WikiLeaks: Tanzania official fears for his life!

[bagamoyo]

Kumbe huyu jamaa Julian Assange inadaiwa alishakaa Tanzania kwa muda na anatujua vizuri kiasi hata akawa na interest ya kujua jumuia za kibalozi wanasema nini juu ya vingunge vyetu akilinganisha na stori alizosikia ktk vibaraza na vijiwe vya gahawa :

''Assange's Wikileaks has reportedly released more classified documents than the rest of the world press combined.

An old African story teaches that the size of the elephant is no guarantee that it is safe from the machinations of small and lesser known animals in the forest.

The result for Assange is that he is increasingly becoming an unlovable figure in governmental circles – but his investigative skills are recognised and even celebrated by others.

Only last year, he won the 2009 Amnesty International Media Award for exposing extrajudicial assassinations in Kenya. He is even a leading contender in the poll for Time magazine's 2010 person of the year.

Assange's activities means he is forced to live a nomadic life, constantly on the move, and finding refuge in airports around the world.

He has lived, for undisclosed periods in Australia, Kenya and Tanzania. Last week, he was answering questions via video from an undisclosed location''.

Endelea na profile ya Assange on this link below:
WikiLeaks & Julian Assange: leaking what wiki? – Africa & The World

 

[Tangawizi]

Hii imekula kwake Dr. Aanze kujipanga tu maana hakuna atakayeamini anayojitetea sasa. Yeye ni spy na alikuwa anajua anaongea na spy. Yaliyoandikwa si kweli yameongezwa chumvi. Ndiyo aliyoyasema maana kila mtu anadai hakusema hivyo wikileaks imekosea, lol.

 

[Eqlypz]

Hosea amegeuzwa na kuwa agent wa cia (i am speculating). Hivi vyombo vyetu vya habari vya hapa nyumbani haviwezi kuwasiliana na the guardian au wikileaks na kuomba cables zote zinazohusu Tanzania? JF fanyeni makeke.

 

[Ustaadh]

The Tanzanian prosecutor investigating worldwide misconduct by BAE, Britain's biggest arms company, confided to US diplomats that "his life may be in danger" and senior politicians in his small African country were "untouchable".


Every individual involved in the BAE scandal in Britain and Tanzania has escaped prosecution.
"He told us point blank ... that cases against the prime minister or the president were off the table ..." The cable then details allegations against former leaders and their inner circles, saying they would be "untouchable".


Tanzania, which has no air force, bought the military air defence radar from BAE in 2001 for £28m. It was claimed the Commander system, which was portable and festooned with anti-jamming devices, could also be used for civilian air traffic control.


The country borrowed the cost from Barclays, adding to its debt burden. Both the World Bank and the International Civil Aviation Organisation called the purchase unnecessary and overpriced.


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Thanks WIKILEAKS.......

 

[Ustaadh]

Mbona hizi cable hua haziffichi majina??? Hua zinaanika everything mpaka picha.
Sasa hapa iweje kuna majina ya xxxxxxx tena kwa ki nchi maskini kama chetu!!! Huu ni uongo kuna ka mchezo ka kutuweka bize hapa mafisadi watafute mahali pa kutokea....LETS WAIT.:redfaces::spy::spy:

Walioweka XXXXX ni wachapa gazeti kwa ombi la wamiliki magazeti lakini wikileaks inatoa habari bila kificho!

 

[Madela Wa- Madilu]

Mwanasheria mkuu wa zamani Chenge
Waziri Mkuu Lowassa
Rais Mstaafu Mkapa

Ndiyo vingunge watatu wakubwa wanaotakiwa kufikishwa Mahakamani kuhusiana na Radar na Richmond.
Lakini kwa mujibu wa Hosea wazee hawa wahuni wanajifanya wako juu ya sheria.
Chenge Lowassa na mkapa juzi tu hapa walikuwa wakienda shule bila viatu. pea ya kwanza ya viatu wamenunuliwa siku wakienda sekondari. Leo hii wanajifanya wako juu ya sheria?
Lowassa na Chenge walikuwa wakilala nchumba kimoja na ng'ombe kwa miaka kibao huku wakivumilia harufu ya mavi ya ng'ombe leo hii wako juu ya sheria?

