By Special Correspondent, Addis Ababa – President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania on Saturday joined other African leaders to participate in the Forum-the highest policy making gathering of Heads of States and Governments participating in the African Union governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The Forum which among other things, issues all policy guidelines on how best to govern the Mechanism also receives and deliberates upon all country governance reports and monitor implementation. Other Heads of States and Government who attended the Forum includes; Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, President Boni Yayi of Benin, President Blaise Compaore... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, July 16th 2012 |
By Elias Mhegera – Amid the doctors’ strike in Tanzania policy analysts met in Dar es Salaam recently, and they said that the on-going crises at the major hospitals are due to poor budgetary allocation, and to mismanagement of funds by some leaders in various Government circles. The analysts say the low budget allocated to the health sector is against the Abuja Declaration on Health Equity. They warned that the health sector is deteriorating fast, and it needed financial intervention. This assessment came in the wake of a Policy Forum debate on 29 June 2012, at the British Council, where... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, July 8th 2012 |
By Special Correspondent – President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania is set to present Tanzanian governance report to the meeting of the African leaders participating in the African Union governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) next January. The information was revealed yesterday by the APRM Tanzania chapter Head of Communications and Media Relations, Hassan Abbasi when briefing reporters at the on-going Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair. “As our focal point Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Bernard Membe said recently, the report which was supposed to be presented by the President this July had to be postponed to January... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 5th 2012 |
By Elias Mhegera – TANZANIA has been cited as one of the most transparent countries in the East African Community(EAC), when it comes to the freedom of the media, according to the study conducted recently. This study, presented to Human Rights Defenders, was based on a qualitative analysis which wanted to identify the matters of priority which civil society should deal with, in the East African Community. The results were discussed during the weeklong capacity building and advocacy training by human rights defenders from the five countries of the EAC namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, which was conducted... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 24th 2012 |
By Elias Mhegera – IS it religion, politics or a disease? This is how one could sum up the debate which was meant for discussing access to information to just end up with the Uamsho debate. On Tuesday this week at the Courtyard Protea Hotel the media stakeholders and lawyers were discussing the topic “is viable constitution possible amidst inadequate information?” in the breakfast debate that was convened by the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT). Three presentations were made one by Erick Kalunga from Daraja an NGO based in Njombe who dealt with findings on the level of access to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 17th 2012 |
