Kahama Animal Welfare Education Workshop Training

Humane Society International of United States of America and Tanzania Animals Protection Organization, will conduct 3 days workshop training which aims to train 40 kahama district primary school teachers and 5 journalists the Educational strategies to promote Donkey welfare Education in schools, Communities and media at Kahama District, Shinyanga Region, Western Tanzania from 21-23 August 2010

Topics
• Feeding your donkey - Kumlisha punda wako
• Preventing diseases in your donkey-Kuzuia magonjwa kwa punda wako
• Hoof care of your donkey-Kutunza kwato za punda wako
• Shelter your donkey-Makazi ya punda wako
• Training your donkey-Kumfunza punda wako
• Harnessing your donkey-Kumvisha lijamu punda wako
• Field Demonstration on Harnessing your Donkey
• Teaching humane education in schools


Although donkey are used in many countries, very few people ever receive training relating to donkey management and husbandry, donkey are seldom included in the syllabuses in schools, colleges or universities, few veterinarians, animal health assistant or agricultural extension workers have ever had training about donkey utilization. One reason for the lack of training and education relating to donkeys is the poor image of the donkey. In most of the world, donkeys are used by poor people with simple lifestyles, particularly in rural areas. They are not usually associated with education, advancement and urban development. The problem seems to be worsening and self –perpetuating, since national policies and educational curricula are determined by urban-based decision makers with little or no knowledge of donkeys.
In many countries there is no legislation to protect donkeys from being over-exploited. Even if there is the necessary legislation, this is seldom used by government official who have limited time, resources and motivation. Charitable animal-welfare organization tends to be based in urban areas, and concentrate their limited resources on treating the symptoms of exploitation. Prevention of mistreatment through education should be the aim of both government and charitable agencies. This will remain a huge task as long as donkeys are neglecting in national educational systems and suitable training materials are lacking.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn all issue facing Donkeys and discuss in details in way they will be able to delivered in schools, public and their communities, depending on environment and culture of Kahama District and Tanzania in general.

Empowering school teachers the knowledge of donkey welfare will result in increasing understanding the donkey welfare among schools children and applies direct to their animals. finally the mistreatment of Donkeys will diminished for some percentage
Humane education is the building block of a humane and ethically responsible society. When educators carry out this process using successfully tried and tested methods, what they do for learners is to: -

Help them to develop a personal understanding of ‘who they are’ – recognizing their own special skills, talents, abilities and fostering in them a sense of self-worth.

Help them to develop a deep feeling for animals, the environment and other people, based on empathy, understanding and respect.

Help them to develop their own personal beliefs and values, based on wisdom, justice, and compassion.

Foster a sense of responsibility that makes them want to affirm and to act upon their personal beliefs.

In essence, it sets learners upon a valuable life path, based on firm moral values.
With both parents away at work, the responsibility to raise learners into worthy citizens is falling more and more onto the already-burdened shoulders of our educators. The development of ethics and values in society is something we dare not ignore.
There is increasing crime and violence in society. We cannot solve violence with high fences and razor wire – and armed guards in our schools. These are just ‘sticking plaster’ remedies that provide no lasting solution. Humane education provides a proactive solution to curb this trend towards increased violence where it begins – in schools. It does this through a multi-pronged approach which is designed to develop learners into caring and responsible adults who understand the difference between right and wrong and shun violence and criminality. This is the only way to break this spiralling cycle of violence.

PETITION ON PLANS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TO CONSTRUCT A HIGHWAY THROUGH THE SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

23rd July 2010

Amb. Juma Mwapachu

Secretary General

The East African Community (EAC)

P.O. Box 1096

Arusha, Tanzania



Dear Sir,

PETITION ON PLANS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TO CONSTRUCT A HIGHWAY THROUGH THE SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

We, the undersigned are international conservation and animal welfare organizations, civil society institutions and community conservation groups that have the common goal of promoting conservation of wildlife using the principles of intergenerational and intra generational equity. Wildlife offers a range of benefits for local, national and regional economic development, improved livelihoods and provision of environmental goods and services such as watershed protection and carbon sequestration.

We are writing to bring your attention to the subject of a Highway Construction project through the Serengeti National Park. We are informed and deeply concerned that the Government of the Republic of Tanzania has approved plans to construct this two lane highway linking two key towns of Arusha near Mount Kilimanjaro and Musoma on Lake Victoria. We have keenly followed this issue from the onset especially that the proposed two lane highway is planned to cut through the Serengeti National Park.



Economically, the highway construction may be important to Tanzania and it will enhance human mobility. Currently traders and travelers loop more than 260 miles to the south to skirt the 5,700 sq mile Serengeti National Park. However, the opportunity cost to wildlife and to the regional tourism sector will be disastrous.



As you are well aware, the Serengeti National Park and the Masai Mara National Reserve are part of one ecosystem straddling both Kenya and Tanzania. For years, wild animals have moved freely in this natural habitat with the natural spectacular annual wildebeest migration being a notable feature of the larger Serengeti- Masai Mara ecosystem. This 7th wonder of the world has immensely benefited both countries through tourism revenues.



While Tanzanian Government officials have been quoted stating that the project will not interfere with the wildebeest migration based on a feasibility study that has been undertaken, other reputable international conservation experts such as the Frankfurt Zoological Society have warned that the development would have huge negative implications not only to the migration but to the entire Serengeti – Masai Mara ecosystem.



Meanwhile, we humbly request you to put aside this divergent ‘expert opinion’ and refer you to basic facts which as conservationists, we are convinced we should be cautious of. The high speed traffic will be a death trap to all wild animals and poachers will also gain easy access to the Park posing grave danger to the already threatened species in this ecosystem. Heavy construction traffic, pollution, work gangs and noise will greatly affect wildlife in their natural habitat during and after construction. In addition, the road will also allow invasive plants to spread easily into the Serengeti ecosystem, as several invasive plant species including Chromolaena, Mexican Marigold, Opuntia and others invade new areas along road verges.



Having mentioned the basic facts, we refer you to Article 111(1) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC which recognizes that development activities may have negative impacts on the environment, often leading to degradation and depletion of natural resources and that a clean and healthy environment is a prerequisite for sustainable development. The EAC Treaty provides for joint management and utilization of natural resources within the Community for the mutual benefit of the Partner States. It also provides for joint development and adoption of harmonized common policies and strategies for sustainable management of transboundary natural resources within the Community. The Treaty therefore provides the setting and premise for instituting regional guidelines for the management of trans-boundary ecosystems in East Africa, and the Partner States have initiated a number of processes and activities to implement these provisions. It is in this view that, the EAC Secretariat has developed Regional Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment of Shared Ecosystems in East Africa and declared EIA an important management tool for improving the long term viability of project.

In line with the EAC Protocol on Environment and Natural Resources Management and in view of the divergent expert opinion on the implications of this project, we request your office to pursue a Joint Environmental Impact Assessment (undertaken by Kenya and Tanzania) to evaluate and ascertain the impact of the project to this trans-boundary ecosystem that is of great economic benefit to both countries. The EIA will identify, predict and evaluate the foreseeable impacts, both beneficial and adverse, of the proposed highway, alternatives and mitigating measures, and as well help to eliminate or minimize negative impacts and optimize positive impacts. This EIA process is the sure way to improve decision-making and ensure that development options under consideration are environmentally, socially and economically sound and sustainable.



It will be unfathomable to see thousands of Wildebeest lined up on the side of this Highway, all disoriented, scared and unable to cross the large tarmac into the Masai Mara National Reserve! Tourism within the Eastern Africa Region will be seriously affected as tourists will be diverted towards other destinations. Local and regional investment and thousands of jobs in the hospitality, tourism and corresponding industries will be lost.



Finally, we hereby appeal to you to pursue this matter with a view to guarding against environmentally destructive development projects in the East African Region.



