Proposed Katiba delights activists

[MwanaDiwani]

HUMAN rights activists under the umbrella of Gender Forum Coalition on the Constitution (GFC) have expressed their satisfaction with the proposed constitution as over ninety per cent of their proposed articles have been included.

Addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, GFC Chairperson, Ms Victoria Mandari, said the proposed constitution would unravel many controversial issues on women's rights because the articles in the constitution are gender mainstreamed.

"We are greatly satisfied with the proposed constitution as almost all our proposed articles have been accommodated," said the GFC Chairperson.

GFC is a coalition of like-minded organizations which are multidisciplinary and professional in nature, working in the area of advocating for inclusion of gender and women's rights in the Constitution Review Process.

The GFC activities are coordinated by Tanzania Women Lawyers' Association (TAWLA). Ms Mandari said the Safe Motherhood Act stipulated in the proposed constitution would curb maternal mortality.

She said that the maternal mortality rate is high in the country hence the need for the Act. Maternal mortality ratio (modelled estimate per 100,000 live births) in the country was last gauged at 460 in 2010.

High maternal mortality in Tanzania is linked to high fertility rates, multiple pregnancies and the low socio-economic status of women.

Ms Mandari also said for the first time the constitution has identified girls as children and that the proposed constitution grants equal rights to boys and girls.

"We are happy that the proposed constitution has clearly stipulated that the country would implement the international declarations on humanrights," she said adding, "The proposed constitution will facilitate the implementation of the Maputo Declaration."
She further said that the proposed constitution has stipulated the right to own land for both men and women, saying for a long time women have been denied the right to own land while playing a great role in agricultural activities.

TAWLA Executive Director, Ms Tike Mwambipile, noted that the coalition took part in constitution making process by handing over their recommendations to the Constitution Review Commission and the Constituent Assembly.

She said the coalition members had visited different countries including South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Ethiopia to learn from their constitutions for the better recommendations on gender, saying the visits were a result of the call by the CA members who advised them to submit the researched recommendations.

"We submitted our recommendations to the CA to improve the draft constitution after carrying out study in constitutions of different African countries," she said.
The proposed constitution was handed over to President Jakaya Kikwete by the Constituent Assembly Chairman, Mr Samuel Sitta at the Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma recently.
Some of the people expressed excitement with the draft constitution, saying it has largely addressed public grievances which include unfair distribution or ownership of land including farmland and grazing land.

Huruma Ole Tete from the Southern Zone who is a pastoralist said farmers and cattle keepers might finally live peacefully once the draft constitution comes aboard.
"Our grievances have been included in the draft constitution and it is our hope that we will all finally live in peace with farmers," he explained.

Mama Maria, a resident of Dodoma noted that since the draft constitution has now allowed women to own land and other property, there will be notable development in the lives of women. There were special groups that were invited.

Source:Dailynews

 

[MwanaDiwani]

Throughout the history of opposition political parties, opposition politicians have run on platforms of change: changing the constitution, or the economy, or social. They have promised their followers that they will go and "clean up" our Ikulu, and even encouraged their voters to strike and demonstrate without any police go ahead. Those who demonstrate are still on remand and in jail, left by CHADEMA machinery to rot!

Three tier governments structure was impractical and potentially “lethal cocktail” to the union.

What makes for a lethal cocktail on this is that the CUF wanted Mkataba lakini walikuwa wanatumia pango la Serikali tatu kukamilisha ajenda yao ya kuvunja Muungano. The union government would be toothless without the means to assure its own sources of revenue, and depending on the good will of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Mtu anayeomba serikali ya Mkataba unategemea ataweza kuisaidia serikali ya Muungano yenye Jeshi lililo chini ya Serikali ya Muungano ambayo haina vyanzo vya kutosha vya mapato ya kutosha.

It’s no surprise that UKAWA decide to run away from Constituent Assembly (CA) when their mission full of negative and destructive agenda toward our nation founding fathers and nation as a whole were made public by the members of Constituent Assembly (CA).

Muungano wetu haupimwi kwa pesa kama wengi wanavyohubiri kwenye nmajukwaa, bali unapimwa kwa ungano la damu.

While President Kikwete acknowledging that the Constitutional Review Commission under Judge (retired) Joseph Warioba worked professionally and honestly in compiling people’s views on the draft, he pinpointed a number of challenges in the draft that would make it unworkable or politically unrealistic.

Abraham Lincoln once said, “a house divided cannot stand” and “a house divided is brought into desolation”. And I believe that is the truth of what the UKAWA were doing and still doing!.

 

[HIGHER TRUTH]

Well said MwanaDiwani. It's strange that there is something wrong with CHADEMA's priorities; CHADEMA thinks it is more important to forge alliance with CUF than to look after the interest of the majority of Tanzanians! The agenda of three tier govenment structure can only serve one purpose; that is to bring CHADEMA and CUF together since CUF is aiming at having a union based on contract.

