DODOMA, April 22 -- THE Tanzanian government has said it will continue to build the budgetary capacity of the Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) to increase the pace of asphalt road construction in phases across the country, a move aimed at improving infrastructure and stimulating economic growth.

The statement was made in parliament during the question and answer period by the Deputy Minister (EDUCATION) of the Prime Ministers Office, RALGM, Dr Festo Dugange, on behalf of the Minister of State, RALGM, Prof Riziki Shemdoe, while responding to a question by Kigoma Urban MP, Clayton Revocatus Chipando, who wanted to know the governments plan to increase the asphalt road network by increasing the budget.

“The Kigoma-Ujiji Municipa...