Wikileaks' release on Tanzania Tanzania; August 2011

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"While no Tanzanian company was ranked as one of Africa's Top 200 Companies in African Business 2006 survey, and only three Tanzanian companies ranked in the top 50 in East Africa, Njau noted that all three were firms that had gone public."
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I will understand why we are not represented in the top 200 for all of africa, considering that we are pretty new in this capitalistic game but only 3 companies in top 50 for East Africa? Tusishangae basi Aljazeera , microsoft na makampuni kibao kwenda Nairobi.
 
"With the buildings as a focus of public discontent with government management of public funds, the indictments show the interest of PCCB and the GOT more generally in keeping actions against corruption on the front pages."
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Hii ni kashfa ya BOT, tulipigwa changa la macho. Dili ni kwamba ionekane serikali inafanya kweli kupinga rushwa , kumbe wanataka kujionyesha tu na kuacha mapapa yenyewe yakitanua.
 
"At the time of dissolution, ATCL owed SAA approximately USD 4.1 million. This debt has not been serviced and the payments, as well as legal actions taken by SAA in November 2008, continue to haunt the management of ATCL. "
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Ndiyo maana haipati mwekezaji.
 
Comment: There are elements of truth to this harsh critique, but as opposition leaders they cranked it up a few extra notches. We too have lamented the lack of discipline and the apparent lack of strategic thinking at State House. We have also witnessed the tendency to put off difficult decisions, especially on Zanzibar and corruption. State House is chaotic and faction-ridden and no one serves as a strong Chief of Staff. We continue to urge the President, who we are convinced has good governance policy intentions, to put his house in order. A former Foreign Minister, Kikwete clearly relishes the international stage and is effective at working regional issues. However, for the good of the country and his own political standing, he must devote more of his attention to the responsibilities of Chief Executive.
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Hakuna asiyemjua kama anapenda kujikoga nje ya nchi, wakati ndani mwake hafanyi cha maana
 
"The GOT's commitment to supporting ATCL appears to be a matter of pride rather than business judgment (a competing private airline, Precision Air, which is linked with Kenya Airways, has operated profitably). If indeed the GOT traded oil concessions for life support for ATCL, it may have gotten a bad deal. The track record of ATCL, especially under current management, does not bode well for its future as an investment (or a reliable means of domestic transport)."
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Kulikuwa na watu wanamsifia sana Mataka humu ndani.
Hafafu tena jamani mafuta yenyewe hata hatujayapata tumeishaanza kuyauza !!!???
I mean WTF ??
 
BIG FISH STILL RISKY CATCH IN TANZANIA
C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 001037 SIPDIS SIPDIS AF/E FOR B YODER AND D MALAC MCC FOR G BREVNOV AND M KAVANAGH EO 12958 DECL: 07/23/2012 TAGS PREL, PGOV, ECON, EAID, KMCA, PINR, TZ SUBJECT: BIG FISH STILL RISKY CATCH IN TANZANIA REF: A. A. DAR ES SALAAM 1009 B. B. DAR ES SALAAM 00085 Classified By: D. Purnell Delly, Deputy Chief of Mission, for reasons 1 .4(b and d).

1. (C) SUMMARY. Tanzania's Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) has never successfully prosecuted a high-level corruption case involving either the private or public sector. On July 14, the Director General of the PCB, Edward Hoseah, assured the DCM that the PCB was now prepared to prosecute a milestone corruption case: the U.K.-Tanzanian BAE radar deal. Beyond plans to prosecute the BAE case, Hoseah painted a mixed picture regarding the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) progress toward addressing the country's endemic corruption problem. On one hand, Hoseah highlighted recent legal reforms and the increasing willingness of both Parliament and press to level corruption charges against the government. On the other hand, he noted the unabated corruption in Zanzibar, weak capacity of his bureau, and President Kikwete's reluctance to implicate former President Benjamin Mkapa or members of Mkapa's inner circle in corruption scandals. Finally, Hoseah reiterated deep concern about his personal safety, explaining that he frequently received threatening letters. In the event of increasing threats to his life, Hoseah said he would not hesitate to seek refuge in another country. END SUMMARY.

