{"id":24777,"date":"2021-03-10T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=24777"},"modified":"2021-03-10T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:57:02","slug":"dr-mwinyi-tasks-works-ministry-to-strengthen-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/policy\/dr-mwinyi-tasks-works-ministry-to-strengthen-accountability","title":{"rendered":"Dr Mwinyi tasks Works ministry to strengthen accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi yesterday tasked the Ministry of Works, Communications and Transport to strengthen transparency and accountability so that they effectively contribute to Isles\u2019 socio-economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mwinyi made the directives yesterday when he met the ministry\u2019s leadership at State House.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the ministry has to take deliberate measures to ensure that all its institutions\u00a0deliver\u00a0to compliment the government\u2019s efforts to boost the Isles\u2019 economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the institutions in the ministry are yet to achieve the required target towards stimulating and contributing to the economic growth, so, as leaders you have to go and remove all unnecessary \u00a0barriers\u00a0 the hinder the country\u2019s\u00a0economic growth,\u201d Dr Mwinyi told the leadership.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the ministry has a big role to ensure that the country\u2019s roads, airports, ports and communications infrastructure \u00a0are well and improved and this cannot be achieved without having proper implementation plans in place.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mwinyi also wanted the ministry leadership to supervise the renovation of \u00a0Ole-Kengeja road in Pemba which is reported to have been badly destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed his dissatisfaction on the revenue collections trend at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport directing the ministry to install friendly infrastructure \u00a0to support smooth and clear collections of taxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame applies to the port of Zanzibar where a lot of government revenues are lost. I want the ministry to supervise this and ensure that all public revenues are collected electronically,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mwinyi further emphasised the ministry\u2019s staff and officials to be efficient, observe ethics when executing their duties so as to bring out required outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Rahma Kassim Ali assured the minister that they are going to work hard, supervise the implementation of all the directives for the country\u2019s socio- economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue supervising the development projects, fight recklessness and embezzlement of public funds, supervise collection of revenues so as to stimulate economic growth,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Isles\u2019 Chief Secretary Eng Zena Ahmed Said stressed that more attention is needed when implementing various projects under the ministry so as to ensure that they are all implemented on time.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the ministry\u2019s Permanent Secretary Amour Hamil Bakari said that they have already written to the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) so as to inspect the quality of various projects including the Ole-Kengeja road in Pemba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also formed a special technical team which comprises \u00a0engineers and ICT experts so as to supervise the construction of the passengers building (Terminal 3) at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, the port is currently also working 24 hours serving 10-11 containers per hour compared to the previous 5-7 containers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi yesterday tasked the Ministry of Works, Communications and Transport to strengthen transparency and accountability so that they effectively contribute to Isles\u2019 socio-economic development. Dr Mwinyi made the directives yesterday when he met the ministry\u2019s leadership at State House. 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