Friday, 7 March 2014

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Accounts Assistant Location:Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Travel Required:Minimal, depending on HQ directions. Job Type:Full Time. Education:CPAT, Degree in Bcom- Finance or Accounting major. Experience:at least 2 years post qualification experience in a similar position in a commercial organization. Experience in shipping, logistics, importation and Freight Forwarding will be an added advantage. The Company Express Chartering and Shipping Ltd, is a part of the Express Shipping & Logistics (EA) Ltd group well known for its focus on customer...
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Thursday, 6 March 2014

Assembly moves to discourage heckling, personal comments

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 The Constituent Assembly has agreed to set tough rules to curb heckling in the debating chamber. The proposed standing orders also seek to discourage members from making personal remarks and statements that aim to ridicule and humiliate fellow members. The decision aims at curbing the habits that have appeared to be steadily taking root in the assembly, and were announced by a member of the committee tasked with reviewing the draft standing orders, Mr Evod Mmanda. Some members had earlier called for...
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Use donor funds wisely, EAC advised

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 The East African Community (EAC) has been challenged to utilise funds from donors to implement the intended projects and programmes. The minister counsellor with the European Union (EU) Mission in Tanzania, Mr Eric Beaume, said development partners were keen to see the funds used in the most efficient way. “You have to deliver on the regional integration agenda in the most efficient way to achieve the anticipated results,” he said here on Tuesday during the signing of a financing agreement totalling...
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Court set to hear Ophir, BG’s objections April 1

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 The High Court will on April 1, this year, hear preliminary objections filed by oil and gas firms -- Ophir and British Gas -- challenging powers of the court over a suit instituted by a businessman over interest in three gas blocks. Businessman Moto Mabanga who initially secured the three gas blocks located in Mtwara and partnered with Ophir says the two firms have fraudulently kicked him out of the lucrative business. Last month, he approached the Commercial Division of the High Court asking it...
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Reaction varies over CA swearing-in Sh550m bill

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Anne  Makinda.The decision by the Constituent Assembly (CA) to have every delegate sworn in individually has elicited mixed reaction from academicians and activists. A cross-section of activists that spoke to The Citizen in subsequent interviews said spending a whole three days just to swear in delegates was sheer misuse of taxpayers’ money and waste of time that would have been better used in debating the Draft Constitution. There...
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Concern over provision to block media

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Presenting the committee’s legal analysis on the matter yesterday, a member of Draft Standing Orders committee, Dr Tulia Ackson said it was true section 18 of the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania gives right to seek, disseminate and receive information.  The Constituent Assembly has set a stage which will see media barred from attending committee meetings, if the agreement they reached during a workshop on draft regulations is adopted by the Assembly later next week. This would deny...
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Price-conscious members opt for ‘Mama Lishe’ food

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 Constituent Assembly members are flocking to humble eating joints near Parliament buildings, The Citizen has established. There are two modern canteens waithin parliament precincts, with one having been specifically set aside for CA members. However, many have opted to take their meals at joints operated by vendors, popularly known as Mama Lishe. This reporter yesterday rubbed shoulders with several CA members, some of who are MPs at a popular Mama Lishe eatery outside parliament buildings. Food at Mama...
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Families left out in the cold after high winds, rain

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  A resident of Karakata in Dar es Salaam, Mr Denis Msabila, shows a section of his house that had its roof blown away by storm wind yesterday. Heavy rains have been pouring causing havoc in the city for days. Strong winds blew away the roofs of at least 45 houses in Karakata Ward in Ilala District on Monday, leaving several families out in the cold. Most of the residents had to fall back on used iron sheets to repair...
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US: We may shift Uganda aid to alternative needy country

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US ambassador to Uganda Scott DeLisi, (2nd left) with some of the guests he hosted at his residence in Kololo on Monday.US Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi has come out to explain why he kept away from the launch of an HIV-prevention campaign organised by First Lady Janet Museveni. Mr DeLisi said he had to weigh whether attending the End Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (EMTCT) programme made sense, especially after President Museveni’s remarks...
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Transport authority appeals for dialogue

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Matatu operators have been urged to embrace dialogue in solving disputes instead of resorting to protests. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) expressed concern following the move by operators to block major roads in and outside Nairobi on Wednesday to protest new parking levies introduced by Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero. The protest, which caught many Kenyans by surprise, saw Nairobi residents walk to work while others had their vehicles damaged by rowdy youth during the protest. “As...
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Niger hands Gaddafi son over to Libya govt

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 Niger has turned over a son of the late dictator Moamer Daddafi to Libyan authorities, Tripoli said Thursday, as a government-allied militia released pictures of him in captivity. The government said Saadi Gaddafi, who fled across the Sahara desert to Niger during the 2011 uprising that saw rebels capture and kill his father, ending his four-decade dictatorship, was in Libyan custody. The Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade, a militia made up of former rebels, released five pictures on Facebook of a...
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Ministry in ICT awareness drive

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The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and ICT, Rosemary Mbabazi, has urged citizens to embrace the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Mbabazi was on Wednesday speaking at the 10th Edition of the ICT Literacy and Awareness Campaign road show in Nyaruguru District, Southern Province. Thousands of local residents participated in the two-day campaign drive.  “Using ICT enables you to access a variety of services. It is in this regard that we all have to be passionate about...
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Japan pledges $3.1m for Congolese refugees in Kigeme refugee camp

