By Kusekwa Kusekwa Rose Anochiche Ashery Sanga has won a case at the High Court in Arusha that challenged the decision of the Chief Secretary, who had confirmed as rightful the termination from employment of her late husband, Anochiche Ashery Sanga. He was a senior assistant technician with the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA). Judge…
By Nicodemus Ikonko The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha is about to complete its new Cathedral, which has been under construction for nearly 14 years, according to Father Paul Malisa, the Parish Priest of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus where the Cathedral is located, he told The Arusha News. Once completed, the Cathedral will…
By Nicodemus Ikonko Arusha’s Mt Meru Regional Referral Hospital will in the next two weeks commission a state-of-the-art digital screening machine for breast problems in women, billed to drastically reduce diagnosis costs. The hospital’s Radiologist, Mr Lwitiko Mwaipopo, told The Arusha News that the Sh 460m machine was received from South Korea last month. It…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Manyara Region has sentenced one Paskal Petro Saqware to death by hanging for the killing of a nursery school pupil, whose name has been withheld for ethical reasons, in Babati District, last year. Judge Frank Mrindoko ordered Saqware to hang until he dies after convicting him of murder…
‘Masika’ Season Arrives Breathing Hope to New Life By The Arusha News Reporter The eagerly awaited “Masika” rains have commenced, bringing significant relief to Arusha and Kilimanjaro, which experienced a severe heatwave in January and February that scorched most farm crops and threatened domestic animals in the predominantly livestock-keeping regions. Rains are predicted through next…
From Fina Lyimo, Moshi Police booked 211 suspects on various charges during surveillance patrols in the Kilimanjaro region in the last three months. The Regional Police Commander (RPC), Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon Maigwa, told a press conference in Moshi that 114 suspects were found with cannabis and khat; 82 were booked for illicit…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The Court of Appeal has ordered Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) to pay their former Warehouse Supervisor in Arusha, Mr Gibson Nevava, a compensation of 12 months’ remunerations for unfair termination of his employment, seven years ago. Justices Rehema Mkuye, Sam Rumanyika, and Gerson Mdemu gave the order recently after dismissing TBL’s appeal…
By Nicodemus Ikonko Kenya’s Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, Mr Felix Koskei, has said there is urgent need for training, especially for staff from newer member states, on the key aspects of the East African Community (EAC)’s governance architecture and the region’s integration culture and spirit. Kenya’s Chief of Staff and Head…
From Fina Lyimo, Moshi Among the people cheering the inauguration of the 406 billion/- Same-Mwanga-Korogwe water project by President Samia Suluhu Hassan on March 9, 2025, was Mr. Cleopa David Msuya, Mwanga’s first Member of Parliament (MP). Mzee Msuya (94), now confined to a wheelchair, is a prime stakeholder in the project billed to benefit…
By Nicodemus Ikonko Tanzania is set to import 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Ethiopia through Kenya to address voltage outages in northern regions, including Arusha, Kilimanjaro, and Tanga. President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced at a public meeting in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, recently that Tanzania would be purchasing electricity from Ethiopia. Explaining why Tanzania…
