Sheria ya Uvuvi Zanzibar

Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar inakusudia kuziangalia upya Sheria za Uvuvi zilizopo Nchini ili kuona uvuvi haramu ambao unaendelea kukithiri katika sehemu tofauti ndani ya Visiwa vya Zanzibar unaangamizwa kabisa.
Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alieleza hayo wakati akizungumza na Wajumbe wa Kamati ya Hifadhi ya Ghuba ya Menai katika Jengo la Ofisi hiyo liliopo Kizimkazi Wilaya ya Kusini.
Balozi Seif alisema katika kudhibiti wimbi hilo la Uvuvi haramu ameziagiza Kamati za Hifadhi ya mali asili za Baharini kuvichoma moto Vifaa vinavyokamatwa kutokana na Uvuvi huo maramu baada ya kuthibitishwa na Taasisi zinazohusika ya Masuala hayo.
Alisema hakuna mvuvi asiyeelewa nyavu haramu katika shughuli za Uvuvi lakini kinachojitokeza ni ile tamaa ya baadhi ya wavuvi hao ambayo ikiachiliwa inaweza kuvijengea mazingira ya hatari ya baadae vizazi vijavyo.
Balozi Seif alizipongeza Kamati za Hifadhi ya Mali asili ya Baharini hasa ile ya Ghuba ya Menai kwa juhudi zao za kulinda mazingira katika wakati mgumu.
Aliwataka kutovunjika moyo katika kujitolea huko na kuwaahidi kwamba Serikali itaendelea kushirikiana nao katika mapambano dhidi ya wavuvi haramu.
Mapema Katibu mtendaji wa Jumuiya ya Hifadhi ya Ghuba ya Menai Bwana Mohd Suleiman alisema wimbi la Uvuvi haramu hivi sasa linaonekana kuongezeka kwa kasi kwa kisingizio cha ukali wa Maisha.
Bwana Mohd ameiomba Serikali kuwa makini na watendaji wa Baadhi ya Taasisi za Serikali ambao hutumia mamlaka yao kuwapa nguvu Wavuvi haramu kuendelea kuchafua mazingira ya Bahari.
Kwa upande wake Mjumbe wa Kamati hiyo Nd. Zahor Kamal Hassan alitanabaisha kwamba tabia ya baadhi ya wavuvi kuichezea bahari kwa kuendeleza tamaa ya haraka itapelekea kuiponza Jamii yote.
Mapema Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alitembelea Jumuiya ya Wafugaji nyuki iliyopo Muungoni { ZABA } ambapo Mtaalamu wa Nyuki Bwana Andrea Nolli alisema yapo mafanikio kiasi kutokana na mradi huo kuendeshwa kitaalamu.
Bw. Andrea alimueleza Balozi Seif kwamba juhudi za makusudi zinahitajika katika kulinda misitu kwa lengo la kuongeza uzalishaji wa asali ambao unaonekana kupungua kutokana na ukatwaji ovyo wa Miti. Katika ziara hiyo ndani ya Wilaya ya Kusini Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alibahatika kuitembelea Redio ya Jamii iliyopo Mtegani Makunduchi 91.9 F.M na kuwataka Vijana hao wahakikishe kile wanachokitangaza kinapokelewa vyema na Wananchi.
Baadaye Balozi Seif aliangalia Skuli ya Migomba Kiongoni inayotowa mafunzo kwa wakulima wa Migomba pamoja na Shamba la Mihogo la Mkulima Salum Iddi ambapo alielezea kuridhika kwake na juhudi za wakulima hao katika kuimarisha sekta ya Kilimo kinachozingatia utaalamu wa kisasa.
Balozi Seif ambae pia Ni Mjumbe wa Kamati Kuu ya Halmashauri Kuu ya Taifa ya CCM aliweka jiwe la msingi la Mskani ya CCM ya Haturudi nyuma iliyopo Muyuni “C”.
Akiwapongeza Vijana hao kwa kuitikia wito wa CCM wa kujenga Ofisi za Matawi na Maskani zenye hadhi ya Chama Balozi Seif aliahidi kuchangia Mabati yote kwa ajili ya uwezekaji wa Maskani hiyo.
“Mkijenga Tawi au Maskani ya Chama cha Mapinduzi lazima ifanane na Chama Chenyewe” Alisisitiza Balozi Seif.
Balozi Seif alisema Chama cha Mapinduzi kinathamini kazi inayoendelea kufanywa na Wanachama wake ndani ya Mskani na Matawi Nchini kote.
Othman Khamis Ame
Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar

MESSAGE ON WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY 24 March 2012

For too long, tuberculosis has not received sufficient attention. The result of this neglect is needless suffering: in 2010 alone, nearly 9 million people fell ill with TB and 1.4 million died, with 95 per cent of these deaths occurring in developing countries. These numbers make tuberculosis the second top infectious killer of adults worldwide.
The impact reverberates far beyond the individuals directly affected. TB takes a heavy toll on families and communities. Millions of children have lost their parents. Children who are exposed to sick family members are at high risk of contracting the disease. Far too many go untreated, since TB is often difficult to diagnose and treat in children. That is why this year we should aim to expand awareness of how children are affected by the disease.
It is critical to support those who lack the means to respond with the care and treatment they need to enjoy healthy and productive lives.
With the right interventions, we can make a major difference. We know how to end all forms of TB, including multi-drug resistant TB – which has emerged in most countries – before it leads to severe manifestations that are costly to treat and cause additional suffering. Where we have taken strong and proven measures, the number of people falling ill with TB has declined markedly.
The World Health Organization reports that our concerted efforts have helped to cut death rates by 40 per cent since 1990. Forty-six million people have been cured and seven million lives have been saved since 1995 thanks to the efforts of the United Nations, governments, donors, civil society groups, private partners, public health experts, and tens of thousands of health workers and affected families and communities.
Now is the time to be even more ambitious and “Stop TB in our lifetime,” the theme of this year’s World TB Day.
I call for intensified global solidarity to ensure that all people are free from fear of tuberculosis and its devastating effects. Let us vow to end the neglect of TB and to end deaths from this disease in our lifetime.

ESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE RIGHT TO THE TRUTH CONCERNING GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND FOR THE DIGNITY OF VICTIMS 24 March 2012

Today we pay tribute to the memory of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, who was murdered in El Salvador on this day in 1980 for refusing to be silent in the face of violence, abuse and injustice.
The International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is also a time to laud the brave individuals across the world who have devoted their lives to the protection and realization of human rights despite the many grave risks that their work all too often entails.
The dramatic and transformational events of the past year, marked by widespread popular uprisings against long-entrenched dictators, showed yet again the acute need to preserve and reveal the truth about human rights violations committed during periods of repression and conflict. To deny victims this vital knowledge is to deny them justice, dignity and recognition of – as well as reparations for – their suffering and loss.
The implications reverberate well beyond individuals who have been directly affected by attempts to cover up human rights abuses. The rights to truth and justice are central to ending impunity for gross violations of human rights. In cases of enforced disappearance, families have the right to know the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones. In all instances, honouring this right puts others on notice that violations cannot stay hidden for long.
I am proud that the United Nations supports a range of truth-seeking mechanisms that can play a powerful role in documenting gross human rights violations, including truth and reconciliation commissions, international commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions. These are central to our quest for justice and stability.
I also welcome the recent decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council to appoint a new Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence.On this International Day, let us work to help all victims realize their right to truth and to protect all those who fight to see the truth prevail.

Balozi Seif atowa mkono wa pole kwa Ubalozi Mdogo wa Misri

Waumini wa Dini ya Kikristo wa Madhehebu wa Coptic Orthodox Church Nchini Misri wanaendelea na Maombolezo kufuatia kifo cha Kiongozi wao Pope Shenouda wa tatu.
Pope Shenouda amefariki Dunia usiku wa Jumamosi ya Tarehe 17 Mach mwaka huu Nchini Misri Taifa lenye Waumini wa Dhehebu hilo la Coptic wapatao Milioni nane.
Hapa Zanzibar Viongozi na makundi ya Waumini wa madhehebu tofauti wamekuwa wakiweka saini kitabu cha maombolezo kwenye Ofisi ya Ubalozi wa Misri uliopo Vuga Mjini Zanzibar kufuatia kifo hicho.
Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alikuwa miongozi mwa watu mbali mbali walioweka saini kitabu hicho cha Maombolezo ya Popa Shenouda 111 Nchini Misri.
Akitoa salamu zake ya rambi rambi kufuatia kifo hicho Balozi Seif alimuomba Balozi Mdogo wa Misri aliyepo Zanzibar Bw. Walid Ismail pamoja na Waumini wa Dini hiyo Nchini Misri kuwa na moyo wa subra kutoklana na msiba huo mzito.
Naye Balozi Mdogo wa Misri aliyepo hapa Zanzibar Bwana Walid Ismail alieleza faraja yake kutokana na Wananchi wa Zanzibar kuguswa kwao na msiba huo.
Pope Shenouda 111 amezaliwa tarehe 3 Agosti mwaka 1923 katika Mji wa Alexadria Nchini Misri na kupata elimu ya msingi, Sekondari hadi chuo Kikuu katika fani ya Historia.
Ametumikia wadhifa huo wa pope Wa Alexadria tokea Tarehe 14 Novemba mwaka 1971 hadi kufariki kwake akijihusisha pia katika masuala ya Uandishi, Ualimu pamoja na kuhamasisha suala la amani miongoni mwa waumini.
Othman Khamis Ame
Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar