency is acted on a world stage. What a president says and does is very important!

When Joyce Banda took over the presidency, she made it appear like Malawi will now be doing everything the donor community tells her to do. In fact some British newspapers were so pleasantly surprised with this that they called us ‘a donor fearing nation’.

President Joyce Banda went to London and even bowed before Queen Elizabeth, a very strange gesture considering that both are heads-of-state. Well, all these words and actions have now collectively given an image of a weak leadership in Malawi. The world has sensed blood. Now Tanzania has decided it is time to split up the lake. Notice that they did not bring up this crazy idea when Muluzi or Mutharika were in charge.

Lake Nyasa (Malawi)

If we dignify Tanzania’s unreasonable request, one wonders what the next thing will be. Are they now going to claim Chitipa? Will Mozambique now claim Mulanje Mountain?

Government must make clear that no part of Malawi is up for discussion – full stop! It is time to show strength. Tell Tanzania that Lake Malawi was, is and will always be Malawian.

Surprisingly, after all these arrogant statements by the Tanzania government, our government’s response is at best a whimper. The minister of foreign affairs has issued a statement saying the issue will be settled ‘amicably’. Really, Mr. Minister? What could be an amicable statement? Are you planning to even dignify Tanzania’s unreasonable demand? Do you plan to divide up the lake? How can you have an amicable settlement to an unreasonable demand?

        

  Source: Nyasa Times

AJIRA KCMC!

 

 

Job Title: Diabetic Programme Manager

Job Location: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania

eports to: Head of Eye Department, AusAID Donor, Head of Diabetic Clinic,

Background of the programme:
Diabetic Programme is a six years initiative implemented by KCMC Eye Department in collaboration with Christofel-Blinden Mission, 14 selected health centres within Kilimanjaro. Diabetes is a growing problem in the developing world and the number of people with diabetes in Eastern Africa is expected to reach 1.4 million by 2025. Many of them will develop complications such as blindness, suffer strokes from poorly controlled blood pressure and undergo amputations which can be prevented through the appropriate screening and treatment.
The Diabetic Programme has so far made significant achievement towards improved access to health services for people with diabetes through trainings of health care providers, creating linkages and coordination between the different components of diabetic care and rehabilitative services and dissemination of information in the community at large.
The programme has been effective in highlighting how effective management of diabetes can reduce the prevalence of blindness and other complications and has established a Diabetic Tracer bank where patient information is stored in a central data base.. 

Position description:
The programme manager is to lead the way forward in reinforcing and reaffirming the established positive model of preventive and curative care for diabetes in Kilimanjaro Region through coordinating activities for the comprehensive and sustainable diabetic program. This will involve training workshops, the screening program, community education and the establishment of diabetic clubs through the participatory action of stakeholders using organisational structures already in place in the community and at the referral hospital.

   

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in doing needs assessment of diabetic patients and diabetic service providers.
• Creating information sheets that increase referral and accessibility of services to high risk patients.
• Develop PR material for public awareness campaigns, and plan for radio and poster distribution throughout the year.
• Strengthening capacity of local partners- identification, and skills improvement, planning meetings, and annual reviews.
• Setting up and improving counselling services for diabetics. Training and re-training community workers and health care professionals at the hospital and in the community in counselling procedures
• Provide training workshops for health care-workers in the Kilimanjaro Region- on eye complications, other forms of disability of diabetes( feet, kidney and other micro-vascular complications), nutritional lifestyle/education,  and rehabilitative services for health care workers, primary & community based workers, doctors, nurses and support staff in the Kilimanjaro Region.
• Review and refresher  training workshops after 2 years for health care workers at KCMC Hospital, DRS in the 6 districts of the Kilimanjaro Region, and private practitioners
• Provide supportive supervision for nutritional trainer and community and hospital based counselors
• Report to donors as per funding agreements
• Prepare monthly progress reports to be submitted to the relevant hospital departments and AusAID
• Monitor the budget for all programme activities and produce financial reports as required 
•  Qualifications:
  
• Relevant academic qualifications i.e. public health, anthropology, nursing or social science with sound knowledge of public health best practices
• Masters degree preferred in relevant discipline
• Experience in program management: planning, management and evaluation of programme work
• Knowledge in diabetes and eye care
• Extensive experience in collaborating with a variety of stakeholders-  local ministries, community based organisations, NGO's, government entities and the community
• Familiarity with project cycle management formats- activity based budgets, and using these as primary source documents for  monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in using log frames, developing annual plans, preparing narratives and financial reports suitable for co-funding
• Valid driving license desirable
•  Key Behaviours:
  
