Sciatica During Pregnancy

It’s a pain in the behind — literally. Find out what causes sciatica during pregnancy and what you can do to get some relief.

You knew pregnancy was going to mean a lot of firsts — like feeling the incredible first flutter of baby moving in your belly. But back pain that just won’t go away? That might not have been quite the experience you had in mind when you first envisioned yourself with that proverbial pregnancy glow. While a majority of mothers-to-be experience some dull, throbbing aches in the middle of the back or the butt, a small percentage grapple with the searing pain of sciatica during pregnancy — a painful but fortunately temporary condition.

WHAT IS SCIATICA?

The sciatic nerve, the largest in the body, starts in the lower back, runs down the buttocks and branches down the back of the legs to the ankles and feet. In most cases sciatica — sharp, shooting pain, tingling or numbness that starts in the back or buttocks and radiates all the way down the backs of your legs – happens when this nerve gets compressed by bulging, slipped or ruptured discs, arthritis, or by a narrowing of the spinal cord (also called spinal stenosis). But rarely, women experience sciatica as a short-term side effect of pregnancy.

WHAT CAUSES IT DURING PREGNANCY?

Contrary to popular belief, sciatica is not usually caused by pregnancy. But if you're one of the few who do experience this pain while pregnant, you can blame it on the usual suspects:

Weight gain and increased fluid retention can put pressure on the sciatic nerve where it passes through the pelvis, compressing it (ouch!).

Your expanding uterus might also press down on the sciatic nerve in the lower part of your spine.

Your growing belly and breasts shift your center of gravity forward and stretch your lordotic curve (the dip just above your butt). This can cause the muscles in your butt and pelvic area to tighten up and pinch the sciatic nerve.

Another possibility? When the baby starts to shift into the proper birth position in the third trimester, his head can rest directly on the nerve, causing a major pain in the butt (and back and legs).

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Sciatica will most likely occur during the third trimester, when both you and your baby are bulking up (it can develop earlier, but it's not common). Most women typically experience pain just on one side, though you may feel it in both legs. Sciatica can be constant or intermittent, depending on the amount of pressure placed on the nerve — so pain may increase as you put on more weight and retain more fluid. And it can stick around for a few months or so after you’ve given birth, until you’ve shed the excess weight and fluid pressing on the nerve.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO RELIEVE SCIATICA

Use a warm compress on the spot where you feel the pain.

When you can, take a break — getting off your feet and resting in a comfortable position can ease some leg and lower back pain.

Sleep on the side of your body that’s pain-free. For example, if you feel pain on your left side, lie down on your right side.

For extra comfort at night, use a firm mattress with plenty of back support, and place a pregnancy pillow or a regular pillow between your legs to help keep the pelvis in better alignment and take some pressure off the sciatic nerve.

Do some pelvic tilts with your Kegels — they’ll help strengthen your core muscles and can help reduce inflammation.

Swimming can also take off some of the pressure, since the buoyancy of the water temporarily relieves the spine of the pregnancy weight.

Acupuncture, chiropractic adjustments or therapeutic prenatal massage (always with a trained and licensed practitioner), can sometimes help. A customized physical therapy regimen could also offer some relief.

Try to gain weight slowly — a major jump in pounds could put undue pressure on the sciatic nerve. Women who were a normal BMI before getting pregnant should aim to gain only up to two pounds in the first trimester, about 8 more pounds in the second trimester and a maximum of 20 more pounds in the third trimester, for 30 pounds total weight gain in pregnancy.

If the pain is severe, talk to your doctor, who may recommend acetaminophen in a dosage that will take the edge off the pain but keep you and baby safe.

CAMPAIGN CASH: Who's pouring millions into an effort to sink Donald Trump?

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At least a third of this year's Republican electorate likes Donald Trump enough to vote for him, but it's no secret that the Republican establishment would prefer somebody like Sen. Marco Rubio. Elite Republican donors have been pouring money into the campaigns of Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasich, and, until recently, Jeb Bush, but Marlene Ricketts is going a step further. According to newly released campaign finance reports, Ricketts gave $3 million to Our Principles PAC — a group managed by Mitt Romney 2012 top aide Katie Packer, dedicated to destroying Trump's candidacy — accounting for nearly all the funds the PAC raised in January. Our Principles sent anti-Trump mailers and ran Trump-bashing ads before the Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina contests.

