Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Al-Qaeda suspects

threaten MSL scribe

THISDAY REPORTER

Dar es Salaam

AN investigative journalist with Media Solutions Limited (MSL), publishers of THISDAY and KULIKONI newspapers, has received threats following the newspapers’ recent coverage of reported Al-Qaeda activities in the country.

’’Highly warning to you THISDAY and KULIKONI. You are dealing with a big boss in the world...’’ says part of a grammatically wrong chilly text message sent to a private mobile phone handset of the journalist (name withheld for security reasons.)

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Said Mwema, pledged a thorough police investigation into the matter.

The sender of the message did not identify himself and the number is temporarily not reachable.

The text message came immediately after two sister papers started publishing a series of investigative reports about the presence of an alleged Al-Qaeda operative in Tanzania masquerading as a bona fide investor.

According to the journalist, the message was delivered on his phone on Friday last week at around 9.30am.

’’I don’t know who sent me that message, but I suspect it is linked to the latest reports we have been publishing about suspected Al-Qaeda activities in the country,’’ said the journalist.

The threats to the journalist were officially reported at the Central Police Station in Dar es Salaam on September 26, 2008 and recorded under RB number CD/RB/12474/08.

Police have pledged to investigate the matter.

IGP Mwema said police were already investigating the reported Al-Qaeda activities in the country and would thoroughly study the threats against the journalist.

’’Our investigators will look into the threats on the journalist, since they have already been working on the reported terrorist threats,’’ he said.

According to security sources, a fugitive Al-Qaeda suspect, Fazul Abdallah Mohamed, may be hiding in the country after recently fleeing arrest in neighbouring Kenya.

Fazul, the suspected mastermind of the 1998 simultaneous bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi that killed a total of 224 people, is thought to have entered the country through Tanga after escaping from the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi.

Last month, the elusive terrorist suspect avoided a security dragnet in Kenya where he had gone to seek medical treatment.

Fazul, who hails from the Comoros, is understood to be one of the key operatives of the Al-Qaeda network in East Africa and is described as being fluent in Arabic, Kiswahili, English and French.

Reports of the suspect’s possible whereabouts in Tanzania come as authorities in the country have been probing allegations that another man from the Comoros masquerading as a foreign investor in the country has possible links to Fazul.

A special inter-governmental committee has already been formed to tackle terrorism and other economic crimes in the country.

New application form

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) is publishing new application forms in English language for you applying for a permit for work, residence, family immigration and studies, or travel documents.

There are no new application forms for asylum, visa or citizenship.

- We are pleased to launch more user-friendly application forms, says Karl Erik Sjøholt, Head of Department of Managed Migration, UDI.

- The forms are significant for both applicants and case managers, and are an important part of UDI’s work to improve service for users, says Sjøholt.

The reason for publishing new application forms has been to reduce the number of forms, and to make them easier to use. The language is easy to understand, but has kept the level of precision necessary for the authorities to receive sufficient and correct information for the case processing.

Information on attachments that needs to be enclosed wit the application, and how the application needs to be completed, is also improved. This has led to the new forms being longer than the previous forms, while applicants need to give the same amount of information as previously.

The application forms are available at UDI’s webpage, and may be completed electronically. The forms still need to be printed and signed by hand before they are submitted at the appropriate location. We encourage everyone to complete the forms carefully so that the case processing may be carried out quickly.

We advise that you can complete the forms using Adobe Reader, but if you want to save information in the forms on your computer you need Adobe Professional. We are therefore working to prepare the forms in word-format as well.

There are also some errors with the functionality in some of the forms, but we are working to improve this aspect.

The application forms will be evaluated in connection with the new Immigration Act in 2010.

Comments and questions regarding the forms may be sent to UDI via

skjema@udi.no

Princess has

another daughter

Norway’s Princess Martha Louise gave birth on Monday to her third daughter with husband Ari Behn.

Princess Martha Louise holding daughter Leah Isadora and Ari Behn holding daugher Maud Angelica at the remarriage of Behn's parents last year.

PHOTO: SCANPIX

Monday, September 29, 2008

Ikiwa leo ni siku ya 68 tangu ‘supastaa’ wa Bongo Flava, Khaleed Salum Mohamed ‘TID’ ahukumiwe kifungo cha mwaka mmoja jela, mwanamuziki huyo amelieleza Ijumaa Wikienda matukio yote ya ukatili anayotendwa ndani ya Gereza la Segerea, Dar es Salaam...

