Tuesday, April 27, 2010

UNITED NATION


The United Nations Organization (UNO) or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.

There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every sovereign state in the world. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization has six principal organs: the General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly); the Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and security); the Economic and Social Council (for assisting in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development); the Secretariat (for providing studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN); the International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ); and the United Nations Trusteeship Council (which is currently inactive). Other prominent UN System agencies include the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The UN's most visible public figure is the Secretary-General, currently Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who attained the post in 2007. The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish



Monday, April 26, 2010

Khatib ataka mrithi wa JK atoke Z'bar


WAZIRI wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais (Muungano), Mohammed Seif Khatib amependekeza mgombea wa kiti cha urais atakayemrithi rais wa sasa Jakaya Kikwete, atoke visiwa vya Zanzibar.

Waziri Khatib alitoa pendekezo hilo jana, siku ambayo Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar ulikuwa unatimiza miaka 46 tangu waasisi wa mataifa haya mawili, Julius Kambarage Nyerere na Abeid Amani Karume, walipotekeleza ndoto zao za kuungana.

Hata hivyo, Muungano huo unaonekana kuongezeka kasoro licha ya serikali kuweka vyombo vya kughulikia kupunguza kero zilizopo.

Waziri Khatibu, ambaye anatajwa kuwa kwenye kinyang'anyiro cha urais wa Zanzibar, alitoa kauli hiyo jana alipokuwa akizungumza katika kipindi cha Jambo Tanzania cha Shirika la Utangazaji Tanzania (TBC1) kinachorushwa hewani kila siku kuanzia saa 12:00 asubuhi hadi saa 2:00 asubuhi.

Waziri huyo, ambaye hajakanusha tuhuma hizo akitaka watu wasubiri muda utakapofika, alisema jana kuwa kuwa katika kuongoza nchi, ni vema kukawa na utaratibu wa zamu baina ya Wazanzibari na Watanzania Bara unaotambulika kikatiba.

“Kwa sasa hatuna utaratibu huo wa kuongoza nchi kwa zamu, lakini ni vema tukawa na utaratibu huu wa kupokezana,” alisema Waziri Khatib bila kueleza hili litasaidia nini.

Kwa mujibu wa Khatib, katiba ya sasa imeweka zamu katika nafasi ya makamu wa rais pekee, ikieleza kuwa kama rais atatoka Tanzania Bara, makamu wake lazima atoke Zanzibar na kama atatoka Zanzibar, makamu atoke bara.

“Ni vizuri viongozi wetu wa kisiasa waliopo madarakani hivi sasa wakawaandaa vijana wazuri kwa ajili ya nafasi ya urais, ili muda ukifika tusipate tabu,” alisema Waziri Khatib.

“Pamoja na kwamba ni vema tukawa na zamu za kutawala nchi yetu, tuna kila sababu ya kuhakikisha tunapata viongozi wazuri, walioandaliwa na wenye uwezo wa kuongoza.”

Hadi sasa ni Ali Hassan Mwinyi, aliyeongoza serikali ya awamu ya pili, ndiye Mzanzibari pekee aliyewahi kuwa rais wa Serikali ya Muungano baada ya kuongoza nchi kutoka mwaka 1985 hadi 1995 wakati kulipofanyika uchaguzi wa kwanza wa vyama vingi.

Waziri Khatib asema: “Ni jambo jema kuwa na zamu za kuongoza nchi baina ya pande mbili za Muungano, lakini hatulazimishi iwe hivyo kwa sababu halipo kikatiba kwa sasa.”

Alisema kwa sasa serikali inafuata katiba katika kupata wagombwea urais, lakini kama katiba itafanyiwa marekebisho leo na kuweka zamu za kuongoza nchi, basi serikali haina budi kufuata katiba hiyo.

“Kama katiba itafanyiwa marekebisho leo na kuweka utaratibu wa zamu wa kuongoza nchi basi sisi serikali na chama tutafuata katiba, lakini kwa sasa sual hilo halipo kikatiba,” alisema Waziri Khatib.

Waziri Khatib anaweza akawa waziri wa kwanza ndani ya serikali ya Muungano kutoa pendekezo la namna hiyo, ambalo kimsingi linaweza kuibua mjadala mpya.

Waziri Khatib pia alikiri kuwa kuna matukio mbalimbali yaliyosababishwa na kero za Muungano na hivyo kuutikisa, hata hivyo, alisema Muungano bado ni imara.

Akitaja matukio hayo, waziri Khatib alisema ni pamoja na lile la wabunge waliotaka serikali tatu, kundi lililojulikana kama G55 na kujiuzulu kwa aliyekuwa rais wa Zanzibar, Aboud Jumbe Mwinyi, ambaye alikuwa makamu wa rais na makamu mwenyekiti wa CCM.

“Unajua Zanzibar ilipita katika kipindi cha vuguvugu la kisiasa na ikashutumiwa kuwa, mheshimiwa Aboud Jumbe alikuwa katika mpango wa kuanzisha serikali ya tatu ndani ya muungano, kwa hiyo baada ya kikao cha chama kilichofanyika CBE Dodoma, akasema anawajibika kwa kujiuzulu,” alisema Khatib.

