| THE | ARUSHA TIMES |
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ISSN 0856-6135; No. 00205 |
January 26 - February 1, 2002 |
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Snooper's Scoopby Raja Jivraj One man army The AICC Club at Kijenge is undoubtedly the most popular entertainment centre in town. What most people wonder is how the club management has been able to maintain discipline especially among the youthful crowds on Sundays. Peace and tranquility at the Club are maintained by only one man. There’s a bulky man who deserves all the credit. Many who have dared to make trouble there have suffered the pain of his South African made whip. Other clubs should emulate the AICC club. A whip in hand is worth 10 policemen in the field. *** No one could see him Before the man who allegedly stole USD 2 Million in Dar es Salaam came to Arusha to find out how to invest the loot, he made a stop over in Tanga. His brief tour of Tanga witch houses may have led to his arrest. A sangoma in Tanga fortified him and gave him a concoction that would render him invisible. When he later went for a drink at a Mianzini bar along Nairobi road, the very day that he took the medicine, so the story goes, he was spotted by his former colleague who alerted the police. Moments later he was locked into a dark room where indeed he became invisible for three days. *** Thumbs up for Triple A Triple A in Sakina is a chic, elegant outfit and a colossal amount of money must have been spent to put it in place. How much should patrons pay to enter the discotheque seems to have puzzled its management. On their first night of operation entrance fee was Tsh.10,000. On the second night it was lowered to Sh.5,000 and last week it was only Tsh.2,000. The trend shows that by March, entrance will be free of charge. Many thanks for their consideration. *** Parking in potholes The management of the Arusha Municipal Council is not as dumb as most think. They are coming up with a new initiative to boost their revenue. Parking fees will be charged in some of Arusha’s streets including the potholes of Goliondoi Road. Probably the bigger the pothole you choose to pack your car in, the more you pay. *** What has become of Arusha? Little did many Arushans know that the attack on America would backfire on the Tanzanite market. Prominent jewelry retailers in the US have suspended their sales of Tanzanite because the gem allegedly has been propping up the Osama’s network of terrorism. What will become of Arusha now that tourism, tanzanite ,coffee and bhang have gone down the drain? Can the ICTR fill the economic gap? *** Dog life in the US An Arusha native now living in the United States is quoted in the American press as saying that it is better to be a dog in the US than a man in Tanzania. It is actually better to be a dog than a human being anywhere in the world. Dogs are not subjected to laws and in most cases are nicely treated. They neither pay taxes nor buy their food. But being a police dog even in the US isn’t admirable. *** |
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