Yours faithfully,



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Africa Network for Animal Welfare Kenya

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AAWA CONFERENCE 2010 NAIROBI KENYA

AFRICAN ANIMAL WELFARE ACTION CONFERENCE {AAWA}
Monday 6th-Wednesday 9th September 2010, Nairobi, Kenya

Expert and peer-to-peer discussions and training on critical issues in animal welfare, including emergency response to animals in disasters, humane education, protection and care of animals, threatened habitats, veterinary topics and animal laws.

Participants representing animal welfare groups locally and internationally, Individuals with interest in animal welfare and civil societies with activities addressing animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation, professionals in veterinary and animal health and intergovernmental bodies’ representatives. tion.eu/conference/aw-programstools-exhibitors.html

Belgium EU Conference on Animal Welfare Education

Why is animal welfare education important?

It is important for the animals in our care that they are treated with respect - and for their sake, educating citizens about animal welfare is crucial.

Education has taught farmers new skills in taking better care of their animals, it has made clear to animal transporters the merits of avoiding stress to animals en route, and it has promoted new practices involving pre-slaughter stunning in abattoirs, so that animals suffer less pain and stress at the point of slaughter.

When animal keepers and handlers are more involved and informed about the standards of animal protection and welfare, their animals are treated with more consideration.

Raising awareness among the general public about animal welfare issues leads to greater consumer pressure for products derived from animals reared in a welfare-friendly way. This results in more incisive action at commercial and political level.
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Animal-welfare education is just as important for people. A society that places a value on all forms of life and on minimising suffering is, generally, more humane. Such societies usually experience reduced incidence of violent crime. At the same time citizens are better able to identify and prevent abuse targeted at both animals and humans.
many chickens

Education also reinforces the growing awareness of the close links between humans and our environment. Animal production systems that respect the environment and the welfare of animals result in sustainable incomes for farmers and reduced use of natural resources.

Animal husbandry systems in farming are coming under increasing scrutiny, as European consumers view farming as more than just a means of food production. Nowadays the close links of animal welfare with food safety and quality, environmental protection, and sustainability are widely accepted.

The EU is determined to widen the impact of education about animal welfare.

This is partly a response to the Treaty of Lisbon that entered into force in December 2009. It contains a new provision for animal welfare and defines animals as “sentient beings” (that is, animals that can experience pleasure, pain and suffering). This has firmly anchored animal welfare in the legal basis of the European Union.

The EU's interest also stems from the fact that concerns over animal welfare reflect the EU's own values of solidarity, respect, compassion, empathy and a sense of justice and consideration for others.

Rhinos return to Serengeti

Five of the world's most critically endangered animals spent their first day in a new home over the weekend after the start of the "most ambitious" international relocation of its kind.

Three female and two male eastern black rhinoceroses were airlifted from a South African conservancy to Tanzania's Serengeti National Reserve.

They were the first of 32 of the animals that will be flown to the native habitat from which their ancestors were evacuated almost 50 years ago.

The trade in rhino horn in the 1960s and 1970s pushed the rare species -- one of 188 mammals on the international "Red List"' of critically endangered animals -- to the brink of extinction.

From a peak population of more than 1,000 in the Serengeti area in the middle of the last century, only two females remained by 1991. However, in 1964 conservationists moved seven of them to South Africa, where they thrived in private game parks.

Now, they are returning home for the first time.

All 32 to be sent to Tanzania over the next two years of the Serengeti Rhino Repatriation Project are direct descendants of the seven evacuated 46 years ago.

"It is the largest amount of such animals ever to be moved so far," said Alistair Nelson, program manager for the Frankfurt Zoological Society, which oversaw the relocation.

The operation began six weeks ago, when Piet Morkel, with long experience of using tranquilizer darts on the animals, captured the first of the 32 in their South African conservancy. Since then, they have been kept in large, specially constructed pens.

Two handlers stayed with them to help familiarize them with enclosed spaces, steadily introducing them to the crates used during the flight.

