Luxury Cars stolen from UK: SFO in action

Whether kawaibia wazungu na kuwekeza Tanzania au kawaibia wa Tanzania na kuwekeza Tanzania ni mwizi tuu na ndio maana yuko lupango.

SFO joins car theft probe:JAILED TANZANIAN CRIMINAL CAUGHT DRIVING STOLEN MERCEDES BENZ IN UK



THISDAY REPORTER
Dar es Salaam

THE UK's anti-fraud watchdog has joined investigations into a car theft ring involving the export of stolen luxury vehicles from Britain to Tanzania.

According to British police sources, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating the international aspect of the syndicate.

The SFO is a UK government department and is part of the British criminal justice system. Investigators from the watchdog agency are usually called in to probe only ''serious and complex fraud.''

Experts say the involvement of Britain's anti-fraud investigators in the case proves the seriousness of the crimes committed by the gang of car thieves.

''The key criterion we use when deciding whether to accept a case is that the suspected fraud appears to be so serious or complex that its investigation should be carried out by those responsible for its prosecution,'' says the SFO in its website.

''The SFO could not - and does not - take on every referred case of suspected fraud. SFO resources must be focussed on major and complicated fraud.''

The SFO says factors considered when accepting to investigate a case include the fact that the value of the alleged fraud exceeds �1 million (approx. 2bn/-).

In Tanzania, the SFO has notably been involved in investigations into the $41m military radar scandal.

British authorities are trying to recover an estimated �1.5 million (approx. 3bn/-) in the international scam involving the theft of luxury vehicles in the UK, and their subsequent exportation for sale in Tanzania and neighbouring Kenya.

A Tanzanian national identified as Mponjoli Malakasuka (36) was convicted in the UK last year of charges connected to the suspected car theft racket, and sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

The fraud involving Malakasuka saw dozens of prestige cars such as Aston Martins, Range Rovers and BMWs stolen from wealthy areas in the Midlands, UK, and then exported in sealed shipping containers to Tanzania.

Malakasuka was arrested in 2007 when police ran a check on his Mercedes and found it was stolen.

The Tanzanian and his associates had rented prestige high-value cars which were then reported stolen to the insurance company.

The gang also swiped luxury cars from driveways by fishing car keys through letterboxes across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, the north and London.

At least twice Malakasuka paid for two Range Rover Sports cars and then reported them stolen to claim on the insurance.

Financial investigators from the UK's Economic Crime Team recovered five cars in a 10-day spell in 2007, but many more were thought to have been smuggled abroad through Felixstowe or Southampton docks hidden in containers.

The racket was busted when an eagle-eyed manager with a car hire company noticed that many of the cars reported stolen had been hired using the same credit card.

He alerted police and, using a tracking device, they waited for a match to come up.

When it did, and one of the supposedly stolen vehicles was reported driving along West Bromwich High Street, police raced to the scene and caught Malakasuka at the wheel.

A UK financial investigator, acting Detective Sergeant Chris Harris, said: ''It's incredible to think a global investigation could come from such a small piece of information.''

He added: ''But the rental firm smelled a rat, let us know and when we got the shout we arrested him (Malakasuka). Then the inquiry just ran and ran.''

The Tanzanian national eventually pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal at Wolverhampton Crown Court. He was the only person convicted for the car ringing racket, but police believe he worked as part of a gang.

Det Sgt Harris added: ''What started as an inquiry into a rented car that had not been returned spiralled into an investigation into a global fraud. Much of the international element of it has now been passed to the Serious Fraud Office, but we're proud to say we played our part.''

A spokesman for the Serious Fraud Office said they did not wish to comment on the investigation.

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Acheni hizo kinachowaponza watanzania wengi ni tamaa ya utajiri wa haraka haraka kuutolea jasho matokeo yake ndio hayo. Unakuta hataki kusoma wala kufanya kazi anabakia kuwa mwizi ili aonekane anaendesha Range au ML UK au US matokeo yake ndio hayo. Hakuna mafanikio katika short cut

macho_mdiliko said:

Moja ya mambo ambayo yanawaangamiza Waafrika ni kufikiri maendeleo ya Ulaya yamepatikana kwa kuibia Waafrika. Huku ni kufikiri "kijinga" na ni hatari sana hasa ukitilia maanani wanaofikiri hivi ni wale wasomi wanaotegemewa kuongoza mapambano ya umaskini. Haya ni mawazo mgando yanayotulemaza na kuzidi kutudumbukiza kwenye dimbwi la umaskini.

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Ni bora ndugu yangu uka stick kwenye suala Dr badala kuingilia mjadala wa wizi uliofanyiwa Afrika ili kuendeleza mabara mengine kama ulaya na Amerika kwa sababu hili ni suala la ukweli wa kihistoria na hakuna mtu mwenye shule hata kidogo anayepinga ukweli huu. Mazungumzo ya kwenye kahawa kama mtu kulawitiwa na kuibiwa ndio size yako na si suala hili.Utanisamehe kwa lugha kali lakini uwezo wako wa kufikiri haukuruhusu kujadili baadhi ya masuala na ukifanya hivyo utakuwa uanjiabisha mwenyewe. Kwa kuanzia google stages of capitalism development ili uwe walau na basis unapojaribu kuongelea vitu vingine..AAAAAAAAAAGGGGHRRRRRR

End justifies the means, jamaa toka enzi za miaka ya mwanzoni mwa 90 akiwa sec ya Sangu alionyesha wazi kuwa ni mtu wa "kazi".

Wana JF tuache chuki binafsi, watu kibao kawatoa pale dar na mbeya pia. Mifano hai tunayo ya watu aliwatoa achilia mbali ndugu zake. Watu kama Mr. II na wengine wengi wasingekujua ulaya na USA bila mponjoli. Ishu ya kupenda mademu ni ya kawaida sana... nani mwanaume kati yetu ambaye hajawhi au hatembei na mademu wa watu. Let's be honest here, kuna watu wanaleta chuki zao binafsi kutaka kumkandamiza Mponjoli. Kwa namna yoyote ile kwa cash alizonazo na maisha yalivyo sasa hivi wanawake lazima walikuwa wanajipatia riziki kwa jamaa.

Kuhusu wizi wake mi naona poa mbona wazungu wanakuja huku wanatuibia kama wale waliopewa rights huku migodini huku wakituachia royalty ya 3%. Mchizi alikuwa afanyi uchafu bongo, alichokuwa anafanya ni kuleta mahela angalau kurekebisha urali wa fedha "balance of payment" bongo.

All the best Dr. ila namuonea huruma mdogo wako niko ambaye kazubaa sana. Kutwa nzima kulewa mitaa ya Sinza!

Sipendelei wizi lakini hali tunayokwenda nayo sasa TZ inatia uchungu sana. Matajiri wanapaa na maskini wanazidi kudidimia. Huko nyuma tulikuwa tunaimba "Tanzania itajengwa na wenye moyo". Tumeshuhudia wenye meno wakiitafuna! Matokeo yake, wenye meno wanatajirika, wenye moyo wanakuwa maskini.
Tumeimbishwa "Maisha bora kwa kila Mtanzania". Imebaki kuwa ndoto! Jamani hali huku vijijini inatisha. Tunakumbukwa wakati wa kuombwa kura tu! Tunadanganywa kwa TShirts na khanga. Wakishapata ulaji mambo yanageuka, sisi tulioahidiwa kutumikiwa tunawatumikia. Tunawaona jinsi wanavyobadilika (kutoka), tena bila jasho.
Nakuambieni, hivi sasa ni rahisi sana kwa mTZ maskini kumshawishi aingie dili hata la kipumbavu, ili mradi umhakikishie "atatoka". Umaskini unafanya akili igande. Hufikirii kukamatwa, bali kujikwamua.
Nafika mahala najiuliza: Je umaskini ni chanzo cha ufisadi au ufisadi ndio chanzo cha umaskini?
Sijui kama nimeeleweka, lakini naungana na Pasco kwamba "….I would have done the same…….. Mimi ni mtu mwenye hasira ya umasikini na sijapata pa kutokea…"
Kumbe mwizi pengine hapendi kuiba ila shetani anamshinda nguvu na kujikuta ameanguka katika wizi. Hebu fikiria kuwa maskini katikati ya matajiri ambao walikuwa maskini wenzako na ambao unagundua kwamba utajiri huo wameupata kwa wizi. Akili itaganda. Inauma sana!
Samahani kama nimewakwaza.

