LUDOVICK SILEMWA LEMNGE UTOUH & CHRIS MAINA PETER OF TANZANIA

From DAILY NEWS Reporter in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 1st July 2011

THE number of Tanzanians in various UN institutions is set to increase this year following endorsement by the African Union (AU) Council of Ministers of two candidates earlier this week.

The candidates are Mr Ludovick Utouh who is the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) and Prof Chris Peter Maina, a dean of the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law. The two, together with other aspirants from the rest of the world will be subject for further endorsement by the UN in September.

But President Jakaya Kikwete said here on Thursday night that he is optimistic that the Tanzanian candidates will be elected for the positions.

"We have the support of Africa and some other countries outside the continent. Therefore there is no doubt we will get the posts," he said.

Mr Utouh is seeking membership in the UN Audit Board while Prof Maina wants to join the International Law Committee (ILC).

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Mr Bernard Membe, has said that the names were approved by the AU Council of Ministers on Wednesday.

"They are the sole candidates vying for those posts. We are therefore affirmative that they will sail through," said Mr Membe when briefing journalists on the outcome of the Foreign Ministers meeting.

Mr Utouh and Prof Maina's election will be held during the UN General Assembly scheduled for September in New York. Mr Membe said if elected as expected, the CAG will serve in the board for six years (2012-2018).

The minister further said that Tanzania has also been appointed member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

UFUKARA UNAVYONYIMA WATU UAMUZI WA BUSARA!

Tue Jun 21, 10:36 am ET
Man robs bank to get medical care in jail
By Zachary Roth
Some people who need medical care but can't afford it go to the emergency room. Others just hope they'll get better. James Richard Verone robbed a bank.
Earlier this month, Verone (pictured), a 59-year-old convenience store clerk, walked into a Gaston, N.C., bank and handed the cashier a note demanding $1 and medical attention. Then he waited calmly for police to show up.
He's now in jail and has an appointment with a doctor this week.
Verone's problems started when he lost the job he'd held for 17 years as a Coca Cola deliveryman, amid the economic downturn. He found new work driving a truck, but it didn't last. Eventually, he took a part-time position at the convenience store.
But Verone's body wasn't up to it. The bending and lifting made his back ache. He had problems with his left foot, making him limp. He also suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis.
Then he noticed a protrusion on his chest. "The pain was beyond the tolerance that I could accept," Verone told the Gaston Gazette. "I kind of hit a brick wall with everything."
Verone knew he needed help--and he didn't want to be a burden on his sister and brothers. He applied for food stamps, but they weren't enough either.
So he hatched a plan. On June 9, he woke up, showered, ironed his shirt. He mailed a letter to the Gazette, listing the return address as the Gaston County Jail.
"When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me," Verone wrote in the letter. "This robbery is being committed by me for one dollar. I am of sound mind but not so much sound body."
Then Verone hailed a cab to take him to the RBC Bank. Inside, he handed the teller his $1 robbery demand.
"I didn't have any fears," said Verone. "I told the teller that I would sit over here and wait for police."
The teller was so frightened that she had to be taken to the hospital to be checked out. Verone, meanwhile, was taken to jail, just as he'd planned it.
Because he only asked for $1, Verone was charged with larceny, not bank robbery. But he said that if his punishment isn't severe enough, he plans to tell the judge that he'll do it again. His $100,000 bond has been reduced to $2,000, but he says he doesn't plan to pay it.
In jail, Verone said he skips dinner to avoid too much contact with the other inmates. He's already seen some nurses and is scheduled to see a doctor on Friday. He said he's hoping to receive back and foot surgery, and get the protrusion on his chest treated. Then he plans to spend a few years in jail, before getting out in time to collect Social Security and move to the beach.
Verone also presented the view that if the United States had a health-care system which offered people more government support, he wouldn't have had to make the choice he did.
"If you don't have your health you don't have anything," Verone said.
The Affordable Care Act, President Obama's health-care overhaul passed by Congress last year, was designed to make it easier for Americans in situations like Verone's to get health insurance. But most of its provisions don't go into effect until 2014.
As it is, Verone said he thinks he chose the best of a bunch of bad options. "I picked jail."

SHUKURANI YA PUNDA KWELI NI MATEKE!

Jamani, kweli utamaduni tunapishana. Hivi kweli waliwezaje Wachina hawa kudiriki kuwashambulia maafisa wetu wa polisi waliotakiwa kuwalinda wao na mali zao?

Ama kweli, shukurani ya punda ni mateke!

Wachina wampiga Mkuu wa Kituo cha Polisi
Tuesday, 21 June 2011 22:12
Joseph Lyimo, Babati

VURUGU kubwa zilizuka juzi kwenye kituo cha Polisi Babati Mjini mkoani Manyara baada ya wafanyakazi wa kampuni inayojenga barabara ya Chico, raia wa China kumpiga mkuu wa kituo hicho, ASP Shaaban Minginye na mkuu wa polisi jamii mkoani humo, ASP Morris Okinda.

Tukio hilo lililodumu kwa saa mbili kati ya saa 12:30 jioni hadi saa 2:30 usiku liliwalazimisha polisi kutumia mabomu ya machozi na risasi za moto zilizorushwa hewani ambazo hata hivyo zilijibiwa na Wachina hao wakitumiia bastola nao, hali iliyoweka rehani amani mjini Babati.

Wachina hao wanadaiwa kufanya vurugu hizo na kuwashambulia ASP Mingiye na Okinda kwa madai kuwa polisi walimwachia dereva wa basi la abiria aliyelikwaruza gari lao na kusababisha ajali.