Early on Friday, each of the 1.2-tonne animals was loaded onto the Hercules for the five-hour, 3,000-kilometre journey.

The plane was met by Tanzania's president, Jakaya Kikwete, at a welcome ceremony involving 500 people.

"This is a historic day -- we are welcoming home these animals in the first ever relocation of its kind in the world," said Simon Mduma, director of the Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute.

Conservationists estimate there are fewer than 4,300 black rhinos left in the wild, down from a peak of 65,000 in the middle of the 20th century. Only 33 live in the Serengeti ecosystem.

The five that arrived on Friday will spend a month in a new set of pens before being released into a 40-square-kilometre enclosure ringed with an electric fence. Only after they are fully acclimatized will they be introduced fully into the wild. "That's going to take about a year," said Brian Harris, managing director of the SingitaGrumeti Fund, a private conservation foundation.

Poaching driven by increased Chinese demand has soared in east Africa in the past five years. Six black rhinos were killed for their horns in neighbouring Kenya in the last 12 months, and measures have been put in place to protect the new arrivals.

An elite force of 24 rangers has been specially trained to monitor the rhinos, which will have GPS chips inserted in the horn.

Harris said the ultimate aim was to rebuild the biodiversity of the Serengeti ecosystem. "Reintroducing the rhinos and ensuring their safety from poachers will automatically protect other species sharing the same habitat," he added.

Gombe watakiwa kushirikisha wananchi

Leonard Mubali, Kigoma

KAMATI ya Bunge ya Maliasili na Mazingira, imeushauri uongozi wa Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Gombe, mkoani Kigoma, kushirikisha wananchi katika mpango wa upanuzi wa hifadhi hiyo, ili kuepuka migogoro isiyokuwa ya lazima.


Hifadhi hiyo inahitaji eneo zaidi, kwa ajili ya kuboresha ikolojia ya sokwe na upanuzi wa huduma za kitalii.


Ushauri huo ulitolewa juzi na Kaimu Mwenyekiti wa kamati hiyo, Profesa Raphael Mwalyosi, alipokuwa akichangia hoja kuhusu mpango wa kupanua eneo la hifadhi hiyo.


Profesa Mwalyosi alisema mpango huo ni mzuri, lakini lazima kwanza uongozi wa hifadhi, uwashirikishe wananchi wanaoishi jirani na hifadhi, ili kuepuka migongano kati ya pande hizo mbili.


Alisema vitendo vya kutowashirisha wananchi katika kuchukua maeneo kwa ajili ya upanuzi wa hifadhi, vimesababisha migongano isiyokuwa ya lazima, kama ilivyowahi kutokea katika baadhi ya maeneo hapa nchini.


Alisema kwa msingi huo, kuna haja kwa uongozi wa Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Gombe, kuepuka hilo, ili kuwa katika nafasu mzuri ya kuendeleza uhusiano kati yake na wananchi wanaoishi jirani na hifadhi.


Kwa mujibu wa Mhifadhi Mkuu wa Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Gombe, Noella Myonga, hifadhi hiyo inaomba kuongeza eneo la kilometa 31, ili hatimaye kuifanya iwe na ukubwa wa kilometa 83 za mraba.


Myonga alisema hata hivyo, eneo linaloombwa si la makazi ya watu na kwamba ni la ufukwe wa Ziwa Tanganyika, ambalo uongozi unaamini kuwa, halitakuwa na mlolongo mrefu kuhusu fidia.


Alisema kuongezwa kwa eneo hilo, kutasaidia kuongeza ikolojia ya hifadhi, vivutio zaidi ya sokwe na kuwafanya watalii kufurahia.


Pia alisema kama eneo hilo litahifadhiwa kikamilifu, usalama wa mazalia ya samaki ambayo kwa sasa, yanaharibiwa na wavuvi, utakuwa mkubwa.


