Tanzania embarks on embassy property projects to cut costs, boost revenue

Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, speaks in Parliament while presenting his ministry’s revenue and expenditure estimates for the 2025/2026 financial year in Dodoma today, May 28, 2025. PHOTO | EDWIN MJWAHUZI

Dodoma. The government has embarked on a series of strategic property investments at Tanzanian embassies abroad aimed at reducing operational costs and generating income.

Presenting a budget proposal of Sh340.5 billion for the 2025/26 financial year in Parliament yesterday, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mr Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, said the ministry is continuing to implement its Strategic Plan for the Development of Government-Owned Plots Abroad.