LAKE ZONE: Man gunned down in raid

>A resident of Old Misungwi Village in Misungwi District, Mwanza Region, Manota Doto, 45, has been sentenced to 60 years in jail as well as receiving six strokes of cane over two rape charges.

>A resident of Uyombo District in Tabora Region, Mr Anthony Komba,30, hanged himself on a guava tree here after being chased away by his mother-in-law when he went at her house to take his children.

>A resident of Sima Village, Sima Ward in Sengerema District, Faida Iddi, 45, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his own son.  Mwanza Regional Police Commander, Valentino Mlowela, confirmed the incident, saying his officials were investigating the matter before taking the suspect to court.  “Among the things we are investigating is establishing whether the suspect is mentally fit or insane,” said the police boss.

>Brutal killings of elderly people have been reported in the Lake Zone ahead of the festive season, The Citizen has learnt.

Kagera. Local residents are asking the government to speed up the implementation of a project to hook up Lake and Central Zones to a safe water reservoir at Lake Victoria.

A prominent Kenyan MP was shot dead along with two bodyguards and a driver in the centre of the capital Nairobi in the early hours of Saturday, police and medics said.

Little-known Mugini Private Primary School in Magu District, Mwanza Region, has entered Tanzania’s education record books after producing seven of the top ten girls in this year’s national Standard Seven examination.

Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), the publishers of The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti has opened a new chapter in the history of the media history in this country with its decision to print its papers in Mwanza city. This is expected to guarantee quality news on time for thousands of readers in the Lake Zone.

.In African societies marriage is considered sacred and probably the most honoured status in life. A person’s status is elevated soon after marriage.