Myonga alisema hatua hiyo pia itasaidia kudhibiti watu wanaoishi karibu na Hifadhi ya Gombe, kupita katika eneo hilo kwa njia za miguu, jambo ambalo ni la hatari kwa maisha ya sokwe, hasa ikizingatiwa kuwa wanaweza kuambikizwa kwa urahisi, magonjwa ya binadamu.


Kuhusu ikama ya wafanyakazi wa hifadhi, ilielezwa kuwa imepungua, lakini hatua zinachukuliwa kuhakikisha kuwa pengo hilo linazibwa mapema.

Nani ataiokoa Idara ya Wanyamapori?

Nani ataiokoa Idara ya Wanyamapori?



Kulwa Karedia




TUNAKUTANA tena katika safu hii nikiamini wazi kuwa sote tu wazima wa afya njema na wale ambao hali si nzuri nawaombea kwa Mungu awatie nguvu haraka.
Leo nakutana nawe kama ilivyo ada, kujadili masuala mbalimbali yanayojitokeza kwenye taifa letu ambalo tunaambiwa ni masikini sana, jambo ambalo mimi sikubaliani nalo hata kidogo.

Hivi sasa macho na masikio ya Watanzania walio wengi yanaelekezwa kwenye masuala ya uchaguzi mkuu wa rais, wabunge na madiwani.

Kila kona ukipita hivi sasa utasikia mtu fulani anatufaa kuwa mbunge au diwani, lakini kwenye urais huko mmmh. Tuachane na hayo, leo mada kuu katika waraka tutaigusa Idara ya Wanyamapori.

Moja ya sekta ambayo imekuwa nguvu kuu ya uchumi wa Tanzania ni sekta ya utalii wa ndani ambao kwa mapenzi mema Mungu alilibariki taifa hili kuwa na vivutio vya kila aina.

Alibariki kuwepo wanyama wa aina mbalimbali, milima, madini, ziwa lenye kina kirefu na vingine vingi, kwa hayo tunasema asante.

Lakini pamoja na Mungu kutupatia wanyama na vitu vingine kwa ajili ya faida ya taifa na watu wake, hali inaonekana kwenda kombo kutokana na ukweli uliopo kuwa matumizi yake yamekuwa ni hatari kwa kundi la watu wachache.

Idara ya Wanyamapori Tanzania ambayo iko chini ya Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii imekuwa ‘kichaka cha watu wachache’ kujinufaisha huku ikiwaacha Watanzania zaidi ya milioni 40 wakikosa fursa ya kunufaika na rasilimali za taifa.

Tangu Serikali ya Awamu ya Tatu ilipoingia madarakani kumekuwa na kelele nyingi kuwa sekta hiyo imekuwa moja ya sehemu ambayo watu au viongozi wanaoteuliwa kuiongoza wamekuwa miungu watu.

Mbali ya kuwa ‘miungu watu’ wamegeuza sekta hiyo kuwa ‘kitega uchumi’ kikuu kwa kushirikiana na watu fulani fulani wanaotoka nje kwa ajili ya biashara ya kuuza meno ya tembo, wanyama kusafirishwa nje ya nchi au kuuawa kwa wingi, hilo kwao ni jambo lisilo wakosesha usingizi hata kidogo.

Wiki hii wasamaria wema na wazalendo waliamua kumwandikia barua Rais Jakaya Kikwete kuelezea unyama na umafia unaofanywa na vigogo kadhaa wa idara hiyo nchini.

Katika barua hiyo, wazalendo hao walimtaka rais achukue hatua za haraka na za makusudi ili kupunguza vitendo vya ujangili katika mapori ya Serengeti, Loliondo, Ugalla na Selous ambavyo vinatishia uhai wa baadhi ya wanyama katika mapori hayo.

“Mheshimiwa rais, hali ya wanyama katika sekta ya wanyamapori ni hatari, tembo wanawindwa kiholela na matumizi ya fedha kwa mamilioni yanaliwa na watu wachache kana kwamba serikali yako imehama Tanzania,” ilisema sehemu ya barua hiyo.

