DODOMA, May 12 -- THOUSANDS of public servants across the country could soon benefit from improved housing as the government rolls out a long term construction plan aimed at reducing the existing housing shortage.

The initiative is part of a special government programme to construct houses for public servants, under which a budget will be allocated every financial year to address the shortage of staff housing nationwide.

The Deputy Minister in the Prime Ministers Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PMORALG), Dr Jafar Seif, told the National Assembly while responding to a basic question from Chemba MP Kunti Majala (CCM), who sought to know when the government would address the housing shortage for public servants in Che...