Donors weigh CAG, PAC reports

[BAK]

Donors weigh CAG, PAC reports

By Patrick Kisembo

6th December 2014

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda

A week after the National Assembly passed eight resolutions recommending accountability to be sought from implicated government officials and individuals in the IPTL's Tegeta Escrow Account, the European Union delegation in Tanzania has said it is analyzing two key reports before making any decisions.

They said the Budget Support Group is working on the report of the Controller and Auditor General and the Public Accounts Committee before reaching a position on the stalled budget support funds.

The EU said further that is was consulting with the Government of Tanzania, and once completed there will be a statement by the Chair of the donor group.

The EU response came after The Guardian thought clarification of the EU's action after the National Assembly made the resolutions for measures to be taken against the principal suspects in the Independent Power Tanzania Limited Tegeta Escrow account saga and whether donors were ready to release funds they had withheld following the uproar.

Responding, the EU press and information officer, Susane Mbise who later referred this reporter to the Finnish Embassy as current chair of the budget support Development Partners (DP) group in Tanzania said the EU is part of the Budget Support Group which has a chair who speaks on behalf of the group.

When contacted for comment, Sinikka Antila, ambassador of Finland in Tanzania who is the current chair of the Budget Support Development Partners Group in Tanzania said: "At this stage I do not want to say much."

The Chair of the Group which includes 12 member countries explained: " ---except that we Budget Support DPs are encouraged by the fact that the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) report was submitted to Parliament and discussed. Decisions on further disbursements will be made after assessing the situation."

In October a group of 12 international donors delayed budget support for Tanzania until findings of an investigation into charges of corruption in the energy sector were released and appropriate action taken.

The government denied the charges of graft related to the energy sector special central bank account in question. It says it investigated the charges and comes down firmly against them.

The donor group - comprising Finland, Germany, Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the European Commission, Ireland, Canada, Japan, the World Bank and the African Development Bank - has so far paid $69 million of $558 million pledged, said Kati Manner, head of cooperation at Finland's Embassy in Tanzania.

The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Dr Servacius Likwelile was quoted in Washington saying that development partners were demanding Tanzania to first sort out Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) issues before they provide funds for implementation of the government budget.

The Paymaster General noted: "IPTL has no relations with our original agreements with development partners. This has only been chipped in, affecting our budget implementation situation," he stated.

"What we are waiting for now is the findings of the CAG's (Controller and Auditor General's) report, and government action. This will inform the decision on further disbursement of funds," the envoy, whose country currently leads the donor group, told Reuters.

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda announced in May to Parliament that the government had ordered investigations by the CAG and the state anti-corruption watchdog into fraud allegations.

Pinda said opposition MPs had accused senior officials of fraudulently authorizing payment of at least $122 million of public funds from an escrow account held jointly by state power firm TANESCO and independent power producer IPTL to IPTL's owner Pan Africa Power (PAP) in 2013. PAP said the transfer was legal.

At last a week ago, Tanzania, through the National Assembly knelt under the donor group, coming up with eight resolutions on the hot debate involving the withdrawal of ($122million) Sh320bn from Tegeta Escrow account that was being administered by the Bank of Tanzania.

Among the resolutions, the legislature agreed that key government officials who facilitated the withdrawal of the monies from the account be removed from their respective positions.

On November 26 this year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommended that Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda and other top government officials take political responsibility and resign over the scandal involving funds that were fraudulently withdrawn from the Bank of Tanzania and shared out.

Tabling the eagerly-awaited report in Parliament PAC Chairman Zitto Kabwe and his deputy, Deo Filikunjombe, took time to present the shocking findings on how a businessman, in collaboration with high-ranking state officials, hatched a plot to grab the money from the Bank of Tanzania.

Other top government officials implicated in the saga are Attorney General Frederick Werema, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Eliakim Maswi, Energy and Minerals Minister Sospeter Muhongo and his deputy, Stephen Masele.

