Mkapa above the law?: Allegations

Philip Magani, aliyekuwa Mwenyekiti wa Bodi NBC, ni rafiki mkubwa wa Ben Mkapa, na wanatoka eneo moja. Inasemekana kwamba Gavana Daudi Balali naye amekula sana kwa kushirikiana na Mkapa.

Watanzania kazi tunayo, maana inaonekana kila tunayemwamini anatugeuka. Mkapa,Daudi Balali,.....the list goes on and on.
 
Bubu, hebu sasa sema. Amefanya kazi ya siasa ionekane tamu sana na kusaidia kujenga matajiri wa kitanzania halisi wengi.
 
He has done better economically and below par in the war against corruption. My verdict is, overall he has done good job. Well done Cha Mkapa!
 
Mwanakijiji,

Imetoka gazeti la jana, kurasa ya tatu. Kichwa cha habari kilikuwa MKapa Kuwa Muwazi na mkweli Kuhusu Utajiri wako.
 
We voted him into office so that he can do a good job and not otherwise. If he did it, well and good! that's what was expected from him.

If he did something contrary to the Tanzania Leadership Code, he should equally be accountable.
 
Naomba nikuulize: Ni dhambi kwa Rais kufanya
biashara? Ni dhambi Rais kuanzisha kampuni na kukopa
na kisha kulipa deni? Je bado unaishi zama za Azimio
la Arusha? Ni viongozi gani wanaruhusiwa kuanzisha
makampuni na kukopa...mawaziri na makatibu wakuu? Kwa
nini iwe nongwa kwa Rais?
Kwa leo..nasubiri majibu
 
Shy.. masuala ya Dhambi waulize wachungaji..!!

Kinachofanywa gizani lengo lake kufichwa!! Kama siyo vibaya kwanini hakusema wakati ule kuwa anaanzisha kampuni... na alitumia vipi ofisi yake ya Urais kufanikisha biashara zake... tatizo siyo yeye kuwa na biashara au mtu yeyote yule kwani sisi ni nchi ya kibepari... tatizo ni kwanini kwa kutumia ofisi yake ajipendelee?
 

Assuming alilipa.........
How do we know kuwa alilipa?
 


Shy,

Kwa sasa hatuko kwenye enzi za Azimio la Arusha tena kwa vile tuanfuata siasa za soko huru. hata hivyo siasa hizo za soko huru zinamzuia kiongozi kutumia nafasi yake kujilimbikiza mali kinyume na maadili ya nafasi zao. Ndiyo maana marais wa marekani hutangaza mali zao wakati wanaingia madarakani na kujitoa katika shughuli zozote za kibishara na investments zao kuziweka kwenye trusts ambamo wao wenyewe hawahusiki na maamuzi kiutendaji. Kama ilivyo kwa raia wote, rais pia hutakiwa kuripoti mapato na malipo yao ya kodi kila mwaka, na ole wake apatikane na mapato dubious. Je Mkapa alifanya lolote linalofanana na Rais wa Marekani ambao wao ndio vinara wa hili soko huria? Kama Mkapa angekuwa rais wa Marekani na akajulikana kuwa alianzisha kampuni na kukopa benki (inayomilikiwa na serikali kwa hisa nyingi kuliko wote - assuming kuwa benki ya aina hiyo ipo marekani) wakati akiwa rais wa nchi kilikuwa kinatosha kabisa kumfukuzisha kazi yake kwa aibu.
 
Angalieni huyu naye Kibaki wa siasa anavyosema. Watu wamesaliti elimu zao, wanatumia umaskini kuomba misaada nje, wakipata wanagawana huku maskini vijijini wanaendelea kuwa maskini. Huyu jamaa sasa ndio mshika mikoba ya Mkapa.

----- Original Message -----
From: Aziz Ponary Mlima
To: list@tanzanet.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [tanzanet] FWD: Mkapa awe mkweli na muwazi.


