New and fair deal for Tanzania

Dear Ms Virginia Blaser, greetings!

The article published in The Citizen of May 31, 2017 of Tanzania has reference.

You are quoted to have expressed concern about “discouraging signs” of backtracking on transparency, human rights and the rule of law in Tanzania, which if unchecked could undermine business and the country’s place as a key player in regional security.

One would have expected that after four years of your tour of duty in Tanzania, institutional irregularities, which misled our great country to these low point, where our new President John Magufuli is working tirelessly to walk us back from the decades old mess, would inform a wholesome statement by an exiting senior US diplomat of your standing.

From my experiences, I couldn’t agree more with the statement attributed to you “Tanzanians need a future, that won’t come from development partners; that is not going to come from government jobs; it needs to come from a broad-based, healthy, strong, confident private sector.” It is evident that our President is advancing constructive policies in difficult circumstances, where public interest appears left on the wayside by various strange contracts. I can say the opposing rhetoric by various detractors is generally a paralysis by analysis.

You are also quoted saying correctly that the government should be applauded for the positive path it had taken in fighting corruption and so on, but how can the 5th phase government succeed in maintaining those positives, when the said article appears to portray a blanket support for some contacts, which are sub judice? Isn’t it in agreed norms of International contracting parties, where public interest is affected, that the later should be considered above all else?

It is not understood by ordinary readers like myself, where you are quoted to point out sincerity or lack thereof by our government’s record on transparency and the rule of law, and supposed attention to some worrying retrogressive signs, especially on the private sector. The silence in your reported and quoted statements in the said article about the true architects of these known ill’s in Tanzania is deafening, and sticks out like a sore thumb.

I appeal strongly for your indulgence in an open forum, of course, at your convenience before you exit Tanzania, where any concerned parties should attend so we can all have the opportunity for constructive dialogue, rather than the reported rush to foreign arbitration setups. I can say from experience that arbitration clauses are generally inserted in most of these offending contracts with agenda’s and/or complicity with some of our past leaderships to maintain the irregular advantages which the authors know may not survive close scrutiny. The lack of useful knowledge by some of our past leaderships, who are on record having apologized for their deeds and/or non-action, didn’t help us at all.

Are we, therefore, expected by the leader of the free world to remain silent, simply because our past leaders committed our destiny to misery by the stroke of a pen?

Please, indulge me, including those, who I though it necessary to copy herein. The agenda would be to share my experience and plead with the United States of America to help advance what I call the “Africa for America Coalition (AAC)”. I will endeavour from the private sector to work swiftly for mechanisms, which can end all offending contracts and set the stage for new and fair deals as you are quoted vividly “I see a scenario, which we, as friends, as partners, as trade partners, people who count on Tanzania for its engagement in the region, you know, its help with security in region and peace building in the region... there needs to be a Tanzania that has a democratic, forward-meaning, positive path. And there are a lot of signs that that’s the way Tanzania will go as we are still on these crossroads”.

I seek your audience respectfully, to share my personal experiences and to argue constructively, those points which are sustainable for the private sector and also investor shareholders interest.

I strongly believe that with unambiguous support from the Leader of The Free World, America, the majority of the downtrodden Tanzanians and those in the continent who are affected by the economic vicious circle, would profoundly welcome and advance constructive impetus through the ballot boxes for true Democracy.

You agree Europe’s century old divide and rule Africa tactics is dated and unsustainable?

Thanking you very much in anticipation.

Sincerely and most respectfully

Signed electronically.

Moto Mabanga.

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