THE Netherlands has hailed President John Magufuli’s anticorruption war, describing it as a major boost to trade and investment in the country.
For over 50 years, the European nation
has remained one of the country’s key development partner, working
largely in agriculture, infrastructure and energy sectors.
The outgoing Dutch Ambassador, Mr Jaap
Frederiks, noted in Dar es Salaam at the weekend that his country had
full confidence in Tanzania’s future and that the Netherlands would
continue to invest into the country’s economy.
“I’m very happy with the emphasis on
anti-corruption by President Magufuli... because graft has been a major
obstacle to trade,” said the envoy during an event to celebrate the
Dutch National Day.
The anti-corruption war under the fifth
phase government has seen integrity restored to the civil service … and
‘clawed back’ billions of money from the removal of ghost workers out of
the payroll systems in government authorities.
Mr Frederiks said many Dutch firms were
now doing business in the country, such as Philips, Shell and the Bam
International Company which is putting up Terminal III of the Julius
Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam.
The envoy also hailed the bilateral
trade between the Netherlands and Tanzania, saying it had tremendously
grown, citing the Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM which now lands in Tanzania
every day.
“Tanzanian businessmen in Arusha have
been working with Dutch companies to ex port vegetables and fresh
flowers to Europe,” he observed.
However, Mr Frederiks said there was
need for improvement in tourist hotel and restaurant services, adding
that transport service from airport to the Tarangire National Park in
Manyara Region should also be improved.
“Tanzania is endowed with beautiful
parks and wildlife … but then … this country is competing with South
Africa and Kenya in the tourism sector, hence the need for more
improvement in tourism sector,” he said.
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