Watakaouza ardhi kwa wageni kushitakiwa
Serikali itawashitaki wananchi watakaouza ardhi kwa wageni sanjari na wataonunua, na itaichukua ardhi hiyo.
Waziri wa Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi, John Chiligati amesema leo bungeni mjini Dodoma kuwa, kuuza ardhi kwa raia wa kigeni ni kuvunja sheria hivyo anayeuza na anayenunua wanatenda kosa.
Waziri Chiligati amewaeleza wabunge katika kikao cha nane, mkutano wa 16 wa Bunge kuwa, ardhi ni mali ya umma chini ya Rais wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.
“Sheria imesema, raia wa nje hawezi kumiliki ardhi hapa Tanzania isipokuwa mwekezaji” amesema Chiligati.
Amesema, kila Mtanzania ana haki ya kumiliki ardhi bila kubaguliwa, lakini wageni wanaoruhusiwa kufanya hivyo ni wawekezaji tu wenye vibali kutoka Kituo cha Uwekezaji Tanzania (TIC) na kwa kuzingatia Sheria ya Uwekezaji namba 26 ya mwaka 1997.
Chiligati amesema, Mtanzania anayeishi mjini ana haki ya kumilikishwa ardhi aitumie kwa miaka 33, 66 hadi 99, na kwamba vijijini haki ya kuitumi ardhi haina ukomo.
Wakati akijibu swali la Mbunge wa Kongwa, Job Ndugai, Chiligati alisema, katika bajeti ya Wizara hiyo kwa mwaka wa fedha 2009/2010 Serikali imetenga fedha za kupima mipaka ya vijiji vyote nchini ikiwa ni sehemu ya mchakato wa kuwamilisha wananchi ardhi.
Amesema, baada ya mashamba ya wananchi kupimwa, wao wataamua namna ya kuyatumia.
Wakati akijibu swali la Mbunge wa Bariadi Magharibi, John Cheyo, Chiligati alisema, maeneo yanayomilikiwa kimila mkoani Kilimanjaro maarufu kwa jina la vihamba pia yatapimwa ili yapate hati miliki.
Amesema, zitatolewa hati kwa kihamba kimoja kimoja, na kama kuna vihamba vingi vinavyomilikiwa na ukoo, itatolewa hati moja kwa vihamba hivyo na atakabidhiwa mkuu wa ukoo husika.
“Sheria zetu za ardhi haziruhusu wageni kumilikishwa ardhi”amesema Chiligati wakati akijibu swali la Mbunge wa Gando, Khalifa Suleiman Khalifa.
Kwa mujibu wa Waziri Chiligati, hadi sasa jumla ya wageni 20 wamemilikishwa jumla ya hekta 69,128 kwa ajili ya uwekezaji kwenye kilimo, Viwanda na hoteli.
Amesema, wageni 15 kati ya hao wamemilikishwa ardhi kati ya mwaka 2005 na mwaka jana, na kwamba Serikali imepata sh milioni 711.2 kupitia vyanzo mbalimbali vya taratibu za kuwamilikisha ikiwamokodi ya pango la ardhi na hati.
“Baada ya mwaka 2001 kama kuna mgeni ameuziwa ardhi chini ya utaratibu huu ni kinyume cha sheria” amesema Chiligati.
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Thursday 18 June 2009
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (usually shortened to just Wembley) is located in the Borough of Brent in North West London, England. Primarily a football venue, Wembley is owned by The Football Association (The FA) via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited, and hosts England's home international football matches and the main English domestic cup finals. The Stadium is also used for music concerts and other sporting events. Wembley will host the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final.
The most expensive stadium ever built, Wembley's 90,000 capacity makes it the second largest stadium in Europe, and is the largest in the world with every seat under cover. Immediately following its opening, it was often referred to as the "new Wembley Stadium" to distinguish it from the original stadium.
The previous Wembley Stadium (originally known as the British Empire Exhibition Stadium or Empire Stadium) was one of the world's most famous football stadiums, being England's national stadium for football, and because of the geographical origins of the game was often referred to as "The Home of Football". It hosted the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) final a record five times, and is one of seventeen stadiums to have held a FIFA World Cup final. Though the original structure was closed in 1999, it was not demolished until 2003, after which construction began on the new stadium, originally intended to open in 2006. This was later delayed until early 2007. The final completion date of the stadium was 9 March 2007, when the keys to the stadium were handed over to the FA.
Building
Wembley was designed by architects Populous (formerly HOK Sport) and Foster and Partners with engineers Mott MacDonald, built by Australian company Brookfield Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is the most expensive stadium ever built at a cost of £798 million (roughly US$1.57 billion) and has the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world.
Construction of the new Wembley, looking east, taken January 2006The all-seater stadium is based around a bowl design with a capacity of 90,000, protected from the elements by a sliding roof that does not completely enclose it. It can also be adapted as an athletic stadium by erecting a temporary platform over the lowest tier of seating[citation needed]. The stadium's signature feature is a circular section lattice arch of 7 m (23 ft) internal diameter with a 315 m (1,033 ft) span, erected some 22° off true, and rising to 140 m (459 ft) tall. It supports all the weight of the north roof and 60% of the weight of the retractable roof on the southern side. The archway is the world's longest unsupported roof structure. Instead of the 39 steps climbed, in the original stadium, to enter the Royal Box and collect a trophy, there are now 107.
A "platform system" has been designed to convert the stadium for athletics use, but its use would decrease the stadium's capacity to approximately 60,000. No athletics events have taken place at the stadium, and none are scheduled.
The stadium is linked to Wembley Park Station on the London Underground via Olympic Way, and Wembley Central via the White Horse Bridge. It also has a rail link—provided by the Wembley Stadium railway station—to London Marylebone and Birmingham.
The initial plan for the reconstruction of Wembley was for demolition to begin before Christmas 2000, and for the new stadium to be completed some time during 2003, but this work was delayed by a succession of financial and legal difficulties. It was scheduled to open on 13 May 2006, with the first game being that year's FA Cup Final. However, worries were expressed as to whether the stadium would actually be completed on time.[8] The new stadium was completed and handed over to the FA on 9 March 2007, with the total cost of the project (including local transport infrastructure redevelopment and the cost of financing) estimated to be £1 billion (roughly US$1.97 billion).
The stadium in its very early stages of construction, circa August 2003
New Wembley Stadium looking south, down the new Wembley Way, January 2007In October 2005, Sports Minister Richard Caborn announced: "They say the Cup Final will be there, barring six feet of snow or something like that". However in December 2005, the builders admitted that there was a "material risk" that the stadium might not be ready in time for the Cup Final[9] and in February 2006, these worries were confirmed by the FA moving the game to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
The delays started as far back as 2003. In December 2003, the constructors of the arch, subcontractors Cleveland Bridge, warned Multiplex about rising costs and a delay on the steel job of almost a year due to design changes which Multiplex rejected. Cleveland Bridge were removed from the project and replaced by Dutch firm Hollandia with all the attendant problems of starting over. On 20 March 2006, a steel rafter in the roof of the new development fell by a foot and a half, forcing 3,000 workers to evacuate the stadium and raising further doubts over the completion date which was already behind schedule. On 23 March 2006, sewers beneath the stadium buckled due to ground movement. GMB Union leader Steve Kelly said that the problem had been caused by the pipes not being properly laid, and that the repair would take months. A spokesman for developers Multiplex said that they did not believe this would "have any impact on the completion of the stadium", which was then scheduled to be completed on 31 March 2006.
On 30 March 2006, the developers announced that Wembley Stadium would not be ready until 2007. All competitions and concerts planned were to be moved to suitable locations. On 19 June 2006 it was announced that the turf had been laid. On 19 October 2006 it was announced that the venue was now set to open in early 2007 after the dispute between The Football Association and Multiplex had finally been settled. WNSL, a subsidiary of The Football Association, is expected to pay around £36m to Multiplex, as well as the amount of the original fixed-price contract. This meant that the Wembley Stadium was ready for the 2007 FA Cup Final on 19 May 2007. The official Wembley Stadium website announced that the stadium would be open for public viewing for local residents of Brent on 3 March 2007, however the event was delayed by two weeks and instead happened on 17 March. The keys to the new Wembley stadium were finally handed over to the owners on 9 March 2007 ready to be open and used for upcoming FA Cup football matches, concerts and other events.
A short documentary of its redevelopment can be found on the Queen Live at Wembley '86 DVD. The reconstruction of the stadium is part of the wider regeneration of Wembley.
Although not completed or opened at the time, EA Sports added Wembley Stadium into the video game FIFA 07.
A statue of Bobby Moore—the captain of the England national football team when they won the 1966 Football World Cup at Wembley—was unveiled outside the stadium on Friday 11 May 2007.
Structure
Inside the stadiumThe new Wembley is the largest stadium in the world with every seat under cover.
The stadium contains 2,618 toilets, more than any other venue in the world.
The stadium has a circumference of 1 km (0.6 mi).
At its peak, there were more than 3,500 construction workers on site.
4,000 separate piles form the foundations of the new stadium, the deepest of which is 35 m (115 ft).
There are 56 km (35 miles) of heavy-duty power cables in the stadium.
90,000 m³ (120,000 cu yds) of concrete and 23,000 tonnes (25,000 short tons) of steel were used in the construction of the new stadium.
The total length of the escalators is 400 m (¼ mi).
The Wembley Arch has a diameter greater than that of a cross-channel Eurostar train.
Pitch
Inside the stadium, in the daytimeThe new pitch is 13 ft (4.0 m) lower than the previous pitch. The pitch size is 115 yards (105 m) long by 75 yards (69 m) wide, slightly narrower than the old Wembley Since the completion of the new Wembley, the pitch has come into major disrepute when it was commented on being "no good" and "not in the condition that Wembley used to be known for" by Slaven Bilić before the game between England and the team he managed, Croatia. It was confirmed when the pitch was terribly cut up during the game, which was blamed by some as the reason England did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2008 despite previous results also being blamed by others. The Football Association admitted in April 2009 after the FA Cup semi-finals that improvements are needed to the Wembley pitch after criticism of the surface by Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and David Moyes. The grass has been re-laid five times since the stadium re-opened in 2007 and will be re-laid again in the summer of 2009, ahead of the 2009 Community Shield.
Roof
Detail of the archThe new 6,350 tonne roof covers an area of over 45,000 square metres (11 acres), 4 acres (16,000 m2) of which are movable and rise to 52 m (170 ft) above the pitch. With a span of 317 m (1040 ft), the arch is the longest single span roof structure in the world and is 134 m (440 ft) above the level of the external concourse, and is designed not to cast a shadow on the pitch. Contrary to popular belief, the stadium's roof is not fully retractable, meaning it cannot cover the playing surface in inclement weather.
Tenants
The English national football team is a major user of Wembley Stadium. Given the ownership by The Football Association as of 10 March 2007, the League Cup final moved back to Wembley from Cardiff following the FA Cup final and FA Community Shield. Other showpiece football matches that were previously staged at Wembley, such as the Football League promotion play-offs and the Football League Trophy final, have returned to the stadium, as has the Football Conference play-off final. Additionally, the Rugby League Challenge Cup final returned to Wembley Stadium in 2007. The new Wembley is a significant part of the plan for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; the stadium will be the site of several games in both the men's and women's football tournaments, with the finals planned to be held there.
The Race of Champions staged their 2007 and 2008 events at the stadium. Should the NFL grant a European franchise, London and Wembley are the preferred location and venue.
Music
The stage at the Live Earth concert held at Wembley on 7 July 2007.Besides football, Wembley can be configured to hold many other events, particularly major concerts. The first concert at the new stadium was given by George Michael on 9 June 2007. Other acts to have performed at the stadium are Westlife, Muse who were the first artists to sell out Wembley, Metallica, Foo Fighters and Madonna. Coldplay, AC/DC, U2 and Oasis are due to perform in 2009.
Two large charity concerts have been held at the new Wembley stadium, the Concert for Diana, a memorial concert ten years after the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Live Earth. Bon Jovi were scheduled to be the first artists to perform at the new Wembley but the late completion of the stadium saw the concerts relocated to the National Bowl and the KC Stadium.
Past concerts
Date Artist
9 June 2007 George Michael
10 June 2007 George Michael
16 June 2007 Muse
17 June 2007 Muse
1 July 2007 Concert for Dian
7 July 2007 Live Earth
8 July 2007 Metallica
6 June 2008 Foo Fighters
7 June 2008 Foo Fighters
11 September 2008 Madonna
On 16 June 2007, Muse became the first performance to sell out the new Wembley Stadium
On 7 June 2008 The Foo Fighters played to a record crowd of 86,000 fans. They had surprise guests of John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin.
On 11 September 2008, Madonna performed to a sell-out crowd of over 74,000 fans and a gross of over $12 million USD and surpassed all previous grosses at both the old and the new Wembley Stadiums.
Firsts at the new Wembley Stadium
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Football
League Two Play-Off Final 2008The first match at the stadium was a game played behind closed doors between Multiplex and Wembley Stadium staff. The first game in front of spectators was between the Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI and the Wembley Sponsors Allstars on 17 March 2007. The Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI won 2-0 (scorers Mark Bright and Simon Jordan). The first official match involving professional players was England U21s vs Italy U21s on 24 March 2007, which finished 3-3. Official attendance was 55,700 (although all of the 60,000 tickets that were made available were sold in advance). The first player to score in a FIFA sanctioned match was Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini after 28 seconds of the same game. Pazzini went on to score twice more in the second half of the match making him the first person to score a hat-trick at Wembley Stadium since Paul Scholes for England in 1999. The first English player to score in a full-scale match was David Bentley with a free kick in the same game.
The first club game, competitive game, and cup final held at the new Wembley took place on 12 May 2007 when Kidderminster Harriers met Stevenage Borough in the FA Trophy final. Kidderminster striker James Constable was the first player to score a goal in a final at the new Wembley. Kidderminster became the first team to play at both the old and new stadium. Stevenage Borough were the first team to win a final at the new Wembley beating Kidderminster 3-2, despite trailing 2-0 at half time. The first players to play at both the old and new Wembley stadia were Steve Guppy (for Stevenage Borough) and Jeff Kenna (for Kidderminster Harriers). Ex-England international Guppy was the first player to win a final at both stadia (with Leicester City, Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage)
The first penalty save and first red card came in the Conference National playoff final between Exeter City and Morecambe. The penalty was saved by Paul Jones of Exeter City from Morecambe striker Wayne Curtis. The red card was given to Matthew Gill of Exeter for a headbutt on Craig Stanley of Morecambe.
The first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley (between Manchester United and Chelsea) was on 19 May 2007. Chelsea won 1-0 with a goal by Didier Drogba, making him the first player to score in the FA Cup final at the new Wembley. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech also became the first goalkeeper not to concede a goal in a competitive game at Wembley. Chelsea were the last winners of the cup final at the old Wembley and the first winners at the new.
The first game involving the full English national team was a friendly played on 1 June 2007, against Brazil. The match saw captain John Terry become the first England international goal scorer at the new stadium when he scored in the 68th minute. Diego became the first full international player to score for a visiting team when he scored in stoppage time, with the fulltime result being a 1-1 draw. The first competitive senior international was played on 8 September 2007 between England and Israel. This game ended 3-0. The first player to score international goals at both the old and new stadia was Michael Owen when he scored for England against Israel. On 22 August Germany beat England 2-1 to become the first team to beat them in the new Wembley Stadium England's first competitive defeat at the new stadium was on 21 November 2007 when Croatia won 3-2. This match cost England qualification to Euro 2008 and head coach Steve McClaren his job.
Rugby league
The Rugby League Challenge Cup Final had previously been played annually at the old Wembley Stadium since 1929, when Wigan were the victors, and in 2007 the cup final returned to its traditional home after the re-building of Wembley.
When Catalans Dragons played St Helens in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final on 25 August, they became the first non-English rugby league team to play in the final. The result saw St Helens retain the cup by a score of 30-8.
The first Rugby League team to win a game at the new Wembley Stadium, were in fact Normanton Freeston. The West Yorkshire secondary school beat Castleford High School in the Year 7 boys Carnegie Champion Schools final, which was played immediately prior to the 2007 Challenge Cup Final.
The first official try at Wembley was scored by James Roby of St Helens, although there had been several tries scored in the schools game that took place before the 2007 Challenge Cup final.
Rugby union
The first rugby union International at the new Wembley stadium was between the Barbarians and Australia on 3 December 2008.
The first rugby union match at the Wembley stadium was played as part of a school tournament before the first International. The match was won by East Barnet School from North London with a score of 25-0, and the first ever rugby union coach to win at the new Wembley was one Russell David Christie from Christchurch, New Zealand.
American football
On 28 October 2007, the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 13-10 in the first NFL regular-season game to be played outside of North America, and first ever to be played in Europe.
The first touchdown scored at Wembley was on a run by quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants.
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The most expensive stadium ever built, Wembley's 90,000 capacity makes it the second largest stadium in Europe, and is the largest in the world with every seat under cover. Immediately following its opening, it was often referred to as the "new Wembley Stadium" to distinguish it from the original stadium.
The previous Wembley Stadium (originally known as the British Empire Exhibition Stadium or Empire Stadium) was one of the world's most famous football stadiums, being England's national stadium for football, and because of the geographical origins of the game was often referred to as "The Home of Football". It hosted the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) final a record five times, and is one of seventeen stadiums to have held a FIFA World Cup final. Though the original structure was closed in 1999, it was not demolished until 2003, after which construction began on the new stadium, originally intended to open in 2006. This was later delayed until early 2007. The final completion date of the stadium was 9 March 2007, when the keys to the stadium were handed over to the FA.
Building
Wembley was designed by architects Populous (formerly HOK Sport) and Foster and Partners with engineers Mott MacDonald, built by Australian company Brookfield Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is the most expensive stadium ever built at a cost of £798 million (roughly US$1.57 billion) and has the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world.
Construction of the new Wembley, looking east, taken January 2006The all-seater stadium is based around a bowl design with a capacity of 90,000, protected from the elements by a sliding roof that does not completely enclose it. It can also be adapted as an athletic stadium by erecting a temporary platform over the lowest tier of seating[citation needed]. The stadium's signature feature is a circular section lattice arch of 7 m (23 ft) internal diameter with a 315 m (1,033 ft) span, erected some 22° off true, and rising to 140 m (459 ft) tall. It supports all the weight of the north roof and 60% of the weight of the retractable roof on the southern side. The archway is the world's longest unsupported roof structure. Instead of the 39 steps climbed, in the original stadium, to enter the Royal Box and collect a trophy, there are now 107.
