Bagamoyo Port compensation reaches 49bn/-
The Tanzanian government has paid 49 billion shillings in compensation to residents displaced by the Bagamoyo Port project. Officials confirmed that infrastructure preparations are advancing, alongside a separate large-scale graphite mining project in the region.
Why it matters
The development of the Bagamoyo Port is a critical infrastructure initiative intended to boost trade and reduce congestion at existing ports in Tanzania.
BAGAMOYO: THE government has paid 49bn/- in compensation to residents who have to relocate to pave the way for the Bagamoyo Port Strategic Project, as preparations for the major infrastructure investment advance.
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) official, Stephen Mbogela, disclosed this during a recent visit to the project site by Coast Regional Commissioner Stanslaus Nyongo.
Eng Mbogela said the government has completed valuation and acquisition of 887 hectares for the project.
He added that the feasibility study and preliminary design were complete, while preparations to procure a contractor for deepening the entrance channel and turning basin were ongoing.
For his part, Mr Nyongo said the government was continuing with procedures to ensure residents entitled to compensation receive their payments to pave the way for the project.
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