ARUSHA, Sept. 29 -- PUBLIC institutions will increasingly be assessed by productivity, service quality and their contribution to the economy not dividends alone as the government pushes to align state investments with the National Development Vision 2050.

Treasury Registrar, Mr Nehemiah Mchechu announced the shift yesterday during the 2026 Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers of Public Institutions (C-CEOs) Forum in Arusha, which was opened by Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi on behalf of President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Mr Mchechu said the new approach reflects the growing scale of government investments in public institutions and companies, whose value has increased from 67.95tri/- in the 2020/21 financial year to 92.28tri/- in 2...