Tanzania government plans to
spend some Sh102.2 billion for construction, upgrading and rehabilitation of
airports in the next financial year as part of the efforts to uplift the aviation
industry.
Development partners are expected
to inject in some Sh62.2 billion of the budget with local sources contributing
the rest.
This was said on May 9, in
Parliament by Works, Transport and Communications minister Isack Kamwelwe when
presenting the next financial year’s budget proposal of Sh4.9 trillion for his
docket, of which some Sh4.8 trillion was meant for development projects, with
the rest set aside for recurrent and other expenditures.
Kamwelwe cited some priorities to
be implemented in the next financial year as construction of Msalato, Kigoma,
Sumbawanga, Tabora and Shinyanga airports.
“While for Msalato airport,
we plan to start with reviewing the feasibility study and detailed engineering
design, activities at Kigoma, Sumbawanga, Tabora and Shinyanga will, among
other things, involve construction of terminal buildings, car parking and
installation of light systems,” said Mr Kamwelwe.
He added that the government is
also set to upgrade and rehabilitate Songwe, Mwanza, Arusha, Mtwara and
Kilimanjaro airports.
The budgetary proposal that was tabled today shows that Works, Transport and Communications has increased its budget for development projects by 14 per cent in the next financial yea
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