Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Mr Nurdin Babu, congratulates a representative of M/s Hari Singh and Sons after the company was awarded a road construction contract for Moshi roads last week.
From The Arusha News Reporter in Moshi
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Nurdin Babu, has strongly condemned the behaviour by some residents who steal construction materials from contractors’ sites, saying the practice delays project implementation and undermines government investment.
“These are very bad practices. Contractors have complained about theft of materials such as fuel and steel bars. This is unacceptable. We must protect and value the government investment for the benefit of all,” Mr Babu stressed during the signing ceremony of the road and drainage construction contract in Ng’ambo Ward, last week.
The project, worth TSh 22.9 billion and funded through the World Bank–backed Tanzania Cities Transforming Infrastructure and Competitiveness Project (TACTIC) programme, will upgrade 13.2 kilometres of tarmac roads and 4 kilometres of stormwater drainage in eight wards of Moshi Municipality.
Roads to be improved include Ruwaichi–Njoro (6.9 km), Pepsi (1.25 km) and Shirimatunda–Magereza (5.1 km), while stormwater channels will also be constructed, including a 2.0 km stretch from MoCU through Key’s Hotel to Moshi Pazuri and a 1.9 km Kibong’oto channel.
Moshi Municipal Council Executive Director, Ms Mwajuma Nasombe, noted that the project will transform the town’s outlook and uplift peripheral areas with Ng’ambo Ward also hosting a new multi-storey district hospital — the first of its kind in Kilimanjaro Region.
According to the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) Assistant Coordinator, Eng Emmanuel Manyanga, the works are part of a USD 410 million national programme to improve infrastructure in 45 towns, with Moshi included in the second phase.
Contractors M/S Hari Singh and Sons Limited and Peritus Exim Private Limited have won tenders for the works. Officials say the TACTIC Project will not only improve mobility and reduce flooding but also strengthen urban management and revenue collection in line with the sixth-phase government development agenda.
