The government is soliciting USD
350 million as soft loans from the World Bank (WB) which would be used to
accomplish the installation of water supply program in newly established
secondary schools in the country mostly advanced secondary schools. The program
to start during 2019/20 financial year, will enable finish the perennial water supply
problems currently facing primary and secondary schools in then country. The
deputy minister of State in president’s office responsible fir local government
and regional administration George Kakunda said last
week in the
parliament that, the aim of the government is to ensure clean and safe water
supply in the education sector whereby for this year’s financial year alone the
government has set aside Tshs. 16 bn/- for the purpose in various schools in
the country.
Juma Nkamia
He was responding to the question which was earlier raised by Nchemba
constituency legislator Juma Nkamia (CCM) who wanted to know plans by the
government to install water supply facilities in newly constructed Msakwalo and
Falakwa advanced secondary schools in his constituency whose students still use
water drawn from the dug wells. The minister has assured the legislator that,
his problem had reached to the ministry and that about Tshs. 1.8 bn/- has been
set aside for the supply of clean and safe water to the said secondary schools
at Nchemba constituency. The deputy minister noted that, once the money is
attained from the WB, the priorities would be given to newly established
secondary schools in the country. In order to accomplish his directives, the
deputy minister has issued directives to the district council authorities who
operate their activities by help of the office of District Commissioners in the
country to consider this and give priorities to the needy schools.
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