HOTUBA YA MHESHIMIWA JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, RAIS WA JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA NA MWENYEKITI WA CHAMA CHA MAPINDUZI TAIFA KATIKA SHEREHE ZA KUTIMIZA MIAKA 37 YA UHAI WA CCM KWENYE UWANJA WA SOKOINE, MBEYA, TAREHE 2 FEBRUARI, 2014    Ndugu Philip Mangula, Makamu Mwenyekiti wa CCM Bara,  Ndugu Godfrey Zambi, Mwenyekiti wa CCM wa Mkoa wa Mbeya na Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo, Chakula na Ushirika,  Ndugu Abdulrahman Kinana, Katibu Mkuu wa CCM   Taifa, Ndugu Wajumbe wa Kamati Kuu na Halmashauri Kuu ya   Taifa, Ndugu Makatibu wa Sekretarieti ya Halmashauri Kuu ya   Taifa Mliopo, Watendaji Wakuu wa Serikali na viongozi wa CCM wa Ngazi Mbalimbali, Wanachama Wenzangu wa CCM,  Mabibi na Mabwana      Naomba nianze kwa kumshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu, mwingi wa rehema, kwa kutujaalia uzima na kutuwezesha kukutana siku ya leo hapa Mbeya, kuadhimisha miaka 37 ya kuzaliwa kwa Chama cha Mapinduzi. Nawashukuru sana viongozi, wanaCCM na wakazi wote wa Mbeya kwa mapokezi mazuri na ukarimu wenu kwangu na wageni wenzangu tangu tulipowasili jijini hapa jana mpaka sasa.   Wakika tutaondoka Mbeya tukiwa na kumbukumbu nzuri ya ukarimu na upendo wenu kwetu.!hukrani nyingine nazitoa kwa viongozi na wanachama wenzetu wa Mbeya kwa kukubali kuwa mwenyeji wa sherehe hizi. Nafahamu fika kwamba kuandaa sherehe kubwa kama hii si jambo jepesi. Lakini, inafurahisha na kuleta   faraja kwamba, kutokana na moyo wenu wa kujitolea, umahiri na umakini wenu, mambo yamefana sana.     Mwenyekiti wa CCM (T) Rais Jakaya Kikweye akihutubia mamia ya wananchi njini Mbeya       Matembezi ya mshikamano yalifana sana na hapa kiwanjani mambo ni mazuri sana. ongereni sana. Niruhusuni, kupitia hadhara hii, niwapongeze kwa dhati viongozi, wanachama, makada, wapenzi na washabiki wote wa CCM kote nchini kwa kuadhimisha miaka 37 ya uhai wa Chama chetu. Tunafanya sherehe hizi leo kwa vile tarehe 5 Februari, 2014 ni siku ya kazi.   Si vyema kuwatoa watu kazini. Ndiyo maana tunafanya madhimisho haya leo. Tunayo kila sababu ya kusherehekea siku hii kwa vifijo na nderemo kama tufanyavyo siku zote. ii ni kutokana na ukweli kuwa CCM ina historia iliyotukuka, kuvutia na kusisimua. Chama chetu kimepata mafanikio makubwa tangu kuasisiwa kwake tarehe 2 Februari, 1977 mpaka sasa.     Tumefanya mambo mengi mazuri kwa maslahi ya nchi yetu na watu wake. Nchi imetulia, kuna amani na utulivu na maendeleo ya kichumi na kijamii yanazidi kupatikana kila kukicha. Mwenye macho haambiwi tazama.  Ni jambo linalourahisha na kutia moyo na, la kujipongeza kwa kipindi cha miaka 37 kati ya hiyo ikiwa ndani ya mfumo wa vyama vingi, CCM imeendelea kuwa Chama kikubwa na chenye nguvu kuliko vyama vyote hapa nchini.    Aidha, CCM imebaki kuwa chama chenye mafanikio makubwa na kukubalika zaidi na Tatanzania kuliko vyote kwa kila hali na kwa vigezo vyote. Japo wanaojaribu kuiga lakini hawajaweza.   