By Hassan Abbas, Dodoma – The government of Tanzania has informed the National Assembly in Dodoma Thursday that it is ready to implement recommendations from the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Report for Tanzania. The promise was issued in the country’s political Capital of Dodoma during the discussion of the budget estimates for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe said after completion of the governance review exercise, the next task is for the government to implement APRM report. “I would like to inform your August House that President Jakaya Kikwete presented Tanzania’s APRM... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 3rd 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), in Tanzania should await its crucifixion in Loliondo, Arusha region in the Northern Zone, come General Elections in 2015 if it will not handle properly the land scam going on now. One could tell this due to the tone and tenacity of the 13 representatives from Loliondo who met journalists at the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) on Tuesday this week. The cry for the ‘mother land’ was affirmed by the vow of dying there, ‘what come may’ through the traditional leader of the Maasai tribe who accompanied a well... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 15th 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – Following the collapse of a 16 storey building along the Indira-Gandhi St. in the Dar es Salaam city centre, many construction activities have been stopped in order to pave way for inspections. The measure, though belated is an attempt to bring back the trust of the people to their government after the horrific episode during the last Good Friday which claimed at least 36 lives. A visit to construction sites by shout-africa.com has revealed that many structures which were reaching the final stages of completion have been put into a halt until when experts examine them... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 11th 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – Discussing professional ethics in journalism in Tanzania has always been a major challenge, but no one would have expected that even discussing their own security could cause commotion. On Wednesday last week the Media Council of Tanzania convened journalists with the purpose of discussing security concerns for journalists, taking into account the recent attack on the chairman of the Tanzania Editors’ Forum, Absalom Kibanda. Austerius Banzi, senior officer at the MCT, expounded on the security challenge to journalists, but if one is to assess the meeting at the New Africa Hotel one would conclude that much... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, April 7th 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – The civil society organizations (CSOs) in Tanzania have once been reminded of their important role in the policy formulation, as representatives of the voiceless and marginalized people in the society. The call was made by Ms Usu Mallya the executive director of the Tanzania Gender Networking Progamme (TGNP) when she spoke to representatives of more than 40 Non Governmental Organizations, at the headquarters of the TGNP in Mabibo on Thursday last week. The NGOs representatives were meeting under the theme “Consultative Session on CSOs Engagement in Policy and Budget within the Changing Context in Tanzania” As... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 4th 2013 |