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Japanese envoy Kazuga Ogawa and his wife play with children after the inauguration of the centre. Collins Mwai. The Japanese government has pledged $3.1 million dollars for the facilitation of activities in health, education and gender-based violence prevention in the newly established Congolese refugee camp in the Southern Province. The Japanese Ambassador to Rwanda, Kazuya Ogawa, announced the support during a visit to Kigeme refugee camp, Nyamagabe District...
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Rwandan exporters exhibit products in Uganda

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Eleven Rwandan companies on Wednesday concluded a high level sales mission in Kampala, Uganda where they held meetings with several Ugandan business owners. The meeting was organised by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Traidlinks, a non-profit making organisation based in Ireland. The Rwandan companies introduced to the Ugandan market a wide range of products which include organic pyrethrum-based insecticides, furniture, granite tiles, and high quality chalk for schools. “There is ready market and interest...
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Ukraine crisis: ‘Illegal’ Crimean referendum condemned

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Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (L) holds a new conference with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels March 6, 2014. Net photo. BRUSSELS. The EU and US have joined Ukraine’s government in condemning as “illegal” a move by the Crimea region to set up a referendum to join Russia. The EU, meeting in Brussels, threatened “serious consequences” if Russia did not act to de-escalate the crisis. Crimean MPs...
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Police destroy illicit drugs worth Rwf14 million in Kirehe District

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Residents witness destruction of the drugs in Kirehe District yesterday. Stephen Rwembeho. Police in Kirehe District destroyed illicit drugs worth Rwf14 million in Nyakarambi Sector in Kirehe District on Thursday. The drugs comprised 716 kilogrammes of marijuana, 214 litres of illicit alcohol locally known as Kanyanga and 66 litres of crude  waragi. The drugs were reportedly brought into the country by syndicates operating within and outside Rwanda. The...
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German journalists pledge to share Rwanda’s true story

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A group of German journalists has promised to share Rwanda’s recovery story after concluding their 10-day tour of the country. The ten journalists were in Rwanda to ascertain how far the country had reached in its unity and reconciliation path following the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Organised by the Jumelage Rhenanie-Palatinat (a longstanding partnership between Rwandan and German regions), the tour was aimed at enabling journalists to see first-hand and eventually depict the accurate picture of...
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Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda showcase joint tourist visa at Berlin exhibition

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Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda yesterday showcased the East African single tourist visa at an exhibition in Berlin, Germany, jointly marketing the region as a single tourist destination.  Tourism officials and diplomats from the three countries graced the exercise at the three countries common pavilion at this year’s Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB).  The joint pavilion was established by officials from the three countries to unveil the project to the world participants attending the one-week event. The...
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Gicumbi survivors weigh the ideals of human resilience against all odds

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RWANDA has made significant gains over the past 20 years despite starting the economy from rubles following the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, residents in Gicumbi District have said. They were speaking yesterday at an event to welcome the Kwibuka Flame in the district. The arrival of the torch in Gicumbi marked its 20th stop of its national tour. It is set to reach all the districts before the start of the national commemoration week on April 7. The...
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EU chief tips agriculture, energy

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President Kagame poses with EU’s Piebalgs in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro. Reforms in the energy and agriculture sectors are crucial for the economic development of the country, the visiting European Commissioner for Development has said. Andris   Piebalgs said energy and agriculture sectors have the potential to create jobs, reduce poverty and boost economic development. “Our 2014 to 2020 intention is to strengthen the country’s economic growth...
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Genocide orphans finally get One Dollar Complex

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One Dollar Complex has been completed ahead of the 20th National Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. File. The One Dollar Complex has at long last been handed over to its beneficiaries, Association of Student Survivors of the  Genocide commonly known by its French acronym AERG. The handover of the Rwf1.3 billion complex, constructed by Murenzi Supply Company, is supposed to accommodate Genocide orphans. Speaking to The New Times, Constantine...
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Budget revised up by Rwf24bn

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MP Marie Josée Kankera raises a point during the session at which Minister Gatete presented the revised National Budget for approval before Parliament yesterday. .John Mbanda. The government has revised its 2013/2014 Financial Year National Budget upward by Rwf24.2 billion, citing major changes in the projected fund basket, as well as the need to cushion against economic uncertainties. The new figures, approved by Parliament yesterday, depict an increase ...
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Ask the Doctor: Why can’t I lose weight?

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I am 27 years old and to be honest, quite huge for my age. I have always been a little chubby but now I’m obese. I started gaining serious weight around 2007. I haven’t been in a relationship in God knows how long and I’m beginning to think men are repulsed by my size. I have tried every remedy in the book to lose a few kilogrammes but nothing seems to work. I swim, I walk, I jog - I even gave up red meat which was hard for me. I try to follow great diets...
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Kenya, shipping body in negotiations over new tariffs

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The Kenyan government is in negotiations with the regional shipping body over the new proposed increase in tariff on loading and discharging of some imports, The New Times has learnt. This comes after Kenyan Ports Authority (KPA), the Kenyan government agency that  runs Mombasa port, proposed to increase the tariff on loading and discharging of some imports, especially the motor vehicles not exceeding 1.5 tonnes by five per cent. However...
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