Hivi ni shilingi ngapi zinakufanya uwe juu ya sheria??

Nauliza hivi kwa sababu na mimi nina account inakaribia Six figure ya $$$, je, na mimi naelekea kufikia bei ya kuwa juu ya sheria??:becky:

 

[Ether]

Tuesday 21 December 2010
The Telegraph

BAE Systems fine: it won't be easy to pay Tanzania
Despite the Serious Fraud Office's investigation of BAE going on for years and a plea bargain being agreed back in February, there is no mechanism in place to pay the reparations to Tanzania.
BAE walked out of court this morning £750,000 poorer.

The headline sum in BAE's plea bargain with the Serious Fraud Office may be £30m, however the only money the company is legally obliged to pay is a £500,000 fine and costs of £250,000 as ordered by Mr Justice Bean.

Both are in relation to one charge of failing to keep accounting records relating to the sale of a $40m (£28m) air traffic control system to Tanzania.

The balance of the £30m agreed with the SFO is to be paid in reparations to "the people of Tanzania" by BAE.

After the sentencing, Richard Alderman, the director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), said: "I expect BAE to honour the agreement. I expect the company to pay it as quickly as possible."

But despite the investigation going for years and the plea bargain being agreed back in February, BAE has yet to put in place a mechanism to pay the money.

Three possibilities immediately arise. Firstly that the money is handed over to the government of Tanzania, a route thought to be preferred by the SFO; secondly that BAE grants the money directly to charities in Tanzania; thirdly that an independent party, possibly the World Bank, is used as an intermediary to distribute the money.

However each solution carries potential problems.

The Tanzanian government could refuse to accept payment from BAE. Taking cash from BAE in connection with the £40m air traffic control deal it brokered could be seen locally as a tacit admission of involvement in what the judge described as "shady activity".

Nick Hildyard of campaigning group Corner House said: "The tragedy is the government of Tanzania may not even accept the money, as to do so could be seen to be admitting its part in the affair."

Giving money to local charities could turn reparation into little more than a PR exercise for BAE Systems. No process has been put in place to facilitate the third avenue.

A spokesperson for BAE said the company was actively looking at how it would pay the £29.3m reparation to Tanzania. It said no formula or timetable had been set.

 

[boma2000]

Hosea anadangnya nn watanzania wakati kila kitu kiko wazi, ushahidi uko wazi wameshindwa no wameogopa kumtia Chenge mahakamani.

hizo hela za chenge inwezekanaka

• kazirudisha kwa serikali kwa mapatano na serikali ili asishtakiwe - JK's way of dealing with mafisadi
• Ni za CCM . Chenge alizihifadhi kwa sabu ya wadhifa aliokuwa nao wa mwanasheria mkuu.

Hosea afuatilie kesi inavyoendelea UK ndo atajua. Jaji Uk amesema dili lina rushwa. Yeye mwenyewe kasema hivyo.

• Je amefanya nn?
• Hao Maofisa wa ngazi ya juu jeshini ni kina nani

Arudishe hela wakati wenzake wote wanazo unamwona chenge mjinga, unafikiri hata jeuri ya kutaka kupata uspika nini

 

[Sniper]

XXXXXXXXXXXX zinatofautiana katika kila kifungu. Kutoka katika cable niliyoinasa, (Cable Viewer) inaonesha XXXXXXXXXXXX kwenye kifungu 6(c) ni "former president Mkapa", na XXXXXXXXXXXX katika kifungu 13 (c) ni "former President Benjamin Mkapa and certain members of Mkapa's inner circle"

 

[Gosbertgoodluck]

Lakini je huyu Hosea naye ni HONEST kama baadhi ya watu wanavyotaka tuamini?

