Sincerity

Sincerity is the virtue of one who speaks truly about his or her own feelings, thoughts, desires.
Sincere expression carries risks to the speaker, since the ordinary screens used in everyday life are opened to the outside world. At the same time, we expect our friends, our lovers, our leaders "to be sincere".
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Happy Birthday Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs, jersey no.11
Birthdate: 29 Nov 1973
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Position: Midfielder
Appearances: 772
Goals: 146
Joined United: 09 Jul 1990
United Debut: 02 Mar 1991 v Everton (H)
International: Wales (retired )
(source: www.manutd.com, 29/11/2008)


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Man Utd: December 2008
03 Dec League Cup (Carling) Blackburn H 20:00
06 Dec Barclays Premier League Sunderland H 17:30
10 Dec UEFA Champions League Aalborg BK H 19:45
13 Dec Barclays Premier League Tottenham A 17:30
26 Dec Barclays Premier League Stoke City A 12:45
29 Dec Barclays Premier League Middlesbrough H 20:00

Happy birthday Lorraine Kelly 30/11/2008

Lorraine Kelly (Presenter of LK Today)
Born: November 30, 1959 (1959-11-30) (age 48)
East Kilbride, Scotland
Occupation: Television presenter and journalist
Spouse: Steve Smith
Children: Rosie
Lorraine Kelly (born November 30, 1959 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish television presenter and journalist best known as a presenter for GMTV, the ITV morning television station. She currently resides in Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Kelly's husband is Dundonian, and this has led to a misconception that she is too. However, she spends time at a home in Blairgowrie and is an avid supporter of Dundee United.

Early life
Kelly's father John worked as a television service engineer. She attended Claremont High School in East Kilbride. She turned down a university place to read English and Russian in favour of a job on the East Kilbride News which was her local newspaper and then joined BBC Scotland as a researcher in 1983. She moved to TV-am as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in 1984.

Career
In July 1989, she presented TV-am's Summer Sunday programme with chief reporter Geoff Meade, and in February 1990 she became a main presenter of Good Morning Britain alongside Mike Morris.

In April 1991, she was awarded the TRIC Diamond Jubilee Award for New Talent of the Year. She helped launch GMTV in January 1993, and presented a range of programmes, including the main breakfast show with Eamonn Holmes. She presented Liquid Eurovision and became the national spokeswoman for the United Kingdom during the collation of votes at the Eurovision Song Contest, in both 2003 and 2004, replacing the long-serving Colin Berry.

She writes weekly columns for The Sun and The Sunday Post. Kelly is also an avid Dundee United F.C. supporter and has been in attendance at matches. Between 2004 and 2007, she served a period as Rector of the University of Dundee. She currently resides near Dundee with her family when she is not working in London. She also has a home in Berkshire.

She has made several notable appearances on Have I Got News For You? and has presented it once herself. She also claims to have an in-built "bullshit detector". She also made a cameo appearance in the BBC Scotland soap opera, River City.

She currently presents her show LK Today which airs Monday to Thursday at 08:40 on GMTV, since 1994. From 2003, she co-presented This Morning with Phillip Schofield, on Mondays and Fridays, to allow Fern Britton to spend more time with her family, but she left in March 2006.

Kelly acted as the guest host for two shows in 2006. Firstly for an episode in the second series of The Friday Night Project for Channel 4 in January and then later, on 25 October for The Paul O'Grady Show. She did so again for Paul O'Grady on 30 November 2006, her 47th birthday and owing to sheer popularity, yet again on 7 November 2007 and more recently on 23 April.

Kelly also hosted the 9th annual Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards on Thursday November 30, 2006 for STV.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Kelly has been banned from appearing in an advertising campaign for ASDA because her boss, GMTV's managing director Clive Couch, feared that such a move would lead to more bad publicity for GMTV, which was fined £2 million by broadcasting regulator Ofcom in September for conning viewers with its premium-rate phone lines.

Kelly filmed an ITV documentary programme Secrets Revealed - DNA Stories in 2006, made by SMG Productions, although to date, the show has yet to be broadcast.

During a GMTV Studio tour, she admitted she likes to eat instant porridge oats for her breakfast. In a survey Kelly was voted the celebrity most people would like to buy a car from.

