Why ethics watchdog has yet to act on escrow scam

Top officials at the electoral commission and the examinations council are among those to be investigated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for their role in a multi-million shillings corruption scam.

Dodoma. Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said  yesterday that investigations will continue into alleged misdeeds committed by some government officials in the Tegeta escrow account scandal.

>The Minister of State in the President’s Office (Special Duties) Prof Mark Mwandosya was yesterday taken to task over the Tegeta escrow account scandal by university students who demanded that he speaks out his mind on the matter.

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Escrow scam under keener probe
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THE Government has called for patience as institutions tasked to investigate government officials implicated in the Tegeta escrow account scam continue with investigation as directed by Parliament and that legal measures to be taken. Speaking to journalts at ...
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MPs dcuss Escrow scam on Wednesday
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DESPITE Parliament's stand that the Tegeta Escrow Account report would be debated today as planned, the Judiciary on the other hand, ruled that the debate be called off until the primary charges on the same are cleared. On Tuesday morning, Speaker of ...

Mr Chenge insisted that the money was payment for the consultancy

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Another Escrow beneficiary shuns leadership ethics body
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SENIOR government officials accused of violating leadership ethics on Friday continued challenging jurisdiction of the Public Leadership Ethics Council to entertain complaints relating to contravention of ethical codes of conduct. This comes after a move by ...
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>Bariadi West MP Andrew Chenge (CCM) has filed a constitutional petition at the High Court challenging proceedings of the Public Leadership Ethics Tribunal and parliamentary resolutions in an application relating to violation of the Leadership Code of Ethics.

It is now clear that President Jakaya Kikwete will give his stand on the Tegeta escrow account scam next week.