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The Official Report of the Proceedings of the East African Legislative Assembly

15TH SITTING - FOURTH MEETING: FIRST SESSION– FOURTH ASSEMBLY

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

The East African Legislative Assembly met at 2:30 p.m. in the Pius Msekwa Hall, Parliament of Tanzania in Dodoma, Tanzania

PRAYER

(The Speaker, Mr. Martin K. Ngoga, in the Chair)

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(The National Anthem of Tanzania) make the following proclamation to welcome Formatted: Number of columns: 2 his presence in the Assembly. (The East African Community Anthem) Whereas Section 1 of Article 54 of the Establishment of the East African PROCLAMATION BY THE SPEAKER Community Treaty provides that the Speaker of the Assembly, may invite any person The Speaker: Honourable Members, I now to attend the Assembly, notwithstanding wish to make the following proclamation. that he or she is not a member of the Amidst us today is His Excellency Dr John Assembly, if in his or her opinion the Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the business before the Assembly renders his or United Republic of Tanzania and the Rt. Hon. her presence desirable and whereas in the Job Ndugai, the Speaker of the Parliament of opinion of the Speaker, the attendance and Tanzania. I have in accordance of the presence in the Assembly of the President of provisions of Article 54 of the Establishment the United Republic of Tanzania is desirable of the East African Community Treaty, in accordance with the business now before invited his Excellency the President to the Assembly, now , therefore, it is with great address this Assembly. I now would like to pleasure and honour on your behalf, hon. Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates

Members, to welcome His Excellency the honoured. Thank you for your warm President of the United Republic of Tanzania reception. - (Applause) in this Assembly. – (Applause) Since this is our inaugural sitting here in ADRESS BY H.E DR. JOHN POMBE Dodoma, accept our deep felt appreciation MAGUFULI PRESIDENT OF THE for offering to us the precincts of Parliament, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA more so, at the same time the Parliament of Tanzania is in session. The EALA considers Welcome Remarks by Rt. Hon. Speaker this a sign of true friendship and of EALA magnanimity.

The Speaker: Your Excellency, Dr. John I wish to congratulate you for successfully Pombe Magufuli, President of the United steering up the Parliament of Tanzania until Republic of Tanzania; the Rt. hon. Majaliwa now. In Parliamentary democracies, Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of the Speakers are the paramount servants of the United Republic of Tanzania; the Rt. hon. Job legislature. They are expected and must serve Yustino Ndugai, (MP), Speaker, Parliament in the best interests of the House. I certainly of the United Republic of Tanzania; Dr. Ali look forward to working with you to Kirunda Kivejinja, Chairperson of the strengthen our respective Houses and the Council of Ministers and the Second Prime region collectively. I am confident that the Minister of the Republic of Uganda and Parliament of Tanzania will continue to Members of the East African Community benefit a great deal from your erstwhile Council of Ministers; the Secretary General experience. I am further confident that under of the East African Community (EAC), Amb. your leadership, the Parliament of Tanzania Liberet Mfumukeko; honourable Members of shall make significant achievements and its the East Africa Legislative Assembly roles of legislation, oversight and (EALA) and the Parliament of Tanzania; representation will continue to be your Excellences and Members of the strengthened. The relations between Diplomatic Corps; distinguished guests, Parliament of Tanzania and the EALA are ladies and gentlemen. Your Excellency, cordial; we are grateful for this spirit of the before I call the Rt. hon. Ndugai to make his family. We all look forward to strengthening welcome remarks, permit me to say the the relations further. following: At the regional level, I am sure I will benefit I wish, first, to thank the Rt. hon. Job Yustino. in many ways from your experience as we Ndugai, the Speaker of the Parliament of strengthen the EAC Bureau of Speakers. It is Tanzania and, indeed, the entire Government the platform through which we spearhead and of the United Republic of Tanzania for intensify the linkages of the EALA and the accepting to host EALA for the duration of Parliaments of Partner States as stipulated in the Fourth Meeting of the First Session of the Article 49(2) and Article 65 of the Fourth Assembly. - (Applause) Establishment of the East African Community Treaty. Above all, I am looking This being my first official engagement with forward to hearing and learning from you as the Rt. hon. Job Ndugai, on behalf of all a friend and as a senior brother. Members, and on my own behalf, I am very

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For the short time I have been in this position mlipofanya vikao hapa Tanzania, mlifanyia of responsibility, I have found you to be an Dar es Salaam. Tuliposhauriana mimi na engaging and passionate leader. Mr. Speaker, wewe, mlikubali kwamba safari hii Sir, you have made an impeccable mtafanyia hapa Dodoma katika kuunga contribution to both the telling and the selling mkono azma ya Mhe. Rais John Pombe of the story of the Parliament of Tanzania. Joseph Magufuli ya kuhamishia Makao Makuu ya Nchi ya Tanzania Dodoma, basi, Rt. Hon. Speaker, I pledge my unreserved tulikubaliana nanyi ili muione Dodoma. - support and wish you every success in the (Applause) coming years. Kwa hivyo, tunaahidi kuwapa kila aina ya With those remarks, I now take this ushirikiano wakati wa kikao hiki na hata opportunity to invite our chief host, the Rt. baada ya kikao hiki. Patakapohitajika jambo hon. Job Yustino Ndugai, Speaker, lolote linalohusu sisi kuwa pamoja na nyinyi, Parliament of the United Republic of tuko tayari kulifanya. Tanzania to make his remarks. Kwa kuwa leo ni siku ambayo mgeni rasmi Karibu Mheshimiwa Spika. - (Applause) ni Mhe. Rais, nisingependa kuongea mambo marefu zaidi bali kusema: “Karibu Rais WELCOME REMARKS BY RT. HON. kwenye viwanja vya Bunge”. Sisi JOB NDUGAI, SPEAKER, tunaendelea na vikao vya Bunge la bajeti PARLIAMENT OF TANZANIA vizuri.” Waheshimiwa Wabunge wametuma salamu nyingi kupitia kwangu. Wamesema The Speaker, Parliament of Tanzania (Rt. kuwa nikupatie salamu za upendo. - hon. Job Ndugai): Mhe. Martin Ngoga, Spika (Applause) wa Bunge la Afrika Mashariki; Mhe. Rais, Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli; Wanasema wao wapo tu na wanaendelea Waheshimiwa Mawaziri mliopo, vizuri. Waheshimiwa Wabunge si Waheshimiwa Wabunge wa Bunge la Afrika nimeshaeleza kila kitu? ya Mashariki; Waheshimiwa Wabunge wa Bunge la Tanzania mliopo; waheshimiwa Hon. Members: Ndio. - (Laughter) Mabalozi wa nchi mbalimbali; na wageni waalikwa wote. Nimesimama hapa kwa The Speaker, Parliament of Tanzania (Rt. niaba ya Wabunge wenzangu wa Bunge la hon. Job Ndugai): Parliament of Tanzania): Tanzania kwanza kukupongeza Mhe. Spika Tisheti zao zimekuwa fupi hivi. - (Laughter) kwa kuchaguliwa kwako kwa nafasi hiyo na pili kuwapongeza Wabunge wote Mhe. Rais, tunashukuru sana. wanaowakilisha nchi sita katika Bunge la EALA. Ahsante, Mhe. Spika kwa fursa hii.

