Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar through the Marine Transport Authority, imposed a ban on Sunday due to shipping destination Election to be held on that day.
According to the letter of the Director of Marine Transport Authority go to a company providing passenger transport services by ships and boats to Zanzibar, are recorded on a moratorium on the day trip.
A copy of the letter also referred Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC), Zanzibar Port Corporation and Port Controller General of banning these trips.
Azam Marine Company who are the owners of boats Kilimanjaro with African company Marine owners of boats Flying Horse, have acknowledged receiving such a letter yesterday at 5 am zikiwataka terminate transport service until Monday after the election of destination.
The aim of the termination of the service of transport stated that it is time to vote to give all citizens qualified for those involved in logistics services and those who plan to travel that day to remain there, to vote to fulfill their constitutional rights.
In addition, the owners of those companies have acknowledged a decrease in passengers from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar, while the number of passengers from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam increasing daily claiming citizens of the islands, have decided to leave early for fear of violence that may occur during the election.
Speaking to this correspondent yesterday in Dar es Salaam African Marine Sales Officer, Hafsa Almasi said many passengers who were about at the moment is coming from Zanzibar to the mainland.
He said from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar sometimes not gain 200.
And one of the Directors of Azam Marine, who did not want his name to be written newspaper said on Sunday they lost days due to business failure and the loss to his company to rely on autonomous business daily.
For his part, one of the agents of the company, Hafeez Jamali said; "Kaka you want to know what is Zanzibar Come here Saturday will see the soldiers who were sent to Zanzibar.
"Preventing people traveling Sunday is just politics, traveling or not have put a man does not mean that the right to vote but their only concern," said Jamali.
In the case of passengers who were traveling to Zanzibar have said they will go to their normal duties, but will return before Sunday because they are not willing to wait until Sunday there should overtake them due to their security concerns.
"I'm not ready to sit Zanzibar until election day, I will endeavor to return early because I know that day only expanding, is now best be here than there," said a passenger who was traveling by boat to Kilimanjaro, Sapphire Paulo.
There have been reports that the people of Pemba flee the towns of Tanga and Mombasa in Kenya, to make way for the election for fear of violence that may arise during the election.
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