Dutch govt threatens REA grant withdrawal

[BAK]

Dutch govt threatens REA grant withdrawal

By The guardian reporter

31st May 2015

The Dutch government has threatened to prematurely terminate grant arrangement of Euro 16.6mln (Sh38bn) with Tanzania meant for the project dubbed ‘Electrifying Rural Tanzania' after delays of the government to provide sufficient budget for its implementation.

Reliable sources have told the Guardian on Sunday that The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has informed the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Dr Servacius Likwelile that they will take the same measure if the project has not started before July 01, 2015 and reclaim the grant already disbursed.

"We would like to express our concerns regarding the progress of the project ‘Electrifying Rural Tanzania'," said Tamar Schrofer Coordinator ORIO on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Dutch government, according to the source.

On September 14, 2012 the Dutch government and the Ministry of Finance signed a grant arrangement for the project.

According to Schrofer, the grantee is committed to quickly and energetically commence the execution of the grant arrangement and make every possible effort to ensure the timely and full implementation of the project and/ or coordinate with other organisations involved ---and ensure timely allocation of sufficient resources, competent staff and grant payment to the project, said the source.

He said further: "in addition to the grant, residual financing for the implementation phase and the operation and maintenance phase to the amount of Euro10,172,195 (Sh23,290,408,907.97) and Euro 6,205,704 (sh14,208,672,142.23)respectively will be supplied by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals with approval of the Ministry of Finance .

According to the source, the ORIO coordinator, Schrofer referred to the letter from the Energy ministry which stressed that the project was amongst the highly prioritised in the government's energy development plan for the financial year 2013/2014 and that the Finance Ministry assured ORIO that the financial matters was about to be solved.

"But since our previous letter dated 29 October 2014, this project has still not commenced," our source quotes Schrofer as saying in a letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, adding: "ORIO notifies you formally that if no sufficient budget has been available and the project has not started before July 1 this year, ORIO will on the basis of clause 10.4 of the grant arrangement prematurely terminate the arrangement and reclaim the grant already disbursed."

But Schrofer warned further that if ORIO hasn't received reaction before June 1 this year, they will start the procedures to terminate the grant arrangement, our source said.

Earlier reports had it that in February 2014, the Ministry of Energy and Minerals committed itself that the project was amongst the highly prioritised in the energy development plan for the financial years 2013/14 and that it was under the Big Result Now Initiative (BRN).

It said further that the project was important towards supporting government's targets of increased access for electricity to 30 per cent by this year.

Reports detailed that the government has budgeted Sh22bn which is 50 per cent of its required contribution to facilitate implementation of the project.

The project is meant for electricity generation and extending distribution networks in the rural districts of Biharamulo, Mpanda and Ngara.

But reports from within government circles, say that already the government has started working on the matter and will soon resolve all the said resources as per grant arrangement.

Some members of Parliament have vowed to block the Energy Ministry and the ministry of finance budgets if their REA projects have not been implemented.

SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY

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[chiembe]

tutamkumbuka prof muhongo,huu mradi alianza nao vizuri kabla hawajamvuruga,naona kachukua fomu

 

[BAK]

Tishio la Serikali ya Netherlands kufuta msaada wao na kuomba kurudishiwa pesa zao ambazo wameshazitoa kwa Serikali ya Tanzania halihusiani chochote na kuwepo au kutukowepo Muhongo.

tutamkumbuka prof muhongo,huu mradi alianza nao vizuri kabla hawajamvuruga,naona kachukua fomu

 

[chiembe]

Tishio la Serikali ya Netherlands kufuta msaada wao na kuomba kurudishiwa pesa zao ambazo wameshazitoa kwa Serikali ya Tanzania halihusiani chochote na kuwepo au kutukowepo Muhongo.

malalamiko ya wafadhili yameanza baada ya muhongo kuondoka

 

[chuwaalbert]

.....Misaada na Mikopo ya wahisani halafu Muhongo anajidai kuwa kapeleka umeme vijijini! Wabunge wengi pia wanajitapa kuwa wamepeleka umeme vijijini.. kumbe ni .......
Haya, hapa wadachi wameshtuka kuwa CCM wamebadilisha matumizi ya fedha hizi?
Mwaka huu CCM wamebanwa KILA SEHEMU....
Nasi Wananchi tutumie VICHINJIO vyetu KUWACHINJILIA mbali kwenye sanduku la kura. Mwaka huu ni mwisho wa michezo ya kuigiza....

 

[BAK]

Acha kuandika uongo banaa kama vile wengine hatujui kinachoendelea nchini. Malalamiko ya wafadhili yalianza miaka mingi hata kabla ya kuteuliwa kwa Muhongo kama Waziri wa Nishati na Madini.

malalamiko ya wafadhili yameanza baada ya muhongo kuondoka

 

[Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu]

Tishio la Serikali ya Netherlands kufuta msaada wao na kuomba kurudishiwa pesa zao ambazo wameshazitoa kwa Serikali ya Tanzania halihusiani chochote na kuwepo au kutukowepo Muhongo.

Ina maanisha Serikali ya Uholanzi ilisha toa baadhi ya Pesa kwa Serikali ya Tanzania na wamesha kula hizo Pesa na ndio hao Wa Holanzi wameamuwa kujitowa kuisaidia Serikali sikivu ya Tanzania? Mkuu BAK huo ndio Mwanzo wa Wafadhili wengine watajitowa kama alivyojitoa huyu Muholanzi.

