Global News Post: Tanzania

Tanzania Leads in Direct Foreign Investment in East Africa

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DAR ES SALAAM (NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- Tanzania has recorded the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) compared to other East African countries.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Organization (ILO) offices in Dar es Salaam on Friday, indicated that Tanzania was leading 47 per cent in FDI compared to Uganda and Kenya which recorded 34 and 14 per cent respectively.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The report was launched by the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mr Alberic Kacou and Executive Director of Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), Mr Raymond Mbilinyi.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Commenting on the report, Mr Mbilinyi mentioned tourism, natural resources, gas and oils and service industries like banks, as some of the areas that have continued to attract DFI.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span>"As the global economy is on crisis, we have also been affected, still we could have done better than what we did so far," he explained.Mr Mbilinyi also said that the revolutions in the Arab world dubbed the 'Arab Spring' and the country's power crisis affected the general trend of investment in Tanzania.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The challenge that the country faces is how to increase productivity.He mentioned the United Kingdom, Kenya and China as the countries with higher investment capital in Tanzania.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He clarified that the country has made strides in terms of infrastructure development, especially roads that have enhanced economic activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Giving a statement on the report, with the focus on policy matters in Tanzania, UN Resident Coordinator Mr Alberic Kacou urged African countries to adopt and implement effective investment policies framework for sustainable development.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr Kacou told invited guests from government, civil societies, diplomatic missions and press members that it was time for them to take up financial challenges by harnessing economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He pointed out that investment was the primary driver of the economic growth, therefore priority for all countries should be mobilizing investment and ensuring that it contributes to the national sustainable development.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During the launch, there was concern on whether FDI has made contribution to poverty alleviation and corporate social responsibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Representatives from the press, higher learning institutions as well as civil societies urged TIC to adopt policies which are integrated to development strategies, effectiveness and responsible investor behaviour.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr Kacou recommended inclusiveness and transparency for the betterment of the country. -- NNN-DAILYNEWS<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Tanzania Leads in Direct Foreign Investment in East Africa

DAR ES SALAAM (NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- Tanzania has recorded the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) compared to other East African countrie...

Tanzanians to Get More Scholarships to India In 2012

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">ZANZIBAR (NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- India is to increase scholarship opportunities for Tanzanians come next year 2012, says its ambassador to Tanzania, Kocheril Bhagirath on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">He revealed the good news during a meeting with Zanzibar Second Vice- President, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">“We will grant scholarships in the areas of agriculture and technology, and also in vocational education,” the envoy said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">Bhagirath said that many Tanzanians had already benefited from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s scholarship scheme. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">“A fund for facilitators of the media IT training to involve at least 100 students from both <st1:country-region w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:country-region> mainland and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zanzibar</st1:place></st1:city> has been approved,” said Bhagirath. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">Iddi said that <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s support in vocational training will benefit many youths who have completed school and are currently without employment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">“We have many unskilled and jobless youths who have completed secondary school. Fortunately the vocational training will help reduce the number of jobless youth after the training,” said Iddi. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white;">The <st1:city w:st="on">Zanzibar</st1:city>’s Second Vice-President also asked <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> to provide farming skills to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zanzibar</st1:place></st1:city> farmers, especially in the area of irrigation farming. -- NNN-DAILYNEWS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div>

Tanzanians to Get More Scholarships to India In 2012

ZANZIBAR (NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- India is to increase scholarship opportunities for Tanzanians come next year 2012, says its ambassador to Tanz...

