Membe: Tanzania keen on ‘Technology and Power’ initiatives

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation during his radio interview earlier this morning with Clouds FM's program Power Breakfast.

Membe: Tanzania keen on ‘Technology 

and Power’ initiatives

By TAGIE DAISY MWAKAWAGO

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation earlier today met with Clouds FM casts to discuss the upcoming historical visits of multiple world dignitaries, placing Dar on the competitive pedestal among other African Nations.

“It is going to be a week of sequential events that will feature technology, energy and women empowerment dialogues by world leaders, key stakeholders and citizens – all aim at boosting and transforming Tanzania’s socio-economic endeavors to the highest form,” said Hon. Bernard K. Membe during his interview with Mr. Gerald Hando, host of the program Power Breakfast.

He further noted that Tanzania is a forefront runner of peace and security, with good governance and democracy in Africa Continent, which is the latter that attracts world leaders to choose it as a must-country to visit. 

Tanzania recently was ranked 55th in the 2013 Global Peace Index (GPI), ranking above other East African countries (Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Uganda) according to the index produced by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Prior to unveiling the upcoming events, Hon. Membe first took time to wish a speedy recovery to the ailing Mr. Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid icon and former President of South Africa, who has been in a critical condition in the Hospital. Mr. Mandela had been a symbolic figure for his revolutionary role in the Civil Rights Movement in a fight against apartheid in South Africa.

“Mandela is a fighter, and we know he will pull this through.  We are sending our prayers to him, his family and the South Africans, for a speedy recovery,” said Hon. Membe during his interview with Clouds FM Power Breakfast.  

During his interview, Minister Membe said that World Leaders from 14 countries are expected to start arriving in Dar es Salaam anytime, starting with President King Mswati III of Swaziland who was expected to arrive later today.  Other Leaders include countries of Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya, Algeria, Zimbabwe, the United States and others.

In going over the programs, Minister Membe said that the Global 2013 Smart Partnership Dialogue kicks off on June 28, 2013 with theme of “Leveraging Technology for Africa’s Socio-Economic Transformation: the Smart Partnership Way”, convened by Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Y. Sefue.  Smart Partnership Dialogue is the brainchild of the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management. It creates a platform for key decision-makers in both the public and private sectors from various countries to come together with a view to coming up with solutions to social and economic problems bedeviling their nations.

The main objective of Smart Partnership Dialogue is to enhance government engagement with all sectors of the society in enhancing information, knowledge and expertise in finding solutions to sustainable development challenges. Smart Partnership International Dialogues are held alternately between Malaysia and countries in southern Africa and are jointly organized by the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM) and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT).  The four-days’ Dialogue will be hosted by President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.  

Another event is the official two-days tour by President Barack Obama of the United States of America on July 1 to 2, 2013, where he is expected to participate in a roundtable of businessmen drawn from the US, Tanzania and other African countries.  He is also expected to launch the Power Africa Initiative at the US' Symbion Power Plant in Ubungo, foreshadows to build energy infrastructures in Africa.  Recently, Tanzania has been exploring gas and oil in Mtwara and Lindi Regions, which is geared to power the economy in the country.

Indeed, there is going to be this year’s African First Ladies’ Summit, hosted by our First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete on July 2-3, 2013, which aims at promoting women’s education, health and economic empowerment.  

The Summit will be attended by US First Lady Mrs. Michelle Obama, former US First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush and her husband former President George W. Bush Jr., including Ms. Nancy G. Brinker, the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control and Mrs. Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.  Other participants include First Ladies from Zambia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Namibia.

First Lady Mama Kikwete is also expected to host a tea-get-together for her counterpart Mrs. Obama, then the two will visit the Memorial site to the 1998 US Embassy bombing, including observing a performance by the Baba wa Watoto troupe.

In responding to recent criticisms about country’s multiple visits, including why President Obama chose to visit Tanzania, Hon. Membe explained that the visits are essential in anchoring socio-economic development in the country, as they are set to open new business ventures and investment opportunities for the country.  He highlighted the success achieved from the First Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) since 2008, which resulted from the 700 million US dollars (about 1.12tri/-) invested by the United States through MCC to rehabilitate and expand water, energy and road infrastructure development that included the completion of the highway from Tanga to Horohoro, upgrading of Mtwara Corridor and upgrading of Tunduma to Sumbawanga road.  

