EAC IS DEVELOPING A ROBUST CLIMATE INFORMATION NETWORK

  Panelists at the NASa-USAID side event

  Hon. Eriyo addressing the NASA-USAID side event at the COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco

Hon. Eriyo meeting Ms. Silvia Mancini, the Operational Officer of the Washington-based Adaptation Fund to discuss progress on the accreditation of EAC to the fund.

The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Finance and Administration, Hon. Jesca Eriyo has disclosed that the region is developing a robust climate information network that bridges climate service providers, producers and users.

The process involves partnerships with key stakeholders such as Feminine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development/SERVIR, IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre, through the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Taking part in a Panel Discussion in a side event themed Innovative Adaptation: How African Leaders are Tapping State-of-the-Art U.S. Climate Science and Data to build resilience organized by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the US Centre in the ongoing 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) taking place in Bab Ighli in Marrakech, Morocco, Hon Eriyo said EAC is an agricultural economy whereby about 80% of the population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. 

“This illustrates how the regional economy is vulnerable to climate change and therefore the need to implement adaptation measure”.

Hon. Eriyo informed the audience on the ongoing climate vulnerability and impacts assessment (VIA) study which seeks to climate proof key productive sectors, promote alternative livelihoods and inform adaptation planning.

NAIBU WAZIRI POSI AZINDUA TAMASHA LA TANO LA WATU WENYE ULEMAVU JIJINI DAR.

Naibu Waziri (OWM) anayeshughulikia sera, Bunge, Kazi Ajira, Vijana na watu wenye Ulemavu, Dk. Abadallah Posi, akizungumza wakati akizindua tamasha la tano ya watu wenye ulemavu nchini, lililoanza leo kwenye Hoteli ya Blue Pearl jijini Dar es Salaam. Tamasha hilo limeandaliwa kwa udhamini wa Shirika lisilo la kiserikali la The Foundation of Civil Society. Picha na Muhidin Sufiani

Mkurugenzi wa Shiriki lisilo la Kiserikali la Foundation for Civil Society, Francis Kiwanga, akizungumza kabla ya kumkaribisha mgeni rasmi kufungua Tamasha hilo kwenye Hoteli ya Blue Pearl jijini Dar es Salaam,leo. Picha na Muhidin Sufiani

Katibu Mtendaji wa SHIVYAWATA, Felician Mkude, akitoa utambulisho kwa mgeni rasmi wakati wa ufunguzi huo. Picha na Muhidin Sufiani

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND EAC SIGN $194 MILLION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumekeko (seated right) signs the five-year EAC-USAID Regional Development Objective Grant Agreement together with Ms. Karen Freeman (USAID Mission Director for East Africa (left) and Ms. Virginia Blaser, the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Tanzania.

Arusha, TANZANIA: Today, the U.S. Government and the East African Community (EAC) launched a Regional Development Objectives Grant Agreement at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. On behalf of the U.S. Government, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will contribute approximately $194 million over a five year period to shared development goals, deepening the partnership between the two organizations.

About $30 million will fund institutional strengthening within the EAC Secretariat, while the remainder will support other development partners in their efforts to contribute to the EAC regional integration agenda.

Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy to Tanzania and U.S. Representative to the EAC Virginia Blaser, USAID Mission Director for Kenya and East Africa Karen Freeman, and EAC Secretary General Ambassador Liberaìt Mfumukeko signed a memorandum of acknowledgment to affirm the agreement.

Chargé Blaser noted the tremendous value of fostering regional cooperation, saying that the United States supports “governments and regional bodies such as the EAC in their collaborative efforts to unlock this region’s full potential for the benefit of its people.”

USAID Mission Director Freeman emphasized the joint achievements of the EAC and USAID over the past two decades. “By simplifying customs and border procedures, we have facilitated faster, more affordable and predictable trade. We have increased investment by facilitating the closure of more international deals, which are expanding local industries and manufacturing.”

Under this agreement, the EAC and the United States will work together to (i) advance regional economic integration, (ii) increase trade and investment between member states and with the United States, (iii) improve the sustainable management of natural resources in the Lake Victoria Basin and Mara River ecosystems, (iv) improve access to integrated health services in border areas and (iv) strengthen the EAC’s organizational leadership.

GABRIEL JESUS WA MAN CITY AITAKATISHA BRAZIL NA KUPATA USHINDI

Kiwango kizuri alichoonyesha Gabriel Jesus kimeisadia Brazil kushinda magoli 2-0, dhidi ya Peru siku ya jumanne, katika mchezo wa kuwania kufuzu kutinga kombe la dunia na kuifanya kuongoza kundi lao kwa tofauti ya pointi nne.

