Mh. Lowassa aipongeza kampeni ya hoteli ya Double Tree kwa kutoa taa za nishati ya jua

Mkurugenzi wa Kanda wa Hoteli ya DoubleTree by Hilton ya Dar es Salaam Bw. Judd Lehmann akifafanua jambo kwa Waziri Mkuu wa zamani wa Tanzania ambae pia ni Mbunge wa Jimbo la Monduli Mh. Edward Lowassa (kulia) ambapo amemweleza kuwa huu ni mwendelezo wa Kampeni yao itakayodumu kwa takribani miaka miwili tangu walipoanza na lengo likiwa nikuwafanya wanafunzi hususani wa darasa la saba wawe na ufahamu zaidi juu ya chanzo kingine cha umeme ambacho ni rafiki wa mazingira kwa kupitia mafunzo katika madarasa yao katika hafla fupi iliyofanyika ofisini kwa Mh. Edward Lowassa jijini Dar es Salaam.Kushoto ni Mkurugenzi wa Mauzo wa Hoteli ya DoulbeTree by Hilton Florenso Kirambata.

Mkurugenzi wa Kanda wa Hoteli ya DoubleTree by Hilton ya Dar es Salaam Bw. Judd Lehmann (katikati) akimkabidhi moja kati ya taa 200 zinazotumia nishati ya jua Waziri Mkuu wa zamani wa Tanzania ambae pia ni Mbunge wa Jimbo la Monduli Mh. Edward Lowassa. Kushoto ni Mkurugenzi wa Mauzo wa Hoteli ya DoulbeTree by Hilton Florenso Kirambata akishuhudia tukio hilo kwenye hafla fupi iliyofanyika Ofisini kwa Mh. Edward Lowassa jijini Dar.

Mkurugenzi wa Mauzo wa Hoteli ya DoulbeTree by Hilton Florenso Kirambata akikabidhi baadhi ya taa zinazotumia nishati ya jua kwa Kaimu Afisa Elimu wa Wilaya ya Monduli Jumanne Masuke. Wanaoshuhudia tukio hilo ni Waziri Mkuu wa zamani Mh. Edward Lowassa ( wa pili kulia) na Mkurugenzi wa Kanda wa Hoteli ya DoubleTree by Hilton ya Dar es Salaam Bw. Judd Lehmann (wa pili kushoto).

Waziri Mkuu wa zamani wa Tanzania ambae pia ni Mbunge wa Jimbo la Monduli Mh. Edward Lowassa akitoa shukrani kwa uongozi wa DoubleTree Foundation ambapo ametumia fursa hiyo kuitaka serikali kuwekeza sana katika elimu ili kuweza kukuza uchumi.Aidha amesema ni vyema kuwekeza katika sekta ya elimu ili tuweze kusonga mbele na kuwa na kizazi cha watu wenye elimu kwani masikini asiye na elimu ni hatari kuliko mtu yeyote, kwa kuwa mtu anapopata elimu anakuwa na ufahamu unaomuwezesha kukabiliana na maisha ya kila siku.



Picha juu na chini ni Waziri Mkuu wa zamani wa Tanzania ambae pia ni Mbunge wa Jimbo la Monduli Mh. Edward Lowassa akibadilishana mawazo na Mkurugenzi wa Kanda wa Hoteli ya DoubleTree by Hilton ya Dar es Salaam Bw. Judd Lehmann (katikati) na Kushoto ni Mkurugenzi wa Mauzo wa Hoteli ya DoulbeTree by Hilton Florenso Kirambata mara baada ya kukabidhiwa taa 200 zinazotumia nishati ya jua atakazozigawa katika jimbo lake kwa shule za msingi.

Mbunge: Mkurugenzi NHC hatarini kuuawa

Mbunge na Katibu Mkuu wa UWT, Amina Makilagi

Mbunge wa Viti Maalumu, Magdalena Sakaya (CUF)

BAADHI ya watu wanaopinga juhudi za uongozi wa Shirika la Nyumba la Taifa (NHC) kukabiliana na ubadhirifu, wamepanga kumwua Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Shirika hilo, Nehemia Mchechu, imeelezwa.

Akichangia hotuba ya Bajeti ya Wizara ya Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi mjini hapa jana, Mbunge wa Viti Maalumu, Magdalena Sakaya (CUF), alifichua njama hizo akiwanyooshea vidole mafisadi waliokuwa wakitumia nyumba za NHC kujinufaisha kifedha.

Kutokana na kuwapo njama hizo, Mbunge huyo aliiomba Serikali kuchukua hatua za haraka za kumpa ulinzi mkurugenzi huyo ili asidhuriwe na watu hao. Sakaya alisema vitisho hivyo pia vimeelekezwa kwa watendaji wengine wa shirika hilo wanaopambana na ufisadi huo.

“Mafisadi hawa walikuwa wamezoea kugeuza nyumba za NHC kama miradi yao kwa kupangisha wananchi wa kawaida na kuwanyonya na wakati mwingine kuzitumia kwa biashara.

