Thursday, December 31, 2009

NAWATAKIA HERI YA MWAKA MPYA 2010

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Babu yetu Rashidi Kawawa ametutoka Duniani!


Mr. Kawawa was born on 27th May, 1926 in Matepwende, Songea Ruvuma Region. He was the 2nd Prime Minister of Tanganyika (1962)-+[2009] and the 1st Prime Minister of Tanzania (1972-77). He was preceded by Mwl. Nyerere and succeded by Mr. Sokoine. Kawawa was the effective ruler of the country from January to December 1972 while Julius Nyerere toured the countryside. Kawawa was a strong advocate of economic statism. Kawawa remains a behind-the-Tanzania memory
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Monday, December 28, 2009

Father alerted US about Nigerian plane bomb suspect

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab with his mother (file image)
Mr Abdulmutallab is from a wealthy Nigerian family

The father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet on Christmas Day had voiced concerns to US officials about his son.

The father, a top Nigerian banker, warned US authorities last month about 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's extreme views, say officials.

US sources confirm a file was opened, but say the information did not warrant placing the accused on a "no-fly" list.

Airports worldwide have increased security after the alleged attack.

Mr Abdulmutallab was formally charged by a US federal judge at a Michigan hospital where he is being treated for burns after allegedly trying to detonate a device.

British police are also searching a flat in a smart area of London, where Mr Abdulmutallab is believed to have lived while studying in the city.

'Sewn in underpants'

The detainee reportedly smiled as agents brought him in to the room in a wheelchair, dressed in a green hospital robe and with a blanket over his lap.

The Northwest Airlines plane stands at Detroit Metropolitan airport, 26 December
The Northwest Airlines plane had been carrying 278 passengers and 11 crew

High explosives are believed to have been moulded to his body and sewn into his underpants.

He was immediately overpowered by passengers and crew aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, minutes before it was due to land in Detroit from the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

The suspect was charged with placing a destructive device on the Airbus 330, which was carrying 289 passengers and crew, and attempting to destroy the jet.

UMAR FAROUK ABDULMUTALLAB
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on a school trip to London, 2001/2
Son of a wealthy Nigerian businessman
Attended a British school in Togo
Studied mechanical engineering at University College London
Spent time in Dubai, Yemen and Egypt

His father, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, is a prominent banker well-connected in Nigeria's political world, the BBC's Caroline Duffield reports from Lagos.

In recent months Mr Mutallab is said to have become alarmed about the political views of his son, who is a former engineering student at University College London.

He approached the US embassy in Abuja in November to voice concerns about his son, according to American officials.

The family have told the BBC Hausa service that they lost contact with Mr Mutallab in October, when he was living in Yemen.

He left there for Ethiopia, then went to Ghana and finally Nigeria, US officials have told his family.

How the accused, who had a valid US travel visa, boarded a flight in Lagos to Amsterdam, despite being on a database listing individuals of concern to the authorities, is a key question, our correspondent says.

Anti-terrorist measures in Nigeria's airports are haphazard and corruption among police, customs and security officials is endemic, she adds.

Officials in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, told news agencies that Mr Abdulmutallab's name had been added to a security watch-list of more than half a million individuals, known as Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (Tide).

But there was apparently not enough information to include his name on the smaller Terrorist Screening Data Base, which includes a no-fly list.

It is understood that members of Mr Abdulmutallab's family are travelling to the Nigerian capital Abuja on Sunday to meet police and government officials.

'Nice and polite'

A preliminary FBI analysis has found that the device allegedly found on Mr Abdulmutallab contained the high explosive PETN, also known as pentaerythritol.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's former teacher Mike Rimmer

PETN was used in the device worn by British "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, who is serving a prison sentence for attempting to blow up a Paris-Miami airliner in Christmas week of 2001.

Mr Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to detonate a device using a syringe, but it failed to go off.

The suspect has reportedly told investigators he had links to al-Qaeda and received the explosives in Yemen for a suicide attack, after a month of training.

Mr Abdulmutallab went to the bathroom for about 20 minutes before the incident, court documents say.

When he got back to his seat, he said he had an upset stomach and pulled a blanket over himself, the affidavit continues.

"Passengers then heard popping noises similar to firecrackers, smelled an odour, and some observed Abdulmutallab's pants, leg and the wall of the airplane on fire," the Department of Justice said in a statement.

Dutch tourist Jasper Schuringa, credited with tackling the suspect first, is being hailed as a hero by fans on the internet.

Jasper Schuringa

The 32-year-old Dutch filmmaker said when he heard a bang and smelled smoke he felt immediately it was a terrorist attack.

Mr Schuringa added that the alleged bomber had not become aggressive after the alleged bomb failed to detonate.

"He was actually a normal person, he was very scared, he had a very frightened look, he wasn't resisting or anything," he told the BBC.

"I also spoke later to one of the Dutch people who was sitting next to him and they said he was a really nice and polite man. So he was someone you wouldn't expect to commit a crime like this."

Meanwhile, delays have been caused to transatlantic flights after airlines flying in to and around the US tightened security.

Measures include cutting down on hand baggage, extra frisking of passengers at passport control and allowing more boarding time.

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Kumbukumbu za vishoka kutoka magazeti ya 2009




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ON TEST



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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Raisi JK akutana na Wakatolic

Monday, July 6, 2009

Waziri Mkuu- Unenguaji ni aibu kwa kina Dada

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Profesa Ndumilakuwili na Visa vya Madenge zali la madenge na harakati za pimbi




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Chakunogela na katuni mix na kidevu kwa mbali rodi lofa




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Tanzania Daima la jumamosi




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Waislam kudai zaidi Mahakama ya Kadhi




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School children marching in Sierra Leone

Life and death choices facing the G8

The lives of 9.2 million children who die every year before they reach their fifth birthday are hanging in the balance as the G8 meets in Italy next week. Despite pledges made way back in 2005 to save children's lives, the G8 is falling short on what's needed to meet their promises. Unless the G8 commits to double donor funding to $7 billion for maternal and child health, millions of children will continue to die.

Tell the G8 to give more to save more when they meet next week.

150,000 made their mark on the Day of the African child

A huge thank you to those of you who took action on the Day of the African Child. 150,000 people across 17 countries in Africa took part! View our picture gallery of the day here.

school children in south africa

Thumbs up for Glastonbury

20,000 people made their mark at Glasto last weekend in support of our campaign to stop children dying, which is awesome! Oh, and so did Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand, Graham Coxon from Blur, Pixie Geldof, Tinchy Stryder, Andrew Marr, Tinariwen, KT Tunstall (pictured left)… See them making their mark here.

Check out Zoe's blog if you missed us. KT Tunstall's thumb after making her mark
Make your own pledge to help save children's lives.

The day the gingerbread men went to parliament...

Over the past year more than 6,000 of you have signed our 'gingerbread men' action cards asking the UK government to prioritise saving children's lives. Check out what happened when we took them to meet the Minister for International Development, Ivan Lewis.

Gingerbread men and women at Westminster

Ajali 10, zajeruhi 68- yote hayo ni katika Nipashe la jumamosi




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