Heaviest Rain in 57 Years Pound Dar ESSalaam, Kills At Least 13 People

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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: justify;">DAR ES SALAAM (NNN-DAILY NEWS) -- The heaviest rain in 57 years has continued to pound </span><st1:city style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: justify;" w:st="on">Dar es Salaam</st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: justify;">, killing at least 13 people in </span><st1:place style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: justify;" w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">tanzania</st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: justify;">'s largest city and damaging infrastructure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Several parts of the city were paralyzed on Wednesday as major roads were closed to traffic temporarily following heavy rainfall which the Tanzania Meteorogical Agency (TMA) revealed was the heaviest in 57 years. . <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The regional authorities sought assistance from the Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) Navy and Marine Police to conduct rescue operations. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">A survey by 'Daily News' in the city and its environs found massive destruction of bridges and roads connecting suburbs and the city centre, leaving motorists and pedestrians stranded for many hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Several houses in the city's Kigogo, Jangwani and Kawe areas were submerged in water after the heavy rains which have rocked the city for two consecutive days. Public transport was brought to a standstill because of devastation of major bridges linking the city to its suburbs. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Military Police (MPs) weer deployed to prevent vehicles from crossing over certain bridges where it was dangerous to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">A fire and rescue vehicle belonging to the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) which had been taking part in operations to rescue some residents in the Kigogo area was about to plunge into the Msimbazi River after trying to cross the river on the Kigogo Bridge. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The edge of the bridge had collapsed when the vehicle had almost passed through and the collapse of the bridge left the front part of the vehicle suspended while its rear part remained on the part of the bridge that was still intact. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">In lowland areas, hundreds of people were standing on rooftops and trees waiting desperately for rescue while others opted to swim to save their lives. Houses in lowland areas such as Kigogo, Tabata, Jangwani, Ubungo and Kawe have been completely destroyed leaving thousands of people homeless. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Eyewitnesses interviewed by the "Daily News" said that scores of people could have died as many bodies were seen floating while others were retrieved from houses and bodies of water. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Saidi Meck Sadiki said that so far 13 people had been confirmed dead, but admitted that the number could be higher. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"The number could be higher due to reports from eyewitnesses, the situation is terribly disastrous, I urge residents in lowlands to vacate immediately while we're assessing the situation," he explained. --NNN-DAILY NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Heaviest Rain in 57 Years Pound Dar ESSalaam, Kills At Least 13 People

DAR ES SALAAM (NNN-DAILY NEWS) -- The heaviest rain in 57 years has continued to pound Dar es Salaam , killing at least 13 people in tanzan...

Indian Firm Proposes 1,200-Mw Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tanzania

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 8pt;">By Pius Rygonzibwa<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">DAR ES-SALAAM (NNN-DAILY NEWS) -- An Indian firm, Abhijeet Group, has announced a proposal to set up a coal-fired power project with a capacity generate 1,200 megawatts (MW) of electricity which would be injected into Tanzania's national grid. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Abhijeet Group Director Abhijeet Jayaswal told reporters here Monday that the electricity would be generated within 36 months of reaching an agreement with the Tanzanian government. The company has already set aside 3.0 billion USD to implement the project.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Jayaswal has already met Energy and Minerals Minister Wiliam Ngeleja and discussed the investment plans and is scheduled to meet officials from the National Development Corporation (NDC) on Tuesday. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"We have been inspired to come and invest in the country which has a lot of potential. We will be able to start the work as soon as all procedures are completed with the government authorities and the minister has pledged to give us maximum cooperation," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The company, he added, was set to introduce Underground Coal Gasification, an environmental friendly state-of-the-art technology for the project. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Referring to the Tanzanian government's investment policy, he said his company had looked at it and realized that the country had an appealing environment for his company to come and invest. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Tanzania</span></st1:country-region><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">, he noted, would be the second country for his company to invest a power generation project in Africa after a similar venture in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gabon</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The Abhijeet Group has also completed a 5,000-MW electricity generation project in <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> and is ranked as one of the major power producing companies in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, he said. The company is also involved in road construction, mining activities as well as cement manufacturing. -- NNN-DAILY NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Indian Firm Proposes 1,200-Mw Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tanzania

By Pius Rygonzibwa DAR ES-SALAAM (NNN-DAILY NEWS) -- An Indian firm, Abhijeet Group, has announced a proposal to set up a coal-fired power...

