President Mwinyi decries indiscipline

He made the call yesterday here when addressing a rally at the National Day of Ethics and Human Rights held at the Sheikh Abdul Wakil hall.

He said that the Zanzibar government is led by adhering to the constitution principles and the law where it implements all the basic issues that will ensure the rights of the people are protected by fighting oppression.

According to him, there are some public leaders who are violating leadership laws by misusing their power, oppressing people with others abandoning their families.

He cited an example of the Ministry of State, President’s Office, Regional Administration, Local Government and Special Departments by having a lot of departments which have dishonest leaders who misuse their positions and power.

He said the Ethics Commission has received 19 complaints of abuse by public officials, of which 15 are related to public officials who have been entrusted with leadership responsibilities.

He urged all officials and departments mentioned in the report to evaluate themselves, warning that stern measures will be taken against those who     have committed such uncouth behaviour.

Dr Mwinyi hailed the good job implemented by the Zanzibar Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Authority (ZAECA) in fighting the challenges where between January and October, 2023, the authority has rescued properties worth 2.3bn/-.

“A total of 9.7m/- have been reimbursed to the people while 2.2bn/- have been returned to the government for various activities,” he disclosed.

He further said that a total of 509 corruption related cases have been received in the period including 341 cases of economic sabotage.

“The authority is also currently investigating 49 development projects worth 652bn/- to know its actual value,” he said.

President Mwinyi also wanted leaders who have been mentioned in the ethics form to ensure that they fill all the required information before December 31, this year before stern legal measures are taken.

He was shocked to hear that until December 18 this year, only 36 percent of the leaders successfully completed the process of submitting property information in the Ethics Commission.

Assa Ahmad Rashid, chairperson of Zanzibar Public Leaders’ Ethics Commission (ZAPLEC) also emphasized that leaders should fill and submit the forms before the end of the year saying that only 922 public leaders have done so.

Zanzibar’s Minister for Constitution, Legal Affairs and Public Service Haroun Ali Suleiman commended the Ethics Commission for investing in public education, something which has brought positive outcomes.