1.WARNING OF HEAVY RAINFALL
2. CCM responds to Sumaye claims
9th October 2012
Mukama: Hanang cannot mirror the party`s countrywide image
Mr.Wilson Mukama
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
yesterday described former Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye’s allegations
that he was beaten by a massive corruption network in the party as his
own opinion.
CCM secretary General Wilson Mukama told
The Guardian in a telephone interview that the former prime minister who
was defeated by the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
(Investment and Empowerment), Dr Mary Nagu for the National Executive
Commitee seat in Hanang District, Manyara Region consulted the party
leaders before talking to the media.
“What Sumaye has said doesn’t mean he
wants to appeal or present claims. He just presented his opinion as an
individual. He came to us, signed the book and told us what he was
feeling and we told him to go ahead,” said Mukama.
He however said CCM was a big party with
members all over the country and that Hanang’s 1,000 members who voted
cannot be used as an assessment of the party’s image for the whole
country.
“Look Manyara region has many other
districts – Babati, Mbulu and Kiteto, but these things did happen there.
There are a lot of misconceptions here,” he noted.
He said the former PM has presented a so-called inductive reason and not deductive reasons to the public.
On Sunday, Sumaye hit out at what he
termed massive corruption network within CCM for denying him the Hanang
seat in the party’s NEC in the just- ended elections.
He however said that he will remain a faithful member of CCM and vowed to continue fighting corruption within the party.
Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam,
Sumaye claimed the Hanang District NEC membership election was marred by
massive corruption, threats, transferring of voters at night and many
other evils.
Sumaye was defeated by the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Investment and Empowerment), Dr Mary Nagu.
Dr Nagu scooped 648 votes against Sumaye’s 481 votes.
Sumaye conceded defeat, pledging to give support to the newly elected NEC member.
“I haven’t appealed…I have no plans to
criticise the election results or take the complaints to my party
because what was happening is known and it was also reported in the
media,” Sumaye said.
Meanwhile a Member of East Africa
Legislative Assembly Shy–Rose Bhanji has been defeated by Agnes Mathew
who won the NEC seat through the CCM women’s wing in Mara region.
The members also elected Nancy Msafiri the Chairperson for the wing in Mara region.
The election results were announced by the
returning officer who is also a member of CCM National Executive
Committee in Musoma district Jackson Msome.
Mathew promised to cooperate with all women in the region to strengthen the party’s unity.
In another development CCM cadre in Bunda
district Christopher Sanya has said that the party has turned into a
beggar, depending on businessmen to sponsor it due to lack of creativity
by some leaders on issues related to the economy.
He called on party members to build CCM by
electing competent leaders with economic skills so as to do away with
begging and restore the image of the party.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
3. Pinda graces Bukoba Cathedral consecration
9th October 2012
Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda
He made the promise during the Holy Mass
to consecrate the Bukoba Cathedral on Sunday, saying the government
recognised the huge contributions made by religious organisations.
The premier was speaking after placing a
wreath of flowers on the grave of the late Cardinal Rugambwa, whose
remains were transferred to the refurbished Cathedral on Saturday from
Kashozi where they were held temporarily.
He said the government recognised the
contributions made by the late Cardinal Rugambwa, particularly in
education, citing Rugambwa Secondary School as one of them, as well as
constructing such facilities as the Rubya designated hospital in Muleba
District and Mugana in Missenyi District.
"We remember Cardinal Rugambwa as a
distinguished leader who brought our nation great respect. He left us
many examples that leaders should emulate," he said.
The holy mass to consecrate the new
Cathedral was celebrated by his eminence Emanuel Cardinal Wamara from
Uganda, and witnessed by priests, bishops and believers from different
parts in and outside the country.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
4. Tanzania Patrols lake Malawi
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 08:26
By Suzgo Khunga & MacDonald Thomas (The Daily Times)
Tanzanian government has admitted it is patrolling a section of Lake
Malawi, saying it has only been carrying out 'routine patrols on the
Tanzanian side of the lake, that country's media has reported.
Despite admitting that two Malawians were found illegally fishing on their side of the lake, Tanzanian Foreign minister Bernard Membe has refuted reports that his government has been harassing Malawians, Tanzanian online publication, The Citizen, has reported.
It says Membe told a news conference in Dar es Salaam on Saturday that the exercise has not been targeting Malawians.
"It's true that several fishermen, including two Malawians, were found fishing illegally on the Tanzanians side of the lake. This, however, does not mean that we have been actively targeting Malawians. We have only been carrying out routine patrols on the Tanzanian side of the lake," Membe is quoted as saying.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Patrick Kabambe said in an interview yesterday such actions and utterances by the Tanzania government officials were making the situation even more tense.
"We don't understand why they are doing this. We will look out for the press statement and make proper inquiries on this latest claim. Incidents such as these are not helpful and just makes the situation even more tense," he said.
