Serikali imetoa mkono wa rambi rambi shs. Milioni nne kwa waanga wanne wa mambomu huko mbagala. Je, hiyo fidia inalinagana na thamani ya mtu? take into account vifo hivyo vimesababishwa na waajiriwa wa serikali.
Sijasikia mpango wa muda mrefu wa serikali katika kuzuia na kupambana na maafa. Harama za nyakati zilianza kuonekana toka enzi za Mv. Bukoba lakini hakuna kitu cha msingi kilichofanyika.
Bomb blasts: Death toll climbs to 18By Vicent Mnyanyika
Four children who died in Wednesday�s bomb explosions at a military depot in Dar es Salaam were buried yesterday, as the death toll rose to 18.
The four children, who were buried at separate funerals in the Mbagala suburb, near the military facility, some 15km from the city centre, are Kasim Kaniki, Anton Joseph, Salha Harajabu and Tumaini David.
Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner William Lukuvi said the Government had donated Sh4 million to the families of the four children to help defray burial costs.
He told reporters that the families would also receive food and an additional Sh1.5 million on Monday, as a gesture of condolence from the Government.
"We have set up two committees, one led by the Temeke Mayor, to oversee burial arrangements and another to evaluate the extent of the damage caused,"said Mr Lukuvi.
Meanwhile, more bodies were recovered from Kizinga River at Mbagala. The victims drowned, as they fled following the explosions, which stunned the city, with the effects being felt as far as 20km away. Workers in the tall buildings in the city centre had to be evacuated, as panic spread.
Among the bomb blast casualties were eight civilians who lived near the army facility. Also killed were five members of the Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF), who were at the munitions depot, when the massive explosions occurred.
Yesterday, the Government confirmed the new death toll and said search teams were still scouring the river for bodies. The Dar es Salaam Red Cross announced that over 500 children had been missing since Wednesday.
Initially, some 1,180 children had been reported missing, according to Red Cross chairperson Mayasa Mikidadi. The Government pledged assistance to the bereaved families to enable them to bury their dead.
Mr Lukuvi also announced that two of the bomb blast victims would be buried later in Singida and Musoma. "The Government will also provide transport and help meet the burial costs," he sad.
Mr Kaniki Masanja, a relative of the two victims, said the gesture was a big consolation to the bereaved families.
Various donations were received from individuals and companies, with the Quality Group Company giving five tonnes of rice, cooking oil, water, mattresses and blankets worth Sh30 million to the affected Mbagala residents.
The company's group human resources manager, Mr Amir Ali, on behalf of Quality Group managing director Yusuph Manji, handed over the donations to Mr Lukuvi. He said the company had been touched by the incident and urged other well-wishers to assist the victims.
IPP executive chairman Reginald Mengi donated Sh25 million, which he handed over to Temeke Mayor Jerome Bwanausi.
An official statement on the explosion is expected by the end of next week, and the Government has urged the residents who fled their homes to return and help ascertain the number of missing people.
Most of the people who were injured are still recuperating at Temeke Hospital, while only one, whose condition was reported to be serious, had been referred to Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH).
The chief medical officer at Temeke Hospital, Dr Asha Mahita, said 36 people were still being treated at the hospital.
Among them is a child � Anna Hamis � whose parents or relatives have not been traced. Dr Mahita urged them to turn up and collect the child, who says she lives at Mbagala Kizuiani.
Source:
TheCitizen Newspaper