Umaru Yar´Adua - Nigeria´s New President

Umaru Yar'Adua has been sworn in as Nigeria's new president at a colourful ceremony in the capital, Abuja.

More about President Alhaj Umaru Yar´Adua: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaru_Musa_Yar%27adua

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Gongola kukuza hizo picha hapo chini

Msanii Shani Kitogo akighani kusifia kamusi mpya ya kiswahili kwa shule za msingi ilozinduliwa leo. Kamusi hiyo mpya imezinduliwa na Waziri wa habari, utamaduni na michezo mh. Muhammad Seif Khatib na sheikh Abdillah Nassir, mmoja wa watunzi watatu wa kamusi mpya ya kiswahili kwa shule za msingi za Afrika Mashariki. Kamusi hiyo imechapwa na Oxford University Press. Kamusi hiyo ya toleo la kwanza imesheheni maneno mengi mapya.


Chanzo cha habari: http://issamichuzi.blogspot.com/

Biometric ID checks allowed.

The airline SAS Braathens will be allowed to use fingerprinting as idetification of its passengers after all. The Norwegian Data Protection Registrar had first said no. However, after reviewing the case, the Registrar has now approved the new security system.

SAS Braathen security chief Bjoern Tvete-Berger says this will increase air travel security. The biometric security systems are systems which scan your fingerprints or the iris of your eye. The passengers are first scanned upon checking in, and are then checked for a match before boarding the aircraft. In this way it is ensured that the passenger entering the plane is the same as the one that checked in.

(NRK/Norway Post) 24.05.2007 07:16

Rolleiv Solholm

by MUHIDIN ISSA MICHUZI
Daily News; Wednesday, May 23, 2007 @00:01

FLAVIANA Matata, Tanzania's flamboyant representative in the Miss Universe beauty contest, is riding high in the pageant's starting grid, and may do wonders in the country's maiden appearance at the event in Mexico City. According to a website tracking the contest, globalbeauties.com, the 19-year-old Flaviana yesterday held the pole or first position in the 77-beauties race, ahead of aspirants from Venezuela, Spain and Greece, heading the top 20 list. Another status update on the beauties is due today. The postings are based on a worldwide vote by viewers following the pageant. The grid shows that the contestant from Greece was in the fourth position, followed by Serbia, Japan, USA, Korea, Mexico, Russia and South Africa. Other contestants in that order were Thailand, Estonia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Slovenia, Brazil, India and Peru who tied with Angola at the 20th position. Czech Republic and Poland also tied in the 22nd position. After performing well in the Miss Photogenic event in which she finished 4th runner-up, the 5.9-foot girl is tipped to grab any of the top three slots in the finals to be held in Mexico City on May 28. Judges would include NBC's "Heroes" James Kyson Lee, NBC's "Deal or No Deal" briefcase model Lindsay Clubine, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, rocker Dave Navarro, World and Olympic figure skating champion Michelle Kwan. Others are celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves, fashion designer Marc Bouwer, "Project Runway" judge and Elle magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, and former Miss Universe (1993) Dayanara Torres. Each contestant will be judged in three categories, swimsuit, evening gown and personality interview. Tumpigie kura hapa: http://www.missuniverse.com/ The Top 10 of Pageant Almanac's Miss Universe 2007 Pageant Playoffs have been selected. They are (24.05.2007): Brazil - Natália Guimarães Greece - Doukissa Nomikou India - Puja Gupta Japan - Riyo Mori Korea - Honey Lee Philippines - Anna Theresa Licaros Spain - Natalia Zabala Arroyo Tanzania - Flaviana Matata USA - Rachel Smith Venezuela - Ly Jonaitis Imepostiwa na Pwagu na Pwaguzi pwagu.na.pwaguzi@oslo.online.no

Fisheries: Røkke returns to Roots

One of Norway's wealthiest men, financier Kjell Inge Røkke, who started out as a fisherman, has bought a shrimp trawler and was this week seen selling fresh shrimps on the Oslo waterfront.

Said the "fisherman from Molde": Why all the fuss! I am just an ordinary shrimp fisherman! - when journalists crowded him on the edge of the dock.

