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1 | Tanzania's Parliament Turns Into a Boxing Ring | Mivadika Sehatra Fanaovana Ady Totohondry Ny Parlemantan'i Tanzania |
2 | Honorable Joseph (Sugu) Mbilinyi resisting attempts by security officers to remove him from Parliament last week. | Atoa Joseph (Sugu) Mbilinyi manohitra ny fikasan'ireo mpiambina hanala azy ao amin'ny Parlemanta ny herinandro lasa teo. |
3 | Photo Courtesy of Jamii Forums. | Sary nalaina tao amin'ny Jamii Forums. |
4 | Over the last few years, Tanzania's parliament has become fodder for fantastic theatrics. | Tanatin'ireo taona vitsy lasa, nanjary ho toerana fanaovana seho an-tsehatra mahagaga ny Parlemantan'i Tanzania. |
5 | Random eruptions of arguments followed by mass walkouts, usually by the opposition, has turned parliamentary sessions into must-watch television. | Namadika ireo fivorian'ny Parlemanta ho fahitalavitra tsy maintsy jerena ny fipoahana fifandirana tsy ampoizina arahana fiaraha-mandao efitrano, matetika ataon'ny avy amin'ny mpanohitra. |
6 | In April 2011, for example, Ezekiel Wenje, a member of parliament (MP) from the leading opposition party Chadema, drew the ire of the Speaker Anna Makinda with his comment that certain government positions are selected via the ‘dark market'. | Tamin'ny Aprily 2011, ohatra, nahatezitra ny Filoha Anna Makinda ny tsikeran'i Ezekiel Wenje, mpikambana ao amin'ny Parlemanta (MP) avy ao amin'ny antoko Chadema mpitarika ny mpanohitra, izay milaza fa tamin'ny alalan'ny ‘varo- maizina' no nisafidianana ny toerana sasany ao amin'ny governemanta. |
7 | Ruling party MPs from Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) protested and demanded that Wenje retract his statement. | Nanohitra izany ny Solombavam-bahoaka avy ao amin'ny antoko mitondra, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), ary nangataka an'i Wenje hisintona ny fanambaràny. |
8 | He refused, upon which a shouting match broke out. | Nandà izy, ary nipoaka avy amin'io ny fifandirana. |
9 | As Tanzanian blogger Subi wrote at the time, heard within this exchange was the phrase, “tufunge mlango tupigane” (“let's close the doors and fight”). | Tamin'izany fotoana, araka ny nosoratan'i Subi, Tanzaniana mpitoraka bilaogy, nisy ity fehezanteny ity heno nandritra io fifandirana io, “tufunge mlango, tupigane” (“ndeha hakatona ny varavarana ary hiady”). |
10 | In the end it never came to that, as Wenje took back his statement, and things proceeded with relative calm. | Tsy tonga tamin'izany mihitsy ilay izy tamin'ny farany, satria nosintonin'i Wenje ny fanambaràny, ary nilamindamina ny tohiny. |
11 | But there were a few other close calls. | Saingy nisy ireo fihantsiana vitsy hafa. |
12 | In February 2013, live coverage of a session had to be suspended because things became too heated. | Tamin'ny Febroary 2013, tsy maintsy naato ny fandrakofana mivantana ny fivoriana iray noho ny hafanan'ny toe-draharaha. |
13 | And then there was the incident five months ago, when a Chadema MP was thrown out of the chamber for interrupting a colleague of his from CCM, during a debate on the budget. | Ary avy eo nisy ilay tranga niseho dimy volana lasa izay, rehefa navoaka ny efitra ny solombavam-bahoaka avy amin'ny Chadema noho ny fanapahany ny namany avy ao amin'ny CCM, nandritra ny adihevitra mikasika ny tetibola. |
14 | That same week, Bunge, as Tanzania's parliament is colloquially known, witnessed something that will forever live in infamy. | Tamin'io herinandro io ihany, i Bunge, araka ny fahafantarana ny Parlemantan'i Tanzania, dia nanatri-maso zavatra iray ho velona mandrakizay ao anatin'ny tsy fahamendrehana. |
15 | Honorable Peter Serukamba, a CCM MP, cursed out his colleagues after they booed him as he stood up to speak. | Nanozona ireo mpiara-miasa taminy i Atoa Peter Serukamba, solombavam-bahoakan'ny CCM, taorian'ny nanakoràn'izy ireo azy raha nitsangana handray fitenenana izy. |
