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The announcement comes just days after President John Magufuli asked the new Interior Minister, Kangi Lugola, to closely monitor a section of NGOs operating in the country that he believes , contravened the law
. write a draft policy for the National Council of NGOs (NaCoNGO) for the review of members and comments expected by August of this year.
"There are a lot of problems that have to be solved because the policy we have has been there for over 17 years, so it's important that we have a policy review because we believe a lot has changed, Said Ismael Suleiman, the secretary general of the country's NGO council.
Speaking at an awareness workshop, he commended the government for involving stakeholders in the review process.
"There are times when we thought we were enforcing a law while violating each other, we need to know each other to know who is involved in what and where," he said.
According to him, there is currently confusion It is difficult to understand what other organizations do.
"There are NGOs that provide services and there are some who carry out development activities, there were problems to get to know each other and for our activities"
Deputy Deputy Clerk for NGOs Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Older Persons and Children, Baraka Leonard, said Tanzania was at the forefront of providing an enabling environment for the development of non-governmental organizations.
Currently, Tanzania has 17,000 registered civil society organizations, according to the government official.
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