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“We strongly condemn what was done to our colleague…this is against humanity and it is a terrorist act,” Deputy Chairman of the JKT volunteers, Parali Kiwango said yesterday in Dar es Salaam.
He maintained that the act seeks to silence them but vowed to continue pressing the government until their demands are met.
Discussing the incident with his fellow JKT volunteers, Kiwango expressed utter dismay and grave sadness over what he described as ‘inhumane attack on our leader.’“What was done to our leader is against human rights because what Mgoba was doing was for the benefit of the jobless youth,” he said.
“We appeal to President Kikwete to form a committee to meet us soon so that we can air our grievances,” Kiwango appealed and expressly made it clear that they no longer trust Chief Secretary, Ambassador Ombeni Sefue.
According to Kiwango, they have written several letters to the President and now believe that Ambassador Sefue has never handed them to the addressee.
“We are not sure if the President has the right information as to our intentions and our grievances…this can only be done through talks with a committee that will report directly to him,” he went on to say.
He said that through the committee the President will be at a position to know the truth behind the matter.
“Government officials are misleading the public over the matter,” he said.
Meanwhile, security at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) where the youth’s leader is hospitalised was yesterday extremely tight.
Entrance gates remained closed at least half an hour past their usual opening time when the public is allowed to visit patients.
All the hospital’s entrances were surrounded by both uniformed as well as plain clothe police officers and while normally, visiting hours at MNH begin at 12:30 pm, yesterday the gates were not opened until 13:00 hours.
Journalists who finally visited the youth leader in Muhimbili’s Mwaisela ward number 9 report that, he remains in a very weak state, surrounded by security officials and not allowed to speak to media.
One of the Senior Nursing Officers, who opted for anonymity, said Mgoba is still receiving treatment and tests are still been conducted.
“We have already taken blood samples and we are waiting for results,” she said.
The ex-national service volunteers have for several weeks now been demanding to meet the President to air their grievances centred on unemployment.
George Mgoba was kidnapped on Tuesday last week at the Mabibo area in Dar es Salaam by persons who identified themselves as soldiers from JKT.
In his original reports to media last week, Mgoba said, he received a call from the supposed JKT soldiers who requested to meet him at Mabibo Mwisho.
He said he was not in a position to identify them because no sooner had they introduced themselves than he lost consciousness, nonetheless, he described his assailants as two men and a lady.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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