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Showing posts with label Tanzania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tanzania. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Watuhumiwa wa EPA kizimbani leo

HABARI TOKA MICHUZI BLOG
watuhumiwa wa EPA kizimbani leo
JEETU Patel (pichani katikati) anayetajwa kuwa kinara wa ufisadi katika wizi wa Sh bilioni 133 kwenye Akaunti ya Madeni ya Nje (EPA) katika Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT) pamoja na wenzake tisa, jana walifikishwa mahakamani kujibu tuhuma za kuiibia benki hiyo.
Wengine waliofikishwa katika Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Kisutu, Dar es Salaam ni Devendra Vinodbhai Patel na Amit Nandy, Ketan Chohan, Johnson Lukaza, Bahati Mahenge, Davies Kamungu, Godfrey Mosha na Manase Mwakale anayeshitakiwa na mkewe, Eddah Mwakale, ambaye ndiye mwanamke pekee katika kesi hiyo ya kifisadi.
Jeetu, ambaye jina lake halisi ni Jayantkumar Chandubahi Patel, katika moja ya kesi anazokabiliwa nazo, anashitakiwa kwa pamoja na Devendra Vinodbhai Patel na Amit Nandy.
Kwenye shitaka hilo, washitakiwa wanatuhumiwa kula njama, kughushi, kuwasilisha nyaraka za uongo, kuiba na kujipatia Sh bilioni 2.6 kwa kutumia kampuni yao ya Bencon ya Dar es Salaam. Wanadaiwa waliiba fedha hizo baada ya kudanganya kuwa Kampuni ya Matsushita Electric Trading Company iliwapa jukumu la kulipwa fedha hizo kupitia kampuni yao ya Bencon International Ltd.
Washitakiwa hao pia kwa pamoja wanashitakiwa kula njama, kughushi, kuiba na kujipatia tena Sh bilioni 7.9 kwa kutumia kampuni hiyo ya Bencon International Ltd. Katika wizi huo, washitakiwa hao wanadaiwa kudanganya kuwa walipewa jukumu la kulipwa fedha hizo na Kampuni ya Maruben Corporation ya Japan wakati wanajua kuwa si kweli.
Hakimu Euphamia Mingi alisema dhamana kwa washitakiwa ziko wazi, ila kila mshitakiwa anatakiwa kuweka mahakamani nusu ya fedha anazodaiwa kuiba, wadhamini wawili na mmoja kati yao awe ndugu wa karibu na wote watasaini hati ya dhamana.