She has claimed that single-faith schools are a cause of sectarianism in Scotland.

Personal life
She is married to Steve Smith, then cameraman when she was covering Scotland for TV-am in 1985. They have a daughter, Rosie, who was born in June 1994. Lorraine returned from maternity leave in late 1994 to present her own show, Nine O'Clock Live, which was later retitled Lorraine Live and then, at the start of 2000, LK Today.

Lorraine Kelly's Grand-Parents are from the South Derry town of Draperstown.

On 5 September 2006, on GMTV, she examined her own family tree.

Kelly is a celebrity patron of the Association for International Cancer Research.

On June 20, 2008 it was announced that she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Dundee, where she was once rector.

Bibliography
Lorraine Kelly's Nutrition Made Easy (Virgin Books, due January 2009)
Lorraine Kelly's Junk-Free Children's Eating Plan (Virgin Books, 2007)
Lorraine Kelly's Baby and Toddler Eating Plan (Virgin Books, 2002 / 2004 / 2006)
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Favourite Books: Mathematics

Higher Engineering Mathematics
by J. O. Bird
List price: £24.99

Synopsis
John Birds approach, based on numerous worked examples and interactive problems, is ideal for students from a wide range of academic backgrounds, and can be worked through at the students own pace. Basic mathematical theories are explained in the simplest of terms, supported by practical engineering examples and applications from a wide variety of engineering disciplines, to ensure the reader can relate the theory to actual engineering practice. This extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this an ideal text for a range of university degree modules, Foundation Degrees, and HNC/D units. An established text which has helped many thousands of students to gain exam success, now in its fifth edition, "Higher Engineering Mathematics" has been further extended with new topics to maximise the books applicability for first year engineering degree students, and those following Foundation Degrees.New material includes: inequalities; differentiation of parametric equations; differentiation of hyperbolic functions; and homogeneous first order differential equations. This book also caters specifically for the engineering mathematics units of the Higher National Engineering schemes from Edexcel, including the core unit Analytical Methods for Engineers, and the two specialist units Further Analytical Methods for Engineers and Engineering Mathematics in their entirety, common to both the electrical/electronic engineering and mechanical engineering pathways. A mapping grid is included showing precisely which topics are required for the learning outcomes of each unit, for ease of reference.The book is supported by a suite of free web downloads such as: Introductory-level algebra - to enable students to revise basic algebra needed for engineering courses; Instructor's Manual - featuring full worked solutions and mark scheme for all 19 assignments in the book and the remedial algebra assignment; and, Extensive Solutions Manual - 640 pages featuring worked solutions for 1,000 of the further problems and exercises in the book. New edition includes new and extended coverage of additional topics for undergraduate study and Foundation Degree courses. It includes over 1,000 worked examples and over 1,750 problems, to enable the student to apply mathematics in real-world engineering contexts. An extensive Solutions Manual provides solutions to over 1,000 of the 1,750 further problems and is available as a free download for lecturers.

Book details
Format: Paperback 744 pages
Date of publication: 24/11/2006
Publisher: Newnes
(source: waterstone's website)

Sen McCain's 'Thank You' message

Remarks from Senator John McCain

November 4, 2008
Thank you. Thank you, my friends. Thank you for coming here on this beautiful Arizona evening.

My friends, we have -- we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Senator Barack Obama to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love.

In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving.

This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight.

I've always believed that America offers opportunities to all who have the industry and will to seize it. Senator Obama believes that, too. But we both recognize that though we have come a long way from the old injustices that once stained our nation's reputation and denied some Americans the full blessings of American citizenship, the memory of them still had the power to wound.

A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African American to the presidency of the United States. Let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth.

Senator Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer in my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day, though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise.

Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.

I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our differences, and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited.

Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that.

It is natural tonight to feel some disappointment, but tomorrow we must move beyond it and work together to get our country moving again. We fought as hard as we could.

And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.

I am so deeply grateful to all of you for the great honor of your support and for all you have done for me. I wish the outcome had been different, my friends. The road was a difficult one from the outset. But your support and friendship never wavered. I cannot adequately express how deeply indebted I am to you.

