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Govt orders clerics to keep off politics or risk deregistration.

Govt orders clerics to keep off politics or risk deregistration.

Home Affairs Minister Mathias Chikawe.
Religious institutions whose leaders engage in politics risk having their registrations revoked, the government warned yesterday.
 
The warning comes barely weeks after scores of religious leaders called on their followers to vote ‘NO’ in the referendum for the proposed Constitution, with others even proposing presidential candidates.
 
“We’re planning to start enforcing the initiative as early as the 20th of this month at which point all institutions operating contrary to the law will lose their registration,” Home Affairs Minister Mathias Chikawe announced yesterday at a press conference held in Dar es Salaam.
 
Also, only last month, on March 22, a group of at least 50 Sheikhs from Bagamoyo bid the former Prime Minister and Monduli Legislator Edward Lowassa to contend for Presidency in this year’s General Election.
 
Citing the Societies Act, 2002 Cap. 337, Minister Chikawe said the government will not tolerate intolerance from religious institutions that habour political interests and sway their followers to political bias.
 
The Minister decried the fact that religious leaders have been repeatedly making political statements to protect their own interests and declared the practice unacceptable. 
 
“They are making statements designed to persuade their followers to side with one or another political leader or ideology a move which is likely to disrupt peace and order in the country,” he cautioned.
 
Nonetheless, the minister was keen to note that the religious leaders have constitutional rights to participate in political on a personal level but not to lure congregations in favour of or against any political issues.
 
“Followers are also constitutionally allowed to engage in political affairs, but this should not come under the pressure of religious leaders,” he detailed.
 
The minister also warned religious leaders to refrain from fundraising monies for politicians to run for various posts which he said is also a violation of the law and will attract punitive action.
 
The Home Affairs Minister said the crackdown on suspected institutions will begin in Dar es Salaam as the pilot region ahead of rolling out the initiative in upcountry regions.
 
Notably, the Minister’s statement comes just a day after President Jakaya Kikwete reassured religious leaders that the government will uphold and protect the right to worship as a constitutional right.
 
The president also reassured religious leaders that the government will continue to collaborate with them in various economic and social activities.
 
In another development, the minister expressed grave concern over recent reports of youth joining criminal and terrorist groups. He called on parents and guardians to be vigilant and guide their children to good morals and patriotism.
 
He highlighted the recent shocking arrest of a Tanzanian along with two Kenyan teenage girls for attempting to cross Kenya’s northern border enroute to joining the terrorist group based in Somalia – Al Shabab.

Road accidents leave 100 people dead in a month.

Road accidents leave 100 people dead in a month.

Traffic Commander Mohamed Mpinga.
At least 100 people died in road accidents and 138 were injured in one month, police have reported.
 
However, the force maintains that the rate of road accidents can be contained if members of the public cooperate with traffic police and other authorities by observing traffic regulations and reporting offenders.
 
Speaking to journalists yesterday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Traffic Commander Mohamed Mpinga specified that the said number of deaths and injuries occurred between March 11 and April 12 this year.
 
Mpinga went on to blame drivers and bus owners for not being collaborative saying bus owners and drivers are to blame for the increase of accidents and accused them of disregarding human lives for profit.
 
He said sometime a driver can be forced to speed so that he can arrive on time as result he ends up causing accident due to reckless driving and when arrested their owners bail them out.
 
He however noted that Tanzania National Road Agency (TANROADS) should also rehabilitate road infrastructures to allow smooth movement of the vehicles.
 
Mpinga said that in efforts to curb the accidents the traffic police have started to revoke the licenses of drivers who will  cause accidents and they will not be allowed to engage themselves in the business again.
 
The drivers should be carefully when they   overtake other vehicles and thus they will be able to avoid unnecessary road accidents, he said.  
 
He called upon passengers to report immediately to the responsible authorities in cases of  drunk  and reckless driving.
 
“We have proposed some amendments of laws which will increase penalties to reckless drivers… if enacted  will help to curb the problem,” he said.
 
Eighteen people were burnt to death and eleven others severely injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck last Sunday and police say the driver of the bus was to blame for reckless driving.
 

Dodoma RC is confident food reserves are sufficient.

Dodoma RC is confident food reserves are sufficient.