Hon. Membe further hailed President Kikwete’s exemplary leadership and his unwavering dedication that has positioned Tanzania to be eligible to develop second MCC compact proposals. This is because Tanzania has performed well on the MCC scorecard on its first compact implementation, and has continued a good policy performance and development proposals that have significant potential to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.

“The other reason is the fact that the World sees us as among the champions of good governance and democracy,” said Hon. Membe, also highlighting recent measures taken to restore peace, security and stability in Eastern Congo-DRC by deploying battalion of more than 850 soldiers to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Currently, Tanzania sits as a Chairman for the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s organ tasked with politics, defence, security and co-operation.

Recently, Tanzania has been voted the best Safari Destination in Africa, with a score of 4.8 out of 5 stars by “safaribookings.com”, an online marketplace for African Safari tours.  The survey, which was conducted to more than 1,000 safari-travelers and reputable industry experts, ranked Tanzania as the most outstanding winner beating Botswana by about a tenth of a point, whereby Kenya came third, Zambia fourth and South Africa ranked fifth.

The Global 2013 Smart Partnership is expected to climax on the 1st July this year, whereby the US President Barack Obama is expected to arrive in Tanzania for a two-day official tour.

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Wakuu wa Nchi waanza kuwasili kwa ajili ya kushiriki mkutano wa Smart Partnershipt

Mfalme Mswati III wa Swaziland akiteremka kwenye ndege mara baada ya kuwasili kwenye Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere. Mfalme ni miongoni mwa Wakuu wa Nchi na Serikali watakaohudhuria  Mkutano wa Majadiliano kwa Manufaa ya Wote (Global 2013 Smart Partnership Dialogue) utakaofanyika hapa nchini kuanzia tarehe 28 Juni hadi 1 Julai, 2013.

Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal akiongozana na Mfalme Mswati III wa Swaziland mara baada ya kumpokea alipowasili nchini.

Mfalme Mswati III akisalimiana na Mhe. Shamim Nyanduga, Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Msumbiji ambaye anawakilisha pia Swaziland mara baaada ya kuwasili.

Mhe. Dkt. Bilal akiongozana na Mfalme Mswati III pamoja na Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb.), Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa mara baada ya kumpokea Kiongozi huyo.

Mhe. Dkt. Bilal akizungumza na Mfalme Mswati III.

Mhe. Membe akizungumza na Waandishi wa habari kuhusu ziara ya Mfalme Mswati III.

Hon. Membe visits Clouds FM 'Power Breakfast'

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation getting ready for his interview on a radio programming called Power Breakfast earlier today in Clouds FM Headquarters located at Mikocheni, in Dar es Salaam.

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation going over some notes with Mr. Simalenga Simon, Clouds FM Public Relations Officer for the program Power Breakfast prior to the radio interview earlier this morning. 

Hon. Minister Membe going through today's newspapers prior to his radio interview with Mr. Gerald  Hando (right) of Clouds FM Power Breakfast.

Just minutes before Hon. Membe goes on air, he took more time to glance on the current issues written on newspapers.  Also in the photo is Ms. Barbara Hassan of Power Breakfast as well as "Mbwiga" (standing in the background). 

Mr. Gerald Hando listens to Hon. Membe as he explains about upcoming historical visits and meetings that includes the State Visit of Sri Lanka President scheduled for June 27, the Smart Partnership Dialogue scheduled to kick off on June 28, the Official Visit of President Barack Obama of the United States of America on July 1 and the First Lady Meeting on July 2, 2013.   All events are scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam.  

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation explains the Power Africa Initiative that President Barack Obama will launch in Ubungo during his two-days Official Visit later this week. 

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation explains the significance of these historical visits and meetings that are all economically and technologically beneficial to Tanzania.  He highlighted previous success visits of former US Presidents Bill Clinton (the signing of Burundi Peace Agreement in Arusha) and George W. Bush, Jr. (the First Millennium Challenge Corporation - MCC).  

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation exchanges views with Mr. Assah Mwambene (right), Director of Information (Maelezo) in the Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports.  Also in the photo is Mr. Thobias Makoba, Acting Private Assistant to Minister Membe. 

All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago 

Rais wa Sri Lanka kuwasili nchini kesho

TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI

Rais wa Sri Lanka, Mhe. Mahinda Rajapaksa anatarajiwa kuwasili nchini tarehe 27 Juni, 2013 kwa ziara ya kitaifa ya siku mbili.

