THE Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Salim Kijuu, has called upon councillors in seven districts in the region to be focused and avoid conflict of interest through taking tenders using shoddy companies. This, he said, jeopardised their noble duty of serving the majority poor Tanzanians. “Councillors should always avoid involving themselves in taking tenders using shoddy companies.
People expect a lot from you. This also
results in corruption,” he said. He was addressing councillors from
Muleba, Bukoba, Biharamulo, Ngara, Karagwe, Kyerwa and Misenyi
districts.
The RC said councillors need to be creative and focused so that they can manage to engage in various development projects.
You should ensure that you identify
multiple internal sources of revenue and the use electronic system to
boost up revenue collections, he said. He noted that the Bukoba
Municipal Council obtained a questionable audit in the 2014/15
Controller and Audit General’s report.
Mr Kijuu also directed the Bukoba
Municipal Director, Mr Stephen Makonda, to contact relevant authorities
and order the return of Human Resource Officers mentioned by the CAG for
making dubious payments to “ghost workers” amounting to 74m/- during
the 2010/2012 period.
The Bukoba Municipal Mayor, Mr Chifu
Karumuna, told the RC that his office failed to implement some of
development projects in the area due to technical errors. The projects
include the construction of modern and complex regional market and a new
bus stand.
He said a team of experts has been
tasked to review the contracts and forward the recommendation to the
Councilors. He also said that today they will hold discussions with
officials from the Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB), regarding funding of
some of the projects.
Construction of the Bukoba market
complex and a new bus stand, was raised in 2010 but failed to kick off
due to political misunderstandings between the former Bukoba Urban
Legislator, Ambassador Khamis Kagasheki (CCM) and the former Mayor, Dr
Anatoli Amani.
Ms Galiatano Mwajabu (Special Seats-CCM)
cautioned that some of the agents appointed by the council to collect
revenue were not faithful and needed close supervision.
Meanwhile, Police in Misenyi District
are holding a suspect, identified as Suli Kayondo (36), for attempting
to smuggle 20 tonnes of rice to a neighbouring country.
Reports said Kayondo was carrying the
consignment in a Scania lorry with registration number T 113 DAH, which
was intercepted at Bunazi centre, in Misenyi district at around 3 a.m.
on Wednesday.
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