WaMasai Wafukuzwa Kwenye Ardhi yao Kwa Ajili ya Watalli

Tanzania's Maasai evicted in favor of tourism, group says

Maasai Women

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associated Press

   KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Tens of thousands of Tanzania's ethnic Maasai people are homeless after the government burned their houses to keep the savannah open for tourism benefiting two foreign safari companies, a U.S.-based policy think tank charged Thursday.

   Villagers in northern Tanzania's Loliondo area, near the Ngorongoro Crater tourism hotspot, have been evicted in the past year and denied access to vital grazing and watering holes, said the new report by the Oakland Institute, a California think tank that researches environmental and social issues.

   "As tourism becomes one of the fastest-growing sectors within the Tanzanian economy, safari and game park schemes are wreaking havoc on the lives and livelihoods of the Maasai," said Oakland Institute's Anuradha Mittal. "But this is not just about a specific company - it is a reality that is all too familiar to indigenous communities around the world."

   Allegations of wrongdoing have persisted in recent years against Tanzania Conservation Limited, an affiliate of U.S.-based Thomson Safaris, and Ortello, a group that organizes hunting trips for the royal family of the United Arab Emirates.

   Young Maasai herders are so afraid of authorities that they "flee when they see a vehicle approach," thinking it might carry representatives of foreign safari companies, the Oakland Institute report said.

   Responding to the findings, Thomson Safaris said the "awful allegations of abuse are simply untrue." The company invested in Tanzania "in good faith," director Rick Thomson said in an email Thursday.

   Concern for the Maasai has been raised at home and abroad by rights groups such as Minority Rights Group International and Survival International, which has warned that the alleged land grabs "could spell the end of the Maasai."

   The Maasai, hundreds of thousands of cattle herders who inhabit the savannah in southern Kenya and parts of neighboring northern Tanzania, need land to graze their animals and maintain their pastoralist lifestyle. But the land bordering Tanzania's famous Serengeti National Park is also a wildlife corridor popular with tourists.

   The east African nation's government depends substantially on tourism revenue to finance its budget.

   The government has prioritized safari groups at the expense of indigenous communities, said Hellen Kijo-Bisimba, head of the Tanzania Legal and Human Rights Centre.

   "The government has been reviewing boundaries and subsequently evicting communities in the name of conservation," she told The Associated Press. "In my understanding the conservation should have been made to benefit people, and if people are affected then it calls for worries. The Maasai community (is) indeed suffering."

   A court in the regional capital, Arusha, ruled against Loliondo's Maasai in 2015 when it decided that Thomson Safaris legally purchased 10,000 acres of a disputed 12,617 acres in 2006. The Maasai appealed and the case is pending.

   Thomson, of Thomson Safaris, said in Thursday's email that "witnessing" the wildlife in Tanzania was a passion.

   "But what made Tanzania so alluring was not just the wildlife, but the people," he said. "When people return from a safari with us, they say how magnificent the wildlife was, but that what was so extraordinary were the people they met."

   Tanzania's Tourism Permanent Secretary Gaudence Milanzi denied the Maasai are being targeted, saying the government is working to improve their welfare by embracing modern methods of livestock keeping.

   "There is no single group of people, say Maasai, who are intimidated, arrested, beaten or forced out of their land," Milanzi said.

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   Associated Press writer Sylivester Domasa in Dodoma, Tanzania contributed.

Safari za Ndege Mpya Aina ya Bombardier Jijini Arusha Kuinua Seukta ya Utallii Nchini

Moja ya Ndege mpya ya serikali iliyokodishwa kwa Shirika la Ndege Tanzania (ATCL) aina ya Bombadier  Dash 8 Q400 ikitua kwa mara ya kwanza katika uwanja mdogo wa ndege wa Arusha wakati maafisa wa Mamlaka ya Anga(TCAA) walipokua wakifanya ukaguzi kabla ya kuanza rasmi safari za kibiashara nchini.

Maafisa wa Mamlaka ya Usafiri wa Anga(TCAA)wakilakiwa katika uwanja mdogo wa ndege wa Arusha mara baada ya kuwasili kwa ajili ya kufanya ukaguzi kabla ya safari kwa ndege hizo kuanza.

Mjumbe wa Bodi ya Shirika la Ndege Tanzania (ATCL) ,Ibrahim Mussa ambaye pia ni Mkurugenzi wa Utalii wa Shirika la Hifadhi za Taifa nchini(TANAPA) akizungumza na waandishi wa habari juu ya faida za utalii zitakazotokana na kukua usafiri wa anga nchini.

  Baadhi ya watumishi wa uwanja mdogo wa ndege wa Arusha wakifurahia ndege aina ya Bombadier baada ya kupata nafasi ya kuingia ndani ya ndege hiyo na kujionea mandhari yake.

  Mkuu wa kitengo cha usalama wa Shirika la ndege Tanzania (ATCL) ,John Chaggu akijiandaa kuingia ndani ya  ndege kwa ajili ya kuendelea na ukaguzi katika viwanja vingine nchini ambavyo ndege hiyo itatoa huduma.

  Baadhi ya wananchi waliokua wakipita kando ya barabara walilazimika kuishudia ndege hiyo.

Na Dixon Busagaga wa Globu ya Jamii Kanda ya Kaskazini. 

CNN Waipiga Jeki Utalii Tanzania

Watalii kwenye mbuga ya Wanyama  SerengetiTanzania

CNN imepiga jeki utalii Tanzania.  Wametoa article safi sana kuhusu mbuga za wanyama nchini Tanzania.

Kutoka CNN.com

(CNN) -- The thunderous sound of more than a million wildebeest trekking across wide open plains in the Serengeti is not one you're likely to forget. Tanzanian safaris serve up all kinds of memorable moments.


The country's bountiful wildlife, vast array of landscapes, relatively safe environment for tourists and temperate climate near the equator make Tanzania a desirable year-round destination for a safari. You just need a knowledgeable guide to help you make the most of the seasonal patterns of the animals while you're there.

For the best experience, most travel experts suggest planning and booking your trip with a safari operator, and it's worth your time to obtain quotes, research and compare differences between a few of them before deciding.

Accommodations in Tanzania can range from high-end luxury lodges and tented camps to mid-range and budget lodges or basic camp sites. Mid-range lodges in Tanzania may cost on average $350 to $700 per night for a double room and upscale operations may run visitors between $750 and $3,000 per night.

The most popular Tanzanian safari destinations are in the north, in what's commonly referred to as the northern game circuit. Here are five stunning parks to explore:

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