Monday, November 5, 2012

Dar es Salaam spends USD 91 million in water development

Kenan Kalagho in AllAfrica.com via East African Business Week (Kampala): The government has disbursed a substantial amount of funds for water development in order to reach the millennium development goals by the year 2025.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam at the opening of the seventh joint water sector meeting the Minister of Water Prof Jumanne Maghembe said since 2008 the government in collaboration with Development partners (DPs) committed funds to finance the five year WSDP phase1 from 2007/2008 to 2011/12 financial years at a cost of $951m.

Prof. Maghembe said the government committed $251m which is equivalent to 26% of the total amount while $700m which was going to be contributed by development partners was equivalent to 74% of the total costs of the project. The minister however noted there are some delays in the implementation of the projects which has led to a hike in the implementation funds leading to delays in the execution....

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