LIFE AFTER JAIL-JA RULE’S NEW MOVIE ‘I’M IN LOVE WITH A CHURCH GIRL’ OUT SOON!!!

Ja Rule’s next big project after being released from prison is commanding the lead role in the upcoming Christian film I’m In Love With A Church Girl. The Queens rapper/actor stars as Miles Montego, a former drug dealer looking to change his ways after falling for “church girl” Vanessa Leon played by 3LW’s Adrienne Bailon. “I’ve done a lot of films that all have been pretty edgy,” says Ja. “I played thug characters, but with this character, even though I play a thug somewhat, he’s really a guy going through a transition.” The movie is directed by Steve Race (Kings and Queens of Freestyle Volume 1) and based on the life of screenwriter Galley Molina. The picture’s cast also features Michael Madsen (The Mob Doctor), Stephen Baldwin (The Usual Suspects), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), T-bone (The Fighting Temptations), and Toby “TobyMac” McKeehan. This will be Ja Rule’s first acting role since 2011′s The Cookout 2. His previous acting stints include turns in the original Cookout, The Fast and the Furious,Assault On Precinct 13, and Scary Movie 3. I’m In Love With A Church Girl will be released in theaters October 18th.

THROWBACK## WHEN THE KENYAN JUA CALI MEETS TANZANIAN KABELELE THE CONVO WILL BE SO KALI, JUA CALI IN DA HOUZE Y’ALL!!!  Paul Julius Nunda, better known by his stage name Jua Cali (born 12 September 1979), is a Kenyan hip hop rapper. In 2000 together with producer Clemo they founded Calif Records where Jua Cali has stayed since. Jua Cali performs in Kiswahili and Sheng in a popular Kenyan style of rapping called genge.Jua Cali was born in Eastlands, Nairobi. His parents, Doreen Onditi and Evans Onditi (deceased) were both schoolteachers. He grew up with a strict Catholic upbringing in California Estate to the east of Nairobi city. He began rapping at age 10, encouraged by his elder brother Christopher Sati. He was known as an introverted teenager who was often quiet, hardly ever socializing He attended Ainsworth Primary School (Standards 1 to 6); Shepherds Junior Buruburu (Standards 6 to 8); Jamuhuri High School and eventually Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute (K.C.I.T.I) Eastleigh where he received a diploma in Information technology. There, he played basketball with ambitions to make it to the Kenyan National Basketball Team. He never made the team, blaming his height. His earlier foray into music included singing in a band called ‘Sita Futi’. Sita Futi disbanded almost as soon as it was started but for Jua Cali and his close friend Jemmoh. The departing group members left to pursue careers outside music. Calif Records came into being after Jua Cali teamed up with childhood friend Clemo to form the record label that quickly became a hit factory, gaining prominence in the East Africa music scene with chart topping artists and music. Calif Records also invented the Genge genre of Kenyan hip hop. Jua Cali often cites his brother, Chris, and mother as his greatest influences in life.His first recorded track was Ruka, released in 2001 and was followed by Nipe Asali in 2002. In 2004 He collaborated with Pilipili in track "Kamata Dame". Like most Kenyan artists, it took several years before his first full album was released. His album "Juacali Sekta" reached the stores in 2006, containing mostly previously released singles.His single Kwaheri (featuring Sainapei) was a major hit in Kenya in 2007. At the New Year's Eve 2008/2009 he released a new album, Ngeli ya Genge. He has toured the US and other countries.In August 2007, he was among 100 most influential Kenyans as selected by The Standard newspaper. His stage name Jua Cali, is derived from California, an estate in Nairobi (as is the name of Calif Records). It also resembles Jua Kali, a Swahili term meaning fierce sun, which has been taken to refer to Kenya's informal sector of the economy.I had an Interview with him and dis is what he had to say...... SEIF KABELELE  Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? JUA CALI  Real names Paul Nunda.Born and raised in Nairobi.Fourth born in the sibling of   5.Am a Genge artist and have been doing music for the past 11 years. SEIF KABELELE Why the name Jua Cali? JUA CALI  Jua Cali is short for Jua California(Know California) Calif is the hood I grew up    in.Basically am representing my hood. JUA CALI  I released my first single in 2001 and my first official album in 2007 tittled  JuacaSekta.I released my 2nd Album in 2009 tittled Ngeli ya Genge.Am    currently  putting the final touches to my third abum Tugenge Yajayo.   SEIF KABELELE Growing up did you always know that you would be a musician? JUA CALI  Growing up I wanted to be a pilot which I will still pursue in the near future. SEIF KABELELE  Who has been your greatest influence musically? JUA CALI My parents they always pushed me to work hard and they gave me the   environment to pursue my dreams. SEIF KABELELE Among all your hits,which stands out as your personal favorite? JUA CALI  All my hits are my favorite coz I always put a 100 percent in every song.  SEIF KABELELE Are kenyan musicians being shortchanged when it comes to copyright and   royalties? JUA CALI  Local content is very low in the Kenyan media and that translates almost zero  shillings for musicians. SEIF KABELELE What makes your music unique? JUA CALI  I do music from my heart and my sound is 100 percent Kenyan. SEIF KABELELE Has there been one particulr moment in your musical career that you’re                                  most proud of? JUA CALI When I was made the brand Ambassador for Orange yesss I was over the moon.  SEIF KABELELE  What next for you? JUACALI    Am planning to pursue an acting career in the forsseable future. SEIF KABELELE  What do you think of the copyright lawas in Kenya? JUA CALI    Copyright laws in Kenya need a lot of improvement and government needs to be a lot strict when implementing them. SEIF KABELELE  What is your current relationship status? JUA CALI     Almost married.  SEIF KABELELE  How has the experience been from being in a position of wanting to do                                   music and finally being in a position to accomplish that? JUA CALI    Music biz is very hard especially when ur starting off.I had to hustle hard to   get my music played in radio stations.I was getting paid peanuts on my   earlier gigs.Had to deal with rogue promoters.Shooting videos was expensive   at that time.But hard work and dedication has got me here.Am enjoying    fruits  of my labour now. SEIF KABELELE  Do you have any other business that you are involved in? JUA CALI     All my other biz are music related eg I have my own sound which I always  hire out for gigs.

