PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed Lindi Regional Commisioner (RC), Godfrey Zambi, to make a follow-up of the Narunyu irrigation project in Kiwalala ward, Lindi District.
The directive followed a request from
Kiwalala ward residents who asked the premier to help them know the fate
of their irrigation project, which was scheduled to be handed over in
2014.
A representative of the villagers,
Mohammed Bakari, said that the project, worth 600m/-, was supposed to be
handed over to the ward in 2014 but until todate it has not been
completed.
“This project has not started operating,
but we were during the Uhuru Torch Race in 2014 a report was read
saying residents of Kiwalala were benefiting from the Narunyu irrigation
project.
This was untrue because the project has
not started operating,” he said. Prime Minister Majaliwas said the
complaints of Kiwalala residents must be taken seriously as directed
Regional Commissioner Zambi to visit the ward and provide a solution to
the matter.
“Actually there are projects that are presented to government officials to have been completed, but in real sense they are not.
I want the Regional Commissioner to make a follow-up of this problem and find a solution,” he said.
He also stressed that the Fifth Phase
Government will never tolerate any unprofessional conduct for people
found mismanaging development projects. He appealed to Kiwalala
residents to be patient as their complaints were being dealt with by the
government.
Mr Zambi said he has already received reports on the Kiwalala project and promised to visit the area.
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