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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Mar 16
The entire parliamentary standing committee on social services has resigned to pave the way for an investigation into allegations published in a local tabloid that committee members were offered "a bag of cash" by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), ostensibly as a bribe.
THE GUARDIAN | 19th Mar 16
During February's Constitutional Court hearing on the Nkandla debacle, President Jacob Zuma's advocate Jeremy Gauntlett asked the judges not to make a declaratory order that the president was in breach of the Constitution.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 7th Feb 16
Members of Parliament from both CCM and the Opposition early this week set aside their party affiliations and took on the minister for Finance and Planning, Dr Phillip Mpango, over the absence of upgrading of the central railway line to standard gauge in his five-year plan.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th Jan 16
POLITICAL parties which have no lawmakers in the House have called for a thorough discussion on the political impasse in the isles instead of delving on the Tegeta Escrow scandal.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th Jan 16
The National Assembly meetings resume today in Dodoma with legislators expected to debate President John Magufuli's eleventh parliament inauguration speech. According to the schedule, the parliament will spend three days deliberating the inaugural speech of the Head of State delivered on 20th November last year.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Jan 16
The National Assembly of Tanzania meets on Tuesday, January 26, in the designated capital, Dodoma. For sure, a good number of the legislators will be new to the august House following results of the general election held on October 25, last year, but an equally sizable number of old members managed to defend their seats and have therefore bounced back.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th Dec 15
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Dec 15
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is rooting for an effective continental Assembly and one with legislative powers. EALA's spokesperson, Bob Odiko said that the regional law-makers yesterday passed a resolution urging EAC Partner States to urgently sign, ratify and deposit the required instruments of the amended Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union.
THE GUARDIAN | 14th Nov 15
Tanzania will soon set a record as one of a few African countries to go digital in its parliamentary sessions, starting from the next financial year. The outgoing Speaker of the National Assembly, Anne Makinda, revealed this at a press briefing in Dar es Salaam yesterday, saying she was laying down tools a happy person having served in the post for five years during which she had helped the National Assembly to go digital.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 8th Nov 15
The public has gone pessimistic over what the new parliament would offer, given the traditional monopoly of seats by the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi, with only a week left to the first session in the fifth-phase government, scheduled for November 17.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Nov 15
The new President, Dr John Magufuli, has hit the ground running with the appointment of George Masaju as his Attorney General. Masaju first served in the legal docket during Jakaya Kikwetes last term of his presidency following the resignation of former Attorney General, Frederick Werema, who was implicated in the Escrow Account scandal.
THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 15
The coming Parliament is expected to have a significant increase in the number of women lawmakers compared to the last one. Constituency results which are being announced, as of yesterday, have shown that many women have been elected for the august House than in the previous period.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 16th Aug 15
An allegedly wave of professors and other senior educators joining high politics has sparked mixed feelings among members of the intellectual circles and politicians amid public concern that the exodus is ruining the status of education in Tanzania.
THE GUARDIAN | 28th Jul 15
Amid rumours that it is soon to acquire CCM's major public figure Edward Lowassa, two Special Seats MPs from Chadema yesterday defected to CCM and the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo).
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th Jul 15
In what appears to be a sad ending of the 20th Parliament Speaker Anne Makinda yesterday banned 35 more opposition legislators from attending the remaining five sessions of the ongoing meeting, making a total of 43 MPs so far blocked from participating in the parliamentary proceedings.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th Jul 15
The Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT) yesterday unveiled the possibility of seeking court remedy if the three bills related to the gas and oil industry are adopted. The team therefore urged that the bills be withdrawn from the on-going parliamentary session and be taken back to the public for discussion.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th Jul 15
One standard definition of democracy is that it is a system which leads to the greatest happiness of the greatest number, which presumes that social and political cleavages will be there, but the 'greatest number' will have been heard, and were in a position to contribute to a decision.
THE GUARDIAN | 4th Jul 15
The House yesterday banned five opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) from attending the remaining sessions of the ongoing Parliamentary meeting for indiscipline, including obstructing the Legislature from executing its duties.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Jun 15
Members of Parliament have told the Minister for Finance to come up with right answers on strategies to deal with the decline of national Currency when she winds up the budget debate next week.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th Jun 15
Some Members of Parliament and top government officials have been associated with tax evasion, with stakeholders demanding that the law take its course. Speaking at a 2015/16 budget review session over the weekend in Dar es Salaam, stakeholders warned that, tax evasion by high ranking officials and MPs encourages unscrupulous businessmen to do the same.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Jun 15
Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has opened the National Social Security Fund stakeholders meeting in Arusha with a call for review of the Pension Act so as to ensure more people enjoy the benefits.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Jun 15
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Job Ndugai has adjourned today's budget sessions to tomorrow following the unexpected death of Member of Parliament for Ukonga Constituency Eugene Mwaiposa.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Jun 15
The government has been urged to transform the school inspectorate division of the Ministry for Education and Vocational Training so as to become an independent government agency to undertake its duties freely and more efficiently.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st May 15
Thank God we have advanced technology in form of television sets to help us witness live what is going on in the current budget parliamentary sessions. One of the attention attracting spectacle to behold is hundreds of empty red covered seats when House business is in progress, with a few MPs scattered here and there, some talking in whispers among themselves.
THE GUARDIAN | 29th May 15
Members of Parliament yesterday expressed dismay at poor performance of the national football team, Taifa Stars, under foreign coaches. The parliamentary Committee on Community Development and the opposition expressed their dissatisfactions when debating the 2015/2016 budget estimates for the Ministry for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th May 15
The Government has been urged to establish an Elderly Pension Fund as the most effective way to honour the dignity of elderly persons. The call was made yesterday in the National Assembly by Maua Daftari MP special seat (CCM) on behalf of Chairperson for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on social services.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th May 15
The Speaker of the National Assembly Anne Makinda caused laughter in House when she said marijuana grown in Njombe Region is mild. The Speaker made the comment when she intervened to react to a supplementary question raised by Christowaja Mtinda, Special Seat MP (Chadema).
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 15
Members of Parliament yesterday demand greater respect for democratic and human rights in the country, fearing that the forthcoming general election might be marred by violence. The debate came at the backdrop of the recent warning by the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRGG) that police should adhere to the laws and principles relating to human rights and good governance in the course of executing their duties.
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 15
Despite the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) setting aside 10bn/- annually as loans for public and private hospitals the money was still lying idle, the house heard yesterday.
THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 15
Members of Parliament have expressed grave concern over the 2010 National Election and Election Expenses Acts, describing them as unrealistic. The MPs shared their grievances here yesterday at a workshop for African Parliamentarians' Network Against Corruption—APNAC Tanzania Chapter.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 17th May 15
Members of Parliament now wonder how the government will finance the 22 trillion-budget slated for the 2015/2016 financial year. Debating the Prime Minister's Office budget estimates for the 2015/2016 financial year tabled in parliament this week, most legislators wondered where the funds would come from at a time when almost half of the current funds have not been disbursed.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 17th May 15
Karagwe Member of Parliament Gosbert Blandes has accused Karagwe District Commissioner Darry Rwegasira of colluding with Rwandese at the expense of Tanzanians. He told parliament that the DC has been forcing Tanzanian families out of their land to give the way for herdsmen from a neighbouring country who cross the border to herd.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 15
Youth unemployment was a top agenda yesterday in the Parliament as MPs entered second day to debate the 5.764trn/- budget estimates for the Prime Minister's Office for the next financial year.