I am especially grateful to my wife, Cindy, my children, my dear mother and all my family and to the many old and dear friends who have stood by my side through the many ups and downs of this long campaign. I have always been a fortunate man, and never more so for the love and encouragement you have given me.

You know, campaigns are often harder on a candidate's family than on the candidate, and that's been true in this campaign. All I can offer in compensation is my love and gratitude, and the promise of more peaceful years ahead.

I am also, of course, very thankful to Governor Sarah Palin, one of the best campaigners I have ever seen and an impressive new voice in our party for reform and the principles that have always been our greatest strength. Her husband Todd and their five beautiful children with their tireless dedication to our cause, and the courage and grace they showed in the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign. We can all look forward with great interest to her future service to Alaska, the Republican Party and our country.

To all my campaign comrades, from Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter, to every last volunteer who fought so hard and valiantly month after month in what at times seemed to be the most challenged campaign in modern times, thank you so much. A lost election will never mean more to me than the privilege of your faith and friendship.

I don't know what more we could have done to try to win this election. I'll leave that to others to determine. Every candidate makes mistakes, and I'm sure I made my share of them. But I won't spend a moment of the future regretting what might have been.

This campaign was and will remain the great honor of my life. And my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude for the experience and to the American people for giving me a fair hearing before deciding that Senator Obama and my old friend Senator Joe Biden should have the honor of leading us for the next four years.

I would not be an American worthy of the name, should I regret a fate that has allowed me the extraordinary privilege of serving this country for a half a century. Today, I was a candidate for the highest office in the country I love so much. And tonight, I remain her servant. That is blessing enough for anyone and I thank the people of Arizona for it.

Tonight, more than any night, I hold in my heart nothing but love for this country and for all its citizens, whether they supported me or Senator Obama, I wish Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president.

And I call on all Americans, as I have often in this campaign, to not despair of our present difficulties but to believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here.

Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history, we make history.

Thank you, and God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you all very much. 9(source: www.mccainpalin.com)

Man United to sign a winger in January

Tosic granted work permit
Manchester United have secured a work permit for Zoran Tosic.

The 21-year-old Partisan Belgrade winger was linked with the Reds in various UK papers last weekend and the club can now confirm the application for his work permit has been successful. No transfer can be completed until 1 January.

Tosic, renowned as a dead-ball specialist, is a full Serbian international. (Source: www.manutd.com)
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My views:
May be Ronaldo is on the way out, if he doesn't show commitment and loyalty to the club! Let's wait and see!!

EPA: Mramba, Yona 'ndani'

Mramba, Yona wadaiwa kuathirika kisaikolojia

Wakati Basil Mramba na Daniel Yona wanaokabiliwa na mashitaka ya kutumia vibaya madaraka yao, wakiendelea kusota katika gereza la Keko kwa siku ya nne sasa, mawakili wao watetea wamedai kuwa wateja wao wameathirika kisaikolojia kutokana na masharti magumu ya dhamana.

Kiongozi wa jopo la mawakili wanaowatetea washitakiwa hao ambao walikuwa mawaziri waandamizi wa serikali ya Awamu ya Tatu, Joseph Thadeo, jana alidai kuwa wameamua kwenda Mahakama Kuu kupinga masharti magumu ya dhamana yaliyotolewa na Hakimu Mkazi wa Mahakama ya Kisutu, Hezron Mwankenja.

Alidai kuwa kiasi ambacho wateja wao wameshitakiwa nacho ni Sh. bilioni 11.75 na kwa mujibu wa masharti ya dhamana kwa pamoja wangetakiwa watoe nusu ya kiasi cha fedha hizo ambazo ni Sh bilioni 5.87 ambazo ni Sh bilioni 2.97 kwa kila mteja.

Alidai kinyume chake Mahakama iliwataka kila mmoja kulipa Sh bilioni 3.9 kwa pamoja ni sawa na Sh bilioni 7.8

Maombi ya kupinga masharti ya dhamana yanaanza kusikilizwa leo chini ya Jaji wa Mahakama Kuu Kanda ya Dar es Salaam, Njengafibili Mwaikugile.

