Loliondo, OBC, Dowans: The disturbing connection and secrets

[Fisadi.Jones]

Kwani hii inatofauti gani na Darfur?

Kwanini mkulu mwenyewe, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, asifunguliwe kesi ICC, the Hague?

Maana kukaa kwake kimya ina maana haya yanatokea kwa baraka zake ...

 

[Ngongo]

see Ussu Mallya's update on the saga below:

-----Original Message-----
From: usu mallya [mailto:...]
Sent: 23 August 2009 06:10
To: [...]
Subject: Fw: Initial reflections on LOLIONDO TRIP

Wapendwa
im just accessing net now after the short but long and distressing trip to
Loliondo some six hour roughest drive from Arusha town through Ngorongoro
crater the so called seventh wonder of this world .. within and surrounding
it is one of the saddest stories of Wamaasai pastoralist communities who
have been victims and survivors of a century long international and
national propaganda on conservation of natural resources and hence the
introduction of powerful lobby and protectionist legal frameworks that have
facilitated their systematic dispossesion, displacement and what seems to
be a final move towards complete eviction that started since july this year
led by the state

the eviction led to a devastating impact to the whole community , in the
affected area all their BOMAs have been burnt to ashes, one woman raped by
seven militia but too afraid to admit .. one miscarried a seven month
pregnancy no treatment todate ... women and children traumatised
some hysterical , with a sound of an approaching car they just take off and
run ......there is no water for them and the animals since they are now
prohibited to graze in the evicted areas ... no food , no transport .. no
health facility ...

General feeling is fear and despair ...all initiatives to organise on the
ground have and are being silenced ...older and young men are now being
apprehended and imprisoned under the pretext that they have/are destroying
the environment ....women have tried to rally appealing to the Disrict
commissioner in vain ....

we were closely followed up by militia and security as we wanted to visit
the United Arab Emirates company that has been granted a contract to hunt
in the affected area since 1992 .....What is strange is the fact that this
company also seems to be/representing the UAE royal family .. as we
approached the area sms on our phones welcomed us to the UAE meaning all
correspondences were to use UAE code number ... practically its another
sovereign state within Tanzania.... we were shocked to find out that this is
a private company that has been guarded by state machinery ...police and
security 24 hours seven days since 1992! More shock when the police and
security told us that the area was the UAE ---PALACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and we
were not allowed in without permission ........cso on ground told us that
the UAE royal king visits on an annual basis complete with festives and
unparalled sex work and workers from the East all flown in
directly no immigraton nothing ..............communities claim that some
flights carry back live animals no one know how many since 1992 and who is
getting what out of this .........there are some showdy contract
between surrounding eight villages and the company initially they were given
3 million tshs a year which was all of a sudden raised to 25 and 50 before
eviction............. place is complete town with airstrip/ airpot capacity
of boeing 747...cars with UAE registration numbers flown in directly ....the
question is who is destroying the environment ?.....

In the meantime the DC and security made follow up on us asking whether we
took pictures at the royal palace ..............to them this is the most
important concern and not the Maasai.... its sad and shamefull! Biggest
question is how can we rise towards accountable leadership in Tanzania ,
Afrika?

We were a team of 22 under the leadership of FemAct with CSO in Arusha ,in
Loliondo and the media ... full report is being prepared to be submitted
tuesday for input and a plan for feedback with Fem Act Directors /
chairpersons on Wednesday or Thursday......... when we will also chart out a
plan to move forward this struggle and for full blown advocacy at all levels
.....

there are immediate , medium and long term needs on the ground ... social
services, legal , medical and pychological support to the survivors while
tackling the larger question on the legality of the eviction, land and
livelihood .......... plans were made to provide some immediate
though limited legal support .........but much was brainstorned to be
included in the report to be shared with Fem Act next week.....will keep you
updated..........

Usu

Mkuu Madabwada hii kitu imenistua sana.Hii kitu ilianza kile kipindi cha cha Mzee ruksa kama sikosei kuna mwandishi mmoja wa habari wa gazeti la mfanyakazi somebody katabalo aliandika sana story za Loliondo nadhani alikumbwa na mauti katika mazingira ya ajabu ajabu.

Ni bahati mbaya watanzania tunakubali hawa wanasiasa uchwara kuuza nchi yetu huku sisi tunabaki tunawachekea.Mjumbe wa CC na NEC Bwana A Kinana alihusika na hili dili la kumleta huyu mwarabu wakati huo alikuwa waziri wa ulinzi na jeshi la kujenga taifa.Bwana Kinana baada ya kujua wananchi wengi wamemstukia akaamua kuacha kugombea ubunge jimbo la Arusha na kujikita zaidi katika siasa za ndani ya chama cha mapinduzi.

