Allegedly, senior Tanzanian officials diverted money from the country's energy contracts to private accounts abroad. At this point $1 million had been paid and the rest was awaiting intervention from the Tanzanian government. It is really disappointing because Tanzania has been facing electricity problems for 20 years. Among those who financed the now suspended Tanzanian 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, along with the country's most senior officials, including the energy minister and energy supplier state-owned " Tanesco”. Pinda pretended to ignore him and said that the country's extreme desperation pushed them to turn to shady foreign contractors, assuming that all transfers were valid. Which is interesting, because it is believed that almost 20% of all Tanzania's development funding has been stolen, and Tanzania is preparing to launch natural gas sales (Mark Anderson). This incident has cost many jobs and the credibility of the Tanzanian government. It's not a far stretch to say that corruption is a problem