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NBS NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO: 49 DATE: JUNE, 2019 s NBS: “A ONE-STOP CENTRE FOR OFFICIAL STATISTICS IN TANZANIA.” Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 Editorial Board Dr. Albina Chuwa Statistician General Members Deogratius Simba Said Ameir Emmanuel Ghula Andrew Punjila Hadija I. Abdul 2 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 More Investments to Target the Poor, says Prime Minister Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa flanked by other dignitaries launches Report of the Key Findings of the 2017- 18 Household Budget Survey. While Tanzania has recorded food poverty was a result of The Prime Minister, however, positive results in fighting collective efforts made by the admitted that reducing poverty poverty, the government has fifth phase government and is a huge undertaking that is vowed to continue investing in other stakeholders in reducing why it took the country 26 projects which have direct poverty in the country. years to reduce poverty level benefits to the majority of the from 39.0 percent in 1991-92 population. According to survey results, to 13 percent in 2017-18. basic needs poverty has In his speech during the national declined from 28.2 percent in He emphasised that poverty is dissemination of the Key 2011-12 to 26.4 percent in a cross-cutting issue hence a Indicator Findings of the 2017- 2017-2018 whereas food well coordinated mechanism 18 Household Budget Survey poverty has dropped from 9.7 must be put in place to (HBS), Prime Minister Kassim percent in 2011-12 to 8.0 coordinate efforts from various Majaliwa said the decrease of percent in 2017-18. sectors including-- social both basic needs poverty and-- services sector, financial-- 3 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 services sector and economic 55.5 in 2015, Rwanda 38.2 in located in urban areas. services like transportation and 2016, Ethiopia 23.4 per cent in communication. 2015 and Zimbabwe 72.3 He said positive results so far percent,” he said adding that achieved in reducing poverty in “Reducing poverty is a huge from this report, participants the country was attributed to undertaking which calls for learnt that poverty levels massive investments made by commitment, determination and among Tanzanians did not the government in improving hard work with appropriate differ much from the rest of quality and access to social services. interventions,” he said. the countries in the continent. He said any effort towards He told the meeting that According to the World Bank, reducing poverty in any country poverty situation in the country the Premier noted that many must focus on investing in is not different from that of countries have been sectors which have direct other countries in the continent experiencing economic growth benefits to majority of the particularly in the Sub-Sahara but reduction of poverty has population and added that the region. remained too slow to reduce decision by the government to because most of the sectors invest in strategic sectors such as “According to available that experience the growth are infrastruture and energy sectors statistics, basic needs poverty capital intensive, which create will further stimulate growth and in neighbouring Kenya was few employment opportunities create more job opportunities to 36.8 in 2015, South Africa-- and above all are mostly-- many people and hence contribute to poverty reduction. He said the findings of the survey were very important because they will help the government to monitor and evaluate implementation of various national, regional and global development programmes and plans. “Through these results, we have realised that there are areas which we have made progress but also there are those which the government and stakeholders Part of participants to the have to work together to national dissemination of Key increase opportunities to our people to be able to reduce basic Findings of the 2017-18 HBS needs poverty,” he noted. 4 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 Kijaji: Statisticians Must be Field-Oriented Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Ashatu Kijaji addressing NBS Workers Council Meeting held at NBS conference hall in Dodoma. Allocation of statisticians in National Bureau of council is allocated one. every district council is a Statistics (NBS), which strategic decision by the took place at NBS “It is a strategic decision to government to improve and Headquarters conference ensure we have efficient strengthen national statistical hall recently. mechanisms which system, particularly data guarantee us quality and real collection at lower levels of She said the government time statistics from district administration. made a wise decision of councils,” she emphasized. creating the position of The Deputy Minister of assistant director in charge The deputy minister urged Finance and Planning, Dr. of statistics at district that all statisticians in Ashatu Kijaji, made the council in a bid to district councils to be field remarks during the opening of strengthen statistical oriented through engaging the Second Meeting of the