Tuesday, September 30, 2008

DANGER TO CROSS MOMBA RIVER- MBOZI

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By Kenneth Mwazembe

Mbozi September 30, 2008


The Momba river's reptiles still jeopardise Kamsamba people, some have been eaten and some left severely injured or disabled.


Last month a baby girl Lucy Oswald aged 9 months lost after her mother being attacked by big hungry corocodile whereas good samaritans managed to save her mother who is still reculputurating at Mbeya Referal Hospital. May God keep you in peace forever. Amen


In implementing and practising good governance, government have to put under consideration on how to save people by constructing a bridge. The construction of the bridge will not only help pedistrean but also will join Rukwa and Mbeya people

Pact Tanzania Country Director Dan Claun Selka welcoming US Ambassador Mark Green to officiate two day meeting to mark officially close up of MCA-BONGA program held at Blue Pearl Hotel Ubungo Plaza in Dar es Salaam. (18-19 September, 2008)

US PRAISED MEDIA AND CSOs

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Participants listening to US Ambassador to Tanzania, Mark Green during officially marking closeup of MCA-BONGA program at Blue Pearl Hotel Ubungo Plaza in Dar es Salaam.

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By Kenneth Mwazembe, Mbozi September 27, 2008 MCA-BONGA

Among of memorable support of United States of America to Tanzania is an anti-corruption program funded by the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Pact Tanzania, the implementer of the project in collaboration with its partners scattered all over the country, according to the Country Director of PACT TANZANIA , Mr.Dan Craun-Selka, 88 PETS committees were operating in 65 districts while holding local authorities and leaders accountable to members of the public for their performances.

The program Millennium Challenge Account – Building Organizational Networks for Good Governance & Advocacy affectionately known as MCA-BONGA program has achieved concrete success to the development steps in Tanzania.

The US ambassador to Tanzania, Mr. Mark Green told representatives from the media and civil societies countrywide at the Ubungo Plaza in the city recently the job well done in the previous two years since 2006 through investigative journalism and the Public Expenditure Tracking System (PETS), was encouraging Americans to continue supporting Tanzania’s development programs.

He was addressing the audience at the Blue Pearl Hotel to officially mark the closing of the two-year Millennium Challenge Account (MCA-BONGA) projects under which since 2006, the 310 journalists were trained investigative journalism during which they published over 650 investigative stories on corruption.

We witnessed pictorial evidence and fed our ears by various CBOs PET committees experience through their presentations made at two day meeting held recently by expressions of performance achieved by these committees.

Is through PETS committees where we heard about corruption and theft stopped or revealed. Taking in example of HAKIKAZI CATALYST of Arusha, The PETS committee chairperson Ms Agnes Laizer told the meeting about Mkonoo primary school head teacher Lamayan Mesiaki who was allegedly misused the total sum of Tshs 12 millions.

Ms Laizer said the PETS committee revealed the fraudulence in materials purchases; the teacher purchased corrugated iron sheets 160 pcs of 28gauge (as per receipt document) while the actuality was the same quantity but of 30 gauge.

The ceiling board (fibre) used to cover inner roof were made in Tanzania but the documents showed imported from South Africa, desks started spoiling even before starting using them and floor potholed on its earlier days.

Mkonoo village of Terat ward in Arusha municipal has faced great changes during this two year period of MCA-BONGA project whereby citizens can speak out, give their opinions and decide which is which. People can monitor public expenditure at different levels of administration.

That is why Mkonoo villagers raised their complains against government for allowing the Mkonoo primary school head teacher transfer to Engisengiu primary school when he has been charged at district court for fraudulence and deceitful.

During the meeting, we heard about Eworendeke villagers of Namanga ward of Longido District complaining about their leaders swindled by Kenya Somalis who brought their camels over 800 to invade Masai pastoralists’ land, now they are facing shortage of water and grazing areas.

Other Pact partners presented their experience are KISHAI, KIKANGONET, TACOSODE, ZANGONEC and CCT.

The MCA-BONGA program held two projects with the same aim, apart from PETS the IJ training project implemented by Pact in collaboration with MISA-TAN has done miracles in these two years whereby we have witnessed FISADI people being highlighted and put aside or resigned from their duty posts.

Is through this project where we generated so many watchdogs whose their main responsibility is to truthfully inform citizens on what is going on whether it is good or bad, to unearth all deceitful and fraudulence undergoing in the country.