wow a de boy is gudooo how could he survive all this years, but he has the theft genes you cant if you are not build like that, ye i like this and he is better off kuliko hawa wanaotudhulumu na tumewachagua wenyewe bila aibu ametoka jasho angalau
bahati mbaya tu kukamatwa

duh! hii kitu ya mponjoli imetokea mwaka 2007 bado watu mnaongelea tuu hadi leo hii!....woooooooow!..

hapa kuna watu wanapiga kelele wakati walikuwa wa kwanza kumpigia mponjoli na kumkopa na wala hana kinyongo na mtu alikuwa anasaidia kila mtu.....hebu leave him alobe as long as hajaibia hela zako za tax then unaumia nini?.....

Samahani wadau- hapa ilipo hii habari nadhani si sahihi-kuna biashara gani hapa mpaka ikawekwa hili suala japo kama alivyosema mrembo Kelly ni la siku nyingi????

Wandugu, JF is a forum where we dare speak the truth. 'nothing but the truth' point of view is relative, there are no first and hard rules on which point one sees according to his/her view.
Jambo unaliona wewe baya ni la kawaida kwa mwingine. Nimewahi kusoma mahali, kijana akimuomba hakimu ampeleke jela kwake maisha ya jela shibe na kulala selo ni bora kuliko huru njaa na kulala barabarani.

Sina maana ya kuhalalisha maovu kwa kisingizio cha point of view, bali nakubali na kuwahurumia baadhi ya hao watenda maovu kwa kujustify walichotenda kwa sababu walizotenda kwenye mazingira waliyotenda.

Kosa la kuua kwa bongo ni adhabu ya kifo kwa kunyongwa mpaka ufe. Wako wameua na wamehukumiwa kunywongwa, na wako walio ua na kuachiliwa huru, mfano ni Babu mmoja sikumbuki wapi ila hapa hapa Bongo, alimkuta binti yake anafanya mapenzi kitandani kwake, mchana kweupe, alimpiga na mpini wa jembe, akafa, mahakama ilimuachia huru mshtakiwa. The point is a point of view, reasoning na circumstances.

Akitokea mtu ana mtazamo tofauti na wewe kuhusu issue yoyote, ni busara kuuheshimu mtazamo huo tofauti hata kama haukubaliani nao, kwa kifupi unakubaliana na kutokubaliana ndio ustaarabu na sio kushambuliana!.

Ndio maana kuna ma pro-choice wanaotetea abortion as the right thing na ma pro-life kwao abortion ni murder!.

Kuna wanaounga mkono the oldest profession 'prostitution kama kazi halali na kuna waoibeza kama immoral huku wanaujua ukweli jinsi inavyowalinda mamia kwa maelfu.

Kuna waunga mkono marijuana iwe legalized na nimewaona waliofanikiwa sana accademicaly kwa kuvuta na kupasua ma AAA na pia nimewashuhudia wale inaowatuma vibaya na kuwageuza
Mazezeta. Ni mitazamo tuu na matokeo.

Kwa wewe kuwa upande wowote wa mjadala ndio view yako itaheshimiwa kwa kujenga hoja kutetea unachoamini ama kubeza kwa hoja, hoja usizokubaliana nazo na siyo kumbeza mtoa hoja ambazo hukubaliani nazo, beza hija kwa hoja, msimbeze mtoa hoja.

Mimi ni pro-choice, ile biashara ni kazi halali na jani liruhusiwe kwa linaowatuma vizuri. Huu ni mtazamo wangu kama nilivyounga alichofanya 'Dr', 'doing bad in good faith'. Ukitenda maovu kwa nia njema, unasamehewa. Kuna watu hawaamini Yuda Iskariot na Ponsio Pilato wako peponi! Kama watakavyo shangaa kuwakuta motoni baadhi ya viongozi wa dini zao!

Msinishambulie mimi, huu ndio mtazamo ninaouona mimi nikiangalia tokea upande huu nilipo na wewe huko kwa upande wako pia una mtazamo wako unaona kutokea upande wako and we are both right!.

leo1987 said:

Mponjoli Asobenye Malakasuka ni mtoto mwenye mafanikio sana kutoka katika familia ya watoto wapatao 30 wa familia ya mzee Asobenye Malakasuka.

