The government says it's all about getting young people jobs and making cheap medical gear now. Deputy Industry Minister Patrobas Katambi was touring this place called TEMDO in Arusha, talking up their plan to find young talent under some National Development Vision 2050. He said the focus is on linking kids to credit and industrial gigs, especially in farming and machinery.
That TEMDO outfit is apparently building stuff like sugar processing plants and wheelchairs to cut down on expensive imports. Katambi pointed out that assistive devices often cost more than a hundred thousand shillings, which screws over people with disabilities. The organization's director, Frederick Kahimba, thanked the government for the budget money to design local tech. Some young welder there named Rojas Oscar asked for more funding so they can keep making equipment for the agriculture and health sectors. The whole spiel frames it as creating economic independence through local manufacturing instead of buying foreign.
That TEMDO outfit is apparently building stuff like sugar processing plants and wheelchairs to cut down on expensive imports. Katambi pointed out that assistive devices often cost more than a hundred thousand shillings, which screws over people with disabilities. The organization's director, Frederick Kahimba, thanked the government for the budget money to design local tech. Some young welder there named Rojas Oscar asked for more funding so they can keep making equipment for the agriculture and health sectors. The whole spiel frames it as creating economic independence through local manufacturing instead of buying foreign.
