Magufuli sacks NIDA boss over $82.3 mn expenditure

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has sacked National Identification Authority (NIDA) Director General Dickson Maimu pending a probe over the questionable expenditure of Tsh179.6 billion ($82.3 million) in the national identity cards scheme.

Mr Magufuli has also suspended four other senior NIDA officials - ICT director Joseph Makani, senior procurement officer Rahel Mapande, director of legal affairs Sabrina Nyoni and transport officer George Ntalima.