Kabambe said Malawi had not closed the door for talks and taking the matter to the International Court of Justice was the better option than arbitration because the matter was legal in nature.
While Tanzania's position is that the border between the two countries runs in the middle of the northern part of the lake, Malawi argues that the entire portion of the lake is within its borders.
The Citizen says Membe told reporters that the map, which was released last month, was released after the creation of new regions in Tanzania earlier this year and was not meant to provoke Malawi.
The dispute flared up last year after the late president Bingu wa Mutharika granted British company Surestream Petroleum permission to explore the Lake Malawi [known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania] for oil and gas.
The Form Four National Examinations have commenced effectively from yesterday countrywide while some of the schools experienced a little delay in starting the exams due to various reasons.
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Lake Malawi
Despite admitting that two Malawians were found illegally fishing on their side of the lake, Tanzanian Foreign minister Bernard Membe has refuted reports that his government has been harassing Malawians, Tanzanian online publication, The Citizen, has reported.
It says Membe told a news conference in Dar es Salaam on Saturday that the exercise has not been targeting Malawians.
"It's true that several fishermen, including two Malawians, were found fishing illegally on the Tanzanians side of the lake. This, however, does not mean that we have been actively targeting Malawians. We have only been carrying out routine patrols on the Tanzanian side of the lake," Membe is quoted as saying.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Patrick Kabambe said in an interview yesterday such actions and utterances by the Tanzania government officials were making the situation even more tense.
"We don't understand why they are doing this. We will look out for the press statement and make proper inquiries on this latest claim. Incidents such as these are not helpful and just makes the situation even more tense," he said.
Kabambe said Malawi had not closed the door for talks and taking the matter to the International Court of Justice was the better option than arbitration because the matter was legal in nature.
While Tanzania's position is that the border between the two countries runs in the middle of the northern part of the lake, Malawi argues that the entire portion of the lake is within its borders.
The Citizen says Membe told reporters that the map, which was released last month, was released after the creation of new regions in Tanzania earlier this year and was not meant to provoke Malawi.
The dispute flared up last year after the late president Bingu wa Mutharika granted British company Surestream Petroleum permission to explore the Lake Malawi [known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania] for oil and gas.
5. National Form IV exams start, late in some schools
9th October 2012
Chang'ombe Secondary School Form IV students
revise a subject during break after they had sat an examination in Dar
es Salaam yesterday. National Form IV examinations started countrywide
yesterday. (Photo: Omar Fungo)
The Form Four National Examinations have commenced effectively from yesterday countrywide while some of the schools experienced a little delay in starting the exams due to various reasons.
A survey conducted in various schools in
Dar es Salaam showed exams arrived a little late to some schools, though
students were ready waiting for them in examination rooms. It was also
observed that some schools had few police officers for security, despite
the fact that they are expected to secure school premises incase of any
examination leakage.
A student at Benjamimi Mkapa Secondary
Amina Rajabu said the exams started at 8:45am instead of 8:00 as the
timetable stated. She said the situation led into panic for some
students.
“We were in the examination rooms before
8am but surprisingly the exams were brought in 45 minutes later…we had
already panicked,” she said.
Rajabu complained that despite the delay,
invigilators did not give them extra time to finish answering the
questions. He said most of them didn’t complete their exams.
Another student Rita Mrutu from Benjamin
Mkapa secondary school called upon examination supervisors to keep time
and ensure that students start their exams on time to avoid such
inconveniences.
“We want them to be in classes on time so that we can have enough time to answer the questions as arranged,” she said.
A student from Hannasifu secondary school
Hamad Hamza said the exams started smoothly as all students were in
class in time and the supervisors entered the class at 8:00am as
indicated by the timetable.
Chang’ombe Secondary school student,
Faustine Mhando said in his school exams started on time and there were
no examination leakages.
He said the first exam was Civics which was fair as the questions came from the topics they had already learnt in class.
Addressing journalists in Dar es Salaam
last week, the Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Mr
Philipo Mulugo, said the number of candidates sitting for the national
Form Four examinations this year has increased by almost ten per cent
compared to last year.
A total of 481,414 students sat for the exams yesterday compared to 450,324 who sat for the same exams last year.
However the number of those registered for
the Qualifying Tests (QT) has decreased by 27.62 per cent (21, 314)
compared to last year’s figures which stands at 29, 447 candidates.
The number of candidates registered as private candidates has also decreased to 68,820 compared to 100,934 last year.
According to Mulugo, the total number of
school candidates is 412, 594, whereby 228, 991 are boys (55.50%) and
183, 603 are girls (44.50%). The number of school candidates sitting for
the national exams this year has increased by 18.09 per cent (63,204
candidates) compared to 2011 which was 349, 390 candidates.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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