According to a spokeswoman, the UK

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Tanzania has an estimated 50 ton cubic feet of gas reserves, and is gearing up for an energy boom. Politicians worry that corruption could plague the sector while it is still in its early stages.

In October, a group of international donors said they had suspended $490mn in general budget support, which is used at the government’s discretion to fund development projects, until an official review of the scandal had been conducted. “Disbursements have not been made because we are waiting for the controller auditor general report and the government action following that,” Sinikka Antila, Finland’s ambassador to Tanzania and chair of the donors’ general budget support committee, said at the time.

A spokeswoman for the UK’s Department for International Development said: “The UK takes a zero-tolerance approach to corruption. We will not disburse any further budget support to Tanzania until we have concluded our discussions with the government of Tanzania. ”Hospitals and health centres have run out of medicine after donors withheld aid," said Irenei Kiria, executive director of national policy advocacy NGO Sikika. Donors to Tanzania’s general budget support programme include the African Development Bank, Canada, Denmark, the European commission, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the World Bank. Kiria said Tanzania’s widening budget deficit and persistent power cuts have damaged Kikwete’s relations with donors.