The
Regional Commissioner for Mara region has said that state owned industrial firms
that once operated in Mara region– but now stalled – must be given new lease on
life. Dr Charles Mlingwa said on Friday
last week that “Mara was home to thriving industries like Mutex and dairy
factories they are not operating now they must be made to operate under
whatever circumstances in order to boost the regional economy”, he emphasized. The
RC was speaking during the region’s 2017 Press Freedom Day hosted by Mara
Regional Press Club (MRPC) at Matvilla Beach and attended by key development
partners including North Mara Gold Mine which has spent significant resources
on the development of local communities in the area. The RC is bullish that
Mara Region was geared for bigger things to come: new large factories to
produce sugar, cooking oil and cement, among others. Investment into the
envisaged sugar factory which starts with the introduction of sugar farming in
Tarime District would begin this year, opening up opportunity for establishment
of a meat factory later. Currently, the whole region has more than 400 various
industries –most of them small industries. He invited more local and foreign
investors to turn up and invest in the region. In their reports through the
regional press club, Mara journalists assured the RC that they would continue
reporting stories that will help to promote investment on industries in the
area. Dr Mlingwa congratulated the journalists and also assured them of
continued cooperation. Earlier, the Mara Regional Small Industries Development
Organization (SIDO) Manager Ms Frida Mungulu cited agriculture as a key area,
where livestock products hold immense investment opportunities within the
region– and beyond. “Mara has a large number of livestock …let us all promote
investment in the livestock sector and it’s also important to showcase stories
of the best performing available industries,” she counseled. She also called
for serious investment in the region’s tourism sector.
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