Libya crisis death toll doubled

Details have emerged of huge casualty figures in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where troops have launched a brutal crackdown on protesters.So far More than 200 people are known to have died, doctors say, with 900 injured. Benghazi, the country's second city, has been a leading focus of protests against Col Muammar Gaddafi's rule.

The most bloody attacks were reported over the weekend, when a funeral procession is said to have come under machine-gun and heavy weapons fire.One doctor, said the fresh gunfire had broken out,and was "a real massacre".BBC was told.

Human Rights Watch says at least 173 people have been killed in Libya since demonstrations began on Wednesday.

Libya is one of several countries in the region to have seen pro-democracy campaigns since the fall of long-time Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January. Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was forced from power on 11 February.

Source:BBC.

Uganda elections 2011-Museveni wins..

The Electoral Commission declares President Museveni victor of Uganda’s Friday presidential ballot, winning with 68.38 per cent of 8, 272, 760 total votes. Mr Museveni obtained 5, 428, 369 votes, Electoral Commission chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu says.

“The Commission declares Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President elect of the Republic of Uganda,” says Eng. Kiggundu while announcing the final results at Namboole stadium today.

The results, however, excludes tallies from 117 polling stations whose results the Commissions says it is yet to receive. Eng. Kiggundu says they declared the incomplete results to beat the 48 hour constitutional, and so far what they received is more than the threshold tallies to make the declarations.

Inter-Party Cooperation flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye, has obtained 2, 064, 963 (representing 26%) votes while Democratic Party’s Norbert Mao is in third position polling 147, 708 votes.

Mr Museveni’s win gives him another five year elective term, setting him on course to lead Uganda for a cumulative 30 years since 1986.

Read more:
>>http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1111284/-/c4mwcqz/-/index.html
>>http://www.ugandaonline.net/news/view/10558/museveni_now_at_68_71__followed_by_besigye_at__25_88_
>>http://www.elections2011.co.ug/

Katuni ya leo...

Mgomo Libya waongeza idadi ya vifo..

Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (Rais wa Libya)

Idadi ya waliokufa kutokana na machafuko yaliyotokea Libya imefikia imeongezeka mpaka kufika 84.Libya ambayo ipo chini ya Rais Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi ambaye aliingia madarakani kwa mapinduzi ya kijeshi mwaka 1969 akiwa na umri wa miaka 27.Imeingia matatani muda mfupi baada ya machafuko ya Egypt/Misri ambapo Rais wa nchi hio amejiuzulu February 11 kufuatia mgomo wa nchi nzima kwa takribani siku 18.Mubarak alifata nyayo za Rais wa Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ambaye alijiuzulu January 2011

Libya imeripotiwa kutumia silaha nzito za kijeshi kukomesha mgomo unaozidi kuenea inchini humo.Pia wanahabari wakimataifa wamepigwa marufuku kuingia Libya kiasi cha kuwa vigumu kupata taarifa halisi ya kinacho jiri nchini humo.Facebook,Aljazeera na mitandao ya simu imesitishwa.Mpaka sasa jeshi la nchi hio lipo mtaani kudhibiti mgomo ambao unazidi kuongezeka kutokana na kinacho daiwa kunyimwa hata muda wa kuzika wenzao walikufa katika mgomo huo ambapo watu kadhaa wanadaiwa kuuwawa kwenye mazishi ya baadhi ya waandamanaji waliopigwa risasi hadi kufa

Zaidi soma:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/20/3143581.htm?section=justin AU http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12512536


Ramani ya Libya

Muammar Gaddafi Rais tangu 1969
Idadi ya watu Libya ni 6.5m
Wananchi wamesoma kwa asilimia 88
Muda wa mtu kuishi ni maika 74 wanaume na 78 wanawake.
Kipato cha raia kwa kichwa: $12,020 (World Bank 2009)

Uchaguzi mkuu Uganda kufanyika leo..

Yoweri Museveni
VS
Dr Kizza Besigye


Leo ndio siku ya uchaguzi mkuu nchini Uganda.Mpaka mwisho wa kampeni za uchaguzi huo ambao una wagombea 8 kiti cha urais imeonyesha hali ya wasiwasi kwamba kuna uwezekano mkubwa kutokea machafuko ya kisiasa kutokana na mvutano mkubwa uliopo kati ya Museveni na Dr Kizza Besigye.Pia kuna taarifa kuwa police wengi wame ajiriwa kipindi hiki kuhofia machafuko (AfricanNews.com)

Besigye amesema atakubali matokeo ikiwa tu uchaguzi utafanyika kwa uhuru na haki na si vinginevyo.Hata hivyo mkuu wa majeshi nchini Uganda ametangaza kuwa hata vumilia hali yoyote ya vurugu katika uchaguzi huo unaotegemea kufanyika mapema leo.

Habari zaidi zinasema Muveni akishinda atakua ametoa historia ya aina yake kuongoza kwa miaka mingi (30) tangu uhuru wa nchi hio ambapo kwa Africa mashariki ukitoa Mfalme wa iliyokua Buganda (Uganda kwa sasa) Kabaka Daudi Chwa alie ongoza miaka 42(1897-1939), na Emperor Haile Selassie aliyeongoza miaka 44 (1930-1974) mpaka alipo pinduliwa na kuuwawa.Nyerere na Moi waliongoza miaka 24 tu
(Daily Monitor)

Jeshi litatoa taarifa kamili kuhusu Mabomu-JK

Rais wa jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dr Jakaya Kikwete alonga na na vyombo vya habari na kusisitiza kuwa taarifa kamili ya mlipuko wa mabomu Gongo la mboto ni jeshi tu ndio litatoa taarifa kamili na ''SIO RADIO MBAO'' ikiwa ni pamoja na taarifa itakayo tolewa baada ya kukutana na baraza la usalama wa Taifa.Mimi sijaelewa tu Radio mbao ndo zipi, kuna anayejua anisaidie?wakati nasubiri msaada huo...TUJIUNGE!

Maafa Mlipuko wa Mabomu Gongo la Mboto

Bunge la jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania limeahirishwa leo mpaka kesho kufuatia taarifa ya kulipuka mabomu.Waziri mkuu Mh Mizengo Pinda ametoa taarifa bungeni,takribani watu 19 wamepoteza maisha mlipuko wa mabomu kambi ya JWTZ Gongo la Mboto jijini Dar es salaam.Idadi hiyo inaweza ongezeka

Habari zaidi zinasema kuwa kambi ya Gongo la mboto ndio inayo hifadhi silaha nzito za kijeshi kwahio madhara ya mlipuko wa mabomu hayo huenda ikawa kubwa zaidi ya ile ya April 2009 kambi ya Mbagala


Nyumba iliyo dhurika kwa bomu
(Picha kwa hisani ya The Habari.com)


bomu katika makazi ya watu (Star Tv)


Darasa lililo bomolewa na bomu Pugu sec (Star Tv)


Kipande cha bomu kilichotua mtaani


msururu wa watu wakijaribu kuokoa roho zao

Rijaki blog inatoa pole kwa waathirika wa mlipuko huo wa mabomu Gongolamboto,ndugu,jamaa, marafiki na Mungu azilaze mahala pema peponi roho za walio tangulia mbele ya haki katika tukio hilo.