Tanzania, May 21 -- Dar es Salaam. The government plans to use bond financing to fund major road construction and upgrade projects as it seeks alternative funding sources to meet growing infrastructure demands, Works Minister Abdallah Ulega has said.

Presenting the Ministry of Works budget estimates in Parliament on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Mr Ulega said President Samia Suluhu Hassan had directed the government to explore alternative financing mechanisms, including bonds, to bridge the widening infrastructure financing gap.

He said the ministry will begin implementing the strategy in the 2026/27 financial year, targeting key trunk roads requiring rehabilitation and expansion from two lane to four lane.

"Following these directives, the ...