Thursday 31 December 2009

WITH DEEP SORROW, THIS BLOG JOINS THE TANZANIA COMMUNITY IN MOURNING THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF THE FATHER OF THE NATION RASHID KAWAWA WHO DIED THIS MORNING AT MUHIMBILI HOSPITAL IN DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA-MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

Mzee Rashid Mfaume Kawawa is an unassuming man, humble, polite and simple. He has always been like that. But behind this façade, there is the real Kawawa, a man of determination, discipline and decision. A man who sets things done in Tanzania
AYOUB MZEE WITH RASHID KAWAWA
The nineteen fifties were eventful years from a historical perspective. They saw the creation of TFL, and more importantly before TFL, they saw the founding of the Tanganyika African National Union on 7th July 1954 and of the Afro-Shirazi Party in Zanzibar, on 5th February 1954. Comrade Rashid Mfaume Kawawa joined TANU soon after it was founded. In 1956 Comrade Kawawa led to historical initiatives. He chaired the committee which formally created the TANU Youth League, the organized youth wing of the party and he also led the team which launched the first African independent newspaper, the MWAFRICA. Comrade Kawawa finally became Vice-President of TANU when the holder of the post, Mzee John Rupia retired.

For most of this period, Comrade Kawawa was at the side of our founding father, Mwalimu Nyerere. Mwalimu held Comrade Kawawa in high regard and esteem. Mwalimu knew that Comrade Kawawa was loyal and true. Under the leadership of Mwalimu, Comrade Kawawa and other patriots have succeeded in building national unity and laying the foundations of a free and just society. The younger generations should continue with the challenge.


hitima ya hajj Ramadhani Baraka







DUA YA KUMOMBEA MAREHEMU HAJJI RAMADHANI BARAKA ALIE FARIKI DUNIA UJIJI KIGOMA TANZANIA






























Wednesday 30 December 2009

THE GALAXY BAND (A Jazz Band From Uganda )
PLAYING EVERY SUNDAY @ LIVE AND LET LIVE PUB
264-266 rOMFORD rOAD ,fOREST gATE lONDON E7 9hz

Free Entry all Night

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You cann still come from the office staright into the Jive


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THE OFFICIAL NEW YEAR AFTER PARTY ON FRI St1 JAN2010 @ THE ONLY PLACE 2 BE FACE CLUB READING RG1 7JE FROM 10PMTILL3.30AM ENTRY 10 WE PARTY IN STYLE GIRLS''DRESS EXTRA SEXY ITS A BIG PARTY NOT TO BE MISSED C U THERE HOSTED BY BONGODJS ENTS

Tuesday 29 December 2009







Askari wa Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania ( JWTZ) wa Kikosi cha 92 KJ, kilichopo katika Tarafa ya Ngerengere, Wilaya ya Morogoro wakishiriki katika hekaheka za kuokoa wananchi na mali zao na wananchi waliozingirwa na mafuriko katika kijiji cha Kidugaro, asubuhi ya Desemba 27, mwaka baada ya mto Ngerengere kujaa maji na kuacha mkondo wake.Picha na Mdau John Nditi-------Kwa Habari zaidi juu ya afuriko haya soma Habari Leo kwa Kubofya Hapa na Dailynews >>>>>>>