The resolutions to sack the ministers and other top government officials were reached last week at the climax of the debate on the PAC report in Parliament.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

CC: Tized, Mr Rocky, Fixed Point, lyinga, NATA, Chakaza, Elly B, MziziMkavu, Power to the People, Jasusi, Eiyer, idawa, nguruvi, Mentor, Sikonge, Dingswayo, MANI, tpaul, Bramo, Bulesi Bulldog, Sangarara, MTAZAMO, Erythrocyte, Mag3, Mimibaba, zumbemkuu, Crashwise, amkawewe, Idimi, Ogah, Chakaza, mshana jr, JokaKuu, MWALLA, genekai, PRINCE CROWN, Tuko, Shark, lynxeffect22, samaki2011, MoudyBoka, adolay, Elli, nyabhingi, Janjaweed, S.N.Jilala, MEANDU, Tabby, Candid Scope, Honolulu, August, dyuteromaikota, BONGOLALA, Gefu, Bigirita, Kozo Okamoto, Daudi Mchambuzi

 

[Determinantor]

Tukubali tu kiupole kuwa serikali imeshikwa pabaya, na hapa serikali ya CCM inatakiwa itumie philosophy ya kuwa mpole, yaishe tuendelee. Maana hata kama iko kwenye agreement zao hakuna cha kuwazuia kuvunja hizo agreement na pia sidhani kama kweli wanaweza kuwa na agreement loose kiasi hicho lazima kna vifungu vya kuvunja mkataba huo. otherwise hayo siyo makubaliano ni kuhongwa!!

 

[Determinantor]

Tukubali tu kiupole kuwa serikali imeshikwa pabaya, na hapa serikali ya CCM inatakiwa itumie philosophy ya kuwa mpole, yaishe tuendelee. Maana hata kama iko kwenye agreement zao hakuna cha kuwazuia kuvunja hizo agreement na pia sidhani kama kweli wanaweza kuwa na agreement loose kiasi hicho lazima kna vifungu vya kuvunja mkataba huo. otherwise hayo siyo makubaliano ni kuhongwa!!

Mkuu BAK Mbu ndio huyo keshatua Tua kwenye 'tezi-cols" za wenye serikali yao, nawashauri waache kutumia violence way wawe wapole tu watafute ufumbuzi, vinginevyo watapasua hata hizo tezi-cols zao:-?, na sidhani kama Zina spare hizi ndude. Chakaza na tpaul na kaka Mani Hebu nisaidieni labda "baba" alirudi na za spea.

 

[kinauche]

Suppose the new CAG comes out with different findings? What will be the effect?

 

[Sandinistas]

Washirika wetu wa maendeleo hawana shida kubwa. Kwa sasa hawawezi kuamua lolote kwa sababu kuwasilishwa bungeni kwa taarifa ya CAG siyo ufumbuzi wa tatizo. Wanasubiri kuona kama kweli kuna hatua ya maana itachukuliwa dhidi ya wale waliosababisha kadhia hii. Bado wanasubiri kuona hizo hatua. Vinginevyo kama sisi wenyewe hatujali rasilmali zetu wala hatusimamii sheria zetu kwanini tuwategemee wao kuheshimu mikataba walioingia, tena kwa manufaa yetu sisi. Tunapobebwa, tujitahidi kubebeka! Matamshi ya kijeuri kama yale ya PS wa Hazina ya kudai kuwa wizi wa IPTL haikuwa sehemu ya mkataba na wahisani yanasikitisha. Matamshi haya yanaashiria tu kuwa sisi siyo watu makini tunaojali maslahi ya wananchi wetu. Yanaashiria kuwa ikibidi, tuko tayari kukosa hiyo misaada ya kibajeti.

 

[laiza]

Sasa ni wazi kuwa the guardian wana ajenda nyuma ya pazia...maana kwenda kuwahoji wafadhili wakati wanajua kuwa lazima watatoa press release baada ya kuzipitia ripoti hizo ni dalili ya kushinikiza maamuzi maovu ya kamati ya bunge yatekelezwe...Bahati mbaya kwao the Guardian na washirika wao na bahati nzuri kwa serikali ni kwamba ripoti ya PAC imewagusa watu ambao wafadhili wana imani nao sana na hawaamini kama wanaweza kujihusisha na rushwa nao ni Profesa aliyebobea wa masuala ya Nishati na profesa aliyebobea wa masuala ya uchumi. Wafadhili wamenusa mchezo mchafu wa wabunge hivyo wako makini na wanaipitia kwa kina ripoti hiyo. Nataka nikuhakikishie tu kuwa fedha walizoahidi watazitoa wakati wowote tena bila ya kujali matokeo ya ripoti feki ya kamati

Donors weigh CAG, PAC reports

By Patrick Kisembo

6th December 2014

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda

A week after the National Assembly passed eight resolutions recommending accountability to be sought from implicated government officials and individuals in the IPTL's Tegeta Escrow Account, the European Union delegation in Tanzania has said it is analyzing two key reports before making any decisions.

