Mikutano ya hadhara ya kisiasa ruksa Tanzania

Mikutano ya hadhara ya kisiasa ruksa Tanzania

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Dar es Salaam. Rais wa Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan ameruhusu mikutano ya hadhara iiliyokuwa ikililiwa kwa muda mrefu na vyama vya upinzani kutaka ruhusiwe.

Leo Jumanne, Januari 3, 2023 Ikulu jijini Dar es Salaam, Rais Samia amesema; “uwepo wangu leo hapa mahali nimekuja kufanya ruhusa ya mikutano hii, nimekuja kutangaza kuondoa zuio la kuzuia mikutano ya hadhara na ninasema kwamba, sasa linaondoka.”

Rais Samia amesema mikutano hiyo kisheria, ni haki haki kwa vyama vya siasa kuiendesha huku akisema kwa upande wa Serikali wamejipanga kutekeleza wajibu wao wa kulinda mikutano hiyo.

Ili kuendelea na mikutano hiyo, Rais Samia amesema jukumu sasa linabaki kwa vyama vya siasa kutoa taarifa kwa vyombo vya dola kama sheria na kanuni zinavyoelekeza ili vipatiwe ulinzi.

Rais amesema hatua waliyoifikia katika mazungumzo baina ya vyama hivyo na Serikali kwa sasa, mikutano hiyo haitazuiliwa tena.

“Ruhusa ya mikutano ya kisiasa itatolewa, wajibu wetu sisi Serikali ni kuwalinda mfanye mikutano yenu salama mmalize vizuri, kufuata kanuni ndio wajibu wenu vyama vya siasa,” amesema.

Ikumbukwe kuwa hatua hiyo ya Rais Samia inakuja ikiwa ni takribani mwezi mmoja umepita tangu akabidhiwa ripoti ya kikosi kazi cha kuratibu maoni ya wadau wa demokrasia ya vyama vingi, ambapo katika ripoti hiyo, viongozi wa vyama vya siasa waliweka bayana hitaji namba moja kuwa ni mikutano ya hadhara ambayo ilizuiliwa.

Akiwasilisha mapendekezo ya kikosi kazi mwezi uliopita kwa Rais Samia, Mwenyekiti wa Kikosi Kazi hicho, Profesa Rwekaza Mukandala alisema kuwa kilipendekeza mikutano ya hadhara iruhusiwe kufanyika kwa mujibu wa katiba na sheria.

“Yafanyike marekebisho ya sheria ili kuhakikisha mikutano ya hadhara inafanyika kwa ufanisi, sheria hizo ni pamoja na Sheria ya Vyama vya Siasa Sura ya 258, Sheria ya Jeshi la Polisi na Huduma Saidizi Sura 322, Kanuni za Maadili ya Vyama vya Siasa za mwaka 2019,” alisema Profesa Mukandala.

Leo akizungumza na viongozi wa vyama vya siasa, Rais Samia amesema atazungumza na vyombo vya dola ili kuhakikisha suala hilo linatekelezwa kwa ufanisi.

“Ni haki kwa vyama vya siasa kuendesha mikutano ya hadhara lakini ndugu zangu tuna wajibu. Kwa upande wa serikali tumeshajipa wajibu wetu kuwa ni kulinda mikutano ya vyama vya siasa, wajibu wenu vyama vya siasa ni kutupa taarifa kama sheria na kanuni zinavyosema kisha vyombo vinatoa ruhusa,” amesema

“Wakiona kuna hatari hawatoi ruhusa kwa hatua tuliyofika ruhusa za kufanya mikutano zitatolewa kwa sababu wajibu wetu ni kuwalinda mfanye mikutano kwa usalama, mmalize vizuri muondoke vizuri.”

Pia, amesema, “mimi siwaiti nyie vyama vya upinzani, vyama vya kuwaonyesha changamoto zilipo, mnapinga nini, mnampinga nani, ndani ya Tanzania tunapingana kwei, tunaonyeshana changamoto ziko wapi, kasoro ziko wapi na mkinionyesha nikiwa msikivu nikazitekeleza nitaongeza imani kwa wananchi.”

Rais Samia ambaye pia ni Mwenyekiti wa CCM amesema; “mazungumzo baina ya Serikali na vyama vya siasa bado yanaendelea, kuna mambo mengi ambayo itabidi tuitane, tuzungumze, tushauriwe, tukubali, tukatae kwa hoja lakini hivyo mazungumzo na maridhiano bado yanaendelea.”

“Mimi imani yangu, vyama vya siasa tutaendelea kukaa tuzungumze mambo yanayohisu nchi yetu,” amesema

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“The epicentre has now shifted to Biharamulo district of Kagera,” she told the press conference, distinguishing this outbreak from the previous one centred in Bukoba district.

Tedros said the WHO would release US$3 million from its emergencies contingency fund to support efforts to contain the outbreak.

Health authorities stepped up surveillance and deployed emergency response teams after the WHO raised the alarm about nine suspected cases in the region, including eight deaths.

The suspected cases displayed symptoms consistent with Marburg infection, including headache, high fever, diarrhoea, and haemorrhagic complications, according to the WHO’s alert to member countries on 14 January. The organisation noted a case fatality rate of 89 per cent among the suspected cases.

“We appreciate the swift attention accorded by the WHO,” Hassan said.

She said her administration immediately investigated the WHO’s alert.

“The government took several measures, including the investigation of suspected individuals and the deployment of emergency response teams,” she added.

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The emergence of this case in a region that experienced Tanzania’s first-ever Marburg outbreak in March 2023 has raised concerns about cross-border transmission, particularly following Rwanda’s recent outbreak that infected 66 people and killed 15 before being declared over in December 2024.

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The virus, closely related to Ebola, spreads through contact with bodily fluids and can cause severe haemorrhagic fever.

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Elizabeth Sanga, shadow minister of health for Tanzania’s ACT Wazalendo opposition party, says greater transparency would help guide public health measures.

“This could have helped to guide those who are traveling to the affected region to be more vigilant and prevent the risk of further spread,” she said.

WHO regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti says early notification of investigation outcomes is important.

“We stand ready to support the government in its efforts to investigate and ensure that measures are in place for an effective and rapid response,” she said, noting that existing national capacities built from previous health emergencies could be quickly mobilised.

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This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.

Source: allafrica.com

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