While CCM has not officially questioned the legitimacy of the Constitutional draft presented by Warioba, different members of Constituent Assembly have strongly questioned the procedure used by Warioba to collect and consider the public opinions in the making of the Constitutional Draft. They have successfully suggested that the Draft of Constitution was result of bad sampling. I wish there were another Kubenea to take this matter to court before referendum. Court's judgment would have made easier to a voter to decide. Now one can only find out the truth from the referendum result.

In a country where more than 70 per cent of the population are farmers one would expect a political party to prioritise Land rights. That a farmer's right to have a land for farming and grazing must be guaranteed by Constitution. Unfortunately this matter was left to a Ruling Party and Shibuda.

I don't see how one would pitch three tier govenment system to common mwananchi. A common mwananchi would want to know how a three tier government system would put Ugali on the table. This is huge task.

I'm tired of an old excuse that "the election was rigged". I just hope this time the CHADEMA or UKAWA are well prepared.

 

[Granta]

Huyo mwenyekiti wa forum hakuzungumza kuhusu marehemu kupiga kura...? Hakuzungumza kwanini HAPANA iundiwe tume...? Hakuzungumza kura za MARUHANI...? hakuzungumza kura za Facebook, tweeter, instagram, viber, tango, SMS, fax, e-mail, ...? Hakuzungumza wajumbe kutopiga kura lakini kwenye matokeo ikaonekana wamepiga kura ya ndiooooo...? Hakuzungumza hadi sasa Makatibu wa Bunge wanaendelea kuweka sawa kura zilizofojiwa...?

 

[RockSpider]

Ulaya yote wanakimbilia kwenye referundam kama suluhisho pekee la kidemokrasia! Spain, UK na Ukrain wamefanya hivyo! CCM wanaogopa nini? Wenzetu hawajaungana kwa damu?...

Throughout the history of opposition political parties, opposition politicians have run on platforms of change: changing the constitution, or the economy, or social. They have promised their followers that they will go and "clean up" our Ikulu, and even encouraged their voters to strike and demonstrate without any police go ahead. Those who demonstrate are still on remand and in jail, left by CHADEMA machinery to rot!

Three tier governments structure was impractical and potentially "lethal cocktail" to the union.

What makes for a lethal cocktail on this is that the CUF wanted Mkataba lakini walikuwa wanatumia pango la Serikali tatu kukamilisha ajenda yao ya kuvunja Muungano. The union government would be toothless without the means to assure its own sources of revenue, and depending on the good will of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Muungano wetu haupimwi kwa pesa kama wengi wanavyohubiri kwenye nmajukwaa, bali unapimwa kwa ungano la damu.

Mtu anayeomba serikali ya Mkataba unategemea ataweza kuisaidia serikali ya Muungano yenye Jeshi lililo chini ya Serikali ya Muungano ambayo haina vyanzo vya kutosha vya mapato ya kutosha.

While President Kikwete acknowledging that the Constitutional Review Commission under Judge (retired) Joseph Warioba worked professionally and honestly in compiling people's views on the draft, he pinpointed a number of challenges in the draft that would make it unworkable or politically unrealistic.

Abraham Lincoln once said, "a house divided cannot stand" and "a house divided is brought into desolation". And I believe that is the truth of what the UKAWA were doing and still doing!.

 

[Dingswayo]

Kuzingatia jambo moja tu na kusema ni ndilo bora, wakati mambo ya msingi ambayo yatawezasha utekelezaji wa hilo jambo yamepuuzwa, ndio ubovu mkuu wa hii katiba ya ccm.

 

[HIGHER TRUTH]

Naibu katibu mkuu alisema orodha rasmi ya waliopiga kura haijatoka.

Hapa lazima UKAWA wawe makini wasije na hoja nyepesi ambazo ni ngumu kuthibitisha.

Ni matumaini yangu UKAWA wana hoja nzito zitakazoshawishi watu.

 

[kampelewele]

T.........
Abraham Lincoln once said, "a house divided cannot stand" and "a house divided is brought into desolation". And I believe that is the truth of what the UKAWA were doing and still doing!.

I agree with your quotation, but what is practiced in Tanzania under two gvts is a house divided. Serikali moja tu ndiyo suluhisho la muungano tu.

 

[idoyo]

HUMAN rights activists under the umbrella of Gender Forum Coalition on the Constitution (GFC) have expressed their satisfaction with the proposed constitution as over ninety per cent of their proposed articles have been included.
Source:Dailynews

hahah!! source says it all.
yani hii katiba ni ya kihistoria kama alivyosema JK; kama mambo unayotaka yamo ndani unaiunga mkono. ni sawa na yule kiongozi wa wasanii alivyosema kwa kuwa katiba imewahusisha basi watashawishi watu wapige kura ya kuikubali, na kuongeza ati mambo mengine hayawahusu zaidi ya maslahi ya wasanii!!