Mzee Asobenye Malakasuka ni tajiri aliyefilisika na mmiliki wa kampuni iliyokufa ya Ghana Building Contractors ya Mbeya. Katika miaka ya 1990 - 1995 kampuni hii ilikuwa ni moja ya kampuni machachari sana ya ujenzi katika nchi ya Tanzania. Na Mzee Asobenye alipata tenda nyingi sana kutoka serikalini na alikuwa kwa kweli ni moja ya matajiri wakubwa sana Tanzania.

Alipata ajali mbaya sana ya gari ambayo mpaka leo imemuacha kiziwi kabisa na hawezi kusikia hata kidogo. Mzee huyu kwa sasa ni masikini wa kutupa na anaishi na mke wake wa tano hapo Victoria House Plot Number 36, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Mwananyamala. Anaishi katika nyumba ya chumba kimoja na familia ya watu wapatao 5 na mtoto wake wa mwisho anaitwa Gwabosa ambaye ana umri wa miaka ipatayo 16, na katoto hako ni MALAYA hatari.

Sababu kubwa ya Mzee Malakasuka kuishi maisha haya ni ukweli kuwa huyu Mzee ni kiwembe sana kwa wanawake na katika kipindi chote cha utajiri wake aliwekeza sana kwa wanawake na hata kuna wakati Mponjoli alikuja kumlilia shida zake ila Mzee huyu alimpa mgongo, sasa nadhani ilimuudhi sana mwanae huyu. Ila kwa habari nilizo nazo last time nimekutana na Mponjoli Bongo around August 15-25 alikuwa na mawasiliano na Baba yake na akienda Bongo kwa kweli Baba yake alikuwa anapata mshiko wa kufa mtu. Ila mwanamke anayeishi nae sasa kabinti hako ka miaka kama 35 hivi ndo anayefanya watoto wa Mzee huyu kumsusa Baba yao kwani kila wanachompa Mama huyu anachukua na kufanyia mambo yake.

Mzee Malakasuka ana kama miaka 70 au 75 kwa sasa. Mtoto wake wa kwanza Frank huyo ambaye mnamsema hapo juu kuwa alikuwa kiwembe, YES ni Marehemu kwa sasa na lile gonjwa la kisasa. Tulimzika mwaka 2003 kama sijakosea na dada yake mwingine pia tulimzika. Nadhani Familia ya Frank yote ni marehemu kwa sasa. Kaka yake mwingine anaitwa Hebron Malakasuka nae nadhani karibia tutamzika, huyu alikuwa anaishi Uingereza sasa yuko Bongo na mke wake ambaye nakumbuka miaka ambayo mumewe alikuwa UK nilishakutana nae akitoka Guest House fulani hivi na mbaba mwingine. Of course wote ni waadhirika so kwa sasa nadhani wameamua tu kuishi kwa matumaini.

Mponjoli amekuwa ndiye mtoto pekee wa Asobenye Malakasuka ambaye aliibukia kuwa na hela nyingi tu na kufanya mambo mazuri. Amemjengea Mama yake nyumba nzuri sana huko Mbezi beach na kumuanzishia biashara mbalimbali. Ila kikwazo kikubwa ni mdogo wa Mponjoli anayependa raha bila kufanya kazi anaitwa NIco Asobenye Malakasuka. Huyo bwana yeye bia na bia yeye. Huyo ndiye aliyemfanya Mponjoli kurudi Bongo na kuuza magari yote ya biashara na kufunga miradi yake yote Bongo. Ila Mama yake na Mponjoli hana shida naishi maisha safi na mara nyingi amekuwa akimpelekea Mzee Malakasuka hela ya kula na kumsaidia hapa na pale.

Mponjoli ni shujaa wa familia ya Mzee Asobenye, wewe unadhani kuwa na ndugu zaidi ya 25 hao ni wa kuzaliwa nao je wajomba na shangazi na wengineo? Kijana huyu amekuwa akiwasomesha wote na kuwapa hela ya kula na kuishi hapo Tanzania. Mazingira ndiyo yaliyomfanya kijana huyu akawa kama alivyo. Mponjoli asilaumiwe hata kidogo. Ahurumiwe kwa mzigo aliokuwa nao Tanzania.

