Waziri nchi ofisi ya Rais Tawala za mikoa na serikali za mtaa,George Simbachawane
NA KAROLI VINSENT
SIKU moja kupita baada ya Rais John Magufuli kuwaagiza wakuu wa mikoa wapya kuwakamata vijana wote ambao wanacheza (poolTable) nyakati za asubuhi,kwa madai kuwa wajiingize kwenye shughuli za ufanyaji kazi,
Naye,Waziri nchi ofisi ya Rais Tawala za mikoa na serikali za mtaa,George Simbachawane amemtaka mkuu wa mkoa wa Dar es Salaam Paul Makonda kuhakikisha anawaaondoa wapiga “debe” wote kwenye vituo vya mabasi kwa madai kuwa wanafanya vitendo vya kiharifu.
Waziri Simbachawene ametoa agizo hilo leo Jijini Dar es Salaam,wakati wa semina kwa wakuu wa mikoa wote nchini ambao waliapishwa jana na Rais Magufuli,
Ambapo alitumia nafasi hiyo kwa kusema kazi ya kupiga debe sio rasmi na aina kipato kitachoweza kumkwamua kijana kuondokana na tatizo la umasikini,
“Yaani hata hapa Dar es salaam namuomba mkuu wa mkoa ahakikishe anawondoa hawa wapiga debe kwenye vituo vya mabasi kwani wamekuwa wakichangia kutokea kwa uharifu,kipato cha mpiga debe kwa siku hakiwezi kumkwamua kimaisha sana sana wanatumia nafasi hiyo kufanya uharifu wanatakiwa kuondolewa haraka waende kwenye kazi hata za kilimo”amesema Simbachawene.
Hata Hivyo Waziri Simbachane ametumia nafasi hiyo kuwataka wakuu wa mikoa kufanya kazi kwa ufasaha na kuwatumikia wananchi ikiwemo kutekeleza ilani ya chama cha Mapinduzi CCM.
Mtakumbuka kwamba mnamo tarehe 13 Oktoba 2015, nilitangaza kuihama CCM na kurejesha kadi yangu ya uanachama kwenye ofisi ya CCM Kata ya Mikocheni. Nilitoa maelezo kwanini niliamua kujiondoa CCM (maelezo hayo pia niliyabandika katika ukurasa wangu wa facebook). Nilieleza kwamba CCM imepoteza mwelekeo kwa kuamua kumnyima haki ya kugombea mcha mungu Edwad Lowasa. Nikasema Edwad Lowasa ndiye chaguo la wana-CCM na ndiye chaguo la Watanzania. Nikasema nitakuwa mnafiki nikiendelea kubaki CCM huku naamini Edwad Lowasa anafaa kuwa Rais kuliko John Pombe Magufuli.
Baada ya miezi miwili ya uongozi wa Magufuli nataka niseme nilikosea sana. Nililewa mahaba ya Lowasa, nililewa ahadi ya Lowasa kunipa uwaziri wa mambo ya Nje. Niliamini mafuriko ya Lowasa ambayo yakanifanya niamini kabisa anachukua nchi. Tulikubaliana na wenzangu kwamba wiki mbili za mwisho tuihame CCM kwa wimbi kubwa ili kuitikisa na kuitoa madarakani. Lakini baadhi wakaogopa na hadi sasa wengine wamebaki CCM na wana vyeo.
Leo natangaza kurudi CCM kwasababu nimeona kazi nzuri ya Magufuli. Nimefanya kosa kubwa katika siasa ambalo nawasihi vijana kwenye siasa wasifanye. Nilihama kwa kwasababu ya mtu (Lowassa). Nimerudi kwasababu ya mtu (Magufuli). Nataka niwaahidi kwamba CCM ikiweka mtu hovyo baada ya Magufuli, sitahama. Usemi wa CCM kwamba Chama Kwanza, Mtu Baadaye sasa ndio nauona maana yake. Niliwalaumu CCM kwa kumuacha Lowassa lakini sikujua kwamba CCM ina uwezo wa miujiza wa kuibua jembe bora linaloitwa Magufuli.
Naomba mnisamehe kwa kulifanya jambo langu la kujitoa CCM na kurudi CCM kuwa jambo la kitaifa ukizingatia kwamba sikuwa na nafasi yoyote ya uongozi wa CCM wakati nahama na pia sijawahi kuwa hata Mjumbe wa NEC ya CCM na nilikuwa nje ya ulingo wa siasa za CCM kwa miaka 20. Niliamua kulifanya jambo kubwa ili kumsaidia Lowassa. Na sasa nimeamua kulifanya jambo kubwa ili Magufuli ajue sasa niko naye kwasababu sitaki shughuli zangu na za washirika wangu zikwamishwe na Serikali kwasababu tu huko nyuma niliamua kumsaidia swahiba wangu.
