First of
all I would like to say that this journey was a once in a lifetime experience
to me. I met so many kind people who were always willing to tell us more about
their life and their families.
I think
I never would have made this trip without my friends. We supported each other
and everyone tried to keep up with our blog. This blog and everything we saw
will be a beautiful memory.
So today
I’m writing my last blog message. We continued traveling and this week we
landed in Tanzania.
In this
country the President is both head of state and head of government. He is
elected by direct popular vote for five-year terms and so are the other members
of the National Assembly.
Right
now the President is Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. I remember the article I read about
him and it said launched the international year of cooperatives in Dar es
Salaam on March 20th, 2012.
Cooperatives
can showcase their activities on this exhibition.
The
President of Tanzania appoints a prime minister and he also nominates ten
non-elected members who can become cabinet members.
Here in
Tanzania there’s only one party: the Chama Cha Mapinduzi. This party has all
the power and every opposition party is considered having no chances.
Today we
have put our money together and made an amazing trip with a helicopter. While
we were sightseeing we listened to our guide.
He told
us that Tanzania is divided into 30 regions: 25 on the mainland, 3 on Zanzibar
and 2 on Zanzibar’s second isle.
The
district councils act at local level and they’re also known as local government
authorities. There are 99 districts and 114 councils operating in them.
We
definitely had a ‘chill’ and relaxed day! The weather was favorable and the
helicopter trip gave us a good breath of fresh air.
Have a
good one!
Anneleen
Sources:
http://uncoopsnews.org/?p=402
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