So who is Marlene Ricketts? She and her husband, billionaire T.D. Ameritrade founder J. Joe Ricketts, have owned the Chicago Cubs since 2009, led the charge to tie then-Sen. Barack Obama to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright in the 2008 election, and backed the brief campaign of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) this election cycle. Their son is Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R). Marlene Ricketts isn't just financing ads calling Trump a GOP-wrecking fake conservative, though; she also gave $10,000 each last year to super PACs backing Rubio, Bush, Cruz, Rick Perry, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Our Priorities may not have had much luck slowing Trump so far, but it will "launch aggressive efforts" before Super Tuesday on March 1, Packer told USA Today in an email. "We will continue to shine a bright light on Trump's liberal statements and inconsistencies." Or they will at least as long as Ricketts is writing big checks.Peter Weber

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CHUNYA DISTRICT PLANS TO COLLECT 35.9 BILLION SHILLINGS

By Friday Simbaya, Chunya

Councilors and village leaders of Chunya district in the newly established Region of Songwe, have been asked to manage and protect the forest laws in order to reduce the problem of invasion of the important natural resources committed by some unscrupulous people.

The statement was made by Chunya District Commissioner (DC), Elias Tarimo, last week during the session of the House of Councilors of the Council which said that it is impossible to look at the forest invaders destroy the forest at the point of endangering its existence when leaders sit back and relax.

DC has instructed councilors and other leaders of village to guard the forest, adding that the protection should start in their places before the invaders can be captured by the district administration.

He said that people responsible for checkpoints should take effective measures to prevent those forest products without legal documents not to pass, and failing to do that responsible persons should be expelled and disciplinary action should be followed.

"It is very disappointing to see deforestation at large extent while councilors and village leaders are there and they pretend not to see what is going on in their areas. It is very unfortunately to see District officials are coming to arrest offenders in your area, I urge you to be the custodians of the forest and expect that these crimes stop, "Said Tarimo.

He called on the people of the district, especially those in rural areas to support the Government in reporting on the crimes of the forest in order to control them because when forests are destroyed it’s you who were going to feel the impact. 

The Chairperson of the Chunya District Council, Bosco Mwanginde said that with approved budget of the domestic revenues if collected effectively and prevent the theft of forest products, it will increase more revenue.

He said there has been a character of harvesting wood and passed through the night by theft which denies council revenues.

Adding that councilors should help raise revenue for the council by moving around all areas of forests and collect revenues from those with permits to yield forest products and those without them (permits) should be arrested and taken for legal action.

Reciting the budget proposals in the council session

of councilors, District Executive Director, Sophia Kumbuli, said that the budget has been proposed with the aim of lifting the district.

Kumbuli said in the budget that have been suggested shillings 35.9 billion, they were going spend 24.4 billion shillings on salaries, 7.8 billion shillings on development projects and 3.6 billion shillings for other expenses.

She said the 1.1 billion will be for the development of the district and village level, district agriculture plan 179 million, the water program (RWSSP) amounting to 899.9 million, the education development plan 566.3 million and other such projects.

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CHUNYA: MADIWANI na viongozi wa vijiji wilayani Chunya katika Mkoa Mpya wa Songwe,wametakiwa kusimamia na kulinda Sheria za misitu ili kuweza kupunguza tatizo la uvamizi wa maliasili hiyo mhimu unaofanywa na baadhi ya watu wasiokuwa waaminifu.

Hayo yalisemwa Mwishoni mwa Wiki na Mkuu wa wWlaya hiyo, Elias Tarimo, wakati wa kikao cha Baraza la Madiwani wa Halmashauri hiyo ambapo alisema kuwa haiwezekani wavamizi wa misitu wanavuna misitu mpaka kufikia hatua ya kuhatarisha uwepo wake wakati viongozi hao wanaangalia.

Aliwaagiza madiwani pamoja na viongozi wengine wa vijiji kuwa walinzi kwa kuanzia katika maeneo yao kabla ya wavamizi hawajakamatwa na uongozi wa Wilaya kwa madai kuwa hali hiyo inapunguza hali ya uwajibikaji.

Alisema inatakiwa kuchukua hatua madhubuti za kuzuia vituo vilivyo wekwa vya kuzuia mazao hayo kupitisha, na wale ambayo wamekuwa ni wazembe kwa kushindwa kuzuia katika vizuizi wafukuzwe na kuchukuliwa hatua za kinidhamu.

