Sheria ya Gesi: Ali Mufuruki (CEOrt) aungana na Mengi (TPSF)

[oldisgold]

Imagine this was NIGERIA....

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Dar es Salaam. Chiefs of Tanzania's leading businesses would not let go yesterday of their desire to have a significant stake in the country's up-coming oil and gas sector.

They have termed as ‘reckless' the move by the government to auction eight oil and gas blocks in the Indian Ocean and Lake Tanganyika without first having a gas policy, which clearly defines participation of locals in the sector.

They protested saying it was unfair to put local private sector on the same terms with giant multinationals in the bidding process for the oil and gas blocks, viewing it as systematically locking out Tanzanians from having a significant share of the resources.

The reaction by the CEO Roundtable came just a day after President Jakaya Kikwete said at an oil and gas conference that the private sector should either participate by buying shares or by bidding privately or as a group.

President Kikwete allayed fears that locals are marginalised in the race to control the resources, saying national interests are adequately covered by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC).

He made the remarks shortly before he launched the fourth round of invitation to bidding for eight oil and gas exploration licensing. But the CEO Roundtable, a policy dialogue forum that brings together top bosses of over 70 local leading companies, said they were gravely concerned and dismayed by the government's move to proceed with the block auction in the absence of the key legal instrument.

"The CEOrt firmly believes moving forward with the gas block auction without having a gas policy is a reckless move," said Ms Santina Benson, executive director of the body.

She said the decision will have a ripple effect on the local economy and the lives of Tanzanians for generations to come. The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) has been lobbying for postponement of the auction until a relevant policy has been formulated.

It fears that a similar trend to that in the mining sector, which despite numerous booms, has failed to fully benefit the majority of Tanzanians who only play marginal role in controlling the resources, was unfolding in the oil and gas sector.

However, the dreams were shuttered this week during the Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition when Energy minister Prof Sospeter Muhongo affirmed that the local private sector would not play a role in the auction but would be represented by TPDC.

Yesterday, Ms Bensons said Tanzania must be willing to learn from countries that have successfully implemented policies which guarantee locals control over the country's natural wealth.

Her views were echoed by CEOrt chairman Ali Mufuruki, who said they strongly feel that the private sector was being marginalised, and called for a deliberate government action to empower them economically.

"The President said local and foreign investors will be treated equally in the gas and oil sector…We cannot have a policy that treats local and foreign investors in this sensitive sector equally," he said.

He cited countries like US, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Brazil and South Africa as significantly benefiting from gas and oil discoveries because locals enjoyed preferential treatment and protection by the laws.

Mr Mufuruki said even TPDC, which the government says will cover interests of the locals in controlling gas and oil resources, did not have the money to drill oil and gas or expertise to do so.

"I don't have problems with the TPDC, which the government says will represent the private sector in the gas block auction, but does it have the money to prospect for oil and gas? They can do so just because the law protects them," he said.

President Jakaya Kikwete on Friday dismissed as "inciting" reports that the government had locked locals out of the sector valued at an estimated $430 billion.

Dar CEOs stick to their guns in gas auction row - National - thecitizen.co.tz

 

[Mzee Wa Liverpool]

Reckless move by the government

 

[mugayasida]

Kunasiku tutapasua vichwa vya viongozi yaani Rais na Baraza la Mawaziri tupime ubongo wao tuone kama huwa wanaakili timamu kwenye kusaini mikataba na kuongoza nchi kitaahirataahira namna hii na kutoa matamko ambayo yanaashiria kana kwamba wao si watanzania wenzetu ila wanatokaga nchi moja na wawekezaji

 

[oldisgold]

Hivi mambo haya yanaweza kutokea RWANDA au NIGERIA au KENYA au PAPUA NEW GUINEA?

 

[Ranks]

Vongozi wetu wanatufanya tunaonekana Taifa la 'majuha'.

 

[salimkabora]

Vongozi wetu wanatufanya tunaonekana Taifa la 'majuha'.

Washawapima na kuona nyie majuha ndio mana hawana wasiwasi wanauza nchi na kuweka mpunga mifukoni mwao mtafanya nini kazi yenu si kelele tu na matamko kesho mmesahau mnaibuka na jingine. Vitalu vishagawiwa kama ramani inavyoonyesha na watu washachukua chao sasa hao wazawa wapewe nini kilichobaki. Hiyo kuzindua sijui nini ni kiini macho tu viatalu vilishaenda na hao wanaopiga kelele sijui watapewa nini.

 

[Ritz]

Hawa kina Mengi na Mufuruki wanalalamika nini wakati wamenunua vitalu vya uwindaji vingi wamekuwa madalali tu.

