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$113m each for Rusumo project

BY PATRICK KISEMBO

nDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania— Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania received $113 million each towards construction of the new Rusumo hydroelectric dam that will cost nearly $500 million in total. The project straddles the common borders.

The relevant finance ministers were at the World Bank headquarters in Washington last week, to officially seal the deal and receive the average $113.3 million earmarked for them.

At the signing ceremony were Burundi’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Tabu Manirakiza; Rwanda’s Minister for Finance and Planning, Clever Gatete and Tanzania's Finance Minister, Dr. William Mgimwa.

In attendance was also the World Bank Director of Strategy, Operations and Regional Integration, Colin Bruce.

According to the World Bank, the overall project cost is $468.6 million.

When completed by December 2020, the Rusumo dam will supply 80MW to the three national grids.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors had already approved $340 million for the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project which aims to benefit people in Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda.

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Fuel shortage hits Moi airport

BY HUMPHREY LILOBA nNAIROBI, Kenya-A fuel shortage here reached its peak last week with the closure of the busy Moi International Airport in Mombasa over lack of the commodity.

Flights to the tourist city were diverted to other airports among them Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam among others.

The shortage of jet fuel was so biting that the airport was closed for over 24 hours.

Uganda tops in Rwanda trade

BY DIAS NYESIGA nKIGALI, Rwanda-- Uganda came out top as Rwanda's leading regional investor with trade between the two countries also growing by 25% compared to the previous year. Policy makers and business community say this needs to be strengthened.

Foreign investment from Uganda grew to $ 23 million in 2011 with trade between two countries leveling at $241 million from $192 million in 2011.

“We have been working in partnership with our colleagues in Uganda to ensure that we smoothen trade across borders especially informal cross border trade which have strengthened bilateral trade between Rwanda and Uganda,” Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry said recently. He was speaking at the Rwanda-Uganda Forum held in Kigali.

The implementation of the cross-border trade policy, one stop borders that reduced time delays in goods clearance by up to 50% , SME policy and simplification of work permits for foreigners working in the country has attracted more traders and investors from the region and international.

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Finance ministers from the three countries- (left to right) Burundi’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Tabu Manirakiza; Tanzania’s Finance Minister, Dr. William Mgimwa; the World Bank Director of Strategy, Operations and Regional Integration, Colin Bruce and Rwanda’s Minister for Finance and Planning, Clever Gatete, at the singing of the Rusumo Falls Hydropower agreement. (Photo: By Ms. Ingiahedi Mduma and Ms. Eva Valerian-Washington DC)

The average consumption of jet fuel at the Mombasa Airport is between 210,000 liters and 300, 000 liters per day. Aircrafts always fuel upon landing at various airports.

According to the Airport Manager Yatich Kangugo, the shortage is not purely out of insufficient imports, but also wrangles between the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited and oil marketers.

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Uganda fixated with 6% GDP

BY EMMA ONYANGO

nKAMPALA, Uganda –Bank of Uganda has said a 6% growth rate forecast for this financial year ending June 2014 can still be achieved despite a spike in inflation levels.

While giving a briefing on the latest Monetary Policy for October in Kampala recently, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the Governor, said indicators of stronger economic activity were positively leaning.

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China joins $108m package for Kenya

BY HUMPHREY LILOBA nNAIROBI, Kenya- CfC Stanbic Bank, a member of Standard Bank Group, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have concluded a $108 million debt financing package with Triumph Kenya for the construction of an 83MW heavy fuel oil plant in the east African nation.

As mandated co-lead arrangers, CfC Stanbic Bank provided $28 million of debt funding while ICBC supplied the remaining $80 million for the plant, which is currently being built 25 kilometres from Nairobi.

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leum Company and oil marketers to resolve the matter immediately to avoid a major crisis and also to reduce the cost,” Kangugo said while addressing journalists at the airport.

The four oil marketers contracted to supply Jet A1 fuel to the airport have been unable to access the fuel at the refinery. The four include Kenol Kobil, Oil Libya, Total Kenya and Vivo Energy (formerly Shell Kenya).

Among affected airlines were Edelweiss Air, a Swiss charter airline, which was forced to take less fuel at the airport and had to pass through Egypt for more fuel on its way to Zurich,Switzerland.

A US military plane C130 was also diverted to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for refueling.

Most of the aircrafts that land in Mombasa ferry tourists to retreat to the coast city for holiday. A huge chunk of these airlines are private chartered flights.

By midweek, the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) management

The shortage forced a 24-hour closure. FILE PHOTO was locked up in crisis talks amidst delays that could seriously hurt business not only in Mombasa, but Kenya and parts of the region.

Inefficiency at the Mombasa refinery has reached levels where players are

openly calling for the closure of the facility and even floated alternatives.

The refinery management is currently the subject of Parliamentary Committee whose findings will determine the future of the age-old facility.

$113m each for Rusumo project FROM PAGE 1

The initiative was inaugurated by the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim during his historic joint visit with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in May 2013.

According to a statement made available to East African Business Week the $113.3 million has been contributed by the International Development Association (IDA) as part of the $340million of the World Bank’s total financing of the Rusumo Project.

An 80MW run-of-river hydropower plant will be built at Rusumo Falls, where the Kagera River forms the boundary between Tanzania and Rwanda.

Transmission lines will run from the plant to stations in Gitega in Burundi (a distance of 158 kilometers), to

Kigali in Rwanda (a distance of 115 kilometres), and to Nyakanazi in Tanzania (a distance of 98 kilometers).

The project will also reduce electricity costs, promote renewable power, spur job-led economic development and pave the way for more dynamic regional cooperation, peace and stability among the countries of the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) sub-region in east Africa.

Tanzanian Finance Minister, Dr William Mgimwa said, “But the project will reduce power crisis facing Tanzania,” Dr. Mgimwa said.

The minister said completion of Rusumo will increase power generation and interconnectivity to take advantage of low-cost and renewable sources of hydropower and shared infrastructure development.

“This will also demonstrate mutual benefits

attainable by sharing of river waters as a catalyst for greater economic integration and help to lower costs, enable joint management of the hydropower generation and transmission system,” he said.

Bruce said, “This landmark project will have transformational impact, bringing lower-cost energy to homes, businesses, and clinics in Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania.”

He said all three countries will benefit from jobs created by construction and installation activity associated with the power plant.

“By choosing a run-of-theriver option to reduce social and environmental impacts, the participating countries have demonstrated careful and responsible decisionmaking,” Bruce said.

The World Bank said lack of access to electricity

is a defining constraint in the region with only 4% of the population in Burundi accessing electricity while Rwanda and Tanzania have access of about 13% and 15% respectively.

Jamal Saghir, World Bank Director for Sustainable Development in the African Region said the Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project takes a regional approach to tackling Sub-Saharan Africa’s power crisis, providing low-cost, clean, renewable energy to people in Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda.

“The Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project provides fresh opportunity to unlock energy potential in the Great Lakes region, while safeguarding the environment,” said Mr. Paul Baringanire, World Bank Team Leader for the project and Senior Energy Specialist.

Rwanda-Uganda business shows gains FROM PAGE 1 “Our stable foreign exchange rate and inflation pressures that have been kept in single digits are key in giving investors especially from the region assurance of their investment in Rwanda,” Hategeka said.

The forum was organised by the Uganda High Commission in Rwanda in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board. It is an annual platform that aimsat bringing Uganda and Rwanda business peoples and policy-makers together and discuss issues pertaining to trade and business between the two countries.

The forum also looked at breaking barriers that hinder smooth trade between the two countries and also create investment opportunities for investors from both countries and also help traders share experiences and brainstorm over solutions to pertinent problems.

Uganda’s Minister of Trade and Commerce, Amelia Kyambadde said, “We have taken reforms to ensure that the business community take a centre stage in the development of our economies, we welcome the Rwandan business community to explore the opportunities in Uganda.”

She said Rwanda is an important trading partner of Uganda in the region ac-

counting for most of Uganda’s exports within the region. Uganda is second source of Rwanda’s imports within the region.Richard Kabonero, Uganda’s High Commisioner to Rwanda, said economic reforms, favourable political environment and the historical relations between the two countries has boosted trade between the two countries. “ It is through such forums that policy-makers share with our business community to make sure that policies that impact directly on business favour growth of our private sector and increase competitiveness of our industrial sector,” he said

Uganda fixated with 6% GDP FROM PAGE 1 Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 12% for October 2013.

“Monthly indicators of economic activity suggest that the buoyancy of economic growth was maintained in the first two months of the current fiscal year,” he said.

This proclamation comes on after the recent release

by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) that revised Uganda’s real economic growth for the FY2012/13 to 5.8% from the preliminary estimate of 5.1%,” he said.

Mutebile added, “As such the negative output gap – the slack in the economy caused by below trend economic activity over the last two years has diminished. Commercial bank lending to the private sector is recovering as shown by a growth in bank credit which stood at 9.1% in August 2013 compared to 6.4% in June 2013. Given these indicators, the 6.0% economic growth projection for the FY2013/14 can be achieved,” he said.

However, some analysts warn that inflation has increased in recent months and if not curbed fast enough, it could scupper the economic growth target.

The Annual Headline Inflation rate for September 2013 rose to 8.0% from the 7.3% registered for August 2013.

Mutebile said the rise in inflation is largely being driven by increase in food prices because of the recent drought and is temporary and that inflation should ease by the end of 2013 or the beginning of 2014.

He said, “Our current forecast for inflation indicates that the pass through of food price shock to non-food prices will be relatively small partly due to an increase in the policy rate last month.

“Looking ahead over the next few months, BoU will continue to monitor very closely the pass through of food prices to non-food prices and the impact that this has on the forecast for core inflation. The BoU’s priority is to ensure that annual core inflation is brought back down to 5% over the medium term. As such, if there is any increase in the medium term forecast, then BoU will raise the CBR.” He said the price of imports could in the process rise, but it would not pose a real threat to inflation in the country, because the current increase in inflation originates domestically from food prices.

Annual core inflation meanwhile is forecast to be in the range of 7 to 8% over the ‘next few’ months before declining to 5% in subsequent months.

China in Kenya deal

FROM PAGE 1 the country’s hydroelectric generating capacity becomes constrained.

The World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will provide $102.5 million in breach of contract insurance should Kenya Power fail to honour its 20-year purchase agreement with Triumph.

MIGA’s insurance will also cover the Government of Kenya’s obligation to support debt and equity investors in the transaction should political events prevent Triumph from producing power from the plant, or affect Kenya Power’s ability to purchase its electricity.

“The highlight of this transaction is that it marks the first time that a Chinese commercial bank has used MIGA cover for a non-recourse transaction,” said Kwame Parker, East Africa Head of Debt Solutions & Infrastructure Finance at CfC Stanbic Bank.

He said, “It’s also likely the first time a Chinese financial institution is directly lending to a project company for a transaction in Sub-Saharan Africa that is not related to resource extraction, with no explicit sovereign guarantee.”

The ability of CfC Stanbic to leverage its on-the-ground presence and knowledge of the Kenyan financial market underscores ICBC’s decision to partner with an African banking institution in this transaction. The deal also demonstrates the effectiveness of the relationship between ICBC and CfC Stanbic Bank’s parent, Standard Bank Group, in which the Chinese lender has a 20% stake.

Kenya has historically relied on hydropower for most of its electricity needs and has a current installed generating capacity of 1,672 MW, compared with peak power demand of 1,330 MW. The nation’s economy has expanded at an average rate of 4-5% over the last 3 years.

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Safaricom joins top firms in kindness

BRIEFLY Uganda reviews parks exclusivity for hotels nKAMPALA Tourism sector players have welcomed a recent move by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and Marasa Africa Lodges to reduce the exclusive zones in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park.

The two parties agreed to reduce the zones from 25sqkm to 5sqkm.

Elusive zones are areas that the two parties agreed, with in which an accommodation facility cannot be erected by a competing operator.

“This is welcome and good especially for the park. It provides ranges of accommodation options,” Abiaz Rwamwiri, a communications said.

PTA Bank hooks up Belarus counterpart nMINSK The Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus (DBRB) signed a framework agreement with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) on common terms of issuing export loans to finance the purchase of goods, works and services from Belarusian residents with Eximgarant of Belarus insurance coverage, BelTA learnt from the Belarusian bank.

“Thus, the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus has become Belarus’ first financial and credit institution to establish close partnership in foreign trade financing with one of the major banks of Southeast Africa,” the bank stressed.

Apology Due to a technical problem during the production of last week’s paper, we did not run the interview of the Burundi Tourism Minister., Victorie Ndikumana.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The interview is on page 17.

BY HUMPHREY LILOBA

RE-BORN: Wanzira said they want to build better capacity in the industry. PHOTO BY PAUL TENTENA

Uganda contractors re-brand for respect

BY PAUL TENTENA nKAMPALA, Uganda--Local contractors in Uganda are undergoing an image saving campaign in a bid to win back the trust of both government and private individuals.

The contractors, who have been widely blamed for stealing building materials, abandoning contracts at infancy and high levels of incompetence, said in Kampala last week, they have laid down a strategic plan.

This includes a crackdown on substandard construction work, so that the building and construction industry remains competent and competitive.

There have been several incidents in Uganda when fatalities at building sites are directly a result of poor or non-existence supervision.

According to Jonathan Wanzira, the Chairman, Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC), Uganda has many local

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construction contractors engaged in the business. However not all of them maintain qualified and adequately skilled personnel.

“It’s true we have some qualified professionals who are incompetent. Our focus with this new look will be to build capacity and skills development,” Wanzira said in Kampala.

UNABCEC is a non-profit organization that was established 20 years ago to bring together building and civil engineering contractors, construction material manufacturers and suppliers.

It has a membership of over 200 companies.

Wanzira said sustainable returns can only be achieved if core values

of professionalism and integrity are embraced by all local building and construction contractors.

Their incompetence has seen the Ugandan government and other construction sector players award contracts to European or Chinese firms.

He gave the example of ‘small’ contracts like the carpeting of the New Taxi park in the city centre being awarded to a Chinese firm.

He said this is because no local contractor could meet the required standards.

Wanzira also highlighted the increasing corruption as their major undoing arguing that much of the time and money is lost through bribery tendencies.

“This is not an easy job. And some people think we get a lot of money from these contracts. They forget the hassles we go through of bribes and untrustworthy tenderers for us to operate,” Wanzira said.

Harold Ssebudde the UNABCEC Executive Director said they will open regional offices to get closer to members.

Cargo handling at Dar port goes up 15% n DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania--Dar es Salaam Port, Tanzania’s principal harbour and cargo centre has seen a 15% growth in handling, thanks to the improved efficiency.

The improvement of cargo handling capacity has also increased the country’s main port earnings to Tsh325.6 billion ( about $202.55 million) in the 2012/13 financial year, up from Tsh317.7 billion ($197.64 million) during the year to June 2012.

The acting Port Manager, Awadhi Massawe told Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe and Chief Executive Officer from the President’s Delivery Bureau of the Big Result Now (BRN) initiative, Omari Issa, this is equivalent to the increment of 14.26%.

The two were on an inspection of the port facilities last week.

According to Massawe, in 2012/13 financial year the Dar es Salaam Port handled 12.5 million tons of cargo compared to 10.9 million tons handled in 2011/12, an increase of 15.0%.

Massawe said the number of days a ship waits before being offloaded declined from 6.1 days to 4.9 days, a drop by 19.7%.

Similarly, the number of days that containers stay at the port before being cleared had decreased from 10.3 days to 9.8 days in the same period.

He said off-loading of vehicles in the indicated period had increased from 343 shifts to 672 shifts, equivalent to 95.9%.

He said incidents of theft have also declined from 21 in 2011 to only three in June this year.

However, he said although the port has recorded a positive performance in recent years, challenges were still there.

These include inadequate capacity as demand is increasing rapidly, from the six neighboring countries and the low pace of adopting new technologies of cargo handling.

“Other problems are the unsatisfactory performance of cargo clearance by the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), inefficient railway lines and over dependance on road transport,” he said.

Dar is the terminus for the Central Corridor while Mombasa handles the Northern Corridor.

n NAIROBI, KenyaLeading integrated communications services provider, Safaricom last week published its second Sustainability Report that represents its holistic reporting on matters material to Safaricom’ s ecosystem.

The report captures all the areas in which the giant telecoms operator engages the community in development intiaitves.

The report which is in line with the Global Reporting Initiative and United Nations Global Compact guidelines, details imperatives and opportunities in network quality, innovation, energy security, employee environment, regulatory environment, customer experience, business partner ecosystem, ethics and values as well as environmental performance.

“Safaricom is not just about registering positive financial performance, but from a strategic perspective we recognise that sustainability continues to be a symbol of our common commitment to our shared future.

“Businesses can no longer thrive without due consideration of issues such as governance and values, innovation and climate change,” he said.

“Among the achievements we have registered since we launched our Sustainability agenda, is deepening financial inclusion through the launch of M-Shwari which now has over 1.2 million customers, lowering the carbon footprint by converting 34 diesel powered sites to the more efficient ‘power cubes’ and increasing network sites to nearly 3,000,” he said.

The Sustainability Report is informed by the company’s vision of Transforming Lives, Collymore highlighted that Safaricom has provided a quality lighting solution to more than 15,000 people through M-KOPA Solar which is a GSM-Controlled lighting solution; reduced its carbon footprint from 70,000 tonnes of CO2 to 61,000 tonnes of CO2 and improved its customer experience as measured by its Customer Delight Indices.

Collymore also called upon corporates to partner and collaborate with government, civil society labour organizations and the United Nations agencies, to take on responsibilities and allocate resources in areas that they previously may not have engaged in outside the corporate world.

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AfDB provides $7.5m for Tripartite Capacity

BY PATRICK KISEMBO nDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania--- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $7.5 million to finance the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity Building Programme (TCBP).

The programme will provide technical assistance to the three Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the 26 Tripartite Regional Member-Countries (RMCs) with a view of increasing intra-Tripartite trade according to the AfDB statement availed to East African Business Week.

The statement said the programme will enhance the tripartite negotiation process, develop trade facilitation instruments and industrial cluster action plans in the tripartite free trade area (TFTA).

The funds is expected to be spent on installation of software for non-tariff measures (NTMs) databases and enhancing capacity to manage sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade (SPS/TBTs).

Other expected output of the programme is to improved capacity to negotiate market access and undertake implementation and to strengthen capacity to effectively develop industrial clusters and value chains.

AfDB said further that the direct programme beneficiaries are the Tripartite RECs (COMESA, EAC and SADC), the Tripartite RMCs and the

BENEFICIARY: THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) IN LUSAKA. Tripartite Business Councils.

“The rationale for the programme is to support intraTripartite trade growth which is instrumental to boosting the economic welfare of over 587 million consumers in the 26 tripartite countries through the removal of barriers to movement of goods and services, development of regional value chains, job creation and poverty alleviation thereby facilitating the realization of inclusive growth,” AfDB said.

The programme is also jus-

tified in view of the developmental approach to regional integration adopted by the 2nd Tripartite Summit held in 2012, which is anchored on the three pillars.

The bank names the pillars as market integration, infrastructure and industrial development.

It explains that the infrastructure pillar of the tripartite arrangement is being supported by other development partners as well as the Programme for Infrastructure Development

ADDENDUM TO THE TENDER N° 02/RURA/ICB/2013-14 Reference is made to the tender N° 02/RURA/ICB/2013-14 regarding SUPPLY OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION MONITORING EQUIPMENTS of September 3rd, 2013, Considering that some potential bidders have requested additional time to prepare the bids, RURA is pleased to announce that the deadline for submission of bids for this tender has been extended from 24/10/2013 to 22/11/2013 at 10.00 am. Late bids will be rejected.

The venue and time for opening of the bids will remain unchanged (RURA Conference Room at 11:00 am).

Sincerely, Done at Kigali, on 18/10/2013 Maj. François Régis GATARAYIHA Director General

in Africa (PIDA).

“This leaves a gap for provision of support under the other two pillars of market integration and industrial development – where the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has so far been providing administrative, technical and financial support to the tripartite process through Trademark Southern Africa (TMSA) and Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA).

It said, clarifying further that the additional resources and technical support are required to complement DFID in implementing the tripartite work programmes and decisions of the Tripartite Task Force.

The proposed interventions are anchored in the Bank’s Strategy 2013-2022 and will complement the implementation of the Regional Integration Strategy Papers for East and Southern Africa.The programme will contribute to institutional development and knowledge building in the tripartite region, particularly in the areas of trade policy analysis, industrial transformation, mutual recognition and equivalence of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary standards as well as tripartite industrial capacity development.

The programme will be implemented from 2013 -2016 at a total cost of $7.5m from the African Development Fund’s public goods coffers.

World Bank upbeat on Africa

BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA- UGANDA—A new report from the World Bank shows that economic growth in Sub -Sahara Africa is growing strong with growth forecasted to be 4.9% in 2013 because of the good performance of almost a third of countries in the region growing at 6% According to the Africans Pulse report from the World Bank shows that most African countries are on good track in Economic development this has been attributed to the increased investment in infrastructure sector like roads power and improvement of social services delivery through E- Medication “With the improvement of Infrastructure like roads and increased production of Energy in most African states this has played big role in attracting Direct Foreign investors in the various countries on the continent thus producing more goods and services for both Domestic consumption and for export this has improved on the balance of trade between African countries and the rest of the world’ read part of the report Among the countries that have registered good Economic Growth according to the report is Mozambique , Ethiopia and Rwanda whereas growth is reportedly declining in pre-crisis levels in some couintries like south Africa due to weak growth in its major trading partners like( European Countries) labor unrest and mining strikes coupled with infrastructure gaps which has pushed the country’s growth to average between 3%in 2010-2012 compare to 4.6% in 2003-2008 Ms. Punam Chuhan Pole the lead Economist of the World Banks Africa Region and Author of African pulse noted that improving infrastructure without building strong Macro Economic policies to ensure that there is stability in monetary policies, countries ( on African continent ) will go back to square one on Achieving Economic development she noted that with strong monetary polies countries in Africa can be position to control hiking inflation which in the previous years has negatively affected the Economic development of some African countries But the same report warned that Africa’s Economic development chances to persist at that rate of 4.9% in 2013 and 5.4% in the year 2014 as its projected to grow may not be realized if many African countries do not come up with strong Economic policies aimed at reducing the widening Income inequality among African citizens in their respective countries As Africa’s growth rates continue to surge with the region increasingly a magnet for investment and Tourism the Africa’s pulse notes that poverty and inequality remain unacceptable high and the pace of reduction unacceptable is slow According to the report Almost one out of every two Africans lives in extreme poverty today optimistically that rate will fall to between 16%and 30% by 2030 the report suggests that most of the world’s poor people will by 2013 live in Africa “African faster in the last decade than most other regions but the impact is much less than we would have liked Africa’s growth has not been as powerful in reducing poverty as it could have been because of the high levels of inequality, Growth, Quality growth is possible but it requires a decline in inequality in both outcomes and opportunities” says Franco Ferreira the Deputy Regional Chief Economists at the World Bank African region in the report To fight Income Inequality among African countries, most African states should ensure that sector that employs more rural people are supported to ensure that it generates employment and market for the locally produced goods and services for the rural people among the sector which should be supported according to Ferreira is the Agriculture, Health and Education sectors respectively which he said it has the capacity to reduce the high rate of income inequality between rural people and the urban ones He said if more Agricultural related industries are developed in majority rural areas this will enable the rural dwellers to get employment opportunities also providing good market for their agricultural produce which are bought at cheaper prices by the Agricultural middle men in most African countries.

