Tanzania yaiomba Marekani kuiondolea vikwazo vya Viza

Tanzania yaiomba Marekani kuiondolea vikwazo vya Viza

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Mwenyekiti wa Kamati Ndogo ya Huduma za Kijeshi, Ulinzi na Usalama ya Baraza la Wawakilishi la Marekani, Ronny Jackson.

Pamoja na kuwasilisha ombi hilo la kuondoa vikwazo, pande hizo mbili zilijadili maeneo ya kipaumbele ikiwemo fursa za biashara, uwekezaji, ulinzi na usalama, pamoja na amani katika ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati.

Ujumbe wa Marekani uliipongeza sana Tanzania kwa mchango wake katika kudumisha amani na usalama wa kikanda, ikiwemo juhudi za kupambana na ugaidi na ushiriki katika operesheni za kulinda amani barani Afrika.

Mwanasiasa machachari Ronny Jackson aliyepitia kurupushani nyingi za kisiasa na utumishi wa kijeshi na kustaafu akiwa na cheo cha US Navy Rear Admiral


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Sept 2025

Ronny Jackson, Trump’s former doctor, reinstated as retired Navy rear admiral​

His demotion to captain came on the heels of a Department of Defense internal investigation that Jackson panned as politically motivated.

Gregory Svirnovskiy

09/04/2025, 11:46am ET

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) is once again a retired U.S. Navy one-star admiral, he said in a post on X this week, after being demoted to the rank of captain while former President Joe Biden was in office.

Jackson, who served as President Donald Trump’s White House physician and won his northwest Texas seat in 2020, on Wednesday shared a June letter from Navy Secretary John C. Phelan informing him of the reinstatement.

His demotion came after a Department of Defense internal investigation that found he’d made inappropriate sexual comments about a female colleague, abused alcohol while on a presidential trip and bullied subordinates. Similar allegations tanked Jackson’s nomination to serve as Trump’s Veterans Affairs secretary in 2018.

But the Texas lawmaker, who also served as former President Barack Obama’s physician in the White House, on Wednesday cast his earlier demotion as driven by politics.

“I was, and still am, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, and Joe Biden is a retired old FOOL. After the Biden administration’s politically motivated attacks against me, I am pleased to share that my military rank has been fully restored,” Jackson wrote on X. “Thank you, @SECNAV , for righting the wrongs of the last administration.”

Phelan’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from POLITICO on Jackson’s status
 
Shaheen 19 May 2026

19 May 2026
The bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, details of which were shared first with Semafor, would authorize new sanctions on Tanzanian officials and freeze security assistance to the country amid the ongoing political crisis...

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1 (1) enacted electoral reforms to advance free, fair, and transparent elections;
2 (2) suspended politically motivated or illegitimate criminal proceedings, corrected flawed
3 or improper judicial judgments, and released opposition leaders and other individuals
4 detained on politically motivated grounds;
5 (3) taken demonstrable steps to hold government officials, members of the security
6 forces, and law enforcement personnel accountable for political abductions
, electoral
7 violence, and actions that undermine democratic institutions; and
8 (4) ceased the political intimidation and censorship of media figures, journalists, and civil
9 society actors.
10 (c) Exceptions.—The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to—
11 (1) humanitarian assistance;
12 (2) health assistance; and
13 (3) assistance to support democracy, human rights, governance, and civil society in

14 Tanzania.

15 SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE

16 CORPORATION FUNDS FOR TANZANIA.

17 (a) Prohibition.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no Millennium Challenge Corporation

18 funds may be committed, obligated, expended, or otherwise made available for support for any

19 threshold or compact activities in Tanzania.

20 (b) Certification.—The prohibition under subsection (a) shall terminate beginning on the date

21 that is 30 days after the date on which the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge

22 Corporation, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge

23 Corporation, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a written certification that the

24 Government of Tanzania has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to just and democratic

25 governance in accordance with the criteria described in section 607 of the Millennium Challenge
26 Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706).

27 SEC. 9. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

28 DEFINED.

29 In this Act, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

30 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the

31 Senate; and
32 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House

33 of Representatives

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Jicho lamulikwa ktk mfumo mzima wa chama dola, vyombo na wakuu wake

The bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, details of which were shared first with Semafor, would authorize new sanctions on Tanzanian officials and freeze security assistance to the country amid the ongoing political crisis...

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21 SEC. 5. REPORT ON CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN

22 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN TANZANIA.

