Cross posting this from Candy1World blog whom I fully agree with here, and share the lamentations.

Nimeamua kuongea kuhusu hili baada ya kuangalia CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards. I

t is absolutely amazing seeing people making great stories, going to the source of the story, getting the untold and etc. Also the person who took the overall award of this year 2010, Sam Rogers, she was getting the story about the albino killings in Tanzania though I didn't get a chance to see the documentaryOur neighbours Kenya did well in the awards ceremony; not only Kenya but also Mozambique, South Africa and all others.

When I switch on the radio and "tune", about 95% of all stations just do music. News will be read for about 5 minutes and it is done. Music is not the problem, the problem is Tanzanian radio stations [are] not interested in things happening around the world.

Kama mambo yenyewe ndio hivyo, awards zitakuja kweli huku? Au ndio awards za hukuhuku za kumwaga?... Au ndio wanaona hizi redio za nje, namaanisha BBC au Deutsche Welle or VOA, wakileta habari zao ndio inatosha?

I am just asking...

Ni ujenzi wa mengi.
Ujenzi wa Demokrasia.
Ujenzi wa kuitambua haki ya mwananchi.
Ujenzi wa kujitambua tulikotoka, tuliko na tunakotakiwa kwenda.
Ujenzi wa kufahamu umuhimu wa kushiriki kampeni na kumchagua kiongozi akufaaye.
...na  ujenzi wa Nyumba ilee, ambao kwa sera nzuri, mjenzi anaweza kupata vitendea kazi bila ya ukiritimba.

Taifa la Tanzania bado lipo katika Ujenzi, naam, kila leo twahimizwa, 'kulijenga Taifa'.

picha zaidi za ziara ya kampeni ya Zitto Kabwe katika kijiji hiki zinapatikana katika blogu yake (bofya hapa)

Enyi wanunuzi wa maziwa ya kopo au mnaowafahamu wenye watoto wadogo, watahadharisheni.

Habari toka DarLeo ilivyoripotiwa na Godfrey Ismaely:

Siku chache baada ya Mamlaka ya Udhibiti Chakula na Dawa Nchini (TFDA) itoe tamko la kuwataka wafanyabiashara wa maziwa aina ya Nestle kusitisha uuzaji ili kuwanusuru watumiaji hasa watoto wadogo na madhara, zoezi hilo limeonekana kutotiliwa maanani na wafanyabiashara hao.

Maziwa hayo ambayo yanaingizwa hapa nchini kutoka katika nchi za nje yanasadikika kuwa hayana viwango vya kutosha kwa ajili ya matumizi ya watoto wadogo kutokana na kuwa na vimelea vinavyochangia watoto wenye umri mdogo kuota matiti.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa na mwandishi wa gazeti hili katika maeneo mbalimbali ya jiji yakiwemo Kariakoo na Buguruni umebaini kuwa, baadhi ya wafanyabiashara wa maduka ya jumla na rejareja waliokataa kutaja majina yao wanaendelea kuyauza maziwa hayo.

Aina hizo za maziwa ambayo wafanyabiashara hao wanayauza bila wasiwasi ni pamoja na Nestle yenye nembo ya Lactogen 1 na Lactogen 2, yanayoonekana yametengenezwa katika nchi tofauti ambazo ni (Ufaransa, Afrika Kusini na Uholanzi).

Aidha mwandishi wa gazeti hili alipotaka kufahamu sababu za wafanyabiashara hao kukaidi agizo la TFDA miongoni mwao katika soko la Kariakoo aliyekataa kutaja jina lake alidai kuwa hawezi kuteketeza akiba yake ya maziwa ambayo alinunua kwa wingi bila kufahamu ni nani atamlipa gharama zake.

“Siwezi kufanya kazi ambayo kwangu haina manufaa mimi niliagiza mzigo wa kutosha halafu unasema niteketeze haya maziwa hivi kwanza hao TFDA walikuwa wapi? wakati maziwa ya Nestle yakiingia hapa nchini leo hii wanatuwekea pingamizi haiwezekani,” alidai mfanyabiashara huyo aliyekataa kutaja jina lake.

Hatua za kuyadhibiti maziwa yanayoingizwa hapa nchini kutoka nchi za nje yalianza kuwekewa pingamizi na TFDA baada ya taarifa mbalimbali kusambaa katika vyombo vya habari kuwa watoto watatu wenye umri kati ya miaka minne na miezi 15 walianza kuota matiti nchini China.

Kutokana na matumizi ya maziwa ya unga yanayotengenezwa na kampuni ya NASDAQ Synatra katika jimbo la Hubei kuwa na kiwango kikubwa cha vimelea zvinavyootesha matiti ya watoto kupita ya mtu mzima.