Kwa mujibu wa barua hiyo, wafanyakazi hao wanadai hivi sasa wawindaji majangili kutoka nchi za Korea, China, Thailand na Uarabuni ndio wamekuwa wakimaliza wanyama hao ndani ya mapori hayo.

“Pamoja na mamilioni ya fedha tele kutoka mifuko kama TWPF, fedha hizo zinaishia kwenye mifuko ya wakubwa ambao wamesheheni safari za nje ya nchi kila kukicha.

“Kwa kifupi mheshimiwa rais ili kuokoa kidogo kilichopo, baadhi ya vigogo hawa (majina tunayo) wanapaswa kung’atuka mara moja,” ilisema sehemu ya barua hiyo.

Baadhi ya maofisa wa wizara hiyo wamehusishwa kuwasaidia majangili kufanikisha azima ya kuhujumu wanyama hao na rasilimali nyingine za taifa.

Baadhi ya maofisa hao wanadaiwa kukwamisha jitihada za udhibiti wa vitendo hivyo zinazofanywa na serikali.

Habari zaidi zinaeleza kuwa kuna vitendo vya ujangili na utoroshaji wa nyara za taifa vimeongezeka kwa kasi katika siku za hivi karibuni huku baadhi ya wafanyabiashara wa Kitanzania wanadaiwa kushirikiana na baadhi ya maofisa wa wizara hiyo kufanya vitendo hivyo.

Wafanyabiashara na maofisa hao wanadaiwa kuwa watoroshaji wakubwa wa nyara za wanyamapori kwenda Asia na Ulaya na kujipatia mamilioni ya fedha.

Uchunguzi wa kina umebaini kuwa kati ya Machi na Juni mwaka jana, tani 10,000 za pembe za wanyamapori zilisafirishwa kwenda Pakistan na Afghanistan kutoka kampuni ya mfanyabiashara mmoja.

Wafanyakazi hao, wamemlaumu Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Wanyamapori, Arasimus Tarimo, kuwa amekuwa chanzo cha kushindwa kudhibiti hali hiyo.

“Nakwambia tumekuwa katika matatizo makubwa, hatuna ushirikiano na mkurugenzi huyu, hata Desemba 2009 na Januari 2010 hakuna askari aliyekwenda porini, kwani wote waligoma kutokana na madai yao ya muda mrefu. Siku tuliyokwenda porini tulikuta mauaji makubwa ya tembo, wanyama wengine na upasuaji wa mbao ovyo,” ilisema sehemu ya barua hiyo.

Mkurugenzi wa Wanyamapori, Tarimo, alipoulizwa na gazeti hili kwa njia ya simu kuhusiana na madai hayo, aling’aka na kukana jina lake.

“Ndiyo, mimi ni Tarimo, hebu uliza swali lako,” alisema.

Baada ya kuulizwa kuhusu tuhuma hizo, alianza kwanza kusema: “Mimi siitwi jina hilo, niko Arusha kwa shughuli zangu,” alisema.

Tanzania Daima ilipompigia simu Tarimo tena alisema: “Nakwambia ndugu, niambie unataka nini? Mimi niko katika Wilaya ya Mwanga, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro, narudia, sina cha kusema jamani eeeh.”

Ndugu msomaji, hayo ni machache kati ya mengi yaliyoandikwa kwenye waraka wa kwenda kwa Rais Kikwete kuhusiana na tuhuma hizo.

Ni wazi kwamba kasi ya uwindaji inayofanywa na majangili inaweza kusababisha wanyama kama tembo kutoweka kwa asilimia 45 kama hatua za makusudi na za haraka hazitachukuliwa.

Takwimu zinaonyesha kwa upande wa Tanzania akiba ya meno ya tembo ni tani 89.8, ambazo thamani yake ni sh bilioni 27.

