FORMER Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has urged his successor to act keenly and ensure that his directives are adhered to and implemented on time.
The former PM said this on Monday
evening while handing over office to the new Prime Minister, Mr Majaliwa
Kassim Majaliwa, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dar es Salaam.
He said that during his tenure at the
Magogoni office, there had been unnecessary delays in implementation of
his directives at the lower echelons, saying that it was something,
which should be looked into seriously.
“The Prime Minister’s Office is a big
and busy office, which has got a lot of follow-up to do. If there is any
challenge I encountered during my time as PM, then it was delays in
getting timely answers on whatever I had directed.
You have to be very careful when dealing
with this,” the former PM advised. He told the new PM to make sure that
every section has its own work plan while measures should be instituted
to ensure serious follow-up action.
“I also advise you to get in touch with
the Treasury so that they can show you how they plan the budget to make
it easier for you to follow up on all the budget points when responding
to questions in parliament,” he told Mr Majaliwa. The former PM also
handed a 104- page report, which highlights responsibilities of
government and sections that fall under the Magogoni office docket.
The PM’s Office has eight institutions,
eight departments and seven sections. The departments, which are under
the PM’s Office, are management and human resources, policies and
planning, coordination of national anniversaries, and the private sector
empowerment. Others are parliament and politics, government secretarial
activities, government chief photographer and the private PM’s Office.
The former PM further said that he is
impressed by the speed that the president and the PM have started with,
saying that he is confident that with their integrity and hard work they
will take Tanzania to great economic heights within a short time.
On his part, Mr Majaliwa thanked his
predecessor and promised to implement everything that is in the report,
and added that he will also be very keen on following up his directives.
The handing over ceremony was also
attended by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Florens Turuka, the Deputy
Permanent Secretary, Ms Regina Kikuli, heads of all institutions and
departments in the PMO. In another development, Prime Minister Majaliwa
Kassim Majaliwa met and held talks with ambassadors from China, Sudan
and South Korea.
Speaking in different occasions with the
ambassadors in his office in Dar es Salaam yesterday he thanked them
for the congratulatory messages and promised to work closely with their
respective countries.
The Chinese Ambassador, Dr Lu Youqing,
said his government will continue supporting Tanzania in developing the
industrial sector, infrastructure, water, health and education, which
will aim at strengthening the already close ties the two countries
enjoy.
He said that Tanzania has been selected
to be among three countries which will be assisted by China by
developing industries, saying that agreements towards this effect will
be signed during investment conference between China and Africa slated
for December 4 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The other two African
countries, which are set to benefit from this assistance, are Kenya and
Ethiopia.
North Sudan Ambassador Dr Yassir Mohamed
said his country boasts of a good number of qualified doctors and that
talks have already been held to determine whether they can come and
assist in the health sector.
“We have not less than 400,000 doctors
who graduate every year and we will like to work closely with Tanzania
in this sector,” he pointed out. Korean Ambassador Mr Chung Il took the
opportunity to bid farewell to PM Majaliwa, saying that he hopes that
Tanzania will open a diplomatic office in his country in the near
future.
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