President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday visited the site of Wednesday night’s explosion at an army base in Gongo la Mboto.He was accompanied by the minister for Defence and National Service, Dr Hussein Mwinyi; Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Davis Mwamunyange and other TPDF top officials.At the site, President Kikwete was informed that a total of 23 depots had been destroyed by the explosions.Other facilities which had been destroyed include vehicles and offices.
Alisema vituo hivyo vina vifaa vyote vya kisasa yakiwamo mabomu ya kutoa machozi na maji ya kuwasha na kwamba vikosi vimejizatiti kukabiliana na hali yoyote ya vurugu itakayojitokeza. Alivitaja vituo hivyo kuwa vipo katika maeneo ya Simbo, Mwisi, Nkinga, Sungwisi, Ziba, Mwanshimba na Itumba na kwamba kila kituo kina polisi wa kutosha wenye uzoefu wa kukabiliana na kila aina ya vurugu. Katika kuhakikisha kuwa uchaguzi huo unafanyika kwa amani na usalama, askari mgambo 325, Magereza wanane na polisi 94 watatumika katika kusimamia zoezi la upigaji kura katika vituo vyote 427. Maandalizi yakamilika