The remarks were made here yesterday by the Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communication,
Eng Edwin Ngonyani, when responding to questions from lawmakers. Dr Raphael Chegeni (Busega –
CCM) wanted to know how much the government has set aside for road infrastructure in Busega district.
In response, Eng Ngonyani stressed that the 5th phase government intends to lay tarmac and improve all
roads network in the country. He directed Road Board and Tanzania Roads Agency (Tanroads) to ensure
when identifying roads for upgrading, to prioritize areas with the most urgent need.
“It is the responsibility of the Roads board and Tanroads to ensure they prioritize areas with the most
urgent needs, because the 5th phase government’s objective is to improve all road networks in the
country,” he explained.
He acknowledged that in the 2014/15 financial year, funds from the road fund were not satisfactory due
to low revenue collection from different sources of the fund.
He however assured the legislators that this financial year the situation has changed and by March this
year, 462.78bn/- out of 866.63bn/- had been received by the board of directors of the road fund and
channelled to Tanroads.
“We expect by June this year, all the remaining fund would have been released for the purpose of
rehabilitating and constructing of roads in the 2015/16 budget,” he noted. Eng Ngonyani noted that in
the financial year 2015/16 Busega district was allocated 570.38m/- and by March a total of 432.63m/-
had been released which is 75.9 per cen
