Govt suspends polls in cooperative societies

EAC Cooperative Societies Bill Sails Through Second Reading
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Arusha — The regional Assembly is on the verge of enacting the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill, 2014. EALA Members late yesterday extensively debated the Bill, before passing it through its second reading. The debate which resumed following interruption ...

The EALA has late this afternoon enacted the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill 2014 giving the cooperative fraternity and stakeholders, something to smile about.  
The Bill sailed through the third reading after Members debated and made amendments to a number of clauses to reflect relevancy and consistency.
The object of the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill, 2014 is to provide a legal framework for Co-operative Societies in line with Article 128 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC...

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EALA passes EAC Cooperative Societies Bill 2014
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The East African Legislative Assembly has passed the East Africa Community (EAC) Cooperative Societies Bill 2014, giving the cooperative fraternity and stakeholders something to smile about. The Bill sailed through the third reading after Members debated ...
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The Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) aims to use its wider network of organisations to ensure that the country goes to the referendum, local government and general elections peacefully.

Also ordered to pay Sh50million in fine

Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC)
The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) yesterday suspended indefinitely Tanzania Portland Cement Company’s (TPCC) operations, ordering it to pay a hefty penalty amounting to Sh50million for polluting environment.
This follows residents’ complaints about the plant releasing the soot through its chimneys to residents homes causing serious health problems to families residing around it.
The firm also...

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Govt suspends plans on Kigamboni satellite city
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The government has temporarily suspended its plans on building the new satellite city of Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam to allow for a broader participation of the stakeholders. Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda told the August House here on Wednesday evening ...
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The High Court has suspended government’s directive to close private schools due to the ongoing teachers’ strike.

The government has agreed to meet with various stakeholders, including opposition party leaders, ahead of the upcoming local government elections, to discuss how to ensure they are free and fair.

The Civic United Front (CUF) yesterday warned that local government elections scheduled for next month would turn chaotic if the current election guidelines that have been issued by the government become operational.