“Kelele hizi ambazo zinasikika hata humu ndani ya Bunge zinatokana na hasira za mafisadi hawa walioshughulikiwa na Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa NHC na watendaji wake. Wanawapelekea watendaji hawa ujumbe wa kila aina wa vitisho, ikiwamo kumtishia Mkurugenzi kifo,” alisema Sakaya.

Akizungumzia gharama katika nyumba hizo, alisema hatua hiyo inatokana na Serikali kuondoa mkono wake katika ujenzi wa nyumba na kulifanya shirika hilo kutumia fedha zake lenyewe kujiendesha.

“Kwa vile hakuna fedha za Serikali pale, ni lazima NHC wajiendeshe kibiashara, vinginevyo watakufa. Ni lazima nyumba zao ziuzwe kulingana na bei ya soko, ili kuleta ushindani sokoni,” alisema.

Alisema miongoni mwa vitu vinavyoongeza gharama za nyumba hizo ni Kodi ya Ongezeko la Thamani (VAT) ambayo kama itaondolewa na Serikali, itapunguza bei ya nyumba hizo.

Makilagi alia

Mbunge wa Viti Maalumu, Amina Makilagi ambaye pia ni Katibu wa Umoja wa Wanawake Tanzania (UWT-CCM), aliiomba Serikali kufanya uamuzi mgumu wa kufukuza kazi watumishi wa Idara ya Ardhi wanaojihusisha na rushwa na kujilimbikizia mali, vikiwamo viwanja.

Akichangia hotuba hiyo, Makilagi alisema ingawa Serikali ya CCM imeamini viongozi na kuwapa madaraka katika sekta ya ardhi, kuna walioamua kuichafua Serikali kwa kujihusisha na rushwa na ufisadi.

“Naiomba Serikali iwafukuze kazi mara moja maofisa hawa. Kitendo cha kuwahamisha maeneo ya kazi hakimalizi tatizo, bali kinazidi kuliongeza, maana watendaji hao wanapohamishiwa kwenye maeneo mengine huendelea na ubadhirifu,” alisema Makilagi.

Aliitaka pia Serikali kufanya juu chini ipate fedha za kupima ardhi nchi nzima akisema hatua hiyo itapunguza migogoro ya ardhi na kupanga mipango mizuri ya matumizi ya ardhi kuliko sasa.

Mbunge wa Kibaha Vijijini, Jumaa Abuu (CCM) aliitaja Kampuni ya Mohamed Enterprises (METL), akisema imepora maeneo ya wananchi katika kata ya Soga Kipengele jimboni mwake na kuzusha mgogoro mkubwa huku Serikali ikishindwa kuchukua hatua stahiki.

Mbunge wa Igunga, Dalali Kafumu (CCM) alisema ni lazima Serikali itenge fedha ili kuipata Idara ya Upimaji na Ramani ili iboreshe ramani badala ya kutenga fedha kwa upimaji wa ardhi peke yake.

Alichachamalia viongozi wa Idara ya Ardhi, Igunga akisema wanapora maeneo ya wananchi na kujimilikisha au kuyauza kwa watu wenye fedha na kuwaacha wananchi wakiteseka.

Mbunge wa Viti Maalumu, Dk Mary Mwanjelwa (CCM) aliitaka Serikali kusaka na kuwafikisha mahakamani viongozi wa Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Ilala na wa Wizara ya Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi, waliopindisha sheria na kuruhusu ujenzi holela wa jengo la ghorofa lililodondoka Dar es Salaam hivi karibuni. Bajeti hiyo ilipitishwa jana.

By Oscar Mbuza, Dodoma

McCain’s visit to Syria is ‘high treason’

Associated Press/John McCain via Twitter - In this photo provided by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on his Twitter site, McCain visits troops at a Patriot missile site in southern Turkey, Monday, May 27, 2013. McCain quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with Syrian rebels on Monday, confirms spokeswoman Rachael Dean. She declined further comment about the trip. (AP Photo/John McCain via Twitter)

In this Monday, May 27, 2013 photo provided by Mouaz Moustafa and the Syrian Emergency Task Force, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, accompanied by Moustafa, right, visits rebels in Syria. McCain, who slipped into the country for a surprise visit, favors providing arms to rebel forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Syrian Emergency Task Force, Mouaz Moustafa) MANDATORY CREDIT


Sen. John McCain visits Syrian rebel leaders Monday. (photo: Syrian Emergency Task Force via @lizobagy)
The Syrian Civil War is showing traits of a cold war as Sen. John McCain visits rebels, the EU arms embargo ends and Hezbollah and Russia throw in for Assad.

Former U.S. Intelligence Linguist Scott Rickard says Senator John McCain’s visit to Syria is “high treason” as Washington does not have relations with Damascus more than a year.

