DODOMA MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday expressed bitterness over the growing trend of mismanagement of public funds, suggesting that stiff measures should be imposed to end the problem, including strengthening the country’s accounting systems and execution by hanging those implicated in the malpractice.
Debating findings of the technical audit report by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC), Local Authority Accounts Committee (LAAC), Public Investment Committee (PIC), the Legislators indicated that people have been identified but there is sluggishness in the issue of accountability.
Commenting on the matter, Tarime Rural Legislator Mwita Waitara (CCM) noted that the speed of the president to mobilise funds in fast tracking the development of the country was very impressive but also the rate of stealing the funds was also quite intense.
He noted that the committee has given good recommendations but they anticipated to hear how many people have been detained, dismissed from their jobs, are facing court cases and returned the embezzled funds.
“As we debate on the billions of money being stolen, at the same time there are village or ward executives without a bicycle to…