Mimi naamini hosea originally alikuwa honest na naamini kuteuliwa kwake kulizingatia pamoja na mambo mengine sifa hiyo. Sasa kwa nchi yetu iliyotawaliwa na mafisadi inakuwa kazi nzito sana kubaki honest. Kama rais wa nchi anakuwa mikononi mwa mafisadi, hosea ataweza??? Inawezekana hata wakati anamweleza balozi wa Marekani ilikuwa ni katika harakati za kupunguza hasira kutokana na mazingira anayoishi.

 

[Sniper]

Hii nchi inatia hasira sana, thanks to Assange you are The man of the year

 

[niweze]

Wananchi Tusome Hii Article Kutoka AP. Tunaona Hawa Makada wa CCM Huku Jamii Forum Wanajitahidi Sana Kutetea Madhambi na Maafa ya CCM Tanzania. Ukweli Kama Tulivyojua Tangu Zamani JK na CCM Wanaendelea Kutumaliza na Kuwatesa Wananchi.

Hapa Chini Tunaona Jinsi Gani JK na CCM Wanavyoingilia Maswala ya Mahakama na Justice System Tanzani. Mbinu Wananchi Tulikuwa Tunazijua "Kuwatishia Wananchi Wanaotaka Kusema Ukweli kwa Kutaka Kuwaua" Hii Inadhihirisha Kwanini Hakuna Madhambi Mengi Hayachuliwi Hatua. Wengi Tulikuwa Tunafahamu Haya na Kila Leo Ndivyo Tanzania Inaendeshwa kwa Kutumia Mabavu ya Ofisi ya Raisi. Makada wa CCM Mtueleze Haya Pia Yanatoka Chadema? CCM Wanamtetea Mkapa kwa Wizi wa Mali ya Watanzania na Kwasababu Gani?

Hii Inadhihirisha Wazi Kwanini Tulimwoa Mkapa Akimpigia JK Kampeni Kusema Asante kwa Kunipa Uhuru. Hizi Mali za Mkapa na Hawa Mafisadi Wote Tunajua Zimetokana na Wizi Mkubwa Nchini Kwetu. Kila Siku Makada Mtaendelea Kukaa Huku Kwenye Jamii Kutetea Viongozi Wenu Sijua Mnafikiri Mtaweza Kumbadilisha Mawazo Mtanzania Yeyote Hapa, Jibu ni NO WAY! Watanzania Uchaguzi Hawakushinda na Wizi Wanatufanyia Kilichobaki ni Viboko Tu Kuwatoa Maofisini. Kuhusu Huu Uchaguzi Wapo Wananchi Usalama wa Taifa Wanataka Kuja Kusema Ukweli na Wanazuiliwa na Kutishiwa na Makada wa CCM. Tukimaliza Katiba Tutengeneze kwa Manufaa Yetu.

Tanzania's anti-graft chief feared for life: U.S. cable

Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:14pm GMT Print | Single Page [-] Text [+]

* Cable😛resident Kikwete reluctant to tackle high level graft
* Anti-graft chief says misquoted by U.S. diplomat.

By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Tanzania's anti-corruption chief feared for his life and believed lack of political will was undermining the fight against graft in the country, leaked U.S. cables from its embassy in Dar es Salaam showed on Tuesday. A July 2007 cable published by WikiLeaks showed that Edward Hoseah, director general of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), told the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy, Purnell Delly, he would seek asylum if death threats against him increased. Hoseah noted "President (Jakaya) Kikwete's reluctance to implicate former President Benjamin Mkapa or members of Mkapa's inner circle in corruption scandals," the cable reported. "Kikwete is soft on Mkapa. He does not want to set a precedent by going after his predecessor." The confidential cable, released on Dec. 19, quoted the anti-graft chief saying Kikwete did not appear comfortable letting the law handle corruption cases that might implicate top level officials. "Finally, Hoseah reiterated deep concern about his personal safety, explaining that he frequently received threatening letters. In the event of increasing threats to his life, Hoseah said he would not hesitate to seek refuge in another country." PCCB has been reluctant to investigate any corruption allegations against top-level government, both past and present. Hoseah said in a statement that the U.S. diplomat had misquoted his statements. "What I told the U.S. diplomat was that President Kikwete does not intend to allow the prosecution of senior government officials or anybody else for that matter based on weak evidence," Hoseah said in a media statement. He confirmed that he had been receiving threating messages, but denied considering seeking refuge outside the country. Hoseah, whose PCCB has been investigating the sale of an air traffic control system by BAE Systems to Tanzania, described the transaction as a "dirty" deal.
He told the U.S. diplomat in 2007 he would be able to prosecute guilty individuals in the BAE case, but has since failed to take the case to court. Donors slashed funding pledges for Tanzania's 2010/11 budget by nearly a quarter of a billion dollars due to concerns about corruption and the slow pace of reforms in the country. [ID:nLDE64D11R] (Editing by George Obulutsa)

