REGIA MTEMA (MB) AFARIKI KATIKA AJALI



Marehemu Regia Mtema, enzi za uhai wake.



Na Ipyana Mwaipaja

Aliyekuwa Mbunge viti maalum kwa tiketi ya chama cha demokrasia na maendeleo (CHADEMA), Regia Mtema (32) amefariki dunia katika ajali ya gari iliyotokea maeneo ya Ruvu mkoani Pwani jana (14/01/2012) asubuhi.

 Katika gari hilo, marehemu aliambatana na abiria wengine saba ambao wote wamejeruhiwa.  Wawili kati yao hali zao ni mbaya na wamepelekwa Hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili (MNH), Dar es Salaam na wengine watano wamepelekwa katika Hospitali ya Tumbi iliyopo Kibaha.

  Kamanda wa Polisi Mkoa wa Pwani, Ernest Mangu, ameielezea ajali hiyo kuwa ilitokea baada ya marehemu ambaye ndiye alikuwa dereva wa gari hilo kulipita gari la mbele yake na kukutana na gari lingine likija mbele kwa kasi, hivyo alijaribu kukwepa na kufanya gari hilo kupinduka.

"Marehemu alijaribu kulipita gari lililokuwa mbele yake na ghafla aliona gari lingine likija kasi mbele yake,  katika kujaribu kulikwepa, ndipo gari hilo lilipinduka." alisema Mangu.

Taarifa iliyotolewa na Chadema imesema kuwa mipango ya mazishi ya marehemu inafanyika nyumbani kwa baba yake, Tabata, Dar es Salaam.

Mungu ailaze roho ya marehemu Regia Mtema mahali pema peponi, Amen. 

Gari ambalo marehemu Regia Mtema alipata nalo ajali jana asubuhi

maeneo ya Ruvu, mkoa wa Pwani likiwa limeegeshwa

katika kituo cha Polisi cha Mlandizi.

EWURA ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN POWER TARIFFS

By Ipyana Mwaipaja

Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has today announced an increase in power tariffs by 40.29 percent for all power users except for those using 0 - 50 units per month.

Speaking at Movenpick Hotel, Dar es Salaam today, the Director General for EWURA, Haruna Masebu has said that the new tariffs will start effective 15th of this month and that TANESCO employees will also be paying the same rates as other Tanzanians.

However, one Baraka Mhanje has criticized the move when interviewed today saying that it will make the lives of most Tanzanians even tougher than they already are because by increasing the tariffs it means prices for everything that depend on electricity will also increase.

"Almost everything in our lives depend on electricity, so by increasing the power tariffs it means that almost prices for everything will rise, thus making the lives of Tanzanians even tougher than they already are." He said.

The increase has come following TANESCO's request of 9th November 2011 to EWURA for 155 percent increase in power rates.

Haruna Masebu, Director General for EWURA speaking

at Movenpick Hotel, Dar es Salaam today

(Picture by Michuzi blog)

DARAJA LA KIGAMBONI KUJENGWA KARIBUNI

Na. Ipyana Mwaipaja

Shirika la Hifadhi ya Jamii (NSSF) limeingia mkataba wa kujenga daraja la Kigamboni na kampuni ya ujenzi ya China Jiangchang Engineering Co. (T) Ltd. ya China.

Mkataba huo umesainiwa jana na  Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa NSSF, Dk. Ramadhani Dau na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Kampuni hiyo ya ujenzi ya China, Shi Yuan katika hafla fupi iliyofanyika katika hoteli ya Serena ya Dar es Salaam.

Akiongea katika hafla hiyo, Waziri wa Ujenzi, Dk. John Magufuli amesema kuwa ujenzi wa daraja hilo utagharimu shilingi bilioni 214 ambazo NSSF itachangia asilimia 60 na serikali ya Tanzania itatoa asilimia 40 iliyobakia.

"Asilimia 60 ya gharama za ujenzi wa daraja zitatolewa na NSSF na zipo tayari na asilimia 40 zitakazotolewa na serikali zipo tayari, sasa kama hela yote ipo kwanini ujenzi wa barabara ya kilomita nne uchukue miaka mitatu?" alisema Magufuli.

