PRESS RELEASE

Physical Address
ForDIA Headquarters
9th May 2009
University Road, Survey
Area, Kawe/Mlalakuwa,
Plot # 250;
P.O. Box 32505 TANZANIA FORMS TRANSPARENCY
Dar es Salaam
TANZANIA
INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER
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Tel:+255-222 701895
+255-222 701896
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A two-day national stakeholders’ workshop organized by the
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E-mail: info@fordia.org
Concern for Development Initiative in Africa (ForDIA) ended in
Website: www.fordia.org
Dar es Salaam yesterday, Friday 8th May 2009, with two
landmark scores:

1. Transparency International Tanzania Chapter.

The stakeholders formally declared establishment of a
Transparency International (TI) Chapter in Tanzania. It will
go by the name of Tanzania Transparency Forum (TRAFO).
Although there have been activities relating to TI, the chapter
had not been formally given legal status through registration
and had no institutional structure.
TIN No. 105-212-100

The chapter is expected to be formally registered and

operative within the next six months.

To this effect, stakeholders elected a nine-man steering

committee charged with formalization of registration. At its
first meeting immediately after it was formed, the committee
elected Professor Mwesiga Baregu of the University of Dar es
Salaam as its chairperson, Nape Nnauye of Tanzania
Democracy Centre (TCD) as vice chair and Bubelwa Kaiza as
its secretary general. Mr. Kaiza is the Executive Director of
ForDIA, the organization appointed by stakeholders to host
Board Members
Chairperson: the committee.
Paul Saoke
(Kenya)

Executive Director
The institutional members of the committee are the Arusha
Bubelwa E. Kaiza NGO Network (ANGONET), Kigoma and Kasulu NGO Network
(Tanzania)
(KIKANGONET), Legal and Human Right Centre (LHRC),
Dr. Rose Mwaipopo
(Member-Tanzania) National Organisation for Legal Assistance (NOLA), Federation
Dr. Edgar Bwalya
of Disabilities Organisations in Tanzania (SHIVYAWATA),
(Member-Zambia) Tanzania Association of NGOs (TANGO) and Tanzania Centre
Registered in
Tanzania
All correspondence be addressed to the Executive Director
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Concern for Development Initiatives in Africa – Secretariat of the Great Lakes Peace and Security Network
 for Democracy (TCD). Professor Mwesiga Baregu and Romuald
Rwechungura are individual members while ForDIA is the
secretariat.

The workshop was funded by the Embassy of Finland in Dar

es Salaam, Tanzania.

2. Corruption Perception Survey (CPS) Report

Stakeholders received and discussed the Corruption
Perception Survey (CPS) Report. ForDIA undertook the CPS
during 2008. It covers 35 districts on Tanzania mainland and
offers glaring figures on which Local Governments Authorities
(LGAs) have highest and lowest rankings of corruption
perception.

(i) LGAs with lowest rankings of corruption perception:

Tandahimba (95 per cent), Mtwara Rural (89.55),
Ulanga (87.5), Nachingwea (85.2), Liwale (84.9),
Shinyanga Urban( 84.4), Mbinga (83.3) na Ruangwa
(77.05).

Others well above 50 percent are Tunduru (76.6),

Mbeya Rural (75), Rungwe (73.3), Kilosa (66.65),
Morogoro Mjini (61.4), Kilwa (60.4.), Kyela (58.35) na
Lindo Mjini ( 50.35).

(ii) LGAs with highest rankings of corruption perception:

Mbozi (93.75), Muleba (93.5), Bukoba Rural (87.85),
Bariadi (80), Misenye (78), na Newala (70.85), Kishapu
(70.1), Meatu (68.35), Mtwara Urban (65.2), Bukoba
Urban (64.6).

Others on the highest list of corruption perception well

beyond 50 percent are Kahama (63.8), Mbeya Urban
(62.5), Namtumbo (61.05), Bukombe (60.4), Mbarali
(60.15), Ileje 59.65), Lindi Rural (56), Mvomero (55), na
Chunya (52.1).

The Director General of the Prevention and Combating of

Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Dk. Edward G. Hosea launched the CPS
Report. In his brief speech, Dr. Hosea congratulated ForDIA for
“accomplishing this well-done, important and demanding job.”

He said the report added up to the existing empirical data about

corruption in Tanzania and that it offered policy makers with
evidence to rely on.

He challenged policy makers, civil society organizations,

academicians, development professionals, researchers and ordinary
people to read, discuss and offer critical views on the contents of
CPS report findings.

The 135 pages report is already posted onto the ForDIA website
(www.fordia.org) and is also available in hard copy at ForDIA offices
in Dar es Salaam.

CPS is funded by the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS), a grant

making organisation in Tanzania.

Bubelwa Kaiza
Executive Director