A "platform system" has been designed to convert the stadium for athletics use, but its use would decrease the stadium's capacity to approximately 60,000. No athletics events have taken place at the stadium, and none are scheduled.
The stadium is linked to Wembley Park Station on the London Underground via Olympic Way, and Wembley Central via the White Horse Bridge. It also has a rail link—provided by the Wembley Stadium railway station—to London Marylebone and Birmingham.
The initial plan for the reconstruction of Wembley was for demolition to begin before Christmas 2000, and for the new stadium to be completed some time during 2003, but this work was delayed by a succession of financial and legal difficulties. It was scheduled to open on 13 May 2006, with the first game being that year's FA Cup Final. However, worries were expressed as to whether the stadium would actually be completed on time.[8] The new stadium was completed and handed over to the FA on 9 March 2007, with the total cost of the project (including local transport infrastructure redevelopment and the cost of financing) estimated to be £1 billion (roughly US$1.97 billion).
The stadium in its very early stages of construction, circa August 2003
New Wembley Stadium looking south, down the new Wembley Way, January 2007In October 2005, Sports Minister Richard Caborn announced: "They say the Cup Final will be there, barring six feet of snow or something like that". However in December 2005, the builders admitted that there was a "material risk" that the stadium might not be ready in time for the Cup Final[9] and in February 2006, these worries were confirmed by the FA moving the game to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
The delays started as far back as 2003. In December 2003, the constructors of the arch, subcontractors Cleveland Bridge, warned Multiplex about rising costs and a delay on the steel job of almost a year due to design changes which Multiplex rejected. Cleveland Bridge were removed from the project and replaced by Dutch firm Hollandia with all the attendant problems of starting over. On 20 March 2006, a steel rafter in the roof of the new development fell by a foot and a half, forcing 3,000 workers to evacuate the stadium and raising further doubts over the completion date which was already behind schedule. On 23 March 2006, sewers beneath the stadium buckled due to ground movement. GMB Union leader Steve Kelly said that the problem had been caused by the pipes not being properly laid, and that the repair would take months. A spokesman for developers Multiplex said that they did not believe this would "have any impact on the completion of the stadium", which was then scheduled to be completed on 31 March 2006.
On 30 March 2006, the developers announced that Wembley Stadium would not be ready until 2007. All competitions and concerts planned were to be moved to suitable locations. On 19 June 2006 it was announced that the turf had been laid. On 19 October 2006 it was announced that the venue was now set to open in early 2007 after the dispute between The Football Association and Multiplex had finally been settled. WNSL, a subsidiary of The Football Association, is expected to pay around £36m to Multiplex, as well as the amount of the original fixed-price contract. This meant that the Wembley Stadium was ready for the 2007 FA Cup Final on 19 May 2007. The official Wembley Stadium website announced that the stadium would be open for public viewing for local residents of Brent on 3 March 2007, however the event was delayed by two weeks and instead happened on 17 March. The keys to the new Wembley stadium were finally handed over to the owners on 9 March 2007 ready to be open and used for upcoming FA Cup football matches, concerts and other events.
A short documentary of its redevelopment can be found on the Queen Live at Wembley '86 DVD. The reconstruction of the stadium is part of the wider regeneration of Wembley.
Although not completed or opened at the time, EA Sports added Wembley Stadium into the video game FIFA 07.
A statue of Bobby Moore—the captain of the England national football team when they won the 1966 Football World Cup at Wembley—was unveiled outside the stadium on Friday 11 May 2007.
Structure
Inside the stadiumThe new Wembley is the largest stadium in the world with every seat under cover.
The stadium contains 2,618 toilets, more than any other venue in the world.
The stadium has a circumference of 1 km (0.6 mi).
At its peak, there were more than 3,500 construction workers on site.
4,000 separate piles form the foundations of the new stadium, the deepest of which is 35 m (115 ft).
There are 56 km (35 miles) of heavy-duty power cables in the stadium.
90,000 m³ (120,000 cu yds) of concrete and 23,000 tonnes (25,000 short tons) of steel were used in the construction of the new stadium.
The total length of the escalators is 400 m (¼ mi).
The Wembley Arch has a diameter greater than that of a cross-channel Eurostar train.
Pitch
Inside the stadium, in the daytimeThe new pitch is 13 ft (4.0 m) lower than the previous pitch. The pitch size is 115 yards (105 m) long by 75 yards (69 m) wide, slightly narrower than the old Wembley Since the completion of the new Wembley, the pitch has come into major disrepute when it was commented on being "no good" and "not in the condition that Wembley used to be known for" by Slaven Bilić before the game between England and the team he managed, Croatia. It was confirmed when the pitch was terribly cut up during the game, which was blamed by some as the reason England did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2008 despite previous results also being blamed by others. The Football Association admitted in April 2009 after the FA Cup semi-finals that improvements are needed to the Wembley pitch after criticism of the surface by Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and David Moyes. The grass has been re-laid five times since the stadium re-opened in 2007 and will be re-laid again in the summer of 2009, ahead of the 2009 Community Shield.
Roof
Detail of the archThe new 6,350 tonne roof covers an area of over 45,000 square metres (11 acres), 4 acres (16,000 m2) of which are movable and rise to 52 m (170 ft) above the pitch. With a span of 317 m (1040 ft), the arch is the longest single span roof structure in the world and is 134 m (440 ft) above the level of the external concourse, and is designed not to cast a shadow on the pitch. Contrary to popular belief, the stadium's roof is not fully retractable, meaning it cannot cover the playing surface in inclement weather.
Tenants
The English national football team is a major user of Wembley Stadium. Given the ownership by The Football Association as of 10 March 2007, the League Cup final moved back to Wembley from Cardiff following the FA Cup final and FA Community Shield. Other showpiece football matches that were previously staged at Wembley, such as the Football League promotion play-offs and the Football League Trophy final, have returned to the stadium, as has the Football Conference play-off final. Additionally, the Rugby League Challenge Cup final returned to Wembley Stadium in 2007. The new Wembley is a significant part of the plan for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; the stadium will be the site of several games in both the men's and women's football tournaments, with the finals planned to be held there.
The Race of Champions staged their 2007 and 2008 events at the stadium. Should the NFL grant a European franchise, London and Wembley are the preferred location and venue.
Music
The stage at the Live Earth concert held at Wembley on 7 July 2007.Besides football, Wembley can be configured to hold many other events, particularly major concerts. The first concert at the new stadium was given by George Michael on 9 June 2007. Other acts to have performed at the stadium are Westlife, Muse who were the first artists to sell out Wembley, Metallica, Foo Fighters and Madonna. Coldplay, AC/DC, U2 and Oasis are due to perform in 2009.
Two large charity concerts have been held at the new Wembley stadium, the Concert for Diana, a memorial concert ten years after the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Live Earth. Bon Jovi were scheduled to be the first artists to perform at the new Wembley but the late completion of the stadium saw the concerts relocated to the National Bowl and the KC Stadium.
Past concerts
Date Artist
9 June 2007 George Michael
10 June 2007 George Michael
16 June 2007 Muse
17 June 2007 Muse
1 July 2007 Concert for Dian
7 July 2007 Live Earth
8 July 2007 Metallica
6 June 2008 Foo Fighters
7 June 2008 Foo Fighters
11 September 2008 Madonna
On 16 June 2007, Muse became the first performance to sell out the new Wembley Stadium
On 7 June 2008 The Foo Fighters played to a record crowd of 86,000 fans. They had surprise guests of John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin.
On 11 September 2008, Madonna performed to a sell-out crowd of over 74,000 fans and a gross of over $12 million USD and surpassed all previous grosses at both the old and the new Wembley Stadiums.
Firsts at the new Wembley Stadium
This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience. Please relocate any relevant information, and remove excessive trivia, praise, criticism, lists and collections of links. (October 2008)
Football
League Two Play-Off Final 2008The first match at the stadium was a game played behind closed doors between Multiplex and Wembley Stadium staff. The first game in front of spectators was between the Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI and the Wembley Sponsors Allstars on 17 March 2007. The Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI won 2-0 (scorers Mark Bright and Simon Jordan). The first official match involving professional players was England U21s vs Italy U21s on 24 March 2007, which finished 3-3. Official attendance was 55,700 (although all of the 60,000 tickets that were made available were sold in advance). The first player to score in a FIFA sanctioned match was Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini after 28 seconds of the same game. Pazzini went on to score twice more in the second half of the match making him the first person to score a hat-trick at Wembley Stadium since Paul Scholes for England in 1999. The first English player to score in a full-scale match was David Bentley with a free kick in the same game.
The first club game, competitive game, and cup final held at the new Wembley took place on 12 May 2007 when Kidderminster Harriers met Stevenage Borough in the FA Trophy final. Kidderminster striker James Constable was the first player to score a goal in a final at the new Wembley. Kidderminster became the first team to play at both the old and new stadium. Stevenage Borough were the first team to win a final at the new Wembley beating Kidderminster 3-2, despite trailing 2-0 at half time. The first players to play at both the old and new Wembley stadia were Steve Guppy (for Stevenage Borough) and Jeff Kenna (for Kidderminster Harriers). Ex-England international Guppy was the first player to win a final at both stadia (with Leicester City, Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage)
The first penalty save and first red card came in the Conference National playoff final between Exeter City and Morecambe. The penalty was saved by Paul Jones of Exeter City from Morecambe striker Wayne Curtis. The red card was given to Matthew Gill of Exeter for a headbutt on Craig Stanley of Morecambe.
The first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley (between Manchester United and Chelsea) was on 19 May 2007. Chelsea won 1-0 with a goal by Didier Drogba, making him the first player to score in the FA Cup final at the new Wembley. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech also became the first goalkeeper not to concede a goal in a competitive game at Wembley. Chelsea were the last winners of the cup final at the old Wembley and the first winners at the new.
The first game involving the full English national team was a friendly played on 1 June 2007, against Brazil. The match saw captain John Terry become the first England international goal scorer at the new stadium when he scored in the 68th minute. Diego became the first full international player to score for a visiting team when he scored in stoppage time, with the fulltime result being a 1-1 draw. The first competitive senior international was played on 8 September 2007 between England and Israel. This game ended 3-0. The first player to score international goals at both the old and new stadia was Michael Owen when he scored for England against Israel. On 22 August Germany beat England 2-1 to become the first team to beat them in the new Wembley Stadium England's first competitive defeat at the new stadium was on 21 November 2007 when Croatia won 3-2. This match cost England qualification to Euro 2008 and head coach Steve McClaren his job.
Rugby league
The Rugby League Challenge Cup Final had previously been played annually at the old Wembley Stadium since 1929, when Wigan were the victors, and in 2007 the cup final returned to its traditional home after the re-building of Wembley.
When Catalans Dragons played St Helens in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final on 25 August, they became the first non-English rugby league team to play in the final. The result saw St Helens retain the cup by a score of 30-8.
The first Rugby League team to win a game at the new Wembley Stadium, were in fact Normanton Freeston. The West Yorkshire secondary school beat Castleford High School in the Year 7 boys Carnegie Champion Schools final, which was played immediately prior to the 2007 Challenge Cup Final.
The first official try at Wembley was scored by James Roby of St Helens, although there had been several tries scored in the schools game that took place before the 2007 Challenge Cup final.
Rugby union
The first rugby union International at the new Wembley stadium was between the Barbarians and Australia on 3 December 2008.
The first rugby union match at the Wembley stadium was played as part of a school tournament before the first International. The match was won by East Barnet School from North London with a score of 25-0, and the first ever rugby union coach to win at the new Wembley was one Russell David Christie from Christchurch, New Zealand.
American football
On 28 October 2007, the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 13-10 in the first NFL regular-season game to be played outside of North America, and first ever to be played in Europe.
The first touchdown scored at Wembley was on a run by quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants.
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Friday 12 June 2009
Setanta tv financial crisis
Tycoon confirms Setanta rescue bid.
(Tycoon Len Blavatnik has tabled a rescue deal for pay-television firm Setanta)
US tycoon Len Blavatnik has tabled a proposed rescue deal for pay-television firm Setanta, it has been confirmed.
The £20 million offer for 51% of Setanta is aimed at securing the future of the cash-strapped Irish broadcaster by helping it avoid administration.
The Irish-based broadcaster has around 1.2 million subscribers, but that is short of the reported 1.9 million it needs to break even.
Setanta's potential white knight founded Access Industries, a privately owned industrial group, in 1986. It also has interests in Top-up TV, which is Freeview's pay TV service, Israeli television's Sport 5 and online sports provider Perform Group.
Access currently has a holding of less than 5% in Setanta.
A statement from the firm said: "Access Industries can confirm that this morning it submitted a proposal to the board of Setanta to acquire a majority interest in Setanta, refinancing the company.
"The Access proposal is subject to a number of pre-conditions being met.
"Access believes that this proposal would secure the future of the broadcaster for customers, football and employees."
The spokesman said he was unable to disclose the terms of the proposal.
Setanta has TV rights including the FA Cup, World Cup qualifiers, Premier League, Scottish Premier League, and the Blue Square Conference - but is struggling to pay for them as customer numbers have dwindled in the recession.
source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com
(Tycoon Len Blavatnik has tabled a rescue deal for pay-television firm Setanta)
US tycoon Len Blavatnik has tabled a proposed rescue deal for pay-television firm Setanta, it has been confirmed.
The £20 million offer for 51% of Setanta is aimed at securing the future of the cash-strapped Irish broadcaster by helping it avoid administration.
The Irish-based broadcaster has around 1.2 million subscribers, but that is short of the reported 1.9 million it needs to break even.
Setanta's potential white knight founded Access Industries, a privately owned industrial group, in 1986. It also has interests in Top-up TV, which is Freeview's pay TV service, Israeli television's Sport 5 and online sports provider Perform Group.
Access currently has a holding of less than 5% in Setanta.
A statement from the firm said: "Access Industries can confirm that this morning it submitted a proposal to the board of Setanta to acquire a majority interest in Setanta, refinancing the company.
"The Access proposal is subject to a number of pre-conditions being met.
"Access believes that this proposal would secure the future of the broadcaster for customers, football and employees."
The spokesman said he was unable to disclose the terms of the proposal.
Setanta has TV rights including the FA Cup, World Cup qualifiers, Premier League, Scottish Premier League, and the Blue Square Conference - but is struggling to pay for them as customer numbers have dwindled in the recession.
source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com
HOTUBA YA RAIS WA JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA, MHESHIMIWA JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, WAKATI AKIWAHUTUBIA WANANCHI WA DODOMA, NA WABUNGE KWENYE UKUMBI WA KILIMANI, DODOMA TAREHE 10 JUNI, 2009
Waheshimiwa Wabunge;
Ndugu wananchi;
Nawashukuru kwa dhati wazee wangu, Waheshimiwa Wabunge na wananchi wenzangu wa Dodoma, kwa kuitikia wito wangu wa kuja kukutana na kuzungumza nanyi. Nakushukuru Mheshimiwa Mkuu wa Mkoa na Katibu wa Baraza la Wazee kwa maandalizi mazuri.
Mara kadhaa katika hotuba zangu za siku za nyuma, nimekuwa nikielezea jinsi ambavyo uchumi wa dunia unavyopita katika misukosuko mikubwa na jinsi ambavyo mtikisiko huo unavyoweza kuathiri uchumi wetu pia. Tayari athari zake tumezipata na tunaendelea kuathirika nazo. Nilifanya uamuzi siku za nyuma wa kuunda kikundi kazi cha watalaam chini ya uongozi wa Gavana wa Benki Kuu, Profesa Benno Ndulu, kufanya uchambuzi wa hali ilivyo ili kubaini athari tulizopata na kushauri hatua za kunusuru uchumi wetu na kujenga uwezo wa kujihami na kukuza uchumi.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Wenzetu hao wamemaliza kazi yao na taarifa yao imeshajadiliwa na Baraza la Mawaziri na maamuzi kufanywa. Matokeo yake ni kuwepo kwa mkakati wa Kunusuru Uchumi wa Tanzania dhidi ya Msukosuko wa Uchumi wa Duniani. Katika mkakati huo mpango wa utekelezaji wa malengo na hatua mbalimbali za kuchukua zimeanishwa.
Mtikisiko Katika Mfumo wa Fedha Duniani
Ndugu Wananchi;
Uchumi wa dunia unakabiliwa na matatizo makubwa sana ambayo hayajawahi kutokea kwa zaidi ya miaka 60. Mara ya mwisho uchumi wa dunia ulikuwa na matatizo makubwa katika miaka 1930 lakini nayo hayakuwa makubwa kama ilivyo safari hii. Matatizo ya uchumi wa dunia yana sura mbili. Upande mmoja lipo tatizo la kuvurugika kwa masoko na mfumo wa fedha wa kimataifa. Na, upande wa pili kudorora kwa uchumi wa dunia kulikosababishwa na kuanguka kwa masoko ya fedha na mitaji.
Tatizo hili limeanzia Marekani kutokana na udhaifu katika usimamizi wa mfumo wa fedha na hasa mikopo. Baadae ukaenea Ulaya Magharibi na hatimaye dunia nzima na siye tukiwemo. Kiwango cha athari kinatofautiana kutoka nchi moja na nyingine. Mataifa makubwa kiuchumi ya Marekani, Ulaya na Asia yameathirika zaidi kuliko nchi maskini za Afrika. Hata hivyo, mataifa makubwa yana uwezo mkubwa zaidi wa kukabiliana na athari hizo pamoja na ukubwa wake. Mataifa maskini kama yetu hayana uwezo wa kukabiliana hata na hizi athari ndogo zinazotukabili. Kinachoonekana kidogo kwao, kwetu sisi ni kikubwa.
Mabenki mengi, makubwa kwa madogo, na asasi za fedha kubwa na ndogo katika mataifa tajiri zimeshashuhudiwa zikianguka kibiashara au kufilisika. Masoko ya hisa na mitaji nayo hivyo hivyo yameanguka kwa kiasi ambacho hakijawahi kufikiwa. Makampuni mengi madogo na makubwa yameanguka. Watu wengi wenye hisa wamejikuta wakiharibikiwa na hata kuwa maskini bila kutazamia.
Makampuni mengi yameanguka kibiashara na kufilisika. Watu wamepoteza ajira kwa mamilioni na wengi wamepoteza nyumba na mali walizozipata kwa mikopo kwa sababu ya kushindwa kulipa mikopo. Kwa ujumla hali ya kiuchumi na kimaisha katika nchi hizo ni ngumu kwa makampuni mengi na watu wengi.
