Thursday, October 25, 2007

NSSF to put up a 4.2bn/- modern structure for PCCB



The National Social Security Funds (NSSF) and Estim Construction CO. Ltd yesterday signed a contract for the Prevention and Control of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) new offices worth 4.2m/- in Dar es Salaam.

Briefing reporters in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the NSSF Managing Director Dr. Ramadhani Dau said that the contract will be signed today after completion of formalities with the respective company at Upanga area in Dar es Salaam.

We want PCCB to work in good atmosphere so that their fight against corruption using modern technology can be successful, he said.

Dau said that the modern seven-floor building will serve as the head office of PCCB and will be handed over to the government in December 2008.
He said that the government will begin to return the funds with interest soon after the project is finished, and will hand it over to PCCB.

According to Dau, this will be another project aimed at reducing shortage of office accommodation in the country coordinated by his organization.

This project is the same as the construction of government houses in Kijitonyama and Tanzania People Defence Force (TPDF), he added
Speaking at the ocassion, the PCCB Director General, Edward Hosea, hailed the two organizations for efforts to improve the working environment for corruption watchdog.

Hosea said that the dream of PCCB to have a modern office with new technology will finally be realised.

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