Tanzania denies President bribe claims in U.S cable

[mapambano]

REMARKS BY H.E. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF
THE SERENGETI BILILA LODGE KEMPINSKI, 10TH JULY, 2009

Honourable Maj. Ge. Kahinda QtafireMinister for Tourism and Natural Resources;
Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels;
Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy, Chairman ASB Tanzania Limited;
Miss Kareen, General Manager of Bilila Lodge;
Honourable Ministers from Uganda and Tanzania;
Chairman of TANAPA;
Senior Government Officials;
Distinguished Guests;
Friends;
Ladies and Gentlemen:​

I feel greatly honoured and privileged to bear witness to this historic occasion of the opening of the Serengeti Bilila Lodge of the Kempinski Hotels. I thank you Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels, Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy Chairman of the ASB Tanzania Limited and Mr. Hasu Masrani, Director of ASB Tanzania Limited, for the kind invitation.
I congratulate you all on this momentous achievement. Indeed, this is an achievement to be proud of. We congratulate you on this historic day.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
The opening of this iconic Kempinski Hotel in these wonderful endless plains, as the Serengeti means in the Maasai language, adds another milestone in the history of Kempinski Hotels in Tanzania. This is the third world class product of yours that you are adding to Tanzania's tourist hotel infrastructure. The others being the Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel in Dar Es Salaam and the Zamani Kempinski Hotel in Zanzibar.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
In my life as Minister for over 15 years and now as President of my country for about four years now, I have had the opportunity of visiting many countries in the world. But, I must admit that the Bilila Lodge is one of the best. Seeing and staying here is quite an experience. It is a spectacular hotel depicting finesse and acumen in architecture and construction. It is an architectural marvel of a sort.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
I can't hide that I have a big passion for wildlife. For many years now, watching wild animals and visiting wild places has been a big hobby of mine. Hobbies may come and go, but this one has remained with me. I visited the Serengeti and Ngorongoro for the first time in 1980 during the celebrations of 60 years of the establishment of these world's greatest game sanctuaries. I don't a year I have not been here. I fell in love with these game parks ever since and I have visited them countless times. I have even infected my children with this addiction of mine for which I have no regrets.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
I have deep seated love for the Serengeti but Bilila Lodge completes the ultimate Serengeti experience in terms of luxury and comfort amidst the beauty that the Serengeti is. I thank you, Mr. Witter of Kempinski Hotels, I thank you Mr. Ali Bawardi of ASB Tanzania Limited for deciding to build this hotel of the highest quality in the Serengeti and in Tanzania. With this Lodge, you have added another important landmark. Bilila Lodge increases Tanzania's visibility in the map of world's ultimate travel destinations. We thank you for making us proud. I thank you for showing faith in Tanzania particularly at these difficult times in the global economy.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen;
The opening of this Lodge adds another dimension to the Serengeti, already a famous national park in the world. As you know in 2006. The Serengeti National Park was voted one of the 7 new wonders in the world. With this launch today, two great global brands – the Kempinski and the Serengeti – are coming together as a force. At the same time, we are taking one more step forward in ensuring that there are sufficient beds in this national park to cater for the needs of those wishing to enjoy a stay in the Serengeti. Currently, there are 6 hotels and 4 tented camps providing 836 beds in the Serengeti National Park. Given the sheer size of the Serengeti, there is an opportunity to have more hotel beds.

I am told a study done by Hart Howerton in 2006 had advised that the Serengeti can safely accommodate another 10 hotels and identified the suitable sites. My advise to TANAPA and the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources are two things. First, go slowly in implementing the study. Don't implement the study wholesome and at a go. May be one or two more hotels and rest for a few years to assess the impact before deciding to allow the addition of another one.
Also, liaise with authorities outside the park on the number of hotels to be built around the park because they too will have an impact with regard to the vehicles they bring into the park. The second thing I would like to advise is to insist on high class hotels and lodges to be built in the park. Don't allow low class hotels to be built at these designated places inside the park. The Serengeti is a prime property, its hotels must reflect that character. After all, this is what the policy of low volume and high value tourism means.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
Tourism sector has been one of the fastest growing industries in Tanzania. It has been growing at 12 percent for the last three years, and its contribution to GDP has been 17.2 percent, while it is contributing about 25 percent of our forex earnings. But, we in government understand that the growth of this sector does not simply depend on the abundance and the beauty of tourist attractions. Tourism infrastructure, particularly hotels like this one, plays an important role in the growth of the industry.