“John McCain’s visit to Syria is another clear indication of U.S. military and intelligence involvement in Syria”, he said in a phone interview with Press TV.
“This is yet another extremely reckless, extremely irresponsible move by American politicians or diplomats”, Rickard added.
“These are the kinds of activities that you had in Libya with Ambassador Stevens … he was not acting as a diplomat, he was acting as an arms dealer.”
“This is high treason. You’re crossing the border of a country that pull out your embassy. We cancelled our embassy there in February of last year. So for over a year we don’t even have diplomatic relations with Syria”, the analyst said.
McCain made a surprise visit to Syria on Monday and met with militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad amid American officials’ efforts to beef up their military aid to foreign-backed armed groups in the country.
The Arizona Republican made the trip from Turkey into Syria alongside Gen. Salam Idris.
Last month, Republican senators pressed the U.S. president for a military attack against Syria. Obama said using chemical weapons by Syria would be a red line that, if crossed, would prompt the U.S. into direct action.
AGB/DB

Uingereza yaondolea Syria vikwazo

Hali nchini Syria inaendelea kuwa mbaya kila kukicha

 

Waziri wa mambo ya nchi za nje wa Uingereza William Hague amesema kuwa vikwazo vya silaha ambavyo Muungano wa ulaya uliiwekea Syria vimeondolewa .

Akizungumza baada ya mkutano wa siku moja na mawaziri wengine wa mambo ya nje wa muungano wa Ulaya mjini Brassels, Bwana Hague alisema kuwa hakuna uamuzi wa moja kwa moja wa kutuma silaha kwa waasi wa Syria , na kwamba vikwazo vingine vitaendelea

Ni dhahiri kuwa uamuzi huo hautafanya mabadiliko makubwa mashinani kwa muda wa hivi karibuni. Hakuna hatua itakayochukuliwa hadi Agosti. Hapo ndipo Jumuiya ya Ulaya itakapochunguza upya hali ilivyo nchini Syria.

Inatarajiwa kuwa wakati huo Uingereza, Ufaransa na mataifa mengine yanayotaka kuchangia silaha kwa waasi wataruhusiwa kufanya hivyo.

Uamuzi huo utategemea mkutano mkubwa wa kibalozi utakaofanywa kati ya Marekani na Urusi mwezi ujao. Hata hivyo mkutano huo hauna uhakika wa kufanyika kwa sababu muungano wa makundi ya upinzani nchini Syria haujakubaliana kama wahudhurie au wasihudhuria mkutano huo licha ya utawala ya Rais Assad kusema kuwa unakubaliana na mkutano huo.

Mwandalizi mkuu wa mkutano huo, ambaye ni Waziri wa Mashauri ya Kigeni wa Uingereza William Hague amesema kuwa tamko la Serikali ya Rais Assad kuwa huenda ukahudhuria mkutano huo ni la kutia moyo.

Ishara zote kutoka mashinani hadi sasa ni kuwa itachukua muda mrefu kabla ya wananchi wa kawaida kukubaliana na mapendekezo yanayotolewa na Jumuiya ya Ulaya.

AU yatuhumu ICC kwa kuandama Afrika

Uhuru Kenyatta alichaguliwa kama rais wa nne wa Kenya mwezi Machi

Muungano wa Afrika umeituhumu mahakama ya kimataifa ya ICC kwa kuwaandama wafrika kwa sababu ya rangi yao.

AU inapinga hatua ya ICC kusisitiza kusikiliza kesi za washukiwa wa ghasia za baada ya uchaguzi Kenya mwaka 2007, Rais Uhuru Kenyatta na Naibu wake William Ruto kwa tuhuma za uhalifu dhidi ya binadamu.

Waziri mkuu wa Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn aliyasema hayo akiongeza kuwa italalamika mbele ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu hilo.

Rais Kenyatta anatarajiwa kufika mbele ya mahakama hiyo mwezi Julai kusikiliza mashtaka dhidi yake kuhusu uhalifu dhidi ya binadamu.

Aidha Kenyatta amekanusha tuhuma hiuzo ambazo zinatokana na madai ya kuchochea ghasia za baada ya uchaguzi Kenya mwaka 2007 ambapo maelfu walipoteza maisha yao na wengine kuachwa bila makao.

Alichaguliwa kama Rais katika uchaguzi uliofanyika mwezi Machi na kumshinda mpinzani wake mkubwa Raila Odinga katika uchaguzi uliokuwa na ushindani mkali.

Akihutubia kikao cha marais wa Afrika kwenye mkutano wa AU mjini Addis Ababa , bwana Hailemariam alisema kuwa viongozi wa Afrika wameelezea wasiwasi kuwa asilimia 99 ya wale wanaotakikana na mahakama ya ICC kwa makosa yoyote yale ni waafrika.

"hii ni dalili ya kuwa mambo sio sawa, mfumo wa ICC una hujuma,'' alisema bwana Hailemariam
Mahakama ya ICC ilibuniwa ili kuangamiza kile kilichoonekana kuwa viongozi wanaofanya uhalifu bila kujali, lakini sasa ''mfumo huo umegeuka na kuwa mfumo wa kuwaandamana watu kwa misingi ya rangi,'' alisema bwana Hailemariam.

''Mahakama ingali inawataka Kenyatta na Ruto licha ya jamii zao zilizokuwa na uhasama katika uchaguzi wa 2007 kuungana na kuwachagua wawili hao kuwa viongozi wa Kenya,'' aliongeza bwana Hailemariam.

