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LGAs URGED TO SEEK OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE
The Local Government Authorities (LGAs) have been urged to find other ways of collecting revenue so as to avoid depending on tax collection from Wananchi as the only means of raising funds within their localities Speaking during the 9th Local Government Capital development Grant Quarterly Technical Review Meeting held in Sumbawanga at the weekend, Director of the Legal Services in the Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government Mr Selestin Nchimbi said it is high time LGAs should avoid considering raising more taxes since they are burden to them. Instead, Mr Nchimbi advised LGAs to find other sustainable means, which could help their Local authorities, serve wananchi better without issuing more taxes within their localities. Some of the alternative means, in which Nchimbi suggested, included the possibility of LGAs to explore different types of crops, which can suitably be grown within their councils. On his part the Rukwa Regional Commissioner Daniel Ole Njoolay echoed similar statement adding that the region was endowed with various natural resources that if well utilized will be instrumental at alleviating poverty. Earlier the Director of Local Government in the Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government Solanus Nyimbi said that due to LGAs’s closeness to Wananchi, the government through Local Government Reform Programme started in 1997 has empowered PMORALG to lead the whole process of decentralization by devolution. Mr.Nyimbi added that the LGRP was instrumental at initiating the system of providing Local Government Authorities grant which gear at spearheading development within LGAs in their role to offer quality services to Wananchi. He said that under the project sponsored by the World Bank, and other development partners, LGAs have been receiving grants, which have helped them implement various development plans within their LGAs. He added that large portion of the funds offered by development partners go to assist sectoral and development plans within LGAs. Following their tour in Rukwa Region, Representatives of Development Partners hailed Councils within the Region for making use of funds to attract many teachers to work within the region henceforth they managed to mitigate the problem and urged the Regional authorities to adapt the same method to solve similar problem facing health and other sectors. Apart from the World Bank, other development partners involved in the Local Government Capital Development Grant include Belgium embassy, Canadian International development Agency, Ireland Development Agency and The European Union. Other Development Partners are Finland Embassy, Netherland Embassy and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. samsun hava durumu
Halmashauri nchini zimetakiwa kuondokana na utegemezi wa kukusanya kodi kutoka kwa wananchi badala yake zibuni vyanzo vingine vya mapato ili ziweze kuchochea kasi ya maendeleo kwa wananchi wake. Wito huo umetolewa mwishoni mwa wiki mjini Sumbawanga na Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Sheria katika Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa Selestin Nchimbi wakati akichangia mada kuhusu mafanikio yaliyokwishapatikana katika halmashauri za Mkoa wa Rukwa tangu kuanzishwa kwa mfumo wa kuzipatia Mamlaka Serikali za Mitaa ruzuku za maendeleo. Alisema ni vema watendaji wa Halmashauri wakahakikisha kuwa Wilaya zao zinakuwa na vyanzo vingine vya mapato na siyo kutegemea makusanyo ya kodi za wananchi wake peke yake kama sehemu ya mapato Kwa mujibu wa Mkurugenzi huyo, vyanzo hivyo ni pamoja na Halmashauri kutafiti aina mbalimbali za mazao ambayo zinazoweza kustawi vyema katika maeneo yao na kuyaendeleza kama njia mojawapo ya kuwahamasisha wananchi wao ili nao waweze kuunga mkono juhudi hizo. Kauli ya Mkurugenzi huyo kutoka Tamisemi iliungwa mkono na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Rukwa bwana Daniel Ole Njoolay ambaye alisema kuwa kutokana na Mkoa huo kujawa na ardhi yenye rutuba bila shaka ushauri huo utazinufaisha mno halmashauri za Mkoa huo. Naye Mkurugenzi wa Serikali za Mitaa katika Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa Solanus Nyimbi alisema kutokana na halmashauri kuwa karibu zaidi na wananchi Serikali kupitia Mpango wa Uboreshaji wa Mfumo wa Serikali za Mitaa iliouanzisha mwaka 1997 imetoa jukumu la kuongoza zoezi la kukasimu na kutoa madaraka kwa Serikali za Mitaa. Alisema kuwa mpango huo ndiyo iliyoanzisha mfumo wa kuzipatia Mamlaka Serikali za Mitaa ruzuku za maendeleo zinazolenga kuleta motisha na kuongeza tija kwa mamlaka hizo katika utoaji wa huduma bora zaidi kwa wananchi wa maeneo yao. Alisema Mradi huo ambao unafadhiliwa na Benki ya Dunia na washirika wengine kadhaa wa maendeleo umekuwa msingi wa kujenga mfumo mmoja wa Ruzuku Kuu ya Maendeleo ya serikali za Mitaa. Kufuatia ziara walizofanya washirika wa Maendeleo katika Halmashauri nne za Mkoa wa Rukwa, ilibainika kuwa fedha hizo za ruzuku zimesaidia katika kuboresha upatikanaji wa walimu katika shule nyingi za Sekondari zinazojengwa katika halmashauri za Sumbawanga, Manispaa, Nkasi na Mpanda, ambapo wahisani hao waliushauri uongozi wa Mkoa huo kuitumia fursa hiyo kuboresha sekta ya afya. Pamoja na kusifu juhudi kubwa za ujenzi wa madarasa na zahanati, washirika wa Maendeleo walishauri halmashauri hizo kutoa kipaumbele katika upatikanaji wa vifaa vya kufundishia na vya matibabu ili kufanikisha malengo ya mpango huo. Ukiacha Benki ya Dunia, Washirika wengine wa Maendeleo wanaohusika na mfumo huu wa kuzisaidia Serikali za Mitaa ni pamoja na Ubalozi wa Ubelgiji, Shirika la Kimataifa la Maendeleo la Canada, Shirika la Maendeleo la Ireland na Umoja wa Ulaya. Nchi nyingine wahisani zilizowakilishwa kwenye Mkutano huo wa tisa ni pamoja na Ubalozi wa Finland, Ubalozi wa Uholanzi na Shirika la Kimataifa Posted: 6th Feb 13 by IEC UNIT
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