Tanzania

Some quick pointers:
Yellow Fever pass required by all EAC residents since 1st February 2008. I have not yet been asked to produce one yet but it is official so make sure you have it just in case. There seems to be a shortage of the Yellow Fever vaccine currently in Kenya. Try Nairobi Hospital, AMREF at Wilson Airport or better still and the cheapest Nairobi City Council at City Hall.

There is a cement shortage in TZ. Three companies produce Cement there. Two are owned by the government and the other is owned by a South African company. The SA owned cement company is exporting all its cement back home to help build the Stadiums in readiness for the World Cup. The other two closed down at the same time for general repairs - it is called organisation! As a result shortage and now prices are going through the roof. The government has decided to allow importers to import cement leading to some illicit activities on the side.

The Central Bank Governor of Tanzania was sacked because of corruption/ shady deals. His sacking is the source of some juicy rumours making rounds in TZ. Just follow this link and go through the comments at the end of the story. I also received an email purporting to show how the former governors would take some of his work home. The pictures are actually from a raid on a former Mexican drug lord's den.