 

[Sipo]

Nampongeza Rais kikwete na serekali yake kwa kuborotesha nchi bila ya wawekezaji nchi itabakia nyuma ondowa wamasai kama ni kuleta maendeleo ya nchi .

Sijakuelewa unamaanisha nini Sonara
Kama unamaanisha kuwa Wamasaai waondolewe ili maendeleo yapatikane kwa kuwakumbatia wawekezaji basi una problem kidogo ambayo itachukua muda sana kuiondoa kwasababu ni in-built in your mind. Lakini kama unamaanisha vinginevyo basi angalau utakuwa unajua na kuthamini utu na hakia ya mtu mwingine bwana Sonara

 

[Kisoda2]

Nampongeza Rais kikwete na serekali yake kwa kuborotesha nchi bila ya wawekezaji nchi itabakia nyuma ondowa wamasai kama ni kuleta maendeleo ya nchi .

Sonara!!!!Huyu atakua mwarabu tu huyu,....
Maendeleo gani wanaleta wale waarabu pale porini,kama sikunyofoa malia asili zetu tu?
Hapa hakuna muwekezaji bali kuna mijizi tu,ikisaidiana mitz kama wewe sonara na viongozi wetu wasoshiba walicho nacho.

 

[Sipo]

Kimsingi hili la Loliondo ni aibu kwa serikali yetu toka awamu ya pili na inaonyesha ni jinsi gani ndani ya serikali kuna watu wanamuangusha Rais Jakaya Kikwete kwa kufanya mambo ya ajabu na ya kudhalilisha maisha ya Watanzania na kufanya hata ionekane kuwa Rais ameshindwa kutumia mamlaka yake ya 'milki ya hatima aliyopewa na sheria ya ardhi No. 4, 1999

 

[Kisoda2]

Hivi mtu kama sonara anajidai kumpongeza Kikwete na Serekali yake kwa lipi hapa??
1. a) Uingiaji wa mikataba kati ya OBC na Serikali za Vijiji, mikataba ambao inaonyesha serikali imesaini mikataba na vijiji kwa niaba ya OBC iliyosaini kama shahidi katika mikataba hiyo.
b) Kutekwa kwa mawasiliano ya makampuni ya simu ya Tanzania katika maeneo yaliyo karibu na kitalu cha OBC ambacho hakina mipaka inayoonekana. Mfano, ukiwa eneo hilo unapata ujumbe mfupi was simu (sms) kutoka kampuni ya ETISALAT unaokukaribisha na kusema, “karibu katika Umoja wa Nchi za Falme za Kiarabu”.
c) Kujenga kiwanja cha ndege na kuwepo kwa mawasiliano ya Anga ya moja kwa moja kutoka eneo la kitalu kwenda nchi za nje. Kiwanja hicho hutua ndege kubwa zenye uwezo wa kubeba takribani watu mia nne na magari kadhaa.
d) Kutokueleweka utaratibu wa ukusanyaji wa kodi mbalimbali kwa sababu hakuna taarifa zinazoonyesha iwapo Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA) yanakusanya mapato kutokana na magari yanayoingizwa na kutumika nchini yakiwa na namba za usajili wa Nchi za Falme za Kiarabu pamoja na rasilimali zinazochukuliwa moja kwa moja kupitia uwanja huo.
e) Kampuni ya OBC inapewa hadhi ya kidiplomasia na wakati ni kampuni iliyosajiliwa kama kampuni nyingine. Mfano, kambi ya kampuni hiyo inalindwa na FFU, jeshi la polisi na chombo cha dola! Aidha kuna vikundi-kazi vya serikali katika ngazi za wilaya hadi taifa vilivyoundwa kuratibu shughuli za kitalu hicho. Viongozi wa FemAct pamoja na Mitandao ya Wafugaji walikataliwa kuingia ndani ya kambi ya kampuni husika ila, badala yake, waliondoshwa kwa kusindikizwa na FFU na baadaye kusimamishwa na kuhojiwa na FFU walioagizwa na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Arusha na Wilaya ya Ngorongoro.
Na kwa maendeleo gani imeleta katika eneo hili???

Tusiwe kama kasuku kila mara tunaimba vitu ambavyo hatuwezi kuvielezea maana yake na uhalisia wake.

Ukiona huna cha kuchangia,soma kisha kaa kimyaaaaa.
Arnghaaaaaaa,..ntakung'ata bure,..

 

[Mzee2000]

Majanga yote yanayotokea sasa hivi loriondo, yanatokana na uzembe wa mtu mmoja:Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.Kikwete ameshindwa kabisa kutetea haki za raia wake, women are being raped,houses burnt this is a scorched earth policy against us Tanzania.

Jamani tuangalie uwezekana wa kumfungulia huyu 'criminal' kikwete kama walivyomfanyia Bashir.