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BRIEFLY US wants liberalised African power sector nWASHINGTON Power Africa, which President Obama oficially launched in Tanzania during July, seeks to encourage economic liberalization and regulatory reforms in Africa.

Sponsors of the policy say Africa’s energy infrastructure has been held back by government bureaucracies that too often lack the technical and legal expertise necessary to advance key initiatives. As a result, projects are often slower and more expensive to complete that originally planned.

Indians ready to explore African deals nSURAT During a one-day seminar organized by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) titled ‘Exploring Opportunities in Africa’ it was agreed entrepreneurs in India’s ‘diamond city’ will explore business opportunities in the field of chemical, machinery, pharma, plastic production and glass in Africa.

Rohit Mehta, former SGCCI president, said, “The aim behind this seminar is to strenghthen business ties between south Gujarat and the African countries.”

Cape Town best for business studies nBANGALORE The Univeristy of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has been rated the top business school in Africa at the 6th Eduniversal World Convention of the Best Business Schools held in Bangalore, India.

It was awarded top honours along with Five Palmes, which are awarded to business schools with major international influence. The American University in Cairo’s School of Business ranked second and the University of Stellenbosch Business School ranked third in Africa.

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ON THE WAY: Sudan’s Kenana Sugar Company is one the biggest regional manufacturers.

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Kenya sugar makers bitter at COMESA

BY HUMPHREY LILOBA n NAIROBI, Kenya- --- Fears are rife that the Kenyan sugar manufacturing sector could be headed for bleak times with the imminent expiry of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) import safeguard window.

The Comesa safeguard period is expected to expire in February.

Previous government efforts for the extension of the period for the umpteenth time have borne no fruit.

Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives expressed fears not much had been done by the central government to build local production capacity.

Critics say the collapse of the local sugar mills is inevitable as a result of this lacklustre attitude amidst flooding of the market with cheap imports from COMESA. Mandera North MP Adan Mohamed Nooru, who chairs the com-

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10 sugar mills Poorly performing mittee, has asked key players in the sugar industry to demonstrate efforts made towards cushioning the local mills and farmers against the expected onslaught Critical fingers are being pointed at the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), Ministry of Agriculture and the millers. They have been challenged to shape up or risk collapse as their prices are uncompetitive to surplus producers such as Brazil.

“It is evident that there will be no extension of the safeguard period. As a country as as a government, we should by now be having mitigating measures in place to protect the local industry.

Unfortunately, this is not the case,” Nooru said.

Kenya’s sugar production is insufficient and cannot match local demand. To top up the deficit, the country has over the years imported just enough stock from the COMESA region. This importation has been carefully done to ensure that all that is produced locally is sold.

“As a committee, we are continously engaging players in the sector to see to it that our millers do not close shop, a situation that would render millions jobless and deepen poverty,” he said.

Mumias Sugar Company is currently the leading miller in Kenya supplying over 50% of the local sugar production. The company is however dogged with a myriad of challenges among them cane poaching, indebtedness, management challenges among others.

There are over 10 small sugar millers in Kenya but most of them can barely meet their operation costs.

n KAMPALA, UgandaFuel dealers in Uganda are alarmed at increasing rate of fuel adulteration.

According to Ivan Wambuzi Kyayonka, the Managing Director Vivo Energy Uganda, the waiving of the excise duty on kerosene, has given an opportunity for adulterers to mix the cheap kerosene product with petrol or diesel.

“The situation is very very bad. Up to 20% of all fuels sold on the market are adulterated,” Kyayonka said last week.

During the reading of the 2013/2014 Budget, finance minister Maria Kiwanuka reinstated Ush200 excise duty on kerosene but, the parliament budget committee waived the tax arguing that the product will be very expensive for ordinary Ugandans.

Kyayonka said this has given room for unscrupulous fuel dealers to mix kerosene with petrol.

The result is engine breakdowns and it has also discouraged fair competition among oil companies.

Adulteration involves mixing somthing of an inferior and sometimes harmful quality with another more superior substance with an intention to profit.

As a result of adulteration, it becomes impure and unfit for human or other consumption.

Kyayonka, who was showing the media and other stakeholders, their quality control measures at Vivo Energy Depot in Industrial Area said Uganda shouldn’t have waived taxes on Kerosene but instead should have used the tax to subsidize other sources of energy like solar power.

Tz environment regulator fines 9

BY PATRICK KISEMBO

RULES: Burning of solid waste has to done with care.

nMWANZA, Tanzania - The National Environmental Management Council (NEMC) recently handed out fines totalling Tsh450 million ($278,550) to the nine owners for flouting environmental rules and regulations.

The mines are said to have failed to implement the environmental council’s order of preserving and managing environment during and after their operations.

NEMC senior officer Dr Yohana Mtoni said three out of nine mines were inspected and given emergency protection orders to enable them correct

relevant environmental flaws.

Dr Mtoni was highlighting points from the Council’s experts report between August and September.

“Our experts established various shortcomings in nine mines in the country,” he said.

Mines which were fined include Buzwagi Gold mine-Tsh60million ($37,140), Geita gold mine (GGM)-Tsh.170million ($105,230); North Mara Gold mine-Tsh 60million ($37,140) and Bulyanhulu gold mine-Tsh.55million($34045) Others are Tulawaka gold mineTsh. 25million ($15,475); El-Hilal Tsh.40million ($24,760), and Resolute mining Tsh.40million ($24,760).

Dr. Mtoni said it was only Resolute

which paid the money on the spot.

The experts did a surprise inspection at Resolute Mining, Tulawaka Gold mine, Buzwagi Gold mine, Bulyanhulu Gold mine, North Mara Gold mine, Williamsons Diamond, Geita gold mine, El- Hilal and Kabanga Nickel.

Dr Mtoni said the council did not penalise two mines, Williamson Diamond and Kabanga Nickel, because they met the required environmental conditions.

The officers said of the flaws met in the mines include the burning of solid waste in the mines before undergoing treatment. Other mines which were given an emergency protection order are Geita Gold Mine, Buzwagi Gold mine and Bulyanhulu Gold mine.

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Observer status for Ethiopia in EAC

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n the coming years, Ethiopia is going to play a crucial role in the East African Community (EAC) future prosperity. If not but for the simple reason that they will be supplying a large chunk of electricty to the region through the Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP). The headquarters are in Addis Ababa.

The mission of the EAPP is the pooling of electrical energy resources in a coordinated and optimized manner to provide an affordable, sustainable and reliable electricity in the region.

According to Jasper Oduor, the current EAPP boss, the main objective is to pool the power resources within our member states by implementing generation and transmission projects within our regional Power Master Plan so as to have Least Cost Power, increase efficiency, availability and reliability.

A further objective is to develop a regional power market providing competition Kenya has already signed an agreement to buy electricity from Ethiopia. At this very moment, Kenya is also on the verge of getting favourable trading terms with Ethiopia allowing for greater access to a market of 80 million people. That is more than half of the number of people that make up the EAC. For this reason alone, it is about time Ethiopia is drawn into EAC affairs, beginning by giving them observer status and eventually full membership.

By most accounts, during the last decade, Ethiopia has made tremendous development gains in education, health and food security.

According to USAID, who have big program in Ethiopia, despite the regular cycle of drought that affects parts of the country, the number of emergency beneficiaries has dropped from 15 million in 2003 to 5.6 million in 2012. growth has reached nine percent. The addition of 38,000 health extension workers has helped reduce the child mortality rate by more than five percent a year.

Ethiopia still remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with an annual per capita income of $471. Ten percent of the population suffers from chronic food insecurity, and 82% is dependent on subsistence agriculture. Its fast-growing population, now estimated to be over 85 million, puts tremendous pressure on the land and natural resources that are the cornerstones for the country’s growth.

To further the country’s progress, the Ethiopian Government has committed itself to a five-year Growth and Transformation Plan and includes sustainably improving rural livelihoods and national food security.

US assistance capitalizes on a partnership with the government to combat poverty, deliver quality basic public health and education services and generate opportunities for private sector engagement in sustainable economic development.

Some quarters have expressed qualms about Ethiopia’s slow process of opening up its economy. But if the US sees considerable potential in this country why shouldn’t the EAC get closer to the Addis Ababa.

There is much that ties Ethiopia and the EAC together. Why take advantage of this?

During the next 20 years, the global economy is going to about trading blocs. The bigger you are, the more clout you have.

South Africa is the continent’s biggest economy. An EAC with the addition of Ethiopia has a good chance of being very competitive.

RIGHT DIRECTION: Located along the coast, Bagamoyo will soon become a modern industrialised town. FILE PHOTO.

Bagamayo to open up

BY PATRICK KISEMBO nDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania--The Tanzanian Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) has assured the public on the smooth development of the new Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone saying once completed will be the centre for business and industries.

Dr Adelhelm Meru, the EPZA Director General, told East African Business Week the zone will add value to the country’s products which will speed up economic development.

“Once completed, the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone is expected to become a centre of business and industries for value addition of Tanzanian products, thus facilitating the country’s economic growth and sustainable development,” he said.

Implementation of the Bagamoyo devel is being done in two phases. Dr.Meru said the first phase will be funded and handled by the Chinese government through China Merchants Holdings International Limited.

“This phase has a total of 2,500 hectares of land to be developed,” he said. He said the Chinese firm will put up a modern port covering 800 hectares and the remaining 1,700 will be for other development projects around the area.

“Now the second phase will cover the remaining hectares. But we are also calling for investors to use the available opportunities for the remaining areas that have not been covered in the two phases to expand the zone,” Dr. Meru said.

He said it was the aim of the government to ensure that the special zone attracts more investors.

Once completed, Bagamoyo will be an industrialized modern town, providing employment and business opportunities.

Dr. Meru said the land compensation process has already started.

“We assure all parties concerned that the process will go smoothly as planned. We have succeeded to compensate owners of 1,500 hectares, out of 9,000 hectares and we will continue to compensate others as the government’s budget allows,” he promised.

He said EPZA has identified special economic zone areas for investment in 20 other regions in Tanzania mainland.

These include Bunda in Mara region with 1,500 hectares and Kigoma region with 350 hectares.

Dr Meru advised people interested in investing in these regions to present

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The Chinese firm will put up a modern port

themselves before the relevant authorities in order to be considered.

To date foreign and local investors have spent about Tsh894 billion ($550 million) in the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone.

The EPZA Investment Facilitation Officer, Lameck Borega was quoted few months ago that immediately after the investments take off about 4,000 employments will be created.

“The coming of 17 investors will add to a total of 87 prosperous companies which have so far created 26,000 direct employments to Tanzanians,” Borega said.

Industries specializing in value-addition of agricultural products have been the main users of EPZAs in Tanzania.

On average, about 55% of industries established under the EPZA deal in agricultural value-addition and textile processing.

Others investments in the special zone will be in manufacturing of plastic packaging, construction of an industrial and commercial park under Public private partnership (PPP) with EPZA and construction of warehouse.

Accordingly four months ago, EPZ capital investment was about Tsh1.6 trillion ($1 billion) and in 2012, the capital investment was Tsh121.4 billion ($750 million).

EPZA was formed to attract investment in Tanzania’s Special Economic Zones by creating a suitable business environment through the development of world class industrial and commercial infrastructure as well as the provision of competitive investment incentives and efficient investor facilitation services.

The Authority is also mandated to promote investments in designated Special Economic Zones, attract and encourage transfer of new technologies, promote processing of local raw materials, create and increase employment opportunities and to increase foreign exchange earnings.

The trend towards EPZs dates back to the 1990s when a wave of EPZs legislation swept over African countries as they sought to replicate the East Asia model of export-led industrialization. The most recent survey lists 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with 1,043,186 employed persons in more than 91 zones (roughly 2.6% of the total in developing countries including China or 3.5% without China).

These zones offer a variety of incentives. The typical SEZ policy package includes import and export duty exemptions, streamlined customs and administrative controls and procedures, liberal foreign exchange policies, and income tax incentives—all meant to boost an economy’s competitiveness and reduce business overhead costs.

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LETTERS & PERSPECTIVE East African Business Week I OCTOBER 14- 20, 2013

No need to rush Union

PERSPECTIVE

Image of the week

Regulators sit on eggs

Editor, I am not surprised that it will be another 10 years before the East African Monetary Union translates into a common currency.

From my own research of the European Union, it took them about the same number of years, but we have the advantage of learning from their experience.

I only wonder whether we will.

It is very important that the tax rates in the EAC member countries are close to each other and non-tariff barriers are totally removed. Also a country’s debt should not be stoo much that sit weighs down the rest.

A single currency works on the premise that we technically become one country. No member should have an undue advantage on the rest.

Therefore these factors must be addressed forcifully and quickly. This will take time even more than 10 years.

PIOUS GATHERING: A Muslim pilgrims attend prayers at sunset at the Grand Mosque in Mecca last week. An estimated two million Muslims descended on the holy city for the Hajj.

Arthur Nkata Kampala, Uganda

Very excited for refinery!

Editor, I am very excited for the new refinery Uganda is building.

But my excitement is not on the basis of having the refinery, but on how we will manage it.

The crucial question is; will the government have a direct hand in the day-to-day running of the facility or will it contract out management

to the private sector?

Selling refined products sourced at home will be highly lucrative.

In light of the corruption found in the public service, it becomes an intriguing situation to ponder.

If management fails at the refinery then all Uganda’s hopes will be for nought.

Mzee Wamara Hoima, Uganda

Supermarkets big clout Editor, Supermarket names have now taken Kampala by storm with the opening of yet more outlets in Katwe and Bugolobi.

It is true supermarkets give value for money and usually sell good quality produce. But expired items can get through.

My question is, who is there to monitor them on behalf of the consumers?

Nelson Kazibwe Kampala, Uganda

Simcard registration

Why not build own houses?

Editor,

Editor, After reading about the shortage of housing in Kigali City, I thought why not encourage people to build and own their houses through a cooperatives structure.

First, the authorities must provide the land in perpetuity then help by giving subsidised equipment like block making machines.

I am sure there are people who are willing to form groups to contruct their homes.

Once they know that the land is theirs, there will be an incentive to develop it in conformity with any plan the city authorities may have drawn up.

High earners can get mortgages, but the disadvantaged can only offer their muscles once the materials are there.

I accept that telecom firms have a responsibility for subscribers on their networks.

These days of terrorism and the widespread use of mobiles, has meant simcard registration is very important.

But, I don’t think the telecoms firms can be blamed totally for the simcard registration issue. There are other considerations.

A terrorist may buy several lines and use the line just once before discarding it altogether. It would be difficult to trace the culprit under such circumstances or penalise the telecom network.

Laban Kipchir Nakuru, Kenya

Lillian Kagoro Kampala, Uganda

Environmentalists should not sabotage everything Editor, Like most people, I would like to live in a nice, clean environment.

But I also would not like to live in a country that has no roads, hospitals, schools and other things that reflect im-

proving standards of living.

This is my quarrel with environmentalists. We have to compromise sometimes for the sake of the greater good.

I am sure if there were enviromental activists during the formative years of the United States, much of what we see

The views expressed on this page are not the views held by the anagement of East African Business week

today, would not be there!

It is also quite obvious that China did not have much time for enviromentalists either.

Tanzania must commercially exploit its natural resources, including uranium, if the population is to enjoy higher incomes in future.

n Write your letters to The Editor East African Business Week, P.O.Box 71771 Kampala Uganda

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However, let us follow the middle ground where development does not mean mindless destruction and environmental protection does not always mean anti-development!

Ben Zaramo Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

nNAIROBI, Kenya-- Regulatory authorities work in an atmosphere similar to someone sitting on eggs. Their every move causes a stink.

They not only have to ensure a fair playing field, but also avoid being arm-twisted by the executive arm of government when it suits their purposes.

On top of that, regulators have to assure the general public that they have teeth that bite when it matters the most.

The question is however, can regulatory authorities really function effectively? According to William Sanjour, a former regulator in the United States federal government, the short answer is that regulators are pulled many different ways simultaneously.

‘When I was writing regulations, I was told on more than one occasion to make sure I put in enough loopholes. The purpose of the complexity is to hide the loopholes,’ he wrote recently.

Regulatory agencies are usually created by the legislature in order to control some powerful forces in society (usually business corporations), which benefit society, but which are also prone to abuse their power.

The purpose of a regulatory agency is to allow the flow of benefits while straining out the abuse. In order to do this, the legislature gives these administrators of regulatory agencies broad discretionary power to write rules for industries or public well-being for which they are responsible.

The flaw in the system is that the administrator is appointed by the president and, although confirmed by parliament, he or she nevertheless serves at the pleasure of the president.

Thus any discretionary authority given to a regulatory agency administrator is, in fact, given to the relevant president and the administrator is no more than another presidential staffer.

But regulatory agencies, by their very nature, can do little that doesn’t adversely affect business, especially big and influential companies.

Procurement and environmental regulatory authorities rank top as leading nuisances for big business interests and therefore liable to often collide with the executive depending on the circumstances.

Regulatory agency employees soon learn that drafting and implementing rules for big business means making enemies of powerful and influential people both in and outside the government.

Consequently, Sanjour says, committed people who like to get things done, who need to see concrete results for their efforts, don’t last long.

‘They don’t necessarily get fired, but they don’t advance either; their responsibilities are transferred to others, and they often leave the regulatory agency in disgust,’ he writes.

Sanjour says the people who get ahead are those clever ones with a talent for procrastination, obfuscation, and coming up with superficially plausible reasons for accomplishing nothing.

Across the region, there a many cases where the regulators have found themselves at odds with the powers-that-be, for doing the job delegated to them by the same powers-that-be. The paradox is: you can’t regulate if you fear displeasing people.

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He or she serves at the pleasure of the president

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BRIEFLY Tanzania ranks 5th for development aid nDAR ES SALAAM Tanzania has been listed as the fifth ranking world recipient country for Official Development Assistance (ODA) according to the iDevelopment Initiative Report, ‘Investment to End Poverty ‘published last month.

The September report which has been funded by grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that the health sector accounts for over a quarter of the aid to Tanzania. In 2011 Tanzania gross ODA stood at $2.5billion ranking the country at the 11th.

World Bank, IMF queried over fairness n WASHINGTON Once again the World Bank and IMF have been criticised for not representing the new economi order.

The emerging economies have complained for years that their relatively small voting rights in the institution insufficiently reflect their real power in the world economy.

China, the world’s second-largest economy, has only slightly more weight than Italy at the IMF, which has been headed by a European since its creation in 1944.

Capital Drilling wins Geita Gold contract nDAR ES SALAAM Capital Drilling - the emerging and developing markets drilling company - has announced new contract wins and expansions.

Capital Drilling Tanzania has been awarded a five-year drilling contract with AngloGold Ashanti in Tanzania.

The contract is to provide all drilling services to the Geita Gold mine which includes development, grade control and blast hole drilling.

Initial requirements in 2014 total nine rigs, but four will be sourced internally.

INDUSTRY

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Geita Gold records 113,000 ounce hike

BY LEONARD MAGOMBA nGEITA, Tanzania-- Geita Gold Mine (GGM), the largest gold mining operation in Tanzania, has recorded an increased output of totalling 113,000 ounces for the second quarter of 2013.

Geita is an open cast mine with three pits. Tanzania is the EAC’s top exporter of the precious metal.

GGM, which is wholly owned and managed AngloGold Ashanti in northwest Tanzania, said in its second quarter updates, this is an improvement over the previous quarter.

“This increase was a result of a 90% increase in tonnage throughput following the extended planned downtime in the previous quarter for the replacement of the Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) Mill,” the GGM’s General Manager, Michael Van Anen told East African Business Week.

Anen said direct cash operating costs were $514/oz. He said while the improvement in production is encouraging, the mine however has faced challenges in reaching desired tonnage throughputs.

This has resulted in costs trending higher and production slipping lower than would be considered optimal.

He said GGM has paid $683 million in direct contributions to the Tanzanian government through taxes and royalties since 2000.

“For last year alone, we paid over $213.8 million, a significant increase from $101.1 million paid in direct contributions in 2011,” Anen said at his office in Geita last week.

He said, “The increase was a result of improved gold grades, a higher gold price and a business improvement programme which improved productivity.”

AngloGold Ashanti has invested $600 million in GGM since 2000.

It currently employs 3 541 people,

OPEN PIT: Gold processing is monitored more closely. FILE PHOTO.

$600 million

Total investment since 2000

$213 million

Contributions to State

3541

Number of employees

including contractors, with a further 155 apprentices and part-time employees. Approximately 95% of these employees are Tanzanian.

GGM’s Environment and Sustainability chief, Rebecca Stephen said as part of their environmental management system requirement, the ISO 14001 re-certification audit took place in April 2013. “The audit was successfully completed and the certificate of conformity was approved, effective July 2013,” she said.

Stephen said GGM is proud to have maintained its ISO 14001 certification which will remain valid until June, 2016.

ISO 14001 is a set of standards

used by organizations for designing and implementing an effective environmental management system.

The Mine’s Chief of Security, Colin Steyn, said 11 environmental incidents were reported during the quarter, nine in the minor category; one moderate, and one in the high category.

Steyn said the latter was reported to the government, as is standard operating procedure.

“It involved the death of 11 birds (four Marabou storks and seven ducks) as a result of accidentally consuming high weak acid dissociable cyanide (WAD),” he said He said measures have been put in place to monitor processing activities and prevent any recurrence.

GGM has also invested in community development to its surrounding villages. The current projects include, Geita Town Water project being done in partnership with the government.

Burundi passes new bill on mines

n BUJUMBURA, BurundiThe lower house of the Burundian Parliament unanimously passed a new bill on the mining code recently, Observers say this now opens doors to the private sector to inject cash and assets into the mining.

Burundi boasts of rich nickel resources in its eastern region and gold in the eastern and western parts.

The new bill replaces the one existing since 1976.

Before parliamentary approval, the Burundian energy and mines minister, Come Manirakiza was thoroughly quized by legislators.

“The mining code that was into force in Burundi since 1976 didn’t separate the mining sector and the oil sector. This new code deals only with the mining sector,” Manirakiza told the National Assembly during a 10-hour debate.

The new bill “opens doors” to the private sector that will need to inject assets into the mining sector in Burundi, the minister said, adding: “Burundi is a poor country and therefore needs private investments in the mining sector,” he said.

According to latest figures Burundi’s GDP per capita is among the lowest in the world at $150.

Four-fifths of the population live on less than a $1.

It was estimated that annual GDP growth of 8% would be required until 2015 for Burundi to regain its limited pre-war level of national income per capita. Yet average GDP growth during the 2000s had been a mere 3%.

However in recent years backed by several development partners, Burundi’s economy has been making some gains, underscored by a friendly investment regime.

Hima reduces dirty air emissions

BY PAUL TENTENA

SUCCESS. Pattersson makes the point. PHOTO BY PAUL TENTENA

nKAMPALA, Uganda--Hima Cement has cut the use of fossil fuel by 70% at its production facilities in Kasese western Uganda, by using cheaper and clean alternative fuels.

The alternatives including, rice, ground nut husks, baggase and palm kernels have replaced heavy fuel oil.

Daniel Pettersson, the Hima Cement General Manager said recently this involves 70% substitution.

Before this energy substitution, Hima was using furnace oil to burn raw materials to form the clinker.

He said this development is not

only saving operational costs but also supporting local farmers.

“Cement production is a very energy consuming process. Buying the fuel, shipping it in then transporting it all the way from Mombasa to our plant is expensive,” Pettersson said.