Kitendo hicho cha kuwapiga makonde viongozi hao wa polisi mkoani humo kiliamsha hasira za wananchi ambao walianza kumshambulia mmoja wa raia hao wa China.

Mwananchi ilishuhudia raia huyo wa China, Chang Charles akipigwa na wananchi hao waliochukizwa na kitendo chao cha kuwapiga polisi ambapo alijaribu kutumia mtindo wa kujihami 'kung fu' huku akitoa sauti za, 'huu, haa', lakini alipigwa ngumi iliyomjeruhi usoni

Katika tukio hilo, ASP Minginye alipigwa vibao na ngumi na raia mmoja wa China ambapo raia watatu wa China walijeruhiwa vibaya na wananchi na kulazwa kwenye Hospitali ya Mrara mjini Babati na hali zao zilielezwa kuendelea vizuri.

Kamanda wa Polisi wa Mkoa wa Manyara, Liberatus Sabas alithibitisha jana kutokea kwa tukio hilo na kwamba raia 10 wa China wanashikiliwa kwa kuhusika na vurugu hizo.


Alisema chanzo cha vurugu hizo ni raia mmoja wa China, (Chang Charles) kumpiga mkuu wa kituo cha polisi Babati, baada ya kuliachia basi la abiria lililogonga lori linalomilikiwa na kampuni hiyo (Chico), kitendo kilichofanya wananchi kumpiga Mchina huyo.

"Hali hiyo ilijitokeza baada ya basi la abiria aina ya Scania, mali ya Kampuni ya NBS lililokuwa likitokea Kahama kwenda Arusha kukwaruzana na gari la kampuni hiyo ya Kichina lililokuwa linatumika katika ujenzi wa barabara ya Babati-Singida,"alisema.

Alisema baada dereva wa basi hilo kulikwaruza gari la kampuni ya Chico aina ya Ford, tukio hilo liliripotiwa kituo cha polisi Babati na dereva wa basi kutakiwa kuwapeleka abiria Arusha ili kesho yake arudi kituoni hapo.


“Baada ya dereva wa basi kuruhusiwa na kuondoka raia mmoja wa China alianza kurusha mawe kwenye basi hilo na kuvunja taa na kioo cha mbele na kumpiga mkuu wa kituo, ndipo abiria waliposhuka na kuanza kumshambulia Mchina huyo,” alisema Kamanda Sabas.


Alisema baada ya vurugu hizo lilizuka kundi lingine la raia wa China lilijitokeza na kuanza mapambano na wananchi na ndipo katika vurugu hizo askari polisi wakapiga risasi hewani na mabomu ya machozi ili kuwatawanya na kujaribu kusitisha vurugu hizo.


“Hadi hivi sasa Jeshi la Polisi linawashikilia raia 10 wa China wanaodaiwa kuhusika na tukio hilo na tunatarajia kuwafikisha mahakamani leo (jana), ili wakajibu mashtaka ya uaribifu wa mali na kufanya vurugu,” alisema Kamanda Sabas.
Kamanda Sabas aliwataja Wachina hao wanaoshikiliwa na polisi kuwa ni Chang Charles, Luan Hiten(23), Wang Sheng(23), Sing Yun(24), Sing Jin (23), Lin Jun (37), Whang Puong(23) Lu Gang (23) na Sio Jing (23).

Alisema katika vurugu hizo, askari polisi mmoja ambaye hakumtaja jina alijeruhiwa jichoni na Wachina hao na raia watatu wa China walijeruhiwa na kulazwa Hospitali ya Mrara wakipatiwa matibabu.

Aliwataja raia hao wa China waliojeruhiwa kuwa ni Young Gris, Luan Hiten na Chang Charles ambao alisema hali zao zinaendelea vizuri, baada ya kupatiwa matibabu.

Chanzo : Gazeti la Mwananchi

SAKATA LA POSHO ZA SERIKALI NA BUNGE

2011/6/15 msafiri kweba

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:43
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Neville Meena, Dodoma
HOJA ya kutaka kufutwa kwa posho za vikao za wabunge na watumishi wengine wa umma wa imechukua sura mpya baada ya jana Mbunge wa Bumbuli (CCM), Januari Makamba kuliambia Bunge mjini hapa kuwa suala la kufutwa kwa posho ni la kitaifa na ni sehemu ya Mpango wa Maendeleo wa miaka mitano uliowasilishwa na serikali.
Kauli hiyo yab Makamba ambaye pia ni Katibu wa Mambo ya Nje wa Sekretarieti ya CCM imekuja huku kukiwa na malumbano makali baina ya Spika wa Bunge, Anne Makinda na Mbunge wa Kigoma Kaskazini (Chadema), Zitto Kabwe kuhusu suala hilo la posho za vikao vya wabunge.

Juzi, Spika Makinda alisema Zitto ambaye ni Naibu Kiongozi wa Upinzani Bungeni, anaweza kufukuzwa ubunge kwa kutosaini karatasi za mahudhurio, hatua ambayo Zitto alisema ataichukua ili asilipwe posho za vikao.

Spika alisema Zitto anaweza kukumbwa na adhabu hiyo iwapo hatasaini karatasi za mahudhurio ambazo ndizo zinathibitsha uwepo wa mbunge katika mikutano na vikao vya bunge na kwamba kanuni zinamwadhibu mbunge kwa kumfukuza asipohudhuria mikutano mitatu. Hata hivyo, Zitto amepuuza kauli hiyo ya Spika kwa kusema kwamba kama ni kwa ajili ya kukataa posho, yuko tayari kufukuzwa bungeni.

