In Africa we are so kind, we give away what
have to the rich to enable us continue be poor. This article appeared in the
East Africa, August 18-24, 2012... More than one million people are this week
expected to have signed an international petition demanding that Tanzania’s
government stop plans to force Maasai pastoralists off their traditional land,
to allow game huniting by members of the UAE royal family.
An international campaign by the pressure group Avaaz saw over 400,000 people
sign up to their petition in only one day, criticizing plans to allow
traditional lands to be used for hunting. Since then thousands more have signed
up each day.
Although the Tanzanian government has denied the allegations saying that those who have signed the petition are being misled by an “unfounded and non-existent eviction claim,” Avaaz insisted in a statement that its information was correct.
“The Tanzanian government … plays cynical word games rather than addressing whether the government will commit to not evicting the Maasai from their land,” an Avaaz press statement said
Although the Tanzanian government has denied the allegations saying that those who have signed the petition are being misled by an “unfounded and non-existent eviction claim,” Avaaz insisted in a statement that its information was correct.
“The Tanzanian government … plays cynical word games rather than addressing whether the government will commit to not evicting the Maasai from their land,” an Avaaz press statement said
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