Corruption main feature in debate on policy issues

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Corruption main obstacle to freedom of information law, says Zitto
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KIGOMA North Member of Parliament, Mr Zitto Kabwe, has said that corruption has been the main obstacle to getting a Freedom of Information Act in the country. Speaking in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday at a one-day meeting organized by Twaweza, ...

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New education policy ignores vital teachers' issues - warns don
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The new education policy for 2014 that was launched recently is silent on key sub-sectors such as tertiary education, teacher education, technical and vocational education, former University of Dar es Salaam senior lecturer Prof Suleman Sumra has said.

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You’re unlikely to get your new Katiba any time soon. That is, unless the CA finds a way to stop the insults and personal attacks that have become hallmarks of Constituent Assembly debate.

>It has been a month of promises to Tanzanians especially those who care about politics if not all. Nearly all of those, who aspire for presidency through CCM ticket, have used the past four weeks to promise Tanzania a new country.

CA asked to focus on people's issues not Union's articles in basic law debate
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Instead of unprofitable debates on the authenticity of Articles of the Union, members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) are been called on to focus on solutions to the challenges facing the people. Speaking at the start of the week in the capital, Zanzibar Deputy ...

The Board of Directors of the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) held its annual country selection meeting on December 10, 2014. In that meeting, the Board expressed serious concerns about the fight to control corruption in Tanzania, including the implications of the recent case involving Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL). Although the Board voted to allow Tanzania to continue developing a second compact program, it strongly encouraged the Government of...

>In last week’s article, the author outlined the need for periodic policy reviews in Tanzania with the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development Policy, 2003 as a case study. The article described what policies are and why policy reviews are necessary.