Reacties op: Tanzania: More discussions on the controversial Ngorongoro road

Door: rafael ole moono

rafael ole moono — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:46:56 +0000

I think there is genuine reason and need for the road by every community wherever they are. So it is the same with the Ngorongoro residents as mentioned by such educated elite of the place. But why and what is behind such energetic need to convince the whole lot of concerned parties on the serengeti road in particular? Why isnt the same energy used for the road to rukwa and other isolate regions in the country?? Perhaps to me these educated elite have given some reason why it is wrong to campaign against the road. which are namely the dire need of the local people to alleviate their hardships and second realization that the neighboring country is conspiring to thwart development of the area for their illegal benefit from the tourism in the serengeti and mount kilimanjaro. Perhaps I see from my perspective the business potential of the this conservation heritage area to the the locals and the neighboring country is confirmed. we haven’t exhausted the potential benefit there is or there could be of the area as it is now with the so called least infrastructural development. I notice here a twisted truth or unmentioned side of why the such a plight of hardships for people in such a world high potential heritage area. If the world and so the neighbors see the potential without the road perhaps it is time we discuss the exploitation of the potential by our own systems and benefit from that. otherwise our leaders and educated elites need to be aware that conservation has always more and more value that cannot be equated by the tarmack road or any other infrustructural development. Tarmack road as we can read from records is a conservation hazard through mikumi. it will be the same for serengeti and probably lose all value over the gradual degradation as result of the road. Please you elites take the government system to task that it should share the wealth of the ecosystem as I believe it is why you suffer while in the world potential riches which only the government benefits from and not you. i think it is even possible from the same income now be it by taxing the neighboring business who are eating without sharing with you or from our own government that share little to the conservators to alleviate the travel hardships of the people and save the land from the road. Any construction degrades over the time but any conservation of the present natural wealth always ads in value. Struggle to conserve for you an the next generation otherwise what you say sounds like you have put that aside and join with destruction of nature by constructing the tarmac road which sounds like selling a cow to by a walking stick.

Door: Isack Bogama

Isack Bogama — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:05:06 +0000

On my view the Tanzania government Should think their ngorongoro communities who isolated since independence and not to listen the people who their don’t know how these communities suffering from lack of infrastructure. Their life of these societies depending on Livestock and Agriculture there is no means of infrastructure to connect even more people to reach the market of their product.

Door: Isack Bogama

Isack Bogama — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:28:52 +0000

Tanzania Government decided construct the tarmac road from mto wambu -loiliondo/mugumu this road is intended to connect isolated ngorongoro communities and allow for the easy movement of goods. once the villagers would be able to transport their agricultural producing and livestock to major market centres in Arusha,Dar-es salaam, Musoma and Mwanza.Fortunately, there is no option of an alternate route (road) around the communities that would ultimately serve the same purpose, connect even more people. There is no disruption will happen for the wildlife.

Door: Victor leonard

Victor leonard — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:29:15 +0000

On my side i would like to say that ‘vox populi vox dei’ so it is better for the govnrnment to think about its citizens and not others who want to interfere this programe in order to fulfil their desire.