• Fluent in English and Swahili
• Familiarity with project cycle management formats-activity based budgets, and using these as primary source documents for monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in using log frames, developing annual plans, preparing narratives and financial reports suitable for co-funding
• The ability to communicate and network effectively; to work professionally and with rigor in a challenging environment
• Ability to manage a local team with widely varying competencies
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Understanding of sustainable development
• Understanding of right based approach to disability
• Intercultural knowledge and sensitivity and ability to communicate with a range of different stakeholders to advocate for change
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to motivate people
• Team player and good communicator
• Committed to the project for a minimum of 3 years 
•  nly short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for an interview
  - As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage women to apply.
  REMUNERATION
  An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the selected candidates.
  MODE OF APPLICATION
  Candidates who meet the above outlined criteria should apply in writing to the undersigned endorsing with fully typed curriculum vitae, photocopies of certificates (secondary, diplomas, and degree) and testimonials. Applications should reach the undersigned by 30th September 2011.
  THE HEAD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT,
  KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE,
  P.O. BOX 3010,
  MOSHI.
  TEL: 255 27 2754890

MSOMI WA PHD NA RAIS WA WANAHABARI AFURAHIA MWANAHALISI KUFUNGIWA

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the president,
p.o.box 7447,
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tel/fax 255-222 760737
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2 augosti 2012
vyombo vya habarimakini

yah: Tamko la kitaaluma kwa umma kuhusu serikali kulifungia gazeti la mwanahalisi kwa mudausiojulikana:

nb: Kuandika habari bila attribution(kumtaja source wako) na kushindwa ku-balance habari yako kwa mtuhumiwa katika habariunayoandika niukandamizaji wa uhuru wa vyombo vya habari na ukiukaji mkubwa wa haki za binadamu –mcquail (2005).



kwa sababu hiyo yamaadili ya fani yetu,taja inalaani kwa nguvu zake zote gazeti lamwanahalisi na serikali kwa kuwa viranjawa kubinya uhuru wa vyombo vya habari kwani hawa wawili ( mwanahalisi naserikali) ni maadui hatari wa maendeleoya tasnia ya habari na hadhi yawaandishi wa habari wasomi na makini hapanchini.


aidha tunashangazwasana na wale wote wanaoilaumu serikali kwa madai ya kwamba inakandamiza uhuruwa habari na kutetea gazeti la mwanahalisi eti wanadai linatumia uhuru wahabari kama unavyoelezwa katika katiba. Taja tunaelewa watu hao wote wakiwemowanaodaiwa kuwa nguli wa tasnia ya habari ni watu ambao elimu yao ya taalimu yahabari ina mashaka au ni ndogo kiasi kwamba hawaelewi maana ya uhuru wa vyombovya habari kitaaluma duniani kote maana yake.


duniani kote wasomiwa tasnia ya habari wanajua vigezo vya kuwepo uhuru wa habari misingi yakemikuu (1) uandishi wa habari kwa kuzingatia misingi ya fani ya uandishi wahabari (journalistic genre ethics) ambapo habari yoyote ni lazima iwe naattribution na pili balance isipokuwa inaruhusiwa kuandika bila kutaja jinakama kwa kufanya hivyo utahatarisha usalama wa mtoa habari (source). Mwanahalisini mahiri katika kuandika habari za upande mmoja (unbalanced stories) na zinazohusutukio moja tu. Mwanahalisi kwakutozingatia maadili ya uandishi wa habari ni mvunjifu mkubwa wa uhuru wahabari hapa nchini na anadhalilisha fani ya uandishi wa habari na wanahabariwengine mahiri (watchdogs). Taja tuna wasiwasi na wale wote wanaounga mkonouandishi wa habari za mwanahalisi zisizoattribution na balance. Mwanahalisi ukiwapa ushauri wa kitaaluma wepesikuitikia lakini hawatekelezi- rais wataja amewahi kuzungumza na mhariri, ameishia kuitikia kimaelewano lakini hakunahatua aliyoichukua “kitaaluma” katika ku-balance habari za upande mmoja wanazolalamikiwa.,
hivyo taja hatutafunimaneno na wala hatuoni haya kwamba wao ni wadhalilishaji wakubwa wa waandishi wa habari makini hapa nchini nani wavunjaji wakubwa wa uhuru wa vyombo vya habari hapa tanzania.wanaowateteayawezekan a wana agenda zao nyingine sioukiukwaji wa uhuru wa vyombo vya habari.

uhuru wa vyombo vyahabari si ufunguo wa kuandika habari zisizozingatia maadili na weledi wauandishi wa habari. Taja inawaomba wale wote wanaotoa mchango kuhusu jambo hiliwajiridhishe kwanza na kuijua fani hii wasivyamie tu kama wanavyofanya nduguzetu wa fani ya sheria eti wapeleke kesimahakamani(mbona waao mawakili wakivunja maadili ya uwakili hawawapelekimahakamani ila wanawafukuza?),sisi tunawauliza kesi gani wakati mwanahalisi habarizake hazizingatii maadili gazeti hili pia ni mkosaji kama serikali yenye sheriakandamizi. Hawa wawili hawana tofauti wanalaumiana kwa makosa ambayo wote wanayafanya-wakandamizaji wa uhuruwa habari tanzania kila mmoja kwa aina yake-hakuna wa kutetewa katika mgogorohuu.

serikali nayotunailaani kwa nguvu zetu zote, kwaniyenyewe inaongoza kwa ubinyaji uhuru wa habari hapa nchini, ingawa washabiki wamwanahalisi wanalalamikia sheria moja tu ya magazeti ya mwaka 1976 no 3. Ukwelini kwamba hiyo inaoonyesha ufinyu wao katika kuelewa ukandamizaji wa serikalikwa uhuru wa habari. Hapa nchini.

