WASANII KUTOKA NIGERIA KUNOGESHA FAINALI YA TAMASHA LA FIESTA 2016

Msanii kutoka Nigeria, Yemi Alade (kushoto) , akisalimiana na msanii Snura Mushi alipokuwa amewasili ukumbi wa mikutano wa Kampuni ya Simu ya Tigo kuzungumza na wanahabari wakati akijitambulisha kwao Dar es Salaam leo jioni, kuhusu uwepo wake kwenye hitimisho la Tamasha la Fiesta litakalofanyika kesho viwanja vya Leaders jijini Dar es Salaam.

Mratibu wa Tamasha la Fiesta, Sebastian Maganga (kulia), akizungumza wakati wa kuwatambulisha wasanii wa hapa nchini na kutoka Nigeria ambao watatoa burudani kesho katika viwanja vya Leaders.

Msanii kutoka Nigeria, Yemi Alade (kulia) , akizungumza katika mkutano wa kujitambulisha kwa waandishi wa habari Dar es Salaam leo jioni, kuhusu uwepo wake kwenye hitimisho la Tamasha la Fiesta litakalofanyika kesho viwanja vya Leaders jijini Dar es Salaam. Kushoto ni msanii mwenzake, Tecnomile na katikati ni msanii Snura Mushi.

Msanii Tecnomile (kulia), akizungumza kwenye mkutano huo. Kushoto ni Meneja Huduma wa Masoko wa Tigo, Olivier Prentout.

Mkutano na wanahabari ukiendelea.

Waandishi wa habari wakichukua taarifa hiyo.

Picha zikipigwa na msanii Tecnomile.

Na Dotto Mwaibale

WASANII Yemi Alade na Tecnomile kutoka Nigeria kesho watapanda jukwaani na washindi 16 washindano la Tigo Fiesta Super Nyota katika fainali ya Tamasha la Fiesta 2016 lililofanyika viwanja vya Leaders jijini Dar es Salaam.

Wasanii hao wanatarajiwa kutoa burudani na nguvu katika viwanja hivyo itakayokwenda sanjari na kumpata mshindi wa tamasha hilo kwa mwaka 2016.

Akizungumza katika mkutano wa kujitambulisha kwa wanahabari msanii Tecnomile alisema Tanzania kwake ni kama nyumbani na Diamond na Vanesa ni washikaji zake hivyo atatoa burudani kali ili washikaji wakumbuke ujio wake.

Kwa upande wake msanii Yemi ameshukuru mapokezi makubwa yaliyofanywa dhidi yao na kuwa anaipenda Tanzania na anajisikia yupo nyumbani na pia anakipenda Kiswahili.

Yemi alitumia fursa hiyo kuwaomba wananchi hasa wapenzi wa muziki kufika kwa wingi katika viwanja hivyo kupata burudani la kukata na shoka.

Wasanii wa hapa nyumbani ambao ni washindi Super Nyota 16 watakaopanda jukwaani kumsaka bingwa wa Tamasha la 

Fiesta 2016 ni Nchama Anton a.k.aNchama, Raphael Charles 

Manengoa.k.a Manengo kutoka (Mwanza), Ibrahim Jumaa.k.a Mpanduji(Shinyanga) , Obed Moses a.k.a O strings (Muleba),

Salum Asmana.k.a Alinacha ( Kahama), Gasper Festoa.k.a YOW (Tabora) Alex Joseph .a.k.a TIZO ( Singida), Godfrey Andrew Mhojaa.k.a NEXUS( Dodoma) Hamad Hussein a.k.a Med Botion (Morogoro) Cyril Henry Isidora.k.a So Real(Tanga) Wilson Pascal a.k.a Willy Desmiller( Mtwara ) Charles Marikia.k.aGerere (Moshi) Mohammedy Amiry a.k.a Croozy (Arusha), AminaChibabaa Ammy Chiba (Mbeya) 

Leonard John Haulea.k.asauti classic (Sumbawanga).

Tamasha la Tigo Fiesta 2016 limekuwa likiendeshwa kwa ubia baina Kampuni ya Prime Time Promotions na Tigo Tanzania huku Tigo ikiwa ndio mdhamini mkuu.

NECTA HAS TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EXAMS FOR ILL AND BEREAVED STUDENTS

 Iringa: THE National Form Four Examinations which kicked off on November 2nd this year are progressing well, but some education stakeholders advised the government through National Educational Council of Tanzania (NECTA) to provide ‘special exams’ for candidates who are ill, injured or bereaved.

According to one education practitioner, who is also community development and project management personnel, Creptone Madunda, stress of compressing months of hard work into couple of hours takes its toll on body and mind.

He told the Guardian on Sunday yesterday that during the summer exam season, thousands of students have to sit papers in discomfort or in extreme cases, miss them altogether.

“For instance, someone has bad fever or maybe they have broken their arms, so they cannot write properly…,” Madunda expressed.

He urged the government through NECTA which oversees O-level and A-level exams to allow ‘special arrangement’ for those suffering ‘temperately disabilities’, illness and dispositions to sit for exams. 

