DODOMA, June 3 -- MINISTER for Agriculture, Daniel Chongolo has directed the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) to engage financial institutions and ensure that loan and financial agreements signed with Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies (AMCOS) are prepared in Kiswahili.

The directive was issued in the National Assembly yesterday as the minister responded to concerns that many cooperative members continue to sign contracts written exclusively in English.

“I direct the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission to engage banks and ensure that financial and loan agreements with AMCOS are written in Kiswahili. The current situation does not do justice to our cooperatives and takes us back to the era of inc...