Tanzania has enough Giraffes - Government

   GENEVA (AP) - Nations around the world moved Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from conservationists and scowls from some sub-Saharan African nations.

   Thursday's vote by a key committee at the World Wildlife Conference known as CITES paves the way for the measure's likely approval by its plenary next week.

   The plan would regulate world trade in giraffe parts, including hides, bone carvings and meat, while stopping short of a full ban. It passed 106-21 with seven abstentions.

   "So many people are so familiar with giraffes that they think they're abundant," said Susan Lieberman, vice president of international policy for the Wildlife Conservation Society. "And in Southern Africa, they may be doing OK, but giraffes are critically endangered."

   Lieberman said giraffes were particularly at risk in parts of West, Central and East Africa.

   The Wildlife Conservation Society said it was concerned about the multiple threats to giraffes that have already resulted in population decline, citing habitat loss, droughts worsened by climate change and the illegal killings and trade in giraffe body parts.

   The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group, hailed the move, noting that giraffes are a vulnerable species facing habitat loss and population decline. A key African conservationist said it could help reverse drops in giraffe populations, as the move would help better track numbers of giraffes.

   "The giraffe has experienced over 40% decline in the last 30 years, said Maina Philip Muruthi of the African Wildlife Foundation. "If that trend continues, it means that we are headed toward extinction."

   Still, not all African countries supported the move.

   "We see no reason as to why we should support this decision, because Tanzania has a stable and increasing population of giraffes," said Maurus Msuha, director of wildlife at the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. "Over 50% of our giraffe population is within the Serengeti ecosystem, which is well protected. Why should we then go for this?"

   CITES says the population of wild giraffes is actually much smaller than that of wild African elephants.

   "We're talking about a few tens of thousands of giraffes and we're talking about a few hundreds of thousands of African elephants," said Tom De Meulenaar, chief of scientific services at CITES. He said the convention was intended to specifically address the international trade in giraffes and their parts.

   "With fewer giraffes than elephants in Africa, it was a no-brainer to simply regulate giraffe exports," said Tanya Sanerib, international legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

   The U.S. is the world's biggest consumer of giraffe products, conservationists said. Sanerib said it was important for the U.S. to act on its own as well.

   "It's still urgent for the Trump administration to protect these imperiled animals under the U.S. Endangered Species Act," she said in a statement.

   The meeting in Geneva comes after President Donald Trump's administration last week announced plans to water down the U.S. Endangered Species Ac - a message that could echo among attendees at the CITES conference, even if the U.S. move is more about domestic policy than international trade.

 

Mkuu wa Wilaya Kasesela Asuluhisha Mgogoro wa Ardhi Iringa

 Mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela akiwa katika shamba la familia ya marehemu mzee Mwenda kutatua mgogoro wa ardhi uliodumu kwa miaka mingi katika kijiji cha Nduli kata ya Nduli manispaa ya Iringa. 

 Mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela akiwa katika shamba la familia ya marehemu mzee Mwenda kutatua mgogoro wa ardhi uliodumu kwa miaka mingi katika kijiji cha Nduli kata ya Nduli manispaa ya Iringa. 

Mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela akiwa katika shamba la familia ya marehemu mzee Mwenda kutatua mgogoro wa ardhi uliodumu kwa miaka mingi katika kijiji cha Nduli kata ya Nduli manispaa ya Iringa na akiwa amezungukwa na wanafamilia pamoja na mashahidi waliohudhuria kutatua mgogoro huo. 

NA FREDY MGUNDA,IRINGA.

Mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela amefanikiwa kutatua mgogoro wa familia ya mzee Mwenda iliyopo katika kata ya Nduli uliodumu kwa miaka mingi kutokana na kaka yao Ayubu Mwenda kwenda tofauti na wanafamilia wengine.

Akizungumza kwenye shamba la familia marehemu mzee Mwenda Kasesela alisema kuwa kaka yao Ayubu Mwenda na wanafamilia wote kwa pamoja wamekaa na kufikia makubariano ya kugawana sawa ardhi ambayo ipo katika kijiji cha Nduli kata ya Nduli.