Sisi Bunge la Tanzania tumepata heshima The Speaker: Ahsante, Mhe. Spika. kubwa sana kwa uamuzi mlioufanya wa Tunafurahia kuwa Dodoma. Jumamosi kufanya vikao vyenu kwa mara ya kwanza iliyopita, tulishiriki katika kampeni ya hapa Dodoma katika makao yetu ya Bunge la kuijanisha Dodoma. - (Applause) Tanzania. Mmekuwa mkifanya vikao katika mzunguko wa nchi mbalimbali lakini kila

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Tulipanda miti elfu moja katika Chuo Kikuu particular. I wish to acknowledge that this cha Dodoma. address is also your first official engagement with the entire Assembly since your election Asante sana. as the Fifth President of the United Republic of Tanzania. - (Applause) WELCOMING REMARKS BY RT. HON. MARTIN K. NGOGA, Similarly, the Assembly is for the very first SPEAKER OF EALA time holding its session in Dodoma since its inauguration in the year 2001. We are, Your Excellency, Dr. John Pombe Magufuli, therefore, proud of this auspicious occasion President of the United Republic of and grateful to your Excellency, the Tanzania; the Rt. Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, Government and the Parliament of Tanzania Prime Minister of the United Republic of for making this possible. Tanzania; the Rt. Hon. Job Yustino Ndugai, The Assembly commenced its sittings on 10th Speaker of the Parliament of Tanzania; Dr. April 2018 with several Committees Ali Kirunda Kivejinja, the Second Deputy undertakings. Besides this special sitting, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda Assembly received and debated Bills, and Chairperson of the Council of Ministers; Committee Oversight Reports, posed Members of the East African Community questions to the Council of Ministers and Council of Ministers; the Secretary General debated Motions and key resolutions. of EAC, Amb. Liberet Mfumukeko; Hon. Members of the EALA and the Parliament of Since our inauguration in December last year, Tanzania; your Excellences, Members of the EALA has held two sittings in Arusha and in Diplomatic Corps; distinguished guests, Kampala Uganda as part of the principle of ladies and gentlemen. rotation. Your Excellency, this particular session is taking place at a time when our Your Excellency, it is with profound humility region is on an irreversible movement that I stand before this august House to towards increased social economic warmly welcome you to deliver your address prosperity. The journey has been marked by at this Fourth Meeting of the First Session of a series of interesting, engaging and the Fourth Assembly. - (Applause) challenging events, but above all, the experience has proved right the foresight of I thank you, your Excellency, for responding the founding fathers of the EAC who saw the to our invitation to address this House, which unique value of regional integration. It is has been in existence for only a few months. clear that the unity of purpose and the Hon. Members, we are a very lucky political will to forge ahead is, today, greater Assembly. Within only four months since our than at any other moment in the history of our inauguration, we have been formally Community. What is key is consistency and addressed by two presidents. Kindly, join me the determination to strengthen the process in giving a round of applause to our for the benefit the citizens. I, therefore, distinguished Members of the Summit. - congratulate you, your Excellency, in the (Applause) summit for the support and the direction you continue to avail to ensure stability of the To us, this is a clear testimony of the integration process.- (Applause) importance you attach to the integration process in general and this House in

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We are pleased that the Summit of the EAC Lusahunga-Lusuno and the Kayonza-Kigali Heads of States at its recent meeting in roads as well as the Nyakanazi- Kampala, directed the Council of Ministers to Kasulumanyovu and Rumonge-Bujumbura fully implement the single customs territory roads to open up the hinterland to the rest of by ensuring the roll out of all products and the region. - (Applause) customs regimes. The Summit further directed all Partner States to expedite the In addition to the roads, there are great plans amendment of their national policies, laws and development for the Standard Gauge and regulations to comply with the Common Railway and various energy initiatives. Market Protocol. Both decisions, not only seek to address the existing bureaucratic Your Excellency, it is necessary for Partner processes, but they also enable citizens to States to provide a conducive environment enjoy their full freedoms. that shall promote business growth and expansion of trade amongst states, strengthen Your Excellency, I am happy to report that peace and security and improve the social the EAC Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers cultural welfare of the people in the region. Act, 2017 passed by EALA is effective and to this extend the non-tariff barriers Your Excellency, on the Monetary Union, monitoring committees and the Council of EALA is supportive of the call to expedite the Ministers have continued to resolve the establishment of the Monetary Institute and outstanding non-tariff barriers which were 18 other institutions as a precursor to harmonise in August last year. Dedicated senior officials fiscal and monetary policies and the eventual met in Dodoma in October 2017 and in single currency. I am happy to inform you February this year. They have conclusively that the Council of Ministers has tabled dispensed with 11 non-tariff barriers.- before the Assembly one key Bill, the EAC (Applause) Monetary Institute Bill, 2017. As an Assembly, we want to guarantee you of our While giving guidance on the processes and total commitment to expeditiously finalise steps of dealing with the rest, EALA is of the and enact the said legislations. We call upon view that non-tariff barriers remain an the Council of Ministers to expedite and unnecessary hindrance to the smooth process bring forward all the legislations as of integration. They should totally be envisaged in the Common Market and the eradicated to speed up movements of goods Monetary Union protocols. We shall keep and persons in the region and facilitate trade focus on our role of providing the legal and other interactions among our people. framework through legislations that shall enable operationalisation of areas of Your Excellency, EALA recently undertook cooperation agreed upon by our partner a successful tour of the Northern and Central states. Corridors. The report of which has been debated at this session. It is important to state Your Excellency, years into the application that despite the challenges, the focus on of our Treaty for establishment of the EAC, infrastructural development in both corridors time has come to amend some of its areas for is significantly contributing to the opening up it to cope with the growth of our Community of the hinterland of the Partner States. We and resultant contemporary challenges. I am are, indeed, looking forward to the planned aware that a high-level task force was construction and finalisation of the established sometime back to look into the

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates matter. A number of areas with regard to the Your Excellency, to you personally, may I Treaty need to be redefined and refined given take this opportunity to congratulate you the progress made in the region so far for upon steering this great nation to greater further strengthening and incremental heights. Since you assumed office, Mr. approach towards deeper integration. President, you have, in literally just less than two years, introduced a new sense of responsibility and accountability in Public Kuhusu hili, Mhe. Rais, ninaombi maalumu. Service and the citizenry at large. As a result, Katika Bunge lililopita, EALA ya Tatu, greater efficiency in Government processes is tulipitisha azimio kwamba Kiswahili kiwe self-evident. lugha rasmi ya Jamii ya Afrika ya Mashariki. Bunge hili la Nne limerejelea ombi hilo. You have embarked on the implementation Tuliomba kwamba marekebisho ya Mkataba of massive, ambitious and admirable projects wa kuanzisha Jumuia ya Afrika Mashariki internally and regionally. Mr. President, you yafanyike haraka ili tuweze kuanza kutumia have put in action the core of integration, one lugha yetu. - (Applause) in which we set ourselves internal priorities and take into account, in equal measure, the Mhe. Rais, nchi zote za Afrika Mashariki legal and moral imperatives we owe our zinatumia Kiswahili. Hata wenzetu wa South neighbours. That is the philosophy of Sudan wanakiongea Kiswahili. integration, a give and take process whose Wameanzisha somo la Kiswahili kwenye result is a win-win for all of us. mitalaa yao mashuleni. Hatuoni sababu, hata kidogo, ya kuendelea kutumia lugha za Thank you, Mr. President, for your wenzetu wakati tunayo lugha yetu determined and uncompromising fight inayozungumwa katika nchi zetu. - against corruption and misuse of public (Applause) resources.

Kuendelea kutumia lugha za wageni Your efforts are not just a Tanzanian affair. kunafanya sisi ambao tumepewa nafasi ya Good governance is the heartbeat of our kuiendesha jumuia, tuonekane kama ni integration process and your success will be tabaka fulani ambalo halina uhusiano ours too. Independent think tanks on wowote na wananchi tunao watumikia. Kwa governance have consistently ranked your hivyo, hatujisikii vizuri hata kidogo country as progressing on upward trend, in tunapokwenda Addis Ababa kwenye the areas of fighting corruption and attracting mikutano ya Umoja wa Afrika na kukikuta investments. Internal oversight processes Kiswahili lakini tukiwa nyumbani also continue to reveal a similar trend with tunakirudia Kingereza. Sasa hatuoni sehemu empirical evidence. The anti-corruption nzuri zaidi ya kurejelea hilo ombi letu kuliko efforts have led to better facilitation of hapa Tanzania ambako ndiko kilikozaliwa. - corporate registration and licensing. This has (Applause) made the investment environment favourable. Mhe. Rais, tunafikiri tukikutana mara nyingine, tutakuwa tumelitekeleza ombi hilo Your Administration is fixated on boosting na litasaidia kutuweka karibu sana na domestic productivity and actively reducing wananchi ambao tunawatumikia. Tanzania’s import dependence, which will enhance investment appeal. With all this

