Friday, August 24, 2012

Uingereza yaibembeleza Ecuador

Uingereza imeandika barua kwa ubalozi wa Ecuador mjini London ikitaka kurejelea mazungumzo kuhusu hatma ya Julian Assange, mwanzilishi wa mtandao wa kufichua siri wa Wikileaks, aliyetorokea katika majengo ya ubalozi huo kuepuka kurejeshwa nchini Sweden kwa lazima.

Julian Assange katika ubalozi wa Ecuador

Uhusiano kati ya mataifa hayo mawili ulivurugika baada ya uamuzi wa Ecuador kumpa bwana Assange hifadhi ya kisiasa na Uingereza kutishia kuvamia ubalozi huo na kumkamata.
Afisi inayoshughulika na masuala ya kigeni haijasema chochote kuhusu ujumbe uliokop kwenye barua hiyo lakini afisa mmoja ameelezea kuwa inanuia kutuliza hali kati ya mataifa hayo mawili.
Rais Rafael Correa ameiambia BBC kuwa Uingereza ilifanya makosa makubwa kwa kutishia kuingia kwa nguvu kwenye ubalozi wa Equador,''Huu ni mvutano ambao ungeisha iwapo Uingereza ingetoa hakikisho ya kupita kwa usalama kwa Bwana Assange au unaweza kuendelea kwa miezi na hata miaka iwapo hataweza kutoka kwenye ubalozi wetu hapa London kuelekea Equador.''
Huenda mataifa ya Amerika Kusini yakamuunga mkono rais Rafael Correa.
Huku Uingereza ikisema kuwa inataka kurejelea mashauriano kuhusu hatma ya Julian Assange, Equador haikubaliani na msimamo huo na inataka kuhakikishiwa kuwa Assange hatakamatwa iwapo atatolewa kwenye ubalozi wao nchini Uingereza kuelekea Equador.
Equador inataka pia kuhakikishiwa kuwa mwanzilishi huyo wa mtandao wa Wiki Leaks hatawahi kupelekwa Marekani anakokabiliwa na tuhuma za kutoa taarifa muhimu na za siri kwenye mtandao wake.
Hata hivyo hakuna matumaini kwamba Marekani itakubali hilo.
Kwa hiyo ubalozi wa Equador umekiri kuwa huenda ukampa bwana Assange hifadhi kwa miaka mingi.

Chelsea 4-2 Reading: Hazard bags three assists as Blues come from behind to claim victory

Fernando Torres scored the decisive goal as Chelsea came from behind to beat Reading 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.
Frank Lampard opened the scoring with a powerful first-half penalty after Eden Hazard, who impressed once again, had been tripped by Chris Gunter.

Reading equalized shortly after through a thunderous Pavel Pogrebnyak header, before Petr Cech let a Danny Guthrie free kick squirm from his grasp and into his own net.

But Adam Federici followed suit, allowing a Gary Cahill shot to skid away from him, and with less than 10 minutes remaining, Torres was left with the simplest of finishes after good work by Juan Mata and Ashley Cole.

Branislav Ivanovic swept into an open goal in stoppage time, with Federici out of his area after attacking a corner.

Hazard, who had caught the eye in his Premier League debut against Wigan and had three assists against Reading, was involved inside two minutes, racing onto a pass from Mata on the left hand side, but the Belgian’s shot across goal failed to find the target and rolled wide.

Just five minutes later Chelsea went closer, as a lovely fluid passing move involving Torres and Branislav Ivanovic launched an attack for the returning Ramires, but the midfielder chose to test Adam Fedrici rather than play the Chelsea striker in with the goal at his mercy, and the Reading keeper palmed the ball away.

Reading launched a counterattack from Federici’s save, but lone striker Pavel Pogrebnyak flashed his shot wide, before Torres would get his first chance of the match.

The Spain international displayed some excellent trickery to deceive Jem Karacan and Kaspars Gorkss to make space in the penalty area, but his shot was blocked and flew to safety.

It was more Chelsea skill that would create the chance for the opening goal, as Hazard had his standing leg tripped in the box by Gunter, leaving match official Lee Mason with the easy decision to award the penalty.

Lampard stepped up and drilled low and powerfully to Federici’s right and, though the shot stopper dived the right way, he had little chance of keeping the spot kick out.

The home side’s lead lasted little more than five minutes though, as Pogrebnyak headed Reading level.

Garath McCleary exchanged a quick one-two with Danny Guthrie before finding the Russian, who showed expert movement to beat Gary Cahill and head into the top corner beyond Cech.

