MEMBERS of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have hailed efforts by President John Magufuli to strengthen efficiency, including the exposure of administrative inadequacies at the Port of Dar es Salaam.

The Secretary of the regional assembly’s Tanzania Chapter, Ms Shy-Rose Bhanji, conveyed the praise during a meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Job Ndugai, in Dar es Salaam.

Tanzanian MPs from the EALA paid a courtesy call on Mr Ndugai to congratulate him on his election as Speaker of the Union Parliament.

“Members of the regional parliament are impressed by the good show by President Magufuli, particularly the exposure of the rot at the Port of Dar es Salaam, which is an important gateway for a number of countries in the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC),” she stated.

In response, Mr Ndugai pledged maximum cooperation to the Tanzanian MPs in the regional parliament.

“During my tenure, I will make sure that some Standing Orders are amended so that issues which are discussed in EALA are brought to the attention of the National Assembly,” Mr Ndugai said in statement read by the Parliament’s Head of Communications, Mr Owen Mwandumbya.

Source: Daily News

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