AfricaPress-Tanzania: VICE President Samia Suluhu Hassan is today scheduled to start a four-day official tour of Tanga Region where she will grace a regional investment forum on Wednesday.
The forum shall bring together local and foreign investors, being held as part of efforts to reclaim the lost glory of Tanga as a port and industrial city.
Regional Commissioner Martin Shigella told reporters here that the VP will be received at Mkata area of Coast Region at around 8 am whereby she is scheduled to lay a foundation stone for the Handeni District Council headquarters and then proceed to Michungwani to inspect an orange processing plant before heading to Korogwe.
The second leg of her visit will take the VP to Muheza and Pangani districts where she will inspect various development projects undertaken by the government and district authorities, the RC noted.
On Wednesday, the Vice President will be touring several development projects in the city before opening a big investment forum expected to be attended by local and international investors with projects destined for Tanga Region.
The RC said VP Samia is expected to chair the investment meeting, touting the city as an investment hub due to its central location on the East African coastline.
The regional government’s commitment stems from the fact that Tanga has all the potentials for investment—favorable climate, natural resources like arable land, and a fairly educated workforce, he said.
VP Samia is to windup her Tanga regional tour by visiting Mkinga and Handeni districts on Thursday March 19th, with the tour being the first such visit since the polls were held late October last year.
With the port of Tanga and the construction of the $3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) scheduled to start this month, Tanga is expected to be a busy hub with various investments coming onshore in the near future, the RC underlined.
