Rais Magufuli aiagiza Wizara ya Nishati kumrejesha kazini mara moja aliyekuwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa TPDC, Dkt. James Mataragio

[Sijijui]

MY TAKE ON THIS: Why I feel sorry for new TPDC boss

Wednesday December 24 2014

>His CV speaks volumes. Many people who read his resume when President Jakaya Kikwete announced that he has appointed Dr James Mataragio to become the new director general for Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) agreed that the post has got a competent person. There is no doubt about that.

BY Peter Nyanje

IN SUMMARY

If we continue running our affairs the way we have been doing, Dr Mataragio will not be the last professional to be frustrated by the way things are run in Tanzania.

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His CV speaks volumes. Many people who read his resume when President Jakaya Kikwete announced that he has appointed Dr James Mataragio to become the new director general for Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) agreed that the post has got a competent person. There is no doubt about that.

The fact that a big multinational company in the name of Bell Geospace, based in Houston, US, has trusted this man to work in one of its departments, is testimony to the competency of this Tanzanian.

The fact that Dr Mataragio has been, free of charge, advising the government on the area of oil and gas shows that he is a Tanzanian who loves his country. There is no doubt that Dr Mataragio will come back and dedicate his time and professionalism to serve his country. But, will the country allow him space to work professionally?

Dr Mataragio will not be the first able and competent Tanzanian to leave his lucrative employment abroad and come home to serve his country. But I am also sure that if we continue running our affairs the way we have been doing, Dr Mataragio will not be the last professional to be frustrated by the way things are run in Tanzania.

When Dr Mataragio’s appointment was announced, I recalled a number of names of people who were doing better elsewhere but were failed when they decided to come back home and dedicate their energy for their country.
And this is not in the technocrats level only. We have such examples even at the upper executive levels. Before he became an MP and minister, Lawrence Masha was among Tanzanians who had done wonders in the US. But he did not last when he was appointed a minister. Prof Sospeter Muhongo is a worldly renowned geologist. He is known all over the world for his acumen in the area. But look at what has happened to him when he accepted a post in President Kikwete’s Cabinet. Prof Anna Tibaijuka is known all over the world for what she did when serving at UN Habitat. But today Prof Tibaijuka is traversing conference rooms addressing reporters in a bid to exonerate herself from a scandal.

Dr Asha Rose Migiro has not entered the black books yet but I can bet that it is just a matter of time before we start reading her name all for the wrong reasons. I think she has survived this far because she has decided to keep low profile on what she does. Besides, she is not heading one of controversial ministries. All these people did not fail because they are incompetent.

And Dr Mataragio has been handed a public corporation which is in the limelight. Gas is not only the talk of the country, it is a global agenda. He will soon become a centre of attention.

It is just a matter of time before Dr Mataragio finds himself in a quagmire with global and local forces pulling and pushing. Unfortunately, given our governance and administration systems, these forces are all but politics.

Soon Dr Mataragio will find himself in an awkward position as he will be compelled to make decisions basing on what politics wants and what his profession requires him to act. If Dr Mataragio believes that he will be a man in charge of TPDC, he will soon realise that there are other forces which call the shots at the corporation.

My problem now is how soon are we going to hear and read about Dr Mataragio’s incompetence? That is why I feel sorry for him.

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Chief you said it all,Ccm and their cheap politics are our biggest enemies, look at Mchechu Nehemiah,look at that Man from Tanga I think Omary Nundu,there was another person at MNH emergency department, where is he? Hii ni nchi ya pekee under ccm

 

[Sijijui]

Si

Ni hivi, dkt matarajio aliletwa nchini na JK, baada ya kina muhongo kusema kuna mchapakazi namfahamu yupo U.S.A!

Kijana wa watu alitoa tender kwenye kampuni ambayo alikuwa anawajua wapo vizuri kwa kazi, na kwa bei ndogo!

Alikataa tender ya waliokuwa wamependekeza, akasema anawajua hawana utaalamu huo, na bei zao zilikuwa juu! Kama kawaida ya mibongo, ilivyoona kakataa, ikaunda jungu kuwa kapatia kampuni tenda kinyume na sheria za PPRA!

Kijana wa kwetu majimoto MARA yakamkuta! Ila hana hamu nao!

Akirudi atakuwa zuzu

 

[Sijijui]

2016 wameonewa wengi sana kwa kuwa kipindi kile Rais alikuwa na Mzuka sana lakin angalau sasa kaelewa kuwa pia kuna watu walichomekewa watimuliwe na kusimamishwa wakat walikuwa watu safi

Ni Vizuri Mh. Rais akaipitia kwa weledi orodha yote ya Maafisa wakubwa waliosimamishwa 2016

Taratibu za manunuzi zikikiukwa Mwenyekti wa Tender Board anaponaje, Mkuu wa Idara ya Manunuzi anaponaje?