I believe that tourism sector can grow faster and contribute more to our GDP than it is doing at the moment. At the same time, we understand that we need to tackle several challenges. These notably include travel facilitation and inadequate human resource, to enhance this growth. We are dealing with all these obstacles. For instance, we are finalizing plans to build new terminal buildings at Dar Es Salaam International Airport. We also have plans to expand and modernise some of our airports and airstrips in the country. We are working to streamline immigration and customs clearance rules and procedures at all entry points. I know it takes too long for one to clear through our entry points. We also cut down by half the cost of Tanzanian visa for tourists coming to Tanzania.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
We also understand and appreciate the importance of having a sizeable pool local highly trained professionals to serve in the tourism, hotel and the hospitality industry as a whole. Currently, there is an acute shortage of the requisite professional cadre among the Tanzanians. Operators have to hire from abroad or train. We have taken measures to rectify that situation. We are expanding training facilities in the county. Our universities have introduced courses tailored to produce some of such professionals. With the support of the French Government, a Tourism College is being built. In fact, things are in their final stages for the college to start. In next two to three years the situation will be completely different.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Today is not a day of long speeches. It is a day to celebrate this important achievement. But, before I finish, I wish to ask operators of hotels and tour services in the Serengeti National Park to retain the highest standards of products and services.
Those who offer mediocre services are being unfair to our visitors who have paid a lot of money to come and enjoy the wonder of Serengeti. They are also doing disservice to this country for they undermine our efforts to promote Tanzania as a destination of choice for holiday makers the worldover.
I urge TANAPA and the responsible authorities to look into this matter and take necessary steps. May be time has come to develop a check list of standards of hotels and services which must be observed by all. You could consider to institute an inspectorate system.

Mr. Al-Bawardy, Mr. Masrani, Mr. Wittwer;
Once again, I thank you for inviting me to participate in this historic occasion. This Lodge has done Tanzania proud. The challenge, which I know you are capable of meeting, is maintaining good services to match the beauty of this establishment. On the basis of what I saw yesterday and today and the reputation the Kempinski. I am very confident that visitors to this lodge will have the wonder experiences of their lives which they deserve.

To the workers the beauty of this hotel depends on you. The way you take care of the hotel and the way you take care the clients. If you do good the hotel will endure and people will love to come and stay here not only once but twice and many more times.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests;

I thank you for your kind attention!


Source na picha: MICHUZI

 

[Keykey]

Unajua cable messages mara nyingi huwa 'coded' kwa namna ambayo wenyewe ndio watapata ujumbe halasi. Tunaposoma hivi vijizawadi vya suti isjekuwa walimaanisha kutu kingine substantial wakatumia suti kufikisha ujumbe.

 

[mapambano]

REMARKS BY H.E. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF
THE SERENGETI BILILA LODGE KEMPINSKI, 10TH JULY, 2009

Honourable Maj. Ge. Kahinda QtafireMinister for Tourism and Natural Resources;
Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels;
Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy, Chairman ASB Tanzania Limited;
Miss Kareen, General Manager of Bilila Lodge;
Honourable Ministers from Uganda and Tanzania;
Chairman of TANAPA;
Senior Government Officials;
Distinguished Guests;
Friends;
Ladies and Gentlemen:​

I feel greatly honoured and privileged to bear witness to this historic occasion of the opening of the Serengeti Bilila Lodge of the Kempinski Hotels. I thank you Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels, Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy Chairman of the ASB Tanzania Limited and Mr. Hasu Masrani, Director of ASB Tanzania Limited, for the kind invitation.
I congratulate you all on this momentous achievement. Indeed, this is an achievement to be proud of. We congratulate you on this historic day.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
The opening of this iconic Kempinski Hotel in these wonderful endless plains, as the Serengeti means in the Maasai language, adds another milestone in the history of Kempinski Hotels in Tanzania. This is the third world class product of yours that you are adding to Tanzania's tourist hotel infrastructure. The others being the Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel in Dar Es Salaam and the Zamani Kempinski Hotel in Zanzibar.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
In my life as Minister for over 15 years and now as President of my country for about four years now, I have had the opportunity of visiting many countries in the world. But, I must admit that the Bilila Lodge is one of the best. Seeing and staying here is quite an experience. It is a spectacular hotel depicting finesse and acumen in architecture and construction. It is an architectural marvel of a sort.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
I can't hide that I have a big passion for wildlife. For many years now, watching wild animals and visiting wild places has been a big hobby of mine. Hobbies may come and go, but this one has remained with me. I visited the Serengeti and Ngorongoro for the first time in 1980 during the celebrations of 60 years of the establishment of these world's greatest game sanctuaries. I don't a year I have not been here. I fell in love with these game parks ever since and I have visited them countless times. I have even infected my children with this addiction of mine for which I have no regrets.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
I have deep seated love for the Serengeti but Bilila Lodge completes the ultimate Serengeti experience in terms of luxury and comfort amidst the beauty that the Serengeti is. I thank you, Mr. Witter of Kempinski Hotels, I thank you Mr. Ali Bawardi of ASB Tanzania Limited for deciding to build this hotel of the highest quality in the Serengeti and in Tanzania. With this Lodge, you have added another important landmark. Bilila Lodge increases Tanzania's visibility in the map of world's ultimate travel destinations. We thank you for making us proud. I thank you for showing faith in Tanzania particularly at these difficult times in the global economy.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen;
The opening of this Lodge adds another dimension to the Serengeti, already a famous national park in the world. As you know in 2006. The Serengeti National Park was voted one of the 7 new wonders in the world. With this launch today, two great global brands – the Kempinski and the Serengeti – are coming together as a force. At the same time, we are taking one more step forward in ensuring that there are sufficient beds in this national park to cater for the needs of those wishing to enjoy a stay in the Serengeti. Currently, there are 6 hotels and 4 tented camps providing 836 beds in the Serengeti National Park. Given the sheer size of the Serengeti, there is an opportunity to have more hotel beds.