serikali ya tanzaniani kandamizi sana ina zaidi ya sheria 20 zinazobinya uhuru wa habari nchin i, aidha hata ukiifuta hiyo sheria yamwaka 1976 ukaacha mlolongo nilioutajabado hujatatua tatizo la ukosefu wa uhuru wa vyombo vya habari nchini. Utatuzini kuandikwa sheria mpya ya upatikanaji habari na kufuta zote kandamizi zilizopo,lakinisio kutetea uandishi holela wa aina ya mwanahalisi usiozingatia journalisticgenre ethics.

taja tunasemawasiokuwa wasomi katika fani hii wasidandie hoja hii nyeti yahitaji wasomi wafani hii ambao kwa sasa tupo na tumemaliza vyuo vikuu sio mazoea eti mtu akiwamwandishi wa miaka mingi nguli –mawazo hayo yamepitwa na wakati-tusome tuelewevyema maana ya uhuru wa habari ili tueleweke duniani sio kutetea wavunjamaadili ya fani yetu-“tunajiaibisha wenyewe mbele ya wenye weledi kama vilejirani zetu kenya”

taja tunawaombaserikali ambao ni waongozaji katikaubinyaji wa uhuru wa habari wafanye hima kupitisha sheria ya uhuru wa habari nasheria hiyo lazima iwe na kipengele cha kufungia chombo chochote cha habarikisichozingatia maadili ya ua ndishi wa habari

tunazungumza kisomina tunaomba tueleweke,taja haiungi mkono sheria ya magazeti ya mwaka1976,lakini kitendo cha kufungia gazeti lolote lisilozingatia maadili yauandishi wa habari hata baada ya kupewaushauri taja tunakiunga mkono ili kuwekaheshima ya fani yetu,isiendelee kuchezewa kama kichwa cha mwendawazimu.

1). Tunaomba serikaliiunde jopo la wasomi wa fani ya habari kutoka chuo kikuu huria, udsm, saut na tumainiiringa tukae na hao wanaotetea mwanahalisi na kulaumu serikali peke yake iliumma ueleweshwe jambo hili linavyopotoshwa na wanaojiita nguli wa habari,matatizo ya tasnia ya habari nchini imevamiwa na watu wasio wataalamu wa fanihii na wengine hawana hata diploma tu za fani ya uandishi wa habari aumawasiliano ya umma lakini wamejipa majina ya nguli (expert- kawaida mtu expertanategemewa kuwa angalau na m.a kama si phd na kadhalika kwani tulio nao hawanahata diploma zinazotambulika katika fani),ndio wanatupa taabu katikakuhaributasnia hii nchini kwa kujifanya kwamba wanafahamu sana uhuru wa vyombovya habari,kumbe wanachofahamu ni kinyume.

2) tunaomba wale wotewanaojitokeza na kujitambulisha kuifahamu fani ya habari na dhana ya uhuru wahabari wasiwe wanazungumza kiholela hii ni fani yenye wasomi, hivyo piawatutajie c.v zao ili tujiridhishe na maoni yao tujue ya kitaalamu au ya ainaya kijiweni?

“mwanahabari msomihawezi hata kidogo kutetea “unethical written news paper”


taja tunarudia kulaani wote, mwanahalisi na serikali kwa matendo yao ya ukandamizaji mkubwa wauhuru wa kupata habari na uhuru wa vyombo vya habari tanzania.


ni mategemeo ya taja kwamba,maadui hawawawili waliojitamb ulisha wazi wazi watajirekebisha kwa serikali kupeleka sheriaya uhuru wa vyombo ya habari bungeni na kuanchana na ahadi zisizotekelezeka(hewa)kila mwaka na mwanahalisi nao wajiendeleze kitaaluma ili wajue duniani hakunapopote kwenye uhuru wa habari usio mipaka.
mwisho. Taja tunampongeza mhe. Saed kubenea mkurugenzi wamwanahalisi, kwa kuongeza elimu yake nje na kurudi nchini.tunamshauri atumie elimu hiyoaliyoipata kuweka heshima ya tasnia yetu badala ya kuidhalilisha kwa kuandikahabari zisizo, attributio, balance,truth –sisi tunadhani anaweza kulisaidia gazeti lake ambalo kitaaluma kwa sasa linajitambilisha kwa pwaya halizingatiimaadili .
(yeyote yule mwenyehoja nasi tunayosema aite jopo tuyachambue kisomi kwa faida ya watanzania)


hamza kondo

rais chama chawaandishi wa habari tanzania (taja)

mwanachuo wa shahadaya uzamivu mawasiliano ya umma(phd inmass communication) out.-mwaka wa tatu.
mob: 0786450000.

