ROMBO District Council has been given some 323m/- for
development projects in the 2016/17 financial year, so as to speed up
development, it has been revealed here.
Rombo District
Executive Director (DED), Ms Agnes John, said the money would be spent on
important public projects like water provision, health centres, and ward
offices. Speaking to villagers and council officials, Ms John stressed that
village and ward officials should manage the projects effectively, a critical
aspect being judicious expenditure of funds.
The official
emphasized that the people, as the targeted beneficiaries, should keep close
track of the projects, by, among other measures, regularly demanding
income-andexpenditure records. She furthermore stressed that those who would
not comply with government directives would be duly sanctioned.
The DED said the
government had allocated 1bn/- for a water project in Ngareni village and
927m/- for construction of roads in Leto village.
The Rombo District
Commissioner (DC), Ms Agnes Hokororo, said officials and the people should
forge a close alliance in order to facilitate smooth execution of projects and
other purposes for which public funds were allocated.
She stressed that
the government was determined to elevate transparency and accountability to the
peak, since it was only thus that poverty could at best be eradicated, and at
worst, reduced.
The Ngoyoni Ward
Executive Officer, Mr Isaya Tarimo, said the biggest challenge he faced was
little awareness among the people on their importance to contribute willingly
and seriously to development projects.
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