Kikwete amteua Zitto kwenye kamati ya mikataba ya madini

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*Itaongozwa na Jaji Mark Bomani,

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* Zitto asema atafanya kazi kwa maslahi nchi

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RAIS Jakaya Kikwete amemteua Mbunge wa Kigoma Kaskazini (Chadema), Zitto Kabwe kuwa miongoni mwa wajumbe wa Kamati ya uangaliaji upya mikataba ya uchimbaji wa madini nchini.
Kamati hiyo yenye jumla ya wajumbe kumi na mmoja itakuwa chini ya uenyekiti wa Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali Mstaafu, Jaji Mark Bomani.
Wengine katika Kamati hiyo ni Mbunge wa Bariadi Mashariki (UDP), John Cheyo, Mwanasheria wa Wizara ya Nishati na Madini, Salome Makange, Kamishina wa Sera Wizara ya Fedha, Mugisha Kamugisha, Mkurugenzi Msaidizi Idara ya Makazi Wizara ya Ardhi, Edward Kihundwa na Mbunge wa Kyela (CCM), Dk. Harrison Mwakyembe.
Wajumbe wengine ni Mbunge wa Msalala (CCM),Ezekiel Maige, Peter Machunde kutoka Soko la Hisa, Dar es Salaam (DSE), Mkaguzi wa Mahesabu kutoka Kampuni ya Kimataifa ya Ukaguzi wa Mahesabu, PriceWater Coopers, David Tarimo ambaye ni mtaalam wa masuala ya kodi na Mkurugenzi wa Madai na Sheria za Kimataifa, Wizara ya Katiba na Sheria, Maria Kejo.
Taarifa ya Ikulu iliyosainiwa na Katibu Mkuu Kiongozi, Philemon Luhanjo ilisema kuwa pamoja na mambo mengine, kamati hiyo pia itakuwa na kazi ya kuchambua mfumo wa kodi unaotumika katika sekta ya madini na kupitia mfumo wa usimamizi wa shughuli za uchimbaji mkubwa unaofanywa na serikali.
Kamati hiyo iliyopewa kipindi cha miezi mitatu kukamilisha kazi yake pia inajukumu la kukutana na taasisi zinazosimamia madini na wadau wengine na kutakiwa kutoa taarifa yenye mapendekezo.
Pia Kamati hiyo itakuwa na jukumu la kupitia mikataba ya madini na nyaraka nyingine zitakazohusu migodi ya mikubwa nchini.
Kuundwa kwa Kamati hiyo kunafuatia hoja binafsi ya Zitto Kabwe aliyoitoa bungeni kutaka kuundwa kwa Kamati Teule yakuchunguza mazingira ya kusainiwa kwa mkataba wa mgodi wa dhahabu wa Buzwagi huko Uingereza na Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, Nazir Karamagi Februari mwaka huu.
Baada ya kuwasilisha hoja hiyo, Kabwe alifungiwa kuhudhuria vikao vya Bunge hadi hapo Januari mwakani. Hatua hiyo ya Bunge iliibua mjadala mkubwa miongoni mwa makundi mbalimbali wakihoji sababu za kumfungia mbunge huyo kijana.
Hivi karibuni wakati Rais Kikwete akihutubia Mkutano Mkuu wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi katika Ukumbi wa Kizota , mjini Dodoma aliahidi kuunda kamati hiyo itakayojumuisha wadau mbalimbali kwa ajili ya kuangalia mikataba mipya ya madini.
Akizungumza na Mwananchi kuhusiana na uteuzi huo, Zitto Kabwe alisema kwamba amepokea uteuzi huo wa Rais Kikwete na atafanya kazi kwa maslahi ya Watanzania.
"Nimepokea kwa mikono miwili uteuzi, naahidi kufanya kwa umakini wa hali ya juu," alisema alisema Zitto na kuongeza kwamba uamuzi wa Rais unaonyesha jinsi alivyokomaa kidemokrasia tofauti na wabunge 274 wa Chama cha painduzi (CCM )walioko bungeni.
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Kikwete: We took up Kadhi court agenda from Mrema

