Dar es Salaam. Aliyekuwa Askofu wa Kanisa la Anglikana Tanzania Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam, Dk Valentino Mokiwa, ameieleza Mahakama Kuu, Divisheni ya Ardhi, jinsi alivyoshiriki mchakato wa kutoa eneo kwa ajili ya kupewa aliyekuwa Askofu wa kwanza wa dayosisi hiyo na Askofu Mkuu wa kanisa hilo, hayati John Sepeku.
Hayati Sepeku alipewa na kanisa hilo nyumba iliyopo Buguruni na kiwanja chenye ukubwa wa ekari 20 kilichopo Buza wilayani Temeke kama zawadi kwa kutambua mchango wake katika kanisa hilo.
Mokiwa (59) ametoa ushahidi leo Septemba 24, 2024 katika kesi ya ardhi iliyofunguliwa na mtoto wa hayati Sepeku, Bernardo Sepeku dhidi ya Bodi ya Wadhamini wa Kanisa la Anglikana Tanzania na Askofu Jackson Sostenes wa Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam.
Bernado alifungua kesi ya ardhi namba 378/2023, akipinga kunyang’anywa zawadi ya kiwanja alichopewa baba yake mwaka 1978 na kanisa hilo.
Mtoto huyo alifungua kesi dhidi ya Bodi ya Wadhamini wa Kanisa Angikana Tanzania, Askofu Jackson Sostenes wa Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam na Kampuni ya Xinrong Plastic Waste Industry Co Ltd.
Mdaiwa wa tatu katika kesi hiyo, Kampuni ya Xinrong hajawahi kufika mahakamani tangu kesi ilipofunguliwa licha ya kupokea wito wa kuitwa mahakamani hapo.
Bernardo anaomba alipwe Sh3.72 bilioni za fidia ya hasara ya kifedha iliyopatikana kutokana na uvamizi katika kiwanja hicho.
Pia, anaomba alipwe fidia ya Sh493.65 milioni ambayo ingepatikana baada ya kukomaa na mavuno ya mazao yaliyokuwepo kwenye ardhi hiyo.
Dk Mokiwa akiongozwa na mawakili Deogratias Butawantemi na Gwamaka Sekela kutoa ushahidi mbele ya Jaji Arafa Msafiri, alianza kumuomba Mungu na kisha kutoa ushahidi uliochukua saa tano.
Dk Mokiwa ambaye ni shahidi wa kwanza wa upande wa mlalamikaji, amedai anakumbuka katika rekodi zilizokuwa ofisini kwake kipindi hicho akiwa askofu wa kanisa hilo, za Desemba 8, 1978 kulikuwa na muhtasari wa kikao cha Kamati ya Kudumu ya Kanisa la Anglikana ya jimbo hilo, iliyopendekeza kumpatia mali, Askofu wa kwanza wa dayosisi hiyo na Askofu Mkuu wa kwanza wa kanisa hilo, Sepeku kama zawadi baada ya kustaafu utumishi wake.
“Ukiachana na hiyo, pia nafahamu kuwa baada ya miaka miwili (mwaka 1980), kulikuwa na Sinodi iliyobariki maamuzi yale ya kumpatia John Sepeku ekari 20,” amedai Dk Mokiwa aliyekuwa mwenyekiti wa bodi ya wadhamini wa kanisa hilo.
Sinodi ni mkutano mtakatifu unaojumuisha askofu, mapadri, waumini kwa ajili ya kutoa maamuzi mbalimbali yanayohusu kanisa na maamuzi yanayotolewa katika mkutano huo, hayapingwa sehemu yoyote.
Amedai kikao hicho kilichompa Askofu Sepeku zawadi kwa kutambua mchango wake katika Kanisa la Anglikana, Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam, kilikuwa ni halali.
“Na kwa utamaduni na sheria, maaskofu wa Kanisa la Anglikana huwa hawatengui maamuzi ya askofu aliyetanguliwa na kama itakuwa hivyo, basi Askofu Jackson Sosthenes wa Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam atakuwa askofu wa kwanza wa Kanisa la Anglikana Tanzania kutengua maamuzi ya maaskofu wenzake,” amedai Dk Mokiwa.
“Maamuzi ya Sinodi hayawezi kupingwa na askofu yeyote, kwa kuwa yalikuwa ni maamuzi halali,” amedai.
“Kwa kutumia mamlaka yangu, nilimteua mmoja wa wafanyakazi wa kanisa kusimamia mgawanyo, ambazo ni kiwanja namba 13 kilichopo eneo la Kichwere, Buguruni (ambako kuna nyumba) na kiwanja namba 2689 chenye ukubwa wa ekari 20 kilichopo Buza Mtoni,” amedai.
Dk Mokiwa amedai aliheshimu uamuzi wa Sinodi na alifanya sehemu yake kwa kumteua mtu aendelee kushughulikia jambo hilo.
“Nilielekeza watu wangu wafuate utaratibu wa kisheria wa kukamilisha uhamisho wa umiliki,” amedai.
“Mimi kwa sasa ni askofu mstaafu, sijui nini kinaendelea huko, ila hapa nimekuja kutoa ushahidi kuhusu jinsi tulivyompa eneo aliyekuwa askofu wa kwanza wa Kanisa la Anglikana, marehemu John Sepeku,” amedai.
Amedai aliteuliwa kuwa askofu mwaka 2002 hadi 2007 akiwa Askofu wa Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam na kuanzia mwaka 2008 aliteuliwa kuwa Askofu Mkuu wa Kanisa la Anglikana Tanzania hadi mwaka 2013.
Baada ya kumaliza ushahidi, wakili wa mdaiwa wa kwanza na wa pili katika kesi hiyo, Dennis Malamba alimuuliza maswali ya dodoso shahidi na hii ni sehemu ya maswali hayo.
