Monday, October 10, 2011

Mbunge wa NCCR ainyemelea CHADEMA



Mhe, Felix Mkosamali mbunge wa Muhambwe (Kigoma)
ndiye mbunge mdogo kuliko wote bungeni

Na Mwandishi wetu
Kuna kila dalili ya kufanyika kwa uchaguzi mwingine mdogo kwa upande wa Tanzania Bara, baada ya mbunge wa NCCR-Mageuzi Jimbo la Mhambwe, Felix Mkosamali kuanza mazungumzo na Chadema kwa lengo la kutaka kuhama chake cha sasa.
Tayari taifa lilishuhudia uchaguzi mdogo wa Igunga uliofanyika Oktoba mbili kujaza nafasi ya Rostam Aziz aliyejiuzu nyadhifa zote ndani ya CCM ikiwamo na ubunge kwa madai kuwa chama chake kinaendesha siasa za uchwara.
Wakati uchaguzi huo wa Igunga ukitajwa kutumia rasilimali nyingi za vyama vya siasa ikiwamo mabilioni ya fedha, Mkosamali ambaye ni mbunge kijana wa NCCR-Mageuzi anatajwa kufanya mazungumzo na Chadema na huenda akatangaza kujiuzulu wadhifa huo na unachama wa chama chake cha sasa wakati wowote.
                                                                                                                                        
Kwa mujibu wa washirika wa karibu wa Mkosamali, uamuzi huo unatokana na kile kinachoelezwa ni msuguano wake wa chini kwa chini na mwenyekiti wa NCCR-Mageuzi, James Mbatia.

Washirika hao wa karibu wa Mkosamali, walifafanua kwamba msuguano huo umemfanya mbunge huyo kufikiria uamuzi huo wa kuhama chama chake na kujiunga Chadema ambako anaamini anaweza kutimiza malengo yake kisiasa.
Hata hivyo, alipoulizwa mwenyewe kwa njia ya simu, alijibu kwa kifupi, "Kaka una haraka gani? Si unisubiri kesho (leo) unipigie? Kesho nitakwambia kila kitu. Kwanza nani kakupa hizi taarifa,? Aliuliza Mkosamali

Naye rafiki yake wa karibu Metusela Mawazo aliiambia Mwananchi kwamba naye amesikia taarifa za Mkosamali kutaka kuhamia Chadema kutokana na hali inayoendelea ndani ya NCCR-Mageuzi.
“Kimsingi nimezipata taarifa za Mkosamali kuanza harakati za kuhamia Chadema, zimenistusha sana. Ni taarifa za kweli na kama unavyojua mwananchi yoyote anaweza kuhamia chama anachokitaka,” alisema Mawazo.
Alisema kwa jinsi anavyomjua Mkosamali kimsimamo hayuko tayari kufanya kazi akiwa NCCR-Mageuzi. “Ni rafiki yangu wa karibu sana, hayuko tayari kufanya kazi akiwa NCCR-Mageuzi, ni mpambanaji na nina uhakika atashinda uchaguzi mdogo,” alisema Mawazo ambaye aligombea ubunge kwa tiketi ya NCCR-Mageuzi Jimbo la Buyungu Kibondo na kuchuana vikali na mgombea wa CCM, Christopher Chiza.

Mbatia akana msuguano

Hata hivyo, Mbatia alipoulizwa kuhusu hilo, alistuka huku akisema, ''Mimi sina msuguano na Mkosamali kwani hata juzi tulikuwa naye kwenye kikao. Tulifanya nae kikao na tukazungumza vizuri tu, hilo la msuguano ndiyo nasilikia kwako".

Mbatia alisema mwisho jana, aliwasiliana na Mkosamali ambaye alimtumia ujumbe mfupi wa simu akimwomba mwenyekiti huyo afuatilie vema kuhusu kesi yake ya jimbo la Mhambwe na kutaka chama kilijadili vema.

"Sasa nashangaa unavyoniambia anataka kuhama au nina msuguano nae. Leo (jana) alinitumia ujumbe mfupi kuhusu kesi ya uchaguzi jimbo lake la Mhambwe. Alitaka chama kijadili vema hilo na nikamwambia sawa," alisema Mbatia.

Hata hivyo, vyanzo zaidi vilivyo karibu na Mkosamali vilidokeza jana usiku kwamba Mbatia ameomba kukutana na mbunge huyo leo kwa ajili ya kujadili zaidi suala hilo ambalo linaweza kuwa pigo kuu kisiasa kwa NCCR-Mageuzi.
NCCR-Mageuzi katika Uchaguzi Mkuu wa mwaka jana kilipata viti vinne vya majimbo ambavyo ni Kigoma Kusini kwa David Kafulila, Mhambwe kwa Mkosamali, Kasulu Vijini Zaitun Buyogela na Kasulu Mjini kwa Moses Machali.


CHANZO MWANANCHI

Telecommunication Workers Union of Tanzania in hot conflict again

By Elisha Magolanga TUICo
Telecommunication Workers Union of Tanzania (TEWUTA) leaders of Dar es Salaam branches have condemned the government and TTCL management to cooperate with non registered workers union in organizing workers interest. 
Addressing journalists in Dares Salaam yesterday, the Chairperson of TEWUTA Dar es Salaam Deogratias Machibya said that the Secretary General Junus Ndalo has betrayed the union by using TEWUTA umbrella to introduce Telecommunication Service Workers Union of Tanzania.
He said that TEWUTA is an illegal workers union that registered on 24th November 2004 under the Registrar of Trade Union (RTU) with Reg. no 018 which its members are TTCL workers only. 
“There is another union workers apart from TEWUTA emerged and took over TEWUTA mandate and authority to use members fund to enrich themselves. They have a marriage with TTCL management and government as a result of violation of workers rights” said Machibya.
Moreover, Machibya added that TEWUTA Dar es Salaam workers wrote a form TUF number 6 that directing Employer to install 2 percent union fee into their branches account but it has ignored and still install into unregistered workers union.
“Surprisingly the TTCL management has called the conversation meeting on 11th - 13th this month at Giraffe Ocean View Hotel to legitimate the contract no 162/2010 signed against the rule by that leaders” said Machibya.
He further added that all agenda to be discussed in the coming meeting it is against 67 (2) article of Employment and Labor Act no.6 of 2004 and its article no. 42 of 16th February 2007
Supporting to Machibya argument, the secretary General of TEWUTA Central Dar ea Salaam branch L. Ishengoma said they have committed to represent their fellow workers allover the country as they send them.
Ishengoma condemned Ndalo to break central council and executive council before election and refused to call for election according to TEWUTA constitution.
On the other side, the Secretary General of Telecommunication Workers Union of Tanzania Junus Ndalo said that it is not true that TEWUTA has changed and there is no new union introduced through TEWUTA umbrella.   
He said “In 17th December 2010 the TEWUTA central committee agreed to expand the union apart from having only TTCL workers according to the constitution hence now include union members from Air Aviation, Telesecurity, Posta, Tigo, Zantel, Vodacom, and Airtel”
Ndalo added that the complainant is just a small group of leaders that failed on 15th and 16th June 2011 election hence they create grievance to the new leadership that elected legally.  
Moreover, Ndalo said Shadrack Mbwilo and 8 his fellow complainant have already opened case number 15 of 2011 to the Labor Court and advised to wait for the court decisions.