Tanzania, Aug. 8 -- Mbeya. Lawmakers in Mbeya Region have welcomed Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omary with complaints over road infrastructure, citing dust as a nuisance to citizens, traders, and entrepreneurs, and urging him to intervene to resolve the challenge.

However, the Minister stated that Sh9 billion owed to the contractor has already been paid, instructing construction to resume immediately while stressing that the government will monitor to ensure the project, along with the Kiwira River Water Project, is completed promptly.

The government had pledged to build the 32-kilometre dual carriageway from Nsalaga to Ifisi for Sh138 billion, which was due for completion in April 2025.

Construction has currently stalled, ...