President Samia Suluhu Hassan did the obligatory politician Christmas post, telling everyone to be nice. She used the holiday as a prompt for Tanzanians to boost their godly devotion and care for poor people. Her message pushed standard values like love and humility as the bedrock for national unity.
She also gave the usual safety reminder for travelers visiting family, telling them to keep things peaceful. The whole thing wrapped up with a prayer for protection and more talk about unity being good for development. It was basically a holiday-themed list of generic civic virtues from the top office.
The main Christmas shindig in Tanzania this year is going down in Kigoma at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory. A priest named Raustine Furaha is running the show, with the whole thing being broadcast for people stuck at home. A bunch of church heads are using the occasion to give their standard holiday spiel.
Bishop Alex Malasusa from the Evangelical Lutheran crew said it should be more about forgiveness and less about partying. The local Catholic bishop, Joseph Mlola, talked up humility for people in charge. Other preachers echoed the usual themes about peace and loving thy neighbor, with one even giving condolences to families dealing with violence. The overall vibe from the pulpit is a call for reflection and national cohesion...
That huge dam in Tanzania is finally running at full capacity. The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project on the Rufiji River is pushing two thousand one hundred fifteen megawatts into the grid with all nine turbines online. It effectively doubles the country's power supply, a project former energy boss Doto Biteko confirmed operational earlier this year.
Started under the late President Magufuli, the facility was built by Egyptian companies. It is framed as fulfilling a dream of the founding father, Julius Nyerere, who identified the site decades ago. The government claims it will cut fuel import costs and boost industries like cement and steel. There are also talks about exporting power to neighboring countries like Zambia.
Of course...
Another program is trying to boost seaweed farming in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar Maisha Bora Foundation, working with the Blue Economy and Fisheries Ministry, launched this Seaweed Socio-Enterprise Programme. It is supposed to help farmers, especially women and young people, by teaching better production and processing methods to get their products to market.
The foundation's CEO, Fatma Fungo, said the project tackles known problems like low yields and bad market access. A coordinator named Elizabeth Kasembo mentioned a three-year pilot phase aiming to help over five thousand people. The permanent secretary for the ministry, Mondy Christopher, gave the expected government endorsement, saying it fits with their broader blue economy goals...
The government says it's all about getting young people jobs and making cheap medical gear now. Deputy Industry Minister Patrobas Katambi was touring this place called TEMDO in Arusha, talking up their plan to find young talent under some National Development Vision 2050. He said the focus is on linking kids to credit and industrial gigs, especially in farming and machinery.
That TEMDO outfit is apparently building stuff like sugar processing plants and wheelchairs to cut down on expensive imports. Katambi pointed out that assistive devices often cost more than a hundred thousand shillings, which screws over people with disabilities. The organization's director, Frederick Kahimba, thanked the government for the budget money to design...
Tanzania's banks are apparently gonna keep printing money next year, according to some optimistic projections. The whole outlook hinges on everything staying chill after that election drama from late October, with President Samia Suluhu Hassan's administration keeping the peace. The central bank boss, Emanuel Mpawe Tutuba, is expected to hold the rate steady at five point seven five percent, which means those fat net interest margins probably aren't going anywhere.
They are forecasting loan growth to hit around eighteen percent, fueled by big stuff like mining and that standard gauge railway project. Asset quality is supposed to get even better, with bad loans dropping to nearly three percent. Profits might see a return on assets...
The government says it is building permanent army and police bases in Kerio Valley, even planning a major training facility there. Interior boss Kipchumba Murkomen made the announcement while doing a Christmas visit to the Todo military camp in Kolowa, Baringo. He was hanging out with top cops like Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, thanking troops for seizing over a thousand illegal guns in six months under Operation Maliza Uhalifu.
Murkomen stated the president already ordered this through the security council, aiming for a lasting solution like the Kiganjo training college. They are currently looking for land to set it up. He admitted some areas, like Turkwel and Kainuk, are still problematic due to mining crimes, but claimed work...
Dude just drove himself to church for the holidays. President William Ruto took the wheel to get to PEFA Ikarian Cathedral in Kilgoris, Narok County, with the First Lady, Rachel Ruto. He posted a video earlier telling Kenyans to drive safely and have a merry Christmas, mixing in some casual Swahili for that regular guy vibe.
He and his wife also put out a joint message pushing for national unity and peace, the standard festive stuff. Mama Rachel added her own bit about compassion for vulnerable people and hoping for protection for travelers. After the service, the first family hung around to chat with people before Ruto got back in the driver's seat and took off.
A guy turned himself in at a Machakos police station after reportedly gunning down a club bouncer. The forty-one year old victim, a known local figure, died at the scene on Wednesday night. Law enforcement has detained both the male suspect and a woman connected to the incident, with Machakos Subcounty Criminal Investigations Officer Nzioka Singi confirming the arrests.
Unverified gossip points to a love triangle as the motive. Sources describe a commotion at the nightclub involving the bouncer and the woman before a separate man entered and fired multiple shots. The suspect allegedly shot the victim at close range three times. He then drove to the station and surrendered.
Police, including DCI detectives and crime scene personnel...
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