The Minister of State in the Vice-President’s Office,(Union
and Environment) George Simbachawene has
ordered immediate removal of two
inspectors at the Dar es Salaam Port for undermining efficiency in clearing
imported cargo at the port.
The Minister issued the order to the National Environment
Management Council (NEMC) during his latest visit at the port this week.
He made the decision after realizing that the
workers have been causing confusion to importers due to incompetence.
“The workers must be removed from the port immediately.
This is not their profession “he , insisted .
Simbachawene directed
NEMC to fill the gap with appropriate workers so as to improve cargo clearing
efficiency at the port
“A water engineer or a lawyer must be assigned
proper work not otherwise, for laws of
the land only seek to make life better not the other way round,” he emphasized.
the land only seek to make life better not the other way round,” he emphasized.
Simbachawene also insisted that packages and carriers in circulation must
conform with standards issued by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS),
explaining that packages and carriers in circulation that do not meet TBS
standards “are illicit and must be removed from
circulation within 14 days.
circulation within 14 days.
Thereafter, culprits are risking severe legal steps
and other actions that include confiscating and destroying of the banned products,”
he warned.
Simbachawene visited the port as part of his regular
follow-up schedule on implementation of government decisions and especially after
importers complained of confusion and damaging chaos at the clearance point of
imported goods on excuse of preventing banned plastic packages from entering
the market.
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