“Inasikitisha misitu inaharibiwa kwa kiasi kikubwa wakati madiwani na viongozi wa vijiji mkiwa mpo katika maeneo hayo, hamuwezi kuwa na kisingizio cha kwamba hamuwaoni maana mpaka viongozi wa Wilaya wanakuja kuwakamata wahalifu kwenye maeneo yenu pamoja na kuwa wanakuwa ni wageni, hivvyo nawaagiza kuwa walinzi wa misitu hiyo na sitarajii uhalifu huo kuendelea,” alisema Tarimo

Aliwataka wananchi wa wilaya hiyo hasa wale wa vijijini kusaidia Serikali katika kutoa taarifa juu ya waharifu hao wa misitu ili kuweza kuwadhibiti kwa madai kuwa endapo misitu hiyo itakwisha madhara yatawakumba wao.

Naye Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Madiwani wa Halmashauri ya Chunya, Bosco Mwanginde, alisema pamoja na kupitisha bajeti hiyo mapato ya ndani yakikusanywa kiuhakika kwa kuanza kuzuia wezi wa mazao ya mistu mapato yataongezeka zaidi.

Alisema kumekuwepo na tabia ya kuvuna Mbao na kupitishwa usiku hali ambayo ni wizi wa kuiibia Halmashauri mapato, ambapo aliwambia madiwani kusaidia kuinua mapato ya halmashauri kwa kuzunguka maeneo yote ambayo mazao ya misitu yanavunwa ili wenye vibali vya kufanya shughuli hiyo walipe ushuru na wasio navyo wakamatwe na kuchukuliwa hatua.

Akisoma mapendekezo ya bajeti hiyo katika kikao cha baraza la madiwani, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Wilaya hiyo, Sophia Kumbuli, alisema bajeti hiyo imependekezwa kwa lengo la kuiinua wilaya hiyo.

Kumbuli alisema katika bajeti hiyo wamependekeza kutumia kiasi cha shilingi Bilioni 35.9 na kwamba matumizi ya kawaida na Mishahara watatumia shilingi Bilioni 24.4 miradi ya Maendeleo bilioni 7.8 na matumizi mengineyo Bilioni 3.6.

Alisema kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 1.1 zitakuwa kwa ajili ya maendeleo ngazi ya wilaya na vijijini, mpango wa kilimo wilaya milioni 179, program ya maji (RWSSP) kiasi cha milioni 899.9, mpango wa maendeleo ya Elimu milioni 566.3 na miradi mingineyo.

Madiwani walisema bajeti hiyo imelenga kukamilisha miradi ya barabara, maji, kilimo, mpango wa kuendeleza mfuko wa ngozi, ukarabati wa soko, ujenzi wa jengo jipya la utawala, afya, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuendeleza shughuri za wananchi.

Uganda: Kampala Quiet but Tense After President Museveni Declared Uganda Poll Winner

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Early morning voters at Pioneer Mall.By Ole Tangen Jr

In power for 30 years, President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the presidential vote in Uganda. DW's Ole Tangen Jr reports that the capital Kampala, an opposition stronghold, remains quiet but tense.

Shortly after 4 p.m. local time on Saturday in Kampala, Dr. Badru Kiggundu, the chairman of the Ugandan Electoral Commission (EC), declared President Yoweri Museveni, already in power for 30 years, the winner of the Thursday's poll - giving him an additional five-year term.

According to the Commission, Museveni won 60.8 percent of the vote and his main challenger Kizza Besigye got 35.4 percent.

The election on Thursday was marred by delays in the delivery of election materials, especially in Kampala. In addition, around five percent of the votes cast were declared invalid. The EC is yet to release the final tally of votes with regard to the exact number per polling station and district - something activists and opposition candidates have been demanding.

The main opposition candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, has rejected the results calling the elections the "most fraudulent electoral process in Uganda."

Besigye under house arrest

Besigye remains under house arrest at his home outside of Kampala after police raided his party headquarters on Friday and arrested party officials. This was his third arrest in the four days preceding the election. "I call upon all Ugandans and the international community to reject and condemn the fraud that has been committed and to expose it to the fullest extent possible," Mugisha Muntu, the FDC president, said in a statement.

