Shein stresses war against graft, child abuse

ZANZIBAR President Ali Mohamed Shein has wished residents here and Tanzanians in general a happy new year, appealing for them to strengthen the war against corruption and abuse of women and children

“Wish you all the best in 2017 -- with a hope of scoring high in economy, social and political development. But we must fight the enemies– corruption and abuses first,” Dr Shein stated.

The appeal was contained in his speeches that he delivered to welcome 2017 at the National Body Exercise Day held at the Amaan Stadium here. He said everyone should take anti corruption and abuse of children--mainly rape -- as matters of serious national concern.

“It is a pity that despite the awareness about the consequences of abuse of children and women, the incidents are still on the rise. We need concerted efforts to end these problems,” he remarked.

0000000Dr Shein noted that statistics from police show that reported cases of abuse increased from 169 in 2015 to 512, second week of December last year, equivalent to 203 per cent increase.

Back to the physical fitness day, the president said people should build the culture of having frequent body exercises to prevent avoidable health complications, mainly non communicable diseases.

After a four-kilometre early morning walk (from Tumbaku Grounds to Amani Stadium) accompanied by other leaders, including retired Union President Mzee Ali Hassan Mwinyi, and the Isles Vice-President, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi, Dr Shein emphasized on body exercises, promising to construct more playgrounds so that the people can easily access areas for the exercises.

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