Assessment of Damage Following Fire Incident on July 3, 2026
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TLDR
- Nine business owners on Lumumba Street in Mwanza received compensation of 1.072 billion TZS from NMB Bank and Reliance Insurance following a fire incident on July 3, 2026.
- The assessment of the damage confirmed claims amounting to 1,072,554,090 TZS for the insured business owners.
- Mwanza Regional Commissioner Said Mtanda urged business owners to protect their assets with insurance.
- NMB Lake Zone Manager Faraja Ng’ingo stated that the compensation will help the victims restore their businesses and sources of income.
- Only nine out of more than 60 affected business owners had insurance coverage according to Reliance Insurance.