Tanzania Says No to Homosexuality

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">DAR ES SALAAM (NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- The Union Government of Tanzania and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zanzibar</st1:place></st1:city> have rejected plea by the British government to review their legislations to accommodate homosexuality, saying that was impossible. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Speaking on different occasions on Thursday, the Zanzibar President, Dr Ali Mohammed Shein and the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Bernard Membe, said the conditions given by the British Government were unacceptable. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">They said <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> was ready to lose aid from the British government rather than reform legislations banning homosexuality. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Addressing a news conference on the occasion to mark one year of formation of Government of National Unity on the Isles, Dr Shein said same sex marriage violated <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zanzibar</st1:place></st1:city>'s ideals and Islamic religion. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"Accepting that condition is next to impossible. We will never ever take that option. They can stop aid if they wish," said Dr Shein. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">At the news conference, Mr Membe said homosexuality was a misdemeanor to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> culture and religions. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"Our position on this matter is crystal clear. Our moral values and culture will always prevail even if we remained poor. We understand the issue is <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s Conservative Party policy but we will not bow to their pressure," Mr Membe, said, adding: <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"Our morals and laws are against homosexuality. We stand by our dignity. We would rather lose the aid than succumb to the dim-witted string attached." <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The remarks by Mr Membe follows a statement made by UK Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, earlier this week that his government would withhold aid to Commonwealth governments that will not reform legislation banning homosexuality. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Premier made the comments on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which ended recently in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Perth</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Mr Membe cited Article 9, section 1 and 3 of the 1971 constitution which prohibits sexual relations between single sex. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The law stresses that the foundation of the nation is the family."According to the penal code, homosexuality is a criminal offence which attracts a sentence of not less than 30 years in prison," he said. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Ironically, these legislations were borrowed from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:country-region>'s former colonial master, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>, which is now promoting homosexuality in the name of preserving human rights. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Mr Membe stressed that the homosexuality issue was neither discussed nor was it on the agenda of CHOGM. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"They were however, several attempts to bring up the issue at a meeting involving senior officials all in vain," said Mr Membe, who accompanied President Jakaya Kikwete to the CHOGM in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He warned that if <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region> was adamant, it might split up the 54-member Commonwealth. There are about 2 billion people within the organization. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"The Commonwealth may collapse, and should this happen, the PM (Mr Cameron) will be responsible," declared the minister. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">According to Mr Membe, only 13 countries of the 54 Commonwealth member states support the homosexuality agenda. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Minister Membe said sometime this year, a friendly western country had written to his ministry, notifying that it would be sending an envoy to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> who was gay. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"After several correspondences, the country gave in as we would not succumb to immorality," he said. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> has been <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s traditional trade and investment partner for decades. It has been channelling its aid through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) and General Budget Support (GBS). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, MARC NKWAME from Arusha reports that the Minister for Gender, Children and Community Development, Ms Sophia Simba, said on Thursday that Tanzania is a sovereign state and hence free to decide on what to do/or not to do.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Minister was responding to a question by 'Daily News' on <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s position on the British PM statement. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">"<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> cannot accept Mr Cameron's proposal, because we have our own moral values. Homosexuality is not part of our culture and we'll never legalise such a thing," the minister stressed. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Malawi</st1:place></st1:country-region> has already had some of its budget support suspended over concerns about its attitude to gay rights. Concerns have also been raised with the governments of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Uganda</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region>. -- NNN-DAILYNEWS</div></div>

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Tanzania: Mushrooms Could Save Families Out Of Poverty