 

[Tom]

Atleast now we can see with our naked eyes. Hapa hamna haja ya kuwa na political differences. Atleast Hosea tried it out and for sure we know the culprits. Nchi imeoza na watu wanaendelea kuamini kuwa kuwepo kwa mtu sehem fulani wao ndio wamesababisha na si uwezo wa kiutendaji. Ila Hosea sasa yupo kwenye risk kubwa ni vyema atafute mlango wa kutoa. Mkapa needs to come out and TALK. Its time now to know the inner cycle. Kikwete anaonekana hahusiki lakini tunaamini amehusika kwa sababu ameacha watu watanue. Kuna haja ya hili suala kwenda na KATIBA kwa sasa na kuangalia ukomo wa madaraka ya Rais.

Kikwete mhusika numbari one.

 

[The Finest]

Hosea has been acting strangely and erratic

 

[Tom]

Mafisadi wote wapo CCM kwa kua wana RAISI ambaye atawalinda ama na kuwateua ktk ngazi mbalimbali za kiserikali. RAISI amepewa na KATIBA madaraka yote kufanya hivyo ama atakavyo hata kuchakachua kura kwenye uchaguzi hakuna kuuliza. Kimsingi KATIBA yetu ndiyo inayounda na kulinda ufisadi.

Hosea ni fisadi na Kikwete ni kaka yao wakati baba yao MAFISADI wote (CCM) ni KATIBA YETU. Jinsi mambo ya Wikileaks yanavyoendelea na ndivyo CCM watafanya kila wawezalo ili mradi wa KATIBA mpya iwe business yao peke yao.

By the way labda leaks zitakoma karibuni maana Mr Wikileaks amelishtaki gazeti lililo-leak siri ktk kesi inayomkabiri ya kurap mwanamke. CCM nao watatoa kibano kwa HOSEA ili tumsahau kimya kimya.

 

[friendsofjeykey]

Hosea, who's said to be a devoted Christian who goes to church every Saturday, has sent his wife Sarafina and children Magembe and Shoma to the US on forged documents. His wife is being paid about $9,500 per month. (All documents with regard to this scandal are available). It's no secret that Hosea also owns a house in the US. This is the man who is supposed to be in the forefront fighting corruption.

Recently, Hosea received a lot of money from Barrick Gold as an inducement to interfere a Court Case. It's Barrick who have built him a multibillion house at Mbezi Beach. The house is in three plots where you meet eight (eight??) dogs on guard and bills settled by PCCB. It's the same Hosea who is fully involved in Prof Mahalu's case, and that's why there are two conflicting reports on Mahalu's investigation report. One prepared by Hosea himself and the other by PCCB. Hosea, who's at the payroll of Mohamed Enterprises Ltd has caused Tanzanians to suffer a lot following his failure to investigate a multibillion fertilizer scandal involving the company. The outcome was the decision by the Japanese government to cancel a fertilizer grant to Tanzania.