Waandishi wetu walimtembelea TID Jumapili ya Septemba 21, 2008 kwenye Gereza la Segerea anakotumikia hukumu yake ambapo pamoja na mambo mengine, staa huyo aliuita ukatili anaotendewa kuwa ni ufirauni uliokubuhu.

Akitoa ushirikiano wa kutosha kwa mapaparazi wetu, TID alisema kuwa ndani ya gereza wafungwa hawaongozwi na mfumo wa haki na sheria, hivyo wenye ‘mbavu nene’ wanaweza kuwafanya lolote akina hohehahe.

Kufuatia hali hiyo, TID au Top In Dar alisema kwamba katika kipindi chote alichokaa jela, hakuna hata siku moja aliyotabasamu zaidi ya kushinda na mawazo, kulia na kuugulia maumivu yanayotokana na vipigo kutoka kwa wababe wa jela.

“Nilivyoingia humu Segerea wababe wa gereza walinishangilia, wakasema mimi ni mtoto wa mama, usiku walinivamia na kunifanyia mambo yasiyofaa, sasa hivi inanibidi nimtumikie nyapara, nateseka” alisema TID na kuongeza:

"Wababe walinipiga utadhani nina ugomvi nao, walionesha wazi kuwa walikuwa na hasira kali juu yangu. Nikashangaa kwa sababu walinifanyia mpaka vitu vingine ambavyo ni aibu kusimulia.”

Bofya na endelea>>>>>

Kids at the fast growing Dar es Salaam`s suburb of Kitunda spend their leisure time at the weekend in helping parents fetch water from shallow wells. Courtsey of ThisDay

Certificates for sale

Do you want an 'original' national school examination certificate without having to sweat for it in an exam room? It's possible, The Citizen can reveal today.

The brains behind this racket, which enables people who may have failed their examinations or who never even made it beyond primary school to acquire Ordinary and Advanced Level certificates, are doing lucrative business in Dar es Salaam. The well-established syndicate selling original and fake academic certificates rakes in millions of shillings every month.

Key to the syndicate are some wayward staff of the National Examination Council of Tanzania (Necta) and brokers, who link them to prospective clients. It takes about a month from the time contact is made to when the client takes delivery of the brand new certificate. However, one of the racketeers said the process could be speeded up if one is willing to part with more money.

Attempts to obtain comments from the Necta executive secretary, Dr Joyce Ndalichako, and other high-ranking officials in Dar es Salaam failed. They were said to be busy with the Standard Seven national examinations and would only have time to discuss the allegations once the exercise is completed.

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Ubaguzi wa rangi

Norway bado upo,

kibaya zaidi…

kwenye makanisa!

Mchungaji toka

Sierra Leone akataliwa

Kusalisha kwenye

Mazishi…..

Mchungaji wa Parokia ya Oppdal, jimbo la Nidaros, Joseph Moiba (Pichani, mwenye asili ya Sierra Leone), amekataliwa mara tatu na Wakristo wa Parokia hiyo kusalisha kwenye mazishi ya Wanorwejiani. Baadhi ya Wakristo wa Parokia hiyo wamemwambia kuwa "Mtu kama yeye, yaani Mwafrika" hawezi kusalisha Wanorwejiani na arudi kwao alikotoka. Kibaya zaidi ni kuwa Mkuu wa Makasisi wa Parokia hiyo, mchungaji Kirsten Almås, alitafuta mchungaji Mnorweji kusalisha kwenye mazishi mara zote hizo tatu, Moiba alipokataliwa kusalisha, bila hata kuingilia kati. Askofu wa jimbo la Nidaros, amekataa kuingilia mgogoro huo, na kujaribu kulifukia ardhini, hilo la mchungaji Moiba kubaguliwa kwa sababu ya rangi na asili yake!

Kama mwezi mmoja uliopita, saa kama 7 mchana, akiwa petroli stesheni moja, baadhi ya watu walianza kumdhihaki kwa maneno ya kibaguzi rangi na mmoja wao alitaka hata kumpiga.

Mchungaji Moiba amekuja Norway toka Sierra Leone mwaka 2000 na mwaka 2006 aliajiriwa na kanisa la Kilutheri la Norway. Kasisi Joseph Moiba ni mchungaji wa kwanza Mwafrika kuwa Mchungaji wa Parokia hapa Norway.