THE GUARDIAN | 14th May 15
Kigoma-Urban Member of Parliament, Peter Serukamba (CCM) has faulted the government's decision of clearing former six top officials for their wrong-doings in the controversial Tegeta Escrow Account and the anti-poaching operation scandals.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 12th Apr 15
Former Prime Minister, Frederick Sumaye has said Africa needs enormous and urgent economic transformation, calling for governments that can manage its resources properly. Speaking at the Columbia University in New York during a key note address at the 12th Annual African Economic Forum yesterday, he said the continent requires economic growth that touches people's lives.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 12th Apr 15
At around mid night (23:45) Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda adjourned the10th Parliamentary meeting in Dodoma that lasted for 16 days from March 17 up April 1. This was the last but one meeting before President Jakaya Kikwete dissolved the parliament ahead of the general election in October this year.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Apr 15
Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have commended Tanzania's Parliament for cooperating with UN agencies in building a strong and committed legislature through capacity building programmes.
THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Apr 15
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) is now expected to reschedule the planned referendum after government conceded that registration of voters through the Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) cannot be completed by April 30.
THE GUARDIAN | 1st Apr 15
Members of Parliament have put pressure on the government to resolve the ongoing conflict with traders over the use of electronic fiscal devices (EFDs). The MPs also want the traders' national chairman, Johnson Minja, who has been remanded in custody to be released.
THE GUARDIAN | 30th Mar 15
Members of Parliament were yesterday divided over the establishment of Kadhi Courts. Most said the issue would undermine the principles of Tanzania as a secular state as observed since the era of Founding Father of the Nation Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
THE GUARDIAN | 30th Mar 15
Plans to establish the long-awaited crop stabilisation fund are underway, the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Godfrey Zambi, informed the Parliament here on Friday.
THE GUARDIAN | 30th Mar 15
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has approved a resolution that denies sitting allowance to members who dodge sessions. The resolution comes amidst concerns that some members report on the first day of the sitting, sign for and take their sitting allowance but disappear and never participate either in very important plenary, committee sessions and other activities of the House.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th Mar 15
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday appointed two Members of Parliament for the United Republic of Tanzania bringing the number of appointed MPs to ten, the maximum the President is allowed to appoint.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th Mar 15
Some members of the National Assembly have urged the government not to demolish old buildings in Dar es Salaam but rather to preserve them as historical sites and tourist attractions to increase foreign exchange earnings.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th Mar 15
With donors contributing 97 per cent of the entire budget to combat HIV/Aids in the country and the government only 3 per cent, members of parliament yesterday proposed for the establishment of an Aids Trust Fund to supplement government efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids instead of depending on financial aid from donors.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Mar 15
Members of Parliament yesterday resolved to punish drug traffickers with life imprisonment in addition to fining them not less than 1 bn/- This followed their consensus that the earlier proposed public execution of drug trafficking kingpins was against international efforts to abolish capital punishment.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Mar 15
The Treasury spends over 7bn/- every month to pay rent for government offices, the National Assembly heard yesterday. Chairman of Local Authority Accounting Committee (LAAC) Rajab Mbarouk Mohamed (Ole-CUF) said this as he expressed concern over the government's expenditure and misuse of public funds.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Mar 15
Despite bumper harvests of food crops last year, about a dozen regions are expected to experience food shortages this year. This was said yesterday in Parliament here by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Godfrey Zambi.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Mar 15
The Treasury spends over 7bn/- every month to pay rent for government offices, the National Assembly heard yesterday. Chairman of Local Authority Accounting Committee (LAAC) Rajab Mbarouk Mohamed (Ole-CUF) said this as he expressed concern over the government's expenditure and misuse of public funds.
THE GUARDIAN | 19th Mar 15
Members of Parliament were yesterday up in arms demanding the government to officially distinguish the types of jobs which can be done by Tanzanians and foreigners. Debating the Non-Citizens Employment Regulation Bill 2014, they said doing so would end complaints and confusion in employment related matters.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Feb 15
The Government has been challenged to establish an entrepreneurs' bank that will be supporting them. In a basic question, Dr Henry Shekifu (Lushoto-CCM) wanted to know the government's plans of empowering entrepreneurs and other small groups that are in need.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Feb 15
Political analysts say the ongoing raging calls for ministerial resignations in the Parliament are a result of an ulterior campaign for power ahead of the General Elections in October.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Feb 15
Before installation of a state of the art system to monitor mobile money transactions, telecom firms are alleged to have spirited away trillions in untaxed transactions.
THE GUARDIAN | 31st Jan 15
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare was yesterday taken to task by the National Assembly for budget cuts in funds allocated for the purchase of delivery equipment for pregnant mothers.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th Jan 15
The National Assembly resumes in Dodoma today, with the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) having openly challenged it over the idea of tabling the Amendment of Miscellaneous Laws.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th Jan 15
Parliamentary meetings resume in Dodoma today with legislators expected to endorse three bills and discuss the Controller and Auditor General's (CAG) reports for parastatals, central and local government for the 2012/13 fiscal year.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 25th Jan 15
It was months, weeks and days of soul searching and probing for Minister for Energy and Minerals Prof Sospeter Muhongo until only yesterday when he called it quits, bowing to pressure that called for his resignation due to mishandling of the Tegeta Escrow Account(TEA) monies.
THE GUARDIAN | 19th Dec 14
Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL), Pan African Power and Harbinder Singh Sethi have now sought High Court to issue a certificate of urgency to prevent the implementation of eight Parliament resolutions on the Bank of Tanzania Escrow Account Saga that has so far seen the resignation of the Attorney General, Fredric Werema.
THE GUARDIAN | 10th Dec 14
Red hot East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) beat Burundi National Assembly 4-2 in an entertaining football match at the Sheikh Abeid Amri Memorial Stadium in Arusha on Monday.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 30th Nov 14
The National Assembly yesterday unanimously came up with eight resolutions on the hot debate involving the withdrawal of Sh 320 billion from Tegeta Escrow account that was being administered by the Bank of Tanzania.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 30th Nov 14
Something ironical ensued in the National Assembly on Friday in Dodoma when members of Parliament were drafting resolutions that would pin down all individuals implicated in the saga involving the withdrawal of Sh320 billion from the Tegeta Escrow account that was being administered by the Bank of Tanzania.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th Nov 14
The National Assembly may likely no longer debate the protracted saga over the controversial Tegeta escrow account scandal reports this week, after all. The lawmaking body had planned to deliberate on the much-talked-about issue for three days running from today, but two of the parties to the saga yesterday sought – and were granted – a High Court injunction effectively putting the debate on hold.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 23rd Nov 14
Members of Parliament now demand legal action against those implicated in the IPTL saga, saying it is not enough just to take political responsibilities. The MPs who talked to The Guardian on Sunday this week observed that those proved to have benefitted from the Sh321bn scandal should be taken to court and charged with the offences.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 23rd Nov 14
Deputy Speaker of The National Assembly Job Ndugai on Monday this week led MPs to light candles in honour of premature babies at an advocacy event targeting them. The function was organised jointly by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Jhpiego, Save the Children, Tanzania Midwifery Association, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Evidence for Action/Mama Ye, Children's Investment Fund Foundation and UNFPA to mark World Prematurity Day (WPD).
THE GUARDIAN | 20th Nov 14
True to fears shared by the Coalition of People's Constitution (Ukawa) Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Ndugai has announced that report findings on the controversial Independent Power Tanzania Ltd cannot be discussed by parliament because the matter is still with the High Court.
THE GUARDIAN | 20th Nov 14
Officials of the Mwanza City Council have been ordered to appear before parliament to answer allegations of pervasive mismanagement of public funds in the 2010-2012 fiscal years that was discovered by the Local Authority Audit Committee (LAAC).
THE GUARDIAN | 19th Nov 14
Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs, Industry and Trade has advised the government to expedite redress of private sector challenges warning that delayed intervention limits the sector's potential.
THE GUARDIAN | 17th Nov 14
Dar es salaam- Tanzania's parliament has received a report on the findings of an investigation into corruption allegations in the energy sector, officials said on Sunday, an issue that has led to donors delaying aid and weakened its currency.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th Nov 14
Members of Parliament are among Tanzania Building Agency (TBA)'s serious rent and arrears debtors, owing it a whooping Sh816,827,577 by the end of September this year, it has been revealed.