The Commonwealth Olympic Games Torch relay in Tanzania










Monday 28 December 2009


Tanzania community End of year Party

This is Club Afrique Security team(FFU) Barking Road Canning Town






EBIKA BYA BAGANDA E BUNGEREZAAKABAGA K'ABAVUBUKA AB'EMYAKA 18 - 29. NGA 31.12.09Ssebo / Nnyabo,Emirundi mingi abazadde n'abavubuka baffe bagamba nti abavubuka baffe bangi tebafuna mukisa kusisinkana na kusanyukakirako wamu. Ebivaamu ffena ndowooza tubimanyi. Obuvunaanyizibwa bwaffe nga abazadde okuteekerateekera abavubuka tubusudde muguluka?Ebika Bya Baganda E Bungereza byagala okukolera wamu naawe okusalira ensonga eno amagezi. Bwe tutakyekolerako, tewali ajja kukitukolera era tujja kusigala nga twekubagiza sinakindi kutunula bbali twefuule abatalumwa naye nga munda abasinga kitwetakuza emitwe.Ensisinkano emu teyinza kutunogera ddagala. Tuteekateeka okuba n'ensisinkano z'abavubuka nga zino enfunda eziwera mu mwaka. Mujjukire nti "N'aganaafa, bagasalira essubi." Tugezeeko, osanga tunaabaako ne kye tutaakiriza.N'olw'ensonga ezo waggulu, bw'oba olina abavubuka abagwa mu myaka 18 - 29 oba banno b'omanyi ababalina, osabibwa okubatuusaako ebbaluwa eno n'emperekeze (attachment ) eriko.Akabaga kano tekajja kubeera ka kwogera ku kintu kyonna. Ka bavubuka kusisinkana banyeenye ku galiba enjole.
AKABAGA K'ABAVUBUKA
EMYAKA:
18 - 29
OLUNAKU: Thursday December 31 December
ESSAAWA: 9pm - 3amEKIFO: Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Bayliss Road, Waterloo, London, SE1 7AAOKUTUUKAWO: Eddakiika 2 okuva ku Waterloo Train Station ku Waterloo Road, dda ku ddyo otuuke ku bitaala era odde ku ddyo.OKUYINGIRA: £10 buli muntu.Okumanya ebisingawo, kubira Fred Ssemugera ku 07956 455 133 0ba 0208 428 9553 ne semugeraf@aol.co.uk
OSABIBWA OKUWEEREZAAKO BANNO.Olw'okuba enguudo ezisinga mu makkati ga London ziba nsibe okutuusa nga emikolo gy'ebiriroriro ( fireworks ) giwedde, abanaaba tebakozesezza Waterloo Train Station bayinza kusimba ku nguudo eziva ku Blackfriars Road ne batambulawo eddakiika nga ttaano.Weebale nnyo.Fred Ssemugera.Ssentebe, Ebika Bya Baganda E Bungereza.26.12.09

Friday 25 December 2009


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Dear ONE Member,
If you've been keeping an eye on the news you’ll have seen that leaders failed to reach a historic outcome at the crucial Copenhagen climate change talks last week. A deal was brokered, but it was not legally binding, and the funding offered to help poor countries adapt to climate change will largely be taken from previous promises made to help them fight poverty.
Whilst this is a setback, governments will meet again on this issue next year, and with your support we will track them every step of the way to ensure this deal is improved upon.
I want to thank the 80,000 ONE members who campaigned against this dodgy accounting. We are now clearer than ever about the leaders and laggards and can target our campaign accordingly.
As we've said throughout the Copenhagen summit, climate change is not a crisis of developing countries' making, yet the impacts of global warming will disproportionately hit the world's poorest people.
Getting a fair outcome for the developing world on climate change is certainly going to be a marathon not a sprint, and I hope you’ll continue the fight with us.
Thank you for your time and support,
Roxane Philson, ONE.org
P.S. Find out more about ONE's reaction to the deal brokered in Copenhagen summit visit the ONE blog:http://www.one.org/r?r=266&id=1372-4156849-yljRulx&t=1
P.P.S. See ONE’s very own Eloise Todd handing over our petition to the Danish government as chair of the summit here:http://www.one.org/r?r=267&id=1372-4156849-yljRulx&t=3




FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DISCLOSURES
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Metropolitan Police has released information on: 'Stop and Search - October 2009'. View and download the figures at:http://www.met.police.uk/foi/whats_new.htmUnder the Freedom of Information Act the Home Office has released information on: 'Cost of control orders'.View and download the information at:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/released-information/foi-archive-crime/12750_cost_of_control_ordersEARLY DAY MOTIONSJo Swinson, MP, has introduced an EDM on: 'Violence against women and the no recourse to public funds rule'.Read EDM 214 at:http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=39754&SESSION=903Chris Mullin, MP, has introduced an EDM on: 'Detention of children'.Read EDM 139 at:http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=39676&SESSION=903CAMPAIGNSAsylum Aid is campaigning to obtain rights for women seeking asylum in the UK in its 'Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylum'. View details and endorse the charter at:http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/The Mothers' Campaign of the All African Women's group has launched a petition for family reunion, sign the petition at:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/MumsKids/petition.html.Or view more details about the campaign at:http://www.allwomencount.net/EWC%20Immigrant/MothersCampaignAAWG.htm

Thursday 24 December 2009


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THE ANNAUL BBC XMASS BALL 2009
























Lord Carlile criticises police procedures
By Saleh Mamon

Saleh Mamon, a member of the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC), assesses a recent report on the arrest of twelve Asian students on suspicion of terrorism.
Twelve Pakistani students were arrested on 8 April 2009 in the North-west following a security leak when confidential papers held by Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, the head of the counter-terrorism unit, entering Number 10, were photographed. Most of the arrests were made by fully armed police in public places and received saturated media coverage. Bob Quick resigned and the prime minister made a public statement that there was a 'big terrorist plot' afoot.
One of the arrested was released immediately; eleven were detained until 21 April as terrorist suspects under Category A conditions. On 22 April, Hamza Khan Shenwari, a UK national, was released without charge. The ten others, who were Pakistani citizens, were transferred to immigration custody pending deportation. Eight voluntarily left the county and two are pursuing their cases in the courts. Lord Carlile's review of these arrests made under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000) is timely and important since it is critical of procedures and disagrees with aspects of policy.
The national press picked up Carlile's observation that had the police consulted the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) promptly about the evidential basis for the arrests, it could have shortened the length of detention and led to fewer arrests.
According to the report, when the CPS advised that there were no grounds for extending detention after 21 April, the police were surprised. Their understanding and experience was that it was enough for them to show more time was needed for covert intelligence to gather evidence. This suggests that the police have used 'easy' warrants for further detention (WFD), without worrying about the evidential basis which would have to be put before a judge.
At this point, intensive interviews, search of premises, vehicles and computers had provided no substantive evidence. All that remained was an ambiguous email from Abid Naseer that led police to believe that it had coded messages for an imminent terror attack. The case was built around Abid Naseer, considered to be the central figure, and four of his friends some of whom shared accommodation and all of whom frequented the same internet café. The basis for the arrests of seven other men appears to be only that they knew of each other. This is a shameful illustration of guilt by association.
Under Schedule 8 of TA 2000, the police must apply for a WFD after forty-eight hours of continued detention. An application must be made to a district magistrate who can authorise up to another fourteen days. Any further extension would have to be approved by a high court judge.
Lord Carlile is critical of police procedures during custody. After arrest, a police officer of inspector rank, not involved in the arrest, must carry out a review and appropriate custodial records have to be kept to inform the review. Carlile found that the custody records contained insufficient details to inform reviews and in some cases they were carried out by officers of low rank.
On 10 April a district magistrate granted a seven day WFD for all the arrested men. On 15 April, the same magistrate granted a further extension for seven men but extended warrants for four men for two days to 17 April because the lawyers argued that the men's rights under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) had been breached.[1]
Carlile repeatedly emphasises that detention should comply with Article 5 of the ECHR where the detainee must be informed promptly of the reasons for his arrest and any charges against him. On 17 April, an application was made for further extension to a high court judge. Up to this point, Lord Carlile concluded that during extensive interviews 'no accusation had been made of specific offence whether substantive or inchoate'. However, the judge granted an additional four day extension. Soon after this, consultation between the CPS and the police led to the decision that any further detention under TA 2000 would be unlawful.
Carlile recommends that all officers involved in counter terrorism policing should be trained on the law of arrest under TA 2000 and its potential effects on detentions. This means that for nine years the police have not been trained in using these powers competently. This is deplorable since police have used powers under section 41 without any restrictions thousands of times to arrest not only terror suspects but also civilian protestors.
Not surprisingly, the students in this case with one exception (a dual UK Pakistani citizen) remained in custody, in Lord Carlile's word 'within a different legal context', namely immigration detention, for more than twenty-eight days where the questioning continued. Lord Carlile states 'I have not been told of anything of estimable value that emerged during that period'. As to why and how these students came under surveillance, we will never know, since the evidence is secret and undisclosed.
In saner times, free from the politics of fear, the students would have been released so that they could continue with their studies. Four students were pursuing post-graduate studies, two were undergraduate students, one was studying accountancy, two had admissions to college and only one had been admitted to what might appear to be a 'dodgy' college as the press delighted in describing. Their education and future prospects have been irretrievably damaged. They have been branded terror suspects with all the consequences that brings.
Lord Carlile wants to see counter terrorism legislation work more fairly. But it is difficult to see how laws which have injustices inscribed within their framework can be made just through procedural improvements. The unrestricted powers granted to the police, executive and judiciary breach due process. The TA 2000 and all subsequent counter-terrorism legislation should be amended to bring them in line with standards of common and criminal law.
This is why campaigns such as CAMPACC, Cageprisoners, CASE, Justice for NW10 and others are crucial and must be supported. Injustices have to be exposed, collective action has to be mobilised. We must put an end to the avalanche of injustices that have, shamefully, become the norm.
[1] Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides that everyone has the right to liberty and security of person.
The Institute of Race Relations is precluded from expressing a corporate view: any opinions expressed are therefore those of the authors.
Related links
Download a copy of Lord Carlile's report on: Operation Pathway (pdf file, 215kb)
Campaign Against Criminalising Communities - CAMPACC
Cageprisoners
The Coalition Against Secret Evidence (CASE)
Justice for the North West 10