23 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall

24 submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and

25 Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of

26 Representatives a report that includes a list of each foreign person that the Secretary

27 determines—

28 (1) holds a senior position in the Government of Tanzania, the leadership of Chama Cha

29 Mapinduzi, the Tanzania Police Force, the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force (TPDF), or the

30 Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS); and

31 (2) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in—

32 (A) ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing abductions, enforced

33 disappearances, or arbitrary detention of political opponents, journalists, or civil

34 society actors;

35 (B) the targeting harassment, intimidation, detention, or use of violence against

36 journalists, media organizations, or activists to suppress dissent or silence public

37 reporting on human rights violations;

38 (C) censorship, shutdowns, or other restrictions on media, internet access, or

39 freedom of expression intended to conceal human rights abuses or prevent the

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02 August 2026
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ZIARA ZA SHEIKH KOMBO NCHINI MAREKANI, KUWASIHI WAJUMBE WA CONGRESS KUJA TANZANIA YAZAA MATUNDA ?

  • Washington Talks: On December 17, 2025, he ( Jackson) met with Tanzania's Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, in the United States.
  • Future Plans: During their discussions, Jackson accepted an invitation from Minister Kombo to lead a delegation of U.S. Members of Congress to visit Tanzania.
SAFARI NDEFU YA SHEIKH MAHMOUD KOMBO IMEKWENDA KOMBO ?

TOKA MAKTABA :
17 December 2025
nchi jirani zikijenga mahusiano na mataifa makubwa duniani na kuimarisha uchumi wa nchi zao.

Kombo afeli kutengeneza taswira ya serikali ya Samuya kimataifa

TOKA MAKTABA :

DECEMBER 2025

MAHMOOD KOMBO KATIKA ZIARA NDEFU

Samia anahaha kutafuta mtu mwenye ushawishi mkubwa ktk Mabaraza ya Maamuzi ya Marekani ya Capitol Hill kujinusuru

Kisiri / Tanzania yatafuta mshawishi wa Marekani kutuliza ukosoaji kuhusu ghasia za baada ya uchaguzi

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Picha maktaba : Sheikh Kombo

Serikali ya Tanzania iko mbioni ikifanya juhudi kubwa kumtafuta mshawishi wa Washington ili kusaidia "kuunda simulizi yake itakayobadii mawazo ya maseneta na wajumbe wa baraza la congress" huko Capitol Hill na kwingineko huku taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki likikabiliwa na maandamano ya kupinga utawala wa Samia uliojitawaza baada ya uchaguzi wa 29 Oktoba 2025 ambazo zimesababisha mgogoro mkubwa zaidi wa kisiasa katika miongo kadhaa, kulingana na watu wawili wanaofahamu mipango yake.

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Sheikh Kombo na Rep. Brian J. Mast

Mamia ya watu wanaopinga mchakato wa uchaguzi wameuawa au kukamatwa na vikosi vya usalama tangu uchaguzi wa Oktoba 29, 2025 Umoja wa Mataifa uliripoti.

Mnamo Desemba 4,2025 Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Marekani ilisema inapitia upya uhusiano wake na Tanzania , ikidai wasiwasi kuhusu "uhuru wa kidini, uhuru wa kujieleza, vikwazo vya uwekezaji wa Marekani na vurugu dhidi ya raia."

Ombi la serikali ya Tanzania la mapendekezo kutoka kwa washawishi limekuwa likizunguka Washington wiki iliyopita huku serikali ya Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan ikitafuta usaidizi wa watu wenye ushawishi ili kuimarisha uhusiano wake uliopo na mabunge ya seneti na congress ya capitol Hill kwa kuzingatia hasa kutumia utaalamu wa vyombo vya habari inapojaribu kupinga ripoti za ukandamizaji na madai ya ukandamizaji wa kidini, ambayo imeyapinga.

Maandamano ya Tanzania yalichochewa na kutengwa kwa wagombea wakuu wa upinzani katika uchaguzi wa rais ambapo Hassan aliye madarakani alijitangaza mshindi kwa karibu asilimia 98 ya kura.

Serikali ya Samia ilikiri kwamba watu waliuawa lakini haijatoa idadi ya vifo, na imekataa madai kwamba polisi walitumia nguvu kupita kiasi.

Samia Hassan ameteua Tume kuchunguza ghasia zinazohusiana na uchaguzi lakini amekana mara kwa mara makosa yaliyofanywa na vikosi vya usalama, badala yake akiwashutumu waandamanaji kwa kujaribu kuipindua serikali.

