SYLVESTER DOMASA in Dodoma
BARELY
ten days after President John Magufuli dropped the Director General of
the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Professor Godius Kahyarara,
the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Policy,
Parliament, Labour, Youth, Employment and the Disabled} Ms Jenista
Mhagama, has disbanded the NSSF board with immediate effect, placing the
entity under the charge of administrators.
She
also announced the revocation of the appointment of the Board Chairman
Prof Samwel Wangwe, a prominent economist, who was serving his last
year.
He
was appointed by the President on May 30, 2016 to serve as the Chairman
of the Board of Trustees, under a three-year contract ending May 2018.
Addressing
a news conference here yesterday, the minister said the President had
agreed to revoke the appointment of the Board Chairman as per section 2
(1) (a) of the NSSF Act.”
The
Head of State revoked the appointment of Prof Kahyarara and replaced
him with Mr William Erio, the former PPF Director General.
The
minister explained that the changes and the subsequent decision was a
climax of the initial decision made by the President “to revoke the
appointment of the then Director General Prof Kahyarara,” announced that
a new board would be formed soon.
She
further noted that the decision was also meant to ensure that the
entity enhanced its capacity to oversee its daily businesses, enrol new
members, collect contributions, pay pensions on time and oversee its
investments diligently and professionally. July has in recent times been
a bad month for top NSSF managers.
Last
July, the entire top management was disbanded after 12 senior officials
were sent home to pave the way for investigations into a scandal that
reportedly cost the country billions of shillings.
It
included six directors, five managers and an engineer. A CAG report had
revealed that NSSF lost 66 bn/- due to unpaid loans by former
employees, cancelation of projects and imprudent investments in housing
estate.
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