UN ISSUES STATEMENT ON TANZANIA GENERAL ELECTIONS

UN Resident Coordinator, Alvaro Rodriguez.

Dar es Salaam, 29 October 2015: The United Nations is following very closely the Tanzanian general elections of 25 October and congratulates the president elect. We congratulate Tanzanians for exercising their democratic rights in a peaceful manner. We take note of the international observers statement (Commonwealth, AU, SADC and EU) of today that indicates they are pleased that the voting and counting took place in an environment of peace.

Zanzibar calm a day after the electoral commission annulled presidential polls.

Calm has been maintained in the Islands of Zanzibar as the voters await for the 90 days extension for fresh elections. Shops opened on Friday and people went about their daily routines cautiously after the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) nullified the elections citing some serious irregularities during polling process.
In Tanzanian mainland however the winner of the Union Presidential seat has been announced and John Pombe Magufuli of the ruling CCM has won by 58 percent of the votes cast against 39 percent of the opposition's and former Prime minister Mr. Edward Lowassa.The Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) stated that the annullment by the ZEC does not effect the union presidential election as the two bodies are each free and governed by different consitutions.

Tanzania ruling party's John Pombe Magufuli wins presidential vote.

The Tanzanian National Electoral Commission (NEC) has announced the results of the Presidential election in which the CCM candidate John Pombe Magufuli won by 58%.Main opposition's candidate Edward Lowassa has however rejected the official results accusing the commission of announcing "fake" results and he claims that his loose coalition's own count gave him a victory with 62% of the vote.

President Jakaya Kikwete congratulates new President elect Dr. John Magufuli at the State House

Beauty is in the eyes of the observer

A Sandawe girl in central Tanzania.

COUNTDOWN TO TANZANIA GENERAL ELECTIONS - CHADEMA'S EDWARD LOWASSA SEEKS VOTES IN TANGA

COUNTDOWN TO TANZANIA GENERAL ELECTIONS : MAGUFULI TOURS DAR ES SALAAM

The ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Presidential candidate Dr. John Pombe Magufuli continued with his campaign rallies in different areas in the city of Dar es Salaam towards the elections on Sunday 25 October 2015.

 Former Deputy UN Secretary General Dr. Asha Rose Migiro speaking at a campaign rally asking Tanzanians to choose CCM and Dr. John Pombe Magufuli for Presidency.

WELCOME TO DAR ES SALAAM (HAVEN OF PEACE) TANZANIA

Remembering the past with Mbaraka Mwinshehe - 'Mama Mdogo"

COALITION FOR PEOPLE'S CONSTITUTION CO-CHAIRMAN LATE DR. EMMANUEL MAKAIDI BURIED IN DAR ES SALAAM

Dk. Emmanuel Makaidi enzi za uhai wake.

 

Jeneza lenye mwili wa marehemu Makaidi likiwa mbele wakati ibada maalum ya kumuombea ikiendelea.(P.T)

Mke wa marehemu, Bi Modester Makaidi akionekana mwenye majonzi mazito.

Baadhi ya viongozi mbalimbali wa vyama na serikali wakiwa wamekusanyika Viwanja vya Karimjee kuuaga mwili wa mpendwa wao, Dk Makaidi.

Jeneza lenye mwili wa Dk Makaidi likiwa limefunikwa.

Mgombea urais kwa tiketi ya Chadema akiwakilisha Ukawa, Edward Lowassa akipita kuaga mwili wa marehemu Makaidi.

Rais Kikwete akabidhi jeshi la polisi magari 399 mapya kati ya 777 yaliyoagizwa

 Wimbo wa Taifa katika sherehe za kukabidhi magari 399 kati ya 777 yanayoletwa kwa ajili ya kusaidia utendaji kazi wa  jeshi la polisi.