Katika taarifa tofauti, wataalamu wa haki za binadamu wa Umoja wa Mataifa walisema wamepokea ripoti kwamba mabaki ya wale waliouawa katika maandamano hayo yalizikwa katika makaburi ya pamoja ambayo hayajatambuliwa au yalichomwa moto baada ya kutoweka kutoka kwenye vyumba vya kuhifadhia maiti.
"Serikali lazima itoe taarifa kuhusu hatima na mahali walipo watu wote waliotoweka na kuhakikisha utambuzi na urejeshaji wa mabaki hayo kwa familia zao kwa heshima," wataalamu wa Umoja wa Mataifa UN walisema.

Mnamo Desemba 9, 2025 Seneta wa Marekani Jim Risch, ambaye ni mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Mahusiano ya Kigeni, alisema serikali ya Tanzania "haikutoa maelezo yoyote ya kuaminika kwa msako wake unaohusiana na uchaguzi." Risch pia alidai "viongozi wa Kikristo walitengwa kwa mashambulizi na utekaji nyara."

Wiki iliyopita mamlaka ya Tanzania ilipiga marufuku maandamano yaliyopangwa na kufutwa sherehe za Siku ya Uhuru za Desemba 9, 2025 siku ya uhuru wa Tabganyika ikiwahimiza raia kukaa ndani ya nyumba. Ripoti kutoka miji muhimu zilisema kulikuwa na usalama mkubwa na kwamba mitaa ilikuwa kimya.

Madai ya Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Marekani ya mateso ya Wakristo nchini Tanzania huenda yamesababisha kengele za tahadhari kusikika katika Ikulu ya taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki ambayo ipo huko Dodoma baada ya kuona mkondo wa madai kama hayo nchini Nigeria, ambayo yaliongezwa kwenye orodha ya "Nchi Yenye Mashaka Mahususi" muda mfupi baadaye.

Lakini Tanzania inaonekana kuwa katika nafasi nzuri zaidi ya kuwa mbele kuliko nchi hiyo ya Afrika Magharibi. Kwanza, imekuwa na balozi wa Marekani tangu 2021 na sasa inajaribu kuwaomba watetezi wapya ili kusaidia katika maeneo yenye udhaifu.

Tanzania haijawa na mtetezi wa muda wote wa Washington kwa zaidi ya muongo mmoja, kulingana na hati za Marekani. Lakini hata hivyo, hakuna hata moja kati ya haya linalohakikisha kwamba Dodoma haitaishia kwenye aina fulani ya orodha mbaya ya kustahili watawala kupelekwa ICC au kuona uwekezaji unaowezekana wa Marekani ukipunguzwa, viongozi kuwekewa vikwazo, akauti za kibenki za viongozi kufungiwa n.k.

Jambo lingine linaloonekana ni jinsi gani hakuna mazungumzo mengi kuhusu hali ya demokrasia ya Tanzania katika ukosoaji wa Washington. Hilo lilikuwa kipimo kinachopigiwa debe mara nyingi kwa chaguzi za Afrika hivi karibuni kama mwaka mmoja uliopita. Maandamano ya raia nchini Tanzania yalikuwa jibu la moja kwa moja kwa wasiwasi kuhusu jinsi serikali, kama nchi zingine kadhaa za Afrika katika miezi ya hivi karibuni , ilivyowazuia watu muhimu wa upinzani au vyama kushiriki katika mchakato wa uchaguzi. Ingawa hilo limekubaliwa, hata hivyo, halijawa lengo kuu la mapitio ya Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya utawala wa Trump. Badala yake imezingatia dalili na matokeo yanayowezekana badala ya kile ambacho hapo awali kingeweza kudaiwa kuwa chanzo cha msingi.

Ingawa mvutano wa kisiasa wa hivi karibuni umesababisha maswali kuhusu Tanzania, wawekezaji kadhaa wakongwe wanasema kesi ya muda mrefu bado haijabadilika kwa uchumi wa pili kwa ukubwa Afrika Mashariki. Nchi hiyo imeendeleza ukuaji wa Pato la Taifa wa 5 hadi 6% kwa zaidi ya muongo mmoja, ikiendeshwa na misingi imara, idadi ya watu inayokua kwa kasi, na kuongezeka kwa mahitaji ya ndani, alisema Michael Strain, mshirika mkuu katika kampuni ya sheria ya Bowmans Tanzania katika chapisho la hivi karibuni la mtandao wa LinkedIn. "Changamoto za leo hazitafuta misingi ya muda mrefu ya Tanzania; zinafanya tu fursa hiyo ionekane zaidi kwa wale wanaozingatia kwa muda mrefu," aliandika.

