President of United Republic of Tanzania John Pombe Magufuli has thanked government of Kuwait for its financial support for the construction of Chaya – Nyahua road in Singida region.
The Kuwait government has offerred to provide Tshs 110 billion loan to fund the 85- kilometre road which will connect communication inftrastructure between Singida and Tabora regions.
During the talks with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tanzania Jasem Ibrahim al Najem at the state house early this week, President Magufuli extended his gratitutde to the Ruler of Kuwait King Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for the support his country has been rendering to Tanzania.
“Please extend my warmest greetings to the King, Sheik Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and let him know that we appreciate his support and that of his country to our efforts to develop our country and would like to assure his Majesty that we will wisely use the money and complete the road construction” said President Magufuli.
He also expressed his appreciation to the government of Kuwait for the support on different developmental projects in the country including US $ 250,000 loan for the purchase of medical aquipments at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, US $ 50 million for construction of Mnazi Mmoja hospital in Zanzibar and drilling of 27 clean water wells for schools and citizens across the cit and assured him of Tanzania’s readiness to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
President Magufuli assured Kuwaiti King, Sheik Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Tanzania’s readiness to continue strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and used the occassion to solicite suport for the construction of the country’s capital Dodoma.
President Mgufuli also received from Kuwait envoy two vehicles for collection of solid waste worth US $ 200,000 to support the cleanliness campaign in the country.
On his side, Ambassodor Jasem Ibrahim Al- Najem told President Magufuli that Kuwait and Tanzania were enjoying excellent bilateral relations and his country was proud of its relations with Tanzania and vowed to continue to enhance them.