TANZANIA n = 20 Yes No 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? • 6. Does the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc? • 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Partial Additional Information Total Score: 0/20 7. Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE www.maji.go.tz The MWI’s website features a tool that allows for the submissions of comments on the usability of the website. The website is in Kiswahili and English. It shows live views and the total number of daily website visits. The website contains important information on the budget, programs, current news, contacts and social media accounts, i.e. Twitter and Facebook. n = 20 1. Does this website contain up-to-date information? Yes No Partial Additional Information • 2. Does the website contain the following: a) A description of its powers, as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions and the responsibilities of the administration? • b) A list of laws, Acts etc issued within the scope of its powers? • c) Reports, policies, programmes? • d) Budget and expenditure? • • e) Information about procurement procedures and/or signed contracts? • f) Vacancy and employment procedures? g) The address, telephone numbers and working hours of the institution? • • h) The contact details of specific public officials? i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? No signed contracts • Total Score: 14/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the MWI: 1. There is a widespread problem of dilapidation and destruction of clean water and sewage infrastructure in many parts of the country; the issue is even bigger in Dar es Salaam and its neighbouring towns. How are you addressing this? 2. What sustainable strategies do you have in place to save water sources and catchment areas from destruction as a result of human activities? 3. How do you solve the problem of industries remitting sewage into rivers and human settlements? 4. There have been concerns by the public over clean water and sewage charges and yet the problem of sewage is rampant in many neighbourhoods. What does it take to solve this problem? 5. What plans are in place to make sure the ministry’s irrigation plans benefit those in rural areas? 6. How much money is allocated in this year’s (2018/19) budget to make sure there is availability of safe and clean water countrywide? 82