EPL UPDATES

Home	Score	Away
Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	Liverpool
Chelsea	2-0	Aston Villa
Crystal Palace	1-3	West Ham United
Everton	0-3	Manchester United
Manchester City	5-1	Bournemouth
Southampton	2-2	Leicester City
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Sunderland
Watford	0-3	Arsenal

 

 

Premier League Table: Week 9

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
1	Manchester City	9	7	0	2	24	8	16	21
2	Arsenal	9	6	1	2	16	7	9	19
3	Manchester United	9	6	1	2	15	8	7	19
4	West Ham United	9	5	2	2	20	12	8	17
5	Leicester City	9	4	4	1	19	17	2	16
6	Crystal Palace	9	5	0	4	12	10	2	15
7	Tottenham Hotspur	9	3	5	1	11	7	4	14
8	Southampton	9	3	4	2	15	12	3	13
9	Everton	9	3	4	2	12	11	1	13
10	Liverpool	9	3	4	2	8	10	-2	13
11	Chelsea	9	3	2	4	14	17	-3	11
12	West Bromwich Albion	9	3	2	4	7	11	-4	11
13	Swansea City	8	2	4	2	10	10	0	10
14	Watford	9	2	4	2	6	10	-4	10
15	Norwich City	8	2	3	3	12	14	-2	9
16	Stoke City	8	2	3	3	8	10	-2	9
17	Bournemouth	9	2	2	5	11	17	-6	8
18	Aston Villa	9	1	1	7	8	15	-7	4
19	Sunderland	9	0	3	6	8	19	-11	3
20	Newcastle United	8	0	3	5	6	17	-11	3

 

Pres. Jakaya Kikwete inaugurates NMB's new headquarters in Dar es Salaam

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dk Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akikata utepe kuashiria ufunguzi rasmi wa jengo jipya la Mmakao Makuu ya NMB na tawi jipya la NMB Private Banking kwenye jengo la makao makuu ya NMB jana jijini Dar es Salaam. Wakishuhudia tukio hilo ni Mwenyekiti wa bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa NMB, Prof. Joseph Semboja (kushoto), Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa NMB, Ineke Bussemaker (wa pili kulia) na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Saidi Meck Sadiki (kulia) pamoja na wafanyakazi wa NMB.

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dk Jakaya Kikwete akifurahia zawadi aliyokabidhiwa na Mkurugenzi wa NMB, Ineke Bussemaker (kushoto) jana katika hafla ya ufunguzi wa jengo jipya la makao makuu ya NMB na tawi jipya la wateja maalumu (NMB Private Banking) iliyopo ndani ya jengo jipya la NMB.

Rais wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dk Jakaya Kikwete katika picha ya pamoja na wafanyakazi wa NMB, Idara ya huduma kwa wateja. Raisi Kikwete alikuwa anakagua Jengo jipya la NMB ambao ndimo makao makuu mapya ya benki hiyo kubwa kuliko zote nchini.

Jengo la NMB lililozinduliwa na rais Jakaya Kikwete, jana.

Rais KIKWETE atoa heshima zake za mwisho kwa Marehemu Deo Filikunjombe na wenzake wawili waliofariki katika ajali ya helikopta

Rais Dkt.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete na mgombea Urais wa tiketi ya CCM Dkt.John Pombe Magufuli wakitoa heshima za mwisho mbele ya majeneza ya aliyekuwa Mbunge wa Ludewa(CCM) Marehemu Deo Filikunjombe na wenzake wawili waliofariki katika ajali ya helikopta juzi katika pori la akiba la mbuga ya Selous. Marehemu aliagwa katika hospitali ya jeshi Lugalo jijini Dar es Salaam Oktoba 17, 2015.

Rais Dkt.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akimfariji Mke wa Marehemu Bi Sarah Filikunjombe wakati wa kuaga mwili wa marehemu katika hospitali ya jeshi Lugalo jijini Dar es Salaam Oktoba 17, 2015.

Sad! Deo Filikunjombe dies in a Helicopter crash.

Deo Filikunjombe dies in a tragic helicopter crash in Selous Game reserve

Grief engulfed Tanzanians yesterday after sad news broke of the death of the Ludewa costituency parliamentary candidate Mr. Deo Haule Filikunjombe.
Deo and three other people were flying to Iringa town in one of the helicopters used by the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi when it encountered engine failure and crashed at a remote location in Selous Game Reserve.