Waziri Magufuli akihutubia leo wakati wa hafla ya kusaini mkataba

wa ujenzi wa daraja la Kigamboni. (Picha kwa hisani ya Michuzi blog)

Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa NSSF, Dk. Ramadhani Dau, akisaini mkataba wa ujenzi wa

daraja la Kigamboni katika hafla iliyofanyika jijini leo.  Kulia ni Mkurugenzi Mtendaji

wa kampuni ya China Railway Jiangchang Engineering Co. (T) Ltd.

ambayo ndiyo imeingia mkataba na NSSF, Shi Yuan. 
(Picha kwa hisani ya Michuzi blog) 

MVUA ZAVUNJA REKODI YA MWAKA 1954

Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Hali ya Hewa (TMA), Dk. Agnes Kijazi, amesema kuwa mvua zilizonyesha leo zimevunja rekodi ya mwaka 1954. 

Dk. Kijazi ameyasema hayo leo alipoongea na waandishi wa habari ofisini kwake Ubungo na kuongeza kuwa hali hii ya mvua itaendelea kwa siku mbili zaidi hivyo amewaasa wananchi kuwa makini.  Kwa habari zaidi angalia picha zifuatazo:

Hili ni eneo la Kigogo linavyoonekana leo.

Na hili ni eneo la Jangwani linavyoonekana leo.

Kazi ya uokoaji ikifanyika kwa kutumia mtumbwi katika eneo la Jangwani.

Wasamaria wema wakiokoa watoto katika mafuriko.

Watoto na akina mama wakisubiri mtumbwi uje uwaokoe, katika eneo la Jangwani.

Kwa picha zaidi tembelea http://www.issamichuzi.blogspot.com/

KUTOKA MAMLAKA YA HALI YA HEWA

Kutokana na ongezeko la mvua zinazoendelea katika maeneo mengi nchini Mamlaka ya Hali ya Hewa inatoa taarifa ya mwelekeo wa mvua hizo katika kipindi cha siku kumi zijazo kuelekea mwaka mpya 2012.

Mifumo ya hali ya hewa inaonyesha kuimarika kwa hali ya joto la Bahari ya Hindi, sambamba na kuongezeka kwa msukumo wa hewa yenye unyevunyevu kutoka misitu ya Kongo na kusababisha makutano ya upepo katika eneo la mashariki na kusini magharibi mwa nchi.

Hali hii inatarajiwa kuendelea kusababisha vipindi vya mvua kubwa katika maeneo ya Mikoa ya Pwani ya kasikazini (Morogoro, Pwani, Dar es Salaam, Tanga na kisiwa cha Unguja) hadi tarehe 22 Disemba 2011.Mvua hizo zinatarajiwa kurejea katika hali ya kawaida kuanzia tarehe 23 Disemba katika maeneo hayo.

Aidha maeneo ya mikoa ya nyanda za juu kusini magharibi( Mikoa ya Mbeya, Iringa na Sumbawanga), kanda ya kati (Mikoa ya Dodoma na Singida) na magharibi mwa nchi (Mikoa ya Kigoma na Tabora) yanatarajiwa kuendelea kuwa na mvua katika kiwango cha juu ya wastani pamoja na vipindi vya mvua kubwa. Hali hii inakwenda sambamba na utabiri wa mvua za Vuli na za Msimu ambapo maeneo mengi ya nchi yalitarajiwa kuwa na mvua juu ya wastani na vipindi vya mvua kubwa.

Kulingana na viwango vya mvua zilizonyesha katika kipindi kifupi ongezeko kidogo la mvua katika maeneo hayo linatarajiwa kuendelea kusababisha mafuriko na uharibifu wa miundombinu. Mamlaka inashauri tahadhari stahiki ziendelee kuzingatiwa.

Maeno mengine ya nchi yanatarajiwa kupata mvua za kawaida katika kipindi hicho. Aidha mwelekeo wa mvua katika kipindi cha kuanzia mwezi Januari 2012 utatolewa mwishoni mwa mwezi huu.

Mamlaka ya Hali ya Hewa inaendelea kufuatilia mwenendo wa mifumo ya Hali ya hewa na athari zake na itaendelea kutoa taarifa na tahadhari kila inapobidi.

Dk. Agnes L. Kijazi
MKURUGENZI MKUU

CLOUDS FM YASHINDA TUZO YA SUPERBRAND

Pichani, Makamu wa Rais Mohamed Ghalib Bilal (kulia) akimkabidhi tuzo Mkurugenzi wa Clouds Media Group, Joseph Kusaga (kushoto).  Katikati ni Mkurugenzi wa Mradi wa Superbrandy East Africa, Jawad Jaffer akishuhudia tukio hilo.  Kampuni nyingine zilizojishindia tuzo hiyo pia ni Serengeti Breweries na Vodacom zote za jijini Dar es Salaam.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE SWEARS-IN 315 NEW ADVOCATES

Pictured, Hon. Othman speaking to the audience on the swearing-in celebrations

held at Blue Pearl Hotel, Ubungo Plaza, Dsm recently.

