TAKE it easy, says Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, urging Tanzanians to be patient, and have faith as the government investigates recent incidents of abductions and disappearances.
The premier made this call in Parliament
yesterday, stressing that the government’s security organs were
conducting investigation into the matter, and that they should be
allowed to complete the investigations before the government could issue
a statement.
“I urge Tanzanians to continue trusting
in their government … one of the government’s responsibilities is to
ensure that Tanzanians live in peace and in assurance of their security
and that of their property at all times,” he explained.
He added that Tanzanians should allow
time as state security organs continue to investigate the issue so that
the root cause of the issue can be uncovered and stopped.
“We cannot just issue a public statement
for now … the investigation is still underway… and we could actually
lose sources that could lead us to (vital) clues (as to) why these
incidents are happening. I can only urge the public to be cooperative
with us more … in providing tips on the issue,” he noted.
Premier Majaliwa was responding to a
question from the leader of the opposition camp, Mr Freeman Mbowe (Hai –
Chadema), who wanted to know if the government would issue a statement
on the abductions and disappearance of people … incidents which have
created fear within the public.
Mr Mbowe said it was now six months
since his own assistant, Mr Ben Saanane disappeared and that the
government had not issued any statement over that issue, advising the
government to engage the UK’s Scotland Yard to assist in the
investigations.
“We know that the Scotland Yard is
highly skilled in such matters and they even helped when Kenya was found
wanting in conducting investigations into the mysterious killing of Dr
Robert Ouko, then a prominent leader in that country.
“Why isn’t the government engaging the
UK security organ which is highly skilled in forensic investigation, to
help in investigating the incidents,” he noted.
Minister Majaliwa confirmed that the
nation was in good relations with other nations, and that we cooperate
in security matters with them, but stressed that the state security
organs were also highly skilled in conducting investigations on the
issues at hand.
“The government is not limited in any
way … or form of investigation and once investigations into the
incidents that took place in the country are completed, the report will
be made public. We still urge Tanzanians to be patient and have trust in
their government and the state security organs” he stressed.
On broadcasting Parliament sessions
live, which was also asked by Mr Mbowe, Premier Majaliwa noted that
Tanzanians continue receiving reports of what’s happening in the House
through agreed methods,
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