Magufuli atema cheche wakati akifungua barabara KIA-MIRERANI

Rais wa Jamhuri ya muungano wa Tanzania, Dk. John Magufuli ameshatua uwanja wa ndege wa Kilimanjaro na kupokelewa na mkuu wa mkoa wa Kilimanjaro, Mama Anna Elisha Mngwira. Muda mchache ujao anatarajiwa kuzindua barabara ya KIA mpaka Mererani.

Magufuli: Adui yetu mkubwa ni maendeleo sio vyama, ninawashukuru sana kwa kura, nina uhakika hata Malya alinipa, nawashukuru sana wizara ya ujenzi na uchukuzi, TANROADS, wakandarasi na consultants ambao wamefanikiwa kumaliza hii barabara hii ya KM 26 kwa gharama ya bilioni 32.5 na fedha zote zimetokana na kodi za watanzania, nawapongeza sana watanzania wanaolipa kodi.

Barabara ambazo tumeamua kutengeneza zipo yingi, tumeanza na Km 26 lakini haiwezi kuishia hapa kabla haijafika makao makuu ya wilaya na Mkoa.

Nawapongeza sana kwa kumchagua Milya, amelelewa na CCM. Nchi hii ni tajiri na historia inazungumza wazi, tukapewa madini ambayo hayapo pengine kokote duniani, tujiulize haya madini yanatusaidia? Mungu ametupa madini lakini tunapata shida ndio maana nimefika hapa ila mtu analilia shida, Tanzanite tunayo lakini tunaitumiaje? Tulimkosea nini Mungu? Hilo ndio somo langu la leo.

Tanzania matatizo yetu sio vyama, matatizo yetu ni kwanini tunaibiwa? Wangepewa nchi nyingine, hapa pangekuwa kama Ulaya. Ripoi ya Tanzanite iliyoundwa na Spika, Tanzania haiwanufaishi hata wananchi wa hapa, pia haiwanufaishi watanazania. Tanzania inapata asilimia tano, ndio maana nasema nasema tuna changamoto.

Katika uongozi wangu nimeamua kuongoza hii vita, naomba tusimame pamoja kushinda hii vita. Tanzanite ina eneo la kilometa za mraba 81.99, kuna block zimegawanywa. Tanzanite zinaibiwa sana, ni shamba la bibi, nafikiri mabibi waliokufa miaka mingi sana.

Kuna wawekezaji ambao wana asilimia 50 lakini mali zinasombwa. Nimeamua lile eneo ili tuzuie wizi, block A mpaka D, naagiza JWTZ waanze kulijenga ukuta eneo lote, kazi ifanyike haraka. Wakimaliza wake fence na kamera, kutakuwa na mlango mmoja. Hata kama utameza Tanzanite itaonekana.

Serikali ipate pesa yake na mchimbaji apate pesa yake, tunataka soko la Tanzanite liwe hapa Simanjiro na wala sio Arusha. Wanunuzi wote waje kununua hapa Simanjiro, barabara ni lami.

Nimeona tuanze na hii hatua, nina hakika watu wa Tanzanite one na wengine watakaa na kutengeza mkataba wenye faida kwa serikali. Ni lazima tujipange vizuri, hili suala naona sasa linafika mwisho wake.

Biashara haijazuiliwa lakini tunaitoa kwenye biashara ya magendo kuwa biashara halali. Ukishapata mali yako ndani ya uzio, peleka kwenye duka lolote na wateja watakufata hapo hapo. Biashara hii unaondoka umeficha na unapeleka anakulalia kwa sababu anajua huwezi kuipeleka popote.

Benki kuu pia watengeze mkakati wa kushiriki katika kununua zawadi. Tuna madini kila maali lakini majamaa wamekuwa wakisomba tu, tunaendelea kubaki maskini.

