Mkalukungone Mwamba
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Muswada mpya wa vyama vyote viwili (bipartisan) unalenga kuielekeza serikali ya Rais Donald Trump kufanya mageuzi makubwa katika uhusiano wa Marekani na Tanzania, kufuatia msako wa kikatili uliotokea nchini humo baada ya uchaguzi mkuu uliopita uliogubikwa na utata.
Muswada huo uliowasilishwa na Maseneta Jeanne Shaheen (Demokrati kutoka New Hampshire) na Ted Cruz (Jamhuri kutoka Texas)—ambao maelezo yake yalishirikishwa kwanza na mtandao wa Semafor—ungeidhinisha vikwazo vipya dhidi ya viongozi wa Tanzania na kusitisha misaada ya kiusalama kwa nchi hiyo huku kukiwa na mgogoro wa kisiasa unaoendelea.
"Muswada huu utasaidia kupambana na ukandamizaji huo wa kisiasa pamoja na ukatili dhidi ya Wakristo wa Tanzania, na ninajivunia kuuongoza muswada huu pamoja na Seneta Shaheen," Cruz alisema katika taarifa yake.
Soma Pia:
A new bipartisan bill would direct President Donald Trump’s administration to undertake a dramatic overhaul of the US relationship with Tanzania in response to the African nation’s violent crackdown following last year’s disputed presidential election.
The bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, details of which were shared first with Semafor, would authorize new sanctions on Tanzanian officials and freeze security assistance to the country amid the ongoing political crisis.
“Tanzania has long been an important partner in East Africa, but the country’s recent democratic backsliding, political violence and repression cannot be ignored,” Shaheen said in a statement, adding that her bill “makes clear that the United States must stand firmly for democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law.”
For his part, Cruz emphasized reports of Christian persecution specifically, accusing the Tanzanian government of carrying out “a campaign of political repression and religious persecution.” He referred to instances of ballot manipulation, abduction of religious leaders, and restrictions on Christian worship at the hand of the Tanzanian government.
Muswada huo uliowasilishwa na Maseneta Jeanne Shaheen (Demokrati kutoka New Hampshire) na Ted Cruz (Jamhuri kutoka Texas)—ambao maelezo yake yalishirikishwa kwanza na mtandao wa Semafor—ungeidhinisha vikwazo vipya dhidi ya viongozi wa Tanzania na kusitisha misaada ya kiusalama kwa nchi hiyo huku kukiwa na mgogoro wa kisiasa unaoendelea.
Kwa upande wake, Cruz alisisitiza ripoti za madai ya ukatili dhidi ya Wakristo, akiishutumu serikali ya Tanzania kwa kuendesha "kampeni ya ukandamizaji wa kisiasa na ukatili wa kidini." Alitaja matukio ya wizi wa kura, utekaji nyara wa viongozi wa dini, na vizuizi vya ibada za Kikristo vinavyofanywa na serikali ya Tanzania."Kwa muda mrefu Tanzania imekuwa mshirika muhimu katika Afrika Mashariki, lakini kurudi nyuma kwa demokrasia hivi karibuni, ghasia za kisiasa, na ukandamizaji nchini humo hakuwezi kupuuzwa," Shaheen alisema katika taarifa yake, akiongeza kuwa muswada wake "unadhihirisha wazi kwamba Marekani lazima isimame imara kutetea misingi ya kidemokrasia, haki za binadamu, na utawala wa sheria."
"Muswada huu utasaidia kupambana na ukandamizaji huo wa kisiasa pamoja na ukatili dhidi ya Wakristo wa Tanzania, na ninajivunia kuuongoza muswada huu pamoja na Seneta Shaheen," Cruz alisema katika taarifa yake.
Soma Pia:
- Marekani: Kundi la Maseneta lataka nchi yao kupitia upya Uhusiano wake na Tanzania kufuatia mauaji kwenye maandamano ya Uchaguzi 2025
- Maseneta wawili wa Marekani wataka Marekani kuangalia upya mahusiano yake na Tanzania baada ya Maandamano ya Oktoba
A new bipartisan bill would direct President Donald Trump’s administration to undertake a dramatic overhaul of the US relationship with Tanzania in response to the African nation’s violent crackdown following last year’s disputed presidential election.
The bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, details of which were shared first with Semafor, would authorize new sanctions on Tanzanian officials and freeze security assistance to the country amid the ongoing political crisis.
“Tanzania has long been an important partner in East Africa, but the country’s recent democratic backsliding, political violence and repression cannot be ignored,” Shaheen said in a statement, adding that her bill “makes clear that the United States must stand firmly for democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law.”
For his part, Cruz emphasized reports of Christian persecution specifically, accusing the Tanzanian government of carrying out “a campaign of political repression and religious persecution.” He referred to instances of ballot manipulation, abduction of religious leaders, and restrictions on Christian worship at the hand of the Tanzanian government.