THE GUARDIAN | 14th Nov 14
The parliament has resolved to give autonomy to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to give it mandate to handle all statistical data in the country. The government through the Finance Minister, Saada Mkuya Salum tabled the resolution early Wednesday in the National Assembly.
THE GUARDIAN | 12th Nov 14
As legislators demand a government contingency plan in the face of dwindling medicine supplies, parliament was yesterday informed that over 600m/- is required to finalise construction of a maternal and child health building at the Dodoma Regional Hospital that has remained idle for eight years now.
THE GUARDIAN | 11th Nov 14
Lawmakers yesterday demanded explanation from the government on emergency plans it has lined up to rescue lives of Tanzanians who are suffering due to the shortage of medicines in hospitals after it failed to settle 90bn/- it owes the Medical Store Department (MSD).
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 9th Nov 14
The government's first Five Year Development Plan (FYDP) is characterized by several serious challenges creating fear that the national vision might not be achieved, it has been observed.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Nov 14
Despite the fact that Tanzania's macro economy has been growing well for the past ten years, poverty has not gone down as expected, the official opposition camp in the Parliament has said.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Nov 14
A Member of Parliament has made an impassioned appeal for the rescheduling of the three-week ordinary meeting of the National Assembly, which opened here yesterday, recommending that the funds allocated to it be spent on buying medicines for public hospitals.
THE GUARDIAN | 13th Sep 14
The Constitution Forum in the country (CF) said the government should push the constitution process timetable to the next Parliamentary session to make it legally binding. According to Constitutional Forum, the next Parliament which is scheduled for November, must enact the law that would compel the new president to be elected in 2015 to proceed with the constitutional writing process.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Sep 14
Members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) want to remove Article 129 of the Draft Constitution which empowers the public to hold their parliament representative accountable for any presumed failure to discharge the duties of their offices.
THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Sep 14
As the Constituent Assembly (CA) is set to resume its plenary session today, people with disabilities are pushing for a five percent representation in decision making bodies and Presidential appointee posts to be incorporated in new constitution.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Aug 14
Constituent Assembly (CA) Committee Number 10 members have warned about proposals that parliament should approve some appointments in government. They told newsmen in Dodoma yesterday that the proposal would lead to conflicts of interest in the three organs of the State.
THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Aug 14
Several Constituent Assembly (CA) members have challenged Attorney General Frederick Werema's recent statement that the existing Union Constitution would be amended if the ongoing assembly runs short of the needed two-thirds quorum for endorsing the newly crafted constitutional draft.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 17th Aug 14
The government intends to convene an emergency meeting of the Union legislature to review and amend some sections in the Constitutional Review Act, if the Constituent Assembly (CA) will be short of the needed 2/3 quorum to endorse a newly crafted constitution draft, it has been established.
THE GUARDIAN | 16th Aug 14
Some Constituent Assembly (CA) Committee, No 9, members called for setting up of official policy that determines the national economic system for inclusion in the draft of constitution.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Aug 14
The key roles of legislatures are drafting, enacting (passing, amending and repealing) laws and exercising oversight over the executive branch of the government. In a democracy, legislators perform these roles as representatives of the people.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Aug 14
The coalition of Defenders of People's Constitution (Ukawa) yesterday started experiencing what analysts have described as 'a fracture' after some of its members reported at Bunge premises and registered for the Constituent Assembly's sessions in the country's designated capital.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Aug 14
Plenary sessions of the Constituent Assembly have been suspended until next month to give room to members of 12 committees of the special assembly to discuss the remaining 15 chapters of the Draft Constitution.
THE GUARDIAN | 6th Aug 14
The Constituent Assembly (CA) kicked off in Dodoma yesterday with members amending thirteen sections of the standing orders to allow for smooth operations of the resumed meeting and enable it to complete its tasks within the extended sixty days.
THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Aug 14
Talks aimed at resolving the impasse surrounding the resumption of the Constituent Assembly (CA) next week could not bear fruits as until we went to press no deal was struck between the conflicting sides.
THE GUARDIAN | 1st Aug 14
Former Chairperson to the UN World Conference for Women dubbed 'Beijing Conference' Getrude Mongella has offered to be an intermediary in the protracted negotiations between members of the Coalition of People's Constitution (Ukawa) and the ruling CCM on constitution review process.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 29th Jun 14
Members of Parliament have blamed the government for what they term as too much secrecy on the budgeting process. Debating the Finance Act, 2014, the legislators argued that the government only involves MPs in the budget process during parliamentary session, and usually coming up with the same revenue sources.
THE GUARDIAN | 28th Jun 14
The parliament and government yesterday took different positions as the House postponed tabling of The Value Added Tax Bill, 2014 and The Tax Administration Bill, 2014 to the next parliament session.
THE GUARDIAN | 24th Jun 14
As Finance minister Saada Mkuya is set to windup legislator's contributions on the national budget for the 2014/15 fiscal year, the law makers have urged the government to remove the 22bn/- it has allocated to itself for only refreshments.
THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Jun 14
The government should direct more funds to the agricultural sector and improvement of infrastructure in the coming financial year to control inflation and boost national income. These are among the views aired by Members of Parliament at the weekend over the national budget for the 2014/15 fiscal year.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 22nd Jun 14
Parliament performance this week was put on a slate during debate, with MPs complaining that the law making organ is a letdown to the public. Debating the 2014/2015 budget discussion, some MPs expressed dissatisfaction with discussion among legislators who complained about the budget but supported it, while being aware that it cannot be implemented.
THE GUARDIAN | 19th Jun 14
After questioning the government's spending of borrowed funds, Members of Parliament yesterday also called on the government to let the legislators review its borrowing proposals before submission to intended sources.
THE GUARDIAN | 18th Jun 14
Members of Parliament have criticised government's decision to lower the required maximum life span for imported cars from 10 years – from the day of their manufacture- to only eight year at an exercise duty of 25 percent.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 8th Jun 14
Opposition politicians this week reacted angrily to the Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda's call for the parliament to see possibility of banning members of the House from walking out in protest.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Jun 14
At last Members of Parliament yesterday endorsed the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) protocol on Finance and Investment. The endorsement comes nearly a decade after SADC members adopted in Lesotho the protocol that aims to establish principles for harmonisation and adoption of best practice of legal and operational frameworks of Central Banks.
THE GUARDIAN | 6th Jun 14
The government has been advised to speed up the process of transforming the Small Entrepreneurs Loan Facility (SELF) from a project to an autonomous institution to better serve more Tanzanians.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Jun 14
To better serve people with disabilities as well as other vulnerable groups, Members of Parliament are asking the government to change the jurisdiction of the social welfare department from the Ministry of Health and Social welfare to the Prime Minister's office.
THE GUARDIAN | 4th Jun 14
Members of Parliament have raised concern over the small budget allocated to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, saying it will affect provision of the services in the country.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Jun 14
Some members of parliament have asked the government to have the Commission for Science and Technology (Costech) conduct research on the aloe vera plant which is nowadays widely used by a cross section of people.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 1st Jun 14
In efforts to tame the opposition camp in parliament, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda on Friday suggested that the National Assembly should review Standing Orders that allow MPs to storm out of Parliament, saying their action was a disgrace to the public.
THE GUARDIAN | 31st May 14
A war of words between Tanzania and Rwanda may soon resurface as the parliament was this week dragged into discussing tension between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
THE GUARDIAN | 31st May 14
Legislators, parliamentary staff and media practitioners reporting parliamentary issues are set to undergo deepened training on budget scrutiny, legislation processes and effective representation of citizen's interests, a civic organization has stated.
