Tanzania: Government to remove the challenge of sugar

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Published Jan 25, 2024

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The Tanzanian government has pledged to alleviate the country's sugar shortage by February 15, 2024, through measures such as importing 500,000 tons of sugar and cracking down on traders selling above the government's set price. Meanwhile, the Minister of Water, Juma Aweso, has responded to concerns about high water bills in Arusha by instructing meter readings instead of bill readings and promising to inspect local water sources. He also plans to ensure all citizens have water meters.

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The GOVERNMENT has assured Tanzanians that by February 15, 2024, the challenge of accessing sugar in the country will have decreased while stressing that the indicative price of sugar is Shs 2700 to 3200, so traders who increase the price have started to be arrested. It has said that it continues to take measures to control the problem of the price of sugar in the country, including allowing the importation of the first shipment of sugar from abroad with 500,000 tons to eliminate the challenge. The Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe explained this yesterday when he spoke to the residents of Arusha by phone after he was called by the Secretary of Ideology, Propagation and Training of the Revolutionary Party (CCM) Paul Makonda who is on a visit to the region and asked him to explain the real situation of sugar in the country and the reasons for the price increase. "I want to ask the people to calm down and assure them that the Government has taken action and apologize for the ...

Source: Habarileo