By Pius Rugonzibwa

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday declared that the introduction of Kadhi courts was not a specific policy initiative of CCM, of which he is chairman. The idea of re-introducing the Kadhi court was not his personal agenda either, he declared before a major consecration ceremony for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). The President made the declaration as he officiated at the consecration of Archbishop Dr Alex Gehaz Malasusa as the new presiding bishop of the ELCT, held at Azania Front Cathedral in Dar es Salaam. It is the President's first public position on the hotly disputed issue, where sections of the community are pitted in support and opposition of plans to take to Parliament a bill to re-introduce Kadhi courts and enshrining the parallel legal structure in the Constitution of the United Republic. "It was not my own agenda and the election manifesto is not prepared by presidential candidates. We adopted it from opposition parties (Augustine Mrema's TLP) and put it into our manifesto so that we can thoroughly carry it forward,"the President explained. "I urge the public to be patient because we've forwarded the matter to the Law Reform Commission so that we can get professional advice on the matter," he further stated. He said he had decided to fully utilise yesterday's opportunity to put the record straight as some politicians were deliberately misinterpreting it for their political interests. President Kikwete said it was unfortunate that the issue has become hot now but basically it was initiated far back in 1995 by opposition political leaders. He reminded religious leaders and other dignitaries present at the service that the initiator of the agenda was Mr Augustine Mrema, the national chairman of the opposition Tanzania Labour Party followed by Mr Thomas Ngawaiya, then Moshi Rural MP on a TLP ticket, seeking the issue to be debated in the National Assembly. "This issue was then brought to the National Assembly and had it not for the wisdom of the former Speaker of the National Assembly, Pius Msekwa , the story could have been different today," the President noted. According to him, Mr Msekwa directed the issue to a parliamentary committee chaired by Mr Athumani Janguo, which recommended that it be researched further. The Law Reform Commission was then asked to take it up and its report is expected in February. When reached for comment, Mr Mrema said that he had good intentions when he introduced the issue, "but now it has been mishandled." Addressing the gathering, outgoing ELCT presiding bishop Dr Samson Mushemba said that the country was saddled with excessive selfishness and corruption than any other time in its history. He challenged the government to review penalties imposed on corruption offences, calling for penalties to be raised ten times in order to redress the situation. The agenda on corruption was also mentioned by Thomas Skernes, guest bishop of the Northern Great Lakes diocese in Michigan State in the US, who urged Archbishop Malasusa to tell the Government the truth about various matters be it in economic areas, education and general welfare of the people. Archbishop Malasusa mentioned corruption, theft of natural resources, embezzlement, and all other related issues as the major challenges facing the country. He also turned on the current religious debate on kadhi courts, praying that God help Tanzania to keep away the simmering conflict. He said it will be a great shame if Tanzania will produce refugees who run out of the country because of newly created religious conflicts. At the current session of the legislature, Prime Minister Edward Lowassa was quoted saying that the government does not plan to table a bill on Kadhi courts during this session. His reaction came just a day after Democratic Party chairman Rev. Christopher Mtikila petitioned the High Court in Dar es Salaam to stop the legal process for setting up Kadhi courts.

© 2007-Mwananchi Communications LTD

Surgery mix up:Mwakyusa defends Muhimbili credibility

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By Mkinga Mkinga and Faraja Jube

The minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof David Mwakyusa and specialists at the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) yesterday refuted allegations raised in the newspapers over the on-going probe at the institute. The probe follows a horrendous mix up at MOI in which doctors performed wrong surgical operations on two patients, one of whom is now fighting for his life in the intensive care unit. Media reports claim that some specialist doctors at MOI want another independent probe committee formed into the surgical error committed by the two doctors. A statement issued yesterday in Dodoma by the minister said it was not true that doctors did not have confidence in the probe committee already formed as media reports stated. "I would like to inform the general public that the government has been deeply saddened by this incident. "Since the matter is technical and requires ethical handling, I appeal to the public to be patient until the truth is revealed before further steps are taken," the statement urged. At the same time, 35 senior and junior doctors at MOI have forwarded to the minister, the permanent secretary and board of trustees chairman Sir Andy Chande a letter refuting the claims of lack of confidence in the probe team. "We convened a meeting of about 35 doctors at the Institute today (Friday) morning and reached consensus to respond to those allegations in writing," said the medical director, Dr Abednego Kinasha. According to Dr Kinasha, the letter denies allegations directed to the institution, in which a group of medical specialists have been accused of lacking confidence in the probe committee, signaling afore-hand that they would not accept with its findings. "There is nobody among us who has ever spoken to the media, particularly the local tabloids, about anything reported yesterday. We have confidence in the probe committee," he affirmed. "The probe committee has been formed legally according to existing regulations, after directives from the board and not upon the wishes of the management. "The committee shall work under prescribed terms of reference, and thereafter submit its findings to the Ministry. There is no way that the management of the institution will act otherwise without directives from the Ministry," he elaborated. Dr Kinasha said some of the newspapers carried sensational stories to create shock and fear among the public and ministerial authorities regarding the sensitivity of the issues facing the institute. "There is nothing to doubt about the formation of the committee. It was the fairest way to act upon such a medical error. The board acted immediately and formed an independent probe committee which was given relatively short time to investigate the matter," Dr. Kinasha further noted. He said during their Friday internal meeting the doctors refuted and condemned what was reported in the local newspapers, adding that they all signed a document which shows their confidence in the institution's management and the probe committee. Commenting on the recent situation after the incident, the medical director said the work load is higher compared to a few days before the suspension of two medical doctors following the incident. The head of neuro-surgery, Prof Joseph Kahamba also confirmed that the workload has doubled compared to the capacity of the number of neuro-surgery specialists at work at the moment. "The atmosphere is completely normal. We proceed with operations as normal though we have a huge workload, taking into consideration that we have just a few specialists," he said. The institution has only one expert and three local neurosurgeons inclusive of the one suspended pending investigation into the matter, four anaesthetists and 13 orthopaedic surgeons. "It is not that some patients are not operated due to the suspension of our colleagues. The situation is that sometimes our intensive care unit is full of patients, and as medical specialists, we cannot conduct surgery while we do not have a bed to admit operated patients at ICU," explained Prof Kahamba. The incident in which two patients underswent wrong surgery is said to have created an unpleasant atmosphere among medical specialists, with depression among both patients and specialists. Additional reporting by Rodgers Luhwago in Dodoma. "We are depressed, and it is unfortunate that it happened. We hope that definitely it won't be repeated. "This is the general feeling among doctors, that our colleagues have become victims of unfortunate circumstances, but they still are very hardworking, committed and experienced professionals," said one of the specialists. Additional reporting by Rodgers Luhwago in Dodoma.
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Mungu ndiye kila kitu. RICHARD KASHINDA BBA II NYOTA NJEMA ....

RICHARD BBA WA PILI AMECHUKUA KITITA CHA DOLA KARIBU NYUMBANI RICH

Richard ndiye kidume Ndiye bba 2 Ebwanaeeee Tanzania tunateta sio mchezo
Taitana ametolewa wamebaki Rich mnaigeria


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Leo ndio Leo nani kuchukua kitita cha Dola ebu sikia Rich anasema nini kama yeye ndiye BBA wa 2
If he won USD 100 000, Tanzanian housemate Richard says he’d spend it buying film equipment. The 24-year-old film student is passionate about making movies and considers filmmaker Peter Jackson as his personal inspiration. The only married contestant on Big Brother Africa 2, Richard would love to visit his wife’s hometown of Brandon in Manitoba, Canada to see “where and how she grew up”.
Describing himself as a very entertaining person, the housemate says that he doesn’t embarrass easily and that his bad habit is that he is very loud in the morning, before any one else is fully awake. He plans to win Big Brother Africa 2 without losing his integrity and self respect. A lover of the natural beauty of East Africa, he says that his favourite memory is driving through the Ngorogoro Crater watching the different wildlife. He also says that the best places to visit in Tanzania are the Serengeti National Park and the coastal areas, especially Zanzibar.

Rukwa kupatiwa umeme toka Zambia karibuni

2007-11-11 10:04:19 Na Juddy Ngonyani, Sumbawanga

Si muda mrefu kuanzia sasa wakazi wa mkoa Rukwa wataacha kutumia vibatari kufuatia tangazo la TANESCO kwamba inafanya jitihada za kuwapatia umeme kutoka Zambia. Wengi wa wananchi hao wataanza kufurahia televisheni na kutizama video, wataachana pia na kutumia pasi za mkaa na redio za betri, baada ya TANESCO kufanya mazungumzo na mamlaka za Shirika la Umeme Zambia (ZESCO) juu ya uwezekano wa kuwapatia umeme huo.� Ahadi hiyo ya matumaini ni kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotolewa kwa vyombo vya habari na Kaimu Meneja wa TANESCO mkoani Rukwa, Bw. Mahende Mugaya. Alisema hatua hiyo inatokana na gharama za kuunganisha umeme kutoka gridi ya taifa mkoani Mbeya hadi Sumbawanga kuwa kubwa kuliko ile ya kuutoa Zambia hadi Sumbawanga.� Bw. Mugaya alisema gharama ya kuunganisha umeme kutoka Mbeya hadi Rukwa ambao ni umbali wa kilomita zaidi ya 300 ni Sh. bilioni 48, lakini hakutaja za Zambia.� Na kwamba bilioni 48 hazihusishiupembuzi yakinifu, ujenzi wa kituo kikuu cha umeme na fidia kwa wananchi. Kaimu Meneja alisema katika kukabiliana na tatizo hili shirika lina mpango wa kukifufua na kukiimarisha kituo cha kuzalisha umeme kwa kutumia mafuta kilichopo Majengo mjini ili kiwe kituo cha dharura endapo kuna matatizo kwenye njia kuu ya umeme kutoka Zambia. Mradi huo unatarajiwa kuanza kutekelezwa mapema mwakani na kukamilika mwaka 2009. Kukamilika kwa mradi huo kutakuwa ni ufumbuzi wa tatizo sugu la kukatika kwa umeme kwa wateja wa Rukwa ambao hawana uhakika wa nishati hiyo kwa muda mrefu.
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WHEN IS DIWALI