Tanzanians are highly encouraged with their work because of recently emergence of scandals in dubious contracts, which has led Tanzania into economic sabotage, burdening citizens. Richmond, EPA and mineral contracts are among of revealed scandals which put upside down President Jakaya Kikwete’s heart.

Media still face some challenges; among of them are media house policies. It was revealed in the IJ round table held on September 24, 2008 when some of participants told the meeting about some media houses not taking action in stories concerning financial interests’ deception.

Big fishes especially good advertisers like breweries companies, mobile phone service providers have interest on what can be written or reported about them. this is because they sponsor a wide range varieties of programs or advertise through these media.

Participants told the round table meeting about vulnerable environment they work on, the painful condition led the chairperson for MOAT Mr. Reginald Mengi to take as an agenda to the MOAT meeting concerning with how media owners can assist journalists in providing working equipment and insurance/assurance.

US Ambassador to Tanzania Mark Green in officiating the meeting, he congratulated Media and Civil Society Organizations for their full participation on corruption war, which has resulted to these success believing that all money from people of US is used as intended.

This success has led Tanzania to be the shining example and justifications for them continue sending their money to Africa.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

WAFA WAKICHIMBUA VITO VYA WAJERUMANI

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Mbozi September 27, 2008 VIFO

WATU watatu wamefariki wakifukua hazina inayodhaniwa kufukiwa na wamishionari Wajerumani katika kijiji cha Mbozi wilayani Mbozi mkoani Mbeya.

Tukio hilo lililotokea juzi mchana katika eneo la kanisa la Moravian usharika wa Mbozi Mission lilisababishwa na watu hao kukosa hewa katika shimo hilo ambalo linaaminiwa kufukiwa dhahabu na rupia.

Afisa Mtendaji kata ya Igamba Ambakisye Waya amewataja marehemu kuwa ni Green Sichone (50), mapacha Erick na Sadock Mnkondya (30) wote wakazi wa kijijini hapo.

Waya alisema kuwa mapema mwaka huu wachimbaji hao walipata taarifa kutoka kwa mtu asiyefahamika zikielezea kuwepo kwa hazina kubwa ya dhahabu, sarafu na vito mbalimbali vya thamani vilivyohifadhiwa na wamishenari wa Kijerumani waliofika kufungua misheni hiyo mwaka 1902.

“Agosti mwaka huu watu hao walituma maombi kwa baraza la wazee wa kanisa chini ya Mchungaji Lordrick Sichone ya kutaka kuchimbua eneo hilo na kutafiti iwapo haizna hiyo ipo, baraza liliwaruhusu kufanya kazi hiyo” Aliongeza mtendaji huyo.

Alisema kuwa watu hao walichimba mashimo mawili kati ya mwezi Agosti na Septemba ambapo katika shimo la pili lililokuwa na upana wa mita 2 na kina mita 17 walipata vikwazo kwa kuibuka maji na upungufu wa hewa ambapo iliwalazimu kutumia mashine ya kuvuta maji na kupeleka hewa.

Naye Mchungaji Sichone alisema kuwa baada ya kuona watu hao hawatokei kwa muda mrefu aliamua kwenda kuchungulia ambapo aliona shimo likiwa limejaa moshi na harufu ya petroli na maiti wakielea juu ya maji.

Kamanda wa Polisi mkoani hapa Zerothe Stephen alithibitisha tukio hilo na akamtaja Mchungaji Sichone kuwa ndiye aliyegundua tukio hilo.

Mwisho
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Saturday, September 6, 2008

HUU NI UCHAWI, USHIRIKINA AU ?

