TZ record on graft poor

Last week Transparency International released a report on Corruption Perceptions for 2014. Tanzania was ranked 119 along with Vietnam, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Belarus. In East Africa Tanzania is the second least corrupt country after Rwanda.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

Prone Road Tender Awards Blasted

02 Jun

Graft

Graft-prone road tender awards blasted
Daily News
THE government has issued a stern warning to contractors who conspire with officials of the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) to secure public construction projects through corrupt practices. Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Works, ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Dec

Graft rises, but we’re among the best in EA

Tanzania has dropped eight places in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index--from 111 last year to 119 this year. But the country’s score has improved from 33 last year to 35 out of 100 in the new index released yesterday.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

17 Feb

Nkasi DC rails against graft

Nkasi DC rails against graft
Daily News
THE District Commissioner for Nkasi, Mr Iddy Kimanta has warned dishonest District Council solicitors who allegedly receive bribes from suspects, a situation that often leads to losses of colossal sums of government money, when the culprits win court cases.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jun

EDITORIAL: Stamp out graft, or else...

>Word on the ground has it that donors are not amused by the runaway corruption in our justice-dispensing agencies. This means we must get our act together pretty fast or lose the financial support we cherish so much.

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

30 Aug

Why graft in elections need to be stamped out

Why graft in elections need to be stamped out
IPPmedia
One of the main reasons Benjamin Mkapa was elected third phase Union president by Tanzanians in 1995 was their strong belief in him that he had what it takes to deal with corruption both within and outside the ruling party, CCM. Most Tanzanians formed ...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

24 Aug

Getting Serious With Graft Through Integrity Pledge

Getting Serious With Graft Through Integrity Pledge
AllAfrica.com
Corruption or commonly referred to as ufisadi is a common terminology adopted by Tanzanians in anguish of the increased rate of corrupt tendencies in the country. Corruption is as old as the world itself but to Tanzanians the trend has picked up and ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Feb

DC, four others arraigned over allegations of graft

The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has arraigned Mufindi District commissioner Evarista Kalalu and other four officials over two charges, including conspiracy. In the case, filed as an economic sabotage charge No. 1 of 2015 that was presided over by magistrate Viktoria Nongwa yesterday at the Mufindi District Court, all the defendants denied the charges leveled against them. 

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Nov

How TRA has checked graft

Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) said yesterday that the introduction of online payment system last year has greatly reduced cases of corruption and fraud involving revenue authorities and other unscrupulous businesspeople.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

02 Aug

PCCB gets 28 graft cases

PCCB gets 28 graft cases
IPPmedia
PCCB in Kinondoni Zone, Dar es Salaam, has nabbed six CCM contenders over corruption allegations in connection with nominations for various positions for October general election. The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has also ...

 

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