Naomba radhi kwa familia ya baba wa taifa Mwalimu Nyerere kwa kuitumia kisiasa siku aliyokufa (tar 14 Octoba) na kutumia msiba wake kutoa kauli za kisiasa zidi ya chama chake alichokiunda na ambacho hadi anakufa alikuwa mwanachama.
Wananchi wote tumuombee Magufuli na tumsaidie kwani tumepata nyerere mpya.
Waziri wa Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto, Mhe. Ummy Ally Mwalimu ( Mb) ametoa hutuba kwa niaba ya Kundi la Nchi za Afrika wakati wa ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa 60 wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Hali ya Wanawake ( CSW). Mkutano huu wa wiki mbili unawakusanya wawakilishi kutoka serikali mbalimbali duniani na Asasi za Kiraia ambapo hujadiliana na kubalishana uzoefu na kuelimishana kuhusu hatua mbalimbali ambazo serikali zao zinachukua katika kuboresha maisha ya mwanamke na mtoto wa kike.
Wakati mamia ya wanawake kutoka serikalini na Asasi za Kiraia wakiwa wanakutana hapa Umoja wa Mataifa kwa mkutano wao unaojadili hali yao katika maeneo mbalimbali. Mamia mengine ya wanawake hususani wale wa Afrika wanaendelea kukumbana na changamoto lukuki zinazowarudisha nyuma kimaendeleo.
Ni wanawake hao wanaoishi katika nchi zenye migogoro, vita visivyokwisha, wenye kukabiliwa na uhaba na ukosefu mkubwa wa chakula, maji safi na salama, matatizo yatokanayo na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi, ndio ambao Waziri wa Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Wazee, Jinsia na Watoto, Mhe. Ummy Ally Mwalimu(Mb) ameitaka jumuiya ya kimataifa kuongeza kasi ya ushirikiano ili malengo mapya ya maendeleo endelevu (Agenda 2030) yaweze kuwafikia.
Waziri Mwalimu ametoa wito huo jana jumatatu, wakati alipotoa hutuba kwa niaba ya nchi za Afrika katika siku ya kwanza ya Mkutano wa 60 wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Hali ya wanawake (CSW) ambao umeanza hapa Makao Makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa.
Waziri wa Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto, Mhe. Ummy Ally Mwalimu akitoa hotuba katika Mkutano wa 60 wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Hali ya Wanawake ( CSW).
Changamoto hizo pamoja na nyinginezo nyingi zikiwamo kutopata fursa ya huduma za afya ya uzazi salama, elimu na usawa wa kijinsia zinamfanya mwanamke wa Afrika ashindwe kushindana na wanawake wenzie hususani wale walioko katika mataifa yaliyoendelea.
Waziri Mwalimu ambaye anaongoza ujumbe wa Tanzania katika Mkutano huu wa wiki mbili, alitoa hotuba hiyo kwa niaba ya nchi za Afrika kutokana na kwamba Tanzania kupitia Uwakilishi wake wa Kudumu wa Tanzania katika Umoja wa Mataifa ni Mwenyekiti wa Kundi la Nchi za Afrika kwa mwezi huu wa March.
Amewaeleza washiriki wa mkutano huo waliofurika katika Ukumbi Mkuu wa Mikutano wa Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa, kwamba ingawa pamekuwapo na makubaliano na mapendekezo mengi kuanzia yale yaliyofikiwa huko Beijing, bado mwanamke anayeishi katika nchi zenye migogoro na vita barani Afrika ataendelea kuachwa nyuma na hivyo kukosa fursa ya kushinda na wenzie.
“ Ingawa vita, ukame wa kutisha, ukosefu wa chakula, ukosefu wa maji safi, ukichanganya na ukosefu wa fursa za kiuchumi, kijamii na kisiasa ni matatizo yanayowakabili watu maskini lakini mwanamke ndiye anayeathirika zaidi,” alieleza Waziri Mwalimu.
Na kuongeza kwamba Afrika inaendelea kutilia mkazo hoja ya kuwashirikisha wanawake katika majadiliano na utoaji wa maamuzi katika masuala yanayowagusa yakiwamo masuala yanayohusu mabadiliano ya tabia nchi na usuluhishi wa migogoro.