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates indicators in place, no doubt, your from Uganda and not from countries outside Excellency, your target of transforming this the region and the commissioning of the country into an industrial economy is in sight. construction of the 1,445 km long East - (Applause) African Crude Oil pipe line, from Hoima district in Uganda to the Tanzania Port of Thank you for standing up against Tanga, simply defines the business of the institutional plunder of your country’s and by EAC. - (Applause) extension, ours too, national wealth by the unfair and unethical multinational We also note, with pride, the launch and investments. Yours is a fight for commencement of the Standard Gauge transformation. It is a fight that requires Railway that will eventually link Rwanda, tenacity and resilience. You are a leader with Burundi and Uganda to the Indian Ocean Port these qualities, determination and ability to of Dar-es-Salaam as well to stimulate water lead through challenges and the region is transport on lakes Victoria and Tanganyika. proud of you. We implore the people of this great nation to render your leadership the Mr. President, true to your leadership support you need for the collective gain of all philosophy that prioritizes hard work and of us. getting things done with emphasis on value for money, in just a few months since its In terms of regional integration, we note the launch, the construction of the first phase confidence that the other Heads of States from Dar-es-Salaam to Morogoro is already have in you. This was well demonstrated by completed, with the second phase of the fact that you were entrusted to be the Morogoro-Dodoma underway. Chair of the Summit when you were just a few months in office. This, to us, was Your Excellency, through your efforts and in attributed to your well-known daringness, collaboration with other Members of the openness and drive which was an opportunity Summit, our integration process is on course. to inject new impetus and energy for the East Those of us trusted to serve in the institutions African Community. of our Community, take this opportunity to renew our commitment to deliver our In your tenure, you called for the speedy services to the expectations, with honesty, implementation and completion of the EAC diligence and humility. Our presence here projects. To this end, you pushed for and today, is an opportunity to re-energize our accomplished the completion and launch of resolve. We are in the country that is one of the Arusha-Holili-Taveta-Voi Road; the the birthplaces of modern Pan Africanism, of extension of the Athi River-Namanga- which regional integration is an integral part. Arusha Road into and beyond Arusha; and We are in the country that has been home to the completion of the One-Stop Border Posts many liberation movements and this is the (OSBPs) at Mutukula and Busia. country we know shall continue to provide leadership and meaningful participation in Your Excellency, we also note, with pride, the struggle for economic liberation of our other significant milestones you have region and the continent. undertaken towards regional integration in this short tenure in office. On the side-lines Thank you, Mr. President. - (Applause) of the 19th Meeting of the EAC Summit of Heads of State, your decision to import sugar

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Your Excellency, before I invite you to There is one of our important hosts, Mr. address this Assembly, allow me to introduce Stephen Kagaigai, Clerk to Parliament of the some of the guests. United Republic of Tanzania. Thank you for your hospitality. - (Applause) Hon. Members, thank you to His Excellency the President. He has invited many guests to We also have Chairpersons of the Standing grace our event more that I have ever seen Committees of Parliament of Tanzania. since I started participating in these Thank you. processes. The clerk will correct me if I am wrong. Your Excellency, we have Former Members of the EALA. They are: Rt. Hon. I crave for your indulgence, Mr. President, so Abdurahman Kinana. Is he around? He had that I can introduce our guests in groups been invited. Thank you. One person who has because time may not permit that I introduce interacted with EAC in many capacities, he everyone. was a Member of the first EALA, then he became the ex-official Member of the third We welcome the Rt. hon. Prime Minister, EALA as a Minister, and more importantly, Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa; the Speaker of he is my former Professor at the University of the Parliament of Tanzania; Hon. Freeman Dar es Salaam, Dr. Harrison George Mbowe, Leader of the Opposition; Chief Mwakyembe. Secretary, Eng. John Kijazi; Senior Officials of Defence and Security Organs who are: Gen. Venance Mabeyo, Chief of Defence Your Excellency, if I do well, he deserves the Forces, Mr. Simon Sirro, Inspector General credit and if I mess up, he has the of Police, Dr. Modestus Kapilimba, Director responsibility. - (Laughter) General of Tanzania Intelligence Services, Maj. Gen. Martin Busungu, Chief of National We also have Members of the Diplomatic Service, Dr. Juma Ali Malewa, Corps, Ambassadors and High Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Anna Commissioners from Member States and Peter Makakala, Commissioner General of International Organizations. We have the Immigration, Mr. Tobias Andegenye, Assistant Chief Coordinator-Secretariat, Commissioner General of Fire Brigade and National and Security Council. He is not Mr. Valentino Mlowola, Director of the around. Senior Government Officials - Prevention and Combating of Corruption Dodoma Region, our hosts. They are led by Bureau; I was DPP before I became a the Regional Commissioner, Dr. Binilith Member of Parliament. Therefore, these are Mahenge. Thank you for your presence today my good partners. I did your job for about 10 and the good meeting I had with you. We years. - (Applause) have religious leaders as well. Are they around? Thank you. We also have Members of the Parliamentary Service Commission from the Parliament of We have senior officials from the Ministry of Tanzania. Please, stand up for recognition. - Foreign Affairs and East African (Applause) Cooperation led by the Principal Secretary, Prof. Adolf Mkenda. Thank you. You are our Thank you. important partners.

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We also have an important group, Wazee wa Dodoma. They represent the elders of Mweshimiwa Rais, karibu. Dodoma. They are: Amb. Job Lusinde, hon. Pankras Ndejembi, and Mzee Mohamed (Applause as honourable Members Makbeli. As you know, a community that remained upstanding) does not cherish the wisdom of elders is deemed to have failed. - (Applause) ADDRESS BY H.E DR JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI, PRESIDENT We have Rt. hon, Job Y. Ndugai’s UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA distinguished guests. They are: Hon. White Zuberi, Chairperson of Kongwa District Council; hon. Deogratius Ndejembi, District The President of the United Republic of Commissioner, Kongwa District; Dr. Omar Tanzania (His Excellency Dr John Pombe Nkulo, Asst. District Executive Director, Magufuli): Tukae. Kongwa District; Mr. Joseph Kusaga, (Hon. Members took their seats) Executive Director, Clouds Media Group which is popular in the region; Mr Maharage Mhe. Martin Ngoga, Spika wa Bunge la Chande, Managing Director, Multi-choice, Afrika ya Mashariki; Mhe. Job Ndugai, Spika Tanzania. We also have Members of the wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Tanzania; Waheshimiwa Wabunge wa Security led by Chairperson, Musa Hassan Bunge la Afrika ya Mashariki; Mhe. Kassim Zungu. Majaliwa, Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mheshimiwa I am reminded that we have other former Kivejinja, Waziri Mkuu wa pili kutoka Members of EALA. Prof. Norman Sigalla. Uganda na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la He was in the first EALA. Dr. Diodorus Mawaziri la Afrika Mashariki; Waheshimiwa Kamala, former Ex Officio Member and Mawaziri mlioko hapa; Waheshimiwa Chairperson, Council of EAC Ministers Wabunge wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano during the Second Assembly. He is the wa Tanzania mkiongozwa na Wenyeviti wa current MP of Nkenge Constituency. This is kamati mbalimbali za Bunge hilo; my long-time friend from when we were in waheshimiwa Mabalozi pamoja na wakuu wa secondary school. He was my rival in the taasisi za kimataifa mlioko hapa; debating club. Hon. Alphaxard Kangi Ndege Mheshimiwa Chief Secretary; Waheshimiwa Lugola, first SAA of the Assembly, current wazee waasisi mlioko hapa Dodoma; MP of Mwibara Constituency. We thank you Waheshimiwa wadau mbalimbali wa all because we stand on the foundation you maendeleo mlioko hapa pamoja na viongozi laid during your term. - (Applause) wa dini; Waheshimiwa Wakuu wa Vyombo vya Ulinzi na Usalama; Waheshimiwa Thank you, Hon. Members. If there is any wageni waalikwa, mabibi na mabwana, visitor that I may have forgotten, I apologise. itoshe tu kusema itifaki imezingatiwa.

