DODOMA, Feb. 25 -- THE Tanzanian government has stepped up efforts to boost road safety by upgrading infrastructure design, tightening law enforcement, and sharpening professional expertise to deliver safer roads for all users.

The Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works, Dr Charles Msonde, revealed this today, February 25, 2026, in Dodoma when opening a road safety audit training organized by the Ministry of Works in collaboration with Lund University of Sweden and the University of Dar es Salaam under the AfroSAFE project.

Speaking at the event, the PS stated that road accidents remain a major public safety challenge, causing deaths, injuries, permanent disabilities, and damage to infrastructure and vehicles.

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