THE Outspoken Member of Parliament for Mwibara
Constituency (CCM) Kangi Logola has said that, the continued habit of embracing
ministers who have been alleged to have flouted the laid down rules and abuse
of office powers at their work places, is likely to disrupt the national integrity in future. Lugola made a remark in
exclusive talks on Friday last week during the morning talk show program popularly
being aired everyday by a local Star TV station in the country. He said that,
he is not satisfactorily pleased by the recent ministerial appointments by
President Jakaya Kikwete of the new faces in cabinet line up which he announced
on last Sunday, wondering why the President could not leave behind in new cabinet
list, the already declared burdened ministers. As a staunched member of the
ruling CCM party, he said that, the President could have considered reshuffling
ministers who in recent days were publicly pronounced by higher authorities of
the ruling CCM leaders during their countrywide campaigns of strengthening the
party that aimed at bringing confidence to its members. He said that there was
no logic to leave the ministers and their portfolios and yet they had been
greatly condemned by the people of their poor performances, an aspect that were
regarded as burdened ministers. He said the president could have used the opportunity
as such claims of the bad performances of his own ministers had already reached
his office two months ago even before the resignation of the four ministers
linked to the embezzlements of taking effective action against ‘Tokomeza’
operation as outlined in the reports of the standing Parliamentary Committee on
Land, Environment and Tourism led by James Lembeli the elected Member of Parliament
for (CCM) kahama. He personally had agreed with the recent declaration of the
Party Secretary General Abdalhaman Kinana and that of the Secretary of the
National Executive Committee (NEC) for party’s ideology and publicity Nape
Mnauye which they had jointly issued accusing the said ministers to have no
ability to run the ministries, thus regarding them for being a burden. He said
the two cadres spent their time campaigning for the CCM’s inspiration and
mobilization to the members in up-country regions, in a bid to develop and
ensure the implementation of the party’s manifestoes. However, he said adding
that, their declaration is the party’s decision that the president should have
respected and give it a priority is deserve. But despising their notion would
rather demoralize their further campaigns efforts intended for the development
of the party in general.
The alleged burdened
Ministers and their ministries in brackets which the two CCM cadres accused of
embezzlements and carelessness are Christopher Chiza (Agriculture), Dr. Shukuru
Kawambwa (Education and Vocational Training) and Hawa Ghasia (Local Government
and Regional Administration). He said there are some ministers and other high
ranking CCM government officials whom he said are inclined in the so-called bush
hamatan meaning that are concealing facts and not performing well for the
public interest. However, he called such leaders being a burden, but he refused
the ruling CCM party does not embrace such types of attitude, specifying that
it is a mere personal selfishness. Outlining each ministers’ failure of
accountability, he noted that, the minister of Agriculture was alleged to have
failed to supply enough seeds to farmers in the country. Some parts received
bad seeds and this shows how the minister is not directly responsible to the
masses the majority of whom are farmers in the country. He gave an example of
his own constituency as a case study and noted that farmers in his constituency
have been complaining of the poor seed supplies, but their such cries has ended
up in vain. On the part of the Minister for education, he said that, education
has been deteriorating as the government is still embracing the former
curriculum and has never improved despite claims in parliament several times,
but unfortunately no action has been taken so far. To the Minister for Local Government
and Regional Administration, he cited the annual reports of the poor
performances by district executives in various district councils in the
country. He said that, the minister has been keeping quite without taking
drastic measures to penalize the offenders and many other mischief which he
said her ministry has never taken action against the offenders. Meanwhile,
Lugola has hailed the former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa for his diligence
and quick actions while he was in office saying that, such are type of leaders
fit for Tanzania. However, he said that, there are some bills which Members of
Parliament have been insisting to be brought for amendment but in vain. These
are the procurement bill and that one of the media which he said have been detained
by the government which seems to be reluctant to make it open to acquire some
changes. Meanwhile, on his part, Nape Mnauye
on Thursday this week told a
press conference in Dar es Salaam that, they did not want the ministers they
declared to be a burden that, should be dismissed, but had advised the
President on how some of his cabinet ministers were performing and that it was
upon his decision either to leave them in his reshuffled cabinet list or remove
them. But he warned that, the CCM party would net hesitate to take serious actions
to any its leaders who they have found to be not delivering the required
services to the people in every sector of development in the country.
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