ARUSHA TIMES Weekly Newspaper, Arusha, Tanzania.

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Clockwise: Statements of the Regional Commissioner Isidore Shirima regarding the Kijenge killings, the RC and the seven member committee which investigated the issue. (Photo by Valentine Marc Nkwame)

Kijenge slained youths were not robbers
There was no robbery at Mount Meru Filling Station in Kijenge on the 1^st of March this year. The killings that occurred near the premises are now likely to be treated as murder by appropriate authorities.
A committee that was formed to investigate the issue following public outcry has submitted its findings which are to the effect that, the two young men who were killed by the police at the fuel station after being accused of robbery, were innocent and that the motive that could have been behind their murders should be thoroughly investigated.
“Due to controversy and public outcry following the killings of Shadrack Olais Motika and Edward Joseph Mtui in Kijenge Mwanama on the first day of March, we formed a seven person committee at regional level to look into the matter, the team was reinforced by additional three experts from the Ministry of Home affairs,” stated Regional Commissioner, Isidori Leka Shirima.

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Teachers flee from high living costs
Arusha faces an acute shortage of teachers. The educators in primary and secondary schools are said to be fleeing town in droves, escaping from the urban area high costs of living, authorities have revealed.

The municipality, believed to be among the most expensive urban centres in the country, even to the high income earners, is proving to be a nightmare to teachers who for many years have been complaining of their meagre salaries.

“...And the main concern among most teachers who have been reporting here to teach, is lack of staff housing, long distances to their places of work, and the fact that Arusha town has the most expensive housing rental charges in the country,” Municipal Education Officer, Omar Mkombole stated in his office this week.

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Opposition to soda ash project wins global praise The Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST) has won several global awards for its constistent campaign against the soda ash project on Lake Natron.
One of the awards was made by Birdlife International during last year's World Conference on the protection of birds and their habitats.
Lota Melamari, WCST executive officer said the society has continued to draw much support from global, regional and local conservation groups for its opposition to the project.
He told the Arusha chapter members of the society that the society was against construction of a soda ash processing plant there because of the anticipated ecological risks.