Bwana Kenyatta na Bwana Ruto walikuwa wapinzani wakuu katika uchaguzi uliofanyika mwaka 2007 ambo ulifuatwa na mauaji ya watu 1,000 na wengine laki sita kuachwa bila makao.

Wadadisi wanasema kuwa kesi za ICC ziliwapatanisha wawili hao kushikrikiana katika uchaguzi wa 2013, kwani waliamini kuwa jamii ya kimataifa ilikuwa inaingilia maswala ya ndani ya Kenya

Same-sex marriage opponents hold huge rally in Paris

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Paris against France's gay marriage law that allows homosexual couples to marry and adopt children on March 26, 2013.

Tens of thousands of people have staged a huge rally in Paris to denounce a controversial French law that legalizes same-sex marriage and allows gay couples to adopt children.

On Sunday, the protesters flocked to central Paris under tight police security to show their fury at the new law -- the key social reform of the unpopular Socialist President Francois Hollande, AFP reported.

The protesters, waving pink and blue flags, crisscrossed Paris in three separate processions and converged on the historic Esplanade des Invalides just across the Champs-Elysees.

Some far-right activists hung a banner on the ruling Socialist Party headquarters urging President Hollande to resign.

Police estimated about 50,000 people participated in the march but organizers put the figure close to one million.

Some 4,500 security forces were deployed for Sunday's demonstration.

Police said they arrested 96 protesters for refusing to disperse or occupying private property when the rally ended. The interior ministry later said the 96 had been detained for possessing suspicious items.

On Saturday, 50 people were arrested during an anti-gay marriage protest on the busy Champs-Elysees avenue.

Hollande signed into law the gay marriage bill on May 18, a day after the Constitutional Council approved the bill, rejecting a challenge by the right-wing opposition.

The approval came despite months of large demonstrations and political wrangling against the legalization.
French churches have also condemned the bill, calling gay marriages “a sham” that would “shake one of the foundations of our society.”

France is now the ninth country in Europe and fourteenth in the world to legalize same-sex wedding. The issue has deeply divided the overwhelmingly Catholic nation.
MN/AS

Obama calls Oklahoma tornado's toll 'hard to comprehend'

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) embraces Oklahoma Governor 
Mary Fallin as he arrives aboard Air Force One to survey nearby 
ornado damage, on the tarmac at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) hugs teachers and first responders
in Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Plaza Tower Elementary School
Principal Amy Simpson in Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013.
REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama wipes away tears after hugging Plaza Tower
Elementary School Principal Amy Simpson in Moore, Oklahoma,
 May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R), flanked by elected officials and
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (R), speaks to reporters after a tornado
 damage tour of Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (at lectern, back L) speaks to reporters
amidst the rubble of the tornado-destroyed Plaza Towers Elementary S
chool in Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama stands with survivors and first responders
 as he speaks to reporters amidst the rubble of the tornado-destroyed
Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013.
EUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) thanks emergency workers for their
 efforts, at a command post at Moore Fire Department Station #1 in
Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) walks with Plaza Tower Elementary
School Principal Amy Simpson (2nd L), Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
 (2nd R), and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (R) in Moore,
Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks to emergency workers and thanks
 them for their efforts, at a command post at Moore Fire Department
Station #1 in Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) walks with Plaza Tower Elementary
School Principal Amy Simpson (L) on a tour of the destroyed school in
Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst

By Jeff Mason MOORE, Oklahoma

(Reuters) - Standing by a pile of debris that once was an elementary school, President Barack Obama on Sunday called the destruction last week's tornado wrought in Moore, Oklahoma, "hard to comprehend" and vowed to provide long-term federal help in rebuilding.

The tornado, rated at the top of a five-step scale used to measure the destructive power of twisters, killed 24 people - including seven children at the school site Obama visited. It ripped a 17-mile-long (27-km-long) corridor of destruction through the suburb of Oklahoma City, flattening entire blocks of homes, two schools and a hospital.

"Obviously the damage here is pretty hard to comprehend," Obama said, standing on a block where piles of boards, bricks and cinder blocks that used to be buildings and houses lined the side of the street. Rare items that survived the disaster - a television set, a pink baby carriage - stood in contrast to the wreckage.

The visit to the disaster-shaken town was one in a series of responses Obama has made in recent months to tragedies, including the Boston Marathon bombings last month; a December mass school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut; and the destruction that Superstorm Sandy caused along the Jersey Shore in October.

"Whenever I come to an area that has been devastated by some natural disaster like this, I want to make sure that everyone understands that I am speaking on behalf of the entire country," said Obama, flanked by officials including Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. "Everywhere, fellow Americans are praying with you, they're thinking about you and they want to help. And I'm just a messenger here letting you know that you are not alone."

Cars with their bodies dented and windows smashed lay under debris or twisted on their sides. Rising above the wasteland were at least three American flags that had been attached to the rubble, waving in the wind.
Caleb Sloan, 24, who lost his home in the storm, said Obama's words gave him hope that help would be forthcoming.

"He has no choice but to live by his word," Sloan said. "I hope and pray and think he will keep his promises."

