The Minister of State in the President's Office for Public Service Management, Ms Hawa Ghasia, has confirmed that the chief executive officer of the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), Ephraim Mrema, was unlawfully appointed to the post.
Hawa Ghasia/Minister
"Since laws and procedures were breached ... it is clear that Mr. Ephraim C. Mrema was appointed through a dubious process and not based on merits," said Ghasia in a letter to the Minister for Infrastructure Development, Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa.
In the document dated October 22, 2008, just a year into Mrema's hugely controversial appointment, Ghasia advised the Ministry of Infrastructure Development to ask the Chief Secretary at State House, Philemon Luhanjo, to appoint a probe committee to investigate the matter.
"If the committee establishes that his (Mrema's) professional conduct is questionable or his appointment affects the agency's (TANROADS') efficiency, the President should be advised to annul his appointment," said Ghasia.
Former deputy finance minister, Kilontsi Mporogomyi, declared in Parliament that Mrema was not competent for the job and his appointment had been dubious. This came after the recruitment exercise was abruptly hijacked from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), which was initially commissioned by the government to conduct the search for the CEO in a transparent and competitive manner.
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In the document dated October 22, 2008, just a year into Mrema's hugely controversial appointment, Ghasia advised the Ministry of Infrastructure Development to ask the Chief Secretary at State House, Philemon Luhanjo, to appoint a probe committee to investigate the matter.
"If the committee establishes that his (Mrema's) professional conduct is questionable or his appointment affects the agency's (TANROADS') efficiency, the President should be advised to annul his appointment," said Ghasia.
Former deputy finance minister, Kilontsi Mporogomyi, declared in Parliament that Mrema was not competent for the job and his appointment had been dubious. This came after the recruitment exercise was abruptly hijacked from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), which was initially commissioned by the government to conduct the search for the CEO in a transparent and competitive manner.
- Mrema did not meet any of the four selection criteria as advertised in local newspapers in 2006, including the requirement for a post-graduate degree in civil engineering, transport economics, or highway engineering, as well as senior management credentials. The committee also firmly established that the incumbent CEO lacked the minimum 20 years experience in road sector operations and 10 years of successful performance at top management levels required for the job.
- Mrema was appointed by a "search committee" in a highly secretive manner.
- Mrema was appointed chief of the government's roads agency by the former Minister of Infrastructure Development, Andrew Chenge, on June 4, 2007. According to his appointment letter, he was to serve as CEO of TANROADS for a period of three years. This means that his tenure was scheduled to officially end on June 3, 2010.
- Mrema signed up for a five-year renewable contract for the same position.
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