THE GUARDIAN | 28th May 14
Members of Parliament have demanded that the government reclaim its shares in Dar es Salaam Transport Company (UDA) that it had sold to Simon Group Company and sell them at higher prices to recoup the resultant loss and end the controversy surrounding the transaction.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th May 14
Some Members of Parliament, who are among long standing debtors of some social security funds, may soon be slapped with arrest warrants Deputy Finance minister, Mwigulu Nchemba Labour and Employment minister, Gaudentia Kabaka said yesterday.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th May 14
A week after President Jakaya Kikwete implored regional leaders and other stakeholders to end needless maternal, newborn and child deaths in the country, 81 Members of Parliament have followed with a petition echoing the president's appeal.
THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 14
Barely a year to the next general elections, unfulfilled election pledges by President Jakaya Kikwete during the 2010 now haunt Members of Parliament, many of whom are uncertain of their fate in the coming polls.
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 14
The government has been advised to utilise available mobile money services to ensure timely efficient payment of teachers in the country's remote areas who now suffer from ever late payments blamed on geographical limitations.
THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 14
Members of Parliament have called upon the government to consider alternative measures that will reduce traffic jams in Dar es Salaam to save the loss of billions of shillings reported to be incurred by the government annually due to the congestion.
THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 14
Members of Parliament and academicians called on the government to increase community involvement in the fight against poaching noting that community participation is the key weapon needed to win the outrage that is tarnishing the nation's image.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 18th May 14
Members of Parliament yesterday took to task the Minister for Home Affairs Mathias Chikawe over poor and still deteriorating conditions in the country's prisons. The MPs, debating the 2014/2015 budget, said prisoners still face years of confinement in cramped and dirty quarters and get insufficient food rations.
THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 14
Members of Parliament raised their voices on Wednesday in protest against a growing trend of bulldozing historic buildings and structures in replacement with new-modernised ones, saying they instead need to be renovated to promote tourism sector in the country.
THE GUARDIAN | 13th May 14
United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark has hailed Tanzania for adopting a special seat system in a quest to top-up representation of women in parliament.
THE GUARDIAN | 10th May 14
The Special Seats MP from North Unguja Bahat (CCM) Ali Abed has been admitted to Dr Mvungi's Hospital in Kinondoni District , Dar es Salaam, after contracting a deadly disease known as dengue fever.
THE GUARDIAN | 10th May 14
The government must accept blame for socio-economic setbacks resulting from transport woes following its perennial unfulfilled pledges on railways renovations, Members of Parliament have said.
THE GUARDIAN | 9th May 14
Members of Parliament mid this week suggested the need for the government to come up with a special ministry for the country's commercial city of Dar es Salaam. They made the suggestion here when debating the 2014/15 budget estimated for the Prime Minister's Office which was tabled on Tuesday in the august house.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th May 14
The newly elected Members of Parliament yesterday took oath of allegiance administered by National Assembly Speaker, Anne Makinda. Godfrey William Mgimwa (CCM) and Ridhiwani Jakaya Kikwete (CCM) were sworn-in on yesterday in the august house in Dodoma.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 4th May 14
Industry and Trade Parliamentary Committee has rejected reports of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) saying it misses relevant information on administrative actions taken against its staff implicated in the consignment scandal in which 500 containers were freely cleared out at the Dar es Salaam port without inspection.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th Apr 14
The Constituent Assembly yesterday approved proposed amendments of some standing orders in a move to enhance harmony effectiveness in its sessions. Amendments were done on standing orders number 32, 33, 35, 41, 60, 62 and 82.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Apr 14
The Constituent Assembly (CA) has so far used almost 27bn/- in tax-payers' money since its start but has achieved little in discussing the draft Constitution, Finance minister Saada Mkuya said yesterday.
THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 14
Constituent Assembly Interim Chairman Pandu Ameir Kificho this week came under scathing attack from CA members, blaming him for failure to control the House. The CA has suffered from a groundswell of complains that the chair was not strong enough to guide the House to meaningful decision over the past two weeks -- since the C.
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Feb 14
A section of academicians have criticized the proposed model for the country to have three governments, some of them expressing fear that the ruling party may dominate decisions of the Constituent Assembly that starts its formal sessions on Monday.
THE GUARDIAN | 8th Feb 14
Investigations are underway on contractors who allegedly breached the contents of the national rural power supply deal, The Director General of the Rural Energy Agency (REA) said this weekend.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th Jan 14
Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda yesterday expressed his satisfaction with ongoing revonations of the Parliamentary debating chamber that will accomodate members of the Constituent Assembly.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th Jan 14
The Tanzania Constitutional Forum (TCF) has cautioned bad-mannered members of Parliament to refrain from slighting those coming to join the legislative body, ahead of the convening of the Constituent Assembly slated for early next month in Dodoma.
THE GUARDIAN | 4th Jan 14
Kigoma South MP David Kafulila ( NCCR-Mageuzi) has called for a procedural reform in the running of parliamentary sessions, suggesting formation of a special committee with a duty of reviewing government answers in the parliament .
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Jan 14
Older members of Parliament are being advised to step down and let young blood take over legislative reins in order to bring about fast economic development in the country. According to some MPs, their old colleagues cannot work as efficiently as when they were younger to push for the desired economic development in their constituencies.
THE GUARDIAN | 28th Dec 13
The removal of four sitting ministers following eviction abuses during implementation of Operation Tokomeza was among earth shaking events in the last parliamentary meeting ending the year 2013.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 22nd Dec 13
Parliament has approved amendments to this year's Finance Act, eliminating the Tsh1000 charged on simcards per month and instead raising airtime taxation from 14.5 per cent to 17 per cent, after Deputy Finance Minister Saada Mkuya presented the two amendment proposals.
THE GUARDIAN | 20th Dec 13
Members of Parliament yesterday asked the government to give the ailing Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) funds to buy new and modern planes to enable it compete effectively in the aviation industry.
THE GUARDIAN | 18th Dec 13
The government has been advised to ensure it prepares Tanzanians and puts in place infrastructure that would enable them to own the gas economy. Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs, Industries and Trade Mahamoud Mgimwa gave the advice here yesterday when tabling the report of the committee.
THE GUARDIAN | 17th Dec 13
Billions of shillings are lost through the Public Procurement Act, alleges opposition MP Rev Peter Msigwa who also describes the act as weak and it needs amendment. "This law needs to be reviewed," he said yesterday in Dar es Salaam.
THE GUARDIAN | 17th Dec 13
Deputy Minister for Water, Dr Binilith Mahenge yesterday called on MPs to 'team up' with stakeholders and aid the government to realise implementation of the proposed ten village water project across the country.
THE GUARDIAN | 16th Dec 13
Tanzania parliament's netball team has retained the East African Community parliament's championship title at Kampala's Namboole Stadium over weekend. The team posted a narrow 35-32 victory over their Ugandan counterparts in the closely contested encounter.
THE GUARDIAN | 14th Dec 13
A section of academicians and political gurus across the country have cautioned Tanzanians to handle with care issues surrounding the performance and accountability of Premier Mizengo Pinda in Parliament, saying his resignation would only benefit the country if done on justifiable constitutional and political grounds.
THE GUARDIAN | 14th Dec 13
Special Seats MP, Lucy Owenya (Chadema) has queried the cleanness and safety of water supplied by the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Company (Dawasco) saying that many people were susceptible to waterborne diseases.
THE GUARDIAN | 13th Dec 13
The government pledged yesterday to review tax exemptions for foreign businesses investing in Tanzania. Deputy Minister for Finance Saada Mkuya Salum made the pledge here, when wrapping up Public Accounts Committee (PAC, Local Authority Accounts Committee (LAAC) and Parliamentary Budget Committee reports in the august House.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 8th Dec 13
Members of Parliament have shown different attitudes towards a report released last week by the Research for Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) proposing the formation of an independent body to set payments and benefits for legislators and ranking public officers in a study report titled "Can Africa Afford the Cost of Democracy?" The findings noted that an independent institution for setting payments and benefits for legislators and other public office holders was crucial for Africa to accelerate the rate of pro-poor economic development.