XCLUSIVE NEWS HAS JUST REACHED US THAT THE SUPER DUPRE BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY ACTRESS/TANZANIAN MUSICIAN BABY MADAHA IS NOW A MULTY MILLIONAIRE She has signed a 50 million Tanzanian shillings contract with the tycoon of the famous Candy n Candy Record label from Nairobi, Kenya that recently signed Mr. NICE the tabia gani hit maker. To make the deal even sweeter the C.E.O of the company Mr. JOE KARIUKI gave her a brand new Audi TT and moved her from kinondoni area to the lavish cool and posh kijitonyama area, but that’s not all... To top it up the tycoon of CANDY N CANDY RECORD LABEL also gave her a three bed roomed house in Nairobi, Kenya to ease her stay in Kenya because she will be working more from there. The contract is said to last for two years. BABY MADAHA has now released her first single under CANDY N CANDY RECODS called SUMMER HOLIDAY set to be released tomorrow-12/9/2013...stay tuned y'all

PHOTOS-TZ REPRESENTATIVE @ MISS UNIVERSE 2013 PLUS THE RED CARPET AT NATIONAL MUSEUM  She was crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2013-2014 on 27thSeptember @ National Museum-Dar es Salaam.Readers, Betty Boniface has something. And by something, we mean everything. What sets her apart is the alacrity in her eyes, the persistent bounce in her step. Her every move seemed an exercise in control, a sort of beautifully molded artifice. And when she opens that mouth, it only gets better, as her low-pitched, harmonious voice runs circles around whomever or whatever stands in front of her. But Betty was no confection: she is a masterpiece with a heart of gold and displayed inner beauty on her ongoing sincere humanitarianism. She really defines the perfect classical beauty and embodiment of womanhood in every sense.  The winners with Maria Sarungi Tsehai Betty Boniface possesses the kind of statuesque frame and irresistible charm the one demands from a beauty queen. Her piercing eyes only add to the overall package, while her down-to-earth- personality has ensured that she comes across as a prototypical girl-next-door. And although she’d obviously make any guy’s friends insanely jealous, she is a woman in control of her destiny.

VODACOM PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES TO BE AIRED ON TBC 1 COURTESY OF AZAM MEDIA Dar Es Salaam October 4th, 2013: Azam Media Limited has forged a cooperative arrangement with TBC so that football fans across Tanzania can benefit from being able to see Premier League matches every weekend until the mid-season break on TBC1, courtesy of AzamTV. The Tanzania Football Federation and Tanzania Premier League Board declared themselves to be very supportive of this pragmatic initiative. “Having been awarded the television broadcast rights for the Vodacom Premier League, one of our key objectives has been to ensure that we achieve world class quality. To that end we have invested heavily both in the latest outside broadcast technology and the training of the crews. I am delighted to say that things have gone so well that we find ourselves ready and able to broadcast to that high standard in advance of the launch of the full AzamTV service”, said Rhys Torrington, CEO, Azam Media Limited.  “With so many fans across Tanzania desperately keen to watch their favourite teams it seems an unnecessary waste not to make these matches available straight away. So, with that in mind, I approached our friends at TBC and asked if they would be willing and able to take our live feed at no charge, beginning this weekend, until the mid-season break. We rapidly reached an agreement and are just ironing out the technical details to be ready for Saturday’s big game”, added Mr.Torrington.      As soon as the full AzamTV service launches in the coming weeks extensive match coverage will also be available on its flagship channel until the mid-season break. Thereafter, the Vodacom Premier League coverage will become exclusively available to AzamTV subscribers. End. For more information contact: Tabasamu PR Consultancy: Mobile: 0754602674 Email: lucy@tabasamupr.co.tz.