"Nitafanya hivyo tuone, Kanuni inasema mikutano mitatu mfululizo na siyo vikao vitatu mfululizo. Nitatumia uzoefu wangu wa siasa za wanafunzi kukwepa mtego wake. Lakini kama anadhani ni sawa kunifukuza ubunge kwa kukataa posho, nipo tayari," alisema.

Kauli ya jana ya Makamba pia inaonekana kutofautina na mawazo ya wabunge wengi wa CCM akiwamo Waziri wa Fedha na Uchumi, Mustafa Mkulo ambaye amesema wanashabikia suala hilo wanajitafutia umaarufu.

Akichangia huo wa maendeleo wa miaka mitano jana, Makamba alionekana kupigia chapuo suala la kufutwa au kuangaliwa upya kwa posho za vikao huku akisema kwamba ni la kitaifa na ni sehemu ya mpango huo.

Makamba alisema kuwa suala la nidhamu na usimamizi wa matumizi ya fedha za umma ni muhimu na kwamba mpango huo umeliona katika ukurasa wa 17 wa kitabu kilichochapishwa kwa Kiingereza na kutoa mapendekezo ya kufutwa kwa posho za vikao na zile za usafiri.

"Mpango unabainisha kwamba kuna umuhimu wa kufutwa kwa posho za vikao na usafiri hivyo iwapo wabunge mtalisikia likiwasilishwa hapa kwa mbwembwe kesho (leo), basi msije mkashangaa kwani ni sehemu ya mpango huu," alisema Makamba.


Kujadiliwa bungeni leo

Mjadala kuhusu malipo ya posho ambao umekuwa ukiendelea kwa wiki moja sasa hasa zaidi nje ya Bunge, leo unatarajiwa kuingizwa rasmi bungeni wakati Bajeti ya Serikali iliyowasilishwa na Mkulo Jumatano iliyopita itakapoanza kujadiliwa.

Suala hilo ni dhahiri litajitokeza katika bajeti mbadala itakayowasilishwa na kambi ya Upinzani Bungeni na Waziri Kivuli wa Fedha, Zitto Kabwe ambaye amekuwa katika mvutano usio rasmi na Spika kutokana na kukataa kulipwa posho za kikao.

Mwenyekiti wa Chadema ambaye pia ni Kiongozi wa Upinzani Bungeni, Freeman Mbowe alisema jana kuwa kambi yake inatarajiwa kutoa ushauri mgumu ambao haujazoeleka kwa watendaji wa serikali na kwamba suala la kufutwa kwa posho ni sehemu ya mapendekezo hayo.

Alisema kufutwa kwa posho hizo kunaweza kuokoa zaidi ya Sh900 bilioni ambazo zinaweza kuelekezwa katika maeneo mengine ya huduma kwa wananchi.

Uhalisia posho za wabunge

Mmoja wa wabunge wa CCM ambaye hakutaka kutaandikwa jina lake alisema anasikia kuhukumiwa katika nafsi yake kutokana na kupokea posho za vikao ambazo kimsingi ni sawa na "kuwaibia wananchi".

"Ujue bwana sisi ndani ya CCM mambo hayaendi kama kwa wenzetu (Chadema), wale wanaweza kukaa leo na kuamua, sisi ni tofauti lazima kuwepo na mchakato lakini ukweli ni kwamba hoja yao ni nzuri," alisema mbunge huyo.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa umebaini kuwa malipo ya wabunge yamegawanyika katika sehemu nne ambazo ni pamoja na mshahara ambao ni Sh2,300,000 kwa mwezi, posho ya ubunge kila mwezi ambayo ni Sh5 milioni, posho ya kujikimu (per-diem) Sh80,000 wawapo nje ya majimbo yao kikazi na posho ya vikao (sitting allowance) ambayo huwa ni Sh70,000 kwa kila mbunge.

Kwa maana hiyo, kwa kawaida mbunge hulipwa Sh7.3 milioni kila mwezi kabla ya kukatwa kodi na wawapo Dodoma na Dar es Salaam kwa ajili ya vikao vya kamati na bunge au mikoani kwa ajili ya kukagua shughuli zilizopo chini ya kamati zao. Hulipwa kiasi cha Sh150,000 kila mmoja kwa siku ambazo ni Sh70,000 kwa ajili ya vikao na Sh80,000 kwa ajili ya kujikimu.

Kwa maana hiyo bunge linatarajiwa kutumia kiasi cha Sh1.788 bilioni kwa ajili ya kugharamia vikao 73 vya Bunge la Bajeti iwapo wabunge wote 350 waliopo watahudhuria vikao hivyo.

Kwa hesabu hizo, kila mbunge katika mkutano wa Bunge la Bajeti anatarajiwa kuondoka na kikita cha Sh5.1 milioni mbali na Sh 5.58 milioni ambazo ni malipo kwa ajili ya kujikimu, fedha ambazo ni mbali na mshahara wake kwa mwezi na posho ya ubunge.

CCM yakataa posho
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), kimeanza machakato wa kufuta posho hizo ikiwa ni hatua ya kupunguza matumizi yasiyo ya lazima. Habari kutoka ndani ya CCM, Dodoma na Dar es Salaam zinasema kuwa mkakati wa kufutwa kwa posho ulianzishwa takriban mwezi mmoja uliopita na sekretarieti mpya inayoongozwa na Katibu Mkuu, Wilson Mukama.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa hizo, baadhi ya wajumbe wa sekretarieti walihoji uhalali wa posho wanazolipwa hata pale vikao vinapofanyika katika sehemu ambako ni makazi yao na kwamba hoja hizo ndizo zilizozaa wazo la kufutwa kwa posho katika vikao.