“Lakini pia hatuwezi kusahahu malumbano na mijadala mikali ambayo ilihatarisha Muungano baina ya wajumbe wa Baraza la Wawakilishi wa Zanzibar na wabunge wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano kuhusu hoja ya hadhi ya Zanzibar na suala la mafuta,” aliongeza Waziri Khatib.

“Mtukio haya yalitikisa sana Muungano wetu, lakini tunashukuru pamoja na misukosuko hiyo bado muungano upo imara.”

Kuhusu utatuzi wa kero za Muungano, Khatib alisema wamefikia mahali pazuri na kwamba hadi sasa tayari mambo makubwa matatu yameshatafutiwa ufumbuzi.

“Moja ni Sheria ya Uvuvi ambayo makao makuu yake ni Zanzibar, biashara ya meli na Sheria ya Haki za Binadamu; haya ni mambo matatu makubwa katika kero za Muungano ambayo tumeyafanikisha,” alisema Waziri Khatib.

Hata hivyo alikiri kuwapo kwa kero nyingine nyingi, likiwemo suala la mgawanyo wa mapato na uchangiaji baina ya Bara na Visiwani.

Mwenyekiti wa TLP, Augustine Mrema amesema utaratibu wa kupokezana uongozi kwa zamu si mbaya, lakini usiwekwe kikatiba.

“Tangu Muungano ulipoasisiwa, misingi tuliyowekewa na waasisio ni kupatikana marais kwa utamaduni wa mapenzi na makubaliano na sio kikatiba,” alisema Mrema.

Alisema Mwalimu Nyerere na Mzee Karume walikubaliana kwa mapenzi tu kwamba Nyerere awe rais na Karume awe makamo.

“Wala Karume hakusema kwamba awamu inayokuja mimi ndio niwe rais. Mimi nadhani ni utamaduni mzuri, tunaweza kupeana zamu za kuiongoza lakini isiwe kitu cha kikatiba,” alisema Mrema.

Alisema hatari ya kuweka utaratibu huo katika katiba ni uwezekano wa kupata viongozi wasio na uwezo na hivyo kusababisha migogoro ndani ya nchi.

“Nadhani waziri angesema kama kuna matatizo ya msingi katika Muungano, lakini tusitafute visingizio tu,” alisema Mrema.

Hata hivyo mwenyekiti Mwenza wa Mpango wa Utafiti wa Maendeleo ya Demokrasia nchini (REDET), Dk Benson Bana alisema wazo la Waziri Khatib si zuri kwa kuwa linaweza kuligawa taifa.

“Katika urais tunapima uwezo wa mtu na hatuangalii rangi, dini, kabila wa eneo la mtu. Tusijali mazingira anayotoka; tunaangalia ‘vision’ (dira) na uwezo wa mtu hata kama anatoka Pemba au Bukoba tunampa urais,” alisema Dk Bana.

“Hii ya waziri italigawa taifa, sisi sote ni Watanzania na tumeshatoka katika ubaguzi wa kikabila, kikanda, kidini na hata rangi wala hatuwezi tena kurudi nyuma tulikotoka,” aliongeza Dk Bana.

“Mimi nadhani inatosha hii ya kupokezana katika nafasi ya umakamu, yani kama rais atatoka bara makamu wake awe Mzanzibari na kama rais atatoka Zanzibar basi makamu wake atoke Tanzania Bara,” alisema Dk Bana.

Sherehe Za Muungano



Wakuu wakiwa jukwaa kuu



Sunday, April 25, 2010

Torres fears for long-term health in England

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres fears a lengthy spell in the Premier League could result in chronic long-term injuries.

Torres is currently ruled out for the season with a reoccurring knee problem that has also limited him to just 22 appearances this season, although he has still scored 18 goals.

The Spanish international, who expects to be fit in time for the World Cup, is concerned at the physical toll of the English top-flight and is amazed that players like Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have performed at such a high level for so long.

"The Premier League is such a tough competition and I have always admired this championship and the players who are here," Torres told the News of the World.

"This is my third season and I'm still amazed to see Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard, players who have been here a long time, still playing at such a high level and with such impressive rhythm because the English league really wears down a player.

"I just can't imagine what state I'll be in within five or six years if I continue to play here - it could easily give me problems when I stop playing. The physical level is superior to all other countries."

Torres' future is currently the subject of much speculation but another Premier League club, Manchester City, reportedly head the queue to sign the 26-year-old.

Liverpool suitor wants Rafael Benitez to stay

Chinese businessman Kenneth Huang is ready to launch a £500 million bid to buy Liverpool and wants manager Rafael Benitez to remain at Anfield.

Huang, a former Wall Street broker, claims he has already been granted access to the Premier League club's accounts and expects to table an offer within two months.

Liverpool's current owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, put the club up for sale last week following three years at the helm.

