Why Magufuli administration misses the point on Government splurge

if even one member of the axed board of directors sneaks in, perceptions of whitchhunting will gather pace and conspiracy theorists will have a field day

there is a plethora of literature counseling against appointing permanent secretaries and chief executives in the board of directors who are laden with conflict of interests and transmogrify official graft with impunity! Those carrion calls go unheeded!

according to appointer, tra board of directors was dissolved because of gross misconduct when it defied presidential edict against opening fixed deposits for public institutions

then that alone makes all five ex-officios untenable to hold their plum positions which justify them sitting in that board

deputy commissioner in general for tra was recently confirmed and he was behind the advice to open those three fixed deposit accounts will he be axed too?

or this accountability is firewalled only at tra board level which in itself is very unbecoming!

reforms at tra require legislative effort and getting rid of all ex-officios could be a place to begin...

cosmetic changes of recalling the boards of directors and thereafter reappointing some members is no change we can believe in, but is this regime a true agent of change or a mere wolf in sheepskin?

political persecutions during and after election indicates legitimacy no longer can be taken for granted.

Mmh!

we are still struggling to define money laundering

are all illegal gains money laundering?

if a thief steals and banks his bootleg is he money laundering?

if the answer to the two is in affirmative then all crimes involving movement of money are money laundering

a more constrained definition of money laundering involves the giver and the taker knowingly abets the movement of the transaction of cash fulfills money laundering

my concerned is a more robust definition of money laundering which ignores the roles of all parties in the transaction can lead to victimization in framing of charges to deny a part to bail because this offence is not bailable

for obvious reasons, i will not cite cases now being played in courtrooms which do not fit the charges of money laundering as per my definition.

that will be interference and an attempt to sway the courts

if one is moving drug money that is money laundering because all players including buyers and sellers knew it was a crime

terrorism money is money laundering