Govt moves to end clashes

>The government has been engaged in a move to end a land conflict involving residents of Katapulo area and a Kalambo ranch investor in Rukwa Region.

Tanzania has lately witnessed the mushrooming of vicious land conflicts, mostly pitting farmers against herders. Morogoro, the nation’s food basket, is the worst hit by these conflicts, which have hampered productive activities in Kilosa, Mvomero, Kilombero and Ulanga districts.

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Tanzania Struggles to End Clashes Between Farmers and Herders
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Jan 16 (IPS) - Tanzanian authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with ongoing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists as they fight over limited land and water resources in this East African nation.
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The government has introduced a new organ - placed under the Ministry of Agriculture – as it seeks to raise productivity of the sector that employs over 70 per cent of Tanzanians in the working age.

The government has ordered for breathalysers and more speed guns for use by the traffic department to check rising cases of road accidents across the country.

>The government has banned witchcraft-related activities and launched a special operation to arrest those linked with the practice.  The move comes after a four-year-old girl was abducted in Mwanza and amid a rise in attacks on albinos.

>Parliament has put together a proposed law designed to ensure discipline in budget management. The draft bill seeks to consolidate Parliament’s oversight role in the management of the national budget.