 

[Rutashubanyuma]

What Wikileaks said about Dar




By Staff writer



26th December 2010

Dr Edward Hosea


The Guardian on Sunday has obtained the full details of what the American diplomat, Purnell Delly, who was the Deputy Chief of Mission dispatched back to his country after meeting the Anti-corruption Czar, Dr Edward Hosea.
The move follows this week’s publication of US cables confidential dossier about Tanzania’s anti-corruption struggle authored on July 24, 2007, when the country was struggling with mega corruption scandals, before it started seeing breakthrough in the beginning of 2008.
It’s understood that US had interest in the war against corruption in Tanzania after the country funded the Prevention and Combating of Corruption’s capacity building through Millennium Challenge Account.
During the year 2007, Tanzania’s direction toward the war against grand corruption was marred by various stumbling blocks, though the section of the media and opposition legislators led by Dr Willibroad Slaa championed the anti-corruption struggle. For instance by October 2007 when Dr Slaa named a list of shame, the country had lost about $1billion (Sh1.5 trillion) in mega corruption scandals including External Payments Arrears(EPA), Twin-towers project, Richmond, Mining and many more dirty deals.
But, the fight finally got the momentum, when the Dr Harrison Mwakyembe led committee caused a political storm to the current regime, forcing former premier Edward Lowassa and two cabinet ministers to resign in February 2008.
The move was finally followed by the arrest and prosecutions of some high profile individuals including two former cabinet ministers as well as some prominent businesspeople.
According to the leaked US embassy cable, the Deputy Chief of Mission filed a report on July 24, 2007, 14:06pm, which highlighted 13 areas concerning the war against grand corruption in Tanzania, just moments after meeting the anti-graft Czar Dr. Hosea. The Guardian on Sunday has decided to publish word to word of the leaked cables, which among other things, prove that most US embassies in the world are in a special mission clouded by the art of spying.
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US EMBASSY CABLES
What US diplomat said about Dar
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 14:06
C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 001037
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/E FOR B YODER AND D MALAC
MCC FOR G BREVNOV AND M KAVANAGH
EO 12958 DECL: 07/23/2012
TAGS PREL, PGOV, ECON, EAID, KMCA, PINR, TZ
SUBJECT: BIG FISH STILL RISKY CATCH IN TANZANIA
REF: A. A. DAR ES SALAAM 1009 B. B. DAR ES SALAAM 00085
Classified By: D. Purnell Delly, Deputy Chief of Mission, for reasons 1 .4(b and d).
1. (C) SUMMARY. Tanzania's Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) has never successfully prosecuted a high-level corruption case involving either the private or public sector. On July 14, the Director General of the PCB, Edward Hoseah, assured the DCM that the PCB was now prepared to prosecute a milestone corruption case: the U.K.-Tanzanian BAE radar deal. Beyond plans to prosecute the BAE case, Hoseah painted a mixed picture regarding the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) progress toward addressing the country's endemic corruption problem.
On one hand, Hoseah highlighted recent legal reforms and the increasing willingness of both Parliament and press to level corruption charges against the government. On the other hand, he noted the unabated corruption in Zanzibar, weak capacity of his bureau, and President Kikwete's reluctance to implicate former President Benjamin Mkapa or members of Mkapa's inner circle in corruption scandals. Finally, Hoseah reiterated deep concern about his personal safety, explaining that he frequently received threatening letters. In the event of increasing threats to his life, Hoseah said he would not hesitate to seek refuge in another country. END SUMMARY.
PCB: Ready to Prosecute the BAE Radar Deal
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2. (C) Edward Hoseah, Director General of the Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) told the DCM that the PCB was almost finished with its investigation of the U.K.- Tanzanian BAE radar deal and that it intended to prosecute the case. "We are focused on the 31 percent commission paid to BAE. We understand that businessmen need commissions but the question is whether 31 percent is lawful or not," Hoseah said. He called the deal "dirty" and said it involved officials from the Ministry of Defence and at least one or two senior level military officers.