They said the Budget Support Group is working on the report of the Controller and Auditor General and the Public Accounts Committee before reaching a position on the stalled budget support funds.

The EU said further that is was consulting with the Government of Tanzania, and once completed there will be a statement by the Chair of the donor group.

The EU response came after The Guardian thought clarification of the EU's action after the National Assembly made the resolutions for measures to be taken against the principal suspects in the Independent Power Tanzania Limited Tegeta Escrow account saga and whether donors were ready to release funds they had withheld following the uproar.

Responding, the EU press and information officer, Susane Mbise who later referred this reporter to the Finnish Embassy as current chair of the budget support Development Partners (DP) group in Tanzania said the EU is part of the Budget Support Group which has a chair who speaks on behalf of the group.

When contacted for comment, Sinikka Antila, ambassador of Finland in Tanzania who is the current chair of the Budget Support Development Partners Group in Tanzania said: "At this stage I do not want to say much."

The Chair of the Group which includes 12 member countries explained: " ---except that we Budget Support DPs are encouraged by the fact that the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) report was submitted to Parliament and discussed. Decisions on further disbursements will be made after assessing the situation."

In October a group of 12 international donors delayed budget support for Tanzania until findings of an investigation into charges of corruption in the energy sector were released and appropriate action taken.

The government denied the charges of graft related to the energy sector special central bank account in question. It says it investigated the charges and comes down firmly against them.

The donor group - comprising Finland, Germany, Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the European Commission, Ireland, Canada, Japan, the World Bank and the African Development Bank - has so far paid $69 million of $558 million pledged, said Kati Manner, head of cooperation at Finland's Embassy in Tanzania.

The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Dr Servacius Likwelile was quoted in Washington saying that development partners were demanding Tanzania to first sort out Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) issues before they provide funds for implementation of the government budget.

The Paymaster General noted: "IPTL has no relations with our original agreements with development partners. This has only been chipped in, affecting our budget implementation situation," he stated.

"What we are waiting for now is the findings of the CAG's (Controller and Auditor General's) report, and government action. This will inform the decision on further disbursement of funds," the envoy, whose country currently leads the donor group, told Reuters.

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda announced in May to Parliament that the government had ordered investigations by the CAG and the state anti-corruption watchdog into fraud allegations.

Pinda said opposition MPs had accused senior officials of fraudulently authorizing payment of at least $122 million of public funds from an escrow account held jointly by state power firm TANESCO and independent power producer IPTL to IPTL's owner Pan Africa Power (PAP) in 2013. PAP said the transfer was legal.

At last a week ago, Tanzania, through the National Assembly knelt under the donor group, coming up with eight resolutions on the hot debate involving the withdrawal of ($122million) Sh320bn from Tegeta Escrow account that was being administered by the Bank of Tanzania.

Among the resolutions, the legislature agreed that key government officials who facilitated the withdrawal of the monies from the account be removed from their respective positions.

On November 26 this year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommended that Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda and other top government officials take political responsibility and resign over the scandal involving funds that were fraudulently withdrawn from the Bank of Tanzania and shared out.

Tabling the eagerly-awaited report in Parliament PAC Chairman Zitto Kabwe and his deputy, Deo Filikunjombe, took time to present the shocking findings on how a businessman, in collaboration with high-ranking state officials, hatched a plot to grab the money from the Bank of Tanzania.

Other top government officials implicated in the saga are Attorney General Frederick Werema, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Eliakim Maswi, Energy and Minerals Minister Sospeter Muhongo and his deputy, Stephen Masele.

