Suma JKT writes to Bunge over MPs' unpaid tractor loans
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Job Ndugai
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Suma JKT, an investment/economic arm of the Tanzania National Service, has been issuing tractors on loans but so far, various institutions and individuals have defaulted in payment of loans valued at Sh38 billion.
Dodoma. Suma JKT has written to the Office of the Speaker of Parliament, reminding Members of Parliament (MPs) who bought tractors on loans, to repay within the next 19 days.
Suma JKT, an investment/economic arm of the Tanzania National Service, has been issuing tractors on loans but so far, various institutions and individuals have defaulted in payment of loans valued at Sh38 billion.
Gracing an event at JKT Mgulani in Dar es Salaam on May 17, 2018, President John Magufuli issued a 30-day ultimatum to those who got the loans to repay.
Speaking in Parliament on Monday, June 04, 2018, the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Job Ndugai said JKT has officially written to the Parliament, asking MPs to repay their debts before June 23, 2018.
Mr Ndugai said he has the names of the MPs who have not honoured their repayment terms and asked them to repay as required.
"I was thinking of sending the names to our accounts department so that the money could be deducted from their payments but unfortunately, their salaries are already subjected to several deductions so much that there is little we can get from there," said Mr Ndugai.