CHADEMA Presidential candidate Edward Ngoyai Lowassa in a campaign rally in Magu town, Northwest Tanzania

John Pombe Magufuli Rocks Zanzibar town in a Presidential campaign rally

MBARAKA MWINSHEHE MWARUKA - THE UNFORGOTTEN ICON OF SWAHILI AND AFRICAN MUSIC

The death of Tanzanian guitarist/bandleader Mbaraka Mwinshehe, following an automobile accident in 1979, resulted in the loss of one of the spearheads of East African dance music. Having established his reputation as a member of Morogoro Jazz, between 1964 and 1973, Mwinshehe continued to make his influence felt as the leader of his own band, Super Volcano, from 1973 until his untimely death six years later.

TAIFA STARS QUALIFIES FOR THE SECOND ROUND

TANZANIA  imetimiza ndoto za kutinga hatua ya mwisho ya mchujo kuwania kupangwa kwenye makundi ya kuwania tiketi ya Fainali za Kombe la Dunia, licha ya kufungwa 1-0 na Malawi katika Uwanja wa Kamuzu mjini Blantyre.

Two female suicide bombers kill nine people in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon as the terror group continues to spread out from Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers have killed nine people in Cameroon's far north in the latest wave of terror attacks carried out by Boko Haram militants.

It comes a day after five of the group's suicide bombers killed at least 41 people in Chad, escalating concerns about the militants' reach.

The group currently controls a swathe of land in Nigeria's north east and is at war with soldiers from a coalition of countries after spreading attacks into neighbouring Cameroon and Chad.

Seven Boko Haram suicide bombers have struck towns in Cameroon and Chad over the past weekend. Pictured is the group's purported leader Abubakar Shekau, though it is not known if he is still alive

Boko Haram gained worldwide notoriety last year after it abducted almost 300 schoolgirls (pictured)

Yesterday the two female suicide bombers carried out the attacks in the Cameroonian village of Kangaleri, security and local sources said.

Another source said: 'We currently have a toll of 11 dead, including the two attackers and nine civilians, as well as 29 wounded.'

Serbian Tennis Star Ana Ivanovic Is Moving from Bern to Bolton

Tennis player Ana Ivanovic is swapping her base in Bern, Switzerland, for the north of England.
Alexandra Rucki of the Manchester Evening News reports that the Serbian world No. 15, who has been dating Manchester United's German midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger, since 2014, will be moving to Bolton.

DIAMOND,VANNESA NA OMMY DIMPOZ WALIVYOIPEPERUSHA VYEMA BENDERA YA TANZANIA UGHAIBUNI, BASATA LAWAPONGEZA

Tuzo tatu alizoshinda Diamond Platnumz.

Inaweza ikawa siyo mara ya kwanza kwa msanii Diamond Platnumz kuchukua tuzo mbalimbali za kimataifa lakini kwa Vanessa Mdee inaweza ikawa moja kati ya historia nzuri kwake huku Ommy Dimpoz akiwa na kila sababu ya kufurahia tuzo yake ya kwanza ya kimataifa baada ya kujinyakulia tuzo maarufu za Afrimma.

MALALAMIKO YA VYAMA YATATULIWE NDANI YA KAMATI YA MAADILI NA SIO VYOMBO VYA HABARI –LUBUVA

Mwenyekiti wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi (NEC), Jaji Mstaafu, Damian Lubuva  akizungumza katika mkutano na  vyama vya siasa kujadili masuala mbalimbali kuelekea uchaguzi mkuu unaotarajiwa kufanyika Oktoba 25 mwaka huu.

MAKAMU WA RAIS MHE. DKT. BILAL AKUTANA NA BALOZI WA UINGEREZA HAPA NCHINI

      

Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania  Mhe. Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akizungumza na Balozi wa Uingereza Nchini Tanzania Mhe. Dianna Melrose wakati Balozi huyo alipofika Ofisini kwa Makamu wa Rais Ikulu Jijini Dar es salaam Octoba 12,2015.