MISS VODACOM TANZANIA AKABIDHIWA

Vodacom Miss Tanzania 2011/2012, Salha Israel, akikabidhiwa funguo ya gari aina

ya Jeep Patriot na Meneja Matukio na Udhamini wa Vodacom Tz, Rukia Mtingwa.

Wakishuhudia tukio hilo, kulia ni Hashim Lundenga mratibu wa shindano na Alfred Minja,

Meneja masoko wa kampuni ya CFAO Motors ambao ni wadhamini wenza.

Vodacom Miss Tanzania 2011/2012, Salha Israel, akifungua gari lake mara baada ya

kukabidhiwa funguo za gari hilo.  Kushoto ni Hashim Lundenga akishuhudia tukio hilo.

Kwa picha zaidi za matukio, angalia
http://www.issamichuzi.blogspot.com/

COCACOLA LAUNCHES NEW JUICE DRINK

Cocacola Kwanza employees displaying Minute Maid juice



By Ludger Kasumuni
The Citizen Reporter
Dar es Salaam: The newly launched Minute Maid Juice brand by Coca-Cola Company is set to benefit thousands of farmers of citrus fruits in the country.Speaking at the occasion for launching the Minute Maid Juice brand in the city yesterday, Coca-Cola Company country manager  Dimeji Olaniyan said that already the brand had benefited 50,000 small holder farmers in Kenya and Uganda.

“Last month we launched this brand of juice in Uganda and Kenya. There is a special fruit processing plant based at Nairobi to feed East African Market,” Mr Oleniyan said.He said they were also planning to establish a juice making plant in the country in the near future so that small holder farmers benefit from that brand.

“We are eying for Southern Corridor to mobilise thousands of farmers for growing citrus fruits, including pineapples, mangoes and oranges,” he said.

He added: “We would like to partner with small holder farmers to produce pineapples, oranges and mangoes for processing juice. We are targeting the East African market in the spirit of developing East African Community.”

He said currently they depend on their Nairobi based plant with the capacity of producing 7,000 packets of Minute Maid Juice per hour. According to him, the Minute Maid Juice brand made from pineapples, mangoes and oranges is being marketed in more than 70 countries in the world.

He said sold at between Sh2,500 and Sh3,000 the Minute Maid Juice will be distributed in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro,  Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara.He said being the biggest juice processing company in the world Coca-cola’s volume of sales is worth $1 billion worldwide per year.

With regard market response in Uganda and Kenya, he said it has been very positive and there was no doubt that it will replicate in Tanzania. On his part, the general sales manager for a sister company of Coca-Cola, Bonite Bottler Limited, Mr Christopher Loiruk, said that worldwide for every second 450,000 people drink Coca-cola.

“We are determined to flood East African Market with juice made from locally produced citrus fruits. Our juice is the best and has been accepted globally,” Mr Loiruk said.He said in March next year they were going to market such brand of juice in Zanzibar and other remaining regions in the Mainland.

TANZANIA CELEBRATES ITS 50TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

President Kikwete arriving at the Uhuru stadium

By Ipyana Mwaipaja

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has said that during the 50 years of Tanzania mainland independence, the government has managed to cover the gap left by the British colonial rule.

He said that in the speech he made on Friday 9^th December this year when celebrating the 50^th independence anniversary of Tanzania mainland, which were held at Uhuru stadium in Dar es Salaam.

Kikwete said that the British colonial rule exploited Tanzania and left without building any infrastructure.

“When the colonialists left in 1961, they left us with only three tarmac roads; that is, from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, Korogwe to Tanga and Moshi to Arusha,” he said.

He however added that Tanzania has managed to maintain peace and security inside and outside its boundaries, for all the 50 years that it has been independent.

“We have a well equipped army with modern military weapons and by 2015 we shall have a very professional army with more modern equipment,” he said.

One of the army weapons being displayed during the celebrations

The President also congratulated and thanked the 17 TANU party founders for their effort to free the country from colonialists.  He said out of the 17 founders, only three are still alive, and named them as Lameck Makaranga, Ally Sykes and Gozberth Milinga.

On the other hand, the chairman for Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), Mr. Freeman Mbowe has criticized the anniversary celebrations saying that the government has spent a lot of money for the celebrations instead of using the money to reduce poverty to the citizens.