PCB: Ready to Prosecute the BAE Radar Deal
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2. (C) Edward Hoseah, Director General of the Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) told the DCM that the PCB was almost finished with its investigation of the U.K.- Tanzanian BAE radar deal and that it intended to prosecute the case. "We are focused on the 31 percent commission paid to BAE. We understand that businessmen need commissions but the question is whether 31 percent is lawful or not," Hoseah said. He called the deal "dirty" and said it involved officials from the Ministry of Defence and at least one or two senior level military officers.

3. (C) Hoseah said that the two primary suspects, XXXXXXXXXXXX and Shailesh Vithlani, CEO of Merlin International, were currently out of the country but that when they returned the GOT would begin to prosecute. "I have obtained President Kikwete's support to prosecute the culprits once they return to Tanzania," he said, stressing that prosecution of the case would mark an important milestone in the PCB's struggle. "The real signal of the GOT's political commitment will be when we take this radar case to court," Hoseah said.

4. (C) Note: Shailesh Vithlani is a British citizen who reportedly grew up in Tanzania. He heads Merlin International, a Dar es Salaam based company. Merlin International has been implicated as the agent for Britain's BAE Systems which sold a USD 40 million military radar system to the GOT in 2002. Beyond the BAE radar deal, Merlin has been linked in the media to a range of other high profile government deals including the sale of a Gulfstream presidential jet to former President Benjamin Mkapa. According to a July 13 report in This Day, a local newspaper, at the time of the BAE deal, Vithlani's local partner was Tanil Somaiya of Shivacom Tanzania Ltd.

Promising Signs on Anti-Corruption Front: Legal Reform...
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5. (C) In addition to the possible prosecution of the BAE radar case, Hoseah emphasized that there were other promising signs in Tanzania's fight against corruption. First, he noted that as of July 1 the Anti-Corruption bill had become fully operational, laying the legal groundwork to accelerate the prosecution of corruption. He said that the GOT had almost finalized its "whistle blowers" legislation and that the relationship between the PCB and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) had improved. "I have a good working relationship with the new DPP and he appears serious about prosecuting corruption." XXXXXXXXXXXX

Stronger Parliament, Press, and Public Support
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6. (C) A second promising sign regarding anti-corruption efforts which Hoseah stressed was increased support within the Parliament, press and the general public. "Parliament is now our ally. Members of Parliament are no longer just spectators; they are starting to ask the tough questions to unveil corruption schemes," Hoseah said. He explained that the media was also making a crucial contribution, showing politicians that they could not hide: "The press has started to bring allegations against former President Mkapa. This signals to all politicians that no one is immune." Awareness is growing among the general public too, Hoseah noted, as evidenced by the increased trust in the PCB and the decline of negative news articles about the PCB and its staff. Initiatives Stemming from the UNCAC -----------------------------------

7. (C) Finally, Hoseah noted Tanzania's participation in the UN Convention Against Corruption as another reason for optimism on the anti-corruption front. As a signatory to the UNCAC, Tanzania must not only follow international standards, but will take part in several anti-corruption initiatives in the near future. For example, Tanzania will be subject to a peer review and a gap analysis on its compliance with the convention.

Troubling Signs on Anti-Corruption: Impunity at the Top....
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8. (C) Hoseah then turned to his concerns regarding Tanzania's anti-corruption struggle. He noted that President Kikwete does not appear comfortable letting the law handle corruption cases which might implicate top level officials. According to Hoseah, President Kikwete is hesitant to pursue cases which may implicate former President Benjamin Mkapa: "Kikwete is soft on Mkapa. He does not want to set a precedent by going after his predecessor."