Nafahamu katika hatua mlizoanza kuchukua, kuna wengine wamekimbia na hamtawaona kwa sababu ya waliochokuwa wanafanya.
Malya sio adui yetu, adui yetu ni yule anae tuibia. Barabara imejengwa na CCM lakini watapita watanzania wote, tunagombania nini? Wanasema kitunze kidumu, naomba mtunze hii barabara. Kuhusu suala la maji naomba mniachie, kuna mradi mkubwa wa bilioni 45 kwenda makao makuu ya wilaya, eneo hili ambalo halina vyanzo vya maji naomba mniachie.

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Magufuli skiped UN General Assembly, once again

President John Magufuli has skipped another high profile United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held in New York in the US between September 18 and 20, this year.

In the meeting, Tanzania is represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Augustine Mahiga.

The meeting which started today, September 18, was addresses by the US president Donald Trump who among other issues spoke about the North Korea’s nuclear threat and UN reform agenda.

Recent reports said that Tanzania was among several African countries being investigated by the United Nations forviolating the sanctions imposed on the Asian country.

Addressing reporters in last week before his departure, Dr Mahiga said among others, he would meet with the five UN permanent members to assure them that Tanzania had ceased relationship with North Korea.

This is a second UNGA that President Magufuli has skipped since he came into power in November 2015. The first UNGA skipped was held in September last year.

Dr Magufuli has also escaped key international events where he was expected to meet with other leaders in Africa and at the UN.

Instead, he has been sending representatives, including the Vice President, Ms Samia Hassan Suluhu, and Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa and the Foreign Affairs Minister.

Some of the meetings he escaped were the forum on China-Africa Co-operation in Johannesburg held in South Africa in December 2015. He sent Ms Suluhu to attend.

President Magufuli also delegated Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa to represent him at the Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which was held in Gaborone, Botswana on January 18, 2016.

Another one was the 26th meeting of the heads of state of the African Union (AU) in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in 30 January 2016.

He also skipped the high profile continental meeting, the 27th African Union Heads of States Summit held in Rwandan capital, Kigali in July 2016.

The recent one was the 37th Ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government held in last month in South Africa where he sent his vice, Ms Suluhu.

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Plans afoot to refer Lissu to US for treatment

Chadema supporters in the diaspora have embarked on a fundraiser, aimed at collecting enough money to send Singida East MP, Tundu Lissu, to US for speacialised treatment following fatal shooting in Dodoma last week.

Currently, Lissu is at Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi, where he was airlifted only hours after he was hit with five out of 32 bullets sprayed on his vehicle by unknown assailants

The Chadema sympathisers in the Diaspora have so far opened an online fundraising campaign throughhttps://www.gofundme.com/Lissumedicalcare/donate, with a target of collecting $50,000 which would make it possible to fly Mr Tundu Lissu to the US for further medical care.

By 12.37am Thursday, some $2,173 had already been contributed by 52 well-wishers. Chadema Secretary General,Dr Vincent Mashinji,has been listed as a guarantor of the fundraiser.

"Your contribution will make it possible to transfer Hon. Lissu from Nairobi hospital to United States of America for further medical care," reads part of the statement on the go fund me website.

Mr Lissu, Chadema's chief whip was shot multiple times last Thursday as he arrived at his residence in Dodoma. He survived injuries on his stomach and limbs and was flown to Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi on advice from his family and party.

Reports show his health is improving despite some complications emerging, such as infections. He continues to receive medical care in Nairobi.

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WhatsApp Gets Picture-in-Picture Video Calling Feature in Stable Builds

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WhatsApp has adding two new featuresThe app now lets you put text-only updatesYou can also make use of a PiP feature

WhatsApp has rolled out two new features - support for picture-in-picture and ability to have text as status message - on its Android and iPhone clients as the Facebook-owned instant messaging app continues to improve its functionality for its over one billion customers.

The first feature, called picture-in-picture, allows users to resize the video calling window and move it around should they want to also text a friend or do something else. The company began testing the feature, which is also sometimes referred to as PiP, on Android in July. Over the months, several apps have introduced picture-in-picture mode as a way to bolster productivity. Apple's recent versions for iPhone also support this functionality.

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Ndugu wasusia mwili wa jamaa yao aliyefariki kwa utata

Ndugu wa marehemu Shinje Charles mwenye umri wa miaka 25, mkazi wa mtaa wa Uwanja, kata ya Nyankumbu mjini Geita, wamesusia kuchukua mwili wa ndugu yao, kutokana na utata wa kifo chake mpaka uchunguzi utakapokamilika.                       

Inadaiwa marehemu Charles amefariki dunia kufuatia kipigo alichopokea kutoka kwa walinzi wa mgodi wa Geita Gold Mine uliopo mkoani Geita.

Wakisimulia kifo cha kijana huyo vijana wawili Philipo Enock na Shija Mashema wamesema mnamo Agosti 21, mwaka huu,waliingia katika eneo la mgodi wa GGM kwa lengo la kuiba mabaki ya mawe ya dhahabu (magwangala).

Vijana hao wamesema wakati wakiwa njiani, walinzi hao waliwaona na kuanza kuwakimbiza, ndipo marehemu alipokamatwa.                       

Mashuhuda hao wameongeza kuwa hadi mwenzao Charles anakamatwa, bado alikuwa hai na alibebwa kwenye gari la walinzi hao na kuondoka naye.

Vijana hao wamesema walikimbilia kwenye mashimo madogo na kujificha kwa muda wa siku mbili, na baadae kuarifiwa kwa simu kuwa mwenzao amefariki dunia na mwili wake umehifadhiwa kwenye chumba cha kuhifadhia maiti cha Hospitali ya Rufaa ya mkoa Geita.

Mganga mkuu wa mkoa wa Geita Dkt. Joseph Kisalo,  amethibitisha kupokea mwili wa marehemu huyo, huku afisa uhusiano wa jamii na GGM  Manase Ndoroma, akikiri kutokea kwa tukio hilo japo amekanusha madai ya kupigwa kwa kijana huyo.

 Kwa mujibu wa taarifa ya mwandishi wa Azam TV Ester Sumira aliyopo mkoani Geita, afisa uhusiano huyo amedai kuwa kijana huyo alianguka kwenye kuta za shimo la mgodi.    

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JPM amteua brigedia kuwa naibu mkurugenzi TAKUKURU

Rais John Magufuli leo Agosti 21, amemteua brigedia jenerali John Julius Mbungo, kuwa naibu mkurugenzi mkuu wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (TAKUKURU).

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotolewa na mkurugenzi wa mawasiliano ya rais Ikulu, Gerson Msigwa, uteuzi wa brigedia Mbungo, umeanza leo.

Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupamabana na Rushwa (TAKUKURU) ni ya umma, iliyoanzishwa chini ya Sheria ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa Namba 11 ya Mwaka 2007.

Sheria hiyo ilitungwa baada ya kufutwa kwa Sheria ya Kuzuia Rushwa (TAKURU) sura ya 329, iliyofanyiwa marejeo mwaka 2002.

Kuanzishwa kwa chombo hicho kulikuja baada ya Bunge la Tanzania, kupitisha muswada wa sheria ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa wa mwaka 2007 mnamo Aprili 6.

Muswada huo ulisainiwa na rais wa awamu ya nne Jakaya Kikwete, na kuwa sheria ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa mnamo Juni 11, 2007 na ilianza kufanya kazi Julai mwaka huo.

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TCAA YAKANA KUITAMBUA NDEGE YA GWAJIMA

Serikali kupitia Mamlaka ya Usafiri wa Anga (TCAA) imekana kuwa na taarifa ya ndege iliyonunuliwa na Askofu wa Kanisa Ufufuo na Uzima, Josephat Gwajima nchini Marekani.

Juzi, Askofu Gwajima alithibitisha kununua ndege hiyo aina ya GulfStream N60983 yenye thamani ya Sh2.64 bilioni kwa ajili ya kuitumia kusambaza injili.

Ili kuonyesha msisitizo, Askofu Gwajima aliweka picha kwenye mitandao ya kijamii iliyomwonyesha mbele ya ndege hiyo.

Kiongozi huyo wa dini alisema ameijaribisha ndege hiyo kwa kusafiri viwanja tofauti nchini Marekani na kuridhika nayo.

Hata hivyo, akieleza utaratibu wa kuiingiza nchini, Ofisa Habari wa TCAA, Ali Changwila alisema mamlaka hiyo haina taarifa ya ununuzi wa ndege hiyo.

Alisema Mtanzania yeyote anayenunua ndege nje ya nchi kuiingiza nchini anatakiwa kwanza kuitaarifu mamlaka hiyo ili ifahamu na kuwa na taarifa nayo.
"Nimejiridhisha kwa wataalamu wetu, hakuna taarifa yoyote ya ununuzi wa hiyo hapa ofisini", alisema Changwila na kuongeza:

"Kwa kawaida mtu anapotaka kununua ndege na kuileta Tanzania, kwanza lazima aje TCAA atuambie ni ndege ya aina gani ili tujue kama wataalamu wetu wanaifahamu. Kama hawaifahamu inabidi awape mafunzo ili waweze kuikagua hiyo ndege ikiwa nje ya nchi".

Hata hivyo, alisema TCAA ina wataalamu waliobobea katika urubani na uhandisi wa ndege walio tayari kufanya ukaguzi wa ndege mbalimbali zinazoingizwa nchini.

Alisema hatua ya kwanza ni wataalamu hao kwenda ilikonunuliwa ndege husika na kuikagua kama inakidhi vigezo vya Shirika la Kimataifa la Usafiri wa Anga (ICAO).
"Je imekidhi vigezo vya ICAO? Inacho cheti cha kusajiliwa? Historia yake ikoje? Imekwisha muda wake? Imeshakatwazwa kusafiri? Maana kuna ndege zimeshapitisha muda wa kutumia halafu zinauzwa", alisema Changwila.

Ofisa huyo aliongeza kuwa baada ya wataalamu wao kujiridhisha, mwenye ndege atatakiwa kujaza fomu ya TCAA ili kufuata sheria za ndani na pia ataeleza ndege hiyo itaendeshwa na rubani gani na itatumika katika viwanja gani.

"Ni kama tu unataka leseni ya biashara, lazima ukidhi vigezo", alisisitiza Changwila.
"Wapo Watanzania walionunua ndege na wamefuata masharti hayo, kwa mfano Precision Air inamilikiwa na Watanzania, Coastal Aviation, hata marehemu Philemon Ndesamburo alikuwa akimiliki helkopta kwa kufuata masharti hayo.

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Urusi: Marekani imetangaza ''vita vya kibiashara'' kwetu

Waziri mkuu wa Urusi Dmitry Medvedev amesema kuwa vikwazo vipya vilivyowekwa na Marekani dhidi ya taifa hilo ni sawa na kutangaza vita vya kibiashara.

Amesema kuwa mikakati iliotiwa saini na rais Trump inaonyesha udhaifu wa rais huyo wa Marekani ambaye alisema ameaibishwa na bunge la Congress.

Sheria hiyo inalenga kuiadhibu Urusi kwa kuingilia uchaguzi wa Marekani wa 2016 pamoja na vitendo vyake dhidi ya Ukraine.

Katika kutia saini makubaliano hayo dhidi ya adui wa Marekani kupitia sheria ya vikwazo siku ya Jumatano, aliweka taarifa akisema kuwa mkakati huo sio wa sawa.

