FROM THE PARLIAMENT IN DODOMA
Access through a famous and a modern flying bridge
across the Indian Ocean which links the Dar es Salaam archipelago and
Kingamboni suburb is expected to be facilitated by use of the prepaid electronic
smart cards to be designed on weekly, monthly and bi-monthly basis , the
parliament was informed on Monday this week. Currently motorists of all
different kinds including motor bike and bicycles which passes across the
bridge have to pay cash in order to get services with the exception of
pedestrians who move freely without paying anything through their walkways.
The
Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
responsible for Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour and Employment, Antony Mavunde said on Monday
this week in the
parliament during question and answer session. The deputy minister was responding
to the question which was earlier raised by the special seat legislator
Zainabu Mndolwa Amir (CUF) who wanted to know how much has been collected as
fee from motorists which crosses the Kigamboni bridge since its inauguration in
April 2014. Responding to this question, the deputy minister told Members of
Parliament that, Tshs. 19.7 billion has so far been collected by the investor
which is the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). He said that, NSSF invested
in the bridge by using money contributed by its members most of whom are
employers from the private companies. The
legislator raised a supplementary question later and wanted to know why the
government should not stop fees charged by NSSF. The deputy minister noted that
the fees will not be suppressed as this is an investment made on behalf of the
government as well as for the fund’s members and this is happening all over the
world.
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