Mramba na Yona walifikishwa mapema wiki hii katika Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Kisutu, mbele ya Hakimu Mkazi, Hezron Mwankenja na kusomewa jumla ya makosa 13 yakiwamo ya kutumia vibaya madaraka yao ambayo yaliisababishia serikali hasara ya Sh. bilioni 11.75.

Baada ya washtakiwa kusomewa mashitaka yao, mahakama ilitoa masharti ya dhamana ambayo ni pamoja na washtakiwa hao kujidhamini kwa Sh. bilioni 7.8, ambapo kila mmoja alipaswa kulipa Sh. bilioni 3.9.

Washitakiwa pia walitakiwa kuwasilisha hati za kusafiria na walitakiwa wasitoke nje ya Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam bila kibali cha mahakama hiyo.

Baada ya mahakama kutoa masharti hayo, mawakili wa upande wa utetezi hawakuridhika na uamuzi huo na waliwasilisha barua ya kuomba mwenendo wa uamuzi wa dhamana.

Mawakili hao waliomba mwenendo wa uamuzi huo uchapishwe kwa madhumuni ya kutaka kuupinga.
Juzi mawakili hao walionekana katika harakati zao Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Kisutu jijini Dar es Salaam kujaribu kuwatoa wateja wao katika gereza la Keko ambako wanashikiliwa.

Mawakili wa washitakiwa wanadai kwamba kiwango cha dhamana kilichowekwa na Mahakama ya Kisutu ni kubwa mno hivyo kuwaathiri kisaikolojia wateja wao.

Wakati wa kusomewa mashitaka, Mwendesha Mashitaka wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (Takukuru), Joseph Ole, aliwasomea mashitaka yao akidai kuwa, kati ya Agosti mwaka 2002 na Juni 14 mwaka 2004 jijini Dar es Salaam, washitakiwa wakiwa watumishi wa umma kama mawaziri walitumia vibaya madaraka yao.

Ilidaiwa kuwa walitumia madaraka yao vibaya kwa kuipatia mkataba wa kukagua uzalishaji wa dhahabu kampuni ya Alex Stewart (ASSAYERS) ya Uingereza na kampuni yake tanzu Alex Stewart (ASSAYERS) Government Business Corporation, kinyume cha sheria ya Manunuzi ya Umma ya mwaka 2002 na ile ya Madini ya mwaka 2002.

Katika shitaka la pili, Mramba na Yona wanadaiwa kuwa Mei 28, mwaka 2005 wakiwa watumishi wa umma jijini Dar es Salaam, wakiitumikia serikali katika nafasi za uwaziri wa Fedha na Nishati na Madini, kwa pamoja walitumia vibaya madaraka yao kwa kusaini mikataba ya kuiongezea kampuni hiyo muda wa miaka miwili wa kuendelea kukagua madini ya dhahabu kuanzia Juni 2005 hadi Juni 2007 kinyume cha Sheria ya Manunuzi ya Umma.

Ole aliendelea kudai kuwa, katika shitaka la tatu wote wawili wanadaiwa kuwa kati Machi na Mei mwaka 2005 wakiwa watumishi wa umma, walitumia vibaya madaraka yao kwa kumualika Dk. Enrique Segura wa M/S Alex Stewart (ASSAYERS) Government Business Corporation kuja kusaini mkataba wa nyongeza wa miaka miwili kabla Timu ya Majadiliano ya serikali haijaanza kulifanyia kazi suala hilo.

Katika shitaka la nne, kati ya Machi na Mei mwaka 2005, washitakiwa wanadaiwa kuwa walitumia nyadhifa zao vibaya kwa kukaidi kupeleka kwa Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali suala la kodi kama ilivyopendekezwa na Timu ya Serikali ya Majadiliano, jambo ambalo lilisababisha mkataba uongezwe wa miaka miwili bila kupitishwa na Timu ya Majadiliano.

Shitaka la tano, ilidaiwa kuwa mshitakiwa Mramba Oktoba 10, mwaka 2003 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alidharau mapendekezo ya Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA) ya kutokutoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo.

Katika shitaka la sita, Mramba anadaiwa kati ya 18 na 19 Desemba mwaka 2003, akiwa Waziri wa Fedha, alitoa kibali namba GN 423/2003 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kinyume cha mapendekezo ya TRA.
Katika shitaka la saba, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa Desemba 19, mwaka 2003 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha, alitumia madaraka vibaya kwa kutoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo.

