Transparency International released its annual report on corruption worldwide in January 2022. The report shows that the corruption situation is getting worse in developing countries; however, developed countries have problems too. The author’s recommendations include strengthening anti-corruption agencies, advocating for transparency in public spending and cracking down on financial crime. Some countries have taken a...
In the process of building capable leaders, Mwalimu Nyerere Leadership School was inaugurated in Tanzania to start polishing up Southern Africa leaders starting March this year. The institution was established n honour of Tanzania’s founding father, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, aiming to provide comprehensive training to political party leaders and train youths to be patriots....
Understanding diplomacy is not as complex as understanding rocket science. It’s simply the government’s methods and tools to engage with other governments. I presume you must have come across the term diplomacy. Etymologically, it comes from the Greek word diplōma, meaning “an object folded in two”. At the beginning of the 18th C, the use of...
As the fate of the Maasai’s living in Ngorongoro remains undecided, the government has vowed to compensate those who will voluntarily leave the park. The Prime Minister, Hon Kassim Majaliwa, made those remarks on Friday 18, 2022, at the Parliament in Dodoma. Last week the Ngorongoro issue had stirred an intense debate in the parliament...
In the bid to bring about relief to the citizens on the expenses of hemodialysis treatments in Tanzania, the government, through its chief spokesperson, Mr Gerson Msigwa, said the Medical Store Department has entered a contract with suppliers and manufacturers of hemodialysis equipment. Mr Msigwa said the manufacturer agreed to sell a single set of...
As the debate about relocating the Maasai who have lived on the valleys of the mighty Ngorongoro for over five decades ago continues, the saga has been getting more controversial as days kick ahead. After an intense debate over an issue at the Parliament in the country’s capital, Dodoma, the saga ended dividing the MP’s...
The former speaker, Job Ndugai has disappeared from the public scene since he tendered his resignation on 6th January 2022 after his controversial remarks over the country’s debt that subsequently ended with a bare-knuckled brawl with President Samia. Ndugai’s absence from the public eye has sparked a lot of questions. Unprecedently, he hasn’t been spotted...
Dr. Tulia Ackson won the National Assembly Speaker election to lead the 12th Parliament succeeding Job Ndugai, who resigned on January 6, 2022. She got a 100% win after getting a yes for all 376 casted votes against eight other candidates. Before this position, Dr. Tulia was the Deputy speaker from 2015 until January this...
Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Hon. Amos Makalla said that his office obtains vital information about the people responsible for burning down the Karume Market. Mr. Makalla made those remarks while presenting the committee’s report formed to probe the cause of the fire on 16 January 2022. RC Makalla said the fire that razed the...
In a move to strengthen relations between the two East African Countries, Tanzania and Burundi have made significant strides into signing an agreement to construct a $900 million railway that will connect the two countries. The two have already signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a 282-Kilometer (175-mile) line from Kigoma in Uvinza to...