Dodoma Regional Commissioner (RC) Chiku Gallawa.
Dodoma Regional Commissioner (RC) Chiku Gallawa, has assured Dodoma residents that the region will not face famine despite the fact that three quarters of their crops having prematurely dried up in the last farming season.
According to the RC, the citizenry had cultivated at least one million hectares but 820,000 of them dried up due to drought.
Speaking when she toured the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) Dodoma zone, the RC said thanks to the bumper yields in the last harvest, Dodoma will not face famine. 
 
”Last year we had bumper yields and the government bought through NFRA bought enough grains. I have seen for myself at least 62,000 tonnes of grains including maize, millet and beans. Therefore, there is no need to panic…there will be no hunger,” Gallawa reassured the residents.
 
The RC also reassured stakeholders that the government will start taking action to ensure the prices of foods remain within the common citizenry’s reach. She said the NFRA will be slowly releasing the foods into the market to ensure price stability.
 
“There are 2000 tonnes of millet that are ready to be sold to the World Food Programme (WFP). The international organisation is satisfied with the quality of our millet. Also, we shall list businesspersons who can collaborate with the government in selling food,” Gallawa detailed.
 
For his part, NFRA Manager for Dodoma zone, Raymond Mpazi, said already they have paid 6bn/- to all farmer groups who sold their yields to Manyoni and Kiteto municipalities.

Police gun down armed robbery suspect in Arusha.

Police gun down armed robbery suspect in Arusha.

Arusha Regional Police Commander, Liberatus Sabas.
Police in Arusha have killed an armed robbery suspect when he was trying to run away from the hands of law-enforcers.
Arusha Regional Police Commander, Liberatus Sabas, police laid an ambush for armed robbers who allegedly committed a number of crimes few days ago in the city.
 
He named the armed robber suspect killed as George Steven Mtoso alias “G” (21) of Murieti area, on the outskirts of Arusha city.
He said the suspected robber was trying to escape when he was under police escort to show them where he had hid a stolen gun and pistol.
 
RPC Sabas alleged that the suspect was arrested at Daraja Mbili, on April 13, this year and when examined, he admitted to have been involved in a number of crimes one committed at Kijenge and another in Njiro suburb.
 
“When we interviewed him, he admitted to have been involved in a crime incident which happened at the home of Esta Mwamfule in Kijenge suburb, where a number of items were stolen including a TV set and a mobile phone.”
 
Sabas told reporters here that the suspect also admitted to have been involved in a burglary incident whereby robbers stormed into somebody’s house in Njiro suburb and went away with a gun with registration number 9973 and cash money amounting to US$1,800.
 
He said the suspected armed thug also admitted to have hidden the stolen pistol and the stolen gun to the home of Neema Adam (31) of Lemara suburb.
 
“But, when he was under police escort he tried to run away and police opened fire and he died when he was being taken to the  hospital.”
 
The RPC said the suspected robber was at one time jailed and released on March, this year.
 
The RPC further said that three people have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
 
He identified those in custody as Erick Ombeni Palangyo (22) and  Elibariki John (18) all residents of Sinoni area.
 

Police nab student over 'illegal' gun possession.

Police nab student over 'illegal' gun possession.
Kagera Regional Police Commander Henry Mwaibambe.
Police officials in Bukoba, Kagera Region, have arrested a secondary school student alleged to have been possessing a gun illegally.
 
Justine Mwijage, a Form Two student from Peace Secondary School in Bukoba Municipality, was arrested at a guest house in Geita.
 
Kagera Regional Police Commander Henry Mwaibambe said yesterday that the boy was arrested following a tip off from wananchi.
 
“We have been following up the boy following the tip off. We arrested him in Geita and he took us to a guest house where he was putting up. Upon searching his room we found the gun stashed under the bed in his room,” he said.
 
Mwaibambe said police got the information from the former Bukoba Municipal Mayor, Dr Anatory Aman, the school boy’s grandfather, who said his gun, a revolver, had gone missing while he was on safari.
 
He said following the information police arrested Dr Aman, who is also the Kagaondo ward councilor. But he was released on bail after his grandson had been arrested with the gun.
 
Mwaibambe said although the gun has been recovered, Dr Aman would still face legal action for mishandling it.
“We are still investigating the incident, and when we are ready we will take the two to court to face charges,” he said.

