Magufuli nightmare over MCC funding

The US Congress has approved an allocation of $9.78 million (Sh16.14 billion) to help Tanzania lay the groundwork for the much anticipated Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funding.

The United States Government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), agreed on November 14, 2014, to provide up to $9.78 million for the development of high-impact investment projects in Tanzania’s energy sector. United States Ambassador Mark B. Childress presided over the signing of the grant agreement at the Ministry of Finance in Dar es Salaam. The agreement was signed by MCC’s Vice President of Compact Operations, Kamran Khan, and Tanzania’s Minister of Finance,...

MGOMBEA urais wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Dk John Magufuli, amesema Shirika la Maendeleo ya Milenia (MCC), limemrahisishia kazi ya kutoa fedha kwa Tanzania ya kusambaza umeme, hivyo hakutakuwa na ugumu katika usambazaji umeme.

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Corruption nightmare continues to haunt us
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Corruption continues to feature prominently in the in Tanzania, and to be a “popular” subject as we go through the early months of 2015. This is an unfortunate development, much as what is happening is not a surprise as such. If the malpractice was rampant ...