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Then why do you have a problem with KICC lighting up the Israeli flag?
Then why do you have a problem with KICC lighting up the Israeli flag?Beliefs? How do you know I make a judgement based on my beliefs?
Wewe akili huna na mm muda wakubishana na matahira sina! Hv vinyumba ulivyookoteza huku na kule ndo vijiji??? Leta aerial view ikionyesha kijiji kizima kina nyumba kama hizo😕They are everywhere bongolala
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Why SGR tender is bone of contention for state entities
Friday, September 24, 2021
SGR plans initiated under Mkapa govt, reveals JMK
By The Citizen Reporter
Media/news company
Mwananchi Communication Limmited
Dar es Salaam. The multi-billion-dollar tender for lots 3 and 4 of Tanzania’s standard gauge railway (SGR) project has turned out to be a serious bone of contention for two key government entities.
While Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) wants Turkish firm Yapi Markezi to be picked for the job through single-source procurement, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is of the view that the contractor should be identified through competitive tendering if Tanzanians are to get value for their money.
The third and fourth lots of the SGR project involve designing and building a 533-kilometre rail line from Makutopora to Tabora, and Tabora to Isaka, respectively.
Reached for comment yesterday, PPRA acting director general Mary Swai said she was not ready to discuss the matter in the media.
“I’m not the government’s spokesperson...I’m not ready to discuss government issues in the media,” she told The Citizen.
According to documents independently obtained by The Citizen, TRC and PPRA have engaged in official communication on a number of occasions, with the former pressing for single-source procurement.
In its letter dated July 23, 2021, TRC explains what it sees as benefits of awarding the tender to Yapi Markezi.
But in its response – which was dated July 27, 2021 – PPRA states why competitive tendering should be given priority.
“The Authority would like to advise that, as per Section 64 (1) of the PPA, 2011 and Regulation 149 (1) of PPR 2013, competitive tendering should be given priority in the procurement of goods, works or services. On this footing and as per detailed advice provided in the matrix attached to this letter, the Authority advises TRC to consider using competitive tendering in obtaining the contractors for lots 3 and 4,” PPRA says in its letter.
The authority adds that a competitive tendering process will ensure that the government gets value for money in the project.
According to PPRA, it was through competitive tendering that the government was able to save $1.03 billion (about Sh2.37 trillion at current exchange rates) when it floated the tender for Lot 5 of the SGR.
The tender to build the SGR from Mwanza to Isaka was awarded to a joint venture of M/s China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and China Railways Construction Corporation (CCECC-CRCC), which quoted $1.326 billion (inclusive of VAT), while Yapi Merkezi cited $2.356 billion (about Sh5.4 trillion).
“It was a huge difference of $1,030,068,831.21 and therefore, the Government could not have saved this amount if it could have opted for a single source method of procurement,” PPRA says in its letter.
In gunning for Yapi Merkezi, TRC director general Masanja Kadogosa, who is also the State-owned firm’s chief accounting officer, says in a letter that although the TRC tender board had advised that the contractor for Lots 3 and 4 be picked through competitive bidding, he had to seek a review because awarding the tender to Yapi Merkezi would have several benefits.
The Turkish firm, the letter says, was in a position to execute the job well because it was already undertaking similar work in the country, and that it had mobilised a plant, equipment and staff in Tanzania.
The letter adds that although M/s CCECC-CRCC also had a plant, equipment and staff in the country, Yapi Merkezi had already built 91.74 percent of Lot 1 of the SGR (from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro) as of June 2021, while the section being built by M/s CCECC-CRCC was only ten percent complete.
According to the communication, while it was true that contractors for Lots 1, 2 and 5 were picked through competitive tendering, Yapi Merkezi was better placed to swiftly move its plant, equipment and staff from Lot 1 to Lots 3 and 4, and thus complete the work for operations to start.
But according to PPRA, value for money should supersede the need to swiftly complete the work, noting that it was TRC’s task to ensure that gives the contractor appropriate time to mobilise plants, equipment and staff.
“On the issue of mobilisation time, which the Accounting (officer) had been insisting that M/s Yapi Merkezi will have short period of mobilization, the Authority advises that TRC should clearly provide in the tender document, the appropriate time required for mobilisation so that bidders who will participate in the competitive tendering can be assessed on that criterion as well,” PPRA says in its letter.
Why SGR tender is bone of contention for state entities
The multi-billion-dollar tender for lots 3 and 4 of Tanzania’s standard gauge railway (SGR) project has turned out to be a serious bone of contention for two key government entities.www.thecitizen.co.tz
MY TAKE
Wakati Sukumagangs humu ndani wanajaribu kutuaminisha madudu ya SGR na ndege ni matokeo ya serikali ya Samia manunuzi haya yamefanyika chini ya Mungu wao JPM! BTW kuna clip kadogosa anaonekana akitetea manunuzi bila kufuata sheria za manunuzi kwa kisingizio cha kupoteza muda yaani taratibu zinachelewesha ujenzi! Kwa ukweli mwendazake ametuachia sumu mbaya ya ukabila!