Wednesday 23 December 2009

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One of the Excelence, Luxiury, Comfortable & most Affordable venue in EAST LONDON Featuring by our favourite Dj Ruffcut & Dj Cathy Providing the ultimate soundtrack to rock you into 2010. A night of beats, bubbles of RnB, Raggae, Oldscool, funky house, kwaito, bongo flava e.t.c ENTRANCE: £8.00 PAY IN ADVANCE £10.00 PAY ON DOOR BEFORE 1:00AM £12.00 PAY ON DOOR AFTER 1:00AM
For more info please contact: Tabasamu promotions on 0776-787-7930 How to get there:Train central line, bus 275 Located near: Iceland, Lloyds Bank. Opposite Lincoolns pub & Zulu bar Dress code: Smart,Multi coloured, strictly no hat & no trainers


THE UGANDA RULING PARTY NRM O - UK CHAPTER X MASS PARTY

THE EXECUTIVE
The Vision of NRMO is a peaceful, united, democratic, harmonious, industrialised, transformed and prosperous Uganda within a strong and united Africa.The Mission of NRMO is to transform Uganda from a poor peasant society into a modern, industrial, united and prosperous society

NRMO is a national, broad based, inclusive, democratic, non-sectarian, multi-ideological, multi-interest and progressive mass organization.

NRM Issues
The journey of the human race has been, indeed, a very long one; the journey of the human society has been a very long one; the journey of the Africans has been a very long one and a particularly difficult one; the journey of Uganda has been long and, particularly, troubled.
In order to get a correct perspective of the future, we must cast our eyes into the distant and recent past so as to gain a correct understanding of the journey traversed by the human race, the human society, the African race and the people of Uganda. Where did we come from? Where are we now? Where should we be?
Science names the early progenitors of man as Hominids. These Hominids went through different stages of evolution – Homo erectus (the standing man), Homo-sapien (the wise man) to Homo sapien sapien (the present human being). The cranial capacity of the early Hominids was 440 – 480 ml; The Homo-erectus’ cranial capacity was 800 – 1100 ml; The Homo-sapien cranial capacity was 1100 – 1750 ml; The Present human’s cranial capacity is 1600ml. Therefore, the human being has been evolving.
The society has also been evolving from the ancient hunter-gathering societies, through the Bronze Age, the domestication of crops and animals, the Iron Age, the feudal era to the present industrial societies of the West. The only hunters and gatherers that have not learnt to domesticate their organisms in their interests are the fishermen. They still go to the wild (the lake) to catch the fish.


