KILIMANJARO
regional administration yesterday decried the collapse of almost all big
industries in the region, pleading with President John Magufuli to help in
their revival. Regional Commissioner (RC) Saidi Meck Sadiki claimed that the
previously factories that used to offer thousands of jobs have collapsed,
rendering the residents jobless.
The
RC told the president and his entourage here that industries like Kibo Paper
and Kibo Match closed production, condemning the youth and highly qualified
professionals to joblessness. He charged that Kibo Paper was sold to a Nigerian
investor but it has since remained dormant for about six years now, only
dilapidating.
He
cited another bag producing factory and 10 others, which have ceased
production. Mr Sadiki expressed concerns on the gradual turning of Moshi into a
ghost town with no proactive investors. He said even the Chaggas –the majority
natives of Kilimanjaro region are not investing in their region, opting for
Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and other regions, instead.
He
specifically asked the president who spearheads the industrialisation agenda to
help in reviving the defunct industries and establish new ones to create jobs
and boost production. Responding, President Magufuli said it seems there were
mistakes committed in the past that should never be repeated.
He
reiterated his pledge to revive industries, including those in Moshi, to create
more jobs for the youth.
He
said there are regions that have started construction of industries,
challenging Kilimanjaro natives who are within and outside the region to come
up and invest to generate jobs for their own relatives.
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