Brian COOKSEY
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- Jan 15, 2010
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Donors have been justifying what our government is doing! If what is happening is of benefit to them that is when they turn a blind eye. Only informed citizens will change the leadership
The leadership has been changed more than once Liz. The more things change.... so something more fundamental is at play.
Also, don't overestimate donor interests and the benefits accruing to them. Combined aid and trade flows in/out of Tz don't amount to much in the greater scheme of things. There are other factors involved also.
I agree that there are other factors but do not underestimate (their interest) either! Aid is a power game.
Aid is for corrupt leaders who follow a-z of what the white supreme wants!
Ukiona kiongozi anazongwa na wafadhili ujue "ANA AKILI" e.g. Iran, Hugo etc
Ukiona kiongozi anapendelewa na mizungu ujue " KIBARAKA"
Way forward???????????
Hugo & Iran, they have Oil how about us??????
It is the so called DONORS or sometimes called DEVELOPMEMT Partners who treat Kikwete's government with kid's gloves!
It is not a secret that most of the money that the donors put into the government coffers ends in the hands of Kikwete and his cronnies through dubious purchases and construction contracts.
In spite of all the evidence produced against the RICHMOND scandal, the government and the ruling party have decided to bury the hatchet and protect the perpetrators of these heinous crimes. Since most of the money for these contracts comes from tax payers in the developed countries one would expect the DONOR countries to put the government to task and if need be to deny visas to their countries to all civil servants and politicians who have been involved in shoddy deals that have been unmasked.
In our neighbouring Kenya all those suspected of grand corruption have been denid entry visas to development partners countries hence denying them access to the money they have stashed in off-shore bank accounts.Unfortunately, while the perpetrators of grand corruption are known in Tanzania no such action has been taken by the DONORS; such action would be of such great help to the country since the government leadership has decided to go to bed with criminals!!
While you may have a point hidden somewhere, I find the article dramatizing the subject matter (You are an issue advocate!). Are you suggesting that Tanzania (& other Africa countries for that matter) are receiving so much foreign aid? How much Tanzania receive per annum in foreign aid and in what form? If USA through USAID, for example, support a particular project, how can someone within the government re-route that money to finance election? These may sound trivial but I simply want to understand how our corrupt leaders can temper with foreign aid (in the presence of stringent checks and balance mechanisms devised by each donor). If anything, I believe that our corrupt leaders always temper with taxpayers money and not otherwise.
I am concerned that Tanzania's 'development partners' may be pumping hundreds of millions of USDs of their taxpayers money into the corrupt purchase of the 2010 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Forum readers do not need to be told that these elections are crucial for the future stability and development of the country. In recent years, state coffers, including budget support from donors, have been plundered mercilessly by political actors for personal and political purposes.
This year, donors are promising to support the national budget with unprecedented amounts of cash. They continue to fund programmes and projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars that fuel corruption at all levels and add to our foreign debt. My fear is that donor aid to the government will fuel unprecedented levels of corruption as CCM factions continue to squabble over who runs the country now and in the future.
JK has shown his lack of leadership by not invoking his presidential powers to put an end to the internal bickerings that threaten to destroy the unity of the Tanzanian state and people. Foreign aid to Tanzania depends on the continuation of the 'peace and tranquility' for which we are justly praised.
My recommendation to the donors is that they make it understood to JK and his gvt that they can no longer justify throwing their tax payers money into a bottomless pit of corruption, incompetence and waste. Failure to take a principled stand would lead critics to conclude that aid has run its course and serves only the purposes of the political class and its business cronies.
Views of the People (2007) found that over 80 percent of Tanzanians believe that aid benefits politicians and bureaucrats, not the poor and needy majority. Donor silence on these critical issues will speak volumes, and those who want to see an end to aid (not me, incidentally) will have their arguments immeasurably strengthened.
Time for donors to stand up and be counted!
ZunguPule,
Just a hint, 40% of our budget depends on donor monies...
Right. In what forms? HIV/AIDS projects? Environmental programs? Or donors just pump in money without knowing what their money is going to do? And what fraction of the 40% is being diverted to finance election or non-intended activities? You could do us justice if you can try and establish the actual amount that has been received from the donor, say since year 2000. I am sure in the process you will get more insights and surprises. The point I am trying to get across is there's a widespread belief that donors are giving a lot to developing countries. Put it differently, developing countries are receiving tons of dollars of foreign aid. This isn't just true! This claim is not consistent with the available numbers. And if corruption is to blame, it is ubiquitous. No country is immune.