Our Objectives
• Mobilise the people of Uganda to support and work for the attainment of the vision of NRM;
• Consolidate democracy and constitutional governance in Uganda;
• Consolidate peace, security, protection of persons and property, and eliminate all forms of terrorism;
• Consolidate national unity and patriotism;
• Devolve power from the Central Government to the regions as another tier of governance provided this does not compromise the wider goal of economic and political integration of East Africa;
• Defend national sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Uganda;
• Build an integrated, self-sustaining and independent national economy;
• Develop and continuously maintain socio-economic infrastructure and amenities and ensure balanced regional development
• Strengthen the capacity to eradicate corruption;
• Build capacity for disaster management and resettlement of displaced people;
• Pursue economic and political integration of East Africa;
• Implement a strategy of private sector led growth and export oriented production;
• Generate employment, create wealth, widen the tax base, and develop infrastructure
• Implement a policy of socio-economic infrastructure development using internal long term borrowing in addition to external sources of funding;
• Implement a focussed Human Resource Development policy and capacity building in the technical and public service sector;
• Apply science and technology in all aspects of development for the transformation of society;
• Preserve and develop our culture;
• Consolidate programmes which are responsive to gender and marginalized groups;
• Undertake exploitation of natural resources for the good of the people and to preserve, protect and manage the environment to ensure sustainable development;
• Pursue a policy of Pan-Africanism, promotion of a common African market and pursue the realisation of African Union;
• Foster regional and world peace, democracy and social justice;
• Cooperate with other organisations in pursuing the purposes of this Constitution and for the benefit of humanity;
• Undertake any other activity for the attainment of the objectives of this Constitution and vision of NRM.






Voices of African Women Bulletin

Introduction
Welcome to the Voices of African Women A WILPF# Bulletin. Our Aim is to alert you to events that are happening. For example, events and media activity, key governments’ announcement and research reports from other Social agencies. We also highlight programmes related to our work, external conferences and WILPF internal events. Since the seminars last year, WILPF has been busy getting support for women’s organisations. The declaration is online and keeps gaining more support. We have been engaging in dialogue to increase support to African women’s organisations. If you have any suggestions for future items to include in this bulletin, please email us at; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=office@ukwilpf.org.uk
Summary and content of the Bulletin
Since August we have been meeting with African embassies, calling on African governments to support women’s organisations in their countries. We will also start working on Security Council Resolution 1325 in African countries to increase women’s participation in decision making. In the coming months, we will be meeting with the representatives of the countries signatories of the UN Security Council. At the last meeting we heard the Voices of Chadian women.
Next meeting
We will have a working session on UN SEC 1325 and strengthening our knowledge as well as understanding of legal framework for women rights in Africa.The meeting is scheduled for the 6 February 2010, from 10:00am-6:00pm. Come along to find out how you can contribute to this important campaign.

Venue: Ground floor, Tindlemanor, 52-54 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT. For more information contact us on 0207 250 1968 or email http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=office@ukwilpf.org.uk

Tuesday 22 December 2009


I WISH ALL OUR VIEWERS, SUPPORTERS AND FANS A HEALTHY AND FULFILLING HAPPY NEWYEAR




NEW REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published an intercollegiate briefing paper on: 'Significant Harm - the effects of administrative detention on the health of children, young people and their families'.Download the paper at:http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/doc.aspx?id_Resource=5829The Migrants Rights Network has published the latest edition of: 'Migrants Rights News - December 2009'.Download the issue at:http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/downloads/newsletters/MRN_Newsletter_Dec09.pdfThe Metropolitan Police Authority and the Metropolitan Police Service has published its: 'Annual Report 2008/09'.