Tundu Lissu made a glorious
visit, against police orders, to Ololosokwan and Wasso, and was then illegally
stopped from visiting Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Before that I had spent too
long writing about other issues, mostly about how the Tanzanian government/Ngorongoro
Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) responded to over a weeklong peaceful
protests demanding a permit to renovate Ndian Primary School in Nasipooriong’,
Endulen ward in Ngorongoro division/NCA some of which was also covered in the
previous blog post. The response is increased disinformation propaganda in
media (from an already high level), sending to Endulen market government
provocateurs that since early 2022 have engaged in an ethnic hatred campaign
against the Maasai, and then mass abduction of any man found in Endulen ward,
the elderly, the sick, the very young, with the “excuse” that they would have
participated when Maasai warriors chased away the
government provocateurs. 31 of those first abducted were for over a week held
incommunicado and not taken to court. Even Emmanuel Oleshangai, MP for
Ngorongoro, was arrested/abducted for almost three days. Then followed several
other arrests/abductions, including that of village leaders. Violence, destruction,
and theft by the rangers and police is an integral part of the operation. The
denial of renovation permits is a tool in the government’s concerted efforts to
by suffocation via restrictions and blocking of social services make life
unbearable so that the Maasai “voluntarily” move out of Ngorongoro. Another
round of threats and arrests followed massive protests, mostly by women,
against the government’s blocking of Tundu Lissu from visiting NCA.
This is not to be confused with Loliondo/Sale divisions where the government is using other strategies in its war against the Maasai, with a brutal military attack to demarcate a 1,500 km2 “game reserve” in 2022, after many years of lobbying by OBC that organize hunting for Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai, a local police state, several mass arson operations, “arrests” for the sake of intimidation, and on the eve of the illegal demarcation, abduction for over five months of councillors from the affected wards. Now the government and its German donors and facilitators are working hard to make local leaders accept fake and forced legitimation of this crime, which the councillors rejected, for the second time, on 9th September.
Though it seems like the government is moving towards Loliondo-style tactics also in the NCA case.
There are several ongoing court cases against the brutal and lawless Loliondo land theft. The ruling in the judicial review challenging former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Pindi Chana's cruel and unlawful GN No.421 is scheduled for tomorrow 19th September. Unless it’s again postponed, I must very soon write a new blog post about Loliondo. This one is mostly about NCA (Ngorongoro division). Update: Good news! The "Pololeti GCA" does not exist, which must meant that the "Pololeti GR" also does not exist!
EU parliamentarians who were to visit Ngorongoro and Loliondo were 24 hours before their departure, stopped by the Tanzanian government.
I fear there are important
aspects that I’ve missed, but this blog post is already too delayed.
In this blog post:
Reminder of
the protests at Nian Primary School
NCAA’s
journalists kept “reporting”
Genocidal
inciter chased form Endulen market
Manhunt in
Endulen
Abduction of
the MP
More
government disinformation and propaganda
Visit by EU
parliamentarians blocked by the government
Magic visit
by Tundu Lissu cut short by the police
Manongi lying
about ranger violence against Joshua Olepatorro
Flying
Medical Service are back, at least temporarily
Cabinet
reshuffle
Very brief
background
Loliondo in
next blog post
