Kilwa Masoko Fishing Port 99.99% Complete, Expected to Create 3,000 Direct Jobs

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• He said the Building a Better Tomorrow (BBT) programme was being expanded to 18 councils, while the government had earmarked 300bn/- through seven banks to support more than two million young people and women engaged in.
• In the fisheries sector, production increased from 412,821 tonnes in 2024/25 to about 600,000 tonnes this year, supported by expanded fish farming through cages and ponds.
• Dr Kakurwa said the 280.58bn/- Kilwa Masoko Fishing Port was 99.99 per cent complete and expected to create about 3,000 direct and 30,000 indirect jobs.
• She cited a crop-spraying drone developed by young Tanzanian innovators, saying the government had agreed to support construction of a larger model capable of carrying 10 litres of agricultural chemicals.