NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE

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NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE

• ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN MKUZA
• Friday 20/11/2009

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Purpose of the Report

• The Report provides progress in terms of MKUZA
  performance, challenges.
• The achievements are not linked to MKUZA Goals
  due to shortage of time.
• The primary objective of the Report is
  information sharing and stimulating dialogue.
• Data contained up to 2008, in some cases data up
  to 2007 only.

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Per Capita and GDP

• Per capital GDP went up from 516 thousands (414
  US Dollar) in the year 2007 to 639 thousand (534
  US Dollar) in the year 2008, an increase of 23.8
  percent
• Capital formation increased in nominal terms by
  37.5 percent in 2007 compared to 33.0 percent in
  2006 probably no real increase given the
  inflation rate of 13 during that period.

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TREND OF PER CAPITA GDP
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TREND OF CONSTANT PRICE GDP GROWTH
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE

• Government Accounts show that in 2007/08, total
  domestic revenue collected was TZS110.7 billion
  compared to TZS 89.6 billion for 2006/07 an
  increase of 23 percent.
• An increase of 16.3 of GDP in 2006/07 to 18.2
  in 2007/08
• Total Government expenditure for 2007/08 was
  179.2 billion out of that 73.9 billion was for
  development expenditures emphasis on
  development.

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Inflation

• Annual inflation rate increased to 20.6 in 2008
  compared to 13.1 registered in 2007.
• Current rate during this period (2009) Aug 5.1
  Sept 4.3 and Oct.4.5
• Annual average CPI for 2008 show that Food CPI
  was 154.4, Non-food CPI was 135.4 overall CPI
  was 145.4.

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SELECTED SECTOR PERFORMANCE - Transport

• The total number of passengers handled at
  Zanzibar airport declined by 3.6 percent in 2008
  compared to 2007.
• Tonnages of cargo handled in 2008 declined by
  57.9 percent.
• Passenger handled at Zanzibar Ports increased by
  9.3 percent in 2008 - from 1.33 million
  passengers in 2007 to 1.45 million passengers in
  2008.
• Tonnage of cargo declined in 2008 (311,680)
  compared to 2007 (410,408). due to major repair
  works.
• Transport and communication had a growth rate of
  28.9 and 22.8 percent respectively

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A BRIEF ON ROAD SECTOR PERFORMANCE

• PEMBA roads under construction
• South Roads Project total 45.0 km ( management
  of rural roads using labour intensive
  methods-significant employment creation to about
  2000 worker days/km).
• Feeder roads( Ole-Kengeja Wete-Gando) and Trank
  road (Wete Konde) total 63 km.
• Unguja major trank roads projects
• Amani(Welezo) Dunga 12.7km
• Mfenesini Bumbwini _ 13 km Both with
  bridges.
• Mazizini Fumba _ 18km

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SELECTED SECTOR PERFORMANCE - Agriculture

• Performance in agriculture sector was slightly
  better in 2008 (5.7 percent) compared to 2007
  (negative 0.4 percent).
• Overall, services sector register a constant GDP
  growth rate of 6.4 percent in 2008, which is
  lower compared to 10.4 percent recorded in 2007.

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TRADITIONAL COMMODITIES

• In 2008, cloves production increased to 4,007.3
  tons compared to 1,085.6 tons in 2007. price
  varies between US 3850 to US 4000.
• Seaweed increased to 11,177 tons in 2008 compare
  to 8,485 in 2007.
• Fish catches in 2007 was 23,582 tons and 24,803
  tons in 2008, an increases of 5.

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TREND OF IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE
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PERFORMANCE IN TOURISM

• Tourist arrival has increased from 19,368
  visitors in 1985, to an estimated 219,047 in
  2007.
• Hotel capacity has grown from 550 beds in 1985
  to 9,430 beds in 2007, most rapidly in coastal
  areas.
• In 1985, only 50 beds were located on the coast
  by 2007, there were 7,640 (81 of the total).
• Tourism represents 40 of all exports of
  services, making it one of the largest categories
  of international trade, with more potential that
  could benefit the poor if value chain and
  backward linkages are considered.

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WATER AND ELECTRICITY

• On water, commercial users increased
  tremendously from 319 to 1,347 due to introduce
  cost sharing during August 2008 and increase
  awareness among the users. New reservoirs
  constructed with total capacity of 6.9million
  liters. Partly Japanese aid valued at Yen 1.23
  billion (US 12ml Tzs 13biln).
• TASAF supported 24 water projects
• The quantity of electricity distributed decreased
  from 137,108,000 KW in 2007 to 130,687,000 KW in
  2008 (one month break down in June, 2008) re
  paved in 2007

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PERFORMANCE IN EDUCATION

• Number of primary schools increased from 119 in
  2007 to 119 in 2008.
• Numbers of secondary schools remained constant at
  69 in 2007 and 69 in 2008.
• Number of private nursery schools decreased at
  11.4 (from 236 schools in 2007 to 209 schools
  in 2008).
• Total number of students in public schools
  (provide basic education) increase from 206,611in
  2007 to 207,708 in 2008.
• Number of students in secondary schools
  increased from 72,193 in 2007 to 81,099 in 2008.