The Lafarge subsidiary is presently sourcing up to 70 000 tonnes of biomass annually from Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lafarge has a global target to use 50% of non-fossil fuels in its cement plants by 2020, including 30% biomass. Having met and surpassed the group target, Hima Cement is

the leader within the Lafarge Group worldwide on the use of biomass.

“All Lafarge sites are aiming towards use of biomass which can be locally sourced and so far Hima Cement is the leader as we have already surpassed the 50% target,” Pettersson said.

Pettersson said they are set to source more biomass from Uganda in line with the company’s target to benefit the communities where it operates. He said, “We will help develop the communities in which we operate through local economic development and job creation and respond to community social needs.”

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TENDERS

East African Business Week I OCTOBER 21 - 27, 2013

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZ ANIA MINISTRY OF W ORK S TANZ ANIA BUILDINGS AGENCY

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN) 2013/2014 1. Tanzania Buildings Agency (A Government Agency under the Ministry of Works) has set aside fund for the Procurement of various goods, Works and Services for the operations of the Tanzania Buildings Agency during the financial year 2013/2014.

2. Tanzania Buildings Agency is now issuing General Procurement Notice in accordance with requirement of the Public Procurement Act No.21 of 2004 and it’s Regulation, 2005 for the purpose of informing the reputable Suppliers, Contractors, Service Providers, Consultants and General public tender opportunities during the financial year 2013/2014.

3. The interested Suppliers, Contractors, Service Providers and Consultants requiring additional information should contact the Procurement Management Unit (PMU) at Tanzania Buildings Agency Headquarters, Sokoine Drive No.2 opposite Karimjee Hall from 7.30 a.m – 3.30 p.m Monday to Friday inclusive except Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

4. Further to this notice subsequent announcement of specific Tender Notice will be advertised in various newspapers.

PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR GOODS, W ORK S, CONSULTANCY AND NON-CONSULTANCY SERVISES PROCURING ENTITY: TANZ ANIA BUILDINGS AGENCY FINANCIAL YEAR: 2013-2014 PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR W ORK S – FOR EX TERNAL USE S/N

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SUBMISSION of BID EVALUATION REPORT TO PMU

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Proposed Completion of block of 16 Flats on plot No. 93/1 Ada Estate

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/01

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30/10/2013

13/11/2013

27/11/2013

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Proposed Completion of TBA Head Office

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30/10/2013

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Proposed Completion of 1 Block of 20 Flats at Wachagga/Wasukuma in Arusha Phase IV

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Proposed Completion of Construction Works for EX-NMC Block of Flats No.1 at Mbezi Beach, Dar es salaam

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27/11/2013

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Proposed Completion of 1 Block of six Floors Commercial Offices at Moshi Street Plot No. 5 in Dodoma

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Proposed Construction of 130 houses at Bunju phase II

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Proposed Construction of 25 Grade B’ Houses at Bunju Phase II

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Proposed Rehabilitation of Various Buildings in Dar es Salaam and Regions

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Proposed Completion of Construction of TBA Regional Office in Manyara

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Proposed Construction of Bariadi DC Office Block Phase III

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Proposed Maintenance of 84 Government Leader’s Houses at Mikocheni Kijitonyama and Msasani Peninsular (Construction of fence and I nstallation of Security System)

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Various

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Proposed Construction of Judge’s House at Shinyanga

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Proposed Construction of Judge’s House at Kagera

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Proposed Construction of Judge’s House at Kilimanjaro

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/14

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Proposed Construction of Judge’s House at Mtwara

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Proposed Construction of Judge’s House at Dar es salaam

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Proposed Completion of Block of Flats at Goliondoi Arusha Region Phase III.

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Proposed Construction of Block of Flats at EX-NEDCO Masaki

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19.

Proposed Construction of Block of Flats for 16 Apartment on EX-NMC Plots at Mbezi Beach Dar es salaam

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/19

ICB

N/A

N/A

N/A

18/03//2014

02/05/2014

16/5/2014

30/5/2014

20.

Proposed Completion and Rehabilitation of Office Block at Plot No. 487 Kilimani Area Dodoma

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/20

NCB

N/A

N/A

N/A

18/02/2014

20/03/2014

03/04/2014

17/04/2014

21.

Proposed Construction of Boarder Posts Projects

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/21

ICB

N/A

N/A

N/A

18/03//2014

02/05/2014

16/5/2014

30/5/2014

22.

Proposed Construction of 2,500 Houses in twelve Regions

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Various

NCB

N/A

N/A

18/03/2014

20/04/2014

03/05/2014

17/05/2014

23.

Procurement of Civil minor works

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/23

F/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

24.

Proposed Upgrading of Network and Establishment of Mgt Information System

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/24

NCB

N/A

N/A

N/A

1/10/2013

30/10/2013

13/11/2013

27/11/2013

25.

Proposed Construction of TBA Towers in seven Regions: Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Lindi, Mbeya and Mtwara.

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/W/25

ICB

N/A

N/A

N/A

18/03//2014

02/05/2014

16/5/2014

30/5/2014

PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR GOODS FOR EX TERNAL USE S/N

DESCRIPTION

TENDER No. Qu otation no

LOT No.

PRE-QUALIFICATION

Inv itation f or Bid d ing

BID EVALUATION, APPROVAL

BY TENDER BOARD AND AW ARD OF CONTRACT

PROCUREMENT METHOD

Invitation Date

Closing-Opening

Notification of Applicants

Bid Invitation Date

Bid Closing – opening date

SUBMISSION of BID EVALUATION REPORT

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Procurement of Plot adjacent to plot no. 1906 Ally Hassan Mwinyi Road Dar es Salaam

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G/26

SS

N/A

N/A

N/A

9/10/2013

30/10/2013

13/11/2013

27/11/2013

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Procurement of Plots in Regions

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G//27

SS

N/A

N/A

N/A

09/10/2013

N/A

N/A

N/A

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Procurement of Tunnel Formwork System,

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G//28

SS

N/A

N/A

N/A

17/02/2014

16/03/2014

30/03/2014

13/04/2014

29

P rocurement of, Scaffold and Accessories

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G//29

ICB

N/A

N/A

N/A

01/10//2013

15/11/2013

29/11/2013

13/12/2013

30

Procurement of Elevated /Tower crane and Accessories

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G//30

ICB

N/A

N/A

N/A

01/10//2013

15/11/2013

29/11/2013

13/12/2013

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Procurement of Professional application Software

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G//32

NCB

N/A

N/A

N/A

01/11/2013

02/12/2013

16/12/2013

30/12/2013

33

Purchase of Computer accessories and Supplies

AE/012/2013-14/HQ/G//33

FW/GPSA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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TENDERS

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FROM PAGE 9 34

P rocurement of Computers.

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P rocurement of N on Destructive Test E quipment

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N CB

N /A

N /A

N /A

18/02/2014

20/03/2014

03/04 /2014

17 /04 /2014

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P rocurement of F urniture, Curtains & F loor for TB A H Q and in regions.

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /36

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

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Procurement of five Motor Vehicle

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /37

N CB

N /A

N /A

N /A

30/12/2013

31/01/2014

14 /02/2014

28/2/2014

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P rocurement of fuel

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /38

SS

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

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Procurement of vehicle Tyres.

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /39

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 0

Procurement of spare parts for vehicle

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 0

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 1

P rocurement of Lubricants

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 1

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 2

P rocurement of sports gears

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 2

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 3

Procurement of uniform Identity Card

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 3

CQ

N /A

N /A

N /A

01/10/2013

8/10/2013

22/10/2013

05 /11/2013

4 4

P rocurement of Uniform and Ceremonial Dresses

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 4

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 5

P rocurement of periodical and N ewspaper

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 5

SS

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 6

Procurement of Food and Refreshments

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 6

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

4 7

P rocurement of F urniture for 84 G overnment Leader’ s H ouses at Mikocheni Kijitonyama and Msasani Peninsular

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 7

CQ

N /A

N /A

N /A

01/10/2013

08/10/2013

22/10/2013

05 /11/2013

4 8

Procurement of shares at Chimara Apartments

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 8

SS

N /A

N /A

N /A

28/02/2014

31/03/2014

14 /04 /2014

28/04 /2014

4 9

P rocurement of E quipments for Construction, Design and Supervision of Projects such as Mobile Concrete Mixer, Batching Plants, Concrete pump, Tipper trucks and Supervision Vehicles

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /4 9

I CB

N /A

N /A

N /A

18/03//2014

02/05 /2014

16 /5 /2014

30/5 /2014

5 0

Procurement of Construction Materials for TBA Building Brigade

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /G /5 0

F W A

N /A

N /A

N /A

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31/10/2013

14 /11/2013

28/11/2013

PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR NON – CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR EX TERNAL USE S/N

DESCRIPTION

TENDER No. QUOTATION No.

LOT No.

PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCUREMENT METHOD

I nvitation Date

ClosingO pening

Notification of Applicants

INVITATION FOR BIDDING

BID EVALUATION, APPROVAL BY TENDER BOARD AND AW ARD OF CONTRACT

B id I nvitation Date

SUBMISSION OF BID EVALUATION REPORT

B id Closing – opening date

APPROVAL BY TENDER BOARD AN D AW ARD O F CO N TRACT

5 1

P rocurement of P rinting services

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 1

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 2

P rocurement of Advertisements/P romotion service

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 2

SS

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 3

Procurement of Service and maintenance of office equipments.

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 3

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 4

Procurement of Vehicles service and Repair.

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 4

SS

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 5

Procurement of security service

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 5

CQ

N /A

N /A

N /A

2/12/2013

10/12/2013

23/12/2013

6 /1/2014

5 6

Procurement of Cleaning compound Maintenance service

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 6

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 7

P rocurement of Conference F acilities and Services

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 7

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 8

P rocurement of Transport services

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 8

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

5 9

P rocurement of I nternet connection and Service

AE /012/2013- 14 /H Q /N /5 9

F W /G P SA

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

N /A

PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR EX TERNAL USE S/N

DESCRIPTION

TENDER No.

LOT No.

EX PRESSION OF INTEREST

Inv itation f or Bid d ing

BID EVALUATION, APPROVAL BY TENDER BOARD AND AW ARD OF CONTRACT

PROCUREMENT METHOD OF METHOD SE LE CTI O N

INVITATION DATE

CLO SI N G O P E N IN G

SUBMISSION OF EVALUATION RE P O RT F O R E X P RE SSI O N O F I N TE RE ST

APPROVAL

BY TENDER B O ARD AN D N O TI F I CATI O N O F SUCCE SSF UL AP P LI CAN TS

BID INVITATION DATE

B I D CLO SI N G – O P E N I N G DATE

SUBMISSION of B I D EVALUATION RE P O RT

APPROVAL BY TE N DE R B O ARD AN D AW ARD O F CO N TRACT

6 0

Procurement of Consultancy Services for Carrying out Feasibility Study for 2,500 Special Housing Project

AE /012/2013- 14 / H Q /C/6 0

N CB

Q CS

14 /1/2014

04 /02/2014

18/02/2014

25 /02/2014

09 /10/2013

08/11/2013

22/11/2013

06 /12/2013

6 1

Procurement of Consultancy Services for Carrying out Feasibility Study for TBA I nvestments and Development on E X – KAMATA plot in Dar es salaam

AE /012/2013- 14 / H Q /C/6 1

N CB

Q CS

14 /1/2014

04 /02/2014

18/02/2014

25 /02/2014

09 /10/2013

08/11/2013

22/11/2013

06 /12/2013

6 2

Procurement of Consultancy Services for Carrying out Feasibility Study for TBA I nvestments and Development on E X CANADIAN Village plot in Dar es salaam

AE /012/2013- 14 / H Q /C/6 2

N CB

Q CS

14 /1/2014

04 /02/2014

18/02/2014

25 /02/2014

09 /10/2013

08/11/2013

22/11/2013

06 /12/2013

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Procurement of various Consultancy services AE /012/2013- 14 / H Q /C/6 3

N CB

Q CS

14 /1/2014

04 /02/2014

18/02/2014

25 /02/2014

11/03/2014

10/04 /2014

25 /04 /2014

13/05 /2014

6 4

Procurement of Consultancy service for Feasibility Study, Designs and marketing of TB A Towers in Seven Regions.

N CB

Q CS

14 /1/2014

04 /02/2014

18/02/2014

25 /02/2014

01/10/2013

31/10/2013

14 /11/2013

28/11/2013

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K EY: FW -GPSA – GPSA – NS – N/A – NCB – CQ – ICB – RCB – SS – TBA –

Framework Contract under GPSA Government Procurement Service Agency National Shopping N ot Applicable N ational Competitive B idding.

Competitive Q uotation I nternational Competitive B idding Restricted Competitive B idding.

Single Source Tanzania Buildings Agency

TENDERS

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TANZ ANIA PORTS AUTHORITY

TANZ ANIA PORTS AUTHORITY

TENDER INVITATION

INVITATION FOR BIDS

1. This invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for the year 2013/14 which appeared in the Daily N ewspaper of 16 th August 2013.

2. Taanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has set aside funds in its 2013/2014 budget to cover for Su p p ly , Installation and Com m issioning of Electronic Single W ind ow Sy stem .

3. TP A now invites sealed tenders under I nternational Competitive B idding procedures specified in the Public Procurement (Goods, Works, Non Consultant Service and Disposal of Public Assets by Tender) Regulations, 2005 – Government Notice No. 97.

4. A complete set of the tendering document may be obtained by interested tenderer’s from the Office of DPS Room No 48 on the 2nd oor of TPA HQ Building from 09.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m. local time from Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays. AND: Upon payment of a non- refundable fee of TZ S 100, 000.00. Payment should be either by certified cheque, banker’s draft, banker’s cheque or cash.

5 . Tanz ania P orts Authority will evaluate the tenders and award the contract to the most competitive Tenderer.

6 . Tenders dully completed in one original plus two copies should be submitted in plain sealed envelopes clearly mark ed “ TENDER FOR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF ELECTRONIC SINGLE W INDOW SYSTEM. and addressed to: The Secretary, Central tender B oard, Tanz ania P orts Authority, P.O. Box 9184, DAR ES SALAAM, TAN ANIA Or deposited in the Tender Box which is in Room No. 48 on the 2nd Floor of TPA Headquarters building, One Bandari Road, before the deadline for submission of bids.

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1. This I nvitation for B ids follows the G eneral P rocurement N otice (G P N ) which appeared in Daily N ews dated 16 th August, 2013.

2. Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has set aside funds in financial year 2013/2014 to cover procurement of various equipment and services for port operations including control and monitoring systems.

3. TP A now invites sealed bids from eligible, reputable and competent bidders under I nternational Competitive B idding ( ICB) for the Supply, installation and commissioning of computerized fuel monitoring system for port equipment, motor vehicles and fuel filling stations at Dar es Salaam Port.

4. Tenderers may inspect the equipment/Marine Craft Vehicles and the fuel filling stations and obtain further information from the office of the Engineering Manager, Port Manager’s office building from 09.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m. local time, from Monday to Friday excluding public holidays.

5 . A complete set of tendering documents may be obtained by interested tenderers from the office of Th e Director of Procu rem ent & Su p p ly room no. 48, on the 2nd oor of the TPA Headquarters building from 09.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Local time from Monday to Friday excluding public holidays AN D upon payment of a non- refundable fee of Tshs. 100,000 or its equivalent in freely convertible currency. Payment may be in cash, banker’s cheque or bank draft.

6 . B ids dully completed in one original plus one copy should be submitted in plain sealed envelopes clearly mark ed “Supply, installation and commissioning of computerized fuel monitoring system for port equipment, motor vehicles and fuel filling stations at Dar es salaam Port .and addressed to: The Secretary, Central Tender B oard, Tanz ania P orts Authority, P.O. Box 9184, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZ ANIA

7 . Tenders will close on 05 th Decem b er 2013 at 10.00 a.m. local time and will be opened publicly soon thereafter in TPA conference Room 39 on the 2nd oor. Bidders and/or their Representatives who wish to witness the opening are welcome to attend.

Or deposited in the Tender Box which is in Room No. 48 on the 2nd Floor of TPA Headquarters building, B andari road before the deadline for submission of bids.

8. The tender must be accompanied by a tender security of 3 of the bid price in the form of an unconditional B ank G uarantee. B id Securing Declaration and I nsurance B onds will not be acceptable. Tenders not accompanied by a tender security will be rejected.

7 . B ids will close on 05 th Decem b er 2013 at 10.00 a.m . local time and will be opened in public soon thereafter in the TPA Headquarters Conference Room on the 2nd oor. Bidders or their Representatives who wish to witness the opening are welcome to attend.

9. Telephone, Telefax and late bids will not be accepted. Bids not received and opened during the public opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.

10.N ote that Tanz ania P orts Authority is not obliged to accept the lowest or any B id.

Office of the Director General, Tanz ania P orts Authority, P.O Box 1130, DAR ES SALAAM. Tel. N o. + 25 5 022 211 1315 Fax No. 255 022 211 2678 E-mail: dps tanzaniaports.com

8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of 3 of bid value. Bids not accompanied by a bid security will be rejected.

9. Telephone, Telefax and late bids will not be accepted. Bids not received and opened during the public opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.

10.N ote that Tanz ania P orts Authority is not obliged to accept the lowest or any bid.

Office of the Director General, Tanz ania P orts Authority, P.O Box 1130, DAR ES SALAAM. Tel N o. + 25 5 022 211 1315 Fax No. 255 022 211 2678 E-mail: dps tanzaniaports.com

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NEWS

East African Business Week I October 21 - 27, 2013

$10m for Tz banks mortgage

BRIEFLY Viet Nam choses Kenya for trade hub nHANOI In 2011, Viet Nam earned $1 million from shipping goods to Kenya, according to Nguyen Ba Hai, an senior officer in the trade promotion agency. However in 2012, Viet Nam’s exports to Kenya jumped to $80 million.

Kenya mostly bought rice, computers, electronic parts and plastic products.

Hai said in the first half of this year, the exports reached $24.9 million.

Rice accounted for 60% of the total.

Viet Nam is now looking at using Kenya to get access to Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

Big firms jockey to build Inga 3 in DRC nJO’BURG Three consortiums are lining up to develop the Inga 3 hydro-electric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One is made up of China’s Sinohydro and the China Three Gorges Corporation, another includes South Korea’s Posco and Daewoo along with Canada’s SNC-Lavalin and the final one is composed of Spain’s Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, Eurofinsa and AEE Power.

According to AfricaReport, construction of the first phase of Inga 3 could begin in October 2015.

Diageo eyes next drinking generation nLONDON Diageo, the owners of East African Breweries Limited, believe Africa is key to their future buiness growth.

“The last two decades were about the Brics (Brazil, Russia, Ireland, China and South Africa) — now it’s about Africa,” Andy Fennell, Diageo’s chief operating officer said last week. Diageo is the global drinks leader.

He cited the 65-million extra drinking-age consumers expected over the next decade.

Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest spirits group, has also increased investment in Africa over the past two years.

BY LEO MAGOMBA

CASHING IN: The Kenyan-based mass retailer is taking advantage of a growing regional middle class..

Uchumi given nod to cross-list in Kigali

BY DIAS NYESIGA

nKIGALI, Rwanda-Approval has been given for Kenyan supermarket chain, Uchumi, to cross-list on Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE). Sources say this is likely to boost the country’s budding growing stock market.

The Board of the Capital Markets Authority approved the cross-listing of 265,426,614 ordinary Uchumi shares of par value Ksh5.00 each on the RSE. “I believe Uchumi’s listing will boost the bourse, and also give investors options which is also going to revitalise the stock market given its vast stock,” Celestin Rwabukumba, the RSE co-coordinator said last week.

Uchumi, which is the oldest mass retail brand in the region, becomes fifth company on the trading board.

Othersk include Kenya Commercial Bank, Nation Media Group, Bank of Kigali and Bralirwa, Rwanda’s main brewer.

265,426,614 shares

Approved for sale

Ksh 5.00

Price per share equivalent

4

Listed firms on the KSE

Rwandans now have chance to further diversify their investment portfolios. “Uchumi shares on the Rwanda Stock Exchange would pave the way for similar Rwanda companies to participate in the security market as well as enhance public awareness about financial products,” said the Capital Market’s Executive Director Robert C. Mathu.

Mathu is optimistic that the regulating body has put in place sufficient infrastructure and the requisite listing and trading rules to facilitate the process. “Listing Uchumi shares in Rwanda will help in the development of the capital

markets,” he said.

Uchumi Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jonathan Ciano said through cross- listing, Uchumi will be a business that is owned, managed and supported by East Africans and also increase its visibility.

“Cross-listing provides an investment opportunity to thousands of Rwandese willing to invest in the stock market since it now makes it convenient for them to invest in the company without coming to Kenya,” he said.

He said, “Uchumi will be among the few listed securities in the Rwanda capital market which is great for us.”

Meanwhile, Uchumi is also seeking approvals to cross-list in Dar es Salaam and Kampala ahead of the planned right issue expected to be completed before close of the year.

“We have also made submissions to these securities exchanges and the country capital markets regulators and we are upbeat we’ll obtain approvals to cross list in these markets soon,” Dr. Ciano said.

n DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania- Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company Limited (TMRC) has disbursed Tsh16.45 billion ( about $10.22 million) to its members banks for mortgage lending.

The TMRC Chief Executive Officer, Oscar Mgaya, told East African Business Week in Dar es Salaam last week to-date only four commercial banks will benefit.

These are Azania Bank, Bank of Africa, Exim Bank and DCB Commercial Bank.

He said the banks which are also shareholders for the TMRC want to make mortgaging easy. This helps people build and own affordable and decent housing.

Mgaya said there is room for other shareholders to own a stake in the company. So far 11 commercial banks in the country are members and shareholders of TMRC. “There are no restrictions on other banks or other eligible institutions participating in the equity of TMRC. The company is an ‘open club’ with no restrictions on entry for eligible investors,” he said.

The TMRC was formed as part of a government and the World Bank initiative to streamline access to mortgages in the country.

TMRC was set up to do three main things. The Tanzania Housing Finance Project (HFP) manages the development of the mortgage market in Tanzania.

The other two components of HFP are development of housing microfinance and expansion of affordable housing supply.

The World Bank is providing a line credit through the Bank of Tanzania. TMRC also plans to issue corporate bonds to raise funds to lend to its member banks.

New Ugandan reinsurer targets $12m in premiums

BY BAZ WAISWA nKAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda Reinsurance Company Limited (Uganda Re), which fully started their operations in June this year, want to tap into the local and international market in a drive to raise some $12 million worth of premiums.

Haroon Motara, the principal officer at UgandaRe in an interview last week, said in recent months they have reaped a significant amount from facultative reinsurance premiums.

During the last four months the new national reinsurer also received support from the government, insurance companies and the industry regulator, Insurance Regulatory Authority Uganda.

“The biggest business will start in January when we start writing Treaty reinsurance business alongside facultative reinsurance which we are only offering at the moment,” Motara said.

Also known as ‘insurance for insurers’, reinsurance is the practice of insurers transferring portions of risk portfolios to other parties by some form of agreement in order to reduce the likelihood of having to pay a large obligation resulting from an insurance claim.

The intent of reinsurance is for an insurance company to reduce the risks associated with underwritten policies by spreading risks across alternative institutions.

Under the law, as a national reinsurer, UgandaRe is entitled to getting 15% of the locally available business from their clients who are mainly the local insurance and brokerage firms.

Treaty reinsurance is an annual transaction which, after missing out on this year’s business, UgandaRe is now eying the start of the calendar year, 2014 to tap into the recreative business.