Hata hivyo baada ya mamlaka hiyo kuweka kizuizi katika biashara ya kuuza maziwa ya Nestle, hivi karibuni walinasa makopo 2,261 ya maziwa yanayodaiwa kuwa ni feki na kutoa tahadhari kwa wananchi kuepuka matumizi yake ili kuzinusuru afya zao.

“Innaa lillahi wainnaa ilayhi raajiuun”
Truly ! to Allah we belong and truly, to him we shall return”

Ile ajali mbaya iliyotokea mwishoni mwa wiki katika maeneo ya Mabibo Mwisho jijini Dar es Salaam iliyolihusisha gari aina ya Hilux Sulf lenye usajili namba T365 BSH lililokuwa likiendeshwa na John Mhando (53) na kusababisha vifo vya watu 6 na wengine wawili wakiwa katika hali mbaya katika Hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili, ilitokana na dereva wa gari hilo kuwa katika mwendo kasi akijitahidi kukwepa kukamatwa baada ya kuwa alishasababisha ajali nyingine katika eneo la Manzese.

Mhando aligonga mtu ambaye hajajulikana hadi sasa na baada ya hapo alimua kupita ‘njia za panya’ ili kukwepa kukamatwa na askari wa usalama barabarani, akaamua kupita njia ya Mabibo, lakini hakufika mbali kwani alipofika Mabibo Stand alishindwa kulimudu gari kwa kutokujua njia ilikuwa imefika kikomo na asiweze kung'amua haraka mwelekeo wa kulipeleka gari lake ambalo tayari lilikuwa katika mwendo kasi.

Inasemekana kuwa hii ni mara ya nne kwa nyumba hiyo kugongwa na magari tofauti, hali inayowafanya wananchi washauri kuwekewa alama kuonesha kuwa eneo hilo ni mwisho wa barabara "dead end".

Kichaa kapewa rungu sokoni, mm mm mmh, wapo watu wataogea pombe. Viwanda vya bia vitachekeleaje?

Why Do Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers?  Article by John Cloud / TIMES (copyright)

One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is that many of those who show up as abstainers in such research are actually former hard-core drunks who had already incurred health problems associated with drinking.

But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that — for reasons that aren't entirely clear — abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one's risk of dying even when you exclude former drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers' mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers.

Moderate drinking, which is defined as one to three drinks per day, is associated with the lowest mortality rates in alcohol studies. Moderate alcohol use (especially when the beverage of choice is red wine) is thought to improve heart health, circulation and sociability, which can be important because people who are isolated don't have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat health problems.

But why would abstaining from alcohol lead to a shorter life? It's true that those who abstain from alcohol tend to be from lower socioeconomic classes, since drinking can be expensive. And people of lower socioeconomic status have more life stressors — job and child-care worries that might not only keep them from the bottle but also cause stress-related illnesses over long periods. (They also don't get the stress-reducing benefits of a drink or two after work.)

But even after controlling for nearly all imaginable variables — socioeconomic status, level of physical activity, number of close friends, quality of social support and so on — the researchers (a six-member team led by psychologist Charles Holahan of the University of Texas at Austin) found that over a 20-year period, mortality rates were highest for those who had never been drinkers, second-highest for heavy drinkers and lowest for moderate drinkers.

The sample of those who were studied included individuals between ages 55 and 65 who had had any kind of outpatient care in the previous three years. The 1,824 participants were followed for 20 years. One drawback of the sample: a disproportionate number, 63%, were men. Just over 69% of the never-drinkers died during the 20 years, 60% of the heavy drinkers died and only 41% of moderate drinkers died.

These are remarkable statistics. Even though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for cirrhosis and several types of cancer (particularly cancers in the mouth and esophagus), heavy drinkers are less likely to die than people who have never drunk. One important reason is that alcohol lubricates so many social interactions, and social interactions are vital for maintaining mental and physical health. As I pointed out last year, nondrinkers show greater signs of depression than those who allow themselves to join the party.

The authors of the new paper are careful to note that even if drinking is associated with longer life, it can be dangerous: it can impair your memory severely and it can lead to nonlethal falls and other mishaps (like, say, cheating on your spouse in a drunken haze) that can screw up your life. There's also the dependency issue: if you become addicted to alcohol, you may spend a long time trying to get off the bottle. 

That said, the new study provides the strongest evidence yet that moderate drinking is not only fun but good for you. So make mine a double.

