DODOMA, April 3 -- THE Speaker of the National Assembly Mussa Zungu has ordered the government to submit a full list of councils that failed to implement a national directive on mosquito control, giving officials until April 8 at 2 p.m. to comply.

Issuing the directive during yesterdays parliamentary session in Dodoma, the Speaker said firm action will be taken against any local authority that ignored instructions despite the government allocating funds for malaria control.

“By April 8, before 2 p.m., the Clerks Office must have received the list of all noncompliant councils. We cannot continue allowing officials to disregard their duties while malaria continues to burden Tanzanians,” he said.

The directive followed a quest...