THE government has paid 22bn/- to BAM International Company, which is constructing the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) Terminal III.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Finance and Planning, Doto James, told reporters yesterday that the
ministry conducted a thorough assessment before the payment. He said the
money was paid the day after President John Magufuli made an impromptu
site visit.
On Wednesday, President Magufuli
suspended acting Secretary of the Planning Commission, Treasury,
Frolence Mwanri, over questionable payment approval for the second phase
of (JNIA) Terminal III construction. Ms Mwanri was suspended after Dr
Magufuli made an impromptu tour of the construction site and ordered the
relevant state organs to investigate the project.
The president was vividly irked by the
amount spent in the second phase construction, saying the amount does
not match the value of the building. He directed the Minister for Works,
Transport and Communications Prof Makame Mbarawa to form a team of
local engineers who are well versed with the government focus, saying he
wanted a big percentage of money paid out to the project to remain in
the country. The next day Minister Mbarawa formed a new supervision team
of local engineers to oversee the multibillion project.
The new formed team is led by Tanzania
National Roads Agency (Tanroads), Dares Salaam Regional Manager Engineer
Julius Ndyamukama. Others in the team are: Godson Ngomuo, Humphrey
Kanyenge, Abednego Diyanga (all from Tanroads); Mbila Mdemu from
Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) and Rehema Myeya from the Ministry of
Works, Transport and Communications.
Moreover, the PS told reporters that his
ministry is preparing 300bn/- as an advance payment to Turkey’s Yapi
Merkezi in and Portugal’s Mota-Engil Africa that are constructing the
first phase electric standard gauge railway from Dar es Salaam to
Morogoro. Last week the government signed a deal with Turkish and
Portuguese construction companies to undertake the Dar es Salaam-
Morogoro standard gauge railway project.
The Reli Assets Holding Company (Rahco),
Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi in and Portugal’s Mota-Engil Africa inked the
agreement for the 2.6 tri/- project to construct a 300km part of the
Central Railway.
The railway runs from Dar es Salaam to
Kigoma and Mwanza with a branch to Mpanda. The pact involves the
construction of the 205km main way and 95km of interchange railway as
well as railway stations along the way.
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