OH YES INDEED!!!, IT’S HIM…. YEAH HIM!! HE’S ONE OF THE YOUNGEST UNDISPUTED POLITICIAN… OF ‘DAMN’ COARSE HE’S!! PERSONALLY I APPLAUSE HIS SKILLS, GET TO KNOW HIM, THE ONE AND ONLY ‘WHOELSE COULD BE??’ IT’S HIM…… JANUARY MAKAMBA!!! OH’ YEAS, HE’S THE BIGGIDDYY BEST!!! PHEW!!!  With the beginning of this sentence, I have succumbed to admonitions from several quarters to “put my story out” now that I am a public figure. It has always felt presumptuous and vain to recount the story of my life in public. And there are a number of ways to do this: chronologically, anecdotally, and so forth. In any way that the story is told, my 36 years of living have been quite eventful, if not peripatetic. I was born on 28 January 1974 to a young, polite and beautiful nursing course trainee and a very vibrant, loud and charming local government functionary (Katibu Tarafa): Josephine and Yusuf. Few months after my birth, my father was promoted to become a District Commissioner in Tanga. After three years, my mother went for further studies and my father went to join the military for Officer Cadet course in Tanzania Military Academy in Monduli. Me and my little brother were shipped to our village Mahezangulu, Lushoto, and later to our maternal grandmother who was living alone (my mother is a sole child and my grandma was widowed early) in a village around Kyaka – now Missenyi District – about 20 kilometres between the border of Uganda and Tanzania. After a year, Idi Amin invaded Tanzania and the Ugandan army occupied areas around our village: my grandma, my brother and I became refugees in displaced persons camp in areas further back from the border. Our mother made attempts to come get us but roads were closed around Biharamulo and people were not allowed to travel to the “war zone”. When the full war between Tanzania and Uganda broke out in 1978, my father, as an energetic new army lieutenant, was assigned to the frontlines – and therefore could not assist in getting us out of the refugees camp, until one day when he showed up in dirty uniforms soaked with rain commandeering an empty bus and got us permit to travel back to safe zone and reunite with our mother. When the war ended, my father was moved to Dodoma to work for the (CCM) party. (My sister, Mwamvita, was born there and was named because of the remembrance of my father’s safe return from war). In our neighbourhood, my brother and I were the butt of the joke because as passenger planes flew in the skies above we would cry and ran to hid in the bushes – because of the trauma of bombardment of Ugandan warplanes. In 1981, we were moved to Monduli where in 1982 I started Standard I at Rasharasha Primary School. In primary school, I was nicknamed “January Makaptura” as my mother bought me oversized shorts so they could last a couple of years.    GROWING UP IN THE VILLAGE In 1983, my parents decided that I should move back to the village (this time without my brother) to live with my grandmother. Life in the village, in 1983, in that era of scarcity where basic necessities such as soap, sugar, salt, etc were rationed, was quite rough. Hardship that comes with village life – no running water, no electricity, etc - tests your character. It was much more difficult for me to cope because I had lived in the cities where all amenities were available. School was about seven kilometres from my grandmother’s house, and to make it by 7am, you have to be up by 5am to get prepared. Every student arrived in school in the morning with wet shoes (or wet feet, for those many who didn’t have shoes) from collecting moisture on grass covering village footpaths. As a city kid in the village, I stood out in the village – for better and for worse. I did well in school because of the good foundation but I also slid back because of the sheer enormity of tasks a village kid has to undertake. After school at about 3pm, I used to go straight to herding goats in the nearby hills overlooking River Kagera (as you start a climb towards Karagwe). Goats are interesting creatures to manage. If you condition them that they have 90 minutes to eat, they will settle and won’t run around, and in 90 minutes they will be full. If they know they have full day, you will be frustrated because you will be running with them and by the end of the day they will still not be full. There is nothing more satisfying than herding goats back home with bloated stomachs. Every evening I would feel satisfied and extremely accomplished. And, as a kid, the wonderment of being in the bush alone with goats, the bewilderment of the immensity of nature around you, with occasional terror of a glimpse of a snake, does not leave you for your entire life. Alone in the bush, a sole shepherd of the important assets of the family, you reflect, you fear and you hope – all the while you are a nine year old. When the goats are back, my grandmother and I would go fetch water from River Kagera. The water used to be smelly and darkish kind as we fetched it not from the river itself but its adjacent wetland. When I go to the village today, and see some 7, 8 and 9 year-olds, shoeless and in ragged clothes, balancing 10 and 20 litres containers of water from the same river, I recall my life back then – and reflect on the purpose of politics. Life in the village happened at my grandma’s place. She used to have a little village pub selling local brew (lubisi). At 6pm, me and her open shop. Most customers were men. In the village, people knew each other and many customers will drink on credit. My grandma, who died this March, was tough as steel. She would handle drunken men who are aggressive with command and authority and cow them into leaving the pub or paying up their debts. I would watch in amazement as collect the money or measure portions to customers. Village pub conversation meandered from gossiping, to politics, to the latest developments in the village, to the retelling of the good old days. My grandmother is from a people who are steeped in etiquette: everything has elaborate rituals, most especially eating. Eating was communal where up to 8 people would sit down, and surround and share one big plate, and, as a junior, you do not pick up a piece of meat on your own. It is handed to you by seniors. And never ever will you greet someone while walking. You have to stop and offer extended greetings. The idea was to keep order, discipline and retain predictability in social conduct and relationships. So, I learnt to recall and abide to these rituals, and this provided me with a set of values that I have kept todate.  REFLECTIONS ON WAR, PEACE AND VIOLENCE After high school, I trekked to Kasulu, Kigoma to look for adventure and check out in real life these images from media of massive numbers of refugees crossing into Tanzania. I ended up getting myself a job there, first as a registration clerk (basically registering refugee details in the “manifest” as they come into the country). I did this work enthusiastically as I had the opportunity to live alone and earn a salary for the first time. I was then promoted to become distribution supervisor – overseeing food and non-food items distribution. I saw people making a lot of money stealing refugees stuff and I was horrified. Of the things I am most fearful about is stealing: can you really spend stolen property with comfort? I feel like everybody in the world – who will be looking at you – will know that you are a thief. I remember very well to have brought to the camp police station 8 of my staff (including the retired army captain who was our chief of security) for unexplained loss of food items. I was naive and an idealist: there was no way there was going to be “evidence” that they stole it. So, my hardwork was rewarded with a promotion to become Assistant Camp Manager at Mtabila II refugee camp. I founded the camp myself. I recall surveying all the corners of the camp when it was just a bush handed to us by the Ministry of Home Affairs. I recall receiving new “caseload” – and giving away the first plot. I was young – 21, 22, 23, with a lot of authority, good salary, a car, a driver and most importantly a UHF radio handset, a real symbol of status in the refugee camp. It is at this stage that I started making friends with international people i.e expatriates. I worked very well with people at Africare, with UNHCR Field Coordinators Bushra Halepota (from Pakistan) and Alice Bellah Conteh from Sierra Leone. They all loved me. When I was leaving for college, I had a farewell party at Kasulu TTC and Alice gave me as present a gold Cartier pen (back then I did not realise its value and did not even know that “Cartier” was a luxurious brand. I was a bush boy). In the camps, I also became very reflective and philosophical. I felt deep in my heart the suffering of these refugees. And I recalled stories told by my grandfather about my own life as a refugee (in my own country). I reflected a lot on the nature of man, nature of war, violence and peace. I also fell in love with a refugee girl (now happily married in Canada) but could not date her as my position as service provider to her, with all the resources at my disposal vis-à-vis hers, as a refugee and vulnerable got me to rethink the wisdom of us getting together. Perhaps I was wrong. Anyway, when I decided to go to college, I thought I should do peace studies – to understand the nature of war, peace and violence; to see if I can offer assistance in making the world a much more peaceful place; to see if we can prevent people having to flee from their homes to other countries. Using the savings from my job and part scholarship, I went to college in the United States, a very prestigious one in Minnesota – St. John’s University, a catholic university, with a seminary, a monastery and many Benedictine monks as professors. But I first landed in Boston and took some preliminary/required courses/credits at a cheaper rate at Quincy College before transferring them to SJU.  GOING TO AMERICA  Life in the United States was quite interesting. Everything was new and big. The second day I arrived, my hosts were at work and there was a ring at the door, and when I open it, two little African-American girls were there saying some things that I could not figure out. They were frustrated and left – and I felt embarrassed and figured America is going to be really tough. Since I was in Tanzania, and watched American movies, I had longed to eat at MacDonald’s. So, at the first opportunity, I went there but ordering was an issue. So, I looked at the pictures of burgers and just pointed to the number whose burger looked delicious, but still many questions from the cashier in rapid English came toward me (after a few months, I learnt the questions entailed “for here or to go?”, “meal or combo?”, “large or medium”, “cheese and mayo?” and so on) and I felt like saying “Maswali ya nini? Wewe nipe tu hiyo burger kama ilivyo kwenye picha” or “Just give me the burger as looks in the picture!” But America was a great place. For summers, I took on all jobs one can imagine: I delivered pizza and magazines, I worked in nursing homes caring for the elderly, I worked with people with mental disability (this was most readily available job for immigrants and foreign students), I worked as a security guard (where I had to buy that silly heavy belt with everything on it), as an office clerk, and so on. I recall in Boston, working at a house with people with mental disability, my boss was late and I was asked to get these guys to their doctor’s appointments. I had a driver’s licence but had never driven in the United States apart from the test to get the licence. I got lost for three hours. The guys I was with started losing it as time for meds came and I was on the road. I also started losing it as I hit the wrong freeway and as you know can’t drive slowly in the freeway, so I was speeding without really knowing where I was going. I was rescued by police – who escorted me back to the house. My boss was American of Greek origin. He understood and gave me another chance. A PIOUS JOB But my best job was on St. John’s University campus. I secured some 20 hours a week to work with the Benedictine monks at the monastery nursing home. This is serious stuff: working with these great men of god, who have devoted their lives to serve God – no kids, no property, no nothing – and they are placed at a house where they know, and everyone knows, that they are waiting to die. And I was a friend, a companion, caregiver and conversation partner to these men. You see the best of both worlds: strength of faith and fallibility of faith; prospect of death as inducement of fear and prospect of death as embraced opportunity for eternal rest. I attended a funeral mass for one of these men where the attendance is very small, because their work and their mark have been in missions around the world and because at that place called nursing home the banality of death can harden the heart that, when it happens, only few show up to celebrate it. In college, my favourite subject was philosophy and my mentor was Father Rene McGraw who got me to “get” Emmanuel Levinas’ “Totality and Infinity: Essays on Exteriority”. And since then, I have become a better person (I believe). I left college and took up a very competitive graduate assistanceship/internship at the Carter Center, an institute founded and led by former US President, Jimmy Carter. This took me to Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone experience was one of pressure and discovery. We went there primarily to observe the election, but also explore other opportunities for Carter Center programming. Expectations were very high as those who won the internship were considered to be “smart” people. Indeed, I was in the company of some very competent and accomplished young people and had to really up my game. Ambitious and smart young people at American workplaces are fiercely competitive, even when pursuing the same objectives. To remain relevant at Carter Center, I had to work hard and also learn both global and office politics. Our Sierra Leone project leader was a cheerful, sharp and very committed Harvard-trained Human Rights lawyer, Ashley Barr, who was a very helpful and a good mentor to me. It was indeed an awesome experience. I travelled around and saw a bit of the Sierra Leone countryside, and had to learn a lot about Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast as all these countries, together with Sierra Leone, form an interlinked conflict ecosystem. As an old refugee camp staff, my pull in Sierra Leone was in the internally displaced people (IDPs) camps in the countryside and around Freetown. The common – and very brutal – feature of the Sierra Leone war was the chopping-off of hands of innocent people by RUF rebels. I will never forget an occasion where I had a chat with a group of energetic young people in one of the IDP camps in Freetown. I chose to put on spot this beautiful young girl who had both her hands cut off right at the elbows. I asked her, rather dumbly in retrospect, what the most challenging part of her situation was. She smiled and threw back the question to me: “What do you think?” She went on to answer, rather bravely particularly with the presence of boys in the group, something along the lines that “each end of the month is traumatic, as for a couple of times a day for the entire week, I have to ask someone to help change my female sanitary pads”. At that point I was lost for words, but then I had a sense of satisfaction that the career I had chosen - to study peace and conflict so as to help end war and violence - was the right one. I ended my Carter Center gig on a high note - meeting with President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter. We took a picture, which President Carter graciously autographed a few days later and it was the first ever picture that I framed. Until today, it sits atop my bookshelf.  MEETING HON JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE At the Ministry, I was assigned at the same desk as during the internship – Africa and the Middle East. The new department Director, Ambassador Joram Biswaro, was an academic, really a non-traditional bureaucrat, who enjoyed a vigorous policy and intellectual debate that I always was keen to have, particularly during our departmental meetings every morning. I didn’t quite feel that I should be constrained by the civil service customs so I was outspoken in airing my views and a prolific writer of Memos and analyses on current affairs and matters relevant to the work of our department. So, even when our Minister then, Hon. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, decided to run for President I was audacious enough to write him a paper on how he should organize his campaign. By then we had interacted because I was in the Ministry teams he was working with as he was leading the mediation process for Burundi. Although I enjoyed my work at Foreign Service working on peace processes, as I was doing something I went to school for, my heart was really in the bush – with the refugees and rebels. When the inevitable frustrations of working in the bureaucracy started to set in, I seriously contemplated leaving government service altogether to join the International Crisis Group, the outfit I admired the most for its work in our field, and where I had contacts. I also did phone interview with one American NGO to go to work as Program Officer in the Afghan refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan. But then, my future wife was about to follow me back to Tanzania and I felt the need to settle down and start a family.  5 YEARS @ STATE HOUSE The campaign itself was one of hope. The theme was Continuity and Change - and doing things with “New Vigor, New Zeal and New Speed” to bring “Better Life to all Tanzanians”. The candidate was fresh, and articulate. The message was clear. And the final tally was a resounding 80 percent victory for our candidate. The President was sworn in, and less than a month later I was appointed one of his aides, dealing with speechwriting. My formal title was Personal Assistant to the President – Special Duties (PAP-SD). I was the youngest back then of all the aides. The position, in government civil service ranks, was quite senior. It was a high pressure, long hours, and emotionally draining post. Working at the State House is like living in a glass bowl – everyone peeking from the outside trying to figure out how you got there, how much influence you have on the President etc. You can bet that your phones are being tapped, your emails are intercepted and you are a subject of reports on your whereabouts, dealings, remarks and relationships. I survived because of the trust and confidence of the President himself – and the commitment I put into my work, as my work spoke for itself as speeches were a daily occasion. The magnitude of the office and responsibilities required me to remind myself to remain humble everyday. As you travel with the President; as you have access to him at all times; as you can call any office and get all the information you need; and as you are driven to and from the office; and have people serving you tea and food at the office, if one is not careful, the arrogance of the office may get to your head. If you are not careful, you may regard anyone who is calling you as having a problem or a favour to ask. I forbade my secretary at State House (Mrs. Aziza Bukuku) to call me “Boss” (as is supposedly customary) as I thought it sounded awkward and demeaning to her. She insisted, and later we made it a joke. The five years at State House were quite a journey. Presidential aides attend cabinet meetings as observers. In fact, we are sworn in during the very first cabinet meeting we attend. I recall the nervousness I had when all the Ministers were seated and looking as the President presided over my oath before proceeding with the cabinet meeting. It is a very special feeling and indeed an honour. As I attended the cabinet meetings, and communicated with people throughout the government, as I travelled with the President in almost all the regions (again) and overseas, I learnt a lot about how government is run, the nuances of high-level diplomacy, dilemmas and choices in policymaking, the difficulties in executing big government programs, and why progress can be difficult in some areas. More importantly, the office gives you the confidence to interact with the wider community with authority of knowledge and experience. You are taken seriously and you are respected. You are listened to, and therefore rest, to impress or to disappoint, is up to you. The only problem is that, once you disappoint you let down the President because it reflects on his ability to choose the right people. I made a lot of acquaintances in the diplomatic community and political circles, and friendships were forged later on beyond work relations. As a presidential aide, I was also responsible for sitting in and taking notes when the President meets with dignitaries. As a result, I had the fortune of meeting and listening to some of the great personalities in global politics and business having conversation with my boss. I met, shook hands and sat in meetings with George W. Bush in the White House in Washington DC (after a meeting with my boss at the Oval Office, he hosted lunch for 8 members of our delegation at the White House in August 2008. I remember vividly this rainy day in the White House because it was the day when John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate (and all TV sets in White House lobbies were tuned to Fox News, and the press was not allowed to ask questions after the meeting because President Bush didn’t want to answer questions about Palin mainly because he did not even know her. He was charming throughout lunch, and afterwards, he gave us a tour of the White House); Muammar Gaddafi (met my boss on AU issues several times, and every time there was a surprise – sometimes I would skip notes just amazed by his stories and theories); Shinzo Abe (a pleasant Japanese Prime Minister); Robert Mugabe; Morgan Tsvangirai; Tendai Biti (a sharp guy); Bill Gates (came to the President’s hotel in New York City to talk about his Foundation’s work); Mwai Kibaki; Yoweri Museveni; Paul Kagame (in New York also, came to talk about the Isaka-Kigali railway with people bearing a big map); Uhuru Kenyatta (in Dar es Salaam, as leader of PNU delegation during post-election violence in Kenya); Bill Clinton (a couple of times, last time at Kirchner Museum in Davos, Switzerland in January, 2010; I consider some of his aides my friends); Raila Odinga (this one I met without the President, I had breakfast with him at his house on Christmas of 2007, two days before the election); King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (we had the honour to have dinner at his palace in Riyadh, a magnificent place); Romano Prodi (a very intelligent chap); Jacob Zuma; Jeffrey Sachs; Bono, the rockstar (in New York, another intelligent chap); Gordon Brown; Ban Ki-Moon (at the 38th floor of UN HQ, a very pleasant man); Inacio Lula Da Silva (in New York, at UNGA Hall meeting booth, a cheery and confident leader); Thabo Mbeki (a mentor and friend - emailing). In his very first visit to the United States in 2006, the President was invited for lunch at the Senate Dining Room by five Senators (Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Barack Obama, Richard Lugar and Thad Cochran, who hosted the lunch). The President was asked to bring two people for lunch. He brought me (as a note taker) and Hon. John Cheyo (MP for Bariadi, who was part of our delegation). Barack Obama, as the most junior Senator then met us at the steps outside and ushered us to the dining room. One interesting thing about the lunch meeting was that Obama was mostly quiet, just listening. And whenever he spoke, he asked questions. Feingold mostly talked about Zanzibar. Lugar asked about Chinese influence in Africa. The list is really long and impressive. I also met and interacted with a number of diplomats and business leaders in World Economic Forum meetings and other conferences and here in Dar es Salaam. Now, these details would seem irrelevant and sort of bragging, but for me they add to the sum of what I know about the world, and therefore who I am. It is part of my story. At the end of the day, what makes a person is the sum of his values and beliefs and life experiences. When I was a kid in the village, on weekends when I did not go to school, my grandmother would leave me to attend the pub for patrons who wanted to have an early start. The regular customers on those days were former hardcore criminals who were in a rehabilitation program at a halfway prison camp in Kitengule/Mwisa village near our village, who were allowed to leave camp on weekends. So, there will be me, 9 or 10 years old, and some criminals – me serving them alcohol and them telling me stories. I would be fascinated by the stories of their exploits. Yet, this was a very dangerous exposure for a young child. But I made it. I made it to be able to share a lunch table with George W. Bush at the White House as he recounted his recent trip to the Olympics in China; as he talked about malaria in Africa; as he did a small talk with his fellow President. Sometimes, in these meetings, I would reflect on where I had come from and I get swept by the vastness of the journey I have taken. I conclude that nothing can pull me down, and that anything more than what I have now, and where I have reached, is simply a blessing and not a necessity to complete me. At State House, I learnt a great deal beyond my field of study. I can confidently say that I self-taught graduate level Development Economics as I delved into textbooks I bought through Amazon.com and other publications on topical issues and journals that I subscribed. I continued to read about politics and philosophy, my first love. In travelling overseas, I used every occasion to learn about the history and the politics of places we visited. When we visited Cairo, Rome, Istanbul, and Jordan I stole some time to visit the remarkable monuments of three great monotheist religions – Islam, Judaism and Christianity - and learnt about the rise and fall of two great empires – Roman and Ottoman. In Rome I visited the Colosseum, The Panthenon, The Roman Forum, and learnt about statecraft. In Cairo, I took a crash course on Egyptology. As a result of all this, I left State House enriched with deep knowledge on many issues and countless lifelong lessons. I will always be grateful to the President for this exposure and for giving me a front seat view to history. ...January Makamba.....

