DODOMA, Oct. 27 -- THE Tanzanian government has purchased equipment 56.2m US dollars to rehabilitate the 188-kilometre metre-gauge railway (MGR) line from Tanga to Ruvu Junction, as part of efforts to improve rail transport and lay the groundwork for extending the line towards the Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions.

Deputy Minister for Transport David Kihenzile announced the development in Parliament in Dodoma on Tuesday while responding to a supplementary question from Tanga Urban Member of Parliament Kassimu Mbaraka during the question-and-answer session.

Mbaraka had asked about the governments plans to improve the MGR line from the Port of Tanga towards Kilimanjaro and Arusha in a bid to increase the volume of cargo transported through t...