In some of the dealings scored, Motara said some business has come from outside Uganda, like Tanzania, Zambia and as

far as Seychelles.

“We are not restricting ourselves to Ugandan market. We are using our contacts to source for business outside Uganda.

Re-insurance business is by nature an international business.

You cannot restrict yourself to your own borders,” Motora said.

Despite the promising developments, Motara said the numbers are still very low, but he remains optimistic that the situation will improve.

“It will take some time. Anyway if it reaches four percent to five percent in the short term we shall be very happy. It will happen with time,” Motara said.

He said they hope to get all categories of insurance business.

Now housed at the Uganda Insurance Association head office on the outskirts of the city centre, UgandaRe is set to move into their own premises before the end of the year.

UgandaRe is expected to reduce dependence on reinsurance services abroad henceforth reducing premium flight.

BUSINESS

INTERVIEW

Burundi tourism minister Hon. Victorie Ndikumana talks to Denis Gathanju

DIGEST

TO PAGE 17

BUSINESS WEEK, October 21-27, 2013

Mixed bag for Uganda MDGs

BY EMMA ONYANGO nKAMPALA, UGANDA - With less than 1,000 days to the 2015 target date for meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Uganda finds itself with a mixed bag of results. It also risks failing on some key indicators.

Of the 19 indicators that Uganda is following, only two have been achieved since 2000.

Eight indicators are said to be on track, six have stagnated, and two of them have no target set while one has instead experienced a reversal in the previous gains.

The Millennium Development Goals Report for Uganda released last week shows that the country has managed to reduce income poverty (extreme poverty) by half and also successfully dealt with the debt problem before the 2015 deadline.

According to the report, this has been driven by an increase in more secure and productive forms of employment that has resulted in a steady reduction in hunger and under-nutrition.

“The national poverty head count declined from 56.4% in 1992/93 to 24.5% in 2009/10. Due to this progress, the general perception of who is poor has also changed to

reflect a demand for opportunities rather than absolute deprivation. For example, lack of an ox plough today is perceived to indicate poverty while the same communities in 1990 considered those lacking a hand hoe to be poor,” reads the report.

However, Dr. Sarah Ssewanyana, the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Centre said household expenditure has gone up since 1990 as has the cost of living and therefore using one dollar a day as a measurement of progress doesn’t reflect the actual situation on the ground.

Wshe said.

Dr. Ssewanyana also added that the poverty analysis of 2009/10 shows that poverty actually increased at household level. This however does not reflect at national level since a lot of that information gets concealed in the national aggregates.

However, Dr. Albert Musisi, the Commissioner for Economic Development Policy and Research at Uganda’s Ministry of Finance said the national figures only represent averages, conceding that there were disparities in some areas of the country.

The national figures he said had actually shown a reduction despite areas like northern Uganda having poverty levels of about 57%.

He said the reason the one dollar a day was used as the measurement of income poverty was

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Uganda’s 2013 MDG scorecard FROM PAGE 13 “If you for instance doubled it to say $2 a day because of the change in the cost of living, you will find that there is a reduction to show that poverty has actually halved. The numbers will only be the ones to change; the baseline in 1990 would be about 75% below the poverty line and now it would be 38%. But we may have to look into that (measurements of poverty) and change it because the World Bank is already using $1.25.”

The statistics also show slow progress in the MDGs key indicators related to child, maternal and reproductive health, the fight against malaria

Dr. Sarah Ssewanyana and other major diseases, and the loss of environmental resources and biodiversity as well as universal primary education.

Despite an increase in enrollment since the inception of Universal Primary Education

(UPE) in Uganda in 1997, dropout rates and grade repetition remain high.

While releasing the report, Dr. Musisi said that it is highly unlikely that all Ugandan children will be able to complete the full course of primary schooling by 2015.

Released under a special theme; ‘Drivers of MDG progress in Uganda and the implications for the Post-2015 Development Agenda’, the report also showed that Uganda had failed to consolidate its gains in the fight against HIV/ AIDS and had instead experienced reversals.

Once considered a model in the fight against the disease, Uganda has failed to curb its

spread with the prevalence rate among the 15-24 age group increasing.

The prevalence rate in this age group has jumped from 2.9% in 2004/2005, to 3.7% in 2011.

Condom use among the youth in the 15 to 24 age bracket has however, increased from 46.5% to 56.1%.

It is estimated that 353 new infections occur daily and that while improved access to ARV treatment has reduced, 60,000 Ugandans die from HIV/ Aids annually. It is also said Uganda’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest in the world estimated at 438 per 100,000 live births while the rate of primary school drop-out is also on an increase.

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n KAMPALA, UGANDADuring the last few weeks, some of you have asked questions about developing good customer service, expanding your professional networks, connecting with clients online, and achieving a good company reputation. All of these topics lead to one central theme: building good relationships.

Creating long-term business success is about cultivating honest, fair, and friendly relationships with the stakeholders in our business such as our clients, investors, employees, and competitors. To put it simply, we do business with the people we know, like and trust. For this reason, we marketers work to “humanize the brand,” which means we want our companies to interact with clients on a personal basis.

It takes a lot of time and effort to build relationships, and it takes additional time and effort to maintain them. Your competitors will be working to expand their market share; you must work hard to keep your clients’ loyalty. Remember, it costs less money to maintain an existing client than it does to obtain a new one.

But what do you do when you build 100 good client relationships? 1,000? 10,000?

How can you possibly maintain personal relationships with them all?

Social media is a great tool for helping us to build and maintain relationships; I discussed some aspects of this in a recent article. Technology can also help us to track information about our clients and provide more efficient and personal delivery of our products and services; client relationship management (CRM) systems are excellent tools to accomplish this.

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terms and payment arrangements) Notes about interactions between your employees, the client, and any of the client’s representatives (such as meetings, phone calls, letters or email correspondence) Follow-up tasks and reminders pertaining to each client’s account Who Should Have Access to Your CRM System?

Employees should have access to the information that is related to their positions in the company. For example, the marketing department will want to know how the client heard about the company, the client’s demographics, and other information that will help them to evaluate the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and to adjust their efforts in the future.

By contrast, employees in the shipping and accounting departments probably don’t need this information.

What are the Benefits of CRM Systems?

There can be many benefits to using CRM systems. A few of the major advantages

include: Improved customer service Every time your employees interact with a client, they record it in the system. This allows other employees to be aware of the client’s needs and concerns, so that they are more prepared for their next interaction with the client. This means that your company can respond more quickly and efficiently to clients’ needs, resulting in greater client satisfaction.

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If you can’t afford a CRM system now, consider using Excel spreadsheets and basic accounting software to track client data

develop new products and services to help your clients.

This can result in greater client loyalty and more revenue for your company.

Greater efficiency Often, CRM systems can be customized to create greater efficiency within the company through tools like scheduled reports and system notifications. For example, if a client places an order, the system can notify the billing department to process the payment, while also notifying the shipping department to prepare and mail the product.

This results in more timely delivery of products.

Business analysis Because CRM systems can track many aspects of your client’s experience with your company, it is also easier to generate reports that can help you find ways to reduce costs and increase profits. For example, some CRM systems make it easy for marketers to see the return on investment—how many sales we get as the result of our marketing campaigns. This makes it easier to identify campaigns that aren’t working and replace them with ones that are more beneficial.

What are the Disadvantages of CRM Systems?

In my opinion, the greatest disadvantage of CRM systems is cost. Many of these systems are too expensive for small or medium-sized firms to purchase and implement. However, I’ve been approached recently with several new systems that are targeted for small business owners.

If you can’t afford a CRM system now, consider using Excel spreadsheets and basic accounting software to track client data. Many CRM systems will easily import information from Excel (using CSV files) and accounting programmes. (If you do shop for a CRM system, make sure that it will be able to import your existing data.)

How it Works Now, let’s use a scenario of how a CRM system might help you to build and maintain relationships: One day, your marketing director decides to attend a business conference. At the conference, she meets Mrs. Smith, who is interested in your company’s products and services. Mrs. Smith gives your marketing director her business card; the director enters this information in the CRM system, along with

notes about the products and services that interest Mrs. Smith.

At your office, other members of your marketing team see the marketing director’s notes. Quickly, they send product samples to Mrs. Smith, along with a product catalog and information about your services. When Mrs. Smith arrives home, the package is already there.

Pleased with your company’s efficiency, Mrs. Smith calls your sales department and places a large order, which is entered in the system. This notifies The marketing team, which can see the return on investment, The accounting team, which processes the payment, The shipping team, which sends the product, and The customer service team, which calls Mrs. Smith in a couple of days to make sure that the product arrived on time and without damage.

During the call, the customer service team learns about Mrs. Smith is looking for a product that would help her to solve another need; they note this in the system.

Because this is a large order, the system alerts the president, who writes a personal note to Mrs. Smith to thank her for her business. The marketing team sees the system notes about Mrs. Smith’s other problem, and they begin to explore products that would help Mrs. Smith. They find a solution that helps Mrs. Smith and their other clients; they use the CRM system to send an e-newsletter that notifies Mrs. Smith and the others about their new product. Mrs. Smith and the other clients buy this new product, and the cycle continues.

Of course, this is a very simplistic example. Still, it should give you an idea as to how CRM systems can support your efforts to establish and maintain good relationships with your clients.

Hope Wilson, CPSM, is President of Wilson Business Growth Consultants, a firm that provides business strategy and communications consulting services.

Specializing in infrastructure development. Hope has received eight international awards for her work. She joins East African Business Week as our new marketing columnist.

Have a question about marketing?

Email: hope@wilsonbgc.com

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GREAT SKILLS: KCB made in Uganda trainees make baskets during a handcraft training workshop in Jinja.

KCB Uganda in partnership with Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) is offering cottage industry training to disadvantaged small scale entrepreneurs across the country.

The week in pictures

ABOVE: Yiga Adel Muhammad (L) a Director at Huawei Uganda, Vincent Waiswa (M), Vice Chairperson of ICT Committee and Damien Sean Lacey (R) of Orange Uganda display the new Huawei Ascend G526.

LEFT: A delegation from three countries of Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi with those of the World Bank following discussions after the signing of the Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project agreement in Washington DC, U.S.A.

NO ADULTERATION: Ivan Kyayonka Vivo Energy MD shows their readiness to provide quality fuel to Ugandans.

WISH YOU WELL: Uganda Export Promotions Board Executive Director Florence Kata (R) hands over a travel guide to a KCB Uganda Developers’ Club member who will travel to Turkey and Dubai to learn new technologies in the construction sector. Middle is the KCB Uganda Executive Director Mr. Albert Odongo. The Bank will from October 31 for ten days send a team of developers club members in the countries of Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan to Turkey and Dubai to learn about new building technologies and engage with counterparts on investment and business opportunities. PHOTO BY PAUL TENTENA

BON VOYAGE: British Airways’ Lois Twesigire hands over a dummy ticket to Isabella Odida (left) the lucky raffle draw winner of 2 Club World tickets to London at the recent 6th Nile Gold Jazz Safari concert.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO : Vivo Energy Uganda Managing Director Ivan Kyayonka explains to Ben Manyindo, the Uganda Bureau of Standards boss how they have managed to maintain fuel quality at their depot.

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Burundi plays big role in regional tourism nBUJUMBIRA, BURUNDI - Burundi is quickly rising from the ashes of a bloody civil conflict that lasted more than a decade. This central African nation continues to show a lot of promise in almost all spheres of its economy and has over the last few years continued to attract both regional and international investors – many of whom are attracted by the country’s new economic policies and a stable political climate.

The tourism industry is one of the sectors that has registered tremendous growth over the last few years.

Fueled by the growing businesses in the country and an equally expanding leisure industry, Burundi is a growing East African tiger.

To put matters into perspective, Burundi’s Minister for Commerce, Posts and Tourism Honourable Victorie Ndikumana spoke exclusively to Beautiful Burundi’s Managing Editor Denis Gathanju.

Excerpts Denis Gathanju (DG): The tourism industry in Burundi is on a growth trajectory. What makes Burundi such a unique destination?

Victorie Ndikumana (VN): We call Burundi as the beating heart of Africa. Burundi is unique in many ways. Aside from being at almost the geographical heart of the African continent, we are culturally unique.

It is from our ancient culture that we celebrate our royal drummers and the unique women dancers, traditions that have been passed onto us by our forefathers. This culture developed from the ancient kingdoms of Burundi which existed for more than four centuries before Burundi was first colonized in the early 20th century.

We celebrate our historical heritage as uniquely Burundian.

We also celebrate our people who are very hospitable. We are simple and uniquely authentic in the sense that we get along and always forge new and harmonic relationships with other communities.

up shop in Burundi.

Burundian musician, Kidumu DG: Why do you refer to Burundi as the beating heart of Africa?

VN: We refer to Burundi as the beating heart of Africa as a celebration of our unique culture and identity.

The royal drummers of Burundi are known the world-over for their unique drumming skills and unique dances.

It is that beating of the drums that we celebrate as the beating rhythm of Africa. Like you know, music and dance are an integral part of the African culture and that is why we celebrate our drummers as such.

DG:Over the last few years, we have witnessed massive investments in the tourism and hospitality sector in Burundi. What would you attribute that to?

VN:Like you already know, Burundi went through some tough times.

However, we have turned the corner and opened a new chapter in the history of our nation.

We have enacted new legislation that encourages and fosters new investments. This has further been bolstered by easy and straightforward economic policies that have made it far much easier to register and open a business in Burundi.

We now have a one-stop shop where businesses are registered and the required licenses issued within 24 hours.

Further to these, we have created an enabling business environment in Burundi by investing heavily in upgrading and building the infrastructure, especially the road network in Bujumbura and tarmacking of all

Hon. Victorie Ndikumana roads that lead to all the provincial capitals of Burundi.

We have also invested heavily in information communications technology (ICT) by rolling out a fibre optic cable across the country to make fast and affordable internet connectivity possible.

DG: Aside from the points you have elaborated on. What else would make an investor want to plough their money into the Burundian hospitality industry?

VN: Good question. We are offering a host of other incentives such as tax waivers for new businesses in Burundi as well as duty free importation of equipment and other materials for such businesses to help them set

We are offering a lot of incentives such as tax waivers

DG: I love what I am hearing. However, looking back at what Burundi has been through, a long and bloody past; an almost dysfunctional system and what have you. What makes the new investor want to stake their investments in Burundi, especially since you are going to elections in 2015?

VN: Like I mentioned earlier, Burundi has turned a corner and we have learnt bitter lessons from our past. We are now on a growth path.

We have opened up democratic space in Burundi as we have freedom of speech.

We have integrated all Burundians into the society and the sentiment of people belong to this or that ethnic group is slowly being eroded for the benefit of national unity.

The Government of Burundi is investing on social programmes, social infrastructure and continues to invest heavily to ensure the safety and security of all people, citizens and non-citizens and their property.

DG: Burundi has been a surprise package at the last two editions of the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) in Berlin, Germany. What can we expect from Burundi in terms of product development?

VN: Product development is a key component that will help advance business and leisure tourism in Burundi.

We are seeking to advance on the gains made thus far first by encouraging beach tourism. We are seeking new investors to set up new beachfront hotels and resorts and a seafront conference and exhibition center. We are also looking for investors to set up a marina on the Lake Tanganyika and develop a new water sports center.

We are also looking at developing cruise tourism on the Lake Tangayika to offer cruise services between Bujumbura and other ports in neighbouring countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.

ATTRACTION: Lake Tanganyika Burundi is endowed with numerous attractions like the hippopotami which are in abundance.

That aside, we are also looking at restocking our national parks and reserves with wild game to make them attractive for safari tourism.

DG: Burundi is one of the constituent members of the East African Community. How has this benefitted tourism in Burundi?

VN: The East African Community has been a wonderful opportunity for Burundi since we have greatly benefitted from the expertise and experience of our partner states.

Burundi’s tourism industry also benefits since it also gets visitors who extend their visits across the borders.

DG: How else can Burundi benefit from being a partner state of the EAC? VN: We have been working at developing a common East African tourism approach that seeks to market the entire region as one destination. This gives the visitors a better diversification of things to see and do and greatly makes their visit even the more worthwhile.

DG: That is very interesting, especially, when you think of the muchtalked about single East African visa.

What is your take on this?

VN: A single East African tourist visa is a wonderful proposition as it eases travel times and expenses for the tourists while on the hand providing them with a more diversified destination to experience.

Burundi embrasses it wholly and we hope that it can be implemented sooner.

DG: But we seem to be talking about having a single East African tourist visa for an eternity and not walking the talk. In your opinion, what seems to be the stumbling block?

VN: All partner states of the EAC have agreed on the importance of the single East African tourist visa.

However, it is the technical details, especially the one on revenue sharing that seems to be the hindrance of realizing this.

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Burundi hosts EAC parliament ARUSHA, Tanzania--The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is expected to resume business this week by holding its Plenary Session in Bujumbura, Burundi.

The Plenary which takes place from October 20th 2013, through to November 2nd, 2013 and is the second meeting of the Second Session of the Third Assembly.

President Pierre Nkurunziza is expected to address a Special Sitting on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 at the Burundi National Assembly.

The Assembly to be presided by the Speaker, Dr. Margaret Nantongo Zziwa, shall during the two-week period discuss matters of legislative business. The Sitting expects to conduct the following business: receive and debate reports of the Committees of EALA; pose questions to the Council of Ministers, debate Bills, and adopt Motions and Resolutions.

The Assembly is also expected to hold a meeting with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to review the state of conflict matters in the region.

According to the African Development Bank, Burundi is steadily emerging from a deep socio-political crisis that has destroyed its means of production. The economy has grown an average 4% a year since 2005 but is still fragile because of its dependence on the primary sector, which is a major part of gross domestic product (GDP) and a big source of jobs.

Bad weather dealt a blow to agriculture in 2012 and food-crop production slumped, though coffee and tea output was good. The revival of economic activity in recent years can be attributed to an expansion in services and manufacturing, driven by investment in industry and construction.

Inflation increased to an average 14.5% in 2012, due to relatively high world food prices and a 30% drop in local farm output in the first quarter.

At the end of March, inflation topped 25% (before falling to 11.8% by the end of December), aggravated by government increases in water and electricity prices.

The government continued to pursue structural and financial reforms in order to strengthen the productive base, improve the business climate and revive economic activity. Budget operations were restrained in line with spending priorities set out in the poverty reduction and growth strategy framework (adopted in February 2012. The government also focused on increasing transparency in public finances. Burundi is still vulnerable when it comes to debt management and, despite some progress, excessive indebtedness is a risk because of the structural imbalance in trade and the susceptibility of the economy to external shocks.

Uncertainty also persists over future budgetary aid, heightened by an unpredictable world economy, notably the euro area budget crisis. So the focus should be on raising more domestic revenue through continuing tax reforms.

Burundi has abundant natural resources, especially minerals and hydro-electric potential, the development of which could substantially boost economic growth and job creation. For now, the mining sector is characterised by the expansion of subsistence mining by individuals that has limited economic benefits.

This situation is a result of the long civil war and a lack of basic infrastructure, especially energy.

President Pierre Nkurunziz expected to address a special sitting on Tuesday

IT meeting set for November JO’BURG, South Africa--IT and mobility experts will be coming together on the 25th and 26th of November for the Enterprise Mobility Africa Summit in Johannesburg.

This two day event will feature industry thought leaders including: Sihle Mthiyane, Head of IT for Thales South Africa and Neels van Tonder, CTO of Capital Eye Investments.

This year’s speakers will address topical industry challenges such as: Big data and the mobile platform and how mobility is enabling enterprises to become more networked and ‘people-centric’.

The conference program has been designed by IT and mobility specialists and underpins 4 key focus areas: Integrating M2M systems and devices into operations Networks and devices: Activating the mobile workforce Mobility governance and privacy

The future of enterprise mobility in Africa Delegates will be able to discover and compare valuable technologies from a range of solution providers catering to all scopes of business needs over the two days. Featured solution providers include Airwatch and TechMahindra who will showcase the opportunities and pitfalls presented by mobility during interactive workshop sessions.

The EMA Summit agenda will explore the impact of mobility solutions across a range of industries and the opportunities or pitfalls they present for business. Delegates will hear from early adopters on the balance between costs and the expected ROI of an internal mobile strategy.

The agenda designed to maximise audience participation with Q&A sessions integrated into panel discussions, keynotes and workshops aims to give attendees the opportunity to discuss the mobility challenges that they face in the workplace with IT experts and peers alike.

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Excitement over moon eclipse n NAIROBI, KENYA -

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hen the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, the usual outcome is either a total or annular solar eclipse. But the event on November 3rd is something of a hybrid.

At the point in the North Atlantic where the Moon’s umbral shadow begins its dash across Earth, about 600 miles (1,000 km) east of Jacksonville, Florida, an extremely wellplaced observer would get to see a vestigial ring of Sun surrounding the Moon’s silhouette for a few fleeting seconds just after sunrise.

The eclipse on November 3, 2013, begins as an annular event (far-left end of green line) but quickly becomes a total solar eclipse as the moon’s umbra crosses the Atlantic Ocean and central Africa.

But after that, as it races southeastward, the shadow’s footprint is also moving closer to the Moon due to Earth’s curvature.

So the appearance switches to and remains a total eclipse — though a relatively short one. “Greatest eclipse,” offering 99½ seconds of totality, occurs about 12:46 Universal Time at a point about 200 miles (330 km) southwest of the Liberian coast.

The Moon’s umbral shadow is only 29 miles wide (47 km) when it makes landfall in Gabon, where there’ll be 68 seconds of totality. Then it slides east-northeastward through Congo (up to 53

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ECLIPSE: The moons umbral shadow is only 29 miles wide when it makes landfall seconds), Democratic Republic of the Congo (44 seconds), Uganda (19 seconds), northern Kenya (13 seconds), before ending in southern Ethiopia and westernmost Somalia (1 second at sunset).

During the previous hybrid solar eclipse, in April 2005, a stretch of totality was sandwiched between annular views at the beginning and end. This year’s edition is especially rare because it begins with annularity and ends with totality.

Meanwhile in Nairobi reports are that at least 1,000 international tourists are expected in the country to view the hybrid solar eclipse expected (annular/total eclipse) to be sighted on November 3.

The hybrid solar eclipse will be viewed at about 17.25hrs in Ali Abey, Sibiloi National Park.

Kenya Tourism Board Managing Director, Muriithi Ndegwa said the view is expected to boost Kenya’s position as an astro-tourism destination.

“So far, air charter operators, tour companies and hotel owners are receiving an overwhelming response from people who do not want to miss out on the chance to view the total solar eclipse,” he said.

Ndegwa said the eclipse will be viewable for about 2 minutes with a 13 kilometre lunar shadow.

He said the government has beefed up security for visitors through the Kenya Wildlife Service.

On her part, East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie said viewing of the total solar eclipse in Turkana presents a chance for all those in attendance to see what Marsabit, Isiolo, and Samburu counties have to offer.

Kandie revealed that despite the fire at the JKIA, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has reported an increased in passenger traffic in the months of July and August.

She said that the temporary structures that were erected in the initial stages are now being phased out and preparation of Terminal 4 is being fast-tracked.

She revealed that visitors have continued streaming into the country though the terror attack at the Westgate mall stirred peace momentarily.

“During the week of the attack on Westgate, two international conferences, the Eco Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC2013)

and the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) took place in Nairobi uninterrupted,” she said.

Kandie said the government has noted with concern the revision by some countries on the travel advisories to their citizens travelling in Kenya.

She said that by issuing such travel advisories, these countries inadvertently play into the hands of terrorists, who aim at sowing fear and despondency in the world.

