Youth, take note-Kwala Dry Port needs you now

THE dusty grounds of Kwala in Tanzania’s Coast Region are about to become some of the most valuable square metres in East and Central Africa.

Why? Because the long-anticipated Kwala Dry Port is nearing launch and with it, the economic engine is about to roar. But here is the question every Tanzanian, especially the youth must answer: Are we ready to jump on this cargo train of opportunity, or are we going to watch it roll by? Economic analysts and logistics stakeholders are beaming with optimism and for good reason.

The Kwala Dry Port is not just another warehouse in the middle of nowhere, it is a logistical game-changer. This new facility is expected to slash haulage costs, unclog the traffic jams of the Dar es Salaam Port and inject serious efficiency into regional trade routes.

Let us talk numbers without getting boring: smoother cargo mobility, faster turnaround times, fewer bureaucratic hurdles, and more seamless movement of goods across borders. Sounds dry? Not when you realise it means more business, more jobs, and a booming logistics sector.

Kwala is about to make a lot of people very busy, and some of them quite wealthy. Here is where the youth of Tanzania come in. The government has rolled out the red carpet, investing in infrastructure and building bridges, literally and diplomatically with landlinked neighbours like the DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia.

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These countries are thirsty for efficient cargo routes. Kwala is the answer. But someone has to process the customs, handle the freight, manage the warehousing, and make sure every bolt, container and barcode is accounted for. This chain again requires the youth to exploit businesses along it.

Dear young Tanzanians: that someone can be you. Think of Kwala not just as a port, but as a platform. It is an open invitation to tap into the booming trade sector.

Whether you are a tech enthusiast ready to develop tracking systems, a business graduate eager to open a freight agency, or a hands-on doer who can learn cargo handling, there is space for you in this ecosystem.

This is not the time for excuses. It is the time for training, for entrepreneurship, for rolling up sleeves and building the future. It is time to view the logistics sector as more than just containers and cranes, but as careers, contracts and companies waiting to be built.

Let us not be spectators of transformation. Let us be the driving force behind it. Because in the dust of Kwala, gold is being paved in trade lanes. And every youth with ambition and grit should be right there, not watching from afar, but standing in the middle of it. Kwala is not a mirage. It is a movement. And it is calling your name. Karibu, everyone on board!