Annual general report of the controller and - Parliament of Tanzania

Corporation
11. Sugar Board of Tanzania 8 2 6 25
12. Tanzania Gaming Board 6 2 4 33
13. Marine services Limited 6 2 4 33
In addition, three instances were noted in that, two senior
government employees and one from the private sector are
board members in several organizations as shown below.
Since the role of Board Members needs devotion in terms of
mental and time, it is unlikely for such members to
contribute effectively towards the wellbeing of the
corporations they are serving.
S/N Board Member Entity
1. P/Secretary UDSM, DAWASCO, Mzumbe
University, NSSF,NBMM
2. Senior Govt CHC, Reli Assets Holding, NIC,
employee TPDC,UDSM,MNH
3. Private ARU,NCCA,BET,PPF
The multiple appointments flout requirements of Section
12 of Public Corporations Act, 1992. For control purposes,
every proposed appointment of board member should have
been forwarded to the Treasury Registrar as required by
Section 12(2) of the above Act.
11.4 External influence/interference
Decision making in Public Authorities is categorised into
two. First, is a managerial decision making, also referred to
as operational decisions relating to the day-to-day
activities. The second level are is strategic decision making
or commonly known as corporate decisions which are made
by the apex body of any organization. Since the public
authorities are autonomous entities, the apex body for
corporate decisions is the governing board.
Nevertheless, other organizations, such as regulatory
bodies, parent ministries etc, may advise but should not
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