A view of part of the Dodoma's central business district. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday allocated land to
foreign missions and international
organisations to relocate their offices and residences to the capital Dodoma.
organisations to relocate their offices and residences to the capital Dodoma.
President
Magufuli gave 62 title deeds for the construction of diplomatic
missions and five others to accredited global organisations to
facilitate the shift.
The move is part of the
government's initiative to honour the founding president Julius
Nyerere's 1973 decision to relocate the capital from the coastal city of
Dar es Salaam to centrally located Dodoma in order to bring government
services closer to the people.
The relocation was given a stimulus when Mr Magufuli came to power in late 2015.
Each
of the 62 diplomatic missions was allocated five hectares of land. They
include Kenya, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, and France.
International
organisations are the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the
United Nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the African
Development Bank (AfDB).
"The cooperation between Tanzania and development partners is
there to stay and I am here to cement that cooperation," President
Magufuli said when he issued the title deeds.
He said the vice president, the prime minister and nearly all ministries and government departments have moved to Dodoma.
"I
plan to shift to Dodoma before the end of this year and I don't want to
leave you behind in Dar es Salaam," Mr Magufuli told the envoys.
The moved to the capital had been impeded by poor infrastructure and high costs of relocation.
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