International reaction

Earlier in the day, European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) observers offered their initial analysis of the election. Both bodies stated that the polls lacked the transparency and independence necessary for a true democratic election.

Eduard Kukan, chief observer for the EU Mission, told reporters in Kampala that the police actions during the run-up to the elections created a tense atmosphere in the country.

"State actors created an intimidating atmosphere for both voters and candidates," he said.

According to the State Department, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone with Museveni on election day to discuss the security situation and "to underscore that Uganda's progress depends on adherence to democratic principles in the ongoing election process."

Uganda has been a strong ally of the US in the region in recent years. Ugandan troop are on the ground in Somalia fighting Al Shabab militants. The country also receives around $750 million dollars (xx million euros) of aid from the US every year.

Ugandans react

Throughout the city, the announcement was met with shrugs. Many Ugandans had predicted the result but still turned up to vote in large numbers, feeling that it was their civic duty to vote.

"People have lost trust in the system and the government. I am just a villager and we fear that the government will raise taxes and make life harder for us Ugandans," said James Odeka, a waiter in Kampala.

The election was also marked by the government's blackout of social media sites. It is reported that over one million Ugandans downloaded virtual private networks (VPNs), apps and other tools to bypass the blackout.

Ugandans are prolific users of social media and the hashtag #UgandaDecides was trending worldwide all week as users tracked the situation in Uganda as it unfolded.

Soon after the results were released, many Ugandans were discussing the somber mood in the city on social media. One Twitter user observed that there was little celebration in the east African country following the announcement that Museveni had won. (DW)

"The silence after the announcement of the presidential election is deafening," he wrote.

8 Things Pregnancy Virgins Get Wrong Before They're Expecting

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Before the joy of motherhood has graced us with its presence, we've all been "pregnancy virgins" with little to no clue about what expecting a baby involves. All we have to go on are the stories from other women who've been there. Some of them are sweet. Others -- not so much.

Unfortunately, it's those not-so-sweet stories that stick in our heads sometimes, and we focus on those when we think of getting pregnant. Or we fixate on the little things about expecting that make us squeamish. But we shouldn't. Some aren't true. Some are exaggerated. Most of them just don't matter.

Here are eight things "pregnancy virgins" get wrong about expecting a baby.

1. You'll want to schedule a C-section -- labor sounds like hellGuilty as charged on this one -- and I continued to believe it through a lot of my first pregnancy. Many of us get so used to hearing about the horrors of childbirth that elective Cs start to sound pretty enticing. But that's simply not true. Both ways of having a baby have their benefits and drawbacks, and cesareans wind up being the reality for about a third of pregnant moms because of various conditions. But the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends always trying for a vaginal birth unless a C-section is medically necessary. You may find, like I did, that labor isn't always so bad!

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2. You'll never be the same "down there." This isn't something I gave any thought to until I started hearing other women (and men) whispering about it. Once I did, I was sort of terrified -- obsessed, even. I started doing research and delicately broaching the subject with good friends. What I found was that how delivery affects the vagina depends on genetics, size of baby and a host of other factors -- and there are exercises you can do to help. But for many women, things pretty much go back to normal in time.

3. Your belly button will pop out and it's horrifying (does it stay that way?!). Yes, this is a weird thing that happens in pregnancy when you really start to show, usually some time in the second trimester. But let's not freak out about it. It's really no big deal and it isn't permanent.

4. You'll never want to have sex -- too uncomfortable! There are times pregnant moms feel this way, sure -- especially in the first and third trimesters. I certainly did. That said, many of us are in the mood during those nine months too. It's different for everyone, and it's okay if it fluctuates.

5. You'll want to have sex all the time -- it's the hormones! I've heard of expectant women feeling this way, and I'm insanely jealous. But it's mostly the stuff of movies. The reality for a lot of us is that we have those times when we're all about sex and other times when we're totally not. Just check with your doctor if you have any questions about sex during pregnancy.

6. You'll cry at everything. This is another cliche we see a lot on TV, and it does happen to some pregnant moms. In my case, I got a little more weepy during pregnancy because of the extra hormones and emotions swirling around, but it wasn't dramatically different from how I usually am. If you're crying constantly, make sure to talk to your OB to make sure everything is okay.

