BACKBENCHERS in the Zanzibar House of Representatives yesterday teamed up to press the government to act tough on corrupt civil servants, lazy officers in public offices, and saboteurs, for efficiency in services delivery.
“President Ali Mohamed Shein and ministers here must follow the footsteps of President Magufuli and ministers in the Union government, where they have shown zero tolerance to dishonest officers,” the backbenchers led by Mr Mohamed Said Mohamed (Mpendae) said.
Lazy and dishonest civil servants have been named locally as ‘Majipu’ (body boils) which must be lanced (kutumbuliwa), as introduced by President John Pombe Magufuli when taking up the post in his bid to fight corruption and indiscipline in public offices.
The backbenchers here have the feeling that authorities in Zanzibar government have not taken swift action against dishonest civil servants yet corruption and financial indiscipline is rampant.
In response to the concerns raised by the backbenchers, the Minister without portfolio Mr Said Soud Said informed the House, “We ministers and Dr Shein are determined to spare no ‘boils’, all will be lanced’ as promised by the president.”
The minister admitted that despite calls for change, many civil servants including executives are still corrupt, operating on ‘business as usual’ attitude, and unnecessary absenteeism at work is rampant.
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