ARUSHA, Aug. 26 -- PUBLIC and private sector leaders have called for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to adopt agility, innovation and strategic reforms to accelerate national development and improve service delivery.

Puma Energy Tanzania Managing Director Ms Fatma Abdallah said when presenting a paper that there is urgent need for SOEs to shift toward change driven practices to improve responsiveness.

“Bureaucracy has slowed operations for too long, but it also presents an opportunity to rethink how we work,” she said on Monday during the third day of the Chairpersons and CEOs Forum (CEOs Forum 2025).

The four-day forum was officially opened by Vice-President Dr Philip Mpango on Sunday and brought together chairpersons and c...