Mpwapwa, Dodoma
They made the accusations before the
District Commissioner, Christopher Kangoye, who was addressing them on
the fight against environmental degradation.
Earlier, reading their letter to the DC,
the elders alleged that their leaders have been violating principles of
good governance, failing to show income and expenditure records for the
water project.
They said they were also angered by the
fact that water prices have gone up from 50/= per 20-litre bucket to
100/- without involving the villagers in reaching the decision.
One elder who identified himself as
Dickson Mjenda, said the villagers recently demonstrated against the new
water price for which they were not consulted on.
“This is contrary to the water policy
which demands that for any water project run by a village; pricing for
the water from the project should be agreed by villagers,” he said.
He also said that the village executive
officer, Thomas Matogwa, has turned his office into his personal means
of generating funds as he fines people contrary to directives and
by-laws of the district council.
He claimed that the VEO has been granting
people permits to undertake activities that end up destroying the
environment, and at the same time, the money he has collected did not
end up in the council’s books.
He further said that the village was
lagging behind in development because of the dirty deeds of some
politicians at the village.
After the complaints were read before the
DC, the latter instructed the village executive officer to report to the
District Executive Director so that he would be posted to another
working station.
He said that he did not want to see the VEO at the village due to the allegations leveled towards him.
When the DED, Fanuel Senge, was consulted
over the matter, he said that the VEO was yet to report to his office,
and that once he reports to him in writing, he would take appropriate
disciplinary measures.
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