DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 10 -- AS the country lays out its long-term economic blueprint toward Vision 2050, lawmakers are sending a clear message: Ambition alone will not deliver transformation.

Sustained high growth, disciplined execution and a sharper focus on productive sectors will determine whether the countrys aspiration of becoming a onetrillion-dollar economy remains credible or slips out of reach.

That message emerged strongly during parliamentary debates on the Long-Term National Development Plan (2026/27–2050/51), the Fourth Five-Year National Development Plan (FYDP IV) for 2026/27–2030/31 and the proposed National Development Plan for the 2026/27 fiscal year.

While MPs broadly endorsed the direction of Vision 2050, t...