Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa visits engineers' pavilions

IMMEDIATELY after officiating the 6th Annual Engineers’ Day’s celebrations, the Minister for Infrastructure Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa took time to walk around company’s pavilion to see for himself various products manufactured and or supplied by engineering companies/firms in the country. He also saw what the engineers were doing in the country. Before that, the Minister had issued certificates of participation to all companies that took part in the exhibition. About 30 companies were awarded with certificates of participation. Actually in every stand which the Minister passed was impressed by the way engineers devoted themselves with new technologies so as to meet the demands of the people they serve. Enjoy a brief pictorial scene of this event which took place at Kunduchi Beach Hotel and Resort on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam city.



This is the first company which the Minister for Infrastructure and Development Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa started to visit. The company’s pavilion was built so close to the Davis & Shrtlift company.SDC10252

All the time the Minister was seen walking along with the ERB’s Registrar, Engineer Steven Mlote. In the Photo, the Minister shakes hands with an attendant and owner of the stand belonging to Davis & Shirtlift

This is the entire pavilion of Davis and Shirtlift company.


A young lady introduces herself to the Minister when he popped in their pavilion

An attendant at the CARMARTEC ‘s pavilion looks ready to receive the Minister in his pavilion.

The center for Agricultural Mechanization and Rural Technology (CARMARTEC) geographically, this center is based in Arusha region in northern Tanzania on the Old Moshi-Arusha road. The center carries seven basic functions and perhaps the most important of all the center is proud of is applied research designed to facilitate the designing, adaptation and development of machinery and equipment suitable for use ion agricultural and rural development.


The Minister is being briefed on various activities CARMARTEC deals with in the country.

The center also performs tests on all types of machinery and equipment intended for use in agricultural and rural development in the United Republic of Tanzania and publish their results. The Centre is under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing. The running of the center is directed by the Board of Directors under a chairmanship of an appointed Director by the President. The day-to-day management of the center is directed by the Director General who is also appointed by the President..

CARMARTEC is among the few companies that managed to make a small tractor as you can see it.

The center has a number of proven technologies which can be adopted for use in Tanzania. The center offer both center based and field training as well as consultancy services for the production and use of farm implements such as wooden beam plough, OX-drawn planter, Oil expression machinery. CARMARTEC which officially started in July 1982 is a merger of twop separate institutions which were known as Tanzania Agricultural Machinery Testing Unit (TAMTU) and Arusha Appropriate Technology Project (AATP). TAMTU used to test agricultural machinery for the suitability to Tanzanian conditions.

This is also one of the cars the center is proud of

TAMTU activities date back from 1955. AATP started in 19677 as a project under small Industries Development Organization (SIDO). The fictions of the project were to research and development in building materials, rural transportation, energy and water supply. Both institutions, apart from their station activities had extension and production responsibilities to ensure that the developed technology reaches the people in the field.

The Minister gets explanations from an attendant in a pavilion.

This is East African Cables, once Tanzania Cables before its privatization in late 1990s

East Africa Cables are the best cable manufacturers of every kind in East Africa region. The firm have its offices in all East African countries

This is the pavilion of the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA). The firm was established in November 2003 as a corporate body.


Abel Ngapemba, the Public Relations Manager with the TCAA explaining a point to the people who visited the firm’s pavilion on various activities the firm is doing. The firm is charged with the responsibility of safety and security oversight of the aviation industry in Tanzania through its safety regulation division. It ensures Tanzania implements International safety and security standards established under the convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago convention). Safety Regulation Division encompasses five technical sections namely Personnel licensing, Flight operations, Air worthiness, Air navigation and Airport Aviation Security. In addition to this, the division manages the accident.


When the Minister was walking round the pavilions, the National Service Cultural Band entertained the people

The JKT band filled the atmosphere with music as the musical implements changed the minds of the people around that looked like an enjoyable celebrity of the year.

This is Shanghai Mitsubishi Company who are the suppliers of elevators and escalators.

The Minister is being briefed of some of the products supplied by the company from China.

Please NOTE that you shall continue viewing the Minister's visit to other pavilions later.