3. (C) Hoseah said that the two primary suspects, XXXXXXXXXXXX and Shailesh Vithlani, CEO of Merlin International, were currently out of the country but that when they returned the GOT would begin to prosecute. "I have obtained President Kikwete's support to prosecute the culprits once they return to Tanzania," he said, stressing that prosecution of the case would mark an important milestone in the PCB's struggle. "The real signal of the GOT's political commitment will be when we take this radar case to court," Hoseah said.
4. (C) Note: Shailesh Vithlani is a British citizen who reportedly grew up in Tanzania. He heads Merlin International, a Dar es Salaam based company. Merlin International has been implicated as the agent for Britain's BAE Systems which sold a USD 40 million military radar system to the GOT in 2002.
Beyond the BAE radar deal, Merlin has been linked in the media to a range of other high profile government deals including the sale of a Gulfstream presidential jet to former President Benjamin Mkapa. According to a July 13 report in This Day, a local newspaper, at the time of the BAE deal, Vithlani's local partner was Tanil Somaiya of Shivacom Tanzania Ltd.
Promising Signs on Anti-Corruption Front: Legal Reform...
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5. (C) In addition to the possible prosecution of the BAE radar case, Hoseah emphasized that there were other promising signs in Tanzania's fight against corruption. First, he noted that as of July 1 the Anti-Corruption bill had become fully operational, laying the legal groundwork to accelerate the prosecution of corruption. He said that the GOT had almost finalized its "whistle blowers" legislation and that the relationship between the PCB and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) had improved. "I have a good working relationship with the new DPP and he appears serious about prosecuting corruption." XXXXXXXXXXXX
Stronger Parliament, Press, and Public Support
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6. (C) A second promising sign regarding anti-corruption efforts which Hoseah stressed was increased support within the Parliament, press and the general public. "Parliament is now our ally. Members of Parliament are no longer just spectators; they are starting to ask the tough questions to unveil corruption schemes," Hoseah said. He explained that the media was also making a crucial contribution, showing politicians that they could not hide: "The press has started to bring allegations against XXXXXXXXXXXX. This signals to all politicians that no one is immune." Awareness is growing among the general public too, Hoseah noted, as evidenced by the increased trust in the PCB and the decline of negative news articles about the PCB and its staff.
Initiatives Stemming from the UNCAC
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7. (C) Finally, Hoseah noted Tanzania's participation in the UN Convention Against Corruption as another reason for optimism on the anti-corruption front. As a signatory to the UNCAC, Tanzania must not only follow international standards, but will take part in several anti-corruption initiatives in the near future. For example, Tanzania will be subject to a peer review and a gap analysis on its compliance with the convention.
Troubling Signs on Anti-Corruption: Impunity at the Top....
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8. (C) Hoseah then turned to his concerns regarding Tanzania's anti-corruption struggle. He noted that President Kikwete does not appear comfortable letting the law handle corruption cases which might implicate top levels like former presidents.
According to Hoseah, President Kikwete is hesitant to pursue cases which may implicate former President Benjamin Mkapa.
9. (C) Referring to the widespread rumors of corruption within the Bank of Tanzania (Ref B), Hoseah remarked that
XXXXXXXXXXXX In Hoseah's view, Kikwete's recent appointment of three new deputy BOT governors was XXXXXXXXXXXX. The DCM remarked that XXXXXXXXXXXX responses to allegations
XXXXXXXXXXXX were opaque and even projected a sense of impunity. "Your perception is correct," Hoseah responded, adding, "there is a sense of impunity with XXXXXXXXXXXX because he and XXXXXXXXXXXX are so closely intertwined. Kikwete would find it very difficult to fire him."
Complacency on Zanzibar...
