Management of public leaders’ ethics in Tanzania: a case of ethics secretariat
| dc.contributor.author | Njama, Akili Hassan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-12T11:52:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-05-12T11:52:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Available in printed form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF HD 57.7.T34N523) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explored the capacity of the Ethics Secretariat (ES) in managing public leaders‘ethics. Specifically, it sets out to investigate the capacity of the institution in managing public leaders‘ethics: examine the legal framework capacity, analyses human and financial capacity and assess the functional relations between the Ethics Secretariat and other institutions governing ethics, namely PCCB, CHRGG, the Parliament, the Court and the Ministry for public service and good governance. The study employed the political economy theory and its methodology was primarily qualitative. Its findings relied heavily on questionnaires, documentary review and in-depth interviews with key informants of the institutions mentioned above. Generally, it was found that the capacity of the Ethics Secretariat in managing public leaders‘ethics is affected by various factors. Some of these factors include the weaknesses of the Leadership Code of Ethics Act of 1995, insufficient human and financial resources, weakness in functional relations between the Ethics Secretariat and other institutions governing ethics mentioned above. The study concludes first, under inappropriate law, insufficient human and financial resources and inappropriate functional relations between the Ethics Secretariat and other ethics governing institutions, the management of public leaders‘ ethics is difficult if not impossible to comprehend; at best it is likely to remain an elusive phenomenon. Second, in a context where unethical leaders are rarely sanctioned, some leaders have an opportunity to act according to their wishes and not according to the law. The study recommends a substantial amendment of the Leadership Code of Ethics Act No 13 of 1995 amended in 2001 and enactment of a new Constitution in order to create space for oversight institutions to work independently from government interference. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Njama, A.H (2018) Management of public leaders’ ethics in Tanzania: a case of ethics secretariat.Doctoral dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10875 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Leadership | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ethics secretariat | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Management of public leaders’ ethics in Tanzania: a case of ethics secretariat | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |