Tuesday, June 01, 2010

KIswahili Press Summaries: 28 May, 2010

Collected by: British High Commission, Dar es Salaam http://ukintanzania.fco.gov.uk/en

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GOVERNANCE: First Lady on poor medical service

First lady, Mrs Salma Kikwete narrate how she was ignored by nurses when giving birth to her first baby, by being made to sleep on the floor while waiting for medical attention. She said at the time her husband was the Foreign Minister yet she posed as an ordinary citizen and went to a public hospital which she didn’t name. Mrs Kikwete was talking to Lushoto residents yesterday when she advised medical professionals to be humane and polite towards their patients, especially pregnant women. “The pain I suffered will remain in my mind. They let me lie on the floor while, talking to me as if I didn’t matter. That experience I can’t forget. When they discovered I was wife of Minister Kikwete they suddenly changed their attitude towards me,” Salma Kikwete recalled. (Habari Leo)

POLITICAL PARTIES: CCM:Court brokers seize party properties

Properties belonging to Tanzania One Theatre (TOT), owned by CCM, were seized by Majembe Auction Mart court brokers. This was after TOT failed to repay a loan of Sh 30 million they took from the Dar es Salaam Community Bank (DCB). The bank director, Edmund Mkwawa, said they have been asking TOT to settle the debt for a long time. “They kept promising us. Last time they promised to pay within a month, but they defaulted. We even approached the party Secretary General Yusuf Makamba but to no avail,” Mkwawa lamented. Director of TOT, Captain (retired) John Komba confirmed that two trucks were seized at the headquarters in Mwananyamala, adding that he is to approach the party to bail them out. “Let us be clear. The vehicles belong to TOT and not CCM. Of course TOT belongs to CCM, but then what is the big deal? Even government has debts in terms of billions,” Komba replied. This comes at a time when the party is preparing to raise Sh 40 billion for election campaign. The TOT vehicles are normally used in presidential campaign trail and other culture activities. They played an important role in motivating and animating party supporters during presidential campaigns in 2000 and in 2005. (Majira, Tanzania Daima)

CCM: Members protest in Mwanza, Moshi, Dar

Situation seems to be far from calm within the party, with some members indulging in bickering and squabbling. Several incidents have been reported at a time when the party is gearing towards the October elections. In Kilimanjaro a row erupted at a meeting following which all seven members of political committee in Moshi municipality were forced to resign. Problem was over a local businessman who allegedly uses money to induce party leaders into violating laws and regulations. In Mwanza, over 60 members of the youth wing (UVCCM) in Magu District marched with placards protesting against their district secretary accused of abusing his office. Similar incident was reported from Temeke in Dar es Salaam. (Nipashe) 

OPPOSITION: Opposition warns of irregularities

Opposition parties have warned the government over ‘poor arrangements’ being made for the elections 2010. They say in case of any disturbance it would be held responsible. Leaders of Chadema and CUF told this paper that the Parliament has about one month to go before dissolution, yet the government has not tabled regulations for the Election Expenses Act 2010. Furthermore, the Act itself has to be rectified after it was fidgeted by the government. “Meanwhile we hear President Jakaya Kikwete declaring that ‘entertainment’ during campaign can’t be avoided. And then Registrar John Tendwa tells us it was said with a light touch. This is sending wrong signals,” Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe cautioned. (Majira)

Snippets


1      PCCB says three bigwigs to be arraigned soon (Mwananchi, Majira, Tanzania Daima)
2      Over 316 university applications found to be fraudulent (Mwananchi)
3      Artumas pull out of power project in the south (Mwananchi, Mtanzania)
4      POAC tells govt to settle Sh 7.3 billion debt with pension funds (Mwananchi)
5      Tanzania leading EAC in inflation rate (Tanzania Daima)
6      Law Society says prisons are congested (Majira)
7      Police need not depend on FBI (An-Nuur)
8      Swiss envoy - Africa should not depend on donor funding (Nipashe)
9      Now form four education to decline to primary level (An-Nuur)
10   Over 400 students ‘fined’ 200,000/- following riots (Habari Leo)
11   Village officers in Rufiji ‘sell’ bed nets instead of giving freely (Mtanzania)
12   Anti-smoking activists decry delay in passing laws (Nipashe)




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