THE GUARDIAN | 6th Dec 13
Establishment of the highly anticipated meat processing plant in Dar es Salaam has failed because parties involved have not honoured their commitments, Parliament was told yesterday.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Dec 13
Majority of Tanzanians want the new constitution to have a clause that mandates the public to expel underperforming Members of Parliament. Releasing the findings of a research titled: "Drafting the law of the land: Reflections of citizens in Mainland Tanzania on the draft constitution" head of Twaweza, Rakesh Rajani, said - according to the study- 91 per cent of people in Tanzania mainland want to have a mandate to oust their legislators in case they fail to perform their duties or are underperforming.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Dec 13
Members of Parliament yesterday asked two electoral bodies of the union and Zanzibar governments to update the permanent voters' registers to allow more people take part in the forthcoming referendum on the constitutional review process.
THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Dec 13
The National Assembly, which resumes its 14th session today after a three-week adjournment, will mainly focus on reports of various Parliamentary committees to be presented by their chairpersons.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 1st Dec 13
A day after the Research for Poverty Alleviations (REPOA) proposed an independent body to set payments and benefits for legislators, three key people from different estates came strongly in support of the proposal, saying it was timely at this time when the country needs a stable economy.
THE GUARDIAN | 30th Nov 13
An independent institution for setting payments and benefits for legislators and other public officeholders is crucial for Tanzania to accelerate the rate of pro-poor economic development.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Nov 13
Moshi Urban Member of Parliament, Philemon Ndesamburo (Chadema), has said the government's argument that local Tanzanian businessmen have no financial muscle to own oil and gas blocks is aimed at safeguarding the interests of foreign investors at the expenses of locals.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Nov 13
Our land of peace may be known for experiencing periodic shortages of all sorts of commodities and services, but not new plans and initiatives. The latest initiative in the offing, which was recently hinted on by the official government newspaper, is the code of conduct for our honourable legislators.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Nov 13
In my opinion, the President, Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete's speech was superb and visionary. Tanzania is an example of a united nation for over 49 years, and it is a beacon for union and despite isolation that our partners are showing in the East African Community (EAC) will continue to show leadership and encouragement in keeping the EAC and indeed our other regional groupings like SADC and COMESA.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Nov 13
The National Assembly yesterday approved the much awaited Constitution Review Amendment Bill 2013 to enable, among other things, public dialogue on the second draft of the envisaged new constitution.
THE GUARDIAN | 9th Nov 13
Parliament yesterday rejected a government proposal that sought to impose a penalty of Sh5m for any newspaper found guilty of publishing hate speeches. The Sh5 million-penalty was earlier proposed in a part that sought to amend a section of the Newspaper Act No.
THE GUARDIAN | 8th Nov 13
President Jakaya Kikwete has cleared Tanzania's position on the East African Community (EAC), saying the country has no plans to leave or let the partnership fall apart. Kikwete's statement comes amid speculations from various groups who thought Tanzania and Burundi might quit the EAC after being sidelined by Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda who had been meeting and deliberating on some EAC issues without inviting the other two.
THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 13
Members of Parliament yesterday faulted the government for failure to harmonise pension payment of terminal benefits to members of its various social security schemes, saying the irregularities discourage membership to the schemes.
THE GUARDIAN | 4th Nov 13
The National Assembly is set to adopt a parliamentary code of conduct which among other things prohibits legislators from disclosing confidential documents without consent of the competent authority.
THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Nov 13
Ministers of Livestock and Fisheries Development Dr David Mathayo and of Natural Resources and Tourism Ambassador Khamis Kagasheki came under spirited attacks from members of Parliament yesterday over their failure to execute their duties.
THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Nov 13
The National Assembly resolved yesterday to form a parliamentary-select committee to investigate escalating land disputes between pastoralists and other land users across the country.
THE GUARDIAN | 1st Nov 13
Shortage of skilled labour is among reasons cited for giving tax exemptions to foreign investors in the country as a way of compensating for the scarcity. This was said yesterday in the National Assembly by the Deputy Minister for Finance, Saada Mkuya.
THE GUARDIAN | 31st Oct 13
Tanzania's decision to remain a member of the East African Community (EAC) or quit will depend on the resolutions of the Council of Ministers meeting scheduled for mid-next month in Arusha.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Oct 13
The National Assembly plans to introduce special entrepreneurship trainings to its Members of Parliament in an effort to secure the future financial wellbeing especially in retirement.
THE GUARDIAN | 16th Oct 13
Public confidence and trust in the Executive, Parliament and the Judiciary branches of the state have been on the decline, according to survey results released in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Oct 13
The European Union delegation in Tanzania said it was concerned by the recent decision of the government to suspend publication of 'Mwananchi' and 'Mtanzania' newspapers.
THE GUARDIAN | 21st Sep 13
Shadow Minister for Energy and Minerals John Mnyika has commended Thursday's agreement between Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) and government on participation of Tanzanians in the oil and gas business.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 8th Sep 13
Kawe MP Halima Mdee has complained over refusal by the Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly to slot her private motion in the just-ended Parliamentary meeting. The private motion, according to Mdee, was geared to compel the Parliament to review The Finance Act, 2013 in which the government imposed an excise duty amounting to Sh1,000 for every Simcard every month.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Sep 13
THE Social Security Regulatory Authority (SSRA) has submitted to cabinet proposals for standardizing terminal benefits of retired civil servants to seek government approval, Finance Ministry Deputy Minister Janeth Mbene told Parliament in the debating chamber yesterday.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Sep 13
Members of the Official opposition in the National Assembly yesterday walked out of the debating chamber protesting against some of sections in the Bill for the Constitutional Review (Amendment) Act, 2013.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Sep 13
A cross-section of SADC MPs want permission to express their feelings irrespective of their parties' ideologies when it comes to discussing issues of National interests. The MPs aired their views yesterday in Arusha when speaking at the ongoing 10th Southern Development Community Organisations of Public Accounts Committees conference (SADCOPAC).
THE GUARDIAN | 4th Sep 13
Legislators have called on the government to include the idea of increasing fines and recognition of Village Community Bank (Vicoba) into the Cooperative Society's Bill 2013. The recognition of Vicoba and the increment of fines would give legal powers to Vicoba and at the same time keep members' funds safe.
THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Sep 13
Tanzanian women parliamentarians have decided to set aside their political ideologies to advocate for 51 percent representation in various positions while also clamouring for eradication of death penalty.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th Aug 13
The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) Ludovick Utouh has organised a 7-day training for parliamentary accounts committee members on financial matters. Speaking when welcoming the National Assembly Speaker Anne Makinda, Utouh said the training was meant to enable the lawmakers understand financial matters more easily.
THE GUARDIAN | 13th Aug 13
Stakeholders advising the government to offer local investors tax holidays in a bid to boost economic development in the country. The advice was given at the weekend by the Tanga Member of Parliament, Omar Nundu during a tour of the Al Hayaa water plant in Tanga Region.
THE GUARDIAN | 6th Aug 13
A three-day workshop for women Members of Parliament started yesterday in Bagamoyo, Coast Region under the umbrella of Tanzania Women Parliamentary Group (TWPG) to deliberate on the proposed draft constitution.
THE GUARDIAN | 31st Jul 13
Amendments to recently endorsed Finance Act 2013 are to be tabled in the National Assembly sometime in August in the wake of nationwide outcry against the Act which proposed introduction of a monthly simcard tax.
THE GUARDIAN | 29th Jul 13
Members of Parliament have the responsibility to pave way for entrepreneurs to operate in their constituencies if they are to boost production and fast track socio-economic development in the country.
THE GUARDIAN | 27th Jul 13
To fight poverty, Tanzania should create comprehensive policies that empower people and create employment opportunities. Former cabinet minister and Kwela MP Chrisant Mzindakaya said this yesterday in Dar es Salaam during a special and rare convocation organised by Uongozi Institute -- where Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda was chief guest.