I am told a study done by Hart Howerton in 2006 had advised that the Serengeti can safely accommodate another 10 hotels and identified the suitable sites. My advise to TANAPA and the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources are two things. First, go slowly in implementing the study. Don't implement the study wholesome and at a go. May be one or two more hotels and rest for a few years to assess the impact before deciding to allow the addition of another one.
Also, liaise with authorities outside the park on the number of hotels to be built around the park because they too will have an impact with regard to the vehicles they bring into the park. The second thing I would like to advise is to insist on high class hotels and lodges to be built in the park. Don't allow low class hotels to be built at these designated places inside the park. The Serengeti is a prime property, its hotels must reflect that character. After all, this is what the policy of low volume and high value tourism means.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
Tourism sector has been one of the fastest growing industries in Tanzania. It has been growing at 12 percent for the last three years, and its contribution to GDP has been 17.2 percent, while it is contributing about 25 percent of our forex earnings. But, we in government understand that the growth of this sector does not simply depend on the abundance and the beauty of tourist attractions. Tourism infrastructure, particularly hotels like this one, plays an important role in the growth of the industry.

I believe that tourism sector can grow faster and contribute more to our GDP than it is doing at the moment. At the same time, we understand that we need to tackle several challenges. These notably include travel facilitation and inadequate human resource, to enhance this growth. We are dealing with all these obstacles. For instance, we are finalizing plans to build new terminal buildings at Dar Es Salaam International Airport. We also have plans to expand and modernise some of our airports and airstrips in the country. We are working to streamline immigration and customs clearance rules and procedures at all entry points. I know it takes too long for one to clear through our entry points. We also cut down by half the cost of Tanzanian visa for tourists coming to Tanzania.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
We also understand and appreciate the importance of having a sizeable pool local highly trained professionals to serve in the tourism, hotel and the hospitality industry as a whole. Currently, there is an acute shortage of the requisite professional cadre among the Tanzanians. Operators have to hire from abroad or train. We have taken measures to rectify that situation. We are expanding training facilities in the county. Our universities have introduced courses tailored to produce some of such professionals. With the support of the French Government, a Tourism College is being built. In fact, things are in their final stages for the college to start. In next two to three years the situation will be completely different.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Today is not a day of long speeches. It is a day to celebrate this important achievement. But, before I finish, I wish to ask operators of hotels and tour services in the Serengeti National Park to retain the highest standards of products and services.
Those who offer mediocre services are being unfair to our visitors who have paid a lot of money to come and enjoy the wonder of Serengeti. They are also doing disservice to this country for they undermine our efforts to promote Tanzania as a destination of choice for holiday makers the worldover.
I urge TANAPA and the responsible authorities to look into this matter and take necessary steps. May be time has come to develop a check list of standards of hotels and services which must be observed by all. You could consider to institute an inspectorate system.

Mr. Al-Bawardy, Mr. Masrani, Mr. Wittwer;
Once again, I thank you for inviting me to participate in this historic occasion. This Lodge has done Tanzania proud. The challenge, which I know you are capable of meeting, is maintaining good services to match the beauty of this establishment. On the basis of what I saw yesterday and today and the reputation the Kempinski. I am very confident that visitors to this lodge will have the wonder experiences of their lives which they deserve.

To the workers the beauty of this hotel depends on you. The way you take care of the hotel and the way you take care the clients. If you do good the hotel will endure and people will love to come and stay here not only once but twice and many more times.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests;

I thank you for your kind attention!


Source na picha: MICHUZI

 

[MzeePunch]

Stay tuned for more from WikiLeaks. Sijui Ikulu itakanusha yanayofuata wiki ijayo? Ni makubwa, I can tell u.

 

[Kimolah]

Tanzania kuna mambo mengi saaana ya ajabu ajabu yalitendeka, yametendeka na yanatendeka... labda tu ifikie wakati Watanzania tuseme "baasi, imetosha" yasiendelee tena.... tukishangaa ya suti, yataibuka ya vitenge na mabazee,.. bado furnitures zinazobadilishwa kila kuchwapo ( zinapanda ndege nazo)...baadhi yao hao (viongozi) na familia zao wanaenda kutibiwa nje, holidays..."retreats".. (wanaziita hivyo sijui kwa nini) ..na ufujaji wa aina nyingi tu hata humo humo Tz bila kuvuka mipaka, niliwahi shuhudia gari ya serikali, dereva katumwa maji ya chupa kuyapeleka shule ya boarding kwa ajili ya mtoto wa ofisa ... wawajibike hawa watu.