Kwa kweli, itawachukua miaka mingi kufikia hata theluthi moja ya hapa tulipofikia sisi. CCM inaongoza na wengine wanafuatia.  Ninyi na mini tunavifahamu vyama kadhaa vya siasa ambavyo vilianzishwa lakini havijapata mafanikio kama Chama chetu na baadhi havikudumu. Baadhi ya vyama na watu walijifanya bundi na kukitabiria kifo Chama cha Mapinduzi. Nilisema wakati ule kuwa CCM haifi na si ajabu vitakufa vyama vyao na CCM wataiacha hapa hapa. Haya kiko wapi CCM ipo haipo? CCM hai siyo hai? CCM ipo, CCM ni hai na wala haina dalili ya ugonjwa wo wote. Wahenga walisema dua la kuku halimpati mwewe na mchimba shimo hujichimbia mwenyewe. /aadhi yao sasa wanahangaika nchi nzima wakitapatapa kujinusuru. Tanakabiliwa na migogoro mikubwa inayotishia uhai wao. Lakini, sisi hatuwaombei mabaya.   Ndugu WanaCCM Wenzangu" Pamoja na ukweli kwamba Chama cha Mapinduzi ni kikubwa, kina nguvu na kimepata ma"aniko makubwa tusije tukalewa mafanikio na kujisahau hata mara moja. Wenzetu wanaendelea kujijenga na wanapata mafanikio ya kiasi chao. Hivyo basi, lazima tuendelee kufanya kazi ya kuimarisha Chama ili kiendelee na hata kizidi kukua na kuwa na nguvu kubwa zaidi. Mtakumbuka kuwa, 4ktoba, '((5 tulianzsha Mradi wa uimarisha Chama kwa lengo la kuelekeza na kuongoza shughuli ya kuimarisha Chama cha Mapinduzi. uu ni mradi wa tatu katika historia ya CCM. Lazima tufanye kila tuwezalo kuhakikisha kuwa malengo na madhumuni ya Mradi huo yanatekelezwa kwa ukamilifu. atuna budi kutambua kuwa uhai na maendeleo ya CCM sasa na kwa miaka mingi ijayo yatategemea ufanisi wetu katika utekelezaji wa Mradi wa Tatu wa uimarisha Chama.    Ndugu (iongozi na WanaCCM"   Kwa sababu ya Uchaguzi wa !erikali za Mitaa mwaka huu na Uchaguzi Mkuu mwakani kazi ya kuimarisha Chama cha Mapinduzi ina umuhimu wa kipekee. Lazima tupate mafanikio katika jambo hilo kwani yanakipa Chama chetu nguvu ya kutuwezesha kupambana na kupata ushindi katika chaguzi hizo. azi nzuri tuliyo"anya katika utekelezaji wa mradi wa kuimarisha Chama miaka iliyopita ndiyo iliyotupa mafanikio makubwa. Hivyo basi tukifanya vizuri mwaka huu tutapata ushindi kama ule au hata zaidi. Bila shaka sote tunatambua kuwa kazi ya kuimarisha Chama inahusisha mambo matatu wanza, kujenga na kuimarisha Chama kama taasisi. ili kufanya kazi ya Chama ndani ya umma. Na tatu ni kufanya kazi ya kufuatilia utekelezaji wa Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya Chama, sera na maamuzi ya Chama unaofanywa na Serikali na vyombo vyake. Naamini wote mnajua kuwa sizungumzii mambo mapya. Mambo yote matatu tunayajua kwani tumekuwa tunayafanya kwa miaka mingi. Ninachokifanya leo ni kukumbushana juu ya umuhimu wa kuendelea kufanya kazi hiyo ila tuifanye kwa ufanisi zaidi, kwa nguvu zaidi, ari zaidi na kasi zaidi.     Ndugu (iongozi Wenzangu" Jambo la kwanza muhimu kwetu kufanya ni kuona kuwa viungo vyote vya Chama chetu viko kamilifu na vinafanya kazi vizuri. Chama kiwe na wanachama wengi ambao wanatimiza ipasavyo wajibu wao kwa Chama chao. Viongozi wa Chama wawe hodari kufanya kazi ndani ya Chama na ndani ya umma.  