7. Your water will break in public as the first sign of labor -- embarrassing! Despite what we see and hear about how labor starts with your water breaking, this is only true for a relatively small percentage of women. For the rest of us (me included), contractions start first and then the water breaks -- or is broken by doctors or midwives -- later. If it does break when you're out and about, it probably won't be this huge gush -- more like a steady trickle. Chances are, people won't judge you, either, because it will be pretty obvious what's happening. Just be sure you chat with your doctor about what to do if that does happen first.

Boris Johnson joins campaign to leave EU

London’s mayor announces he will campaign for Brexit – but is not prepared to debate the issue with other Conservatives on TV

Nicholas Watt Chief political correspondent

Sunday 21 February 2016 21.21 GMTLast modified on Monday 22 February 201607.34 GMT

David Cameron takes his battle to keep Britain in the EU to MPs on Monday after hitting the most serious political obstacle yet when Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that “after a huge amount of heartache” he is to back the leave campaign.

The prime minister will publish a white paper on his EU reform plans before making a statement to MPs on last week’s European council.

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In a sign of a near collapse in relations between the pair, the London mayor texted Cameron at 4.40pm to tell him of his plans minutes before explaining his “agonisingly difficult” decision on his north London doorstep.

Johnson told a scrum of reporters and cameramen outside his Islington home: “I will be advocating vote leave – or whatever the team is called, I understand there are a lot of them – because I want a better deal for the people of this country, to save them money and to take control. That is really what this is all about.”

The intervention by the London mayor, which he had promised last week would amount to a “deafening éclat”, marks a severe blow to the remain campaign and will transform the fortunes of the leave campaign. It is also a personal humiliation for the prime minister who had urged Johnson hours earlier to avoid “linking arms” with Nigel Farage and George Galloway in backing a British exit from the EU. In an email on Saturday morning Johnson had warned Cameron that he was likely to back the leave side but he received no reply.

Johnson, who has faced criticism that he made his decision in a way calculated to guarantee his best chances in the next Tory leadership contest, tried to make clear that he was acting out of conviction. In his statement outside his home, the London mayor praised the prime minister for doing “fantastically well” in his EU negotiations.

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“I think everybody should pay tribute to David Cameron for what he pulled off in a very short space of time,” Johnson said. But he then added that the prime minister had failed in his main goal to reform the EU. “I don’t think anybody could realistically claim that this is fundamental reform of the EU or of Britain’s relationships with the EU.”

Johnson added: “I would like to see a new relationship based more on trade, on cooperation, with much less of this supranational element. So that is where I’m coming from and that is why I have decided, after a huge amount of heartache, because the last thing I wanted was to go against David Cameron or the government, I don’t think there is anything else I can do.”

Following Johnson’s announcement there were early signs that it could be a volatile day for sterling before the opening of the Asian markets.

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Downing Street has been irritated by Johnson who has, in their eyes, dithered in making up his mind over the last year. Over the summer he flirted with the idea, promoted by the vote leave campaign director Dominic Cummings, to hold two referendums to reassure undecided voters that the initial one would not mark a definitive break.

The prime minister killed off the idea of two referendums in the autumn. Johnson then called on Cameron to outline a plan to re-assert the sovereignty of parliament. The prime minister is due to announce his sovereignty plan despite the mayor’s announcement.

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Senior Tories contrasted the way Johnson dragged out his announcement with the clear way in which Michael Gove announced he would campaign to leave the EU. Downing Street realised the die was cast around thee time Johnson invited Gove and his wife Sarah Vine for dinner on Tuesday of last week.

The decision by Johnson will come as a severe blow to the pro-EU campaign, which will be disappointed not to have won over one of the most popular politicians in Britain. A YouGov/Prospect survey last October found that the pro-EU majority would see its support increase from three points to 18 – a 15% bounce – if Johnson and Cameron both campaigned to remain.

The vote leave campaign was delirious at Sunday’s announcement. It will have a simple answer to criticisms that they are only supported by politicians on the fringes of the main parties. Vote leave tweeted a new version of Johnson’s London mayoral campaign cartoon of him with the simple message: “Welcome aboard, @BorisJohnson! #VoteLeave.”

Downing Street issued a low-key response. A No 10 spokesman said: “Our message to everyone is we want Britain to have the best of both worlds: all the advantages of the jobs and investment that come with being in the EU, without the downsides of being in the euro and open borders.”