Muslims across the world are currently observing Ramadan, a month long celebration of self-purification and restraint. During Ramadan, the Muslim community fast, abstaining from food, drink, smoking and sex between sunrise and sunset. Muslims break their fast after sunset with an evening meal called Iftar, where a date is the first thing eaten followed by a traditional meal. During this time, Muslims are also encouraged to read the entire Quran, to give freely to those in need, and strengthen their ties to God through prayer. The goal of the fast is to teach humility, patience and sacrifice, and to ask forgiveness, practice self-restraint, and pray for guidance in the future. This year, Ramadan will continue until Thursday, September 9th.

See below are some photos from Boston.com's Big Picture grande collection.

Please click here to visit the site to see the complete collection in which you can also submit your photos for the next publication! Peace to all Muslims! May Allah accept your genuine prayers!

Msajili wa Vyama vya Siasa Nchini, John Tendwa, amesema kuna haja ya kuifanyia marekebisho katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, ili mawaziri wasitoke miongoni mwa wabunge.

Tendwa alisema hayo katika mahojiano maalum katika kipindi cha Jambo Tanzania kinarushwa hewani na Kituo cha Televisheni cha Shirika la Utangazaji la aifa (TBC1).

"Unafahamu kwamba katiba hii tumeirithi kutoka kwa wakoloni na serikali imeshaifanyia marekebisho mbalimbali ambayo hata hivyo hayajagusa suuala la mawaziri kutotokana na wabunge. Wakati umefika wa kuifanyia marekebisho ili mawaziri wetu wasitoke miongoni mwa wabunge," alisema.

Ufafanuzi huo wa Tendwa ulikuja baada ya mwendesha kipindi kumwomba azungumziae swala la mgombea wa ubunge katika jimbo la Nyamagana, Laurent Masha ambaye pia ni Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani, kumwekea pingamizi mgombea mwenzake kupitia tiketi ya CHADEMA.

Akijibu swali hilo Tendwa alisema "waziri lazima awe mbunge kutokana na mfumo wa katiba yetu na ndiyo maana tunapata baadhi ya mawaziri ambao hawana taaluma ya wizara wanazoziongoza.""Waziri anatakiwa awe na taaluma katika wizara husika, kama ni Waziri wa Afya anapaswa kuwa na taaluma ya afya na kama ni Waziri wa Miundombinu pia anapaswa kuwa na taaluma ya hiyo." alisisitiza.

Alifafanua kuwa kama kutakuwa na katiba itakayokuwa inaainisha mambo hayo, hata uwajibikaji wa Serikali utaongezeka kwa sababu Waziri atakuwa mtumishi wa Serikali, ambaye anaweza kuwajibishwa mara moja.

Alisema kitendo cha  Waziri kuwa Mbunge kinatoa nguvu zaidi kwake kumwekea mgombea mwingine pingamizi sababu ni rahisi kwake kufanya uchunguzi haraka kuhusu mpinzani wake kuliko mtu mwingine.

"Kuhusu suala la Waziri wa Masha, yeye ni Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani ambaye pia ni mgombea wa Ubunge lakini tumeona alivyomwekea pingamizi mgombea mwenzake, ingawa pingamizi ni haki ya raia wote akiwemo Waziri huyo, ila utata huu unaonekana wazi kwa sababu ya aina ya katiba tulionayo ambayo inamtaka Waziri awe mbunge kwanza," alisema.

credit: Jackson Odoyo na Salim Said/Mwananchi

Mgombea kiti cha Uraisi wa Tanzania kupitia CHADEMA, Willibrod Slaa akiwa Mikumi, alimlipua mwenyekiti wa kamati ya kampeni za CCM, Abdulahman Kinana, akisema kigogo huyo ana mkono katika biashara chafu za makampuni ya meli; akamtaka ajielekeze katika masuala ya kitaifa badala ya kumwandama yeye (Slaa). Akasisitiza kwamba ana ushahidi wa kauli zake, kwani hana historia ya kukurupuka.

Kauli hiyo ya Dk. Slaa inakuja siku moja baada ya Kinana kujibu mapigo ya makada wa CHADEMA, hasa Mabere Marando, ambao waliwataja hadharani vigogo wanaohusika na ufisadi mkubwa, huku CCM ikilalamika kwamba chama hicho cha upinzani kinatoa matusi.

Katika mkutano wa ufunguzi wa kampeni za CHADEMA, Marando alisema vigogo waliohusika na wizi wa EPA ni Rais Mstaafu Benjamin Mkapa, Jakaya Kikwete, Rostam Azizi na Edward Lowassa, akasema waliofikishwa mahakamani kwa tuhuma za ufisadi ni dagaa wanaoonewa ili kuficha madhambi ya wahusika wenyewe.

Juzi Kinana alijitokeza na kumbeza Dk. Slaa, kwamba anatumia lugha ya matusi kwenye kampeni kinyume cha makubaliano waliyosaini. Slaa jana alisema mtu akiiba anaitwa mwizi; na kumwita hivyo si matusi.