Kutokana na hali hii, uwekezaji umepungua, biashara ya ndani na nje imeshuka, uzalishaji viwandani umepungua sana na kwingine umesimama, makampuni madogo na hata makubwa na yenye heshima yamefilisika, ununuzi wa bidhaa umepungua, watu kwa mamilioni wakakosa ajira katika nchi kubwa kiuchumi. Athari hizo bado zinaendelea na matokeo yake ni kuzorota kwa ukuaji wa uchumi wa mataifa hayo makubwa na uchumi wa dunia kwa ujumla. Mwaka 2008, uchumi wa nchi hizi ulikua kwa asilimia 0.9. na mwaka huu inatarajiwa utapungua kwa asilimia 3.8.
Hali hii imezilazimisha Serikali za nchi hizo kuingilia kati na kutumia fedha za Serikali kuokoa makampuni binafsi, kinyume kabisa na falsafa ya soko huria. Vilevile, Serikali za nchi hizo zikalazimika kukopa fedha nyingi kwa ajili ya miradi mingi mikubwa ili kuchochea shughuli za kiuchumi.
Athari kwa Tanzania
Ndugu Wananchi,
Kwa upande wetu hapa nchini mabenki yetu yako salama kwa vile hatujafungamanishwa na masoko ya fedha ya kimataifa. Lakini, kibiashara na baadhi ya shughuli za kiuchumi, tumeathirika hasa zile zinazotegemea masoko ya kimataifa hususan ya mataifa tajiri ya Marekani, Ulaya na Asia. Athari kubwa ya kwanza ni ile ya kupungua kwa bei na masoko ya bidhaa zetu tunazouza nje ya nchi hususan mazao ya kilimo, madini na bidhaa za viwandani. Kadhalika, sekta ya utalii nayo imeathirika na kupungua kwa watalii wanaokuja nchini. Vilevile uwekezaji wa kutoka nje umepungua.
Kwa upande wa mauzo ya mazao ya kilimo napenda nitoe mifano ya pamba, kahawa na hata maua na karafuu. Kwa pamba, kwa kipindi kifupi cha miezi minne kuanzia Septemba 2008 bei ya pamba ilianguka kutoka senti 82 za dola kwa paundi moja mpaka senti 40. Hivyo pamba iliyonunuliwa kwa bei ya juu toka kwa wakulima, ghafla ilibidi iuzwe kwa bei ya chini na nyingine kukosa soko kabisa. Hadi mwezi Aprili 2009 marobota 124,344 ya pamba yalikuwa bado hayajauzwa. Inakadiriwa kuwa hasara iliyopatikana kwa kuuza pamba nje kwa bei chini ya bei ya kununulia ni kadiri ya shilingi bilioni 15 na 18. Unapochanganya tatizo hili na lile la pamba kutokuuzwa, shilingi bilioni 93.6 zilizokopeshwa na CRDB peke yake (bila kujumuisha riba) hazijarejeshwa. Kati ya madeni hayo, shilingi bilioni 4.6 ni ya vyama vya ushirika na TSh bilioni 81.9 ni ya makampuni 24 makubwa yanayofanya biashara ya pamba.
Vilevile, kwa upande wa zao la kahawa, kutoka mwezi Oktoba, 2008 bei zilianza kushuka kutoka wastani wa US$ 140 kwa gunia la Arabica hadi wastani wa US$ 104.21. Robusta nayo ilishuka toka wastani wa US$ 91 kwa gunia hadi dola za Marekani 64 ilipofika mwezi Machi 2009, ikiwa ni anguko la bei la asilimia 26 kwa Arabica na asilimia 29 kwa Robusta. Kahawa iliyokumbwa na msukosuko huo ni kiasi cha kilo 26,645,439 za Arabica zenye thamani ya US$ 55,536,099 na kilo 11,981,710 za Robusta zenye thamani ya US$ 15,469,353.
Kutokana na bei za kununulia kahawa hizo kwa mkulima (farm gate price) kuwa za juu kuliko ile ya kuuzia kwenye soko la dunia, vyama vya ushirika vya kahawa na wafanyabiashara walionunua kahawa wamepata hasara inayokadiriwa kuwa TSh bilioni 4.85.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Hasara waipatayo wanunuzi na ugumu waupatao kuuza mazao yao kunasababisha washindwe kulipa madeni yao Benki na kuwaweka kwenye hatari ya kufilisiwa mali zao walizoweka dhamana. Aidha, kwa ukubwa wa mikopo ambayo haijalipwa na ambayo huenda isilipwe itayafanya mabenki yaliyokopesha kupata hasara. Pia mabenki hayo yanaweza kukataa kuwakopesha wanunuzi wa mazao na kusababisha mgogoro mwingine mkubwa wa mazao ya wakulima kutokununuliwa msimu ujao. Jambo hilo likitokea litafanya wakulima kula hasara na kuwa maskini zaidi.
Shabaha ya mkakati wetu ni kumpunguzia mnunuzi mzigo wa hasara na madeni, kuiepusha benki na hasara na kuwezesha mazao ya mkulima kuendelea kununuliwa.
Kwa upande wa kilimo cha maua na mboga mambo ni hayo hayo. Bei imeshuka kwa asilimia 25 na mauzo yamepungua kwa sababu mahitaji katika masoko ya nje yamepungua kutokana na hali mbaya ya uchumi katika nchi hizo. Kuna hatari kwamba wakulima wa maua watashindwa kulipa mikopo ya mabenki ya Tshs. bilioni 43.4, ajira za watu zitapotea (tayari Mount Meru Flowers imepunguza watumishi 36). Sekta hii inaajiri watu 3,000 na wengi wao ni wanawake. Ni dhamira yetu pia hapa kuwanusuru wakulima, mabenki na ajira.
Madini
Ndugu Wananchi;
Hali ni mbaya pia kwa upande wa bei na masoko ya vito hasa almasi na Tanzanite. Bei ya Tanzanite imeshuka kwa asilimia hamsini na kufikia US$200 kwa karati. Bei ya almasi imeshuka kwa asilimia 26 na kuwa US$8,870 mwezi Septemba. Wachimbaji na wanunuzi wa almasi, Tanzanite na vito vinginevyo wanakabiliwa na tatizo kubwa la madini ambayo wanapata taabu kuyauza.
Bahati nzuri dhahabu haina matatizo hayo. Soko lake ni zuri na bei ni nzuri sana. Mkakati wetu unalenga namna ya kuwasaidia wachimbaji wa vito ambao tusipowasaidia wao na serikali tutaendelea kukosa mapato na wakati huo watu wengine watakosa ajira kwa sababu ya shughuli za uchimbaji kupungua.
Viwanda na Utalii
Ndugu Wananchi;
Viwanda vyetu navyo hasa vya nguo, nyuzi, mavazi na vile vya ngozi vimeathirika na msukosuko wa uchumi wa dunia. Mauzo nje yamepungua sana na kusababisha hasara kubwa. Uzalishaji umepungua, ajira nazo hali kadhalika.
Sekta ya Utalii ambayo ndiyo sekta kiongozi kwa mapato ya fedha za kigeni nayo imebanwa pia. Idadi ya Watalii wanaokuja nchini inapungua. Takwimu zinaonyesha idadi hiyo kupungua kwa asilimia 10. Mapato yatokanayo na utalii ya mwezi Januari – Aprili, 2009 nayo yamepungua na kufikia US$302.1 kutoka US$388.2 milioni mwaka 2008. Hali hiyo inaathari kubwa kwa wawekezaji na kwa mapato ya Serikali na fedha za kigeni hivyo nayo tumeipa uzito stahiki katika mkakati wa kunusuru uchumi.
Mapato ya Ndani
Ndugu wananchi,
Kutokana na matatizo ya kupungua mauzo nje, utalii, uwekezaji n.k mapato ya ndani ya Serikali nayo yameathirika. Sasa hivi, tunakusanya mapato kutoka ushuru wa forodha, kodi za ndani n.k yako chini ya kiwango tulichotarajia. Kama mwenendo wa makusanyo ya kodi utaendelea kama ulivyo sasa, makusanyo ya kodi kwa mwaka 2008/09 yatakuwa chini ya makadirio ya bajeti kwa asilimia 10. Kwa maneno mengine, tutashindwa kukusanya kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 472.9 ambazo matumizi yake tulishayapangia kwenye bajeti. Katika mkakati huo tumeweka mipango ya kuikabili hali hiyo katika mwaka huu wa fedha na mwaka ujao pia ambapo tunadhani athari zitakuwepo au hata kuzidi.
Mapato ya Fedha za Kigeni
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kwa sababu ya kupungua kwa mauzo ya mazao yetu nje, mapato yetu ya fedha za kigeni yatapungua pia. Inakadiriwa kuwa thamani ya mauzo nje itapungua kutoka US$ 2,891 milioni mwaka 2008/09 hadi US$2,860 milioni mwaka 2009/10. Wakati huo huo mapato ya fedha za kigeni kutokana na utalii yatapungua kwa US$ 186 milioni. Katika mkakati wetu tunayo mipango ya kuziba pengo hilo ili kuepuka matatizo ya upatikanaji wa fedha za kigeni kwa ajili ya manunuzi yetu ya nje.
Uwekezaji kutoka nje
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kwa sababu ya matatizo ya uchumi uwekezaji wa vitega uchumi kutoka nje umepungua. Wawekezaji wamekuwa wanakosa fedha kutoka mabenki na masoko ya mitaji. Matokeo yake ni kuchelewa au kukosa kabisa au kuahirishwa miradi mikubwa ambayo ingetoa mchango muhimu kwa ukuaji wa uchumi wetu na ajira. Kwa mfano: Mradi wa umeme wa MW 300 kule Mtwara kwa sababu ya Barrick Gold Ltd. kujitoa na Artumas peke yake haina uwezo wa kifedha; mradi wa nickel Kabanga, mradi wa aluminium smelter, Mtwara; mradi wa usambazaji umeme mkoani Mtwara, miradi ya viwanda vya saruji na mbolea Mtwara na uwekezaji katika utafutaji wa madini umepungua kutoka US$90 mpaka US$40 milioni.
Ajira
Ndugu Wananchi;
Hali ya ajira nchini nayo itakuwa mbaya kutokana na matatizo haya. Mwaka 2009 ni mwaka ambao athari za msukosuko zimeanza kujitokeza kwa nguvu katika masoko ya ajira na kusababisha watu wengi kupoteza kazi na hivyo kuongeza umaskini wa kipato.
Hadi kufikia Aprili 2009 jumla ya wafanyakazi 48,000 walikuwa wamepoteza ajira zao nchini. Kutokana na kutarajiwa kupungua kwa idadi ya watalii wanaokuja nchini, baadhi ya hoteli zilizotarajiwa kuwapokea watalii hao zimelazimika kupunguza wafanyakazi wao kutokana na kupungua kwa biashara. Kati ya asilimia 20-30 za ajira katika sekta ya utalii Zanzíbar ziko hatarini kupotea kutokana na upungufu wa utalii.
Vivyo hivyo, katika sekta ya kilimo, viwanda na madini, watu wengine wanatarajiwa kupoteza kazi zao.
Kupungua kwa ukuaji wa uchumi
Waheshimiwa Wabunge, Ndugu Wananchi,
Matokeo ya athari zote hizi ni kupungua kwa kasi ya ukuaji wa uchumi nchini. Kama mjuavyo, katika kipindi cha miaka mitano iliyopita, uchumi wetu umekuwa ukikua kwa kiwango cha juu cha wastani wa asilimia 7.2. Tulitegemea mwaka huu uchumi wetu ungekuwa kwa zaidi ya asilimia 8 na kufikia asilimia 10 mwaka 2010 kama tulivyoahidi kwenye Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM ya 2005. Lakini kama wasemavyo Waswahili, ng’ombe wa maskini hazai. Msukosuko wa fedha na uchumi duniani umesababisha ukuaji wa uchumi wa Tanzania kupungua kutoka asilimia 7.4 mwaka jana hadi kati ya asilimia 5-6 mwaka huu. Kwa upande wa Zanzibar, uchumi wao unategemewa kukua kwa asilimia 4.5 mwaka huu ukilinganisha na asilimia 5.4 mwaka jana.
Mkakati wa Kuhami na Kuunusuru Uchumi
Ndugu Wananchi;
Baada ya kutafakari hali hii, na kuchambua athari hizi nilizobainisha kwa uchumi, ustawi na mipango ya muda mrefu ya maendeleo ya Taifa letu, na kwa kuzingatia azma yangu niliyoitangaza kwenye salamu ya mwaka mpya wa 2009, kwamba mwaka huu ni mwaka wa kuhami na kukuza uchumi, tumebuni na tutatekeleza Mkakati Maalum wa Kuhami na Kuunusuru Uchumi wa Tanzania.
Mkakati huu unazingatia ukweli kuwa msukosuko wa uchumi duniani ni wa kupita. Changamoto ya muda mfupi ni jinsi ya kujinusuru na hatimaye kudumisha juhudi za maendeleo baada ya msukosuko kupita.
Katika kukabili athari hizi nilizozitaja, tunalenga mambo mawili makuu. Kwanza ni kupunguza makali ya msukosuko, na pili, kulinda uwekezaji ambao ni muhimu katika kudumisha ukuaji endelevu wa uchumi katika kipindi cha muda wa kati.
Mkakati wetu wa kuhami na kuunusuru uchumi unalenga kukabili matatizo ya mpito na dharura – hasa ya ukwasi (liquidity) na siyo ufilisi (solvency). Mkakati huu sio mbadala wa mipango ya maendeleo na bajeti ya Serikali ya kila mwaka. Chini ya mkakati huu Serikali imepima matatizo kwa uzito wake na kushughulikia yale tu yaliyojitokeza hivi karibuni kutokana na msukosuko wa uchumi na siyo vinginevyo.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Tumetengeneza Mkakati huu kutimiza malengo makubwa manne:
1. Kulinda ajira na vipato vya wananchi;
2. Kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa chakula;
3. Kulinda uwekezaji muhimu katika miradi ya maendeleo, hususan miundombinu, na
4. Kulinda programu muhimu za kijamii
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kama nilivyosema, lengo kuu la kwanza la mkakati huu ni kupunguza makali au kuhimili shinikizo la msukosuko, hususan kuwalinda wananchi walio katika hatari kubwa zaidi ya kimaisha. Katika kutekeleza hili lengo yako mambo kadhaa ambayo tutayafanya:
(i) Kufidia hasara waliyopata wanunuzi wa mazao msimu wa 2008/09
Serikali imeamua kufidia vyama vya ushirika na makampuni yaliyonunua mazao ya wakulima na kuyauza kwa hasara. Hasara hiyo inayokisiwa kufikia shilingi 21.9 bilioni imepatikana kutokana na bei ya kuuzia mazao hayo kuwa chini sana ya gharama iliyotumika kuyanunua. Serikali italipa madeni yenye thamani ya hasara hiyo, moja kwa moja kwa mabenki yaliyokopesha vyama na makampuni hayo. Lakini tutafanya uhakiki kabla ya kulipa. Napenda kusisitiza kuwa hatutalipa madeni ya zamani ambayo hayahusiki na msukosuko wa uchumi wa dunia.
(ii) Kutoa udhamini wa kuahirisha mikopo ya waathirika
Yapo madeni ambayo wakopaji kwa sababu ya msukosuko wa uchumi wa dunia wanapata matatizo kulipa kwa wakati. Kundi hili linawajumuisha wengi wenye viwanda, wenye shughuli za utalii, kilimo n.k. Madeni hayo yanafikia Shs.270 bilioni.
Serikali itayadhamini madeni na kuyataka mabenki kuahirisha ulipaji wa mikopo hiyo na riba yake wa miaka miwili. Udhamini wa Serikali utatolewa kwa uwiano wa kila shilingi moja kwa shilingi tano na Serikali ikidhamini asilimia 70 ya mkopo. Kwa uwiano huu, fedha zitakazohitajika katika dhamana hiyo ni TSh 45 bilioni. Pamoja na kutoa nafuu kwa makampuni lakini hatua hii pia itayawezesha mabenki kuendelea kutoa mikopo na hivyo shughuli za kiuchumi na biashara hazitaisimama.
(iii) Kutoa mitaji ya uendeshaji (working capital) kwa riba nafuu
Tumeamua vilevile kuchukua hatua za kupunguza upungufu wa mitaji ya uendeshaji (working capital). Kwa ajili hiyo Serikali itayakopesha mabenki fedha kwa riba nafuu ya asilimia 2 ili na wao wawakopeshe wafanyabiashara fedha za mitaji ya uendeshaji kwa riba nafuu. Lengo ni kusaidia walioko kwenye sekta zinazokumbwa na msukosuko wa uchumi waweze kuhimili vishindo. Kwa kila shilingi moja tutakayotoa sisi Serikali, benki husika itatakiwa itoe shilingi moja na nusu (1:1½).
Kwa madhumuni haya, tutaanzisha mfuko maalumu wenye shilingi bilioni 80 ambao utasimamiwa na Benki Kuu na mabenki yatakayoshiriki yatatakiwa kutoa shilingi 120 bilioni. Viwango vya riba kwa wakopaji vitapangwa kwa maelewano ya pamoja baina ya BoT na mabenki na itategemea sekta na shughuli yenyewe.
(iv) Kuboresha Mifuko ya Dhamana:
Chini ya mkakati huu tutaiboresha na kuiongezea fedha mifuko ya kudhamini mikopo (credit guarantee schemes). Mifuko hiyo ni pamoja na Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Uuzaji wa Mazao Nje ya Nchi (Export Credit Guarantee Scheme -ECGS) na Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Mikopo kwa Wajasiliamali Wadogo na wa Kati (SME Credit Guarantee Scheme). Tutaongeza mtaji wa shilingi bilioni 10 kwa kila mfuko katika mwaka wa fedha wa 2009/10. Nyongeza hii itawezesha kuongeza dhamana ya mikopo ya shilingi bilioni 65 kwenye Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Uuzaji wa Mazao Nje ya Nchi na shilingi bilioni 60 kwenye Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Mikopo kwa Wajasiliamali Wadogo na wa Kati katika kuchochea mauzo ya bidhaa nje na uzalishaji. Hivi sasa mfuko wa ECGS una mtaji wa Shs.32.5 bilioni na umekopesha Shs.161.5 bilioni na ule wa SME una Shs.500 milioni na umeshakopesha Shs.6.5 bilioni.
