Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

MKUKUTA Cluster III: Governance and Accountability
Economic growth, reduction of poverty and improved quality of life all rely upon the fair, effective
and transparent use of Tanzania’s resources. Therefore, the success of MKUKUTA’s Clusters
I and II relies on accomplishing the goals of MKUKUTA’s Cluster III – good governance and
increased accountability.
MKUKUTA’s third cluster has the following four broad outcomes:
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Good governance and the rule of law
Accountability of leaders and public servants
Democracy, and political and social tolerance
Peace, political stability, national unity and social cohesion deepened.
Supporting these broad outcomes are seven individual cluster goals. As for Clusters I and II,
progress towards each goal is assessed against nationally agreed indicators. The supporting
goals for MKUKUTA’s Cluster III are:
Goal 1:
Goal 2:
Goal 3:
Goal 4:
Structures and systems of governance as well as the rule of law to be
democratic, participatory, representative, accountable and inclusive
Equitable allocation of public resources with corruption effectively
addressed
Effective public service framework in place to provide foundation for service
delivery improvements and poverty reduction
Rights of the poor and vulnerable groups are protected and promoted in the
justice system
Goal 5: Reduction of political and social exclusion and intolerance
Goal 6:
Improve personal and material security, reduce crime, and eliminate sexual
abuse and domestic violence
Goal 7: National cultural identities to be enhanced and promoted
Many of the public services which help to achieve the outcomes of Cluster II – education,
healthcare, water and sanitation, and social protection – as well as the administrative and
regulatory systems which directly influence progress towards the outcomes of Cluster I are the
responsibility of local government authorities. However, the current MKUKUTA indicator set only
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