Dodoma — CCM plans
to undertake several economic development endeavours during the next
five years in efforts to create up to eight jobs if it wins the
presidency in October elections.
This is contained
in the ruling party's draft manifesto for the 2020 General Election,
which was distributed to delegates here yesterday.
The party, which
has officially endorsed its chairman, President John Magufuli, as its
flag-bearer for
the Union presidency election and Dr Hussein Mwinyi as
its flag-bearer for the Zanzibar top office, believes that it has what
it takes to propel Tanzania's economic growth to new heights and create
millions of jobs for Tanzanians in a span of five years.
"The mission, and
the specific goals, of the fifth phase administration for the period
from 2020 to 2025 is to sustain the achievements that have been
registered during the period between 2015 and 2020," reads a statement
in the ruling party's pamphlet that specifically carries the Curriculum
vitae for its Union presidential candidate, Dr Magufuli.
Apart from
sustaining and further improving the delivery of social services across
the country, President Magufuli's second term will create eight million
jobs in both the formal and informal sectors.
The party pledges
that it will do so by building a modern, inclusive, competitive economy
which will embrace various needs of Tanzanians of all walks.
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It says further
that economic growth will specifically be built on a sound industrial
base, services sector and ultra-modern infrastructure.
The ruling party
pledges to sustain its tempo of building strategic infrastructure
projects and create an enabling environment for Tanzanians to undertake
their income-generating activities more easily.
CCM's government will also improve the welfare of workers across all sectors of the economy.
The draft manifesto shows that if re-elected, President Magufuli would remain a busy man throughout his second term.
In the draft
manifesto, which is still being subjected to further scrutiny and
improvement before it becomes an official document in August, pledges
that the government will strengthen the management of production
agreements and contracts.
It will also build the capacity of locals in the extraction and processing of Tanzania's God-given wealth.
In efforts to
attract more investors, the party pledges that the government it will
form would maintain the tempo of setting aside land for investment
purposes.
Improvement of
telecommunication services as a way of improving delivery of social
services and simplifying the conduct of economic activities across the
country also ranks high on the ruling party's agenda for the period
between 2020 and 2025.
With Kiswahili
becoming an official language of the Southern African Development
Community (Sadc) and some countries like South Africa, Namibia and
Zimbabwe announcing that they would introduce the language as an
optional subject in schools, CCM argues in its manifesto that the move
was well-orchestrated to help the country benefit more from the
language.
The pledge is to
sustain the country's political, economic and cultural diplomacy with a
view to ensuring that Kiswahili is fully used across member states of
the East African Community (EAC), Sadc, African Union (AU) and the
United Nations (UN).
Jobs in agriculture, livestock and fisheries
Dr Magufuli's
second term would also focus on revolutionizing agriculture, livestock
and fisheries sectors. This will not only assure the country of food
security but it will also ensure that farmers, livestock keepers and
fishermen are also able to effectively contribute to the national
economy.
The party also
seeks to put special emphasis on stimulating the creation of industries
that would source their raw materials from farming, fisheries, livestock
and mining sector activities in the country.
The draft manifesto
has also covered the youth, whom the party seeks to economically
empower; link them with issuers of affordable loans and grant them
training so that they can undertake entrepreneurship activities more
efficiently.
CCM says in its
draft manifesto that Tanzanian youth would be given special priority
when it comes to securing jobs in the country's strategic projects.
They will also be
empowered so they can effectively take part in cultural, sporting and
artistry undertakings and thus be able to raise their economic positions
and improve their health.
Social services
If the draft
document gets endorsed without major alterations and if Dr Magufuli gets
re-elected, then Tanzanians would rest assured that his second term
would ensure that every village is connected to electricity by 2025.
At least 85 percent
of rural dwellers will have access to clean and safe water by 2025 if
President Magufuli gets reelected and if the draft manifesto gets
approved without major changes towards the end of next month.
In urban areas, the
population with access to safe and clean water, the draft says, would
rise to 95 percent while in Zanzibar, access to safe and clean water
will be by over 95 percent of the population by the year 2025.
Education will remain on the government's development agenda and so is health, the ruling party's draft manifesto reveals.
In the same vein,
the draft document, if not much altered, will see the government working
out a plan that will seek to improve the quality of housing in
Tanzania.
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