Tanzanian President Suluhu sacks flight agency boss, dissolves railways board

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan. PHOTO | PHILL MAGAKOE | AFP

Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and Tanzania Government Flight Agency (TGFA) on Sunday became the first casualties of a damning report after President Samia Suluhu Hassan dissolved the TRC Board and sacked the flight agency's Director-General John Nzulule.

The 2021/22 report of the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed massive discrepancies in the purchase of a cargo plane that was later leased to Air Tanzania, and the purchase of locomotives and couches for the TRC.