YATUSEMEAVYO MAGAZETI YA LEO

Baada ya kuona maswala yahusuyo watu wenye ulemavu hayapewi uzito unaostaili katika vyombo vingi vya habari, tumeamua kuhabarishana juu ya nukuu  mbalimbali za magazeti ya kila siku.

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SHERIA ZETU NA WALEMAVU

THE SUMATRA (TECHNICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARD) (PASSENGER VEHICLES) RULES , 2008.

(Safety requirements)

5 – (1) Subject to rule 4, every owner of passenger vehicle who apply to provide passenger services shall ensure that:-

(h) The vehicle is fitted with facilities to assist passengers with disabilities.

SHERIA YA SUMATRA KUHUSU KANUNI NA TARATIBU ZA VYOMBO  KUBEBEA ABIRIA, 2008

(Maelekezo ya kiusalama)

5 – (1) Kwa mujibu wa kanuni ya 4, kila mmiliki wa chombo cha abiria atakayeomba kutoa huduma ya kubeba abiria, atatakiwa kuzingatia yafuatayo:-

(h) Chombo kimewekewa nyezo/ vifaa vya kuwasaidia watu wenye ulemavu mbalimbali.

Swali la kujiuliza ni je sheria hii inazingatiwa ipasavyo?

Chukua taswira ya mabasi yetu ya abiria, kuanzia yale yaendayo mikoani mpaka daladala zetu!

Watanzania tunashindwa wapi katika hili? Nikweli tunahitaji wawekezaji au wafadhili katika hili?

Tafakari kwa kina, tumia busara katika kuchukua hatua! Tanzania ni yetu sote, na kila mtu atimize wajibu wake kwa nafasi yake.

Sheria hii inapatikana katika Wavuti ufatao:

http://www.sumatra.or.tz/

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MOHAMED KABOBA

Mohamed Kaboba, 37 years, married with one child, artist, albino

I am the third child born with albinism in my family of ten children and this led to my family being supportive. I was not stigmatized withing my family, although in the community during my childhood people were calling me names. 

I started my primary education in Dar es salaam, but later after my father’s retirement I was forced to move to the village with him where life was very challenging. Despite my condition of being disabled I was assigned all the activities, like going to the farm, fetching water, collecting fire wood, etc. This exposed me to the sun, which is harmful to my health, so I decided to run away and go live with my sister in Dar.

My brother in-law employed me in his second hand clothes business and in the evening I was engaging myself in artistic work, including drama and singing. With this I managed to run my life smoothly. Unfortunately my brother in-law passed away before I was fully independent,  therefore my life became difficult in his absence.

My life dream is to become a famous singer; though not yet fulfilled but I am still struggling. I am currently trying to join singing classes in one college in Bagamoyo and I have approached TBC (Tanzania Broadcasting Cooperation) for support in making my dreams a reality.

Despite being a disabled person I find life very interesting, though there are some opportunities that I sometime miss due to my low vision since I cannot read some of the documents.

Before the training by ICD (on human rights for PWDs) I knew no laws and rights or people with disabilities but I am aware of the many human rights and several laws like the constitution of Tanzania, Tanzania Act on PWDs, and the Convention on the Rights of PWDs.

I call upon the community that it should regard PWDs just like other people, they can do all things that others can do, they should give them support to overcome the challenges they encounter. 

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ELIBARIKI PETER DEA

Elibariki Peter Dea is a 10 years old boy, experiencing physical disability with Cerebral Palsy and Mental challenge.

Lives in Mbagala (Kipati), Temeke ditrict, Dar es Salaam. He was born at Kizuiani hospital; he is a twin of Winfrida Peter Dea (twinsister). Elibariki and his twin sister are the first born in a family of three children, their young brother is Nelly Peter Dea. His father is Peter John Dea (petty businessman) and his mother is Veronica George Mpepo (housewife).

According to his mother, Elibariki and his twinsister had a normal birth but 12 weeks after birth, Elibariki was attacked by yellow fever and was taken to hospital for medication at Kizuiani hospital. Since then, Elibariki grow up development was poor compared to his twin sister as he could not stand or walk. His mother did not know what to do with her little child but when she went to hospital she was told that the child will recover to his normal condition. When Elibariki was 8 months old that is when her mother knew that elibariki was physically disabled and has mental challenges.

Elibariki used to attend to CCBRT’s Support unit in Mbagala Zakheim for physiotherapy, but was shifted to Matumaini Centre for Disability in Majimatitu (Mbagala) where he attends once every week. He was identified by TRACED on August 2012 and was provided with a wheelchair from TRACED.

Elibariki needs to attend physiotherapy exercises more often for his rehabilitation and TRACED has included him in Individual Programme Plan under Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) volunteers working with TRACED for Dar es Salaam branch.

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