And, just before the half-hour mark, the visitors were in front after John Terry gave away a free kick for a foul on Jobi McAnuff around 20 yards from goal.

Guthrie blasted low and hard at Cech, but the 30-year old spilled a regulation save and could only watch the ball trickle into his net.

Chelsea had chances to equalize before the interval but Hazard fired over from distance before crossing for Torres, who nodded just wide, while Alex Pearce was inches away from extending the visitors’ lead, but could not connect with an Ian Harte free kick.

The Blues wasted no time in attempting to get back into the game after the break as Torres pulled back to the edge of the box for Ivanovic, but the defender’s shot sailed a long way over the bar.

But, with his side unable to break Reading down in the early stages of the second half, Roberto Di Matteo handed Oscar his Stamford Bridge debut, in place of compatriot Ramires.

Oscar was immediately among the action, nicking the ball away from Karacan, who upended the Brazilian and picked up a yellow card.

With over an hour played, Chelsea was finally able to carve out a second-half opening and after some pinball in the box following an Ivanovic pass, the ball fell to Hazard, but his shot was blocked by Pearce when Federici may well have been beaten.

Di Matteo was forced into another change as the hosts chased the elusive equalizer and replaced John Obi Mikel with Daniel Sturridge.

But it was a defender who would pull the scores level in the 70th minute, when Cahill’s speculative long-range effort bounced in front of the outstretched palms of Federici, who pushed the stinging shot into the bottom corner.

The equalizer appeared to have given Chelsea the impetus to press for a winner, with Juan Mata going close with a shot, beating Federici but curling wide.

And it was Mata again who went close with ten minutes remaining, scuffing wide after an Ivanovic cross cannoned into his path.

Just moments later though, Chelsea scored the winner as Ashley Cole darted onto a pass inside the box and squared for Torres, who got ahead of the resolute Reading backline and tapped into an empty net.

There were suspicions of offside surrounding the goal, but Chelsea took the three points in its first home game of the season as Federici came up for a corner and left his goal exposed, allowing the hosts to break through Hazard, who gifted Ivanovic an open goal

Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid: Xavi clinches narrow first-leg triumph

Tito Vilanova's first Clasico ended on a mixed note, as a howler from Victor Valdes gifted the visitors a late goal and leaves the second leg of the Supercopa on a knife edge

Cristiano Ronaldo, Dani Alves - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

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Barcelona drew first blood against Real Madrid in the battle for Spanish supremacy this season, narrowly defeating its great rival 3-2 in the first leg of their Supercopa clash at Camp Nou on Thursday.

A cagey first half saw the home side dominate the ball, but struggle to find a way through a resilient rearguard effort from Jose Mourinho's men.

But the match changed completely in the second-half, as Cristiano Ronaldo gave the visitors a shock lead in the 55th minute with a header from a corner.

Barca would hit back instantly through Pedro, before a Lionel Messi penalty and a beautifully worked goal from Xavi put the club in the driving seat.