"Hoja ilikuwa kwamba kama chama hakina fedha na tunataka kupunguza matumizi yasiyo ya lazima, basi posho za vikao zifutwe kwa sababu hakuna ulazima wa posho hizo hasa kwa wajumbe wa sekretarieti ambao kazi zao ni za kila siku," kilieleza chanzo chetu na kuongeza:

"Hivi sasa mpango huo uko kwenye mchakato wa kuwekewa mwongozo na nadhani baada ya kupitia katika vikao vyetu utaanza kutekelezwa. Lakini kimsingi ni kama utekelezaji wake umeshaanza kwa sababu baadhi ya wajunbe wamekataa kabisa kusaini posho hizo."

Habari zaidi zinadai kuwa waraka wa mapendekezo ya kupunguza matumizi ndani ya CCM unakwenda mbali zaidi hadi katika matumizi ya magari na kwamba pale usafiri unapohitaji wa kuelekea kwenye mkutano mmoja, basi viongozi watumie magari machache kwa maana ya usafiri wa pamoja badala ya utaratibu wa sasa ambao unamruhusu kila kiongozi kutumia usafiri wake.

Katibu wa Itikadi na Uenezi wa CCM, Nape Nnauye alipoulizwa kuhusu sekretarieti kufuta posho katika vikao vyake, hakukanusha wala kuthibitisha, badala yake akadai kuwa hayo ni mambo ya ndani ya chama ambayo hayana faida yoyote kwa umma.

"Hivi ninyi waandishi wa habari, haya mambo mnayapata kwa nani! Haya ni mambo ya ndani ya chama sidhani kama yana tija yoyote kwa umma, maana haiwezi kusaidia chochote," alisema Nape kwa kwa simu.

Alipoelezwa kwamba suala hilo lina uhusiano na sakata linaloendelea bungeni, Nape alisema: "Bunge ni bunge na chama ni chama. Kila taasisi inajitegemea na ina uamuzi wake, lakini pia sisi kama chama tulishatoa kauli mara nyingi kwamba suala la posho kwa wabunge na watumishi wengine wa serikali linazungumzika, ni la kisera na wanaohusika wapo waulizeni hao."

Mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita Nape akizungumzia malumbano miongoni mwa wabunge kuhusu suala la posho alisema suala hilo linajadilika na kwamba si vyema kulipinga kwa sababu tu linatokea kambi ya upinzani.

Kwa upande wake, Makamba alipulizwa kuhusu kufutwa kwa posho katika vikao vya Sekretarieti ya CCM naye kama ilivyokuwa kwa Nape, hakukanusha wala kuthibitisha.

"Wewe si unamfahamu msemaji wa chama ni nani? Mwulizeni Nape tena nadhani anakuja Dodoma. Akija mwulizeni, mimi siwezi kulizungumzia.... lakini ninyi waandishi haya mambo ya ndani ya chama huwa mnayapata wapi? Anyway, mwulizeni mwenezi atawaambia," alisema Makamba.

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HOJA ya kutaka kufutwa kwa posho za vikao za wabunge na watumishi wengine wa umma wa imechukua sura mpya baada ya jana Mbunge wa Bumbuli (CCM), Januari Makamba kuliambia Bunge mjini hapa kuwa suala la kufutwa kwa posho ni la kitaifa na ni sehemu ya Mpango wa Maendeleo wa miaka mitano uliowasilishwa na serikali. Kauli hiyo yab Makamba ambaye pia ni Katibu wa Mambo ya Nje wa Sekretarieti ya CCM imekuja huku kukiwa na malumbano makali baina ya Spika wa Bunge, Anne Makinda na Mbunge wa Kigoma Kaskazini (Chadema), Zitto Kabwe kuhusu suala hilo la posho za vikao vya wabunge.

Juzi, Spika Makinda alisema Zitto ambaye ni Naibu Kiongozi wa Upinzani Bungeni, anaweza kufukuzwa ubunge kwa kutosaini karatasi za mahudhurio, hatua ambayo Zitto alisema ataichukua ili asilipwe posho za vikao.

Spika alisema Zitto anaweza kukumbwa na adhabu hiyo iwapo hatasaini karatasi za mahudhurio ambazo ndizo zinathibitsha uwepo wa mbunge katika mikutano na vikao vya bunge na kwamba kanuni zinamwadhibu mbunge kwa kumfukuza asipohudhuria mikutano mitatu. Hata hivyo, Zitto amepuuza kauli hiyo ya Spika kwa kusema kwamba kama ni kwa ajili ya kukataa posho, yuko tayari kufukuzwa bungeni.

"Nitafanya hivyo tuone, Kanuni inasema mikutano mitatu mfululizo na siyo vikao vitatu mfululizo. Nitatumia uzoefu wangu wa siasa za wanafunzi kukwepa mtego wake. Lakini kama anadhani ni sawa kunifukuza ubunge kwa kukataa posho, nipo tayari," alisema.

Kauli ya jana ya Makamba pia inaonekana kutofautina na mawazo ya wabunge wengi wa CCM akiwamo Waziri wa Fedha na Uchumi, Mustafa Mkulo ambaye amesema wanashabikia suala hilo wanajitafutia umaarufu.