She said that terrorism must not be allowed to conquer, therefore travel advisories propagate a hopeless sense of fear and amplify a public affirmation that terrorists can win this war.

“These ill-informed advisories come at a time when the country needs, more than anything else, support and empathy from friendly nations to them I assure that Kenyan spirit remains unbowed,” she said.

She revealed that later this month, the country will host the gala for the World Travel Awards (WTA) - Africa Category which will take place on October 16.

“A few days after the gala we will also host travel agents from close to 30 countries during the 3rd edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) from October 18-20,” she said.

She pointed out that all these are unique opportunities to showcase Kenya’s diverse tourism while celebrating the country’s 50th anniversary.

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Sustainable tourism Master plan out

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nKAMPALA, UGANDA The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will launch its Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (STMP) as an instrumental blueprint to enhance regional integration in Eastern Africa and improve regional destination competitiveness.

The IGAD Tourism Master Plan was developed through the technical support provided by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The launch was held in Nairobi, Kenya last week.

Government officials, academia, bilateral and multilateral agencies as well as civil society and private sector players from seven IGAD member states: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,

South Sudan, Sudan and Kenya are expected to attend the launch ceremony.

Among others, the participants will include a high level representation of tourism ministers from the member states, who will be expected to endorse the Master plan so as to pave way for its subsequent implementation.

ECA has established partnership with Kenyan institutions such as the National and Social Economic Council (NESC), the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, and the Kenya Tourist Board, with a view to bringing on board high level participation and to ensure that the launch is a successful.

“To realize their tourism potential, African countries have to address the various challenges that impede tour-

ism development and adopt appropriate strategies that will enhance their respective destination competitiveness’ remarked Stephen Karingi, ECA Director of Regional Integration and Trade Division, while speaking in consultative forum, organised to review the IGAD Tourism Master plan.

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The IGAD STMP has been developed through a consultative process

The IGAD STMP initiative is informed by a regional study commissioned by ECA through its Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa in 2010.

“The main objective of this study was to contribute a body of knowledge on the status of tourism development in Eastern Africa with goal of helping policy makers and other stakeholders to frame policies and strategies towards the establishment of a sustainable tourism industry in the sub-region,” said Geoffrey Manyara, ECA Tourism consultant.

The main findings of the ECA tourism study were presented at the 15th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of ECA Eastern Africa, which took place in Djibouti in February 2011 under the

theme ‘Towards a Sustainable Tourism Industry in Eastern Africa’.

“The Djibouti ICE meeting concluded that the region faces a number of challenges that continue to impede the region’s tourism growth potential” said Antonio Pedro, the Director of ECA SubRegional Office for Eastern African. “A unified approach to tourism development under the umbrella of regional integration was urgently needed,” Pedro added.

The IGAD STMP has been developed through a consultative process involving in-depth interviews with key tourism stakeholders drawn from the IGAD member states, a team of tourism experts and has undergone high level validation.

Further to these, two

expert consultative fora have been organised. The first was held in June 2012 in Addis Ababa Ethiopia and the second in October 2012 in Kampala Uganda.

“This Master Plan is timely and commendable” said Grace Aulo, Uganda’s Tourism Commissioner.

“This plan of marketing the IGAD region as a single tourism destination and a common investment area is close to the vision of the development goals of many governments in the region”, added Aulo, while speaking on behalf of Maria Mutagamba, the Ugandan Minister for Tourism.

It is anticipated that the IGAD STMP would go a long way in addressing the challenges facing member states with respect to tourism development and growth.

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ENTERTAINMENT

East African Business Week I October 21 - 27 2013

Juliana shines in her UpON DSTV close and personal concert THIS WEEK

BY EMMA ONYANGO

n M-Net Movies Premiere (DStv channel 103) Dark Knight Rises: In October DStv audiences can also look forward to Dark Knight Rises. After being branded a menace by the people of Gotham, Batman hangs up his cape. Now with a new foe threatening the city, he must rise again for the battle that will see him redeem himself, or die trying. Catch it on Sunday 27 October at 20:30 CAT.

n Trace Sport Stars (DStv channel 188) Football Clash – Figo VS Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo has been concerned about his status as the best player at Real Madrid since the big money transfer of Welsh superstar, Gareth Bale. The show will focus on the international stage as it puts Ronaldo up against another legend of Portugal and Real Madrid, Luis Figo. Which of these Portuguese stars can take the crown of being his country’s finest footballer?

Catch in on Monday 21 October at 22:00 CAT.

n CBeebies (DStv channel 306) Sarah and Duck (Premiere): Sarah and Duck live in a small village, in a small house, with a small garden path and a red front door. Together, they embark on simple but exciting adventures, exploring their world both near and far in their own wobbly and imaginative way, trying to reach a rainbow, pretending to be a penguin, or helping an umbrella to stay dry. Catch it every Monday from 21 October at 14:35 CAT.

nKAMPALA, UGANDA – In Uganda, forking out a high price for a concert is a reserve for international acts, you know…those that come once in a while. So when a local artist, more so one who has not held a concert in six years decides to price their show at a cost usually reserved for international acts, it appeared like they were trying to punch above their weight.

On Friday, Juliana Kanyomozi, a judge in the ongoing Tusker Project Fame show, held a concert dubbed, ‘Juliana; Up-close and Personal’ at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Entrance to the concert was Ush100,000 ($40). It may not appear like a lot of money to the upper and middle class of Kampala who use it as an opportunity to show their financial muscle.

But to the ordinary Ugandan, it sure was a lot of money. Then there was also an option for them on the day; yes another concert. Rema, a relatively new artist on Uganda’s entertainment scene with ‘newer’ songs was also holding a concert.

And she also had an impressive lineup of curtain raisers.

In an earlier interview, Juliana had said, “If you pay that fee for international acts why don’t you pay for your very own, why do you have a problem? Why don’t you trust your own musicians? You think they don’t have a good package that deserves 100,000? On a serious note, we thought it is a fair price.

“We also have a special cause for this concert; it’s not all about having fun. Part of the funds will be going to a school I have been running with my close relatives who are helping me. It is called Terpu which stands for Training To Eradicate Poverty in Uganda.”

She also added that the concert was supposed to have happened two years back but so many commitments meant the concert had to be postponed several times.

Juliana’s concert was one that exuded class with several big shots in attendance; ranging from royalty to business to government officials.

The concert was scheduled to kick off at 6pm but the cocktail before the concert seems to have dragged on a little longer. By the

time guests were ushered into the Victoria Hall at 8pm, the drinks seemed to have taken their toll on some of the guests.

At 8:30pm without warning, there was a drum roll and Juliana just somehow appeared from nowhere belting out her ‘Nabikoowa’ hit on the well-lit stage. Silk events as always pulled off the ambiance and stage lighting. The concert was about her; she was the MC, the curtain raiser and the main act. Only acclaimed guitarist, Myko Ouma was the ‘stand-in’ performer whenever Juliana went off the stage to change into different attire. There was little talk and a lot of music on the night. She was impressive.

She also sang songs from other artists such Janet Jackson’s ‘Hold me’ and Mbilia Bel’s Nakei Nairobi. By this time, only few people were still seated as the rest danced a long and is the case these days, those with smart phones and Tabs pulled them out to record the happenings.

She then sang her rendition of the Philly Lutaaya’s song ‘Diana’, turning the hall into a cocktail of different dance strokes as the old and the young let the music dictate the move-

ment of their hands, heads, waists and any part of their nubile bodies that could move.

Juliana had indeed done her research well to establish who her target audience was and also to establish that these folks don’t usually stay out late. And when she concluded the concert with her ‘Esanyu lyange’ hit, it was only befitting

Part of the audience that turned up for Juliana’s concert at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The show was a success. Photos by EMMA ONYANGO

OiLibya Orients kids to using gas

Changes as Tusker Project Fame begins

BY WINNIE MANDELA nKAMPALA, UGANDA- Tusker Project Fame gala was held a few weeks ago starting with 18 contestants and have now zeroed down to 15 as 3 were sent parking at the beginning of the show.

For some reason, this season had received a lot of hype and a lot of changes have been made. Some changes have totally ripped off its musical hinges.

The new voting system where countries vote as a bloc just like in Big Brother Africa

style and the prizes involved for loyal voters on the show, are also superb addition Changes in this season didn’t stop at the sitting and voting arrangement but also new individuals have been introduced into the show. There’s a new face in the Faculty Eric Wainaina who is now the Principle of the Academy and Joey Muthengi who replaces Sheila Mwanyiga as the new show host alongside Dr. Mitch Egwang who has been the show’s co-host for a couple of seasons now.

At the end of the day, the winner of Tusker Project Fame season 6 is expected to carry home a winning prize of shs150m.

An OiLibya ambassador demonstrates to school-children how the MPISHI cooking gas works during a promo in Kampala last week. OiLibya marketing manager David Okonye says they have reduced prices on gas as the firm prepares to open a gas refilling station in Uganda. COURTESY PHOTO

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EAC

East African Business Week I October 21-27 , 2013

EAC Director for Trade passes on nARUSHA, TANZANIA

and the EAC effort towards the single market and monetary union.

Dr. Musonda was part of the Team negotiating the establishment of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) that takes into account EAC interests in accordance with the decision of the 2nd COMESA-EACSADC Tripartite Summit of Heads of State.

Dr. Musonda was also part of the EAC Experts on the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations.

Dr. Musonda played a critical role in the establishment of the EAC–US Commercial Dialogue.

The Commercial Dialogue is a consultative mechanism for a private – public sector dialogue on commerce between the EAC and the US through which both Parties will work to advance private sector priorities that would strengthen their trade and investment relationship.

Indeed, a meeting of the EAC and US Technical Officials was held from 17th to 20th April 2013 in Arusha where both Parties discussed each of the four elements of the Partnership.

Both Parties agreed to share information on investment regimes and on trade facilitation.

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he Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera announced the passing on of Dr. Flora Mndeme Musonda, former Director of Trade at the EAC Secretariat. Dr. Musonda passed on at around noon on Tuesday 15th October 2013 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania.

“On behalf of the EAC Management, staff and the entire Community, I join Dr. Musonda’s family in mourning the death of one of the first Directors at the EAC Secretariat.” reads part of the Statement posted to the staff by the Secretary General.

Dr. Musonda was appointed Director of Trade at the EAC Secretariat in 2005. Before joining the East African Community, Dr. Flora Musonda was a Senior Research Fellow at the reputable Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

A PhD holder, Dr. Musonda specialized in international trade, development issues and regional integration. She completed her doctorate in Sweden in 1992. She worked at the COMESA Secretariat where she coordinated a regional integration research programme. At the same time she lectured at the University of Zambia in international trade among other subjects.

In the process to revive the EAC, Dr. Musonda was part of the Team of Experts who helped mold the idea into the Treaty, which was signed in 1999. She was part of the Tanzanian Negotiating Team and from time to time she was called upon to explain some theoretical and practical issues of regional integration to the members.

She undertook a tariff harmonization study with World Bank, which helped in the negotiating efforts for the EAC. While at the ESRF, Dr. Musonda participated in formulating the 1st EAC Development Strategy (19972000) and the 2nd EAC Development Strategy (2001-2005). These Development Strategies focused on the implementation of the Treaty, implementation of regional projects and programmes; institutional development; and, most significantly, the launching in January 2005 of the East African Community Customs Union, which is the entry point of the Community.

In 2002, the regional academicians in recognizing her work in regional integration nominated her name and she was offered a chance to be a Visiting Professor at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. While there, she wrote a book on Regional Integration Efforts in Africa with reference to the East African Community. The book is with the publishers.

She was heavily involved in many other integration studies and globalization issues and back-stopped the Ministry of Industries and Trade on trade policy issues, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Helsinki

EAC Press Release

Dr. Flora Mndeme Musonda

The Late Flora Mndeme Musonda: Former Director of Trade at the EAC Secretariat process and EAC Customs and Trade issues. She was involved in several television talk-shows about regional integration and EAC and also was a prominent figure in regional and international conferences.

At the EAC Secretariat, Dr. Musonda was in charge of the Trade Directorate that deals with Internal and External/Export promotion; WTO issues; standardization, quality assurance, metrology and testing for goods and services produced and traded within the EAC; COMESAEAC-SADC Tripartite; EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement; and EAC-US Trade and Investment Partnership.

She was part of the Team of Experts on the US-EAC Trade and Investment Partnership, which comprises four elements namely: a regional investment treaty; a trade facilitation agreement; trade capacity building assistance; and a commercial dialogue.

She was a strong believer in the

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Dr. Musonda specialized in international trade, development issues and regional integration

role of trade and investment as a critical engine for broad economic growth for the EAC region.

Under her leadership, Parts F and G of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union, which deals with Export Promotion Schemes and Special Economic Zones, are being implemented. A list of harmonized Export processing

Zones (EPZ) exemptions was reviewed and the EAC Council of Ministers adopted the EAC Model Export Processing Zones Operational Manual.

She was part of the WTO Trade Policy Review Team for EAC in Geneva, Switzerland in 2012 during which EAC Partner States trade and related policies were examined and evaluated with the objective of contributing to improving adherence by all Members of the WTO to rules, disciplines and commitments made under the WTO Agreements and by achieving greater transparency in, and understanding of, the trade policies and practices of WTO Members.

All WTO members commended the EAC Partner States and the EAC Secretariat for the remarkable achievement and the EAC continuous integration efforts after the last Trade Policy review held in 2006, particularly considering the global financial crisis since 2008. It was noted respective national vision plan

Dr. Musonda was appointed Director of Trade at the EAC Secretariat in 2005.

Before joining the East African Community, Dr Musonda was a Senior Research Fellow at the reputable Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) in Dar es Salaam.

She was part of the team negotiating the establishment of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) A PhD holder, Dr Musonda specialised in international trade, development issues and regional integration.

She worked at the COMESA Secretariat where she coordinated a regional integration research programme.

She lectured at the University of Zambia in international trade, among other subjects.

She undertook a tariff harmonisation study with World Bank, which helped in the negotiating efforts for the EAC. While at the ESRF, Dr Musonda participated in formulating the 1st EAC Development Strategy (1997-2000) and the 2nd EAC Development Strategy (2001-2005).

In 2002, the regional academicians in recognising her work in regional integration nominated her and she was offered a chance to be a Visiting Professor at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.

AGRICULTURE

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East African Business Week I October 21-27 , 2013

Cotton gains massive support “

BY LEONARD MAGOMBA nDAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA People involved in Tanzania’s cotton industry are finally making some headway in streamlining contract farming ahead of this year’s season starting next month (November).

Speaking to the East African Business Week via phone interview last week, investors who are actually owners of ginneries vowed their support on the new push by the government saying it will lead to increased production of cotton if well implemented.

This comes weeks after investors at a cotton stakeholders meeting in Mwanza officially announced a ‘No Investment No Cotton’ policy in a bid to streamline the contract farming system.

“We will continue to work closely with the government towards improving production in the sector,” Mr. Amini Ladhani of Mwatex Ltd said.

Ladhani said in the last season we spent over Tsh100 million ($62,500) in supporting contract farming and we intend to do the same this season. He said: “We have no problems with Cotton Development Textile Fund (CDTF) but if they just reduce their expenses and also reducing the cost of the levy it can go a long way

COTTON FARM IN TANZANIA: Farmers in Tanzania can have access to more incentives towards improving the sector.”

The policy gives the right of buying cotton only to ginning companies which provided inputs, insecticides and certified seeds to farmers prior to a planting season.

The Managing Director of KBL Enterprises Ltd, Mr. Bonaventure Kiswaga said contract format for the production contracts have been agreed upon and local government authorities are setting an environment where the farmers and us, the investors get a

win-win situation.

The District Commissioner of Magu, Ms. Jacquline Liana said: “Our role as District Commissioners is attracting sufficient investment to support the number of farmers who wish to be in cotton production in the district. Since it will lead to a raise of income for farmers and the district as well.”

If the farmers get access to credit then growing cotton becomes more productive for the farmer. Embracing

the government directive for cotton production may lead to an increase of revenue from cotton by as much as 50%.

Liana said: “We are currently conducting meetings with ginners to explain the importance of their investment commitment. We want them to commit to support a minimum number of farmers depending on their financial compabilities.”

According to Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) Acting Zonal Manager, Mr. Kalidushi

If no stringent policies are placed to ensure CDTF funds are used for the right purposes, Tanzania risks having even lower cotton yields in the coming harvest season

Buluma ginners sat down with Tanzania Cotton Association late in September and came up with contract or MoU modules to be used in contract farming.

He said these modules will vary depending on the district but what is important now is that ginners together with farmers coupled with strong backing from Local government authorities can produce mutually beneficial production contracts to spur production.

“So far we have seen this season regional and district commissioners from Geita, Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora, and Simuyu regions all taking steps to attract ginner investment,” Buluma said.

For his part, TCB’s Acting Director General, Mr. Gabriel Mwalo said that he is happy with the progress made so far

by District commissioners in their localities. Mwalo said that ginners and Local government authorities are now working together towards this path we are taking.

However, investors voiced their concerns over the management of funds by Cotton Development Textile Fund which has been mandated to collect the Tsh30 ($0.0179) cotton levy per kilo.

“If no stringent policies are placed to ensure CDTF funds are used for the right purposes, Tanzania risks having even lower cotton yields in the coming harvest season,” they noted.

This also comes amidst allegations that CDTF has not been paying the suppliers of the pesticides nor the seeds for the farmers, so they end up with huge debts.

CDTF, an independent Tanzanian service delivery institution formed in 2006, uses the levy collected to subsidize the cost of the farmers paying for inputs in the next season.

Crop farmers ask for more support

BY SAMUEL NABWIISO nENTEBBE, UGANDA Agricultural scientists have warned African states that the continent will experience food insecurity if Governments on the black continent do not allocate enough resources in the Agriculture sector. Scientist meeting in Uganda under their Umbrella of the African Crop Scientist said prices of food is expected to rise in most African Countries due to the decline in food production.

This was during their 11th Annual African Crop Science Conference in Entebbe at Botanical Beach Hotel.

Dr. Patrick Okiri a principal scientist (Ground nut breeding) Grain Legumes Research Programme at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Malawi said: “You cannot expect Crop scientists to engage in research aimed at coming up with new varieties of crops that are resistant to droughts or early maturing. When there are no resources to aid such scientist and yet the continent is endowed with Quality Scientist.”

The objective of the crop science conference was to determine the

Minister of Agriculture, Tress Bucyanayandi role of research to provide for new and improved livelihood opportunities for farmers in Africa, which will impact on their income generation and food security.

The event provided a learning, dynamic and interactive environment.

Addressing Scientists Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Tress Bucyanayandi said African Governments value the agriculture sector but the challenge is the agriculture sector is cross cutting.

“In Uganda the Government has tried to allocate resources although we have not reached the 10% sector

distribution as it was agreed in the Maputo protocol of 1993 but as Government we shall continue mobilizing financial and human resources to see that the sector can move on as way to fight food insecurity in our country” the minister promised In 19193 all heads of states seating in Mozambique Capital Maputo sighed the Maputo protocol where it was agreed that all the African countries should v allocate minimum of 105 of their total Budget to the Agriculture sector but very few have done it apart from Malawi and Botswana

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It was agreed that all the African countries should allocate minimum of 105 of their total Budget to the Agriculture sector

According to the minister even if most countries like Malawi allocates 10% to the sector without working on other infrastructures like power Roads health the contribution from scientist may not contribute much if the farmers in most inaccessible places cannot transport what they have produced to market it and also selling raw materials ( agricultural produce ) he said farmers need Electricity which they can use in adding value to their Agricultural produces However Bucyanayandi agreed “The level of Agriculture technology Adaptation by our farmers is still very small let the farmers adopt the technologies like use of fertilizers and other technologies innovated by the scientist this will drive our countries up wards this will not only solve the problem of food insecurity but also fight the problem of Malnutrition on the African continent with the use of Agriculture technologies all these can be eliminated” Bucyanayand told the East African Business Week The minister challenged the Scientist to do more research which aimed at improving food production especially in the most staple food crops in the region such cassava .

Maize, Banana which is more prone to the out brake of crop diseases like cassava mosaic Banana wilt among other crops diseases Mrs. Rodda Tumussime a Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the African Union Addis Ababa Ethiopia observed that most countries have doubled their budget allocation to the Agriculture sector and this has played big role to fight food insecurity in those countries “Budget is increasing some countries it was 1% but now it has doubled the decision is good for those heads of states who are doing well others should emulate them to see that the Agriculture sector which is the back bone of most African Economies move” she appealed but the commissioner also challenged the private sector to come on board and support the development of technology in the Agriculture sector since their the big beneficially from the sector Professor Emeritus Patrick Rubaihayo of the college of Agriculture, Makerere University and told participants although scientist in crop science have done greater job the new innovation’s in the crop production.

TENDERS

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East African Business Week I OCTOBER 21 - 27, 2013

REPUBLIC OF RW ANDA

INTERNATIONAL TENDER NOTICE N° 020/F/ 2013-2014/ AOIO/ FIDA/ PRICE/NAEB

MINISTRY OF SPORTS AND CULTURE K igali, No PS/Proc/2013

ADDENDUM ON INVITATION FOR BIDS The deadline for submission of bids relating to the tender N0 013/G/ IOCB/MINISPOC/2013-2014, | f easib ility stu d y f or u p grad ing of Ru b av u and Ny am iram b o stad iu m s and reh ab ilitation of Am ah oro National Stad iu m , that has been advertised in N ew Times of 13rd September 2013 and B usiness week of 16 th- 22nd September 2013, due to some changes on terms of reference has been extended to 14th Nov em b er 2013 instead of 28 th Octob er 2013, there is no change for other information.

K ALISA Ed w ard Perm anent Secretary

TITLE OF THE TENDER: SUPPLY OF MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF 29 , 411, 7 6 5 COFFEE SEEDLINGS FOR PRICE PROJ ECT SOURCE OF FUNDING: IFAD LOAN NO I-8 45 – RW CLIENT: PRICE /NAEB The G overnment of Rwanda has received grant from the I nternational Development for Agriculture Development (I F AD) towards the cost of the P roject for Rural I ncome through E xports (P RI CE ). The P roject intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this B idding Document is issued.

The N ational Agricultural E xport Development B oard (N AE B ) invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the supply of fungicide, watering cans and fertiliz ers for production of 29 ,4 11,7 6 5 coffee seedlings.The tender is divided into three divisible lots.

- Lot 1: Su p p ly of f u ngicid e - Lot 2: Pu rch ase of w atering cans - Lot 3: su p p ly of f ertiliz ers Tender Document may be obtained on any work ing day from Mond ay , 21/10/2013 at P RI CE Procu rem ent Office, National Agricultural Export Dev elop m ent Board ( NAEB) , P.O. Box 104 K igali, , from 7 : 00 am to 17 : 00, upon presentation of proof of payment of a non- refundable fee of ten thousand Rwandan francs only ( 10, 000Rw f ) to Account N°120 5 0 38 of NAEB/PRICE op en at National Bank of Rw and a ( NBR) .

All bids shall be accompanied by a B id Security of Fiv e Million Rw and an Francs ( Rw f 5 .000.000) f or lot 1, Th ree Hu nd red Th ou sand Rw and an f rancs( Rw f 300.000) f or lot 2 and Fou r

& GRANT NO I-DSF-8 08 7 -RW

Hu nd red Fif ty Th ou sand Rw and an Francs ( Rw f 45 0.000) ; or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency, issued by a financial institution recognized by the N ational B ank of Rwanda.

E nquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to the P RI CE Coordinator at the above mentioned address not later than 21 d ay s before the date of bids submission.

W ell printed bids, properly bound and presented in four copies one of which is the original must reach at the address mentioned above not later than 04/12/2013 at 09 : 30 am ( 7 : 30 GMT) . Late bids will be rejected. B ids will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend in the N AE B conference room on 04/12/2013 at 10: 00 am p rom p t local tim e, ( 8 : 00 GMT) .

The O uter envelope should clearly indicate the tender number and title. The validity of the offers shall be 120 d ay s from the date of opening of bids.

B idding will be conducted in accordance with the Law N ° 12/2007 of 27 /03/2007 on P ublic P rocurement.

Done at K igali, on NTAK IRUTIMANA Corneille Ag. Director General NAEB

TENDER NOTICE N° 04/RURA/ICB/2013-14

TITLE: CONSULTANCY TO PREPARE TRAINING MANUAL AND PROVIDE A FIVE DAYS IN HOUSE TRAINING ON MEDIA AND NEW REGULATIONS TO RURA STAFF

MEDIA

SOURCE OF FOUNDING: ORDINARY BUDGET OF RURA 2013-14 1. The RW AN DA UTI LI TI E S RE G ULATO RY AUTH O RI TY (RURA) has funds towards the cost of CONSULTANCY TO PREPARE TRAINING MANUAL AND PROVIDE A FIVE DAYS IN HOUSE TRAINING ON MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA REGULATIONS TO RURA STAFF. The Client intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for proposal is issued.

2. RURA now invites proposals from eligible I ndividual Consultants to provide the following consulting services: CONSULTANCY TO PREPARE TRAINING MANUAL AND PROVIDE A FIVE DAYS IN HOUSE TRAINING ON MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA REGULATIONS TO RURA STAFF. M ore details on the services are provided in the terms of reference.

3. This request for proposal is open to all interested individual Consultants fulfilling the requirements herein.

4 . A Consultant will be selected under a Q uality and Cost B ased Selection M ethod (Q CB S) and procedures described in the RF P , in accordance with the Law on P ublic P rocurement.

5 . Request for P roposals Documents may be obtained on any work ing day (M onday to F riday) in work ing hours i.e. (7 :00am- 5 :00pm) local time or (5 :00am- 3:00pm) G M T from: 21/10/2013 at: RURA Head q u arters Ex . Fair Bu ild ing, K iy ov u P.O. Box 7 28 9 K igali - Rw and a W eb site: w w w .ru ra.rw Attention: Procurement Office 6 . The document will be issued upon presentation of proof of payment of a non- refundable fee of Ten thousand Rwandan francs (Rwf 10,000) or its equivalent in foreign currencies to the Account N° 1201127 opened at

National Bank of Rw and a.

7. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to the Procurement Office of RURA, P .O . B ox 7 289 Kigali, Tel. (+ 25 0) 25 2 5 84 5 6 2, F ax. (+ 25 0) 25 2 5 84 5 6 3.

8. The individual consultants shall submit their technical and financial proposals written in E nglish (three copies each and 1 original for all which means technical and financial) in two sealed, separate and stamped envelopes. These envelopes shall be wrapped up in a third large envelope. P roposals will be presented as follows: The first stamped and sealed envelope, containing the technical proposal, written in the consultant’s name with the following identifier: “ TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTANCY TO PREPARE TRAINING MANUAL AND PROVIDE A FIVE DAYS IN HOUSE TRAINING ON MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA REGULATIONS TO RURA STAFF” A second stamped and sealed envelope, containing the financial proposal, written in the consultant’s name with the following identifier: “ FINANCIAL PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTANCY TO PREPARE TRAINING MANUAL AND PROVIDE A FIVE DAYS IN HOUSE TRAINING ON MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA REGULATIONS TO RURA STAFF” A Third stamped and sealed envelope, containing the first two envelopes, with the following mark ing: Th e DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RURA, P.O BOX 7 28 9 K IGALI, Tend er Title: CONSULTANCY TO PREPARE TRAINING MANUAL AND PROVIDE A FIVE DAYS IN HOUSE TRAINING ON MEDIA

AND NEW MEDIA REGULATIONS TO RURA STAFF. Tend er nu m b er: 04/RURA/ICB/2013-14 “ TO BE OPENED IN PUBLIC SESSION ONLY” N o distinctive sign indicating the name of the consultant shall be visible on the third envelope.

9 . W ell typed offers, signed and presented in three copies and one original for each (Technical and F inancial proposals), must be physically submitted to the above address not later than 05 /12/2013 at 10: 00 AM local time. Late proposals will be rejected. The submission address is the following: Rw and a Utilities Regu latory Au th ority ( RURA) KIYOVU Ex Fair House, 5th floor P.O BOX 7 28 9 K IGALI Tel: ( + 25 0) 25 2 5 8 45 6 2 Fax : ( + 25 0) 25 2 5 8 45 6 3 K IGALI - RW ANDA 10.The opening of technical proposals will tak e place in a public session on the same day at exactly 11:00 AM local time. The opening of financial proposals will be communicated after the technical evaluation and notification.

11.B idding will be conducted in accordance with the Law N°05 /2013 of 13/02/2013 modifying and completing the law N°12/2007 of 27 /03/2007 on public procurement in Rwanda.

Sincerely, Done at K igali, on 17 /10/2013 Maj. François Régis GATARAYIHA Director General

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TENDERS

East African Business Week I October 14-20, 2013

Tanzania inflation goes down

Dar Es Salaam women get $9,952 in loans

BY PATRICK KISEMBO

BY KISIMA EMMANUEL AND BORNWELL KAPINGA nDAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – As annual inflation rate for neighboring countries Kenya and Uganda kept continuously growth since May this year while in Tanzania is going down.

This means Tanzanians could get some relief for the price of foods commodities compared to its neighboring Kenya and Uganda.

According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Tanzania annual headline inflation rate for the month of September, 2013 has further decreased to 6.1% from 6.7% recorded in August, 2013.

The NBS says in Kenya the annual inflation rate kept increasing since May as follows, in May was 4.05%, June (4.91), July (6.02), August (6.67) and on September it kept climbing to 8.29.

As in Uganda it went up to 8.0% in September from 3.60 Ruth Minja said the decrease for the month of September explains that the speed of price increase for commodities in September has decreased compared to August, this year.

However, she added the overall index went up to 140.61 in September, 2013 from 132.58 recorded September 2012.

She said food and non alcoholic beverages inflation rate has remained at 6.5% in September, 2013 as it was recorded in August this year.

The annual inflation rate for food The Central Bank of Tanzania. consumed at home and away from home has also decreased to 6.9% in September fuel has also decreased to 9.6% in Sep2013, in additional she said the 12 months tember 2013 compared 15.2% recorded in index change for non food products has August 2013. decreases to 6.0% in September 2013 The EABW survey conducted from as compared to 7.3% recorded in August local markets in Dar es Salaam shows that 2013.

The annual inflation rate which excludes the price of food commodities has tremendously dropped. food and energy for the month of SeptemOne of the market vendors interviewed ber 2013 has decrease to 5.8% from 6.2%

by EABW at the Mwenge local market, recorded August 2013, she told EABW in Mr. Rashid Wajadi said the price of food Dar es Salaam last week. commodities in the market decreased to She added as the rate for energy and

Tsh1,000 ($0.063) from Tsh1,400 ($0.875).

In another development, NBS says the purchasing power of Tanzania shilling has decrease to TZS 71 and 12 cent in September 2013 from September 2010.

The purchasing power of consumers TZS measures the change in the value of consumer goods and services. This means the overall level of consumer price index goes up as the purchasing power declined.

Slow week at Uganda Security Exchange

BY EMMA ONYANGO nKAMPALA, UGANDA – Despite an increase in turnover at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) last week, market indices were down compared to the previous week.

The USE All Share Index dipped by 4.68% to close the week at 1,583.61 while the USE Local Share Index lost 3.92% to settle at 236.93 as a result of a dip in price on four of the eight local counters.

The Weekly turnover rose by 89.8% from the previous week to Ush963.5m ($370,000) with Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) dominating trading at the bourse during the week with a turnover of Ush466.9m ($180,000) realized from trading 15.67 million shares.

The counter’s share price rose to Ush30 during Wednesday’s trading session but fell by the week’s end by 7.42% from the previous week to close at Ush25 per share.

British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) reached a new 52 week high last week gaining 1.25% from the previous week to close at Ush4.050 per share. The counter moved over 100,000 shares to generate a turnover of Ush408.9m ($157,000).

UMEME had 163,004 shares exchanged on its counter at Ush365 per share to realize a turnover of Ush59.5m ($23,000).

National Insurance Corporation (NIC) traded 407,575 shares to generate a turnover of Ush13.46m ($5,200). Its share price depreciated by 14.29% to close the week at Ush30 per share.

Bank of Baroda Uganda (BOBU) had a turnover of Ush10.35m realized from trading 86,237 shares. The counter lost 2.44% to close the week at Ush120.

DFCU bank’s share price also shed 0.48% to close the week at Ush1,030 per share. The counter moved 4,223 shares to generate a turnover of Ush4.4m.

Similarly, the US dollar depreciated further by 1% against the Uganda shilling to close the week at Ush2,514.5.

nDAR ES SALAAM, TNZANIA - Tanzania Women’s Bank (TWB) has provided loans to 13,000 entrepreneurs in a period of five years worth Tsh16 million ($9,952.00).

The Bank’s Managing Director, Ms Margareth Chacha, revealed this when launching a TWB’s Kariakoo branch and the telephone banking system in Dar es Salaam recently.

Ms. Chacha said among the benefactors, women constitute 83% and men 17%. She added, it was very important to have bank services at Kariakoo, the country’s business blossoming area where there are so many people going for enterprises.

She told the gathering among them, the Prime Minister, Mr. Mizengo Pinda who was the chief guest that the group loans are provided on concessional terms, low interest rates of 12.5% and is provided without guarantee to those customers.

“This Bank cares for both women and men and our motto is Bank One for All,” Ms. Chacha explained.

The Bank’s CEO explained further that they have opened the new branch at Kariakoo area in a move to bring banking services near the enterprise blossoming city segment.

“We request the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to allow us open another branch because the current one is always full of customers most of whom own businesses in Kariakoo and would like to bank with us,” she said.

Karikoo is being busiest business area which attracts various businessmen from neighbouring countries like DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and the Comoro and other countries.

In Dar es Salaam, besides the head office, the bank has branches at Banana, Kawe, Mbezi, Tegeta, Makongo and Mbezi-Louis, while in Arusha it has a branch at Mbuguni, and in Dodoma it has a branch at Mpwapwa.

For her part, the Bank’s Board Chairperson, Ms Nyasama Mohamed said the opening up of the branch at Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam’s shopping hub will enable more women micro, small and medium entrepreneurs access We request the financial services.

She however explained Bank of Tanzania her Bank’s plan to set (BoT) to allow us up various centres for training and giving loans open another to entrepreneurs. She said branch because

by August this year, already the bank has trained the current one and issues loans to more is always full of than 7,000 clients in Dar es Salaam. customers most Ms. Mohamed said of whom own their two branches one in Mwanza and the other in businesses in Dodoma were doing well Kariakoo and where lending operations have benefited more than would like to 5000 micro, small and bank with us,” medium entrepreneurs.

Launching the Kariakoo she said. branch last week, Prime Minister, Pinda called on beneficiaries of the loans to return them on time to enable the bank provide the loans to more aspirants.

The premier urged bank’s customers to take full advantage of the opportunities for loans which are provided with the lowest interest rates available.

“I would like to remind borrowers that the credits are not gifts.

These loans must be returned in accordance with its procedures.

You must repay these debts to enable others to also access loans,” he stressed, before showing satisfaction of repayments of loans to the bank which according to the management has reached 86%.

The idea to start a Women’s Bank in Tanzania began in 1999, when a number of female entrepreneurs approached the then President, Benjamin Mkapa, at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair organized by the Equal Opportunities for All Trust Fund (EOTF) and Federation of Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania (FAWETA).

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BUSINESS INFO

East African Business Week I October 21 - 27 2013 DAR ES SALAAM - DSE Date Company

Weekly Trends (EA Stock Exchanges)

SECURITY

17-Oct-13

16-Oct-13

15-Oct-13

14-Oct-13

13-Oct-13

9-Oct-13

17-Oct-13

16-Oct-13

14-Oct-13

PRICES AS AT

15-Oct-13

13-Oct-13

9-Oct-13

12-Oct-13

11-Oct-13

8-Oct-13

Financial markets Nairobi (NSE)

10-Oct-13

17-Oct-13

16-Oct-13

1,560.00

RSE ALL SHARE INDEX

12-Oct-13

USE ALL SHARE INDEX

1,600.00

11-Oct-13

1,620.00 1,580.00

9-Oct-13

17-Oct-13

16-Oct-13

15-Oct-13

14-Oct-13

13-Oct-13

12-Oct-13

11-Oct-13

10-Oct-13

129.5

DSE ALL SHARE INDEX

15-Oct-13

130

1,640.00

14-Oct-13

NSE ALL SHARE INDEX

130.5

1,660.00

13-Oct-13

131

131.18 131.17 131.16 131.15 131.14 131.13 131.12 131.11 131.1 131.09

1,680.00

12-Oct-13

131.5

Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013

RSE ALL SHARE INDEX

1,700.00

11-Oct-13

132

1,800.00 1,790.00 1,780.00 1,770.00 1,760.00 1,750.00 1,740.00 1,730.00 1,720.00 1,710.00 1,700.00 1,690.00 10-Oct-13

132.5

USE ALL SHARE INDEX

10-Oct-13

DSE ALL SHARE INDEX

NSE ALL SHARE INDEX

PREVIOUS PRICE

% CHANGE

2325 8700 11800 50000 2875 1360 22800

2325 8800 11500 50000 2725 1350 23000

000 -114 +261 000 +550 +074 -087

2300 1350 1200 510

2300 1350 1200 510

000 000 000 000

1840 7550 18500 3575 2650 10200 4825 2075 5900 30300 1720

1830 7550 18400 3575 2650 10000 4775 2050 5850 30300 1710

+055 000 +054 000 000 +200 +105 +122 +085 000 +058

400 2025 1045 1535 32000 5850 2750 4525 2125

405 2025 1050 1495 32000 5900 2750 4750 2125

-123 000 -048 +268 000 -085 000 -474 000

7500 21000 6600 1680 6400

7650 21000 6600 1670 6300

-196 000 000 +060 +159

1700 885 1420 2650 1300

1700 880 1420 2600 1300

000 +057 000 +192 000

KAMPALA - USE Date Company Oct 17 2013 ALSI Oct 17 2013 BATU Oct 17 2013 BOBU Oct 17 2013 CENT Oct 17 2013 DFCU Oct 17 2013 EABL Oct 17 2013 EBL Oct 17 2013 JHL Oct 17 2013 KA Oct 17 2013 KCB Oct 17 2013 NIC Oct 17 2013 NMG Oct 17 2013 NVL Oct 17 2013 SBU Oct 17 2013 UCL Oct 17 2013 UMEME Oct 17 2013 USE LCI TOTALS

OCTOBER 17 2013 (KSH)

AGRICULTURAL Eaagads Ltd Ord 125 Kakuzi Ord 500 Kapchorwa Tea Co Ltd Ord 500 Limuru Tea Co Ltd Ord 2000 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 500 Sasini Ltd Ord 100 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 500 AUTOMOBILES AND ACCESSORIES Car and General (K) Ltd Ord 500 CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 500 Marshalls (EA) Ltd Ord 500 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 500 BANKING Barclays Bank Ltd Ord 050 CFC Stanbic Holdings Ltd Ord 500 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 400 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 050 Housing Finance Co Ltd Ord 500 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 100 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 100 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 500 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 500 Standard Chartered Bank Ltd Ord 500 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 100 COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES Express Ltd Ord 500 Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 500 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 500 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Nation Media Group Ord 250 Scangroup Ltd Ord 100 Standard Group Ltd Ord 500 TPS Eastern Africa (Serena) Ltd Ord 100 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 500 CONSTRUCTION AND ALLIED Athi River Mining Ord 500 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 500 Crown Berger Ltd 0rd Ord 500 EACables Ltd Ord 500 EAPortland Cement Ltd Ord 500 ENERGY AND PETROLEUM KenGen Ltd Ord 250 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 005 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Total Kenya Ltd Ord 500 Umeme Ltd Ord 050 GROWTH ENTERPRISE MARKET SEGMENT Home Africa Ltd Ord 100 INSURANCE British-American Investments Company ( Kenya) Ltd Ord 010 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord 100 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 500 Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 250 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 500 INVESTMENT Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 500 Olympia Capital Holdings ltd Ord 500 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 500 MANUFACTURING AND ALLIED ABaumann CO Ltd Ord 500 BOC Kenya Ltd Ord 500 British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd Ord 1000 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 500 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 200 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord 100 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 500 Mumias Sugar Co Ltd Ord 200 Unga Group Ltd Ord 500 TELECOMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY AccessKenya Group Ltd Ord 100 Safaricom Ltd Ord 050 PREFERENCE SHARES Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 2000 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 2000

790

780

+128

995 1230 475 27000 1475 6400

1010 1235 475 26500 1455 6400

-149 -040 000 +189 +137 000

2850 405 2875

2825 435 2875

+088 -690 000

1110 11600 57000 14500 31000 290 300 365 1725

1110 11600 57000 14500 31500 295 300 360 1710

000 000 000 000 -159 -169 000 +139 +088

955 910

955 915

000 -055

800 550

800 550

000 000

Kenya

Nairobi Beans (Rosecoco)

- 90kg

Fish (Tilapia)

- 1 kg

Ground Nuts

Uganda

Eldoret

Kampala

Lira

305 4,380 650 8,000 2,340 2,600 2,700 490 2,160 200 5,950 5,000 900 275 6,050 3,870 475

0 4,380 0 0 2,340 2,600 2,700 490 2,160 0 0 0 0 275 0 0 0

No of Deals Shares Traded 0 0 1 100,000 0 0 0 0 2 322 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 161,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25,104 0 0 6 286,426

0 4,380 0 0 2,340 2,600 2,700 490 2,160 0 0 0 0 270 0 0 0

High (Ushs) 0 4,050 0 0 1,030 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 365 0

Low (Ushs) 0 4,050 0 0 1,030 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 365 0

Closing (Ushs) 1,612 4,050 123 840 1,030 9,362 1,062 7,876 312 1,419 30 9,510 605 30 30 365 260

Turnover (Ushs) 0 405,000,000 0 0 331,660 0 0 0 0 0 4,830,000 0 0 0 0 9,162,960 0 419,324,620 SOURCE - Uganda Stock Exchange

Total Shares Equity Turnover (Rwf) Total Deals Change Traded in Rwf Today Previous Today Previous Today Previous Today 55,800 60,400 10,103,900 10,872,000 5 3 +1 5,100 670,400 4,279,000 1 2 -1 2,800 490,000 1 1,000 1,200,000 5 3,600 630,000 3 SOURCE - Rwanda Stock Exchange

Forex (Central Bank rates) US Dollar Pound Sterling Indian Rupee US Dollar Pound Sterling Euro SA Rand KShs/UShs KShs/TShs KShs/RwF KShs/BiF UAE Dirham J Yen Indian Rupee Saudi Riyal Chinese Yuan US Dollar Pound Sterling Euro J Yen Indian Rupee SA Rand UAE Dirham Saudi Riyal Kenyan Shilling Uganda Shilling Burundi Franc US Dollar Pound Sterling J Yen Euro Kenyan Shilling Ethiopian Birr Rwanda Franc Burundi Franc Tanzania Shilling Sudanese Dinar SA Rand

Food market prices (wholesale) US$ Package

0 4,380 0 0 2,340 2,600 2,700 490 2,160 0 0 0 0 270 0 0 0

Foreign Market Turnover Number Outstanding Outstanding No of holding (Tshs) of Deals share bids share offers shares Capital traded (Tsh) bln) % age 0 0 97,00 0 0 1,135 5.84% 657,000 4 98,800 0 150 129,179 67.63% 0 0 0 0 0 1,161 47.60% 0 0 800 0 0 80,000 75.00% 234,000 1 600 41,300 100 14,899 62.50% 886,600 4 7,500 0 341 9,360 72.00% 3,777,300 12 0 69,600 1,399 48,579 69.25% 196,000 1 0 58,600 400 3,324 0.07% 7,344,000 1 30,000 0 3,400 108,000 38.57% 0 0 0 0 0 29,929 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 470,511 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 29,948 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 267,331 N/A 8,329,435 17 424,000 96,000 30,655 59,855 15.47% 0 0 0 0 0 114,068 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 158,703 N/A 0 0 0 13,000 0 7,622 34.13% SOURCE - Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange

KIGALI - RSE Date Security Last 12 Today’s Prices Months (Rwf) High Low High Low Closing Previous Oct 172013 BOK 200 118 183 181 181 180 Oct 172013 BLR 900 315 838 838 838 839 Oct 172013 KCB 175 135 175 175 Oct 172013 NMG 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 Oct 172013 USL 175 135 175 175

SOURCE - Nairobi Stock Exchange

Commodity

TOL TBL TTP TCC SIMBA SWISS TWIGA DCB NMB KA EABL JHL KCB CRDB NMG ABG PAL

Opening Closing High Low price (Tshs) price (Tshs)

Tanzania

Rwanda

Burundi

Dar-es-salaam

Kigali

Bujumbura

6403

5454

8810

-

11205

6137

-

-

836

-

-

-

-

-

- 100kg

11435

10177

12530

12922

-

-

-

Irish Potatoes (White)

- 110kg

2859

1944

4307

6030

-

-

-

Maize Grain

- 90kg

3373

2687

2643

2185

4482

3137

4689

Millet Grain

- 90kg

6175

4574

4934

4581

7278

9424

-

Rice

- 90kg

6861

6289

9868

8810

7838

9152

7034

Sorghum Grain

- 90kg

5031

4117

2115

1410

7838

2728

5566

Soy Beans

- 100kg

5374

-

5482

5090

-

-

-

Sweet potatoes

- 98kg

1715

-

1804

2256

-

US Dollar Chinese Yuan Euro Pound Sterling J Yen Burundi Franc Ethiopian Birr Kenyan Shilling Tanzania Shilling Uganda Shilling UAE Dirham Indian Rupee Saudi Riyal SA Rand J Yen US Dollar Pound Sterling Euro Kenyan Shilling SA Rand Tanzania Shilling Uganda Shilling Rwanda Franc

ADDIS ABABA (Birr) Mean 19.0484 30.5480 0.3085 NAIROBI (Ksh) 87.4528 138.0687 116.0094 8.7630 29.2117 18.3828 7.4056 17.4483 23.8090 0.8775 1.3704 23.3176 14.2932 DAR ES SALAAM (Tsh) 1,604.8358 2,560.7574 2,175.1145 16.3267 26.2765 161.6147 436.9276 427.9162 18.9026 0.6287 1.5347 KAMPALA (Ush) 2,534.9350 4,047.7800 25.7150 3,422.9250 29.8500 134.3400 3.8035 1.6485 1.5815 12.6900 256.6250 KIGALI (RwF) 662.6287 108.6775 902.7653 1,064.1817 6.7588 0.4342 35.2770 7.9334 0.4197 0.2660 178.7062 10.6575 175.0130 66.6037 BUJUMBURA (FBu) 15.7037 1,539.3600 2,485.9125 2,103.5354 18.1101 157.2701 0.9567 0.6133 2.2958

Buying 18.8598 30.2455 0.3054

Selling 19.2370 30.8504 0.3115

87.6361 138.3911 116.2703 8.7976 29.3873 18.5357 7.5126 17.7136 23.8595 0.8796 1.3746 23.3671 14.3241

87.5444 138.2300 116.1400 8.7803 29.2995 18.4593 7.4591 17.5809 23.8343 0.8786 1.3725 23.3424 14.3086

1,596.8515 2,547.7765 2,164.2128 16.2463 26.1479 160.8513 434.7895 425.8044 18.8197 0.6236 1.5289

1,612.8200 2,573.7382 2,186.0162 16.4071 26.4050 162.3781 439.0657 430.0280 18.9855 0.6337 1.5404

2,530.3700 4,040.4900 25.6700 3,416.7600 29.8000 134.1100 3.7970 1.6460 1.5790 12.6680 256.1800

2,539.5000 4,055.0700 25.7600 3,429.0900 29.9000 134.5700 3.8100 1.6510 1.5840 12.7120 257.0700

656.333712 107.6451 894.1890 1,054.0719 6.6946 0.4301 34.9418 7.8580 0.4157 0.2635 177.0084 10.556207 173.350368 65.970916

668.923656 109.7100 911.3416 1,074.2914 6.8230 0.4384 35.6121 8.0088 0.4237 0.2685 180.4039 10.758699 176.675614 67.236386

15.5781 1,527.0451 2,466.0252 2,086.7072 17.9652 156.0120 0.9491 0.6084 2.2775

15.8294 1,551.6749 2,505.7998 2,120.3637 18.2550 158.5283 0.9644 0.6182 2.3142

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EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

OCT 21 - 27, 2013

TENDERS, JOBS & CONSULTANCIES TENDERS,JOBS & CONSULTANCIES East African Business Week I October 21-27, 2013

UGANDA

RWANDA

TANZANIA

TENDERS

TENDERS

TENDERS

The Ilala Municipal Council is issuing a general procurement notice.