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LEMA KUFUNGUA TAWI LA CHADEMA UJERUMANI

 Akiwa London alikofungua tawi la chadema kwenye operesheni M4C

Akiagana na mwenyekiti mpya wa chadema London Chris Lukosi,Lema ameelekea ujerumani Frunkfurt kuendeleza M4C

Mh. Lowasa Ang'aka dhidi ya Malawi. Adai Tanzania iko tayari kuingia vitani na Malawi

KAMATI ya Bunge ya Mambo ya Nje, Ulinzi na Usalama imesema Tanzania imejiandaa kiakili na kivifaa kuingia vitani na Malawi kama italazimika kufanya hivyo.Akizungumza mjini Dodoma jana, Mwenyekiti wa Kamati hiyo, Edward Lowassa alisema kamati yake imeridhishwa na maandalizi ya Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania (JWTZ).

“Tumepewa maelezo na jeshi letu na tumeridhika kuwa ikibidi kuingia vitani jeshi letu liko vizuri sana na limejipanga vizuri sana kwa uhakika, kiakili na kivifaa,” alisema Lowassa.

Kabla ya Lowassa kuzungumza na waandishi wa habari, alifanya kikao cha faragha kilichohusisha pia wajumbe wa kamati hiyo na makamanda wa JWTZ walipofika bungeni kutoa taarifa kwa kamati hiyo.
Hata hivyo, katika tamko hilo Lowassa alisema Tanzania inatarajia mgogoro huo utamalizika kwa njia za kidiplomasia kwa sababu Watanzania na Wamalawi ni ndugu wa muda mrefu.

“Ikibidi kuingia vitani jeshi letu liko vizuri sana na kama ilivyo ahadi yao (JWTZ), wako tayari kulinda mipaka ya nchi yetu hadi tone la mwisho. Tunasali sana tusifike hapo,” alisema Lowassa na kuongeza: “Tunategemea hatutafika huko, lakini kwa heshima ya nchi yetu kama ikibidi kufika huko (vitani) tutafika kulinda mipaka yetu”.

Mwenyekiti huyo ambaye aliwahi kuwa Waziri Mkuu, alisema kama Tanzania itafikishwa mahali itabidi damu ya Watanzania imwagike, nchi iko tayari kulinda mipaka yake kwa nguvu.Alisema kama itabidi kuingia vitani, itatumia umoja na mshikamano wa Watanzania wa mwaka 1978 wakati wa Vita na Uganda kulinda mipaka ili kulinda heshima ya nchi.

Alisema mwaka 1978 wakati Rais wa Uganda, Idd Amin na majeshi yake walipochukua sehemu ya Tanzania na kujitangazia ni mali yake, ilichukua hatua kumfukuza Amin.

“Alijitangazia sehemu ile ni mali ya Uganda hutegemei nchi ikae kimya, hutegemei Watanzania wanyamaze wakati nchi yao imetekwa, tulichukua hatua tukamfukuza hadi nchini kwake.”
Lowassa alisema Kamati ya Bunge inajua madhara ya kiuchumi yaliyotokana na Vita ya Idd Amin na kwamba vita yoyote ikipiganwa lazima kunakuwa na madhara ya kiuchumi.

Hata hivyo, alisema anaamini mgogoro huo hautafika huko na kusisitiza kuwa, lakini ikibidi JWTZ ni moja kati ya majeshi bora duniani na ni jeshi lililojiandaa vizuri kwa lolote.
“Wako tayari sisi ni moja kati ya jeshi lililojiandaa vizuri na jeshi bora duniani na la kujivunia. Tuko imara kiakili na kivifaa tena vya kisasa,” alisema Lowassa.

Alisema kamati yake inaunga mkono msimamo ulitolewa bungeni juzi na Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Bernard Membe kuhusu mgogoro huo na kwamba ndiyo kauli rasmi ya Serikali.
Juzi, Waziri Membe alizionya kampuni za kigeni za Malawi zilizoingia katika ardhi ya Tanzania eneo la Ziwa Nyasa kutafiti mafuta na gesi kusitisha mara moja.

Akiwasilisha makadirio ya wizara yake, Membe alisema upo ushahidi kuwa ndege tano za utafiti za Malawi ziliruka anga la Tanzania na kutua katika Ziwa Nyasa upande wa Tanzania.Membe alisema pamoja JWTZ kutoruhusu ndege hizo za Malawi kuingia na kutua eneo hilo la Ziwa Nyasa, bado ziliingia na kutua kinyume kabisa cha sheria za kimataifa.

“Wenzetu wa Malawi wanadai Ziwa Nyasa lote lipo Malawi na msingi wa madai yao ni mkataba wa Heligoland wa mwaka 1890 na sisi tunasema mpaka uko katikati ya Ziwa.”

Membe alisema hata mgogoro wa mpaka kati ya Cameroon na Nigeria ulitatuliwa na Mahakama Kuu ya Dunia kuwa mpaka baina ya nchi hizo mbili upite katikati ya Ziwa Chad.

Juzi, Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Malawi, Patrick Kabambe alikaririwa na Redio Sauti ya Ujerumani akisema wataendelea na utafutaji mafuta licha ya onyo hilo la Tanzania.

