PM’s second surprise tour at Dar port

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The PM inspected a system of receiving and releasing cargo. He directed the port manager to report staff involved in the scam.

While in one of the scanner rooms, the PM came across a manifest detailing a container was full of diapers while the screen of the scanner computer showed that the same container had an assortment of electrical goods. According to the acting Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) manager (Dar es Salaam Port) Ben Usaje, who is also head of the scanner department, once such a controversial report is revealed, it is supposed to be sent to those with inland container depots (ICDs) so that a container of such kind could be opened and inspected to ensure the property inside is the one written in the manifest. In another development, PM Majaliwa made another impromptu visit to the offices of the Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL), where he also inspected compartments and talked to some workers at the station where he reportedly discovered dubious salary payments and deductions from the workers’ contributions. Speaking to TRL Director General Elias Mshana, the Prime Minister said that he went there to check how the company spent Sh13.5 billion it was given by the government. “The main goal of you being given that money was for the improvement of projects so that you could run your firm commercially, but you decided to spend it on your salaries,” Prime Minister Majaliwa told the workers.

PM’s second surprise tour at Dar port

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