Kuwaiti Ambassador in Tanzania, Jasem Al-Najem.
According to the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, East African, Regional and International Cooperation,
Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, the Kuwaiti government has also assured
Tanzania that it will support the country by providing various training
on Oil and Gas in its quest to boost the country’s education sector.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony in
Dar es Salaam, Kuwaiti Ambassador in Tanzania, Jasem Al-Najem said the
donation of wooden desks was part of his government’s education project
to support Dr Magufuli’s initiative to deliver free education to
Tanzanians.
“A few days ago I met Dr Mahiga and we
held talks, one of the issues that we discussed was the issue of desks,
and it is because of that meeting we have decided to hand over these
desks,’’ he said.
On Wednesday, Mr Al-Najem handed over 50
desks to Dr Mahiga, promising to deliver the remaining 250 desks that
he pledged in the next few days. Dr Mahiga said the donation of desks
was a clear indication that the Kuwaiti government was fully committed
in ensuring that the country’s education system was advancing.
‘Kuwait has become the first country
among our friends to respond to my appeal to them to support us, but the
Permanent Secretary informed me that more embassies have already
expressed their desire to support us,’’ he said.
According to the minister, for the
country to become a middle income country, there was a need to invest in
education. “There is no any investment anywhere in the world than an
investment in education,” he added.
He said since the Head of State
announced free primary and secondary education, the main challenge
remained on desks because the number of pupils and students increased by
100 percent
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