President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has said that he brought the names of 16 people who were sentenced to death for the murder of albino country because legal journey these names passed on him is long.
President Kikwete made the remarks yesterday, Sunday, April 12, 2015 when he spoke at a special rite of ordination and consecration of a bishop Liberatus Sangu that Rev. Father Bishop of the Catholic Church of Shinyanga.
Speaking in worship that took place at the Cathedral of the Mother Merciful, Ngokolo, in Shinyanga and the presence of many leaders of the church, including the archbishops, bishops and bishops assistants 38, the President took the opportunity to respond to allegations that his government not taking adequate measures to cope with albinism and also elaborate on the pressure that is made by some non-governmental organizations (NGO's) yakimtaka President sign of letting them be hanged.
President Kikwete told the religious leaders: "I have a special request for you clergy. Allow me to help us educate the community to iachane and superstitious beliefs. Elderly people are being killed just because of having red eyes and extreme ignorance that causes fellow Tanzanians with albinism (albinos) being hunted and killed quite brutally. "
"I beg you, help each other extremely religious leaders in stopping this massive ignorance to awareness to your disciples, to know that elderly people have red eyes because of using cow dung cooking for a long time and that link is not ready for albino bring any wealth," The President told the religious leaders.
Regarding allegations that his government is not doing enough to tackle measures albinism, President Kikwete told the leaders: "Many suspects arrested Tumewatia albinism. 16 people have already been sentenced to death and others are waiting ... their cases continue to be heard. There are words words, but personally as President I brought the names of those people. "
He added: "We must understand how our system works to give rights especially in the area of execution, or execute. It is a long chain. In the case of those sentenced to death, the first appeal is mandatory and not a matter of choice or requirement of the condemned. Second, we finished and appeals must Exemption Committee (Committee on Prerogative of Mercy), and to work. So it is a long process a little bit. "
Rev. Bishop Sangu, who was appointed by the Holy Father Bishop Francesco February 2, this year, 2015, has taken the place of the late Bishop Aloysius Balina who died November 6, 2012.
At the time of his appointment, Mosinyori Sangu was working at the Department of Spreading the Gospel world at the headquarters of the Catholic Church, the Vatican, where he worked for eight years
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