SONY UNVEILS A RANGE OF PRODUCTS IN THE MARKET TO ENHANCE CONSUMER ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE!!  Tanzania: Sony has unveiled four new products and technologies in the Tanzanian market, as part of its on-going strategy to cement its position as the leading global consumer electronics and entertainment brand. The new products and technologies include the Sony Handycam HDR-PJ380 camcorder, the Cyber-Shot HX300 digital still camera, the new Home Cinema System- BDV-N9900SH and the Sony Bravia Full HD 3D LED TV W8 Series. Speaking during the launch, Chief Representative, Sony Middle East and Africa, Rajeev Pallippamadam said that the launch of the four new innovative products in Tanzania reaffirms Sony’s commitment to consistently delivering superior products offering to our consumers in this market. “As a company, we have identified Tanzania as one of our top priority markets for future growth prospects. Today, we would like to prove our commitment in this market by bringing world class Sony experience right at the consumer’s doorsteps. We hope that with the launch of the four new products will give consumers the opportunity to experience and interact with our latest technologies and products in the market,” added Pallippamadam. Recently, the electronics manufacturer unveiled its strategy for the African market, where it plans to double its market share to 1.4 billion USD by 2015 through an aggressive expansion campaign driven by new product launches, introduction of experiential Sony brand stores, and setting up authorized service centres in almost every country in Africa including Tanzania. Handycam PJ380 The Sony Handycam PJ380 camcorder delivers Full HD video with enhanced projection capabilities. The external device HDMI input allows big screen projection, up to 100-inches (diagonal) of content (movies, slideshows, web pages, games) from compatible smartphones, Tablet devices or PCs on to any flat wall or surface

