AfricaPress-Tanzania: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa is tomorrow expected to start his two-day official tour in Mbeya Region where he will launch several development projects and initiatives including the region’s investment guide aimed to promote and attract more inv
Addressing journalists yesterday, Regional Commissioner Albert Chalamila said the investment guide book aims to highlight and advertise several areas which are potential for investment.
He said Mbeya Region has been blessed with plenty fertile land suitable for establishing various investments ranging from agriculture, minerals, fish and milk processing.
“We will ensure that all key areas and issues highlighted in the guide book are intensively marketed so as to attract more investors from inside and outside the country to come and initiate projects in the Region,” he said.
Chalamila said apart from the investment guide, the Prime Minister will also lay a foundation stone for the construction of the Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA) College in Mbarali District.
In January this year, when launching the Iringa Region’s investment guide, Majaliwa said the government is commitment to continue improving the business and investment environment to attract more foreign and local investors.
Majaliwa asserted that efforts are also done to maintain the prevailing peace and stability as the two are important for investors as well as development of the people.
Investment is the country’s backbone since it facilitates economic growth and job creation, said the Premier adding the government is keenly supervising public servants responsible for providing services to investors with the aim of ensuring they are properly served.
Majaliwa noted that the government is committed to increase investment in all the sectors to bolster development.
“It is important to prioritize serving investors; they should be assisted to timely complete all the required investment procedures to start operations,” he added.
In another development, Chalamila said the Premier will launch the Mother and Child building at the Rungwe District Hospital which has been constructed at a tune of 481m/-. Its construction has been conducted to fulfill the promise of President John Magufuli when he toured the district,” he added.
RC Chalamila further said the Prime Minister will also visit and inaugurate the construction of the “Customs One Stop Centre” between Tanzania and Malawi which is being constructed at the Kasumulu town in Kyela District.
“The one stop centre project is implemented in three phases and it is expected to cost 26bn/- to its completion. The first phase will spend 13bn/-,” he said.
The Premier will also visit the Kafundo model secondary school which one of the schools which its infrastructures have been designed well to accommodate girl students and fight dropouts and early pregnancies.
The regional commissioner also named other strategic projects in the Region as the construction of a mother and child building worth 9bn/- at the Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and construction of a modern RC’s office which is expected to spend 3bn/- to its completion.
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