Hayo mengine ni mambo ya kibiinadamu na kila mtu ana udhaifu wake. Kama aliuwa malaya basi ni sababu katika yeye kuna Genes za Mzee Malakasuka. Nitasema mengi zaidi kuhusu Mponjoli binafsi wakati mwingine ila hiyo ni INTRODUCTION.

London Mponjoli ana dada yake anaitwa Feda nadhani na dada yake mmoja kajaa jaa sana huyo yeye ni kama gangstar fulani anaitwa Eddy. Nadhani watamkumbuka kaka yao na kumpiga tafu.

Huyo Feda alishaiibiaga Bank ya NBC na kutorokea UK, so si mbaya ukaona hawa ndiyo staili yao hiyo.

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Kwa kweli ndugu yangu unamjua vizuri sana Mponjoli na familia yao.
Mie nimekaa nao jirani kule majengo Mbeya na Nilikuwa nao shule ya msingi mbata Mbeya. kwa hizo information ulizotoa ni sawa kabisa.

Kana-Ka-Nsungu said:

I do not condone wizi wa aina yoyote lakini Im standing up right now with my hat off for this guy, simjui lakini he must have some brain and a tough heart,he deserve some credit.

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Yaani Mzee unaanza kwa kusema "I do not condone wizi wa aina yoyote"

Halafu unamalizia kwa kutoa hats off.

Saafi sana!

kelly01 said:

duh! hii kitu ya mponjoli imetokea mwaka 2007 bado watu mnaongelea tuu hadi leo hii!....woooooooow!..

hapa kuna watu wanapiga kelele wakati walikuwa wa kwanza kumpigia mponjoli na kumkopa na wala hana kinyongo na mtu alikuwa anasaidia kila mtu.....hebu leave him alobe as long as hajaibia hela zako za tax then unaumia nini?.....

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ww nawe unatetea wezi sana....

......hata kama namkopa mtu akiwa mwizi ndio asikemewe? acheni kusihi kimanati huko majuu....watanzania sasa hivi mtaanza kukimbiwa kama wanaijeria.....shauri yenu......

kelly01 said:

.....hebu leave him alobe as long as hajaibia hela zako za tax then unaumia nini?.....

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this is very low......yaani hapo ndio uwezo wako wa kufikiri umefikia mwisho?

Jamaa ni ROBIN HOOD wa Tanzania siyo?

Unaweza kumlaani au unaweza kumpongeza. Ndiyo akina Tupac hao. Anafanya na kufanikiwa vizuri sana kila jambo. Akitaka kuwa mwizi anakuwa, akitaka kushughulika na malaya basi anafanya hivyo kwa bidii kweli, akitaka kusaidia anasaidia ndugu, jamaa, marafiki na malaya......... Ni vigumu kujuwa umuweke kapu gani.

Shadow said:

With Due respect:

Mwizi ni mwizi hata umpambe kwa majina ya dhahabu. We need to promote people of high moral esteem na siyo wezi. Hivi lini tutaacha kushabikia wezi? mtu anaiba unajisifu kwamba 'jamaa mjanja'. Matokeo nchi imeweka reani kwa wabaka uchumi kupitia ushabiki wetu huu huu. Inatia uchungu sana mwizi kuitwa patriotic na patriotic kuitwa 'wakuja'.

Watanzania tubadilike kutoka katika kupenda 'short cut' kina Mponjoli et al.

God bless true Tanzanians!

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Shadow,

Nasikitika kuwa umechelewa kupromote hao Watanzania. Ni sisi tulikuwa tumelala sana sana kwa kuambiwa "fumbeni macho tuombe". Tumekuja kufumbua na kukuta kuna EPA, Deepgreen, Meremeta,EL, RA, Anna Mkapa, nk

Sasa hivi kwa Tanzania tunahitaji njia mbili tu. Moja ni kutengeneza taifa la Wafanya biashara na wezi kama Wayahudi na/au kutengeneza taifa la Kichina kwamba "hardwork na risasi hadharani kwa vibaka....." ila wakati huohuo, kama mtu anaiba nje basi si mbaya...... (angalia Wachina wanavyosaidia unyama Sudan, ila wao mtu kauza maziwa yenye sumu wamemuuwa).