Washitakiwa hao pia wanatakiwa kuwasilisha hati zao za kusafiria mahakamani, wanatakiwa wasisafiri nje ya mkoa hadi kwa ruhusa ya mahakama. Sharti jingine ni kila Ijumaa ya mwisho wa mwezi wataripoti kwa mwendesha mashitaka na pale wanapokuwa na matatizo, wadhamini wao watalazimika kwenda kutoa taarifa mahakamani.
Jeetu pia anashitakiwa katika kesi nyingine na Ketan Chohan na Amit Nandy ambao wanadaiwa kuiba Sh bilioni 3.3 kwa kutumia Kampuni ya Navy Cut Tobacco Tanzania Limited. Walidanganya kuwa wameruhusiwa na Kampuni ya Matsushita Electric Trading Company ya Japan walipwe fedha hizo. Kesi hiyo inasikilizwa na Hakimu Mkazi Neema Chusi na uamuzi wa dhamana yao utatolewa leo.
Kinara huyo wa ufisadi, pia anashitakiwa kwa wizi wa Sh bilioni 3.9 ambazo aliiba kwa kutumia kampuni ya Bina Rosorts Ltd kwa kudanganya kuwa walipewa mamlaka ya kulipwa fedha hizo na Kampuni ya C. Itoh & Company Ltd ya Japan. Katika shitaka hilo anashitakiwa kwa pamoja na wenzake Devenra Vinodbhai Patel na Nandy na kesi hiyo iko mbele ya Hakimu Mkazi Richard Kabate. Katika shitaka jingine, Jeetu anashitakiwa kwa wizi wa Sh bilioni 4.9 kwa kushirikiana na Devenra na Nandy.
Wote wanatuhumiwa kufanya wizi huo kwa kutumia Kampuni ya Maltan Mining Company Ltd wakidanganya kuwa wameruhusiwa na Kampuni ya Marubeni Corporation ya Japan walipwe fedha hizo na BoT.
Mtuhumiwa mwingine aliyefikishwa mahakamani jana ni Johnson Lukaza ambaye naye anatuhumiwa kula njama, kughushi, kuwasilisha hati ya uongo, kuiba na kujipatia Sh bilioni 6.3. Mtuhumiwa huyo na mwenzake aliyetajwa kwa jina la Mwesiga Lukaza ambaye hakuwapo mahakamani, wanadaiwa kufanya wizi huo Desemba 2005.
Dhamana kwa mshitakiwa iko wazi ila mshitakiwa anatakiwa kuweka mahakamani nusu ya fedha anazodaiwa kuiba na wadhamini wawili na mmoja kati yao awe ndugu wa karibu, wote watasaini hati ya dhamana. Mshitakiwa pia anatakiwa kuwasilisha hati yake ya kusafiria mahakamani, anatakiwa asisafiri nje ya mkoa hadi kwa ruhusa ya mahakama.
Sharti jingine ni kila Ijumaa ya mwisho wa mwezi ataripoti kwa mwendesha mashitaka na pale anapokuwa na matatizo wadhamini wao atalazimika kwenda kutoa taarifa mahakamani. Wengine waliopanda kizimbani ni Bahati Mahenge, Davies Kamungu, Godfrey Mosha na Manase Mwakale anayeshitakiwa na mkewe, Eddah ambaye ni mwanamke pekee katika kesi hiyo ya kifisadi.
Washitakiwa wanatuhumiwa kuiba Sh milioni 855.4 ambazo waliiba kwa kutumia Kampuni ya Changanyikeni Residential Complex Ltd baada ya kuwasilisha nyaraka za kughushi BoT wakionyesha kuwa kampuni hiyo, mkurugenzi wake Samson Mapunda ndiye aliyetoa idhini ya kulipwa fedha hizo.
Watu hao pia walishitakiwa kwa wizi wa Sh bilioni 1.2, mali ya BoT baada ya kutumia kampuni ya Changanyikeni Residential Complex Ltd wakidai wamepewa mamlaka ya kulipwa fedha hizo na kampuni ya Marubeni Corporation ya Japan. Uamuzi wa dhamana yao utatolewa kesho na Hakimu Victoria Nongwa.
Akihutubia Taifa Ijumaa iliyopita, Rais Jakaya Kikwete alisema Sh bilioni 69.3 ambazo ni sawa na asilimia 76.7 ya Sh bilioni 90.3 zilizochotwa kutoka EPA, zilikuwa zimerejeshwa kufikia Oktoba 31. Hata hivyo, aliagiza kuwa wote ambao kufikia siku hiyo, watakuwa hawajatekeleza agizo la kurejesha fedha hizo, hatua za kisheria zichukuliwe.
Alitoa maelekezo kamili kwa ambao hawakutimiza malipo, majalada yao yakabidhiwe kwa Mkurugenzi wa Mashitaka mara moja, kwa hatua zipasazo za kisheria. Kampuni 23 zinadaiwa kuchota fedha, Sh bilioni 133 katika Akaunti ya Madeni ya Nje ya BoT, na iligundulika baada ya ukaguzi wa hesabu uliofanywa na Kampuni ya kigeni ya Ernst & Young katika mwaka 2005/2006 ambayo ilipewa kazi iliyoachwa na Deloitte & Touche ya Afrika Kusini.
kachelo koba kimanga 'assossa' (shoto) akimuelekeza jeethu patel pa kwenda wakati watuhumiwa wa EPA walipotinga mahakama ya kisutu sasa hivi kujibu tuhuma hizo
baadhi ya watuhumiwa wakiwa wamechuchumaa kusubiri kuingizwa mahakamani
baadhi ya watuhumiwa wa EPA wakisubiri kupanda kizimbani mchana huu katika mahakama ya hakimu mkazi wa kisutu, dar

Kwa habari kamili nenda:
http://www.habarileo.co.tz/kitaifa/?id=13538
na
http://dailynews.habarileo.co.tz/home/?id=8254

Thursday, October 9, 2008

world's economic crisis, a tanzanian perpective

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ADVICE TO TANZANIANS, AND EAST AFRICANS
Dear My Countrymen,

At this point, many of you are aware of the Economic turmoil that has rocked the global economies. From the NYSE, LSE, to Hong-Kong Stock Exchange the cry is the same, and the pain is being felt in all sectors ; manufacturing, energy, agriculture etc.