Finally, Your Excellency, it is with great Mhe. Spika Martin na Waheshimiwa pleasure and honour that I execute my Wabunge wa Bunge la Afrika Mashariki humble duty to welcome you to address this kwanza, ningependa kuchukua nafasi hii August Assembly, today, Tuesday, 24th April kukushukuru Mhe. Spika pamoja na Bunge 2018. unaloliongoza kwa kunikaribisha ili nisimame mbele yenu leo kuhutubia kwa

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates mara ya kwanza Bunge la Afrika Mashariki Kama nilivyo sema awali, wanadodoma ni ambalo nalo linafanyika hapa Dodoma kwa wakarimu sana, narudia tena, ni wakarimu mara ya kwanza. Ninawashukuru sana. sana. Hivyo basi, ni imani yangu kuwa Asante sana. - (Applause) Waheshimiwa Wabunge wa Bunge la Afrika Mashariki mmefurahia uwepo wenu hapa Dodoma na ninawatakia makazi mema hapa Nashukuru pia, Mhe. Martin Ngoga, Spika Dodoma. wa Bunge la Afrika Mashariki kwa kuamua kwamba kikao hiki cha Bunge la Afrika Mashariki kifanyike hapa Dodoma ambapo Mhe. Spika na ndugu wageni waalikwa, ni makao makuu ya Jamhuri ya Muungano nimetangulia kusema kuwa, hii ni mara wa Tanzania. Asante sana. - (Applause) yangu ya kwanza kuhutubia Bunge hili tangu nichaguliwe kuwa rais wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania mwezi Oktoba Mmefanya uamuzi mzuri sana. Baadhi yenu mwaka wa 2015. Lakini, Ninafahamu pia, mnafahamu moja ya sababu zilizotajwa kuwa Bunge hili la Nne la Afrika Mashariki kusababisha kuvunjika kwa jumuiya yetu ya nalo ni jipya na lilianza kazi mwezi wa kwanza ya Afrika Mashariki mwaka wa Desemba mwaka wa 2017. Hivyo basi, 1977. Ilikuwa kwa sababu ya ushiriki mdogo ningependa kutumia fursa hii kuwapongeza wa sekta binafsi na wananchi. Wananchi ninyi Wabunge wote wa Bunge hili kwa walio wengi hawakuifahamu jumuiya yetu. kuchaguliwa kwenu. Hongereni. - (Applause) Hivyo basi, utaratibu huu wa kufanya vikao vya Bunge sehemu tofauti tofauti ndani ya Jumuiya unatoa fursa kwa wana Afrika Najua uchaguzi ulikuwa mgumu katika Mashariki wote kuifahamu vizuri Jumuiya maeneo yenu, lakini ninyi ndio yao na shughuli zake pamoja na manufaa mliochaguliwa kama the best kwa sababu yake. Kwa sababu hiyo, ningependa kurudia Mungu alitaka mchaguliwe. Hongereni sana. kupongeza uamuzi huu wa kufanya kikao Vilevile, nakupongeza sana Mhe. Spika nawe hapa Dodoma. Hamjakosea kuamua kufanya kwa kuchaguliwa kuongoza Bunge hili. kikao chenu hapa Dodoma. Hapa ni katikati Hongera sana. Hakuna shaka kuwa ya nchi yetu, ni Makao Makuu ya Serikali mmechaguliwa kwa vile Wanaafrika pamoja na chama tawala, Chama cha Mashariki wana imani kubwa juu yenu; wana Mapinduzi (CCM). Sambamba na hilo, uhakika kuwa mutawawakilisha vizuri katika wananchi wa Dodoma ni wakarimu sana. kusukuma mbele gurudumu la maendeleo la Lakini, hapa Dodoma kuna sifa nyingine. Jumuiya yetu. Ninawaomba, Waheshimiwa Hapa ni maarufu sana kwa kuzalisha zabibu wabunge, msiwaangushe Wanaafrika tamu sana duniani ambayo hata ukinywa Mashariki. Naomba pia ndugu zangu, kama mvinyo wake, huwezi kupata hangover. - nilivyozungumza na kumpongeza Mhe. (Laughter) Spika. Kwa bahati nzuri, yeye ni Spika wa tano kwa Bunge la EALA na mimi ni Rais wa awamu ya tano ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Kwa hivyo, unaweza ukafanya mkutano Tanzania. - (Applause) mchana, jioni ukapata mvinyo na kesho yake ukaendelea na mkutano kama kawaida. Haya yote yanafanya Dodoma iwe sehemu nzuri Hivyo basi, namuahidi kumpa ushirikiano wa sana ya kufanyia mikutano. Kwa hivyo, kutosha katika kipindi chote cha uongozi karibuni. wake wa Bunge hili. Mhe. Spika,

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Waheshimiwa Wabunge na ndugu wageni Kama mnavyofahamu, Jumuiya yetu waalikwa, wakati ninapowapongeza kwa imeweka hatua nne za ushirikiano. kuchaguliwa, ningependa mtambue kuwa Utekelezaji wa hatua mbili za mwanzo, yaani jukumu lililo mbele yenu ni kubwa sana. Umoja wa Forodha na Soko la Pamoja, kama Nyinyi ni wawakilishi na pia ni sauti ya nilivyoeleza, unaendelea. Sasa tunaelekea Wanaafrika Mashariki wote. Hili ni jukumu hatua ya tatu ambayo ni Ushirikiano wa kubwa. Lakini zaidi ya hapo, kama masuala ya Kifedha – Monetary Union. Ili mnavyofahamu, mmechaguliwa katika kufikia hatua hiyo, miswada hii miwili kipindi cha kipekee; Kipindi ambacho mlioijadili ni muhimu sana. Hivyo basi, Jumuiya yetu imepiga hatua kubwa za nawapongeza kwa kuanza kuijadili. - kimaendeleo lakini, pia, inakabiliwa na (Applause) changamoto nyingi. Kama mjuavyo, ukanda wetu wa Afrika Mashariki kwa sasa unasifika kwa ukuaji wa uchumi wa kasi duniani. Sambamba na hilo, nimeambiwa kuwa kabla Aidha, tumefanikiwa kwa kiwango kikubwa ya ujio wenu hapa Dodoma, muliitembelea kuondoa vikwazo vya kibiashara na miradi mbalimbali ya maendeleo kwenye uwekezaji. Hii imefanya biashara na Jumuiya kwa ajili ya kujielimisha na uwekezaji miongoni mwa nchi wanachama kujionea wenyewe utekelezwaji wake. Hapa kuongezeka maradufu. Mathalani, kabla ya nchini mumetembelea bandari ya Dar es kuanza kwa Umoja wa Forodha – Custom Salaam, kituo cha ukaguzi wa magari, Union, mwaka wa 2005, biashara yetu yaani Viwanda, Zanzibar. Pia, mmeshiriki katika Intra-East African trade, ilikuwa na thamani kupanda miti katika Chuo Kikuu cha ya dola za kimarekani USD1.8 bilioni. Lakini Dodoma kilichoko hapa Dodoma. Hili nalo ni tangu tuanzishe Umoja wa Forodha na jambo jema na ninawapongeza. Asanteni. - kuanza kutekeleza itifaki ya Soko la Pamoja (Applause) – Common Market, biashara yetu imeongezeka hadi kufikia zaidi ya USD 5 Mheshimiwa Spika na Waheshimiwa bilioni. Wabunge wa Bunge la Afrika Mashariki, kama nilivyosema awali, mbali na mafanikio Zaidi ya hapo, idadi ya wanachama yaliopatikana, Jumuiya yetu bado imeongezeka na kuna nchi nyingi ambazo inakabiliwa na changamoto kadhaa wa kadha zinatamani kujiunga nasi. Haya, bila shaka ni ambazo nyinyi Wabunge wa EALA mafanikio makubwa. Hivyo basi, nyinyi mnawajibu wa kuzishughulikia. Tuna Wabunge wa Bunge la Nne la Afrika matatizo ya migogoro; nyinyi ndani ya Mashariki mnao wajibu mkubwa, kwanza, Afrika Mashariki mnafahamu kwamba kuna kuhakikisha mafanikio haya yanalindwa na maeneo yenye migogoro. Migogoro hii yanaendelezwa kwa nguvu zote. Katika hilo, imekuwa ikigharimu maisha ya watu wengi. nimefurahi kusikia kuwa kwenye kikao Changamoto zingine tulizo nazo ndani ya chenu hiki, pamoja na masuala mengine, Afrika Mashariki - nataka niwe wazi - ni mmejadili masuala mawili muhimu. Kwanza kuwa, bado vipo vikwazo vya kibiashara, ni kuhusu Taasisi ya Fedha ya Jumuiya yaani uwekezaji na kutoaminiana ndani kwa East Africa Monetary Institute, na pili, wanachama wa East Africa Community. muswada kuhusu takwimu – Statistics Bill. - Mara nyingi, huwa hatupendi kuyasema (Applause) sema haya, lakini mimi nayasema muyabebe ili muijue hiyo challenges. - (Applause)

