Gem heist probe completed

Closed-circuit television cameras were disabled at the Mererani gemstone mines on the day 15 kilogrammes of tanzanite were grabbed by robbers, sources said.

You have missed the point, those who view the recent Twaweza research on voting trends simply as pro or against them have been told.

My acquaintance and I left Arusha in the early morning  for a long drive to Same, one of the towns in Kilimanjaro Region located on the highway to Tanga and Dar es Salaam.

Preparations for the third Arusha Gemstone Fair (AGF) have been finalised and it will once again showcase its great potential for gemstones, now contributing significantly to national earnings. Organisers say local participants are expected to strike sales exceeding Sh6.9 billion generated during last year’s show, which enabled the government to earn S.227.4 million royalties.

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Two more people were yesterday charged with armed robbery at the Kisutu Resident Magistrates’ Court in a case involving over Sh400 million robbery at Barclays Bank in the city.

MPs yesterday asked Energy and Minerals ministry to put proper strategies in place that would help in weeding out mineral smugglers.

The early bird catches the worm, but this has not been the case with Jumanne Ngoma, as the first man to spot tanzanite at Mirerani in 1967. Mr Ngoma says he had never benefited from the rare gemstone so far found in Tanzania alone.

Unknown people have stolen 15 kilograms of tanzanite gemstones whose estimated value is Sh10 billion, this newspaper was told yesterday.