The resolutions to sack the ministers and other top government officials were reached last week at the climax of the debate on the PAC report in Parliament.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

CC: Tized, Mr Rocky, Fixed Point, lyinga, NATA, Chakaza, Elly B, MziziMkavu, Power to the People, Jasusi, Eiyer, idawa, nguruvi, Mentor, Sikonge, Dingswayo, MANI, tpaul, Bramo, Bulesi Bulldog, Sangarara, MTAZAMO, Erythrocyte, Mag3, Mimibaba, zumbemkuu, Crashwise, amkawewe, Idimi, Ogah, Chakaza, mshana jr, JokaKuu, MWALLA, genekai, PRINCE CROWN, Tuko, Shark, lynxeffect22, samaki2011, MoudyBoka, adolay, Elli, nyabhingi, Janjaweed, S.N.Jilala, MEANDU, Tabby, Candid Scope, Honolulu, August, dyuteromaikota, BONGOLALA, Gefu, Bigirita, Kozo Okamoto, Daudi Mchambuzi

 

[BAK]

Kwani nani aliwawekea mipaka ya nani wanaruhusiwa kumuhoji na nani hawaruhusiwi kumuhoji!? Waandishi wa habari hawatakiwi kukaa ofisini kusubiri habari ziwajie bali inabidi wazitafute kwa kila namna ali mradi tu wanafuata maadili ya kazi yao.

Sasa ni wazi kuwa the guardian wana ajenda nyuma ya pazia...maana kwenda kuwahoji wafadhili wakati wanajua kuwa lazima watatoa press release baada ya kuzipitia ripoti hizo ni dalili ya kushinikiza maamuzi maovu ya kamati ya bunge yatekelezwe...Bahati mbaya kwao the Guardian na washirika wao na bahati nzuri kwa serikali ni kwamba ripoti ya PAC imewagusa watu ambao wafadhili wana imani nao sana na hawaamini kama wanaweza kujihusisha na rushwa nao ni Profesa aliyebobea wa masuala ya Nishati na profesa aliyebobea wa masuala ya uchumi. Wafadhili wamenusa mchezo mchafu wa wabunge hivyo wako makini na wanaipitia kwa kina ripoti hiyo. Nataka nikuhakikishie tu kuwa fedha walizoahidi watazitoa wakati wowote tena bila ya kujali matokeo ya ripoti feki ya kamati

 

[adolay]

This is fantastic, you make mistake and use violence potentially you are in a fatal risk of testicles extreme painful hahaha

Unaweza lia kwasauti kubwa watoto, najamaa waliojirani wazani unakata roho kumbe umepiga kibao kwenye naniiii...kende.

 

[Twilumba]

Suppose the new CAG comes out with different findings? What will be the effect?

Hizo finding zilizokwishapatikana ndizo anatakiwa afanyie kazi. Sidhani kama kuna utaratibu wa yeye kurudia kazi ambayo ilikwishafanyiwa ukaguzi kufanya hivyo itamaanisha kazi iliyokwushafanyika chini ya CAG mstaafu na msaidizi wake hazikuwa sahihi kitu ambacho kitakuwa ni cha kipekee kbs!

 

[adolay]

Suppose the new CAG comes out with different findings? What will be the effect?

What do you mean?

Does this comment has something carrying behind hypocrisy of the the previous CAG report and PCCB? are you serious!!!

That cannot happen and never for ever will do.

 

[samaki2011]

wameshikwa pabaya na hawatoki labda watoe tembo wetu kama walivyofanya kwa mchina

 

[MANI]

Tukubali tu kiupole kuwa serikali imeshikwa pabaya, na hapa serikali ya CCM inatakiwa itumie philosophy ya kuwa mpole, yaishe tuendelee. Maana hata kama iko kwenye agreement zao hakuna cha kuwazuia kuvunja hizo agreement na pia sidhani kama kweli wanaweza kuwa na agreement loose kiasi hicho lazima kna vifungu vya kuvunja mkataba huo. otherwise hayo siyo makubaliano ni kuhongwa!!

Mpwa sio agreement ni msaada sasa wao wanajiuliza inakuwaje kwao wanawabana wananchi wao kwenye kodi ili watusaidie halafu sisi tunatapanya tu. Na wasiishie hapo wawabane mpaka kwenye misamaha ya kodi ya kijinga ili watie akili ya kujitegemea.

 

[MANI]

Kwani nani aliwawekea mipaka ya nani wanaruhusiwa kumuhoji na nani hawaruhusiwi kumuhoji!? Waandishi wa habari hawatakiwi kukaa ofisini kusubiri habari ziwajie bali inabidi wazitafute kwa kila namna ali mradi tu wanafuata maadili ya kazi yao.