SPATE OF STORMS

The May 20 tornado in Moore was the most powerful of a spate of 76 twisters that touched down in 10 states from May 18 through May 20, causing an estimated $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, according to disaster-modeling company Eqecat.

The Moore tornado, the deadliest such windstorm to hit the United States in two years, also injured 377 people. While assuring that residents of the 1,200 homes the storm destroyed would receive extended federal help, Obama also urged lawmakers to maintain funding for the training and equipment that emergency responders rely on in the aftermath of disasters.

"We can't shortchange that kind of ongoing disaster response, we can't just wait until the disaster happens," Obama said. "That's how, in part, we're able to save a lot of lives."

After the president left, the town held its own memorial service at First Baptist Church of Moore that included a performance by the Oklahoma Strong Children's Choir, made up of Moore school children who were affected by Monday's storm.

(Additional reporting by Heide Brandes; Writing by Scott Malone; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Philip Barbara)

Wanaotumia gesi Mtwara kuvuruga nchi washughulikiwe

 
    

SUALA la vurugu za Mtwara zinazoelezwa kuchangiwa na kupinga bomba la gesi kujengwa ili kusafirisha rasilimali hiyo kutoka mkoani humo kwenda Dar es Salaam, zilizotokea juzi, zinaashiria wazi kuwa, wapo watu wenye kauli na ushawishi mkubwa nyuma ya jambo hilo.

Nasema hivyo kwa kuwa, haiingii akilini kwamba, suala lenye manufaa kwa Taifa zima kwa kuanzia na Wana Mtwara wenyewe, linaweza kupingwa kwa mtindo huo wa vurugu, kusababisha vifo na uharibifu mkubwa wa mali kama vile hakukuwa na nia nyingine mbadala ya kufikisha ujumbe.

Nashawishika kuamini kuwa, hili halifanywi na Wana-Mtwara bali wapo baadhi ya watu kama walivyosema viongozi wa kitaifa kwamba, wanawatumia watu waliozoea fujo, wasiojua thamani ya amani ya nchi, wanawatumia wananchi wachache kuharibu amani na nia njema ya serikali kuinua kiuchumi, mikoa ya pembezoni, yenye maendeleo duni.

Hakuna anayepinga ukweli kwamba, mkoa wa Mtwara na mikoa kadhaa ya kusini, ni miongoni mwa maeneo yenye maendeleo finyu, wakati tukiilinganisha na mikoa mingine iliyoinuka kiasi kiuchumi, tuzingatie utamaduni na historia pia, suala hili limezungumzwa sana na viongozi wa nchi sambamba na kueleza mikakati ya namna ya kuikomboa mikoa hiyo iliyoko nyuma kiuchumi.

Serikali imeeleza mengi kuhusu mikakati hiyo wala sina haja kuieleza hapa, lakini ikumbukwe kuwa, mara baada ya vurugu za gesi kama zilizotokea juzi, kutokea Mtwara mwishoni mwa mwaka jana, Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda, alikwenda mkoani humo na kueleza namna gesi hiyo itakavyowanufaisha wananchi wa huko.

Pamoja na mambo mengine, Pinda aliwaelimisha jinsi viwanda vya mbolea vitokanavyo na gesi ghafi vitakavyojengwa mkoani humo na kutoa ajira kwa wakazi wa hapo hasa vijana, namna umeme utakaozalishwa utakavyoingizwa kwenye gridi ya Taifa na kumnufaisha kila Mtanzania.

Ufafanuzi huu pia uliwahi kutolewa kupitia vyombo vya habari na Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, Profesa Sospeter Muhongo, mara baada ya vurugu za mwaka jana.

Kama hiyo haitoshi, juzi Rais Jakaya Kikwete, akiwa mkoani Dodoma alitoa kauli kuhusu suala hilo mara baada ya vurugu kutokea, alisema watu wanaotumia suala hilo kwa maslahi yao binafsi, hawatavumilika, watakamatwa na kufikishwa mahakamani.

Kauli ya Rais Kikwete na viongozi wengine, inaashiria wazi suala hili limefika kikomo, sijui kama wakazi wa Mtwara wanakumbuka namna suala la usafiri lilivyokuwa kero mkoani mwao, wanakumbuka jinsi abiria walivyokaa njiani wiki moja za zaidi katika eneo la kufika kwa saa sita, kutokana na ubovu wa miundombinu?
Leo yamejengwa madaraja, barabara za lami, mikakati ya kuinua zao la korosho inavyopamba moto, vyuo vya elimu ya juu na ya kawaida vilivyojengwa, vituo vya afya, shule binafsi na za serikali, maeneo ya uwekezaji na sasa ujio wa gesi asilia ambayo kwa hakika lazima iwanufaishe wakazi wa huko kama ilivyoelezwa.

Mambo hayo ndio yananishawishi kuunga mkono kauli za viongozi wa Kitaifa kuwa, vurugu hizi zina watu wenye sauti katika jamii nyuma yake, wapo watu kama si wanasiasa wanaotafuta umaarufu kwa damu za Watanzania, basi niwaite maharamia wanaotaka kuiteka meli (Tanzania) na kuizamisha baharini ili sote tufe. Prof. Muhongo ameeleza namna wizara ilivyotoa kijitabu na machapisho mbalimbali kuelimisha na kufafanua faida za gesi ya Mtwara kwa taifa na mkoa husika.