(v) Kupunguza gharama za vito vya thamani:
Katika sekta ya vito vilivyoshuka bei kwa kiasi kikubwa, kama vile Tanzanite na almasi, tunaangalia uwezekano wa kuahirisha ulipaji wa mrahaba (royalty) kwa wachimbaji wa vito. Lengo ni kuwapa muda wa kupumua na kujijenga. Chini ya mpango huu Serikali itaahirisha mapato ya kiasi cha US$ milioni 0.5 kutoka almasi na US$ milioni 2.5 kutoka tanzanite.
(vi) Kuongeza uzalishaji wa Chakula
Ndugu Wananchi;
Lengo lingine muhimu la mkakati huu ni kuinusuru nchi kutokana na athari za upungufu wa chakula duniani zilizochochewa na msukosuko. Katika kutekeleza hili, mkakati huu utahakikisha kuwa miradi yote ya kilimo, hususan ile ya uzalishaji wa mazao ya chakula, inaendelea kugharimiwa bila kuathiriwa na msukosuko. Lengo la kwanza ni kuongeza uzalishaji wa mazao ya chakula ili kujitosheleza kwa chakula na kuuza ziada nje na hivyo kutumia ipasavyo fursa inayotokana na kuadimika kwa chakula duniani.
Chini ya mkakati huu, pamoja na kuendelea kuhimiza na kusimamia yale mambo yote ya kuongeza tija na uzalishaji kwenye kilimo, tumeamua katika kipindi hiki kufanya yafuatayo: (i) kutoa mikopo nafuu na ya muda mrefu ya shilingi 20 bilioni kupitia TIB kwa sekta binafsi kwa ajili ya kuendeleza kilimo (ii) kutoa shilingi bilioni 20 kwa ajili ya mkopo wa riba nafuu kwa zana za kilimo kama matrekta madogo kupitia mpango wa karadha (lease finance), ambapo, kwa kila shilingi ambayo serikali itatoa, mabenki yatakayoshiriki katika mkakati huu itabidi nayo yatoe shilingi moja: na (iii) Kuongeza kiasi na idadi ya wakulima watakaopata mbolea ya ruzuku kwa utaratibu wa vocha. Benki ya Dunia watatupa mkopo wa US$46 milioni na sisi tutatoa kiasi hicho hicho kwenye mfuko wa mbolea katika mwaka ujao wa fedha (2009/10).
Aidha tumeamua sasa tutumie Hifadhi ya Chakula ya Taifa kusaidia kutuliza bei za vyakula kwa walaji. Tunaiboresha sera ya sasa ambapo Hifadhi hungojea ilani ya njaa. Tumesema kupanda sana kwa bei za vyakula vikuu katika soko ni dalili ya upungufu hivyo kupunguza makali kila inapowezekana. Chini ya mkakati huu, tutatoa shilingi bilioni 20 kwa Hifadhi ya Chakula ya Taifa kwa ajili ya kuongeza akiba ya chakula na kudhibiti mfumuko wa bei.
Miundombinu
Ndugu Wananchi,
Kuhusu lengo la kulinda uwekezaji muhimu, hasa katika miundombinu, ya umeme na reli tumekubaliana kuwa tuendeleze juhudi za kutafuta mikopo kutoka Benki ya Dunia na mashirika mengine ya fedha. Kwa ajili hiyo tutatumia fedha za IMF kukwamua mradi wa usambazaji umeme Mtwara. Zinatakiwa US$ 7 milioni. Kuhusu Shirika la Reli, sisi tuchangie sehemu yetu, yaani US$43 milioni, kuongezea US$ 40milioni za Benki ya Dunia kuimarisha reli yetu. Wakati huo suala la uendeshaji tulitafutie jawabu muafaka.
Kadhalika tumekubaliana kuwa taendelee kuwekeza katika ujenzi wa barabara na miradi ya elimu, afya na maji. Suala la hati-fungani ambalo liliahirishwa kwa sababu ya matatizo ya soko la fedha tulitafutie vyanzo mbadala.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Tumekubaliana pia katika mkakati huu, kuwa lazima kuhakikisha kuwa utulivu wa uchumi unakuwepo ili kuhimiza ukuaji endelevu wa uchumi na kuvutia sekta binafsi kushiriki. Vilevile tuongeze kasi ya kuharakisha uimarishaji wa TIB na uanzishwaji wa Agricultural Development Bank.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kuhusu lengo la Mkakati la kulinda programu muhimu za kijamii, Serikali itahakikisha kuwa mipango yote ya kijamii haitaathirika, hata ile ambayo itakosa fedha za kutosha kutoka kwa wafadhili. Hii inajumuisha mipango ya utoaji wa ruzuku kwa dawa za kurefusha maisha kwa wagonjwa wa UKIMWI, vyandarua vya kuzuia malaria, programu za kifua kikuu, na nyingine za kusaidia juhudi za vijana na kulinda makundi ya wanyonge.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Pia zipo hatua kadhaa nyingine za kisera ambazo Serikali inaziandaa katika kukabiliana na athari za msukosuko huu. Katika miezi inayokuja, Wizara mbalimbali zitatangaza hatua za kisera zenye nia ya kuzihami sekta hizo na athari hizi na kuchochea ukuaji wa sekta mbalimbali kama vile utalii na viwanda. Miongoni mwa hatua tunazoziandaa sasa ni kupunguza gharama za visa kwa watalii kutoka dola 100 na 200 na kuwa dola 50. hazina inaangalia uwezekano wa kufanya hivyo.
Namna Serikali Itakavyolipia Gharama za Programu Hii
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kutekeleza Mkakati huu ni gharama kubwa. Zitahitajika kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 1,692.5. Tumetenga pesa hizo katika Bajeti yetu ya mwaka wa fedha utakaoanza Julai, 1, 2009. Sehemu kubwa ni fedha zetu lakini pia tutapata misaada kutoka kwa marafiki zetu wa maendeleo hasa Benki ya Dunia, IMF, EU na India.
Hitimisho
Ndugu Wananchi,
Sasa nimefika mwisho wa hotuba yangu. Nawashukuru tena kwa kukubali wito wangu. Kwa nchi yetu ambayo bado ina safari ndefu katika maendeleo, hatua tuliyochukua hapa ni kubwa na ya kihistoria. Katika kuchukua hatua hii, tumezingatia mahitaji ya dhamana tuliyopewa na wananchi katika kuwaongoza na kusimamia maendeleo na ustawi wao na wa nchi yetu. Lakini vilevile, tumezingatia mafundisho ambayo historia ya nchi yetu imetupatia. Kwa mkakati huu, tumedhamiria kuepuka hali iliyojitokeza miaka ya 1980 ambapo kutokana na kushindwa kukabili kwa dhati na wakati muafaka, athari za kupanda kwa bei za mafuta na hali mbaya ya uchumi wa dunia iliyofuatia, zilisababisha nchi kupoteza miongo miwili ya ukuaji wa uchumi na mafanikio yaliyokuwa yamepatikana katika nyanja za jamii na miundombinu.
Mwisho kabisa, nawasihi viongozi wenzangu na wananchi kwa ujumla, tuwe wavumilivu na tuiunge mkono Serikali katika kutekeleza mkakati huu. Tangu mwaka 2006, mambo hayakuwa mepesi sana, tumepitia misukosuko mikubwa kwa uchumi wetu: mgao mkubwa wa umeme, njaa, bei kubwa ya mafuta na bei kubwa za vyakula na sasa msukosuko huu wa aina yake. Kwa kila tatizo tumepambana nalo kiume na kwa umakini mkubwa na kuvuka salama. Mshikamano wetu, umoja wetu ndiyo uliotufikisha hapo.
Napenda kuwahakikishia wananchi wa Tanzania kwamba Serikali yao inawajali na inafanya kila lililo ndani ya uwezo wake kutimiza wajibu wake katika kuwatumikia.
Sisi katika Serikali tupo kwa ajili yenu na tutaendelea kuwatumikia kwa nguvu zetu zote. Tutaendelea kutengeneza mipango na mikakati ya kukabiliana na matatizo na changamoto zinazowakabili wananchi wa Tanzania walioko katika kila kona ya nchi yetu. Tuliyaweza yale naamini na haya tutayamudu!!
Asanteni sana kwa kunisikiliza!
Mungu Ibariki Afrika!
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania!
Waheshimiwa Wabunge;
Ndugu wananchi;
Nawashukuru kwa dhati wazee wangu, Waheshimiwa Wabunge na wananchi wenzangu wa Dodoma, kwa kuitikia wito wangu wa kuja kukutana na kuzungumza nanyi. Nakushukuru Mheshimiwa Mkuu wa Mkoa na Katibu wa Baraza la Wazee kwa maandalizi mazuri.
Mara kadhaa katika hotuba zangu za siku za nyuma, nimekuwa nikielezea jinsi ambavyo uchumi wa dunia unavyopita katika misukosuko mikubwa na jinsi ambavyo mtikisiko huo unavyoweza kuathiri uchumi wetu pia. Tayari athari zake tumezipata na tunaendelea kuathirika nazo. Nilifanya uamuzi siku za nyuma wa kuunda kikundi kazi cha watalaam chini ya uongozi wa Gavana wa Benki Kuu, Profesa Benno Ndulu, kufanya uchambuzi wa hali ilivyo ili kubaini athari tulizopata na kushauri hatua za kunusuru uchumi wetu na kujenga uwezo wa kujihami na kukuza uchumi.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Wenzetu hao wamemaliza kazi yao na taarifa yao imeshajadiliwa na Baraza la Mawaziri na maamuzi kufanywa. Matokeo yake ni kuwepo kwa mkakati wa Kunusuru Uchumi wa Tanzania dhidi ya Msukosuko wa Uchumi wa Duniani. Katika mkakati huo mpango wa utekelezaji wa malengo na hatua mbalimbali za kuchukua zimeanishwa.
Mtikisiko Katika Mfumo wa Fedha Duniani
Ndugu Wananchi;
Uchumi wa dunia unakabiliwa na matatizo makubwa sana ambayo hayajawahi kutokea kwa zaidi ya miaka 60. Mara ya mwisho uchumi wa dunia ulikuwa na matatizo makubwa katika miaka 1930 lakini nayo hayakuwa makubwa kama ilivyo safari hii. Matatizo ya uchumi wa dunia yana sura mbili. Upande mmoja lipo tatizo la kuvurugika kwa masoko na mfumo wa fedha wa kimataifa. Na, upande wa pili kudorora kwa uchumi wa dunia kulikosababishwa na kuanguka kwa masoko ya fedha na mitaji.
Tatizo hili limeanzia Marekani kutokana na udhaifu katika usimamizi wa mfumo wa fedha na hasa mikopo. Baadae ukaenea Ulaya Magharibi na hatimaye dunia nzima na siye tukiwemo. Kiwango cha athari kinatofautiana kutoka nchi moja na nyingine. Mataifa makubwa kiuchumi ya Marekani, Ulaya na Asia yameathirika zaidi kuliko nchi maskini za Afrika. Hata hivyo, mataifa makubwa yana uwezo mkubwa zaidi wa kukabiliana na athari hizo pamoja na ukubwa wake. Mataifa maskini kama yetu hayana uwezo wa kukabiliana hata na hizi athari ndogo zinazotukabili. Kinachoonekana kidogo kwao, kwetu sisi ni kikubwa.
Mabenki mengi, makubwa kwa madogo, na asasi za fedha kubwa na ndogo katika mataifa tajiri zimeshashuhudiwa zikianguka kibiashara au kufilisika. Masoko ya hisa na mitaji nayo hivyo hivyo yameanguka kwa kiasi ambacho hakijawahi kufikiwa. Makampuni mengi madogo na makubwa yameanguka. Watu wengi wenye hisa wamejikuta wakiharibikiwa na hata kuwa maskini bila kutazamia.
Makampuni mengi yameanguka kibiashara na kufilisika. Watu wamepoteza ajira kwa mamilioni na wengi wamepoteza nyumba na mali walizozipata kwa mikopo kwa sababu ya kushindwa kulipa mikopo. Kwa ujumla hali ya kiuchumi na kimaisha katika nchi hizo ni ngumu kwa makampuni mengi na watu wengi.
Kutokana na hali hii, uwekezaji umepungua, biashara ya ndani na nje imeshuka, uzalishaji viwandani umepungua sana na kwingine umesimama, makampuni madogo na hata makubwa na yenye heshima yamefilisika, ununuzi wa bidhaa umepungua, watu kwa mamilioni wakakosa ajira katika nchi kubwa kiuchumi. Athari hizo bado zinaendelea na matokeo yake ni kuzorota kwa ukuaji wa uchumi wa mataifa hayo makubwa na uchumi wa dunia kwa ujumla. Mwaka 2008, uchumi wa nchi hizi ulikua kwa asilimia 0.9. na mwaka huu inatarajiwa utapungua kwa asilimia 3.8.
Hali hii imezilazimisha Serikali za nchi hizo kuingilia kati na kutumia fedha za Serikali kuokoa makampuni binafsi, kinyume kabisa na falsafa ya soko huria. Vilevile, Serikali za nchi hizo zikalazimika kukopa fedha nyingi kwa ajili ya miradi mingi mikubwa ili kuchochea shughuli za kiuchumi.
Athari kwa Tanzania
Ndugu Wananchi,
Kwa upande wetu hapa nchini mabenki yetu yako salama kwa vile hatujafungamanishwa na masoko ya fedha ya kimataifa. Lakini, kibiashara na baadhi ya shughuli za kiuchumi, tumeathirika hasa zile zinazotegemea masoko ya kimataifa hususan ya mataifa tajiri ya Marekani, Ulaya na Asia. Athari kubwa ya kwanza ni ile ya kupungua kwa bei na masoko ya bidhaa zetu tunazouza nje ya nchi hususan mazao ya kilimo, madini na bidhaa za viwandani. Kadhalika, sekta ya utalii nayo imeathirika na kupungua kwa watalii wanaokuja nchini. Vilevile uwekezaji wa kutoka nje umepungua.
Kwa upande wa mauzo ya mazao ya kilimo napenda nitoe mifano ya pamba, kahawa na hata maua na karafuu. Kwa pamba, kwa kipindi kifupi cha miezi minne kuanzia Septemba 2008 bei ya pamba ilianguka kutoka senti 82 za dola kwa paundi moja mpaka senti 40. Hivyo pamba iliyonunuliwa kwa bei ya juu toka kwa wakulima, ghafla ilibidi iuzwe kwa bei ya chini na nyingine kukosa soko kabisa. Hadi mwezi Aprili 2009 marobota 124,344 ya pamba yalikuwa bado hayajauzwa. Inakadiriwa kuwa hasara iliyopatikana kwa kuuza pamba nje kwa bei chini ya bei ya kununulia ni kadiri ya shilingi bilioni 15 na 18. Unapochanganya tatizo hili na lile la pamba kutokuuzwa, shilingi bilioni 93.6 zilizokopeshwa na CRDB peke yake (bila kujumuisha riba) hazijarejeshwa. Kati ya madeni hayo, shilingi bilioni 4.6 ni ya vyama vya ushirika na TSh bilioni 81.9 ni ya makampuni 24 makubwa yanayofanya biashara ya pamba.
Vilevile, kwa upande wa zao la kahawa, kutoka mwezi Oktoba, 2008 bei zilianza kushuka kutoka wastani wa US$ 140 kwa gunia la Arabica hadi wastani wa US$ 104.21. Robusta nayo ilishuka toka wastani wa US$ 91 kwa gunia hadi dola za Marekani 64 ilipofika mwezi Machi 2009, ikiwa ni anguko la bei la asilimia 26 kwa Arabica na asilimia 29 kwa Robusta. Kahawa iliyokumbwa na msukosuko huo ni kiasi cha kilo 26,645,439 za Arabica zenye thamani ya US$ 55,536,099 na kilo 11,981,710 za Robusta zenye thamani ya US$ 15,469,353.
Kutokana na bei za kununulia kahawa hizo kwa mkulima (farm gate price) kuwa za juu kuliko ile ya kuuzia kwenye soko la dunia, vyama vya ushirika vya kahawa na wafanyabiashara walionunua kahawa wamepata hasara inayokadiriwa kuwa TSh bilioni 4.85.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Hasara waipatayo wanunuzi na ugumu waupatao kuuza mazao yao kunasababisha washindwe kulipa madeni yao Benki na kuwaweka kwenye hatari ya kufilisiwa mali zao walizoweka dhamana. Aidha, kwa ukubwa wa mikopo ambayo haijalipwa na ambayo huenda isilipwe itayafanya mabenki yaliyokopesha kupata hasara. Pia mabenki hayo yanaweza kukataa kuwakopesha wanunuzi wa mazao na kusababisha mgogoro mwingine mkubwa wa mazao ya wakulima kutokununuliwa msimu ujao. Jambo hilo likitokea litafanya wakulima kula hasara na kuwa maskini zaidi.
Shabaha ya mkakati wetu ni kumpunguzia mnunuzi mzigo wa hasara na madeni, kuiepusha benki na hasara na kuwezesha mazao ya mkulima kuendelea kununuliwa.
Kwa upande wa kilimo cha maua na mboga mambo ni hayo hayo. Bei imeshuka kwa asilimia 25 na mauzo yamepungua kwa sababu mahitaji katika masoko ya nje yamepungua kutokana na hali mbaya ya uchumi katika nchi hizo. Kuna hatari kwamba wakulima wa maua watashindwa kulipa mikopo ya mabenki ya Tshs. bilioni 43.4, ajira za watu zitapotea (tayari Mount Meru Flowers imepunguza watumishi 36). Sekta hii inaajiri watu 3,000 na wengi wao ni wanawake. Ni dhamira yetu pia hapa kuwanusuru wakulima, mabenki na ajira.
Madini
Ndugu Wananchi;
Hali ni mbaya pia kwa upande wa bei na masoko ya vito hasa almasi na Tanzanite. Bei ya Tanzanite imeshuka kwa asilimia hamsini na kufikia US$200 kwa karati. Bei ya almasi imeshuka kwa asilimia 26 na kuwa US$8,870 mwezi Septemba. Wachimbaji na wanunuzi wa almasi, Tanzanite na vito vinginevyo wanakabiliwa na tatizo kubwa la madini ambayo wanapata taabu kuyauza.
Bahati nzuri dhahabu haina matatizo hayo. Soko lake ni zuri na bei ni nzuri sana. Mkakati wetu unalenga namna ya kuwasaidia wachimbaji wa vito ambao tusipowasaidia wao na serikali tutaendelea kukosa mapato na wakati huo watu wengine watakosa ajira kwa sababu ya shughuli za uchimbaji kupungua.