Waziri huyo alisema ziwa hilo linaitwa Malawi na siyo Ziwa Nyasa na kwamba utafutaji wa mafuta na gesi utaendelea na hakuna wa kuwasimamisha. Alihoji, iweje Tanzania ishtuke sasa?


Reginald Simon na Daniel Mjema, Dodoma Mwananchi

UJUMBE WA POLISI ALIYEJINYONGA

Na Danstan Shekidele

Siku chache kabla ya kifo chake askari polisi mwenye namba F 3276, Donald Mathew (33), aliyejinyonga juu ya mti katika daraja la Shani, mkoani Morogoro alimwandikia barua Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani kueleza kinachodaiwa kuwa ni ufisadi unaofanywa na vigogo wa polisi nchini, imebainika.

Polisi huyo aliyefahamika sana kwa jina la Dunga aliwahi kutoa tuhuma nzito dhidi ya maofisa, wakaguzi na polisi wa kawaida, mkoani Morogoro mwaka jana lakini hakuna hatua zilizochukuliwa dhidi ya maofisa hao.

Kamanda wa Polisi Mkoa wa Morogoro, Fustine Shilogile, jana alisema jeshi hilo, lilipokea taarifa za kujinyonga Mathew jana asubuhi.

Alisema askari huyo, aijinyonga kwa kutumia vipande vya kamba ya kanga ambavyo viliunganishwa na hakuacha ujumbe wowote unaoeleza sababu ya kuchukua uwamuzi huo.

Alisema askari huyo kabla ya kufanya tukio hilo, alionekana mitaani akinywa pombe katika Baa ya Shani.

Alisema baada ya kuonekana amelewa, Mathew aliamua kuvua nguo zote na kubaki mtupu, kitendo kilichofanya baadhi ya askari polisi waliokuwa eneo hilo, kumfuata na kumsihi avae nguo.

Alisema marehemu, alihamishiwa mkoani Singida kikazi, lakini Novemba, mwaka jana aliamua kuacha jeshi.

“Pamoja na kwamba marehemu aliacha kazi mwaka jana, sisi kama jeshi bado tunamtambua kama askari mwenzetu… kwa msingi huo tutasafirisha mwili wake Agosti 8, mwaka huu kwenda nyumbani kwake mkoani Kilimanjaro,” alisema Kamanda Shilogile.

Alipoulizwa kama kifo cha Mathew kimesababishwa na baadhi ya askari waliohusishwa kwenye tuhuma za kuhusika na biashara za dawa za kulevya, Kamanda Shilogile alisema uchunguzi unaendelea, na kwamba ikibainika kama kuna askari aliyehusika atachukuliwa hatua kali.

Hata hivyo, askari huyo mwishoni mwa mwaka jana, alitoa tuhuma mbalimbali ambazo zilichapishwa katika moja ya magazeti linalotoka mara mbili kwa wiki, zikiwatuhumu askari 9 wa kikosi cha kupambana na majambazi wa kutumia silaha kupokea rushwa kutoka kwa wafanyabiashara wa dawa za kulevya.

Tuhuma nyingine alizotoa ni polisi kukamata majambazi wenye silaha, lakini huachiwa baada ya kupewa fedha na mali mbalimbali, hivyo kushindwa kuwafikisha kituoni.

Alisema tuhuma nyingine ni polisi kuwakamata wafanyabiashara wa pombe haramu aina ya gongo na bangi bila kuwachukulia hatua zozote baada ya kuhongwa.

Tuhuma nyingine, zinazodaiwa kufanywa na askari hao ni kushirikiana na matapeli, kutapeli raia wa kigeni na kushirikiana na majambazi kuvunja maduka na kuiba mali za wafanyabiashara nyakati za usiku

RAIS KIKWETE MKUTANONI KAMPALA

 Rais Dkt.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Rais Paul Kagame wa Rwanda na Rais Yoweri Kaguta Museveni wa Uganda wakifurahia  jambo wakati wa mkutano wa Viongozi wa nchi za Maziwa Makuu unaofanyika jijini Kampala Uganda.

Rais Dkt.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,Rais Paul Kagame wa Rwanda(kushoto),Rais Yoweri Kaguta Museveni wa Uganda(Watatu kulia) na Rais Joseph Kabila wa Jamhuri ya kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakiwa katika mkutano wa viongozi wan chi za Maziwa Makuu unaofanyika jijini Kampala Uganda jana jioni.Picha na Freddy Maro-IKULU

GODBLESS LEMA AKIKAGUA KIFAA KIPYA CHA CHADEMA

Anaeonekana hapo ni Mh. Godbles Lema na nafanya ukaguzi wa kifaa kipya kwaajili ya kuongeza nguvu katika mkakati wa Chadema wa Movement for Change (M4C) huko Nchini Uingereza.

Chanzo:Tone Radio

MDHIBITI NA MKAGUZI MKUU WA HESABU ZA SERIKALI (CAG) AANZA UKAGUZI WA TUHUMA ZINAZOMKABILI MKURUGENZI MTENDAJI TANESCO

MDHIBITI na Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu za Serikali (CAG), Ludovick Utouh amesema ofisi yake imeanza ukaguzi wa tuhuma zinazomkabili Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Shirika la Umeme Tanzania (Tanesco), William Mhando.