Wakili: Wakati ukiwa Askofu Mkuu wa kanisa hilo ulikuwa unatumia katiba ya mwaka gani?
Dk Mokiwa: Katiba ya mwaka 2004.
Wakili: Je katiba ya mwaka 2004 iliondoa uhalali wa maamuzi yaliyofanywa mwaka 1978 kwa kutumia katiba ya mwaka 1970?
Dk Mokiwa: Hapana
Dk Mokiwa: Lakini katiba ya mwaka 2004, haiondoi uhalali wa katiba ya mwaka 1970 na pia maamuzi yaliyofanywa miaka ya nyuma hayaathiriwi na katiba ya mwaka 2004.
Dk Mokiwa: Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam ilikuwa na bodi kwa katiba ya kwanza ya Dayosisi ya mwaka 1970 na mali zote za Dayosisi hii zilikuwa zinashikiliwa na Bodi ya Wadhamini wa Kanisa la Anglikana Tanzania.
Wakili: Je kikao kilichompa Askofu Sepeku zawadi, kilikuwa na nguvu ya kumpa?
Dk Mokiwa: Ndio kilikuwa na nguvu hiyo na kilikuwa na uhalali wa kutoa zawadi.
Na kwa utamaduni na sheria, maaskofu wa Kanisa la Anglikana huwa hawatengui maamuzi ya askofu aliyetanguliwa na kama itakuwa hivyo, basi Askofu Jackson Sostenes wa Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam atakuwa wa kwanza wa Kanisa la Anglikana Tanzania kutengua maamuzi ya maaskofu wenzake.
Dk Mokiwa baada ya kuhojiwa na upande wa wajibu madai, wakili Butawantemi aliomba Mahakama ipokee maelezo ya shahidi, kama sehemu ya ushahidi.
Pia, aliomba Mahakama ipokee vielelezo vitatu ambavyo ni muhtasari wa kikao cha Kamati ya Kudumu ya Kanisa la Anglikana kilichoketi Desemba 8, 1978, Sinodi ya Dayosisi ya Dar es Salaam ya mwaka 1980 na Katiba ya Angikana ya mwaka 1970.
Wakili Malamba alipinga vielelezo hiyo kupokewa mahakamani akidai nyaraka hizo siyo halisi bali ni nakala.
Amedai anapinga nyaraka hizo zisipokewe kwa kuwa hawakupewa notisi za kuleta vielelezo halisi mahakamani hapo.
Butawantemi amedai walishawasilisha notisi hiyo mahakamani hapo na kama takwa la kisheria ya ushahidi linavyoeleza.
Baada ya Mahakama kujiridhisha na nyaraka hizo, ilitupilia mbali pingamizi la wakili Malamba na kupokea vielelezo hivyo.
Jaji Msafiri ameahirisha kesi hiyo hadi Oktoba 30 na Oktoba 31, 2024 itakapoendelea kwa shahidi wa pili wa upande wa mlalamikaji kutoa ushahidi.
Awali, kabla ya Dk Mokiwa kutoa ushahidi, Mahakama ilitupilia mbali pingamizi lililowekwa na wadaiwa katika kesi hiyo la kutaka mashahidi watano kati ya 10 akiwamo Dk Mokiwa wasitoe ushahidi kutokana na viapo vyao kuwa na kasoro za kisheria.
Akitoa uamuzi, Jaji Msafiri amesema mapingamizi yaliyowekwa hayana mashiko kwa kuwa yaliwasilishwa kabla ya muda wa kutolewa kwa ushahidi.
Source: mwananchi.co.tz
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President of the Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, made the announcement during a press briefing alongside World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the country’s administrative capital Dodoma.
“Laboratory tests conducted in Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed in Dar es Salaam identified one patient as being infected with the Marburg virus. Fortunately, the remaining suspected patients tested negative,” the president said. “We have demonstrated in the past our ability to contain a similar outbreak and are determined to do the same this time around.”
A total of 25 suspected cases have been reported as of 20 January 2025, all of whom have tested negative and are currently under close follow-up, the president said. The cases have been reported in Biharamulo and Muleba districts in Kagera.
“We have resolved to reassure the general public in Tanzania and the international community as a whole of our collective determination to address the global health challenges, including the Marburg virus disease,” said H.E President Hassan.
WHO is supporting Tanzanian health authorities to enhance key outbreak control measures including disease surveillance, testing, treatment, infection prevention and control, case management, as well as increasing public awareness among communities to prevent further spread of the virus.
“WHO, working with its partners, is committed to supporting the government of Tanzania to bring the outbreak under control as soon as possible, and to build a healthier, safer, fairer future for all the people of Tanzania,” said Dr Tedros. “Now is a time for collaboration, and commitment, to protecting the health of all people in Tanzania, and the region, from the risks posed by this disease.”
Marburg virus disease is highly virulent and causes haemorrhagic fever. It belongs to the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly. Patients present with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. They may develop severe haemorrhagic symptoms within seven days.
“The declaration by the president and the measures being taken by the government are crucial in addressing the threat of this disease at the local and national levels as well as preventing potential cross-border spread,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Our priority is to support the government to rapidly scale up measures to effectively respond to this outbreak and safeguard the health of the population,”
Tanzania previously reported an outbreak of Marburg in March 2023 – the country’s first – in Kagera region, in which a total of nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were reported, with a case fatality ratio of 67%.
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In the African region, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.
Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials. Although several promising candidate medical countermeasures are currently undergoing clinical trials, there is no licensed treatment or vaccine for effective management or prevention of Marburg virus disease. However, early access to treatment and supportive care – rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids – and treatment of specific symptoms, improve survival.
Source: allafrica.com
