THE Chairman of the Dar es Salaam regional peace and security committee Said Meck Sadiki has cautioned members of the Ilala Municipal Council militiamen to adhere to security laws as ordained in their ethical work rules and regulations. Meck Sadiki who is also the Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam region voiced his concern in Dar es Salaam last week during a private meeting he held with members of Ilala militiamen (Mgambo) that lasted for two hours. He told them that, they should adhere to their oaths which they had taken during the time of their employment as a sign of loyalty for their sensitive work, bearing in mind the fact that they are soldiers who had really devoted to work under the command of as does the military or police. The RC cautioned following widespread claims by petty traders who conducts their businesses in most restricted areas in the city that are harassed by city askaris and sometimes have their merchandise confiscated away when caught by them. “I want you to show respect instead of showing negative attitudes towards hawkers and petty traders within the city suburbs while performing your diligent duties” he said and cautioned them that, the continued habit is a violation of their work schedules and regulations. The RC also used the opportunity to resolve the recent clashes which occurred at Kariakoo area between the militiamen and members of the community police which to a certain extent has created great enmity between the two groups after failure to agree one another on the execution of their work. The clashes caused in the area had occurred after one hawker was prevented from doing business at a junction of Tandamti/Aggrey streets at Kariakoo last week in Dar es Salaam by Ilala Municipal militiamen but was later released and allowed to continue doing business by community police on patrol, an aspect that caused a mutual of misunderstanding between them.
This is what the Ilala Municipal council askaris does once they found petty traders with their merchandise along the prohibited areas doing their businesses at the city centre. They consficate their properties and sometimes disappears away with them. The act is against the law
This situation has now caused a great enmity between the executives who currently have threatened to leave the job to community police whom they accuse of interfering with their work rules if strict measures are not imposed by the authorities concerned as a way to prevent them. Earlier, the RC held a closed door meeting with the management of the Ilala Municipal Council to which the Ilala Mayor Jerry Slaa attended to discuss the existing disparities between the two . The meeting also drew some participants of the high ranking police officers led by Dar es Salaam regional special zone police commander Suleiman Kova. The meeting in which journalists were bound for access had discussed ways on how to solve the existing disparities which exists between the municipal askaris and the volunteered community police who have been differing in their daily work execution in the pursuit of petty traders from conducting their businesses in restricted areas within the city suburbs. Sources said that, among the hot issues the RC had in discussion with the management was about what had transpired at Kariakoo area one week ago when a petty trader was arrested by militiamen conducting business in unauthorized area and later was released by community police. According to the source, the attitude could not be tolerated by the militiamen who have the audacity to clear traders at Kariakoo and the city centre respectively whereas the police duty is to maintain peace and order in the area. The source further noted that, when the situation occurred it angered the militiamen who later resort to skirmishes that resulted into denouncing the names of the two bodies whose duties are confined within one place. Following this, the police force in Dar es Salaam region, had formed a task force committee to work out the differences existing and find the truth about the matter, the taskforce team has been working closely with the Ilala municipal council authorities for a peaceful and amicable settlement.
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