By The Arusha News Reporter
The Prime Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, toured on November 30, 2025 sites in the northern zone that were damaged during and after the October 29, 2025 General Election violence, using the occasion to call for unity, national healing and protection of public infrastructure.
Dr Nchemba began his tour at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) before proceeding to Arumeru District, one of the areas hit hardest by the unrest along the Arusha–Moshi highway.
Accompanied by the Arusha Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Amos Makalla and regional security officials, Dr Nchemba inspected the Kikatiti Police Station, located about 500 metres off the highway. The station was vandalised and set ablaze during the chaos.
He also toured the Maji ya Chai Primary Court, some three kilometres from the main road, which was completely torched and a TotalEnergies filling station at Maji ya Chai where fuel pumps, the attached supermarket and even a safe were destroyed and looted.
At each stop, the Prime Minister spoke with residents, officials and business owners to assess the scale of losses and the pace of initial repairs, assuring them that the government would prioritise restoring essential services and critical infrastructure, particularly along the transport corridors vital to Arusha’s tourism trade and economy.
Addressing a public rally in Arumeru, he warned that Tanzania’s social and economic gains could easily be reversed if peace is taken for granted, linking the implementation of major development plans — including the CCM 2025–2030 election manifesto and President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s commitments — to sustained stability and the rejection of political violence.
He condemned actors attempting to inflame tensions for political or economic gain, including those using social media and diaspora platforms to spread divisive narratives, arguing that such actions endangered lives and threatened investments in key sectors like energy and mining.
The RC, Mr Makalla said that although Arumeru and Arusha Districts were among the most affected, security committees worked continuously during the unrest to ensure no tourists were harmed and safari operations continued uninterrupted, adding that authorities are now focused on rebuilding confidence and preventing similar incidents in future.