However, a moment of madness from Victor Valdes gifted Angel Di Maria a goal with five minutes to go, leaving matters finely poised for the second leg in six days at Santiago Bernabeu.
Tito Vilanova dropped Christian Tello to the bench for Alexis Sanchez, despite the former’s impressive performance in the 5-1 win over Real Sociedad last weekend, but new signing Alex Song did not make the match day squad in time.
Mourinho, meanwhile, drafted in Raul Albiol in the center of defense for the injured Pepe, while Karim Benzema started as the lone striker ahead of Gonzalo Higuain.
Madrid started brightly, but was not able to sustain it for long as Barca began to assert its dominance in the middle of the park, with Andres Iniesta in particular looking lively.
Xabi Alonso picked up a yellow card 12 minutes in after a crunching tackle on Sergio Busquets, putting him on thin ice for what was shaping up to be a backs to the wall game for the visitors.
Messi should have found the target in the 19th minute after latching on to Dani Alves’ cutback just inside the box, but his effort flew the wrong side of the post.
The Argentine would miss an even better chance 10 minutes later, poking wide from a good position after dancing around two defenders in the area.
But despite being starved of the ball, Madrid proved a stubborn beast to overcome at the back, as every Barca attack was met by a throng of white shirts in defense.
The match seemed to be settling into a war of attrition, though Pedro almost livened things up on the half-hour mark with a swerving shot that forced Casillas to save at full stretch.
The home fans were up in arms in the 38th minute though, after a theatrical tumble from Sanchez from a challenge by Fabio Coentrao in the box went unacknowledged by the referee.
It was a hopeful shout at best, and the game began to get scrappy as the first half ended. First, Arbeloa was shown yellow for flattening Busquets, before Javier Mascherano joined him in the book after chopping down Coentrao.
Busquets was not having an easy time in the middle of the park, and was felled again by Albiol shortly after the restart, for which the Madrid defender also saw yellow.
The Barcelona midfielder would then make a fatal error in the 55th minute, as he lost sight of Ronaldo defending a corner, allowing the Portuguese to not the visitors into a surprise lead.
Madrid’s joy lasted only seconds though, as straight from kickoff, Barca drew level.
Mascherano’s searching ball from his own half picked out Pedro on the left, who accelerated away from Coentrao to slot the hosts back on terms, despite calls from the visitors for offside.
The shackles were finally off, as Barca looked to press ahead. Alves was picked out by Messi on the overlap, only for Casillas to tip his low shot around the post.
Then, with 68 minutes gone, a clumsy tackle by Sergio Ramos brought down Iniesta in the area, giving referee Carlos Gomez no choice but to point to the spot. Messi stepped up to send Casillas the wrong way and put Barcelona back in front.
Xavi appeared to put matters beyond any doubt 10 minutes later after slotting home from a superb setup from Iniesta, who ghosted pass multiple challenges before putting the chance on a plate for his midfield colleague.
However, in the 85th minute, a howler from Valdes dragged Madrid back into the game and the tie.
The Barcelona keeper appeared to be under little pressure when collecting a backpass, but saw the ball stick under his feet, allowing Di Maria enough time to steal in and poke into the back of the net, giving the visitors a lifeline for the second-leg.

BBC Dira Ya Dunia-Press Release

Salim Kikeke Ndiye mtangazaji wa kipindi hiki

BBC Idhaa ya Kiswahili kuzindua Dira ya Dunia kupitia Star TV nchini Tanzania

23 August 2012. Katika mpango mkubwa wa kutanua wigo wake wa wasikilizaji na watazamaji barani Afrika, BBC imetangaza kuzindua kipindi chake cha kwanza cha habari za dunia kwa lugha ya Kiswahili kiitwacho Dira ya Dunia. Kuanzia Jumatatu Agosti 27, kituo shirika cha BBC Idhaa ya Dunia nchini Tanzania, Star TV, kitarusha kipindi cha Dira ya Dunia cha BBC Idhaa ya Kiswahili. Matangazo hayo ni ya dakika 30 yakiwapa watazamaji fursa ya kupata habari motomoto za dunia na uchambuzi yakinifu kutoka katika shirika hilo la utangazaji la kimataifa ulimwenguni.

Kipindi hicho ambacho kitakuwa kikirushwa kila Jumatatu hadi Ijumaa kitatoa chachu katika matangazo ya Star TV kwa kuwaletea watazamaji habari za kiwango cha hali ya juu kutoka katika kitovu cha habari za dunia cha BBC- Global News. Dira ya Dunia pia itawaletea watazamaji taswira na uchambuzi yakinifu kutoka kwa waandishi wa habari waliotapakaa katika nchi 48 barani Afrika, na hivyo kuleta picha halisi ya bara zima kwa watazamaji wanaozungumza Kiswahili.

Kipindi cha radio cha Dira ya Dunia ni kipindi maarufu sana kwa mamilioni ya wasikilizaji katika eneo la Afrika Mashariki na Kati na hata wasikilizaji wanaoishi nje ya eneo hilo. Kwa kuzindua kipindi cha TV chenye jina kama hilo, BBC ina imarisha zaidi matangazo yake hasa kwa kutumia waandishi wake wa habari waliobobea – watangazaji Salim Kikeke na Charles Hilary, mhariri Mariam Omar pamoja na waandishi waliopo Burundi, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Kongo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Tanzania, Uganda na Uingereza.

