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September 28th, 2011 
I have heard news on the passing away of sister and dear friend Prof. Wangari with great shock and sadness. Lets remain behind comforted by the enduring legacy of Africas outstanding daughter. The first African woman to win the Nobel peace prize for her work on the environment. A true honest democrat. A politician of integrity who never feared to stand on the right side of things knowing she could loose. May she find God’s mercy and her family the strength to accept what has happened and move on. Amen. Anna Tibaijuka.
September 11th, 2011 
I have declared an all out war on those who have grabbed open spaces for themselves in order to restore urban order and beauty in Tanzanian Cities and towns.
With urban populations growing at a rapid rate of 4% per annum, and with 80@ of urban residents living in informal and unplanned settlements, the urgency to speed up urban planning schemes and adhere to them has never been so important in Tanzania. However, there is no point having master plans if we do not respect and follow them.
September 2nd, 2011 
On the morning of 28th August 2011 a hurricane originating from Lake Victoria hit Bugombe and Bugarama villages of Muleba district in Kagera region Tanzania. 5 people were seriously injured, 43 houses totally destroyed and hundreds of banana and coffee farms damaged. A total of 211 people were left without shelter and are now living with relatives and friends in accomodation which is already overcrowded.
As Member of Parliament for this area, I am mobilizing emergency support to this impoverished area that was already suffering from severe food shortages because of a combination of damage from past hurricanes (3 in the last 2 years), prolonged drought, banana and cassava diseases and depletion of fish on Lake Victoria because of overfishing to supply the Fish Factories that export the fish abroad. The once affluent area has now seen a decline to become one of the poorest districts in Tanzania. Average per capita income is only USD 250 well below the national average of USD 540.
April 20th, 2011 
LVWATSAN at UN-HABITAT: My congratulations
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I was delighted to read in the Tanzanian Guardian of Monday 18th April 2011 that Five Eastern African Nations have signed a grant transfer agreement to facilitate access to USD 129 million from the African Development Fund to support the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Programme (LVWATSAN) Phase II. It is reported that outgoing EAC Secretary General Juma Mwapachu signed on behalf of the Community in Nairobi. The East African Development Fund is contributing 89 per cent while the five partner states will contribute 11 percent. The towns to benefit include Muyinza, Kayanza, and Ngozi in Burundi;
