Expectations that the government would give clues about the future of the multiple-land use policy that has made Ngorongoro Conservation Area a unique geographical spot in Tanzania were misplaced.
ACT-Wazalendo inashauri kuundwa kwa kampuni yenye kumilikiwa kwa ubia kati ya wenyeji waNgorongoro na Serikali.
Ukiachilia ufugaji ambao ndiyo umekuwa nguzo kubwa na kitega uchumi kwa Wamaasai na wenyeji wa Ngorongoro walio wengi, kabla ya mwaka 2009 Wamaasai walikuwa pia
The call is one among many proposals put forward by the native people of Ngorongoro in their damning 231-page report submitted to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa recently.
Wafanyakazi hao wamehamishwa licha ya kugomea uamuzi huo kwa kukataa kujaza fomu maalumu ambazo ziliwataka kutoa idadi ya mifugo wanayowamiliki.
They include failure to consult communities in Msomera and Kitwai; lack of adequate water and grazing land in selected sites; concerns over promised social services; risk of conflict; and incomplete resettlement plans.
Is the government planning to move everyone out of the NCA? What will happen when most people refuse to move? What will determine who moves out and who stays?
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has called on the government of Tanzania to immediately cease efforts to evict the Maasai people from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The Head of State says while the government seeks to preserve the world heritage, the people living there seek to put it in danger of extinction.
It is not clear why the police are interested in the leaders but the news comes at a time when there is a tug-of-war between Maasai people and authorities over Ngorongoro.
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