Magazeti ya Oppdal, Opp na Opdalingen ndiyo yaliyoandika kashfa hiyo kwa mara ya kwanza, kabla ya magazeti makubwa ya Oslo kuanza kuandika. Gazeti la Verdens Gang (VG) na Dagbladet (mtandaoni) yaliandika tukio hilo, Jumamosi 27. Septemba, na gazeti la Aftenposten liliandika makala kubwa ya kurasa mbili, Jumapili, Septemba 28

Shule, vyuo vimefungwa

Likizo ya Kipupwe

(Høstferie)

Kuanzia leo Jumatatu 29.09.2008 hadi Ijumaa 03.10.2008, shule za msingi hadi vyuo vya elimu ya juu, vimefungwa kwa likizo ya mapumziko ya Kipupwe (Høstferie/Autumn break). Miti na majani vimeanza kupukutika, rangi za majani zimeanza kubadilika kama jani hilo kwenye picha linavyoonekana.

Tunawatakia likizo njema kwa wale walio likizoni!!!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

The Case for Precaution

in the Use of Cell Phones

Advice from University

of Pittsburgh Cancer

Institute Based on

Advice from an

International Expert Panel

ANALYSIS OF RECENT STUDIES

Electromagnetic fields generated by cell phones should be considered a potential human health risk. Sufficient time has not elapsed in order for us to have conclusive data on the biological effects of cell phones and other cordless phones — a technology that is now universal.

Studies in humans do not indicate that cell phones are safe, nor do they yet clearly show that they are dangerous. But, growing evidence indicates that we should reduce exposures, while research continues on this important question.

Manufacturers report that cell and wireless phones emit electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic fields are likely to penetrate the brain more deeply for children than for adults. Modeling in the diagram below estimates that young children are more susceptible to electromagnetic fields due to smaller sized brains and softer brain tissue.

1) Electromagnetic fields from cell phones are estimated to penetrate the brain especially in children. (Figure 1.) [1, 2]

Figure 1. Model estimate of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation from a cell phone based on age (Frequency GSM 900 Mhz) (On the right, color scale showing the Specific Absorption Rate in W/kg) [1]

2) Living tissue is vulnerable to electromagnetic fields within the frequency bands used by cell phones (from 800 to 2200 MHz) even below the threshold of power imposed by most safety standards ( 1.6 W/Kg for 1g of tissue), notably an increase in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier and an increased synthesis of stress proteins. [3, 4, 5, 6]

The most recent studies, which include subjects with a history of cell phone usage for a duration of at least 10 years, show a possible association between certain benign tumors (acoustic neuromas) and some brain cancers on the side the device is used. [6, 7, 8, 9]

However, human epidemiological studies on cell phones conducted to date cannot be conclusive. Due to their recently increased use, we are not yet able to evaluate their long term impact on health. Even where an association between exposure and cancer is well established and the risk very high -- as with tobacco and lung cancer -- under similar study conditions (in other words with people who smoked for less than 10 years) it would be difficult, if not impossible, to identify an increased risk of cancer, as the risk appears mostly 15 to 35 years later. [7]

THE TEN PRECAUTIONS

Given the absence of definitive proof in humans of the carcinogenic effects of electromagnetic fields of cell phones, we cannot speak about the necessity of preventative measures (as for tobacco or asbestos). In anticipation of more definitive data covering prolonged periods of observation, the existing data press us to share important prudent and simple measures of precaution for cell phone users, as have been variously suggested by several national and international reports. [6, 9, 10, 11, 12]

These measures are also likely to be important for people who are already suffering from cancer and who must avoid any external influence that may contribute to disease progression.

Do not allow children to use a cell phone except for emergencies. The developing organs of a fetus or child are the most likely to be sensitive to any possible effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields.
While communicating using your cell phone, try to keep the cell phone away from the body as much as possible. The amplitude of the electromagnetic field is one fourth the strength at a distance of two inches and fifty times lower at three feet.
Whenever possible, use the speaker-phone mode or a wireless Bluetooth headset, which has less than 1/100th of the electromagnetic emission of a normal cell phone. Use of a headset attachment may also reduce exposure.
Avoid using your cell phone in places, like a bus, where you can passively expose others to your phone’s electromagnetic fields.
Avoid carrying your cell phone on your body at all times. Do not keep it near your body at night such as under the pillow or on a bedside table, particularly if pregnant. You can also put it on “flight” or “off-line” mode, which stops electromagnetic emissions.
If you must carry your cell phone on you, it is preferable that the keypad is positioned toward your body and the back is positioned toward the outside of your body. Depending on the thickness of the phone this may provide a minimal reduction of exposure.
Only use your cell phone to establish contact or for conversations lasting a few minutes as the biological effects are directly related to the duration of exposure. For longer conversations, use a land line with a corded phone, not a cordless phone, which uses electromagnetic emitting technology similar to that of cell phones.
Switch sides regularly while communicating on your cell phone to spread out your exposure. Before putting your cell phone to the ear, wait until your correspondent has picked up. This limits the power of the electromagnetic field emitted near your ear and the duration of your exposure.
Avoid using your cell phone when the signal is weak or when moving at high speed, such as in a car or train, as this automatically increases power to a maximum as the phone repeatedly attempts to connect to a new relay antenna.
When possible, communicate via text messaging rather than making a call, limiting the duration of exposure and the proximity to the body.
Choose a device with the lowest SAR possible (SAR = Specific Absorption Rate, which is a measure of the strength of the magnetic field absorbed by the body). SAR ratings of contemporary phones by different manufacturers are available by searching for “sar ratings cell phones” on the internet.

