By Elias Mhegera – ONE of the highly respected judges in Tanzania Justice Damian Lubuva recently failed to satisfy his audience on how he could balance his loyalty between the president and that of his duty as chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Justice Lubuva was guest of honour at the International Conference with a theme Elections and Transitions to Democracy in Africa, where he presented his paper with a title Elections Management in Africa: Tanzania Experience. The two days conference was held at the Coral Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam a fortnight ago. Distinguished academicians in the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 8th 2012 |
By Elias Mhegera – DIVERTING and abuse of donor funds is a common problem in Africa and many other parts of the world. This was revealed recently during the International AIDS 2012 Conference. Dr Fatma Mrisho, the Executive Director of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), was asked how one deals with what this problem does and her answer was “it is through continuous advocacy and some prayers”. This answer reflects that even Tanzania has not been able to deal properly with the problem of misuse of donor funds. Several times and in various forums it has been explained that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 8th 2012 |
By Special Correspondent, Dodoma – Members of Parliament were surprised to learn that the government of Tanzania has failed to pay its annual fees for eight years now to the African Union governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Speaking during the budget discussions on Monday for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation under Minister Bernard Membe which coordinates the APRM process in Tanzania, the shadow opposition Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ezekia Wenje (Nyamagana) said Tanzania has not paid its annual fees of USD 100,000 per annum for eight years now in arrears of USD 800,000. “The... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 8th 2012 |
By Elias Mhegera -HUMAN rights defenders in Tanzania were in the hiding at the Kibaha Conference Centre in Kibaha to discuss how they should mitigate their working strategies following a wave of indecent attacks to them. The meeting which was conducted for three days was meant to assist human rights defenders (HRDs), to analyze a new wave of threats and what it could implicate in general in the political scenario in Tanzania. Apart from preparing their strategic plan the HRDs analyzed events of indecent attacks to them and other people who have become ‘unpleasant’ in the eyes of some unscrupulous... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 25th 2012 |
By Misheck Mberi – Firstly, may I take this opportunity to thank you for inviting Shout-Africa.com to participate in this interview so as to explain to our audience who and what your organisation is about. 1) Let me start these proceedings Arcard, by asking why you as a Tanzanian citizen elected to be involved with your organisation (TECDEN) Its because of my passion to contribute to the realisation of the rights and needs of young children (0 – 8years) in Tanzania. It is the role of the National secretariat to ensure that TECDEN achieves its vision of a Tanzania where... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 25th 2012 |
