Tanzanian Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, on Sunday suspended seven public officials in Morogoro region over embezzlement of 1.3 billion Tanzanian shillings (N204 billion), a statement said.
The statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital Dodoma said Majaliwa has ordered the seven public officials to refund the money in three days’ time before he concluded his official visit to Morogoro region, Vanguard reports.
“The whole of Morogoro region is facing misuse of public funds. “Government revenue is being collected but it ends up in people’s private pockets. “This is unacceptable,’’ he said.
