UN report links Kenyan military to attacks on Somalia's largest Telecommunications provider

By TOM ODULA
Associated Press

   NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A new United Nations report says it has corroborated evidence of five attacks allegedly carried out by Kenya's military on communication masts belonging to neighboring Somalia's largest telecom provider. One attack killed two civilians in 2018.

   The report by the U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Somalia says destroying telecommunication masts may prevent al-Shabab extremists from triggering explosives using mobile telephone signals.

   The report, made public this week, says Kenya's military denied involvement in the attacks. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

   Hormuud Telecom Somalia says the attacks violate international law. The company asserts that its communications masts have been attacked 10 times by Kenya's military over the past two years.

   The attacks have caused at least $5 million in infrastructure while destabilizing communities, undermining Somalia's economic development and impeding the coordination of humanitarian efforts, a company spokesman said.

   Many people in the Horn of Africa nation long wracked by extremist attacks and climate shocks such as drought rely on remittances wired from family members in the Somali diaspora.

   The destruction of telecom infrastructure may be aimed at curtailing the transmission of intelligence on troop movements or extremist operations, Hormuud said.

   Kenya sent troops to Somalia in 2011 to fight al-Shabab, which also carries out attacks inside Kenya. As assault on a luxury hotel complex in the capital, Nairobi, in January killed 21 people.

   The new U.N. report also said the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab remain "a potent threat" to regional peace and are now manufacturing home-made explosives, expanding their revenue sources and infiltrating government institutions.

Tigo Imechangia Kisima kwa wakaazi wa Mji Mpya mkoani Morogoro

Mkuu wa wilaya ya Morogoro mjini, Regina Chonjo (katikati) akikata utepe kuzindua kisima kilichotolewa msaada na kampuni ya Tigo chenye thamani ya shilingi milioni 17/- kwa hospitali ya Mji mpya jana mjini Morogoro. Wanaoshuhudia kutoka kulia ni Meneja wa huduma za jamii Tigo, Halima Okash, Ofisa Mkuu wa Ufundi na Taarifa wa Tigo (CTIO) Jérôme Albou,  na  Diwani wa mji mpya Wence Kalogelezi

Mkazi wa Mji mpya akiwa kabeba ndoo ya maji mara baada ya uzinduzi wa kisima kilichotolewa msaada na kampuni ya Tigo chenye thamani ya shilingi milioni 17/- kwa hospitali ya Mji mpya jana mjini Morogoro.

Mkuu wa wilaya ya Morogoro mjini, Regina Chonjo (katikati) akihutubia wakazi wa Mji mpya mara baada ya  kuzindua kisima kilichotolewa msaada na kampuni ya Tigo chenye thamani ya shilingi milioni 17/- kwa hospitali ya Mji mpya jana mjini Morogoro.



Mkuu wa wilaya ya Morogoro mjini, Regina Chonjo akiwa katika picha ya pamoja  na Wakazi wa Mji Mpya Mkoani Morogoro mara baada ya uzinduzi w kisima hicho.

 kisima kilichotolewa msaada na kampuni ya Tigo chenye thamani ya shilingi milioni 17/- kwa hospitali ya Mji mpya jana mjini Morogoro.

·        Uchangiaji huu ni ishara ya shukurani kwa wakaazi hao kwa kuzima moto katika kituo cha data cha Tigo.

Tarehe 27 Julai 2017 – Tigo Tanzania imechangia kisima chenye thamani ya TZS milioni 17 kwa hosipitali ya Mji Mpya na maeneo yanayoizunguka katika mkoa wa Morogoro kama mkono wa shukurani kwa wakaazi kwa kuhatarisha maisha yao wakati wakipambana na moto ambao ulilipuka katika kituo cha data cha kampuni katika eneo hilo.

Kwa mujibu wa Tigo, uchimbaji wa kisima hicho pia ulikuwa sambamba na nia ya kampuni hiyo kusaidia ustawi wa jamii ambako Tigo inaendesha  shughuli zake.