Waheshimiwa, "Wasomi"

Niliamua kuwa kimya, lakini kwa suala hili nimaamua kuzungumza machacche hasa baada ya kuangalia hoja zinazotolewa na baadhi ya "Wasomi Wetu" ambao baadhi yao kama wakiwa na ujasiri kidogo na kuupata ubunge wanaweza kuukwaa uwaziri🙂 Mjadala mzima huu na yale yote yaliyoandikwa kwenye magazeti kwa mwandishi yeyote anayeheshimu taaluma yake na kuwaheshimu wasomaji wake taarifa tulizozisoma siku zilizopita zinatia wasiwasi kiwango cha "Journalism" tuliyonayo kwasasa au tuseme kwa yule aliyeandika makala hayo.

Kilichonifanya kujitupa kwenye mjadala huu siyo yule anayeandika kwa ajili ya kuuza magazeti bali hawa "Wasomi wetu" wanaoweza kupambanua mambo lakini bado wanatekwa katika uwigo wa uandishi usiotaka kutoa taarifa bali kutoa utashi binafsi. Tatizo nilionalo hapa hasa kwa wasomi wetu ni vitu viwili hasusani kwa wale amabo wapo ughaibuni au bado wanaendelea kuishi ughaibuni.

(1) Mazoea ya "Cash-Economy"
(2) Mitazamo iliyopitwa na wakati, "Outdated views"

Nikurudi katika kipengele cha kwanza cha hapo juu, (cash economy mentality) haswa kwa hawa ndugu zangu wasomi waliopo majuu wanaoshangaa mtu kuchukuwa mkopo na kununua nyumba kuna vitu viwili ambavyo ni obvious......

(a) Wanaishi nyumba za kupanga ughaibuni na wamezoe kununua magari mitumba🙂 kama utanunua gari jipya ughaibuni na hata Nyumbani siku hizi na una ajira inayoeleweka unapata MKOPO kama unakopesheka!

(b) Hali ilivyo nyumbani na kama ilivyo sehemu nyingine yeyote na hasa sisi tuliosomea masuala ya Mabenki na tumekwisha fanaya kazi hizo nyumbani na ughaibuni, Biashara kubwa ya BENKI ni Kukopesha! Na katika nchi yeyote iliyoendelea ukitaka kumjua JUHA au uonekane JUHA fikiria fikiria na fanya mambo kama upo kwenye "cash economy" watu wanakopa kununua magari, wanakopa kusoma, wanakopa kusomesha watoto, wanakopa kufungua makampuni na wanakopa kununua nyumba.

Kama HOJA hapa ni KIONGOZI wa nchi KUKOPA na KUNUNUA Nyumba, VIONGOZI wafuatao WALIKOPA na WALINUNUA NYUMBA wakiwa Madarakani:

Tony & Cherrie Blair (Hyde Park)
Bill & Hilary Clinton (New York)
Goran Person (Sweden)
John Major (Vauxhall Bridge, London-Uingereza)
Margreth Thatcher (Chester Square-London-Uingereza)
James Callaghan (Kennington-London,Uingereza)
Harold Wilson (Ashley Garden & Isle of Scilly)
Edward Heath (Salisbury-Uingereza)
Harold Macmillan (Birch Grove Estate,West Sussex)

Tatizo LIKOWAPI?

Tena nafikiri tukimwona KIONGOZI wa KIAFRIKA amekopa kununua nyumba hata kusomesha watoto wake au kulimia INABIDI TUMPONGEZE kwani anaweza kupiga simu kwa GAVANA NA WA BENKI na Kumwamuru Waziri wa fedha ampatie KIASI chochote bila maswali na kuondoka madarakani hana deni🙂

Nikirejea kwenye kukopa na kuanzisha shamba, mtu aliyekopa namni hii ni "MKULIMA" na wakulima wetu wote wangekuwa wanakwenda kwa mwendo huo tungekuwa tumeacha kilimo cha jembe la mkono🙂

Je Kunanzisha Kampuni mtu akiwa madarakani ni dhambi? Jibu ni HAPANA waulize TUME ya MAADILI , HAIKATAZWI, ilimradi kampuni yako haitegemei kupata "favours" zinazotokana na kazi au wadhifa "wako" wewe uliyeanzisha KAMPUNI hiyo.

