Sh110m donated to Kagera quake victims

The minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation, Dr Augustine Mahiga, receives a dummy cheque of $50,000 (about Sh110 million) from the People’s Republic of Korea Ambassador to Tanzania Song Geum Young in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The money was donated to the victims of the September Kagera earthquake that killed at least 19 people, injured hundreds others and left thousands homeless. PHOTO | FOREIGN AFFAIRS ministry

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“This is not the first time we receive contributions from the People’s Republic of Korea. The two countries have been partners in development for many years.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER DR AUGUSTINE MAHIGA