Nadhani ni wakati muafaka ikiwa wachochezi hawajapata muda wa kuyasoma machapisho hayo, basi wafanye hivyo ili kupima katika mizani na kutumia utashi waliopewa na Mungu, lipi bora kati ya vurugu na amani.

Nadhani njia sahihi ni kupinga suala hili kwa hoja ama kwenda mahakamani na si kuchochea vurugu. Niliwahi kusema kupitia wazo langu kwamba, vita ikitokea Tanzania, kwa namna tulivyooleana, kuchanganyika kimakabila na dini, hakika hakuna atakayesalia. Ndio maana nina ujasiri kukemea kila mwenye nia mbaya juu ya amani yetu.

Waandishi wa habari na vyombo vyetu tuepuke kuandika habari za kuchochea vurugu badala yake, tujikite zaidi kwenye kutoa elimu, tuwaeleze watu kuhusu ubora wa mradi huo unaogharimu Dola za Marekani mil 1,225.3 uliozinduliwa Novemba mwaka jana na Rais Kikwete na kuwafichua wenye nia mbaya na maendeleo ya nchi.

Ni vema serikali isisitishe ujenzi wa bomba hilo la urefu wa kilometa 532 na kipenyo cha nchi 36 lenye uwezo wa kusafirisha futi za ujazo za gesi milioni 784 kwa siku, kwa maslahi ya Taifa.

Niombe pia isiishie kutoa matamko na misimamo bali ishirikiane na Jeshi la Polisi na vyombo vingine vya dola, kuhakikisha kuwa, kila anayehusika na uvunjifu huu wa amani, anashughulikiwa ipasavyo.

By Gloria Tesha

Sunday, May 26, 2013

I lost my arms and feet after bum boost injections

Shock image reveals dodgy jabs truth

High price ... Apryl Michelle Brown lost limbs

Kawai Matthews/ TAMU Artist Agency

By SARAH ARNOLD

 

A MUM of two told last night how her quest for a bigger bottom left her a quadruple amputee – and 24 hours from death.

Apryl Michelle Brown had black-market silicone injections which turned out to be BATHROOM SEALANT.
It left her in agony and led to her losing her hands and feet, as well as her buttocks.

Bubbly ... before backstreet beauty procedure

The 46-year-old former hairdresser blames “vanity” and wants to warn others of the terrible dangers of such illegal treatments. 

Apryl said: “I’ve paid a terrible price for vanity and I’ll pay for the rest of my life. But I blame no one but myself. 

“I want to share my story to warn others about these so-called ‘quick fix’ surgeries. 

“I didn’t realise the dangers. I thought it was a harmless injection that would give me the perfect bottom. But the reality was the silicone used wasn’t suitable for humans. It was, in fact, bathroom sealant only suitable for DIY.

Triumph ... with relatives after finishing the triathlon

“My body had a massive allergic reaction to it which left me at the brink of death. 

“I was in so much agony that, by that point, dying would have been a release. The only way doctors could save my life was to amputate my buttocks, my hands and feet.” 

Teased as a child about her “pancake” bum, Apryl vowed to buy a shapelier one when she was older.
She said: “I didn’t know if I wanted mine to look like Janet Jackson’s or J-Lo’s.
“I didn’t even know how you could do it. I just wanted a new, bigger bottom.” 

The moment that changed her life came in 2004, when two women walked into her successful beauty salon to get their hair done.
 
One of them ran “pumping parties” — where unqualified practitioners inject illegal silicone into “patients” at their home. 

Apryl, from Los Angeles, said: “One of the women told me how she had given bottom injections to the friend who was with her. 

“I remember thinking it was a miracle she’d walked into my life. Her friend showed me the work she’d had done and it looked great.

Enhanced ... shapely bum

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“In a split second I made the decision that I was going to go to this woman and let her inject silicone into my behind.” 

That decision nearly killed her. Apryl paid the woman, who had no medical background, around £650 for two lots of injections. Doctors later discovered the substance used was industrial-grade silicone. 

Apryl admitted: “I didn’t do any research. A combination of naivety, misplaced trust and insecurity led me to take this disastrous decision. 

“I trusted her because she seemed so professional, and I had no reason to think anything awful was going to happen. 

“She carried out the procedure in her daughter’s bedroom. She assessed my bottom and said, ‘You’ll need three or four sessions to get the result you want’. 

“The first procedure took an hour. I remember asking, ‘Is it meant to be so painful?’ and she said, ‘Yes’. It felt like it was squeezing through my nerves.” 

Within weeks Apryl returned for her second treatment. 

She said: “After going through it again I had an epiphany. As I left her house I thought, ‘What am I doing? I have no idea what she’s putting in my body’.
 
“I never returned. But though I didn’t know it then, my life had already changed forever.” 

Over the next two years the area where she’d been injected became hard and the skin blackened. 