16 | Via Bongo5.com, | Avy ao amin'ny Bongo5.com, |
17 | | Nanosika ny olona iray mpaneho hevitra, mpifidy avy amin'ny faritra ambany fiadidiany, mitonon-tena ho Dr Mvano Khalidi, hifona tao amin'ny Facebook noho ny fitondran-tenan'ny solombavam-bahoakany ny fotoana namoahan'i Serukamba ny ‘f**k you' (hano ny t**): |
18 | Serukamba's ‘f**k you' moment prompted one commenter, a voter from his constituency, identifying himself as Dr Mvano Khalidi, to apologize on Facebook for his MP's conduct: | Poleni sana waheshimiwa wabunge kwa kutukanwa ila tunaomba rathi kwa niaba ya wana kigoma wote kwa kosa alilolifanya mbunge wetu kutoka kigoma ulimi ulitereza jumani hayakuwa makusudio yake kusema vile mimi kuma mzalendo wa mkoa wangu. |
19 | My apologies honorable members of parliament for the insult thrown at you, we ask your forgiveness on behalf of everyone from Kigoma, for the error committed by our MP from Kigoma his tongue slipped and he did not intended to say what he said, I am a patriot for my region. | Mifona amin'ireo mpikambana hajaina ao amin'ny parlemanta aho noho ny teny ratsy natoraka anareo, mangataka ny famindram-ponareo amin'ny anaran'ny vahoaka rehetra aty Kigoma izahay, noho ny hadisoana nataon'ny solombavam-bahoakanay avy aty Kigoma, tsy nahatandrim-bava izy ary tsy nikasa hiteny ny zavatra noteneniny, olona tia tanindrazana ho an'ny faritaniko aho. |
20 | On Thursday, 5 September, 2013, matters got even farther out of hand. | Ny Alakamisy 5 Septambra 2013, tsy voafehy intsony ny fivadihan-javatra. |
21 | An opposition MP Joseph Mbilinyi of Chadema found himself embroiled in a physical altercation with parliamentary security officers that surprised and shocked in equal measure. | Nifanandrina tamin'ireo mpiambina ny Parlemanta ny solombavam-bahoaka avy ao Chadema, Joseph Mbilinyi, avy any amin'ny mpanohitra, izay sady nanaitra no nahatohina. |
22 | The whole thing began after Mbilinyi, a pioneer hip hop artist turned politician, and his colleagues from his party refused to abide by an order to leave the House issued by Deputy Speaker Job Ndugai. | Nitranga izany zavatra rehetra izany rehefa nandà ny baiko avy amin'ny Filoha Lefitra Job Ndugai hialàny ny Antenimiera i Mbilinyi, mpiangaly ny hip hop nivadika ho mpanao politika, sy ireo mpiray antoko aminy. |
23 | Things came to a head after Freeman Mbowe, the leader of the opposition in parliament, refused to sit down after being asked to do so by Ndugai. | Nafana ny tantara rehefa nandà ny hipetraka i Freeman Mbowe, mpitarika ny mpanohitra ao amin'ny parlemanta, taorian'ny nitenenan'i Ndugai azy hipetraka. |
24 | From newspaper The Citizen: | Avy ao amin'ny gazety The Citizen: |
25 | Mr Ndugai ordered that the Chadema supremo be kicked out for disregarding his orders to sit down. | Nibaiko ny handroahana ny lehibe avy amin'ny Chadema Atoa Ndugai noho ny tsy nanarahany ny baikony hipetraka. |
26 | Mr Mbowe was protesting the move by the Deputy Speaker to bar him from moving a motion to block continuation of the debate on the Bill for Amendment of the Constitutional Review Act 2013. | Nanohitra ny fikasan'ny Filoha Lefitra handràra azy tsy hanolotra fehinteny hanakanana ny fitohizan'ny adihevitra mikasika ny volavolan-dalàna hanovàna ny Lalàna Fandinihana ny Lalàm-panorenana 2013 i M. Mbowe. |
27 | Chaos soon ensued on the floor as other opposition MPs rushed to form a human shield around Mr Mbowe to prevent the security men from throwing him out. | Nanaraka izany avy eo ireo korontana teo amin'ny gorodona rehefa nirifatra hanangana rindrin'olombelona manodidina an'Atoa Mbowe ireo solombavam-bahoaka hafa avy ao amin'ny mpanohitra mba hanakana ireo mpiambina hibata azy ho any ivelany. |
28 | On the popular platform Jamii Forums, photos showing Mbilinyi resisting attempts by officers to remove him from the House floor generated considerable debate about the nature of politics in Tanzania. | Ao amin'ny sehatra malaza fanehoan-kevitra Jamii Forums, niteraka adihevitra goavana momba ny endriky ny politika any Tanzania ireo sary mampiseho an'i Mbilinyi manohitra ireo fikasan'ny mpiambina hibata azy ivelan'ny Antenimiera. |