It is Røkke's aim to land his catch at the City Hall pier every Thursday morning, together with the other Oslofjord fishermen.

And it did not seem that the price was a problem. At NOK 70 (USD 12) a kilo, it took only two-and-a-half hours to empty the trays.

Source: Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), 18.05.2007 time 07:26 CET.

More about Røkke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjell_Inge_R%C3%B8kke

The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway

and is an official national holiday each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai (meaning May Seventeenth), Nasjonaldagen (National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen

(Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent.

Historical background

The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent nation.

The celebration of this day begun spontaneously among students and others from early on, and for some years the king was reluctant to allow the celebrations. For a couple of years in the 1820s, king Carl Johan actually forbade it, as he thought the celebrations a kind of protest and disregard - even revolt. The king's attitude changed slightly after the Battle of the Square in 1829, an incident which resulted in such a commotion that the King had to allow it. It was, however, not until 1833, that anyone ventured to hold a public address on behalf of the day. That year, official celebration was initiated by the monument of the late politician Christian Krogh, known to have stopped the King from gaining too much personal power. The address was held by Henrik Wergeland, thoroughly witnessed and accounted for by a Swedish spy, sent by the King himself.

Read in full: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Norway

Gamle Banken
Skippergata 9
OSLO.
Entré kr. 100,-
Time: 21.00 - 03.30


One of the pioneers of Swahili dancehall (BongoFlava) in East Africa, Dully Sykes aka
Mr. Chicks aka Mr. Misifa is known for droppin' hits like 'Julieta', 'Salome', "Hei" and much more that are true works of poetry is back again with some tintillating tunes. After the first album 'Historia ya kweli' which was released in 2003 people started calling my music 'Mwanasesele', Kiswahili for a high squeaky noise. With the song 'Handsome' and album by the same name, I became one of the biggest names in young urban music in Tanzania. Currently the third album 'Hunifahamu' is sellin' like butter in East Africa, a solid album with more potentially great singles backed by the use of different genres showing my versatility without compromising or changing my unique voice. This album proves that I am not just an artist but a musician, so make sure you cop that CD and relax to some smooth vibes!

More about Dully "Misifa" Sykes: http://www.myspace.com/dullysykes

and more about BongoFlava: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzanian_hip_hop

aPanda hadi Darini.

Halima Mohammed Mwinshehe took her M.Phil in CIE (specialisation Education and Development) in 2002 at The University of Oslo (UiO), and started her doctoral studies in 2003. She delivered her thesis in November 2006. The doctoral commission consists of Dr.Martha Qorro, University of Dar es Salaam (former Head of Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages) -

1.opponent and Prof.Lennart Wohlgemuth, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (former Director of the Nordic Institute of African Studies) -

2.opponent . The Chair of the Commision is Prof.Arnfinn Vonen, Institute for Special Education.

Please pencil the following dates into your diary:

Thursday 24. May, probably at 2.15. p.m. Halima Mwinshehe from Tanzania will hold her doctoral lecture at Auditorium 2, Helga Engs hus, Universitetet i Oslo. On the following day, Friday 25th you should all be there at 10.15 a.m.to hear Halima officially defend her thesis.

The title of the thesis is.

Overcoming the Language Barrier. An in-depth Study of Tanzanian Secondary School Science Teachers' and Students' Strategies in Coping with the English-Kiswahili Dilemma in the Teaching/Learning Process.

The theme of this study was medium of instruction (MOI) in secondary schools in Tanzania. The study investigated the extent of the problem of English proficiency among students and teachers and the way they cope with the Kiswahili-English dilemma during science lessons. Data was collected through a mixed methods approach whereby three main methods of data collection were used viz. participant observation, interview and quasi-experiment whereby comparative teaching/learning was conducted in English, Kiswahili and code-switching.

Findings showed that English is a problem for the majority of teachers and students, majority of whom could not express themselves clearly in English. The study also showed that in classes taught in English, a number of coping strategies were used as an attempt to surmount the language barrier. Those which were more frequently used and or had a great impact on students are: code-switching, safe talk, negative reinforcement (punishment) and English teaching as a coping strategy. In classes taught in Kiswahili these coping strategies were rarely used. Test results showed that students who used Kiswahili as MOI performed better than the other two groups. Performance for English MOI was the poorest.