Tasiwe mangimeza bali watoke waende kwa wanachama kuimarisha uhai wa Chama. Tuaende kwa wananchi kukisemea Chama, kusikiliza shida zao na kusaidia kutafuta ufumbuzi. Lazima Chama kiwe mlezi na kimbilio la wananchi.   Tukifanya hivyo watu wetu watakuwa na imani na mapenzi na CCM hivyo watakiunga mkono katika chaguzi za dola. Tuhakikishe kuwa   vikao vinafanyika ipasavyo kwani vikao ndiyo msingi mkuu wa demokrasia ndani ya Chama. Maamuzi ya Chama hufanywa na vikao siyo kiongozi peke yake. Lazima pia Chama kiwe na uwezo wa rasilimali Fedha na vifaa ili viongozi na wanachama waweze kufanya kwa ufanisi kazi ya Chama ndani ya Chama na nje ya Chama na ndani ya umma.  Napenda kutumia nafasi hii kuwakumbusha agizo letu la siku nyingi la kila ngazi ya Chama kuwa na shughuli za kuwaingizia mapato na kuw ana Mfuko wa Uchaguzi. Maagizo haya hayajatekelezwa ipasavyo kote nchini. Uhodari wa uongozi hupimwa kwenye matatizo.   Lazima viongozi wa CCM tuwe wabunifu ili tulipatie jawabu endelevu, tatizo la ukwasi hasi. Tatizo linalohatarisha murua wa Chama cha Mapinduzi kwani baadhi ya viongozi na wanachama sasa hawachagui nani anachangia Chama. Tunachukua hata mtu mwenye pesa chafu au wenye nia chafu. ata wanaotoa rushwa nao hupokewa kishujaa badala ya kuwanyanyapaa na kuwaweka mbali nasi. Jambo lingine muhimu kuhusu kuimarisha CCM kama taaasisi ni kuwa na Jumuiya zilizo imara ili kukiongezea Chama wanachama, wapenzi na washabiki wa kukiunga mkono wakati wote na hasa wakati wa uchaguzi. Jambo la mwisho kubwa na muhimu ni kuwepo umoja na mshikamano miongoni mwa viongozi kwa viongozi, wanachama kwa wanachama na baina ya viongozi na wanachama. Hii ndiyo silaha ya kuangamiza adui na kujihakikishia ushindi. Unapokosekana umoja na mshikamano, adui hupata nafasi ya kupenya. Ndiyo maana wakati mwingine hata pale tusipostahili kushindwa tunashindwa. Hivyo tuzingatie na kutekeleza kwa vitendo kaulimbiu ya CCM ya Umoja ni Ushindi.    Ndugu viongozi na Ndugu Wanahama  Uwezo na sifa ya Chama cha Mapinduzi kupata ushindi kunategemea pia taswira yake katika jamii. Kama taswira yake ni nzuri Chama hukubalika kwa watu hivyo wanakuwa tayari kukiunga mkono.   Kama taswira ya Chama ni mbaya watu hukichukia na hukataa kukiunga mkono. Katika mazingira hayo kushindwa huwa ni dhahiri. 8li mpate ushindi mnalazimika kufanya kazi ya ziada na kutumia nguvu kubwa mno. Aghalabu, ushindi wenyewe huwa mwembamba. !era nzuri za CCM, utendaji mzuri wa Serikali zake na matendo mema na tabia njema za viongozi na wanaCCM hujenga mapenzi ya jamii kwa Chama na hivyo kuungwa mkono. Sera mbaya, utekelezaji mbaya wa Serikali, vitendo vya rushwa, wizi na ubadhilifu huondoa mapenzi ya wananchi kwa Chama. Kuzaa chuki na hupunguza kuungwa mkono na kuhatarisha ushindi. Lazima wakati wote tuhakikishe kuwa taswira ya Chama chetu mbele za watu ni nzuri. Watu wote na mambo yote ambayo yatakuwa kinyume