Ripoti ya kina kuhusu jinsi polisi wa Tanzania walivyoangamiza kikatili maandamano ya uchaguzi kwa nguvu kubwa kupita kiasi kutoka kwa BBC Verify, timu maalum ya waandishi wa habari wanaotumia mbinu kama vile ujasusi huria, picha za setilaiti, na uchambuzi wa data.

More Info. Juhudi za Sheikh Kombo
 
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TOKA MAKTABA
December 2025

ZIARA NDEFU YA SHEIKH KOMBO IN WASHINGTON
TANZANIA has invited the United States of America’s members of Congress to Tanzania
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Photo: Mahmoud Kombo with Hon. Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a Member of the United States House of Representatives and a Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa
Enhancing Diplomatic.

Engagements Between Tanzania and the United StatesMinister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Hon. Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo (MP), continues to hold constructive and high-level engagements with leaders and key stakeholders in the United States of America during his ongoing official working visit.

These meetings are part of Tanzania’s broader efforts to further strengthen and consolidate bilateral relations between the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States.

In this regard, the Minister held discussions with Hon. Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a Member of the United States House of Representatives and a Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa.

The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on issues of mutual interest, including diplomatic cooperation, regional and international matters, as well as avenues for enhancing collaboration between the two countries.

During the discussions, Hon. Dr. Jackson recalled his previous visit to Tanzania and expressed his appreciation for the country’s natural beauty, cultural heritage, and hospitality. He further indicated his interest in leading a delegation of Members of the United States Congress to undertake a visit to Tanzania in 2026, following an official invitation extended by Hon. Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.

The Minister continues to receive cordial and positive receptions from leaders and institutions in the United States, reflecting the strong and friendly relations that exist between the two countries.

His ongoing engagements underscore Tanzania’s commitment to promoting mutual understanding, strengthening diplomatic ties, and advancing cooperation in areas of shared interest for the benefit of both nations Source : ministry of foreign Affairs Tanzania MFA
 
Serikali ya Tanzania imeiomba Marekani kuondoa vikwazo vya viza kwa Watanzania wanaosafiri kwenda nchini humo, pamoja na vikwazo vingine vya kiuchumi na kiusafiri vilivyowekwa dhidi ya Tanzania, ili kuimarisha uhusiano wa kidiplomasia na wananchi wa nchi hizo mbili.

Ombi hilo limewasilishwa wakati wa mazungumzo baina ya Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki, Balozi Dkt. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, na Waziri wa Ulinzi na Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa, Dkt. Rhimo Nyansaho, pamoja na ujumbe maalum wa wajumbe 11 wa Baraza la Wawakilishi la Marekani (Congress) kutoka vyama vyote viwili vikuu nchini humo.

Kikao hicho cha ngazi ya juu kilichofanyika Julai 27, 2026, katika Ofisi za zamani za Makao Makuu ya Jeshi la Wananchi wa Tanzania (Ngome), Upanga jijini Dar es Salaam, kiliongozwa na Mwenyekiti wa Kamati Ndogo ya Huduma za Kijeshi, Ulinzi na Usalama ya Baraza la Wawakilishi la Marekani, Ronny Jackson.

Pamoja na kuwasilisha ombi hilo la kuondoa vikwazo, pande hizo mbili zilijadili maeneo ya kipaumbele ikiwemo fursa za biashara, uwekezaji, ulinzi na usalama, pamoja na amani katika ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati.

Ujumbe wa Marekani uliipongeza sana Tanzania kwa mchango wake katika kudumisha amani na usalama wa kikanda, ikiwemo juhudi za kupambana na ugaidi na ushiriki katika operesheni za kulinda amani barani Afrika.

Aidha, pande hizo mbili zilikubaliana kuendelea kuimarisha ushirikiano wa kimkakati katika maeneo yenye maslahi ya pamoja na pia kukubali kupitia tena maombi yote ya vikwazo yaliyowasilishwa rasmi na Tanzania na kukubaliana kukutana tena katika vikao vijavyo vitakavyofuata kwa lengo la ufuatiliaji kati ya nchi mbili.
 
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