Ningelikuwa Rais, mtu kama huyu unamuingiza kwenye Usalama wa Taifa na anakuwa anaiba na pesa kuzileta Tanzania. Mwisho anafungua kampuni lake na kodi inakuwa inasaidia nchi. Ni kama Wayahudi vile.

Tukishika Misahafu na kufikiri tutafanikiwa, basi tulie tu. Na wewe unayefikiri Wazungu hawajafaidi Africa, hebu kaa kimya. Jiuliza tu kwa nini sasa hivi duniani vita vimepungua na uchumi wao unatetereka? Si wamekwama kuuza masilaha yao? Madege yao nk. Achana na wizi unaofikiri wewe. Biashara ya silaha na vita walizokuwa wanatulazimisha tupigane, vimeuwa sana uchumi na watu na wao kufaidika sana. Angalia Vita vya Almasi. Wafanya biashara wakubwa walikuwa Wayahudi (utawaona tu Berlin na makanzu yap meusi na vibahasha) na faida ikienda USA/Izrael. Wengine wanaleta silaha, wengine wanakuja kununua alimasi kwa bei chee.

Kumkodolea macho kijana kwa wizi huu si vyema. Alichofanya kweli si kizuri, ila DUNIA YA LEO NDIVYO ILIVYO. Kama wewe hujajua hilo basi pole sana, inawezekana kijana wa Kinyakyusa alilijua hilo. Ntamvulia kofia atakayekuja kuwaliza Wayahudi. Ila hawa nasema kabisa, be careful. Watakutafuta hata kwenye mvungu wa kitanda wa nyanya yako. Long live ROBIN HOOD.

Mtumishi said:

Hii ndiyo siri ya Vogue nyingi Dar? Kwa sasa Cadilac brand new, Audi mpya kabisa, Navigator brand new n,k si kitu cha ajabu Dar. Watu wana magari mpaka inakuwa ngumu kuamini vyanzo vya pesa za kununua magari makali kiasi kile zinapatikana vipi

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Duh! haya bila ufisadi kuyapata kazi...

Kwa nini uupate utajiri wa dunia hii isivyo halali na ukufanye uutumikie kwa maovu halafu uukose ufalme wa Mbinguni???

Maane said:

Kwa nini uupate utajiri wa dunia hii isivyo halali na ukufanye uutumikie kwa maovu halafu uukose ufalme wa Mbinguni???

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...si mpaka ufike huko mbinguni! 'Agents' wao wanapatikana wapi, nataka kuweka order yangu!

Yo Yo said:

ww nawe unatetea wezi sana....

......hata kama namkopa mtu akiwa mwizi ndio asikemewe? acheni kusihi kimanati huko majuu....watanzania sasa hivi mtaanza kukimbiwa kama wanaijeria.....shauri yenu......

this is very low......yaani hapo ndio uwezo wako wa kufikiri umefikia mwisho?

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wewe bwana na wewe saa nyingine una sound kama wale wapiga ngoma za mchiriku unajua...ugggggggggh!....

Na ninasema tena Leave hima lone sema hujapata hiyo opportunity basi mnamshambulia....yeye mpojoli has to do what a man has to do kulisha familia yake he as a year to go na akitoka utamuona anadunda tuu mwenzio sasa hivi ana aprtment building kajenga bongo na anaingiza bado hela yake...na bado biashara zake zingine halali wewe jee?what do you have kukaa jf na kumuongelea yeyeye hahahaha that is a loose loose situation!...gadammit!..

watu mnamshupalia kaka wa watu kama pilipili bwana....you need to get a life this is gadam 2009./...wewe unadiscuss vitu vya mwaka 2007...hebu nendeni na wakati kudadake.

Kelly, upo kwenye roster ya mponjoli nini?
Naona umekasirika kweli kama ile kesi ya makili......ingawa kuna tofauti.

Kuiba kaiba hata ikiwa aliiba kwa ajili ya familia au kutaka kutushika masikio.