TANAPA Allan Kijazi (left) in a jovial mood after being presented with an NDC-Tanzania Emblem from College Secretary Col. Sylivester Minja.
DG of TANAPA Allan Kijazi (left) presenting a souveniour to the NDC-Tanzania Secretary Col. Sylivester Minja.
Course participants from the National Defence College of Tanzania met with the management of Tanzania National Parks and discuss various issues related to tourism sector and its implications to the national security.
A delegation of six senior 
officials from various government organs were briefed by the Director 
General of TANAPA Allan Kijazi that currently TANAPA is embarking on 
exploring new emerging markets of Russia; Japan; China and India where 
Tanzanian embassies have been financially facilitated to promote tourist
 attractions in the parks and thus be able to attract more visitors.
During the discussion the 
delegation was eagerly to know on the status of the poaching crisis in 
the parks. Mr. Kijazi briefed the course participants that poaching has 
now moved from subsistence poaching to commercial poaching where there 
is now an international network which facilitates poaching activities by
 offering substantial amount of money and other necessary resources. The
 already available market for the poached stuffs also triggered the 
crisis.
However, a delegation from NDC was
 told that TANAPA is currently putting more emphasis on the intelligence
 aspect which helps in gathering information regarding poaching to as 
far as outside its boundaries as a proactive initiative. “We are also 
equipping our park rangers with modern techniques by conducting 
trainings as well as buying them modern weapons to use in the 
field” said Kijazi.
National Defence College is an 
inter-service (defence-civil) which was established with an aim to equip
 Defence and Government policy markers with requisite economical; 
political; military; scientific; international relations and national 
knowledge necessary for understanding of national security in its 
internal and external dynamics.
The delegation in Arusha comprised
 of Colonel Sylvester Minja who is a College Secretary and the Course 
Participants were Brigadier General Clemence Kahama; Colonel Richard 
Makanzo; Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Abdulrahman Kaniki; 
Assistant Commissioner of Prison Charles Mkumbo and Mr. Hassan Kombo. Canzo;Fullshangwe Blog