THE GUARDIAN | 13th Jul 13
Dar es Salaam regional officials have been accused of engaging in deforestation and environmental degradation of forest reserves found near the city. James Lembeli (Kahama-CCM), the chairperson the Standing Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment of the National Assembly raised those accusations on Thursday during a visit of MPs involved in inter-parliamentary hearing on forest policy.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 30th Jun 13
In parliaments that follow the Westminster traditional system, MPs compete by arguing over issues for the benefit of the citizens, National Assembly Speaker Anne Makinda said on Friday She said the MPs are expected to behave by competing on the floor of the debating chamber through argument and not otherwise.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 30th Jun 13
The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) has expressed concern over their reports not being acted upon by the government, resulting in reducing the impact of the Commission in fostering good governance.
THE GUARDIAN | 29th Jun 13
Alarmed by circumstances surrounding the issuance of import permits for sugar and rice, some lawmakers now want Parliament to form a special committee to investigate the multibillion-shilling rackets that cost the economy dearly.
THE GUARDIAN | 29th Jun 13
The Parliament on Thursday endorsed a proposal for all public agencies, authorities and institutions to contribute10 per cent of government's gross revenue. The proposal was endorsed following the passing of the Finance Bill, 2013, that reviewed 22 laws to increase government revenue collection.
THE GUARDIAN | 28th Jun 13
Lawmakers representing a cross-section of political parties yesterday threatened to block the Finance Bill tabled earlier by Minister for Finance Dr William Mgimwa unless he withdraws the hiked Excise duty and levy on fuel.
THE GUARDIAN | 26th Jun 13
With several government offices moving to Dar es Salaam and the alleged slow shift of government offices to Dodoma, Members of Parliament argue it is no longer clear, which of the two cities is the capital.
THE GUARDIAN | 25th Jun 13
The National Assembly yesterday endorsed the proposed 2013/14 government budget amounting to 18.2 trn/- by direct vote with 235 members supporting it while 35 said no. Announcing the results, the national assembly clerk said 270 members were in the debating chamber to cast their verbal vote, while 83 others were reported absent.
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Jun 13
Members of Parliament have cautioned that the cost of living for the entire public in the country is set to rise tremendously if the government sticks to its proposed tax review on fuel and motor insurance rates.
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Jun 13
Kasuru Urban MP Moses Machali (NCCR-Mageuzi) was admitted to Dodoma General Hospital following a bandit attacked by four men who blocked his vehicle as he headed home in Area E, Dodoma.
THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Jun 13
Special Seats MP Vicky Kamata (CCM), participating in the 2013/14 National Budget estimates debate this week, urged the government to explore uncollected taxes in Tanzania's booming real estate sector.
THE GUARDIAN | 21st Jun 13
Bukene lawmaker on CCM ticket Seleman Zedi has said that unless the government facilitates the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) by availing it with human and financial resources the country, it will be difficult for Tanzanians to reap the huge benefits arising from the discovered abundant natural gas resources.
THE GUARDIAN | 20th Jun 13
Members of Parliament yesterday demanded a thorough explanation from the government over the drastic fall in inflation that does not have impact on people's lives. Debating the government budget estimates tabled last week by the Minister for Finance, Dr William Mgimwa, lawmakers said government statistics on inflation have been confusing the public.
THE GUARDIAN | 20th Jun 13
Four Chadema lawmakers who were on Tuesday held by police for interrogation were yesterday released after they bailed themselves. In another development, the number of people who have died as a result of the Saturday bomb blast at the party's organised rally has reached four.
THE GUARDIAN | 20th Jun 13
Mbeya Rural legislator Rev Luckson Mwanjale yesterday decried the increasing businessmen's tendency to exploit farmers through over-sized sacks popularly known as 'lumbesa'.
THE GUARDIAN | 19th Jun 13
A Cross-Section of Members Parliament yesterday asked the government to scrap mobile phone levies, saying raiding them amounted to bulldozing the ordinary people. Debating the National Budget estimates tabled last week by Finance minister Dr William Mgimwa, here yesterday, the Kigoma Urban MP, Peter Serukamba urged the government to find other revenue sources rather than concentrating on mobile phones.
THE GUARDIAN | 18th Jun 13
Bariadi West lawmaker and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Budget Monitoring Committee Andrew Chenge has said expenditures by the government have remained a major challenge in implementing the country's budget.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th Jun 13
A section of lawmakers yesterday faulted the Sh18.2 trillion budget ($11 billion) budget, saying it isn't pro-poor as claimed, adding that it ignores the plight of the common man.
THE GUARDIAN | 15th Jun 13
The government has admitted that it still faces serious challenges in financing development projects through domestic revenue, compelling it to borrow heavily domestically and internationally.
THE GUARDIAN | 14th Jun 13
The 18.249trn/- budget proposals for 2013/2014 financial year unveiled by Finance Minister Dr William Mgimwa yesterday, reflect an increase of 3.057trn/- (about 17percent) when compared to the current one.
THE GUARDIAN | 13th Jun 13
The government has been advised to pay primary school teachers' salaries via mobile phones particularly those living in rural areas in order to enable them concentrate on their work.
THE GUARDIAN | 11th Jun 13
Some Lawmakers yesterday criticised the amendment of a section in the Local Government (Elections) Act to allow the extension of time for hearing petitions for councillors saying the government should first address causes of the delays.
GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 9th Jun 13
In recent days there has been drama in the National Assembly ranging from battle of words over adherence to parliamentary standing orders to deemed obscene language that resulted in expulsion of some lawmakers.
THE GUARDIAN | 7th Jun 13
The lawmaker for Kigoma-South David Kafulila (NCCR-Mageuzi) has questioned the rationale for the government to import rice and maize while the country has the potential to produce surplus of these crops.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Jun 13
Mixed feelings arose in the House yesterday over Monday's Constitutional draft launch some lauding the changes while others expressing their doubts. On the side of those who oppose it, Member of Parliament for Kigoma-Urban Peter Serukamba (CCM) acknowledged that the draft contains a number of good aspects, saying that they are not practical and at best, difficult to implement.
THE GUARDIAN | 5th Jun 13
The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training received scathing criticism for the state of education quality in the country as Members of Parliament called for exhaustive structural amendments and stern measures to be taken against the dysfunctional officers.
THE GUARDIAN | 4th Jun 13
Members of Parliament have cautioned that councils in the country may have high inclination to lobby through bribes in an effort to receive 'doctored' audit opinions.


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More than a year after closing evidence was heard in the trial of Charles Taylor, the Special Court for Sierra Leone is expected to deliver its verdict today.
The former Liberian president is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity for crimes committed in Sierra Leone between November 30, 1996 and January 18, 2002.
According to the prosecution side, Taylor financed, trained and armed rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) with the intention of looting diamonds from Sierra Leone.
The trial was opened in June 2007. The prosecution side called 94 witnesses to the bar, including 32 "insiders", former allies of Taylor, who ultimately testified against him.
Several victims of the RUF, a former Sierra Leonean rebel movement, also testified against Taylor. Among them was Joseph Marzah (aka Zig Zag), a killer, who claimed taking orders from Taylor on "how to cook a blue helmet" or how "to kill babies".
Civil war in Sierra Leone left 150,000 civilians dead and thousands of people with parts of their arms amputated after rebels gave them a choice between "short sleeves" or "long sleeves".
Other witnesses testified that Taylor concluded deals with the RUF to trade diamonds for ammunition. Ibrahim Bah and Benjamin Yeaten, who allegedly organised this traffic with Taylor, have never been indicted by the ICC.
The prosecution side also gave evidence that the accused had received within three years US$14 million on a private Liberian banking account.
Taylor later told the Court that this secret account was set up to bypass the arms embargo imposed by the international community on Liberia.
The defence counsel brought 21 witnesses, including Taylor, whose testimony lasted five months. He tried to convince the judges that he was not a "warlord" but a "peaceful man", a "revolutionary" rather than a "terrorist".
He claimed that the whole case was based on a "plot" orchestrated by the Pentagon after he had opposed regional plans of Halliburton, a US oil company.
Taylor was indicted in June 2003 but the arrest warrant remained secret until he agreed to leave power in August 2003, after being granted political asylum by Nigeria. In March 2006, he was nevertheless arrested in Nigeria and transferred to the custody of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
The Dutch government agreed to host the trial following a request from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who feared instability in Liberia if Taylor were tried in Sierra Leone.
The SCSL verdict will be the first delivered by an international court on a former head of state. If Taylor is found guilty, he will serve his sentence in the UK.

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ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- The driver of the Ride-On Bus accident that caused a eleven-car pileup on Monday in Rockville has been cited.
Montgomery County Police say 58-year-old Walter Eugene Pardy was cited with failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision.
It happened on Nicholas Lane just before the Rockville Pike. The cause is still under investigation, but it appears to be one of two things.
Either the brakes on the bus failed or the bus driver wasn't paying attention. This was a red light. There were lots of cars stopped here at the intersection. And this Ride On Bus just plowed right thought them.
One witness said, "He just never stopped. No brake lights. No nothing. Just ran into all the cars."
Terri Ferrara was on her way to a job interview when her car was one of eleven taken out by this Ride-On Bus.
"He was moving fast...I am a little shaken. Kind of numb."
Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
"The first person they took out. She was really hurt. She's a senior lady, came out of that green crushed up vehicle over the, she was really hurt, and there was a guy in a grey car over there that was, you could see he was visibly shaken. He was crying and upset."
Fortunately, the only person on board the bus was the driver.
He told several people on the scene that the bus's brakes had failed. But two witnesses said they never saw brake lights.
They think this is a case of distracted driving.
The witness said, "I never saw brake lights. He hit the car beside me and just kept driving forward and forward, forward, forward, into the other cars until the bus stopped at the intersection."
The accident caused seven vehicles to be towed and four people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. One pregnant woman drove herself to the hospital.


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A soldier in Afghanistan got to check "Meet Toby Keith" off his bucket list. Toby was there on a USO tour.
Seaman Nicholas Pfaff almost missed meeting Toby because the line was too long, and his lunch break was coming to an end. Good thing he had this actual bucket list. He showed it to an event staff memer and the list made its way to Toby, who not only "checked" his name on the list, ranked at #15, but he also autographed it!!
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May 6, 2016
As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation's poorest and unhealthiest states.
Gov. Nikki Haley said recently that South Carolina will not expand Medicaid on Obama's watch -- or any time after that.
Widening Medicaid insurance rolls, a joint federal-state program for low-income Americans, is an anchor of the 2010 law. But states get to decide whether to take the deal, and from Virginia to Texas -- a region encompassing the old Confederacy and Civil War border states -- Florida's Rick Scott is the only Republican governor to endorse expansion.
Tennessee's Bill Haslam, the Deep South's last governor to take a side, added his name Wednesday to the opposition.
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Comments On Dec 22, 2011:Great if you're not on a budget. Rear knobs cracked (all of them) but never actually lost any knobs. This is fairly common. But the front actually lost side knobbies. I've since switched to MX-extra, which have similar performance (maybe not quite as good) with longer life and cheaper price.
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Comments On Oct 19, 2011:like how it grips, but riding on intermediate to hard terrain my cheng shin c755 rear lasted longer, and its on a cr500
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Comments On Sep 13, 2011:I ride mx only, this rear is on my 2010 yz250f, it replaced the stock B-stone 404
On hard or medium hard dirt this tire hooks up better than anything I have ever ran before. The county fair races with packed dirt gave me trouble when i ran a Dunlop 756 and the B-stone 404, not with this Pirelli it would hook up and even pull the front wheel up out of corners...I would say in its intended dirt range this tire is about the best you can do (like hangtown or maybe washougal soil type)
Now when the dirt is more loamy and loose this tire is just ok, it doesnt dig in and hook up, instead it sorta floats on top and spins a little too much for a racer, the 756 is much better on a nice groomed loamy track (like red buds or unadilla's dirt)
I will be buying the mid-soft pirelli to compliment this mid-hard and that should cover any track in my area
Additional Comments On Sep 16, 2011:I would also say the wear has been outstanding, much better than i expected
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Comments On Aug 22, 2011:rear: 4 2+ hour hare scrambles. 10psi, bridgestone uhd tube. works well in all conditions. i was particularly impressed with its performance on hills composed of large, wet, greasy rocks. minimal chunking on the center knobs, with a slightly rounded drive and breaking edge. i cant really see a reason to flip it around because it still hooks up just fine.
front: 2 2+ hour hare scrambles. 12psi uhd tube. shows no wear. works well in a variety of conditions, as advertised. this is not my favorite sand or mud tire.
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Sicilian Cuisine With A Cena Chef Gabe Gabreski
Date: 10/24/2013
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Cost: $55.00
Join us for this class on regional Italian food! With Chef Gabe's help we will create a beautiful meal together. On the menu: Rosemary Foccaia, Sudan Farms Lamb Ragout (Bolognese) , Fern's Edge Goat Cheese Cavatelli. Antipasto and wine tastings included.
*Learn Italian recipes in Italian (translation available)* Work side by side with other students to prepare each dish* Sicilian wines will be poured as part of the class*
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POPPY DELEVINGNE IS THE NEW FACE OF VERO MODADanish-based high street brand Vero Moda has announced Poppy Delevingne as the new face of the brand. This collaboration is for the whole of 2013, with the first image shot for pre-spring 2013.
The British-born 26-year-old model, actress, and socialite has graced covers, campaigns and front rows alike since she was discovered as a model. She has a strong fan base on the fashion scene, and fashion magazines and bloggers report on her personal style, inspiring and delighting fashion fans all over the world.
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The complaint filed by the family of a transgender Fountain first-grader banned from using the girls' restroom at her school is the first of its kind to be considered by the Colorado Civil Rights Division — and it may require court action to resolve.
"We've had a handful of transgender cases in the past five years," although none dealt with the use of bathrooms by elementary schoolchildren, division director Steven Chavez said. "Usually, they've been resolved."
Kathryn and Jeremy Mathis, parents of 6-year-old Coy, filed a complaint with the civil rights agency after she was banned from using the girls' restroom at Eagleside Elementary because she was born male.
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On Feb. 15, the Civil Rights Division sent a formal charge to Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, which must respond within 30 days.
"It's not too late for the school to do the right thing," said Michael Silverman, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, who officially announced the complaint on the steps of the state Capitol at a news conference Wednesday morning.
Transgender rights, he said, "will be America's next great civil rights struggle."
The family appeared Tuesday on Katie Couric's daytime television show and Wednesday on CNN.
Wm. Kelly Dude, a lawyer for the district, said in a news release that Coy's parents "have chosen to publicize this matter by appearing on a nationally televised show with their child, sharing their point of view with national and local media, and holding a public press conference to announce the filing of the charge."
The appropriate forum for discussing the issue is through the Civil Rights Division process, he said, and the district "has acted reasonably and fairly with respect to this issue."
Coy is being home-schooled until a decision is made.
The Mathises want Coy to be able to return to the school she had attended since 2011 and to be allowed to use the girls' restroom. In December, district officials ruled the child would have to begin using the boys' restroom, a staff restroom or a restroom in the school nurse's office.
At the news conference, Coy — who was born a boy but identified as a girl as soon as she was able to talk — ran circles around her four siblings, smiling and laughing, wearing hot-pink pants and shoes, a taupe jumper and pink barrette in her hair.
"Every father has a vision of what he wants his son to be like," Jeremy Mathis said. "But I don't want her to grow up and regret her childhood. I love her so much."
Kathryn Mathis said: "We just want her to have the same opportunities all our other children have, to be treated equally and without discrimination."
