DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 28 -- VICE President Deogratius Ndejembi, has directed the Ministry of Energy, through the Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA), to develop a strategic plan to build the capacity of young people and Tanzanian companies to participate fully in oil and natural gas projects.

He issued the directive on October 28, 2026, in Dar es Salaam during a ceremony to sign oil and gas exploration licences.

During the event, the Vice-President invited Mwizegwa Rusibamanyila, a young Tanzanian entrepreneur who left a job abroad and returned home to establish a company operating in the Mnazi Bay gas block in Mtwara Region.

The company employs more than 50 Tanzanians, 80 per cent of whom come from a village surrounding the p...