He said the recommends that affected candidates must reach the school/education officers as soon as possible so that in turn can contact exams board straight away.

“It may be possible to take students’ condition into account when their papers are marked,” he pointed out.

In the current situation candidates are forced to do their exams while on hospital beds with drips and surrounded by police and invigilators.

He said the government should come up with new idea of handling the exams for candidates who are ill and have family problems before the exams approaching.

He said the must be a report from ward education coordinator and district education officers to examination council of Tanzania (NECTA) and ministry of education.

He said they must be good coordination between the ward education officers, district education officers, students and NECTA.

A lot of People with Albinism in Iringa have no access to Sunscreen

Wanafunzi wa Shule ya wasichana ya Iringa wakionesha namna ya kutumia mafuta aina ya lotion ya ngozi (Sunscreen) inayotumiwa na watu wenye albinism (PWA) wakati wa Kliniki ya  PWA inayofanyika kila baada ya robo mwaka katika Hospitali ya Rufaa mkoani Iringa jana. (Picha na Friday Simbaya)

Ofisa Muuguzi Msaidizi wa Hospitali ya Mkoa wa Iringa, Pendo Kilezi akionesha namna ya kutumia mafuta aina ya lotion ya ngozi (Sunscreen) inayotumiwa na watu wenye albinism (PWA) wakuwa kwa wadogo katika Kliniki ya PWA inayofanyika kila baada ya robo mwaka katika Hospitali ya Rufaa mkoani Iringa jana. (Picha na Friday Simbaya)

Daktari wa Magonjwa ya Ngozi na Via vya Uzazi, Dr. Pilly Shing'oma akionesha mafuta aina ya lotion (Sunscreen) inayotumiwa na watu wenye albinism (PWA) wakuwa kwa wadogo katika Kliniki ya PWA inayofanyika kila baada ya robo mwaka katika Hospitali ya Rufaa mkoani Iringa jana. (Picha na Friday Simbaya)

IRINGA: THE Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) Regional Secretary for Iringa Region, Leo Sambala (pictured above) said his region has no record of brutal killings of People with Albinism (PWA), the Guardian has learnt yesterday.

He said that although the albino community in Iringa Region enjoy the harmony and peace but his members of the community face the challenge of access to solar lotions (sunscreen) which help them to protect against the sun’ ultraviolet radiation. 

Sambala said region has a total number of 378 People with Albinism (PWA) but there very few people (about 120) can receive local made Kilimanjaro Sunscreen Lotion, which acts as melanin guards them against the sun’s radiation, and they also lack of wide brimmed hats and sunglasses. 

This was came to light on Thursday during the two-day clinic for People with Albinism (PWA) held at Iringa Region Referral Hospital were among other things the solar lotions were distributed to the PWAs.

He said also that albino population in Iringa was facing the challenge of discrimination and stigma from the members of the community due to lack of education about albinism.

Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) is a national non-profit organization established in 1978 by albinos. TAS is helping to protect and empower people with Albinism in Tanzania.

On her part, Dr. Pilly Shing'oma who is specialist of dermatology and sexually transmitted infections (dermatovenereology) at Iringa Referral Hospital said there are a good number of people with albinism in the region but very few of them were reached by project of solar lotion supply.

She said the hospital in collaboration with the Kilimanaro Christians Medical Center (KCMC) in Moshi through UNICEF they conduct a quarterly PWA Clinic for two days were they are given education and supply them with Kilimanjaro Sunscreen lotion (Kilisun), which a solar lotion is protecting them (albinos) from direct sunrays.

Dr. Shing’oma said people with albinism across regions of Tanzania are receiving regular supplies of sunscreen through Kilimanjaro Sunscreen Production Unit (KSPU).

She stated that people with albinism lack Melanin which is a photo-protective pigment in the skin, eyes and hair. 

“Melanin guards against the sun’s ultraviolet radiation (UVA and UBV), which is especially aggressive in tropical countries like Tanzania. The more melanin a person can produce, the darker their skin, the greater their protection against sun damage, and the lower their risk of developing skin cancer,” she said. 

She said that due to genetic factors, people with albinism partially or totally lack the capacity to produce melanin. 

This explains their pale appearance, and their unique vulnerability to sun damage: only 2% of persons with albinism in Tanzania survive skin cancer to reach the age of 40. 

This crisis is completely preventable. With adequate sunscreen, wide-brimmed hats, long-sleeved clothing, sun protection education and regular medical check-ups, no person with albinism has to die of skin cancer.

Sunscreen provision is alarmingly poor across Africa. Sunscreens are not widely available, and are usually donated from abroad. 

The first of its kind, the Kilimanjaro Sunscreen Production Unit (KSPU) was established to produce and distribute locally made sunscreens specifically designed for people with albinism across Tanzania. 

Kilimanjaro Sunscreen, or ‘Kilisun’, is a water-in-oil emulsion with a sun protection factor of 30+ (High SPF). When applied, Kilisun acts like melanin, protecting people with albinism from the harmful rays of the sun.