DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 2 -- THE government has put on ice plans to call for contractors to implement various water projects, saying the tendering process is a waste of time and adds to unnecessary expenditures.
Ministry for Water Prof Makame Mbarawa issued new directives in Chamwino over the weekend saying instead, the ministry will use its experts to execute such projects.
"We will use Drilling and Dam Construction Agency (DDCA) on such projects that demand drilling boreholes," Prof Mbarawa said.
The Minister was of the view that a lot more private contractors were increasingly becoming expensive to hire and yet implementation of projects remained slow.
He said, "This is why we're abandoning the old style and we want the experts in the mi...