Industrial Park project set to revitalize economy
COAST REGION: THE Modern Industrial Park project that is being built in an area covering 1077 acres expects to establish 202 factories providing direct employment to about 30,000 local youths.
The project is divided into 210 plots, of which 202 plots are for industries, two power stations, two commercial areas, three community services, one dry port and road networks.
The Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Ashatu Kijaji said during her working visit at the project site located at Disunyara and Kikongo, Mlandizi District of Kibaha in coast region that Tanzania decided not to be left behind by the fourth revolution and to focus on industrial development to build the country in various fields.
Even in the National Development vision that ends in 2025, she said it has indicated that there should be industries in the region with the ability to employ a large number of citizens.
“We have combined efforts to ensure that the goals are fulfilled, and we congratulate President Samia Suluhu Hassan for her willingness to show that the future of the country’s economy is in the hands of the private sector,” said Dr. Kijaji
The project’s investor is Kakama Company Limited of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with the Government of Tanzania.
The minister congratulated the investor for his willingness to invest, saying the goal is for the private sector to sustain the country’s economy.
She said that through the investment, the goals of one million young people who graduate in various colleges can be achieved through employment and the government is ready to cooperate so that the goals of the investment can be achieved.
Earlier, the project’s Executive Director, Eng Charles Bilinga through his statement said preliminary estimates show that at least 200,000 jobs will result from the industrial investment for the residents of the surrounding areas.
“Direct jobs when the project is completed are estimated to reach 30,000, which will also facilitate the increase of the national income through various taxes, production activities of goods and raw materials,” he said.
The cost of the project until completion is 3.5 tri/-, and so far 35 bn/- has been used for the construction of infrastructure.
He said that the project started in October 2021with the construction of the main gate and a fence around the entire area of the industrial zone with a length of about 9 kilometres for the security of the park, construction of a police station, an administrative block, an office block and a building for housing firemen, a clinic and a 54 megawatt power station.
For his part, the Finance and Marketing Officer of the project, Tumaini Kabengula said that until now there are 10 contracts for the purchase of plots for the construction of industries, with 24 plots pending signing of the contracts, while three investors have already started the initial stages of construction and five others who have signed the contracts will start construction this year.