Akizungumza katika sherehe za makabidhiano zilizofanyika katika hospitali ya mji mpya katika manispaa ya mji wa Morogoro Afisa Ufundi na Taarifa wa Tigo (CTIO) Jerome Albou alielezea matarajio yake kwamba kisima hicho kitawafikisha mbali sana katika kuondoa suala la upungufu wa maji katika hospitali na pia kutoa maji safi na salama ya uhakika kwa jamii inayokizunguka.

“Tunawashukuru sana watu wa Mji Mpya kwa kuonesha kujali na kujitoa wakati wa kupambana na moto ambao karibu uteketeze kabisa kituo cha Data mapema mwaka huu. Kweli Tigo ina deni kwa wanajamii, serikali ya mtaa na viongozi wa ulinzi na usalama wa manispaa kwa kuitika  kwa wakati kuhakikisha kuwa hakuna uharibifu mkubwa unasababishwa wakati wa moto,” alisema Albou.   

“Kwa hiyo msaada huu, unakuja kutimiza ahadi walioiweka Tigo kwa wakazi wa Mji mwema wa kuwapatia maji safi na salama kama namna ya kutambua juhudi zao katika kulinda mali za kituo hicho cha data.”

Albou alibainisha kwamba uchangiaji huo unakamilisha idadi ya vijiji 20 ambavyo vimenufaika kutokana na jitihada za Tigo za kutoa maji safi na salama nchi nzima, ikiwa inawasaidia zaidi ya watu 187,000.

Mwaka huu, Tigo ina mpango wa kuchimba visima zaidi katika maeneo yanayohitaji ambayo zaidi ya watu 350,000 wanatarajiwa kunufaika katika jitihada zetu za kusaidia juhudi za serikali za kuondoa upungufu wa maji safi na salama nchini.

Makabidhiano yalishuhudiwa na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Morogoro Dr Kebwe Stephen Kebwa ambaye aliishukuru Tigo kwa kufikiria kutoa msaada huo. Alisema kwamba kisima hicho kitasaidia utoaji wa huduma bora za kiafya katika hospitali ya Mji Mwema na kusaidia katika maendeleo ya kiuchumi na kijamii. Aliwaomba wasamaria wema wengine kujitokeza na kuunga mkono juhudi za kuondoa upungufu wa maji katika mkoa huo.

Tunapenda kuishukuru Tigo kwa kutusaidia katika juhudi zetu za kutoa huduma za kiafya za uhakika katika eneo hili kwa kutatua tatizo lililokuwepo la upungufu wa maji. Tunaamini kwamba upatikanaji wa maji safi na salama karibu na wakaazi pia itaongeza uzalishaji wa kiuchumi hasa kwa wasichana na wanawake ambao hawatakuwa wanapoteza muda mwingi wa kutafuta maji safi na salama sehemu zingine. Hii itawapatia wasichana fursa ya kuhudhuria masomo kwa uhuru na kuipa jamii fursa ya kuhudhuria kwa ufanisi katika shughuli zao za maendeleo ya Taifa,  Alisema Dr Kebwe. 

Anusurika Kifo Baada ya Kujirusha Kutoka kWneye Mnara wa simu Mjini Mwanza

Kijana Mmoja (picha) Jijini Mwanza amenusurika kifo baada ya kujirusha kutoka katikati ya mnara wa simu.
Na BMG

Tukio hilo limetokea hii leo na kuvuta watu wengi waliofika kumshuhudia kijana huo ambae amepanda katika mnara huo tangu majira ya asubuhi na kukatalia mnarani hadi majira ya saa sita mchana.

Mashuhuda wa tukio hilo ambao pia ni marafiki wa karibu na kijana huyo, wamesema huenda kijana huyo amefikia maamuzi hayo kutokana na ugumu wa maisha ambao amekuwa akiulalamikia huku wengine wakisema ni kutokana na kuathiriwa na matumizi ya dawa za kulevya ikiwemo gundi ambayo amekuwa akiyatumia.

Akizungumza kwa niaba ya Kamanda wa jeshi la uokoaji na zima moto mkoani Mwanza, mmoja wa maafisa wa uokoaji Mussa Kaboni, amsetoa rai kwa makampuni yenye minara ya simu kuimarisha ulinzi katika minara hiyo ili kuondoa hatari inayoweza kujitokeza kutoka kwa raia wasio wema.

