“The media is like a mirror which reflects the reality, one whose face is dirty cannot look into a mirror and expect to see a clean one..’ What does mengi see in his mirror?
Deputy Minister Dr Maua Daftari has cautioned the media against attacking individuals. Responding, CEO of IPP Media Reginald Mengi (also Chairman of the Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT) urged journalists to adhere to media ethics and not distort the truth stating,
“The media is like a mirror which reflects the reality, one whose face is dirty cannot look into a mirror and expect to see a clean one..’
What does Reginald Mengi and IPP Media’s mirror reveal?
In 2004 Benjamin Mengi, Reginald Mengi's brother, sold the lease to Silverdale & Mbono Farms (Hai district) to British investors Stewart Middleton and Sarah Hermitage. A year later, Mengi began negotiating with British investor Konrad Legg (Tudeley Estates) to sell the lease a second time and demanded the lease back. Mengi claimed he had not been paid in full despite signing a receipt to the contrary. When the investors refused Mengi stated he would drive them out of Tanzania ‘…chopped up into pieces in a coffin if necessary’. Mengi succeeded in driving the investors from Tanzania in a case described by the former Minister of investment Dr. Juma Ngasongwa as bringing shame on Tanzania.
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In late 2005, Reginald Mengi reported to the British government he felt the Silverdale Case was damaging his business interests. He told former British High Commissioner to Tanzania Mr. Andrew Pocock he was going to issue a statement on the case. Mengi was asked to explain IPP Media’s defamation of the investors and he gave his assurance it would stop. Mengi lied. Three weeks later, IPP Media began a relentless campaign of defamation against the investors amounting to criminal libel under the penal code of Tanzania.
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In September 2009, U.K. based Tanzanian journalist Ayoub Mzee working for Ben Television interviewed Sarah Hermitage on the Silverdale Farm case. He stated he had contacted media editors in Tanzania and had been told; the Silverdale Farm case was far too dangerous for them to report on, they were afraid of being sued by Mengi.
The facts suggest Mr. Mengi won’t see a clean face when he looks into his mirror!!!