Hatuwezi kusubiri hali hii iendelee hivi.

angalia maafa hayo hapa:

Part 1

Part 2

 

[Interested Observer]

I support this!! THe president of Tanzania is for the Tanzanians not for the UAE; huyu Rais hafai hata kutetea na kuwalinda watu wake! Hivi huku Africa hawa MaRais wana kiburi gani? Charisma yao ipo wapi??

 

[Mafuluto]

Ahhh....%^)&&**$#@@@ atasema nini wakati walishamkatia mafweza kibao, na pia kumpa dogodogo....!

Hoteli kubwa mpya, na hata hiyo proposed airport kule sio kwa maslahi ya nchi, ni kwa maslahi yao ili waendelee kuvuna wanavyotaka........! Halafu kudhiirisha upumbavu wao, leo unasikia eti hao Ortelo wanatoa magari, silaha na washawasha kwa ajili ya kusaidia serikali kupambana na ujangili...!! KN zao.....

Kule wanakula, Grumeti na ikorongo ndiyo kabisa......!! Hope wanavijiji sasa wataamka na kuwanyima kura hawa mabazazi....

 

[Sonara]

Sijakuelewa unamaanisha nini Sonara
Kama unamaanisha kuwa Wamasaai waondolewe ili maendeleo yapatikane kwa kuwakumbatia wawekezaji basi una problem kidogo ambayo itachukua muda sana kuiondoa kwasababu ni in-built in your mind. Lakini kama unamaanisha vinginevyo basi angalau utakuwa unajua na kuthamini utu na hakia ya mtu mwingine bwana Sonara

Kwani hamuelewi maana ya miundo mbinu ?kuwepo kwa wamasai katika sehemu hiyo tija gani inapatikana kwa Taifa?

 

[Sonara]

I support this!! THe president of Tanzania is for the Tanzanians not for the UAE; huyu Rais hafai hata kutetea na kuwalinda watu wake! Hivi huku Africa hawa MaRais wana kiburi gani? Charisma yao ipo wapi??

wacha wewe huyu Rais amechaguliwa na wananchi tena kwa asilimia kubwa ambayo hakuna Rais hata mmoja wa Tanzania aliyefikia wingi wa kura alizozipata, na hivi sasa ndio anakamilisha zile sera ambazo alizimwaga kwa wananchi na kufikia kumchaguwa miongoni mwake ni kuborotesha uchumi wa nchi na ndio anatekeleza hivi sasa kama ni kuondowa masai na kuimarisha uchumi wa nchi why not ? ondowa masai lete wawekezaji .

 

[Mshiiri]

Unajua iko hivi: Kipindi cha Mwinyi nchi ilifulia vibaya kutokana na RUKSA ambayo ilifungua milango ya uchumi. Kama mtakumbuka ndio mwanzo wa kuona magari ya kijapani na ya kifahari, nyumba nzuri, fm academia schools zilifunguliwa, ili mradi ruksa ki kweli. ILISAIDIA SANA na pengine ndio mwanzo au mimba ya UFISADI tunaoona uliozaliwa sasa.

Baada ya nchi kufulia jamaa alienda UAE kuomba msaada kwa kuwa BOT haikuwa na mkwanja wa kufanya chochote. ILIFULIA. Akapewa msaada. Na kwa kuwa katika sheria ya uhifadhi wanyama pori na ardhi inamruhusu rais kutoa sehemu ya nchi kama zawadi kwa kikundi cha watu au mtu BILA maswali kwa kipindi atakachoamua. Jamaa alitumia hii fursa kwa fadhila.

Sasa tutafanyeje? Watu wakipewa nchi wanaiendesha kama familia zao. Anyhow, wanadai its unquestionable and I suspect it should be thinkable.

 

[Jozdon]

kaka,hili halina ubishi. kama watanzania tumeanza kuona ni sawa hao jamaa kuingia nchini na kujitangaza kwamba hako kaeneo ni kwao na ss tunaona ni sahihi, basi tunahtari kubwa.hata migodini kulipojaa ufisadi wa kutosha na kiburi wanachopewa na viongozi wetu hawajafikia hatua ya kufanya settings na namna hii kaka.

Kuna mkuu wa wilaya ambaye yeye familia ikiumwa, anaenda kutibiwa na dk wa mgodi kwaa gharama za mgodi. familia ikitakakwenda dar wanaenda kupanda ndege ya barrick.juzijuzi kapewa matofari kwenye eneo lililobomolewa akajenge kwake. kisha mtu huyuhuyu apelekewe malalamiko ya watanzania dhidi ya barrick, kweli atasaidia kitu huyu? mi hapa naona kuna tatizo serious.ingawa hiyo ya kujitangaza nchi ndani ya nchi ni zaidi ya hili.

