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Ndugu Watanzania mnaoumia na bei kubwa ya mafuta huku bei ya soko la dunia ikishuka.
Naona The Citizen wanaonyesha kwa nini bei za mafuta hazishuki, serikali inafumbia macho ujambazi uliofanywa na PICL kwa kushirikiana na Waziri wa Nishati wa wakati huo (sasa hivi kapewa wizara nyingine).
Kama JPM anataka kutumbua majipu, atumbue waliotumbua hizi pesa. Ni zaidi ya Bilioni 40 sio 20 tu. 20B ilikuwa ni tenda ya kwanza ya September. Ya October 16B, ya November 15BN.
The Citizen wanazo data, EWURA wanazo data.
Mwenyekiti wa Bodi wa PICL (Naibu Kamishina wa Energy Bw. James Andilile)alifukuzwa soon baada ya kuwandikia barua Waziri kupinga kugawa tenda za mafuta kwa njia ya kujiamulia umpendaye na pia kumwandikia barua Meneja Mkuu ajieleze kwa nini hakuheshimu maagizo ya Bodi kuwa zabuni ifuatwe?
Mjumbe wa Bodi kutoka Kampuni ya PUMA alimwandikia Waziri huyo kutokukubaliana na uamuzi wa kupindisha sharia
Mjimbe wa Bodi kutoka kampuni ya GAPCO Tanzania alijitoa kwenye bodi kupinga kitendo hiki cha Waziri na Meneja Mkuu wa PICL kujifanyia uamuzi wa kugawa zabuni kinyume na matakwa ya sheria. Huyu ni mhindi kwa rangi na utaifa, anauchungu na wantanzania kuliko sisi watanzania. Sector ya mafuta ni JIPU
Tutashangaa kama Waziri Mkuu ataishia WMA na TPA akamwacha Waziri aliyehusika.
Nusa nusa inaeleza kuwa pesa iligawiwa GENEVA-USWISI. Kama ni uongo, passport zao zichunguzwe, mmoja ambaye alikwenda kupokea pesa atabainika. hatumtaji sasa.
GAZETI LA CITIZEN Monday, February 15, 2016
High fuel prices raises brows
MPs want to know why fuel prices have remained “stubbornly high” in the country despite the introduction of a bulk procurement system and the sharp fall in the global market.
In Summary
The Parliamentary Energy and Minerals Committee last week summoned the management of the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) to clarify on several issues, including why local retail prices don’t reflect record low in the world market.
Dar es Salaam. MPs are questioning Tanzania’s high fuel prices amid allegations that irregularities in procurement between September and November last year are to blame for the bad situation.
The Parliamentary Energy and Minerals Committee last week summoned the management of the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) to clarify on several issues, including why local retail prices don’t reflect record low in the world market.
It emerged in the meeting that MPs wanted to know why fuel prices have remained “stubbornly high” in the country despite the introduction of a bulk procurement system and the sharp fall in the global market.
As the discussion went on, it was stated that the move by the government to skip normal competitive tendering process and going for a handpicked supplier for the months of September, October and November last year is mostly to blame for the current prices.
By avoiding the tendering process and making supply contracts thought negotiation, the government lost over Sh20 billion.
The Shipping and Supply Contract with Augusta Energy SA signed on July 29 last year by the Petroleum Importation Co-ordinator (PIC) under the Bulky Procurement System (BPS), puts the weighted average premium at a record $64.911 per metric tonne of petroleum products.
That was $20.596 more than the weighted average premium of $44.315 per tonne that was agreed by PIC and Augusta in the previous Shipping and Supply Contract July 3 last year.
The fuel tender in the three months that are blamed for constant high fuel prices was the highest in the two-year history of the bulk-procurement system. The last premiums were $44.3, $48.8 and $34.15 per metric tonne.
It was not then made clear why and who steered the move to skip the tendering process for the months ahead of elections but sources say there is no way one can disassociate the current fuel price and the irregularity in procurement.
Sources have confided that the current stock of fuel in the market is part of the consignment imported during the month of October.
“The fall in prices is delayed because the normal procurement process was delayed. There would have been a relief of over Sh100 in price for fuel,” said an MP who attended the meeting and asked not to be named.
“Many MPs questioned the issue of fuel prices but I have evidence that the situation came as the result of violation of tendering procedure,” the MP said.
It is thought that if the importation of fuel through bulk procurement system in the three months were carried out through normal tendering process, the country could have benefited by relief of premiums totalling $19.8 million.
The relief would have automatically translated to a fall of the pump price for diesel, petroleum and kerosene by over Sh100.
Who’s behind the violations
Reached for comments, Ewura communication manager Titus Kaguo said he was aware fuel procurement for September, October and November was done through negotiations and not tendering process as it used to be.
“It is true that bulk procurement for September, October and November didn’t follow tendering process but you should contact PICL because it is the one which is responsible,” said Kaguo over a telephone interview.
Yesterday, PICL General Manager Michael Mjinja denied any irregularities in awarding the tender to the three companies in Sept, Oct and Dec. Mr Mjinja couldn’t go into details but promised to do so today.
“I can’t go into much detail now; come to my office tomorrow (today).” if you want to get the details,” said Mr Mjinja over the telephone interview with The Citizen.
The bulk procurement system used by Ewura has provided significant benefits to the country, including lowering prices and an improvement in tax collection from petroleum products.
The system, which was introduced in the country mid-2012 brought about other benefits including significant reduction of fuel prices, increased compliance and transparency in the fuel sub-sector as well as easing of congestion at the Dar es Salaam Port.
Statistics show that two years after the introduction of the system, Tanzania saved over Sh120 billion shillings which would have been spent on expenses such as demurrage costs due to ships staying too long at the port.