Even though the problem may have started as Mortgage crisis in the US, and many thought it would have ended there, the reality is rather different, and the truth is painful and scary to hear. The data that has been available for almost two years now, pointed to the very situation we are in today. Middle analysts detected the problem raised their eye brows, but then their voices were too low to be heard by money hungry, bonus driven Wall-Street executives.

The big shots at the Wall-Street, driven by greed continued to cook their deals; duped European Bankers with bogus deals, who in turn spread the rotten credit deals in all global markets. Anyway, the damage has been done, and now faced with a reality of controlling the pain! And must consider the impact of the problem; how is it going to affect the common man in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa!

Millions of people in the US who invested their lifetime savings in the stock market have watched their funds melt in their own eyes. A man or other a client, who invested his savings in the stock option plan, in one of the now gone companies, lost $4 million in less than a year; People are loosing their jobs, many businesses closing their doors, people can no longer afford paying their once owned expensive assets. Banks and many financial institutions are collapsing at an alarming rate. Millions around the world are rapidly depleting their savings.

Even though the Central Banks around the world have taken aggressive and swift measures to curb the problem by cutting interest rates and pumping almost a Trillion dollar rescue packages into their respective economies, so far the effort have not calmed the anxiety, the problem seems very deep entrenched than many thought.

That means, the meltdown was not limited to the Sub prime, it is in the credit, manufacturing and even retail.

When major banks cannot meet their Liquidity requirements as in the case of several fallen US banks, when Short term lending becomes a problem, when commercial paper is not attainable, the economy goes into its knees. Many companies depend on these short term instruments to finance their day to day operations, short term projects, as well as meeting their payroll needs.
And when they can’t secure these instruments, it means they stop their operations.
Likelihood of companies letting their employees go due to payroll problems are very real. LIBOR, a system used in the UK and partly in the US for inter-bank lending, whose rates have gone up, shows that we are in for a long and tough ride, raising the inability of Banks to issue loans to individuals and companies lacking highest ratings in the ratings circles.

The Global Markets are plummeting, due to the fact that, investors are worried, no individuals or companies want to put their investments in the risky market, and many (millions) are pulling out their investments. Consumers are scared to spend, and this is leaving experts without any cure to the disease, that is spreading globally.

Many of you know that Wall-Street or other financial markets are driven by speculation as you witnessed early during the year, when energy prices went off the roof in the Western World; this was fueled by speculation of war outbreak in the Persian Gulf, Economic boom in Asia Pacific, and India. Now that economic boom has taken a downward trend, so has the demand and the prices.
Speculation has now turned into fear for the worse,
These are symptoms of an economic recession, and even though further bear the hallmarks of the 1929 great depression, we are optimistic things will turn around before we get into a similar economic tragedy.

To our people, fear is the worst enemy of any human being. Do not fear or panic in these uncertain times. Go about your daily activities, and please.

*Abstain and cut OFF completely, all the unnecessary spending, and purchases
Do not rush into the bank to remove your deposits, because you will create an environment in which banks liquidity runs to zero, hence a collapse.

*Make sure you ask from your bank how much money they insure with the central bank as those in America and Europe, be assured that, All your deposits are safe. Bank of England and European Union Central Banks are currently in charge of all deposits

*Constantly check with your Bank to see how things are moving in terms of the safety of your deposits.

*I know many cannot afford depositing their monies into precious metals, but for those with excess cash, may want to consider this option as an alternative to safeguarding their most liquid assets (cash) and these valuables can be deposited in most of the banks, this will ensure economic continuity in the economy.
*Be careful, and not fall a prey of con artists with cure to any economic problem. Your trusted licensed banker and government monetary officials entrusted with the task should be the only persons to deal with.

Economists, policymakers and monetary experts in our country have perhaps taken measures, or have aggressive plans in place that will safeguard your savings, you must therefore be optimistic, at the same time must be cautious not to be caught off guard.
Since many of our third world countries are dependent on the West for Tourism, Export, and Aid to subsidize their Budgets, the impact may be soon be felt. The IMF has pointed for a deep recession.
Either way, how prepared are we?

The Writer Is a US-based,
Social Activist & Investment Banker,
of Tanzanian Origin.

[SOURCE: Michuzi Blog]

Monday, September 22, 2008

All set for key business roundtable


By Vicent Mnyanyika

Tanzanian will host an international business conference next month to discuss means of maximising the country's investment potential.