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Spika wa EALA. Hii inaonyesha vile sisi Kuna hizo pamoja na changamoto zingine wana EAC tunatakiwa kuishi kwa umoja na nyingi, nyinyi Wabunge wa Afrika kupendana kama ndugu. Hili ni muhimu Mashariki, mnatakiwa muanze kuzitoa sana, ndio maana nilifurahi uliposema mapema. Umoja wetu ndani ya nchi za Afrika Kiswahili angalau kiendelezwe badala ya Mashariki unatakiwa uwe umoja kama kendelea kutumia lugha ambayo ni thousands tulivyo sisi Marais, Mawaziri, Wabunge, and thousands of Kilometres from East Watendaji wote na baadaye mpaka wananchi Africa. Tungefurahi kukipiga Kinyarwanda wote. - (Applause) hapa - mwaramutseho? Namahoro, mulakomeye au tukapiga Kirundi – Mwiriwe? Namavuvu urakome, nimuhira barakomeye, Hivyo, nyinyi kama Wabunge na au tukapiga Kiganda – Mwebale nyo Ssebo, wawakilishi wa nchi munazo ziongoza, muna Mwebale nyo Nnyabo, au Kikenya kijaluo – jukumu kubwa la kulimaliza. Ifike mahali sisi Oyaore ngima, wachi madara. Machiga, and sote tupendane na tujione ni ndugu. Nafurahi so on and so on. - (Laughter) ninapoangalia arrangement ya sitting mlivyoketi hapa, inaonyesha kweli mmeanza kupendana. Nilitegemea patakuwa magroup Hiyo ndio maana ya Afrika Mashariki. Kwa magroup ya watu wa aina fulani wa nchi hiyo, mimi ninawapongeza sana, mnaenda fulani, lakini mmechanganyika. This is very kwa direction nzuri na ndio maana good, congratulations. - (Applause) mliponialika sikusita kuja. The past is always history. Twende mbele kwa manufaa ya EAC. Sambamba na changamoto hizo, zipo Muendelee hivyo ndugu zangu. Jukumu letu zingine mbili ambazo naomba mniruhusu sisi ni kuleta maendeleo ya wananchi wetu nizielezee kidogo. tunaowaongoza. Tukianza sisi kuwa na challenges, tutashindwa kuwasaidia wale Kwanza ni suala la ukosefu wa viwanda. tunao wawakilisha. Jumuiya ya Afrika Nchi zetu zina utajiri mkubwa wa rasilimali. Mashariki ni ya wananchi, si ya viongozi. Tuna madini. South Sudan ina madini mengi, Pakiwepo na integration nzuri miongoni ina mafuta lakini mabeberu wanataka hiyo mwa wananchi, Jumuiya hii itadumu milele. nchi iendelee kukaa ikigombana. Tuna Kwa hivyo, tufacilitate hili sisi kama mifugo mingi. Tanzania ni ya pili kwa kuwa viongozi na Wabunge katika kuhakikisha na mifugo mingi katika Afrika. Afrika ina kwamba tunajenga umoja wa wana Afrika bidhaa za kilimo, uvuvi, misitu na kadhalika. Mashariki wa watu wanaoaminiana na Licha ya utajiri huu, ni ukweli usiopingika na kupendana na kujiona kama ndugu. kila mmoja wetu anafahamu, kuwa bado hazijatunufaisha vya kutosha. Utajiri huo, Mhe. Spika, umesema kuwa umesoma na hauwasaidii wananchi walio ndani ya EAC ulikuwa na Mhe. Kamara shuleni. Wewe zaidi ya watu milioni 170. Moja ya mambo inawezekana umeishi Muleba, ukasomea yanayosababisha hali hii nionavyo mimi - Ihungo Sekondari, ukaenda form five shule ya kukosekana kwa viwanda vingi kwenye nchi Musoma Sekondari, ukaenda chuo kikuu, zetu. Matokeo yake, tumekuwa tukiuza University of Dar es Salaam na ulikuwa rasilimali zetu nyingi nje ya nchi zetu zikiwa kiranja katika darasa lako la Chuo Kikuu cha mali ghafi. Hii inatukosesha mapato mengi. Dar es Salaam. - (Laughter) Kama mnavyofahamu, bei ya bidhaa ghafi kwa soko la dunia mara nyingi huwa zipo Baadaye ulikuwa Director of Public chini. Prosecution (DPP) Rwanda na leo wewe ni

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Mbali na kupoteza mapato, tatizo lingine huku chini mpaka kwenye mpaka karibu na ambalo mimi naona ni kubwa zaidi ni Somalia ni bahari kubwa? Ziwa Victoria kwamba, kwa kuuza rasilimali zetu nje ya limezunguka nchi nne. Tuna mito kila nchi zikiwa ghafi, maana yake ni kuwa mahali, kwanini tumeshindwa kuvua samaki tunazalisha fursa za ajira kwa watu wengine. tuwauze humu na kwenye soko lingine? Sasa Tunatengeneza ajira katika mataifa tunaletewa samaki ambao ni low quality. tunayoyauzia mali ghafi zetu. Ni ajira Haya maswali ni lazima tujiulize. Ni maswali ambazo wananchi wetu wanastahili wazipate. mengi sisi kama Wabunge - Mhe. Spika I just Tungekuwa na viwanda, vingechakata hizo want to be open - tukijiuliza vizuri, tutasaidia mali ghafi zetu tukazitengeza hapa, watu kutransform wananchi wetu na Bunge hili wetu wangepata ajira na tungeziuza zikiwa likawa Bunge lenye historia katika na thamani kubwa. Hayo ndio maendeleo maendeleo ya Afrika Mashariki. kwa wananchi tunao wawakilisha. Ni kwa kutambua hilo ndiposa Serikali Ninajua katika kufanya haya, mtakutana na ninayoiongoza imeweka mkazo mkubwa challenges nyingi. Wenzetu wengi ambao si kwenye suala la ujenzi wa viwanda. wanachama wa EAC wangependa kulitumia Ninafurahi mwitikio umekuwa mkubwa. hili eneo la EAC katika soko lao. Hatuwazuii, Wawekezaji wengi wakiwemo kutoka nchi lakini twende on a win-win situation. wanachama wa Afrika Mashariki, Tumetumika mno, ni lazima tufike mahali wanawekeza kwenye sekta ya viwanda hapa tuanze kujua mahali tuliko toka, mahali nchini. Natumia fursa hii kuwaomba tulipo na mahali tunapoelekea kwa manufaa Waheshimiwa Wabunge wa Bunge la Afrika ya wananchi wetu ambao wengi wao ni Mashariki, mulipe mkazo swala hili la ujenzi maskini. wa viwanda. -(Applause) Changamoto ya pili Mhe. Spika na

waheshimiwa Wabunge ambayo nayo Hususan, kwa kuhakikisha sera na sheria ningependa niielezee kidogo, ni kipaumbele zinazotungwa kwenye Jumuiya yetu pamoja cha pekee kuhusu ujenzi na miundombinu na nchi wanachama, zinawavutia wawekezaji hususan, usafiri na nishati ya umeme. wengi na kulinda viwanda vyetu. Tusipolinda Miundombinu hii ni muhimu sana katika viwanda vyetu, tutakuwa wasindikizaji. Soko kuimarisha ushirikiano wa kiuchumi la watu milioni 170 ni soko kubwa. Kama miongoni mwa mataifa. Hata swala la kukuza tuna mifugo mingi, kwanini tununue viatu viwanda haliwezi kufanikiwa endapo nchi kutoka ulaya? Sisi sote tulioko humu pamoja yetu itashindwa kuboresha na kuimarisha na wewe Mhe. Spika, kiatu chako hicho miundombinu hii. Pamoja na ukweli huo, ni hakikutengenezewa Afrika Mashariki. bahati mbaya tafiti zilizofanyika miaka kadhaa ya nyuma zilionyesha kuwa ukanda Kwanini? Kwanini tuvae nguo na mashati wetu wa Afrika unakabiliwa sana na matatizo ambayo yanatokana na pamba lakini ya miundombinu ya usafiri na nishati ya tuyanunue ya kutoka nje wakati tunazalisha umeme. Hii imefanya gharama za usafiri na pamba Afrika Mashariki? Haya maswali, sisi umeme kuwa juu sana. Mathalani, tafiti kama wawakilishi wa nchi zetu ni lazima zinaonyesha kuwa gharama za usafiri tuanze kujiuliza. Kwanini tununue nyama kwenye ukanda wetu ni mara nne hadi mara kutoka nje wakati tuna mifugo inazunguka tano ukilinganisha na nchi za Asia Mashariki, hapa na saa nyingine inakosa biashara? Marekani na Ulaya na zinachangia Kwanini tununue samaki wakati ukitoka