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PERFORMANCE IN HEALTH

• Introduction of the 2nd line PHCUs to reduce long
  distance for delivery services
• Result increase in delivery in health facilities
  attended by skilled personnel
• Result maternal mortality reached 365/100,000 in
  2007 compared to 473/100,000 in 2006
• Note this is from the routine data survey data
  may reveal slightly different numbers!

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Performance in Health

• Malaria control programme, Zanzibar Aids Control
  Programme, and Zanzibar Tuberculosis and Leprosy
  Programme are in place. Results
• modest decline in anaemia in pregnant mothers
  from 43.1 in 2006 to 38 in 2007
• malaria incidence in gt5 was reduced from 54 of
  the total under five population to 24 in 2007.
• of the 2837 people tested for TB,(F-1597M-1240),
  only 13 were found positive (UP).

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MOTHER TO CHILD CARE --- HIV and AIDS

• The government provided ARV drugs, HIV kits,
  equipment and supplies to health facilities,
  offering voluntary counselling and testing (VCT),
  and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
  (PMTCT) interventions.
• PMTCT services were provided in 15 sites
• The number of pregnant women accessing PMTCT
  services was 3,000 in 2005 is 21,000 women in
  2007

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INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES REFORM

• A comprehensive study on ZPSRP has been
  undertaken
• detailing the best coordination mechanism of
  core reforms with a comprehensive package on
• Developing functional institutional structures.
• Advise on developing scheme of service for
  various cadres ( work in progress).
• Advise on scope of local government reforms.
• A Zanzibar Human Resources Draft Policy first
  draft in place.
• A situation Analysis Report for Civil Service
  Policy in Zanzibar (Draft) is ready for
  discussion by Stakeholders.

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INCLUSIVENESS AND PARTICIPATION

• Involvement of people at grassroots levels
  widened by increasing the number of Shehias from
  294 to 303
• Strengthening of non-state actors to take part in
  public matters (number of CSOs increased from 350
  (2007) to 415 (2008)
• Act No. 3 4 of 1995 and Act No. 1 of 1998
  reviewed in order to further strengthen linkages
  with civil society.
• Act No 1 of 2006 on PWD enacted National
  Disable Council for PWD established in 2007.
• Government of URT set aside Tshs. 21.0 billion
  and Tshs 1.2 billion set aside by RGoZ (KK
  Fund) in support of micro-enterprises.

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YOUTH ENTERPRENUERSHIP-ILO STUDY

• A total of 88 individual and group enterprises
  were covered.
• 63 in Unguja and 25 in Pemba.
• Magharibi district represented the highest number
  of enterprises surveyed ( 25)
• Kati and Mjini districts, 13.6 percent, Kusini,
  10.2 percent.
• Apparently all top five districts with highest
  number of enterprises are in Unguja.

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GENDER SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ON OWNERSHIP
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Economic and Financial Reforms

• Capacity building undertaken in areas of
  Economic Management to IMF Institute
  Postgraduate in Economic courses MTEF Seminars
  PER Workshops, Planning Techniques
  Macro-Economic Forecasting.
• Macro Economic environment steadily being
  strengthened (Management of Public debt Regular
  CPI data, monthly management of the budget
  through Ceiling Committee).
• IFMS, (significant improvement in reporting,
  foster the reconciliation, facilitate final
  accounts and National Accounts generation,
  increasing transparencies , accountability and no
  over commitments).
• Strengthening Internal Audit in all MDAs.

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Good Governance Reforms

• A Good Governance Coordination Department formed
  within the Ministry of CAGG
• Civilianization of Prosecution processes is on
  going.
• Work on the development of the Zanzibar Good
  Governance framework and action plan has already
  commenced.
• A case flow Management Committee to facilitate
  smooth administration of Court Cases has been
  established
• Law Review Commission is in place and review
  work in progress.
• Computerization of vital registration is on going
  at the Registrar Generals Office.

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CHALLENGES

• Financial resources
• Human capacities
• Institutional weaknesses
• Division of duties among DPs
• Coordination
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Data availabiliy

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End of presentation

• MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
• Dr. Hamed R.H.Hikmany
• Commissioner
• National Planning, Sector Development and Poverty
  Reduction,
• Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Zanzibar