President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to open the meeting organised by The Economist, a prominent international magazine.

A statement released yesterday said the conference to be held on October 6 and 7 in Dar es Salaam would involve the Government through its various ministries. More...
(Related post: http://uchuminafedha.blogspot.com/2008/08/economist-conference-in-tanzania.html

[SOURCE: THE CITIZEN]

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Borrow for development, Tanzanians told


JAPHET SANGA in Babati
Daily News; Tuesday,September 16, 2008 @07:42

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has exhorted Tanzanians to draw loans from financial institutions for their own development.

Launching a branch of the National Bank of Commerce (NBC) Limited here on Sunday, President Kikwete said people should not fear to borrow from banks as even "the rich like Bill Gates do borrow." More...


[SOURCE: DAILY NEWS]

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

You can build your dream home one brick at a time

I came across a very interesting article by Tony Zakaria from the Daily news, titled You can build your dream home one brick at a time. I have to admit, the article is well-thought and excellently worded. It is a must-read


What are your views on this article?

Friday, August 29, 2008

Budget support: Donors` stand ready soon

2008-08-28 10:00:36
By Bilal Abdul-Aziz


Development partners are charting ``the way forward`` for their general budget support (GBS) to Tanzania this financial year and will issue an official statement on the matter soon, The Guardian has established.

Serious discussions are understood to be going on against the background of donor dissatisfaction over corruption scandals at key state institutions, including the Bank of Tanzania. More...


[SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN]

Thursday, August 28, 2008

$25m properties nabbed over BoT fraud

The Bank of Tanzania headquarters in Dar es Salaam. Photo/FILE

By MIKE MANDE, JOSEPH MWAMUNYANGE and WILFRED EDWINPosted Saturday, August 23 2008 at 08:15

The Tanzanian government has confiscated property worth more than $25 million from 13 firms in a massive crackdown against people involved in the multimillion EPA scandal.

The seized assets include four brand new Range Rover Vogue Supercharger 2006 Model cars — each valued at $136,916 — with a total value of $547,664 and four Mercedez Benz CLK 230 Kompressor Model cars — each valued at $28,139 — with a total value of $112,556. More...



[SOURCE: The EastAfrican]

Thursday, August 21, 2008

INFLATION & CONSUMER PRICE INDICES: JAN - JUL 2008

I recently posted an article titled Tanzania inflation surges to 9.5% on the forum. That is obviously a very high rate, and according to some anonymous sources, the actual inflation may be even higher than that as the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS is apparently usually under political pressure from the government to play around with the figures so as to ensure the inflation is as small as they can report it, with the main target being keeping the rate under double figures always. So if the claims are indeed true, the actual inflation should be at least 10%; maybe even 11%!! This is very alarming for investors in the financial markets because the wighted YTM of 364-day T-Bill is only 11.50% whereas the total YTM for the 35-, 91-, 182- and 364- days T-Bills is 9.86%.

I extracted the following table of CPI and inflation development for Jan-Jul 2008 from the NBS website

(Click on the image to enlarge)


What do you think are the courses for such high inflation rates and what should we do to control the inlfation?

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tanzania inflation surges to 9.5%

2008-08-19 10:05:58
By DAR ES SALAAM

Tanzania`s annual inflation rate rose to 9.5 percent in July from 9.3 percent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday.

``The increase ... was mainly attributed to increase of food, petrol, diesel, kerosene and charcoal prices over the period,`` the NBS said in a statement on its website.

Other items that contributed to the higher rate included rent, beds, chairs, tables, domestic services, taxi fares, school uniforms and hotel accommodation, the statement said.

``However,prices of maize grain, maize flour, vegetables, clothing and footwear had slightly gone down,`` the bureau said.

Food contributes a weight of 55.9 percent in the east African economy`s basket of goods used to measure inflation.

Tanzania`s national consumer price index covers market prices for 207 items collected in 20 towns in mainland Tanzania.


[SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN]

Monday, August 18, 2008

Cost of living likely to ease just before year end

2008-08-18 09:23:22
By Perege Gumbo


A slew of ongoing global and domestic economic events are most certainly set to rekindle an optimism that the cost of living, now harshly stinging, will ease before end of this year.

It will be a reversal of what has been happening over the last three years of skyrocketing oil and food crises, to the extent of forcing consumers to radically change their spending patterns, while investors have come to re-adjust their production schedules to accommodate rising costs.

