THE MwanaHalisi Publishers Ltd, which was publishing
the banned weekly Kiswahili investigative newspaper famously known as
MwanaHalisi on Friday last week launched an online publication in place of the
banned newspaper. The occasion which took place in Dar es Salaam was graced by Chairman
of Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT) Dr. Reginald Mengi and witnessed
by senior media practitioners of various media outlets, and also in attendance
was the Executive Director of Media Council of Tanzania Kajubi Mukajanga. The
newspaper which will now be read through website www.mwanahalisionline.com has come
into being after over two years and a half when the government banned the
newspaper for having flouted rules and conduct of ethical reporting. In his
speech Dr. Mengi praised the decision by the management of the MwanaHalisi
Publishers for their dedication of establishing an online newspaper publication
which he said would continue to inform Tanzanians of what is happening around
them. In line with his thanksgiving, Dr. Mengi who is also the IPP group
Chairman has requested media practitioners in the country to strictly observe
objectivity and clarity in their reporting, and noted that the two elements
encourages professional work efficiency.
The Chairman
of Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT) Dr. Reginald Mengi gestures after he had pressed a button on a computer that ushers the launch of the MwanaHalisi online publication.
Speaking in favour of the MwanaHalisi
editorial team led by their Managing Editor Said Kubenea, Dr. Mengi flashed
back his experience and wanted other media practitioners to emulate him for his
courageous behaviors he shows when writing investigative news contents. He said
some journalists in the country do not write about the community and the
mischief which are going on, and instead relies mostly to please politicians
even if are at fault. “Journalists should not report shallowly and instead they
must develop the habit of balancing their news contents and gather detailed
facts that would not mislead their readers”, he said and added that, by doing
this they would be maintaining the status core of their professionalism. In his
opening introductory remarks, the Managing editor of the MwanaHalisi online
publication, Said Kubenea noted that, his company has decided to establish an
online publication while they are waiting for the government to revert their
decision since it imposed a ban over two years ago. He said the MwanaHalisi
online publication is a public property that everybody will have an access to
free of charge. However, he further said that, they are currently welcoming
online advertisers to the website and also in near future they would subscribe
their readers for the sake of getting money to pay fellow workers who since the
ban have nothing to survive with. On his part, the Executive Director of the
Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) Kajubi Mukajanga insisted four things in his
speech as successful goals and said that, the new publication should adhere to
the integrity while disseminating online information news. He advised them to
show courageousness as some of the newspapers have been playing a crucial role
of uncovering mischief including grand corruption as a commendable job which
must be praised at all cost. He has also urged them to sacrifice for themselves
when performing works which has a great interest to the general public.
However, he urged the management to show courage and perseverance and never
despair while performing their duties.
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