Baadhi ya mashuhuda wa tukio hilo walionekana kuchukizwa na kitendo cha kijana huyo na kusikika wakifoka kwa hasira na makelele ya hali ya juu "rukaa, ruka sasa, jirushe kama wewe ni mwanaume" hali ambayo ilikuwa ikimuongezea morari kijana huyo na hivyo kujirusha kweli kutoka katikati ya mnara huo.

Baada ya kijana huyo kujirusha kutoka katikati ya mnara hadi chini, alipoteza fahamu na kukimbizwa katika hospitali ya rufaa ya mkoa wa Mwanza, Sekour Toure kwa ajili ya huduma ya kwanza.

Peoples Bank of Zanzibar Launches Online Service

(Zanzibar, Tanzania) — The people's Bank of Zanzibar Limited (PBZ Ltd) which is one among the oldest commercial banks in Tanzania and the only indigenous bank in Zanzibar wholly owned by the people of Zanzibar has today expanded its online remittance services to Tanzania from abroad by launching a new service for mobile phone subscribers in the country.

The new service enables members of Tanzanian Diasporic communities to transfer money to their loved ones in Tanzania directly to their mobile phones. Thus, anyone with a mobile phone in Tanzania can now receive money securely and promptly from overseas regardless of his/her location in the country. Similar service is already enjoyed by other East African countries. The service is carried-out in collaboration with a widely renowned and an award-winning London-based financial services institution calledWorld Remit The People's Bank of Zanzibar couldn't have planned a better timing for the launch of this new service than at the moment when the local Tanzanian mobile networks just signed the 'interoperability agreement' which allows mobile money customers to transfer cash to each other regardless of whether they are using Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or Ezy Pesa on their mobile handsets. With such an agreement in place, many families in the Diaspora will now be enticed to send e-money back home to the e-wallet accounts of their relatives even if the relatives live in remote villages. This will definitely promote a nascent ‘cashless’ economy in Tanzania and will help to drive forward e-commerce and socio-economic development in the country.

According to the People’s Bank of Zanzibar, from January 31st, 2013, when the first remittance worth only TShs 31,252.00 was sent from Toronto, Canada, up to date around one billion Tanzanian Shillings have already been remitted to Tanzania from different Diaspora communities through the People’s Bank of Zanzibar using cash pickup at the counter, bank deposit and airtime top-up services.

Visiting any branch of the bank in Tanzania today one would not fail to notice queues of customers beaming with smiles as they happily wait to pick up their cash sent by their relatives and friends from Europe. These queues are now part of the history of the People's Bank of Zanzibar, as no one would from tomorrow go to stand on a queue when he knows quite well that he can receive cash from abroad directly in the palm of his/her hand.

Monthly records of the People's Bank of Zanzibar show that the number of remittances from different Diaspora communities are increasing month after month with Canada leading. Of late, UK which has the largest population of Tanzanians abroad has also caught up with the spirit after lagging behind for sometime and if it continues with the same tempo might soon surpass Canada. 

The remittance services provided by the People’s Bank of Zanzibar were originally destined only for the recipients of those cities where the bank had its branches, viz, Pemba, Zanzibar and Dar Es Salaam. But, with the launching of this new service today, a new window has been thrown open for more than 27 million Tanzanians who own mobile phones in the country.

According to the officials of the bank in Zanzibar, the system has begun today to transfer funds to Tigo mobile phone numbers only (Tigo Pesa accounts), while the process of finalizing agreements with the other 3-BIG mobile providers in the country goes on.

Recipients are required to pre-register for mobile money service with their mobile phone providers prior to the usage of the service.

Remittance services through the People’s Bank of Zanzibar from USA to Tanzania are expected to start by the end of the year.

To all those who toiled, moiled and operated as one high performing team for the successful launching of the service today, we say it loud to them - AHSANTENI SANA!