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates kuongezeka kwa gharama za bidhaa kwa kujengwa na Mhe. Spika umelizungumza. asilimia arobaini. Kwa mfano, sisi Tanzania tunaendelea na ujenzi wa barabara ya kuiunganisha mikoa ya Kutokana na tatizo la usafiri na umeme, Tabora na Kigoma jumla ya kilomita 359 bidhaa zetu tunazozizalisha hapa gharama kutoka Tabora kuenda Mpanda na maeneo zake itakuwa mara arobaini zaidi mengine. Pia, tunaendelea kuunganisha ukilinganisha na bidhaa zinazozalishwa katika maeneo mengine ya Burundi na mahali pengine. Umeme pia umeonekana Rwanda kama ulivyozungumza, Mhe. Spika. kuwa si mwingi. Mathalani, kwa mujibu wa Aidha, tunajenga barabara ya Nyakanazi hadi taasisi ya Power Africa mwaka wa 2015, nchi kidawe ambayo itaboresha usafiri kati ya zote sita, wanachama wa Afrika Mashariki, wenzetu pamoja na Uganda. Mifano ni ukijumlisha na Sudan Kusini, zilikuwa na mingi. takriban megawatts 6,500 tu. Nadhani, si lazima mtu awe mtaalamu wa hesabu au Kando na barabara, hivi sasa ndani ya uchumi ili aweze kufahamu kuwa kiwango Jumuiya yetu, kuna miradi mingi mikubwa hiki cha umeme ni kidogo kuweza kuhimili ya miundombinu ya usafiri inayotekelezwa mahitaji ya uchumi wa kisasa - megawatts na baadhi yao kwa ushirikiano wa nchi 6,500. Kenya ndio kidogo, wana megawatts wananchama. Mathalani, ndugu zetu wa nyingi. Sisi Tanzania tuna 1,500 megawatts Kenya tayari wamekamilisha ujenzi wa reli tu. Nazifahamu za Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda ya kisasa kutoka bandari ya Mombasa na South Sudan na nyinyi mnazifahamu. kwenda Nairobi ambayo inalenga kuboresha Ukiwa na megawatts 6,500 tu, kujenga usafiri kwenye ushorobo wa kaskazini yaani viwanda ni challenge kubwa. Ndio maana bei Northern Corridor. - (Applause) ya umeme ndani ya Afrika Mashariki ipo juu sana ukilinganisha na bei ya umeme kwenye nchi zenye viwanda. Mara nyingi, tumekuwa Sisi Tanzania, tumeanza kutekeleza mradi wa tukikumbatia wawekezaji ambao baadaye kupanua bandari ya Dar es Salaam pamoja na tunawalipa macapacity charges, kisha wao ujenzi wa reli ya kati kwa kiwango cha ndio wanaofaidika badala ya kuwasaidia kimataifa - Standard Gauge, ili kuboresha wananchi wetu na viwanda vyetu. Hili nalo usafiri kwenye ushorobo wa kati yaani ni challenge kubwa. Central Corridor ambao utahudumia nchi za Burundi kwa kuunganishwa sehemu ya Kwa hivyo, waheshimiwa Wabunge Uvinza na Msongati na Rwanda kwa mkiongozwa na Mhe. Spika, hili nalo kuunganisha sehemu ya Isaka, Rusumo hadi mnatakiwa kuliweka maanani, ni namna gani Kigali na Uganda pia na nchi ya Democratic changamoto hii tunaweza kupambana nayo Republic of Congo (DRC). ndani ya Afrika Mashariki. Tuna vyanzo vingi, lakini inawezekana hatuvitumii. Tunakarabati meli zetu na tumeanza kujenga Pamoja na changamoto zilizopo, ni ukweli meli mpya kubwa kwa ajili ya kuboresha usiopingika kuwa katika miaka ya hivi usafiri kwenye Ziwa Victoria. Kama karibuni, nchi wanachama zimejitahidi sana mnavyofahamu, ziwa hili ni kiungo muhimu kuimarisha miundombinu. Kwa mfano, cha usafiri kwenye Jumuiya yetu, hususani, katika barabara, hivi sasa mtu anaweza kwenye nchi zinazounganisha ziwa hilo, kutoka Dodoma kwenda Kampala, Kigali na yaani Tanzania, Kenya na Uganda. Nairobi kwa barabara ya lami. Hivi ni vitu Inakadiriwa kuwa takriban watu milioni 40 ambavyo siku za nyuma vilikuwa wanaishi karibu na ziwa hili. haviwezekani. Barabara nyingi zinaendelea

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Ninacho waomba, Mhe. Spika na Bunge la Tanga pamoja na miradi mingine mingi. Afrika Mashariki, tujiamini katika kutekeleza Kuhusu nishati ya umeme, kama miradi, tusifikiri kila mradi lazima upate mnavyofahamu, nchi yetu imegundua kiasi support ya wafadhili kutoka nje. Never! Wale kikubwa cha gesi, takriban tani za ujazo saa nyingine wana masharti yao na masharti trilioni 57. Ipo gesi; lakini si gesi tu ya Ethyl, yao saa nyingine yanaendana na feasibility tumegundua pia kuna gesi ya Helium ambayo study na detailed design, update design inapatikana katika nchi tatu tu duniani. Ipo! consultant and so on. Unakuta gharama Hivi haviwezi kuwanufaisha Watanzania tu, unazotumia ni mara kumi zaidi ya gharama gesi hizi zinatakiwa ziwanufaishe wana East kama ungejibana wewe kama nchi. Africa wote. - (Applause) Ninalizungumza hili si kwa sababu hatuhitaji misaada na ushirikiano, ni lazima hili tulitilie maanani. Tukiamua tunaweza. Mifano ipo, ni Pia, tumeanza kutekeleza miradi mingi ya mingi. Sisi wenzenu, Tanzania tumejaribu kuzalisha umeme kwa kutumia gesi hiyo na tukaona tunafanikiwa. Ndio maana tupo mbioni pia kuanza ujenzi wa mradi tumeweza kujenga reli kutoka Dar es Salaam mkubwa wa kufua umeme kwa kutumia maji mpaka Dodoma kilomita 700.26 kwa yaani Stieglers Gorge. Mradi huu uliobuniwa thamani ya trilioni 7.6 Tanzanian Shillings. na baba wa taifa hili, Mwalimu Julius Hatujapata mkopo au senti zozote kutoka nje Kabarage Nyerere na tukauacha kwa muda na cost imekuwa chini. Tumeweza kununua mrefu, utakuwa solution ya tatizo la umeme ndege sita na hatukuomba mkopo. Tunajenga katika nchi hii kwa sababu utatoa megawatts meli kubwa kwenye Ziwa Victoria na 2,100. hatukuomba mkopo na mengine mengi. -

(Applause) Tunataka kwanza tuwe na umeme mwingi ambao, kwa pamoja, umeme huo tutaweza Tukiamua kuwa concietise wananchi wetu, kuwauzia kwa bei ya chini ndugu zetu nina uhakika – na utajiri tulio nao ndani ya walioko ndani ya EAC. Pili, tumelenga Afrika Mashariki - tutashirikiana kwa kupunguza uzalishaji wa umeme wa mafuta pamoja. Experience ya Tanzania tuipeleke ili kuifanya bei ya umeme nayo iwe chini. Rwanda na ya Rwanda tuipeleke Burundi, ya Sambamba na hilo, tunashirikiana na nchi Burundi tuipeleke Uganda na ya Uganda zingine wanachama kutekeleza baadhi ya tuipeleke Kenya, ya Kenya tuipeleke South miradi. Tunatekeleza mradi wa kusafirisha Sudan tutajiona kama ndugu wa kweli, sio umeme wa msongo wa kilowatts 400 na ndugu juu juu wa kuangaliana angaliana. It is wenzetu wa Kenya unoanzia Zambia kupitia supposed to come from the blood and the hapa Tanzania na kuelekea Kenya. heart, to cement it inside kwa lugha Tunatekeleza na Uganda mradi wa kufua mlioizoea. Nataka kuwahakikishia Mhe. umeme wa Kikagati Mlongo. Aidha, tuko Spika, we shall make it. Tutafanikiwa kwenye majadiliano na Rwanda pamoja na kisawasawa. - (Applause) Uganda kutekeleza mradi wa kuzalisha umeme pale Songezi. Nchi zetu lazima ziende pamoja. - (Applause) Ndugu zangu, kwenye miundombinu ya usafiri, pia tunashirikiana na wenzetu wa Uganda kutekeleza mradi mkubwa wa bomba Ni imani yangu kuwa miradi hii pamoja na ile la kusafirisha mafuta yaani la, East Africa Oil inayotekelezwa kwenye nchi zingine Pipeline kutoka Hoima hadi bandari ya wanachama, yote itakapo kamilika, tutakuwa

