Ni Andrew Chenge huyu!
Anaogopwa kama atomic bomb na kila mtu kuanzia Kikwete hadi kwa waandishi wa habari.
Minister in graft probe
THISDAY REPORTER
Dar es Salaam
A SENIOR cabinet minister is under corruption investigations over his involvement in dubious deals dating back to former president Benjamin Mkapas administration, it has been revealed.
The minister (name withheld for now), who held a high-level position in Mkapas government from 1995 to 2005, currently serves in President Jakaya Kikwetes cabinet.
It is understood that he is under probe over corruption allegations stemming from his involvement in a multi-million dollar deal that has been the subject of parallel local and international graft investigations.
Well-placed sources say a special anti-corruption task force has been formed to investigate serious allegations of high-level corruption against the public official.
Members of the government anti-graft team have already grilled the minister over the allegations.
The ministers office and house have also been searched and several key documents confiscated, a government source told THISDAY.
The governments anti-graft task team comprises carefully selected members from a number of key law enforcement agencies, according to several independent sources.
The senior minister surprised many people by surviving the recent cabinet reshuffle, despite being heavily criticised for his alleged involvement in a number of dubious government contracts during the Mkapa administration.
He is now said to be targeted by both local and international detectives over the particular corruption probe.
The former government bureaucrat-turned politician is believed to have directly taken part in graft by allegedly receiving a hefty bribe to approve a controversial deal between the government and a private company almost a decade ago.
Government officials say the ongoing investigation against the cabinet minister is part of President Kikwetes resolve to fight high-level corruption.
Since Kikwete came into office, he has won plaudits both here at home and abroad for stepping up the fight against corruption.
The recent purge on the Bank of Tanzanias external payment arrears account (EPA) and Richmond corruption scandal are some of the clear indications of this governments seriousness to tackle high-level corruption,said another source who declined to be named.
Imekuwa sasa hadithi maana kila siku wanaandika na majina wanayo nashangaa .Kwa nini waandike kama hawawezi kuwa wa wazi wa kutaja ? Kuandika kutasaidia nini ? Uchunguzi unafanywa na nani ? Kama wanashindwa kutaja jina sasa Uchunguzi wa nini ?
Hata mimi nawashangaa hawa THIS DAY. Kama waliweza kutufungua macho kwa kumtaja Mkapa na kashfa zake nzito sijui wanaogopa nini kumtaja fisadi Chenge kama wana ushahidi wa kutosha kuhusu ufisadi alioufanya kwa kutumia wadhifa wake.
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Kaka hata Mkapa walianza kumtaja kama, "Big Hand" na pole pole wakamtaja jina. Kila jambo huenda polepole. Ila kwa kweli huyu ni Chenge kwa kila hali namuonea huruma JK, maana watu walimwambia asimteue akamuogopa EL akamteua Chenge, Masha na Adamu Malima, kuwaridhisha washikaji zake, sasa SFO wanamuumbua na hana jinsi ila kumtosa Chenge na wengine watafuata.
Ila kuna jambo moja ambalo litachekesha sana. Kama JK ataruhusu Chenge ashitakiwe kwa kesi ya Radar, na baadaye Mramba ashitakiwe kwa kesi ya Alex Stewarts ma TICS na mwisho Daniel Yona ashitakiwe kwa kesi ya Kiwira na Import Support, basi ujue Mkapa yuko njiani, na JK hatakua na ujanja wa kumlinda tena Ben. Kinachopaswa kutokea sasa ni kufunguliwa kwa kesi ya kikatiba ambayo itamuondolea kinga na ndipo "atendewe HAKI" kwa yale aliyoyatenda akiwa madarakani.
Ni Andrew Chenge huyu!
Anaogopwa kama atomic bomb na kila mtu kuanzia Kikwete hadi kwa waandishi wa habari.
Halisi: bado uandishi wa waandishi wetu TZ una matatizo makubwa. Hii tabia ya kusema name withheld haifai. kwa nini basi msisubiri mpaka mtakapoona ni mwafaka kutoa jina ndio na habari yenyewe muitoe. Waandishi wenzenu wa magharibi huwa wanaficha jina pale ambapo upelelezi unaendelea wa kipolisi na kama kuna pingamizi la kimahakama, lakini wanapokuwa wamefanya utafiti wao wenyewe huwa wanaweka kila kitu ili mhusika ajitetee. kwa utaratibu huu nyie mnakuwa mnaichafua serikali nzima na mnafanya wananchi wakose imani na serikali nzima badala ya huyo mtu mmoja. In my view, this is one of the biggest flaws in our journalism.
Ni Andrew Chenge huyu!
Anaogopwa kama atomic bomb na kila mtu kuanzia Kikwete hadi kwa waandishi wa habari.
..tatizo la Kikwete ni hilo kundi lililomuingiza madarakani, pamoja na mbinu zao.
..nasubiri kuona mkubwa atakayetolewa kafara kama Nalaila Kiula.
Mwafrika, Chenge aliwahi kuwa Waziri katika Serikali ya Mkapa? Kumbukumbu zangu zinaonyesha kuwa Chenge alikuwa AG (Mwnasheria Mkuu)