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President Magufuli with other former Tanzanian Presidents _Staff Writers, Dar and Cairo_ President John Magufuli of Tanzania on Friday 26th July, 2019 writes another history by launching the construction of the fourth biggest hydro dam in Africa and the biggest in East Africa. The 2,115 megawatts Rufiju Hydropower project to be officiated marks the fulfilment of the dream of the country's late Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. The project which is financed by taxpayers’ money at the cost of tsh 6.5 trillion ($ 3 billion) is expected to be completed by 2022. The government has already issued the biggest down payments worth tsh 688. 651/- billion ($309.645) for the purpose.  According to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Doto James, it is the first time for the government of Tanzania to issue such huge amount of money as down payments to finance its developmental project. Upon completion, the project which has the reservoir

By Staff Writer, Nairobi Barrowing and expenditure prudence under President John Magufuli of Tanzania has the country; East Africa’s fastest growing economy to be ranked the least indebted country by China among her regional peers.  The 2019 Ifw Institute for the World Economy report released this week has ranked Tanzania the 43 rd less indebted country by China in Africa. Kenya and Uganda have been ranked the 25 th and 33 rd among 50 countries respectively. According to the report Djibouti is the highly indebted country by China among all the 50 world countries.       The report covers a total of 1,974 Chinese loans and 2, 947 Chinese grants to 152 merging or developing countries from 1949 to 2017. The data is granular and was gathered from a variety of sources including international treaties, debt contracts, policy reports, as well as the work of academics such as the AidData team. According to the report, the Chinese loans have helped to finance large-scale i

By John Njoroje, Nairobi President John Magufuli’s high strides and performance has made Tanzania to scoop the first position in Africa against corruption in two different categories, the findings from 2019 Transparency International and Afro- Barometer report has revealed. The survey conducted among 47,000 people between September 2017 and September 2018 in 35 African countries using face to face nationality representative interviews found that about 70 percent of Tanzanians were satisfied with measures taken by the government to tackle corruption in the country.Tanzania scooped highest trust that its 34 other peers. The main question asked in the survey was:  What did people think about the state of corruption in their country – how prevalent it is, whether it is rising or declining and whether their government is doing enough to control it. The survey also indicated that 50% of Tanzanians find that while there are some barriers to such anti-corruption efforts in the

By Special Correspondent, Paris “ For every action, there is equal and opposite reaction ”. This is Newton’s Third Law in science. This article does not intend to analyse the law but to use it grammatically to express the advantages of the recent decision by the Government of Tanzania to opening of three new National Parks including the splendid Burigi-Chato.  This week, President John Magufuli of Tanzania opened the new Burigi- Chato National Park which is endowed with abundant untapped tourism natural attractions which have not been fully exploited due to inadequate long time investments. The opening of the national park which contains wildlife like lions, leopards, elephants, hippopotamus, giraffes, buffaloes and antelopes among others has sparked positives from Tanzanians, international friends and economists among others. However, there are dissent voices too. Some have criticised the opening of the new national park as premature. We think using the Newton’

Deputy President William Ruto when he met Turkish ambassador to Kenya Ahmet Cemil Miroglu, at his Karen office. [Source/William Ruto/ Twitter] Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday held a meeting with the Turkish ambassador to Kenya Ahmet Cemil Miroglu at his Karen office. Ruto revealed that they discussed a wide range of issues during the meeting. He highlighted trade ties, technological improvements, and agriculture as some of the aspects they addressed. He added that both Kenya and Turkey should continue to share cordial ties. “Kenya and Turkey are deepening bilateral relations and bolstering trade ties on the back of increased and targeted focus in the areas of agriculture, dairy farming, technology, and infrastructure,” he said.  Ruto also said that food security, manufacturing and value addition are among the key targets of the government as it seeks to achieve the Big Four agenda.   Ruto’s remarks c

*By Special Correspondent, Geita and Nairobi* THE President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency, Dr. John Pombe Magufuli (popular as ‘JPM’ for short), has urged Kenyans and Tanzanians to continue to cooperate, strengthen and  maintain their close friendships so as to bring about meaningful and sustainable socio-economic development. H.E. President Magufuli – who was on a brief sojourn in his home region – said this during a ceremony to welcome his guest, H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, in Chato, Geita Region, who was on a two-day private visit to Tanzania. "I would like to encourage our two countries to continue to cooperate, and virtually be one thing, never to let other people discriminate against us as being different. Indeed, I congratulate you for the steps you have already taken following a statement made by one person, which was intended to divide us," President Magufuli eulogised. He said that if you leave the good neigh

 *_Par_* *_correspondance_* *_spéciale_* , *_Geita_* . Le Président de la République-Unie de Tanzanie, Son Excellence John Dr Pombe Magufuli (son surnom de "JPM"), a exhorté les Kenyans et les Tanzaniens à continuer de coopérer, de renforcer et de maintenir leurs amitiés afin de créer développement socio-économique durable. IL. Le Président Magufuli - qui était brièvement en séjour dans sa région natale - a déclaré ceci lors d'une cérémonie pour souhaiter la bienvenue à son invité, SE Uhuru Kenyatta, Président de la République du Kenya, à Chato, dans la région de Geita, qui était en visite privée de deux jours. en Tanzanie. "Je voudrais encourager nos deux pays à continuer à coopérer et à devenir une chose, ne jamais laisser les autres nous discriminer comme étant différents. En effet, je vous félicite pour les mesures que vous avez déjà prises à la suite d'une déclaration faite par l'un d'entre eux. personne, qui était destiné à nous diviser &qu