By The Arusha News Reporters Former Arusha Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Paul Christian Makonda, has emerged the clear winner for CCM’s nomination for the Arusha Urban Parliamentary seat, following a landslide victory in party primaries held on August 4, 2025.Mr Makonda secured an overwhelming 9,056 votes, roughly equal to 97.63 per cent of the total…
Organised under the theme “Leadership for a Resilient Future: Advancing Sustainable Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries 2025”, the Arusha event will bring together government institutions, private agribusinesses, NGOs, universities, research centres and farmer groups to showcase innovations in agriculture, livestock and fisheries, according to the event’s Co-ordinator, Mr. Lorick Daniel, from the Arusha Regional Commissioner’s Office….
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court sitting in Manyara has sentenced two men—Vita Boay Stuhhay and January Martine—to death by hanging for the murder of a boda boda rider, Gidioni Paulo. The sentence was delivered by Judge Nenelwa Joyce Mwihambi after convicting the convicts. The accused were also known by various aliases: Stuhhay as Victor…
It has almost been two years of a whirlwind political journey for former Arusha Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Paul Makonda, who has just bagged CCM’s node along with six others to contest the Arusha Urban parliamentary seat in the October polls, that saw incumbent Mrisho Gambo ejected in the ruling party’s sifting process. Mr Makonda,…
By The Arusha News Reporter The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has approved a USD 109 million budget for the East African Community (EAC) for the 2025/2026 financial year. The budget will finance operations, programmes and institutional strengthening across EAC organs and institutions until June 30, 2026. The budget is less by over three per…
It defeats the imagination to see how tour drivers, who are also trained guides, could compromise their professional ethics and let tourists out of their vehicles only to obstruct a major wildebeest annual migration crossing point that left animals in confusion and panic at the Kogatende section of the Serengeti National Park, in total breach…
By The Arusha News Reporter We may not have noticed it, but 22nd July was the second-shortest day of the year, as the Earth completed its rotation around its axis in slightly less than the usual 24 hours, according to timeanddate.com. Scientists describe the Earth as an almost perfect and reliable timekeeper. On average, it…
By The Arusha News Reporter Animal welfare activists believed they had won the battle against the illegal donkey meat and skin trade — but the problem persists. Reports indicate that over 150 donkeys are stolen and smuggled into neighbouring Kenya every month from the Arusha Region alone, reportedly destined for China, where their hides are…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court sitting in Moshi has upheld a life imprisonment sentence against Rashid Karia, a resident of Same District in Kilimanjaro Region, for committing sodomy against a 16-year-old girl. Justice Adrian Kilimi delivered the ruling after dismissing Karia’s appeal, which sought to overturn the verdict handed down by the Same District…
Photo captions as shown in the article: The late Mwalimu Nyerere. The late Mzee Mwinyi. Mr Madaraka Nyerere (right), receives a plaque of recognition on behalf of his late father, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, from Vice-President, Dr Philip Mpango, during a ceremony held early this week in Arusha. (Photo by Paul Mzungute). By The Arusha News…