 

[Arafat]

Well said! yaani nimeanza kumkumbuka Januari Makamba alikuwa na akili kuliko salva nilikuwa sijajua huyu jamaa anaweza kuwa JINGA la namna hii anafuta namba mbili baada ya JK na hawana hata washauri kwani wangenyamaza ingekuwaje?

Haikuwa habari ya kujibu na hata kufikia kuomba ushahidi, maana anaweza kujitokeza mtu na ushahidi sijui ndio watakubaliana nao au vipi? Hawa ni mashetani bwana unaweza kukuta wana hadi picha za CCTV hawajaamu tu kusema wanatuangalia tunavyojikanyanga mbuzi.

Mtu mzima alipaswa kupuuza na kujisahihisha pale alipowai kujisahau, maana hiyo habari kama ina uongo basi ni asilimia tano tu! zaidi ya 95% ni ukweli!

 

[DSN]

Rais wetu akipoke Jezi ya Mtanzania Mwenzetu Mchezaji wa Mpira wa Kikapu Nchini Marekani Hashimu Thabit



Rais wa Marekani Barack Obama akipoke Jezi ya Timu ya Lakers Kobe Bryant baada ya kushinda ligi ya NBA 2009

Zawadi za nguo hizi ndio alama ya Rais kwenye jumuhiya yoyote ile duniani, ndio maana uwa inawekwa huru kwa kila raia kuona kuwa Rais anawakilisha michezo na ndio maana hata namba inayotumika kama kwenye mchezo wa kikapu ni hiyo Number Moja [1].


WanJF wengi wamekuwa wakiwashutumu sana balozi wa Marekani,lakini ukweli uliowazi kuwa kwa wamarekani na mataifa yote makini,mtu yoyote aliye ubalozini ni lazima awe na sifa za kijasusi [Bongo ni Usalama wa Taifa].Na hii ni Nzuri kwa faida ya Taifa husika.Kama ambavyo sisi Watanzania tulipaswa na tunapaswa kuwa na aina hiyo ya maafisa wa balozi.Kuanzia vijana mpaka watu wazima wakiwa ni maafisa wa ubalozi inapendeza kwa faida ya Nchi kuwa na aina ya watu ambao wana uelewa na kufahamu mbinu na mikakati kupata taarifa za kiintelejensia.

Yaliyotokea kwenye wikileaks ni kuvuja kwa taarifa baadhi za kijasusi zilizokusanywa na ofisi ya balozi kwa faida yao,ambayo leo hii ndio inafanya kazi kwenye umma wa Watanzania na uko India kwa waziri aliyeagiza makubazi kwa kutumia ndege tupu binafsi.

Usalama wa Taifa letu ndio watu wa kupewa lawama hizi,kumpa lawama Rais ni kukosa mashiko kwa mfumo mzima.Rais kama binadamu anamapungufu yake,Jakay Kikwete kama binadamu yoyote uzaifu wake pia ni kupenda kuvaa nguo kwa mtizamo wa viwango [standard].Hivyo kwa kutokea mtu Nje na kujua kuwa Rais ni mpenzi wa mavazi,kitu ambacho sio kosa kwa Rais wetu. Na hili la Mtu kutumia upenzi huo wa Rais kwenye mavazi kumpa offer hiyo ni jambo jepesi sana kwa mtazamo ukizingatia jambo hilo ni ulevi wa mhusika linaweza kutokea katika kile kitu cha mazoea ya maisha ya kawaida, ambao kama kawaida ulevi unamfumba mhusika kuona madhara ya ulevi husika.

Lakini wanausalama na wanikulu ndio wenye dhamana ya kujua Rais anapaswa kupokea aina gani ya zawadi ambazo zinaweza kuleta picha na tafsiri mbaya kama kiongozi wa Umma.Kikwete alipo APA pale uwanja wa Taifa mwaka 2005,aligeuka kuwa Mwajiliwa namba moja wa Watanzania na kuwa chochote kinachoendelea kwake ni jukumu la Watanzania.

 

[Uwezo Tunao]

Hakika JF mko dipu sanaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

REMARKS BY H.E. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF
THE SERENGETI BILILA LODGE KEMPINSKI, 10TH JULY, 2009

Honourable Maj. Ge. Kahinda QtafireMinister for Tourism and Natural Resources;
Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels;
Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy, Chairman ASB Tanzania Limited;
Miss Kareen, General Manager of Bilila Lodge;
Honourable Ministers from Uganda and Tanzania;
Chairman of TANAPA;
Senior Government Officials;
Distinguished Guests;
Friends;
Ladies and Gentlemen:​

