The premier has also ordered Mr Sway to submit another report of how another 40m/- allocated for construction of Grade A building for special patients was spent.
Mr Majaliwa issued the directive yesterday when addressing workers at the Kagera Regional Referral Hospital after he toured the health facility where he inspected the maternity ward, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the children’s ward, among other departments.
“There was 80m/- allocated for HIV/AIDS where every staff was supposed to get 200,000/-. But you decided to pay them 80,000/- instead… I want you to send me a report to my office in Dar es Salaam by March 20 on the whereabouts of that money,’’ he said amid cheers from the staff.
Mr Majaliwa added that according to the CAG report, there is a section on the misappropriation of 40m/- regarding work on the building.
“You also have the CAG report; but you have failed to account for that money. Therefore, I also want a report on how the money was spent, including your recommendations in that report,’’ the premier demanded.
On the shortage of doctors at the hospital, Mr Majaliwa said he would consult the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, so that five doctors who are yet to be employed at the hospital but have been working under contracts are employed permanently.
Mr Majaliwa further pledged to work on the hospital’s request for an ambulance, saying he had similar requests from Mawezi Hospital (Kilimanjaro) and Ligula Hospital in Mtwara Region.
Meanwhile, the premier appealed to member countries of the East African Community (EAC) to uphold peace and ensure that no people flee their countries due to political instability.
He made the appeal on Tuesday when he visited Lumasi Transit Camp, in Ngara district which receives Burundi refugees before they are re-located to Kigoma region.
He noted that for quite a long time, Tanzania has been a haven for peace, receiving refugees from neighbouring countries who have been fleeing from the civil strife at home, adding that the most vulnerable group were women and children.
He noted that during 1994, Ngara District hosted over 500,000 Rwandese refugees following the genocide in Rwanda, making Benaco the biggest refugee camp in the world. “I am appealing to EAC member countries to ensure that peace prevails in the region”.
To date Tanzania is hosting about 260 refugees in Kigoma region and several refugees from DRC, Syria, Yemen and Somalia.
Ngara District Commissioner (DC), Ms Honoratha Chitanda, informed Mr Majaliwa that Lumasi Transit Camp had already received a total of 15,054 refugees out of who 14,488 were from Burundi while 569 others were from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
She asked the government to turn Lumasi transit camp into a full refugee camp. However, the request was rejected by Mr Majaliwa who insisted that by doing so it would result into prolonged conflict in neighbouring countries. He said it was intention of the government to ensure that refugees return to their countries of origin once peace stabilises.
He, however, reminded the Burundi refugees at Lumasi transit camp to respect the hospitality they were given and avoid engaging in armed robbery and possession of firearms.
The prime minister also warned expatriates to avoid engaging in political and military training while in the refugee camps as this contravened the UN Charter regarding their status.
Source: The Dailya News
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