Zaidi ya Hapo Kampuni ikiwa "LIMITED" ina "LEGAL PERSONALITY" inayojitegemea KAKOTI UPO? na hivyo inatenganishwa kisheria na mmiliki! na kwa KITAALUM, Kumiliki KAMPUNI ni KUMILIKI "HISA" JE WANGAPI LEO hii WANAHISA kwenye Makampuni? Tukianza na yale yetu kama Kiwanda cha Bia, Saruji, Oksijeni, Swissport, Sigara, UMOJA TRUST, na zinginezo? JE hawa WOTE waandikwe MAGAZETINI? Mbona huko ughaibuni haya hayaonekani kama yana mgongano wa maadili?


Nikipitia suala la Kuanzishwa KAMPUNI ya ANBEN LTD mwaka 1999. kuna vitu viwili hapa "Wasomi" inabidi kupambanua:
-Mwaka 2000 ulikuwa "Uchaguzi Mkuu" kama ilivyo kawaida yetu waafrika ukienda kwa Chifu au Ukikutana na "Chifu au Mtemi" huwa kanapelekwa KAKIBUYU ka pombe na ka-kuku" Profesa Mbele upo? Tanzania ni nchi ya Kidemokrasia mkataba wa kukaa IKULU kwa DHAMANA ya wapiga KURA ni miaka Mitano, na ikiisha watanmzania Tumekuwa na jadi ya kuwapa viongozi wetu zawadi kama ilivyokuwa tangu enzi za "Uchifu na Utemi" na kama ilivyo Chifu au Mtemi huwa hashitakiwi wala kudharirishwa hadharani. ndivyo hata taratibu ztu za KITANZANIA zilivyo, hivyo basi, ili kuepuka mambo kama KUKOPA na kushindwa kurejesha mkopo au hata kmapuni ikashindwa kutimiza masharti ya msingi, Busara na kwa Rais au Rais Mstaafu kuanzisha "LEGAL PERSONALITY" Limited Comapany ambayo INAWAJIOBIKA KISHERIA hii ni "COMMON SENSE, LOGICAL REASONABLE ACTION" kwa mtu yeyote anayeheshimu, UWAZI, na MISINGI ya SHERIA za DOLA.

Kampuni inaweza kuitwa Mahakamani lakini Rais au Rais Mstaafu ana "IMMUNITY" sasa KELELE sijuwi zinatoka wapi? au kitivo cha fikra kipo LIKIZO🙂?

Kwa kuhitimisha, ni muhimu tukahama kutoka kwenye cash economy mentality na kuingia ndani ya ULIMWENGU wa sasa, ndiyo Maana wenzetu Wahindi na Wayahudi na Wazungu wanapinga hatua kwenda mbele kwa kuwa wanatumia MASHIRIKA NA JUMUIYA ZA FEDHA zilizopo kufanya mambo ya KIMAENDELEO wakati sisi tunaimba oooooOh hatuna mitaji wakati mitaji imelala BENKI na ianawsubiri muweze KUKOPESHEKA, USINGOJE KESHo Aaanza LEO! Na wewe Utaweza Kununua Shamba na Kumiliki Ghorofa na hata Viwanda pia na kuendesha gari jipya na Kusomesha watoto hadi Chuo Kikuu kwa Mkopo!🙂

Siku njema!

Aziz
 
JK: Why I won`t do business from Ikulu


THISDAY REPORTER
Dar es Salaam

PRESIDENT Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete yesterday made a categorical declaration that he is not interested in pursuing personal business dealings while occupying the highest public office in the land, in contrast to his predecessor Benjamin William Mkapa.

Answering a series of questions from local media editors after addressing the nation from State House in Dar es Salaam, the president said he has no plans to start his own private company with the first lady at Ikulu, like Mr Mkapa and his wife Anna did.

Instead, Mr Kikwete said after retirement he would be content with being just a simple farmer.