Viwanda na Utalii
Ndugu Wananchi;
Viwanda vyetu navyo hasa vya nguo, nyuzi, mavazi na vile vya ngozi vimeathirika na msukosuko wa uchumi wa dunia. Mauzo nje yamepungua sana na kusababisha hasara kubwa. Uzalishaji umepungua, ajira nazo hali kadhalika.
Sekta ya Utalii ambayo ndiyo sekta kiongozi kwa mapato ya fedha za kigeni nayo imebanwa pia. Idadi ya Watalii wanaokuja nchini inapungua. Takwimu zinaonyesha idadi hiyo kupungua kwa asilimia 10. Mapato yatokanayo na utalii ya mwezi Januari – Aprili, 2009 nayo yamepungua na kufikia US$302.1 kutoka US$388.2 milioni mwaka 2008. Hali hiyo inaathari kubwa kwa wawekezaji na kwa mapato ya Serikali na fedha za kigeni hivyo nayo tumeipa uzito stahiki katika mkakati wa kunusuru uchumi.
Mapato ya Ndani
Ndugu wananchi,
Kutokana na matatizo ya kupungua mauzo nje, utalii, uwekezaji n.k mapato ya ndani ya Serikali nayo yameathirika. Sasa hivi, tunakusanya mapato kutoka ushuru wa forodha, kodi za ndani n.k yako chini ya kiwango tulichotarajia. Kama mwenendo wa makusanyo ya kodi utaendelea kama ulivyo sasa, makusanyo ya kodi kwa mwaka 2008/09 yatakuwa chini ya makadirio ya bajeti kwa asilimia 10. Kwa maneno mengine, tutashindwa kukusanya kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 472.9 ambazo matumizi yake tulishayapangia kwenye bajeti. Katika mkakati huo tumeweka mipango ya kuikabili hali hiyo katika mwaka huu wa fedha na mwaka ujao pia ambapo tunadhani athari zitakuwepo au hata kuzidi.
Mapato ya Fedha za Kigeni
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kwa sababu ya kupungua kwa mauzo ya mazao yetu nje, mapato yetu ya fedha za kigeni yatapungua pia. Inakadiriwa kuwa thamani ya mauzo nje itapungua kutoka US$ 2,891 milioni mwaka 2008/09 hadi US$2,860 milioni mwaka 2009/10. Wakati huo huo mapato ya fedha za kigeni kutokana na utalii yatapungua kwa US$ 186 milioni. Katika mkakati wetu tunayo mipango ya kuziba pengo hilo ili kuepuka matatizo ya upatikanaji wa fedha za kigeni kwa ajili ya manunuzi yetu ya nje.
Uwekezaji kutoka nje
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kwa sababu ya matatizo ya uchumi uwekezaji wa vitega uchumi kutoka nje umepungua. Wawekezaji wamekuwa wanakosa fedha kutoka mabenki na masoko ya mitaji. Matokeo yake ni kuchelewa au kukosa kabisa au kuahirishwa miradi mikubwa ambayo ingetoa mchango muhimu kwa ukuaji wa uchumi wetu na ajira. Kwa mfano: Mradi wa umeme wa MW 300 kule Mtwara kwa sababu ya Barrick Gold Ltd. kujitoa na Artumas peke yake haina uwezo wa kifedha; mradi wa nickel Kabanga, mradi wa aluminium smelter, Mtwara; mradi wa usambazaji umeme mkoani Mtwara, miradi ya viwanda vya saruji na mbolea Mtwara na uwekezaji katika utafutaji wa madini umepungua kutoka US$90 mpaka US$40 milioni.
Ajira
Ndugu Wananchi;
Hali ya ajira nchini nayo itakuwa mbaya kutokana na matatizo haya. Mwaka 2009 ni mwaka ambao athari za msukosuko zimeanza kujitokeza kwa nguvu katika masoko ya ajira na kusababisha watu wengi kupoteza kazi na hivyo kuongeza umaskini wa kipato.
Hadi kufikia Aprili 2009 jumla ya wafanyakazi 48,000 walikuwa wamepoteza ajira zao nchini. Kutokana na kutarajiwa kupungua kwa idadi ya watalii wanaokuja nchini, baadhi ya hoteli zilizotarajiwa kuwapokea watalii hao zimelazimika kupunguza wafanyakazi wao kutokana na kupungua kwa biashara. Kati ya asilimia 20-30 za ajira katika sekta ya utalii Zanzíbar ziko hatarini kupotea kutokana na upungufu wa utalii.
Vivyo hivyo, katika sekta ya kilimo, viwanda na madini, watu wengine wanatarajiwa kupoteza kazi zao.
Kupungua kwa ukuaji wa uchumi
Waheshimiwa Wabunge, Ndugu Wananchi,
Matokeo ya athari zote hizi ni kupungua kwa kasi ya ukuaji wa uchumi nchini. Kama mjuavyo, katika kipindi cha miaka mitano iliyopita, uchumi wetu umekuwa ukikua kwa kiwango cha juu cha wastani wa asilimia 7.2. Tulitegemea mwaka huu uchumi wetu ungekuwa kwa zaidi ya asilimia 8 na kufikia asilimia 10 mwaka 2010 kama tulivyoahidi kwenye Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM ya 2005. Lakini kama wasemavyo Waswahili, ng’ombe wa maskini hazai. Msukosuko wa fedha na uchumi duniani umesababisha ukuaji wa uchumi wa Tanzania kupungua kutoka asilimia 7.4 mwaka jana hadi kati ya asilimia 5-6 mwaka huu. Kwa upande wa Zanzibar, uchumi wao unategemewa kukua kwa asilimia 4.5 mwaka huu ukilinganisha na asilimia 5.4 mwaka jana.
Mkakati wa Kuhami na Kuunusuru Uchumi
Ndugu Wananchi;
Baada ya kutafakari hali hii, na kuchambua athari hizi nilizobainisha kwa uchumi, ustawi na mipango ya muda mrefu ya maendeleo ya Taifa letu, na kwa kuzingatia azma yangu niliyoitangaza kwenye salamu ya mwaka mpya wa 2009, kwamba mwaka huu ni mwaka wa kuhami na kukuza uchumi, tumebuni na tutatekeleza Mkakati Maalum wa Kuhami na Kuunusuru Uchumi wa Tanzania.
Mkakati huu unazingatia ukweli kuwa msukosuko wa uchumi duniani ni wa kupita. Changamoto ya muda mfupi ni jinsi ya kujinusuru na hatimaye kudumisha juhudi za maendeleo baada ya msukosuko kupita.
Katika kukabili athari hizi nilizozitaja, tunalenga mambo mawili makuu. Kwanza ni kupunguza makali ya msukosuko, na pili, kulinda uwekezaji ambao ni muhimu katika kudumisha ukuaji endelevu wa uchumi katika kipindi cha muda wa kati.
Mkakati wetu wa kuhami na kuunusuru uchumi unalenga kukabili matatizo ya mpito na dharura – hasa ya ukwasi (liquidity) na siyo ufilisi (solvency). Mkakati huu sio mbadala wa mipango ya maendeleo na bajeti ya Serikali ya kila mwaka. Chini ya mkakati huu Serikali imepima matatizo kwa uzito wake na kushughulikia yale tu yaliyojitokeza hivi karibuni kutokana na msukosuko wa uchumi na siyo vinginevyo.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Tumetengeneza Mkakati huu kutimiza malengo makubwa manne:
1. Kulinda ajira na vipato vya wananchi;
2. Kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa chakula;
3. Kulinda uwekezaji muhimu katika miradi ya maendeleo, hususan miundombinu, na
4. Kulinda programu muhimu za kijamii
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kama nilivyosema, lengo kuu la kwanza la mkakati huu ni kupunguza makali au kuhimili shinikizo la msukosuko, hususan kuwalinda wananchi walio katika hatari kubwa zaidi ya kimaisha. Katika kutekeleza hili lengo yako mambo kadhaa ambayo tutayafanya:
(i) Kufidia hasara waliyopata wanunuzi wa mazao msimu wa 2008/09
Serikali imeamua kufidia vyama vya ushirika na makampuni yaliyonunua mazao ya wakulima na kuyauza kwa hasara. Hasara hiyo inayokisiwa kufikia shilingi 21.9 bilioni imepatikana kutokana na bei ya kuuzia mazao hayo kuwa chini sana ya gharama iliyotumika kuyanunua. Serikali italipa madeni yenye thamani ya hasara hiyo, moja kwa moja kwa mabenki yaliyokopesha vyama na makampuni hayo. Lakini tutafanya uhakiki kabla ya kulipa. Napenda kusisitiza kuwa hatutalipa madeni ya zamani ambayo hayahusiki na msukosuko wa uchumi wa dunia.
(ii) Kutoa udhamini wa kuahirisha mikopo ya waathirika
Yapo madeni ambayo wakopaji kwa sababu ya msukosuko wa uchumi wa dunia wanapata matatizo kulipa kwa wakati. Kundi hili linawajumuisha wengi wenye viwanda, wenye shughuli za utalii, kilimo n.k. Madeni hayo yanafikia Shs.270 bilioni.
Serikali itayadhamini madeni na kuyataka mabenki kuahirisha ulipaji wa mikopo hiyo na riba yake wa miaka miwili. Udhamini wa Serikali utatolewa kwa uwiano wa kila shilingi moja kwa shilingi tano na Serikali ikidhamini asilimia 70 ya mkopo. Kwa uwiano huu, fedha zitakazohitajika katika dhamana hiyo ni TSh 45 bilioni. Pamoja na kutoa nafuu kwa makampuni lakini hatua hii pia itayawezesha mabenki kuendelea kutoa mikopo na hivyo shughuli za kiuchumi na biashara hazitaisimama.
(iii) Kutoa mitaji ya uendeshaji (working capital) kwa riba nafuu
Tumeamua vilevile kuchukua hatua za kupunguza upungufu wa mitaji ya uendeshaji (working capital). Kwa ajili hiyo Serikali itayakopesha mabenki fedha kwa riba nafuu ya asilimia 2 ili na wao wawakopeshe wafanyabiashara fedha za mitaji ya uendeshaji kwa riba nafuu. Lengo ni kusaidia walioko kwenye sekta zinazokumbwa na msukosuko wa uchumi waweze kuhimili vishindo. Kwa kila shilingi moja tutakayotoa sisi Serikali, benki husika itatakiwa itoe shilingi moja na nusu (1:1½).
Kwa madhumuni haya, tutaanzisha mfuko maalumu wenye shilingi bilioni 80 ambao utasimamiwa na Benki Kuu na mabenki yatakayoshiriki yatatakiwa kutoa shilingi 120 bilioni. Viwango vya riba kwa wakopaji vitapangwa kwa maelewano ya pamoja baina ya BoT na mabenki na itategemea sekta na shughuli yenyewe.
(iv) Kuboresha Mifuko ya Dhamana:
Chini ya mkakati huu tutaiboresha na kuiongezea fedha mifuko ya kudhamini mikopo (credit guarantee schemes). Mifuko hiyo ni pamoja na Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Uuzaji wa Mazao Nje ya Nchi (Export Credit Guarantee Scheme -ECGS) na Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Mikopo kwa Wajasiliamali Wadogo na wa Kati (SME Credit Guarantee Scheme). Tutaongeza mtaji wa shilingi bilioni 10 kwa kila mfuko katika mwaka wa fedha wa 2009/10. Nyongeza hii itawezesha kuongeza dhamana ya mikopo ya shilingi bilioni 65 kwenye Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Uuzaji wa Mazao Nje ya Nchi na shilingi bilioni 60 kwenye Mfuko wa Udhamini wa Mikopo kwa Wajasiliamali Wadogo na wa Kati katika kuchochea mauzo ya bidhaa nje na uzalishaji. Hivi sasa mfuko wa ECGS una mtaji wa Shs.32.5 bilioni na umekopesha Shs.161.5 bilioni na ule wa SME una Shs.500 milioni na umeshakopesha Shs.6.5 bilioni.
(v) Kupunguza gharama za vito vya thamani:
Katika sekta ya vito vilivyoshuka bei kwa kiasi kikubwa, kama vile Tanzanite na almasi, tunaangalia uwezekano wa kuahirisha ulipaji wa mrahaba (royalty) kwa wachimbaji wa vito. Lengo ni kuwapa muda wa kupumua na kujijenga. Chini ya mpango huu Serikali itaahirisha mapato ya kiasi cha US$ milioni 0.5 kutoka almasi na US$ milioni 2.5 kutoka tanzanite.
(vi) Kuongeza uzalishaji wa Chakula
Ndugu Wananchi;
Lengo lingine muhimu la mkakati huu ni kuinusuru nchi kutokana na athari za upungufu wa chakula duniani zilizochochewa na msukosuko. Katika kutekeleza hili, mkakati huu utahakikisha kuwa miradi yote ya kilimo, hususan ile ya uzalishaji wa mazao ya chakula, inaendelea kugharimiwa bila kuathiriwa na msukosuko. Lengo la kwanza ni kuongeza uzalishaji wa mazao ya chakula ili kujitosheleza kwa chakula na kuuza ziada nje na hivyo kutumia ipasavyo fursa inayotokana na kuadimika kwa chakula duniani.
Chini ya mkakati huu, pamoja na kuendelea kuhimiza na kusimamia yale mambo yote ya kuongeza tija na uzalishaji kwenye kilimo, tumeamua katika kipindi hiki kufanya yafuatayo: (i) kutoa mikopo nafuu na ya muda mrefu ya shilingi 20 bilioni kupitia TIB kwa sekta binafsi kwa ajili ya kuendeleza kilimo (ii) kutoa shilingi bilioni 20 kwa ajili ya mkopo wa riba nafuu kwa zana za kilimo kama matrekta madogo kupitia mpango wa karadha (lease finance), ambapo, kwa kila shilingi ambayo serikali itatoa, mabenki yatakayoshiriki katika mkakati huu itabidi nayo yatoe shilingi moja: na (iii) Kuongeza kiasi na idadi ya wakulima watakaopata mbolea ya ruzuku kwa utaratibu wa vocha. Benki ya Dunia watatupa mkopo wa US$46 milioni na sisi tutatoa kiasi hicho hicho kwenye mfuko wa mbolea katika mwaka ujao wa fedha (2009/10).
Aidha tumeamua sasa tutumie Hifadhi ya Chakula ya Taifa kusaidia kutuliza bei za vyakula kwa walaji. Tunaiboresha sera ya sasa ambapo Hifadhi hungojea ilani ya njaa. Tumesema kupanda sana kwa bei za vyakula vikuu katika soko ni dalili ya upungufu hivyo kupunguza makali kila inapowezekana. Chini ya mkakati huu, tutatoa shilingi bilioni 20 kwa Hifadhi ya Chakula ya Taifa kwa ajili ya kuongeza akiba ya chakula na kudhibiti mfumuko wa bei.
Miundombinu
Ndugu Wananchi,
Kuhusu lengo la kulinda uwekezaji muhimu, hasa katika miundombinu, ya umeme na reli tumekubaliana kuwa tuendeleze juhudi za kutafuta mikopo kutoka Benki ya Dunia na mashirika mengine ya fedha. Kwa ajili hiyo tutatumia fedha za IMF kukwamua mradi wa usambazaji umeme Mtwara. Zinatakiwa US$ 7 milioni. Kuhusu Shirika la Reli, sisi tuchangie sehemu yetu, yaani US$43 milioni, kuongezea US$ 40milioni za Benki ya Dunia kuimarisha reli yetu. Wakati huo suala la uendeshaji tulitafutie jawabu muafaka.
Kadhalika tumekubaliana kuwa taendelee kuwekeza katika ujenzi wa barabara na miradi ya elimu, afya na maji. Suala la hati-fungani ambalo liliahirishwa kwa sababu ya matatizo ya soko la fedha tulitafutie vyanzo mbadala.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Tumekubaliana pia katika mkakati huu, kuwa lazima kuhakikisha kuwa utulivu wa uchumi unakuwepo ili kuhimiza ukuaji endelevu wa uchumi na kuvutia sekta binafsi kushiriki. Vilevile tuongeze kasi ya kuharakisha uimarishaji wa TIB na uanzishwaji wa Agricultural Development Bank.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kuhusu lengo la Mkakati la kulinda programu muhimu za kijamii, Serikali itahakikisha kuwa mipango yote ya kijamii haitaathirika, hata ile ambayo itakosa fedha za kutosha kutoka kwa wafadhili. Hii inajumuisha mipango ya utoaji wa ruzuku kwa dawa za kurefusha maisha kwa wagonjwa wa UKIMWI, vyandarua vya kuzuia malaria, programu za kifua kikuu, na nyingine za kusaidia juhudi za vijana na kulinda makundi ya wanyonge.
Ndugu Wananchi;
Pia zipo hatua kadhaa nyingine za kisera ambazo Serikali inaziandaa katika kukabiliana na athari za msukosuko huu. Katika miezi inayokuja, Wizara mbalimbali zitatangaza hatua za kisera zenye nia ya kuzihami sekta hizo na athari hizi na kuchochea ukuaji wa sekta mbalimbali kama vile utalii na viwanda. Miongoni mwa hatua tunazoziandaa sasa ni kupunguza gharama za visa kwa watalii kutoka dola 100 na 200 na kuwa dola 50. hazina inaangalia uwezekano wa kufanya hivyo.
Namna Serikali Itakavyolipia Gharama za Programu Hii
Ndugu Wananchi;
Kutekeleza Mkakati huu ni gharama kubwa. Zitahitajika kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 1,692.5. Tumetenga pesa hizo katika Bajeti yetu ya mwaka wa fedha utakaoanza Julai, 1, 2009. Sehemu kubwa ni fedha zetu lakini pia tutapata misaada kutoka kwa marafiki zetu wa maendeleo hasa Benki ya Dunia, IMF, EU na India.
Hitimisho
Ndugu Wananchi,
Sasa nimefika mwisho wa hotuba yangu. Nawashukuru tena kwa kukubali wito wangu. Kwa nchi yetu ambayo bado ina safari ndefu katika maendeleo, hatua tuliyochukua hapa ni kubwa na ya kihistoria. Katika kuchukua hatua hii, tumezingatia mahitaji ya dhamana tuliyopewa na wananchi katika kuwaongoza na kusimamia maendeleo na ustawi wao na wa nchi yetu. Lakini vilevile, tumezingatia mafundisho ambayo historia ya nchi yetu imetupatia. Kwa mkakati huu, tumedhamiria kuepuka hali iliyojitokeza miaka ya 1980 ambapo kutokana na kushindwa kukabili kwa dhati na wakati muafaka, athari za kupanda kwa bei za mafuta na hali mbaya ya uchumi wa dunia iliyofuatia, zilisababisha nchi kupoteza miongo miwili ya ukuaji wa uchumi na mafanikio yaliyokuwa yamepatikana katika nyanja za jamii na miundombinu.
