The new Tanzanian administration under President Samia Suluhu Hassan is leaving nothing to chance just weeks after taking an oath of office, every department is working around the clock not to cross heads with the president who suspended the Director of the country’s port authority over massive embezzlement of public funds.
The ministry of foreign affairs has asked all ambassadors representing the country abroad to explore markets for the Tanzanian products in their respective countries even as it urged them to plan and seek opportunities that will enable various Tanzanian products to secure reliable markets.
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Prof Palamagamba Kabudi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation issued this directive, when talking to ambassadors representing Tanzania abroad.
Reiterating on the ruling party’s {CCM} manifesto Kabudi said that there was a need to clearly articulate the economic diplomacy, as well as strengthen the country’s voice and image on the fields of regional and international relations.
In line with the ministry’s framework, Prof Kabudi added that in order to achieve this, ambassadors are required to strengthen Tanzania’s participation in other international organisations including, Indian Ocean Rim Association, Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, South South Commission and South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission.
He also asked the ambassadors to implement the instructions of the President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr Hussein Mwinyi that he gave while inaugurating the House of Representatives, in which, he demanded the fully exploitation of Blue Economy.
The minister also urged the ambassadors to sell Tanzania abroad pointing out of the vast deep sea fishing that was beneficial to the people; especially in increasing revenue, employment and economic growth.
The foreign affairs minister acknowledged the contribution of Tanzanians living abroad [Diaspora’s] saying that the government appreciates and recognizes their effort in the development of the country and directed the ambassadors to start improving diaspora data as well as encourage them to establish their own communities.
“I am aware that the work is ongoing and we currently have approximately 98,658 diaspora data and there are 77 diaspora communities. I would like to stress on the importance of our ambassadors improving and speeding this process by devising various ways to register them,” Prof Kabudi noted.
The meeting between the minister and ambassadors representing the country was also attended by the Deputy Minister Dr William Tate Ole Nasha, Permanent Secretary Brigadier General Wilbert Ibuge, together with directors, heads of departments and units of the ministry.
Tanzania has undergone impressive political and economic developments and improvements in social welfare in recent years. However, the country continues to face considerable development challenges, not least in essential areas such as economic distribution, population growth, corruption and a stronger division between party and state. At the same time, new opportunities are arising which have the potential to become decisive for the necessary changes and reforms.
Tanzania has placed special emphasis on education, and great improvements have been made in the population’s access to primary education. Today, Tanzania is one of the few low-income countries that are close to achieving universal primary education. Progress has also been made in efforts to reduce inequalities between girls and boys in access to education and in the struggle against HIV/AIDS, malaria and several other diseases. In the health sector, general success has been achieved in extending access to basic health services, and the results can be seen in the increasing number of children who survive. There have been declines in both infant mortality rate (the official child mortality rate) as well as in mortality for children under five years of age. However, there continue to be major challenges in reducing maternal mortality. Public spending on education has increased substantially in recent years, whereas health expenditures have declined, both in absolute value and as a share of the national budget.
