TASAF Executive Director, Mr Ladislaus
Mwamanga, observed this in Uwemba village when the Parliamentary
Committee on Administration and Local Government Affairs was inspecting
projects which are under their supervision.
“A strategy has been prepared in
collaboration with the Development Partners ((DPs) whereby the
beneficiaries will be given an opportunity to give their views before
implementation begins,” said Mr Mwamanga. He said for the beneficiaries
whose poverty status have improved, they will be given a grace period of
six months before the official removal.
“The maximum time limit in the programme
is three years; in that case you should be reminded to work hard to
improve your status so as to graduate. The Acting Chairman of the
Committee, Mr Venance Mwamoto, who is the Kilolo Member of Parliament
(MP - CCM), hailed TASAF for the good job, noting that they were
satisfied with the construction of the 74m/- two in one house for
teachers at Uwemba Primary School.
“Beneficiaries have demonstrated their
eagerness to move further by engaging in different economic activities,
particularly farming as well as managing to from savings groups,” noted
Mr Mwamoto. Based on their efforts, the committee decided to support the
eight groups by giving each group 100,000/-, who also returned the
favour by giving the MPs gifts consisting of farming produce.
Njombe Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr
Christopher Ole Sendeka, said the president is aspiring to remove his
people out of abject poverty and it has been demonstrated through the
TASAF programme. Mr Sendeka pledged continuous support for all the
beneficiaries who deserve to be in the programme.
However, the Minister of State in the
President’s Office -Public Service Management and Good Governancem - Ms
Angellah Kairuki, was touched by the story of Rebecca Mdamu (39), a
beneficiary of TASAF, who was abandoned by her husband and was left with
four children.
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