Tanzania orders inquiry into Lindi municipal infrastructure spending

Sunday 15th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Tanzania’s vice-president has ordered police and the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau to examine spending on a municipal infrastructure project in Lindi. Deogratius Ndejembi issued the directive during a visit on 14 November, according to the government information service.

The government account said a briefing put payments to the contractor at TZS 4.22 billion, physical progress at 24% and elapsed contract time at 80%. The payment figure describes the amount reported as paid. The published account did not give a complete contract value or the schedule of payments.

Ndejembi asked investigators to establish how the payments were made, how the funds had been used and why the work had fallen behind the expected pace. He requested a report for submission to President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The directive opens an inquiry. The government account disclosed no findings and did not establish wrongdoing.

The Lindi visit followed a stop in neighbouring Mtwara on 13 November. The Citizen reported that Ndejembi also asked for accountability over delays there after inspecting a market, drainage and road works. Those projects were separate from the Lindi expenditure covered by the inquiry.

The government’s Lindi account did not set a deadline for a public release of the findings or announce a revised completion date for the municipal project.

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