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FIFA Boss, Transparency International Honour Magufuli on Anti-Graft



By Special Reporter, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has commended the Fifth Phase Government of President John Pombe Magufuli’s efforts in combating corruption and embezzlement of public funds.

Infantino extended this appreciation during a media round table discussion after concluding a one-day FIFA Executive Summit held at Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar Es Salaam on Thursday. 

“I really appreciate the efforts done by the Government of Tanzania in fighting corruption in the country and we in the soccer world have emulated that,” said Infantino. 

He said that FIFA will have zero tolerance to any person who misuses football related funds especially initiated by FIFA for football development adding that National Football Associations should be transparent in any financial transactions. 

If the momentum on anti-corruption is maintained, Magufuli will top the region on anti-graft records.
Comments from the FIFA top boss come hours after another report by the Transparency International released on 21st February, 2018 revealed how the war on graft in Tanzania is paying dividends.

According to the report, Tanzania has climbed by 13 places to position number 103 in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 from 116 in the previous year, with a score of 36 points, up from 32 recorded in 2016, the highest score in over 10 years.

The country has been ranked the second in the East African region with Rwanda leading at position number 48 with a score of 55 in 2017. Rwanda has climbed 10 places from position 58 with a score of 54 in the previous index to 48 in 2017.

Kenya and Uganda were ranked at 143 and 151, becoming the third and fourth corruption free countries in the East African Region, while Burundi and South Sudan performed rather poorly globally at position number 157 and 179, out 180 countries which were surveyed.

Presidents Magufuli and Kenyatta in a past press briefing
Political commentators in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi have commended Magufuli’s efforts adding that if the momentum is maintained, Tanzania is set to top the Africa sub-region.

“These are massive achievement for a country in a period of one year. We must acknowledge and indeed East Africa must take note of what is happening in Tanzania,” said Dr. James Okoth based in Nairobi.  

“We will never stop- the government of Tanzania under H.E John Pombe Magufuli is determined to end corruption in Tanzania. The report is but another testimonial that this war is a just one and has to be continued relentlessly,” Dr. Hassein Abbasi, a spokesperson for Magufuli’s government was quoted in Dar es Salaam yesterday


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