Akichangia huo wa maendeleo wa miaka mitano jana, Makamba alionekana kupigia chapuo suala la kufutwa au kuangaliwa upya kwa posho za vikao huku akisema kwamba ni la kitaifa na ni sehemu ya mpango huo.

Makamba alisema kuwa suala la nidhamu na usimamizi wa matumizi ya fedha za umma ni muhimu na kwamba mpango huo umeliona katika ukurasa wa 17 wa kitabu kilichochapishwa kwa Kiingereza na kutoa mapendekezo ya kufutwa kwa posho za vikao na zile za usafiri.

"Mpango unabainisha kwamba kuna umuhimu wa kufutwa kwa posho za vikao na usafiri hivyo iwapo wabunge mtalisikia likiwasilishwa hapa kwa mbwembwe kesho (leo), basi msije mkashangaa kwani ni sehemu ya mpango huu," alisema Makamba.


Kujadiliwa bungeni leo

Mjadala kuhusu malipo ya posho ambao umekuwa ukiendelea kwa wiki moja sasa hasa zaidi nje ya Bunge, leo unatarajiwa kuingizwa rasmi bungeni wakati Bajeti ya Serikali iliyowasilishwa na Mkulo Jumatano iliyopita itakapoanza kujadiliwa.

Suala hilo ni dhahiri litajitokeza katika bajeti mbadala itakayowasilishwa na kambi ya Upinzani Bungeni na Waziri Kivuli wa Fedha, Zitto Kabwe ambaye amekuwa katika mvutano usio rasmi na Spika kutokana na kukataa kulipwa posho za kikao.

Mwenyekiti wa Chadema ambaye pia ni Kiongozi wa Upinzani Bungeni, Freeman Mbowe alisema jana kuwa kambi yake inatarajiwa kutoa ushauri mgumu ambao haujazoeleka kwa watendaji wa serikali na kwamba suala la kufutwa kwa posho ni sehemu ya mapendekezo hayo.

Alisema kufutwa kwa posho hizo kunaweza kuokoa zaidi ya Sh900 bilioni ambazo zinaweza kuelekezwa katika maeneo mengine ya huduma kwa wananchi.

Uhalisia posho za wabunge

Mmoja wa wabunge wa CCM ambaye hakutaka kutaandikwa jina lake alisema anasikia kuhukumiwa katika nafsi yake kutokana na kupokea posho za vikao ambazo kimsingi ni sawa na "kuwaibia wananchi".

"Ujue bwana sisi ndani ya CCM mambo hayaendi kama kwa wenzetu (Chadema), wale wanaweza kukaa leo na kuamua, sisi ni tofauti lazima kuwepo na mchakato lakini ukweli ni kwamba hoja yao ni nzuri," alisema mbunge huyo.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa umebaini kuwa malipo ya wabunge yamegawanyika katika sehemu nne ambazo ni pamoja na mshahara ambao ni Sh2,300,000 kwa mwezi, posho ya ubunge kila mwezi ambayo ni Sh5 milioni, posho ya kujikimu (per-diem) Sh80,000 wawapo nje ya majimbo yao kikazi na posho ya vikao (sitting allowance) ambayo huwa ni Sh70,000 kwa kila mbunge.

Kwa maana hiyo, kwa kawaida mbunge hulipwa Sh7.3 milioni kila mwezi kabla ya kukatwa kodi na wawapo Dodoma na Dar es Salaam kwa ajili ya vikao vya kamati na bunge au mikoani kwa ajili ya kukagua shughuli zilizopo chini ya kamati zao. Hulipwa kiasi cha Sh150,000 kila mmoja kwa siku ambazo ni Sh70,000 kwa ajili ya vikao na Sh80,000 kwa ajili ya kujikimu.

Kwa maana hiyo bunge linatarajiwa kutumia kiasi cha Sh1.788 bilioni kwa ajili ya kugharamia vikao 73 vya Bunge la Bajeti iwapo wabunge wote 350 waliopo watahudhuria vikao hivyo.

Kwa hesabu hizo, kila mbunge katika mkutano wa Bunge la Bajeti anatarajiwa kuondoka na kikita cha Sh5.1 milioni mbali na Sh 5.58 milioni ambazo ni malipo kwa ajili ya kujikimu, fedha ambazo ni mbali na mshahara wake kwa mwezi na posho ya ubunge.

CCM yakataa posho
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), kimeanza machakato wa kufuta posho hizo ikiwa ni hatua ya kupunguza matumizi yasiyo ya lazima. Habari kutoka ndani ya CCM, Dodoma na Dar es Salaam zinasema kuwa mkakati wa kufutwa kwa posho ulianzishwa takriban mwezi mmoja uliopita na sekretarieti mpya inayoongozwa na Katibu Mkuu, Wilson Mukama.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa hizo, baadhi ya wajumbe wa sekretarieti walihoji uhalali wa posho wanazolipwa hata pale vikao vinapofanyika katika sehemu ambako ni makazi yao na kwamba hoja hizo ndizo zilizozaa wazo la kufutwa kwa posho katika vikao.

"Hoja ilikuwa kwamba kama chama hakina fedha na tunataka kupunguza matumizi yasiyo ya lazima, basi posho za vikao zifutwe kwa sababu hakuna ulazima wa posho hizo hasa kwa wajumbe wa sekretarieti ambao kazi zao ni za kila siku," kilieleza chanzo chetu na kuongeza:

"Hivi sasa mpango huo uko kwenye mchakato wa kuwekewa mwongozo na nadhani baada ya kupitia katika vikao vyetu utaanza kutekelezwa. Lakini kimsingi ni kama utekelezaji wake umeshaanza kwa sababu baadhi ya wajunbe wamekataa kabisa kusaini posho hizo."