29 | One commenter by the name of “Stoudemire” posed this question: | Nametraka ity fanontaniana manaraka ity ny mpaneho hevitra iray mitondra ny anarana hoe “Stoudemire”: |
30 | With this attitude, should we give the country to young people? | Miaraka amin'izao toetra izao, tokony hamela ny firenena ho an'ireo tanora ve isika? |
31 | [Mbilinyi is one of the youngest MP] Our elders are good enough even if they doze off in Parliament! | [iray amin'ireo Solombavam-bahoaka tanora indrindra i Mbilinyi] Mahavita azy tsara ireo zokibentsika na dia tafatory aza izy ireo any amin'ny Antenimiera! |
32 | Another contributor by the name of Tata suggested that the whole incident pointed to the inability by Deputy Speaker Ndugai to control the session. | Nanome sosokevitra ny mpandray anjara iray hafa mitondra ny anarana hoe Tata, milaza fa nanamafy ny tsy fahaizan'ny Filoha Lefitra Ndugai mifehy ny fivoriana ny toe-zavatra rehetra nitranga. |
33 | Tata also implied that the behaviour by MP Mbilinyi may have been because he was under the influence: | Naminavina ihany koa i Tata fa mety noho ny tsindrin'ny hery amboniny no nahatonga ny fihetsiky ny solombavam-bahoaka Mbilinyi: |
34 | The Deputy Speaker makes me laugh when he suggests that it is shameful for the leader of the opposition to instruct other opposition members to leave the chamber, when in fact it is a shame for him to be unable to control the session. | Mampihomehy ahy ny Filoha Lefitra rehefa milaza izy fa henatra ho an'ny mpitarika ny mpanohitra ny mibaiko ireo mpikambana hafa ao amin'ny mpanohitra hiala ao amin'ny antenimiera, raha ny marina dia henatra ho azy ny tsy fahaizany mifehy ny fivoriana. |
35 | But this move by Honorable Sugu [Mbilinyi] has left me dead with laughter. | Nefa ny tena nahalatsaka ahy dia ny fihetsik'Atoa Sugu [Mbilinyi]. |
36 | It seems like he was drunk on something or may have smoked these cigarettes preferred by the youth. | Mety mamon-javatra iray izy na nifoaka ireny sigara tian'ny tanora ireny. |
37 | On Twitter, Sajjad Fazel (@SajjadF) argued that the incident may have undermined Chadema's credibility: | Ao amin'ny Twitter, nilaza i Sajjad Fazel (@SajjadF) fa mety nampihena ny fahatokisana ny Chadema io trangan-javatra io: |
38 | What Hon. Joseph Mbilinyi has done gives a really negative image of Chadema and Tanzanians as a whole. | Manome endrika ratsy ny Chadema sy i Tanzania manontolo ny zavatra nataon'Atoa Joseph Mbilinyi. |
39 | Over on the blogosphere, a video clip from the television channel ITV made the rounds, immortalizing the incident for eternity. | Manerana ny tontolon'ny bilaogy, nandehandeha tao anaty aterineto ny lahatsary iray avy ao amin'ny fahitalavitra ITV, mitahiry tsy ho faty mandrakizay ilay trangan-javatra. |
40 | Via GongaMx: | Avy ao amin'ny GongaMx: |
41 | In her 2011 post, Subi had warned: | Nampitandrina i Subi tanatin'ny lahatsoratra navoakany tamin'ny 2011: |
42 | If it continues, Tanzania's parliament will reach a stage where it will make it into a list of those parliaments (like these ones in this link on YouTube) in some parts of the world where passions rise so high as to turn Parliament into a boxing ring. | Raha mitohy izany, hahatratra haavo iray izay hahatonga azy ho isan'ireo Parlemanta (tahaka ireto anatin'ny rohy mankao amin'ny YouTube ity) any amin'ireo faritra sasany erak'izao tontolo izao ny Parlemantan'i Tanzania, izay miakatra avo tokoa ny fankafizana, hany ka avadika ho toerana fanaovana ady totohondry ny Parlemanta. |
43 | With this latest incident, Subi has proven to be an accurate oracle. | Miaraka amin'ity trangan-javatra farany ity, voaporofo ho mpaminany marina i Subi. |