CONCLUSION

The cell phone is a remarkable invention and a breakthrough of great social importance. Our society will no longer do without cell phones. None of the members on the expert committee has stopped or intends to stop using cell telephones. This includes Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, a 16 year survivor of brain cancer. However, we, the users, must all take precautionary measures in view of recent scientific data on the biological effects of cell phone use, especially those who already have cancer.

In addition, manufacturers and service providers must also assume responsibility. It is their responsibility to provide appliances and equipment with the lowest possible risk and to constantly evolve their technology in this direction. They should also encourage consumers to use their devices in a way that is most compatible with preserving their health.

In the early 1980’s, the owners of asbestos mines were reduced to bankruptcy as a result of lawsuits brought by the families of deceased exposed workers. A few years later, a key executive of Johns Manville, the most prominent company, drew lessons from the years of struggle of his industry against medical data and the scientists who were drawing attention to the risks of asbestos. He concluded with regret that greater warnings for the public, the establishment of more effective precautions, and more extensive medical research "could have saved lives, and probably also shareholders, the industry, and the benefits of its product.” [13, 14]

We call on the cell phone companies to provide independent access to records of use so that appropriate studies can be carried out.

That is what we wish for today's cell phone industry. We do not need to ban this technology, but to adapt it – to harness it – so that it never becomes a major cause of illness.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERT COMMITTEE

Bernard Asselain, MD, Chief of the Cancer Biostatistics Service, Curie Institute, Paris, France
Franco Berrino, MD, Director of the Department of Preventative and Predictive Medicine of the National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
Thierry Bouillet, MD Oncologist, Director of the Radiation Institute, Avicenne University Hospital Center Avicenne, Bobigny, France
David Carpenter, MD, Director Institute for Health and the Environment, University of Albany, former Dean, School of Public Health
Christian Chenal, MD, Emeritus Professor of Oncology, University of Rennes 1, France and former director of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) team “Radiation, Environment, Adaptation”
Pr Jan Willem Coebergh, Oncologist, Department of Public Health, University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Yvan Coscas, MD Oncologist, Chief of the Department of Radiotherapy, Hôpital de Poissy St Germain, France
Pr Jean-Marc Cosset, Honorary Chief of Oncology/Radiotherapy of the Curie Institute, Paris, France
Pr Devra Lee Davis, Director, Center for Environmental Oncology of University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, USA
Michel Hery, MD Oncologist, Chief of the Department of Radiotherapy, Princess Grace Hospital Center, Monaco
Pr Ronald Herberman, Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, USA
Pr Lucien Israël, Emeritus Professor of Oncology, University of Paris XIII, Member of theInstitut de France
Pr N. van Larebeke, MD, PhD, Study Centre for Carcinogenesis and Primary Prevention of Cancer, Ghent University, Belgium
Jacques Marilleau, SUPELEC PhD, former physicist at the ‘Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique’ and at CNRS Orsay, France
Jean-Loup Mouysset, MD Oncologist, Polyclinique Rambot-Provençale, Aix-en-Provence, France
Philippe Presles, MD, President of the Institut Moncey for Prevention and Health, Paris, France - Author of « PREVENIR », Editions Robert Laffont, 2006
Pr Henri Pujol, PhD Oncologist, former President of the National Federation Cancer Centers, France
Joël de Rosnay, PhD, Former Assistant Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA, Scientific writer
Simone Saez, PhD, former Director of the Cancer Biology unit of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Lyon, France
Annie Sasco, MD, Doctor of Public Health, Medical epidemiologist, Director of the Epidemiology Team for Cancer Prevention – INSERM, University Victor Segalen, Bordeaux 2, France
David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, Doctor of Science, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Author of “ANTICANCER – A New Way of Life”, Viking
Patrick Souvet, MD, Cardiologist, President of the Association Santé Environnement Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France
Pr Dan Wartenberg, Chief, Division of Environmental Epidemiology, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Jacques Vilcoq, MD, Oncologist, Clinique Hartmann, Neuilly-sur-seine, France

