Govt seeks stiff law over illegal firearms

Loliondo still awash with illegal firearms
Daily News
LOLIONDO, an area notorious for tribal conflicts and armed banditry in Ngorongoro District, is still awash with illegal weapons left behind by Somali bandits who terrorized the division in the late 1990s as well as new guns being brought in by criminal gangs.
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Former Zanzibar minister arrested for illegal firearms possession
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- Zanzibar authorities on Saturday arrested a former minister in connection with illegal possession of firearms, a laptop and other communication gadgets, police said. Zanzibar's deputy director for Criminal Investigations Salum ...
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It’s a call normally heard in countries emerging from civil war: hand over your illegal weapons in exchange for amnesty.

The government in collaboration with neighbouring countries is looking for a long lasting solution to the proliferation of illegal firearms in Mara Region and in the country at large.

Ethics body seeks law change to check graft, plunder
Daily News
THE government is in the process of enacting a law on 'Conflict of Interest' that will require state leaders, including MPs and public servants to refrain from engaging in other personal activities, in a move aimed at controlling corruption and promoting good ...

Govt: Planned drivers` `training` is illegal
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The government has smelt a rat over a plan by Tanzania Drivers Workers Union (TADWU) to conduct training for all drivers countrywide describing it as a pretext to accomplish a planned drivers' strike. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and ...

>The government has dismissed as blatant lies claims in local and international media that members of last year’s Chinese presidential delegation illegally bought and exported ivory. Top officials said the reports were driven by jealousy.

The government of Zanzibar has said that the contraband logs from Madagascar, which were impounded recently, would be returned to where they came from due to lack of legal powers to prosecute the importers or confiscate their consignment.

The government is seeking partnerships with the business community to address under-nutrition.