Zanzibar minister for education and vocational training opens a high-level dialogue on development
12 July, 2018: The Minister for Education and Vocational Training in the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma officiated a one-day high-level dialogue on behalf of the Second Vice President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. The event, themed “The Role of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar in the Socio-economic Transformation of the […]
Zanzibar Chief Secretary opens regional programme on negotiation skills
7 June, 2018, Zanzibar: The Chief Secretary of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, Dr. Abdulhamid Yahya Mzee, officiated a six-day regional executive education programme for senior officials from Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria and Namibia today. Organised by UONGOZI Institute in collaboration with the International Senior Lawyers Project, the executive programme aims to equip the […]
Minister Mpango urges state-owned enterprises to play their part for effective industrial development
The Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Philip Mpango (MP) officiated a National Roundtable Dialogue today on “The Role of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Implementing the Industrialisation Agenda”. The dialogue, which was organised by UONGOZI Institute in collaboration with the Office of the Treasury Registrar in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, brought together […]
UONGOZI Institute awarded grand prize for supporting economic empowerment activities
At the third Annual Economic Empowerment Forum convened on 18 June, 2018, by the National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC) in the Prime Minister’s Office, UONGOZI Institute received the Grand Prize for supporting economic empowerment initiatives in the country. Officiated by the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa (MP), the Forum […]
African leaders and the AU encouraged to address peace and security challenges in Africa
On 17 May, 2018 former Presidents H.E. Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, H.E. Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia and about forty peace and security high-level practitioners and experts from across Africa gathered in Dar es Salaam to discuss Africa’s position in the global peace and security architecture. The Meeting […]
“Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership shows leaders can be made,” Minister Mkuchika
March 21, 2018 marked the first-ever graduation ceremony of the UONGOZI Executive Programme – Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership. Officiated by the Minister of State, President’s Office, Public Service and Good Governance, Hon. George Mkuchika (MP), the ceremony was attended by senior officials from various Ministries, the Tanzania Police Force, development partners and universities. In 2017, UONGOZI Institute […]
Dear elders, please write!
By Gwamaka Kifukwe Something very sad is happening across Africa. There is a generational transition as most of the ‘Liberation Generation’ – that is, those who participated in the various independence movements and struggles of the 60s onwards – are dying. Each year another round heroes, veterans, and icons takes their final, and well-deserved rest. […]
African Leaders must champion continental initiatives if they are to succeed
By Gwamaka Kifukwe It is a commonly-repeated maxim, that ‘African has good plans, policies, and frameworks, but what is lacking is implementation’. Invariably, this is treated as evidence that there is a lack of ‘commitment, of ‘political will’, and of ‘leadership’. ‘Gone are the days’, the argument goes, when African leaders mobilised the continent, as […]
Minister Jafo officiates leadership programme for DCs and LGA Directors
On 29 January, 2018, the Minister of State in the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Hon. Selemani Said Jafo (MP), officiated a five-day leadership programme for District Commissioners (DCs) and Local Government Authority (LGA) Directors from six regions of Tanzania Mainland (Tanga, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Pwani, Lindi and Mtwara), in Dodoma. In his speech, Hon. […]
Africa needs both “strong-men” and “strong institutions”
By Gwamaka Kifukwe On 11 July, 2009, the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, on his first visit to Africa, addressed the Parliament of Ghana and boldly stated: “Africa doesn’t need strong men, it needs strong institutions” He was only partially correct. Africa needs both. That African institutions are weak and need to […]