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates tumefikia kuimarisha huduma za usafiri na upatikanaji wa umeme kwenye nchi zetu. Ndio maana nimeendele kusisitiza, masuala Hilo likitokea, hatutakuza sekta ya viwanda ya ushirikiano, umoja na kutokubaguana. tu, bali pia ushirikiano wetu na kasi ya ukuaji Hilo ni jambo muhimu sana. Suala la wa uchumi kwenye Jumuiya yetu kupendana ni lazima liwe muhimu sana, utaongezeka. Hivyo basi, nawasihi Wabunge suala la tofauti zetu ndogo ndogo lazima wa Afrika Mashariki mlipe kipaumbele cha tuliondoe haraka sana. Tukifanya haya yote, kipekee suala hili la ujenzi wa miundombinu. tutafanikiwa na watu walioko ndani ya Kama mnavyofahamu, ujenzi wa Afrika Mashariki watawaheshimu kwa kuwa miundombinu una gharama kubwa, lakini Wabunge wa Bunge la Nne la Afrika tukishirikiana kwa pamoja na tuka share Mashariki ambalo ni Bunge kwa ajili ya watu experience miongoni mwetu tukishirikiana wanyonge. na wenzetu pia wa nchi zingine, nina uhakika tunaweza tukafika mahali pa kulikomboa Katika hili - si kwamba linahusika hapa sana, taifa hili na mataifa yetu haya. Mungu lakini kwa sababu Secretary General wa EAC ametupa Afrika Mashariki yenye utajiri yuko hapa, washughulikie miradi mkubwa, lakini utajiri huu hatuutumii. Saa inayoanzishwa kwa speed kubwa. Pamekuwa nyingine tunagogeshwa na mabeberu ili na speed ndogo katika kushughulikia miradi tuchelewe kuutumia vizuri utajiri wetu. hii. Najua kwa mfano, mradi wa Malindi, Tunaingia kwenye mambo ambayo ni too Horohoro hadi Bagamoyo sasa ni zaidi ya parochial badala ya kuconcetrate kwa miaka kadhaa. Feasibility study na detailed mambo ambayo yatawahudumia wananchi design zimeshamalizika na sijamuona wetu kwa ajili ya manufaa ya wana EAC. contractor na miradi mingine mingi. Sitaki niitoe hapa, lakini nimeona nichomekee hapa Nyinyi Waheshimiwa Wabunge, mnayo ili na yeye aondoke na message atakapo nafasi ya kuwashawishi wananchi wetu na ondoka hapa. - (Laughter) wawekezaji kutoka nje. Nimefurahi kuona Waheshimiwa Mabalozi wako hapa pamoja Waheshimiwa Maspika na Waheshimiwa na development partners wengine ambao Wabunge, ningependa pia kutumia fursa hii nina uhakika watazishawishi nchi zao kuwahakikishi Wabunge wa Afrika ziendelee kushirikiana na nchi za Afrika Mashariki kwamba sisi Tanzania tutaendelea Mashariki katika kuleta maendeleo ya kweli kushurikiana na nchi zote pamoja na ya wananchi waliomo ndani ya nchi hizi. wanachama wote katika Jumuiya ya Afrika Kwa hivyo, tukishirikiana nao on the win-win Mashariki katika kutimiza dira na malengo situation, tutaweza kulijenga vizuri na ya jumuiya hii. Nataka niwahakikishie, kuendeleza wananchi wetu ambao kwa kweli Tanzania iko pamoja na nyinyi. - (Applause) wana umaskini mkumbwa. Maskini wa Tanzania hawana tofauti na maskini wa Burundi, hawana tofauti na maskini wa Yale maamuzi mengine yanayo chelewa Rwanda, hawana tofauti na maskini wa chelewa, nataka kuwahakikishia Uganda, hawana tofauti na maskini wa Sudan tutayapeleka speed kweli kweli ili yale Sudan na hawana tofauti na maskini wa maamuzi yawe na maslahi mapana katika Kenya. Watu wetu ni maskini; sisi kama Afrika Mashariki. Tusipelekeshwe na viongozi ambao tumechaguliwa kwa niaba ya wengine. Ni lazima katika maamuzi yote wananchi maskini ni lazima tusacrifice kwa tuwe tunafanya evaluation ya kutosha hasa ajili ya maendeleo yao. - (Applause) katika mikataba tunayo ingia na wengine ambayo si miongoni mwa EAC. Katika hili,

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates ningependa kuwaarifu kuwa mwaka jana Mkoa bado yupo hapa, ninawakaribisha nchi yeti iliridhia itifaki ya Jumuia kuhusu Wabunge kwenye siku hiyo ya muungano maswala ya amani na usalama yaani Protocol hapa Dodoma. on Peace and Security. Mapema mwaka huu, nchi yetu ilizindua passport mpya ya Mhe. Spika, waheshimiwa wabunge na kielekitroniki ya Afrika Mashariki na ya ndugu viongozi, naomba nihitimishe kwa Tanzania kama ilivyo amuliwa na Jumuiya kuwashukuru Wabunge wa Afrika Mashariki yetu. - (Applause) kwa kunialika kulihutubia Bunge lao. Narudia tena, Serikali ninayoiongoza itatoa Hii yote ni kudhibitisha kuwa Tanzania ushirikiano wa kutosha kwa Bunge hili. inaheshimu maamuzi ya Jumuiya hii. Jumuiya yetu inazidi kukuwa na hivi sasa ina wanachama zaidi ya milioni 170. Hii Namshukuru pia Mhe. Spika pamoja na imeiongezea nguvu na kama tutaendelea Wabunge wote wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya kushirikiana, nina imani Jumuiya yetu itazidi Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Ndugai kwa kuimarika na sauti yake itaongezeka na kuridhia shughuli hii ifanyike hapa kwenye tutaheshimika kimataifa. Ninyi Wabunge wa eneo lenu. Hili linadhihirisha uhusiano mzuri Afrika Mashariki ni kiungo muhimu katika uliopo kati ya Bunge hili na Bunge la Afrika kuhakikisha hili linafanikiwa. Mukiwa Mashariki pamoja na Wabunge wanachama. wawakilishi wa wananchi mnayo nafasi - (Applause) kubwa ya kuwaunganisha wana Afrika Ningependa pia kutumia fursa hii kushukuru Mashariki wote pia, kuwaelimisha na na kupongeza vyombo vya ulinzi na usalama, kuwatahadharisha dhidi ya watu wenye nia wananchi wa Mkoa wa Dodoma mbaya ya Jumuiya yetu. Ni wajibu wenu wakiongozwa na Mkuu wa Mkoa Dr. Bilinith kuwaelimisha wananchi ili umoja na Mahenge kwa kuwapokea vizuri wageni mshikamano uzidi kudumu kwa manufaa ya wetu na kuhakikisha amani na utulivu kizazi cha sasa na kijacho. vinaendelea. Asanteni sana. Nawashukuru Baba wa taifa letu, mmoja wa waasisi wa pia wananchi wa Dodoma kwa jumla kwa Jumuiya hii, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage kuendelea kuwapokea wageni wetu. Nyerere aliwahi kusema, nikimnukuu kwa Mhe. Spika na Wabunge Waheshimiwa, lugha ya Kiiengereza: “Unity will not make nilifundishwa na Mbunge wa hapa Dodoma us rich, but it can make it difficult for Africa kuwa wanasiasa huwa tuna mwisho na and the African people to be disintegrated mwisho kabisa. Sasa naomba niseme la and to be disregarded and humiliated.” mwisho kabisa. - (Applause) Mwisho wa nukuu.