Mwisho kabisa, nawasihi viongozi wenzangu na wananchi kwa ujumla, tuwe wavumilivu na tuiunge mkono Serikali katika kutekeleza mkakati huu. Tangu mwaka 2006, mambo hayakuwa mepesi sana, tumepitia misukosuko mikubwa kwa uchumi wetu: mgao mkubwa wa umeme, njaa, bei kubwa ya mafuta na bei kubwa za vyakula na sasa msukosuko huu wa aina yake. Kwa kila tatizo tumepambana nalo kiume na kwa umakini mkubwa na kuvuka salama. Mshikamano wetu, umoja wetu ndiyo uliotufikisha hapo.
Napenda kuwahakikishia wananchi wa Tanzania kwamba Serikali yao inawajali na inafanya kila lililo ndani ya uwezo wake kutimiza wajibu wake katika kuwatumikia.
Sisi katika Serikali tupo kwa ajili yenu na tutaendelea kuwatumikia kwa nguvu zetu zote. Tutaendelea kutengeneza mipango na mikakati ya kukabiliana na matatizo na changamoto zinazowakabili wananchi wa Tanzania walioko katika kila kona ya nchi yetu. Tuliyaweza yale naamini na haya tutayamudu!!
Asanteni sana kwa kunisikiliza!
Mungu Ibariki Afrika!
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania!
Thursday 11 June 2009
Hotuba ya Rais: Hatua za kuokoa uchumi
DIRECTORATE OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Telephone: 255-22-2114512, 2116898
E-mail: press@ikulu.go.tz
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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE,
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P.O. BOX 9120,
DAR ES SALAAM.
Tanzania.
TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI
Mambo makuu katika Hotuba ya Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete kwa Taifa kutoka Ukumbi wa Kilimani, Dodoma, – jumatano, Juni 10, 2009.
1. Rais ameelezea hali ya mtikisiko wa uchumi duniani, chimbuko la mtikisiko huo na athari za hali hiyo kwa uchumi wa Tanzania. Athari hizo ni kama ziafuatazo:
(a) Bei na mahitaji ya bidhaa za Tanzania kwenye masoko ya kimataifa yamepungua. Mifano ni mazao ya pamba, kahawa, karafuu,mwani na mazao mengine
(b) Mahitaji na bei za madini ya vito ya Tanzania pia vimepungua kwenye masoko ya kimataifa
(c) Mahitaji ya mazao ya kilimo ya Tanzania kama vile maua na mboga yamepungua pia na mauzo yake nchi za nje yameshuka kwa asilimia 25
(d) Viwanda vya ngozi, nguo, nyuzi na mavazi pia vimeathirika na hivyo kuathiri pia upatikanaji wa ajira nchini
(e) Sekta ya utalii ambayo ndiyo kubwa kwa uingizaji wa fedha za kigeni pia imeathirika kwa watalii wanaokuja nchini kupungua
(f) Mapato ya Serikali pia yamepungua na hivyo kuathiri mapato ya ndani na mapato ya fedha za kigeni
(g) Uwekezaji kutoka nje umepungua pia na baadhi ya makampuni yaliyokuwa yanataka kuja kuwekeza Tanzania, ama yameahirisha ama yamefuta mipango yao ya uwekezaji. Mifano ni mradi wa uwekezaji katika nickel pale Kabanga, Ngara, Kagera na miradi ya umeme, saruji, mbolea na aluminium smelter mkoani Mtwara
(h) Hali ya ajira nchini imekuwa mbaya zaidi kwa sababu ya matatizo hayo ya uchumi na hadi Aprili, mwaka huu, kiasi cha watu 48,000 walikuwa wamepoteza ajira
(i) Vile vile kasi ya kukua kwa uchumi wa Tanzania inakadiriwa kuwa itapungua kutoka kwenye asilimia 7.4 kama ilivyobashiriwa mwaka huu hadi kufikia asilimia 5 hadi 6
2. Kutokana na hali hiyo, Rais Kikwete ametangaza mkakati wa kuhami na kunusuru uchumi wa Tanzania kwa malengo makuu manne yafuatayo:
(a) Kulinda ajira na vipato vya wananchi
(b) Kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa chakula
(c) Kulinda uwekezaji muhimu katika miradi ya maendeleo, hususan miundombinu
(d) Kulinda programu muhimu za kijamii
3. Kutokana na hali hiyo, Rais ametangaza hatua zifuatazo katika kutekeleza mkakati huo wa kuunusuru uchumi (rescue package):
(a) Serikali imeamua kufidia hasara waliyopata wanunuzi wa mazao kwa msimu uliopita wa 2008/2009. Hasara hiyo ni kiasi cha bilioni 21.9 na Serikali italipia hasara hiyo ambayo imetokana na kushuka ghafla kwa bei ya mazao ya Tanzania kwenye soko la kimataifa
(b) Serikali itatoa udhamini kwa kuahirisha mikopo ya walioathirika ambao ni pamoja na viwanda, utalii, kilimo na sekta nyingi za uchumi kwa muda wa miaka miwili. Serikali imeyataka mabenki kutokutoza riba kwenye mikopo hiyo katika miaka hiyo miwili
(c) Serikali itatoa mitaji ya uendeshaji (working capital) kwa riba nafuu na itayakopesha mabenki kwa riba ndogo ya asilimia mbili na mabenki hayo yatatakiwa kuwakopesha wahitaji kwa riba ndogo zaidi kuliko ilivyo sasa.
(d) Serikali imedhamiria kuboresha mifuko ya dhamana ikiwa ni pamoja na mifuko ya kukopesha biashara ndogo ndogo kwa kuiongezea fedha zinazoweza kukopwa na wananchi
(e) Serikali imeamua kuongeza kasi ya uzalishaji chakula kwa kutoa mikopo ya thamani ya bilioni 20 kupitia Benki ya TIB, na pia kutoka kiasi kingine cha sh bilioni 20 kwa ajili ya mikopo yenye riba nafuu kwa ajili ya ununuzi wa zana za kilimo kupitia taasisi za karadha, na kuongeza idadi ya wakulima watakaopata mbolea ya ruzuku na kiasi cha bilioni 90 kwa ajili ya mboleo hiyo. Vile vile, Serikali imeamua kuanza kuutumia Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Chakula (SGR) kupunguza bei ya vyakula kwa wananchi na hifadhi hiyo itaongezewa fedha za kununulia chakula zaidi
(f) Serikali imeamua kukwamua mradi wa kusambaza umeme mkoani Mtwara na pia kuboresha Reli ya Kati kwa kiasi cha dola za Marekani milioni 43.
(g) Serikali imeamua kuhakikisha kuwa programu zote za kijamii kama maji, elimu na afya kama vile ya kupambana na magonjwa ya ukimwi, kifua kikuu na malaria haziathiriki kwa sababu ya msukosuko wa sasa wa kiuchumi.
(h) MPANGO wote huu utaigharimu Serikali kiasi cha sh bilioni 1, 692.5 (karibu sh trilioni 1.7). Fedha hizo zimetengwa katika Bajeti ya Serikali ya mwaka 2009/2010 inayoanza Julai Mosi, 2009.
Sehemu kubwa ya fedha hizo ni za ndani ya nchi ingawa kutakuwapo na michango ya wabia wa maendeleo kama Benki ya Dunia, Shirika la Fedha Duniani (IMF), Serikali ya India na Umoja wa Ulaya (EU).
chanzo: www.tanzania.go.tz
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Telephone: 255-22-2114512, 2116898
E-mail: press@ikulu.go.tz
Fax: 255-22-2113425
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE,
THE STATE HOUSE,
P.O. BOX 9120,
DAR ES SALAAM.
Tanzania.
TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI
Mambo makuu katika Hotuba ya Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete kwa Taifa kutoka Ukumbi wa Kilimani, Dodoma, – jumatano, Juni 10, 2009.
1. Rais ameelezea hali ya mtikisiko wa uchumi duniani, chimbuko la mtikisiko huo na athari za hali hiyo kwa uchumi wa Tanzania. Athari hizo ni kama ziafuatazo:
(a) Bei na mahitaji ya bidhaa za Tanzania kwenye masoko ya kimataifa yamepungua. Mifano ni mazao ya pamba, kahawa, karafuu,mwani na mazao mengine
(b) Mahitaji na bei za madini ya vito ya Tanzania pia vimepungua kwenye masoko ya kimataifa
(c) Mahitaji ya mazao ya kilimo ya Tanzania kama vile maua na mboga yamepungua pia na mauzo yake nchi za nje yameshuka kwa asilimia 25
(d) Viwanda vya ngozi, nguo, nyuzi na mavazi pia vimeathirika na hivyo kuathiri pia upatikanaji wa ajira nchini
(e) Sekta ya utalii ambayo ndiyo kubwa kwa uingizaji wa fedha za kigeni pia imeathirika kwa watalii wanaokuja nchini kupungua
(f) Mapato ya Serikali pia yamepungua na hivyo kuathiri mapato ya ndani na mapato ya fedha za kigeni
(g) Uwekezaji kutoka nje umepungua pia na baadhi ya makampuni yaliyokuwa yanataka kuja kuwekeza Tanzania, ama yameahirisha ama yamefuta mipango yao ya uwekezaji. Mifano ni mradi wa uwekezaji katika nickel pale Kabanga, Ngara, Kagera na miradi ya umeme, saruji, mbolea na aluminium smelter mkoani Mtwara
(h) Hali ya ajira nchini imekuwa mbaya zaidi kwa sababu ya matatizo hayo ya uchumi na hadi Aprili, mwaka huu, kiasi cha watu 48,000 walikuwa wamepoteza ajira
(i) Vile vile kasi ya kukua kwa uchumi wa Tanzania inakadiriwa kuwa itapungua kutoka kwenye asilimia 7.4 kama ilivyobashiriwa mwaka huu hadi kufikia asilimia 5 hadi 6
2. Kutokana na hali hiyo, Rais Kikwete ametangaza mkakati wa kuhami na kunusuru uchumi wa Tanzania kwa malengo makuu manne yafuatayo:
(a) Kulinda ajira na vipato vya wananchi
(b) Kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa chakula
(c) Kulinda uwekezaji muhimu katika miradi ya maendeleo, hususan miundombinu
(d) Kulinda programu muhimu za kijamii
3. Kutokana na hali hiyo, Rais ametangaza hatua zifuatazo katika kutekeleza mkakati huo wa kuunusuru uchumi (rescue package):
(a) Serikali imeamua kufidia hasara waliyopata wanunuzi wa mazao kwa msimu uliopita wa 2008/2009. Hasara hiyo ni kiasi cha bilioni 21.9 na Serikali italipia hasara hiyo ambayo imetokana na kushuka ghafla kwa bei ya mazao ya Tanzania kwenye soko la kimataifa
(b) Serikali itatoa udhamini kwa kuahirisha mikopo ya walioathirika ambao ni pamoja na viwanda, utalii, kilimo na sekta nyingi za uchumi kwa muda wa miaka miwili. Serikali imeyataka mabenki kutokutoza riba kwenye mikopo hiyo katika miaka hiyo miwili
(c) Serikali itatoa mitaji ya uendeshaji (working capital) kwa riba nafuu na itayakopesha mabenki kwa riba ndogo ya asilimia mbili na mabenki hayo yatatakiwa kuwakopesha wahitaji kwa riba ndogo zaidi kuliko ilivyo sasa.
(d) Serikali imedhamiria kuboresha mifuko ya dhamana ikiwa ni pamoja na mifuko ya kukopesha biashara ndogo ndogo kwa kuiongezea fedha zinazoweza kukopwa na wananchi
(e) Serikali imeamua kuongeza kasi ya uzalishaji chakula kwa kutoa mikopo ya thamani ya bilioni 20 kupitia Benki ya TIB, na pia kutoka kiasi kingine cha sh bilioni 20 kwa ajili ya mikopo yenye riba nafuu kwa ajili ya ununuzi wa zana za kilimo kupitia taasisi za karadha, na kuongeza idadi ya wakulima watakaopata mbolea ya ruzuku na kiasi cha bilioni 90 kwa ajili ya mboleo hiyo. Vile vile, Serikali imeamua kuanza kuutumia Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Chakula (SGR) kupunguza bei ya vyakula kwa wananchi na hifadhi hiyo itaongezewa fedha za kununulia chakula zaidi
(f) Serikali imeamua kukwamua mradi wa kusambaza umeme mkoani Mtwara na pia kuboresha Reli ya Kati kwa kiasi cha dola za Marekani milioni 43.
(g) Serikali imeamua kuhakikisha kuwa programu zote za kijamii kama maji, elimu na afya kama vile ya kupambana na magonjwa ya ukimwi, kifua kikuu na malaria haziathiriki kwa sababu ya msukosuko wa sasa wa kiuchumi.
(h) MPANGO wote huu utaigharimu Serikali kiasi cha sh bilioni 1, 692.5 (karibu sh trilioni 1.7). Fedha hizo zimetengwa katika Bajeti ya Serikali ya mwaka 2009/2010 inayoanza Julai Mosi, 2009.
Sehemu kubwa ya fedha hizo ni za ndani ya nchi ingawa kutakuwapo na michango ya wabia wa maendeleo kama Benki ya Dunia, Shirika la Fedha Duniani (IMF), Serikali ya India na Umoja wa Ulaya (EU).
chanzo: www.tanzania.go.tz
Monday 8 June 2009
Apprentice 2009 Candidates
Anita Shah Fired: Week 1
"My CV is strong. I am articulate. I can deal with questions and make impactful statements. Many lawyers can’t. People want to chat with me."
Ben Clarke Fired: Week 9
"To me making money is better than sex."
Debra Barr Fired: Week 11
"When I set my sights on something I have to make sure I get it. I am very cautious and only let the people that I can trust see the softer side of me."
Howard Ebison Fired: Week 10
"I am a credible businessman who wants to go far. I'm incredibly ambitious. If I don't go far down this route I shall go far down another route."
James McQuillan Fired: Week 11
"I'm astute and shrewd and smart... maybe blunt at times."
Kate Walsh "My CV speaks for itself. I've always excelled academically and I have really achieved within a corporate environment across sales, marketing and a number of different aspects of business."
Kimberly Davis Fired: Week 5
"I bring honesty and integrity to the table, I don't lie, cheat or backstab. I am not the stereotypical New Yorker and it's a stereotype I've faced."
Lorraine Tighe Fired: Week 11
"I've fought against all the odds. I'm a single mum with no education and I've had a very hard time. It is tough, but to have the confidence I have I should be very proud of myself."
Majid Nagra Fired: Week 3
"I think that business is the backbone to this world. Without companies buying and selling there wouldn't be any economy."
Mona Lewis Fired: Week 8
"I knew I would be selected, not to sound big-headed... I've succeeded in the companies I've worked for because I work hard and I'm honest."
Noorul Choudhury Fired: Week 6
"I have always been ambitious and driven and I've got the capabilities to deliver. I am not all talk... I can manage a team of people, total strangers even, because I am feisty and have attitude."
Paula Jones Fired: Week 4
"I am the girl with a plan. I have great wit and strength of character, and I am resilient to the core."
Philip Taylor Fired: Week 7
"Business is the new rock 'n' roll and I'm Elvis Presley"
Rocky Andrews Fired: Week 2
"For me business is about hard-work, attention to detail, being willing to make mistakes and learning from these mistakes."
Yasmina Siadatan "Business is about a simple formula. Make more than you spend. That's what I do, I keep business simple and it works. I'm good at it."
"My CV is strong. I am articulate. I can deal with questions and make impactful statements. Many lawyers can’t. People want to chat with me."
Ben Clarke Fired: Week 9
"To me making money is better than sex."
Debra Barr Fired: Week 11
"When I set my sights on something I have to make sure I get it. I am very cautious and only let the people that I can trust see the softer side of me."
Howard Ebison Fired: Week 10
"I am a credible businessman who wants to go far. I'm incredibly ambitious. If I don't go far down this route I shall go far down another route."
James McQuillan Fired: Week 11
"I'm astute and shrewd and smart... maybe blunt at times."
Kate Walsh "My CV speaks for itself. I've always excelled academically and I have really achieved within a corporate environment across sales, marketing and a number of different aspects of business."
Kimberly Davis Fired: Week 5
"I bring honesty and integrity to the table, I don't lie, cheat or backstab. I am not the stereotypical New Yorker and it's a stereotype I've faced."
Lorraine Tighe Fired: Week 11
"I've fought against all the odds. I'm a single mum with no education and I've had a very hard time. It is tough, but to have the confidence I have I should be very proud of myself."
Majid Nagra Fired: Week 3
"I think that business is the backbone to this world. Without companies buying and selling there wouldn't be any economy."
Mona Lewis Fired: Week 8
"I knew I would be selected, not to sound big-headed... I've succeeded in the companies I've worked for because I work hard and I'm honest."
Noorul Choudhury Fired: Week 6
"I have always been ambitious and driven and I've got the capabilities to deliver. I am not all talk... I can manage a team of people, total strangers even, because I am feisty and have attitude."
Paula Jones Fired: Week 4
"I am the girl with a plan. I have great wit and strength of character, and I am resilient to the core."
Philip Taylor Fired: Week 7
"Business is the new rock 'n' roll and I'm Elvis Presley"
Rocky Andrews Fired: Week 2
"For me business is about hard-work, attention to detail, being willing to make mistakes and learning from these mistakes."
Yasmina Siadatan "Business is about a simple formula. Make more than you spend. That's what I do, I keep business simple and it works. I'm good at it."
Friday 5 June 2009
Hotuba Bora (100%) kutoka kwa Rais Kikwete
HOTUBA YA MHE. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, RAIS WA JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA, KWENYE UZINDUZI WA KIVUKO CHA MV. MAGOGONI 4 JUNI 2009
Mheshimiwa Dk. Shukuru Kawambwa (Mb), Waziri wa Miundombinu,
Waheshimiwa Mawaziri,
Ndugu Viongozi na Watendaji wa Serikali,
Viongozi wa vyama vya siasa,
Ndugu Wananchi wenzangu,
Wageni waalikwa,
Mabibi na Mabwana,
Awali ya yote, napenda kutoa shukrani zangu za dhati kwa kunialika kuja kujumuika nanyi hapa katika uzinduzi wa kivuko kipya cha Mv. Magogoni.
