Mhe. Waziri afungua Kongamano kuhusu masuala ya Diaspora

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb.) akizungumza wakati wa ufunguzi wa Kongamano kuhusu masuala ya Uhamiaji na Watanzania waishio nje (Diaspora). Ufunguzi huo ulifanyika katika Hoteli ya JB Belmont Jijini Dar es Salaam tarehe 22 Januari, 2014. Mwingine katika picha ni Bw. Jo Rispoli, Mtaalam wa masuala ya Uhamiaji katika Shirika la Kimataifa la Uhamiaji.

Baadhi ya wajumbe waliohudhuria ufunguzi wa kongamano hilo wakimsikiliza Mhe. Waziri Membe (hayupo pichani)

Mkuu wa Shirika la Kimataifa la Uhamiaji (IOM) hapa nchini Bw. Damien Thuriaux naye akizungumza huku Mhe. Membe na Bw.Rispoli wakimsikiliza wakati wa ufunguzi wa kongamano hilo.

Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Diaspora katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Bibi Rosemary Jairo akifuatilia kwa makini ufunguzi wa kongamano kuhusu masuala ya Diaspora.

Wajumbe wakifuatilia hotuba ya ufunguzi. Kutoka kulia ni Bw. Seif Kamtunda, Afisa Mambo ya Nje, Bi. Linda Helgesson, Mtaalam wa masuala ya Maendeleo ya Wahamiaji, Bi. Sudah Lulandala, Afisa Mipango na Bi. Tunsume Mwangolombe, Afisa Mambo ya Nje.

Picha ya pamoja.

Mhe. Membe akizungumza na Waandishi wa Habari kuhusu ufunguzi wa kongamano hilo.

Na Reginald Philip Kisaka

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb) amesisitiza umuhimu wa Tanzania kuridhia uraia wa nchi mbili ili Watanzania wanaoishi ughaibuni waweze kufaidika na fursa za kiuchumi na kijamii zinazotolewa kwa raia katika nchi wanazoishi.

Mhe. Waziri alitoa kauli hiyo katika ufunguzi wa kongamano lililoandaliwa na Shirika la Kimataifa la Uhamiaji (IOM) na kufanyika katika Hoteli ya JB Belmont jijini Dar es Salaam tarehe 22 Januari, 2014. Kongamano hilo ambalo linawakutanisha wawakilishi kutoka Serikalini, wanazuoni, asasi za kiraia na watafiti mashuhuri lina lengo la kujadili njia mbalimbali ambazo wanadiaspora wanaweza kuzitumia kuchangia maendeleo ya nchi yao kwa mazingira ya Tanzania.

Mhe. Waziri aliwambia wajumbe wa kongamano hilo kuwa hoja ya uraia wa nchi mbili itawasilishwa na kutetewa katika Kikao Maalum cha Bunge la Katiba ambacho kinatarajiwa kufanyika katika siku za karibuni. “Endapo uraia wa nchi mbili utaridhiwa, Watanzania wanaoishi ughaibuni wataweza kupata kazi nzuri na kukopa benki  katika nchi wanazoishi, hivyo kipato chao kitaongezeka ambacho watakitumia pia kuwekeza nyumbani. Mhe. Waziri alisikika akisema.

Mhe. Membe alitolea mfano wa nchi zilizoweka mazingira mazuri ya wanadiaspora katika kuchangia maendeleo ya nchi zao kuwa ni pamoja na Nigeria, Ghana na Kenya.

Awali, akizungumza wakati wa ufunguzi wa kongamano hilo, Mkuu wa Shirika la Kimataifa la Uhamiaji hapa nchini Bw. Damien Thuriaux alisema kuwa, kongamano hilo ambalo litafanyika kuanzia tarehe 22 hadi 29 Januari 2014 lina lenga kuhamasisha uratibu wa masuala ya Uhamiaji na Diapora kwa kuzishirikisha Wizara na Taasisi mbalimbali. Aidha katika kushirikiana na Serikali ya Tanzania, Bw. Damien alisema kuwa Shirika lake litasaidia uundwaji wa Tovuti maalum kwa ajili ya watu waishio Nje (Diaspora) na masuala mengine yanayohusu uhamiaji.

