TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JOHN MAGUFULI. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Tanzania has suspended the registration
of new non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as it embarks on verifying
the existing ones, a senior official said on Monday.
The
move was announced by Sihaba Nkinga, Community Development Permanent
Secretary, when she launched the NGOs certification programme which
began on Monday and is scheduled to run up to September 4 this year.
The
process will help to establish the number of registered NGOs in the
country and the role they play in the society, Ms Nkinga said. She added
that NGOs that will fail to cooperate risk being de-registered.
"As
we carry out verification at zonal levels, we will also conduct an
evaluation of the verification and give the final analysis of the whole
exercise," she said.
She said the government has also
suspended the registration of new NGOs to allow stakeholders to consult
on the way forward. The ban on new registrations will remain in place
till November 30 this year.
The PS said that according
to the requirements set in the NGOs Act of 2002, there are 8,816 such
institutions registered in the country.
Their work,
she said, cover different areas and issues including health, education,
environment, good governance and human rights. She noted that others
focus on matters that affect special groups such as the elderly, people
living with disabilities and children.
She added that several NGOs in the country have
performed their duties through mobilization of people and the government
acknowledges their contributions.
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