Magoli hayo mawili yaliyofungwa katika kipindi cha pili, la kwanza likifungwa na Mchezaji huyo wa Manchester City Gabriel Jesus na kumtengenezea goli la pili Renato Augusto, yalitosha kuipatia pointi tatu Brazil huko Lima dhidi ya wenyeji wao.

       Gabriel Jesus akiwa amepachika mpira wavuni baada ya kumhadaa kipa wa Peru

WAZIRI MWIGULU ATEMBELEA MAKAO MAKUU YA NIDA JIJINI DAR ES SALAAM LEO

Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, Mwigulu Nchemba akizungumza na waandishi wa habari (hawapo pichani) mara baada ya kumaliza kikao chake na Menejimenti ya Mamlaka ya Vitambulisho vya Taifa (NIDA) wakati alipofanya ziara ya kikazi Makao Makuu ya NIDA, Kinondoni, jijini Dar es Salaam leo. Mwigulu aliwaambia waandishi wa habari kuwa, NIDA itaanza kutoa namba za utambulisho kwa wananchi wote kuanzia mwezi Desemba mwaka huu, ambao wamesajiliwa kupitia mpango wa usajili wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi (NEC). Kushoto ni Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka hiyo, Andrew Massawe. Picha zote na Wizara ya Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi.

Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Vitambulisho vya Taifa (NIDA), Andrew Massawe (watano kushoto) akimuelezea jambo Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, Mwigulu Nchemba (katikati) wakati Waziri huyo alipotembelea Makao Makuu ya Mamlaka hiyo, Kinondoni, jijini Dar es Salaam leo. Kiongozi huyo wa NIDA katika hotuba yake fupi kwa Waziri Mwigulu, alisema kuwa, NIDA itaanza kutoa namba za utambulisho kwa wananchi wote kuanzia mwezi Desemba mwaka huu, ambao wananchi hao wamesajiliwa kupitia mpango wa usajili wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi (NEC). Picha na Wizara ya Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi.

Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, Mwigulu Nchemba (kushoto) akimsikiliza Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Mifumo ya Kompyuta (TEHAMA) wa Mamlaka ya Vitambulisho vya Taifa (NIDA), Mohamed Khamis (wapili kushoto) alipokuwa akielezea jinsi wanavyosajili taarifa mbalimbali za waombaji wa vitambulisho. Waziri Mwigulu alitembelea Kituo hicho cha Usajili na kujifunza kazi mbalimbali zinazofanywa na NIDA, jijini Dar es Salaam leo. Watatu kushoto ni Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka hiyo, Andrew Massawe. Picha na Wizara ya Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi

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WAJUMBE BARAZA LA WAWAKILISHI ZANZIBAR WATEMBELEA BANDARI YA TANGA

Tanga, WAJUMBE 14 wa Kamati ya Mawasiliano na Ujenzi Baraza la Uwakilishi la Zanzibar wamesema ujio wa Mradi wa Bomba la Mafuta Tanga litaongeza ajira kwa vijana wakiwemo Wanzanzibar waishio Tanga.
 
Wajumbe hao wakiongozwa na Mwenyekiti wa kamati hiyo, Hamza Hassan Juma walitembelea bandari ya Tanga eneo la upakuzi wa shehena ya mizigo na eneo itakapojengwa bandari mpya ya Mwambani.
Akizungumza mara baada ya ziara hiyo, Hassan alisema Serikali ya Zanzibar imejipanga kuimarisha bandari zake ikiwemo ya Wete na Mkoani Kisiwani Pemba ikiwa ni maandalizi ya ujio wa Bomba la Mafuta.
Akizungumzia kilio cha wafanyabiashara na wasafiri wa Pemba na Tanga kwa kutumia usafiri wa baharini, Hassan alisema kero hiyo Serikali inaitambua na jitihada za kuwa na meli ya uhakika inafanywa.
Alisema kuna baadhi ya wafanyabiashara wa Pemba ambao walikuwa wakichukua bidhaa Tanga wamekatisha na baadhi yao mitaji kufa kutokana na kutokuwepo kwa usafiri wa uhakika wa baharini.
Awali akizungumza na wajumbe hao wa Baraza la Wawakilishi, Kaimu Meneja wa Badari Tanga, Henry Arika, alisema mchakato wa mradi wa bomba la mafuta unaenda kwa kasi na kuwataka wawekezaji kutoka Zanzibar kuja kuwekeza.
Alisema Tanga ziko fursa nyingi za uwekezaji na yako maeneo mengi hivyo kupitia ujio wa mradi wa Bomba la mafuta amewataka wawekezaji wa ndani kuchangamkia.                            

Kaimu Meneja wa Bandari ya Tanga, Henry Arika (katikati) akitoa maelezo kwa wajumbe 14 wa Baraza la Wawakilishi kutoka Zanzibar walipotembelea bandari ya Tanga kujifunza

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