Julai 14 mwaka huu, Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Tanesco ilimsimamisha kazi Mhando na Naibu Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Huduma za Shirika, Robert Shemhilu, Ofisa Mkuu wa Fedha, Lusekelo Kassanga na Meneja Mwandamizi wa Ununuzi, Harun Mattambo kupisha uchunguzi wa tuhuma za ubadhirifu na matumizi mabaya ya madaraka.

Utouh aliwaambia waandishi wa habari Dar es Salaam jana kwamba ofisi yake imekabidhiwa kazi hiyo na tayari imeshaanza na imefikia pazuri. “Ni kweli suala hilo nimeshakabidhiwa na kazi hii  tayari imeshaanza na imefikia pazuri. Kikao cha kwanza kimekaa Jumamosi iliyopita na mimi nimeshafika kuwahakiki maofisa wangu wanaoshughulikia hilo,” alisema Utouh na kuongeza kuwa kazi hiyo inaweza kukamilika ndani ya siku 60 kuanzia sasa.

Tuhuma zilizopo 

Tuhuma za ufisadi Tanesco, zilianzia katika ripoti ya CAG ya mwaka huu ambayo ilionyesha gharama za ununuzi ziliongezeka kwa mwaka jana, kutoka Sh300 bilioni hadi 600 bilioni.

Baada ya sakata hilo, Kamati ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma (POAC), ilitaka hatua zichukuliwe dhidi ya Bodi na Watendaji wa Tanesco na kuhoji ongezeko hilo kubwa la gharama za ununuzi.

Lakini wiki mbili kabla ya Bajeti ya Wizara ya Nishati na Madini, bodi hiyo iliitisha kikao cha dharura Julai 13, mwaka huu kujadili tuhuma mbalimbali dhidi ya menejimenti ya shirika hilo na kuamua kwamba tuhuma dhidi ya Mhando ni nzito hivyo ni vyema zifanyiwe uchunguzi huru na wa kina. 

“Hivyo, Bodi  iliazimia pamoja na mambo mengine kama ifuatavyo: Uchunguzi wa tuhuma hizo uanze mara moja kwa kutumia uchunguzi huru na kumsimamisha kazi Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Tanesco, Mhandisi William Mhando ili kupisha uchunguzi huo na kwa kuzingatia matakwa ya sheria za kazi nchini.”

“Pamoja na uamuzi huo, Bodi imechukua hatua stahiki za kuhakikisha kwamba shughuli za utendaji na uendeshaji wa Tanesco zinaendelea kama kawaida,” ilisema taarifa hiyo. 

Sakata hilo lilipamba moto bungeni wakati wa mjadala wa Bajeti ya Wizara ya Nishati na Madini, kwa 2012/13. Akiwasilisha Bajeti hiyo, waziri wake, Profesa Sospeter Muhongo alisema mbali ya tuhuma za kupanga mgawo wa umeme kama mkakati na kampuni za mafuta, Mhando pia anadaiwa kuidhinisha zabuni ya kusambaza vifaa vya ofisi kwa kampuni ya mkewe, Eva Mhando. Profesa Muhongo alisema zabuni hiyo ni zaidi ya Sh800 milioni na kwamba, Eva alitumia kampuni ya Santa Clara na Mhando aliidhinisha pasipo kutangaza mgongano wa kimasilahi. Tuhuma hizo na nyingine zilihusisha baadhi ya wabunge na kumfanya Spika, Anne Makinda kuivunja Kamati ya Nishati na Madini baada ya kutuhumiwa kuhusika na vitendo vya rushwa.

 CAG atangaza mikakati ya UN 

Katika hatua nyingine, Utouh jana alitumia mkutano huo na waandishi kufafanua jukumu la ukaguzi katika Umoja wa Mataifa (UN) na kusema, atatimiza jukumu hilo akiwa nchini na hatahamia New York, Marekani. “Baada ya kutangazwa kuteuliwa kwenye Bodi ya Ukaguzi ya Umoja wa Mataifa wapo watu waliosikitika kuwa nitaondoka nchini na kwenda New York,” alisema Utouh na kuongeza;

“Kuna watu waliamua kusema kwa masikitiko makubwa na  wengine wachache wakafurahia kuwa sasa vita ya ufisadi inayopiganwa na ofisi yangu itarudi nyuma. Wananchi waelewe kuwa vita ya ufisadi ni ya Watanzania wote wapenda amani na maendeleo, hivyo basi  Utouh ataendelea na kazi yake,” alisema.

Utouh ambaye amekabidhiwa mashirika na taasisi zilizo chini ya UN, kwa ajili ya ukaguzi likiwamo Shirika la Maendeleo la Umoja wa Mataifa (UNDP), ofisi yake imeteua maofisa 60 kwa ajili ya jukumu hilo.

Alizitaja taasisi nyingine kuwa ni Shirika la Misaada ya Wokozi kwa Wapalestina (UNRWA), Shirika la Kusimamia Amani  Congo (MONUSCO), Shirika la Kusimamia Amani Haiti (UNTAMH) na Mahakama ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Uhalifu wa Kimataifa ya Yugoslavia (ICTY). 

