PAC hails TBA over housing project

FATMA ABDU

THE ongoing houses construction for public servants at Bunju in Kinondoni municipality, Dar es Salaam Region by the Tanzania Building Agency (TBA)

THE ongoing houses construction for public servants at Bunju in Kinondoni municipality, Dar es Salaam Region by the Tanzania Building Agency (TBA) has won hearts of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) members who recently inspected the project.

The committee members expressed satisfaction on the project implementation and showered praise over the TBA leadership as well as the government in general for supervising the housing project. The parliamentary committee appealed to the public servants to come in big numbers to buy the well constructed houses.

PAC Chairman, Mr Josephat Asunga, addressing journalists after the inspection, said the project was of its kind and will help public servants while still employed as well as after retirement. “I ask public servants who had not applied for these houses to do so now.

The houses would help public servants even after retirement. This is a special opportunity to public servants in the country especially in Dar es Salaam Region to acquire quality houses which will help them in their life,” PAC Chairman said.

He asked TBA to reduce the costs to make it affordable for the public servants in order that all public servants benefit from the project. “The present cost of the houses is so bad, but we advise you (TBA) to think of suitable measures that will help in reducing the price cost.

We are aware of the public servants’ salaries,” said the chairman. TBA Chief Executive Officer, Elius Mwakalinga said that the biggest challenge facing TBA projects implementation is accessibility of water and electricity whose huge cost has to be covered by his agency to enable the clients enjoy the services within the areas.

“We asked Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) and Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Corporation (DAWASCO) to foot to instal electric power and water to our project areas instead of leaving the role to us (TBA),” he said.

He added that the cost is very higher, saying support is needed from the responsible utility authorities in order to achieve our goals and for the development of the nation. He pointed out that the main aim of the project was to provide quality and environmentally friendly accommodation to the public servants through efficient and effective business.