Call to divide Tanga into two regions... Makamba support the division saying it is UNAVOIDABLE

[nngu007]

Sat, Jan 12th, 2013

Headlines / Tanzania |


Development stakeholders in Tanga want their region to be divided into two administrative areas.

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Presenting a paper during a Regional Consultative Council (RCC) meeting here, the Tanga Region Local Government Authority Officer, Yohana Miwa, said they had been advised by the previous meeting to seek the best way of dividing the region.

He said the team of experts from the region's secretariat has gone through it and came up with a proposal which will help to push the agenda into high decision making bodies.The move came up on the grounds that Tanga Region, which has about 27,348 square kilometres, is administratively costly to run due to its size.

"There are steps to be followed before demanding for a new administrative location, on this, we experts have been satisfied that this region should be divided into two – we are tabling this paper to you for further discussion," he said.

According to him, Tanga Region has eight administrative districts and nine council authorities, thus the division would easy administration and supervision costs.

He, however, notified Tanga development stakeholders that what they tabled and all discussions and debates to be done were part of a proposal, but the last decision is in the hands of the president, who has the constitutional mandate to divide any part of the country.

He urged the regional development stakeholders to join in the matter, so that the region would be divided for the sake of rapid development for the benefit of ‘wananchi.'

Contributing to the proposal, the Deputy Minister for Science and Technology, January Makamba, said that the question of dividing the region into two was something unavoidable for the present situation, as ‘wananchi' have been forcing and highly demanding for rapid development.

According to Makamba, the move would push administrative services closer to the public, the measures which could expedite the development process.

"The aim of the government in establishing many other new regions and districts is to bring administration services near the general public….we cannot separate administration and development matters," he suggested.

Commenting on the matter, the Tanga Regional Commissioner, Ms Gallawa, said that the question of dividing the region was a good proposal in view of social and economic development, thus all stakeholders should strongly support the move.

"I have never failed to run this region, but what I am supporting here is on the ground and facts that if the administrative location is small, it is easy for supervision and social service provision…so let us consider it in this way," she said.The proposal will be forwarded to the Ministry of Regional Administration and Local Government for further negotiation with the ministry's experts.


By NESTORY NGWEGA, Tanzania Daily News

 

[nngu007]

Sasa KILA MIKOA itakuwa inagawanyika? Si BORA wangefanya MAJIMBO kama wakati wa WAKOLONI na hao MAJIMBO yawe na NGUVU za kukusanya KODI na kuzitumia KODI hizo bila PUA ya SERIKALI kuu... HIVYO itaondoa BEURACRACY na kila kitu DAR...

Na hayo MAJIMBO yawe na SAUTI na UAMUZI kama MAJIMBO ya USA

 

[MR. ABLE]

Sasa KILA MIKOA itakuwa inagawanyika? Si BORA wangefanya MAJIMBO kama wakati wa WAKOLONI na hao MAJIMBO yawe na NGUVU za kukusanya KODI na kuzitumia KODI hizo bila PUA ya SERIKALI kuu... HIVYO itaondoa BEURACRACY na kila kitu DAR...

Na hayo MAJIMBO yawe na SAUTI na UAMUZI kama MAJIMBO ya USA

Ni 2015 CHADEMA inaingia Ikulu, sera ya majimbo ni moja ya agenda kuu, na wameshatolea ufafanuzi jinsi watavyoyagawa majimbo hayo.
stay tuned.

 

[zumbemkuu]

yaani huyu makamba alianza na kuigawa Lushoto akapata halmashauri ya bumbuli ili atengeneze project za kukamua hela tu,
kamuuzia jamaa yake najim msitu wa mponde

 

[Izack Mwanahapa]

Mhh tayari watu wanatafutiwa ulaji hapa

 

[Savannah]

Je, huo ndio msingi wa maendeleo? Au ni kuendelea kuligawa taifa kikabila.

 

[Ronal Reagan]

Kwa CCM maendeleo = matumbo/ulaji. Hakuna kitu hapo kwani tija=0, maendeleo=0, hasara = 100x100.

Kwani hii mikoa mipya waliyoanzisha karibuni si yote iko taaban kuanzia huduma za msingi mpaka maendeleo yenyewe? Wajue kuwa 2015 sio mbali sana!

 

[Concrete]

Chama changu cha mapinduzi kinasema ''Sera ya majimbo hapana kwa sababu itaigawa nchi, lakini sera ya mikoa safi kwa sababu....''

Binafsi mpaka sasa sijaona faida yoyote ya kuwa na mikoa zaidi ya kuongeza gharama ya uendeshaji wa serikali na vilevile mikoa inarudisha maendeleo nyuma sana.

 

[Jacobus]

yaani huyu makamba alianza na kuigawa Lushoto akapata halmashauri ya bumbuli ili atengeneze project za kukamua hela tu,
kamuuzia jamaa yake najim msitu wa mponde

Baba wa taifa alishasema ukiila nyama ya binadamu huiachi utaendelea tu. Yasemekana alimwombea mwanae kwa rais apate uwaziri ndo maana ubunge aliupata kiaina kwa ajiri ya uwaziri, sasa wanataka kuimega Tanga!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jacobus]

Mhh tayari watu wanatafutiwa ulaji hapa

Nani wa kukemea tabia hii?

 

[Father of All]

Mi naona ima tugawane kila wilaya na mkoa mara mbili kabla ya kugawa nchi mara kumi. Hili ndilo tatizo la sera za kulindana na kuwa na watawala wasio na visheni wala uchungu na taifa. Kwa ukubwa gani Tanzania inao? Sumaye alipokuwa waziri mkuu akashawishi mkoa wake ugawanywe. Pinda naye alipoinga akafanya mchezo huo huo sasa mkoa wake umegawanywa katika miwili. Magufuli naye kwa ushawishi wake amejitengenezea mkoa! Bado Mwakyembe naye akitaka Mbeya itagawanywa. Basi gawaneni nchi kwenye majimbo ya kusini kaskazini maghari mashariki kati na kanda ya ziwa na nyanda za juu yaishe.

 

[Kiranga]

The whole narrative and rationale strikes me as having a lopsided vision of development. One that is top heavy, recalcitrated against any grassroots oriented approach to development and deeply in the corner of "government as savior" gospel.

This experiment of further dicing up the country into ever smaller pieces whether by regions or parliamentary constituencies, while not entirely without merit - especially when talking about some of our behemoths and monstrosities capable of a grotesque wild west type ungovernability- equally runs the risk of presenting lazy politicians a scapegoat to find easy answers to difficult questions.

When I look at this slightly outdated map of Tanzania (Administrative Regions) it doesn't strike me that Tanga has a size problem.

In fact from a purely cartographical standpoint. I see more regions with a better case to cite size as an issue.

And that Tanga is actually rather on the smallish side of regions by size.

I see Morogoro, Ruvuma, Lindi,Pwani, Singida,Tabora and Shinyanga presenting a better case from a purely size based standpoint. What other consideration is pertinent?

What gives?

 

[Simbamwene]

Very interesting but stupid

 

[Dik]

Kuongeza viti vya uwakilishi kwa upande wa CCM.refer yaliyofanyika mwanza!kwa nini wasiigawanye mwanza,arusha nk!tafakari,chukua hatua

 

[kizaizai]

Jamaa ana kiingereza kigumu huyu.

 

[rsvp]

TABORA,LINDI na MOROGORO ndio mikoa mikubwa,nafikiri na wao wataanzisha agenda ya kugawa mkoa kwa sababu ya kijiografia na kiutawala.