MBINGA, Nov. 10 -- VICE President Deogratius Ndejembi, has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of construction of the 35-kilometre Amani Makoro-Ruanda Road in Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region, after the 60.5bn/- project fell behind schedule by two years and 10 months.

During an inspection of the road construction works in Amani Makoro, the Deputy President found that only 10.5 km of the planned 35km had been completed, despite the original contract providing for an implementation period of 18 months.

Following the inspection, he directed the Ministry of Works to prepare an action plan and a comprehensive strategy to ensure the project is completed, while calling for the underlying causes of the delays to be identified and addressed. ...