Huang, who is working alongside business partner Adrian Cheng on the deal, insists Benitez is key to his plan and will fight off any interest from Serie A side Juventus.

"Negotiations have taken place over the last few months and we are at a crucial stage," Huang told the Sunday Mirror. "I really hope it turns out to be a successful bid. Right now my audit team is examining the books and my legal team is in close contact with theirs.

"We have a fierce competitor in the Middle East, but it could be finalised in June."

He added: "I was first approached (to buy Liverpool) in 2008 when I was in Singapore attending a Formula One Grand Prix, but the asking price was 1billion US dollars.

"It was totally unreasonable so I turned it down. The asking price has dropped significantly and we are talking again.

"I want Liverpool to win the Champions League and Premier League and I think Benitez is a very good coach."

Benitez's agent Manuel Garcia Quilon revealed last week that he had spoken to a potential Chinese investor and that any deal hinged on him staying at Anfield.

Benitez has persistently been linked with a move to Juventus in the Italian press and is reported to have been offered a £5 million salary and an £80 million transfer budget.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Uchaguzi Zanzibar kufanyika Oktoba 31

Salma Said, Zanzibar

UCHAGUZI mkuu wa Zanzibar unatarajiwa kufanyika Oktoba 31 mwaka huu na matokeo ya uchaguzi huo, yatatangazwa kuanzia siku hiyo hadi Novemba 2 mwaka huu.

Jukumu la kutangazwa kwa matokeo hayo, kutafanywa na Tume ya Uchaguzi ya Zanzibar.

Hayo yamo katika taarifa ya Mwenyekiti wa tume hiyo, Khatibu Mwinyichande, iliyosambazwa kwa vyombo vya habari vya mjini Zanzibar.

Katika taarifa hiyo ya kurasa nne, Mwinyichande amesema mchakato wa kuandikisha wapiga kura wapya ulioambatana na uboreshaji wa Daftari la Kudumu la Wapiga Kura, ulianza Machi na kwamba utakoma itakapofika Mei 9 mwaka huu.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa hiyo, shughuli hizo, zinahusu pia ubadilishaji wa shahada za zamani za kupigia kura.

Taarifa ilisema kukamilika kwa kazi hiyoo, kumetoa fursa kwa Tume ya Uchaguzi ya Zanzibar, kupanga tarehe ya uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka huu na masuala mbalimbali yanayohusu uchaguzi huo kwa mujibu wa katiba na sheria za uchaguzi ya mwaka 1984.

"Sheira ya mwaka 1984, kifungu cha 45(1)(a) inaeleza kuwa “endapo uchaguzi mkuu umepangwa kufanyika, siku ya uteuzi kwa jimbo lolote halitokuwa chini ya siku tano au zaidi ya siku 25 baada ya kuvunjwa kwa Baraza la Wawakilishi," ilisema taarifa ikinukuu sheria.

Ilisema kwa msingi huo ZEC imezingatia ratiba za vikao vya mwisho vya Baraza la Wawakilishi na katika kupanga ratiba yake ya uchaguzi.

ZEC imesema uteuzi wa wagombea wa nafasi za urais, uwakilishi na udiwani utafanyika Novemba 9 mwaka huu.

“Uchukuaji wa fomu za urais wa Zanzibar utaanza tarehe 10/08 2010 na mwisho ni tarehe 30/08/2010. uchukuaji wa fomu za uwakilishi na udiwani utaanza tarehe 15/08/2010 na mwisho ni tarehe 30/08/2010 na pingamizi wa uteuzi zitafanyika tarehe 05/09/2010," ilisema taarifa ya ZEC

Kuhusu kampeni za uchaguzi huo, ZEC ilisema zitaanza Septembe 10 na kumalizika Oktoba 30 mwaka huu.

Tanzania union sues after teachers caned


Tanzania's teaching union says it will sue the government after four teachers were publicly caned by a local militia.

The punishment had "dehumanised" the teachers, one of whom was pregnant, said union official Ezekiah Uluoch.

He told the BBC that the official Sungusungu militia had caned the teachers after they were late for a meeting in the northern Shinyanga area.

Last year, a local Tanzanian official was sacked for ordering police to whip teachers for being late for school.

"We are condemning the behaviour of the militia group and we hope the people will be taken to a court of law," Mr Uluoch told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.

He said that as the Sungusungu militia was part of the state security structure, the Tanzania Teachers' Union was holding the government responsible.

Fly over in Dar es salaam

Wakati wowote kuanzia sasa Jiji la Dar es Salaam litaanza kuonekana katika sura mpya kutokana na miradi ya ujenzi wa barabara za juu (fly over) kuwa mbioni kukamilika.

Balotelli agent rejects transfer request claims


Mario Balotelli's agent has rejected claims the striker has requested to leave Inter Milan.

Gazzetta dello Sport reported this week that agent Mino Raiola had met with the club to announce that Balotelli wanted to leave the club following the events against Barcelona on Tuesday night.

"That is not true," Raiola told RAI Sport. "I have nothing to deny when it comes to something so obviously false. I have not even met with president Massimo Moratti this week."