Naibu Waziri akutana na Naibu Waziri wa Biashara na Viwanda wa Afrika Kusini

Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Dkt. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb.) akizungumza wakati wa kikao chake na Naibu Waziri wa Biashara na Viwanda wa Afrika Kusini, Mhe. Elizabeth Thabethe (wa pili kushoto). Mhe. Thabete anaongoza ujumbe wa Wafanyabiashara kutoka Afrika Kusini utakaoshiriki Semina kuhusu Biashara na Uwekezaji itakayofanyika hapa nchini tarehe 23 Januari, 2014. Wengine katika picha ni Mhe. Radhia Msuya (kushoto), Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Afrika Kusini na Mhe. Thanduyise Chiliza, Balozi wa Afrika Kusini hapa nchini.

Mama Hellen Rwegasira (wa pili kulia), Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Afrika katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa wakati wa kikao kati ya Mhe. Maalim na Mhe. Thabethe (hawapo pichani)

Wajumbe wengine kutoka Afrika Kusini na Tanzania wakifuatilia mazungumzo kati ya Mhe. Maalim na Mhe. Thabete (hawapo pichani). Kulia ni Bw. Adam Isara, Msaidizi wa Mhe. Maalim.

Mhe. Maalim akiagana na Mhe. Thabete mara baada ya mazungumzo yao.

Picha ya pamoja.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete apokea Hati za Utambulisho za Balozi wa Oman nchini

Mhe. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania akipokea Hati za Utambulisho kutoka kwa Balozi Mteule wa Oman hapa nchini Mhe.Soud Ali Bin Mohamed Al Ruqaishi. Hafla hiyo ilifanyika Ikulu, Dar es Salaam tarehe 21 Januari, 2014.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete akimtambulisha kwa Balozi Ruqaishi Mhe. Mahadhi Juma Maalim, Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete akimtambulisha kwa Balozi Ruqaishi, Balozi Simba Yahya, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Mashariki ya Kati katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete katika picha ya pamoja na Mhe. Balozi Ruqaishi (wa pili kushoto) na Maafisa waliofuatana na Balozi huyo.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete akiwa katika mazungumzo na Balozi Ruqaishi mara baada ya kupokea hati zake za utambulisho.

Mhe. Mahadhi (wa kwanza kushoto),  Balozi Yahya (wa pili kushoto) na Maafisa Waandamizi katika Ofisi ya Rais wakifuatilia mazungungumzo ya Mhe. Rais na Balozi Ruqaishi (hawapo pichani)

Maafisa wakinukuu mazungumzo ya Mhe. Rais Kikwete na Balozi Ruqaishi (hawapo pichani). Kutoka kulia ni Dkt. Laurean Ndumbaro, Msaidizi wa Rais katika masuala ya Siasa, Bw. Muhidin Michuzi, Mwandishi wa Habari Msaidizi wa Rais na Bw. Abbas Mngwali, Afisa Mambo ya Nje.

Balozi Ruqaishi akisaini kitabu cha wageni mara baada ya kuwasili Ikulu.

Balozi Ruqaishi (katikati) akisikiliza wimbo wa Taifa lake uliokuwa ukipigwa na Bendi ya Polisi kwa heshima yake mara baada ya kuwasili Ikulu. Kulia ni Mkurugenzi na Mkuu wa Itifaki, Balozi Maharage Juma na Mnikulu, Bw. Shaaban Gurumo.

Kikosi cha Bendi ya Polisi kikiwa kazini.

Balozi Ruqaishi akimshukuru Kiongozi wa Bendi ya Polisi.