MAGAZETI MAWILI YAFUNGIWA , NI MWANANCHI NA MTANZANIA

TAMKO LA SERIKALI

Serikali imeyafungia  kutochapishwa Magazeti ya MWANANCHI na MTANZANIA kuanzia 27 Septemba,2013  kutokana na mwenendo wa magazeti hayo kuandika habari na makala  za uchochezi na uhasama kwa nia ya kusababisha wananchi wakose imani kwa vyombo vya dola hivyo kuhatarisha amani na mshikamano ulipo nchini.

Gazeti la MWANANCHI limefungiwa kutochapishwa kwa siku kumi na nne(14) kuanzia 27 Septemba,2013.Adhabu hii imetangazwa kwa Tangazo la Serikali(Government Notice )Namba 333 la tarehe 27 septemba,2013.

Gazeti la MWANANCHI limepewa adhabu hiyo kutokana na hivi karibuni kuchapisha habari zenye mwelekeo wa uchochezi na uvunjifu wa amani,mfano tarehe 17 Julai,2013 katika toleo Namba 4774 ilichapisha habari isemayo “MISHAHARA MIPYA SERIKALINI 2013”  kwa kuchapisha waraka uliozuiliwa kwa matumizi ya vyombo vya habari waraka huo ulikuwa wa Siri  haukupaswa kuchapishwa Magazetini.

