Key findings by the Public Accounts Committee report

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Chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the ...
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The government and members of Parliament have unanimously agreed to conduct further investigations on all those implicated in the escrow account saga. Parliament has also approved freezing of all accounts and seizure of properties of all persons ...
In unon, Bunge wants actionDaily News
Tanzanian PM under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent paymentsThe Guardian
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Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) deputy chairman Deo Filikunjombe has said the decision by the body’s former chairman Zitto Kabwe to relinquish his seat in Parliament on Friday night was a big blow. “His departure will surely leave us divided, because he was a brother, father and a dedicated man in ensuring that the interests of the nation came first before anything else,” said Mr Filikunjombe.

EALA has today debated and adopted the Report of the Committee on the Audited Accounts of the EAC for the Year ended 30th June 2014.
During debate, Members called for improvement on the financial performance of the Community, review of procurement procedures and adherence to the set regulations.  They further want the absorption of funds by the Community enhanced and reimbursement of all unclaimed Value Added Tax (VAT) followed.
The report presented to the House by the Chair of the Accounts...

Sumve MP Richard Ndassa yesterday took over as chairman of Parliament’s Energy and Minerals Committee.

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Sitta stops the reading a committee report, erroneously
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Members of the Constituent Assembly forming UKAWA group congratulate Tundu Lissu (with tie) moments after the adjournment of the assembly yesterday. Things fell apart yesterdy in the Constituent Assembly when the CA chairman Samwei Sitta was forces ...
Live broadcast hitch forces premature CA adjournmentDaily News

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The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday rejected the audited account reports of the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and the Tanzania Standard Newspapers (TSN) after it learned that the institutions’ management had failed to fulfill some of the team’s directives.

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CAG hands over audited UDA report to committee
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Controller and Auditor General (CAG) yesterday handed over to Parliamentary Committee for Local Authority Accounts (LAAC) audited report of the controversial Dar es Salaam Transport Company (UDA). The committee Chairman, Rajab Mbaruk Mohamed ...

While Tanzania is one of the countries highly rated by the World Bank assessment of the performance of African governments on quality of the country’s policies and institutional progress, it still has a lot to improve mainly on public sector management.

Report says Tanzania key source of elephant ivory
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A significant portion of the 41.6 tonnes of illicit elephant tusks seized in 2013 came from Tanzania. A report released by Interpol's environmental Security Unit says the seizures represent an increase in the cases of elephant poaching throughout Africa.
More co-ordination needed to combat poaching, Interpol saysSabahi Online

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