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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar says it will utilize the country\u2019s historical monuments wealth to promote the tourism sector.<\/p>\n

Information, Tourism and Heritage Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo said the ministry\u2019s strategies focus on improving the historical monuments as part of the tourism sector, which will attract and enlighten tourists to understand the history of Zanzibar and its rulers.<\/p>\n

Minister Kombo was giving a clarification on the women\u2019s development and tourism committee, which presented its report to the House of Representatives here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He said the government, through the ministry, had taken serious measures to renovate Bi Hole monuments in Bungi as well as Mwinyimkuu memorial buildings in Central Unguja District\u2019s Dunga suburb.<\/p>\n

The minister said renovation works on monuments in Bungi and Mwinyimkuu for instance, had cost 1.19bn\/-.<\/p>\n

He told members of the House of Representatives that already, the memorial buildings at Bi Hole had been transformed into a heritage cultural centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonourable Speaker, we have invested in massive renovations of the Bi Hole monuments at Bungi and we have already transformed the structures into a heritage cultural centre, which offers great opportunity for visitors and researchers to get appropriate information,\u201d Minister Kombo told the House.<\/p>\n

He mentioned the benefits of the repair works on the structures as envisaged increased flow of tourists and visitors in Zanzibar to get historical information for research.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese monuments are our great assets; we rely on them for researchers to collect correct information on the country\u2019s history and various foreign regimes which ruled Zanzibar,\u201d explained the minister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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