Taasisi nyingine ni Mahakama ya UN ya Mauaji ya Rwanda (ICTR), iliyopo Arusha, Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Idadi ya Watu (UNFPA), Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Wanawake (UNW), Kundi la Kulinda Amani Liberia (UNMIL) na Kundi la Kulinda Amani Somalia (AMILSON).

“Tumeteua maofisa 60 na tayari wameshapatiwa mafunzo na kuanza kazi katika maeneo yaliyoainishwa, watumishi wawili kati yao watakaa nchini Marekani wakiniwakilisha na wengine watakuwa wakienda katika maeneo mbalimbali na kurudi nchini,” alisema Utouh.

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GOVERNMENT'S ORDER " STOP OIL SEARCH IN LAKE MALAWI "

Dodoma. The government yesterday sent a strong warning to its southern neighbour, Malawi, by ordering an immediate stop to all gas and oil prospecting activities on the portion of Lake Nyasa that falls on the Tanzanian side.
Tension has been mounting between the two neighbours over the location of the border on Lake Nyasa, whereby the government vowed to protect its territory and its people at any cost.It warned companies that have been undertaking gas and oil exploration activities in the lake to stop immediately as the two countries engage in negotiations.

The minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Bernard Membe, told the Parliament yesterday that the two governments were still discussing the dispute and had virtually agreed to suspend all prospecting activities, which may affect interests of either country.

However, according to Mr Membe, the Tanzanian government received reliable information from Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) that Malawi had leased out blocs, some of which fell on Tanzanian side of the lake, to certain oil and gas prospecting firms.

“The government orders such firms to stop their activities from today (yesterday) and we hope our counterparts in Malawi understand our position in this matter. We want to assure Tanzanians that our country will remain safe from any open or perceived threats,” he emphasised as he tabled his ministry’s Budget estimates for this financial year.

“We urge our counterparts in Malawi to respect agreements and remove all aircraft that are landing on the lake,” he added.Tanzania and Malawi are in dispute over the ownership of Lake Nyasa that is on the border separating the two countries. While Tanzania claims to own 50 per cent of the lake, Malawi recently claimed that the entire lake is on its territory.

On the Tanzanian side, residents of Mbeya, Iringa and Ruvuma regions carry out fishing on their country’s side of the lake, apart from undertaking other types of economic activities.

Malawi bases its claim on the 1890 Anglo-German Agreement signed July 1, 1890; while Tanzania also uses the same document, which confirms the presence of illogical borders and allows the two countries to meet and adjust the borders under the auspices of relevant Border Commissions.

Mr Membe noted that Tanzania has a map drawn by Britain (who then ruled Tanganyika and Nyasaland) indicating that they was an agreement to review the border and locate it at the middle of the lake as the case in the border between Malawi and Mozambique on the same lake. Following the conflict, the then Malawi’s President Mr Bingu wa Mutharika wrote to his counterpart President Benjamin Mkapa (then President of the United Republic of Tanzania) requesting a formation of a joint committee that would work on the dispute.

Under Tanzania fourth phase regime, a committee of ministers for Foreign Affairs was formed and met for the first time in 2010.

On July 27, 2012, the ministers for foreign affairs and borders and security experts held a meeting in Dar es Salaam during which it was agreed that gas and oil prospecting should be suspended within the disputed points.

However, as negotiations continue, it was reported recently that Tanzania’s security machinery spotted some aircraft said to belong to oil and gas prospecting companies licenced by Malawi flying in Tanzania’s airspace without permission from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).

A recent statement issued by Malawi’s permanent secretary in the ministry for Foreign Affairs Patrick Kabambe heightened the tension over the dispute when he said that the entire lake belonged to his country.
The statement was interpreted by the Tanzanian side as an act of provocation.  As the air surrounding the relations of the two nations remain potentially volatile, international relations experts and politicians have urged the two to solve the matter amicably.

MPs who contributed to the ministry’s 2012/13 Budget said it was high time the two countries sat together and discussed the matter due to the fact that they are neighbours and that residents on the shores of the lake, their different nationality notwithstanding, are the same people.

Gando MP Khalifa Khalifa (CUF) said there was a need for the United Nations to intervene in the dispute and ensure it is solved amicably.

“Tanzania and Malawi may quarrel over this oil-rich area, end hurting their people and economies, while in reality those companies searching oil and gas do not even originate in Africa,” said Mr Khalifa.Mr Membe said further that there was a possibility for Tanzania–Malawi border conflict being resolved by an arbitrator.

Source:The Citizen

JOSEPH LUDOVICK NA DIGNA SWAI WAFUNGA NDOA

 JUU ni Joseph na Digna siku ya send off party iliyofanyika Libori Sumbawanga

JUU. Joseph na Digna siku ya ndoa yao St.Patrick Morogoro,tar 28 july 2012.