Habari zaidi zinadai kuwa waraka wa mapendekezo ya kupunguza matumizi ndani ya CCM unakwenda mbali zaidi hadi katika matumizi ya magari na kwamba pale usafiri unapohitaji wa kuelekea kwenye mkutano mmoja, basi viongozi watumie magari machache kwa maana ya usafiri wa pamoja badala ya utaratibu wa sasa ambao unamruhusu kila kiongozi kutumia usafiri wake.

Katibu wa Itikadi na Uenezi wa CCM, Nape Nnauye alipoulizwa kuhusu sekretarieti kufuta posho katika vikao vyake, hakukanusha wala kuthibitisha, badala yake akadai kuwa hayo ni mambo ya ndani ya chama ambayo hayana faida yoyote kwa umma.

"Hivi ninyi waandishi wa habari, haya mambo mnayapata kwa nani! Haya ni mambo ya ndani ya chama sidhani kama yana tija yoyote kwa umma, maana haiwezi kusaidia chochote," alisema Nape kwa kwa simu.

Alipoelezwa kwamba suala hilo lina uhusiano na sakata linaloendelea bungeni, Nape alisema: "Bunge ni bunge na chama ni chama. Kila taasisi inajitegemea na ina uamuzi wake, lakini pia sisi kama chama tulishatoa kauli mara nyingi kwamba suala la posho kwa wabunge na watumishi wengine wa serikali linazungumzika, ni la kisera na wanaohusika wapo waulizeni hao."

Mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita Nape akizungumzia malumbano miongoni mwa wabunge kuhusu suala la posho alisema suala hilo linajadilika na kwamba si vyema kulipinga kwa sababu tu linatokea kambi ya upinzani.

Kwa upande wake, Makamba alipulizwa kuhusu kufutwa kwa posho katika vikao vya Sekretarieti ya CCM naye kama ilivyokuwa kwa Nape, hakukanusha wala kuthibitisha.

"Wewe si unamfahamu msemaji wa chama ni nani? Mwulizeni Nape tena nadhani anakuja Dodoma. Akija mwulizeni, mimi siwezi kulizungumzia.... lakini ninyi waandishi haya mambo ya ndani ya chama huwa mnayapata wapi? Anyway, mwulizeni mwenezi atawaambia," alisema Makamba.

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HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICAL MARRIAGE LESSONS

Chicago Tribune
WITH DIVORCE WIDESPREAD, SCHOOLS TEACHING MARRIAGE
June 13, 2000

By V. Dion Haynes

As a boom box played kitschy wedding music, Ryan Rutherford and Kati
Weisz held hands and exchanged vows. The ceremony was performed not by
a preacher but a teacher and took place in their classroom.

For five days, they will take on the responsibility of children,
hammer out a household budget, discuss how to juggle work and family
and then grapple with a crisis--either an addiction, an affair or the
death of one partner.

The psychology course with the mock wedding is one of the most
popular electives at Redlands High School and part of a growing
nationwide movement to teach middle school and high school students
about marriage and family to stem the 50 percent divorce rate in the
U.S.

In recent years, hundreds of schools, including some in Illinois, have
introduced curricula dealing with such topics as finding the right
mate, passion, conflict resolution and breaking up. Last year, Florida
introduced a law requiring all students at public and private high
schools to take at least one marriage and family course to graduate.

At the same time, Florida and other states have passed laws offering
reduced marriage license fees and similar incentives to couples who
agree to take marriage classes before heading down the aisle.
Louisiana and Arizona have adopted legislation offering couples
considering a breakup the option of going through intensive counseling
to head off a divorce. And Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating has announced
plans to launch a $10 million program--consisting of statewide
lectures and high school courses--aimed at cutting the divorce rate by
one-third by 2010.

The programs have been criticized by some who assert the government
has no business meddling in such personal matters and by others who
argue that students would be better served if schools focused on
raising their academic abilities rather than improving their social
skills.

While a growing body of research indicates divorce and the breakdown
of the family are responsible for a number of social ills, some
preliminary studies also suggest that providing students instruction
in building healthy relationships can postpone sexual activity and
reduce youth violence.

"If we can have good families, we'll have stable kids. Home is the
first influence," said Charlene Kamper, who teaches the marriage class
at Redlands High School, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.

"Academics are very important. But if a person is not in a good
emotional state, academics become secondary," added Kamper, who
developed a curriculum called "Connections: Relationships and
Marriage" used in numerous schools nationwide. "So many kids tell me
this is one of the most useful classes they have taken."

The latest movement goes against efforts of the last three decades to
downplay marriage.

With the sexual revolution, women's rights movement and divorce
reform, marriage had been discounted and even derided by some scholars
and by popular culture, experts observed. Indeed, the image of
marriage changed from the idealism depicted in 1950s television shows
such as "Father Knows Best" and "Leave It to Beaver" to the
dysfunction of such 1980s and '90s sitcoms as "Roseanne" and "Married
With Children."

"It was politically incorrect in some academic circles to
talk positively about marriage," said Diane Sollee, founder and
director of Smart Marriages: Coalition for Marriage, Family and
Couples Education, a Washington-based group of scholars, therapists
and clergy.