Source: Zanzibar Ni Kwetu

Simu Za Mkononi Zinaua Mbegu za Kiume!

Haya nyie wanaume sikilizeni! Msiweke simu zenu mfukoni karibu na nyeti zenu, kumbe zile 'rays' zake zinaua mbegu (shahawa)!   Wataalamu walifanya utafiti ilikugundua sababu ya wanaume wengi kushindwa kumtia mimba mwanamke. Oh hoooooo!  Kumbe chanzo ni hizi simu za kisasa.

Kusoma Habari kamili BOFYA HAPA:

Simu ya Kiongozi wa Ujerumani Wadakuliwa na Majasusi!

Uwongo mbaya, wadau wakubwa wengi wa makampuni makubwa makubwa Marekani wameambiwa  wasisafiri na aina fulani ya simu na laptop. Wanasema kuwa eti wakifika Uwanja wa Ndege tu, pale majasusi wamekwisha copy kila kitu kilichokuwemo humo tena katika sekunde chache! 

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Chansela wa Ujerumani Angela Merkel amempigia simu Rais wa Marekani Barak Obama baada ya kupata taarifa kuwa Idara ya Ujasusi ya Marekani imekuwa ikifanya udakuzi wa mawasiliano ya simu zake za mkononi.

Msemaji wa serikali ya Ujerumani, Steffen Seibert amesema serikali ya Ujerumani inahitaji uthibitisho wa taarifa hizo na kusema kwamba kitendo hicho ni uvunjifu wa uaminifu.

Naye msemaji wa ikulu ya White House, Jay Carney amewaambia waandishi wa habari kwamba, Bw. Obama amemhakikishia Bi. Merkel kwamba, Marekani haikuwahi kusikiliza mawasiliano ya simu zake na haitafanya hivyo wala kwa siku za usoni japo haikufafanua kama mawasiliano Bi Merkel yaliyahi kufuatiliwa.

Wakati huo Umoja wa Ulaya unaanza mkutano wake mjini Brussels nchini Ubelgiji huku kukiwa na malalamiko kuhusu majasusi wa Marekani kudaiwa kuingilia mawasiliano ya simu. Chanzo: BBC Swahili

Kero ya KuBeep

Mdau African Man ameleta swali kuhusu simu za mkononi (Cell phone)kwa wadau, karibuni mchangie mjadala wake.

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Assalam aleikum waungwana.

naomba uniwekee swali langu nipate michango ya wadau kuhusu hiki kitendo cha kubeep kwenye simu ya mtu. mimi ni mmoja wa watu wanaosumbuliwa sana na kukerwa na kitendo cha kubeepiwa katika simu. ninavyojua mimi simu ina huduma kama nne hivi ambazo ni kupiga simu (call), ujumbe wa sauti (voice mail), ujumbe mfupi (sms) na internet kama simu yenyewe ni smartphone. sijaona wala kusikia kuwa kuna huduma ya kubeep.

sasa inashangaza mtu kununua simu ya bei mbaya kisha kuanza kubeep watu ukimuuliza anasema hakuwa na salio. utashindwaje kununua vocha ya shilingi 5000 wakati una simu ya shilingi laki5? na mbaya zaidi unapompigia mtu anayebeep huwa aidha hana la maana la kusema au atajibu NILIKUWA NAKUSALIMIA MKUU!!!!. sasa hujiuliza kusalimia ndio huku au? mara kadhaa wanaobeep huharibu utulivu wa vikao maofisini, kusababisha ajali barabarani na hata vifo nk. baadhi ya ofisi hupiga marufuku simu kwenye vikao kwa sababu ya kero za wanaobeep.

kwa mtazamo wangu kubeep kutakuwa na maana iwapo kutakuwepo mazingira yafuatayo:

1. iwapo wahusika walikubaliana kuwa nikikubeep namaanisha kuwa nimemaliza kazi au nipo tayari kwa safari au utoke nje tuonane na mfano wa hayo.

2. iwapo wahusika wamekubaliana kuwa nikikubeep namaanisha kuwa unipigie kwa kuwa sina credit ya kutosha.