operations, saying the move source of statistical Fifth Workers Council of the-- will ensure every district-- information/data and-- 5 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 educate the public on the importance of statistics for their individual and national development. “Do not just sit in your offices but rather go out and reach out to the people, attend meetings at all levels and sensitise the public of the importance of taking part in various surveys, that provide our country with the-much-need statistics,” she challenged. Dr. Kijaji insisted that statisticians must make their presence and relevancy NBS Workers’ Council members known to the public by together raising hands to sing adopting pragmatic international solidarity song ‘solidarity forever’ at the approach through close beginning of council meeting engagements and conducting held at NBS conference hall sensitisation programmes at Dodoma. lower levels. “It is only through pragmatic approach in engaging the public which will make people differentiate between a statistician and a planning officer,” Dr. Kijaji observed. “It is a strategic decision to ensure we have efficient mechanisms which guarantee us quality and real time statistics from district councils,” said Dr. Kijaji. 6 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 Partner with NBS to Prepare Regional Profiles, Premier urges RCs Prime Minister Kassim He gave the directive when “I call upon all Regional Majaliwa has directed he was launching the Key Commissioners to cooperate regional commissioners to Findings of the 2017-18 with NBS to ensure regional work with the national Household Budget Survey profiles are prepared and statistics office to ensure (HBS) held at Takwimu released in time,” he urged they prepare and release House in Dodoma. and insisted that he will their respective regional follow up on the matter profiles. Mr Majaliwa added that through implementation since government issued the report from Statistician The Premier said regional directive in 2016, National General in every quarter. profiles were very Bureau of Statistics (NBS) important in monitoring and has been closely monitoring “I call upon all Regional evaluating regional gross collection of those Commissioners to cooperate domestic product (GDP), statistical information from with NBS to ensure regional regional par capital income the regions. profiles are prepared and and poverty situation. released in time,”– PM Hon. Majaliwa. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Ashatu Kijaji share light moment with traditional dancers during the inauguration of NBS office building and launching of Key Findings of the 2017-18 HBS 7 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 Adoptation of global goals signal daunting tasks for production of enough statistics Statistician General Dr. Albina Chuwa is interviewed by MAELEZO online TV on the challenge the national statistics office is facing of ever increasing demand of data to monitor national, regional and global development indicators The adoption of the global She added: “This task, statistics. Sustainable Development Goals however, cannot be solely done (SDGs) has created immense by governments through its “The Amendments provide a data demand which has exerted national statistics offices but window for statistics pressure on national statistics involving other producers of produced outside state offices all over the world. statistics.” system but which have met laid down principles for Statistician General Dr. Albina The NBS chief thanked the official statistics to be Chuwa told Maelezo Online TV government for sanctioning incorporated within the that all national statistics offices Amendments to the Statistics national statistics system and around the world have had a Act No. 9 of 2015, which were used as official statistics,” daunting task of producing passed in 2018, hence opening she explained. enough data on monitoring and up a window for other evaluating implementation of stakeholders to participate in She said in principle, the SDGs indicators. the production of official-- process of statistics-- 8 Issue NO: 49 Date: JUNE, 2019 Members of NBS Workers Council and invitees keenly follow proceedings of the meeting production is an inclusive exercise which involves various people including the public at various stages. “If a household member does not provide correct statistical information to the data collector, he or she will be sabotaging the country because that will lead to misleading results (statistics),” Dr. Chuwa said. She told the public/government online TV that the main tasks of NBS is to process, analyse and produce statistics to explain or show the real situation on the ground. “Our work is just to show what is happening on the ground and with Statistician General Dr. Albina Chuwa welcomes Deputy these statistics, policy and decision Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Ashatu Kijaji when she makers can respond with correct arrived at NBS offices for the launching of Key Findings of the 2017-18 HBS and inauguration of NBS office building policies and programmes,” she which was officiated by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.