Majaliwa cautions contractors over project deadlines

Dodoma. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed contractors constructing government structures in Tanzania’s capital Dodoma to work day and night to meet the set deadlines.

Mr Majaliwa issued the directive in Dodoma yesterday after inspecting progress of the projects, warning that President John Magufuli would not like to hear excuses.

During the visit, Mr Majaliwa inspected the progress of the construction of a facility to be used by the ministry responsible for Public Service and Good Governance, which is the only building with good progress among all.

Mr Majaliwa said starting from February 1, permanent secretaries and their deputies would start using the buildings to deliver government services, even though most of them were still at the foundation stage.

“You should make the best use of casual labourers who should acquire enough experience and knowledge to stand on their own in future. But no excuses will be entertained as public servants are supposed to be in office in the time frame stipulated by the government. That is why the projects should be carried out day and night,” he said.

Tanzania Building Agency’s acting manager Herman Tanguye said the remaining time was enough and that they had surpassed targets indicated in the government’s work plan.

He said the timetable showed that they were currently supposed to be at the foundation stage, but they were far ahead of the schedule.

because the wall had already been uplifted.

However, the possibility of ministries making use of the buildings by February remains uncertain as most facilities are far behind for them to meet the February 12, 2019 deadline.