Alieleza kwamba, nchi zinazoendelea na zilizoendelea zinapashwa kuongeza kasi ya ushirikiano na ubia baina yao ili kufanikisha utekelezaji wa Agenda 2030), Makubaliano juu Mabadiliko ya Tabia nchi yaliyofikiwa huko Paris Ufaransa mwaka jana na makubaliano yaliyofikiwa na waafrika wenye kupitia Ajenda 2063 , ili katika umoja wake dunia basi iweze kumwondoa mwanamke na jamii nzima kutoka hapa ilipo na kufikia hali bora zaidi ya maisha.
Kama hiyo haitoshi Waziri alisema, Afrika inaamini pia katika uwezeshwaji wa Sekta binafsi, kupanua wigo wa ujasiliamali kama njia mojawapo ya kukuza uchumi endelevu , usawa wa kijamii, usawa wa jinsia, ulinzi wa mazingira na uwezeshaji wa mwanamke.
Mada kuu ya Mkutano wa 60 wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Hali ya Wanawake, ni “Uwezeshaji wa Wanawake na uhusiano wake na Ajenda 2030.
Awali akizungumza mwanzoni mwa mkutano huu Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa, Ban Ki Moon amasema tangu alipoingia madarakani mwaka 2006 amejjitadi kuongeza nafasi za viongozi wanawake katika Idara za Sekretarieti ya Umoja wa Mataifa.
Waziri wa Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto, Mhe. Ummy Ally Mwalimu akiwa katika Mkutano wa 60 wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Hali ya Wanawake ( CSW). Kushoto kwake ni Mwakilishi wa Tanzania wa Kudumu Katika Umoja wa Mataifa, Balozi Tuvako Manong.
Akitilia msisitizo hoja na haja ya kupanua wigo wa wanawake kushika nafasi katika ngazi za juu za maamumizi, Ban Ki Moon amesema, ingawa nchi nyingi zimejitahidi sana kuongeza ushiriki wa wanawake katika nafasi za juu za uongozi bado kuna Nchi Tano ambazo hazina wanawake katika Mabunge yao ili hali Nchi nyingine 7 hazina mawaziri wanawake katika serikali zao.
Naye Rais wa Baraza Kuu la 70 la Umoja wa Mataifa Bw Monges Lykketoft, akizungumza wakati wa mkutano huo, pamoja na kusisitiza umuhimu wa utekelezaji wa Agenda 2030 ambayo ameitaja kuwa ni jumuishi ameendelea kupigia chapuo la kutaka Katibu Mkuu ajaye wa Umoja wa Mataifa awe Mwanamke.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tuesday was always supposed to be one of the most important nights in the Democratic presidential primary race, but for Hillary Clinton, it was even bigger than she and her team expected.
Clinton’s victories in Ohio, Florida, Illinois and North Carolina put her firmly on course to defeat her primary rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. As the results were announced on Tuesday evening, she took the stage before a boisterous crowd of supporters here and seemed to pivot towards the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, who also won in Florida.
“We are moving closer to securing the Democratic Party nomination and winning this election in November!” Clinton declared.
Clinton came into the presidential race as the overwhelming front-runner for her party’s nomination. After faltering in the early states, she began to pull ahead, with a massive victory in South Carolina on Feb. 27. She followed that win with a string of victories on Super Tuesday, March 1. Those wins had a campaign source predicting to Yahoo News that Clinton’s delegate lead over Sanders would be “effectively insurmountable” once this evening’s votes were counted. Sanders’ team also knew this evening’s numbers would be crucial, and in early strategy sessions, they cited March 15 as a turning point, after which they would know whether or not his underdog bid was truly viable.
It looked as if Sanders might prove the Clinton campaign’s bullish prediction wrong after he won a stunning upset in Michigan on March 8, but Clinton’s victories on Tuesday helped her stop Sanders’ momentum and establish a seemingly unbeatable lead.
Though Clinton was expected to win the primaries in North Carolina and Florida on Tuesday, polls showed her potentially losing in Ohio, Arizona, Missouri and Illinois. Even if Sanders had won all of the states that were in play on Tuesday, he would still have faced an uphill battle. However, by taking Ohio and Illinois, Clinton definitively pulled ahead.
Hillary Clinton greets supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center after winning the Ohio, Florida and North Carolina primaries on Tuesday. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Though the results in Arizona, Missouri and Illinois still had not been projected at the time she spoke, Clinton pointed out that her trio of victories had allowed her campaign to “add to our delegate lead to roughly 300.”
“I’ll tell you, this is another Super Tuesday!” Clinton said.
Her lead only grew as the night wore on.
After congratulating Sanders “for the vigorous campaign he’s waging,” Clinton turned to Trump, framing the election as “one of the most consequential campaigns of our lifetimes.” She specifically criticized several key aspects of his platform, including his positions on immigration and waterboarding.