Courtsey of http://www.environmentaloncology.org

Friday, September 26, 2008

Your Guide

To lowering

Blood Pressure

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbp_low/hbp_low.pdf

Norwegian

bottled

glacial water

wins

top awards

"Isklar" the Norwegian glacial natural mineral water has received the highest accolade of Best Overall Concept and is winner of the Platinum Award, at the 2008 Water Innovation Awards.

"Isklar" was also awarded silver in the Best New Brand category.
The water comes from the 6000-year old glacier Folgefonna in Hardanger in Western Norway.

The company says "Isklar" won the highly prestigious awards, which recognise excellence and creativity on a unique global platform, against stiff competition.

An international panel of experts, made up of buyers and industry leaders, judged over two hundred entries from forty countries.

CEO of Isklar, Peter Krogh says; “This is a great achievement for everyone involved in the creation and launch of Isklar. We are delighted to be recognised by the WIA and to accept these awards from our industry peers. From concept through to on-shelf, Isklar has been a resounding success and will continue to go from strength to strength. Receiving this global recognition confirms our aspirations for the brand and our future.”

John Mathers, COO of strategic brand consultancy Blue Marlin which is responsible for Isklar’s brand development and packaging design comments, “We’re delighted that innovation which brings commercial success has been recognised at these awards. Especially during times of economic uncertainty, it is clear that brands that are prepared to be bold and challenge the status quo will succeed and achieve the recognition they deserve.”

Isklar launched into the UK earlier this year with a £2.5 million marketing campaign.

This winter it will also be found on Norwegian supermarket shelves.

Source: Press release/Norway Post

Mbaroni kwa kula mchana

POLISI Mkoa wa Kusini Zanzibar imemkamata Mama Lishe na kuwapokonya sahani za wali vibarua na mafundi wa kampuni ya ujenzi kwa kosa la kula mchana katika kipindi cha mfungo.

Kivumbi hicho kilitokea juzi katika Kijiji cha Dunga, Mkoa wa Kusini Unguja, baada ya vibarua hao na mafundi kwenda kula chakula cha mchana kwa mama lishe huyo.

Kampuni hiyo ya S.S. Mehta inajenga barabara ya Dunga inayofadhiliwa na Benki ya Afrika (ADB) kwa kushirikiana na Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar (SMZ).

Vibarua na mafundi wa kampuni hiyo walikumbwa na mkasa huo wakati wakiwa wamekaa mkao wa kula ndani ya nyumba ya mama lishe huyo iliyojengewa uzio.

Polisi walivamia nyumba hiyo baada ya kupata taarifa kuwa kuna watu wanakula machana katika mfungo wa mwezi wa Ramadhani.

Imeelezwa polisi watatu waliokuwa wamevalia sare zao waliwaweka chini ya ulinzi watuhumiwa na kuwataka wasalimishe sahani zao za vyakula na baadaye kumpeleka Mama Lishe katika Kituo cha Polisi cha Dunga.

Wakizungumza na Tanzania Daima, wafanyakazi wa Kampuni ya S.S Mehta, wakiongozwa na Simon Joseph, walisema walitekeleza amri ya polisi iliyowataka wasalimishe sahani za wali.

Wafanyakazi hao walidai ni kawaida yao kwenda kupata chakula cha mchana ndani ya nyumba hiyo katika wa mwezi huu wa Ramadhani.

“Kwa kweli tumeshangazwa na kitendo cha polisi cha kutuvamia ndani ya nyumba wala si sehemu ya nje,’’ walilamika wafanyakazi hao.

Aidha, askari polisi walichukua pia sahani za chakula za wote waliowahi kumaliza chakula chao kabla ya uvamizi wa polisi.

Walisema sahani zilikusanywa kama kielelezo cha kula mchana wakati wa mfungo wa mwezi wa Ramadhani.

Kaimu Kamanda Polisi Mkoa Kusini Unguja, Rajab Khamis, alipoulizwa kuhusu kutokea kwa jambo hilo, alisema hana taarifa.

