Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi rolled out plans for a performance review system that'll supposedly make government leaders more accountable and productive. He dropped this during World Ethics and Human Rights Day celebrations at Dimani Conference Hall, and he made it clear that public servants better file their ethics paperwork by the end of the month or face consequences.
Only 530 out of 2,750 leaders have bothered turning in their forms, which is like 19 percent. The anti-corruption agency ZAECA managed to claw back about 6.4 billion shillings and some dollars between January and October from dodgy dealings.
Mwinyi wants government folks using media to actually tell citizens what's happening with development projects, and he...
Tanzania's gunning for 8,000 megawatts of power generation by hitting up different energy sources, and Energy Minister Deogratias Ndejembi says they're planning to wrap the whole thing up by 2030. He dropped this during a staff meeting in Morogoro, where he basically told everyone to stop being corrupt and lazy because electricity matters for the economy.
The ministry's also pushing clean cooking tech since they want 80 percent of people using it by 2034. Ndejembi kept hammering his team about ethics and delivering decent services when it comes to electricity, oil, and gas instead of screwing around.
Secretary General Felchesmi Mramba chimed in, saying they'll keep tabs on all the projects to make sure people actually get reliable...
Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba showed up at a funeral mass in Songea's Ruvuma region to pay respects to Jenista Mhagama, who used to represent Peramiho in Parliament. Speaker Mussa Zungu was there as well, and the whole thing went down at St. Benedict Catholic Church with a bunch of government people, politicians, and regular folks turning out.
Mhagama died from heart problems while getting treatment at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma. She had been serving as the area's MP before she passed.
Tanzania's Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi joined a video call from Bukoba to back SADC's push for getting Madagascar stabilized after a recent coup. The regional security bloc held a meeting of its Political, Defence and Security Organisation troika to figure out how to handle the chaos in the Indian Ocean island nation.
Nchimbi dialed in with Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ngwaru Maghembe to talk through what steps the Southern Africa Development Community is taking to calm things down. The whole thing centers on restoring some kind of peace and order after Madagascar's government got overthrown.
Tanzania is betting big on youth employment through Vision 2050 after Planning Minister Kitila Mkumbo dropped the roadmap targeting eight million jobs and 50 billion dollars in investment. The government set up a One Stop Facilitation Centre that bundles 14 public agencies under one roof for faster permits, while opening Youth Investors Resource Centres across Dodoma, Pwani, Mara, Ruvuma, and Bagamoyo to guide young entrepreneurs through land access and financing options.
Registered investment projects jumped from 252 annually back in 2021 to 901 by last year, while capital inflows hit 9.3 billion dollars. TISEZA runs a Land Bank covering over 170,000 hectares with training programs and machinery access for graduates wanting to launch...
DAWASA boss Mkama Bwire rolled through Kinondoni District, checking water delivery schedules in Mwananyamala Ward, and he wants people to build habits around conservation instead of wasting supply when taps actually run. The inspection confirmed residents were getting service twice weekly based on the rationing timelines the authority pushed out.
Resident Miriam Ally said the advance scheduling helps neighborhoods prep for delivery windows that hit their area every week. She thanked DAWASA for transparent communication about shortage problems while asking them to stick with the published timetables so complaints stay minimal.
The authority used the visit to educate Mwananyamala residents about smart water usage practices and to make...
TANROADS shot down social media claims about substandard construction on the Dodoma-Gairo trunk road near Makaravati in Kongwa District after people started freaking out online. Resident Engineer Elisony Mweladzi explained the 300-meter stretch was a deliberate test section that contractors built before laying actual asphalt, and lab results showed it failed specs. The agency already sent Kings Builders a letter demanding they rip out the failed test piece at their expense.
Edward Njau from Kings Builders confirmed they got the correction notice and promised to fix everything fast. TANROADS keeps watching the contractor to make sure the final road meets approved standards and does not waste public money on garbage work.
Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba told regional and district commissioners to make sure Tanzanians stop wasting food stocks because the rains are showing up late this season. The Tanzania Meteorological Authority warned that Dodoma, Katavi, Kigoma, Singida, Tabora, Iringa, Mbeya, Mtwara, Njombe, Songwe, Rukwa, Ruvuma, and southern Morogoro should expect below-average rainfall with extended dry periods that could tank crop yields.
Nchemba pushed farmers to grab drought-resistant seeds and fertilizers that match the forecast conditions instead of gambling on normal planting strategies. He wants agricultural extension officers to actually visit farms and educate people rather than camping in their offices, while livestock keepers need solid...
Former minister Geofrey Mwambe is sitting in a Dar es Salaam holding cell waiting for a bail hearing at Kisutu court after police grabbed him back on December 7. His lawyer, Hekima Mwasipu, applied to the Inspector General of Police, plus two other officials, and the case landed in front of Chief Resident Magistrate Hassan Makube.
Mwambe ran the Tanzania Investment Centre before getting elected to parliament for Masasi under CCM, then climbed through positions like Minister of State for Investment and later Industry and Trade. The bail request targets the IGP, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the head of criminal investigations for the special zone.
The whole thing got fast-tracked under an extreme urgency certificate while...