9. (C) Referring to the widespread rumors of corruption within the Bank of Tanzania (Ref B), Hoseah remarked that XXXXXXXXXXXX In Hoseah's view, Kikwete's recent appointment of three new deputy BOT governors was XXXXXXXXXXXX. The DCM remarked that XXXXXXXXXXXX responses to allegations XXXXXXXXXXXX were opaque and even projected a sense of impunity. "Your perception is correct," Hoseah responded, adding, "there is a sense of impunity with XXXXXXXXXXXX because he and XXXXXXXXXXXX are so closely intertwined. Kikwete would find it very difficult to fire him."

Complacency on Zanzibar...
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10. (C) The ongoing, if not accelerating, level of corruption on Zanzibar is another cause for pessimism in Tanzania's fight against corruption. While establishment of Tanzania's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) would indeed force changes on Zanzibar in the long term, Hoseah admitted that he did not believe Zanzibar's current leadership was committed to fighting corruption. With a "free port" and government officials routinely on the payroll of foreign investors, Zanzibar is rife with corruption, Hoseah emphasized. With the momentum of anti-corruption efforts on the Mainland, Zanzibar will have to follow suit, Hoseah said. He added, however, that "in the short term, Zanzibar's President faces the end of his term and it appears that there is actually an acceleration of corruption through acquisition of land and other assets."

Continuing Capacity Constraints...
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11. (C) Hoseah raised the PCB's lack of capacity as another key challenge to Tanzania's anti-corruption campaign. He stressed that support from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program has assisted the PCB immensely with training prosecutors and investigators. Still, institutional capacity at the PCB is weak and additional capacity building is needed. One area which Hoseah specified for additional training was intelligence or evidence gathering. "Cooperation among law enforcement agencies is still limited and we need to improve our intelligence capabilities," Hoseah told the DCM.

Threat of Stepping on the Wrong Toes
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12. (C) At the end of the meeting, Hoseah reiterated concern for his personal security (Ref A), saying he believed that his life may be in danger. He told the DCM that he had received threatening text messages and letters and was reminded everyday that he was fighting the "rich and powerful." While Hoseah maintained that he was not scared to do his job, he said that he could not be seen as "uncompromising." Toward the end of the meeting, he said quietly to the DCM, "If you attend meetings of the ‘inner-circle,' people want you to feel as if they have put you there. If they see that you are uncompromising, there is a risk." Finally, he made clear that if the threat to his life reached a certain point, he would flee the country.

Comment: PCB's List of Untouchables: Growing?
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13. (C) In our January 2007 meeting with Hoseah (Ref A), he said his primary goal as the newly appointed Director General of the Prevention of Corruption Bureau would be to prosecute "big fish." He told us point blank, however, that cases against the Prime Minister or President were off the table. Now, he has revealed that former President Benjamin Mkapa and certain members of Mkapa's inner circle may also be untouchable, many of whom have ministerial or sub-ministerial posts in Kikwete's government. Thus, while President Kikwete's talk against corruption might be tough, he is clearly treading carefully and the jury remains out on his commitment to tackling high-level corruption.

14. (C) Even if the Kikwete administration does prosecute the BAE case, it is important to note that the U.K. Serious Fraud Office conducted the lion's share of the investigation. According to Hoseah, after the Fraud Office confronted the GOT with evidence, PCB officials were invited to spend one month in London working with the Serious Fraud Office to finalize the case. Therefore, although the GOT may ultimately point to BAE as a landmark case reflecting commitment to combating corruption, the decision to prosecute may actually reflect the notoriety of the case in the UK, its notoriety and prominent press play here, and most importantly, the fact that a fully developed case file, brimming with detailed evidence, was presented by UK investigators to the Prevention of Corruption Bureau. In short, to the cynical eye, the GOT may have little recourse other than to prosecute. END COMMENT. RETZER
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kazi ipo! well, we know all these stuff,important is:what ar we gonna do abt it! aggghhhrrr!
 
Wakuu, who is this Deputy BOT Governor that is impunity and it'll be difficult for Kikwete to fire him?
 
Mnyamahodzo said:
Wakuu, who is this Deputy BOT Governor that is impunity and it'll be difficult for Kikwete to fire him?
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Huyo ni aliyewahi kuwa Naibu Gavana enzi za Balali, ambaye kwa sasa ni Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Tanzania Investiment Bank, "Peter Noni"
 
Hoseah said that the two primary suspects, XXXXXXXXXXXX and Shailesh Vithlani, CEO of Merlin International, were currently out of the country but that when they returned the GOT would begin to prosecute. "I have obtained President Kikwete's support to prosecute the culprits once they return to Tanzania," he said, stressing that prosecution of the case would mark an important milestone in the PCB's struggle. "The real signal of the GOT's political commitment will be when we take this radar case to court," Hoseah said.
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Yaani hiki nibonge la kichekesho ina maana wasiporudi ndiyo imetoka hiyoooo!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha ahaha hehehe eheh!!!!!!!!
 
Yani in short cable zote zinaonyesha kwamba rais ameshindwa kazi, kwa sababu ukipitia cable nyingi unaona kwamba makosa mengi na maovu mengi yanapita tu kwa sababu ya kigeugeu ya JK.

Ngoja nitoe mfano wa jaji aliyeuliwa story ukifa hivi hivi kutokana na mkono wa rais lakini ukiangalia cable ya Tanzania na Burundi refugees utaona kwamba jamaa hakuwa na wasiwasi na kinachoendelea mpaka akawaambia wamarekani kwamba everything is ok huku akipanga kumuuza jaji kwa shaba 30. Na huko huko amewaahidi uraia warundi huku akiwageuka na kugawa ardhi kwa wamarekani, yani sijui tufanye nini.
 
Yaania hao wamarekani wanatuona majuha kweli, kwamba katika mazingira haya bado CCM hushinda kwa kishindo.

Na wala hawatushtui kwa vile maslahi yao bwana mkubwa anayalinda ipasavyo.
 
mwaya mie wamegoma kunifungulia hako ka-link kao, nakosa uhondo jamani
 
Ngereja said:
Huyo ni aliyewahi kuwa Naibu Gavana enzi za Balali, ambaye kwa sasa ni Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Tanzania Investiment Bank, "Peter Noni"
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Ambaye ndiye mwenye dili la kutuletaea umeme wa dharura huku akiwa badi ni mtumishi wa umma.
 
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SUBJECT: Tanzania 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR)

¶I. Summary
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Tanzania is located along drug trafficking routes linking Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and, to a lesser extent, the United States. Drugs like hashish, cocaine, heroin, mandrax, and opium pass through Tanzania's porous borders. In addition, the domestic production of cannabis is a significant problem, with active cultivation in many regions. Drug abuse, particularly involving cannabis and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and heroin, is gradually increasing, especially among younger people and in tourist areas. Tanzanian institutions have minimal capacity to combat drug trafficking, and corruption reduces that capacity still further. Tanzania is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention.

II. Status of Country
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Sustained economic growth and increasing affluence, especially in urban areas, have helped drive a demand for narcotics. Domestic production of cannabis is expanding and improving in quality.

Cannabis grown in the Arusha region reportedly sells at a premium price in Kenya. In October, police reported the seizure of over 200 kilograms of marijuana thought to be from Tanzania at a port in Comoros. During the year, Tanzanians were arrested for drug trafficking elsewhere in East Africa as well as in India and Mauritius.

Domestic use of narcotics appears to be on the rise. Because cocaine and heroin are not as affordable as cannabis or khat, they are used in smaller quantities and primarily within affluent urban areas. The growth of the tourism industry, particularly on Zanzibar and near Arusha, has also increased demand for narcotics.

Tanzania's location, along trafficking routes with numerous possible points of entry through its eight land borders and 600 kilometer coastline, provides the opportunity for relatively easy drug trafficking.

