Mandela Institute’s Vice Chancellor quits amid abuse of office claims

The former engineering don at the University of Dar es Salaam leaves unceremoniously four months after alleged reports of misuse of public funds at the institution surfaced.

In April 19, this year, Jamhuri Newspaper, a local weekly carried a story on the misuse of public funds at NM-AIST, alleging that its Vice Chancellor had rented apartments for its staff within the affluent Njiro area, which stayed unoccupied.

The newspaper alleged that the owner of the apartments, had been paid sh43million as rent for the unoccupied apartment for three years in a row.

It further alleged that the institution had entered a fraudulent deal as it had a research village and rest houses which were capable of hosting a number of its staff.

In his interview with The Guardian, Prof Mwamila vehemently denied the allegations by the weekly paper saying the institution ceased renting the house since December 31, 2015.

According to Mwamila, the Pan African based University had not renewed the contract for the property since its last tenant, Prof Dunstan Shemwetta, the institution’s former Vice Chancellor responsible for academics, research and innovation.

One of the claims highlighted by the weekly Swahili paper alleged that the Vice Chancellor was misusing public funds after he allegedly rented the bloc C apartment for a close friend, who happens to be an employee with the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM).

The reports compelled the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training to form a commission to investigate the claims, according to a source privy to the institution.

“After the story was published by the local paper, we had some officials from the ministry concerned on the ground to investigate the reports of abuse of office by the don,” claimed the source.Prof Mwamila resigns from his post at a point when the commission is still investigating the matter.

Reacting to the unexpected move, former Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Planning, Finance and Administration with NM-AIST, Prof Patrick Ndakidemi - who worked closely with Prof Mwamila - said he was shocked by the news of his colleague’s departure.

According to Prof Ndakidemi, Prof Mwamila was a hard working academician who devoted much of his time and strength in the prosperity of the Pan African university.“He was truly a hard working man and the brains behind NM-AIST,” explained Prof Ndakidemi.

Former Vice Chancellor with Mbeya University of Science and Technology(MUST), Prof Osmund Kaunde, has since August 1, this year, been the new acting Vice Chancellor of NM-AIST, an appointment which has since been confirmed by Karoli Njau, NM-AIST’s Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic, Research and Innovation.

The institute is one of the Pan-African institutions of science and technology within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) whose mission is to deliver and promote high quality and internationally competitive teaching and learning, research and innovation, and public service in Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI).

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Develop culture of donating blood, public urged

Muhimbili National Hospital representative from Safe Blood department, Hamis Kubiga, made the plea over the weekend when some Kibada residents in Dar es Salam donated about 15 units of blood.

The official said: “People’s response towards blood donation is not encouraging, that’s why we urge them to do so for the needy in society.”

The estimated demand of blood at Muhimbili National Hospital is 100 to 120 units per day and to meet that demand at least 60 units need to be donated every day.

“Response to blood donation is fine, but citizens need to be educated about blood donation to avoid distortions. There is a misconception that people have been asked to pay for blood when they needed it,” he stressed.

At the blood donation site, donours are assisted by trained experts who ensure the five procedures are quick and safe.
Experts ask blood donors a few health safety screening questions, check body weight, check blood pressure and test for anaemia. The process of filling the blood bags takes only about eight to ten minutes.

Kubiga acknowledged that the other reason for refraining from blood donation was concern about its effect on health, self-perception of being unwell, fear of needles, pain and distrust of the blood as well as lack of awareness, false beliefs and religious traditions.

He, however, said: “Many have misperceptions and fears about the blood donation process, which result in a limited number of voluntary donours.

“Access to safe blood is a key component of effective health care and voluntary donours are the basis of a safe blood supply,” the official said.

Saturday’s blood donation exercise recorded a low turnout, a situation which was associated with lack of knowledge, fear, and the quality of service. These are the common factors influencing people’s decisions on whether to donate blood repeatedly on a voluntary basis.

Kubiga said there were inadequate working resources such as beds, beds for outreach initiatives and permanent vehicles for outreach programmes to withstand rough environments.

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Speaker seeks to unite divided parliament, backs live TV ban

Speaker seeks to unite divided parliament, backs live TV ban

•  Job Ndugai recounts his personal ordeal after a two-month hospital stay in India and says he is now ready to get back to business

THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Job Ndugai, yesterday spoke of his anguish at having to unexpectedly spend two months in hospital in India, pledging to restore unity in a parliament that became rocked by opposition boycotts and legislator suspensions during his prolonged absence.

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In an interview with a local television station, Ndugai said he was shocked to learn that what he initially thought would be a routine one-week health check in India turned out to be a 60-day medical ordeal.

"When I went to India (for medical treatment), I thought I would stay there for just one week…or less than that. However, doctors advised me that they needed more time to treat me and I ended up staying there for two months.”

The 56-year old Ndugai declined to reveal the medical reason that forced him to spend two months in a hospital bed, but said he was now as fit as a fiddle.

"All I can say is that once you cross the age of 50, the body suffers many knocks and bruises. During my stay in India, I wasn't used to the hot, spicy cuisine and therefore I missed Tanzanian food a lot," he said.

Ndugai missed the majority of the National Assembly budget session earlier this year which was presided over by deputy speaker Tulia Ackson and marred by various issues, including the suspension of several opposition members of parliament and the decision of the main opposition camp to boycott the deputy speaker.

In Ndugai's absence, opposition MPs also staged protests outside the parliamentary building by holding placards and covering their mouths with duct tape as they accused Dr Ackson of muzzling them inside the House.

The speaker yesterday backed his deputy’s actions and said some opposition MPs were against her simply because she was nominated as a legislator by President John Magufuli.

"I think there is suspicion and apprehension (among some opposition MPs) because the deputy speaker is a nominated MP as opposed to being an elected lawmaker," Ndugai said.

"People are too used to the past when the deputy speaker was chosen from among elected MPs. But there is nothing wrong with a nominated MP becoming a deputy speaker as in this case," he added.

The national constitution gives powers to the president to appoint a maximum of 10 nominated members of parliament.

According to Ndugai, one of his first priorities after returning to work is to try to restore unity in the divided parliament.

He said he intends to consult some of his predecessors on what strategies to use in trying to diffuse the tension in parliament caused by the decision of opposition lawmakers to walk out on all sessions chaired by the deputy speaker.

The leader of the official opposition camp in parliament, Freeman Mbowe, has publicly accused the deputy speaker of towing the ruling party line and declared that opposition MPs prefer what he described as Ndugai's 'impartial' leadership.

But speaker yesterday roundly dismissed the opposition’s accusations and asserted that Dr Ackson has been chairing parliament sessions without favouritism.

"These are unfounded accusations…the National Assembly is run on the basis of laid down parliamentary regulations," he said.

But he also said he was "saddened" by the current divisions in parliament between ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) lawmakers and their opposition colleagues.
“Walking out of parliamentary sessions is the democratic right of the opposition MPs, but there are more amicable ways of doing things," Ndugai said.

“There is no deliberate attempt to muzzle any MP ... all those who were suspended got their punishments on the basis of the gravity of their individual offences," he said.

Regarding the controversial ban on live television coverage of parliamentary proceedings, the speaker said the decision still stands despite widespread public condemnation.

“The live broadcast prohibition has actually helped us a lot in parliament because the debates tend to be conducted in a more civil manner, when the cameras are not around," he said.

"When you bring the cameras, some MPs usually cause unnecessary drama," he added.

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