Tanzania Plans New Market to Ease Dar es Salaam Trade Congestion.
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced plans Thursday to build a modern market in Dar es Salaam's Jangwani area. The project aims to reduce overcrowding at the city's main Kariakoo Market.
Hassan unveiled the plans at a lunch event honoring rescue workers who responded to November's Kariakoo Market building collapse. The new facility will receive funding through the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project.
"We have set aside funds to construct a large, modern market in Jangwani," Hassan said. She explained the space would house small-scale traders, known locally as Machinga, in an organized setting.
The president ordered a crackdown on foreign traders in small-scale businesses. She instructed Trade Minister Selemani Jafo to address the issue, citing concerns about job opportunities for local youth.
Hassan urged traders to follow tax rules and support new market reforms. "If everyone pays their share, we can reduce our need to borrow," she said.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa shared details about the November 16 market collapse. The building held 800 tonnes of goods, far above its 250-tonne limit. The disaster killed 31 people and injured 71 others.
Rescue teams recovered substantial assets from the rubble. These included more than 2,000 bales of goods, 10,051 sacks of items, and various currencies totaling 112.9 million Tanzanian shillings, plus U.S. dollars, Kenyan shillings, and Chinese yuan.
The government has returned all recovered items to their owners, Majaliwa said. He praised the unity shown by Tanzanians during the crisis and rescue efforts.
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced plans Thursday to build a modern market in Dar es Salaam's Jangwani area. The project aims to reduce overcrowding at the city's main Kariakoo Market.
Hassan unveiled the plans at a lunch event honoring rescue workers who responded to November's Kariakoo Market building collapse. The new facility will receive funding through the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project.
"We have set aside funds to construct a large, modern market in Jangwani," Hassan said. She explained the space would house small-scale traders, known locally as Machinga, in an organized setting.
The president ordered a crackdown on foreign traders in small-scale businesses. She instructed Trade Minister Selemani Jafo to address the issue, citing concerns about job opportunities for local youth.
Hassan urged traders to follow tax rules and support new market reforms. "If everyone pays their share, we can reduce our need to borrow," she said.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa shared details about the November 16 market collapse. The building held 800 tonnes of goods, far above its 250-tonne limit. The disaster killed 31 people and injured 71 others.
Rescue teams recovered substantial assets from the rubble. These included more than 2,000 bales of goods, 10,051 sacks of items, and various currencies totaling 112.9 million Tanzanian shillings, plus U.S. dollars, Kenyan shillings, and Chinese yuan.
The government has returned all recovered items to their owners, Majaliwa said. He praised the unity shown by Tanzanians during the crisis and rescue efforts.
