THE government has ordered the Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company (KADCO) which operates the Kilimanjaro International Airport to increase revenue collection in order to contribute more to the national income and strengthen security for the good image of the air terminal.
Minister for Works, Transport and
Communications, Prof Makame Mbarawa issued the directive when he toured
the airport to inspect the progress of the rehabilitation project which
covers the aprons, taxiways and terminal buildings.
“You collect 18bn/- annually. But this
is not satisfactory at all, from this financial year I want you to
increase revenue collection and control all scandalous acts for KIA to
have good image,” he said.
KIA was inaugurated in 1972 and was
expected to handle just 200,000 passengers a year but with increased
traffic, security concerns and growing competition, it has become
necessary to benchmarking the facility with others of its rank.
He also directed a local investor, who
took over both the hangar and airplane maintainance activities at KIA to
get ready to vacate the airport for failing to fully invest during his
ten years operation, insisting that in June the hangar will be handed
over to the national flag carrier, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL).
The minister said, as the president
wants to revive ATCL the hanger will be handed to them as the government
will have close supervision and generate more income. Prof Mbarawa said
after ten years of operations of the local investor the hangar remained
unproductive thus they want to repossess it.
In another development the minister also
inspected the construction of a 26 kilometre road that connects Kia to
Mererani, the gemstone mining town, and ordered the constructor to make
sure the construction work is accomplished on time.
The Manyara Regional Manager for
Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), Engineer Yohani Kusaini, said
despite various challenges in the construction work more than six big
culverts and 85 smaller ones to prevent floods will be installed.
The construction works consists of
upgrading of the existing gravel road bitumen standard of 6.5 m wide
surfaced carriage way with 1.5 m shoulders on either side including
drainage structures. Completion of the project would ease transport for
people of Mererani, the area which is popular for producing tanzanite
gemstones.
Meanwhile, in accordance to section 33
(1) of the Civil Aviation Act, the minister has appointed Mr Hamza
Johari, as the Director General for Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority
(TCAA). Before the appointment, Mr Johari was the Executive Secretary
for TCAA Consumer Consultative Council - Civil Aviation Training Centre
(CATC).
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