Taarifa imenukuliwa toka blogu ya Ansbert Ngurumo - Utakapojua hujui ndipo utakapojua!

Mgombea Ubunge Jimbo la Moshi Mjini kwa tiketi ya CHADEMA, Philemon Ndesamburo jana alizindua kampeni zake huku chama hicho kikimlipua mgombea urais kwa tiketi ya CCM, Jakaya Kikwete kikidai anatumia vibaya fedha za umma kukarabati Ikulu. 

Chama hicho kimedai kuwa katika kipindi cha miaka minne ya mwanzo ya utawala wake, serikali yake imekarabati Ikulu kwa zaidi ya Sh23 bilioni ukilinganisha na Sh9 bilioni alizotumia Rais wa Serikali ya awamu ya tatu, Benjamin Mkapa.

Kauli hiyo, iliyoegemea zaidi kwenye ripoti ya Mdhibiti na Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu za Serikali (CAG), ilitolewa juzi na katibu wa CHADEMA mkoani Kilimanjaro, Basil Lema katika uzinduzi wa kampeni za chama hicho.

Uzinduzi wa kampeni hizo ulitawaliwa na kila aina ya shamrashamra, ikiwemo helikopta ya Ndesamburo ambayo ikizunguka angani mjini wa Moshi tangu saa 8:00 mchana hadi saa 10:00 huku ardhini yakifanyika maandamano makubwa.

Maandamano hayo, yaliyojumuisha waendesha pikipiki, msafara wa magari na mamia ya wananchi, ulianzia eneo la Majengo na kupita katika mitaa kadhaa hadi viwanja vya Manyema vilivyopo kata ya Bondeni.

Akihutubia umati mkubwa wa wananchi na wafuasi wa CHADEMA, Lema alisema katika mwaka wa kwanza tu kuingia Ikulu, Rais Kikwete alikarabati makazi hayo ya rais kwa Sh6.1 bilioni ambazo ni fedha za walipa kodi.

“Lakini mkumbuke kuwa katika kipindi cha mwisho cha miaka mitano, mtangulizi wake (Mkapa) alikarabati Ikulu kwa Shilingi bilioni 9, lakini Rais Kikwete alipoingia tu Ikulu akaamua kukarabati Ikulu hiyo hiyo kwa Sh ilingi bilioni 6.1,” alidai Lema.

Lema aliainisha matumizi hayo ya ukarabati wa Ikulu kuwa ni Sh6.1 bilioni (mwaka 2006), Sh5.59 bilioni (mwaka 2007), Shilingi bilioni 5.71 (mwaka 2008) na shilingi bilioni 6.1 anazodai zilitumika kukarabati jengo hilo mwaka 2009.

Katibu huyo alisema kulikuwa hakuna ulazima wa kutumia kiasi hicho kikubwa cha fedha za umma, hasa ikizingatia kuwa ndio kwanza majengo hayo yalikuwa yametoka kukarabatiwa kwa Shilingi bilioni 9.

Halikadhalika katibu huyo alidai kuwa mwaka 2007 pekee, serikali ilitumia Shilingi bilioni 447 kununua magari ya Serikali, fedha ambazo zingetosha kuwalipa walimu mshahara wa kima cha chini wa Shilingi 500, 000.

Lema alifafanua kuwa fedha zilizotumika kukarabati Ikulu kwa miaka minne ya Rais Kikwete zingeweza kujenga zananati 600 za kisasa kwa thamani ya shilingi milioni 40 kwa kila Zahanati inayojumuisha pia nyumba ya mganga.

“Ukubwa huu wa matumizi ya serikali ndio unawafanya Watanzania waendelee kuwa masikini na njia pekee ya kuondokana na matumizi ya aina hii ni kuiingiza CHADEMA kwenye mamlaka ya kuongoza dola mwaka huu,” alidai.

Ndesamburo, ambaye amekuwa mbunge wa jimbo hilo tangu mwaka 2000, alisema endapo atachaguliwa tena kwa kipindi cha tatu ataweka kipaumbele katika sekta za afya, miundombinu ya barabara za lami, elimu na usalama mjini.

Ndesasumbo alisema endapo wananchi wataipa CHADEMA ridhaa ya kuongoza Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Moshi, atahakikisha hakuna mwanafunzi anayefaulu kwenda sekondari ambaye anashindwa kufanya hivyo kwa kukosa ada.

credit: Daniel Mjema, Moshi/Mwananchi

Imeripotiwa kuwa watu wanne walifariki na wengine sabini kuhofiwa kufukiwa katika migodi ya machimbo yasiyo rasmi baada ya kuangukiwa na kifusi cha udongo wakati wakichimba dhahabu katika eneo la Nyakagwe, kitongoji cha Mtukula kijiji cha Kaseme, wilaya ya Geita mkoani Mwanza.