"Then we got the statistics on all the kids in jail and all the girls
who were having babies because they had no connection with their
fathers," Sollee said, adding that studies also show that children
from single-parent households are more likely to be sexually abused,
less likely to go to college and more likely to get divorced after
marrying. "What's the best way to keep fathers connected with their
children? Marriage."

Even couples living together fare worse than married couples,
according to some researchers.

"Domestic violence is much higher among cohabitating couples," said
Linda Waite, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago and
co-author of the upcoming book, "The Case for Marriage: Why Married
People Are Healthier, Happier and Better Off Financially."

"The emotional well-being doesn't seem to be as high among
cohabitating couples as married couples," Waite said. "Cohabitating
men seem to be quite uncommitted to the relationship."

The emphasis on marriage instruction, according to experts, started
largely with therapists who recognized that most troubled marriages
were not a result of psychological problems but a lack of marital
skills. As the thinking goes among those at the center of the marriage
instruction movement, breakups can be pre-empted by preparing people
before they get married.

Last year, Florida introduced the Marriage Preparation and
Preservation Act, aimed at "promoting stability and continuity in
society." The law gives couples a $32.50 discount on the $88.50
marriage license fee if they take a four-hour marriage instruction
course, requires divorcing couples with children to attend a parent
"stabilization" course, and makes a marriage and family course a
requirement for high school students.

"Throughout the nation, people want to see the divorce rate come down;
they want information on how to build stronger marriages," said state
Rep. Elaine Bloom, a Florida Democrat who introduced the marriage
instruction law.

But with school finances always an issue, some teachers' groups
question whether schools should be spending time and money focusing on
such non-academic issues and whether government should be involved."I
think there is good in helping students learn about
marriage but I just wonder about government intrusion in your
private life," said David Clark, spokesman for the Florida Education
Association, which represents more than 120,000 teachers.

"Were schools designed to do this much socialization and values
clarification? Many teachers would argue it would be great if they
could focus more on academic subjects and worry less about these
things," Clark added. " . . . There is an argument for offering them
marriage classes as an elective, but saying you must teach
them is a little pushy."

The marriage curricula taught in the schools vary widely.

In the "Connections" program, taught at Redlands High School, the
teacher on one recent day discussed how to identify real love: Does
the person accept me for me? Does the person love me without
expectations for me to do something in return? Will the person allow
me to grow in the future?

Kamper, who teaches the class, offered tips on finding the right mate:
Does the person feel like my best friend? Do I want to spend time with
him/her? Is it impossible to see myself without this person in my
life?

And she talked about the role of sex in a marriage. "Sure it's
exciting. It enhances the relationship. But it is not enough," Kamper
said. "Someone has to go to work, empty the trash and take care of the
bills. You can't spend your life in bed."

Though it will be years before researchers determine whether the
programs will preserve the marriages of these students, they have
found the courses have positive short-term effects.

In a study of the Loving Well program, a nationwide program that uses
literature to illustrate romantic love, bad relationships and happy
marriages, only 8 percent of 8th graders who were virgins opted to
have sex after taking the course compared with 28 percent of a control
group who didn't take the course.

And another study showed that students in the Connections course were
less likely than other teens to use violence to solve conflicts.

"Students in Connections were more likely to use reasoning tactics and
less likely to yell, cuss, put someone down or use violence when in a
conflict," said Scott Gardner, an assistant professor of human
development and family sciences at South Dakota State University, who
conducted the study on the marriage curriculum.

"Connections kids were more likely to go to their parents for help in
a personal situation with their boyfriend or girlfriend," he added.
"We measured their attitude on divorce: Is it OK to divorce if you
have unsolvable differences? The Connections group was less likely to
agree with that."

In Room 443 at Redlands High School, about 10 couples stood in the
aisles and took part in the mock wedding. Some paired up just for the
sake of the class, but others--like Rutherford, 19, and Weisz,
18--were real couples seeking information on how to make their
relationship last.

"My parents divorced when I was in the 2nd grade. I blamed a lot of
things that happened in my life on my parents' divorce," said
Rutherford.

"I came out of the class understanding more about myself
and what to expect when I do get married."

PENSHENI KWA WALIOFIKIA MIAKA 60 WOTE TANZANIA?

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Chris Mwasambili wrote:

By FARAJA MGWABATI, 13th May 2011 Daily News

THE Government has started a process of designing a Universal Social Pension scheme (USP) that will enable all Tanzanians aged 60 and above to get a monthly stipend to sustain their living and reduce abject poverty.

The move follows a study conducted by Ministry of Labour and Employment in conjunction with HelpAge International, which revealed that it was possible to provide a USP to all senior citizens in the country at affordable cost.

“Basically the Prime Minister and the President have agreed on this need for universal social protection scheme, and the ground work has started,” said the Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Social Protection) Mr David Kaali during the workshop on Friday in Dar es Salaam.

Mr Kaali said currently discussions are going on within government machinery, which will be followed by stakeholders’ comments, the cabinet and thereafter the bill will be tabled before the parliament.

“I still cannot tell you when it will be tabled but different ministries need to discuss among themselves to see who will be responsible for what when the scheme starts,” he said during the workshop organized by Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF).

According to the study, there are around two million people aged 60 in Tanzania and are present in almost one out of four households. Also 82 per cent reside in rural areas.

The HelpAge Country Programme Director, Mr Nicodemus Chipfupa, said that it was important for the government to introduce the USP scheme because older people are less able to earn adequate income through work, are more susceptible to chronic illness, disability and more likely experience social exclusion.

“Formal social security mechanisms have not reached the poor and are unlikely to offer a solution to old age poverty. Only 6.5 per cent of the workforce is currently covered by formal social security,” said Mr Chipfupa.

