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The Premier said the government was determined to ensure that all regions’ headquarters are linked with tarmac roads to fast-track economic growth and smoothen truck operations in the country
The Tanzanian government has expressed the commitment to continue transforming the transport sector by instituting several measures, including ensuring all major corridors are accessible throughout the year.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa expressed the commitment while addressing the transportation stakeholders who attended the launch of a digital database for truck drivers in the country created by the Tanzania Trucks Owners Association (TATOA).
The Premier said the government was determined to ensure that all regions’ headquarters are linked with tarmac roads to fast-track economic growth and smoothen truck operations in the country. According to the Prime Minister, other measures being instituted to smoothen transport is to ensure all southern, central and northern corridors heading to neighbouring countries including Kenya, DR Congo, Malawi and Zambia are passable without difficulties.
Majaliwa said the government has completed construction of 2,183.82 kilometres of tarmac roads and 14,348 others to the gravel level, while repairing various roads to make them passable throughout the year.
Majaliwa said expansion and improvement of roads and ports have significantly contributed to an increase in the tonnage of cargo entering the country through ports by an average of 18 per cent in three consecutive years, from 18 million tonnes in 2020-21 Fiscal Year to about 25 million tonnes in 2022-23. He said delays at the Dar es Salaam Port has been reduced from 14 days to six days.
Majaliwa said 95 per cent of all the cargo is transported to the final destinations overland by trucks and appreciated TATOA’s role in creating jobs and revenue payment, creation of foreign currency, development of business and economic growth. He further said that the government was proceeding with the construction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), renovation of the Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) and expansion of lake ports in Lake Victoria, Nyasa and Tanganyika.
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Majaliwa directed truck owners to use real-time data from the digital system to recruit competent drivers while monitoring their performance for high-standard transport service delivery in the country. He said TATOA should cooperate with other government entities such as the Police Force and Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA) to discuss different matters such as road safety, bolstering efficiency.