Nawapongeza sana wananchi wa Kigamboni na wa jiji la Dar es Salaam kwa jumla kwa kupata kivuko kipya kiitwacho MV. Magogoni. Kivuko hichi kipya, kikubwa na cha kisasa tumekinunua kutoka Ujerumani kwa gharama ya shilingi 8.5. bilioni. Kimetatua tatizo kubwa lililokuwa linawasumbua watu waliokuwa wanavuka kutoka au kwenda Kigamboni.
Kwa muda mrefu, wananchi wa Kigamboni wamekuwa wakipata adha ya usafiri, maisha yao kuwa hatarini na usalama wa mali zao kuwa mashakani. Vivuko vilivyokuwepo MV. Alina na MV. Kigamboni vilikuwa vimechakaa sana hivyo kushindwa kufanya kazi ipasavyo. Kwa kweli vilikuwa tishio kwa kila hali. Wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi wa mwaka 2005, Chama cha Mapinduzi kiliahidi kupitia Ilani yake kutatua tatizo la vivuko kadhaa nchini, kimojawapo kikiwa hiki cha Kigamboni. Leo hii tunasherehekea kutimia kwa ahadi yetu kwa wananchi wa Dar es Salaa hasa wale waishio na waendao Kigamboni.
Kadhalika tumeshatimiza ahadi kwa wananchi wa Mwanza kwa kivuko cha Busisi (MV. Misungwi), kivuko cha Kisiwa cha Kome (MV. Kome) na kivuko cha kati ya Bugorora na Ukara (MV. Nyerere). Kwa wananchi wa Ruvuma kuna kivuko cha MV. Ruhuhu na wa Morogoro kivuko cha mto Kilombero.
Kivuko hiki tunachokizindua rasmi leo ndicho kikubwa kuliko vivuko vyote nchini. Kina uwezo mkubwa wa kubeba tani 500 yaani Magari 60 na abiria 2000 kwa wakati mmoja. Kwa kuwa na kivuko hiki tatizo la usafiri sasa siyo gumzo tena. Ifikapo mwezi Septemba, 2009 tatizo litakuwa limekwisha kabisa pale kivuko cha MV. Kigamboni kitakapoanza kazi. Hivi sasa kivuko hicho kinafanyiwa matengenezo makubwa kukirudisha katika kiwango cha juu cha ubora. Kadhalika kule Bususi, Mwanza nako matengenezo ya kivuko cha MV. Sengerema yatakapokamilika shughuli ya uvushaji watu kati ya Kigongo na Busisi katika Ziwa Victoria itakuwa imeimarika sana.
Ndugu Wananchi,
Nimefurahi kusikia kuwa ujenzi wa Kivuko Mv. Magogoni umefanyikia hapa Dar es salaam eneo la Bandari na kuweza kuwapatia ajira vijana 30 ambao wamejifunza na kupata maarifa na ufundi mpya wa ujenzi wa vivuko na hata maboti. Ninaamini kwa uzoefu walioupata wataweza kujiajiri wenyewe kwa kujenga vivuko na boti ndogondogo za uvuvi ili kujipatia riziki na kuboresha hali ya maisha yao.
Serikali itaendelea na utaratibu huu wa kujenga vivuko hapa nchini ili kutoa huduma nzuri ya usafiri wa majini na kuendeleza teknolojia ya ufundi wa kutengeneza vivuko hapa nchini, na kukuza ajira kwa vijana wetu.
Ndugu wananchi,
Ziko sehemu nyingi za nchi yetu ambako kufikika kwake ni kwa vivuko tu. Serikali imedhamiria kuhakikisha kuwa vivuko vyote nchini vinakuwa vya uhakika na salama kwa matumizi ya wananchi kwa kuvikarabati na kununua vipya pale vinapohitajika kadri uwezo wa bajeti ya serikali unavyoruhusu.
Katika kutekeleza hayo, Serikali kwa sasa inakarabati vivuko viwili vya Mv. Kigamboni hapa Dar es Salaam, na Mv. Sengerema huko Mwanza. Aidha, tumenunua vivuko vipya sita vya Kilombero huko Morogoro, Kivuko cha Mv. Nyerere kinachohudumia kati ya Bugorora na Ukara Mkoani Mwanza, Mv. Ruhuhu Mkoani Ruvuma, Mv. Misungwi kinachohudumia kati ya Kigongo hadi Busisi huko Mwanza na Mv. Kome II kinachofanya kazi kati ya Kisiwa cha Kome kwenda Nyakalilo. Vilevile, tutanunua vivuko vipya vya Musoma kwenda Kinesi Mkoani Mara ambapo wananchi wa Kinesi watakwenda Musoma mjini kwa kutumia kivuko kwa muda wa dakika 30 badala ya kuzunguka Kilometa 54, pia tunanunua vivuko vingine vipya vya Rugezi hadi Kisorya Wilayani Ukerewe, Utete mkoani Pwani na Pangani mkoani Tanga.
Vilevile, katika mipango ya miaka mitatu ijayo, Serikali inatarajia kununua vivuko vifuatavyo kuanzia 2009/10:
1. Kivuko cha tani 50 katika maeneo ya Kilambo - Mtwara. Kivuko hiki kitarahisisha usafiri eneo la mwambao wa kati ya Mtwara Tanzania na Msumbiji
2. Kivuko cha tani 50 kitakachotumika kati ya Msanga Mkuu na Mtwara Mjini ambapo kitapunguza usumbufu wa wananchi kuzunguka Km 20 kufika Mtwara.
3. Kivuko cha Mto Rusumo – Ngara Kagera ambapo kitapunguza Km 60 za kuzunguka kuja Bukoba Mjini.
4. Kivuko cha Kyela – Itungi Port wananchi watatumia nusu saa kusafiri kwa kivuko badala ya kuzunguka kwa Km 70 kufika Kyela.
Ndugu wananchi,
Kuna sehemu ambazo tunatumia vivuko kwa sababu ya kujenga madaraja haiwezekani kwa jinsi maumbile yake yalivyo. Lakini zipo sehemu ambazo tunatumia vivuko lakini madaraja yanawezekana kujengwa. Tunachelewa kujenga madaraja kwa sababu ya gharama kubwa na uwezo wetu mdogo wa fedha. Tunayo dhamira ya kujenga madaraja kidogo kidogo katika sehemu hizi.
Moja ya madaraja ambayo tumeshafanya uamuzi wa dhati kabisa kujenga ni Daraja la Kigamboni. Mipango ya ujenzi wa daraja hili imekuwapo tangu uhuru. Lakini sasa tumedhamiria kufanya. Tumeahidi katika Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM Ibara ya 44 (f) kwamba, katika kipindi cha miaka mitano tuwe tumeanza maandalizi ya ujenzi wa daraja hili. Nafurahi kwamba tutatimiza ahadi hiyo. Na tutafanya hivyo kwa kushirikiana na wenzetu wa sekta binafsi.
Tuko kwenye hatua nzuri za maandalizi. Shirika la Hifadhi ya Jamii (NSSF) lipo kwenye mchakato kumpata Mtaalam Mshauri ili atayarishe nyaraka za zabuni. Matumaini yetu ni kwamba, ifikapo mwezi Septemba mwaka huu, nyaraka hizo zitakuwa tayari. Mambo yote yakienda kama yalivyopangwa, basi ujenzi wa daraja unaweza kuanza katika mwaka wa fedha wa 2010/2011. Daraja hili litafungua kwa kiasi kikubwa fursa za uchumi na uwekezaji huko Kigamboni.
Vilevile, kwa sasa, tunafanya usanifu wa ujenzi wa daraja tuliloliahidi kwenye ibara ya 44 (i) ya Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM wa 2005, yaani Daraja la Mto Kilombero ili kuunganisha Wilaya za Kilombero na Ulanga.
Ndugu wananchi,
Hata hivyo, kujenga daraja kuvuka ng’ambo pekee hakutoshi kama barabara za Kigamboni haziko katika hali nzuri. Kwa kutambua hilo tunajenga barabara kwa kiwango cha lami kutoka Kivukoni hadi Mjimwema mpaka Kongowe. Barabara nyingine tutakayojenga kwa lami ni ya kutoka Kivukoni hadi Tungi na nyingine ni ile ya kutoka Mjimwema hadi Pembamnazi. Wakati tunajenga barabara hizi kwa lami, tutaendelea kuimarisha barabara nyingine za Kigamboni, kama ile ya Tungi hadi Kibada.
Ndugu wananchi,
Ukiacha hili la Kivuko ambalo tumelitimiza na barabara za Kigamboni, Serikali inaendelea na jitihada za kupunguza matatizo ya ya usafiri na usafirishaji katika Jiji la Dar es Salaam. Hivi sasa tunaelekeza nguvu zetu katika kujaribu kupunguza msongamano wa magari katika barabara za Dar es Salaam.
Kwa ajili hiyo, zipo barabara ambazo tunazifanyia ukarabati mkubwa ili zirudi katika hali yake ya zamani, kama tufanyavyo kwa barabara ya Mandela. Baadhi tunazijenga upya na kuzipanua kama ilivyo kwa barabara ya Sam Nujoma na barabara ya Kilwa. Nyote ni mashahidi wa kazi inayoendelea kufanyika katika barabara hizo.
Vilevile ziko barabara kadhaa za Dar es Salaam ambazo hivi sasa ni za udongo ambazo tumeamua tutazijenga kwa kiwango cha lami. Nia yetu kuu ni kupunguza msongamano katika baadhi ya mabarabara kwa kutoa fursa kwa magari kuchepukia barabara hizo. Tumekwishatoa kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 20 kwa ajili ya ujenzi na upanuzi wa barabara hizi. Baadhi ya barabara hizo ni pamoja na zifuatazo:
1. Barabara ya kutoka Ubungo Bus Terminal hadi Kigogo Roundabout, na kutoka Kigogo Roundabout hadi Mtaa wa Twiga Jangwani. Maombi yangu ni kwamba wasiue viwanja vya michezo vya Jangwani.
Nimeambiwa kuwa mikataba ya ujenzi wa barabara hizi itasainiwa wakati wowote wiki ijayo na ujenzi kuanza mara moja.
2. Barabara nyingine ni ile ya kutoka Tabata Dampo hadi Kigogo;
3. Vilevile iko barabara ya kutoka Ubungo Maziwa hadi Mabibo External;
4. Barabara ya kutoka Jet Club hadi Vituka hadi Davis Corner ya umbali wa kilomita 12;
5. Barabara ya kuanzia Mbezi Mwisho hadi Barabara ya Nyerere Ukonga Banana kupitia Malamba Mawili na Kinyerezi. Barabara hii itawezesha magari yanayotoka viwandani maeneo ya Nyerere Road kuweza kuanza safari za mikoani au nchi jirani bila kupitia Ubungo.
6. Barabara ya kutoka Tegeta Kibaoni hadi Mbezi Mwisho (Morogoro Road) kupitia Goba. Barabara hii itawawezesha wachukuzi wa saruji kutoka kiwandani Wazo Hill kwenda mikoani au nchi jirani bila kupitia mjini. Vilevile itawezesha wakazi wengi wa maeneo ya Bagamoyo Road, Tegeta na Mbweni kuweza kusafiri mikoani bila kupitia mjini.
7. Tunao mpango wa kutengeneza kwa lami barabara kutoka Tangi Bovu hadi Goba
8. Vilevile tunao mpango wa kupanua njia mbili kipande cha barabara kutoka njia panda ya Morocco hadi Kawe kuungana na barabara ya Bagamoyo kupitia Shoppers Plaza, kupitia Mikocheni na Mlalakua ili kupunguza msongamano mkubwa wa kipande kile cha barabara. Pia kuunganisha kipande cha kutoka Tume ya Sayansi hadi Msasani kwa Mwalimu Nyerere kwa barabara ya njia mbili.
9. Pia barabara ya Kimara Kinguruwe hadi Mabibo External nayo tutaijenga kwa lami. Barabara hii ya kilomita 9 itawezesha watu kupita kuja na kutoka mjini bila kupitia Ubungo;
10. Vilevile, ipo mipango ya kutengeneza kwa lami barabara ya Kimara Baruti hadi Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam kupitia Msewe na Changanyikeni.
11. Tumefanya mazungumzo mazuri na Serikali ya Japan wakati wowote tutapata majibu kuhusu utoaji fedha kwa ajili wa upanuzi wa barabara ya kutoka njia panda ya Morocco Road hadi Tegeta Kibaoni ambayo itapunguza sana msongamano wa magari Jijini.
Ndugu wananchi,
Nimeona niwape taarifa ya barabara hizi ili mjue hatua tunazochukua kupunguza tatizo la usafiri Dar es Salaam.
Usalama wa Vyombo vya Majini
Ndugu wananchi,
Hali ya usalama wa vyombo vya majini imekuwa siyo ya kuridhisha hata kidogo. Matukio ya ajali za vyombo vya majini hapa nchini yamekuwa mengi mno. Katika kipindi cha kuanzia Januari, 2006 hadi Desemba 2008 yamekuwepo matukio 28 ya ajali zilizo sababisha vifo vya watu 149 na 240 kuokolewa. Majuzi tena kumetokea ajali ya Meli ya Mv. Faith iliyopinduka katika Bandari ya Malindi kule Zanzibar.
Tathmini zinaonyesha kuwa ajali hizo zimekuwa zinasababishwa na ubovu wa vyombo unaochangiwa na umri mkubwa na matengenezo yasiyoridhisha, makosa ya kibinadamu na hali mbaya ya hewa. Wakati mwingine pia uelewa mdogo wa umuhimu na matumizi ya vifaa vya kuokolea umechangia vifo vya watu.
Serikali iliunda SUMATRA kwa nia ya kuboresha usimamizi wa uendeshaji wa vyombo vya majini ili kuongeza usalama wa usafiri majini. Tunaipongeza SUMATRA kwa kazi kubwa na nzuri ambayo imekuwa inafanywa tangu kuundwa kwake mpaka sasa. SUMATRA imeweka maafisa wasimamizi katika maeneo mbalimbali nchini ikiwa ni pamoja na Mwanza, Bukoba, Sumbawanga, Kigoma na Dar es Salaam. Hata hivyo, lazima SUMATRA waongeze udhibiti wa vyombo vinavyosafiri majini. Wawe makini zaidi katika kusimamia ubora wa vyombo hivyo, ujuzi wa manahodha na wafanyakazi wake, ubora wa huduma stahiki kwa abiria ikiwamo zile za kuokolea abiria panapotokea ajali.
Aidha SUMATRA iendelee kutoa mafunzo kwa wamiliki na waendesha vyombo vya usafiri majini ili kuwaongezea ufahamu juu ya umuhimu wa kuzingatia taratibu na kanuni zinazosimamia uendeshaji wa vyombo hivyo.
Ndugu wananchi,
Katika kuimarisha uwezo wetu wa kuzuia na kukabiliana na majanga kwenye maji, Serikali imejenga mnara wa kuongozea meli katika eneo la Magogoni ambao una kituo cha kuratibu shughuli za utafutaji na uokoaji pamoja na kuratibu matukio ya uharamia baharini. Kituo hiki kimezinduliwa mwezi Machi, 2009 na kwa muda mfupi wa uwepo wake, kimeweza kuratibu zoezi la utafutaji na uokoaji wa meli ya Comoro iliyopata ajali ikiwa safarini kutoka Dar es salaam kwenda Comoro tarehe 16 Aprili, 2009. Katika zoezi hilo watu 77 waliokolewa.
Ndugu wananchi,
Kabla sijamaliza, naomba niongelee uvumi ambao umeenea sana ndani ya jamii yetu, hasa kwa wakazi wa Kigamboni. Kumekuwa na upotoshaji mkubwa kwamba eneo zima la Kigamboni limeuzwa kwa wawekezaji. Wapo wanaodai kuwa Kigamboni imeuzwa kwa watu maarufu wa Marekani na wapo wanaodai kwamba imeuzwa kwa watu maarufu kutoka Uarabuni. Mwanzoni niliposikia maneno hayo niliyapuuza. Lakini nikagundua kuwa yameenea sana na yanaaminiwa na watu wengi hata wale ambao ungedhani wana uelewa wa juu wa mambo. Nikamuagiza Waziri wa Ardhi atoe ufafanuzi.
Ningependa nami kurudia kwamba hakuna ukweli kabisa katika uvumi huo. Ninachokijua mimi ni kuwa Jiji Dar es Salaam likishirikiana na Serikali Kuu (Wizara ya Adhi, Nyumba na Makazi) inao mpango kabambe wa kuufanya Kigamboni kuwa Mji Mpya. Hii ni kwa maana ya kwamba uwe umepangwa na kujengwa kisasa. Nia ni nzuri ya kuendeleza Kigamboni na jiji la Dar es Salaam kwa jumla hasa sasa ambapo kutajengwa daraja hivyo kushawishi watu wengi zaidi kupenda kuhamia na kuishi huko.
Tatizo kubwa la Dar es Salaam ni kuwa na nyumba nyingi kujengwa maeneo yasiyopimwa na kupangwa vizuri. Hali hii haikubaliki, tusiiache iendelee hivi. Na tusiiache Kigamboni nayo ikawa hivyo. Mwelekeo huo tayari upo. Ndiyo sababu ya uamuzi huo wa Jiji na Wizara ya Ardhi ambao nia yake ni njema, naomba tuwape ushirikiano na msaada unaostahili.
Ndugu Wananchi,
Naomba sasa nimalize kwa kuwakumbusha wenzetu wa Wizara na hasa TEMESA kuhakikisha kuwa kivuko hiki kunatunzwa ipasavyo. Kinafanyiwa matengenezo ya mara kwa mara kwa mujibu wa ratiba yake. Hamzidishi magari, abiria na mizigo kupita uwezo unaostahili. Tukifanya hayo kitadumu na kutuhudumia kwa miaka mingi kama ilivyokusudiwa. Tuukumbuke daima msemo wa Waswahili usemao “Kitunze Kidumu” na Kitunze Kikutunze” Tusifanye kinyume chake.
Baada ya kusema hayo, sasa niko tayari kwa uzinduzi wa kivuko hiki kipya cha Mv. Magogoni.
