The government has set aside Tshs. 1.5 bn/- from its
development expenditure fund which starts from July this year to be used to construct
a district hospital in Mlandizi suburb in Coast region, the parliament has been
informed. The deputy minister of State in president’s office for local
government and regional administration George Kakunda revealed last week in the
parliament during question and answer session. He was responding to the
question which was earlier raised by Special Seat legislator for coast region
Hawa Mchafu (CCM) who wanted to know when the government will build a district hospital
in the area.
George Kakunda
The legislator cited a most basic reason why the area need to have
a district hospital and noted that, the current health centre which provides
medical services receives 250 maternal mothers who delivers their babies in a
month and hence the need for its expansion is necessary. Clarifying the matter,
the deputy minister further noted that, the district council in the area has been
given the task to look for the 30 hectares of land on which the building would
stand to start its construction on straight. Meanwhile, A similar supplementary
question was raised by Joseph Kasheku alias ‘Musukuma’ (CCM),Geita
legislator who w anted to know when a health centre would be constructed for
the people in rural areas within his constituency after the one in Geita had
been upgraded into a district hospital. In responding to this question, the
Minister in-charge of the ministry for local government and regional
administration
Selemani Jafo said that, the government had set aside
unspecified sum of, money to start the construction of the health centre by
October this year.
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