TANGA, Oct. 8 -- JUST days after CCM Presidential Candidate Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan reaffirmed the governments decision to hand over seven sisal decortication plants to smallholder farmers in Korogwe District, the Tanzania Sisal Board (TSB) has moved swiftly to begin implementing the directive.

Dr Samias announcement, made during her final campaign stop in Tanga Region, highlighted her commitment to revitalising the sisal sector by empowering local farmers to take charge of key stages in production and value addition.

“We are returning the power of sisal processing to the people who grow it,” she declared in Korogwe last week.

She added: “These machines belong to farmers, the governments role is to ensure they benefit ...