Jakaya Kikwete Quotes

It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending.

Before we give you billions more, we want to know what you've done with the trillion you've got.

For too long it was assumed that you could completely separate out flows of money from responsibilities and accountabilities in service delivery. This flawed assumption is central to understanding many of the failures.

We represent the people's money, and we have to be good stewards of that.

I am mindful of my responsibilities as state treasurer, and I will not shirk those responsibilities.

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

No, I was pleased that it is possible for somebody who makes full disclosure as I've done, not only of the contributors, but also how the money is spent.

I feel the audience has a right to know if some of the money they're spending is going to a certain cause, and reassuring them the money is going to where it's supposed to be going.

The State should have made sure the money given to the NGOs was used according to a global plan for Haiti; not doing whatever they want. They should be supervised and have to report and make sure the money is being used properly. They are here, but we are seeing no results.

I firmly believe that the most important feature of spending the people's money is complete transparency.

If my company spends money, it should be disclosed to the shareholders and how it was spent. With my personal money, I can do anything I want. But company money should be disclosed.

Donors need to know what their money is being used for.

And I believe in having an administration that has clearly defined goals, objectives and time lines such that it and its people can be held accountable.

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money.

Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.

My top priority will be to secure maximum value for money in aid through greater transparency, rigorous independent evaluation and an unremitting focus on results.

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

The bottom line is, I hear my donors, I hear our base out there, I hear the leadership. And we're taking steps to make sure that we're even more - how shall we say it - fiscally conservative in our spending and certainly making sure the dollars are there when it's time to run our campaigns.

What is OK is to spend money for productivity. What is not OK is just to light money on fire.

At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we should strain every sinew to cut error, waste and fraud.

The State of Virginia is similar to a great business corporation... and should be conducted with the same efficiency and economy as any private business.

The American people need to know that money is being used effectively because frankly, the nation can't afford careless spending, no matter how well-intentioned.

International donors, our friends, should demand results; impose results. The fact of giving money is not helping if you give money to honest people and there is no structure to manage that money. It is not helping.