4.
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The minority and marginal position that pastoralists and hunter-gatherers communities
occupy in the political system of Tanzanian state has
made it difficult for pastoralists to effectively participate in the political process of
Tanzania. The lack of such processes led into gross humanrights violations and
freedom to participate into political and democratic engagement that determines the
destiny of minorities in Tanzania. Minority issues of concern therefore could not be
addressed adequately and effectively between 2006 to date, Example; burning pastoral
houses, rapping of women, beating of innocent pastoralists, while on the other hand
the government allocates pastoral land and grazing resources to Ortello Business
Corporation(OBC) and Thomson Safari for Tourism and wealthy farmers, In of such
processes minority pastoralists denied access to education, employment (engagement
into traditional pastoral activities), confiscation of pastoralists' properties', most of such
state sponsored. human rights violation left many pastoralists poorer than they were
before, health service, imprisonment without fair trial and freedom of speech, all these
violations were implemented during and after the eviction process by government
police forces and OBC game rangers6.
Evidence of lack of political will to address pastoral human rights violations include
silence of the government, discriminative and biased position towards pastoralists in
the Loliondo. The reasons behind political behavior of the state around Loliondo
pastoralists
human
rights
violation
is
the
insignificancy
of
the
Ngorongoro
constituency and overall pastoral community have in determination of the political
direction of the nation'.
The state have always, since July 2009 to date, been on the defensive side against
the plight of pastoralists Loliondo, while at the same time protecting the interest of
the investor particularly OBC and Thomson Safaris with a financial muscle able to