With effect from 1st October, 2007Tanzania National Parks started using electronic payment systems at its revenue collection centres in parallel run with the old system. Phase I of this system has covered Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Parks through CRDB and EXIM Banks who designed the systems.
Kenya police detained 120 suspected gangs for extorting money from minibus drivers in Nairobi, police said on Tuesday.
The police arrested the gangs in several neighborhoods in Nairobi and minibus stations late Monday and early on Tuesday.
"The suspects were arrested at matatu stages where they have been extorting money from matatu operators," Nairobi Provincial Police Commander Antony Kibuchi told reporters. Kibuchi said that the gangs would be in court on Tuesday.
The Mungiki, which means "multitude" in Kikuyu, started as a sect-like group inspired by Kenya's Mau Mau freedom fighters and following a blend of mystical Christian doctrines and traditional African practices.
The group which has strongholds in Nairobi evolved into an extortionist gang known for skinning, gouging or beheading its victims. They control several well-paid matatu lines in Nairobi and elsewhere.
"The suspects were arrested at matatu stages where they have been extorting money from matatu operators," Nairobi Provincial Police Commander Antony Kibuchi told reporters. Kibuchi said that the gangs would be in court on Tuesday.
The Mungiki, which means "multitude" in Kikuyu, started as a sect-like group inspired by Kenya's Mau Mau freedom fighters and following a blend of mystical Christian doctrines and traditional African practices.
The group which has strongholds in Nairobi evolved into an extortionist gang known for skinning, gouging or beheading its victims. They control several well-paid matatu lines in Nairobi and elsewhere.
President of the Republic of Tanzania, His Excellence, Dr. Jakaya Kikwete, said there are several investment opportunities in Tanzania which awaits eligible businessmen to invest. 
All 45 members of the group of celebrities and professionals who are in the campaign on the Global Clean Water Crisis – Summit on the Summit made it to the top of the African highest Mountain – Kilimanjaro.
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