 

[bopwe]

Haiwezekani secta ya mafuta kupewa wageni au makampuni yao kumiliki utajiri huu
Na pia sio sahihi kuwwmilikisha uttajiri huu raia wachwche hii haiwezekani hili litasababisha kuzalisha umafia na mafioso wenye fedhaa kupita kiasi
Njia pekee ni kwa serikali kuji dhatiti kumiliki share kubwa katika miradi hii
Ningeelewa kama hawa wafanya biashara wetu wange piga kampenii serikali kupitia TPDC wamiliki utajiri huu
Lakini wanaoigania wao binafsi wapate .huu ni ubinafsi na uchoyo na ukweli wakipewa watatafuta wageni waeauzie na watajirike hakuna jingine
Utaalam hawana na fedha pia hawana
Tuwache ubinafsi na umimi tuishindikize serikali kumiliki na kutafuta mafuta
Tuiishindikishe esiwezeshe tpdc ijiendeshe
Nchi wanazosema mfano nigeria nduo hayo mambo ya boko haram na nile delta
Saud wanao milki ni familia ya kifalme
Na russia ni kina abtahmovic ambao wanahakikishs putin anaendelea kutawala
So why mengi ? Why mafuruki ? Kwani nini isiwe kwa kila mttanzania akatiwe kidogo ?
Tuwache ubinafsi

 

[ben van mike]

Hawa jamaa wanalalamika kwa Kuwa hawaja pews kipaumbele Kama nimeelewa vizuri Kama wana hizo dola mil 100 sidhani Kama serikali itawakatalia kujaribu bahati Yao I think kuna haja serikali ikawekeza kwenye tpdc zaidi wamiliki hivi visima kwa asilimia kubwa zaidi na Hili kuwaachia warudishe hela daaaa Hapa sijawaelewa wakisema miaka 40 ijayo bado hawajarudisha ma auditor wenyewe ndo hawa Kama kampuni za Alex Stewart kwenye madini full usanii yaaani by the way nchi nyingi zenyewe gesi na mafuta zina fujo mheshimiwa aangalie hizi policy wanazoandika baadae tusije kuchapana Hapa

 

[Tobido]

Mbona kule Urussi locals walikua favoured ndo mana wakazaliwa mabilionea kama akina Abramovic and co. ambao wamekuza uwekezaji katika sekta zote za Urussi.

 

[Ranks]

[SUP][/SUP]

Washawapima na kuona nyie majuha ndio mana hawana wasiwasi wanauza nchi na kuweka mpunga mifukoni mwao mtafanya nini kazi yenu si kelele tu na matamko kesho mmesahau mnaibuka na jingine. Vitalu vishagawiwa kama ramani inavyoonyesha na watu washachukua chao sasa hao wazawa wapewe nini kilichobaki. Hiyo kuzindua sijui nini ni kiini macho tu viatalu vilishaenda na hao wanaopiga kelele sijui watapewa nini.

Kwa kutenda hayo uloyanena "Ujuha wetu watauona very soon".

 

[Fofader]

What goes around comes around! Nilishawahi kumsikia Ali Mfuruki akiponda elimu ya Tanzania akisema wafanyakazi watanzania hawako kwenye kiwango na ndio sababu wao kama wawekezaji wanachukua watu wa nje. Sasa amejua uchungu wa exclusion baada ya kusikia kutoka kwa mtu anaefanana naye kimawazo.

 

[nyumba kubwa]

Tungejiuliza maana ya kumdhamini mtu ni nini kwanza..yani serikali imdhamini mtu binafsi akakope ma trilioni (kama atapata benki yenye interest ya kumkopa huku hana experience) afu akishindwa kulipa; kodi zetu zilipe????Hell no....bora hizo ela tuzitafute tumpe TPDC....

 

[Mbepo yamba]

Tatizo tulikubali kuchagua kichwa cha nazi

 

[Jaslaws]

Tanzania itajengwa na watanzania wenyewe kamwe tusitegemee mtu kutoka taifa la nje kutusaidia..

 

[fredmlay]

Tanzania haina nia ya kutengeneza mabilionea wake, nchi tajiri duniani hufanya kila jitihada kutengeneza mamilonea na mabilionea wapya kila kukicha

 

[rearden]

Tatizo Watanzania hawapendi kuambiwa ukweli.na wengi wanasahau kuwa we are living in a capitalistic world ambapo the sole purpose of the capitalist/investor is to make profit for HIMSELF/HERSELF.its all about personal GAIN and GLORY. haijalishi ni mzawa au foreigner they are all out there to make FORTUNES for themselves. watanzania wengi wawekezaji wana historia ya ubabaishaji, usanii na ujanjaujanja katika kuendesha biashara zao na ndio maana muhongo ana wasiwas kama kweli wataweza kuwekeza kwa UKAMILIFU katika secta adimu ya gesi na kuinua pato la taifa

 

[Bulesi]

We have to make our own KEN SEROWIWA here in Bongo, short of which tutaliwa daima!!! Hawa majangili kwanini wanakimbilia kunadi vitalu vya gesi wakati sera bado haijakamilika? Gesi sio nyanya kuwa zitaoza baada ya muda!!!!

 

[Kidzude]

We have to make our own KEN SEROWIWA here in Bongo, short of which tutaliwa daima!!! Hawa majangili kwanini wanakimbilia kunadi vitalu vya gesi wakati sera bado haijakamilika? Gesi sio nyanya kuwa zitaoza baada ya muda!!!!

Sera yenyewe memewapelekaea wazungu wawashauri na kuirekebisha.

 

[duchi]

Wachimbaji wadogo wanauana kila siku, wakati Mengi ameshikilia maeneo makubwa ya vitalu vya madini yapatayo 50, uzalendo hapo uko wapi?