Raiola, who said he would "defend the rights of my players at any moment and in any venue", had earlier suggested that it was the Inter fans who were at fault.

"Clearly he can't have been happy with those jeers," he told Telelombardia. "Will he apologise? I don't know. Maybe the fans ought to apologise to him."

It has also been reported that the player could seek legal action over the alleged 'bullying' Balotelli received from his team-mates. Raiola has played down those suggestions, although he warned that it was an option.

"I never said Balotelli was the victim of bullying, nor did I talk about taking legal action," he said. "I find it interesting that we're talking about bullying, because Goran Pandev arrived at Inter due to legal action he took against Lazio over bullying, so if you want to add one and one to make two, you can do that with Balotelli..."

Pandev joined Inter on a free transfer in January having been released from his Lazio contract. He had been frozen out of the squad after indicating his wish to leave the previous summer.

Meanwhile, former Juventus director Luciano Moggi has said he does not believe Balotelli will play another home game for Inter.

"Inter have not been able to learn how to manage the player, especially Jose Mourinho," he said on Football Italia. "You cannot bring the player on in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and then, after five minutes, start telling him off.

"These are the kind of things that will incite the crowd, which will see them whistle and jeer him. Balotelli just crumbled. If I was in charge of the player, none of this would have occurred. After what has happened, I don't see the player playing at the Meazza.

"Balotelli needs to learn to learn to be humble. He needs to learn that talent alone will not turn you into a champion. He needs to learn to behave himself."

Benitez warns City off Torres bid.


Rafael Benitez has warned Manchester City they have little hope of signing Fernando Torres this summer.

Roberto Mancini said on Thursday that he believes City "must buy a top player" and confirmed that they would be among the bidders for Torres should he be made available when the transfer window reopens.

"We are a top team and I think all the top teams are interested in Torres, but sometimes it depends on the player because they want to play in the Champions League," Mancini said. "If we don't get into the fourth position, it will be difficult.

"All the top players want to play in the Champions League. But I want to win the Premier League - this is my desire even ahead of the Champions League, and I want players to understand that Manchester City are an important project for the future and that they can come here not only if we get fourth position.

"For me, he [Torres] is, with Carlos [Tevez], Rooney, Messi, Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo, the best in Europe. I have read that Liverpool have to sell one or two players but I don't know what their situation is exactly."

However, following the 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League in which Liverpool again suffered in the absence of their star striker, Benitez insisted City will not persuade Torres to leave Anfield.

"Torres is happy," he said. "The thing he's thinking about now is being ready as soon as possible and that's it. From the beginning, he's said he's been very happy at Anfield.

"We have said repeatedly that Fernando is not for sale and he still has three years of his contract remaining, so how can they sign a player who does not wish to leave?"

While Benitez admits Liverpool missed Torres in Madrid, he insists the 3-0 win over West Ham on Monday showed they have other options.

"I think we proved the other day that we can score goals. It doesn't matter which player, but we have players who can score. Of course we have to push and attack and I'm sure someone will score.

"I would love to have had more strikers but I didn't have Torres this time."

Thursday, April 22, 2010

'If anyone can, Liverpool can'


Temba & Chege FT Wahu- Mkono mmoja weka juu

MKONO MMJOA WEKA JUU.

Rihanna Briefly Hospitalized Over Injured Rib In Switzerland


Rihanna is back on her feet after a brief hospitalization in Switzerland this week. MTV.com reports the singer performed Monday night in Zurich but was taken to a private clinic after her show for an injured rib. Her spokesperson says, quote, “[She] had an injured rib and went to have it looked at to be sure it was nothing serious and it wasn’t. All is OK and the tour is going great.” The injury isn’t affecting her current “Last Girl On Earth” tour. Rihanna played in Lyon, France as scheduled on Tuesday night. She was scheduled to play in Marseille Wednesday night and is slated to head to Frankfurt, Germany for a Friday show. Rihanna’s European tour is scheduled through June 5th, where she’ll wrap the European leg of her tour in Madrid, Spain at the Rock in Rio Festival. Rihanna returns to the U.S. to kick off her tour in Seattle, Washington on July 2nd.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920 - 2010)


Dunia na hasa ulimwenguwa michezo umempoteza mtu mashuhuri sana, aliyekuwa raisi wa Kamati ya Olimpiki duniani (I.O.C) bwana Juan Antonio Samaranch, ambaye amefariki dunia kwa ugonjwa wa moyo akiwa na umri wa miaka 89.

Bwana Samaranch anakumbukwa kwa kuchukua uongozi wa IOC kutoka kwenye kipindi kigumu cha migomo toka nchi mbalimbali na matatizo ya kifedha kiasi cha kutishia kufilisikakwa shirikisho hilo.

