ARUSHA which has always banned the use of explosive fireworks in celebrating has made owners of tourist hotels to beg for permission to use the fiery display this year.
As a result, luxury properties located
within the city have been permitted to shoot fireworks on condition that
the whole exercise should not take more than three minutes, and the
explosions in the sky must not last more than five minutes.
“As you know fireworks make loud
explosions and it will be difficult for the police on patrol to trace
criminals who are notorious of taking advantage of such commotion to
commit crime,” explained the Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Charles
Mkumbo (pictured) here.
The RPC stated that since tourists’
hotels are packed with foreign guests who have come to spend New Year in
Arusha, they want to provide some excitement to the visitors, that is
why they have been allowed to shoot the fireworks for a few minutes.
The police have also maintained their
stand against tire burning episodes usually conducted by unruly youth as
part of the New Year stints in the city. “Tire burning is not only
dangerous to motorists, but they also damage the infrastructure, and
therefore, this year we have decided to involve Municipal Authorities as
well as the Tanzania Roads Network Agency (TANROADS) to deal with the
culprits who set fire on roads,” said the RPC.
He said that people caught setting tires
ablaze will be subjected to pay heavy fines, including repairing the
damaged parts of the road. Still, Arusha has remained almost deserted
this holiday season as many of the city residents travelled upcountry to
celebrate with relatives and loved ones.
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