But the Britain stronger in Europe group showed its concern by wheeling out Lord Heseltine, the former Tory deputy prime minister who was Johnson’s immediate predecessor as MP for Henley during his first stint in parliament. Heseltine said: “Given that Boris has spent so long agonising over this decision, his decision is illogical. If it takes you this long to make up your mind about something so fundamental and you still have questions, then surely the right option is to stay with what you know rather than risk our economy and security with a leap in the dark.”

In his statement Johnson addressed claims that he is being an opportunist to boost his Tory leadership credentials. “The big battalions of the argument are unquestionably ranged against people like me. We are portrayed as crazy, cracked and all the rest of it,” Johnson said.

“I don’t mind. I happen to think that I am right. It is a very, very difficult case to make. I have thought an awful lot about it. I have thought about it for many years.”

In his weekly Daily Telegraph column, Johnson moves to address a potential weakness for the Leave campaign by saying that it is not xenophobic to want to leave the EU. He writes: “I am a European. I lived many years in Brussels. I rather love the old place. And so I resent the way we continually confuse Europe – the home of the greatest and richest culture in the world, to which Britain is and will be an eternal contributor – with the political project of the European Union. It is therefore vital to stress that there is nothing necessarily anti-European or xenophobic in wanting to vote Leave on 23 June.”

London’s mayor is likely to have heeded the advice of one of the six cabinet ministers campaigning for a leave vote that the next Tory leader will have campaigned to leave the EU. Johnson will have calculated that campaigning to leave and losing is survivable given that the Tory grassroots are overwhelmingly eurosceptic. Campaigning to stay in and losing could have been fatal.

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The prime minister may think twice about offering Johnson a major cabinet post if he wins the referendum. Cameron sought to increase the pressure on Johnson by warning that a vote to leave represented a “leap into the dark” and would involve sharing platforms with unsavoury, at least for Tories, politicians.

In an interview on BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show the prime minister said: “The prospect of linking arms with Nigel Farage and George Galloway and taking a leap into the dark is the wrong step for our country.”

The prime minister sought to pre-empt an attack from the London mayor if he backed a UK exit by saying the only way to guarantee UK sovereignty is by leaving the EU. Cameron said: “You have an illusion of sovereignty [by leaving the EU] but you don’t have power, you don’t have control.”

Johnson responded by saying he would not be taking part in “loads of bloomin’ TV debates against other members of my party” and would not be sharing any platforms with Galloway. The London mayor said Cameron should remain if he loses the referendum. “Whatever happens, and I have said this to the prime minister, he has got to stay.”

The pro-EU Britain stronger in Europe group released a lengthy dossier showing that, while he is eurosceptic, Johnson has always supported UK membership of the EU.

TAZAMA DARAJA LA WATEMBEA KWA MIGUU LA FURAHISHA JIJINI MWANZA, LITAKAVYOKUWA BAADA YA KUKAMILIKA

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“WATANZANIA WAZINGATIE SHERIA ZA MTANDAO, KIFUNGO NI MIAKA 30 AU ZAIDI” – KITWANGA

Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, Mhe. Charles Kitwanga (pichani) amewataka Watanzania kuzingatia sheria za mtandao ambazo zilitungwa mwaka jana kufuatia kuonekana kuwepo kwa baadhi ya watumiaji ambao wamekuwa hawafati sheria.

Mhe. Kitwanga alisema wanaotumia mtandao wanawajibu wa kutumia mtandao kwa matumizi ambayo hayatavunja sheria na ambao watakuwa wakikiuka sheria hiyo serikali haitawavumilia na watawachukulia hatua za kisheria.

Msemaji wa Jeshi la Polisi Advera John Bulimba.

“Adhabu ya kuvunja sheria hii ya makosa ya mtandao ni mbaya sana na ninataka kuwambia Watanzania wazingatie sheria za mtandao … kifungo ni miaka 30 au hata zaidi,” alisema Kitwanga.

Aidha aliwataka ambao wamekuwa wakitukanwa katika mitandao ya kijamii wapeleke malalamiko Polisi na serikali imejipanga kuwachukulia hatua watumiaji ambao wamekuwa hawafati sheria za mtandao.

Kwa upande wa Jeshi la Polisi kupitia kwa msemaji wa jeshi hilo, Advera Bulimba alisema kuwa jeshi hilo limekuwa likiwachukulia hatua watumiaji wote wa mitandao ambao wamekuwa wakikutwa na hatia ya kufanya matumizi mabaya.

