The poor suffer most from corruption in the water sector

The report stresses that corruption, as one of the major crimes committed in the water sector, profoundly hinders secure livelihoods of many people in Africa, leading to increased poverty on the continent. The report pointed out that about 80 percent of all health problems in developing countries, for example in Tanzania, are linked to use of unsafe water and inadequate sanitation, which claim about 1.8 million lives a year.

The report raises a number of questions about who are the key players and who are committing corruption in the water sector. To address these questions and others, we take a look at the water supply situation in the City of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the last five years.