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The killer road to Kigoma
19.09.2010 - The East African

Kigoma town on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, recently made famous by the hit song Cinderella by Bongo flava musician Ali Kiba, has a history going back to the days of explorers David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley [...] But recent cases of highway robberies by armed criminal gangs are jeopardising the regions’ tourism and general travel. The absence of a tarmacked road from Kahama to the lakeside town of Kigoma, does no help matter either [...] The 93km stretch from Nyakanazi to Kibondo is the most notorious. “Criminals here use machine guns to steal even a radio,” said Imani Domick, a public service vehicle (daladala) driver ... mehr


Grob übersetzt:

Im Nordwesten Tansanias (entlang der Burundi Grenze) häufen sich derzeit schwere bewaffnete Raubüberfälle mit Todesfolge auf der 335 km langen Piste von Nyakanazi über Kibondo - Kasulu nach Kigoma am Lake Tanganyika. Besonders betroffen sei das 93 km lange Teilstück zwischen Nyakanazi und Kibondo.

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Birgitt

MPs call for govt action on banditry
22.11.2010 - The Citizen

Dar es Salaam. The NCCR Mageuzi MPs have urged the government to form a special police zone comprising Kigoma and Kagera regions as a way of curbing incidents of armed robberies which threaten lives and the economic development in the two regions. They also called on the Police Force to increase patrols in forests through which roads pass in Kigoma, Mwanza, Kagera and Tabora regions, where most of the robbery incidents have been taking place [...] On Saturday, a group of armed robbers attacked a bus that was travelling to Mwanza from Kigoma and killed two people, while 30 were left seriously injured. The bus, christened Golden Intercity Express, had 51 passengers on board and was attacked at Mkongwa village in Kibondo District ... mehr


Vergangenen Samstag ist wieder ein Bus im Distrikt Kibondo überfallen worden, und zwar bei Mkongwa Village. Der Bus war auf dem Weg von Kigoma nach Mwanza. Es gab 2 Tote und 30 Schwerverletzte.

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Birgitt

Hi,

wegen den Überfällen sind zur Zeit auch extrem viele Polizeisperren in der Region! Wenn man unterwegs ist, Zeit und korrekte Papiere mitnehmen!

MFG

Mzungu Daudi

TIGHTEN BORDER SECURITY
19.01.2011 - The Citizen

The recent increase in crime in the border areas calls for decisive action. The incidence of crime in Kibondo District, Kigoma Region, for instance, has seen an absurd escalation, hence the need for concrete strategies to stop it. [...] Cases of armed robberies have been on the increase. With such an upsurge in insecurity, the people’s efforts to fully participate in productive activities are hugely undermined. Between last July and December, 11 people perished in 21 incidents of carjackings and murder ... mehr

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Birgitt

Kigoma. Five Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) soldiers and policemen, including a high-ranking district police official, were injured on a shootout with a group of people believed to be bandits in Lake Tanganyika. The soldiers and the officer commanding the Criminal Investigation Department (OCCID) in Kigoma District were injured by the armed gang believed to be from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Police reports here said the incident occurred on Wednesday morning. Speaking at Kibirizi area, the chairman of fishermen in Kigoma District, Mr Ramadhani Kanyongo, and another resident of the area Mada Musa, said before the shootout, the suspected bandits stole six boat engines, one canoe and two fishnets from fishermen who were on the lake.

5 injured in fire exchange with armed bandits
04.05.2012 - The Citizen

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Birgitt