 

RAIS KIKWETE AONGOZA MATEMBEZI YA MSHIKAMANO YA MIAKA 37 YA CCM JIJINI MBEYA,KUHUTUBIA TAIFA

 Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM),Rais Jakaya Kikwete  akiwapungia mkono
baadhi ya Wananchi (hawapo pichani),walioshirikia matembezi ya mshikamano yaliyoanzia viwanja vya Soweto,kuelekea kwenye bustani iliyopo nje ya uwanja wa kumbukumbu ya Sokoine jijini Mbeya mapema leo asubuhi,ikiwa ni sehemu ya kilele cha maadhimisho ya kusherehekea miaka 37 kuzaliwa kwa chama cha CCM.Kushoto kati ni Mwenyekiti wa CCM wa mkoa wa Mbeya ambaye pia ni Mbunge wa jimbo la Mbozi Mashariki,Mh.Godfrey Zambi,Katibu Mkuu wa chama hicho,ndugu Kinana pamoja na Katibu wa Uchumi na Fedha,Bi Zakia Meghji wakishiriki matembezii hayo yaliyofana kwa kiasi kikubwa jijini humo.Rais Kikwete ambaye ndiye mgeni rasmi wa sherehe hizo atahutubia leo  mchana kwenye maadhimisho ya sherehe hizo zitakazofanyika katika uwanja wa Sokoine mkoani humo.

Baadhi ya Wanahabari kutoka vyombo mbalimbali wakishiriki kuchukua matukio yaliyokuwa yakijiri kwenye matembezi ya mshikamano yaliyoanzia viwanja vya Soweto mapema leo asubuhi kuelekea kwenye bustani iliyopo nje ya uwanja wa kumbukumbu ya Sokoine jijini Mbeya,ikiwa ni sehemu ya kilele
cha maadhimisho ya kusherehekea miaka 37 kuzaliwa kwa chama cha CCM.

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WAMOJA AAPISHWA RASMI IKULU DAR ES SALAAM

 Rais, Dkt,Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akimuapisha Bibi. Wamoja Ayubu Dickolangwa kuwa Katibu Tawala Mkoa wa Iringa katika hafla iliyofanyika Ikulu Jijini Dar es Salaam 
 

 Rais Jakaya Kikwete akimkabidhi nyaraka za Serikali Katibu Tawala Mpya wa Mkoa wa Iringa Bibi Wamoja Dickolangwa baada ya kuapishwa Ikulu jijini Dar es Salaam.
 




Rais Jakaya Kikwete (wa nne kulia), akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Makatibu Tawala wapya wa Mikoa saba ya Tanzania Bara, baada ya kuwaapisha Ikulu Dar es Salaam juzi. Kutoka kushoto ni Mhandisi Dkt. John Ndunguru (Kigoma), Symthies Pangisa (Rukwa), Alfred Luanda (Mtwara), Wamoja Dickolagwa (Iringa), Mhandisi Omari Chambo (Manyara), Jackson Saitabau (Njombe) na Abdallah Chikota (Lindi).