Mhariri wa BBC Idhaa ya Kiswahili, Ali Saleh anasema: “Uzinduzi wa Dira ya Dunia kupitia TV, ni kwenda na mabadiliko makubwa tunayoyashuhudia ya jinsi watu wanavyofuatilia habari barani Afrika, na pia mahitaji wa mashabiki wa BBC Ihdaa ya Kiswahili. Tunavyoarifu na kuchambua habari za eneo letu na hata duniani, iwe siasa, uchumi au utamaduni, Dira ya Dunia itatoa taswira halisi ya Afrika, tofauti na jinsi ambavyo bara hili limekuwa likiripotiwa kwa miaka mingi. Kipindi chetu kitakuwa kinashirikisha watazamaji, na pia kuzigatia misingi ya BBC ya muda mrefu ya uhuru, uhakika na bila upendeleo”

Kinara wa Dira ya Dunia, Salim Kikeke ameongeza kwa kusema: “Ni heshima kubwa na nafasi ya kipekee kuwa katika mradi huu wa Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya BBC wa TV. Tumepitia mengi hadi kufika hapa, na kila sekunde ya safari hiyo ilikuwa ni ya kuvutia.Ni imani yangu kuwa kipindi hiki kipya cha TV kitavutia wengi katika eneo la Afrika Mashariki na Kati.”

Uanzishaji wa Dira ya Dunia katika TV ni sehemu ya mabadiliko makubwa ya matangazo yaliyofanyika ndani ya BBC mwaka huu katika bara la Afrika, katika TV na redio. Uzinduzi huu umekuja muda mfupi baada ya kuzinduliwa kwa kipindi cha TV kwa lugha ya Kiingereza kwa Afrika, Focus on Africa, ambacho pia kinarushwa kupitia Star TV. Mwezi Julai, siku chache kabla ya kuanza kwa michuano ya Olimpiki jijini London, BBC Idhaa ya Ulimwengu ilizindua kipindi kipya cha redio, Newsday – Kipindi ambacho kimelenga zaidi wasikilizaji wa redio wa asubuhi barani Afrika.

Mhariri wa BBC wa eneo la Afrika, Solomon Mugera, naye amesema: “Miongo mingi ya utangazaji katika lugha mbalimbali barani Afrika, BBC imejenga uhusiano wa kipekee na wasikilizaji wetu wa redio, kwa kueleza ya Afrika duniani, na kuipeleka dunia barani Afrika. Kukua kwa njia za utangazaji za BBC ni ushahidi wa kuwepo kwa mizizi ya muda mrefu na ufahamu wa bara la Afrika. Tunavyoanza safari hii mpya, kwa kweli tuna hamasa kubwa hasa kwa kushirikiana na mashirika ya utangazaji yenye hadi kubwa katika eneo letu.”

Nathan Lwehabura, Meneja mipango na utafiti wa SMG Ltd, anasema: “ Ni heshima kubwa kwa Star TV kujumuisha Dira ya Dunia katika vipindi vyake vya kila siku – tunaamini kipindi hiki kitavutia watu wengi. Kipindi cha BBC cha Kiingereza kilichozinduliwa hivi karibuni kupitia Star TV, Focus on Africa, kinazidi kujipatia umaarufu mkubwa, sio tu miongoni mwa watazamaji wetu, bali pia hata miongoni mwa mashirika mengine kutokana na kuzingatia fani ya uandishi, utangazaji na ubora wa kipindi. Ni matumaini yetu kuwa ushirika kati ya BBC na Sahara Media Group utaimarisha matangazo yetu ya TV hasa tunavyoelekea katika matangazo ya kisasa ya mfumo wa digital.”

Dira ya Dunia kutoka Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya BBC itakuwa ikitangazwa Jumatatu hadi Ijumaa, saa tatu usiku kupitia Star TV nchini Tanzania. Pia matangazo hayo yatapatikana kupitia wavuti wa BBC Idhaa ya Kiswahili – bbcswahili.com.

BBC ilirusha matangazo yake ya kwanza kabisa barani Afrika zaidi ya miaka 80 iliyopita. Idadi kubwa ya wasikilizaji kwa ujumla kupitia redio na TV inaifanya BBC kuwa shirika kubwa zaidi la kimataifa la utangazaji barani Afrika.

Kwa taarifa zaidi tafadhali wasiliana na:

BBC Global News Press Office

+44 207 557 2944; sophie.west@bbc.co.uk

Kwa wahariri:

BBC Idhaa ya Kiswahili ni watangazaji wa habari kupitia TV, redio na kwenye mtandao kwa lugha ya Kiswahili na kwa wasikilizaji na watazamaji wa lugha hiyo. Matangazo ya redio kwa Kiswahili yanapatikana kupitia vituo vya redio vya FM na pia kupitia redio washirika nchini Tanzania, Burundi, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Kongo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda na Uganda. Matangazo pia yanapatikana kupitia wavuti bbcswahili.com ambapo pia habari mpya kabisa zinapatikana, makala na uchambuzi kuhusu Afrika Mashariki na pia duniani kote, kwa maandishi, sauti na video.

