Abstract
This study focused on the examining the impacts of prolonging conflicts and political instability on service delivery in Tanzania and Tarime cited as a case study. The research took place in Tarime district of Mara region where the researcher conducted his practical training as well as making an investigation on prolonging conflicts and political instability on service delivery using Tarime as one among of the major places found in Tanzania with persisting conflicts. Relevant literature readings necessary for accomplishing the study were done, the researcher tried to look on how other authors tried to explain about prolonging conflicts, also the researcher tried to look how other authors says on the impacts of prolonging conflicts and political instability on service delivery. The researchers used interview and questionnaire as a primary source of data collection from respondents, where other methods of data collection were not successful. The researcher administered face to face interview through continuous interaction with the targeted population who are Kurya elders, Tarime indigenous and government officials. Secondary source of data included reports from Tarime central police, Nyamwaga police station. The researcher comes out with findings that revealed the major causes and impacts prolonging conflicts and political instability on service delivery as well as the strategies used by the government to solve the given conflict. Conclusion and recommendation have been drawn, where the research has found out that the government measures are all ineffective and therefore the study recommends the government to work with the local community and come up with better short term and long term solutions to eradicate the problem of prolonged conflicts and political instability in Tarime
Highlights
Conflict is a broad tem that can be viewed starting from an individual, group of individuals, society and the community in general
As far as land and ethnic prolonging conflict is concerned, emerging concerns over tensions relating to land, ethnic conflict and cattle grabbing in some areas of Tanzania continue to pose major challenges to the country’s socio-economic fabric
To assess the measures taken by the government to eradicate the problem of prolonged conflicts and political instability in Tarime [15]
Summary
Conflict is a broad tem that can be viewed starting from an individual, group of individuals, society and the community in general. Ruel [3] in Fleisher noted that Kuria clans have been hostile towards each other and have been engaged in frequent fighting These conflicts have caused enormous impact on individuals, the district and the nation as a whole. It is observed that almost 6 people lost life each year due to interclan fighting between the Kira, Nchari and Renchoka clans. These conflicts have resulted into socioeconomic unrest and have caused people become unwilling to interact and some clans prohibited intermarriage with other clan members. Boundary disputes and political leadership have recently been the main triggers to the current fighting practicing cattle theft which resulted to massive killings and many other destruction including that of properties whereby farms and houses were burned
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