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10. (C) The ongoing, if not accelerating, level of corruption on Zanzibar is another cause for pessimism in Tanzania's fight against corruption. While establishment of Tanzania's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) would indeed force changes on Zanzibar in the long term, Hoseah admitted that he did not believe Zanzibar's current leadership was committed to fighting corruption. With a "free port" and government officials routinely on the payroll of foreign investors, Zanzibar is rife with corruption, Hoseah emphasized. With the momentum of anti-corruption efforts on the Mainland, Zanzibar will have to follow suit, Hoseah said. He added, however, that "in the short term, Zanzibar's President faces the end of his term and it appears that there is actually an acceleration of corruption through acquisition of land and other assets."
Continuing Capacity Constraints...
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11. (C) Hoseah raised the PCB's lack of capacity as another key challenge to Tanzania's anti-corruption campaign. He stressed that support from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program has assisted the PCB immensely with training prosecutors and investigators. Still, institutional capacity at the PCB is weak and additional capacity building is needed. One area which Hoseah specified for additional training was intelligence or evidence gathering. "Cooperation among law enforcement agencies is still limited and we need to improve our intelligence capabilities," Hoseah told the DCM.
Threat of Stepping on the Wrong Toes
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12. (C) At the end of the meeting, Hoseah reiterated concern for his personal security (Ref A), saying he believed that his life may be in danger. He told the DCM that he had received threatening text messages and letters and was reminded everyday that he was fighting the "rich and powerful." While Hoseah maintained that he was not scared to do his job, he said that he could not be seen as "uncompromising." Toward the end of the meeting, he said quietly to the DCM, "If you attend meetings of the 'inner-circle,' people want you to feel as if they have put you there. If they see that you are uncompromising, there is a risk." Finally, he made clear that if the threat to his life reached a certain point, he would flee the country.
Comment: PCB's List of Untouchables: Growing?
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Conclusion
13. (C) In our January 2007 meeting with Hoseah (Ref A), he said his primary goal as the newly appointed Director General of the Prevention of Corruption Bureau would be to prosecute "big fish." He told us point blank, however, that cases against the ex-Prime Minister or ex-President were off the table.
Now, he has revealed that XXXXXXXXXXXX may also be untouchable, many of whom have ministerial or sub-ministerial posts in Kikwete's government. Thus, while President Kikwete's talk against corruption might be tough, he is clearly treading carefully and the jury remains out on his commitment to tackling high-level corruption.
14. (C) Even if the Kikwete administration does prosecute the BAE case, it is important to note that the U.K. Serious Fraud Office conducted the lion's share of the investigation. According to Hoseah, after the Fraud Office confronted the GOT with evidence, PCB officials were invited to spend one month in London working with the Serious Fraud Office to finalize the case.
Therefore, although the GOT may ultimately point to BAE as a landmark case reflecting commitment to combating corruption, the decision to prosecute may actually reflect the notoriety of the case in the UK, its notoriety and prominent press play here, and most importantly, the fact that a fully developed case file, brimming with detailed evidence, was presented by UK investigators to the Prevention of Corruption Bureau. In short, to the cynical eye, the GOT may have little recourse other than to prosecute.
END COMMENT.
RETZER



SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY

 

[vicenttemu]

Taarifa za mtandao wa wikileaks kuhusu mwenendo wa JK na serikali yake zastahili pongezi coz imetufumbua macho Watz. Naomba pia wamsake mmiliki wa Dowans ili kila kitu kiwe wazi. Eti hata Serikali haimjui mmiliki wa Dowans? Swali ninani atalipwa zile bilion185. Usanii mtupu huu.

 

[kituro]

Wanacho sema hawamjui ni sahihi ungekuwa niwewe ungeweza kujitaja! je unafikili rais angekuwa slaa ingekuwaje? hapo pangechimbika! hawa wanaohukumiana na mzimu wameshatuona watoto!

 

[lm317]

Wanacho sema hawamjui ni sahihi ungekuwa niwewe ungeweza kujitaja! je unafikili rais angekuwa slaa ingekuwaje? hapo pangechimbika! hawa wanaohukumiana na mzimu wameshatuona watoto!

Wanaogopa bure nchi yetu ni ya amani!
hata wakijitaja watu tutaendelea na shughuli zetu!
Tunayajua mengi tayari na tunaonewa sana tuu
Tuko powa tu! HAKUNA MATATA!