It appears that senior Tanzanian officials have siphoned money from the country's energy contracts into private accounts abroad. At this point, $1 million had been paid and the rest was awaiting action from the Tanzanian government. This is really disappointing because Tanzania has been facing electricity problems for 20 years. Among those who financed Tanzania's now-suspended general budget are the African Development Bank, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the world. Bank (Mark Anderson). Then, just a month later, Tanzanian Prime Minister Mzengo Pinda was criticized for losing nearly $120 million from the country's energy budget, he and the country's top officials, including the energy minister and the public energy supplier. Tanesco.” Pinda feigned ignorance and said the country's extreme desperation had led them to rely on shady foreign contractors, thinking all transfers were valid. Which is interesting, because almost 20% of Tanzania's development funds have reportedly been diverted, and Tanzania is preparing to launch natural gas sales (Mark Anderson). This incident cost many jobs and the credibility of the Tanzanian government. It is not far from saying that corruption poses a considerable problem