Assessing good governance in local government authorities in Tanzania: the status of corruption in Mvomero district council
| dc.contributor.author | Marcossy,Albanie Mathew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-08T05:54:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-08T05:54:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.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. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6955 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Good governance | |
| dc.subject | Local government authorities | |
| dc.subject | Corruption | |
| dc.subject | Households | |
| dc.title | Assessing good governance in local government authorities in Tanzania: the status of corruption in Mvomero district council | |
| dc.type | Thesis |