Ole aliongeza kuwa shitaka la nane, Oktoba 15, mwaka 2004 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitoa kibali namba GN 497/2004 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo kinyume cha mapendekezo ya TRA.

Shitaka la tisa, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa kati 14 na 15 Oktoba 2004, akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitumia madaraka yake vibaya kwa kutoa kibali namba GN 498/2004 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo kinyume cha mapendekezo ya TRA.

Katika shitaka la 10, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa Novemba 15, mwaka 2005 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitumia madaraka yake vibaya kwa kutoa kibali namba GN 377/2005 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kinyume cha mapendekezo ya TRA.

Katika shitaka la 11, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa Novemba 15, 2005 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitumia madaraka yake vibaya kwa kutoa kibali namba GN 378/2005 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo kinyume cha mapendekezo ya TRA.

Katika shitaka 12, Mramba na Yona wanadaiwa kuwa kati ya Juni 2003 na Mei 2005 wakiwa na nyadhifa hizo za uwaziri kwa makusudi na kutowajibika waliruhusu mkataba wa kuzuia kulipa kodi ili kuipendelea kampuni hiyo na kuisababishia serikali hasara ya Sh. 11, 752,350,148.00.

Katika shitaka la mwisho, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa kati ya 2003 na 2007 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha kwa makusudi alishindwa kuwa makini au kutotimiza wajibu wake alisaini vibali vilivyotajwa katika mashitaka yaliyoelezwa hapo juu, kuruhusu kampuni hiyo kutokulipa kodi na kuisababishia serikali hasara ya Sh. bilioni 11.75.

Washitakiwa kwa nyakati tofauti walikana mashitaka yote.

Hata hivyo, upande wa mashitaka ulidai kuwa upelelezi bado haujakamilika na kwamba hauna pingamizi la dhamana dhidi ya washitakiwa. Kesi yao itatajwa Desemba 2, mwaka huu. (SOURCE: Nipashe, 2008-11-28 10:25:32
Na Joseph Mwendapole)
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Katika hatua nyingine, (mwandishi wa Majira anaripoti kuwa) leo Mahakama Kuu itasikiliza maombi ya Bw. Mramba na Yona ya kuitaka Mahakama Kuu iingilie kati kile watuhumiwa hao wanacholalamikia kuwa ni masharti magumu ya dhamana waliyowekewa na Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Kisutu.

Watuhumiwa hao kupitia mawakili wao waliwasilisha rasmi maombi yao hayo jana kwenye Mahakama Kuu Kanda ya Dar es Salaam.

Kwa mujibu wa vyanzo vyetu vilivyo karibu na watuhumiwa hao, rufaa hiyo itasikilizwa leo ambapo vigogo hao watawasilisha hoja za kupinga masharti ya dhamana kama yalivyotolewa na Hakimu Hezron Mwankenja wa Kisutu.

Mahakama hiyo iliwataka watuhumiwa hao kila mmoja kujidhamini kwa sh. bilioni 3.9 ambapo katika kesi ya msingi, washitakiwa hao wanadaiwa kutumia madaraka yao vibaya na kuisababishia serikali hasara ya sh. bilioni 11.7.

Bw. Mramba na Bw. Yona walifikisha mahakamani hapo juzi wakikabiliwa na mashitaka 13, ikiwemo matumizi mabaya ya ofisi, madaraka na kuisababishia serikali hasara ya Sh. bilioni 11.7.

Washitakiwa hao walisomewa mashitaka yao mbele ya Hakimu Mkazi Hezron Mwankenja anayesikiliza kesi hiyo.

Mwendesha Mashitaka wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (Takukuru) Joseph Ole, aliwasomea mashitaka watuhumiwa hao mapema wiki hii alidai kuwa, kati ya Agosti mwaka 2002 na Juni 14 mwaka 2004 jijini Dar es Salaam, washitakiwa wakiwa watumishi wa umma kama mawaziri walitumia vibaya madaraka.

