Assessing good governance in local government authorities in Tanzania: the status of corruption in Mvomero district council
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Date
2007
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This independent study intended to establish the status of corruption in Mvomero District •
Council with cross-reference to other LGAs. from the perception of the local people, and
propose practical approaches/ appropriate nature of LGAs-stakeholders interactions
through which Councils could fully play their role in fighting corruption and enhance good
governance in their areas of jurisdiction. Further streamlining led to the general goal of
establishing the status of corruption in Mvomero District Council and the possible
practical approaches to redress the situation. Cross-reference data collected from other
LGAs gave a general picture of the state of good governance in LGAs in Tanzania and
therefore lead to the broader application of the findings. Whereas 93.30% of the
respondents have shown to be aware of the term good governance. 22.90% of the
respondents have participated either themselves and/ or members of their households in
corruption with local government officials when seeking for various services.
Whereas this report may imply that almost one person in four residents is corrupt in
Mvomero District there is also a room for underreporting of the event: local people are
very weary of pointing to the corrupt and or admitting themselves to have participated in
the wrongdoing they are so well aware of. Inquiries through open-ended questions reveals
that local peoples' participation in corruption is even more worse. Although factual and
statistical evidences that corruption is rampant in Tanzania are difficult to obtain, many
indications of general trends and particular scandals observed are enough to lead to a
conclusion here that corruption is not only rampant in the LGAs in Tanzania but is also in
the increase. If LGAs are to promote good governance, there is nothing left, but to put into
action measures that will check this ever-rising trend of corruption.
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Good governance, Local government authorities, Corruption, Households