Tukio hilo lilitokea leo majira ya saa 7 usiku wakati watu hao wakichimba dhahabu kwenye shimo lenye urefu wa futi 5 ambapo gafla waliangukiwa na kifusi cha udongo na kufa papo hapo.

Waliodaiwa kufa ni Kulwa Daud mkazi wa Mtukula, Majaliwa mkazi wa Nyarugusu, Peter mkazi wa Kaseme na Baraka mkazi wa Msasa, Geita na miili yao imeopolewa kutoka ndani ya shimo hilo.

Kamanda wa mkoa wa Mwanza Bwana Simon Sirro alithibitisha kutokea kwa uvumi huo na Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, William Ngeleja pamoja na viongozi wengine wa Serikali na Jeshi la Polisi walizuru eneo hilo.

Kamati ya ulinzi na usalama wilaya ya Geita ikiongozwa na Mkuu wa wilaya Bwana Filimon Shelutete ilisimasha shughuli za uchimbaji madini katika eneo hilo.

Inadaiwa eneo hilo lipo chini ya kampuni ya STAMICO na watu wamekuwa wakifanya uchimbaji kwa kujiiba.

Hata na hivyo, hakuna hata mwili mmoja uliopatikana baada ya ufukuzi wa eneo lililosadikiwa kufukia watu.

Former WBA bantamweight champion Wladimir Sidorenko (22-2-2, 7 KOs) had an unanimous decision win over Mbwana Matumla of Tanzania (19-5, 11 KOs) on Saturday at the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine.

The three judges scored 120-108; 119-109 and 120-108.

Sidorenko now takes the vacant WBC International Silver super flyweight title.

Below are some action photos from the ring (click to enlarge a bit, sorry for the size & watermarks, that's all I got).

Raisi amwagiza wakala kuongeza ununuzi nafaka Tunduma

Raisi Jakaya Kikwete ameagiza Wakala wa Hifadhi ya Chakula (SGR) kuongeza kiwango cha ununuzi wa nafaka kutoka tani 150,000 hadi 400,000 ili kuwapa soko la uhakika wakulima.

Alitoa maagizo hayo jana kwenye mikutano tofauti ya kampeni maeneo ya Matei mkoani Rukwa na Tunduma mkoani Mbeya anakoendelea na kampeni za uchaguzi mkuu.

Rais Kikwete alirudia agizo lake la kutaka wakala huyo kununua mizani na kuongeza fedha za ununuzi wa nafaka ili kuwapa soko la uhakika wakulima ili waondokane na hatari ya kuangukia kwenye mikono ya walanguzi.  "Wakala wa hifadhi ya chakula ataongeza fedha za ununuzi wa nafaka. Ukosefu wa mizani ni tatizo la kitoto... mizani inunuliwe ili kuongeza kasi ya ununuzi," alisisitiza.

Mbali ya hatua hiyo, Rais Kikwete alisema serikali itajenga bandari ya Kasanga mkoani Rukwa na kuimarisha barabara ili kurahisisha huduma ya usafiri katika ya eneo hilo na Zambia, hivyo kuwaondolea wananchi adha wanazopata kwa sasa.

Kwa upande wa wananchi wa Tunduma, Rais Kikwete alisema Serikali itajenga hospitali ili kupunguza adha wanazopata wananchi katika kupata huduma za afya, ambapo kwa sasa wamekuwa wakitegemea kituo cha afya. Aliongeza katika kutatua kero ya magari ya mizigo kulundikana upande wa Tanzania katika mpaka wake na Zambia, alisema kiongozi wa nchi hiyo (Rais Rupia Banda wa Zambia) amekubalia kusaidia kutatua kero hiyo. Alisema Serikali itahakikisha kero ya maji na umeme inatatuliwa katika kipindi kifupi kijacho na kuwaomba wananchi kumpigia kura yeye na wagombea wengine wa CCM ili aweze kutimiza ahadi alizotoa.

Awali, Mjumbe wa Halmashauri Kuu ya Taifa (NEC) ya CCM, Profesa Mark Mwandosya, akimkaribisha Rais Kikwete alisema eneo la Tunduma lina tatizo la maji la muda mrefu ambalo linatakiwa kupatiwa ufumbuzi, licha ya jitihada za Serikali za kutoa sh. milioni 500 kutatua kero hiyo.

credit: Bakari Mnkondo, Tunduma/Uhuru

YATOKANAYO
Ninagusia suala moja tu, 'agizo' la Raisi kwa Wakala. Nawaza na kujiuliza ikiwa agizo hili la Raisi latolewa kama Raisi katika shughuli zake za Kiserikali au kama Mgombea wa Uraisi kupitia CCM katika kampeni?