From the findings it was concluded that that the use of Kiswahili as MOI promote participation during lessons and improves performance in tests and minimize the differences in performance among students while for English it was the opposite, and for code-switching it was mid way. On the other hand English as MOI is a barrier to effective teaching/learning in Tanzanian secondary schools. This barrier can be surmounted by instituting Kiswahili as MOI in Tanzanian secondary schools.

Source: http://www.uv.uio.no/forsk/disputaser/Halimasammendrag.html

Raids to crush gang

Oslo police´s SWAT team "Beredskaptroppen"swept into action on Wednesday with a coordinated series of raids to smash a family believed to be central to a criminal gang.

Arrests were coordinated with a series of raids in Brazil, where Norwegian police took part. The Oslo action was designed to take out central members of the Pakistani 'B-Gang'.

Aftenposten.no received confirmation that Oslo police had arrested at least five of six brothers centrally placed in the gang. Three of the five were in custody before the raids.

Armed police moved into the Furuset district of Oslo, where assorted gang members reside, and at least two arrests were made here.

The raids are part of a major police offensive against criminal Pakistani gangs, a project that began in the autumn of 2006.

Police stormed over ten addresses in the Oslo are. According to information received by Aftenposten.no, the raids were not confined to members of the B-Gang, but also to family members that may have profited from their criminal activities.

At the same time, a major police offensive against Norwegians in Natal was mounted by a total of 230 officers, with Norwegian police assisting their Brazilian colleagues.

According to NRK's (Norwegian Broadcasting) web site, there was a target list of 23 names of arrest targets in the Brazilian city. The list was not restricted to members of the B-Gang who have invested heavily in property there but also a number of other Norwegians.

Search warrants had been procured in order to investigate persons with economic means not in keeping with their declared income, Oslo police said in a press release.

"The action is part of a strategic choice where we have chosen to focus on economic investigation. The objective is primarily to secure and seize proceeds believed to be the profits of criminal operations," said police inspector Iver Stensrud.

Aftenposten's Norwegian reporters
Hans O. Torgersen, Arild M. Jonassen and Kjetil Sæter
Aftenposten English Web Desk
Jonathan Tisdall

A letter from Baba wa Taifa J.K. Nyerere to President Jakaya Kikwete.


Date: Tuesaday, 8 May 2007 06:04:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Alex Mkelemi"
To: list@tanzanet.org
Subject: [tanzanet] JK to JK!

Kijana,

Perhaps you are just addicted to fame and popularity,
or you just don't  know what you are really doing in
State House. But whatever it is, you're leading the
nation in wrong direction. And as a former statesman,
I feel duty-bound to warn you at this time before you
plunge our beloved  Tanzania into a bottomless pit.

Please stop squandering public money jetting around
the world in  search Of fame and popularity while
millions of children back home who can no longer have
milk to drink are starving to death. You need to be
sensible and sensitive statesman. Take me for example;
my immense popularity at home had been based not on
wild promises of a golden future but on a clear-eyed
appraisal of the hard work that was ahead of me, the
work of correcting and undoing the wrongs and errors
of colonial institutions.

And as it was back then, I still believe, and that is
what it should be, that nobody is great without work.
For that reason, you need to weigh up your demeanor.
Tell Tanzanians to get off their butts and work. Not
just work, but work hard. Your economic team needs to
do the same, too.

There is no economic growth in this modern era that is
triggered by old primitive ideas. Jakaya, you are
perhaps aware that during my entire 24 years of
presidency, I never at once believed in begging. And
that is why I tried as hard as I could to break away
from Western donors by attempting to achieve
self-supporting state through "ujamaa" policy. Of
course, it proved disastrous due to lack of individual
incentives, but I tried.

Mmh, I don't wanna sound inquisitive here, but with
all due respect, what new thing have you tried in your
first year in office? Don't answer that...

I know it is not for me to tell you how you should run
the country, but the truth of the matter is: where
there is too much expectation and too little hope,
despair among people will always seem greater.  You
have created false expectation to Tanzanians promising
to give  them golden future, but I see no any viable
plan to accomplishing that.