I feel greatly honoured and privileged to bear witness to this historic occasion of the opening of the Serengeti Bilila Lodge of the Kempinski Hotels. I thank you Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels, Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy Chairman of the ASB Tanzania Limited and Mr. Hasu Masrani, Director of ASB Tanzania Limited, for the kind invitation.
I congratulate you all on this momentous achievement. Indeed, this is an achievement to be proud of. We congratulate you on this historic day.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
The opening of this iconic Kempinski Hotel in these wonderful endless plains, as the Serengeti means in the Maasai language, adds another milestone in the history of Kempinski Hotels in Tanzania. This is the third world class product of yours that you are adding to Tanzania's tourist hotel infrastructure. The others being the Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel in Dar Es Salaam and the Zamani Kempinski Hotel in Zanzibar.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
In my life as Minister for over 15 years and now as President of my country for about four years now, I have had the opportunity of visiting many countries in the world. But, I must admit that the Bilila Lodge is one of the best. Seeing and staying here is quite an experience. It is a spectacular hotel depicting finesse and acumen in architecture and construction. It is an architectural marvel of a sort.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
I can't hide that I have a big passion for wildlife. For many years now, watching wild animals and visiting wild places has been a big hobby of mine. Hobbies may come and go, but this one has remained with me. I visited the Serengeti and Ngorongoro for the first time in 1980 during the celebrations of 60 years of the establishment of these world's greatest game sanctuaries. I don't a year I have not been here. I fell in love with these game parks ever since and I have visited them countless times. I have even infected my children with this addiction of mine for which I have no regrets.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
I have deep seated love for the Serengeti but Bilila Lodge completes the ultimate Serengeti experience in terms of luxury and comfort amidst the beauty that the Serengeti is. I thank you, Mr. Witter of Kempinski Hotels, I thank you Mr. Ali Bawardi of ASB Tanzania Limited for deciding to build this hotel of the highest quality in the Serengeti and in Tanzania. With this Lodge, you have added another important landmark. Bilila Lodge increases Tanzania's visibility in the map of world's ultimate travel destinations. We thank you for making us proud. I thank you for showing faith in Tanzania particularly at these difficult times in the global economy.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen;
The opening of this Lodge adds another dimension to the Serengeti, already a famous national park in the world. As you know in 2006. The Serengeti National Park was voted one of the 7 new wonders in the world. With this launch today, two great global brands – the Kempinski and the Serengeti – are coming together as a force. At the same time, we are taking one more step forward in ensuring that there are sufficient beds in this national park to cater for the needs of those wishing to enjoy a stay in the Serengeti. Currently, there are 6 hotels and 4 tented camps providing 836 beds in the Serengeti National Park. Given the sheer size of the Serengeti, there is an opportunity to have more hotel beds.

I am told a study done by Hart Howerton in 2006 had advised that the Serengeti can safely accommodate another 10 hotels and identified the suitable sites. My advise to TANAPA and the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources are two things. First, go slowly in implementing the study. Don't implement the study wholesome and at a go. May be one or two more hotels and rest for a few years to assess the impact before deciding to allow the addition of another one.
Also, liaise with authorities outside the park on the number of hotels to be built around the park because they too will have an impact with regard to the vehicles they bring into the park. The second thing I would like to advise is to insist on high class hotels and lodges to be built in the park. Don't allow low class hotels to be built at these designated places inside the park. The Serengeti is a prime property, its hotels must reflect that character. After all, this is what the policy of low volume and high value tourism means.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
Tourism sector has been one of the fastest growing industries in Tanzania. It has been growing at 12 percent for the last three years, and its contribution to GDP has been 17.2 percent, while it is contributing about 25 percent of our forex earnings. But, we in government understand that the growth of this sector does not simply depend on the abundance and the beauty of tourist attractions. Tourism infrastructure, particularly hotels like this one, plays an important role in the growth of the industry.

I believe that tourism sector can grow faster and contribute more to our GDP than it is doing at the moment. At the same time, we understand that we need to tackle several challenges. These notably include travel facilitation and inadequate human resource, to enhance this growth. We are dealing with all these obstacles. For instance, we are finalizing plans to build new terminal buildings at Dar Es Salaam International Airport. We also have plans to expand and modernise some of our airports and airstrips in the country. We are working to streamline immigration and customs clearance rules and procedures at all entry points. I know it takes too long for one to clear through our entry points. We also cut down by half the cost of Tanzanian visa for tourists coming to Tanzania.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
We also understand and appreciate the importance of having a sizeable pool local highly trained professionals to serve in the tourism, hotel and the hospitality industry as a whole. Currently, there is an acute shortage of the requisite professional cadre among the Tanzanians. Operators have to hire from abroad or train. We have taken measures to rectify that situation. We are expanding training facilities in the county. Our universities have introduced courses tailored to produce some of such professionals. With the support of the French Government, a Tourism College is being built. In fact, things are in their final stages for the college to start. In next two to three years the situation will be completely different.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Today is not a day of long speeches. It is a day to celebrate this important achievement. But, before I finish, I wish to ask operators of hotels and tour services in the Serengeti National Park to retain the highest standards of products and services.
Those who offer mediocre services are being unfair to our visitors who have paid a lot of money to come and enjoy the wonder of Serengeti. They are also doing disservice to this country for they undermine our efforts to promote Tanzania as a destination of choice for holiday makers the worldover.
I urge TANAPA and the responsible authorities to look into this matter and take necessary steps. May be time has come to develop a check list of standards of hotels and services which must be observed by all. You could consider to institute an inspectorate system.