Aidha, katika toleo la Jumamosi,tarehe 17 Agosti,2013 lilichapisha habari yenye kichwa kisemacho “WAISLAM WASALI CHINI YA ULINZI MKALI”  habari hiyo ilikolezwa na picha ya mbwa  mkali mwenye hasira.Habari na picha hiyo ilitoa tafsiri ya kuwa Jeshi la Polisi lilipeleka Mbwa katika maeneo ya ibada ya waumini wa dini ya kiislam.Jambo ambalo halikuwa la  ukweli.

Jeshi la Polisi katika doria siku hiyo halikupeleka mbwa katika maeneo ya Misikiti.Serikali na jeshi la Polisi linaheshimu na kuzingatia maadili ya dini ya Kiislamu na kwa hiyo Jeshi lake haliwezi kupitisha au kuingiza mbwa katika maeneo ya ibada.

Hivyo basi,kwa gazeti hili kuchapisha habari iliyokolezwa na picha ya mbwa ni uchochezi wa kulichonganisha Jeshi la Polisi na waumini wa dini ya kiislam  mbwa ni najisi hapaswi kuingia  katika maeneo ya ibada.

Gazeti la MTANZANIA limefungiwa kutochapishwa kwa siku tisini(90) kuanzia tarehe 27 Septemba,2013 kwa kuchapisha habari zenye uchochezi.Gazeti hili limeonywa mara nyingi  lirekebishe mtindo wake wa uandishi wa  kichochezi na lizingatie maadili na Sheria na Kanuni za  fani ya Habari.

Pamoja na kuonywa gazeti hili halikuonyesha kuzingatia maelekezo ya Msajili wa Magazeti, mfano ;katika toleo na 7262 la 20 Machi,2013 liliandika habari yenye kichwa kisemacho “URAIS WA DAMU”,tarehe 12 Juni,2013,toleo Namba 7344 lilichapisha makala isemayo “MAPINDUZI HAYAEPUKIKI”.

Aidha, siku ya Jumatano,tarehe 18 Septemba,2013 katika toleo Namba 73414 ukurasa wa mbele lilichapisha Kichwa cha habari kisemacho “SERIKALI YANUKA DAMU” taarifa hiyo ilikolezwa na picha zilizo unganishwa kwa ustadi mkubwa kwa kutumia kompyuta  kutapakaza rangi nyekundu mithili ya damu nyingi kumwagika .Katika habari hiyo gazeti hilo limedai bila uthibitisho kuwa Jeshi la Polisi linahusika  na wahanga waliomizwa na watu wasiojulikana kwa kumwagiwa tindikali na  waliyovamiwa na kujeruhiwa vibaya.

Vile vile gazeti hilo limeishtumu serikali kuwa goigoi katika kushughulikia matukio yenye sura ya kigaidi.

Kwa ujumla wake habari hiyo ni ya kichochezi ina lengo la kuwafanya wananchi wavichukie vyombo vya ulinzi na usalama  wavione kuwa haviwasaidii.

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Kutokana na makosa yalitajwa hapo juu serikali imelifungia gazeti la Mtanzania  kutochapishwa kwa muda wa siku tisini(90) kwa Tangazo la Serikali Namba 332(Government Notice No.332) la tarehe 27 septemba,2013,.

Serikali inawataka wamiliki,wahariri na wanahabari kwa ujumla kuwa makini,kuzingatia weledi,miiko na madili yataaluma uandishi wa habari.

Serikali inawataka wamiliki na hasa wahariri kuhakisha kuwa habari wanazoziandika na vipindi wanavyoviandaa vinazingatia taaluma,kuweka mbele maslahi ya taifa letu kwa kuwa na uzalendo wa hali ya juu.

Serikali inavionya vyombo vya habari vinavyoutumia uhuru wa habari bila wajibu kuwa haitasita kuvichukulia hatua kali ikiwemo ya kuvifungia .Serikali haitakubali kuona vyombo vya habari kuwa chanzo cha uvunjifu wa amani  nchini.

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MKURUGENZI IDARA YA HABARI

WIZARA YA HABARI,VIJANA, UTAMADUNI NA MICHEZO

DIWANI WA CHADEMA ATUHUMIWA WIZI WA MILIONI 10 ZA KITANZANIA MKOANI KILIMANJARO.

WATU tisa akiwemo Diwani wa Kata ya Old Moshi Magharibi, Elisaria Mosha (Chadema) wametiwa mbaroni wakituhumiwa kupokea fedha kwa njia ya udanganyifu kupitia mradi wa umeme mkoani Kilimanjaro. Hatua hiyo imechukuliwa baada ya Makamu wa Rais Dk Mohamed Gharib Bilal, kufanya ziara mkoani Kilimanjaro na kuagiza watu waliofanya hivyo wakamatwe mara moja. AKIZUNGUMZA na waandishi wa habari jana ofisini kwake, Kamanda wa Polisi wa Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro, Robert Boaz alisema diwani huyo anatuhumiwa kujipatia Sh milioni 9.6 kwa njia ya udanganyifu.  Wengine wanaoshikiliwa ni Zakayo Kimathi (52) mkazi wa Mandaka, anayedaiwa kupokea Sh milioni 10.3, Oforo Kimambo (56) mkazi wa Mandaka anayedaiwa kupokea Sh milioni 29.  Wengine wanaotuhumiwa kupokea malipo hayo kwa njia ya udanganyifu ni Daud Mallya (69) mkazi wa Chekereni aliyepokea Sh milioni 8.6, Richard Mlaki (69) mkazi wa Kiboroloni alipokea Sh milioni 18.6 na Focus Herman (88) mkazi wa Kilototoni aliyepokea Sh milioni 36.  Boaz alisema kwa sasa watuhumiwa watatu hawajapatikana. Alieleza kuwa pamoja na watuhumiwa hao, polisi imemkamata Mwenyekiti wa Kijiji cha Mandaka Monono, Hassan Nduva (41) na Ofisa Mtendaji wa kijiji hicho, Vendelini Shayo (58) kwa kuhusika kufanikisha malipo hayo.  Dk Bilal alitoa agizo hilo mapema wiki hii wakati akizindua vituo vya kupozea na kusambaza umeme maeneo ya Kiyungi, YMCA na Makuyuni.  Alipokea taarifa kwa Mkuu wa Mkoa kuwapo kwa wananchi ambao hawakulipwa fidia zao, kutokana na kuwapo watu waliotumia ujanja wa kupokea fedha hizo, Sh milioni 169.2.  “Halmashauri ya Moshi Vijijini ndio ilikuwa wakala wa malipo hayo na ndio iliyofanya tathmini kwa kushirikiana na watendaji wa vijiji, ambapo wao walipeleka tathmini hiyo kwa Shirika la Umeme (Tanesco), ambalo lilitoa fedha hizo hivyo Tanesco hawahusiki,” alisema,” alisema Boaz.    Habari leo.