ASANTENI SANA KWA KUNISIKILIZA
Mheshimiwa Dk. Shukuru Kawambwa (Mb), Waziri wa Miundombinu,
Waheshimiwa Mawaziri,
Ndugu Viongozi na Watendaji wa Serikali,
Viongozi wa vyama vya siasa,
Ndugu Wananchi wenzangu,
Wageni waalikwa,
Mabibi na Mabwana,
Awali ya yote, napenda kutoa shukrani zangu za dhati kwa kunialika kuja kujumuika nanyi hapa katika uzinduzi wa kivuko kipya cha Mv. Magogoni.
Nawapongeza sana wananchi wa Kigamboni na wa jiji la Dar es Salaam kwa jumla kwa kupata kivuko kipya kiitwacho MV. Magogoni. Kivuko hichi kipya, kikubwa na cha kisasa tumekinunua kutoka Ujerumani kwa gharama ya shilingi 8.5. bilioni. Kimetatua tatizo kubwa lililokuwa linawasumbua watu waliokuwa wanavuka kutoka au kwenda Kigamboni.
Kwa muda mrefu, wananchi wa Kigamboni wamekuwa wakipata adha ya usafiri, maisha yao kuwa hatarini na usalama wa mali zao kuwa mashakani. Vivuko vilivyokuwepo MV. Alina na MV. Kigamboni vilikuwa vimechakaa sana hivyo kushindwa kufanya kazi ipasavyo. Kwa kweli vilikuwa tishio kwa kila hali. Wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi wa mwaka 2005, Chama cha Mapinduzi kiliahidi kupitia Ilani yake kutatua tatizo la vivuko kadhaa nchini, kimojawapo kikiwa hiki cha Kigamboni. Leo hii tunasherehekea kutimia kwa ahadi yetu kwa wananchi wa Dar es Salaa hasa wale waishio na waendao Kigamboni.
Kadhalika tumeshatimiza ahadi kwa wananchi wa Mwanza kwa kivuko cha Busisi (MV. Misungwi), kivuko cha Kisiwa cha Kome (MV. Kome) na kivuko cha kati ya Bugorora na Ukara (MV. Nyerere). Kwa wananchi wa Ruvuma kuna kivuko cha MV. Ruhuhu na wa Morogoro kivuko cha mto Kilombero.
Kivuko hiki tunachokizindua rasmi leo ndicho kikubwa kuliko vivuko vyote nchini. Kina uwezo mkubwa wa kubeba tani 500 yaani Magari 60 na abiria 2000 kwa wakati mmoja. Kwa kuwa na kivuko hiki tatizo la usafiri sasa siyo gumzo tena. Ifikapo mwezi Septemba, 2009 tatizo litakuwa limekwisha kabisa pale kivuko cha MV. Kigamboni kitakapoanza kazi. Hivi sasa kivuko hicho kinafanyiwa matengenezo makubwa kukirudisha katika kiwango cha juu cha ubora. Kadhalika kule Bususi, Mwanza nako matengenezo ya kivuko cha MV. Sengerema yatakapokamilika shughuli ya uvushaji watu kati ya Kigongo na Busisi katika Ziwa Victoria itakuwa imeimarika sana.
Ndugu Wananchi,
Nimefurahi kusikia kuwa ujenzi wa Kivuko Mv. Magogoni umefanyikia hapa Dar es salaam eneo la Bandari na kuweza kuwapatia ajira vijana 30 ambao wamejifunza na kupata maarifa na ufundi mpya wa ujenzi wa vivuko na hata maboti. Ninaamini kwa uzoefu walioupata wataweza kujiajiri wenyewe kwa kujenga vivuko na boti ndogondogo za uvuvi ili kujipatia riziki na kuboresha hali ya maisha yao.
Serikali itaendelea na utaratibu huu wa kujenga vivuko hapa nchini ili kutoa huduma nzuri ya usafiri wa majini na kuendeleza teknolojia ya ufundi wa kutengeneza vivuko hapa nchini, na kukuza ajira kwa vijana wetu.
Ndugu wananchi,
Ziko sehemu nyingi za nchi yetu ambako kufikika kwake ni kwa vivuko tu. Serikali imedhamiria kuhakikisha kuwa vivuko vyote nchini vinakuwa vya uhakika na salama kwa matumizi ya wananchi kwa kuvikarabati na kununua vipya pale vinapohitajika kadri uwezo wa bajeti ya serikali unavyoruhusu.
Katika kutekeleza hayo, Serikali kwa sasa inakarabati vivuko viwili vya Mv. Kigamboni hapa Dar es Salaam, na Mv. Sengerema huko Mwanza. Aidha, tumenunua vivuko vipya sita vya Kilombero huko Morogoro, Kivuko cha Mv. Nyerere kinachohudumia kati ya Bugorora na Ukara Mkoani Mwanza, Mv. Ruhuhu Mkoani Ruvuma, Mv. Misungwi kinachohudumia kati ya Kigongo hadi Busisi huko Mwanza na Mv. Kome II kinachofanya kazi kati ya Kisiwa cha Kome kwenda Nyakalilo. Vilevile, tutanunua vivuko vipya vya Musoma kwenda Kinesi Mkoani Mara ambapo wananchi wa Kinesi watakwenda Musoma mjini kwa kutumia kivuko kwa muda wa dakika 30 badala ya kuzunguka Kilometa 54, pia tunanunua vivuko vingine vipya vya Rugezi hadi Kisorya Wilayani Ukerewe, Utete mkoani Pwani na Pangani mkoani Tanga.
Vilevile, katika mipango ya miaka mitatu ijayo, Serikali inatarajia kununua vivuko vifuatavyo kuanzia 2009/10:
1. Kivuko cha tani 50 katika maeneo ya Kilambo - Mtwara. Kivuko hiki kitarahisisha usafiri eneo la mwambao wa kati ya Mtwara Tanzania na Msumbiji
2. Kivuko cha tani 50 kitakachotumika kati ya Msanga Mkuu na Mtwara Mjini ambapo kitapunguza usumbufu wa wananchi kuzunguka Km 20 kufika Mtwara.
3. Kivuko cha Mto Rusumo – Ngara Kagera ambapo kitapunguza Km 60 za kuzunguka kuja Bukoba Mjini.
4. Kivuko cha Kyela – Itungi Port wananchi watatumia nusu saa kusafiri kwa kivuko badala ya kuzunguka kwa Km 70 kufika Kyela.
Ndugu wananchi,
Kuna sehemu ambazo tunatumia vivuko kwa sababu ya kujenga madaraja haiwezekani kwa jinsi maumbile yake yalivyo. Lakini zipo sehemu ambazo tunatumia vivuko lakini madaraja yanawezekana kujengwa. Tunachelewa kujenga madaraja kwa sababu ya gharama kubwa na uwezo wetu mdogo wa fedha. Tunayo dhamira ya kujenga madaraja kidogo kidogo katika sehemu hizi.
Moja ya madaraja ambayo tumeshafanya uamuzi wa dhati kabisa kujenga ni Daraja la Kigamboni. Mipango ya ujenzi wa daraja hili imekuwapo tangu uhuru. Lakini sasa tumedhamiria kufanya. Tumeahidi katika Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM Ibara ya 44 (f) kwamba, katika kipindi cha miaka mitano tuwe tumeanza maandalizi ya ujenzi wa daraja hili. Nafurahi kwamba tutatimiza ahadi hiyo. Na tutafanya hivyo kwa kushirikiana na wenzetu wa sekta binafsi.
Tuko kwenye hatua nzuri za maandalizi. Shirika la Hifadhi ya Jamii (NSSF) lipo kwenye mchakato kumpata Mtaalam Mshauri ili atayarishe nyaraka za zabuni. Matumaini yetu ni kwamba, ifikapo mwezi Septemba mwaka huu, nyaraka hizo zitakuwa tayari. Mambo yote yakienda kama yalivyopangwa, basi ujenzi wa daraja unaweza kuanza katika mwaka wa fedha wa 2010/2011. Daraja hili litafungua kwa kiasi kikubwa fursa za uchumi na uwekezaji huko Kigamboni.
Vilevile, kwa sasa, tunafanya usanifu wa ujenzi wa daraja tuliloliahidi kwenye ibara ya 44 (i) ya Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM wa 2005, yaani Daraja la Mto Kilombero ili kuunganisha Wilaya za Kilombero na Ulanga.
Ndugu wananchi,
Hata hivyo, kujenga daraja kuvuka ng’ambo pekee hakutoshi kama barabara za Kigamboni haziko katika hali nzuri. Kwa kutambua hilo tunajenga barabara kwa kiwango cha lami kutoka Kivukoni hadi Mjimwema mpaka Kongowe. Barabara nyingine tutakayojenga kwa lami ni ya kutoka Kivukoni hadi Tungi na nyingine ni ile ya kutoka Mjimwema hadi Pembamnazi. Wakati tunajenga barabara hizi kwa lami, tutaendelea kuimarisha barabara nyingine za Kigamboni, kama ile ya Tungi hadi Kibada.
Ndugu wananchi,
Ukiacha hili la Kivuko ambalo tumelitimiza na barabara za Kigamboni, Serikali inaendelea na jitihada za kupunguza matatizo ya ya usafiri na usafirishaji katika Jiji la Dar es Salaam. Hivi sasa tunaelekeza nguvu zetu katika kujaribu kupunguza msongamano wa magari katika barabara za Dar es Salaam.
Kwa ajili hiyo, zipo barabara ambazo tunazifanyia ukarabati mkubwa ili zirudi katika hali yake ya zamani, kama tufanyavyo kwa barabara ya Mandela. Baadhi tunazijenga upya na kuzipanua kama ilivyo kwa barabara ya Sam Nujoma na barabara ya Kilwa. Nyote ni mashahidi wa kazi inayoendelea kufanyika katika barabara hizo.
Vilevile ziko barabara kadhaa za Dar es Salaam ambazo hivi sasa ni za udongo ambazo tumeamua tutazijenga kwa kiwango cha lami. Nia yetu kuu ni kupunguza msongamano katika baadhi ya mabarabara kwa kutoa fursa kwa magari kuchepukia barabara hizo. Tumekwishatoa kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 20 kwa ajili ya ujenzi na upanuzi wa barabara hizi. Baadhi ya barabara hizo ni pamoja na zifuatazo:
1. Barabara ya kutoka Ubungo Bus Terminal hadi Kigogo Roundabout, na kutoka Kigogo Roundabout hadi Mtaa wa Twiga Jangwani. Maombi yangu ni kwamba wasiue viwanja vya michezo vya Jangwani.
Nimeambiwa kuwa mikataba ya ujenzi wa barabara hizi itasainiwa wakati wowote wiki ijayo na ujenzi kuanza mara moja.
2. Barabara nyingine ni ile ya kutoka Tabata Dampo hadi Kigogo;
3. Vilevile iko barabara ya kutoka Ubungo Maziwa hadi Mabibo External;
4. Barabara ya kutoka Jet Club hadi Vituka hadi Davis Corner ya umbali wa kilomita 12;
5. Barabara ya kuanzia Mbezi Mwisho hadi Barabara ya Nyerere Ukonga Banana kupitia Malamba Mawili na Kinyerezi. Barabara hii itawezesha magari yanayotoka viwandani maeneo ya Nyerere Road kuweza kuanza safari za mikoani au nchi jirani bila kupitia Ubungo.
6. Barabara ya kutoka Tegeta Kibaoni hadi Mbezi Mwisho (Morogoro Road) kupitia Goba. Barabara hii itawawezesha wachukuzi wa saruji kutoka kiwandani Wazo Hill kwenda mikoani au nchi jirani bila kupitia mjini. Vilevile itawezesha wakazi wengi wa maeneo ya Bagamoyo Road, Tegeta na Mbweni kuweza kusafiri mikoani bila kupitia mjini.
7. Tunao mpango wa kutengeneza kwa lami barabara kutoka Tangi Bovu hadi Goba
8. Vilevile tunao mpango wa kupanua njia mbili kipande cha barabara kutoka njia panda ya Morocco hadi Kawe kuungana na barabara ya Bagamoyo kupitia Shoppers Plaza, kupitia Mikocheni na Mlalakua ili kupunguza msongamano mkubwa wa kipande kile cha barabara. Pia kuunganisha kipande cha kutoka Tume ya Sayansi hadi Msasani kwa Mwalimu Nyerere kwa barabara ya njia mbili.
9. Pia barabara ya Kimara Kinguruwe hadi Mabibo External nayo tutaijenga kwa lami. Barabara hii ya kilomita 9 itawezesha watu kupita kuja na kutoka mjini bila kupitia Ubungo;
10. Vilevile, ipo mipango ya kutengeneza kwa lami barabara ya Kimara Baruti hadi Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam kupitia Msewe na Changanyikeni.
11. Tumefanya mazungumzo mazuri na Serikali ya Japan wakati wowote tutapata majibu kuhusu utoaji fedha kwa ajili wa upanuzi wa barabara ya kutoka njia panda ya Morocco Road hadi Tegeta Kibaoni ambayo itapunguza sana msongamano wa magari Jijini.
Ndugu wananchi,
Nimeona niwape taarifa ya barabara hizi ili mjue hatua tunazochukua kupunguza tatizo la usafiri Dar es Salaam.
Usalama wa Vyombo vya Majini
Ndugu wananchi,
Hali ya usalama wa vyombo vya majini imekuwa siyo ya kuridhisha hata kidogo. Matukio ya ajali za vyombo vya majini hapa nchini yamekuwa mengi mno. Katika kipindi cha kuanzia Januari, 2006 hadi Desemba 2008 yamekuwepo matukio 28 ya ajali zilizo sababisha vifo vya watu 149 na 240 kuokolewa. Majuzi tena kumetokea ajali ya Meli ya Mv. Faith iliyopinduka katika Bandari ya Malindi kule Zanzibar.
Tathmini zinaonyesha kuwa ajali hizo zimekuwa zinasababishwa na ubovu wa vyombo unaochangiwa na umri mkubwa na matengenezo yasiyoridhisha, makosa ya kibinadamu na hali mbaya ya hewa. Wakati mwingine pia uelewa mdogo wa umuhimu na matumizi ya vifaa vya kuokolea umechangia vifo vya watu.
Serikali iliunda SUMATRA kwa nia ya kuboresha usimamizi wa uendeshaji wa vyombo vya majini ili kuongeza usalama wa usafiri majini. Tunaipongeza SUMATRA kwa kazi kubwa na nzuri ambayo imekuwa inafanywa tangu kuundwa kwake mpaka sasa. SUMATRA imeweka maafisa wasimamizi katika maeneo mbalimbali nchini ikiwa ni pamoja na Mwanza, Bukoba, Sumbawanga, Kigoma na Dar es Salaam. Hata hivyo, lazima SUMATRA waongeze udhibiti wa vyombo vinavyosafiri majini. Wawe makini zaidi katika kusimamia ubora wa vyombo hivyo, ujuzi wa manahodha na wafanyakazi wake, ubora wa huduma stahiki kwa abiria ikiwamo zile za kuokolea abiria panapotokea ajali.
Aidha SUMATRA iendelee kutoa mafunzo kwa wamiliki na waendesha vyombo vya usafiri majini ili kuwaongezea ufahamu juu ya umuhimu wa kuzingatia taratibu na kanuni zinazosimamia uendeshaji wa vyombo hivyo.
Ndugu wananchi,
Katika kuimarisha uwezo wetu wa kuzuia na kukabiliana na majanga kwenye maji, Serikali imejenga mnara wa kuongozea meli katika eneo la Magogoni ambao una kituo cha kuratibu shughuli za utafutaji na uokoaji pamoja na kuratibu matukio ya uharamia baharini. Kituo hiki kimezinduliwa mwezi Machi, 2009 na kwa muda mfupi wa uwepo wake, kimeweza kuratibu zoezi la utafutaji na uokoaji wa meli ya Comoro iliyopata ajali ikiwa safarini kutoka Dar es salaam kwenda Comoro tarehe 16 Aprili, 2009. Katika zoezi hilo watu 77 waliokolewa.
Ndugu wananchi,
Kabla sijamaliza, naomba niongelee uvumi ambao umeenea sana ndani ya jamii yetu, hasa kwa wakazi wa Kigamboni. Kumekuwa na upotoshaji mkubwa kwamba eneo zima la Kigamboni limeuzwa kwa wawekezaji. Wapo wanaodai kuwa Kigamboni imeuzwa kwa watu maarufu wa Marekani na wapo wanaodai kwamba imeuzwa kwa watu maarufu kutoka Uarabuni. Mwanzoni niliposikia maneno hayo niliyapuuza. Lakini nikagundua kuwa yameenea sana na yanaaminiwa na watu wengi hata wale ambao ungedhani wana uelewa wa juu wa mambo. Nikamuagiza Waziri wa Ardhi atoe ufafanuzi.
Ningependa nami kurudia kwamba hakuna ukweli kabisa katika uvumi huo. Ninachokijua mimi ni kuwa Jiji Dar es Salaam likishirikiana na Serikali Kuu (Wizara ya Adhi, Nyumba na Makazi) inao mpango kabambe wa kuufanya Kigamboni kuwa Mji Mpya. Hii ni kwa maana ya kwamba uwe umepangwa na kujengwa kisasa. Nia ni nzuri ya kuendeleza Kigamboni na jiji la Dar es Salaam kwa jumla hasa sasa ambapo kutajengwa daraja hivyo kushawishi watu wengi zaidi kupenda kuhamia na kuishi huko.
Tatizo kubwa la Dar es Salaam ni kuwa na nyumba nyingi kujengwa maeneo yasiyopimwa na kupangwa vizuri. Hali hii haikubaliki, tusiiache iendelee hivi. Na tusiiache Kigamboni nayo ikawa hivyo. Mwelekeo huo tayari upo. Ndiyo sababu ya uamuzi huo wa Jiji na Wizara ya Ardhi ambao nia yake ni njema, naomba tuwape ushirikiano na msaada unaostahili.
Ndugu Wananchi,
Naomba sasa nimalize kwa kuwakumbusha wenzetu wa Wizara na hasa TEMESA kuhakikisha kuwa kivuko hiki kunatunzwa ipasavyo. Kinafanyiwa matengenezo ya mara kwa mara kwa mujibu wa ratiba yake. Hamzidishi magari, abiria na mizigo kupita uwezo unaostahili. Tukifanya hayo kitadumu na kutuhudumia kwa miaka mingi kama ilivyokusudiwa. Tuukumbuke daima msemo wa Waswahili usemao “Kitunze Kidumu” na Kitunze Kikutunze” Tusifanye kinyume chake.
Baada ya kusema hayo, sasa niko tayari kwa uzinduzi wa kivuko hiki kipya cha Mv. Magogoni.
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