Ilidaiwa kuwa kwa kupitia kampuni ya Alex Stewart (ASSAYERS) ya Uingereza iliyoingia mkataba wa kukagua kampuni za madini nchini ambapo kwa kupitia kampuni tanzu ya Alex Stewart (ASSAYERS) Government Business Corporation waliingia mkataba na kampuni tanzu kuzalisha madini ya dhahabu kinyume na Sheria ya Manunuzi ya Umma.

Katika shitaka la pili, ilidaiwa kuwa Mramba na Yona wanadaiwa kuwa Mei 28, mwaka 2005 wakiwa watumishi wa umma jijini Dar es Salaam, wakiitumikia serikali katika nafasi za Uwaziri wa Fedha na Nishati na Madini, kwa pamoja walitumia vibaya madaraka yao kwa kusaini mikataba ya kuiongezea kampuni hiyo muda wa miaka miwili wa kuendelea kuzalisha madini kuanzia Juni 2005 hadi Juni 2007 kinyume cha Sheria ya Manunuzi ya Umma.

Ole aliendelea kudai kuwa, katika shitaka la tatu wote wawili wanadaiwa kuwa kati Machi na Mei mwaka 2005 wakiwa watumishi wa umma, walitumia vibaya madaraka yao kwa kumualika Dk. Enrique Segura wa M/S Alex Stewart ( ASSAYERS) Government Business Corporation kusaini mkataba wa nyongeza wa miaka miwili kabla timu ya majadiliano ya Serikali kulifanyia kazi suala hilo.

Katika shitaka la nne, kati ya Machi na Mei mwaka 2005, washitakiwa wanadaiwa kuwa walitumia nyadhifa zao vibaya kwa kukaidi kupeleka kwa Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali suala la kodi kama ilivyopendekezwa na Timu ya Serikali ya Majadiliano, jambo ambalo lilisababisha mkataba uongezeke kwa miaka miwili bila kupitishwa na timu ya majadiliano.

Shitaka la tano, ilidaiwa kuwa mshitakiwa Mramba Oktoba 10, mwaka 2003 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alidharau mapendekezo ya Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA) ya kutotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo.

Katika shitaka la sita, Mramba anadaiwa kati ya 18 na 19 Desemba mwaka 2003, akiwa Waziri wa fedha, alitoa kibali namba GN 423/2003 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kinyume na mapendekezo yaliyopendekezwa na TRA.

Katika shitaka la saba, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa Desemba 19, mwaka 2003 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha, alitumia madaraka vibaya kwa kutoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo.

Ole, aliongeza kuwa shitaka la nane, Oktoba 15, mwaka 2004 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitoa kibali namba GN 497/2004 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo kinyume na mapendekezo ya TRA.

Shitaka la tisa, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa kati 14 na 15 Oktoba 2004, akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitumia madaraka yake vibaya kwa kutoa kibali namba GN 498/2004 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo kinyume na mapendekezo ya TRA.

Katika shitaka la 10, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa Novemba 15, mwaka 2005 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitumia madaraka yake vibaya kwa kutoa kibali namba GN 377/2005 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kinyume na mapendekezo ya TRA.

Katika shitaka la 11, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa Novemba 15, 2005 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha alitumia madaraka yake vibaya kwa kutoa kibali namba GN 378/2005 kilichotoa msamaha wa kodi kwa kampuni hiyo kinyume na mapendekezo ya TRA.

Katika shitaka la 12, Mramba na Yona wanadaiwa kuwa kati ya Juni 2003 na Mei 2005 wakiwa na nyadhifa hizo za uwaziri kwa makusudi na kutowajibika waliruhusu mkataba wa kuzuia kulipa kodi ili kuipendelea kampuni hiyo na kuisababishia Serikali hasara ya Sh. 11, 752,350,148.00.

Katika shitaka la mwisho, Mramba anadaiwa kuwa kati ya 2003 na 2007 akiwa Waziri wa Fedha kwa makusudi alishindwa kuwa makini au kutotimiza wajibu wake alisaini vibali, kuruhusu kampuni hiyo kutokulipa kodi na kuisababishia serikali hasara ya sh. bilioni 11.7. (source: majira 28/11/2008. Mwandishi: Rabia Bakari)