Mr. Al-Bawardy, Mr. Masrani, Mr. Wittwer;
Once again, I thank you for inviting me to participate in this historic occasion. This Lodge has done Tanzania proud. The challenge, which I know you are capable of meeting, is maintaining good services to match the beauty of this establishment. On the basis of what I saw yesterday and today and the reputation the Kempinski. I am very confident that visitors to this lodge will have the wonder experiences of their lives which they deserve.

To the workers the beauty of this hotel depends on you. The way you take care of the hotel and the way you take care the clients. If you do good the hotel will endure and people will love to come and stay here not only once but twice and many more times.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests;

I thank you for your kind attention!


Source na picha: MICHUZI

 

[Arafat]

REMARKS BY H.E. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF
THE SERENGETI BILILA LODGE KEMPINSKI, 10TH JULY, 2009

Honourable Maj. Ge. Kahinda QtafireMinister for Tourism and Natural Resources;
Mr. Reto Witter, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels;
Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy, ...;

​

I feel greatly honoured and privileged to bear witness [...] I thank you Mr. Reto Witter...Mr. Ali Al-Bawardy [...] for the kind invitation.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
[...]

Ladies and Gentlemen;
[...]

Ladies and Gentlemen;
I can't hide that I have a big passion for wildlife. For many years now, watching wild animals and visiting wild places has been a big hobby of mine. [...] I have visited them countless times. I have even infected my children with this addiction of mine for which I have no regrets.

Tuombe Mungu watoto wetu wasirithi kila aina ya tabia zetu

Ladies and Gentlemen;
[...] I thank you, Mr. Witter..., I thank you Mr. Ali Bawardi ...for deciding to build this hotel of the highest quality in the Serengeti and in Tanzania. [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen;
[...]

Ladies and Gentlemen;
[...]

Ladies and Gentlemen;
[...]
Mr. Al-Bawardy, Mr. Masrani, Mr. Wittwer;

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests;

I thank you for your kind attention!

Kama ninge likuwa Rais wa chombo chochote wasaidizi wangu wakanileta hotuba kama hiyo ningeliikata katakata na wala nisingeisoma. Hata hivyo kwenda kwenye event kama hiyo pia ningejifikilia sana mara mbili mbili kama iwapo napaswa kwenda pengine ninge kataa kwenda na kumwambia waziri wa Utalii na Mkurugenzi wa TANAPA waiwakishe Serikali na Mkuu wa Mkoa.

Pamoja na mambo mengine hii hotuba inakasoro tatu kubwa sana ambazo ni: -

1. Hotuba hii inaogelea zaidi wamiliki wa hotel inayofunguliwa kuliko hata hoteli yenyewe inayofunguliwa!
2. Hotuba imejikita kumuelezea Rais kama mtu binafsi na tabia na hobbies zake binafsi kana kwamba hiyo ilikuwa event ya kibinafsi zaidi na si ya Kiserikali na hivyo inaleta picha kana kwamba Rais ana maslahi binafsi zaidi katika tukio hilo na hasa anapotoa shukrani za kipekee kila mara kwa huyo mwaarabu!
3. Hotuba imeandikwa katika lugha ya kutafsiri badala ya lugha mama ya kiingereza cha kuongea na hivyo kufanya maneno yake yawe na sarufi za kiswahili kichotafsiriwa moja kwa moja.

 

[Indume Yene]

Rais wetu yuko cheap kweli, yaani kulipiwa nauli to UK pamoja na suti 5 tayari anaanguka na kuagiza kutoa viwanja kwenye prime locations!! Sasa angepewa pikipiki Vespa (Scooter) si angeweza kutoa hata kiwanja cha ikulu!!?
Kama hii tuhuma ni kweli basi JK umeidhalilisha nchi na familia yako.

 

[Game Theory]

Shati, tai, cuff links zote zimetimia mahala pake....HATES GONNA HATE

 

[zeus]

sidhani kama balozi Retzer anaweza kumsingizia Jk uongo kama wanavyodai, hivi unafikiri hao Marekani na wafadhili wengine hawajui rushwa kubwa zinazofanyika hapa nchini zaidi ya hii kashfa ya kuhongwa nguo? mi naamini madai haya sio ya kutungwa, for what motive should they seek to tarnish the ``good`` image of the President? . kama US wangetaka kumchafua Rais naamini wanajua mambo mengi mazito dhidi yake kuliko hili la kupelekwa shopping.... Na utetezi uliotolewa ni aibu tupu, bora hata wangenyamaza. the president has enough money to buy cloth,.....he goes to the hotel as a normal guest..... kwa hiyo? does that negate being bribed?hata ukiwa na billions, kama uko corrupt utapokea rushwa of whatever amount or description.