Asked about his predecessor's reported controversial 'entrepreneurship' pursuits while at State House, the president said his administration was prepared to let go the matter of Mr and Mrs Mkapa starting and operating a private business company, ANBEM Limited, from State House.

However, President Kikwete maintained that the government of the day would not hesitate to take action against any proven allegations of serious wrongdoing in the matter.

Delving further into the subject, Mr Kikwete said he personally believed it was not prudent for a middle-aged person to choose to make a debut into the world of private sector enterprise.

''There is a British friend of mine who once told me that you can't start engaging in business after reaching the age of 40,'' he said in response to a question from one local Kiswahili tabloid journalist.

Mr Mkapa was pushing 61 years old when he registered ANBEM Limited with Mrs Mkapa in 1999, with the official registration documents describing the then State House couple as 'entrepreneurs' and sole directors of the limited liability company.

Referring to a series of exclusive reports published by THISDAY in recent weeks on ANBEM Ltd and related business dealings, the president asserted that there was no need to pursue further investigations, noting that the hefty loans the company reportedly received from two local banks were repaid in good time.

He also tried to discourage such investigations into the personal affairs of retired presidents such as Mkapa and Ali Hassan Mwinyi before him.

''Sometimes that is why (political) leaders are tempted to change national constitutions to prolong their stay in power, for fear of being so investigated once they retire from office,'' he remarked.

The ANBEM Limited reports published by THISDAY have drawn very mixed feelings and ignited much heated debate amongst political observers, commentators and even actors, over the ethical considerations of Mr and Mrs Mkapa's actions while still at State House.

While some have argued that the couple did not break any law in registering their own private company while at Ikulu, others contend that the move - being mainly geared at ensuring personal gain - could well be interpreted as an abuse of office.

For example, it has been widely asserted that the reality of Mr Mkapa, as sitting president, having personal business interests or participating in personal business activities outside his official portfolio is likely to have in some part interfered with the exercise of objective and independent judgement, on behalf of Tanzanians as a whole, while on the job.

One seasoned lawyer and politician has gone so far as to point out various issues of serious conflict of interest and undue influence to consider in trying to balance such presidential and personal business affairs in a manner not likely to raise public questions and generate controversy.

''Tanzanian laws may be silent on the issue of the president doing business while in office�but is there any bank manager in the country who will say no to the president when he applies for a loan?'' he queried.

ANBEM Ltd was granted hefty loans of $500,000 (approx. 620m/-) and 250m/- from the National Bank of Commerce Limited and CRDB Bank in 2002.

Although it was eventually very quickly repaid, the NBC Ltd loan to ANBEM Limited was granted at a time of heated national debate over the privatization process surrounding the once state-owned bank, which the government formally sold off to South Africa's ABSA Group for a reported total price of just 15bn/- for 70 per cent majority shares in April 2000.

This was despite much opposition from a good number of legislators representing both the ruling CCM and opposition parties, all of whom were quite amazed by the cheap price quoted in the divestiture deal.

Privatization of the giant bank was also fiercely opposed by the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, until his death in 1999. Mr Mkapa's two tenures as president covered the period 1995-2005.

Outlining major priorities for his incoming government in a historic state-of-the-union speech on assuming the presidency on December 30, 2005, President Kikwete underlined the increasing need to root out corruption and unethical conduct by public officials before it all got out of hand.

''We must tighten mechanisms in place to ensure public officials do not use their offices for personal gain and self-enrichment,'' he said, adding for good measure: ''I am not against people getting rich. Indeed, I want everyone to have a better life. What I am against, is people using public offices for self-enrichment.''
 