AL-SHABAAB WATOA TAMKO LEO HII BAADA YA SHAMBULIO LA GARISSA


Kundi la Wanamgambo wa Al-Shabaab wa nchini Somalia, Leo tarehe 4/4/2015 asubuhi na mapema, wametoa TAMKO lao kuhusiana na mfululizo wa matukio ya kushambulia nchini Kenya na sababu za wao kufanya hivyo, huku wakieleza dhamira yao ya kuendelea kufanya matukio zaidi iwapo madai yao hayatatimizwa na Serikali ya nchi hiyo.


Madai Makuu ya msingi ya Al-Shabaab waliyoainisha kwenye Tamko hilo, wamesema Serikali ya Kenya imekuwa ikiwaua Waislamu kwenye Ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki, huku wakitolea mfano wa historia ya Mauaji ya kutisha ya Waislamu yaliyotokea katika miji ya Wagalla na Garissa ambapo wamedai zaidi ya Maelfu ya Waislamu waliuawa na kuacha makovu yasiyofutika kwa ndugu na jamaa wa wahanga hao. 

Pia, wameshutumu Majeshi ya Kenya kwamba yamekuwa yakiwafanyia vitendo vibaya raia wa Kiislamu wa Somalia vikiwemo ubakaji, mauaji na udhalilishaji wa wanawake wa Kiislamu kwa 'baraka' za serikali ya Kenya.

Zaidi katika tamko hilo, Wanamgambo hao wamedai kwamba iwapo Serikali ya Kenya haitaacha kuwatendea unyama Waislamu, basi wataendelea na mashambulizi yasokwisha!

Soma zaidi TAMKO hili hapa;


Hali za majeruhi mashabiki wa Simba zaendelea vizuri

Hali za majeruhi mashabiki wa Simba zaendelea vizuri


Hali za majeruhi wa ajali iliyohusisha basi dogo la abiria eneo la Makunganya, barabara kuu ya Morogoro-Dodoma lililokuwa na mashabiki wa timu ya Simba, zinaendelea vizuri, huku majeruhi mmoja akihamishiwa wodi ya wagonjwa wanaohitaji uangalizi maalumu (ICU).
 
Aidha, miili ya watu watano kati ya saba  imeshatambuliwa, ukiwemo mwili wa Abdala Fundi, Abdala Uwadi, Nurdini Mayopa, Rehema Musa na Ramadhani Kingolini maarufu kama Ngumi Jiwe.
 
Mganga mfawidhi wa hospitali ya rufaa ya Mkoa wa Morogoro, Dk. Ritta Lyamuya, alisema ajali hiyo iliyotokea juzi usiku, walipokea majeruhi 23, ambapo wawili walifariki dunia wakipatiwa matibabu na watu watano waliopoteza maisha eneo la ajali.
 
Dk. Lyamuya alipongeza jitihada zilizofanywa na Mbunge wa Morogoro Mjini, Abdulaziz Abood, kwa msaada wa vifaa tiba, mara tu baada ya ajali, jambo lililoongeza ufanisi wa utoaji wa huduma hospitalini hapo.
 
Kamanda wa Polisi Mkoa wa Morogoro, Leonard Paulo, alisema chanzo cha ajali hiyo ni dereva wa gari hiyo kukosa umakini na kutokuwa na uzoefu wa barabara hiyo, ambayo imekuwa na utelezi katika eneo hilo mvua zinaponyesha, na kuwataka madereva kuwa makini na kuzingatia sheria za usalama barabarani.
 
Abiria walionusurika katika ajali hiyo, walisema kuwa chanzo cha ajali hiyo ni utelezi uliosababishwa na mvua zilizokuwa zikiendelea kunyesha, uliomfanya dereva wa gari waliyokuwa wamepanda aina ya costa, yenye namba za usajili T 304 CWN kushindwa kumudu na kuserereka kwa umbali mrefu, kabla ya kupinduka na kukwama kwenye ukingo wa barabara.

SAKATA LA BINTI WA KITANZANIA KUKAMATWA KWA UGAIDI Al-Shabaab kenya LACHUKUA SURA MPYA...Babu yake ashukuru kwa kukamatwa kwake

SAKATA LA BINTI WA KITANZANIA KUKAMATWA KWA UGAIDI Al-Shabaab kenya LACHUKUA SURA MPYA...Babu yake ashukuru kwa kukamatwa kwake


Ummul- Khayr Sadri Abdulla.