HIZI NDIZO SABABU ZA ALI ZAHIR ZORRO KUJITOA KUWA JUDGE WA TUSKER PROJECT FAME. One week after the first episode of the talent search show Tusker Project Fame Season 6 went on air from the academy in Nairobi, there have been twists and turns in events. The Beat has reliably learnt that organisers at the academy have dropped Tanzanian judge, musician Zahir Ali Zorro from the panel of judges. Details of the fallout are still sketchy but word from Zahir Zorro’s camp has it that it was an amicable understanding between both parties. Speaking to The Beat , the veteran musician said he had chosen to leave the show in order to concentrate on his personal musical engagements back at home. “After the show in Nairobi last week it dawned on me that the responsibility was heavy and I couldn’t handle both the academy duties and my other engagements at home satisfactorily,” he said. Zahir Zorro’s appointment to the judges’ panel was greeted with cheers of hope as many thought he would take the contest to a different level after replacing producer Hermes Bariki. He was to work with Juliana Kanyomozi who filled the Ugandan spot and as agreed, controversial Ian Mbugua filled the Kenyan spot. But as the posts on the TPF website announced that the vastly experienced musician had joined the panel, discord was brewing. Though there has not been any official communication from Endermol and East Africa Breweries, sources privy to the academy cite his laid back display at the inauguration as the potential cause. In his trademark bling-bling and suit, Zorro barely said anything during the blockbuster show that ushered in 25 contestants. “He was a bit uncomfortable with the surroundings and looked not at ease with the other judges who were enjoying themselves throughout the show,” said the source. But in an interview with The Beat, Zorro cited generation gap as the reason for his mysterious exit from the regional show. In hi own words: “They will have to appoint a more youthful person to take over from me.” This leaves some unanswered questions whether it was the age gap that left the singer in the cold. Source:The Beat pull-out magazine,of The Citizen Newspaper,Tanzania

MTOTO WA MIAKA 12 APACHIKWA MIMBA HUKO KIPUNGUNI JIJINI DAR ES SALAAM. Binti wa Darasa la sita katika Shule ya Msingi Kilimani iliyopo Kipunguni, Dar mwenye umri wa miaka 12 (jina tunalihifadhi kwa sababu za kimaadili) amejikuta akishindwa kuendelea na masomo baada ya kupewa ujauzito na kijana wa mtaani aliyejulikana kwa jina moja la Roja. Akizungumza kwa huzuni mama wa mtoto huyo, Aziza Mohammed alisema kuwa mwishoni mwa mwezi uliopita ndiyo aligundua kuwa binti yake huyo ni mjamzito na ilikuwa ni baada ya kukataa kwenda shule huku akitapika mara kwa mara. Mama huyo alisema, baada ya kuona ilibainika kuwa ana mimba, wakanipa taarifalili hizo  aliamua kwenda kununua kifaa cha kupimia mimba lakini mwanaye huyo alikimbilia kwa mama yake mdogo, Temeke ambako waligundua kuwa ni mjamzito.  “Alipofika kwa mama yake mdogo, nikawaomba wamlete kisha tukampeleka hospitali ambako tulithibitishiwa na daktari kuwa kweli ana ujauzito wa miezi mitano,” alisema mama huyo na kuongeza: “Nilimbana aniambie mwenye mzigo huo ambapo alimtaja kijana aitwaye Roja. Akaniambia kijana huyo ambaye ni jirani yetu amekuwa akimbaka na kumtishia kumuua ikiwa atasema. “Kwa maelezo hayo ilibidi tumtaarifu mjumbe wa mtaa wa Kipunguni B, Bakari Issa ambaye tulikwenda naye kutoa taarifa katika Kituo cha Polisi cha Stakishari na kufungua jalada la kesi lenye namba STK/RB/18639/2013 KUMPA  MWANAFUNZI MIMBA “Jamani naomba taasisi husika zinisaidie kwa sababu baada ya kutoa ripoti polisi nimekuwa nikuzungushwa tu...mtuhumiwa hakamatwi.”  SIMULIZI YA KUSIKITISHA Binti aliyepata dhahama hiyo alipata kuzungumza na Ijumaa ambapo alisimulia simulizi ya kusikitisha sana ikionesha jinsi mchezo mzima ulivyokuwa. Alisema: “Wadogo zake Roja ndiyo walikuwa marafiki zangu...Roja alikuwa akiwatumia wao kuniita kila siku jioni na nilipoenda alikuwa akinifungia chumbani kwake na kunilazimisha kufanya naye mapenzi huku akinitishia kuwa nikisema ataniua. “Pamoja na vitisho hivyo alikuwa akinipa shilingi elfu tatu hivyo nikawa naogopa kumwambia mama na nilipogundua nina mimba nilimtuma wifi yangu (dada wa Roja) akamwambie lakini akakataa na kusema mimba siyo ya ndugu yake, mimi sijawahi kufanya mapenzi na mwanaume mwingine zaidi yake,” alisema binti huyo.  KUTOKA IJUMAA Tukio hili linaumiza na kusikitisha. Ni wito wetu kwa taasisi husika kufuatilia sakata hili na kumsaidia binti huyu ambaye ndoto zake zimezimwa ghafla akiwa bado mdogo. Aidha, ni vyema wazazi wakawa makini katika kufuatilia nyendo za watoto wao kabla mambo mabaya hayajawakuta

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YANGA YATAMBA "TUTAIFUNGA SIMBA KIRAHISI KAMA KUMSUKUMA MLEVI TAREHE 20 OCT" KOCHA Mkuu wa timu ya Yanga, Ernest Brandts, amesema kuifunga Simba katika mechi ya Ligi Kuu ya Vodacom itakayochezwa Oktoba 20 mwaka huu kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam, ni kazi rahisi. Brandts amewatoa hofu viongozi na mashabiki wa Yanga, huku akitamba kupata ushindi dhidi ya mahasimu wao Simba.  Akizungumza na RAI jana, Brandts alisema Simba hawamtishi kwa kuwa ana kikosi bora ambacho kina kila sababu ya kushinda mechi hiyo. Alisema amekuwa akiifuatilia Simba mara nyingi inapocheza mechi na hakuna ushindani ambao umekuwa ukionyeshwa na wachezaji wa timu hiyo, licha ya kupata ushindi katika mechi zake. “Simba hawana kiwango kikubwa, wanabebwa na mabao ambayo kwa bahati wamekuwa wakifunga, kikosi changu mimi ni bora, wachezaji wangu wana nguvu za kutosha na uwezo zaidi kuhakikisha tunashinda,” alisema. Yanga tayari imewasili Bukoba kwa ajili ya mechi yao dhidi ya Kagera Sugar itakayochezwa kesho kwenye Uwanja wa Kaitaba. Source:Rai.

