Inside Samia’s plan to position Kigoma as a logistics gateway
President Samia Suluhu Hassan cuts the ribbon to officially launch four cargo vessels that will operate on Lake Tanganyika during a ceremony in Kigoma Region. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
Dar es Salaam. For decades, Kigoma carried a description that reflected its physical location but failed to capture its economic potential as it was widely known as the ‘end of the railway.’
This meant that Kigoma was the final destination of Tanzania’s Central Line where trains from Dar es Salaam stopped before reaching the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
