The Director General of the Institute for Prevention and Combating Corruption (Takukuru), Salum Hamdun has said that Tanzania has been recognized as one of the few countries in Africa that has taken steps in the fight against corruption.

He pointed out that the action was based on various studies conducted on the state of corruption in the world where Tanzania has risen in the area of ​​control of corruption.

In addition, he said the government's efforts to strengthen information and communication technology systems (IT) in making payments and providing some services, have brought success in the fight against corruption.

Speaking during the annual meeting of the leaders of the institution that ended yesterday in Dodoma, he said that the success in the fight against corruption is also determined in international standards that Tanzania is making progress.

Also, he said the results of the national survey on the state of governance and corruption in 2020 have shown that 78 percent of the respondents in the survey, have shown that corruption exists at a low level, and 87.7 percent have shown that corruption has decreased.

In addition, Transparency International, through its report on the corruption indicator in 2021, showed that Tanzania has scored 39 points and ranked 87th among 180 countries, having risen from 30 points and ranked 119th in 2015.

"In that context, Tanzania is listed among the six countries that have taken steps in the fight against corruption in Africa.

Other countries are Angola, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Seychelles," he said.

He said another indicator of "The Rule of Law Index" of the "World Justice Project (WJP)" has been determined that Tanzania continues to make progress and show good performance for the third year in a row in dealing with acts of corruption, in particular, by preventing bribery, misuse of power and corruption in administration, courts and parliament by getting a score of 0.46 and ranking 98th out of 140 countries in the world.

Also, according to the statement, Tanzania is the second country in East Africa and ranks 12th among the 34 countries in the south of the Sahara Desert due to the government's efforts in fighting corruption.

He said the PCC has continued to be supported and cooperated with internal and external stakeholders including citizens, media, authorities, government institutions and development stakeholders.

He said that through these stakeholders and many others, the PCC had the opportunity to build the capacity of its employees, to make purchases of various equipment and the improvement of the IT infrastructure together have made it possible to raise the level of efficiency in the fight against corruption.

Talking about the challenges, he said that for the period from July 2021 to June 2022, there was a shortage of office buildings, wear and tear of vehicles, and IT equipment, a shortage of office buildings and lack of professional training for employees.

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, Administration and Local Government, Abdallah Chaurembo said that they will continue to cooperate with the institution in the fight against corruption.