Sh9bn new ferries coming, Temesa reveals

Two old ships serve lakes Tanganyika and Victoria--MV Liemba (100) and MV Victoria (53). Both vessels have undergone many repairs. 

>Twelve foreigners seized on Wednesday with about 200 kilos of heroin stashed in a ship were yesterday charged with trafficking drugs worth over Sh9 billion.

Dar es Salaam Region needs at least Sh9 billion to end shortage of desks in primary and secondary schools under its docket, it was revealed yesterday.

>Tanzanian authorities yesterday impounded 201 kilogrammes of heroin worth $5.5 million (Sh9 billion), proving once more that the war on drugs remains a daunting task. The heroin was found aboard an Iranian vessel.

A successful ferry service is important to business. Our economy can immensely benefit from it. That is why many will welcome the government’s decision to purchase three new ferries to ease transport woes and boost business in three regions.

 A fleet of luxury speedboats that were rejected in Tanzania and dumped in Mwanza for seven years has become a tourist attraction in Kenya’s section of Lake Victoria, The Citizen can reveal today.

The US military on Thursday started transporting the first elements of a Rwandan battalion to the Central African Republic, where they will join an African Union mission, the Pentagon said.

WAKALA wa Ufundi na Umeme (Temesa) umetakiwa kuongeza kasi katika kutekeleza majukumu yake ili kurahisisha utendaji kwa wananchi na serikali. Rai hiyo imetolewa na Waziri wa Ujenzi, John Magufuli, alipokuwa...

Waziri wa Ujenzi, Uchukuzi na Mawasiliano, Mhandisi Isack Kamwelwe, amewaagiza Wakala wa Ufundi na Umeme (TEMESA), kuhakikisha kuwa magari yote ya Serikali yanayotengenezwa katika karakana zao hayaibui matatizo  na kuzua malamiko kwa mshitiri mara baada ya kutengenezwa.Kamwelwe ametaja malalamiko hayo kuwa ni TEMESA  kutotengeneza  magari kwa umakini pamoja na gharama za matengenezo kuwa kubwa ukilinganisha na watoaji  wengine wa huduma za  matengenezo na ufundi wa mitambo. 
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