Picha zote kwa hisani ya Picha na Freddy Maro

 

KIKAO KAZI CHA SIKU 7 CHAANZA JIJINI TANGA, KIKIWAHUSISHA MAAFISA HABARI, MAWASILIANO NA UHUSIANO WA SERIKALI

Maafisa Habari, Mawasiliano na Uhusiano wakiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Waziri wa Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo, Mhe. Dkt. Fenella Mukangala (Mb.) wanne waliokaa kuanzia kushoto

 



Waziri wa Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo, Mhe. Dkt. Fenella Mukangala (Mb.) akifungua kikao kazi cha Maafisa Habari, Mawasiliano na Uhusiano wa Serikali jijini Tanga

Prof. Elisante Ole Gabriel, Naibu Katibu Mkuu, Wizara ya Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo

 

The 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa 2014

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The late Christian author, Leonard Ravenhill once wrote ”the opportunity of a lifetime must be seized within the lifetime of the opportunity,” and some of the business moguls and entrepreneurs, emerging political leaders, rising corporate titans from Africa are seizing the opportunity of turning the continent around. The 2014 list of the “10 Most Powerful Men In Africa” follows the inaugural list of The 10 Youngest Power Men In Africa in 2011. Much like the annual The 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa list, the 2014 list of the “10 Most Powerful Men In Africa” distinguishes and celebrates the accomplishments of Africa’s most outstanding male game changers.
Our list is distinctive in that it identifies African men who are innovative, courageous, daring and often disruptive in their fields. The list highlights African entrepreneurs, corporate executives, social entrepreneurs, political and civil leaders who are changing the continent and the world around them, often times without much fanfare. Africa’s emerging power brokers – meet the 10 powerful African men who are carving a name for themselves and simultaneously changing their communities and the continent.
January Makamba, Tanzania, Deputy Minister of Communication, Science & Technology and Member of Parliament
Makamba is one of Tanzania‘s rising stars in government. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Communication, Science and Technology and is rumored to run for President in 2015. Makamba is a Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency in the National Assembly of Tanzania. Before running for the Bumbuli parliamentary seat, Makamba was aide to Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete for 5 years. Named Young Global Leader class of 2012 by the World Economic Forum, Makamba comes from a political family; his father, Yusuf Makamba was Secretary General of the ruling CCM party under Julius Nyerere.

January Makamba (photo courtesy of January Makamba)

Chinedu Echeruo, Nigeria, Tech Entrepreneur & Founder of Hopstop.com and Tripology.com

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Echeruo is a Tech entrepreneur and founder of HopStop.com which he reportedly sold to Apple in the “billion” dollar range. HopStop.com is a mobile and online application that provides mass transit directions door-to-door mass transit, taxi, walking, biking and hourly car rental directions in major metropolitan markets throughout the U.S., Canada, U.K, France, Australia, New Zealand and Russia. In 2001, HopStop was named one of the 100 fastest growing companies in the US by Inc. magazine. Chinedu also founded Tripology.com, an interactive travel referral service focused on connecting travelers with travel specialists which was later acquired by USA Today Travel Media Group. Echeruo obtained an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S from Syracuse University.
Mohammed Dewji, Tanzania, Group Chief Executive Officer of Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited
Dewji is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL) and at 39 is the youngest member of the Forbes’ Africa’s 50 Richest list with an estimated networth of USD $500 million. The MeTL Group began as a family business, a small trading company which Mohammed  transformed into one of the largest industrial conglomerates in East Africa, with interests ranging from real estate, agriculture, finance, distribution and manufacturing. The company employs more than 24,000 people across Tanzania and according to Dewji, generates annual revenues of USD$1.3 billion. Dewji has been a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania since 2005. Dewji graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Business and Finance with a minor in Theology.

