A section of Kenya’s electoral commission which includes the vice chairperson, does not agree with the results about to be announced at the Bomas of Kenya. The commissioners, including vice chair Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyang’aya, have alleged that the results were arrived at in an opaque manner without giving further...
The CHADEMA staunch leader, Freeman Mbowe, said neither he intends to sell CHADEMA nor will he do that in the future despite circulating rumours that he wants to sell the party. Mbowe even admitted to having lost some of his personal belongings and was intimated by echelons of the government intimidating him to sell the...
Tanzanian farmers will enjoy massive subsidies over fertilizer during the 2022/23 season after President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched a fertilizer subsidy programme yesterday. Agriculture minister Hussein Bashe says with the subsidy in place, a bag of DAP that was sold for TSh131,675 will now cost TSh70,000, while that of Urea, which used to fetch TSh124,714,...
In the financial year 2022/23, the Government of President Samia Suluhu has allocated Sh. 86.1bn/- for constructing and modifying various airports throughout the country. The goal is to improve the air transport sector and also to strengthen the tourism sector, which has contributed a large amount of money to the national income. The parks that...
The government is currently looking for potential investors to take up the Bagamoyo Port Project in the coastal region after China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd (CMHI) and Oman Investment Authority (OIA0 both withdrew. Although the government has shown zeal to revive the project, negotiation guidelines appear inadequate, despite President Samia often blaming top officials...
AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, India’s largest integrated ports and logistics company, for strategic joint investments in end-to-end logistics infrastructure and solutions, which include rail, maritime services, port operations, digital services, an industrial zone and...
AD Ports, Hong Kong operator, and port investor Hutchison Ports will work together to expand operations across the GCC, Asia and Africa. Dar es Salaam Port The two organizations will partner in Tanzania to explore further opportunities to enhance the market competitiveness of ports across the country, including Dar es Salaam Port. Areas of opportunity include...
The National Irrigation Commission of Tanzania has announced plans to develop 13 irrigation schemes for agriculture in Mbeya region to improve crop yields. The new facilities will be spread over 24,550 hectares of land in the districts of Mbarali, Kyela, Rungwe. According to the director of National Irrigation Commission, Raymond Mndolwa, the 13 irrigation schemes...
In efforts to diversify the country’s electricity mix to power its own growing economy, the government has set aside 5bn/- to execute geothermal projects, including Kiejo-Mbaka project in is Mbeya which is expected to generate 200MW by 2025. Tanzania’s main source of energy is hydropower whereby due to climate change and increased demand, the government...
Following the allocation of Tsh 150bn/- in the agriculture budget 2022/23 to subsidize fertilizer prices, the government plans to increase the amount of fertilizer in 2022/23 up to 500,000 tones. In the agricultural season of 2021/22, Tanzania utilized 360,000 tones of fertilizers. According to Dr. Ngailo, the Tanzania Fertilizers Regulatory Authority (TFRA), the farmer’s fertilizer...