 

[KiuyaJibu]

Hakuna ubinafsishaji hapa Tanzania bali tunagawa;na viongozi wetu ndiyo wameridhia hivyo na ndiyo maana wakatengeneza sheria inayoielekea/kukaribia suala zima la ubinafsishaji.Inamaana bado hatuna sheria halisi ya ubinafsishaji wa mali za Taifa,labda hapo baadaye tunaweza kuwa nayo.Siku zote sisi tunakuwa nyuma,hiki si ndo kichwa cha mwendawazimu au mmesahau?

 

[Kimweri]

Tanzania as a nation is depressing...,our presidents,leaders even more depressing..,

 

[Mafuluto]

Watu kama sonara, wenye mawazo punguani kama hayo aliyoandika ndiyo wale enzi zetu zileee vichwa vyao vilikuwa halali.....

 

[Tongue blister]

Kimsingi hili la Loliondo ni aibu kwa serikali yetu toka awamu ya pili na inaonyesha ni jinsi gani ndani ya serikali kuna watu wanamuangusha Rais Jakaya Kikwete kwa kufanya mambo ya ajabu na ya kudhalilisha maisha ya Watanzania na kufanya hata ionekane kuwa Rais ameshindwa kutumia mamlaka yake ya 'milki ya hatima aliyopewa na sheria ya ardhi No. 4, 1999

Rais Jakaya Kikwete unae muongelea kwamba anaangushwa huenda pia alishiriki kwenye kusaini mikataba ya Mfalme huyu kupewa ardhi.

Hakuna sababu ya kufikiri Tanzania tuna Rais hadi wakati huu..!!

Hii nchi kama ingekuwa na uwezo mkubwa tunge shukuru kama Rais atapinduliwa na Jeshi kushika hatamu kwa muda..!

Hizi ni aibu kubwa...Ni kashfa ngapi zipo ndani ya serikali yetu na hakuna anaye weza kuzishughulikia..!

 

[skasuku]

Kuniradhi kama hii iliishawekwa humu, ila ni vielelezo kwa njia ya mtandao. Kwa kweli ni mambo yakusikitisha.

Part 1:


Part II:


Natumaini hii kitu itamfikia Muungwana!

 

[Tiba]

wacha wewe huyu Rais amechaguliwa na wananchi tena kwa asilimia kubwa ambayo hakuna Rais hata mmoja wa Tanzania aliyefikia wingi wa kura alizozipata, na hivi sasa ndio anakamilisha zile sera ambazo alizimwaga kwa wananchi na kufikia kumchaguwa miongoni mwake ni kuborotesha uchumi wa nchi na ndio anatekeleza hivi sasa kama ni kuondowa masai na kuimarisha uchumi wa nchi why not ? ondowa masai lete wawekezaji .

Sonara,

Umekatiwa kiasi gani ili uje hapa na kujaribu kuiyeyusha hii hoja? Inabidi uone aibu angalau kidogo kwani matamko yako yanatengeneza maswali mengi kuliko majibu. Kama wamasai wasingelinda hiyo mbuga huyo mwarabu angekuta nini miaka hii ya 2000?

Kura zilizopatikana kwa wizi na kutoa rushwa kwa kutumia pesa za EPA hazina nafasi ya kuzungumziwa hapa. Kama huna cha kuchangia kaa kimya kama mimi.

Tiba

 

[Kibori]

It is in fact unbelievable to see these things happening in a Country like tanzania, tena Arusha, a place where the former and famous US President Bill Clinton refered as
"The Geneva of Africa" .

His Exc. Clinton was refering the fact that peace resolutions on based conflicts were re-negotiated and concluded in Arusha . I have few concerns which I have noticed from the video:
1. Goverment refusal to admit the fact that people have actually suffered during burning operation. The statements bythe Arusha Regional Commissioner Vs. Prime Minister as the MP for Ngorongoro testifies leaves yet another deep discussion as who should have actually known of this terrible operation, given the seriousness of the problem .

2. Again, I was expecting to hear a piece of responce or reaction from the owner OBC or manager for that matter, having journalists in the trip, I find no reasons why that has not taken into consideration,.... I am used to kind of a good flow such as ..... now having heard from the victims,,,,, the onwer when contacted had this to say........ or at least to find a sentence that .......the owner or manager was out of reach during the visit......

Supprisingly, I did read from the local news papers, OBC's manager throwing complains to the NGOS, and other stakeholders that the complains against them have been cooked in other words "Not True" as reported in the video above . Now, I was expecting the journalist to have interviewed this person so that the whole story becomes one in which then people will be able to judge . This is my opinion !

Generally, It is a shame to have this story as true story for Tanzanian future Image, from the Image which people in the outside world have always known ....friendly....... peaceful....

With sad remarks, I am truely moved and feel sympathetic to these poeple and urge that resettement measures be taken soon , even if it costs a country to lose investors as long as citizen's right and liberty is preserved !

I am convinced that this story is true as far as the video above .

I stand to be corrected !