Claim: Middlemen exploit carvers

Yohana Martini Liteka at work, as his grandson Yohana Martini learns how to carve, at his house in Mbagala Mission in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | Courtesy

What you need to know:

  • He said he participated in a local wood carving competition, which was organised by the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) at Karimjee Hall in Dar es Salaam on 2013 World Wood Day March 19-21 after being tipped off by a person he knows by one name as Mr Wiso.