{"id":145279,"date":"2025-12-04T23:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/over-5200-trustees-boards-registered-by-rita"},"modified":"2025-12-04T23:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:44:43","slug":"over-5200-trustees-boards-registered-by-rita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/over-5200-trustees-boards-registered-by-rita","title":{"rendered":"Over 5,200 trustees\u2019 boards registered by RITA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>A TOTAL of 5,211 Trustees\u2019 Boards, including 2,876 for community institutions and 2,161 for religious institutions, have been registered by the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), according to the latest data.<\/p>\n<p>The agency\u2019s Administrator General, Mr Frank Kanyusi, said in Dodoma recently during the opening of a Trustees\u2019 Boards meeting involving five regions that the agency has also registered 19 boards of trustees for political parties, 24 for sports organisations and 150 family boards.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by stakeholders from Dodoma, Morogoro, Singida, Iringa and Manyara.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that under the Trustees\u2019 Incorporation Act, Chapter 318, RITA is mandated to oversee the registration and operations of these boards.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted challenges faced by some boards, including poor asset management, limited understanding of the law, unconstitutional leadership changes, frequent conflicts and misappropriation or misuse of institutional funds and assets.<\/p>\n<p>At the event, Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Dr Juma Homera, tasked trustees\u2019 boards across the country to adhere to the law, regulations and their constitutions when carrying out their duties, in order to safeguard rights and protect institutional resources for the broader benefit of their respective communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister also called on RITA to improve its digital system for the registration of Trustees\u2019 Boards, review relevant laws to align them with current needs, expand the scope of service-delivery clinics to reach citizens where they are, and provide training and close supervision to address operational challenges faced by the boards.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the RITA Advisory Board, Dr Amina Msengwa, said the use of the digital eRITA system has enabled an increase in the registration of new Trustees\u2019 Boards, improved information tracking and simplified timely access to statistics.<\/p>\n<p>RITA is mandated to ensure effective and efficient management of information on key life events, the incorporation of trustees and safeguarding properties placed under trust\u2014whether belonging to deceased persons, insolvents or minors\u2014so that legal processes are properly executed.<\/p>\n<p>The agency was officially launched on June 23, 2006, replacing what was previously known as the Administrator General\u2019s Department under the Attorney General\u2019s Chambers in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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