Kwa ujumla, nchi yetu inaendelea vizuri. Hapa naomba ninukuu maneno mengine ya Kama mnavyofahamu, uchumi wa nchi yetu Mwalimu Nyerere aliyoyasema kwenye ya Tanzania unakua kwa asilimia 6.8 hadi sherehe ya miaka 50 za uhuru wa Ghana. asilimia 7 na inflation iko asilimia nne. Nanukuu: “ Kizazi changu, kiliongoza Muungano wetu unaendelea vizuri na jitihada za kuleta uhuru wa kisiasa wa bara Tanzania tuna experience ya kuungana. - letu. Kizazi cha sasa cha waafrika hakina (Applause) budi kuchukua kijiti pale tulipoachia na kwa Kesho kutwa, Muungano wetu utafikisha nguvu mpya kusukuma mbele maendeleo ya miaka 54. Mhe. Spika kwa sababu bado mpo bara letu.” Mwisho wa nukuu. - (Applause) hapa Dodoma, na Mheshimiwa Mkuu wa

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places for recognition), from the Republic of Kwa kutumia maneno hayo ya Mwalimu Rwanda (honourable Members from the Nyerere, ningependa nitoe wito kwenu Republic of Rwanda stood up in their places nyinyi waheshimiwa Wabunge wa Bunge la for recognition), from the Republic of Afrika Mashariki na wana Afrika Mashariki Uganda (honourable Members from the wote, kushikamamana, kushirikiana, na kwa Republic of Uganda stood up in their places pamoja tushike kijiti na kuendeleza pale for recognition) and from the Republic of walipoishia waasisi na viongozi wetu South Sudan (honourable Members from the waliotangulia. Republic of South Sudan stood up in their places for recognition). - (Applause) Mungu libariki Bunge la Nne la Afrika Mashariki, Mungu ibariki Jumuiya yetu ya Afrika Mashariki. Your, Excellency, I had permission to do everything but one function which Asanteni sana kwa kunisikiliza. honourable Members decided to delegate to Nawashukuru sana. - (Applause) another Member. Wanajua kwamba wewe una imani na vijana na katika uongozi wako,

umewapa vijana wengi majukumu makubwa. The Speaker: Mhe. Rais, tunashukuru sana Mhe. Rais husemi kwamba vijana ni viongozi kwa mawaidha. Tutaondoka hapa na nguvu wa kesho, unajua kuwa ni viongozi wa leo. mpya na ari mpya, We will not be the same when we leave this place. Sasa, Hon. Members have chosen one young member to be the one to move the vote of Hon. Members, when I introduced the thanks. Hon. Dennis Namara from Uganda. - visitors I did not introduce the Members (Applause) because they are not visitors. However, I have to, with your permission; I will do that VOTE OF THANKS by Chapters. Before that, I will introduce one Council Member who is ever present in our Mr Dennis Namara (Uganda): Your sittings. Dr. Susan Kolimba. Excellency, Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania; Rt. Hon. Martin Ngoga, Speaker EALA; Rt. Hon. Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa, You will appreciate the fact that she is one of Prime Minister of the United Republic of the Council Members who are always present Tanzania; Rt. Hon. Job Ndugai, the Speaker whenever we have a sitting. of the National Assembly of Tanzania; Rt. Mhe. Rais, naomba niwatambulishe Hon. Kirunda Kivejinja, Chairperson Wabunge chapter by chapter. Nianze na Council of Ministers and all the Hon. waheshimiwa Wabunge from the Republic of Members of the Council of Ministers present; Burundi (honourable Members from the the Rt. Hon Amb Liberat Mfumukeko, the Republic of Burundi stood up in their places EAC Secretary General; Honorouble for recognition), from the Republic of Kenya Members of EALA; and Hon. Members of (honourable Members from the Republic the National Assembly; Your Excellencies Kenya stood up in their places for Ambassadors and all protocols observed. recognition), from the United Republic of Your Excellency, I would like to take this Tanzania (honourable Members from the opportunity to say that I am extremely United Republic of Tanzania stood up in their delighted to have been given this very rare

Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 East African Legislative Assembly Debates chance to move a vote of thanks on behalf of towards the East Africa integration. You are my colleagues, the Members of EALA. I one of the Heads of State that has not missed want to thank you, first of all, for accepting any Summit of the Heads of State. - to come and address the Fourth Assembly (Applause) and also for your precise, concise and extremely insightful information regarding the East African integration. - (Applause) That shows the zeal, charisma and commitment that you have towards the East Africa integration. We want to thank you, Your Excellency, I must say that we are Mr. President. extremely grateful. As one person said – and I believe it today – some men are born great, Your Excellency, The United Republic of others achieve greatness and others collide Tanzania has fulfilled its financial with greatness. Your Excellency, indeed, you obligations 100 per cent to the EAC. - were born great and you have achieved (Applause) greatness. - (Applause)

Your Excellency, we cannot take that for Your Excellency, you have, indeed, granted. We are extremely greatful and we diagnosed the problems of East Africa and now see that, indeed, you are committed Africa in general and shown us what we need towards the East Africa integration. to do as Members of EALA to find lasting Your Excellency, as we move forward, you solutions to the challenges facing our people. have talked about the challenges that face Also, you have told us and, indeed, East Africa and you have also provided some appreciated the role that we are playing as solutions. We thank you together with the EALA and EAC as far as implementing the other Heads of State in EAC for having programmes the policies and protocols that initiated some of the infrastructural projects have been initiated by the Summit of the that will go a long way to spur Heads of State. Your Excellency, as you have industrialisation of the people of East Africa said, since we came to Dodoma – we and, therefore solve the socio economic appreciate that we came to Dodoma – it goes challenges that we all face. First, the crude oil without saying that the people of Dodoma are pipeline, starting all the way from where I extremely hospitable. - (Applause) come from Hoima - that is my region - up to Tanga. - (Applause) I want to thank you for allowing us to be here.

We came here and we have been able to go Your Excellency, we are greatful and we through some of the important Bills that will know this will go a long way in solving some spur the EAC to another level. First, we have of the challenges. You have talked about touched on the third pillar of integration Industrialisation. We cannot move this thriugh the Monetary Institute Bill that went economy of East Africa forward unless we through here in Dodoma. We are also moving industrialise. You have talked about the big forward to ensure that the pace at which we market, the 170 million people that we have would want this Bill to become law and be with a big combined GDP of 150 million implemented is what we will concentrate on. dollars. Why do we not harness that to spur Your Excellency, in particular, we want to our East African economy to greater thank you for your outstanding commitment horizons?

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Your Excellency, as the Fourth EALA, we The Speaker: Thank you, Hon. Dennis will fast tract the programmes and projects Namara for speaking our minds eloquently. that are supposed to be implemented by EAC That is what each one of us would have with your support. wanted to say. However, we had to choose one of us to represent us.

Your Excellency, your commitment towards Hon. Members and our guests, I want to young people is impeccable. This is seen in thank you for honouring us with your time. the Members you sent to EALA, they are youthful. As a young person, I have also had ANNOUNCEMENT an opportunity of knowing some of the deep Before I adjourn, I want to make a few challenges that face our people. I have announcements. There will be a group realised that it is not about age neither is it photograph and the protocol team will lead us about biology. It is about ideology, how one in that process. After that, we shall share a thinks and their maturity. The people you cup of tea in the Parliamentary Canteen. I sent from the United Republic of Tanzania to think all of you have had time to visit the EALA, the young Members, are doing a canteen. tremendous job. Thank you. ADJOURNMENT Your Excellency, my work was just to move a vote of thanks. I will not divulge into other On that note, I now adjourn the House until work that is not mine, but I would want to tomorrow Wednesday, 25th April 2018 at thank you, on behalf of all the Members here. 2.30. Thank you. We are looking forward to be visiting other cities in Tanzania because the generosity and hospitality of the people of Tanzania is (The House rose at 4.10 p.m. to beyond horizons. - (Applause) reconvenesume on Wednesday, 25th April at 2.30 p.m.) Thank you, your Excellency, may God bless you. Ahsanteni sana, Mungu akubariki.