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Port users set for better services as EA states battle for dominance
Monday July 05 2021
Singapore flagged vessel MV NYK Clara docked at the port of Mombasa on June 25, 2021 on its way to Dar es Salaam after it made its maiden call. In this financial year, Kenya and Tanzania have put modernisation of ports at the top of the list of priority investments. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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An observer said the competition has seen most ports invest in different modes of transport but noted a need to embrace the Multimodal Transport Treaty, which allows the carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, to reduce congestion.
Construction of the biggest hydropower generation plant inside the Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania had raised an alarm to wildlife conservationists fearing to see negative impacts on tourism development inside this biggest wildlife conserved area in Africa.
Conservation experts fear seeing the mega-power generation plant at Stiegler’s Gorge in the Selous Game Reserve, as it may hamper conservation of wildlife and nature in this biggest African wildlife reserve that is highly affected by elephant poachers.
They fear that the Stiegler’s Gorge hydropower generation plant would encourage industrial activities in northern parts of the Selous Game Reserve, famous for wildlife concentration in Africa.
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Govt acknowledges WB support in tourism through REGROW project
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Govt acknowledges WB support in tourism through REGROW project
THE government has acknowledged the World Bank (WB) support to help boost tourism and people’s income through the Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth (REGROW) project.
Dr Allan Kijazi.
Through the ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT), the government has received over 300 bn/- in loan funding from the International Development Association (IDA), housed by the World Bank.
Speaking here, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the ministry, Dr Allan Kijazi said the support is to improve management of natural resources and tourism assets in priority areas of Southern Tanzania and to increase access to alternative livelihood activities for targeted communities.