TANZANIA n = 20 Yes 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? No Partial Additional Information • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Total Score: 16/20 6. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Category 1: Website www.mem.go.tz The MEM website is packed with a lot of information with regards to the mineral and energy sector, as well as the Ministry’s relevant institutions and agencies. It provides updated information on mineral licenses and other energy projects. Each particular ministerial agency and institution has its own site within the main ministerial website. The website has additional video clips which explain the various activities that are conducted by the Ministry, its agencies and institutions. The site also provides a feedback form for visitors. No social media is connected to the website. The website has provided the following important information for its users: Please note that we are in Tanzania with time zone (GMT+03:00). Although we may not be in office at times convenient for all international enquiries, we do monitor our e-mail outside normal office hours. 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, signed contracts? • f) Vacancy and employment procedures? • g) The address, telephone number, 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? • • Total Score: 18/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral: 1. Your Ministry is responsible for the minerals and energy sectors; how do common citizens access information useful to them from your office? Do they need to pay for information? 2. Your Ministry is responsible for rural electrification run by REA, there are some complaints that majority of the people in villages cannot afford electrical equipment that enabled them to be connected. What measures are there in place to help them access electrical equipment in a reasonable price? 3. The Fifth Phase Government is focusing on industrialisation, and being the ministry responsible for energy, what steps have you taken to meet the high demand of electricity power to the emerging industries? 83