Karibu tena Dr Mataragio

Ningekuwa mimi namshukuru tu rais then sirudi

 

[Emery Paper]

After what he went through I don’t think he’ll stay. Probably will make a follow up on his unpaid salaries and other benefits and run away as fast as he can and his wife (and kids) suffered a lot and I don’t think she’ll advise him to stay.

Definitely! This is dissapointing. He gave his heart, served to the best of his capability, yet his work ethics weren't appreciated. If it were me i wouldn't accept such position for the sake of my reputation.

 

[mhanila1]

Hata yeye akirudi kweli nitamshangaa sana

 

[Sijijui]

Atakuwa amegundua ripoti ya makanikia ilikuwa ya ovyo sana, na pengine kwenye negotiations team walipwayasasa anatafuta wataalamu wa kweli.

Thats the only logic given the current issues.

Hakuna namna zaidi ya kufanya recycling tu.

Hahahahah! Mkuu kwenye riport ya makinikia tulitoa mpaka vyeti tena live,report yake inawezaje kuwa professorior rubbish ?

 

[Sijijui]

Nadhani JK hivi sasa atapumua! Manake kaenda SA kumchukua yule mama aliyekuwa TIC, kaja bwana Mkubwa kamtema! Huyu nae alimtoa kwenye kazi yake mzuri tu US, miaka miwili baadae, akakutana na fitina za wabongo!

Kwanza hapa JPM asijikoshe, na nimeona misukule yake hapa ikijifanya kusifia! Ni taasisi nyingi tu zilitajwa kufanya wrong doing na CAG, ni kwanini mkono wa sheria uliwakumba TPDC peke yake?! Tusisahau kwamba, ni huyu huyu JPM ndie alitangaza hadharani kwamba gas yote tumeibiwa, na kwahiyo kuna uwezekano mkubwa kufikishwa mahakamani kwa Matagilo kuna mkono wake! Yaani ni yale yale unasimama hadharani na kusema ana ushahidi kwamba polisi wale walikula rushwa na kusindikiza wezi wa dhahabu, 6 months later, yule yule aliyesema ana ushahidi, hatimae anatangaza polisi wale wale aliosema wamekula rushwa, hivi sasa waachiwe huru na kurudishwa kazini mara moja!

Mkuu iam so sorry kukuambia kuwa huyu mtu pamoja na kwamba ni rais wetu ukiwa na nafasi msikilize ila kati ya maneno kumi atayoongea chukua mawili mengine yaache hapo hapo otherwise njia pekee ya kuepukana nae ni kuangalia recorded football or tamthilia. Binafsi Mungu anisamehe sijawahi kumsikiliza live kwenye TV au kwenye clip za mitandaoni

 

[Rev. Kishoka]

Sawa kabisa Mkuu na kampuni aliyoipa tenda ni ya Houston, Texas ambayo kabla ya kuja Tanzania alikuwa muajiriwa kwenye kampuni hiyo. Tetesi zinadai alitakiwa kukabidhi passport yake ili “asitoroke” nchini ila sijui kama bado yupo nchini au alishaondoka.

Sheikh.. Ogopa sana Jamhuri ya Tunguli, Vifuu na Fitineri!

 

[Eric Cartman]

Hahahahah! Mkuu kwenye riport ya makinikia tulitoa mpaka vyeti tena live,report yake inawezaje kuwa professorior rubbish ?

Kwenye mabishano ya thamani ya shirika kati ya ACCACIA na Barrick kila mtu alikuja na geological data zake.

Report ya ACCACIA ndio iliochukuliwa kama Competent Persons Report na soko la hisa ukionekana kuwa realistic valuation na imeandaliws na independent body ndio maana Barrick ilibidi tu waongeze dau.

Sasa naona bwana mkubwa kama alionyeshwa hiyo na akilinganisha zile alizopewa na wataalamu atakuwa kaona tofauti zake ni mbingu na anga bora arudishe mtaalamu wa kweli (anyway this is just a theory).

 

[goroko77]

Baada ya kupitia kila mstari na kila kila comment BA's nimeamini kuna watz wanajuwa vitu sana na kuongea waswas bila ushabiki naona swala LA Dr James limeguza kila mmoja naona hadi prase team naon wamechangia kwelikweli bila kujali. Am so excited kwa kweli

 

[BAK]

There was another Tanzanian Dr Ferdinand Masau who completed his studies in USA very successfully but his efforts to open his hospital for heart patients in the country were not successful, corrupt government officials were responsible for his failures. Due to frustration he passed away few years ago. Uzi wake humu Mkuu utafute Urania.

Definitely! This is dissapointing. He gave his heart, served to the best of his capability, yet his work ethics weren't appreciated. If it were me i wouldn't accept such position for the sake of my reputation.

 

[Sijijui]

Kwenye mabishano ya thamani ya shirika kati ya ACCACIA na Barrick kila mtu alikuja na geological data zake.