Concerning mining policies, your ultimate goal is not
clear yet.  Russia has tried to assert more control
over its oil and gas resources, Venezuela and Bolivia
have moved to curtail oil companies; but in Tanzania,
companies which mine gold, diamonds and other germs
pay only royalties and low wages but no corporate
taxes. It makes no sense to me!

Three decades ago, Batswanas were suffering exactly
the kind of suffering Tanzanians are suffering now
from Western investors. But when Botswana government
saw its reserves dwindling, it knew it had to take
further measures. It tightened its belt, pulled
together-and got through the crisis.

I suggest you do the same. Send your economic advisors
to Botswana so they can learn more on this matter
because the current state of mining industry in
Tanzania is too exploitive to be allowed to go on.
Also, you need to understand that the solution to
energy crisis lies within Tanzanians.

It's your responsibility as a president, to come up
with realistic energy plan, and implement it for the
benefit of the nation.  Stieglers Gorge is still a
good option.

On East African Federation, I still see a lot of
mistrust among the Citizens of the regional countries
particularly in the issue of Immigration. I also see
some criminal elements like open sores waiting  to be
turned into arrows of hatred. Intolerance. And for the
new members, Burundi and Rwanda, ethnic strife is
still my major concern. I, of course, more than anyone
else, do want to see the Federation in its place.
However, taking Tanzania into the federation at this
time is nothing but echoing the old mistakes of 1977.

Tanzania might be ready to join the Federation, but
Kenya and Uganda are still struggling with their
oldest problem, civil strife. Wakikuyu and Waruo.
Wakaramajong and Bagisu. Young man, though I often
disagree with you in many issues, I still care about
you and Salma. And I sincere wish you good luck as you
walk the long Road to build bridges to a better future
for all Tanzanians. And most of All, I wish you health
and unfailing energy.

Please don't forget to pass on my warmest greetings to
Fidel. Tell him that I kindly wish him a full and
speedy recovery. May God always bless Tanzania.

Sincerely,
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
+++++++++++++++

Sent by: Omari Guy Agallo Chichi:
omyguyagallochichi@yahoo.co.uk

Lifted from TANZANET MAILING LIST
list@tanzanet.org
http://www.tanzanet.org/

Zitto na Amina Chifupa

Zitto: Mimi mpiganaji nitaitetea haki yangu

MBUNGE wa Kigoma Kaskazini, Kabwe Zubeir Zitto (CHADEMA) amesema anajiandaa vilivyo kukabiliana kisheria na wimbi la tuhuma zinazoelekezwa kwake zikimhusisha kuwa na uhusiano usiofaa na mbunge mwenzake, Amina Chifupa Mpakanjia (CCM).

Soma hapa kwa kirefu: http://www.freemedia.co.tz/daima/2007/5/9/habari1.php

Imepostiwa na Tausi A. Makame:tausi@online.no

‘Rais Kikwete hakumtetea Chitalilo’

RAIS Jakaya Kikwete, hakumtetea Mbunge wa Buchosa, Samuel Chitalilo (CCM), anayekabiliwa na tuhuma za kudanganya kuhusu kiwango chake cha elimu, imeelezwa.

Akizungumza na Tanzania Daima kwa simu kutoka Mwanza jana, Mwandishi wa Habari Msaidizi wa Rais, Premmy Kibanga, alisema alichokizungumzia rais wakati akiwa jimboni Buchosa ni hoja za kishindani zilizojitokeza wakati wa Uchaguzi Mkuu wa mwaka juzi.

“Ile haikuwa tafsiri sahihi. Rais aliposema kuhusu kelele za mlango hazimfanyi mwenye nyumba akose usingizi, alikuwa akizungumzia msigano uliokuwapo Buchosa mwaka 2005 wakati wa Uchaguzi Mkuu.

“Rais anafahamu vyema mwenendo wa mambo kisheria na mara kadhaa amekuwa akikataa kuzungumzia masuala yaliyoko mahakamani. Na alichokisema akiwa Buchosa ni kuwahakikishia wananchi wa jimbo hilo kuwa pamoja na mambo yote hayo, CCM na Serikali vitaendelea kuwatumikia kwa uaminifu,” alisema Kibanga.

