Never ever
again dance to Majaliwa’s tune! It ends in tears however much he smiles and
however clearly you explain everything to him!
Updates at the end, until I write a new blog post. The violence is horrifying.
New blog post 19th June.
Today, 8th June
2022 (now it's so late that it was yesterday), high numbers of police vehicles from the anti-riot Field Force Unit, were
in the morning sighted in Wasso town in Loliondo division of Ngorongoro
district. The FFU, and others, have now set up camp in the Oloosek area of Ololosokwan
and in Sanjan sub-village of Malambo. Unconfirmed reports also mention camps in
Oloipiri and Arash*. Fears were (now confirmed) that the plan is to erect
beacons to demarcate 1,500 km2 of vitally important, legally registered, village land
that the “investor” OBC, and others, want turned into a “protected area”. FFU were
saying that they are sent to erect beacons for a TAWA area (Game Reserve), which
confirmed the fears, later further confirmed in a nauseating clip by RC John Mongella.
Such an exercise is a heinous crime and contempt of court. Reports say that in
Oloosek there are 18 vehicles from the FFU, two from the Tanzania People’s
Defence Force (that has a camp in Olopolun near Wasso), some from the Tanzania Wildlife
Authority (TAWA)/Jeshi Uhifadhi, and others. In Sanjan there are 11 FFU vehicles, 3 from TAWA
and 2 unknown. Numbers may not be exact and others may arrive. Reportedly, the
FFU are also saying that they will extend OBC’s hunting area, also known as the Osero, into Serengeti
National Park, which seems unlikely, and they may not have been properly briefed.
*Soit Orgoss in Oloipiri confirmed and Olchoroibor in Loosoito.
