A MINISTER of State in the President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government), Mr George Simbachawene, has called on Regional Commissioners (RCs) to discharge their administrative duties as stipulated in the country’s constitution.
Mr Simbachawene said all RCs have been given powers to supervise all duties and functions of the government in their regions.
“After a certain period of time we will
need a report from RCs on their accomplishment, thus each must fulfil
their duties instead of letting the Regional Administrative Secretaries
(RASs) carry the entire burden,” he elaborated.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam yesterday
during his meeting with the RCs, he said, each must be aware of what
takes place in their administrative areas and make sure law and order
are maintained.
The minister also insisted that RCs
should be aware of who can help them solve various problems in their
areas such as health and education; in addition he gave them permission
to accept funds from people who would have interest in supporting the
education sector.
He further said that the RCs have been
appointed to the positions because the president has a lot of trust in
them. He hopes they will help him in serving the people.
It’s crucial for each to discharge their
duties without fear, he said. On securing funds, he said, his ministry
will form a special team for inspectoral and financial tracking for them
to be able to evaluate disbursement of funds in each region, even
before the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) commences auditing to
determine whether the funds were used as required.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of State in the
President’s Office - Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr
Selemani Jaffo, said it was crucial for RCs to review the revenue
collection system in their regions and make sure no funds were lost.
Mr Jaffo said if each government
employee fulfils his/her duties after five years other countries will
come to learn from Tanzania and borrow a leaf.
He further said RCs should also
supervise people to work hard, adding that performance appraisal system
should be taken seriously as it was the one to guide workers in
fulfilling their duties.
Director for Regional Administration in
the ministry, Ms Suzan Chekane, said the RCs should use the available
settings to make sure there was peace and tranquility in their region
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