Drugs are believed to enter Tanzania by air, sea, roads and rail. Major points of entry include airports in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro, seaports at Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, and smaller ports like Tanga, Mtwara and Bagamoyo. Anecdotal evidence suggests that improved port surveillance has driven many traffickers out of the major points of entry to minor sea ports and unofficial land entry points. Traffickers reportedly conduct a significant amount of narcotics smuggling off-shore via dhows, small boats that avoid
ports.

III. Country Actions Against Drugs in 2008
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Policy Initiatives: According to the Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and Marketing, Hezekiah Chibulunje, the government saw an upward trend in the trade of counterfeit goods in 2008. This new trend was thought to be a reaction by small-scale drug dealers, those hardest hit by antinarcotics efforts, to diversify from narcotics, as well as a means for large-scale traffickers to launder their money.

Efforts to amend the Anti-Drugs Control Commission Act of 1995, designed to strengthen the Drug Control Commission (DCC) and increase the penalty for drug trafficking, failed in 2007 With the failure of the 2005 amendments, the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has indicated that it will proceed independent of the mainland with its own anti-narcotics legislation.

Accomplishments: In 2008 Tanzania's judiciary convicted 467 individuals for narcotic offenses involving "hard drugs" like cocaine and heroin, and 6033 individuals on minor offenses involving drugs like cannabis. It was reported by the police that approximately 200 metric tons of cannabis and two metric tons of
khat, locally known as mirungi, were seized during the year.

Law Enforcement Efforts: Tanzania has three counter-narcotics police teams, located in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and Moshi. Law enforcement efforts are increasingly successful at arresting small scale smugglers; however, law enforcement has been less successful at apprehending "kingpins" of narcotics activities. Newspaper articles and editorials have criticized the government for not investing more in manpower and training of drug control officials.

Senior Tanzanian counter-narcotics officials acknowledge that their officers need additional training. However, they are limited by a lack of resources and staff. Antinarcotics units lack such basic resources as modern patrol boats to monitor the harbor and must rely on modified traditional wooden dhows to interdict smugglers at sea.

Tanzanian officers and police staff are not able to effectively implement profiling techniques to seize large amounts of narcotics.

Narcotics interdiction seizures generally result from tip-offs from informants. Moreover, low salaries for law enforcement personnel encourage corrupt behavior.

Formal cooperation between counter-narcotics police in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania is well established, with bi-annual meetings to discuss regional narcotics issues. This cooperation has resulted in significant increases in effectiveness in each nation's narcotics control efforts. Tanzania also cooperates formally with countries from the Southern African Development Community, including Zambia and South Africa. In 2008, the United Kingdom provided counter-narcotics training to Tanzanian officers from immigration,
customs and police divisions. Other officers attended various international training events held in Malawi, Botswana and Johannesburg.

Corruption: Neither the government nor senior officials encourage or facilitate the production or distribution of illicit drugs; however, corruption continued to be a serious concern in the Tanzanian Police Force. It is widely believed that corrupt police officials at ports facilitate the transshipment of narcotics through Tanzania. There is no specific provision of the anticorruption laws
regarding narcotics related cases. In June 2006, two police officers were arrested following the disappearance of approximately 80 kg of cocaine and heroin from police custody. During the year, the courts began hearing the case, but there was still no ruling by the end of 2008.

Many believe that corruption in the courts often leads to case dismissals or light sentencing of convicted narcotics offenders. Some prosecutors have complained that many arrested suspects plead "not guilty" until the magistrate hearing the case can be bribed.

Once confident of the magistrate's complicity, the suspects change their plea to guilty, thereby forgoing a lengthy trial process, and the magistrate issues a judgment of only a minor fine.

Agreements and Treaties: Tanzania is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. The 1931 U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty is applicable to Tanzania.

Cultivation and Production: Traditional cultivation of cannabis takes place in remote parts of the country, mainly for domestic use.