44 | UPDATE: In this story of the goings on in Tanzania's parliament, an incident that took place in 2008 is worth including. | FANAVAOZANA: Anatin'ity tantara mikasika ireo zava-mitranga tany amin'ny Parlemantan'i Tanzania ity, tsara ampidirana ao ny trangan-javatra iray niseho tamin'ny 2008. |
45 | Here is the Mikocheni Report blogger Elsie Eyakuze's recounting of it: | Ito ny fitantarana izany avy amin'i Elsie Eyakuze, bilaogera mpitatitra momba ny Mikocheni : |
46 | The former Attorney General, former Minister of Infrastructure, currently beleaguered owner of a few billion ‘vijisenti' [little cents]. Mr. Andrew Chenge was caught on CCTV a few nights ago doing something very fishy inside Parliament. | Alina vitsy lasa izay dia tratran'ny CCTV nanao zavatra mampiahiahy tao anatin'ny Parlemanta Atoa Andrew Chenge, Mpampanoa lalàna jeneraly teo aloha, sady minisitry ny Fotodrafitrasa teo aloha, izay manana lavitrisa ‘vijisenti' [cents kely] vitsivitsy amin'izao fotoana. |
47 | Mheshimiwa [the right honorable] was filmed entering the building after hours in the company of a Parliament staff member, and sprinkling an unknown substance on every all the MPs' seats. | Azo lahatsary ilay Mheshimiwa [ilay olona manan-kaja ambony] raha niditra ny tranobe ora maro taorian'ny ora fiasàna, niaraka tamin'ny mpikambana iray ao anatin'ny Parlemanta, sy namafy zavatra tsy fantatra isaky ny seza fipetrahan'ireo solombavam-bahoaka. |
48 | He spent an especially long time hovering around the Speaker's chair. | Nandany fotoana ela manokana izy lasa vinany nanodidina ny sezan'ny Filoha. |
49 | I am guessing it was not linen freshening spray. | Ataoko angamba fa tsy entona manatsara fofon-damba ilay izy. |
50 | At the time, Chenge was under investigation by the British government's Serious Fraud Office for corruption involving the British arms manufacturer BAE. | Tamin'izany fotoana izany, teo ambany famotoran'ny Birao Misahana Ny Hosoka Goavana ao amin'ny governemanta Britanika i Chenge noho ny kolikoly nahavoarohirohy ny BAE, Britanika mpamokatra fitaovam-piadiana . |
51 | Four years later, after Tanzania's Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau ‘failed' to discover evidence of wrongdoing, the Director of Public Prosecution dropped the charges. | Efa-taona taty aoriana, taorian'ny ‘tsy fahalavorarian'ny Birao Fisorohana sy Fiadiana ny Kolikoly ao Tanzania hikaroka porofo ny amin'ny fitondrantena diso, navotsotry ny Talen'ny Fampanoavam-bahoaka ireo sazy. |
52 | That day in parliament, however, it was unclear what, exactly, Chenge was doing. | Tamin'io andro io kosa anefa, tsy mazava ny zavatra tena nataon'i Chenge. |
53 | But for Ms. Eyakuze it seemed that the former Attorney General had resorted to the dark arts to get himself out of trouble: | Nefa ho an-dRatoa Eyakuze dia toa nanao sikidy ilay mpampanoa Lehiben'ny fampanoavana taloha mba hialany amin'ny olana: |
54 | Your goat, Mr. Chenge, is roasted. | Voatono ny osinao ry Atoa Chenge. |
55 | Your chickens have come home and they are roosting. | Nody ireo akohonao ary namonjy toerana avo. |
56 | You are reaping what you sowed, et cetera. | Mijinjy ny nafafy ianao, etsetra etsetra. |
57 | What you have left in the public eye at this point is a tiny little modicum of dignity, that stuff that we so willingly accord to old men with money and pot-bellies. | Ny hany navelanao eo imason'ny vahoaka dia fahamendrehana faran'izay bitika, zavatra izay ampifanarahanay tsara amin'ireo lahy antitra manam-bola sy be kibo. |
58 | I suggest you hold on to it with both hands. | Raha izaho ianao hazonina amin'ny tanan-droa izy io. |
59 | Sneaking around ju-juing your fellow MPs isn't the way to do it. | Tsy ny fitsikilokilovana ny “ju-juing”-n'ireo Solombavam-bahoaka namanao no fomba hanaovana izany. |
60 | Chenge is still in parliament and currently serves as the Chairman of the powerful Parliamentary Budget Committee. | Mbola ao amin'ny parlemanta i Chenge ary mpitondra tenin'ny Kaomisiona matanjaka misahana ny Tetibola izy amin'izao fotoana. |