The study has suggested every older person to be paid up to16,586/- per month, which in total will consume 1.2 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product per annum.

The study which was conducted between November 2009 and April last year also revealed that if the USP will be implemented, it will reduce 58 per cent of the old age poverty (from 33 to 13.9 per cent) and could reduce up to 11.9 per cent of national poverty rate.

It is estimated that Tanzania has a labour force of 16 million, out of which 93.5 per cent are in the informal sector and 6.5 percent are in the formal sector, according to Mr Kaali.

It has been suggested by the study that registration and de-registration of beneficiaries of the new scheme should be implemented through the local government structures.

“Voter cards, village registers, letters issued by village or ward officers could be used to identify older people,” said the report of the study.

According to the HelpAge International Programme Manager (Social Protection) Mr Smart Daniel, Tanzanians could seize the opportunity for a new constitution to ensure that rights and entitlements of older people and other vulnerable people, including social pension are protected and provided timely.

HII NDIO HATI YA MUUNGANO WA TANGANYIKA NA SERIKALI YAMAPINDUZI YAZANZIBAR YA1964

Nimeidaka leo toka INTERNET - BAHAKA -


THE ARTICLES OF UNION

between

THE REPUBLIC OF TANGANYIKA AND THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF

ZANZIBAR
WHEREAS the Governments of the Republic of Tanganyika and of the Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar being mindful of the long association of the peoples of these lands and of their ties of kinship and amity, and being desirous of furthering that association and strengthening of these ties and of furthering the unity of African peoples have met and considered the union of the Republic of Tanganyika with the Peoples Republic of Zanzibar:
AND WHEREAS the Governments of the Republic of Tanganyika and of the Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar are desirous that the two Republics shall be united in one Sovereign Republic in accordance with the Articles hereinafter contained:-
It is therefore AGREED between the Governments of the Republic of Tanganyika and of the Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar as follows: -
(i) The Republic of Tanganyika and the Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar shall be united in one Sovereign Republic .
(ii) During the period from the commencement of the union until the Constituent Assembly provided for in Article (vii) shall have met and adopted a Constitution for the united Republic (hereinafter referred to as the interim period) the united Republic (iii) to (vi). shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of Articles
(iii) During the interim period the Constitution of the united Republic shall be the Constitution of Tanganyika so modified as to provide for-
(a) a separate legislature and executive in and for Zanzibar from time to time constituted in accordance with the existing law of Zanzibar and having exclusive authority within Zanzibar for matters other than those reserved to the Parliament and Executive of the united Republic;
(b) the offices of two Vice-Presidents one of whom (being. a person normally resident in Zanzibar) shall be the head of the aforesaid executive in and for Zanzibar and shall be the principal assistant of the President of the United Republic in the discharge of his executive functions in relation to Zanzibar;
(c) the representation of Zanzibar in the Parliament of the United Republic ;
(d) such other matters as may be expedient or desirable to give effect to the united Republic and to these Articles.
(iv) There shall reserved to the Parliament and Executive of the united Republic the following matters-
(a) The Constitution and Government of the united Republic.
(b) External Affairs.
(c) Defence.
(d) Police.
(e) Emergency Powers.
(f) Citizenship.
(g) Immigration.
(h) External Trade and Borrowing.
(i) The Public Service of the united Republic.
(j) Income Tax, Corporation Tax, Customs and Excise.
(k) Harbours, Civil Aviation, Posts and Telegraphs.
And the said Parliament and Executive shall have exclusive authority in such matters throughout and for the purposes of the united Republic and in addition exclusive authority in respect of all other matters in and for Tanganyika .
(v) The existing laws of Tanganyika and of Zanzibar shall remain in force in their respective territories subject-
(a) to any provision made hereafter by a competent legislature;
(b) to such provision as may be made by order of the President of the united Republic for the extension to Zanzibar of any law relating to any of the matters set out in Article (iv), and the revocation of any corresponding law of Zanzibar;
(c) to such amendments as may be expedient or desirable to give effect to the union and to these Articles.
(v) (a) The first President of the united Republic shall be Mwalimu Julius K.
Nyerere and he shall carry on the Government of the united Republic in accordance with the provisions of these Articles and with the assistance of the Vice-Presidents aforesaid and of such other ministers and officers as he may appoint from Tanganyika and Zanzibar and their respective public services.
(b) The first Vice-President from Zanzibar to be appointed in accordance with the modifications provided for in Article (iii) shall be Sheikh Abeid Karume.
(vii) The President of the united Republic: in agreement with the Vice-President who is head of the Executive in Zanzibar shall-
(a) Appoint a Commission to make proposals for a Constitution for the
united Republic.
(b) Summon a Constituent Assembly composed of Representatives from Tanganyika and from Zanzibar in such numbers as they may determine to meet within one year of the commencement of the union for the purpose of considering the proposals of the Commission aforesaid and to adopt a Constitution for the united Republic.
(viii) These Articles shall be subject to the enactment of laws by the Parliament of Tanganyika and by the Revolutionary Council of the Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar in conjunction with the Cabinet of Ministers thereof, ratifying the same and providing for the Government of the united Republic and of Zanzibar in accordance therewith.
IN WITNESS WHERE Julius K. Nyerere, the President of the Republic of Tanganyika, and Abeid Karume the President of the Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar have signed these Articles, in duplicate, at Zanzibar, on this twenty-second day of April, 1964.
Passed in the National Assembly on the twenty-fifth day of April,1964