Tanzania Ports Authority director general Deusdedit Kakoko (left) and Suma JKT Principal Legal Counsel John Mbungo exchange documents in Dar es Salaam yesterday after signing an agreement for the construction of a dry port at Ruvu Darajani in Coast Region. Looking on is the Minister of Works, Transport and Communications, Prof Makame Mbarawa. The proposed Sh7.2 billion facility is expected to reduce truck congestion in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | ERICKY BONIPHACE
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The minister of Works, Transport and Communications, Prof Makame Mbarawa, told reporters that there are also plans to to widen and deepen the berths of the port and construct a new one at Mtwara Port that would enable large vessels to dock.