WASIOJUA KUSOMA WAENDELEA NA SEKONDARI KOROGWE

 Ofisa Elimu Taaluma, Halmashauri ya Mji wa Korogwe, Elius Mkwizu akizungumza na Thehabari.com hivi karibuni Wilayani Korogwe

Na Joachim Mushi, Korogwe

WANAFUNZI waliojiunga na masomo ya kidato cha kwanza mwaka huu katika shule za Serikali na baadaye kubainika kuwa hawajui kusoma na kuandika kwa ufasaha wanaendelea na masomo yao.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa na mwandishi wa habari hizi, katika baadhi ya shule za sekondari kwa wilaya za Korogwe na Moshi Mjini umebaini wanafunzi hao kuendelea na shule licha ya walimu kuwachuja na kutoa taarifa sehemu husika kama walivyo elekezwa.

Akizungumza hivi karibuni katika mahojiano mjini Moshi, Mwalimu Mkuu Msaidizi wa Shule ya Sekondari Mawenzi, Domin Kweka alisema kwa mujibu wa vigezo vilivyotolewa na Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Ufundi kubaini wanafunzi wanaofaulu kujiunga na sekondari, wasio na sifa jumla ya wanafunzi sita walibainika.

Alisema wanafunzi hao walishindwa kabisa kufanya vizuri katika mtihani waliopewa jambo ambalo lilionesha ulakini katika kujiunga kwao na masomo ya sekondari, japokuwa wanaendelea na shule hadi sasa.

"Sisi tuliwapata sita, hawa walikuwa hawajui kusoma na kuandika na kutoa taarifa sehemu husika tunasubiri utaratibu mwingine...lakini hadi muda huu wanaendelea na masomo ya kidato cha kwanza," alisema Kweka.

Aidha aliongeza kuwa tatizo hilo hujitokeza kila mwaka kwa wanafunzi wanaojiunga na kidato cha kwanza na hadi sasa katika madarasa mbalimbali wapo wanafunzi wasiojua kusoma na kuandika.

Alisema kwa shule hiyo ya Mawenzi kidato cha kwanza kina wanafunzi sita wasiojua kusoma na kuandi, kidato cha pili wanafunzi sita, kidato cha tatu wanafunzi watatu huku kidato cha nne kikiwa na wanafunzi wawili wasiojua kusoma na kuandika.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa wilayani Korogwe pia ulibaini wanafunzi walioshindwa kufaulu katika mchujo uliotolewa na Serikali kuendelea na masomo ya kidato cha kwanza, licha ya shule kadhaa za sekondari kupeleka majina hayo kwa viongozi wa idara husika.

Mwalimu Mkuu wa Shule ya Sekondari Nyerere Memorial ya Wilayani Korogwe, Steven Killo alikiri shule yake kuwa na baadhi ya wanafunzi kadhaa wasiojua kusoma na kuandika hata katika madarasa mengine japokuwa hakutaja idadi.

Aidha aliongeza kuwa katika shule hiyo mchujo kwa wanafunzi wapya waliojiunga kidato cha kwanza walibaini kuwepo kwa mwanafunzi mmoja asiyejua kusoma na kuandika na kuwasilisha taarifa kwa viongozi wa idara ya elimu wilaya na hakukuwa na maelekezo yoyote baada ya taarifa.

Akizungumzia suala hilo Ofisa Elimu Taaluma, Halmashauri ya Mji wa Korogwe, Elius Mkwizu alisema hata hivyo nia ya Serikali kuwapima wanafunzi hao haikuwa kuwarejesha nyumbani bali kujua tatizo hilo na kuangalia namna ya kulidhibiti.

JAFFARAI ATANGAZA NIA KUWANIA BIG BROTHER AFRICA MWAKANI.

Siku moja baada ya Msanii wa Kenya Prezzo kuzikosakosa USD laki tatu za ushindi wa Big Brother Africa, Msanii wa bongofleva Jaffarai ametangaza bila kificho kwamba na yeye mwakani atajitokeza kugombea kuingia Big Brother.

Exclusive na millardayo.com J amesema “nafikiria kitu kama hicho unajua kwa sababu nimeanza kufatilia Big brother miaka mingi sana na hii ya mwaka huu kidogo imenivutia kwa sababu watu wengi walikua wanaamini Prezzo angeshinda mimi pia ni mmoja wao, pia imefanya watu waamini kwamba kushinda BBA sio lazima uwe mapepe sana sometimes unaweza ukawa mtu flani cool ukashinda vilevile”

Jaffarai ambae ni mkazi wa Kijitonyama Dar es salaam ameongeza kwenye line nyingine kwamba “BBA ni nzuri kwa wasanii wa muziki hata movie kwa sababu unaonekana alafu nimegundua sio lazima kushinda hela kuna kushinda vitu vingi mtu kama Prezzo hajashinda hela lakini ameshinda vitu vingine tofauti kabisa, ameweza kujitangaza tofauti na mwanzo alafu atapata mikataba flaniflani, pia nafasi ya kwenda kwenye show ya Jay Z na inakua rahisi hata akitoa ngoma zake kusikika sehemu nyingine”

Unafikiria nini kuhusu uamuzi wa Jaffarai, una chochote cha kumshauri, kuna uwezekano wa yeye kufanya vizuri?

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