Alipoingia madarakani mwaka 1980, bwana Samaranch alibuni na kufanikisha miradi kadhaa ya kuliingizia fedha katika Shirikisho hilo, kiasi cha kulianya kuwa shirika lenye utajiri wa kibilionea. Alitengeneza faida ya dola za Kimarekani milioni mia mbili na hamsini ($250,000,000) kutoka dola laki mbili tu ($200,000) alizozikuta alipoingia madarakani.

Habari kamili

Zoe Saldana Loves Dressing Like A Boi…

Granny Grows Horns


Here are some pictures that made me ask whats really going on. A Hundred-year-old woman grows horn on forehead and yes the pictures are real. The horn began growing on the left side of the forehead of Zhang Ruifang last year. Now it measures 5-6 centimeters long but the elderly woman feels no pain in the horn. What would you do and woke up with a horn?

Nicki Minaj Discusses Being Bi Sexual & Gender In Rap Game


Nicki Minaj is opening up about gender and sexuality in the hip-hop industry in the new issue of “Details” magazine. Minaj, who is bisexual, says the sexuality of a female emcee is much more accepted than that of a male rapper, adding that being a woman allows her to be much more creative. She explains,

“I have a lot of freedom to be crazy. I can rap in a London accent, make weird faces, wear spandex, wigs, and black lipstick. And I can show my boobs. Guys can’t do that.”

Being a female rapper isn’t keeping Nicki Minaj from beefing with her fellow emcees. The “Massive Attack” rapper recently spoke with VIBE TV and said all the haters need to learn to appreciate her talents.

She states,

“Everyone’s not going to like the way I look or what I do, but I think if you’re smart you’d take from me and figure out why everyone is talking about me. That’d be the ’smart’ thing to do.”

Nicki Minaj’s currently untitled, debut album is slated to drop sometime this summer.

KWELI KUTAKUA NA UCHAGUZI HURU ZANZIBAR?

Na Ally Saleh

Maisha yote siasa za Zanzibar zinakuwa za changamoto kubwa. Hata juhudi gani zichukuliwe bado kuna pingamizi kadhaa wa kadhaa zitazozuka. Baadhi ni za kihistoria lakini baadhi yake ni za kuundwa undwa na kulazimisha lazimisha.

Hivi sasa Zanzibar inapita katika michakato kadhaa muhimu. Mmoja ni ule wa kuelekea kufanyika kwa Kura ya Maoni, wa pili ni ule wa kuelekea katika Uchaguzi Mkuu wa nne lakini mchakato mkubwa zaidi utaotokana na kufanikiwa kwa michakato hiyo miwili ni mchakato wa
kujenga Zanzibar Mpya.

Wako baadhi ya watu wanapinga michakato ya Kura ya Maoni na Uchaguzi Mkuu na kwa hivyo pia wanapinga pia fikra ya kujenga Zanzibar Mpya ambayo itaepuka siasa za chuki, hasama na kuviza maendeleo ya nchi bila sababu yoyote ile ya msingi zaidi ya kuendekeza mawazo mgando na ya kale na dhana za ubaguzi bila ya kujijua.

Wakati huu kukiwa na zoezi la uandikishaji wapiga kura katika Daftari la Kudumu (DKWK) upungufu kadhaa umekuwa ukijitokeza ambao huo tunaweza kusema ni wa kimuundo na kiutendaji na ambao tunao watu wa kuwaonyeshea kidole na kuamini kuwa wapo ambao wanaweza kuwajibika kuurekebisha.

Kwa mfano, ingawa Tume ya Uchaguzi imesema kuwa itaandikisha wapiga kura kwa raundi au awamu mbili tu, lakini imejitokeza wazi kuwa kuna watu wengi hawajapata fursa ya kujiandikisha kwa kosa lisilokuwa lao, kwa maana ya kuzembea.

Kwa inavyoelekea haitakuwa busara kabisa kwa Tume hiyo kuwa kichwa ngumu kukataa wapiga kura kwa maelfu, kwa sababu yoyote ile ikiwa kweli inataka kuhakikisha kuwa kunakuwa na uchaguzi huru hapa Zanzibar.

Na kwa hivyo akili yangu inanipa kuwa kutakuwa na raundi au awamu ndogo ya tatu. Katika awamu hii si lazima uandikishaji ufanywe jimbo kwa jimbo, lakini unaweza kufanywa katika ngazi ya Wilaya ili kila
mwenye haki apate haki hiyo kwa sababu haitaingia akilini uchaguzi unaofanywa Oktoba uandikishaji umalizikie mwezi wa Mei. Itakuwa dhulma kubwa.

Lakini pia tunaweza kunyooshea kidole taasisi ya Vitambulisho kunyima au kuchelewesha vitambulisho kwa wananchi kadhaa na fikra za taasisi hiyo kukataa kuwa kuna tatizo hilo ni sehemu kubwa ya tatizo la watu wengi pamoja na mke kukosa vitambulisho si kwa sababu ya uzembe lakini
kwa kushindwa kufanya kazi kwa mfumo wa kupata vitambulisho.

