RC orders formulation of by-laws to control cattle grazing

01Dec 2023
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RC orders formulation of by-laws to control cattle grazing

MANYARA Regional Commissioner, Queen Sendiga has directed all the district councils to formulate by-laws to control pastoralists moving with their cattle on roads thus costing the government a lot of money for maintenance.

MANYARA Regional Commissioner, Queen Sendiga.

RC Sendiga gave the order yesterday when speaking to members of the regional road board at a meeting which was also attended by officials from the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS).

“I want each councils to come up with by-laws to control grazing activities in urban areas. You should also continue to provide education on the use of roads to help reduce damages,” she added, warning political leaders from interfering with the authorities by defending livestock keepers as they start implementing the by-laws.

She added: "Politicians should not interfere with the district authorities as they prohibit pastoralists from grazing on the roads.”

Sendiga however urged authorities at district council levels to make sure all the promises made by the top government leaders are implemented, directing them to submit work plans on how they are going to implement the leader’s promises.

“We need to work on all the promises made by our leaders; if they promised to construct new bridges, then you should make sure the bridges are constructed,” said the Regional Commissioner.

Earlier, TANROADS Acting Manager in Manyara Region, Dutu Masele told the RC said they have allocated 9bn/- for payment of compensation to people who will be affected with road construction projects.

He said they have submitted a request to the Ministry of Works to pay compensation to residents near the 25-kilometer bypass road whose construction is about to begin.

The acting manager mentioned some of the challenges they face as delayed completion of procurement procedures as well as livestock keepers grazing in the streets.

Simanjiro Member of Parliament, Christopher Ole Sendeka urged district authorities to give priority to local contractors to empower them economically.

He said giving road construction tenders to foreign contractors would not change the life of local people as the money will go outside the country.

Sendeka asked TANROADS to involve MPs in their various plans so that they jointly agree on the roads to be given priority.

Acting Manager, Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) in Manyara Region, Edwin Magiri said that the implementation of development projects has reached 65 percent and that they have so far signed 74 contracts for construction of roads.

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