Mohammed Dewji (photo courtesy of Mohammed Dewji)

Kola Karim, Nigeria, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shoreline Energy International
Karim is the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shoreline Energy International, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests that span oil & gas, power generation, engineering, commodities trading, infrastructure and construction across sub-Saharan Africa. In 2012, Shoreline Energy partnered with U.K-based Heritage Oil in acquiring a stake in OML 30, an oilfield asset in Nigeria for a reported $850 million. An avid polo player, Karim was named Young Global Leader class of 2008 by the World Economic Forum.
Ashish Thakkar, Uganda, Founder and Managing Director of Mara Group, Mara Foundation and Mara Online
Thakkar is the Founder and Managing Director of Mara Group, a diversified conglomerate with approximately USD $100 million in revenues, according to Thakkar. The group operates in operates in 19 of the 46 sub-Saharan African nations, as well as in India and the United Arab Emirates. Headquartered in Dubai, Mara Group participates in sectors ranging from financial services, information and communications technology, renewable energy, real estate and tourism. Thakkar also launched Mara Online, a portfolio of online and mobile platforms that allow users to communicate, interact and collaborate with each other. The serial entrepreneur also serves on the advisory panels to the Presidents of Tanzania and Uganda and runs Mara Foundation, a social enterprise that mentors young African entrepreneurs. He signed up for Virgin Galactic‘s first mission to space.
Mamadou Toure, Cameroon, Founder and Executive Director of Africa 2.0
Toure is the founder and Executive Director of Africa 2.0, an advocacy group of young and emerging leaders from across the continent and the diaspora who have a collective vision for Africa.  The vision of the pan-African organization is finding sustainable solutions to the most pressing economic and social issues Africans face today. As the Managing Director with GE Africa, Toure leads a regional Capital Markets team across Sub-Saharan Africa and is also responsible for developing market and competitors’ analysis across the region. Toure received a distinction as “New Leader for Tomorrow” by the Crans Montana Forum in 2011.
Amadou Mahtar Ba, Senegal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the African Media Initiative

Mahtar Ba is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the African Media Initiative (AMI), a pan-African organization aimed at strengthening the media sector in Africa. Ba is also a co-founder and Chairman of AllAfrica Global Media, Inc – owner and operator of AllAfrica.com, one of the largest distributor of African news and information worldwide. For three years in a row, Mahtar Ba has been selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans by the New African Magazine, in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. He was also listed in the top 500 Africans contributing to the rise of the continent by the Africa24 magazine published in March, 2011.

Simdul Shagaya, Nigeria – Tech Entrepreneur and Founder of Konga.com and DealDey.com 
Shagaya is the founder and CEO of Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online shopping portal and DealDey spinoff site. Konga.com, Africa’s answer to Amazon.com, is an e-commerce platform that sells goods and services directly to consumers. Shagaya is also the founder & Executive Chairman of DealDey Limited, which offers services and products at discounted prices. In 2013 Shagaya won the All Africa Business Leaders Awards’ Entrepreneur of the Year award. HumanIPO selected Konga.com as one of the African technology startups of 2013. Shagaya is a graduate of George Washington University, Dartmouth College and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Simdul Shagaya (photo courtesy of Simdul Shagaya)

Ben Magara, Zimbabwe,  Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lonmin
Recently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of Lonmin, the world’s third-largest platinum mining company, Magara is tasked with improving industrial relations and guiding the platinum miner’s turnaround strategy after strikes last year triggered violence which killed 46 people including 34 strikers shot dead by police in a single day at its Marikana mine. With a mining career that spans 26 years, Magara was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal South Africa responsible for Anglo American total coal business in South Africa and revenues of around USD $2 billion. Magara, who speaks seven languages, has a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe.

Ben Magara, Chief Executive Officer, Lonmin

Komla Dumor, Ghana, Lead Presenter on “Focus On Africa” and BBC World News’ European morning segment
In memoriam. The highly-respected presenter of “Focus on Africa”, BBC’s flagship and first-ever dedicated daily TV news show on BBC World News  died of cardiac arrest on January 18 earlier this year at his home in London. Dumor, who was named one of “100 Most Influential Africans” in 2013 by New African magazine, had “established himself as one of the emerging African faces of global broadcasting.”As a lead presenter for BBC World, Dumor had considerable influence on how the continent is covered.
He leaves behind a powerful and enduring legacy; how the continent is reported. “There’s so much more to tell about Africa than the usual stories about war, famine and disease.”
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DKT. ISHENGOMA APIGA MARUFUKU KUCHOMA MISITU

Serikali imepiga marufuku tabia ya wananchi kukata na kuchoma moto misitu mkoani Iringa ili kulinda misitu na kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi. 