Siamini kuwa watu ambao watapata vitambulisho vyao kwa mfano leo, wakose haki ya kujiandikisha na hivyo kupiga kura kwa uchaguzi ambao utafanyika mwezi Oktoba. Itakuwa ni dhuluma kubwa, kwa sababu hawa
watakuwa ni kwa maelfu.

Ila matatizo mengine yanayohusu uandikishaji hayahusu Tume ya Uchaguzi wala taasisi ya Vitambulisono lakini zaidi ni ya wanasiasa na hawa hatuna nafasi ya kuwabana zaidi ya kuwasema hivi sasa kama tunataka kweli kuwa na uchaguzi huru hapa Zanzibar.

Mara nyingi huwa inasemwa juu ya suala la kupandikiza wapiga kura. Mara nyingi huwa pia inatajwa kuwa hili linafanywa na vyama vyote vya siasa. Lakini kuanzia sasa nimeanza kuwa na msimamo kuwa kwa hali ya
Zanzibar si rahisi hata kidogo kwa chama chochote chengine kisichokuwa CCM kupenyeza wapiga kura katika Daftari la Wapiga Kura.

Na kama chama chengine kisichokuwa CCM kinaweza kufanya hivyo basi ni kwa nafasi ndogo sana, kwa siri sana kinyume na inavyofanywa na CCM kwa wingi, kwa uwazi na kwa jeuri kubwa kabisa. Hali hii haionyeshi
kuwa kutakuwa na uchaguzi huru hapa Zanzibar.

Tuliona mwanzo wa zoezi hili la wapiga kura jinsi Chama cha Mapinduzi kilivyohusishwa na upandikizaji huko Pemba na hata hali hiyo kuikolezwa na utumaiji wa vitisho kwa kupelekwa vifaru na kimojawapo kikapinduka miguu juu.

Jeuri iliyofanywa mwishoni mwa wiki katika Mji Mkongwe na watu amboa kwa dalili zote walikuwa wakifanya hivyo kwa kinga ya CCM na vyombo vya dola, haiwezi kusaidia kabisa kuwa na uchaguzi huru hapa Zanzibar. Pia ni dhulma kubwa ya kisiasa na usaliti wa demokrasia.

Mkuu wa Polisi wa Mkoa aliarifiwa na Mbunge wa Mji Mkongwe na hata kulalamikiwa kuwa Polisi wanashiriki katika kuwapa nguvu wageni wa jimbo kupata fursa ya kuandikwa ilhali hawana haki.

Wazi na mchana kweupe wapiga kura waliletwa kuja kupandikizwa katika vituo vya Mji Mkongwe na bila ya kificho chochote waliletwa kwa magari na pia kuwekwa katika jengo la CCM la tawi lake pale Shangani. Hata
kuna gari la Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar linalodaiwa kutumika kwa mujibu wa nambari zake.

Watu hawa waliletwa kwa magari pengine wakitokea mashamba lakini pengine pia wakitokea mitaa mengine kuja kujiandikisha ilhali wao wakijua na waliowaleta wakijua kuwa hawana haki ya kupiga kura katika jimbo hilo kwa sababu si wakaazi waliotimiza muda wa miaka mitatu
yaani miezi 36 kama sheria inavyosema.

Kwa mtu asiyejua mazingira na siasa za Zanzibar ataona hili haliwezekani. Kwani hakuna sheria, hakuna utaratibu au hakuna maafisa wa Tume? Vyote vipo lakini utekelezaji wake unaendeshwa kimatakwa na kwa hivyo Sheha ambaye ni afisa wa ngazi ya chini ya Serikali anavaa
jokho la CCM na anasimama kukataa wakaazi halali wasipige kura lakini anapitisha bila aibu wasiokuwa wakaazi kuandikishwa.

Mawakala wa vyama vya siasa wakati kama huu na katika mazingira ya kulazimisha wageni wa jimbo waandikishwe, huwa hawana haki ya kusema kitu na wale wanaothubutu wanatishwa, kondolewa kituoni na hata kukamatwa.

Pia mtu asiyejua siasa za Zanzibar atauliza CCM ipandikize wapiga kura Mji Mkongwe ili ipate nini? Ni kweli CCM inajua wazi wazi kuwa ina nafasi ndogo ya kulipata jimbo hilo kwa kura chache inazozipenyeza,lakini wadadisi wa siasa wanajua kuna lengo kubwa zaidi.

Lengo kubwa ni kulenga kupata wapiga kura wengi zaidi katika nafasi ya ugombezi wa Rais. Imeshuhudiwa katika chaguzi zilizopita wapiga kura wakipelekwa kwa magari kutoka kituo kimoja hadi chengine wakati wa upigaji kura na kwa hivyo kuongeza idadi ya wapiga kura kwa nafasi ya
Urais.

Kwa siasa Zanzibar husemwa “kichwa ndio muhimu” na kichwa ndio Urais ambapo vyama viko tayari kufanya lolote na zaidi kw aCCM ambayo haioti kabisa kuiachia nafasi hiyo na haiingia kabisa katika akili yao kuwa hilo linaweza kutokea.