“Kwa leo nimefalijika kuona familia hii imeamua kumaliza mgogoro huu ambao ulikuwa hauna afya katika harakati za kuleta maendeleo kwa wananchi hawa kwa kuwa walikuwa wanapoteza muda mwingi kupigania mgogoro huu” alisema Kasesela

Kasesela alisema kuwa familia hiyo inagombea hekali mia moja na hasini na tisa (159) ambazo waliachiwa na marehemu mzee wao mzee Mwenda na kusema kuwa Ayubu ambaye ndiye kaka yao mkubwa amekuwa kisababishi cha mgogoro huo.

Aidha Kasesela alimtaka afisa mtendaji na afisa tarafa kuhakikisha shamba hilo linagawawiwa kwa wake wote sita wa mzee Mwenda ili kuondo na kumaliza mgogoro huo kwa kugawa kwa usawa na haki ili kila mmoja apate haki yake.

“Mzee Mwenda alikuwa na wake sita hivyo shamba hilo litagawiwa kwa kufuata familia za akina mama wote kwa haki ili kumaliza hili tatizo na hakuna mtu mwingine ataleta mgogoro kwa kuwa nitalipeleka shauri hili mahakamani kuweka zuio la kuanzisha kesi yeyoyte ile katika shamba hilo” alisema Kasesela

Kwa upande wake msimamizi wa mirathi hiyo Sadiki Abdalah Mwenda alimshukuru mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela kwa kuasidia kutatua mgogoro huo ambao umedumu kwa miaka mingi bila kupata ufumbuzi wa mgogoro huo.

Naye askari mstaafu Hawa Mwenda ambaye ni mwanafamilia alimshukuru mkuu wa wilaya na kumuomba awafikishie salaam kwa Rais Dr John Pombe Magufuli kwa kuongoza vizuri na kufanikisha wananchi wanyonge wafikiwe kirahisi na kutatuliwa matatizo yao.

Uchu wa Mafuta yaua watu zaidi ya 70 Morogoro - Ajali ya Lori la Mafuta

Jamani wadau, mkiona  mafuta yanavuja kutoka kwenye gari kimbia, siyo mnakimbilia kupata mafuta dezo!  Yanawaka kwa kirahisi mno. Umaskini kitu kibaya sana, maana si ajabu wengine waldihani watuuza hayo mafuta wapate hela ya ugali!   Ona sasa watu zaidi ya  sabini wamepoteza maisha baada yakuungunguzwa! 

Wengine waliokufa ni madereva wa bodaboda na mama nitilie!  Walizoa mafuta hata kwenye ndoo! Na wanasema, mafuta yalilipuka baada ya mtu kuchomoa  betri ya lori  na mtu mwingine alikuwa anavuta sigara!   Nasikia huyo mvuta sigara aliambiwa asivute karibu na mafuta.  Alijibu mafuta ya kisasa hayawezi kuwaka moto! Nadhani watakuwemo kwenye watu waliokufa!

Mungu alaze roho za waliokufa mahala pema mbinguni. Amen.

Kutoka Associated Press

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it Saturday, killing at least 62 in one of the worst incidents of its kind in the East African country.

Tanzanian state broadcaster TBC, citing police figures, said at least 70 more people were injured during the explosion in the town of Morogoro, located about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from the economic hub of Dar es Salaam.

Regional police commissioner Steven Kabwe told the local Azam TV that many suffered serious burns.

Witnesses told The Associated Press that a crowd had gathered around the fuel tanker after it was involved in an accident early Saturday and some people were trying to siphon away fuel when the truck burst into flames.

Video footage posted on social media showed people collecting fuel into jerry cans before the fire incident.

In a statement expressing condolences, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said he was dismayed people attacked vehicles involved in accidents instead of offering help.

Residents are routinely killed by explosions while stealing fuel from incapacitated tankers in East Africa. Those who steal the fuel usually hope to be able to sell it cheaply to motorists.

In 2013, at least 29 people were killed on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, as scores swarmed around the scene of an accident.

There is limited awareness about the danger of explosions of damaged fuel tankers, said Henry Bantu, a road safety expert who runs the Tanzania-based Safe Speed Foundation. Local leaders need to do more to educate people on the risks, he said.

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