Sina ufahamu wa miiko ya Katiba na Sheria ya Uchaguzi, hivyo mniwie radhi kwa kuwaza hivi, pengine ikipelekwa kesi mahakamani au ukapotolewa ufafanuzi, nitapata uelewa wa kunisaidia kutofautisha kauli za Raisi wa nchi kwa sasa dhidi ya kauli za Mgombea wa Uraisi kupitia CCM ambaye ni Raisi wa nchi kwa sasa.

Nasema hivi kufuatia kauli ya CHADEMA kuishitaki CCM/Raisi Kikwete kwa anaosema na kuagiza ndani ya kipindi hiki cha kampeni, inakuwa kama "unfair advantage"  kwa kuwa yeye ni Raisi kisha anagombea Uraisi.

Yaani ni sawa na kusema kwamba, kwa vile yeye kwa sasa ni Raisi na vile vile yeye ni mgombea Uraisi, basi anatumia kofia mbili kama msumeno kukata kuwili, yaani kutoa agizo kama Raisi na kisha kufanya kampeni kama Raisi mtarajiwa. Unakosekana mpaka (a clear demarcation) wa hili ni agizo haliingiliani na sera. Je, ilipaswa auze sera za CCM Tunduma kisha aondoke, na apange safari nyingine upya, au akiwa katika ofisi yake ya Kitawala, atoe agizo kama Raisi kuhusu Wakala wa ununuzi Tunduma? (waweza kubadili pia kuwa alipaswa atoe agizo kama Raisi na kisha afunge safari ya kampeni ambayo hapaswi kutoa maagizo bali kunadi sera zake).  Kwa ilivyo sasa, ni vigumu sana kutofautisha (1) Aliyefika hapa na kutoa agizo ni Raisi wa nchi Jakaya Kikwete na (2) Aliyefika hapa ni Mgombea wa Uraisi Tanzania kupitia CCM, Jakaya Kikwete.

Sijui nimejieleza sawa au ndo nimezidi kujichanganya kisha nikalikogora? arrrggggh! eniwei, ndo hivyo hivyo.

Siyo Wakerekewa wa CHADEMA tu ati wajua kukwea miti kuketi kiotani, a-a, ipo hata kwa waCCM hiyo.

Ujue Baba zetu ni hao haoo, Mama zetu ni wale walee, na Watoto wao ni sisi sisii, sema tu tafauti zetu ni itikadi. Tabia je? ni zile zilee...? mmh!

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Watu wanne wamefariki dunia na wengine tisa kujeruhiwa katika ajali mbaya ya gari lililoacha njia na kugonga watu waliokuwa pembeni eneo la Mabibo mwisho jijini Dar es Salaam.

Gari hilo aina ya Toyota Surf lilokuwa likitokea maeneo ya Manzese  liliacha njia na kugonga kibanda cha kuuza viazi vya kukaanga (chips) kilichokuwa na wateja mbalimbali na kisha  kugonga ukuta wa duka na kuingia hadi ndani ya nyumba. Kamanda wa Polisi wilaya ya Kinondoni,  Elias Kalinga alisema kuwa katika tukio hilo watu wanne walifariki dunia wakati wakipelekwa hospitali.

“Nimepata taarifa hizo sasa hivi nilikuwa Kijichi kwenye msiba wa askari mwenzetu. Waliokufa ni wanne, lakini hali ya wengine wengine 9 si nzuri na wamelazwa hospitali,” alisema Kalinga na kuongeza, “Kati ya majeruhi 9, saba wamelazwa Hospitali ya Muhimbili na wawili wamelazwa katika Hospitali Mwananyamala.”

Alisema kuwa dereva wa gari lililowagonga watu hao alitoweka mara baada ya ajali hiyo na alikuwa hajapatikana hadi jana jioni.

“Chanzo ni mwendo kasi. Nimeelezwa kuwa dereva alikuwa kwenye mwendo mkali na katika kujaribu za kukata kona alishindwa kumudu na kusababisha gari hilo kuvamia kibanda ambacho kilikuwa pembeni ya barabara hiyo,” alisema Kalinga.


Mashuhuda wa ajali hiyo walilieleza Mwananchi kuwa waliona watu saba wakiwa wameshapoteza maisha katika ajali hiyo iliyosababisha vurumai eneo hilo.

Mmoja wa mashahuda hao ambaye hakutaka jina lake litajwe gazetini alisema kuwa mtengeneza baiskeli ambaye hufanya shughuli zake mbele ya kibanda cha chipsi na duka, alikatika shingo na kufia papo hapo.