Contractors, suppliers consultants and Non consultants may obtain further information from the office of the secretary of the tender board, Iiala Municipal Council Depot along Nyerere Road, P. O. Box 20950 Dar es Salaam.

RURA now invites bids from eligible bidders to provide the following services: SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING, TRAINING, TEST AND MAINTAIN A MEDIA CONTENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT. 7. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to the Procurement Office of RURA, P.O. Box 7289 Kigali, Tel. (+250) 252 584562, Fax. (+250) 252 584563.A tender security of 2% of the total quoted price, provided by a recognized bank or insurance institution should be submitted in the bid. Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in three copies and one original must reach the Procurement Office of RURA at the address mentioned above not later than 21/11/2013 at 10:00 a.m., local hour.

Uganda National Roads Authority invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply and delivery of reinforced concrete culverts for road maintenance activities. Contact: Procurement and Disposal Unit, Uganda National Roads Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Plot 5, Lourdel Road, Nakasero, Ground Floor, Room No. GA3, +256 312 233100. Deadline: Nov 18, 2013.

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of furniture for PPRA and Zonal Offices as follows:Office tables, tables, file cabinets, book shelves, conference tables and chairs, computer tables.Contact: CEO, PPRA, P. O. Box 49 Dar es Salaam, Tel: +255 22 2121236, Fax: +255 22 2121238, email: ceo@ppra.go.tz. Deadline: October 23, 2013.

The Government Procurement Services invites sealed bids from eligible suppliers of stationery and office supplies. Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Government Procurement Serivices Agency (GPSA), Keko Mwanga Area, Nyerere Road/Bohari Street, P. O.Box 9150, Dar es Salaam. Tel: +255 22 2861617/+255 22 2866071, Fax:+255 22 2866072, email: ceo@gpsa.go.tz. Deadline: Nov 17, 2013.

The Government Procurement Services invites sealed bids from eligible suppliers of retail fuel dispensing pump with voltage stabilizer (16).

Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Government Procurement Serivices Agency (GPSA), Keko Mwanga Area, Nyerere Road/Bohari Street, P. O.Box 9150, Dar es Salaam. Tel: +255 22 2861617/+255 22 2866071, Fax:+255 22 2866072, email: ceo@gpsa.go.tz. Deadline: Nov 17, 2013.

The Government Procurement Services invites sealed bids from eligible suppliers of unallocated stores. Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Government Procurement Serivices Agency (GPSA), Keko Mwanga Area, Nyerere Road/Bohari Street, P. O.Box 9150, Dar es Salaam. Tel: +255 22 2861617/+255 22 2866071, Fax:+255 22 2866072, email: ceo@gpsa.go.tz. Deadline: Nov 7, 2013.

CONSULTANCIES The Ministry of Water and Irrigation requests for expression of interest to provide consultancy services for feasibility study, detailed engineering design and preparation of tender documents for water supply improvement works for Urambo and Kaliua Towns and Villages along the pipeline route. Contact: The Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, P. O. Box 9153, Dar esSalaam, Tanzania, Fax:+255 22 2451825, email:pmumow@gmail.com. Deadline: Oct 24, 2013.

Reli Assets Holding Company invites expression of interest from eligible bidders to provide consultancy services for feasibility study and preliminary design for construction of new railway lines for commuter trains in Dar es Salaam. Contact: Office of the Secretary, Tender Board, Ground Floor, Reli Assets Holding Company Limited, Sokoine/Railway Street, P. O.Box 76959, Dar es Salaam, Tel No. +255 222122695, Fax: +255 22 2116525, Email: frida.mwakifwamba@rahco.go.tz/aminiel.omari@rahco.go.tz. Deadline: Oct 30, 2013.

Tanzania Ports Authority requests for expression of interest for consultancy services for review of the Port Act No. 17 of 2004. Contact: The Secretary, Central Tender Board, Tanzania Port Authority, One Bandari Road Kurasini, P. O. Box 9184, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Telephone: +255 22 2111315, Fax: +255 22 2112678, email: dps@tanzaniaports.com. Deadline: October 24, 2013.

JOBS The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority wishes to recruit a Member of the Council of the Energy and Water Utilities Regularatory Authority-Consumer Consultative Council (EWURA CCC). Contact: The Chairman, EWURA CC Nomination Committee, Minisrty of Water, Ubungo Maji, along Morogoro Road, Opposite TANESCO Hq, P. O. Box 9153, Dar es Salaam. Deadline: Nov 8, 2013.

The Rwanda Biomedical Centre/ Medical Procurement and Production Division (RBC/MPPD invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the supply of SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LABORATORY REAGENT, CONSUMABLES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to Head of Division, RBC/MPPD, Gasabo District, Kigali City, P.O. Box 640 Kigali - Rwanda. Tel. (+250) 252 580156/580157 - Fax. 0250 252 582725; Email: camerwa@gmail.com no less than 21 days prior the day of submission and opening. Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in two (2) copies and one (1) mandatory softcopy of price schedule in 2 CDs recordable, and one original must reach the reception of MPPD at the address mentioned above Not later than 21/11/2013 at 9 am o’clock (7 am GMT).

The Ministry of Sports and Culture (MINISPOC) invites qualified bidders to submit proposals for feasibility study for upgrading of Rubavu and Nyamirambo stadiums and rehabilitation of Amahoro National Stadium. Request for proposals may be obtained from the Procurement office of the Ministry of Sports and Culture from 16th September 2013, upon presentation of proof payment of non refundable fee of ten thousand Rwandan Francs (Rwf 10,000) to Rwanda Revenue Authority’s Account N°120-00-46 opened at National Bank of Rwanda. Well printed proposals, properly bound and presented in four copies, one of which is the original must reach the Procurement Office at the address mentioned above not later than 31st October 2013 at 3.00 pm.

The Rwanda National Police invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the supply of fire fighting trucks and their accessories to Rwanda National Police. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to the Procurement Office, at the mentioned address.Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in four copies one of which is the original must reach the Office of Procurement Unit at the address mentioned above not later than 31/10/2013 at 9:30 am. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend at in the conference room of Procurement Office at Kacyiru, on the same day 31/10/2013 at 10:00 am.

RURA now invites bids from eligible bidders to provide the following services: SUPPLY OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION MONITORING EQUIPMENTS. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to the Procurement Office of RURA, P.O. Box 7289 Kigali, Tel. (+250) 252 584562, Fax. (+250) 252 584563.A tender security of 2% of the total quoted price, provided by a recognized bank or insurance institution should be submitted in the bid. Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in three copies and one original must reach the Procurement Office of RURA at the address mentioned above not later than 24/10/2013 at 10:00 a.m., local hour.

CONSULTANCIES The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda requests for expression of interest to provide consultancy services (Individual Consultant to facilitate the quality assurance of design and elaboration of National Strategy For The Development Of Statistics (NSDS2). Contact: The Director General National Institute Of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)Avenue de la Paix, former MINIPLAN Building, Muhima (Nyarugenge District),P.O. Box 6139 Kigali E-mail: info@statistics.gov.rw, gerald.yemukama@statistics.gov.rw, eric.bugingo@statistics.gov.rw. The deadline for submission of expression of interest will be not later than 23rd OCTOBER 2013, at 10:00 hours Kigali time, 8:00 GMT.

Uganda National Roads Authority invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the upgrading of Acholi Bur Road-Musingo, GuluAcholibur, Olwiyo-Gulu, Musiita-Lumino/Busia-Majanji, KanoniSembabule-Villa Maria on the National Road Network. Contact: Procurement and Disposal Unit, Uganda National Roads Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Plot 5, Lourdel Road, Nakasero, Ground Floor, Room No. GA3, +256 312 233100. Deadline: Nov 25, 2013.

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) invites sealed from eligible and qualified bidders to undertake the civil works for the upgrading of Nyungamo-Mirama Hills/Kakitumba road (37km) from Gravel to Bituminous standard, TradeMark EastAfrica, Uganda Country Programme-Kampala, Course View Towers, 3rd Floor (Plot 21), Kitante Road, P. O. Box 25820, Kampala-Uganda. Deadline: November 15, 2013.

CONSULTANCIES Uganda National Roads Authority invites proposals for consultancy services for design and construction supervision of Apak Bridge on Lira-Abim-Kotido Road Contact: Procurement and Disposal Unit, Uganda National Roads Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Plot 5, Lourdel Road, Nakasero, Ground Floor, Room No. GA3, +256 312 233100.

Deadline: Nov 15, 2013.

RWANDA

CONSULTANCIES Ministry of Public Service and Labor (MIFOTRA) is pleased to invite all interested and experienced an international consultant firm to submit their expression of interest for the consultancy services: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT IN RWANDA PUBLIC SERVICE; Deadline:Thursday 7th November 2013 at 10:00 hours prompt to the same address below:MIFOTRA, Procurement Office, 2nd Floor Room no 39.or on e-mail: procurement_officer@mifotra.gov.rw/ procurement_officer1@mifotra.gov.rw

TENDERS The Rwanda Biomedical Centre/Medical Procurement and Production Division (RBC/MPPD invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the Supply and Delivery of 1,292,688 Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets divided into three lots as follows: - Lot 1 : 239,167 rectangular long lasting mosquito nets ; - Lot 2 : 993,521 conical long lasting mosquito nets ; - Lot 3: 60,000 extra-large conical long lasting mosquito nets.

Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to Head of Production, RBC/MPPD, Gasabo District, Kigali City, P.O. Box 640 – Kigali – Rwanda. Tel. (+250) 252 580156/580157 – Fax. 0250 252 582725; Email: camerwa@gmail.com no less than 21 days prior the day of submission and opening. Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in two copies, one of which is the original, must reach the Secretary to the Head of Production at the address mentioned below not later than 14/11/ 2013 at 09:00 AM, local time (07:00 GMT).

The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority wishes to recruit a Member of the Council of the Energy and Water Utilities Regularatory Authority-Consumer Consultative Council (EWURA CCC). Contact: The Chairman, EWURA CC Nomination Committee, Minisrty of Water, Ubungo Maji, along Morogoro Road, Opposite TANESCO Hq, P. O. Box 9153, Dar es Salaam. Deadline: Nov 8, 2013.

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda requests for expression of interest to provide consultancy services Individual Consultant to develop a Labour Statistics Framework which will serve as a reference in generating and disseminating information concerning labour statistics through surveys, censuses and administrative records in a coordinated manner and on a regular basis. Deadline: 23rd OCTOBER 2013, at 10:00 hours Kigali time, 8:00 GMT.

The Rwanda Biomedical Centre/Medical Procurement and Production Division (RBC/MPPD invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the supply of SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LABORATORY REAGENTS AND CONSUMABLES. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to Head of Division, RBC/MPPD, Gasabo District, Kigali City, P.O. Box 640 - Kigali - Rwanda. Tel. (+250) 252 580156/580157 - Fax. 0250 252 582725; Email: camerwa@gmail.com no less than 21 days prior the day of submission and opening. Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in two (2) copies and one (1) softcopy of price schedule in 2 CDs recordable, and one original must reach the reception of MPPD at the address mentioned above Not later than 14th November 2013 at 9 am o'clock (7 am GMT).

Source: East African Business Week

Source: East African Business Week

Source: East African Business Week

TENDERS

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TANZ ANIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE SUPPLY, INSTALLATIONS, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF LIFT SYSTEMS FOR THE PROPOSED BRANCH OFFICE BUILDING AT MTW ARA MUNICIPALITY.

TENDER NO: PA/08 2/2011-2012/HQ/W /06 1-A.4 1. The Bank of Tanzania has set aside funds for its operations during the financial year 2013/2014. It is intended that part of the proceeds of the fund will be used to cover eligible payment under the contract for the Supply, Installations, testing and commissioning of Lift Systems for the Proposed Branch Office Building at Mtwara Municipality.

2. The Bank of Tanzania now invites sealed bids from Specialized Contractors registered with Contractors Registration Board at class one to bid for the Supply, Installations, testing and commissioning of Lift Systems for the Proposed Branch Office Building at Mtwara Municipality.

3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive procedures specified in the Procurement (Goods, Works, Non Consultancy Service and Disposal of Public Assets by Tender) Regulations, 2005 – Government Notice No. 97.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office of the Secretary , BOT Tend er Board at an of an ania Hea Office at iram o treet, n Floor, Sou th Tow er, Em ail: p m u @ b ot.go.tz , Tel: + 25 5 22 2235 19 5 ; Fax : + 25 5 22 223405 4 f rom 8 .30 am -4.30 p m on Mond ay to Frid ay ex cep t on p u b lic h olid ay s.

5. A complete set of Bidding Document(s) in English and additional sets may be purchased by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 4 above and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of TZ S 100, 000.00. Payment should either be by Electronic Payment transfer (Account Name: Tender Application Fee, Account Number.9 9 447 126 01 or Banker’s Cheque, payable to Bank of Tanzania) 6. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Secu ring Declaration in the format provided in the Bidding documents.

7. Bids in one original plus two copies, properly filled in, and enclosed in plain envelopes must be delivered to the address above at or before 11: 00 h ou rs, 22nd Nov em b er 2013. Bids will be opened promptly thereafter in public and in presence of bidder’s representatives who choose to attend in the opening at the Bank of Tanzania Prospective Banking hall, Ground oor, South Tower, 10 Mirambo Street.

8. Late Bids, Portion of Bids, Electronic Bids, Bids not received, Bids not opened and not read out in public at the bid opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.

Gov ernor Bank of Tanz ania P. O. Box 29 39 Dar es Salaam

TENDER NO No. PA/032/13/HQ/C/007 REQUEST FOR EX PRESSION OF INTEREST ( EOI) FOR PROVISION OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS. 1.Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL), provider of telecommunications services in Tanzania intends to engage eligible Consultant who will be undertaking Customer Satisfaction Surveys for the Company.

2.The eventual objective of the assignment is to carry out detailed customer surveys to determine the levels of customer satisfaction in network availability, customer services, promotional campaigns, advertisements, tariffs, competitive product and services.

3 Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited now invites eligible Consultants to express their interest in the provision of the above services. Interested Consultants must submit application(s) for the assignment and provide information indicating their qualifications and experience for performing the services.

4 The expression of interest should include documentation regarding the legal status of the firm and other supporting information, indicating that they are qualified to perform the assignment (brochures, description of assignments of similar nature undertaken by the Consultant in the last five years, and availability of competent professional staff to manage the assignment).

5 For each survey performed, the Consultant shall provide the name and address of the client, date(s) of execution, name(s) of lead and associate firms, value and financing sources. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications.

6 Please note that this is NOT a request for proposals. After a review of letters of interest, a shortlist will be prepared and shortlisted consulting firms will be invited to submit their qualification and experience through a letter of invitation including the terms of reference.

7 The short listing and final selection of Consultant will be carried out in accordance with the Public Procurement Act No 21 of 2004 detailed in the guidelines (selection and employment of consultants) regulations 2005.

8 Interested eligible Consultant may obtain further information from the office of the Tender Board Secretary, Extelcoms Building, 6th Floor, Samora Avenue, and P. O. Box 9070, Dar es Salaam. Tel: 255 22 2 14 2568/ 2590; Fax: 255 22 2111812 from 08:00am to 4:00pm on Mondays to Fridays except on public holidays.

9 Expressions of interest must be delivered in sealed envelopes to the address No. 5 given above on or before 14.00 hours East African Standard time on 31st Octob er, 2013. hief Executi e Officer Tanz ania Telecom m u nications Com p any Lim ited .

12th Floor, Ex telcom s Hou se, Sam ora Av enu e, P O Box 9 07 0, Dar es Salaam .

Tanz ania.

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COMMENTARY

East African Business Week I October 21-27, 2013

Africa becomes prime target

BY BLESSING NSHABO n KAMPALA, Uganda

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frica is a prime investment destination with a prediction that by 2035, the continent will have the world’s largest workforce and a massive continental consumer market, with over half the current population of over 1 billion people under the age of 20.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to African countries increased by 5% to $50 billion in 2012 even as global FDI fell by 18%, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) annual survey of investment trends reported on 26 June 2013 from Geneva, Switzerland.

Recently discovered energy resources such as gas reserves in Tanzania and oil fields in Uganda drew increased FDI to East Africa, with inflows to the region expanding from US$4.5 billion in 2011 to $6.3 billion in 2012.

Similarly, according to the EY Africa Attractiveness Survey Report 2013, “at a time of ongoing uncertainty in the global economy, with the Eurozone in particular continuing to struggle; economic growth across much of Africa has remained robust, with a number of our economies still among the fastest growing in the world. This continues a remarkable decade of growth and development, with not only economic, but also social and political indicators all trending in the right direction”.

From the viewpoint of Africa’s leading investment company, Citadel Capital Co-founder and Managing Director Hisham El-Khazindar sees that favorable economic policies and political climates in Africa will also go a long way in attracting more FDI in all sectors of the economy — and in plays on the continent’s consumer markets, natural resources and booming need for infrastructure in particular.

Governments are increasingly recognizing the need to create an enabling environment for longterm indigenous investors.

Standards of governance are improving fast, aided by greater transparency through public scrutiny on social media and an elaborate media industry, which is increasingly able to hold government and corporations alike accountable.

Change in the political landscape of Kenya for example has seen government officials extend and deepen partnerships with the private sector to raise more capital to fund infrastructure projects.

Globally, credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the credit and investment worthiness of a country.

On 5 September 2013, Fitch, one of the largest rating agencies in the world, upgraded Uganda’s credit rating of B from stable to positive. This decision was based on the long track record of economic growth, averaging 7% for more than a

RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS: Citadel Capital has arranged full financing for a five-year turnaround program. FILE PHOTO. decade — above her African peers — improved monetary policy management, improved power supply, reduction in infrastructure bottlenecks, development of the oil sector and a flexible exchange rate, which has enabled Uganda to adjust to disruptions more quickly than its peers.

This is very positive for Uganda. Alongside success stories posted by current investors, it reflects our potential for continuous growth in FDI over the next several years.

Among those success stories is the aforementioned Citadel Capital. In January 2010, Citadel Capital closed the first of several acquisitions that gave it a controlling stake in Rift Valley Railways, which holds a 25-year concession to operate a railway line linking the port of Mombasa with the interiors of both Kenya and Uganda.

The firm has arranged full financing for a five-year, $ 287 million turnaround program for RVR as the firm hopes to see RVR increase its tonnage hauled to 5 million tons per year from

the current 1.8 million tons.

After just one year, the investment in RVR is showing results: RVR is overhauling and rehabilitating locomotives, it has added rehabilitated wagons to its fleet, deploying GPS-based automated train warrant systems that centrally control the movement of trains and cargo, and early results from its track rehabilitation program (which has seen an investment of USD 20 million in new track) is reducing transit time and improving rail safety.

Citadel Capital is a strong example of an indigenous investor with a long-term commitment to African opportunities.

Over the next three years, Citadel Capital plans to exit non-core investments as it transforms its business model to become an investment company.

As a private equity firm, Citadel Capital would typically take a 10-20% equity stake in all of its Platform Companies; however, as an investment company, the firm will now seek to control between 51% and 100% of the

companies that it has invested in and that it will invest in.

Private equity firms tend to make investments over a five to seven year period through a variety of investment strategies mostly leading to a minority shareholding. Investment companies, by comparison, take a longer term approach – 10 to 15 years or more — and make investments that increase shareholdings in their portfolio companies to 51% or more.

Simply put, investment companies tend to have controlling interest in their investments, while private equity firms tend to have minority interest. They are in it for the long-haul, not to generate a fast profit for their limited partners.

This type of long-term capital — invested

by Africans, for Africans, by people who like Citadel Capital combine local expertise with world-class experience — is exactly what we need if we are to turn economic potential into reality: New jobs, new infrastructure, and a much more attractive future.

Civil society group in new campaign

BY BAZ WAISWA

nKAMPALA, Uganda-Twaweza, an independent East African not for profit making initiative, has for the second time in Uganda launched their initiative that calls on citizens in the country to take charge of their nation’s destiny.

The launch was exhibited by the release of 250, 000 posters that aim to inspire Ugandans to play an active role in driving progress.

The release of the posters builds on the earlier Ni Sisi campaign in Uganda that was launched last year but was dealt a big blow when gov-

ernment confiscated their material mistaking it for political activism targeting to topple President Yoweri Museveni.

The materials have since been released and because of the change of times, have been edited, modified and reduced to posters with photos of public figure whom people look up to for inspiration.

With the message “Who will change your world this year? Will you wait all year for someone else?

Or will you take action today?” the poster challenge citizens to be focused and change their lives and that of their communities.

Under the Ni Sisi campaign which promotes the idea that citizens can

initiate and bring about positive change rather than wait for someone else, Twaweza is looking at empowering citizens with the right attitude to participate in their nation building.

Twaweza believes that by standing up and taking action, citizens across East Africa can create lasting change and drive forward their own development.

John Baptist Male Mukasa, a board member of Twaweza while addressing a media briefing in Kampala recently explained that citizens are a key component in the initiative for positive change in services delivery once they have the information that builds their capacity.

“It starts with citizens appreciating their needs and resources at their disposal,” Mukasa noted. He explains that this can only be done through sensitization of communities in which they are members.

“We believe it’s possible to bring everlasting change in areas of education, health, water and sanitation and infrastructure,” Mukasa elaborated.

Twaweza is functional in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania where it started and has recorded considerable success by becoming a reflection of society as it has generated discussions.

Rakesh Rajani , the head of Twaweza, explains that the idea

behind Ni Sisi is that change starts with the citizen who then can help governments and leaders to achieve the societal objectives.