 

[BAK]

Ndiyo maana yake Mkuu MziziMkavu. Pesa zilizotolewa wameshazichota sasa mradi ambao ni muhimu kwa Taifa unapigwa kalenda tu na mwisho utapotea kimya kimya.

Ina maanisha Serikali ya Uholanzi ilisha toa baadhi ya Pesa kwa Serikali ya Tanzania na wamesha kula hizo Pesa na ndio hao Wa Holanzi wameamuwa kujitowa kuisaidia Serikali sikivu ya Tanzania? Mkuu BAK huo ndio Mwanzo wa Wafadhili wengine watajitowa kama alivyojitoa huyu Muholanzi.

 

[Ambiente Guru]

tutamkumbuka prof muhongo,huu mradi alianza nao vizuri kabla hawajamvuruga,naona kachukua fomu

somo vizuri, naona mambo yalianza mkwamo toka 2014. Na kama serikali hawawezi toa hiyo asilimia 50% sawa na Usd mil 11.0 unategemea nini. Tz Govt ina ukata tayari. elewa

 

[Sungurawembe]

Mchango wa uchaguzi utatoka wapi? ni humo baada ya kutishia kutochangia bajeti ya uchaguzi mkuu 2015

 

[Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu]

Ndiyo maana yake Mkuu MziziMkavu. Pesa zilizotolewa wameshazichota sasa mradi ambao ni muhimu kwa Taifa unapigwa kalenda tu na mwisho utapotea kimya kimya.

Ndio imeshatoka hiyo Tusahau tungojee uchaguzi hakuna kitu hapo kitakachofanywa na Sirikali yetu Sirikali Sikivu. Mkuu BAK

 

[Kamanda Moshi]

Mie huwa nakasirika eti lijitu linajitapa kupeleka umeme vijijini through REA...wakati kila mwezi nikilipia luku/bill nakatwa hela for REA

 

[Kibona]

malalamiko ya wafadhili yameanza baada ya muhongo kuondoka

Usimamizi mbovu unaolalamikiwa na waholanzi ulianza wakati Muhongo yupo.

 

[Erythrocyte]

nakala ya uzi huu imfikie nicholas popote alipo .

 

[BAK]

Last year (2011 before Muhongo's appointment to replace Ngeleja) , donor countries cut funding pledges to Tanzania after expressing concern about corruption and the slow pace of reforms.

Tanzania leader sacks ministers amid corruption scandal - BBC News

malalamiko ya wafadhili yameanza baada ya muhongo kuondoka

 

[afrodenzi]

Hii yote ni sababu ya kutegemea kupewa vitu bure.

Hawa watu wana tishia tisia nini si wasitoe tu hiyo misaada
ili serikali yetu ijifunze kufanya kazi kwa bidii na kushkuru
misaada iliyopo.

Huwa si msapoti mtu yeyote CCM lakini speech ya Lowasa Juzi ilinifanya
nifikiri kidogo. Kama kweli ataweza kutoa hii nchi kwenye umasikini na
sisi kutumia resminali zetu na kutokuwa "Omba omba" basi atakuwa mtawala
mzuri. Even tho he is not getting my vote.

 

[Nicholas]

Ina maanisha Serikali ya Uholanzi ilisha toa baadhi ya Pesa kwa Serikali ya Tanzania na wamesha kula hizo Pesa na ndio hao Wa Holanzi wameamuwa kujitowa kuisaidia Serikali sikivu ya Tanzania? Mkuu BAK huo ndio Mwanzo wa Wafadhili wengine watajitowa kama alivyojitoa huyu Muholanzi.

Lazima wachote ..akili zao si ndio hizi tuzijuazo..Escrow wamenyimana na kumalizana, Wakitaka chapisha hela Shilling imeshaanguka mapema hawezi imalizia zaidi kipindi ch auchaguzi. magufuli anadaiwa na wakandarasi kiasi hawezi tena fnaya sanaa zake majukwaani, kugawanya mfuko wa dharura ili wapate dharura ingine y akutupia hela ni shida kubwa zaidi, wafadhili nao sasa hivi watachelewesha hela kidogo ili ccm isipate advantage dhidi ya vyama vingine kupitia wizi.Undhani kimebaki nini ?Zaidi ya kupeleka nguzo na mafundi wa kuzuga ili raia waone kazi inafanyika?

 

[Nicholas]

Ndiyo maana yake Mkuu MziziMkavu. Pesa zilizotolewa wameshazichota sasa mradi ambao ni muhimu kwa Taifa unapigwa kalenda tu na mwisho utapotea kimya kimya.

na ktk hiyo REA pia wamekula kile kiasi kilichotolewa kwa makato kwa wananchi.Hiyo ndio CCM..wanakula hadi kinahcoshikilia uhai wao.

 

[Crocodiletooth]

tunasaidiwa halafu tunajisahau na kuzitafuna tens ndio shida sasa!

 

[Ulukolokwitanga]

Mchango wa uchaguzi utatoka wapi? ni humo baada ya kutishia kutochangia bajeti ya uchaguzi mkuu 2015

Labda watatumia mbinu ya Nkurunziza kuomba wananchi wachangie hela za uchaguzi. Mwaka huu watanzania tutaiona kila rangi na utashangaa wapuuzi wanachagua tena CCM