“When we hear a candidate for president call for rounding up 12 million immigrants, banning all Muslims from entering the United States, and he embraces torture, that doesn’t make him strong, it makes him wrong!” Clinton said. “We should be breaking down barriers, not building walls.”
Clinton went on to directly invoke Trump and take a shot at his campaign slogan, “Make American Great Again.”
“To be great, we can’t be small, we can’t lose what made America great in the first place,“ said Clinton, adding, “And this isn’t just about Donald Trump, all of us have to do our part.”
Sanders took the stage shortly after Clinton’s appearance in Florida and addressed more than 7,000 of his cheering supporters in a convention center in Phoenix with his usual stump speech. The 74-year-old senator mentioned raising the minimum wage, getting money out of politics, fixing free trade deals and reforming the criminal justice system, among other typical stump-speech issues.
What Sanders didn’t mention were the five states that voted in the Democratic primaries Tuesday night, and what the results meant for his viability as a candidate. This was in contrast to Sanders’ election night appearance on Super Tuesday, when he explicitly downplayed his mixed showing and reassured his supporters he would take the fight to “every” state. In contrast with most election night gatherings, there were no TVs showing primary results in Phoenix, so Sanders’ supporters were not shown Clinton’s wins racking up in the background as the evening progressed. Arizona’s Democrats vote next Tuesday, and Sanders is expected to do well in the state.
“The reason we have done as well as we have, the reason we have defied all expectations, is that we are doing something very radical in American politics: We are telling the truth!” Sanders said. No major cable network carried his speech, which coincided with Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s remarks and later, as Sanders continued speaking, with Donald Trump’s victory speech. The senator urged Arizonans to show up at the polls for him next week at the end of his address.
Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers a lengthy speech to supporters at a campaign rally in Phoenix, after losing Florida, Ohio and North Carolina to his rival in the Democratic primaries, Hillary Clinton. She later took Illinois. (Photo: Nancy Wiechec/Reuters)
Sanders’ top advisers have stressed that the senator will continue his well-funded campaign until the end of the primaries, and last week’s surprise win in Michigan appeared to breathe new life into Sanders’ bid. The vote in Missouri was too close to call, but Clinton’s strong showing in North Carolina, Florida and Ohio dim his chances of becoming the Democratic nominee. Sanders had hammered Clinton on her past support for free-trade deals, but she still pulled out a win in Ohio and Illinois.
Sanders’ top aides did not come out to speak to reporters at his event in Phoenix. However, in Florida, the Clinton campaign’s communications director Jen Palmieri took questions shortly after Clinton’s speech. Palmieri noted she had just “bid farewell to a very happy Hillary Clinton.” Palmieri also said Clinton and Sanders had not yet spoken to each other.
Palmieri spoke before results were announced in Illinois and Missouri. She acknowledged those states would be “close” and could go either way, but argued that the night still sent a decisive message.
“Sen. Sanders spent over $7 million in the last week running pretty negative ads… stepped up rhetoric attacking Hillary Clinton,” Palmieri said. “I think the results today prove that approach is rejected by the voters. They’re looking for someone who is offering solutions, particularly on the economy, not just talking about the problem.”
Palmieri also addressed the fact that several of the upcoming contests in the Democratic primary, particularly in states that hold caucuses, could favor Sanders. Still, Palmieri pointed to Clinton’s steadily increasing lead.
“Our delegate lead is very high, I would say, so we understand that there are a lot of contests… that we have yet to face, and we will face them, but… it’s going to be very hard to overtake her,” Palmieri said, adding, “And I think that the results tonight, even if there are contests that we don’t do well in, will continue to speak for themselves.“
Though Palmieri expressed confidence that Clinton will secure the nomination, she repeatedly stressed that the campaign remains “focused” on the Democratic primary rather than the general election. Multiple reporters asked if Clinton or her allies would begin pressuring Sanders to drop out. Palmieri deflected the question several times by saying it was not “up to” Clinton’s staff to make that decision.
Supporters cheer for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as results come in during an election night event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
“When she ran against President Obama in 2008, she stayed in till the end,” Palmieri said of Clinton, adding, “She said that she would never call on someone to drop out. …That’s not up to us.”
Palmieri also strenuously denied that Clinton was making a pivot to campaigning against Trump, even though the Republican frontrunner was named in her speech.
“I’m going to let the speech speak for itself, but I wouldn’t assume that those comments were directed at any particular one candidate,” Palmieri said.
Waziri wa Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto, Mhe. Ummy Ally Mwalimu akiwa katika Mkutano wa 60 wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Hali ya Wanawake ( CSW). Kushoto kwake ni Mwakilishi wa Tanzania wa Kudumu Katika Umoja wa Mataifa, Balozi Tuvako Manong.