Siku ya kwanza ya ziara yake, Mhe. Rajapaksa atafanya mazungumzo rasmi na Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete na  kushiriki Dhifa ya Kitaifa.

Tarehe 28 Juni 2013, Mhe. Rajapaksa atatembelea Hekalu la Kibudha lililopo Upanga, Jijini Dar es Salaam lililojengwa na Sri Lanka miaka 93 iliyopita.

Aidha, Mhe. Rajapaksa anatarajiwa kushiriki katika Jukwaa la Ushirikiano kwa Manufaa ya Wote (Global 2013 Smart Partnership Dialogue) utakaofanyika kuanzia tarehe 28 Juni hadi 01 Julai 2013. Ataondoka nchini tarehe 29 Juni 2013 kurejea nchini kwake.

IMETOLEWA NA: WIZARA YA MAMBO YA NJE NA USHIRIKIANO WA KIMATAIFA, DAR ES SALAAM

26 JUNI, 2013

Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand visits the Ministry

Ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki, Director of the Department of Asia and Australasia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation welcomes Ms. Georgina Roberts, Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand based in Pretoria, South Africa who also covers Tanzania, during their meeting today in Dar es Salaam. 

Ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki and Ms. Georgina Roberts (left) in a discussion about more areas of cooperation in sectors of agriculture, energy and education. 

 

Ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki expresses the Government's readiness to foster relations with New Zealand, forging partnership that would create more training and scholarship opportunities, and the need to explore further energy and agriculture sectors. 

Ms. Georgina Roberts also took time to thank Ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki for taking time to meet, and that her Government was eager to continue working close with Tanzania and explore new areas of cooperation that in turn can generate more experts in areas of technology, energy and agriculture. 

Also in attendance were Mr. Mkumbwa Ally (left), Acting Head of Government Communication Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Khatibu Makenga, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

Ambassador Kairuki highlights other key areas to explore that may include opening of Honorary Consul in Tanzania to facilitate matters of cooperation easily given that the High Commission is physically located in Pretoria, South Africa. 

A group photo of Ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki(2nd right), together with Ms. Georgina Roberts, Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand, Mr. Mkumbwa Ally (left), Acting Head of Government Communication Unit and Mr. Khatibu Makenga, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago 

President Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ethiopia and Trinidad

H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador T. Raveenthiran, new Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

Witnessing the Credential Ceremony for were Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Mr. Omary Mjenga (center), Assistant Director of the Department of Asia and Australasia and Ms. Redemptor Tibaigana, Foreign Service Officer. 

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador Ittiporn Boonpracong, new Ambassador of Thailand to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

The new Ambassador of Thailand to Tanzania, H.E. Ambassador Ittiporn Boonpracong greets Mr. Medard Ngaiza, Thailand Desk Officer and Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

H.E. President Kikwete in a discussion with new Ambassador Ittiporn Boonpracong of Thailand after he had presented his Letters of Credence.  Also in the phot is Sudkanueng Nivesratana, Second Secretary in the Royal Thai Embassy. 

H.E. President Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from H.E. Ambassador Patrick Edward of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Kampala, Uganda.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam. 

Hon. Minister Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation gets introduced to H.E. Ambassador Patrick Edward, new Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago. 

Ambassador Edward explains something during his discussion with President Kikwete.

Listening on is Hon. Membe (left), Ambassador Dora Msechu (center), Director of the Department of Europe and Americas and Deputy Secretary to the President (right). 

Also present during the meeting is Ambassador Liberata Mulamula (right), the newly Designate Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United States of America and Senior Advisor to the President (Diplomatic Affairs), and Ms. Upendo Mwasha, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

  

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from H.E. Ambassador Shesudin Ahmed Roble, new Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in a discussion with H.E. Ambassador Shesudin Ahmed Roble, new Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  Left is Mr. Eskindir Y. Asfaw, Counsellor in the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 

Listening on is Hon. Minister Bernard K. Membe (MP) (left) and Ambassador Vincent Kibwana, Director of the Department of Africa in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

Also listening to President Kikwete's and Ambassador Roble's discussion were Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, newly Designate Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United States of America and Senior Advisor to President Kikwete (Diplomatic Affairs), Mr. Bilauri, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Premi Kibanga, President's Assistant (Press).

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in an intimate discussion with Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) (center), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue (right). 

Listening to President Kikwete (not in the photo) is Hon. Bernard K. Membe (left) and Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue. 

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) explains something to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula. 

All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago