LINDI: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has issued a stern warning against the habit of officials receiving project funds but delaying implementation due to excessive meetings without making decisions.
Speaking in Lindi Region yesterday, the Premier reiterated the government’s commitment of ensuring that all funded projects are completed promptly and made operational.
“When citizens see a project being built, they expect it to progress swiftly and be of high quality, so that it delivers results when it becomes operational,” Majaliwa stated during a visit to Ruangwa District, where he is inspecting various development projects.
Majaliwa, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Ruangwa constituency, is on a four-day working visit in Lindi.
During this tour, he held public meetings in Mandawa, Namichiga, and Matambarale wards, where he outlined the significant advancements in the education, health, water, electricity, and road sectors.
In line with this, Prime Minister Majaliwa instructed the Director of Ruangwa District Council, Mr Frank Chonya, to ensure that the contractor responsible for constructing dormitories, classrooms, and toilets at Mandawa Secondary School begins work by Thursday of this week.
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Speaking to teachers, students, and district leaders after inspecting the school’s infrastructure, Majaliwa announced that the government has decided to upgrade the school to accommodate Form Five and Six classes.
“You signed the contract on 8 October this year, but no work has begun. Do you really think we’ll finish these buildings on time?
Where is the foundation for the dormitory? We need these buildings completed by December, so that by February 2025, the school can be registered,” Majaliwa stressed.
He also highlighted the government’s achievements in the district, stating, “Today, all villages in this district have electricity, and we are now working on electrifying hamlets.
We’ve made great progress in secondary education. In 2010, when I took office, there were only three secondary schools; now, in 2024, we have 30. Our aim is to ensure that children in Ruangwa can access education close to home.”
Majaliwa mentioned that President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan has allocated 545 million shillings for the construction of three dormitories, six classrooms, and 12 toilet facilities at Mandawa Secondary School.
Regarding road infrastructure, Majaliwa noted that Ruangwa town now has a 24-kilometre tarmac road network. “We also have plans to construct 100 kilometres of rural roads to ease the transportation of crops to market; all of these roads will be paved.”
The Prime Minister urged residents to remain patient and continue trusting their government.
In his remarks, Mandawa Secondary School’s Head Boy, Saidi Mohammed Mkowola, thanked the government for funding the construction of dormitories, toilets, classrooms, as well as chemistry and biology laboratories and the purchase of laboratory equipment.
He also expressed gratitude for the 30 million shillings allocated to complete the physics laboratory.