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Na Kenneth Mwazembe
Mbozi

Mtoto mmoja Isah Hassan Mkoka (14) mwanafunzi wa wa darasa la nne katika shule ya msingi ya Mkwajuni jijini Dar es salaam, juzi alipeperushwa kwa nguvu ya upepo umbali wa kilometa 1100 kutoka jijini na kutupwa katika kijiji cha Mpemba Wilayani Mbozi kwa muda wa masaa sita,
Maajabu hayo yalishuhudiwa na mamia ya wanachi wa kijiji hicho kilichopo umbali wa kilometa kumi kutoka mji mdogo wa Tunduma wilayani Mbozi ambao walidai kuwa mtoto huyo aliokotwa kijijini hapo Septemba 2 saa mbili usiku akiwa hajitambui na akahifadhiwa nyumbani kwa Rafael Kamendu mkazi kijijini hapo.
Kwa mujibu wa maelezo yake aliyoyatoa wakati akihojiwa na mwandishi wa habari hizi Isah alisema kuwa , tukio hilo lilimtokea Jumatatu Septemba mosi saa sita mchana mara baada ya kutoka shuleni akiwa chumbani katika nyumba yao iliyopo eneo la Kisiju Jijini Dar es salaam.
Alisema punde alipokuwa katika harakati za kubadili sare, alisikia sauti ya ngurumo ikiambatana na upepo mkali ambao ulimtoa nje na kuanza kumpeperusha angani kwa mtindo wa kudundadunda kama mpira ,huku akilia na kupiga kelele za kuomba msaada lakini hakufanikiwa .
“Nilimuona mwanamke mmoja nisiye mtambua akiwa katikati ya upepo huo akiwa amevaa kipande cha nguo nyeusi aina ya kaniki na shanga nyingi shingoni hakuwa tayari kutoa msaada na hata nilipo jaribu kumnyoshea kidole mkono wangu ulipinda” alisema.
Alisema baada ya juhudi hizo kushindwa polepole aliishiwa nguvu na kupoteza fahamu hadi alipo zinduka baada ya wananchi wasamaria wema walipo muokota jirani na mto Mpemba na kumtunza kwa jirani hadi siku iliyofuata alipopelekwa kituo cha polisi cha Tunduma.
Hata hivyo Isah amekutwa amevaa sare za shule ambazo hazina nembo, anapata maumivu makali ya tumbo wakati anapokula chakula, anajieleza kwa shida kidogo na anasema hajui wapi yupo lakini anadai kuwa wazazi wake wapo Kisiju hawafahamu kilicho mtokea.
Mwenyekiti wa kijiji hicho John Sinyinza alithibitisha kutokea kwa tukio hilo na akatoa mwito kwa wananchi kuwafichua watu wanaotumia nguvu za kishirikina kuwachezea watoto ambao hawajui jambo lolote na kuwafanya wazazi wao na Taifa kwa ujumla kupata usumbufu usiokuwa wa lazima.
Mwisho





Na Kenneth Mwazembe
Mbozi

MWANAUME mmoja Giwelo Tuyonge (37) mkazi wa kitongoji cha Migombani mjini Tunduma wilayani Mbozi jana alikatwa na kuondolewa sehemu zake za siri kwa kinachoaminiwa kuwa ni imani za kishirikina.

Akiwa amelazwa katika hospitali ya mjini Vwawa Tuyonge anasema kuwa ilikuwa majira ya saa 10.00 usiku wa Septemba 5, akiwa amelala mtu mmoja raia wa Zambia alivunja mlango na kuingia ndani na kumshambulia kwa rungu la kichwa na alipomzidi nguvu alimkata nyeti zake na kisha kuondoka nazo.

Tuyonge ambaye ameishi kwa zaidi ya miaka kumi eneo hilo hujishughulisha na biashara ya kuuza mkaa anaobeba kwa baiskeli, na hakuwahi kuoa mke.

Tukio hilo ambalo limevuta hisia za wakazi wa mjini hapa limewapa hofu kwani ni la aina yake na ambalo limeongeza mashaka juu ya usalama wao, mauaji yamekuwa yakitokea mara kwa mara yahusuyo uporaji wa fedha na mali lakini siyo kunyofolewa viungo.

Mganga mmoja katika hospitali hiyo (jina lipo) ameeleza kuwa kuna uwezekano mkubwa kuwa mtu aliyefanya kitendo hicho akawa ni mzoefu wa muda mrefu au anayo taaluma ya kiganga kwani ameondoa nyeti hizo kitaalam akiwa ameacha mishipa hatari bila kuigusa.

Kaimu Mganga Mkuu wa hospitali ya wilaya Egifrid Mwingilihera amethibitisha kumpokea majeruhi huyo akiwa hana nyeti na kwamba atapelekwa katika hospitali ya Rufaa mjini Mbeya kwa matibabu zaidi.

Kamanda wa Polisi mkoani hapa Zerote Steven hakuweza kupatikana baada ya kuelezwa na Katibu Muhtasi wake kuwa yuko kwenye kikao.

Mwisho

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