Sheria hiyo pia inaiwekea vikwazo Iran na Korea Kaskazini, Iran imesema kuwa vikwazo hivyo vipya vinakiuka makubaliano ya mpango wa nyuklia na kwamba itajibu kwa njia ilio ''sahihi na sawia'' kulingana na chombo cha habari cha Isna.

Korea Kaskazini kwa upande wake haijatoa matamshi yoyote kuhusiana na hatua hiyo ya Marekani.
Bwana Medvedev pia alionya kwamba hatua mpya zinazolenga kumuondoa rais Trump madarakani zitachukuliwa kwa kuwa sio mtu aliye na utaratibu.

Moscow ambayo imekana kuingilia uchaguzi wa Marekani tayari imelipiza kisasi wiki iliopita wakati bunge la Congress lilipopitisha muswada uliowatimua maafisa 755 kutoka katika ubalozi wa Marekani nchini Urusi mbali na kuzuiwa kutumia jengo moja la Marekani pamopja na ghala moja nchini Moscow.

Mataifa kadhaa ya Ulaya ikiwemo Ujerumani yanahofia vikwazo hivyo vipya na rais wa tume ya Ulaya Jean Claude Juncker ameonya kwamba athari yake itaathiri maslahi ya kawi ya Ulaya.

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Marekani yakana kutaka kuing’oa Korea Kaskazini

Serikali ya Marekani kupitia waziri wa maswala ya kigeni Rex Tillerson, imesema haina dhamira ya kuing’oa madarakani utawala wa Korea Kaskazini, wakati huu ambao kumekuwa na hali ya wasiwasi juu ya mpango wa silaha za nyuklia wa Pyongyang.

 “Sisi siyo maadui” alisema Tillerson na kuongeza kuwa Marekani ilihitaji majadiliano kwa kiasi fulani.

Pamoja na kauli ya waziri huyo, seneta mmoja mwandamizi wa Chama cha Republican amesema rais Trump amelipa uzito suala la kuingia kwenye vita na taifa hilo la Korea Kaskazini, akiamini kuwa hilo ndilo chaguo sahihi.

Yenyewe Korea Kaskazini inadai kuwa jaribio lake la hivi karibuni la kombora la masafa marefu, linaweza kupiga pwani ya Magharibi ya Marekani na sehemu nyingine.

“Hatutafuti mabadiliko ya madaraka, hatutafuti anguko la utawala, sisi siyo maadui zenu, sisi siyo tishio kwenu, lakini mnawasilisha tishio lisilokubalika kwetu na tunapaswa kujibu,” alisema Tillerson akiiambia Korea Kaskazini.

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Watoto walioungana kutengenishwa baada ya miezi sita

Daktari Bingwa Hospitali ya Taifa Muhimbili aliyebobea katika fani ya upasuaji wa watoto Afrika Mashariki, Zaituni Bokhari amesema baada ya kufanya vipimo, imegundulika kuna uwezekano wa kuwatenganisha watoto mapacha waliozaliwa wakiwa wameungana.

Dk Bokhari ameyasema hayo leo Jumatano alipokuwa akitoa majibu ya vipimo vilivyochukuliwa hospitalini hapo kwa takriban wiki nzima.

“Vipimo vya damu vimeonyesha kila mtoto ana mfumo wake na hawana maambukizi ya aina yoyote, ugumu unakuja kwenye ini na moyo ambapo wanategemeana ila uwezekano wa kutenganishwa upo,” amesema Dk Bokhari.

Majibu hayo yamekuja siku chache baada ya pacha hao kupimwa vipimo vya radiolojia ikiwemo CT Scan, MRI, X Ray kipimo cha moyo (ECO) pamoja na vipimo vyote vya damu.

Watoto hao waliozaliwa katika hospitali ya Misheni ya Berega iliyopo Kanda ya Mashariki mkoani Morogoro, Julai 21 mwaka huu wamenaza kuchukuliwa vipimo mbalimbali vya awali.

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