3. iwapo wahusika wamekubaliana kuwa nikikubeep namaanisha kuwa kuna ujumbe mfupi (sms) nimekutumia na umepita muda mrefu sijapata jibu hivyo nasisitiza kuwa unijibu hiyo sms.
ukiondoa sababu hizo hapo juu ambazo ni lazima wahusika wawe wamekubaliana kabla, kubeep kutaendelea kuwa kero na maudhi kwa wamiliki wa simu. inasikitisha kuwa watu wengi wanaendeleza tabia hii ambayo kwa hakika inakera sana. baadhi wakibeep usipowapigia hununa na kukasirika. sasa hujiuliza nini maana ya kubeep? ulitaka nikupigie kwa nini usipige wewe? au jee tuliweka makubaliano hayo kuwa ukibeep nikupigie? maswali ni mengi na majibu ni machache.

nadhani kuna haja ya makampuni ya simu kudhibiti hali hii aidha kwa kutoza fedha kidogo kwa wanaobeep au kuchukua hatua kali zaidi juu yao. kuwe na system kuwa ukibeep ovyo unaweza kufungiwa line yako nk. wakati mwengine mtu hubeep zaidi ya mara 10 na unapoamua kumpigia kwa kudhani kuwa labda kuna emergency au ana shida muhimu unaishia kupata majibu ya kijinga...aaah niliona nikusalimie tu mzee....au aah nipo hapa klebu karibu na kwako... na majibu mengine kama hayo. wakati mwengine ulikuwa umelala kabisa umechoka na mizunguko ya maisha au upo na kazi very sensitive na mtu anakuondoa stimu kwa beep za kijinga.
naomba wadau wanisaidie mawazo yao jee kubeep hasa kuna maana gani maana mimi nimechoka na hii kero.

mdau

F.O.M.O - Ugonjwa wa Kupenda Simu ya Mkononi

Wadau, madaktari wamegundua ugonjwa mpya, F.O.M.O. (Fear of Missing Out), yaani ugonjwa wa kuogopa utakosa ujumbe, au habari kwenye simu ya mkononi, Blackberrry. Mimi ninayo! Yaani, nikiamka hata sijatoka kitandani natazama blackberry! Hata nusu saa haipiti bila kuitazama! Loh!

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BOSTON -- Across the country, you see it everywhere. People are constantly checking their smartphones to see if they have new texts, tweets or Facebook updates.

"The first thing I do when I wake up is like many people is look at my BlackBerry to see what's going on on Facebook and Twitter," Judith Forman said.

During the day, Forman is constantly on the computer for her work as a public awareness manager for Reach Out and Read, a Boston charity. Or she's on her BlackBerry connecting with her 1,200 Facebook friends.

"Basically the only time I'm not with my phone I would say is when I'm sleeping," Forman said. "And it's become a bit of a joke with some of my friends."

Forman may have what's being called a FOMO addiction which stands for "Fear of Missing Out."

She's not alone.

Sitting at Back Bay station, Nikki Yeager admits she's on her BlackBerry constantly.

"I do have FOMO," Yeager said. "I'm a FOMO sufferer."

Chemi Kadete says she checks her BlackBerry 20 times a day.

"Now I'm even walking crossing the street looking at this," Kadete said. "It's getting dangerous. I have to admit it."

Newburyport pyschologist Dr. John Grohol believes FOMO isn't healthy.

"You can get into a negative reinforcing way of spending your life," Grohol said. "Looking at all the things you could be doing instead of just enjoying what it is your doing in the moment."

If you're concerned about your smartphone use, Grohol suggest taking stock of exactly how much time you're spending online.

"You're not spending 5 or 10 minutes a day," Grohol said. "You might find out you're spending an hour a day or two hours a day. We only have 24. Is that really how you want to look back on your life?"

He suggests you try this experiment with your smartphone.

"Turn it off. Just turn it off for the evening," Grohol said. "Be with the person that you've chosen to be with. That allows you to be in the moment."

If you can't turn it off and feel overwhelming anxiety, Grohol said you may need professional help.

Read more: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/28399119/detail.html#ixzz1R0glSSHE