Kuna haja ya kuwandikia BBC Panorama wachunguze na Rada za Tanzania.

 
http://www.freemedia.co.tz/daima/2007/6/7/habari1.php

 
Aziz,

Mkapa hakukopa kununua nyumba; ingekuwa ni hivyo hiyo hakuna mtu angelalamika, kwani hata Nyerere ile nyumba ya msasani alikopa pesa THB. Matatizo ya Mkapa kimaadili kama presiednt ni mengi sana, mojawapo hapa ni kuwa wakati akiwa Rais wa Tanzania, kazi ambayo ni ajira ya saa 24 kila siku kwa siku 7 kwa wiki, alikuwa vile vile ni mkurugenzi wa kampuni ya binafsi ya ANBEN; kwa hiyo alikuwa akitumia sehemu tu ya muda wake kama president wa Tanzania na sehemu nyingine ya muda wake kama Mkurugenzi wa ANBEN. Hata hivyo alikuwa akipokea masilahi kamili ya president huku akijua kuwa hakufanya kazi hiyo kwa muda utakiwao. Kupokea malipo kwa kazi ambayo hukufanya ni wizi uliowahi kuongelewa siku nyingi sana na Nyerere.
 

Duh! Mimi sigombei tena urais kama ndiyo hivyo ... itabidi iongezwe sifa ya kuwa rais ni lazima asiwe na mke/mume (na familia in gneneral) kwa vile kuna muda ataupoteza kuwapa huduma mbalimbali.
 
Duh! Mimi sigombei tena urais kama ndiyo hivyo ... itabidi iongezwe sifa ya kuwa rais ni lazima asiwe na mke/mume (na familia in gneneral) kwa vile kuna muda ataupoteza kuwapa huduma mbalimbali.


Naona kama wewe unataka kupotosha kama siyo utani tu. Kutunza familia yake ni sehemu ya marupurupu ya kazi zote hapa duniani, isipokuwa labda utawa tu. Kazi ya rais nayo inapata marupurupu hayo ya kutunza familia. Kinachoongelewa hapa ni kwa Rais kuwa mkurugenzi wa kampuni binafsi ya biashara.
 
Duh! Mimi sigombei tena urais kama ndiyo hivyo ... itabidi iongezwe sifa ya kuwa rais ni lazima asiwe na mke/mume (na familia in gneneral) kwa vile kuna muda ataupoteza kuwapa huduma mbalimbali.

Inachekesha!!!! kwikwikwiwkwiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!

Mbona akina GW Bushi wana makampuni lakini bado ni marais wa nchi? Rais kuwa na mali si jambo baya provided mali hiyo haikupatikana kupitia influence yake kama rais wa nchi. Kuwa rais miaka kumi na kuendelea kuwa masiskini baadaye ni ujinga. Politics is not only about power it is also about monies!!!
 
Mr.0:

(1) Bush hana makampuni kama unavyodai, ameinvest kwa kutumia trusts ambazo yeye hana mamlaka nazo. Biashara yake ilikuwa ni ile timu ya baseball aliyouza baada ya kuwa gavana wa Texas. Wanasiasa wote wa federation ya marekani (siyo wa state na counties) hufanya hivyo wawapo madarakani, hawawezi kufanya kazi ya nchi halafu wakaendesha biashara zao kabisa aisee.

(2) Huwezi kuwa rais wa Tanzania halafu ukafa maskini kwa sababu nyingi tu. Lililofanyika hapa ni ulafi usiokuwa na sababu yoyote. Kwanza pension ya rais na marupurupu baada ya kustaafu ni makubwa sana. Halafu rais anayestaafu na sifa nzuri hutengeneza pesa nyingi sana kwa njia mbalimbali ikiwa ni pamoja na speaking fees, kama alizopata Nyerere, Clinton, Mandela, na vitabu vinavyoweza kutokana na hotuba zake.

Marais wanaotumia muda wa kazi kufanya bishara na kujilimbikizia mali ambazo baadaye wanazionea aibu huwa hawatendei haki raia wao kwa vile muda wa kutumia kutatua matatizo ya nchi wao wanautumia kufanya biashara zao binafsi.

Ikulu hakuna biashara kabisa aisee.

(3) kwa katiba ya Tanzania, rais ana influence kwa kila sehemu kwa hiyo sijui ben alifanya biashra gani ambayo influence ya rais haikutumika.
 
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