Itakumbukwa siku ambayo Rais Kikwete alipofanya mabadiliko makubwa kwenye Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii na kumuondoa aliyekuwa Mkurugenzi wa Idara hiyo, Emmanuel Severe, mamia ya wafanyakazi wa sekta hiyo walishangilia kutokana na kulalamikiwa kwa ubabe wake.

Watu walikuwa wakijiuliza ana kinga ya aina gani kutoka kwa viongozi wa ngazi za juu, kiasi cha kushindwa kung’oka katika idara hiyo ilhali alikuwa ana tuhuma lukuki? Lakini kama Waswahili wasemavyo ‘njia ndefu haikosi kona’, siku moja mambo yalitimia.

Severe alifikia hatua ya kumdhalilisha waziri wake, Anthony Diallo, kwa kukataa uhamisho, na kwa kujiamini kabisa akakaririwa akisema kuwa yeye atahamishwa na aliyemteua.

Ni ukweli ulio wazi kuwa mkurugenzi wa sasa naye ameanza ‘kuchomoa makucha yake’ kama ya mtangulizi wake, hadi inapofikia hatua ya kupigiwa simu na kukana jina lake na namba za simu za aina tatu alizonazo. Hii ina maanisha nini kwa kiongozi wa umma?

Hii ni dalili tosha kwamba eneo hili si safi wala salama, linahitaji kupigwa msasa wa haraka ili kurejesha imani kwa wafanyakazi na Watanzania.

Hivi jamani, tujiulize, hawa watawala wanapata wapi jeuri hii? Au wanashikiliwa na vigogo kadhaa kwa manufaa yao?

Nasema umefika wakati sasa, Rais Kikwete na wasaidizi wake kuonyesha makucha kwa viongozi wa aina hii, ambao wanaonekana kuwekwa kwenye sekta hizi na kujineemesha kwa manufaa yao kila kukicha.

Katika waraka wa wafanyakazi kwenda kwa Rais Kikwete, wamemtupia lawama Tarimo kwa kushindwa kuendesha idara hiyo kama inavyotakiwa, wamelalamikia wingi wa safari nje ya nchi, uhaba wa magari na mambo mengine. Nasema muda wa kupiga ‘porojo’ na viongozi wasio na faida kwa taifa umekwisha.

Tunaelewa wote jinsi viongozi wa nchi za Afrika wanavyopapatikia wakubwa (wafadhili) ambao huwaendesha jinsi wanavyotaka, tunasema hatutakubali kuona hali hii inaendelea ndani ya taifa huru kama hili.

Kwa kumalizia, nasema kitendo kilichoonyeshwa na Tarimo kwa kukana jina lake wakati anapoombwa kutoa ufafanuzi wa jambo ambalo linahusu idara yake, ni kielelezo tosha jinsi idara hiyo inavyoendeleza vitendo vya ubabe.

Pili, kitendo hicho kimeonyesha wazi Tarimo yuko pale si kwa faida ya Watanzania, bali ni kundi la watu wachache kwa manufaa yao.

Kama kweli angekuwa na uchungu wa upotevu wa mali hizi angetoa ufafanuzi ili kuisaidia serikali kupitia vyombo vya habari.

Tatu, nasema haya ni matumizi mabaya ya madaraka ambayo hayakubaliki kamwe kwa jamii iliyostaarabika katika karne hii.

Tunahitaji viongozi wenye uchungu na taifa hili, si waponda raha.

Ndiyo maana nasema mzimu wa Severe bado upo Idara ya Wanyamapori, umefika wakati wa mamlaka za juu kuwa macho, tuondoe urafiki, uswahili na ushikaji kwenye masuala ya kitaifa.

Mapambano daima.

DONKEY RESCUE AT KAHAMA

TAPO Members, suppoters and animal lovers gather to rescue the donkey drop in mud at kahama town last march, they were doing wherever they can to let this man dependable removed from the hole, and this shows how people respond to animal care since TAPO established here 2006.But few resources and equipments are major constraints to overcomes any animal issue happen at the time being.