Report ya ACCACIA ndio iliochukuliwa kama Competent Persons Report na soko la hisa kama realistic valuation ndio maana Barrick ilibidi tu waongeze dau.

Sasa naona bwana mkubwa kama alionyeshwa hiyo na ile ya Muruma atakuwa kaona bora arudishe mtaalamu wa kweli (anyway this is just a theory).

Ila hajamuomba msamaha Lissu,au atakuwa kumuomba kimoyo moyo? siasa nyepesi zinaitesa sana nchi yenu.Naamini watu wasingemchukua Lissu kama msaliti badala yake wakaa mezani kujadiri why wewe unafikiri hivi na sisi tunafikiri hivi,we could have achieve something big

 

[Sijijui]

There was another Tanzania Dr Ferdinand Masau who completed his studies in USA very successfully but his efforts to open his hospital for heart patients in the country were not successful, corrupt government officials were responsible for his failures. Due to frustration he passed away few years ago. Uzi wake humu Mkuu utafute Urania.

Ni yule wa Muhimbili,emergency dept ?

 

[jogi]

Anaweza kumrudisha Kebwe?

 

[Sijijui]

Inaitwa recycle bin........yaani unafukunyua kweny uchafu uliotupa Jana na juzi unapuliza halafu unatia domoni....hahahahahaa bhana vevee, politics tamu sana.

Hasa za Tanzania under ccm

 

[BAK]

Inasikitisha sana Mkuu. Ukishaishi nje ya Tanzania tu ukirudi wanakutafutia kila namna ili wakupige mueleka wakati majizi na mafisadi yote yanaishi nchini na hakuna wa KUYAGUSA!

Sheikh.. Ogopa sana Jamhuri ya Tunguli, Vifuu na Fitineri!

 

[Eric Cartman]

Ila hajamuomba msamaha Lissu,au atakuwa kumuomba kimoyo moyo? siasa nyepesi zinaitesa sana nchi yenu.Naamini watu wasingemchukua Lissu kama msaliti badala yake wakaa mezani kujadiri why wewe unafikiri hivi na sisi tunafikiri hivi,we could have achieve something big

Mie sijapendezewa alivyofanywa Lissu, lakini sikukubaliana na hoja zake. Hakuna kampuni inayoshiriki kwenye maswala ya natural resources na yenye mkataba wa kinyonyaji duniani inaweza kwenda mahakama inayofanya public hearing, why so? Kwa sababu huko ushahidi wa wizi utawekwa wazi kila mtu atajua details zote za mkataba in open court.

Ndio maana ACCACIA wakaenda arbitration hizi ni mahakama za dispute resolution (halafu ni private azitoi details za mkataba na wanaoingia ni wahusika tu) na mkataba wowote lazima uwe na maelezo jinsi ya kutatua dispute ndio maana nashangaa Zitto anavyosema hawa watu wanakwepa mahakama zetu.

Hakuna mwekezaji duniani ambae atoweka kipengele kinachoelezea jinsi neutral party itakavyohusika kutatua mgogoro.

Kwa ivyo mwisho wa siku this would still be the outcome, bila ya hata kumuumiza Lissu.

 

[Sijijui]

Ataingia kwa kasi mpya anajua namba moja anamkubali

Akamuulize Muhongo,kukubalika Kwake kunategemea majira ya mwezi mkuu.Yeye akiweza kukataa kurudi itakuwa option nzuri kwake in my opinion

 

[mrangi]

Mnachonifurahishaga ni kupongeza kila uamuzi wa Magugupori...wakati ule Dr. Mataragio amesimamishwa kazi mlishangilia, na leo anarudi kazini mnashangilia pia[emoji28][emoji28]

Wabongo ndy walivyo....
Wanakwambia jamaa ni akili kbwa.... [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Ova

 

[Kamundu]

Si

Ni hivi, dkt matarajio aliletwa nchini na JK, baada ya kina muhongo kusema kuna mchapakazi namfahamu yupo U.S.A!

Kijana wa watu alitoa tender kwenye kampuni ambayo alikuwa anawajua wapo vizuri kwa kazi, na kwa bei ndogo!

Alikataa tender ya waliokuwa wamependekeza, akasema anawajua hawana utaalamu huo, na bei zao zilikuwa juu! Kama kawaida ya mibongo, ilivyoona kakataa, ikaunda jungu kuwa kapatia kampuni tenda kinyume na sheria za PPRA!

Kijana wa kwetu majimoto MARA yakamkuta! Ila hana hamu nao!

👆 Huu ndiyo ukweli alikuwa anakaa Houston na tumekaa naye Houston kwa miaka mingi. Kwenye biashara za mafuta ukiwa Houston utajua kampuni zote maana ni makao makuu ya Oil na Gas maybe Duniani kila kampuni inawafanyakazi wengi pale hivyo wanajuana sana pale kwenye hiyo industry. Ataisaidia sana TPDC