However, reading signs at the world commodity markets, oil prices which had increased to the tune of USD147.27 a barrel in July declined to USD112.72 by the end of last week.

More...


[SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN]

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Economy registers mixed fiscal, monetary and external trade signals

2008-08-13 09:30:35
By Beatrice Philemon

Government revenues from its major taxation bases are steadily burgeoning, according to recent data released by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT).

The BoT, which is officially authorised to keep government`s cash and records, in June published a report showing that total revenue collected by the government in May reached 288.5bn against the target of 273.bn/-.

Taxes alone contributed shillings 267.8bn/- above the pre-set target by 8.2 percent.

However, collection of non-tax revenue was below target by 21.5 percent.

More...


[SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN]

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

How small firms can contribute 60% to national economy

2008-08-11 08:55:12
By Felix Andrew

The contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the economic wellbeing of the nation could be made to double as long as training and soft loans are expertly availed to the sub-sector, according to a banking expert.

At the moment, the input of the SMEs to the country`s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to be around 30 percent.

More...


[SORCE: THE GUARDIAN]

Monday, August 4, 2008

Economist conference in Tanzania

First Business Roundtable with the Government of Tanzania
Building on success ¡V maximising Tanzania's business potential
October 6th-7th 2008 - Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Translating growth into business opportunity
After a decade of strong growth, Tanzania is emerging as East Africa's most promising new business prospect. Economically stable, mineral-rich and without the tribal tensions that have shaken Kenya, the country is attracting significant business interest.

Will the government now speed up reforms and give a much-needed boost to the private sector? Will it be able to take full advantage of Tanzania’s potential as a hub for East African business?

Gain a unique insight into Tanzania's plans
We're inviting you to discuss how the country can build on its economic track-record and encourage greater investment at the First Business Roundtable with the Government of Tanzania. We'll be considering issues such as:

  • Can Tanzania tackle its infrastructure bottlenecks to support faster growth?
  • Does the workforce have the skills needed to meet the growing demands of business?
  • Is the government doing enough to tackle corruption?
  • How do new investors from China and India see Tanzania?
  • How will the country meet its growing energy demands?

This exclusive event provides a high-level, off-the-record forum for government ministers, international and local business leaders and experts from the Economist Intelligence Unit to discuss the future for business in Tanzania.

His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania will give the keynote address.

Registration:
Register before August 15th to save €200. For more information, please contact Tamara Joseph at emeacustomerservice@economist.com or on 43 1 712 41 61 21.

PDF Download conference programme and registration form (.pdf)

Venue information:
Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski
Nnaite Chiledi
Banquet Sales Executive
Kivukoni Street
P.O.Box 9574
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 22 2131111
Fax: +255 22 2120777
Mobile: +255 784 282995
E-mail: nnaite.chiledi@kempinski.com
Web: www.kempinski-daressalaam.com

Source: THE ECONOMIST

Inflation takes over as public enemy

2008-08-02 09:47:38
By Theo Mushi

The inflation rate now stands at 9.7 percent up from 9.4 percent last month and nearly double what it was in 2006 at 5.7 per cent.

The food inflation is above 11 per cent and in the near future it will rise even further.

In 1995, headline inflation was above 30 percent and a combination of tight monetary policy and fiscal discipline brought down the inflation rate to 4.5 per cent in 2004.

With stable exchange rates, low and stable prices, it made business planning predictable and hence the improvement of the investment climate.

A better investment climate and a combination of business friendly bureaucracy, better physical infrastructure and investment promotion were expected to increase local and foreign investment.

[Source: GUARDIAN]

Friday, July 25, 2008

2008/09 Tanzanian Budget

For the last one month the Tanzanian Parliament has been discussing the 2008/09 Budget. Sadly, a lot of Tanzanians do not take the time to fully read budget speeches; even so called experts (i.e. Economists, Business, Finance professionals, Political Scientists, etc). At the very best, we would listen to the speech on the radio, or just read what is reported in the media or talked about on the streets. It is high time we started paying close attention and analyse everything; God knows half of our MPs don't.
I hereby call upon all members to read this years speech on Government Expenditure and Revenue estimates delivered by the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Mustafa Haidi Mkulo on 12/06/2008. It can be found here in English and in Swahili

Many thank yous to an anonymous member (a.k.a Mkulima) who suggested this discussion topic