“Inatisha... ni ajali mbaya kwa kuwa mtengeneza baiskeli na watu wengine kama wane wamefia hapa hapa na ukijumlisha na wengine wanaweze kuwa tisa ambao wako hoi,” alieleza.

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Ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Ddodoma imeteketea kwa moto usiku wa kuamkia leo na kuteketeza nyaraka zote muhimu za serikali zilizokuwemo ndani ya ofisi hiyo.

Moto huo ulioanza majira ya saa mbili usiku umeendelea kuwaka kwa zaidi ya saa sita na kuacha kuta za jengo hilo likiwa kama alama pekee pamoja na bango kuonyesha ilipokuwepo ofisi ya mkuu wa mkoa.

Na  kwa mujibu wa Taarifa ya Habari ya TBC asubuhi ya leo, ambapo mwandishi wa TBC, alionyesha moto huo, hatua kwa hatua na jinsi mji wa Dodoma wenye hadhi ya mji mkuu kivuli wa Tanzania, isivyo kuwa na huduma za uhakiza za zima moto.

Wakishuhudia kwa macho yao mwenyewe, Mkuu wa Dodoma, Dk. James Nsekela, na Kamanda wa Polisi wa Mkoa, Zelote Stephen, walikosa cha kusema, bali kushudia jinsi moto huo ulivyokuwa ukiiteketeza ofisi hizo, magari ya zimamoto yakiwa yamepaki pembeni kutokana na kuzidiwa uwezo na moto huo.

Dk. Nsekela, amesema ni mapema mno kuja chanzo cha moto huo, wakati Zelote Stephen alisema, sina la kusema zaidi ya unachokishuhudia hapa!

Wakazi wa Dodoma walijitolea kuokoa magari kwa kuyaburuta kwa nguvu, toka eneo la hatari, huku magari hayo yakiwa yamefungwa, mengine waliyabeba na kuyasogeza. Tukio hili ni la kusikitisha sana, lakini pia huu ndio uwezo wa Serikali yetu kupitia jeshi lake la zimamoto katika kukabiliana na majanga ya moto.

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On a cold winter evening, a soft-spoken, 28-year-old single mother from rural Tanzania  stepped off a plane at Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C., with high hopes. The goal of her trip: a shot at life.

It was 28-year-old Mariamu Staford's first time outside of Tanzania; but as she approached customs, an agent wouldn't let her through, claiming she refused to be fingerprinted. It wasn't that she wouldn't, but that she couldn't.

A year ago, both of Staford's arms were chopped off -- part of a brutal campaign of death in her native country. Men armed with machetes stormed Staford's hut while she was sleeping, she told ABC News, and began cutting at her arms in a gruesome attempt to amputate them.

Persons with albinism, like Staford, are being hunted down and murdered; their bodies sold on the black market and used in witchdoctor potions, all because of a superstitious belief that the limbs of albinos possess special powers. Nearly 60 albinos have been murdered in the last three years.

The attack rendered Staford an invalid. Unable to feed or clothe herself, or care for her young son, she yearned for independence.

"I'm a grown person, but I can't do anything," she told "20/20." "I used to be able to rely on myself, but now my mother must tend to my every need."

Staford thought her future was bleak. After meeting her last year, "20/20" helped mobilize a group of volunteers, who affectionately became known as "Team Mariamu," to bring Staford to the U.S. Leading the team was Vicky Ntetema, a Tanzanian journalist-turned-advocate, who bravely first exposed Staford's tragedy.

Eventually, a customs manager, who saw "20/20's" initial report about the grotesque phenomenon of albino killings, allowed Staford into the country.

Staford's first stop was an appointment with Elliot Weintrob, the president of the Orthotic Prosthetic Center in Virginia, who would build a custom set of prosthetic limbs for Staford -- free of charge.

"You can't turn the other way when you see something like [Staford's gruesome attack]. You got to say, 'What can I do here to help?'" Weintrob said. "I don't think I had a choice. I see and hear a lot of things, but this went right to the top."

Click here to find out how to help Tanzanians with albinism

Article written by JOSEPH DIAZ/ABC News

Wawili hawa walichuana vikali katika kura za maoni za CCM kugombea kuteuliwa na chama chao ili kuwania Ubunge wa jimbo la Rungwe, Mbeya, ambapo Prof. Mwakyusa alipita na Kasesela kuyakubali matokeo.

Mchuano wa makundi ndani ya CCM ulikuwa mkali sana, na si makundi yote ndani ya CCM yalipokea na kukubaliana na matokeo ya kamati kuu ya CCM, jambo lililosababisha baadhi yao kuhamia vyama shindani.

