Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE Uhuru Stadium was packed to the brim as Tanzanians from all walks of life turned up to mark the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary on Thursday.
Speaking during the colourful event, a delighted Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa described the massive turnout as a gesture of love, solidarity, and unity that the country has enjoyed for the previous 60 years.
Tanzanians’ long-term spirit is what has kept the country strong, touted the Premier in his remarks at the iconic football arena in Dar es Salaam region.
The PM, who is also the Chairman of the event’s organising committee, as was the case with other dignitaries, was in awe of the spectacle produced by hundreds of thousands of Tanzanians who had congregated to commemorate a day the country attained her independence from the British colonies.
Mr Majaliwa described the event as a success and thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for her guidance and assistance during the event’s planning.
He also thanked members of the national organising committee for making the event a colourful one and praised Tanzanians for making the event a success, reserving special praise to Dar es Salaam residents, led by their Regional Commissioner, Mr Amos Makala.
“I express my gratitude to the security forces, the youth who participated in the mass game parade, the media, artists, and various mobilisation groups for their major contributions to the success of this 60th anniversary of independence and 59th anniversary of the country,” he said.
Tanzania celebrated its 60th Independence Anniversary, almost a year after the East African nation graduated from a low-income country to a lower-middle-income country, a feat attained five years ahead of projection.
The country has recorded several successes in infrastructure development, water and air transport, health services provision and education, stressing that the government would further improve all sectors of the economy and enhance social service delivery.
Reflecting on Tanzania’s 60 years of independence, one of the key achievements that the government is proud of is the improvement of people’s welfare through the provision of important social services.
Improving living standards among Tanzanians and increased access to social services and the quality of those services, such as clean water, education, health, and access to electricity, are areas where we have succeeded and we are proud of, Water availability has improved from 25 per cent in 1961 to 72.3 per cent in rural areas and 86 per cent in urban areas.
As stated in the CCM electoral manifesto, the government continues to take steps to ensure that access to clean and safe water reaches 85 per cent in rural areas and 95 per cent in urban areas by 2025.
When the country acquired independence, there were few professionals in terms of education and professionalism, with only 30 people holding a degree, 16 of whom were doctors, 12 accountants, one agricultural engineer, and a surveyor.
There were 158 nurses, but now there are 72,961 health workers and that there were no professionals in the water industry, but currently, there are 20,636 primary school teachers and 281,729 primary, secondary, and teacher training institutions.
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