Sugar to be available in shops throughout the month of Ramadhan

SPECIAL QUESTIONS DIRECTED TO THE PRIME MINISTER HON. KASSIM MAJALIWA IN PARLIAMENT ON 3RD MAY 2018.

As members of Muslim community are due to start fasting two weeks ahead from now, the government has assured the availability of enough stock of sugar commodity in shops throughout the holy month of Ramadhan. The Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said last week in Parliament when answering an impromptu question   directed to him by Special Seat legislator Halima Bulembo (CCM) and cleared doubts of any deficit likely to occur on the course of fasting days. The legislator wanted to know how far the government has got prepared to ensure that a most precious commodity like sugar is made available during the month of Ramadhan scheduled to start in mid of May this year. Responding to her question, the premier said that, the government has issued extra permit s to traders in order to import sugar to cover the shortages which might occur. The premier has also directed district executives, regional commissioners as well as other related bodies to ensure that all edible commodities including sugar is not hiked during the holy month of Ramadhan. However, he has called upon the executives to monitor traders in their respective jurisdictions in order to clear any doubts bearing in mind the fact that sugar is the most comm. oddity used for the preparation of the iftar.

Heavy rains to hit coastal belt, says TMA

TMA’s Director General Dr. Agness Kijazi

Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) has announced the coming of heavy rains which are expected to pour down throughout this week up to Sunday along the coastal belt in regions of Dar es Salaam, Coast, Tanga, Pemba Island and some parts of Zanzibar. TMA’s Director General Dr. Agness Kijazi said that, “the situation is due to the strong inter-tropical convergence zone in these areas which keeps on rotating at a particular time and period”. The announcements by the TMA is a wake up call to the people who are residing in valleys and who according to the situation will be badly affected due to flooding waters. It has become a normal trend of defiance shown by people residing in water prone areas in spite of government’s directives issued requesting them to vacate for their safety. Two weeks ago, 12 deaths occurred in Dar es Salaam city following heavy rains which poured down in three days exclusively.

Govt directs education stakeholders to help build student’s hostels

George Kakunda (CCM)

The government has called upon education stakeholders in the country to give help in the construction of the student’s hostels closer to secondary schools or colleges with shortages of dormitories with a view to provide more cheaper accommodation for students. The Minister of State in President’s Office responsible for Local Government and Regional Administration (TAMISEMI) George Kakunda (CCM) said today when responding questions in Parliament during questions and answer session. The question was earlier raised by a legislator Fatuma Theophil (CCM) who wanted tyo know plans by the government to construct as many dormitories as possible for college and secondary school students.  In another supplementary question raised by Dr. Steven Kesulwa over the shortages of latrines and classes, the minister noted that, the government has set aside a total of Tshs. 515 million to reduce the problem including the Longido district from where the legislator comes from.

Govt gives one month ultimatum to district executives on environmental report

The government has issued a one month ultimatum to all Council’s Executive Directors in the country to make sure that are submitting a report on the environmental impact assessment on the use of environments in their areas of jurisdictions. The Deputy minister in the office of the Vice-President responsible for the union affairs and Environment Kangi Lugola (CCM)  said in parliament today that, his office has sent a report to the Prime Minister who in turn should instruct all executives in Councils to submit the implementation report on how the take care of environment in their areas. Lugola said that, out of 26 regions in the country, only 3 regions have submitted their reports which together with other matters it shows how district councils abide by Section 22 of the Environmental Act which restricts human activities to be undertaken within 60 meters away from  the water sources,. 

Deputy minister in the office of the Vice-President responsible for the union affairs and Environment Kangi Lugola (CCM) 

Earlier a question was raised by a special sear Catherine Valentimne Magige (CCM) who wanted to know the implementation of the laws of environment including the one which restricts the activities within the said perimeters and what steps has the government taken so far to curb the increased phenomenon. A supplementary question was raised by Nkasi legislator Ally Kessy Mohammed who wanted to know plans by the government toy remove people who built their houses close to lake Tanganyika in his constituency. Responding to this question, the deputy Minister Kangi Lugola said that, reports of such people who have built closer to the lakes are to be dealt with by the councils executives as per the environmental laws as stipulated in Section 22 of the Act. He also assured the legislator that, the government would sent its environment experts to look at this matter which has long been unsolved in order to save the ecology of the area for water preservation.