Rajani said: “Government has a responsibility to do better but before it does, we as citizens have to help them. It’s about holding government accountable by getting involved.

This is not politics. It’s about people taking responsibility to solve their problems,” To achieve their goal, Deus Mukalazi, a program officer at Twaweza Uganda revealed that they have identified mediums like drama, music, different creative ways and different people to influence the kind of message to be sent out.

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SPECIAL REPORT

East African Business Week I October 21-27, 2013

Zanzibar puts history on sale

BY ANDREW ZABLON

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decision by the Zanzibari government to sell two old buildings in Stone Town, an area listed in the World Heritage, has raised some

alarms.

The buildings located at number 292 in Kiponda and house number 27 at Shangani, are to be sold off through international competitive bidding. No other details were given or the reasons why.

A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of special cultural or physical significance. Stone Town was added to the list in 2000.

According to the government the sale will be done according to the provisions of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act No.9 of 2005.

But activists and other critics say the decision is against the World Heritage Convention. They have made no secret of their intentions to try and block the sale.

These include the Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority (STCDA) and the Zanzibar Ministry of Tourism.

Stone Town is the old part of Zanzibar City. It is built on a triangular peninsula of land on the western coast of the island. The Swahili architecture incorporates elements of Arab, Persian, Indian, European and African styles.

The Arab houses are particularly noticeable because they have large and ornately carved wooden doors and other unusual features such as enclosed wooden verandas.

The site has probably been occupied for around three centuries with buildings only being constructed with stone since the 1830s.

The town was the centre of trade (especially slave exports) on the East African coast between Asia and Africa before the colonization of the mainland in the late 1800s after which the focus moved to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.

An official from STCDA told East African Business Week about 44 properties/sites are in danger worldwide. “Slowly, Stone Town is now in danger because there had been such attempts in the past,” he said.

However Fatuma Jaha, Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, Zanzibar Ministry of Finance said: “My role in this, is just to implement. I have been instructed by my superiors to sell the building,” she said.

House number 292 with 3,647.64 square metres is estimated to be more than 200 years old—was built during Sultan of Oman’s era. It’s a three-storey building with 53 rooms and just 300 metres from Forodhani Gardens, one of the major tourist attractions in Zanzibar.

House number 27 has an area of 1,075 square metres. Both buildings are in reasonably good condition although they require some renovations.

The World Heritage List includes 981 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

By September, 2012, 190 countries had ratified the World Heritage Convention.

In Tanzania, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani/Songo Mnara, Serengeti National Park, Selous Game Reserves, Kilimanjaro National Park, Stone Town of Zanzibar and Kondoa Rock-Art Stones are listed in the UNESCO’s World Heritage sites.

To be included on the World Heritage

East Africa’s first export zone

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STONE TOWN: Pictures of the old part of Zanzibar City, dating back over 200 years ago.

List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.

Stone Town bears a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared and also it is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape.

Stone Town illustrates significant stage

(s) in human history, it is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment.

These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention that, besides the text of the Convention, is the main working tool on World Heritage.

eople have lived in Zanzibar for 20 000 years; history proper starts when the islands became a base for traders voyaging between Arabia, India, and Africa.

Unguja, (the biggest island of Zanzibar), offered a protected and defensible harbour, so although the archipelago had few products of value, Arabs settled at what became Zanzibar City (Stone Town) as a convenient point from which to trade with East African coastal towns.

They established garrisons on the islands and built the first mosque in the Southern hemisphere.

During the Age of Exploration, the Portuguese Empire was the first European power to gain control of Zanzibar, and kept it for nearly 200 years.

In 1698 Zanzibar fell under the control of the Sultanate of Oman, which developed an economy of trade and cash crops, with a ruling Arab elite.

Plantations were developed to grow spices, hence the moniker of the Spice Islands (a name also used of Dutch colony the Moluccas, (now part of Indonesia).

Another major trade good was ivory, the tusks of elephants killed in mainland Africa.

The third pillar of the economy was slaves, giving Zanzibar an important place in the Arab slave trade, the Indian Ocean equivalent of the better-known Triangular Trade. The Sultan of Zanzibar controlled a substantial portion of the East African coast, known as Zanj, and extensive inland trading routes.

Sometimes gradually, sometimes by fits and starts, control came into the hands of the British Empire; part of the political impetus for this was the movement for the abolition of the slave trade.

In 1890 Zanzibar became a British protectorate. The death of one sultan and the succession of another of whom the British did not approve led to the Anglo-Zanzibar War, also known as The Shortest War in History.

The islands gained independence from Britain in December 1963 as a constitutional monarchy.

A month later, the bloody Zanzibar Revolution, in which several thousand Arabs and Indians were killed and thousands more expelled and expropriated, led to the Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba.

That April, the republic merged with the mainland Tanganyika, or more accurately, was subsumed into Tanzania, of which Zanzibar remains a semi-autonomous region.

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East African Business Week I October October 21-27 , 2013

Changing lives through crafts

BY WINNIE MANDELA

n KAMAPALA, UGANDA -

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aving grown up from a family where art and crafts is considered a hobby and an ideal lifestyle, Rachael Kemirembe developed a love for all kinds of African crafts. She has turned into decorations be it for landscapes, create beautiful backgrounds, enhance building designs, provide privacy and emphasize beautiful views.

The sitting room was a comfort of mats made from palm leaves, animal skins she remembers.

“In my early years I used to feel bad inviting friends home because I considered our home to be for poor people because I thought my we could not afford the big sofa sets. After taking up this passion, I now realise that furniture comes in all ranges and passions,” she says.

Her mother now late, Nnalongo Sarah Kabuye who worked with the Ministry of Health was fascinated by art and craft. She had a group of women she used to mentor to make these crafts and sale .

Kemirembe says she never lacked money while in school because she used to make paintings and mosaic artfacts.

Her mother would then buy her crafts and sell.

She says: “I grew up making money. I remember I paid my school fees first term in high school and did all my shopping.

I loved making money and furthered my studies in a banking career.”

The same passion for art and craft brought her back into the art world in 2007 when she decided to quit her job as a banker at Stanbic bank .

She decided to concentrate on art and crafts. She has empowered women and youth in Mpigi, Wakiso, Kampala, Fort portal and Rukungiri.

Kemirembe says: “My mother mentored me into loving arts and crafts because she herself would collect and weave mats and baskets. She had groups of vulnerable women and youth who produced many of these crafts.”

Whenever I would travel with her in local communities she collected crafts and enabling me to develop my passion for crafts.

She sought entrepreneurship training from Enterprise Uganda that empowered, and groomed her with skills on how a start up a business that would stand to live the taste of time: Creativity and innovation, information seeking and planning systematically and building strong networks that aligned her vision to embrace her craft business.

With a capital of shs 3million

SKILL: Kemirembe has grown working and crafting artfacts

(about $USD 1,150), Kraft 256 limited was created.

Kemirembe set it up in 2007 and for seven years has exhibited and gained from her skill and passion. As well as empowering the vulnerable women groups especially in Wakiso and Mpigi by purchasing their products and marketing them on local and international markets. In so doing they are able to support their families and improve their standard of living.

“I always had a strong desire to work with local communities and specifically the local vulnerable women, and youth having seen them suffering in their day to day lives,” she said According to her, Kraft’s

256 limited majorly deals in unique Ugandan crafts such as cow horn products, basket, mats and bags. Her products are authentic and made from organic materials such as palm leaves, banana fibers and millet stalks among others.

She said: “For crafts to be competitive on the international market you have to offer products that are authentic and organic to meet the needs of art collectors and gift shoppers.”

Rachael started with a few women who make her products that she buys and markets. She is now working with 5 women groups.

Kraft 256 Ltd has grown from strength to strength and

now exports to countries such as USA, Africa and United Kingdom.

The costs of her products ranges from shs 30,000 (about USD$12) to shs150,000 (about USD$58) for her baskets, and shs10,000 (about USD$4) to shs50,000 (about USD$) for the cow horns.

Through her various exhibitions she has got orders from various companies. This encouraged her to involve more women as these companies request for big orders. “We

make more than 7,200 baskets in a year.”

Some of the setbacks according to her in this business include, the inefficient support of the Arts and Crafts sector by the government that has not yet according to her realized the sectors great potential of being one of the country’s biggest foreign currency earner, lack of sensitization and capacity building of artisans, cost of stalls, airfare, shipping costs to attended international exhibitions where we can get

orders and lastly the visibility of the craft sector in the tourism limelight.

“Most of the women artisans lack creativity and drive to produce these crafts. A lot of time and money is spent in producing samples. To come up with just one sample needed on the international market you need minimum 3 weeks, surely you have to be aggressive and have this extra drive to get what you want otherwise you get demolished.

Kemirembe has so far due to her hard work managed to earn herself awards such as the best Innovative and creative product in 2013 in South Korea and in Nigeria as the best exhibitor and young woman entrepreneur of the year 2012 and in Egypt as the best young entrepreneur 2011 and 2012 “Ethiopian Airlines has always supports me in offering subsidized tickets whenever am flying out to attend these various exhibitions and DFCU Bank usually extends me financial support whenever I approach them for financial assistance, am also a member of Women in business club a project that supports women at dfcu BANK,” she said.

She calls upon the youth and women in hand craft not to give up the hard work as entrepreneurship through skills development is the way to go.

I also call upon the Minster in charge of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Hon. Minster Mutagambwa who is working hard to revamp the tourism industry to strategically link the Craft sector to all tourism sites in the country that’s when the craft sector will become more visible and also come up with a strategic plan to harmonize and link the craft to tourism like Rwanda, Kenya etc…

Kemirembe requests,” Let all conference organizers particularly in Uganda and East African region give room to women in handcraft a slot to market uniquely Ugandan crafts” My dream is to have a production unit especially for my cow horn products by 2014 and have permanent location for my company in Kampala by 2013. I also have a plan to register an association of women in handicrafts that will bring all these clusters together to ease production of different products required on the international market.

I want to be remembered for having economically empowered women and youth through skills development i.e. crafts making and setting up an association that will call for local and international financial support.

I want to be a practical person and sharing the same vision to produce competitive products that will be visible globally.

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SPORTS

East African Business Week I October 21-27, 2013

Teams in buoyant mood ahead of playoffs

BY BAZ WAISWA

nKAMPALA, UGANDA-Rwanda

Players and coaches are in ecstatic temperament ahead of theAirtel National basketball League (ANBL), the first division and the Development league (DLeague) post season.

This Friday will see the beginning of real business on court as teams push for final challenge of winning title when playoffs kickoff.

The regular season climaxes this Tuesday with Warriors and City Oilers setting the mood right for the quarterfinal playoffs.

The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) last season made changes in the number of teams that partake in the playoffs increasing them from four to eight top teams hence the quarterfinal encounter.

Falcons coach Gad Etau who won Warriors their maiden tittle in 2009 believes his team has put the poor regular season marked with infightings behind them and are tuned to the challenge ahead.

“That is in the past, this is not to say players have been paid, there are few arrears to be cleared but we play basketball for the inner pride not for the money.

The team is in the right mood,” Etau said.

Falcons are playing UCU canons in the only encounter decided by press time.

Table toppers D-Mark Power, UCU Canons, Ndejje Angels, City Oilers, KIU Titans, Falcons and Charging Rhinos will be paired in the best of three encounters.

The semifinals will be played in the format of best of five and best of seven for the finals.

City Oilers and Ndejje Angels have provided supprises and pushed the competition levels high resulting into dislodging perennial powerhouse Falcons

from the top four.

Ivan Ntabazi, a manager at Warriors explains that the players and the new coach have blended well creating a lethal team whose intent is to retain the title for the first time. Warriors hired Kenyan Ronnie Owino to replace Emmy Samanya who resigned.

Owino comes with remarkable experience which will be vital in the title push.

“There is no way to get an international coach if we didn’t want to win the title.

It is working well and the senior players are happy with it. The team is blending well between the old and young players,’Ntabazai said.

Inspired by their previous near misses, Canons look like it’s their time but a likely meet with Falcons in the quarterfinals remains a stumbling block to their quest.

D-Mark who had a superb season like it has been in the past are title contenders with the right credentials. Outsiders Ndejje and City Oilers are capable of upsetting the big boys.

In the women category there has been little surprises, the rivalry between UCU Lady Canons and KCC Leopards will be renewed as the ladies stride for the in the playoffs which also has other teams like KIU Rangers and A1 Challenge.

nKAMPALA, UGANDA-AFTER a string

of losses away from home in friendly matches, it comes as no surprise that Uganda has slipped four places in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings released last week.

Uganda is now placed 85th in the world and 20th in Africa; down one place.

The Uganda Cranes lost twice to Egypt in low key friendlies in which coach Micho Sredojevic used a largely second string squad as he prepared for next month’s CECAFA tournament.

Kenya maintained its 118th position and 33rd in Africa. Tanzania on the other hand dropped two places to occupy 129, sharing the same position as Rwanda who climbed two places.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL – PREMIER LEAGUE Mon, 21 Oct

Crystal Palace vs. Fulham

20h30

SS3N/Maximo

Sat, 26 Oct

Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal

13h00

SS3/SS3N

Sat, 26 Oct

Manchester United vs. Stoke City

15h45

Select2

Sat, 26 Oct

Liverpool vs. West Brom

15h50

SS5HD/SS5

Sat, 26 Oct

Southampton vs. Fulham

18h00

SS5/SS5N

Sun, 27 Oct

Sunderland vs. Newcastle United

15h00

SS3/SS3N

Sun, 27 Oct

Chelsea vs. Manchester City

17h30

SS3/SS3N

Sun, 27 Oct

Tottenham vs. Hull City

17h55

SS5HD

SPANISH FOOTBALL – LA LIGA Mon, 21 Oct

Athletic Bilbao vs. Villareal

21h55

SS5/SS5N

Sat, 26 Oct

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid

17h55

SS3/SS3N

Sat, 26 Oct

Levante vs. Espanyol

21h55

SS3/SS3N

Sun, 27 Oct

Real Sociedad vs. Almeria

19h55

SS5HD/SS5

Sun, 27 Oct

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Betis

21h55

SS3/SS3N

ITALIAN SERIE A Sat, 26 Oct

Inter vs. Verona

20h40

SS7/SS7N

Sun, 27 Oct

Napoli vs. Torino

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Juventus vs. Genoa

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Lazio vs. Cagliari

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GERMAN FOOTBALL – BUNDESLIGA Stuttgart vs. Nuremberg

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Bayern Munich vs. Hertha Berlin

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Borussia M vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Steven Mwesigye (L) of Falcons beats a defence mounted by a Charging Rhino player in the regular season

East African FIFA rankings still low

BY EMMA ONYANGO

LIVE TV GAMES

Burundi climbed three places to 121 while Ethiopia dropped two places to 95th. Uganda remains the highest ranked nation in the Cecafa region.

Ivory Coast, Africa’s top ranked side cemented their top 20 spot after improving to 17th from 19th. Ghana who humiliated Egypt 6-1 in the 1st leg of their 2014 World Cup Qualifier replace Algeria in second spot on the continent. Nigeria and Mali round up the top five.

Relatedely, in the top ten, only Spain’s position at the summit remains unchanged, while Germany have pushed Argentina out of second place. New entries into the top ten are Switzerland (7th, up 7) and England (10th, up 7), both thanks to their recent strong performances in the final group games in the World Cup qualifying. Italy, meanwhile,

have paid heavily for their draw against Armenia, dropping four places to eighth.

The distribution of teams in Pot 1 for the World Cup Final Draw on 6 December is as follows: Brazil, together with Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium and Switzerland are definitely in Pot 1. If Uruguay win the intercontinental play-off against Jordan, they will also go into the first pot. However, if Jordan win, the decimal points difference between the Netherlands (1135.95) and Italy (1135.61) will see the Dutch take the last place in Pot 1.

This latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking has also determined which teams will be seeded for the European play-off draw for Brazil 2014, which will take place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Monday, 21 October.

Tue,22 Oct

Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund

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Milan vs. Barcelona

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Schalke vs. Chelsea

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Marseille vs. Napoli

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Celtic vs. Ajax

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Porto vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

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CSKA Moskva vs. Manchester City

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Real Madrid vs. Juventus

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Man.United vs. Real Sociedad

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Bayern Munich vs. Plzen

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Bayer .L vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

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Benfica vs. Olympiacos

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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE Thu,24 Oct

Sheriff vs. Tottenham Hotspur

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Liberec vs. Sevilla

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Freiburg vs. Estoril

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Real Betis vs. Guimares

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Swansea vs. Kuban Krasnodar

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Valencia vs. St. Gallen

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Wigan Athletic vs. Rubin Kazan

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Pacos de Ferreira vs. Dnipro

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AFRICAN LEAGUES Wed, 23 Oct

Kenya: Gor Mahia vs. Sofapaka

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Kenya: Bandari vs. Western Stima

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Zimb: FC Platinum vs. Shabanie M

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Ghana: Amidaus vs. Dwarfs

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Kenya: Gor Mahia vs. Homeboyz

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Zim: Highlanders vs. Dynamos

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Ghana: Lions vs. Asante Kotoko

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Tanzania to offer 8 blocks

BY LEONARD MAGOMBA

nDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Tanzania is expected to offer seven exploration blocks in the deep offshore waters and one in the Lake Tanganyika North.

The move comes following an announcement by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) that the government is set to launch the fourth licensing round for oil and gas exploration.

This will be the first of its kind to be held in Tanzania, the TPDC’s Principal Petroleum Geologist, Wellington Hudson told East African Business Week in Dar es Salaam recently.

Hudson said through the licensing round to be launched on October 25, “the government plans to offer seven blocks sitting in the deep offshore and a block in the Lake Tanganyika North,” he said.

According to TPDC, Tanzania’s public petroleum firm, the bid documents will be sold after the launch at the proposed price of $750,000 (Tsh1.2 billion) per set.

He said, “We are very happy to conduct the licensing round for the

first time at home, he said, adding that this will help to increase awareness to locals on the oil and gas industry.”

He said the exercise will also benefit different economic sectors in the country. The licensing round also will market Tanzania internationally which in turn will boost the country’s tourism sector.

The 4th licensing round is scheduled strategically just after the oil and gas conference on October 23 to 24.

The round will close in May 2014.

TPDC and ION Geoventures will organize a procedure of data purchase and payments for the purchase of bid document sets. The previous three rounds were announced and held in London.

The first was opened in June 2000 and closed in April 2001, the second was held from June 2001 to July 2002 and the third round was opened in May 2004 and closed in May 2005.

“In the first round only one bid from Petrobras was received. They were awarded a Production Sharing Agreement for Block 5 in deep offshore,” he said.

The second round which targeted 11 licensing blocks offshore Tanzania

SEARCH: Norway’s Statoil is one of the pacesetters in Tanzania’s offshore exploration. File photo The blocks are in waters with depths in water depths between 200 metres ranging from 1,500 metres to 3,000 and 2000 metres, but only Shell Inmetres. ternational participated, winning four East Africa has been a focus for exblocks.The third round which targeted ploration since substantial deposits of seven licensing blocks saw Ophir crude were found in Uganda in 2006.

Energy win three blocks, Statoil two London-listed Tullow Oil expected to blocks and Petrobras one. start production there in late 2012.

The offshore blocks have over Last September, Tanzania got a 34,000 km of 2D seismic data and $1 billion loan from China to build a over 8,000 sq km of 3D seismic data.

Climate talks set for Ethiopia

BY SAMUEL NABWIISO nKAMPALA Uganda--Ethiopia will this week host the third annual conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa The conference which is being organized by the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), under the auspices of the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDevAfrica) Programme comes when there’s need for strong weather and climate services to reduce vulnerability and promote sustainable development.

According to a press statement from ACPC, the conference will run under the theme is ‘Africa on the rise: can the opportunities from climate change spring the continent to transformative development?’

Josiane Uwantege, the official spokesperson for the conference, said one of the key issues to be discussed in the meeting is to identify key gaps and future needs in the provision of weather and climate services.

It will also discuss a range of potential solutions through the

implementation of the Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology (Weather and Climate Services), that can positively impact the lives and livelihoods of African communities.

Uwentege said the participants from African countries will use the forum to discuss other important issues like the need for African political leadership and cooperation to strengthen and mainstream weather and climate services into the decision-making and development planning process.

Notable sectors include agriculture, water resources and transport.

The Climate Change and Development in Africa conference will be attended by representatives from development partners like the World Meteorology Organization African Development Bank, African Union Commission’s and African Minister responsible for Water Environment and many stake holders “We expect WMO Assistant Secretary-General Elena Manaenkova, to attend the meeting who will also chair some sessions and Panelists

in the meeting will also include representatives from the African Union Commission, African Development Bank, and ACPC. Saviour Kasukuwere MP, Zimbabwe Minister of Environment, Water and Climate is expected to give the welcome remarks” Uwentege said in the press statement.

The meeting comes when most African countries are now experiencing the negative effects of climate change which has greatly affected the continents Many countries are now experiencing long drought conditions and this in turn has affected agriculture production.

The result has been higher prices for foodstuffs in most countries on the continent.

The African continent is still weak in climate change adaptive capacity this increases its exposure to climate change and limits its ability to benefit from advances in climate science. Many National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are performing poorly due to the limited resources allocated to such departments by African Countries.

major natural gas pipeline from Mnazi Bay in the Mtwara region in the country’s south to Dar es Salaam, and processing plants in Mnazi Bay. The government is also in the process of setting up a second pipeline to add to an existing one joining the Songo Songo gas field to Dar es Salaam.

Statoil says it has to weigh its options before it decides what type of development to invest in, but proximity to the Asian energy market makes an LNG development plausible.

Africa-focused oil and gas firm Ophir Energy and its partner BG Group have made significant gas finds in Tanzania.

The pair said they had discovered more gas than estimated off the coast of Tanzania, adding an estimated 3.4 trillion cubic feet (TCF) in recoverable reserves from the Jordari-1 well in Block 1, 55% more than initially expected.

Tanzania’s natural gas estimates stood at more than 45 trillion cubic feet following recent discoveries.

Tanzania already uses some of its gas to produce electricity and supplies the gas to 37 institutions and industries.

African local authorities to meet Chinese in Kampala

BY WINNIE MANDELA nKAMPALA, UGANDA- Uganda is set to host the next ChinaAfrica dialogue that is scheduled for November 21st and 22nd at Muyonyo Commonwealth Speak Resort Kampala.

The Minister for Local Government, Adolf Mwesigye last week said the dialogue is an outcome of the China Africa Local Government Cooperation- Uganda (FCALGC-U) which was formed following the Forum for Africa China Local Government Cooperation that was held in Beijing in 2012.

He said the overall objective is to stimulate local economic developments through increased business promotion, cooperation and development. This can be done through promotion and establishment of local investments, enhanced private sector investments in local governments.

“It’s ideal for the country to promote cooperation’s and establishments of local investments by enhancing private sector investments in LGs so as to enable the increase in locally generated revenue” he said It’s expected that during the

dialogue, EAC delegates, political and technical leaders of LGs as well as representatives of private sectors will focus on identifying projects that will be implemented in partnership with their Chinese counterparts.

He said, “As a key output of the dialogue, private sector enterprises and LGs from EAC will be urged to sign memorandums of understanding with their Chinese counterparts as a frame work of their partnership in the agreed investment.”

This according to him is one of the ways Uganda’s Vision 2040 will be achieved, transforming the country from a peasantry to a middle and later on first income earning country.

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It’s ideal for the country to promote cooperation’s and establishments of local investments by enhancing private sector investments in LGs so as to enable the increase in locally generated revenue

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