BBC Idhaa ya Kiswahili ni sehemu ya BBC Idhaa ya Dunia (BBC World Service), ambao ni watangazaji wa kimataifa wanaotoa huduma ya matangazo kwa lugha mbalimbali kupitia redio, TV na kwenye wavuti na pia kupitia vifaa vitumiavyo visiwaya. Kwa taarifa zaidi tembelea bbcworldservice.com.

BBC ina mashabiki milioni 239 kwa wiki duniani kote katika huduma zake za habari za kimataifa ikiwemo BBC World Service, BBC World News TV na bbc.com/news.

Taswira Zaidi Uzinduzi Wa BBC-Dira Ya Dunia Na Star TV

Salim Kikeke mtangazaji wa kipindi

Meneja wa Sahara Media Group

Watangazaji wa BBC na wa Star TV

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Chenge Kumtetea Mramba Kesi Ya Ufisadi

WAZIRI wa zamani wa Fedha, Basil Mramba ameanza kujitetea katika kesi ya matumizi mabaya ya ofisi za umma na kuisababishia Serikali hasara ya Sh11.7 bilioni huku akiwataja mashahidi sita akiwamo aliyekuwa Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali, Andrew Chenge kuwa mashahidi wake.

Mashahidi wengine watakaomtetea Mramba katika kesi hiyo, ni Gavana wa Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT), Mwakilishi wa Kampuni ya M/S Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers, Erwine Florence, Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Kudumu ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Serikali, John Cheyo na Mtaalamu wa Ushauri wa Masuala ya Kodi, Florian Msigala.

Baada ya kutaja idadi hiyo ya mashahidi, Mramba aliliambia jopo linaloongozwa na Jaji John Utamwa akisaidiwa na Jaji Sam Rumanyika, Msajili Sauli Kinemela kuwa shahidi wa sita ambaye wanatarajia kumwita, bado hajathibitisha kama atakwenda kutoa ushahidi au la.

Mramba alieleza kuwa kati ya mashahidi hao anaotarajia kuwaita kumtetea, watatu watawasilisha nyaraka na wengine watafika mahakamani.

Licha ya kuwataja mashahidi hao, Mramba aliiambia Mahakama kuwa atatoa utetezi wake kwa njia ya kiapo.

Mbali na Mramba, Waziri wa zamani wa Nishati na Madini, Daniel Yona na Katibu Mkuu wa zamani wa Wizara ya Fedha, Gray Mgonja nao wameiambia Mahakama kuwa na wenyewe watajitetea kwa njia ya kiapo na pia watatetewa na mashahidi hao.

Lakini Mgonja aliongeza shahidi mwingine aliyemtaja kwa jina moja la Karisti.

Baada ya kutoa taarifa hiyo, Mramba alianza kujitetea na Wakili wake Hurbert Nyange alimtaka aieleze Mahakama chimbuko la kesi inayomkabili.

Mramba alisema ana umri wa miaka 71. Alidai kuwa chimbuko la kesi hiyo ni malalamiko yaliyokuwapo bungeni kwa wananchi na kwenye vyombo vya habari kuwa ingawa Tanzania ina migodi kadhaa ya dhahabu, haijafaidika kwa sababu migodi hiyo ilikuwa inaiibia Serikali na kuidanganya juu ya uzalishaji na uuzaji wa madini hayo nje ya nchi.

Alidai kuwa kutokana na malalamiko hayo, Serikali ilibidi kuchukua hatua ya kujibu hoja hizo zilizojitokeza katika jamii. Hivyo iliileta kampuni ya Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers kukagua migodi hiyo ili Serikali ipate maelezo juu ya malalamiko ya wananchi.

Mramba aliendelea kueleza kuwa Serikali iliiteua BoT ifanye kazi ya kutafuta kampuni inayoweza kufanya kazi hiyo kwa niaba yake na ikafanya hivyo kwa kuingia mkataba na kampuni iliyochaguliwa ya Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers.

“Kampuni ya Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers ni kampuni ambayo ipo katika kundi la kampuni za Alex Group ambazo makao makuu yake yapo nchini Uingereza, lakini kampuni hiyo ya Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers makao makuu yake yapo nchini Marekani,” alisema Mramba.