Kawaida migahawa yote ya nje hufungwa na wananchi wasiofunga hutakiwa kula kwa kujificha kuepuka kuwabughudhi waliofunga.

Kutoka gazeti la Tanzania Daima

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Al-Qaeda man feared

hiding in Tanzania

THISDAY REPORTER

Dar es Salaam

SECURITY forces in Tanzania are on high alert following reports that fugitive wanted Al Qaeda man Fazul Abdallah Mohamed may be hiding in the country.

Intelligence reports from well-placed sources say Fazul may have slipped into the country after recently escaping arrest in neighbouring Kenya.

Fazul, who is believed to have masterminded the 1998 simultaneous bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi that killed a total of 224 people, is thought to have entered the country through Tanga after fleeing the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi.

Last month, the elusive terrorist suspect avoided a security dragnet in Kenya where he had gone to seek medical treatment.

’’After fleeing Kenya, Fazul is thought to have slipped into Tanga and later Dar es Salaam where he has been hiding,’’ said one of our sources.

Security forces in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and elsewhere across East Africa have been on high alert since the whereabouts of the terror suspect were reported in Kenya last month.

Fazul, who hails from the Comoros, is understood to be one of the key operatives of the Al-Qaeda network in East Africa and is described as being fluent in Arabic, Kiswahili, English and French.

’’His exact whereabouts are currently unknown, but there are reports that he may have slipped into Tanzania on his way to Pakistan,’’ said another source.

The Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Commissioner of Police Robert Manumba, would not rule out the possibility that the top Al Qaeda man could be hiding in the country.

’’It’s true that we were alerted by our colleagues that the suspect may try to hide in Tanzania after escaping arrest in Kenya. We’re still not certain about his present whereabouts but remain vigilant,’’ said Manumba.

He added: ’’I can’t rule out the possibility that he has entered into the country. This is a dangerous network ... I might say today he (Fazul) is not in Tanzania, then the next day he suddenly pops up. All I can say for certain is that our security forces are co-operating with our counterparts in the region to ensure this suspect is arrested.’’

Manumba urged members of the public to co-operate with the police and volunteer all information they may have on Fazul or any other terrorism suspect.

Although based in Somalia, Fazul is known to frequent Kenya and other parts of East Africa.

The suspect has been evasive after police reports indicated he had entered Kenya to seek medical attention for his kidney.

He first slipped out of a house where he is said to have been on August 2 -- an hour before police arrived and left his two passports and a number of personal effects.

Police sources say Fazul may have bleached his image to disguise himself.

Authorities in Tanzania have also been investigating reports that a man from the Comoro Islands masquerading as a foreign investor in the country has possible links to Fazul.

A special inter-governmental committee has already been formed to tackle terrorism and other economic crimes in the country.

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Hata hivyo, nimefurahi sana kupata kaofu kingine nikuandikie tena. Mara nyingine natamani kugoma kama hawa wafanyakazi wa benki. Hivi kwa nini wanene hawashtuki hadi wembamba wawabambe na mgomo. Yaani wafanyakazi wakitumia njia za ustaaarabu kuomba, kueleza, wanadanganywa na maneno matamumatamu na ahadi duni na baada ya hapo hakuna linalotokea. Wakijaribu kushinikiza kidogo, wanatishwa .. mpaka wafanye kweli. Hivi ndivyo inavyotakiwa kuwa? Hii serikali yetu inayodai inapenda sana haki, haki na haki tena, mbona haitendi haki mpaka ishinikizwe hivyo? Bofya na endelea>>>>>

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Progressive Party

Let criminals serve

jail sentence abroad

The right wing Progress Party (FrP) proposes that Norway should buy space at penal institutions abroad, for criminals to serve their sentence there. The proposal is met with strong opposition.(Photo: FrP spokesman Jan Arild Ellingsen)


	25.09.2008 08:25

FrP spokesman Jan Arild Ellingsen is of the opinion that this is the best way to reduce the number of convicts waiting to serve their sentence in Norway.

- With our proposal, we are of course primarily thinking of non-Norwegian criminals sentenced in Norway, Ellingsen says to NRK.

State Secretary of the Justice Department, Terje Moland Pedersen (Labour), rejects the proposal outright.

He says the number waiting to serve a sentence is already being reduced through other means, and he strongly dislikes the fact that the proposal is mainly aimed at non-ethnic Norwegians.

Justice Minister Knut Storberget also rejects the proposal, saying both society and the criminals would lose out.

Source: NRK/Norway Post