Si kweli kuwa viongozi wa ngazi za juu wa CCM wala Serikali kuwa hawajui kinachoendelea na kama hawajui basi tuseme kuwa hawatimizi wajibu wao kama viongozi kwa sababu kama viongozi wanatakiwa wajue kinachotokea katika nchi.

Katika hali ya kuwepo Maridhiano ya kisiasa, mtu angetarajia kuwa Zanzibar itatupilia mbali vijisiasa vya kupandikiza wapiga kura,vijisiasa vya kuiba kura na vijisiasa vya kucheza na matokeo, wakati yote haya yameshaonekana yasipewe tena nafasi hapa Zanzibar, lakini
wapo watu bado wameganda katika mitizamo kama hiyo, ambapo naamini wanaungwa mkono na viongozi wenye sauti na maamuzi.

Sasa kama hali ni hii, hivi kweli tutarajie kuwa na uchaguzi huru ifikapo hapo Oktoba? Utakuwaje uchaguzi huru wakati kuanzia hivi leo wakaazi wa Mji Mkongwe wanajua hakika kuwa miongoni mwao wameandikishwa watu ambao si wakaazi wa jimbo hilo na kuwa watakuwa wapiga kura?

Jamani ninavyojua mie haramu haiji kwa matokeo tu, bali haramu inakuja toka katika mchakato. Na mchakato wa uchaguzi wa Zanzibar ushakuwa haramu toka mwanzo, uhalali wake utakuwepo kweli. Mimi siamini kabisa.

VYETI VYA NECTA KUWEKWA PICHA ZA MTAHINIWA


KUTOKANA na vitendo vya udanganyifu kukithiri kwenye vyeti vya kidato cha nne na cha sita, Baraza la Mitihani la Taifa (Necta), limeanza kuweka picha katika vyeti vya matokeo ya ngazi hizo za elimu, ili kuwawezesha wadau kumtambua mmiliki halali wa cheti.

Naibu Waziri wa Elimu na Mafunzo ya Ufundi, Mwantumu Mahiza, aliliambia Bunge mjini Dodoma kuwa picha hizo huwekwa kwa kompyuta hivyo haziwezi kuondolewa kirahisi na mtu yeyote.

Uwekaji huo wa picha katika vyeti utaanza na vyeti vya watahiniwa waliofanya mtihani wa kidato cha nne mwaka 2008 ambavyo vitachapwa Mei 2010.

Naibu Waziri huyo alisema hati za matokeo ya mitihani ya kidato cha nne 2009 nazo zimetolewa zikiwa na picha.

Alikuwa akijibu swali la Mbunge wa Konde, Dk Ali Tarab Ali (CUF), aliyehoji kwa nini vyeti vya kidato cha nne na sita visiwekwe picha ya mtahiniwa husika kwa kutumia kompyuta ili kuondoa tatizo la udanganyifu.

Mbunge huyo katika maelezo yake alidai baadhi ya vyeti vya matokeo ya mtihani wa kitaifa ya kidato cha nne na sita kutoka Necta, vinatumiwa na watu wengine wasio watahiniwa kwa ajili ya kutafuta ajira au nafasi za masomo nje.

Katika kujibu swali hilo, Mahiza alikiri kuwa ni kweli kwamba baadhi ya watu wasiokuwa waaminifu wamebainika kutumia vyeti vya matokeo ya mitihani ya kitaifa ya kidato cha nne na sita visivyokuwa vyao, kwa ajili ya kutafuta ajira au nafasi za masomo ya juu, jambo ambalo ni kosa la jinai.

Alitoa mwito kwa wananchi wote kuacha mtindo wa kutumia vyeti visivyokuwa vyao kwani kufanya hivyo kunawanyima wenye vyeti stahili zao na ni kutenda kosa la jinai.

Katila swali lake la nyongeza, Mbunge huyo wa Konde alidai kuwa suala la mtu kutumia cheti ambacho sio chake mara nyingi linafanywa kwa makubaliano na mwenye cheti husika, hivyo alitaka kufahamu pia hatua zinazochukuliwa na Serikali kwa wote walioshiriki kufanya udanganyifu huo.

Lakini kwenye majibu yake, Mahiza alisema kuwa kesi za kuuza cheti ni chache sana na mara nyingi kama Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Ufundi, wanapata kesi za watu kupotolewa na huwa wanazipeleka Polisi ili zishughulikiwe.

Dk. SLAA AIBWAGA SERIKALI


HATIMAYE Mbunge wa Karatu, Dk. Willibrod Slaa (CHADEMA) ameibwaga serikali.

Ingawa ilikuwa imekana madai aliyotoa kuwa imechomeka kinyemela vipengele kwenye Muswada wa Sheria za Gharama za Uchaguzi uliosaniwa kwa mbwembwe kuwa sheria na Rais Jakaya Kikwete mwezi uliopita, juzi jioni iliurudisha bungeni ili kufanya marekebisho ya kuvinyofoa vipengele hivyo.

