Magomeni Kota: From national pride to neglect in just three years

Dar es Salaam. What was once a model of modern urban housing in Tanzania is now a fading symbol of opportunity lost.

Just over three years since President Samia Suluhu Hassan handed over the renovated Magomeni Kota apartments to 644 families, residents are now grappling with deteriorating infrastructure, poor sanitation, and a rise in petty crime—despite the buildings being barely used for a full term of Parliament.