DODOMA: THE Dodoma Regional Commissioner, Ms Rosemary Senyamule, has urged leaders to strengthen engagement with citizens and ensure their offices remain open and accessible to the public.
The RC was speaking recently during a working session attended by district commissioners, district administrative secretaries, council directors and members of the Regional Secretariat.
Ms Senyamule emphasised that leaders must recognise the responsibility entrusted to them by the government to serve the public, supervise staff under their authority and ensure that duties are performed in accordance with the principles of good governance, while maintaining peace and stability in their respective areas.
“Citizens need to see a smile on the faces of their leaders, as this reflects love, approachability and a willingness to serve them,” said RC Senyamule.
The regional commissioner also encouraged leaders to be innovative in carrying out their responsibilities by generating new ideas and taking practical measures to address citizens’ challenges, accelerate development and improve service delivery in their respective areas.
Regarding Dodoma Region’s development priorities, Ms Senyamule urged leaders to support initiatives in education, health, environmental conservation, the economy, agriculture, industry and mining to accelerate regional development and improve citizens’ well-being.
RC Senyamule called on leaders to ensure that the execution of their responsibilities produces tangible and positive results that benefit the public.
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According to the regional commissioner, leadership success should be measured by the quality of services delivered and the improvements achieved in people’s lives.
Before the meeting, RC Senyamule visited Kondoa District, where she inspected several development projects and addressed residents’ concerns.
She also urged communities to take precautions against the expected heavy rains. The projects she inspected included the 5.7bn/- Itaswi Dam and the 540m/- Potea Secondary School construction project.
She also laid the foundation stone for Serya Primary School, which is being constructed at a cost of 302m/-.
Ms Senyamule said the government was continuing to invest in health, education and community empowerment, while stressing the need for projects to be completed on time so that residents could benefit from the services.
At Itaswi, she highlighted other government investments, including the 98m/- Haire Dispensary, Chubi Primary School, which cost 100m/-, and 24.5m/- in loans issued to three groups under the 10 per cent loan scheme.
Regarding the expected rains, Ms Senyamule urged residents to follow forecasts and advice from the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA), particularly those living in lowlying areas and other locations at high risk of flooding.