Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa yesterday lauded the role played by the Kagera Sugar factory which includes creating jobs to young Tanzanians as well as improving social services.
Majaliwa gave the praise when he visited the Kagera sugar factory
in Misenyi District, Kagera Region. The PM wanted to see activities done
by the plant particularly sugar production.
“I am happy with the investment made by local investors, which
created a number of employment opportunities for our youth as well as
supporting government endeavours of scaling up education by building
schools as well as improving health services,” Majaliwa said. He also
lauded the decision made by the factory of empowering sugarcane out
growers in an effort to address poverty for people living near the
factory.
The premier urged other sugar plants to accomplish the government
target of producing 400,000 tonnes of sugar per year to meet the
country’s demand.
Currently, Kagera Sugar produces an average of 61,000 tonnes of
sugar per year and is set to increase production to 100,000 tonnes
within the next four years.
On social services, Kagera Sugar Ltd has built a hospital with the
capacity of admitting 70 patients per day and serving 16 villages in the
region.
The plant has also built a nursery school that serves communities living around the factory.
PM Majaliwa also urged workers of the sugar factory to ensure that
they work hard for the benefit of the investor, themselves and the
nation at large.
Majaliwa also said that the government will build a bridge that
links sugarcane farms and areas of Karagwe District to easy movement of
people in the area.
Kagera Sugar Limited’s core business is sugarcane growing,
processing and marketing of sugar. It was initially opened in 1982 under
government ownership but was privatised in December 2001.
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