Ministry, TPRB move to Mtumba Government City

Dodoma: As the Mtumba Government City project in Dodoma nears completion, more ministries and public offices are relocating to the area.

The latest ministry to move its operations is the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, according to a statement released in Dodoma yesterday.

The ministry’s Acting Head of Government Communication Unit, Raymond Mushumbusi, assured the public that all services offered by the ministry’s departments and units will continue as usual from the new offices.

“The Ministry wishes to inform all citizens and stakeholders that its offices have been relocated to the Government City of Mtumba in Dodoma, at the building located along Afya Road,” the statement added.

This month, the Town Planners Registration Board (TPRB) also officially moved its operations to the Ministry of Land, Housing and Human Settlements Development premises at Mtumba.

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TPRB invited the public to visit its offices, noting it will continue to offer services including promoting transparency and certainty in the planning process, registering qualified town planners in accordance with the Act, promoting interest in town planning, evaluating activities, and advancing the profession.

By June this year, the development of the Mtumba Government City in Dodoma had reached 90.1 per cent completion, earning international recognition.

Addressing journalists in Dodoma on the city’s developments, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and Chief Government Spokesperson, Mr Gerson Msigwa, revealed that delegations from ten countries have visited the site to learn from Tanzania’s innovative approach to smart urban planning and public service delivery.

The Coordinator of the Government Relocation to Dodoma and Mtumba Government City, Mr Noel Mlindwa, said the project is currently in phase three, focusing on the development of essential infrastructure such as water, electricity, communications, and road networks.

He added that the 750bn/- project adheres to Smart City standards, with all 34 government buildings designed to use renewable energy and equipped with rainwater harvesting systems.