It is estimated that an acre of land can produce up to $1000 worth of cannabis crop as opposed to $100 worth of maize. The Ministry of Public Safety and Security identified the following eight regions as the primary production areas for cannabis: Iringa, Tabora, Shinyanga, Mara, Arusha, Mwanza, Mbeya and Tanga. However, for 2008, Morogoro topped the list for farmland where cannibis plants
were destroyed, with a reported 600 acres. No figures on total production exist, but during the year, police and government officials reported that production continued and had spread to different regions in response to eradication efforts and special police operations against drug traffickers in Iringa, Mbeya and
Ruvuma regions. Given the availability of raw materials and the simplicity of the process, it is likely that most hashish is produced domestically; however, other illegal drugs in Tanzania are probably produced elsewhere.

Drug Flow/Transit: Due to its location and porous borders, seaports and airports, Tanzania has become a significant transit country for narcotics moving in sub-Saharan Africa. Traffickers from landlocked countries of Southern Africa, including Zambia and Malawi, use Tanzania for transit. Control at the ports, especially on Zanzibar, is difficult. Traffickers using sophisticated methods of forging documents and concealment face poor controls and untrained and corrupt officials. According to the Anti-Narcotics Unit, heroin entering Tanzania from Iran and Pakistan is being smuggled to the U.S., China and Australia in small quantities by traffickers from Nigeria, Tanzania (with a significant number of traffickers from Zanzibar) and other countries in East Africa. Cocaine enters
Tanzania from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Curacao in transit to South Africa, Europe, Australia and North America.

Cannabis Resin, a drug that is not known to be consumed domestically, enters Tanzania mainly by sea from Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is often concealed with local goods such as tea and coffee and smuggled to Europe, North America and the Seychelles.

The port of Dar es Salaam is also a major point of entry for mandrax from India, Nepal and Kenya headed toward South Africa. Tanzanians continue to be recruited for trafficking.

In November, the Commissioner of the Drugs Control Commission said that number of suspects arrested for involvement in drug trafficking increased, while the overall volume of trafficked narcotics decreased. He attributed this to a new strategy by drug lords to spread the risk by increasing the number of traffickers but giving each of them smaller amounts of drugs.

In April, a Tanzanian national was arrested in the Maldives after arriving from India for possession of large quantities of narcotics.

In June, while traveling to the Olympic Games, Tanzanian boxers and their coach were arrested in Mauritius for trafficking of narcotics worth 120 million shillings, (approximately USD 100,000). The president of the Boxing Federation of Tanzania was later arrested and charged with arranging the deal.

Domestic Programs/Demand Reduction: Police have been actively involved in community education programs to educate the public about the dangers of narcotics. In 2008, the Drugs Control Commission (DCC) worked together with the police to use the media to spread anti-narcotic messages. Police and DCC officials participated in state sponsored trade fairs and youth-centered events to create greater awareness about drug trafficking. The DCC attributed the
increase in narcotics-related arrests to working more closely with local communities to identify and stop drug dealers and users. The DCC, under the Prime Minister's Office, also managed a small demand reduction program, which included training courses for nurses, counselors, and teachers in urban centers across the country.

Limited government resources existed for specialized care for drug addiction and rehabilitation. Any required in-patient care was typically provided by psychiatric hospitals.

IV. U.S. Policy Initiatives and Programs
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Bilateral Cooperation: U.S. policy initiatives and programs for addressing narcotics problems in Tanzania are focused on training workshops and seminars for law enforcement officials. State Department law enforcement assistance included funding the establishment of a forensics lab and training in its use. The United State Government is funding the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) to improve interdiction capabilities at major border crossings. The program is primarily designed to target terrorist activities, but also is effective against narcotics and other smuggling activities as well.

The Road Ahead: U.S.- Tanzanian cooperation is expected to continue, with a focus on improving Tanzania's capacity to enforce its counter-narcotics laws.
 
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