Hata hivyo, baadhi ya wanaCCM walibaki katika chama chao na tofauti zao zimeanza kufifia kwa 'kufunika kombe mwanaharamu apite' kwa 'yaliyopita si ndwele tugange yajayo' hadi wakati ujao, ama kukubali kushindwa na kukubali kuwa sasa kazi iliyobaki ni 'umoja ni nguvu utengano ni udhaifu' katika kusaka ushindi dhidi ya vyama vingingine vya kisiasa kwenye nyadhifa mbalimbali za uwakilishi Serikalini.

By Wahome Thuku of Kenya's StandardMedia, "Kiswahili becomes Kenya official language"

With the promulgation of the new Constitution, Kiswahili has become one of the two official languages in Kenya meaning that, you can demand to be addressed in it in any office.

Section 7 of the new Constitution declares Kiswahili and English as Lugha Rasmi (official languages) in Kenya. And under Section 7 (1), Kiswahili retains its previous status as Kenya’s national language. For this language, the journey to its new status has been long and grueling.

Kiswahili had to overcome all odds in the 1960s and 70s even to be accepted as the national language.

On July 25, 1969, then Attorney General Charles Njonjo strongly objected to the introduction of Kiswahili as an official language. Then Embu East MP Kamwithi Munyi had tabled the Motion to have Kiswahili declared the official language in Government offices and in the National Assembly. But according to Mr Njonjo, only 40 per cent of Kenyans then could competently speak in Kiswahili and a lot of work would have to be done to encourage the other 60 per cent to accept the language. Njonjo argued Kiswahili was an Arabic language and if all foreign languages were to be done away with then it should be among them.

"Nearly every MP has his own way of speaking Swahili and to use it here would make the House like the Tower of Babel where nobody would understand whatever the other said," Njonjo told Parliament. And he could not comprehend how laws would be made in Kiswahili.

On July 4, 1974 President Jomo Kenyatta declared Kiswahili a Parliamentary language, the following day, Parliament was treated to drama as MPs attempted to make contributions in the language. It was even news when Kenyatta addressed Parliament in Kiswahili. Cabinet minister Robert Matano, himself a Swahili speaker, was among those who pushed hard for its recognition. Leaders such as former Subukia MP Koigi wa Wamwere and Gender Minister Naomi Shaban now prefer to use Kiswahili in Parliament.

Today, Kiswahili is compulsory and examinable in schools. The Chama cha Kiswahili cha Kitaifa has for years been pushing to have Kiswahili upgraded to official language. Now it can be used in official documents and laws.

However, the law still recognises English as the only language of proceedings in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Judges, even those who competently speak Kiswahili, insist that evidence adduced in that language be translated into English by court clerks. Sometimes this causes the cases to take nearly twice as much time they require to be heard and determined.

Although there are many radio stations exclusively broadcasting in Kiswahili including the Standard Group’s Radio Maisha, there is only one daily newspaper published in the language.

By Frank Mutagubya, of Uganda's Daily Monitor, "Swahili not liked because of history"

Jess Mutenga’s view that nobody can explain why the majority of Ugandans are not so keen on learning Swahili can be challenged. (See: Face it Swahili is not popular here, Daily Monitor, August 26).

I want to believe that Jess agrees that in the first place, Swahili has been a language for the people of the East African coast region. This is because of historical reasons. For a language to spread, there must be reasonable interaction between a people who speak it and others who do not.

Although there has been a lot of trade between the people of Uganda and both Tanzanians and Kenyans, this trade has not been so widespread within the areas of Uganda, apart from the eastern parts of the country. And indeed, you will find that many of our brothers and sisters from that region speak Swahili.

The northern region, particularly those parts that are not so close to the eastern boarder of the country, do speak this language because, for several decades, Swahili has been (and still is) the language of instruction in the army. We need to remember that until recently, our brothers in the north were “preferred” as soldiers, so since we had many in the army, they spread the language in this region as they interacted with their relatives and friends.

Now, as for the central region, and possibly the southern regions, during the past regimes where soldiers used to brutalise Ugandans, a new development (kondoism) occurred where thugs (of course together with some soldiers), used Swahili as they were brutalising, thieving, killing, commandeering, and forcing Ugandans to open up at night.

Swahili then became a language associated with thugs and robbery, torture and such other vices, that it was therefore made non-attractive and unfriendly to the people of this region. Actually until the coming of NRA, for one to use Swahili in the central region, society would automatically associate such a person with the army or, if it is at night, a thug, robber or thief.

There are definitely other factors responsible for this situation, including ethnocentric tendencies by some societies in Uganda, and many others factors. The Faculties of Language, and Social Sciences in our universities could already be having some research done on this issue and could have a more scientific explanation for this situation.

I would urge Ugandans to learn this wonderful language, if we are to adequately get integrated in the East African Community and draw benefits there from.