Sakata  la msichana wa kitanzania, Ummul- Khayr Sadri Abdulla (19), anayedaiwa kutaka kujiunga na kikundi cha ugaidi cha Al-Shabaab, linazidi kuchukua sura mpya baada ya madai kuwa alitoroka  chuoni Sudan wiki moja kabla ya kukamatwa nchini Kenya.
Binti huyo mwanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Kimataifa Afrika kilichopo Sudan, aliyekuwa akisomea udaktari mwaka wa tatu, kabla ya kukamatwa Machi 30, mwaka huu, alikuwa ameshatoroka chuoni  hapo tangu Machi 22 na ndugu zake walikuwa wanamtafuta.
Akizungumza, babu wa binti huyo, Nassor Said Nofli, alisema kuwa taarifa za kupotea zilitolewa na dada yake mkubwa, Sumaiyya Sadri Abdulla (20), ambaye pia anasomea udaktari mwaka wanne katika chuo hicho.
Anasema familia ilishtushwa na taarifa za kupotea kwa mtoto wao baada ya dada yake kumkosa chuoni hapo.
Nofli alisema ilipofika Machi 23, siku ya Jumatatu hakuonekana darasani wala hosteli (bweni) huku dada yake akiendelea kumtafuta.
Anaendelea kusimulia kuwa ilipofika siku ya Jumanne ilitolewa taarifa kwa baba yake aliyeko Oman kikazi, Dk. Sadri Abdulla Said, pamoja na ndugu wengine waliopo Pemba, Unguja na Dar es Salaam.
Hata hivyo, baba wa mtoto huyo aliwajulisha kuwa atasafiri Machi 25 kuelekea Sudan ili kusaidia kumtafuta.
Alisema kuwa tarehe ambayo baba yake alipanga kusafiri, alikosa hati ya kusafiria na kuahirisha safari hadi alipopata hati ya kusafiri Machi 27.
“Hizi taarifa za kupotea kwa binti yetu zilitushtua na ilitulazimu kuomba maombi maalum ya kumuombea “Dua” ili aweze kuonekana na akiwa salama kwa sababu Sudan kama unavyoielewa ni nchi yenye matatizo ya kivita ,” alisema.
Nofli alisema taarifa za kukamatwa kwa mtoto wao wamezisikia kupitia vyombo vya habari. Alisema wanavishukuru vyombo vya dola kwani familia ilikuwa inamtafuta na hawakujua alipo.
Alisema kama asingekamatwa inaelekea angejiingiza katika vitendo viovu ambapo familia ingeweza kumkosa binti huyo.
“Kitendo cha polisi kumkamata imetusaidia na pia wamesaidia kumuokoa yule mtoto kutokujiingiza kwenye hicho kikundi kwani angeweza kuuliwa ama kupotea katika kundi hilo,” alisema. 
Alieleza kuwa mbali na binti wao kuendelea kushikiliwa na polisi, wanaamini kuwa vyombo vya sheria vitatenda haki.
Nofli alisema anachokitambua ni kwamba binti huyo alikuwa bado hajajiunga na kikundi hicho, hivyo familia ina imani haki itatendeka.
“Familia kwa ujumla tunashukuru kukamatwa kwake kwani ni heri kwake na kwetu kwa kumuokoa katika tukio hilo tunaamini haki itatendeka,” alisema na kuongeza:
“Ninavyoona mimi huyu mjukuu wangu hana kesi ya kujibu kwa kuwa bado hakuingia katika kundi hilo la ugaidi na ninaamini polisi inamshikilia ili kuwakamata magaidi wa kweli.”
Kadhalika alisema jambo lingine lililoishtua familia yake ni pale vyombo vya habari vilivyoeleza kuwa wazazi wa binti huyo ni wahadhiri wa chuo hicho ambacho watoto hao wanasoma jambo ambalo si la kweli.
Alisema jambo hilo limewashtua kwa kuwa linaonekana kuwa  wazazi hao wamehusika katika kumsukuma mtoto wao kutaka kujiingiza katika vikundi hivyo viovu.
