CAG’s report calls for immediate delivery of 280 police vehicles

Dar es Salaam.  Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has recommended the Tanzania Police Force (TPF) to make immediate delivery of the remaining 280 vehicles worth $6,759,648 in his 2017-2018 report.

Report has also recommended replacement of 22 vehicles worth $572,506 that were found defective and rejected by TPF and supply of spare parts worth $5,510,429.

The CAG issued the recommendations in a report following special audit in the procurement of 777 vehicles from Ashok Leyland worth $29,606,100 through funds secured from Exim Bank of India.

Special audit was requested by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Home Affairs to purchase vehicles intended to be used during the 2015 General Elections.

“The audit revealed that by December 2018 only 497 vehicles worth $15,740,961 had been supplied by Ashok Leyland and that 280 others supposed to have been delivered by September 2014 remained undelivered,” reads part of the audit.

Adding, “The consignment had no guarantee that vehicles were brand new or not and that 22 vehicles worth $572,506 were found defective and could not be accepted by the Tanzania Police Force.”

According to report, the CAG observed that The Tanzania Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Services Agency, (Temesa) inspected all delivered vehicles out of which 181 worth $7.45 million vehicles were found to have mechanical faults.

Report says besides, he noted that Ashok Leyland could only deliver 507 vehicles worth $25.50 million out of 777 vehicles equivalent to 65per cent.

The remaining 270 vehicles worth $4.10 million had to be sourced from Great Wall Motors (China), according to the report

However, report shows that 497 vehicles were cleared without release order from Customs and Excise Department contrary to Customs and Excise Department procedures (Clearance procedures) also leading to violation of port procedures.

“Hence, a total of Sh6,858,417,450 and Sh1,216,824,288 were unpaid taxes (VAT & wharfage charges) and port charges (Storage costs &handling charges) at the TRA and TPA respectively, which remained payable by the TPS by the time of audit in February 2019,” reads another part of report.

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