Corruption: Tanzania Public Officials Sign New Integrity Documents

Posted by African Examiner African News, Latest Headlines, Uncategorized Monday, January 4th, 2016

Tanzania President John Magufuli’s newly appointed permanent secretaries have signed a “beefed up” integrity commitment document as part of a move to ensure seriousness towards rooting out graft and injecting accountability among public sector workers, according to government spokesman Assah Mwambene.

Mwambene said the newly appointed officials were then made to read the signed document one after another at the state house in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. President Magufuli was on hand to supervise the signing.

“If there is anyone who feels he cannot work under the integrity commitment, he should dismiss himself and vacate the State House premises right now…It is possible that there are some of you who frown at the integrity declaration. Therefore, just stand aside so that we may establish those who do not agree with the declaration,” said President Magufuli during the signing in ceremony.

This is the first time that newly appointed government officials have signed this document in public.

Newly appointed government officials traditionally sign an integrity document which is then submitted to the Ethics Commission. But, this time, President Magufuli insisted on enhancing the document to include strong measures to curb corruption, according to Mwambene.

VOA