I don't have any problem with the flag, I just asked the reason for doing that? I'm presuming you know the difference between Israel, Jews and Ashkenazi (notice the NAZI).Then why do you have a problem with KICC lighting up the Israeli flag?
They are everywhere bongolala
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You questioned if he is aware of the history of the conflict, meaning, you disapprove based on your stand towards the conflict.I don't have any problem with the flag, I just asked the reason for doing that? I'm presuming you know the difference between Israel, Jews and Ashkenazi (notice the NAZI).
There are two different people I've discussed with, I'm not sure which one you're referring to? Having said that, I do have a problem with children being killed, a group of people being called animals to justify the blockade (of any humanitarian assistance) and this has been going on for decades. How in the world would you support this?You questioned if he is aware of the history of the conflict, meaning, you disapprove based on your stand towards the conflict.
And that's why I told you, Don't force your beliefs on other people.There are two different people I've discussed with, I'm not sure which one you're referring to? Having said that, I do have a problem with children being killed, a group of people being called animals to justify the blockade (of any humanitarian assistance) and this has been going on for decades. How in the world would you support this?
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So kukiwa na nyumba moja tayari ni village 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣They are everywhere bongolala
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Coz Hamas has held Palestians hostage in Gaza after they illegally overthrew PLO’s Fatah that was the democratically elected party just like Fatah runs West Bank ( the main Palestian enclave)… the reality is Israel 🇮🇱 will never cease to exist as long as the United States remains the world’s superpower and that ain’t changing any time soon….plus also Israel is militarily very powerful …PLO understands that and am sure they are willing on conditions to accept a 2 state solution… but Hamas manifesto calls for Jewish state anihilation no matter how long it takes and similar principle is shared by Hamas proxies, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah in Lebanon and their godfather, the Ayatollah and Mullahs of Iran 🇮🇷..So put yourself in Israel’s shoes… am not saying they are fully innocent in the conflict especially when it comes to new settlements expansion but how would you negotiate with a group that doesn’t believe in your existence?… it’s impossible… I want peace and that’s not possible as long as Hamas exist… Hamas must be first destroyed and then let Fatah take back Gaza and hopefully we can give Peace accords a chance…and that’s my take and I stand by it..Do you have a genuine reason to support this?
Facts and beliefs are two different things, we're talking about international law here. When Ethiopian Jews were castrated in Israel that was a crime against humanity. When you put a blockage to endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of essential needs for survival, that is criminal under UN humanitarian charter.And that's why I told you, Don't force your beliefs on other people.
🤣🤣🤣Onesha gorofa moja tu Mbezi yenye 20 floors.
I know it’s cruel but how else is Israel 🇮🇱 supposed to survive when Hamas is shooting rockets towards Israel on a daily basis… remember all this blockade started when Hamas took over Gaza illegally from Fatah with their main objective being destruction of the Jewish state….So Israel has to ensure they control what goes in and out else the repercussions for the alternative is not pretty… unfortunately poor innocent in Gaza are caught is this proxy war and are suffering and also unable to rise against Hamas …Blockade will end when Hamas disappears from Gaza…Facts and beliefs are two different things, we're talking about international law here. When Ethiopian Jews were castrated in Israel that's was a crime against humanity. When you put a blockage to endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of essential needs for survival, that is criminal under UN humanitarian charter.
Your sentiments are subjective - mere opinions. Some people agree with you some don't. You do not tell Kenyans which side to take. Same way I see you guys arguing here between Ukraine and Russia which some taking the Russian side while others take the Ukrainian side.Facts and beliefs are two different things, we're talking about international law here. When Ethiopian Jews were castrated in Israel that's was a crime against humanity. When you put a blockage to endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of essential needs for survival, that is criminal under UN humanitarian charter.
Remember when Al Shabaab started kidnapping Kenyans and tourists across our border, Kibaki had no choice but ordered KDF to invade Somalia to eradicate the threat and we kicked them from their government headquarters in Kismayu and turned them into a scattered gorilla warfare outfit…. Many Somalis suffered from the invasion but we had to do what we had to do to ensure our safety and survival…. Likewise Israel has been doing the same in regards to Hamas in Gaza..I know it’s cruel but how else is Israel 🇮🇱 supposed to survive when Hamas is shooting rockets towards Israel on a daily basis… remember all this blockade started when Hamas took over Gaza illegally from Fatah with their main objective being destruction of the Jewish state….So Israel has to ensure they control what goes in and out else the repercussions for the alternative is not pretty… unfortunately poor innocent in Gaza are caught is this proxy war and are suffering and also unable to rise against Hamas …Blockade will end when Hamas disappears from Gaza…