News:

It has been reported by the media that the United States had announced to put on hold the signing of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact with Tanzania pending the government's action on the Tegeta Escrow scandal.

US Ambassador Mark Childress said the MCC Board meeting in Washington shelved an allocation of $9.78 million (Sh16.14 billion) as it awaits the outcome of the Escrow investigation and other reforms to tame corruption, mainly in the energy sector.

Comment:

America embarks on the scandal of Tegeta Escrow concerning T306 billion that touched the feelings of many pretending to be seen to uphold manners and ethics only to be seen on the front line in the war against corruption and bribe which is a great lie in broad day light!

All the American projects channeled via MCC and others are nothing but neocolonial strategies to safeguard its interests and influence, the reason behind it to hoodwink citizen turning them to believe that America is sympathetic and so concerned about them. Whereas realistically it is a state that uses force to implement political decisions on developing countries including Tanzania. On the economic side, their multinational companies and other capitalist states rob the resources of these countries tantamount to what they do to other developing countries. If America was so concerned and sympathetic towards citizens and human beings in totality, they would first and foremost stop implementing their oppressive ideology and it would not be spearheading in the scramble and pilfering of the developing countries resources in collaboration with their corrupted democratic politicians.

The capitalist ideology which is being implemented by America has only one criterion for action not any other which is benefit. So, the call for sanctions of their aids towards developing countries as a means of combating corruption and bribe no body save naive can accept it.

In conjunction with this false American declaration of zero tolerance to corruption and bribe and Escrow scandal which it aims to use to portray itself as a role model of ethics and civilization, all have seen the recent report of their senate concerning the heinous torture being conducted by the CIA against Muslims. In reality what is contained in that report is nothing compared to the rampant racially instigated killings by their police like the recent killing of Eric Garner that lead to violent demonstrations. America has failed and cannot be a role model of ethics and civilization due to the corruption, torture, and brutality and stealing of resources from the developing countries.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Masoud Msellem

Deputy Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in East Africa