Marufuku hiyo imetolewa na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Iringa, Dkt. Christine Ishengoma katika hotuba yake ya uzinduzi wa siku ya upandaji miti katika kijiji cha Mtili, wilaya ya Mufindi.

Dkt. Christine amesema kuwa juhudi za upandaji miti katika wilaya ya Mufindi ili ziwe endelevu ni lazima kukomesha tabia ya kukata na kuchoma miti. “Ndugu wananchi, ili juhudi hizi ziweze kuwa endelevu, natoa wito kwenu kuwa kuanzia sasa iwe ni mwiko, na aibu kuharibu miti na misitu, kwa kuichoma moto ovyo, kwa kuikata au kuifyeka ovyo, kuiharibu kwa kuishi ndani ya misitu. Kwa kufanya hivyo utakuwa umetenda kosa la jinai na unastahili kupewa adhabu kali kwa mujibu wa sheria za misitu” aliongea kwa ukali Mkuu wa Mkoa. Amesema kuwa iwe tabia na utamaduni wa wananchi wa wilaya ya Mufindi na mkoa wa Iringa kwa ujumla kutunza miti iliyopandwa ili kuepuka janga la kuongezeka kwa mabadiliko ya tabia nchi. Aidha, amewataka wananchi wote kuwa walinzi kwa kuwakamata na kuwaripoti wale wote watakao kiuka taratibu zilizopo za utunzaji wa misitu kwa mujibu wa sheria.

Katika risala ya wilaya ya Mufindi kuhusu siku ya upandaji miti kiwilaya iliyowasilishwa na Afisa Ardhi na Maliasili wilaya ya Mufindi, Jeswald Ubisimbali amesema kuwa Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Mufindi imekuwa ikiwashirkisha wananchi wake katika ulinzi na matumizi endelevu ya rasilimali zilizopo kwa lengo la kutekeleza mkakati wa taifa wa kupunguza umasikini miongoni mwa jamii (MKUKUTA). Aidha, ameeleza kuwa lengo kuu la Halmashauri ni kupanda miti zaidi, kuhifadhi mazngira na maliasili zote zilizopo na kuziendeleza kwa manufaa ya vizazi vya sasa na vizazi vijavyo.

Akiongelea ukuzaji wa pato la Halmashauri, Ubisimbali amesema kuwa Halmashauri imejitita zaidi katika ununuzi wa Ardhi kwa madhumuni ya kupanda miti zaidi ili kukuza pato la Halmashauri na kuhifadhi mazingira kwa ujumla. Katika kuonesha umakini wa suala hilo, amesema kuwa Halmashauri imenunua ekari 1,607 katika kijiji cha Ukani na kufiksha jumla ya ekari 2,771 zinazomilikiwa na Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Mufindi kwa lengo la kupanda miti.

Aidha, katika siku ya uzinduzi wa kampeni ya upandaji miti katika wilaya ya Mufindi, zaid ya miti 1,300 ilipangwa chini ya uongozi wa Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Iringa.

Katika msimu wa mwaka 2012/2013 ilipandwa miti 33,445,960 ya aina mbalimbali sawa na hekta 20,903 katika wilaya ya Mufindi.

Ikumbukwe kuwa wilaya ya Mufindi ina eneo la Misitu la Hekta 203,791 ikiwa ni misitu ya hifadhi Hekta 57,031, misitu ya Miombo Hekta 80,012 na Hekta 66,748 misitu ya kupandwa.

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