Apryl, mum to daughters Danye, 22 and Courtney, 21, said: “Within a few months of the second injection my buttocks began to harden. I knew something wasn’t right. But shame stopped me seeking medical help. As time went on it got worse as the skin blackened. I developed hard lumps. Then the searing pain started. I had to tell my doctor what I did. I was so ashamed.” 

Apryl spent the next four years in constant pain. Two surgeons told her it was too dangerous to remove the silicone. 

She said: “I was in so much agony I became a regular at hospital asking for medication to ease what was like a combination of a migraine, childbirth and toothache localised in one area.

In training ... Apryl

Kawai Matthews/ TAMU Artist Agency

“I suffered day and night, so I was willing to do anything — including remove my buttocks.”
 
In February 2011 a surgeon operated unsuccessfully. Apryl developed a hole in her buttocks — thought to be the trigger for an infection that in June was nearly fatal. She said: “I was 24 hours from dying. I didn’t think of leaving my family. It was a relief I’d finally be free of pain.” 

Doctors put her in an induced coma for two months while performing 27 surgeries — starting with amputating her buttocks — and doing extensive skin grafts. 

She said: “They saved me but gangrene set into my hands and feet. I was brought out of sedation shortly before I became a quadruple amputee. 

“My hands looked like those of a dead person. I knew then I was going to lose them.”
She added: “At first you try to register your new limbs. The real comprehension comes when you start to live this new life. 

“I had dark times. I cried a sea of tears. I had to face the fact I’d lost my hands, feet and buttocks because of complications from bottom injections. I was overwhelmed by shame and guilt... all because I wanted a bigger bottom. 

“I was six months in hospital. By the time I was discharged I was determined to turn this terrible thing into something positive. 

“I decided to do a triathlon. I told myself if I could achieve that I could do anything. 

“I took my first steps again by the end of 2011. I built up to training six days a week, learning to walk, cycle then swim again using my residual limbs. 

“I’d be crying in pain but I’d push through it. And six weeks ago I did it — completing a three-mile walk, ten-mile cycle and a 150-metre swim. 

“When I crossed that finishing line with my family cheering me on, I cried tears of joy.” 

She added: “I haven’t sued or sought compensation. I just want to move on. There are things I miss dearly — I’ll never be able to do my girls’ hair or feel sand between my toes.
“But I believe I survived to share my story. 

“I want to warn others of the dangers of black-market surgery. We were born whole, perfect and complete.
“My greatest message is we have to learn to love and accept ourselves for who we are.”

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Formula One

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Bayern Munich win the Champions League final 

 

ARJEN ROBBEN will never forget the night he exorcised his demons and ended Bayern Munich’s Champions League jinx.

The former Chelsea ace slotted the last-gasp winner against Jurgen Klopp’s heroic Borussia Dortmund.

Last year he missed a penalty in extra-time against Chelsea and Bayern lost on penalties.

This year he cried tears of joy as he celebrated with Bayern’s ecstatic fans at Wembley.

Bayern are the new Kings of Europe – in a year they destroyed Juventus and Barcelona.

BATTLE ... Dortmund's Piszczek tries to beat Ribery to the ball

They made history for their departing boss Jupp Heynckes and new chief Pep Guardiola will struggle to better their performance last night.

Klopp was proved right — this was the “perfect” final in the perfect setting.

Sadly for his Borussia Babes it was not to be as Bayern celebrated their fifth Champions League crown — matching Liverpool’s haul.

It was a night a sheer drama, a night when the Germans became the darlings of Wembley and the world.

Half of Wembley was yellow and black and other half in red and white. It was a sight to behold as two these two tribes turned our historic stadium into their own for one night.

TOUGH TO MARC ... Reus uses his pace against Lahm

We may never have another night like it in North London.

A night when the level of the football matched the pre-match hype and expectations.

The two best teams in Europe provided drama, and suspense in equal measure.

And their fans provided the colour and the songs that will forever live in the memory of those of us who were here.

They graced the new Wembley and created an explosive atmosphere full of colour, songs, passion and love for the game.

“Heute ist wieder ein guter tag” read the massive Red & White mosaic created by Bayern fans. “Today is again a good day” they said in anticipation of winning another trophy after the Bundesliga this season.

QUICK START ... Blaszczykowski was one of several Dortmund players to miss an early chance

And so it proved.

Bayern came here as overwhelming favourites after the way they dispatched Juventus and particularly Barcelona with a 7-0 aggregate win over two legs.

Dortmund were equally impressive when they destroyed Jose Mourinho’s lamentable Real Madrid 4-1 in their imposing Westfallenstadion.

In the last eight matches these two played Dortmund won five and drew two. Bayern beat them in the German Cup this year but also lost last year’s German Cup final 5-2.

Dortmund were never going to be a walkover and they did not allow Bayern time to breathe let alone think inside their own half.

MAN ON FIRE ... Neuer blocks an effort

Robert Lewandowski’s blast from 25 yards that Manuel Neuer tipped over after 14 minutes was a sign of things to come.

A minute later Dortmund should have been ahead. Sven Bender crossed and Kuba Blaszczykowski caught a first-time shot from the edge of the six-yard box which unsighted Neuer somehow managed to push it away.

