By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dodoma – Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has said the assessment of Ministerial delivery through the Big Result Now (BRN) will be an objective and transparent process that will be open for all the people to scrutinize. Prime Minister Pinda was speaking during the launch of Education Week in Dodoma on Saturday where he said the assessment criteria are open for the public to scrutinize on how much the Ministers are performing on their duties. “The Big Result Now Programme has set targets that will help us boost the standard of our education especially in primary and secondary... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 5th 2014 |
…….students in tertiary institutions shower praises to judge (rtd) Joseph Warioba – By Elias Mhegera – Nation’s attention focused to Dodoma – While the Constituent Assembly (CA) in Dodoma has been adjourned for a while so as to allow its members to go for Easter holidays, the chairman of the now defunct Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Judge (rtd) Joseph Warioba will be one person to breathe in a sigh of relief to the maximum of enjoyment. This is after hearing good news from students from tertiary institutions and many other analysts who have come strongly in defense of his team’s... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 |
By Elias Mhegera – A landmark achievement has been reached in the democratic frontier in the Tanzanian governance arena after a recent agreement between the Police Force and human rights NGOs, (HRNGOs) under their umbrella body the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC). The meeting between the THRDC and the Police Force on 27th February came as a development after the willingness that was shown by the Deputy Inspector of General of Police Force (DIGP), Abdulrahman Kaniki in November 26, 2013 when he was invited to represent the Force in a public event that was organized by the former. He... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 |
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Hassan Abbas – The African Union governance assessment body, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Tanzania chapter has commended the government of Tanzania for establishing the President’s Delivery Bureau (PDB) that will implement highly prioritized projects. The statement was issued over the week end by the APRM Tanzania Executive Secretary, Rehema Twalib when addressing the local and international media on marking the APRM Day in Dar es Salaam. She noted that among the governance gaps identified in the APRM review of Tanzania is multiplicity of plans, policies and strategies but a weak implementation level. This hampered transformation... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 12th 2014 |
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Hassan Abbas – The African Union Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has called for Tanzanian Special Constituent Assembly members to use consensus in the on-going constitution deliberations. The call was issued yesterday in Dar es Salaam by the APRM Tanzania chapter Executive Secretary when speaking with the press on commemorating the APRM Day which is marked every 9th March among all APRM member states in Africa. Ms Twalib congratulated President Jakaya Kikwete for listening to the people and granting their wish, recalling that the quest for the new constitution was long overdue and those governance stakeholders, among other... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 10th 2014 |