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After the school district responds to the charge, the case will be assigned to a Civil Rights Division investigator, who may request additional information, Chavez said.
Both sides will be offered the opportunity to engage in voluntary mediation. If that offer is declined, a formal investigation will begin and a letter of determination will be issued by the Civil Rights Division on whether discrimination has occurred.
After that, there is a compulsory conciliation, where both sides "have to come to the table and try to work it out," Chavez said.
If that fails, the case goes to the Civil Rights Commission, which could order the case to go before an administrative law judge.
"The heart of the whole dispute," Chavez said, is the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The act's rules have protections for transgender students, which allow them to use restrooms that match their gender identity.
For many parents, this is a controversial issue.
"I don't want my 7-year-old girl going into a restroom with a boy," said Aurora resident Karen Carter, who has three children in public schools. "If this person has boy genitals, I don't think she needs to be in there with him."
If her daughter's school allowed a child born as a boy to use the girls' restroom, she would withdraw her child for home-schooling.
Leaders of the local gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community hope this case sparks dialogue.
"We hope that schools across Colorado will take this opportunity to review their policies and procedures," said Mindy Barton, legal director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado, at the news conference.
Denver Public Schools' discrimination policies do not address this specific issue, "but it does state that the Denver schools do not discriminate based on gender identity," spokeswoman Kristy Armstrong said in an e-mail interview.
Although DPS would not require a transgender child to use the restroom of the gender with which they did not identify, Armstrong said "schools would need to provide single-use and/or gender neutral restroom accessibility in order to ensure safety and privacy of all students."
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[ADOBE DREAMWEAVER CS5.5 CSS3 AUTHORING] Hi, I'm Scott Fegette, senior product manager for Dreamweaver. This video I'd like to talk a little bit about the CSS3 support that we've added to Dreamweaver CS5.5. It's very common today to see client requirements for things like small rotated objects, rounded corners, transparency and the like. In the past, these were effects that you really needed to do over in Photoshop, usually bake into an image, and then bring into Dreamweaver and import. But now in CSS3 a lot of these features are now available in good old markup in CSS. So we can simply do a lot of this right in the CSS panel, much like we're used to. In this case, let's go ahead and take a look at some of what we've got going on. We've got a rule here called equal height that's been applied to all three of these columns. And you can see that we've been able to add the new CSS3 border-radius property to it to give it a nice 10-pixel corner. For any of these new properties in Dreamweaver CS5.5 that require multiple properties to define, we've given a little pop-up into the CSS panel so that you can actually do some real-time manipulation. Say we want a little bit rounder corner. We just tap in 20, and we can see it pop up right in real time. So there is a direct connection between what's happening in the CSS panel and Live View at all times, so you can make really quick visual changes over here and see them updated immediately. For example, RGBa is another really killer feature in CSS3 that we now have access to which lets us do some fun things like take this white color and notice it's 255,255,255,1. That's basically a way of saying truly opaque white. But if we want to back off that opacity a little bit, let's just create a 0.8 opacity. And click out of it. You'll see that we've added a nice semi-transparent effect to these top headers of these columns-- again, an effect that we would have had to do with images and probably some very careful placement in the past. So along with this we can also-- If you don't want to work in the CSS panel, we can take this and go right into code. Let me just do a quick jump over to our Code window. We'll hop and split down here. All of this is available within code hinting as well. So for example, if we want to go ahead and make some quick changes, we've added the border-radius of 20 pixels, but we might want this to also work in WebKit and Mozilla. So we'll go ahead, type a dash, and we get WebKit. From here we can go down to border-radius. Let's tab down to that one. And let's just go add in 20 pixels and close it. It's just as easy for us to go ahead and add the Mozilla one by typing the M, [keys clicking] border. [keys clicking] There is border-radius. And 20 pixels. And now we're set up to watch the CSS3 effect work across all the browsers independently. You saw the code hinting here for the selectors, but you can get to all the CSS3 selectors directly within code hinting as well, and this should be incredibly handy for helping you take some of those image set features and really bake them right into CSS and HTML the way Web designers like to work. So we hope you enjoyed this little peek into some of the new CSS3 features that you can now get to within Dreamweaver CS5.5. I hope you enjoy working with them. [ADOBE TV - tv.adobe.com]
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With CSS3 support well-established in modern browsers, designers and developers alike are able to create rich visual effects like rounded corners, gradients, opacity and shadows - without needing image files. In this video we'll take a look at Dreamweaver CS 5.5's updated CSS3 support and how you can start using it to enhance your sites and projects.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Residential customers of Ameren Illinois could see an increase of several dollars per month on their gas bills.
The company filed a request Friday for a $50 million rate increase to help recover the costs of delivering natural gas as well as replacing pipes and modernizing equipment.
The utility delivers gas to 813,000 customers in central and southern Illinois.
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a $32.2 million gas deliver rate increase for the company a year ago.
If the new request is approved, a typical residential customer would pay an extra $2.52 to $4 a month, depending on where they live.
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Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Fall Workshops Scheduled
AMES, Iowa — Along with increasing consumer interests in buying locally grown foods come food safety expectations from buyers. Good Agricultural Practices, or GAP, certification can be used by fruit and vegetable producers to meet buyer requirements for food safety. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold GAP workshops this fall for farmers who sell directly to consumers and those considering sales to retail foodservices.
The one-day workshops are offered as Level 1: KNOW and Level 2: SHOW. Level 1 is training for growers who provide food to consumers through community–supported agriculture or farmers' markets, or are considering retail foodservice sales. Training covers good agriculture best practices and market considerations.
Level 2 workshops guide farmers in the development of a written farm food safety plan. Farmers considering sales to retail foodservices such as grocers, restaurants, hospitals and other institutions, and those interested in adding value to fresh produce and selling products in a convenience form will have the tools to demonstrate GAPs are in place after attending the workshop. Farmers then can offer food safety assurances to buyers.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach faculty and specialists instructing the workshops include Angela Shaw, food safety; Paul Domoto, horticulture; Catherine Strohbehn, food safety and local foods systems; and Linda Naeve, value added agriculure. The workshops are funded through a grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
2013 GAP workshop schedule
Council Bluffs Workshops – Iowa Western Community College, 2700 Colege Road
- Level 1 – Nov. 12; registration deadline Nov. 5
- Level 2 – Nov. 21; registration deadline Nov. 14
Des Moines Workshops – DMACC Continuing Ed Center at Southridge Mall, 1111 East Army Post Road
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Hey everyone,
I need your help in figuring out what went wrong with my lower back.
Lately, when I've been squatting, I've had a feeling of my lower back feeling weak or giving out at the bottom of the squat, seems to happen just when I reach the lowest point in the hole.
After my workouts, I've had a lot of soreness in the lower back, which I just thought was normal DOMS.
Today, it finally caught up with me. I was just doing a warmup set of 85 lbs, and on the first rep, as I got to the bottom of the hole, my lower back just seemed to give out.
I'm not really sure what happened, it was like the muscle just reached some point of no return and pulled or collapsed, and I couldn't get back up. It was painful but not severely painful, but I fell down.
I immediately had a feeling of wanting to vomit, and then the room got very blurry and I felt like I was going to pass out. I sat there for 2 minutes just telling myself not to pass out, I was VERY close to losing my consciousness. After that, I had to lie on the floor for 10 minutes, and then got up and eventually walked out of the gym after resting 20 more minutes.
Not in severe pain or anything, but it feels like my lower back is REALLY sore and the muscles in my glutes and legs have tightened up, and its very hard to walk.
Doubt its a disc or spine thing, I was doing 85 lbs! The trainer at the gym told me that maybe my lower back or core was weak, and it shifted and caused me to pinch a nerve...
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I know I am too late, but I love getting instructions and not knowing wich way it will turn out!
Here is mine:
We couldn't get IN the Castle, but took a few photos in front of it.
When you have good eyes :biggrin: you can see me standing on the top of the stairs in the 'cloud' photo!
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