Alidai kuwa aliyeagiza BoT kufanya kazi hiyo ya kumtafuta mkaguzi wa dhahabu ni Rais wa Awamu ya Tatu, Benjamin Mkapa na kwamba wakati huo yeye akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alipewa jukumu la kuhakikisha gharama za kumlipa mkaguzi huyo zinapatikana ndani ya Serikali, BoT au popote.

Alidai kuwa kati yake na Gavana, hakuna aliyekuwa na mamlaka juu ya mwingine na kwamba Gavana alikuwa na wajibu wa kufanya mchakato wa kumtafuta mkaguzi wa dhahabu.

Mramba alisisitiza kuwa yeye hakuhusika kwenye mchakato huo kwa kumtafuta wala kumleta hapa nchini wala kumtuma mwakilishi yeyote kumwakilisha kwenye kamati iliyoteuliwa kufanya mchakato huo, bali alipewa agizo la kumlipa.

“Mimi kama waziri sikuwa na mtu wangu kwenye ile kamati lakini Wizara ilituma mwakilishi, ambaye alikuwa Mwanasheria Bethar Soka wakati wa kuhoji kampuni mbili ili wachague na kwenye kujadili vipengele vya mkataba,” alisema Mramba wakati akitoa utetezi wake.

Mramba alidai kuwa katika mchakato huo, Bethar aliwahi kuandika barua TRA (Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania) akiomba ushauri juu ya kipengele kilichopo kwenye mkataba huo kinachotoa msamaha wa kodi.

Baada ya Mramba kueleza hayo, Nyange aliiomba Mahakama imruhusu kuzungumza na mteja wake, Jaji Utamwa alimruhusu. Hata hivyo, mazungumzo yao yalikuwa ya kunong’ona kitendo ambacho kilimfanya Wakili Mkuu wa Serikali, Fredrick Manyanda kupinga akiomba wazungumze kwa sauti ili na wao wasikie.

Manyanda baada ya kutoa pingamizi hilo, Nyange alisema kwa sauti kuwa alikuwa akimwambia mteja wake aache kuzungumza juu ya mambo aliyoyasikia na yale asiyoyajua, bali azungumze kile ambacho anakifahamu.

Kutokana na hoja hiyo, Mramba alidai kuwa wakati Bethar akiwa kwenye kamati (timu) hiyo, yeye hakuwapo wala hakujua alichoagizwa na kwamba hakuwahi kumpa mfanyakazi wake maagizo yoyote kwenye kamati hiyo na hajui Wizara ya Fedha ilikuwa na mamlaka gani kwenye makubaliano.

Mramba aliongeza kudai kuwa BoT katika kusimamia uchumi, ndiyo yenye wajibu wa kumshauri Waziri wa Fedha, lakini Waziri wa Fedha hawezi kuishauri BoT au Gavana.

Alibainisha kuwa mkataba kati ya Kampuni ya Alex Stewart Government Business Assayers na Serikali, ulisainiwa na aliyekuwa Gavana wa BoT, hayati Daud Balali na Makamu wa Rais wa kampuni hiyo, Erwine Frorence.

Alidai kuwa Gavana alisaini kutokana na mamlaka aliyokuwa nayo pamoja na agizo la Rais.

Akimhoji Mramba Wakili Nyange alisema: “Inasemekana kama isingekuwa wewe Gavana asingesaini huo mkataba.”

Mramba alijibu: “Mimi sikumwambia Gavana asaini, nilimwambia afungue mkataba na siyo asaini mkataba.”

Mramba alidai kuwa tangu mwanzo, Gavana mwenyewe aliomba asaini, lakini yeye na Waziri wa Nishati na Madini baada ya kujadili na kukubaliana, walimtaka afungue mkataba ili baadhi ya vitu fulani vianze kushughulikiwa ili hatimaye asaini na utekelezwe... “Nilimwambia don’t sign (usisaini) nikampa na sababu.”

Jaji Utamwa ameiahirisha kesi hiyo hadi leo saa 7:00 mchana Mramba atakapoendelea kutoa utetezi wake.

Mramba, Yona na Mgonja walifikishwa mahakamani mwaka 2008. Inadaiwa kuwa, kati ya Agosti, 2002 na Juni 14, 2004, Dar es Salaam, washtakiwa wakiwa watumishi wa umma, walitumia vibaya madaraka yao na kuisababishia Serikali hasara ya Sh11.7 bilioni.

Ilidaiwa kuwa washtakiwa hao waliipatia msamaha wa kodi isivyo halali, Kampuni ya M/S Alex Stewart ya Uingereza.

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