A quick exchange after 19 minutes saw Reus break clear on the left but he was forced wide by Dante and his 20-yard blast went close to Neuer who punched away for another corner.

Dortmund egged on by 40,000 fanatic supporters settled down into their rhythm.

Gundogan was on a great night as was Reus and Grosskreuz.

WHAT A FELLER ... Roman blocks Robben's effort

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martinez, such a dominant midfield duo normally, were effectively taken out of the game by the craft of Gundogan and the dynamic Bender.

The latter was closed down next to the corner flag but somehow threaded in Blaszczykowski to have a free shot that mercifully Neuer saved again.

Bayern struggled to find an answer to the way Klopp’s formation worked.

Heynckes’ troops were so well closed down that at times tried 60 or 70-yard hopeful punts towards Mario Mandzukic who lost out in the sandwich of Neven Subotic and Matts Hummels.

Boss Jupp Hyecnkes was relieved to see Ribery stay on the pitch instead of being expelled after 25 minutes when he elbowed Lewandowski in the face.

LUCKY ... Ribery could have seen red for raising his arm

The Pole was tugging at his shirt but the Frenchman’s reaction was stupid.

Within seconds Bayern had the best chance of the game. Ribery crossed and Mandzukic rose to head on target from six yards but Roman Weidenfeller tipped it on to the bar and over.

Schweinsteiger took the corner and Javi Martinez pushed Sven Bender but headed inches over.

This was now a proper final and Bayern had another sitter on the half hour mark.

Muller toe-poked the perfect assist for Robben who was clear in front of Weidenfeller but the Dortmund keeper saved for a corner.

FIRED UP ... Bayern Munich fans set off flares in the stands

Memories of last year’s final when Robben was the villain after missing a penalty in normal time to win the trophy against Chelsea in Bayern’s own Fussball Arena. The German giants went on to lose on pens.

Klopp was a sight to watch on the bench as well. The way he punched the air every time one of his “boys” did something good.

Heynckes was also shouting at his players, barking instructions and geeing them up.

The almighty German champions were rocked but still produced a performance of organisation and discipline – the default base on which the individual skill of Thomas Muller, Franck Ribery and Robben is allowed to shine.

After 35 minutes, Lewandowski picked up Reus' brilliant pass on the turn and turned Jerome Boateng but hero Neuer saved again with his feet.

SUPER MARIO ... Mandzukic scores the opener

Moments later Robben was clear but Subotic blocked for a corner.

The Dutchman swung it in and Muller won another set-piece header but it was inches wide of Weidenfeller’s far post.

Three minutes from the interval Robben won a tussle with Hummels and had time to pull the trigger but it hit Weidenfeller in the face and Subotic cleared.

They went in goalless at half time and the two keepers were the best players on the pitch.

Bayern had more of the ball in the second half – and in truth could and should have won it.

TOP DOG ... Gundogan celebrates

Heynckes’ men could have gone ahead on 59 minutes but Martinez’s close-range header went straight at Weidenfeller.

But on the hour Mandzukic slotted them ahead as Bayern’s own 40,000 fans went wild.

When Ribery played in Robben, Mandzukic was offside but as the Dutchman turned and squared for the Croatian to slot home ref Mario Rizzoli gave nothing.

Mario Gotze, Dortmund’s injured star watching from the stands sporting a jockey cap, winced in pain.

Mind you he has joined Bayern already for next season so quite what was going through his mind is anyone’s guess.

DANT BLOW REF ... the Brazilian protests his innocence after fouling Reus

After 66 minutes, Lewandowski played through Lukasz Pieszczek but he went down under a challenge by Dante. Despite the shouts for a penalty, the Polish right-back was fouled outside the box.

Seconds later though, ref Rizzioli had no option but to give a spot-kick as Dante caught Reus in the proverbials with a mistimed challenge.

And then it was up to Gundogan to send Neuer the other way and send the Dortmund fans into a frenzy.

Moments later Hummels skied his effort after Blaszczykowski’s 50-yard run.

On 72 minutes, Muller thought he had scored after rounding Weidenfeller but Subotic ran and cleared the ball inches before the line and ahead of Robben who was ready to make sure it was in.

Klopp punched the air as if his team had scored a goal.

GUND DOWN ... Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan equalises from the spot

There was more controversy aftrer 78 mintues when Muller was clear and was pulled back by Subotic before finding Mandzukic who smashed it into the side-netting.

Then Boateng went in studs first on Lewandowski, ref Rizzoli didn’t give the blatant foul and the Poland superstar stepped on the Bayern defender’s ankle in retaliation.

Weidenfeller pulled off another spectacular save to deny Schweinsteiger with three minutes left.

Extra-time was looming but Robben had one last chance after Ribery’s back-heel with two minutes left and this time he didn’t miss as he slotted past Weidenfeller.

He excorcised his own personal demons and those of Bayern who had lost two of the last three finals to Inter and Chelsea.

Sub Julien Scheiber still had time to test Neuer who held his nerve and Rizzoli’s final whistle found Bayern fans going bananas.