Mramba push the burden to B.O.T

By FRANK KIMARO

THE FORMER Minister for Finance, Mr Basil Mramba has cleaned his hands off that he was not the one who signed the extended contract with Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers.

Mr Mramba made the remarks yesterday at Resident Magistrate Court of Kisutu in Dar es Salaam during the progressiveness of his case where he is accused for misuse of public office and forgive tax payers which brought 11.7 losses to the government.

                           The Former Minister for finance Mr Basil Mramba speak to his lawyer

                                     Elisa during the short break in the proceedings of his case

Mr Mramba said that while he was referring to the letter which was allowing Alex Stewart Company to extend their time which was signed by the Chief Executive of the Company, Dr Enrique Segura and The Governor of Bank of Tanzania by then who was Mr Daudi Balali.

“The letter which was written in 10^th march 2005 aimed to extend time to Stewart Company in auditing work to mining’s after their good work previously” he stated.

The accused person Mr Mramba as he was directed by his lawyer, Mr Elisa Msuya, he tried to show different documents to prove that he was not guilty in the case.

The documents which were given include the tender bill which requested Alex Stewart Company to submit a proposal to B.O.T for them to have permission for mining auditing.

Mr Mramba also read a letter which was showing that the accused person number two who was the Minister for Mining and Energy, Mr Daniel Yona advising the Former Governor of B.O.T that the contract with the foreign company must not cause any harm to the country.

“The term of contracts with Alex Stewart Government Business Sayers must be fair to the country that means the country must not gain loss from it,” he said the letter was directing that.

During the case prosecutors side tried to raise objections on the documents offered by the accused side by the fact that they were not relevant however they were dismissed by the judges.

The case has now postponed to 28^th of November this year where it will be listened again for two days the decision which followed after the urgent case to one of the judges listening the case noting that he got an emergency to participate recently. 

FLEEING TO TOWN WHAT`S FOR? MWINYI ARGUED

                               The former president Ali Hassan Mwinyi in his compound
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 By FRANK KIMARO

YOUTHS should not flee to urban areas to become jobless while there are many activities to be used as sources of income in rural areas, former President Mr Ali Hassan Mwinyi has advised. 

Alhaji Mwinyi made the remarks during the aids handover to the residents of Kwadelo ward from Kondoa, Singida.

The handover ceremony took place at his Mikocheni B home in Dar es alaam today.

The former president said at the moment the country is experiencing a difficult time because of inflation and unemployment problems, saying the problems could be solved.

 Former President Mr Mwinyi handover a delivering to representatives of Kwadelo

“Let`s take an example of Kwadelo ward where there are 64 tractors donated by the government for agricultural activities but there are some complains that youths are running from the village to the city with thoughts  to get good life only to find difficult life,” he lamented.

Mr Mwinyi further said unemployment is not the problem of our country only, but it is the international disaster and different countries are in hard time because of it.

“Look at Spain and Portugal where their citizen are demonstrating because of unemployment hence jeopardizing their countries but the solution is not demonstration the solution is to hustle hard,” he said.

For his part, the Councilor of Kwadelo, Mr  Alhaji Kiriati said youths who will be return to the ward they will be lent a piece of land and a tractor for agricultural activities to ensure efficient production.

“We will give five acre to every youth and we estimate if the given person will work properly 100 sacks will be produced and he/she will sell each one 50,000/-. I know it will reduce the difficulty of life and youths can afford basic needs of life,” he said.

The aids which were given to Kwadelo residents including delivery bed 7,00,000/-,Water tank(500 ml) 6,50,000/- which were donated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Bernard Membe and Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Khamis Kagasheki.

The former president also gave 200,000 to Qassim Omar the resident of Kwadelo and the student UNUNIO teachers college who wanted to stop his studies because he didn`t have tuition fees.

The Kwadelo residents thanked the government and their councilor for the efforts of bringing development to their ward, saying before the donation there was one bed for child bearing activity but currently there will be two beds which they can be used for that purpose.

They further added now they will have a safe water from the tapes and they will buy at 100/- while before they were using well water and they were buying 20 liters at 300/- 

                       

                          The Councillor Alihaji Kiranji giving some instructions to the former president

                                               A woman is acting like she delivers a child

                            The former president giving 200,000/- to UNONIO TEACHERS COLLEGE student