Naona The Citizen wanaonyesha kwa nini bei za mafuta hazishuki, serikali inafumbia macho ujambazi uliofanywa na PICL kwa kushirikiana na Waziri wa Nishati wa wakati huo (sasa hivi kapewa wizara nyingine).
Kama JPM anataka kutumbua majipu, atumbue waliotumbua hizi pesa. Ni zaidi ya Bilioni 40 sio 20 tu. 20B ilikuwa ni tenda ya kwanza ya September. Ya October 16B, ya November 15BN.
The Citizen wanazo data, EWURA wanazo data.
Mwenyekiti wa Bodi wa PICL (Naibu Kamishina wa Energy Bw. James Andilile)alifukuzwa soon baada ya kuwandikia barua Waziri kupinga kugawa tenda za mafuta kwa njia ya kujiamulia umpendaye na pia kumwandikia barua Meneja Mkuu ajieleze kwa nini hakuheshimu maagizo ya Bodi kuwa zabuni ifuatwe?
Mjumbe wa Bodi kutoka Kampuni ya PUMA alimwandikia Waziri huyo kutokukubaliana na uamuzi wa kupindisha sharia
Mjimbe wa Bodi kutoka kampuni ya GAPCO Tanzania alijitoa kwenye bodi kupinga kitendo hiki cha Waziri na Meneja Mkuu wa PICL kujifanyia uamuzi wa kugawa zabuni kinyume na matakwa ya sheria. Huyu ni mhindi kwa rangi na utaifa, anauchungu na wantanzania kuliko sisi watanzania. Sector ya mafuta ni JIPU
Tutashangaa kama Waziri Mkuu ataishia WMA na TPA akamwacha Waziri aliyehusika.
Nusa nusa inaeleza kuwa pesa iligawiwa GENEVA-USWISI. Kama ni uongo, passport zao zichunguzwe, mmoja ambaye alikwenda kupokea pesa atabainika. hatumtaji sasa.
GAZETI LA CITIZEN Monday, February 15, 2016
High fuel prices raises brows
MPs want to know why fuel prices have remained “stubbornly high” in the country despite the introduction of a bulk procurement system and the sharp fall in the global market.
In Summary
The Parliamentary Energy and Minerals Committee last week summoned the management of the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) to clarify on several issues, including why local retail prices don’t reflect record low in the world market.
Dar es Salaam. MPs are questioning Tanzania’s high fuel prices amid allegations that irregularities in procurement between September and November last year are to blame for the bad situation.
The Parliamentary Energy and Minerals Committee last week summoned the management of the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) to clarify on several issues, including why local retail prices don’t reflect record low in the world market.
It emerged in the meeting that MPs wanted to know why fuel prices have remained “stubbornly high” in the country despite the introduction of a bulk procurement system and the sharp fall in the global market.
As the discussion went on, it was stated that the move by the government to skip normal competitive tendering process and going for a handpicked supplier for the months of September, October and November last year is mostly to blame for the current prices.
By avoiding the tendering process and making supply contracts thought negotiation, the government lost over Sh20 billion.
The Shipping and Supply Contract with Augusta Energy SA signed on July 29 last year by the Petroleum Importation Co-ordinator (PIC) under the Bulky Procurement System (BPS), puts the weighted average premium at a record $64.911 per metric tonne of petroleum products.
That was $20.596 more than the weighted average premium of $44.315 per tonne that was agreed by PIC and Augusta in the previous Shipping and Supply Contract July 3 last year.
The fuel tender in the three months that are blamed for constant high fuel prices was the highest in the two-year history of the bulk-procurement system. The last premiums were $44.3, $48.8 and $34.15 per metric tonne.
It was not then made clear why and who steered the move to skip the tendering process for the months ahead of elections but sources say there is no way one can disassociate the current fuel price and the irregularity in procurement.
Sources have confided that the current stock of fuel in the market is part of the consignment imported during the month of October.
“The fall in prices is delayed because the normal procurement process was delayed. There would have been a relief of over Sh100 in price for fuel,” said an MP who attended the meeting and asked not to be named.
“Many MPs questioned the issue of fuel prices but I have evidence that the situation came as the result of violation of tendering procedure,” the MP said.
It is thought that if the importation of fuel through bulk procurement system in the three months were carried out through normal tendering process, the country could have benefited by relief of premiums totalling $19.8 million.
The relief would have automatically translated to a fall of the pump price for diesel, petroleum and kerosene by over Sh100.
Who’s behind the violations
Reached for comments, Ewura communication manager Titus Kaguo said he was aware fuel procurement for September, October and November was done through negotiations and not tendering process as it used to be.
“It is true that bulk procurement for September, October and November didn’t follow tendering process but you should contact PICL because it is the one which is responsible,” said Kaguo over a telephone interview.
Yesterday, PICL General Manager Michael Mjinja denied any irregularities in awarding the tender to the three companies in Sept, Oct and Dec. Mr Mjinja couldn’t go into details but promised to do so today.
“I can’t go into much detail now; come to my office tomorrow (today).” if you want to get the details,” said Mr Mjinja over the telephone interview with The Citizen.
The bulk procurement system used by Ewura has provided significant benefits to the country, including lowering prices and an improvement in tax collection from petroleum products.
The system, which was introduced in the country mid-2012 brought about other benefits including significant reduction of fuel prices, increased compliance and transparency in the fuel sub-sector as well as easing of congestion at the Dar es Salaam Port.
Statistics show that two years after the introduction of the system, Tanzania saved over Sh120 billion shillings which would have been spent on expenses such as demurrage costs due to ships staying too long at the port.
