126 Tanzanian politicians are calling for the resignation of the prime minister, Mizengo Pinda, after a government report implicated him in an energy scandal that resulted in the plunder of more than $120m (£76.5m) from the country’s central bank. In a dramatic parliamentary session on Wednesday that was disrupted by power outages, Tanzania’s public accounts committee (PAC) revealed that senior officials authorised fraudulent payments to offshore bank accounts under the guise of energy contracts.
Jumuiya ya Vijana wa Chama cha Wananchi (JUVICUF) imemtaka Rais Jakaya Kikwete, kuwaomba radhi Watanzania, kufuatia matukio ya kudhalilishwa viongozi wa kisiasa pamoja na raia wengine kunakofanywa na Jeshi la Polisi wiki hii hapa Dar es Salaam. Kadhalika wamehoji ni kwa nini maandamano ya upinzani ni haramu wakati ya CCM siku zote yanaruhusiwa.