Muswada huo wa sheria ya marekebisho ya sheria mbalimbali wa mwaka 2010, ikiwemo Sheria ya Udhibiti wa Gharama za Uchaguzi, uliwasilishwa na Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali, Frederick Werema.

Werema ndiye aliyekuwa ameahidi awali, Dk. Slaa alipoibua hoja hiyo, kwamba kama serikali ingegundua kuwa vifungu hivyo vilichomekwa kinyemela, ingeomba radhi na kuurudisha muswada bungeni ufanyiwe marekebisho; ingawa baadaye alimbeza mbunge huyo, akajiingiza katika malumbano ya kutoa “ufafanuzi” wa kilichotokea, akasema vifungu viliongezwa ili kutafsiri kilichokuwa kimepitishwa na Bunge.

Lakini kitendo cha serikali kurejesha Sheria ya Gharama za Uchaguzi kwa ajili ya marekebisho bungeni, kimetafsiriwa na wachambuzi wa masuala ya siasa nchini kuwa ni ushindi wa Dk. Slaa dhidi ya serikali.

Werema aliwasilisha muswada huo unaolenga kuzifanyia marekebisho sheria 16 zilizotungwa na Bunge, ikiwemo sheria namba 6 ya mwaka 2010.

Moja ya vipengele vilivyofanyiwa marekebisho ndani ya sheria hiyo, ni pamoja na kifungu cha timu ya mgombea kuhakikiwa na msajili wa vyama vya siasa, kilichokuwa kinalalamikiwa na Dk. Slaa. Sasa kimeondolewa.

Dk. Slaa katika madai yake, alikuwa amepinga kifungu hicho kwa madai kuwa kinakwenda kinyume cha misingi ya demokrasia, kwani timu za wagombea zingeweza kuondolewa kwa utashi wa msajili au ofisa mtendaji wa kata.

Akitetea uamuzi mpya wa serikali dhidi ya kauli yake ya awali, Werema alisema: “Kilichojitokeza bungeni kama inavyoonekana katika ‘Hansard’ (kumbukumbu za Bunge) ya Februari 11, 2010 kwa nia njema na kwa kuzingatia taaluma ya uandishi, tuliona kwamba kuidhinishwa kwa wajumbe wa timu ya kampeni ilikuwa ni jambo la kuzingatiwa.

“Baada ya kupata ushauri wa kamati ya uongozi kwa ushauri wa kamati mbili zilizoujadili muswada huu, sasa dhana ya kuidhinishwa kwa timu ya kampeni naomba iondolewe na badala yake wagombea wawasilishe orodha.”

Mapendekezo hayo yanahusu pia kuondoa ulazima wa mgombea kupata ridhaa ya msajili wa vyama vya siasa au ofisa mtendaji mkuu wa kata kuhusu gharama atakazotumia katika kampeni.

“Lakini pia mabadiliko haya yanagusa siku za kuhakiki na gharama za mgombea kupunguzwa kutoka saba hadi tano,” alisema Werema.

Msimamo mpya wa Werema unaunga mkono hoja mama ya Dk. Slaa kuhusu vifungu hivyo vya sheria. Hata hivyo, serikali haijaomba radhi kama alivyokuwa ameahidi mwanasheria huyo.

“Aidha inapendekezwa kufanya marekebisho katika kifungu cha 24 (1) kwa kupunguza siku ambazo kila chama cha siasa kitatakiwa kukamilisha mchakato wa uteuzi wa wagombea ndani ya vyama kutoka siku 21 hadi tano kwa lengo la kuainisha dhana ya siku iliyopo kifungu cha 9 (1),” alisema Werema.

Mbali na sheria hiyo, sheria nyingine zinazofanyiwa marekebisho ni ile ya Benki Kuu, Sheria ya Mwenendo wa Makosa ya Jinai (Criminal Procedure Act) na Sheria ya Magazeti ya mwaka 1976.

Kwa upande wa sheria ya magazeti, mapendekezo ya muswada huo, yanalenga kuondoa ulazima wa kuwepo kwa washauri wa mahakama wakati wa kusikiliza mashauri ya kashfa za magazetini (defamation) na badala yake watakuwepo pale tu mahakama itakapoona ulazima.

Baadhi ya wabunge waliohojiwa na Tanzania Daima Jumatano, walisema kwa nyakati tofauti kuwa ndani ya mfumo wa serikali kuna kasoro nyingi.

Mbunge wa Kahama, James Lembeli (CCM), alisisitiza kuwa ndani ya mfumo wa serikali kuna kasoro nyingi, na akamtaka Rais Jakaya Kikwete kuwa makini nazo.

Mbunge wa Moshi Mjini, Philemon Ndesamburo (CHADEMA), alisema hatua hiyo imeifedhehesha serikali ambayo ilikuwa imetamba, kwa kauli ya Werema, kwamba haijachomeka kipengele hicho kinyemela.

“Hii ni fedheha kubwa kwa serikali hii. Huu ni ushahidi tosha kwamba Dk. Slaa alikuwa sahihi wakati analalamikia vipengele hivi,” alisema Ndesamburo.

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