NGASA AONEKANA AZAM FC KIUNGO mshambuliaji wa Yanga, Mrisho Ngassa ameikumbuka timu yake ya zamani ya Azam FC baada ya kuonekana akiwa kwenye Uwanja wa Chamazi Complex nje ya jiji la Dar es Salaam. Ngassa, ambaye awali aliuzwa na Yanga kwenda Azam FC kwa kitita cha pauni milioni 98, miaka mitatu iliyopita kabla ya kurudi msimu huu, juzi alitua kwenye Uwanja wa Chamazi na kushuhudia mechi ya Ligi Kuu Bara kati ya wenyeji na Mgambo Shooting. Ngassa aliyeondoka Azam FC kwa mgogoro huku timu hiyo ikimpeleka Simba, alikuwa kivutio na wengi walianza kuonyeshana alipokuwa amekaa jukwaani. Baada ya kufika uwanjani hapo, moja kwa moja Ngassa alikwenda kukaa alipokuwa amekaa mshambuliaji wa Azam FC, Gaudence Mwaikimba waliyewahi kukipiga pamoja Jangwani. Mara baada ya mechi hiyo, kiungo huyo aliyerudi kwa kasi katika Klabu ya Yanga, kwa kuifungia bao moja mpaka sasa, alisalimiana na baadhi ya wachezaji wa timu hiyo na kuondoka zake. Ngassa alipoulizwa sababu za kwenda uwanjani hapo alisema kwa ufupi: “Nimekuja kutembea tu.” Tayari Ngassa yupo mjini Bukoba kwa ajili ya mechi ya Ligi Kuu Bara dhidi ya wenyeji Kagera Sugar, kesho. GPL

WAZIRI MKUU PINDA AMUONYA VIKALI MAGUFULI. WAZIRI Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda amemuonya Waziri wa Ujenzi, Dk. John Magufuli kwa mara nyingine tena kuacha tabia ya kufanya uamuzi wa jambo lolote bila kushirikisha pande zinazohusika. Mbali ya karipio hilo, Waziri Mkuu amewataka viongozi wengine wa Serikali, kuepuka mfumo usio shirikishi katika uamuzi wao kwa kuwa unasababisha migogoro ndani ya jamii na usumbufu kwa Serikali. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jijini Dar es Salaam jana juu ya mgomo wa wasafirishaji wa mizigo na abiria ulioanza Oktoba 5, mwaka huu, Pinda alisema Serikali imeamua kurejesha kwa muda wa mwezi mmoja asilimia tano ya uzito wa mizigo uliozidi kwenye mizani. Alisema hatua zilizochukuliwa na Dk. Magufuli kufuta vifungu vilivyokuwa vikiruhusu asilimia tano zilifuata sheria, lakini tatizo lililojitokeza ni kutoshirikisha pande zinazohusika ili kushauriana na kupata uamuzi wa pamoja. Alisema mbali ya kutoshirikisha pande hizo, uamuzi wa Dk. Magufuli ulikuwa wa ghafla kwa wasafirishaji kitendo ambacho kimewapa wakati mgumu wa utekelezaji, kwa sababu wafanyabiashara walikuwa wameingia mikataba na wateja wao. “Chimbuko la mgogoro huu, ni tangazo la Dk. Magufuli alilotoa Oktoba mosi, mwaka huu la kuondoa ofa ya asilimia ya uzito uliozidi, baada ya uamuzi huo wadau wa usafirishaji wa malori na mabasi waliingia kwenye mgomo na kulalamikia hatua hiyo. “Kutokana na mgogoro huu, nililazimika kukutana na Dk. Magufuli, baadhi ya mawaziri wa wizara zenye uhusiano na masuala haya, wanasheria na wataalamu wa masuala ya usafiri na uchumi. “Kilichoongeza mgogoro ni tafsiri ya vifungu vya sheria na kwenye kanuni ya 7 (2) na 7(3) ambacho kinaeleza wasafirishaji wa magari yenye uzito uliozidi, lakini upo ndani ya asilimia tano ya uzito unaokubaliwa kisheria, wanatakiwa kupunguza mzigo, kupinga na iwapo watashindwa kutekeleza, watatakiwa kulipia mara nne ya tozo za kawaida. “Sasa suala la asilimia tano, lilitokana na ombi la wadau wa usafirishaji kwa aliyekuwa waziri wa Ujenzi miaka ya nyuma na halikuwa sheria kamili, ndio maana limeondolewa baada ya kuonekana linatumiwa vibaya. “Nakubaliana na Dk. Magufuli, wapo baadhi ya wasafirishaji ni wakorofi na hawataki kufuata sheria…ndio maana walifanya mazoea ingawa wapo wengine wazuri na hao nawapongeza sana kutii sheria. Mtanzania.

PRODUCER HAMMY B ARUDISHWA TENA TUSKER PROJECT FAME BAADA YA ALLI ZORRO KUTEMWA MTAYARISHAJI mahiri wa muziki wa Kizazi kipya, anayemiliki studio za ya B Hits, Hermes Bariki ‘Hermy B’ ameteuliwa kuwa Jaji wa shindano la kusaka vipaji vya kuimba Afrika Mashariki la Tusker Project Fame. Mkali huyo anayemiliki studio za B Hits, ataiwakilisha Tanzania na kwa kuungana na majaji wengine jijini Nairobi, nchini Kenya akichukua nafasi ya Zahir Zorro aliyekuwa Jaji katika shughuli ya kusimamia usaili wa shindano hilo. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari Dar es Salaam jana, Meneja wa bia ya Tusker, Sialouise Shayo, alisema katika kuelekea awamu ya kwanza ya shindano hilo msimu huu wa sita, wamejipanga kuhakikisha Watanzania wanahusishwa kikamilifu. “Kama tunavyomkaribisha Jaji mpya Hermy B ambaye amekuwa katika kinyang’nyiro hiki cha Tusker Project Fame kwa muda mrefu, tunatumia fursa hii kuwatangazia Watanzania kuwa tumejifunza mengi kupitia kwa Zorro,” alisema. Katika shindano hilo, Tanzania inawakilishwa na Angela Karashani, Elisha Simon, Mgeni Kalinga na Ussa Dubart. Kwa upande wake, Hermy B aliishukuru Tusker kwa kumchagua kuwa Jaji katika shindano hilo kwa mara ya sita pamoja na Zahir Zorro. Mshindi wa Tusker Project Fame atajinyakulia Sh 100, 000, 000 na mkataba wa kurekodi utakaogharimu Sh 200, 000, 000.