Balozi Kibwana azungumzia Sudani ya Kusini

Balozi Vincent Kibwana, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Afrika.  (photo file)

Mahojiano kati ya Voice of America (Africa) na Balozi Vincent Kibwana, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Afrika katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, yaliyofanyika tarehe 9 Januari, 2014.

Source:  Abdushakur Aboud, VOA (thank you!)

Balozi Mpya wa Tanzania nchini Malaysia aapishwa

Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Malaysia, Mhe. Aziz Ponary Mlima (kulia) akiwa pamoja na Kamishna wa Tume ya Usuluhishi na Uamuzi iliyo chini ya Wizara ya Kazi na Ajira, Bw. Jafari Omari wakisubiri kuapishwa katika nyadhifa zao hizo mpya. Hafla hiyo ilifanyika Ikulu, Dar es Salaam tarehe 15 Januari, 2014

Mhe. Balozi Mlima akiapa mbele ya Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete akisaini kiapo cha Balozi Mlima

Waziri wa Kazi na Ajira, Mhe. Gaudensia Kabaka (Mb.) (kulia) akiwa na Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Dkt. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb.) wakishuhudia kuapishwa kwa Balozi Mlima na Kamishna Omari.

Baadhi ya Wakururugenzi kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa wakishuhudia tukio la kuapishwa kwa Balozi Mlima. Kutoka kulia ni Balozi Simba Yahya, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Mashariki ya Kati, Balozi Mbelwa Kairuki, Mkurugenzi Idara ya Asia na Australasia na Mkurugenzi na Mkuu wa Itifaki, Balozi Maharage Juma.

Kaimu Wakurugenzi kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa wakishuhudia tukio la kuapishwa kwa Balozi Mlima.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete akiwa na katika picha ya pamoja na Balozi Mlima (wa tatu kushoto) na Rais Mstaafu, Mhe. Benjamini William Mkapa na Mkewe Mama Anna Mkapa.Balozi Mlima alikuwa mmoja wa Wasaidizi wa Mhe. Mkapa kabla ya kuteuliwa katika wadhifa huo mpya.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete katika picha ya pamoja na Balozi Mlima.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete katika picha ya pamoja na Balozi Mlima na familia yake.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Dkt. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb.)-wa pili kushoto, Balozi Mlima (wa pili kulia) pamoja na Wakurugenzi na Kaimu Wakurugenzi katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa.

Balozi Mlima (kulia) Akipongezwa na Balozi Mbelwa Kairuki, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Asia na Australasia katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa.

Balozi Mlima akihojiwa na Waandishi wa Habari mara baada ya kuapishwa.

Membe hails the former UNDP Resident Rep.; calls him ‘a True Agent for Change’

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in a photo with Dr. Alberic Kacou, the outgoing Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme and Resident Coordinator of the UN System, here in Tanzania. 

Membe hails the former UNDP Resident Rep.; calls him ‘a True Agent for Change’

By TAGIE DAISY MWAKAWAGO

"You are a giant elephant," said Foreign Minister Bernard K. Membe (MP), praising Dr. Alberic Kacou for his unwavering groundwork during his four-year tenure as a Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme and Resident Coordinator of the UN System, here in Tanzania.    

Minister Membe was speaking before Members of Diplomatic Corps, Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, including officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had gathered to bid farewell to Dr. Kacou, during the dinner he had hosted yesterday evening at Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam. 

"He is not only my friend, but he is a friend to many people.  He has dedicated himself to save lives, promote democracy, reduce poverty, all in efforts to usher economic development for one's country," said Minister Membe.  

The Minister further noted that Dr. Kacou's record of accomplishments journey did not only set ground in Tanzania, but rather in other countries as well in Africa.  "He did it in Guinea Bissau, in Nigeria and eventually in Tanzania.  It is that type of committed leader that people need," Minister Membe hailed Dr. Kacou's legacy. 

As you leave Tanzania, continued the Minister, "you are considered to be as a true agent of change as you have embarked on legacy of changing the lives of people," he told the former UNDP-Rep.  