Ufafanuzi huo umehitimisha utata uliojitokeza baada ya vyombo kadhaa vya habari juzi (si Tanzania Daima), kumkariri Rais Kikwete akimtetea Chitalilo ambaye shauri lake la kudanganya kuhusu elimu yake bado halijapatiwa ufumbuzi wa kimahakama.

Utata kuhusu kauli hiyo ya Rais ambayo sasa inaonekana kuwa ilitafsiriwa vibaya, ulisababisha vyama viwili vya siasa, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) na Chama cha Wananchi (CUF) kueleza kushangazwa na huo ulioonekana kuwa msimamo wa Rais Kikwete.

Kibanga katika ufafanuzi wake huo alisema, alichofanya Rais kilikuwa ni kuwataka wananchi wa jimbo hilo kuendelea na shughuli zao kama kawaida, huku wakijua kwamba, serikali yake ilikuwa inatambua wajibu wake wa kuwahudumia pamoja na kuwapo kwa matatizo kadhaa.

Habari zaidi kutoka Mwanza aliko Rais zinaeleza kwamba, Rais alitoa kauli hiyo kutokana na kuwapo kwa maneno mengi yaliyokuwa yakidai kuwa Chitalilo alikuwa hakubaliki jimboni mwake na kwamba kulikuwa na uwezekano mkubwa wa kushindwa.

“Mwaka 2005 kulikuwa na upinzani mkali Buchosa na kulikuwa na taarifa zilizokuwa zikidai kwamba, kwa sababu ya kutokubalika kwake Chitalilo angeshindwa. Ndiyo maana Rais aliwashukuru wananchi kwa kumchagua yeye na mbunge wao pamoja na kuwapo kwa wasiwasi huo wa kushindwa,” alisema ofisa mmoja serikalini aliye katika msafara wa Rais ambaye hakutaka jina lake liandikwe gazetini.

Imepostiwa na Tausi A. Makame: tausi@online.no

Chanzo cha habari: Tanzania Daima mtandaoni, Jumatano, 9.5.2007

Read more: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1781886.ece

Another meat recall in Norway

Norwegian meat producer Gilde was back in the news on Tuesday, after announcing that it had to recall 4.6 tons of summer ham.

Gilde is recalling its traditional Sommerskinke after finding pieces of metal clips in the ham.

"Internal controls revealed small pieces of metal clips on the surface of the ham," Gilde announced in a press statement. The metal clips, it says, are used to fasten the netting around the pre-cooked ham.

Consumers were being urged to return the hams to stores. Hams affected are those with production number 120 and LOT-numbers 7183, 7184, or 7185.

Gilde officials apologized for the inconvenience to both consumers and the retail stores involved.

Nina Sundqvist, communications director for Gilde's parent company Nortura, said the company will now evaluate whether to phase out use of the metal clips.

Gilde has been caught in a series of meat scandals during the past few years, including one involving E-coli bacteria.

Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB (Wednesday, 9th May 2007.

Rais Jakaya Kikwete ashangaza,

Picha kutoka http://www.kikweteshein.com/

kwa kumtetea Chitalilo!
na Mwandishi Wetu

VYAMA viwili vya upinzani vimeeleza kushangazwa na kauli ya Rais Jakaya Kikwete inayotoa mwelekeo wa kumtetea Mbunge wa Buchosa, Samwel Chitalilo (CCM), anayekabiliwa na kesi ya jinai ya kudanganya kuhusu elimu yake wakati wa kampeni za Uchaguzi Mkuu wa mwaka 2005. Kikubwa kinachoonekana kuvigusa vyama hivyo viwili ni kauli aliyoitoa Rais Kikwete juzi wakati akiwa katika ziara yake wilayani Sengerema.
Kikwete katika kauli yake hiyo, aliyafananisha malalamiko ya baadhi ya wapiga kura wa Buchosa dhidi ya mbunge wao kuwa sawa na kelele za mlango ambazo, aghalabu hazina uwezo wa kumzuia mwenye nyumba kulala. Viongozi wa kwanza kupinga kauli hiyo ya Rais Kikwete ambaye pia ni Mwenyekiti wa Taifa wa CCM, ni Mwenyekiti wa Mkoa wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), mkoani Mwanza, Ibrahim Lyimo na Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Haki za Binadamu na Mahusiano na Umma wa Chama cha Wananchi (CUF), Mbaralah Maharagande. Viongozi hao walisema kuwa, hatua ya Rais Kikwete kumkingia kifua mbunge huyo ni kudumaza taaluma ya Watanzania na kupotosha suala zima la elimu inayotolewa nchini kwa mataifa mengine ya nje.
Akizungumza na Tanzania Daima jijini Mwanza jana, Lyimo aliielezea hatua hiyo ya Rais kuwa inapunguza nguvu na bidii ya kujituma katika masomo kwa baadhi ya wanafunzi walioko katika vyuo mbalimbali nchini na nje ya nchi. “Basi kama ni hivyo, kutakuwa hakuna umuhimu wa wanafunzi kuhudhuria darasani, ili mradi kuna kompyuta ambayo inaweza kutengeneza cheti, na muhuri na sahihi ya kughushi kwa shule au chuo husika na mhitimu kuanza kazi hata kama hajasoma,” alisema Lyimo.
Lyimo alisema kauli hiyo ya juzi ya Kikwete, imeipunguza kama si kuimaliza nguvu azima iliyotangazwa na serikali hivi karibuni ya kuwasaka wale wote wanaotumia vyeti bandia. Kwa upande mwingine, Maharagande alisema chama chake (CUF) kimehuzunishwa na kauli ya Rais Kikwete kwani imeonyesha dharau kwa kazi iliyofanywa na taasisi nyingine za serikali kuhusiana na jambo hilo. Alisema uchunguzi uliofanywa na Jeshi la Polisi nchini ilithibitisha kuwa Chitalilo aliwadanganya wapiga kura wa Buchosa kuhusu elimu yake, hatua ambayo hivi karibuni ilisababisha baadhi ya wananchi wa huko kwenda mahakamani kufungua kesi dhidi ya mbunge huyo.
“Inashangaza kumsikia rais akitoa kauli ambazo zinapingana na Jeshi lake la Polisi. CUF tunamtaka aache kumlinda Chitalilo, angeiachia mahakama itoe uamuzi,” alisema Maharagande katika taarifa yake ya maandishi kwa vyombo vya habari.
Akiwa katika ziara yake hiyo wilayani Sengerema, Rais Kikwete alisikika akiwaambia wananchi wa jimbo hilo katika Kijiji cha Nyakalilo kuwa wapinzani wamekuwa wakimpigia kelele Chitalilo kwa madai ya kughushi vyeti. Rais Kikwete anakuwa kiongozi wa kwanza wa juu serikalini na kutoka CCM kujitokeza hadharani kumtetea Chitalilo, hatua ambayo inaweza ikafungua utata mkubwa. Kwa upande mmoja, watu kadhaa waliowasiliana na gazeti hili jana, walikielezea kitendo hicho cha Rais kuwa kililenga zaidi kulinda masilahi ya CCM zaidi, badala ya kulinda na kuheshimu haja ya lazima ya wagombea uongozi kuwa wa kweli.
Spika wa Bunge, Samuel Sitta, amewahi kukaririwa akisema kuwa, asingekuwa na uwezo wa kuchukua hatua zozote kwani suala hilo halijapata kufikishwa kwake rasmi.

Imepostiwa na Tausi A. Makame: tausi@online.no

Chanzo cha habari: Tanzania Daima mtandaoni, Jumanne 08.05.2007

Amina Chifupa akwama

na Tamali Vullu

AZIMA ya Mbunge wa Viti Maalumu, Amina Chifupa (CCM), kulipua bomu kwa kumtaja kiongozi wa juu wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), anayedai kuivuruga ndoa yake imekwama.
Chifupa, mbunge kijana ambaye juzi, alilihakikishia gazeti hili kwamba, angefichua siri hiyo mbele ya mkutano wa waandishi wa habari, alishindwa kufanya hivyo na badala yake akawakilishwa na baba yake mzazi, mwanasiasa mstaafu, Hamisi Chifupa.
Katika hali ambayo mzee Chifupa alishindwa kuifafanua, alisema walifikia uamuzi wa kumzuia binti yake kuzungumza na waandishi wa habari baada ya kubaini kuwa, masuala yake yangeweza kumalizwa ama ndani ya familia au katika vikao rasmi vya Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
Akizungumza na waandishi waliokuwa wamefurika katika Ukumbi wa Idara ya Habari (MAELEZO) kumsubiri mwanasiasa huyo kijana ambaye tangu aingie bungeni amekuwa akivuta hisia za wengi kisiasa, alisema:
“Nimekuja hapa kwa niaba ya Mheshimiwa Amina, kuwaomba radhi kwamba familia imesitisha mkutano na waandishi wa habari… ni kweli amepewa talaka moja.
“Sisi ndio wenye jukumu na mtoto wetu. Watoto ni pensheni zetu sisi wazee, hatutaki kuharibu. Tutashughulikia kichama. Kulinda pensheni ni muhimu,” alisema mzee Chifupa.
Pia alisema iwapo Amina anahitaji kuzungumzia suala hilo, atapaswa kufanya hivyo ndani ya vikao vya vijana wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (UVCCM) na si kuzungumza mbele ya umma.
Mzee Chifupa alieleza hayo alipoulizwa iwapo kusitisha mkutano huo ni kumnyima Amina uhuru wake wa kujieleza katika masuala yanayomhusu, hasa ikizingatiwa ni mbunge aliyetokana na vijana.
Mzee huyo aliyepata kuwa Mkurugenzi wa Uchaguzi wa CCM, aliwachekesha waandishi wa habari alipozungumzia kufurahishwa kwake na habari ya serikali kuteketeza taa za umeme aina ya ‘tube light’ ambazo zimebainika kuwa ni feki za Kampuni ya Philips na uingizwaji wa mchele mbovu nchini, akijaribu kulimaliza suala la mwanawe.
Gazeti hili jana lilimkariri Amina akisema kuwa alikuwa akikusudia kusema ukweli wote kuhusu matatizo yake ya kifamilia ambayo yanahusishwa na dhamira yake ya kutaka kuwania nafasi ya uenyekiti wa vijana wa CCM Taifa, nafasi ambayo kwa sasa inashikiliwa na Emmanuel Nchimbi, atakayemaliza muda wake mwakani.
Amina aliahidi kuwa katika mkutano wake wa jana angemtaja kiongozi huyo wa CCM ambaye ni mjumbe wa Kamati Kuu ya Halmashauri Kuu ya chama hicho, aliyesema ndiye aliyevunja ndoa yake, baada ya kumweleza mumewe mambo yasiyo na ukweli.

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Chanzo cha habari: Tanzania Daima mtandaoni, Jumanne 08.05.2007

Amina Chifupa kulipua bomu leo

MBUNGE wa Viti Maalumu, Amina Chifupa (CCM), amesema leo analipua bomu mbele ya waandishi wa habari kuhusu kuvunjika ndoa yake na Mohamed Mpakanjia, tukio analosema limesababishwa na kiongozi mmoja ndani ya Chama Cha Mapinduzi, ambaye pia ni Naibu Waziri.

Akizungumza na Tanzania Daima kwa njia ya simu jana, Amina, alisema anamuomba Mwenyezi Mungu amuamshe salama, ili aweze kuzungumzia suala hilo ambalo anafahamu kuwa linaweza kumuweka katika wakati mgumu kabisa. “Nafahamu ninapambana na watu hatari, lakini kesho (leo) namuomba Mwenyezi Mungu aniamshe salama, ili niweze kuliweka bayana suala hili mbele ya waandishi wa habari MAELEZO. Nimekusudia kusema ukweli wote kuhusu suala langu,” alisema Amina.

“Daima nasimamia ukweli na sababu ya dhamira yangu. Nipo tayari kufungwa au kuchukuliwa hatua yoyote iwapo nitaonekana sina nidhamu… hata ikibidi kupoteza ubunge na uanachama wangu wa CCM. Mimi si mwanasiasa wa ‘ndiyo mzee’,” alisema Amina baada ya kuulizwa iwapo ukweli anaotaka kusema hautamgharimu.

