The Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango, commended the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) for their excellent preparatory work towards the construction of the MUHAS Kigoma Campus under the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) project.
The Vice President made these remarks during his visit to the construction site of the campus during the working tour of Kigoma Region. He received a briefing on the project and the various stages that have been completed so far from the Deputy Coordinator of the MUHAS HEET project, Dr. Nathanael Sirili.
In addition to the project briefing, Dr. Mpango also had the opportunity to view the architectural designs of the buildings that will be constructed at the MUHAS Kigoma Campus, which impressed him greatly. He congratulated the University for their excellent work.
Explaining the project further, Dr. Sirili expressed gratitude to the regional leadership for providing MUHAS with suitable land for this campus construction. However, he informed the Vice President that after planning for the campus development, MUHAS identified the need for an additional land extension to cater for future expansion of the University. The Deputy Coordinator informed the Vice President that MUHAS had already submitted a request for an additional 50 acres to the regional leadership, who have shown readiness to allocate the land.
Regarding the architectural designs, the Vice President praised MUHAS for their visionary approach and directed the regional leadership to allocate the additional land to MUHAS. The Kigoma Regional Commissioner, CGF(Rtd). Thobias E.M. Andengenye pledged to facilitate this allocation. Dr. Mpango also directed that the access roads to the project site be improved to facilitate construction activities.
Furthermore, the Vice President also instructed that roads that surround the site be constructed to secure the area, and directed the Regional Commissioner and the Deputy Minister for the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) to ensure the protection of the area from encroachment by individuals opposed to development.
During this tour, the Vice President was accompanied by the Deputy Minister for Health, the Deputy Minister PO-RALG, the Deputy Minister for Energy, the Deputy Minister for Transport, and Member of Parliament, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako.