MPs pile pressure on govt over withdrawal of $112m

Simba SC boosted their hopes of finishing second in the Vodacom Premier League yesterday after recording a hard-fought 2-1 victory over 10-man Azam FC at the National Stadium.

>The Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) has asked the government to allocate a sufficient budget to the health sector to avoid a recurrence of the current shortage of medical supplies in public health facilities.

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Despite clerics, opposition pressure, govt insists referendum to be held as ...
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Constitution and Legal Affairs Minister Asha-Rose Migiro (R) presents a copy of the proposed new Constitution to Tanzania Private Sector Foundation Executive Director, Godfrey Sembeye, at Karimjee hall. Despite pressure from various groups to postpone ...
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Pressure is mounting on the government to be more open on its investment and supply agreements after major investors accused it of secrecy surrounding their contracts.

>The government has allayed fears of lawmakers over endorsing the East African Community (EAC) Monetary Union Protocol, saying many windows of opting out of it in case things go wrong would be available.

MPs blame govt over bad prison conditions
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Members of Parliament yesterday took to task the Minister for Home Affairs Mathias Chikawe over poor and still deteriorating conditions in the country's prisons. The MPs, debating the 2014/2015 budget, said prisoners still face years of confinement in ...

Several MPs who debated the 2015/16 Development Plan criticised the government, claiming it wasn’t effective enough in tackling problems bedevilling Tanzanians.

Members of Parliament have advised the government to revive textile mills in a bid to create employment opportunities for hundreds of youth entering the labour market each year.

MPs question how govt will fund 22trl budget
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Members of Parliament now wonder how the government will finance the 22 trillion-budget slated for the 2015/2016 financial year. Debating the Prime Minister's Office budget estimates for the 2015/2016 financial year tabled in parliament this week, most ...