 

[Tetty]

hahah!! source says it all.
yani hii katiba ni ya kihistoria kama alivyosema JK; kama mambo unayotaka yamo ndani unaiunga mkono. ni sawa na yule kiongozi wa wasanii alivyosema kwa kuwa katiba imewahusisha basi watashawishi watu wapige kura ya kuikubali, na kuongeza ati mambo mengine hayawahusu zaidi ya maslahi ya wasanii!!

Kwanza inabidi tumuulize amelipwa kiasi gani?

 

[MwanaDiwani]

Well said MwanaDiwani. It's strange that there is something wrong with CHADEMA's priorities; CHADEMA thinks it is more important to forge alliance with CUF than to look after the interest of the majority of Tanzanians! The agenda of three tier govenment structure can only serve one purpose; that is to bring CHADEMA and CUF together since CUF is aiming at having a union based on contract.

While CCM has not officially questioned the legitimacy of the Constitutional draft presented by Warioba, different members of Constituent Assembly have strongly questioned the procedure used by Warioba to collect and consider the public opinions in the making of the Constitutional Draft. They have successfully suggested that the Draft of Constitution was result of bad sampling. I wish there were another Kubenea to take this matter to court before referendum. Court's judgment would have made easier to a voter to decide. Now one can only find out the truth from the referendum result.

In a country where more than 70 per cent of the population are farmers one would expect a political party to prioritise Land rights. That a farmer's right to have a land for farming and grazing must be guaranteed by Constitution. Unfortunately this matter was left to a Ruling Party and Shibuda.

I don't see how one would pitch three tier govenment system to common mwananchi. A common mwananchi would want to know how a three tier government system would put Ugali on the table. This is huge task.

I'm tired of an old excuse that "the election was rigged". I just hope this time the CHADEMA or UKAWA are well prepared.

Ndugu HIGHER TRUTH,
Well said and analysed!

UKAWA can damn the CCM but not escape from the naked truth that CCM is well organised and focused.

Don't get tired of CHADEMA as we all know, CHADEMA ni akili kubwa inayoongozwa na CCM ambayo ni akili ndogo!

CHADEMA always remind us, akili kubwa haiwezi kuongozwa na akili ndogo!

 

[MwanaDiwani]

Huyo mwenyekiti wa forum hakuzungumza kuhusu marehemu kupiga kura...? Hakuzungumza kwanini HAPANA iundiwe tume...? Hakuzungumza kura za MARUHANI...? hakuzungumza kura za Facebook, tweeter, instagram, viber, tango, SMS, fax, e-mail, ...? Hakuzungumza wajumbe kutopiga kura lakini kwenye matokeo ikaonekana wamepiga kura ya ndiooooo...? Hakuzungumza hadi sasa Makatibu wa Bunge wanaendelea kuweka sawa kura zilizofojiwa...?

Ndugu,
Nadhani kazi yake haikuwa kuzungumzia majungu bali uhalisia katika masuala yanayohusu maisha yao kama walivyokuwa wanayapigania kama activists

 

[MwanaDiwani]

I agree with your quotation, but what is practiced in Tanzania under two gvts is a house divided. Serikali moja tu ndiyo suluhisho la muungano tu.

Ndugu,
Ni kweli kama unavyosema lakini naungana pia na Rais Kikwete wakati akipokea Katiba Inayopendekezwa , Dodoma aliposema, kuna masuala mengine ambayo baadhi ya wananchi walipenda yawepo kwenye Katiba lakini hayakuwekwa kwa sababu inawezekana huu haukuwa muda mwafaka kuwepo ndani ya Katiba.

Hata mwelekeo wa CCM kuhusu Muungano ni uwepo wa Serikali moja, lakini mazingira bado hayajatoa nafasi hiyo.

 

[kampelewele]

Ndugu,
Ni kweli kama unavyosema lakini naungana pia na Rais Kikwete wakati akipokea Katiba Inayopendekezwa , Dodoma aliposema, kuna masuala mengine ambayo baadhi ya wananchi walipenda yawepo kwenye Katiba lakini hayakuwekwa kwa sababu inawezekana huu haukuwa muda mwafaka kuwepo ndani ya Katiba.

Hata mwelekeo wa CCM kuhusu Muungano ni uwepo wa Serikali moja, lakini mazingira bado hayajatoa nafasi hiyo.

Majibu yako yanaonyesha ukomavu. Ila kumbuka Katiba ya Sita ni janga la kitaifa kwa vile imetungwa na 'interested party' na ikaondoa katika katiba ya Warioba mambo yaliyokuwa yanawanyima usingizi hao 'interested party'. Hakuna mtu anayeweza kujinyonga kwa tai yake mwenyewe. Kama Great Thinker jaribu angalau siku moja ukaeleza ukweli. Inahitaji mtu wa ajabu kukubaliana nayo