Diwali, Dipavali, Divali or Deepawali, which is also known as 'the festival of lights', is the Indian festival that brings a series of festivals with it. One after another we get a chance to celebrate five festivals together. The people of all age groups and classes with equal zeal and enthusiasm celebrate Diwali throughout India. They put on new apparels and participate in the various activities that are related to Diwali celebrations. Diwali falls on the day of 'Amavasyaa' usually in the month of October or November.On this day people light tiny diyas to fill their homes with bright light and create lovely designs all around their home with colorful rangoli art. Diwali is not only a festival of celebrations such as lightings, crackers, social gatherings to exchange greetings and sharing sweets with your loved ones but it is also a festival that is filled with spiritualism and religious activities such as worship of Goddess Lakshmi, worship of Lord Ganesha, worship of Mother Kali, worship of Lord Chitragupta and worship of Govardhan Parvat.

India is a country that is culturally so rich that it celebrates one or the other festival almost every month. And most of these festivals have their origin in Indian Mythology and there is very interesting stories about them. It is the spiritual and religious richness in India that each festival is related to some or other deity. One of such festivals is the 'festival of lights', Deepawali. Dipavali is the Indian festival that brings a series of festivals with it. One after another it gives a chance to celebrate five festivals together. Return of Shri Ram Chandra to Ayodhyaa The most famous legend behind the celebrations of diwali is about the prince of Ayodhya Nagri, Lord Shri Ram Chandra. The story goes like the king of Lanka, Ravan kidnapped Ram Chandra's wife, Sita from the jungle where they were staying as per the instructions of King Dashratha, father of Ram Chandra. Then Ram Chandra attacked Lanka and killed Ravan and released Sita from imprisonment. He returned to Ayodhyaa with his wife Sita and younger brother Lakshamana after fourteen years. Therefore the people of Ayodhyaa decorated their homes as well as the city of Ayodhyaa by lighting tiny diyas all over in order to welcome their beloved prince Shri Ram Chandra and Devi Sita. Incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi On the auspicious new moon day, which is 'Amavasyaa' of the Hindi month of Kartik the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi was incarnated. She appeared during the churning of the ocean, which is known as 'Samudra Manthan', by the demons on one side and 'Devataas' on the other side. Therefore the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, the Lakshmi Pujan, on the day of Divali became a tradition. Lord Krishna Destroyed Demon Narakasur One famous story behind the celebrations of Diwali is about the demon king Narakasur who was ruler of Pragjyotishpur, a province to the South of Nepal. During a war he defeated Lord Indra and snatched away the magnificent earrings of Mother Goddess Aditi who was not only the ruler of Suraloka but also a relative of Lord Krishna's wife, Satyabhama. Narakasur also imprisoned sixteen thousand daughters of Gods and saints in his harem. With the support of Lord Krishna Satyabhama defeated Narakasur and released all the women from his harem and also restored the magnificent earrings of Mother Goddess Aditi. The Return of the Pandavas The great Hindu epic 'Mahabharata' has another interesting story related to the 'Kartik Amavasyaa'. The story reads that 'the Pandavas', the five brothers Yudhishthhira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahdeva, were sentenced thirteen years banishment as a result of their defeat against 'the Kauravas', Duryodhana and his ninety nine brothers, at the game of dice. Therefore they spent thirteen years in the jungles and returned to their kingdom on the day of 'Kartik Amavasyaa'. On their return the people of their kingdom welcomed the Pandavas by celebrating the event by lighting the earthen lamps all over in their city. Coronation of King Vikramaditya Another legend or story about diwali celebrations relates to one of the greatest Hindu King Vikramaditya. It was the day when he was coroneted and the people celebrated this event by lighting tiny earthen 'diyas'.