Aidha akizungumzia madai ya binti huyo kutaka kuolewa na askari mmojawapo wa kigaidi, alisema ndoa hiyo wasingeitambua kwa kuwa inakwenda kinyume na sheria za ndoa katika uislamu.
Hata hivyo, Taarifa za awali zilionyesha kuwa, binti huyo akiwa na wenzake wawili, Khadija Abubakari Abdulkadir na Maryam Said Aboudall, walikamatwa katika jimbo la El -Wak mpakani mwa Kenya na Somalia.
Inaelezwa pia binti huyo alikuwa katika harakati za kuvuka mpaka na kuingia Somalia kwa lengo la kujiunga na kikundi cha ugaidi na baadaye kuondoka kutoka Mogadishu kwenda Syria kujiunga na kikundi cha kiislamu kinachojulikana kama ISIS ambapo angeolewa na wapiganaji wa kikundi hicho.
Hata hivyo, taarifa kutoka kwa Kamishna wa Polisi Jimbo la El –Wak, Nelson Marwa, zinaonyesha kuwa wasichana hao watatu walikuwa wanakwenda Somalia kupata mafunzo ya kigaidi na baadaye kufanya mashambulizi ya kujitoa mhanga.
Tulizungumza na Mhadhiri wa Sheria na Shariah  kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Kiislamu cha Morogoro, Tawaqal Hussein, ambaye alisema kwa mujibu wa dini ya kiislamu hakuna ndoa kama hizo na kwamba wanaofanya hivyo ni kosa kubwa mbele ya Mungu.
Alisema sababu ya kutotambulika kwa ndoa hiyo ni moja ya masharti yanayotakiwa kufanyika ni kuwepo na ridhaa kutoka upande wa wazazi wa kiume kutoka kwa mtoto huyo wa kike.
Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Haki za Binadamu (LHRC), Dk.Hellen Kijo Bisimba, alisema kama alikwenda kuolewa haina haja ya kukamatwa kwani suala la ndoa lipo kijamii.
Lakini akaongeza kwa kusema kuwa endapo atakuwa anakwenda kujiunga na kikundi hicho cha ugaidi na uthibitisho ukapatikana ana haki ya kushtakiwa.
"Masuala ya kuolewa ni ya kijamii na kila mtu ana haki ya kuolewa na mtu yoyote hata Osama alioa wake wawili, hapo kinachotakiwa ni kuangalia kama huyo msichana anakwenda kufanya ugaidi au la maana mimi nilisikia kama huyo msichana anataka kujiunga na hicho kikundi cha kigaidi, lakini kama anakwenda kuolewa ina maana familia ina taarifa," alisema Bisimba.
Kwa upande wake, Profesa Abdallah Safari alisema sheria inaruhusu mtu kuolewa na mtu yeyote na kwamba kuolewa na gaidi sio kosa, hivyo kosa litajitokeza endapo mtu anakwenda kushirikiana naye katika kufanya ugaidi.
"Hivi ni watu wangapi wanaolewa na wezi ama jambazi na hata mafisadi wa Escrow, uovu wa mtu unabaki pale pale huwezi kumpa mtu mwingine," alisema Profesa Safari.
Profesa Safari alisema kila nchi ina sheria zake za ugaidi na endapo ikibainika alikwenda kufanya vitendo hivyo atashitakiwa kwa mujibu wa sheria ya ugaidi ya nchini Kenya.
Aliyekuwa Rais wa Chama cha Wanasheria Tanganyika (TLS),  Francis Stolla, alisema kimsingi katika masuala ya ndoa hakuna kuchaguliana kuolewa na gaidi au la.
Alisema ndoa ina masharti yake ambayo yanatakiwa kufuatwa hata kama ni mtuhumiwa una haki ya kufunga ndoa.
"Ndoa hazivunjwi kwa sababu ya kutiwa hatiani, kosa litajitokeza kama mwanaume huyo atakwenda kushirikiana katika vitendo vya ugaidi," alisema.
Hata hivyo, mpaka sasa wasichana hao bado hawajafunguliwa mashtaka yoyote japo mahakama ya nchini humo imeliruhusu jeshi la polisi kuwashikilia kwa siku 20 kwa ajili ya upelelezi.