Proposal for Land Exchange to Maintain Community Use of Sabasaba Area
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TLDR
- The Mayor of Iringa, Ibrahim Ngwada, has rejected a proposal to increase school fees for English medium schools, including Mapinduzi Primary School, from 300,000 to 500,000 Tanzanian Shillings per year.
- Ngwada stated that the fee increase has not been approved and that the information presented was inconsistent with the council's decisions.
- He emphasized that any potential changes to school fees would be discussed in legal council meetings before any decisions are made.
- The council also discussed the relocation of Ilala Primary School under Mkwawa University, with Ngwada expressing concerns about the land ownership and its use for community benefit.
- Ngwada suggested that Mkwawa University has sufficient land to build a new school instead of transferring the existing school's land ownership.