Alisema tangu imetungwa sheria hiyo wameshafungwa baadhi ya watumiaji na kesi saba zikiwa mahakamani na bado wanaendelea kufatilia watumiaji wengine ili wawachukulie hatua.

“Polisi tunaendelea kuwachukulia hatua watumiaji ambao wanakuwa na makosa na kwasasa kuna kesi saba zipo mahakamani … tangu sheria imetungwa kesi tunazopokea zinazohusu mitandao zimepungua kutoka 25 hadi 30 kwa siku ila siku hizi zinakuwa 10 au chini ya hapo,” alisema Bulinda.

Nae mmoja wa watumiaji wa mtandao, Grace Mwanga aliwashauri Watanzania wenzake kudumisha maadili ya kitanzania na kuifanya mitandao kama njia ya mawasiliano kama jinsi lilivyo kusudiwa na waanzilishi wa mitandao hiyo.

“Watanzania tudumishe maadili yetu ya zamani, mitandao isitufanye tusahau asili yetu … tutumie mitandao kuwasiliana na hata kufanya matangazo ya biashara zetu,” alisema Grace.

MUNGY AWATAKA WATANZANIA KUZINGATIA MASHARTI NA KANUNI ZA MITANDAO (AUDIO + VIDEO)

Mkuu wa Mawasiliano wa Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania (TCRA), Innocent Mungy.

Ili kuhakikisha kunapungua kwa makosa ya uvunjifu wa sheria ya mtandao, Mkuu wa Mawasiliano wa Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano nchini (TCRA), Innocent Mungy amewataka watumiaji wa mitandao kuzingatia kanuni na masharti ya mitandao.

Mungy aliyasema hayo katika mahojiano maalumu na Mo Blog na kueleza kuwa moja ya sababu zinazopelekea watumiaji wa mitandao kufanya makosa ni kutokusoma masharti na kanuni za mitandao wanaoingia wakati wanapojisajili.

“Wengine hawaelewi maana ya mitandao ya kijamii lakini kabla ya kuingia wanatakiwa kusoma masharti na vigezo wakati wanajisajili kuingiza kwenye mitandao hiyo,” alisema Mungy.

Alisema makosa ya mitandao yalianza kujitokeza zaidi mwaka 2012 katika mitandao ya Facebook na Instagram na yaliongezeka zaidi baada ya kukua kwa mtandao wa Whatsapp na kuwataja waathirika wakubwa kuwa vijana na zaidi wa kike kati ya miaka 18 hadi 24.

Mungy alieleza kuwa ili kupambana na makosa ya mtandao Watanzania wanatakiwa kubadilika na kutumia mitandao vizuri na kabla hawajaweka picha au kuandika maneno wahakikishe wanachokiweka mtandaoni hakina makosa.

Aliongeza kuwa sheria zipo na watumiaji ambao wamekuwa wakivunja sheria wamekuwa wakifungwa, wengine wakitozwa faini na wengine bado wanafatiliwa na Jeshi la Polisi ili kuwatia hatiani kwa makosa ya kuvunja sheria ya makosa ya mtandaoni.

“Watanzania wanatakiwa kufuata sheria kabla ya kuweka picha mtandaoni wanatakiwa kufikiria kwanza je kama nikiweka itakuwaje maana mtandaoni kila mtu anaona na hiyo taarifa itadumu milele,” alisema Mungy.

Pia alizungumzia tukio lililotokea mtandaoni linalomhusu Miss Tanzania 1999, Hoyce Temu la kuandikwa vibaya na Mungy kueleza kuwa walipokea taarifa za Hoyce na tayari wameshalikabidhi kwa Jeshi la Polisi na hatua zaidi zinaendelea kuchukuliwa na Polisi ili kuishughulikia kesi hiyo.

Mungy alimaliza kwa kuwataka Watanzania kutumia mawasiliano kama njia ya kuleta maendeleo na sio kuvunja sheria ambayo serikali imeitunga kwa ajili ya kudhibiti makosa ya mtandaoni lakini pia kuutaja mtandao wa Mo Blog kama moja ya mtandao ambao umekuwa mstari wa mbele kukemea matumizi mabaya ya mtandao.