The former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, Mr Paul Makonda, has posted through his Instagram page that he is suspicious of five groups planning to Kill him. Makonda claimed those groups to be; Drug dealers Drug beneficiaries Gays There are those spending nights hunting to kill me for revenge because of Dr Magufuli and, Those who have...
Breaking: Ruto drops new song featured by Kenyan Genge star
Deputy President William Ruto released a remix of the song Sipangwingwi hours after the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) termed the word hate speech. The DP dropped the song dubbed Hatupangwingwi on Friday, April 8, amid an outcry from the public, who demanded an explanation from NCIC on why the phrase was banned. Gengetone artist ExRay featured the DP...
Ruto admits Nyerere to be his biggest inspiration. Here is why.
William Rutto, 55, Kenya’s Deputy President for the past ten years, is contesting for the presidency of East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya. Being the marginal favourite winner of the coming general elections in August, Ruto draws his inspiration from the late Julius Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania. Ruto told The Economist that Julius Nyerere inspires him...
Op-ED: Does CHADEMA have a point demanding confession before reconciliation?
On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, the Tanzania Center for Democracy finally managed to hold its conference in the capital of Dodoma after two consecutive failures due to logistical challenges. The TCD Dodoma conference, with a theme of justice, peace and reconciliation, was attended by multiple pro-democracy stakeholders across factions such as political parties, diplomatic communities,...
President Samia: This country was not built by one party, and it will never
President Samia has said that Tanzania was neither built by a single person nor one party but by all Tanzanians. President Samia made those remarks today, April 05, 2022, in Dodoma while addressing during the opening of the Tanzania Center for Democracy (TCD) meeting. TCD meeting, which convenes democracy and multiparty stakeholders, shall discuss about...
“No doubt that prices of different commodities will remain high for some time”, says Samia
President Samia Suluhu today received the 2020/2021 CAG report at Chamwino State House in Dodoma. After Dr Charles Kichere, the CAG presented his report before the president, President Samia took the podium and made several comments on the report. President Samia touched on the prices crisis and admitted that there has been constant hiking of...
Samia speaks on the rise of edible oil prices.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said that the edible oil situation in Tanzania is desperate as the prices constantly rise. Today, March 31, 2022, President Samia made those remarks while receiving the 2020/2021 Controller Audit General report at the State House in Dodoma Chamwino. In the previous budget, President Samia said the government had adopted...
Government allocates Tsh 2.5bn/- to complete Machinga’s project
President Samia’s government has dished out a chunk of Tsh. 2.5bn/- toward the completion of Machinga Market with the capacity to hold over 4000 small traders. The minister of finance, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, made those remarks in Dodoma during his visit with the Machingas at the project site. “The project will enable you, small traders,...
OPEC injects millions into development projects
On behalf of Tanzania, the minister of finance and planning, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, has thanked the OPEC Fund for International Development for investing $218 million (Tsh 504) into different development projects. Dr Mwigulu Nchemba met with OPEC representative in Dodoma yesterday, March 29, 2022, Dr Alkhalifa Abdulhamid and agreed on further cooperation between Tanzania and...