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AU Commends Tanzania for Anti-Corruption Drive, Great Service Delivery




By Special Correspondent, Addis Ababa

Tanzanian Premier, Kassim Majaliwa who represented President Magufuli in Addis Ababa Assembly
The great performance of President John Magufuli against corruption has been commended as “high, great and an example” in the continent by the African Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). 

Briefing international media at the end of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Ethiopia, Tanzania Premier Kassim Majaliwa who represented President Magufuli in the Assembly said the just concluded Assembly mentioned Tanzania “as one of the best examples in fighting corruption in Africa.”

Since assuming power in 2015 President Magufuli has been sweeping away the country's reputation for endemic corruption and poor public services. For example, he fired six senior officials in the Tanzania Revenue Authority, including Commissioner General Rashid Bade, because of corruption.

He also suspended the Director General of the Tanzania Ports Authority, Ephraim Mgawe, over a scandal involving the non-payment of $40 million (35.1 million Euros) in import taxes.

Magufuli also sacked Edward Hoseah, the long-serving Director General of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), due to the slow pace of the fight against graft.

According to a local newspaper, Tanzania Daily News, besides cutting costs and taking administrative action against incompetent and corrupt public servants, more than 596 cases related to corruption are currently before the courts in Tanzania.

             International Surveys
 
Further to the AU citation, the Transparency International has ranked Tanzania the second country in East Africa after Rwanda in the war against corruption. The 2018 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report released yesterday put Tanzania at an average score of 36 points behind Rwanda which has scored 56 points.  

Tanzania which is placed 99th out of 168 and moving up from 117 position in 2015 has improved because of the efforts made by President John Magufuli who has earned himself credibility and acclaim, both in and outside Tanzania, for his fight against corruption and a no-none-sense stance.

On the other hand, the 2017 Afro barometer research network, shows that over 70% of Tanzanians believe corruption in the country had decreased “somewhat” or “a lot” in the previous year. This is in stark contrast to the results of a similar survey in 2014, when only 13% reported they believed corruption had decreased in the previous year.

A recent 38-nation Pew Research report stated that “Trust in the national government is highest in Tanzania. About nine-in-ten people in Tanzania (89%) trust their government to do what is right for their country, including 48% who say they have “a lot” of trust,” states the research

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