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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">MOROGORO (<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">TANZANIA</st1:place></st1:country-region>)-(NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- The myth about mushroom consumption that originates from the fact that some of the species collected from the wild are poisonous should not be cause for despair to families intending to fight poverty in a short period of time, an expert has advised. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Consumption of mushrooms in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> is as old as history but unfortunately poisonous mushrooms are also collected along with edible varieties putting consumers in a danger of consuming poison. Lethal mushrooms are not easily distinguished from edible ones. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Some families have experienced tragic losses of their beloved ones due to consumption of toxic wild mushrooms. But today, mushroom entrepreneurs can apply the simplest available methods to ensure food safety at household level. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Dr. Delphina Mamiro of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Morogoro says that wild mushrooms become plentiful in the forests and farmlands during wet season. Researches have come up with simple methods that can benefit millions of people. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"I have seen the potential in the production of mushrooms in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> especially the Oyster type with seeds readily available. Some people ask where the market is but remember that they inquire about the market for a commodity they don't have. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"I would like to assure you that the market is wide both within and beyond national borders," Dr Mamiro says. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Apart from her office work, she produces dozens of kilograms of mushrooms with daily harvests after every 25 to 28 days. "The market grows day by day and I am ready to share my knowledge and skills with fellow citizens who wish to fight poverty," Dr Mamiro offers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">A market survey revealed that the current retail price of oyster mushrooms ranges from 5,000/- to 10,000/-. However, locally cultivated mushrooms are not common in Tanzanian markets. For example: most of mushrooms sold in hotels in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> are imported. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Dr Frank Kimboi from the Tanzania Food and Drug Authority (TFDA) says that frequent <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">mushroom consumption is recommended for patients of hypertension, ulcers, diabetics, tuberculosis, high level of cholesterol, and cancer. </span></b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Also, frequent mushroom eating contributes to body immunity maintenance which is important to fight viral diseases. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"Mushrooms are known to produce lipid lowering agents. Furthermore, mushrooms have a low energy level which is beneficial for weight reduction that is beneficial for the diet of persons suffering from metabolic diseases such as gout and rheumatism," Dr Kimboi says. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Speaking while cutting into small pieces remains of discarded agricultural wastes (substrates) such as dry straws of rice, maize, millet, maize cobs and different types of grass, Dr Mamiro says that mushroom farming also contributes to environmental protection since agricultural wastes are re-used instead of burning them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"Mushrooms are a short duration crop and are land saving as their cultivation does not need much land. Mushrooms can be grown on a wide range of substrates and as such one doesn't need expensive agricultural inputs such as fertilizers," she says. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The expert recalled the time she visited families in Masasi, Lindi, Morogoro and Kilimanjaro and felt bad when she saw people living in poverty which can be kicked with as little capital as 15,000/- plus very simple technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"The government educated me and I feel indebted. I must share my knowledge with other people on the best ways to cultivate mushrooms. Lack of knowledge on proper mushroom farming is the major setback for the sustainable production of mushrooms. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"Anyone interested is invited," she says. There are many edible mushroom varieties that are cultivated today. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Mushrooms can be grown either on commercial scale using highly sophisticated equipment and mushroom houses, or as a home business using fabricated equipment, low cost materials and agricultural wastes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Whether for large- or small scale production, the technologies for growing different species for edible mushrooms are available and one can choose what species or type of mushrooms can be cultivated in the locality. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The agricultural wastes are used for the mushrooms to feed on. These are boiled to release starch, left to cool down and wrapped up in plastic bags or containers ready to receive seeds. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">They are placed in a dark room the simplest but equally efficient made out of thatch with bare floor sprinkled with water to provide moisture in the room. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"Mushrooms protein content is higher comparable to some vegetables. Although they cannot compete with meat, fish and eggs, their protein content is almost equal to maize, milk and legumes and definitely higher than other leafy and root vegetables," Dr Mamiro says. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">She concluded by mentioning other advantages of mushrooms which are rich in protein (about 51 % on dry weight basis) and also rich in vitamins. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">People have used mushrooms to overcome numerous diseases and disorders relating to the immune system, chronic and acute allergies, cataracts, hearing difficulties, stress syndrome, chronic fatigue, diarrhoea, constipation, and disorders of the liver," Dr Mamiro concluded. -- NNN-DAILYNEWS<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Tanzania: Mushrooms Could Save Families Out Of Poverty

MOROGORO ( TANZANIA )-(NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- The myth about mushroom consumption that originates from the fact that some of the species collec...