Team mafisadi hao hawataki ukweli.

 

[BAK]

Ni kweli kabisa Mkuu huyu jamaa anadai Guardian wana ajenda ya siri nyuma ya pazia, eti wanashinikiza maamuzi maovu ya kamati ya bunge yatekelezwe. Wakati huo huo hasemi yeye ana ajenda gani ya siri kutetea hawa wahuni na wezi wa pesa za walipa kodi zaidi ya shilingi bilioni 300. Je yeye ni katika lile kundi la waliopata mgao wa bilioni 1.6, kundi la watoto wa Ruge waliopata 800 billion au yule fisadi wa Ikulu ------ aliyepata milioni 800, au kundi la waliopata milioni 400, milioni 80 au milioni 40. Pia inawezekana huyu akawa mke wa kigogo wa Ikulu anayedaiwa mgao wake ulikuwa mkubwa kuliko yoyote yule. Yeye alipata mara tatu ya mgao wa mama fisadi Tibaijuka/Mzee wa vijisenti $3millioni.

Team mafisadi hao hawataki ukweli.

 

[Waterloo]

Sasa ni wazi kuwa the guardian wana ajenda nyuma ya pazia...maana kwenda kuwahoji wafadhili wakati wanajua kuwa lazima watatoa press release baada ya kuzipitia ripoti hizo ni dalili ya kushinikiza maamuzi maovu ya kamati ya bunge yatekelezwe...Bahati mbaya kwao the Guardian na washirika wao na bahati nzuri kwa serikali ni kwamba ripoti ya PAC imewagusa watu ambao wafadhili wana imani nao sana na hawaamini kama wanaweza kujihusisha na rushwa nao ni Profesa aliyebobea wa masuala ya Nishati na profesa aliyebobea wa masuala ya uchumi. Wafadhili wamenusa mchezo mchafu wa wabunge hivyo wako makini na wanaipitia kwa kina ripoti hiyo. Nataka nikuhakikishie tu kuwa fedha walizoahidi watazitoa wakati wowote tena bila ya kujali matokeo ya ripoti feki ya kamati

Sawa ngoja tusubiri tuone Kama wafadhili watafuata akili yako mkuu.

 

[lynxeffect22]

Kwani nani aliwawekea mipaka ya nani wanaruhusiwa kumuhoji na nani hawaruhusiwi kumuhoji!? Waandishi wa habari hawatakiwi kukaa ofisini kusubiri habari ziwajie bali inabidi wazitafute kwa kila namna ali mradi tu wanafuata maadili ya kazi yao.

ungeongezea pia .... kwani hao wafadhili ni wajinga kiasi gani mpaka wasubiri kushinikizwa na gazeti la the guardian ....

wafadhili wanajua mchezo mzima .... reports zikiwa za kisanii na hatua zisipochukuliwa kwa wahusika halisi, hawatatoa fedha zao!!

 

[afwe]

Suppose the new CAG comes out with different findings? What will be the effect?

The Parliament will have to meet and instruct PAC to evaluate the new report and see if they can come up with any new recommendation to guide the discussion

 

[Crocodiletooth]

Ni jambo linalonishangaza sana kuna baadhi ya watu humu wanayasujudia na kuyaunga mkono madudu yaliyofanywa na majambazi haya kweli inakatisha tamaa sana mean uwizi kwao ndio jema

 

[Sijali]

I urge the donors to be tough with this government this time around. By doing so, they will help the Tanzanians and their own people. I am sure this case would not have gone anywhere had it not for the donors withholding their money. Thank you. But please hold on to it until these conditions are met:
1-all the monies have been returned
2-All culprits have been arrested, jailed and their wealth impounded ( they have done this before)
3- None culprits senior government officials close to the scandal should bear political responsibility and resign.

 

[East African Eagle]

I urge the donors to be tough with this government this time around. By doing so, they will help the Tanzanians and their own people. I am sure this case would not have gone anywhere had it not for the donors withholding their money. Thank you. But please hold on to it until these conditions are met:
1-all the monies have been returned
2-All culprits have been arrested, jailed and their wealth impounded ( they have done this before)
3- None culprits senior government officials close to the scandal should bear political responsibility and resign.

you have a donor slave mentality