Tanzanian engineer behind Zanzibar power stabilisation pushes for more Diaspora investment

Unguja. When President Hussein Ali Mwinyi cut the ribbon to launch Zanzibar’s new electricity stabilisation system last week, the moment symbolised more than just an engineering milestone.

It was also the story of a Tanzanian who left home almost 30 years ago, built a career in the United States, and then returned to prove that the diaspora can deliver strategic projects of national importance.