Tanzania, Zambia in trade ivory

British and US environmentalists have angered Tanzanians and Zambians with a new report strongly advising against legalising the sale of local ivory stocks, saying "official corruption" would lead to further illegal ivory trade.

The attack comes shortly before the annual meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), where the ivory trade has been a yearly discussion since the trade was banned in 1989 to protect elephants. CITES since then twice has allowed a limited sale of ivory stockpiles for African countries managing their elephant populations well.

At the upcoming CITES meeting in Doha in Qatar, Tanzania and Zambia have announced a similar request. The two African countries will ask for a one-time permission for a legal sale of their growing ivory stocks. The tusks, governments hold, stem from animals that had died naturally or were culled to thin herds as part of recognised management schemes.

Also a yearly tradition, environmentalists issue strong protests against any attempt to weaken the 1989 ivory trade ban, presenting "scientific" evidence that a one-time sale would lead to increased poaching.

First to react was scientist and environmentalist Sam Wasser, Director at the Washington Centre for Conservation Biology. Mr Wasser has used DNA to trace the origin of the - still large quantities of - ivory reaching illegal markets, mostly in Asia. He concludes tusks come mostly from Zambia and Tanzania, criticising those governments for "denying the extent of their illegal activity in their country."

Much tougher was a report issued yesterday by the so-called "Environmental Investigation Agency" (EIA) based in London and Washington, presented in the world press as a scientific investigation. In reality an environmentalist group, EIA strongly attacks the governments of Zambia and Tanzania.

"EIA undercover investigators recently visited Tanzania and Zambia and returned with harrowing first-hand evidence documenting a flourishing trade in illegal ivory in both countries, often exacerbated by official corruption," the group presented its study.

Especially Tanzania - a country generating much revenues from wildlife tourism - is accused of corrupt standards and questionable motives for seeking a one-time ivory sale.

"Tanzania's elephant population declined by more than 30,000 elephants between 2006 and 2009, primarily from poaching to supply black-market ivory to Asia," EIA claims. "Rampant poaching is concentrated around the Selous Game Reserve," the group holds. "In 2009 several major seizures totalling some 12 tonnes of ivory occurred in Asia. DNA studies from earlier seizures of Tanzanian ivory in Asia has shown that much of the ivory originated from the Selous," EIA claims to know.

"In February 2010, EIA investigators posing as buyers easily found ivory for sale in the markets of Dar es Salaam, identified hotspots for illegal ivory trading in southern Selous, and gathered data on recent poaching incidents," the group claims.

Also in Zambia, EIA members claim to have found that "ivory is easily obtainable in large quantities." The group "reveals" that the country has "a thriving illegal domestic market and is at the centre of the international ivory trade, hosting some of the world's most sophisticated traders and networks - which in some instances use government military vehicles to transport illegal ivory."

Unnecessary to say, EIA in its "report" concludes "it would be a tragedy for elephants" to allow Zambia and Tanzania to sell a quantity of ivory legally.

But not all environmentalists are equally fundamentalist in their approach. WWF biologists have, on general terms, favoured limited legal one-time sales of ivory, which in theory also could include Zambian and Tanzanian sales, if it is "entirely controlled." So far, however, WWF is not convinced Tanzanian and Zambian tusks are "entirely controlled," and have indicated they will vote against such a sale at the CITES meeting, for now.

In Tanzania and Zambia, the harsh accusations by some environmentalists have caused anger. Both countries claim to have documented well that their elephant populations are growing, not declining as EIA claims. Further, governments had earmarked revenues from the ivory sales - expected to reach US$ 46 million in Tanzania alone - "for protection of natural resources, an undertaking which needs a lot of money," according to Tanzanian Natural Resources Minister Shamsa Mwangunga.



By staff writer

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DONKEY HARNESSING TRAINING AT KINAGA VILLAGE IN KAHAMA DISTRICT.SHINYAGA REGION WESTERN TANZANIA

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Visiting KSPCA Nairobi Kenya

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African Animal Welfare Workshop and Seminar-Nairobi Kenya