The Tanzanian government has called on Chief Executive Officers of public entities to ensure that the National Development Vision 2050, popularly known as Dira 2050, produces real and measurable improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens while also strengthening the national economy.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the third phase of the Executive Induction Training Programme for CEOs held at the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Kibaha, Coast Region, Minister of State in the President’s Office for Public Service Management and Good Governance, Mr Ridhiwani Kikwete, stressed that the success of the vision depends heavily on effective implementation by public institutions.

The training programme, organised by the Office of the Treasury Registrar together with the UONGOZI Institute, aims to build stronger leadership capacity, promote good governance and improve the delivery of public services.

Mr Kikwete explained that Dira 2050, which began its official implementation on 1 July this year, will only succeed if public bodies turn policies into practical results through better service delivery, efficient systems, innovation and closer partnership with the private sector.

He warned that if CEOs fail to align their institutional plans and daily decisions with the national vision, ministries and agencies may pursue separate agendas and slow down the country’s long-term development goals.

Leadership in the public sector, he said, will now be judged not by the number of plans produced but by the ability to remove bureaucracy, raise productivity and provide quality services to the people.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Dr Fred Msemwa, added that the country needs innovative and accountable leaders who can convert national aspirations into concrete social and economic outcomes.

Treasury Registrar Nehemiah Mchechu noted that ongoing reforms in the 308 public entities under government oversight, with a combined investment value of 92.3 trillion shillings, are already improving efficiency and service delivery.

He emphasised that these institutions remain strategic assets for achieving the ambitious targets of Dira 2050 and must continue strengthening accountability, innovation and financial sustainability so that ordinary Tanzanians feel the real benefits of the national vision.