 

[Kiranga]

Suit pair moja ni $99..so it means suti 5 equals $99*5= $495..hii inamaana basi ardhi ya mbuga ya serengeti imeuzwa kwa dollar 495.

Wabongo mwisho, washapanga mpaka bei. Ushaambiwa Saville Row suits, unafikiri Men's Wearhouse hapo?

 

[lifeofmshaba]

Sio wawandikie Wikileaks tuu. Wawaandikie pia na Marekani ambayo spy wao aliandika hiyo cable Ikulu inadai ni ya uongo. Hivi wakati Mrs Clinton akiwapigia simu viongozi wa nchi mbalimbali kuomba radhi kwa hizi ku-leaks, hakutupigia pia na sisi Tanzania? Au alipokuwa ziarani hapa Tanzania, hakumwomba Rais radhi?

hapo ndipo ikulu mawasiliano wanapo chemshia, wametoa jibu kwa uzoefu wa kukanusha, bila kujua kwa hapa wanakuwa wanalituhumu shirika la ujasusi la marekani ya kwamba taarifa zao sio sahihi
pia wana chemka kudhani kwamba haya mambo ni banner za wikileaks badala ya taarifa zilizoibwa kutoka kwenye source za kueleweka

issues zilikuwa alipokuwa foreign kama waziri, Je what if alikuwa anayo platinum card ambayo haina limit on how much he can spend?

What if kama alikuwa anao mkopo wa kumwezesha kufanya shopping za hizo suti?

very funny , kwa credit score zipi? au kutokana na ufisadi
ina maana mtu hakiwa waziri ana weza kupata hiyo kadi? bank gani hiyo?
kama kwa hela za kifisadi sawa lakini pia kikwete kwa kutumia jina lake kama yeye hawezi kuwa na kadi kama hiyo
kwa sababu kipato cha kitaonekana ni kidogo
na hela ya kifisadi haipiti bank kwa channel za kawaida so hiyo kadi yeye kuwa nayo ni arguable sana

Kwani Kikwete amewahi kununua suti kutoka kwenye hilo duka na lini? Na wanaposema kuwa gharama zake zote zimeingiwa na serikali ya TAnzania ina maana JK hanunui vitu kwa fedha yake?

huku ni kugandanya umma ana bajeti ya nguo toka serikali kubwa kiasi gani?
ina maana watanzania kuna fanyakazi kumvalisha kikwete? mzigo wamebadilisha bega tu hapo, kama wakichunguza hiyo kauli ni kashifa nyingine kwa raisi,
walishindwa kukaa kinywa, au ku research na kugundua kwamba wikileaks founder wake alifikishwa mahakamani kwa makosa haya ya kutoa hizi habari za siri? next time wakae kimya wanavuruga zaidi mambo

Hii habari inasambaa kwa speed. Kikwete’s office denies claims he accepted gifts from hotel boss: Daily Nation:*- Africa*|Kikwete

ni ya kipuuzi na kila mtu inamshangaza ndio maana inasambaa sana, nimeiona zaida ya mara kumi jana,
kuvalishwa ni aibu sana, hata kijana wa miaka 30 kununuliwa nguo na baba ni aibu sasa vipi baba kununuliwa na wazee

Hi thread imefika ukurasa wa 10 na Faiza kapost mara moja tuu? Sio kawaida yake hasa kwa theads zinazomhusu Rais Kikwete directly. LOL

itakuwa private room event imemuuma, alidhani yuko peke yake teh teh teh teh teh teh

 

[mawazoyangu]

Hivi huyu Salva toka amepewa shavu baada ya kumuandika JMK vizuri wakati wa kampeni za 2005 amesema ukweli??? habari zote anazoongea hata kama ukweli upo wazi yeye atakanusha. ni mzee wa kukanusha tu iili aendelee kubaki hapo alipo na hilo ndillo linalomweka hapo hadi sasa. Salva asome hapa
"EVEN WHEN LIARS TELL THE TRUTH, THEY CAN NEVER BE BELIEVED"

 

[Mnandi]

Mkurugenzi wa Mawasiliano Ikulu Bw. Salva Rweyemamu amekanusha vikali taarifa za Mtandao wa Wikileaks zinazodai kuwa Rais wa JMT Mh. Kikwete alinunuliwa suti tano huko London na aliyekuwa mmiliki wa hotel ya Kilimanjaro Kempinski.

Bw. Rweyemamu amedai taarifa hizo za Wikileaks ni za uongo na upotoshaji mkubwa na zinazomdhalilisha Rais wa JMT na akasema mwenye ushahidi wa tuhuma hizo aupeleke Ikulu!

Source: Chanel ten

Kazi ni kwenu watz!

NOTE: Thread inayoonyesha kilichoandikwa na WikiLeaks ni hii hapa - https://www.jamiiforums.com/jukwaa-...ease-on-tanzania-tanzania;-august-2011-a.html

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STATEMENT YENYEWE:

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By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala


DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Tanzania's presidency on Monday slammed allegations in a U.S. cable that President Jakaya Kikwete accepted gifts from an investor who also donated $1 million to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.