Further to his remarks, Minister Membe also highlighted the notably successful contribution of Dr. Kacou and his UNDP team during the 2010 general elections.  "You took a crucial role during that election, mobilizing people towards free and peaceful elections," said the Minister.   

On his part, Dr. Kacou thanked the Minister for taking his time to bid farewell and for acknowledging his many accomplishments.   "I leave behind a solid framework that has set groundwork towards the 2015 general elections," noted the former UNDP-Rep.   

He further noted that his former UNDP-team here in Tanzania has collaborated closely with the European Union Delegation to march forward the preparation for the 2015 general elections.  "We did it in 2010 elections, and I am confident that my predecessor will spearhead that effort in the upcoming elections," said Dr. Kacou.  

Dr. Kacou was recently appointed to be the UNDP Chief of Staff and Director of the Executive Office in the United Nations Headquarter Office in New York, in the United States. 

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs bids farewell to the UNDP's Dr. Kacou

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation points out the Mount Kilimanjaro on a gift given to the outgoing Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme and Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Tanzania, Dr. Alberic Kacou yesterday at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam.  The Minister hosted the farewell dinner for Dr. Kacou, who had just completed his tenure of four years.    

Minister Membe gives his remarks, praising Dr. Kacou for his superb work during his four-year tenure.

Distinguished in attendance included Ambassador Vincent Kibwana (right), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Simba Yahya (2nd right), Director of Middle East in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Filberto Cerian Sebregondi (3rd right), Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Tanzania.  Also in the photo here are Ambassador Juma Alfani Mpango (2nd left), Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Tanzania and Ambassador Celestine Mushy (3rd left), Director of the Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Other distinguished guests were Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and other officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Minister Membe in a photo with Dr. Kacou.

 

Minister Membe (center) in a group photo with Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Alfani Juma Mpango (left) and Dr. Alberic Kacou. 

A group photo of Hon. Minister Membe together with Members of Diplomatic Corps, Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, including officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had gathered to bid farewell to Dr. Alberic Kacou, during the dinner he had hosted yesterday evening at Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam. 

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Ambassador Celestine Mushy (right), Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a discussion with Mr. Alberic Kacou, the outgoing United Nations Representative for the Development Programme during the farewell dinner hosted by Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation last evening at Serena Hotel, in Dar es Salaam. 

Ambassador Vincent Kibwana (left), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a discussion with Mrs. Victoria Mwakasege (center), Acting Director of the Department of Europe and Americas and Ambassador Simba Yahya, Director of the Department of Middle East in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Ambassador Mushy (right) welcomes H.E. Sebregondi, Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Tanzania.

H.E. Dr. Nasri Abujaish (left), Palestine Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania shares photos with Mr. Kacou. 

Country Director of the World Food Programme (left) was also present during the farewell dinner.  

Palestine Ambassador, together with Mr. Kacou and Ambassador Juma Mpango of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who is also the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps share a candid moment with Ambassador Sebregondi.  

Distinguished guests also included H.E. Dr. Nasri Abujaish (left), Palestine Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania. 

Also in attendance were Ms. Mends-Cole (right), the United Nations Refugees Agency Representative (Tanzania) and H.E. Flossie Chidyaonga,High Commissioner of Malawi to the United Republic of Tanzania. 

Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes were also present. 

Dr. Alberic Kacou gives his remarks. 

Minister Membe in a photo with Dr. Kacou and Ambassador Mushy.

Another group photo with Dr. Kacou. 

Minister Membe in a discussion with Ambassador Simba Yahya. 

Minister Membe shares few words with Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Juma Alfani Mpango. 

Dr. Kacou in a photo with Members of Diplomatic Corps and Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes.  Also in the photo is Mrs. Victoria Mwakasege (right), Assistant Director of the Department of Europe and Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation.  

Ambassador Mushy hands a gift to Dr. Kacou on behalf of all officers from the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

Ambassador Mushy reads the card which is signed by all officers from his Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The Department had worked closely with Dr. Kacou throughout his four-year tenure while in the country. 

All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago