Benjamin Mkapa was a skillful diplomat

Summary As a diplomat locally and internationally Mkapa was a respected gentleman because of his capacity, stature and ability to handle sensitive issues and that is why after retirement he was given the task alongside Kofi Anan to sort out the 2007 Kenyan post-election mess. By David Kapya I joined the foreign office in 1972 fresh from University of Dar es Salaam and since then I worked at different missions with my first stint being at the embassy in Addis Ababa where I worked with Paul...

‘Afya kwa wote- Juhudi za Mzee Mkapa mwendelezo mpaka sasa’

‘Afya kwa wote- Juhudi za Mzee Mkapa mwendelezo mpaka sasa’ Huenda ikakuchukua dakika 10 kuisoma makala hii, na kama ni hivyo wakati unamaliza kuisoma kuna watu Zaidi ya 68 duniani watakuwa wamepoteza maisha kwa sababu yakushindwa kulipia huduma bora za afya. Kinachosikitisha zaidi, vifo hivi vingi hutokea kwenye nchi masikini, ambapo idadi ya watu ambao hawawezi kuzifikia huduma za afya bado ni kubwa, na juhudi za kupunguza idadi hii zimekuwa za polepole sana. Tanzania ni moja...

Mkapa’s policies were key in attracting investors By Ami Mpungwe

Mkapa’s policies were key in attracting investors By Ami Mpungwe When President Mkapa came into power, in October 1995, he took over from President Mwinyi who had, during his 10 year-tenure since 1985, begun the process of opening, both the economy and politics of Tanzania. President Mwinyi assumed office in 1985, under one-party system and found the economy, very much socialist and over controlled with all the major means of production, distribution, and exchange, under strict ownership...

Dakika 60 na Dk. Ellen, mwanamke wa kwanza kuiongoza Taasisi ya Mkapa

Dakika 60 na Dk. Ellen, mwanamke wa kwanza kuiongoza Taasisi ya Mkapa Na WILLIAM SHECHAMBO KATIKA orodha ya Taasisi zenye jina kubwa nchini kwa sasa, huwezi kuiacha Taasisi ya Benjamin Mkapa (Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation – BMF), ambayo hadi leo tangu ilipoanzishwa miaka 16 iliyopita na Hayati Rais wa awamu ya tatu, Benjamin William Mkapa imefanikiwa kuwafikia watu zaidi ya milioni 26 kutokana na utekelezaji wa miradi yake mbalimbali ya afya.   Taasisi hii isiyo ya kiserikali na...

The Late Benjamin William Mkapa – One Year Anniversary Commemorations in Lupaso

(Masasi, Mtwara Region) On 24th June 2021, Mkapa Foundation joined other Tanzanians to commemorate the first anniversary since the death of H.E The Late Benjamin William Mkapa who was Tanzania’s 3rd President, Founder and Settlor of the Mkapa Foundation.  The memorial service was held at his home in Lupaso village, Masasi District of Mtwara Region. The Mkapa Foundation team was led by Dr. Adeline Kimambo, Chair of Mkapa Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Others in attendance...

AWF Launches Wildlife Photography Award in Honor of HE. Late Benjamin William Mkapa

14th July, 2021 H.E. The Late Benjamin William Mkapa served on various boards, locally and internationally. In Uganda, he served on the African Wildlife Foundation’s (AWF) Board of Trustees. In honor of its longest-serving member, AWF has launched the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Foundation Photographic Award. Mr. Kaddu Sebunya, CEO, AWF, speaks on H.E. Late Mkapa’s vision for wildlife conservation, a topic, personal and important to Mkapa’s heart.

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