Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Mr Said Meck Sadick, has directed city officials to ensure implementation of health and cleanliness policies, vowing to take disciplinary measures against irresponsible administrators.
The Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Mr Said Meck Sadick
He issued the order in Dar es Salaam when officiating at a meeting of city officials, including directors, district commissioners and other local government officials from Kinondoni, Ilala and Temeke municipal councils.
“I call upon municipal directors and other officials from all the municipalities to come up with strategies to keep the city clean,” he said.
Commenting on the state of the city’s cleanliness, the RC said Dar es Salaam, despite being the country’s business hub, was among the dirtiest regions in the country due to lack of action by the city fathers. With over 4.5 million people, the RC said the city produces 4252 tonnes of gabbage everyday but only 14,66 tonnes were collected as required by the city’s bye-laws.
“This is because we administrators ignore our roles and responsibilities,” he said, asking the city fathers to come up with strategies to ensure the gabbage was removed.
In another development, the RC asked for removal of street beggars and informal businesspeople along city pavements, saying such people contributed to making the city dirty.
He also asked for interventions by private institutions, industries and other stakeholders to supplement government efforts to keep the city clean. The move comes as the world celebrates Environment Day today. The day is celebrated every year to create awareness on preserving the biodiversity and the need to observe problems related to the environment and ways to take corrective actions.
By ANNE ROBI, Tanzania Daily News