jMali
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1. But, according to details gathered by The Guardian on Sunday, including emails sent between October 5 and 10, this year, the IT specialist is one, Rashid Shamte, who has a very strong connection with senior IT specialists at two leading mobile companies.
Two weeks ago, Shamte received edited versions of the ten hateful messages plus the 'ten commandments' at his email address rashid.shamte@6telecoms.co.tz. In one of the email seen by this newspaper, the author says, Brother, we have finished your assignment with my boy who seemed to be good in doing this job I will call you shortly so that we see how to empower him financially. As you may be aware this is a tough job that needs time and creativity reads another one of the emails sent to rashid.shamte@6telecoms.co.tz on October 10, this year.
Based on the emails sent to rashid.shamte@6telecoms.co.tz, Shamte seems to have been the distributor of the texts, using his IT expertise and connections with telecoms specialists to distribute the texts to millions of mobile phone users in Tanzania.
These emails also show that he has a very strong connection with one firm currently contracted by the ruling party to deal with its online communications through blogs and websites.
Source: Revealed: Kingpin behind `hateful` text messages
2. "Yupo pia rafiki yangu Rashid Shamte na vijana wenzake pale Push Mobile/Sixtelecoms. Na hawa nao pia tujaribu kufuata nyayo zao na tuwa-recognise pia kama viongozi, sio tu wale waliopo kwenye politics au wanaotaka kuingia kwenye politics." - source: January Makamba,
3. "Nilitambulisha kwa Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara Mheshimiwa Kigoda, vijana wenye teknolojia na utaratibu wa kuweza kubaini nyimbo zote zilizopigwa na redio na luninga zote, au filamu zote zilizoonyeshwa kwenye luninga, siku gani na kwa muda gani.
Mazungumzo kati ya COSOTA, wenye redio na TV na wasanii yamefanyika mara kadhaa na mradi mpya umeanzishwa na Ndugu Rashid Shamte na unaosimamiwa na produsa mkongwe hapa nchini, P-Funk, kwa ajili ya kufanikisha jambo hilo" source: January Makamba, uk 139, Tanzania mpya
Zingatia: January makamba alikuwa naibu waziri wa mawasiliano na teknolojia. Wizara iliyotakiwa kuisimamia six telecom.
cc: Pasco