Amina ambaye ameihakikishia Tanzania Daima kuwa alipewa talaka na mumewe, Mei 3 mwaka huu, anasema tukio hilo lilikuja baada ya kiongozi huyo wa CCM ambaye ni Mjumbe wa Kamati Kuu na Halmashauri Kuu ya chama hicho kumuita mumewe ofisini kwake. “Nilipewa talaka siku ile ile baada ya Mpakanjia kutoka ofisini kwa kiongozi huyo. Kwa kweli (anamtaja) ndiye aliyevunja ndoa yangu kwa kumuambia mume wangu mambo ya uongo,” alisema.

Habari zaidi ambazo gazeti hili limezipata zinaeleza kwamba, Amina anaamini kwamba kikubwa kilichosababisha akutwe na masahibu hayo, ni kile kinachoelezwa kuwa uamuzi wake wa kutaka kugombea uenyekiti wa taifa wa Umoja wa Vijana wa CCM (UVCCM), hatua ambayo inaonekana kuwashtua na kuwakera baadhi ya viongozi wa sasa wa umoja huo. Hivi sasa Mwenyekiti wa UVCCM ni Emmanuel Nchimbi ambaye pia ni Naibu Waziri wa Kazi, Ajira na Maendeleo ya Vijana anayetarajiwa kumaliza kipindi chake mwakani.

Hata hivyo, Amina alipotakiwa kueleza iwapo alikuwa akikusudia kugombea nafasi hiyo, hakuwa tayari kusema lolote zaidi ya kumtaka mwandishi kusubiri hadi wakati utakapofika kwani kuna muda mrefu bado, kabla ya yeye kufikia uamuzi huo. Mbali ya hilo, Amina alielezwa kushangazwa kwake kuona masuala yake ya ndoa, yakipelekwa bungeni, wakati mahusiano yake ya nyumbani hayana uhusiano wowote na ubunge wake au uanasiasa wake.

Habari ambazo zilithibitishwa zinaonyesha kuwa, Amina amekuwa akihusishwa kuwa na uhusiano wa kimapenzi na Mbunge kijana wa Kigoma Kaskazini, Zitto Kabwe (CHADEMA), ambaye alipopigiwa simu na gazeti hili jana, aliyapuuza madai hayo ambayo alisema; “hayana ukweli.”

Zitto mmoja wa wabunge machachari wa upinzani, alisema anafahamu kwamba suala hilo limeandaliwa na kundi la watu wenye sababu za kisiasa, ambao wamekuwa wakimtafuta yeye na Chifupa kwa muda mrefu.

“Ukaribu wangu na Amina ni wa kikazi tu… na ukaribu huo ulianza siku Spika wa Bunge alipotuteua tuhesabu kura za wabunge zilizomuidhinisha Waziri Mkuu, Edward Lowassa. “Siku hiyo tulipokuwa tukihesabu kura, afisa mmoja wa bunge alitufuata katika chumba cha kuhesabu kura na akatutaka kutozitaja kura mbili zilizokuwa zimeharibika, jambo ambalo mimi na Amina tulilikataa. Tangu hapo nilianza kumheshimu Chifupa baada ya kubaini kuwa alikuwa mtu makini na mwenye msimamo. Tangu wakati huo tumekuwa na uhusiano wa karibu kikazi,” alisema Zitto, alipohojiwa kwa njia ya simu. Alisema, siku zote amekuwa na uhusiano mzuri na wabunge wote vijana kwa wazee, lakini anashangazwa na uvumi juu ya uhusiano wake na Amina kuonekana vinginevyo.

Gazeti moja la kila siku, (si Tanzania Daima), jana lilimkariri Mpakanjia, akithibitisha kumtaliki mkewe baada ya kubaini ndoa yake ikiingiliwa na mbunge wa CHADEMA ambaye hata hivyo hakumtaja. Habari zaidi ambazo gazeti hili linazo zinaeleza kwamba, ushahidi mkubwa unaoonekana kuwaunganisha kimapenzi wabunge hao vijana, ni tukio la siku moja jioni, ambalo Amina alionekana akiwa amevaa koti la Zitto, wakiwa wameketi pamoja katika Hoteli ya Dodoma.

Chanzo cha habari: Gazeti la Tanzania Daima mtandaoni, Jumatatu 07.05.2007.

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