A February 2006 U.S. cable published by WikiLeaks said Ali Albwardy, owner of a leading hotel chain in the east African country, flew the Tanzanian leader to London on a shopping trip and bought designer suits for the president.

"President Kikwete has accepted gifts (bribes) from the owner of the Kempinski Hotel chain's Tanzanian properties, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates," the cable reported.

"Albwardy had recently flown Kikwete to London for a subsidised shopping expedition. Among other things, on that trip Ali Albwardy bought Kikwete five Savile Row suits. He had also recently made a $1 million cash contribution to the CCM (which is a legal contribution under current Tanzanian law)."

Albwardy could not be reached for comment.

Kempinski recently ended its operations in Tanzania, with Albwardy's Kilimanjaro Hotel in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam being managed by Hyatt Hotels since August 1.

A spokesman for the president's office said Kikwete had never accepted gifts from any investor and denied that CCM was given a $1 million contribution.

"This cable is as untruthful as it is outrageous. It is full of lies and innuendoes seeking to tarnish the good image and name of the president," Salva Rweyemamu, director of presidential communications, told a news conference on Monday.

"We would like to state categorically that there has never been a time when the president received gifts from Ali Albwardy," Rweyemamu said.
"LITTLE GIFTS"

The U.S. cable comes at a sensitive time for the ruling party as it faces potential political fallout from graft allegations against some other senior members, including a former prime minister.

In May, donor countries slashed funding pledges for Tanzania's 2011/12 budget, citing concerns about corruption and the slow pace of reforms.

Some Tanzanian members of parliament recently voiced their displeasure at ongoing talks between the government and the UAE investor on handing over a building occupied by the court of appeal to the Kilimanjaro hotel for an expansion project.

Albwardy owns three hotels in Tanzania -- the Kilimanjaro Hotel, a beach hotel in Zanzibar and a lodge in the Serengeti national park -- through the company Albwardy Investment.

The Kilimanjaro Hotel was the country's flagship state-owned hotel until it was sold to Albwardy in 2002, under the previous CCM administration. Kikwete came to power in 2005.

The leaked files show the former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania, Michael Retzer, was given the allegation about the presidential gifts by a former director of the Kilimanjaro Hotel.

"Kikwete probably believes there is no harm in taking these 'little gifts' to do what he would have been inclined to do anyway. That said, they are what they are: bribes," the U.S. cable stated.

Rweyemamu said the former director quoted in the U.S. embassy cable as the source of the information had sent an email to the Tanzanian government dismissing the report as "absolutely not true and a complete load of rubbish".

Rweyemamu also said the Tanzanian president blocked plans by the UAE investor to build another hotel at the Ngorongoro crater due to environmental concerns.

"If the president indeed received such generous gifts from Albwardy, how could he have rejected the Ngorongoro project?" He said.

(Editing by David Clarke)


Source: Tanzania denies president bribe claims in U.S. cable | News by Country | Reuters

sawa sawa mkuu..........

 

[IWILL]

Desturi ya waarabu, acha wale wa Kahama... anapoongea na wewe anakuongelea usoni....very close. sasa mpaka anakupa ofa ya mavazi basi yuko very tight na wewe. GOD BLESS WIKILEAKS.

 

[Babkey]

<span style="font-family: arial narrow"><font color="#000080"><font size="4">Mkuu unamaanisha je hapo bana ? Au ndio kule picha zileee za Ze usweet zilitoka ?</font></font></span>

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hawachelewi kuchimba mafuta!

 

[Candid Scope]

Rais Kikwete na Mmiliki wa hoteli ya kitalii Bilila Lodge Kempinski Bwana Ali Al Bwardy wakifungua kitambaa kuashiria kufunguliwa kwa hoteli hiyo Ijumaa tarehe 10-07-2009. Hoteli hiyo ya nyota tano ina vyumba 80. Baaba ya ufunguzu huo wa pamoja walipeana mikono kuashiria ushirikiano wao umezaa matunda yanayoonekana.

Ushahidi wa ushwahiba wa Rais wetu na huyo aliyemnunulia Suti na kisha kuwa mgeni rasmi kufungua hoteli huku kavalia Suti alizonunuliwa naye.
Bila shaka aliwakonyezea wenzake kwamba hizo suti ni mie ndo nimemnunulia yakhe usione anang'aa ndo mie nampaka mafuta.

 

[Uwezo Tunao]

Utitiri wa mikanusho ya hii kashfa ya kufa mtu ndio hiyo imeanza na huyu Mmiliki mpya wa Mahakama Kuu yetu nchini, kesho nategemea kuwangalia Channel Ten Wazee wa Dar es Salaam, kesho kutwa umoja wa maendeleo ya akinamama Chalinze, na UVCCM Lindi kuchukua nafasi na kadhalika na kadhalika lakini bila ya kubanduliwa ujumbe kero hata kwa tone toka kwa walazwahoi nchini.